The origin of the Vidyapeeth dates back to pre-independence period - 1921 when immediately after the demise of Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, his follower Mahatma Gandhi mooted the idea of establishing a university in his memory. As we all are aware one of the postulates of the four-fold formula conceived by Lokmanya Tilak was National Education, the other three being Swaraj, Swadeshi and Boycott of Foreign Goods. The delegates of the first Maharashtra Provincial Conference on 6th May 1921 under the Presidentship of Shrimat Shankaracharya of Karveer Peeth decided to have a National University in Maharashtra and thus the present day Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth (TMV) was established. Since inception, TMV, the public funded university had world renowned scholar Shri Shankaracharya Vidyashankar Bharati alias Dr. Kurtakoti as its first Chancellor. This post has been held by other eminent personalities of great intellect and recognition at the national level such as the great Sanskrit Scholar Bharatacharya Shri. C. V. Vaidya, the first premier of Bombay Presidency Shri. B. G. Kher, Dr. M. S. alias Lokanayak Bapusaheb Aney, a great Sanskrit scholar and a historian Mahamahopadhyay Datto Vaman Potdar, and Honorable Shri. Y. B. Chavan, Shri. S. B. Chavan, Shri. Shivraj Patil, Shri. Sushilkumar Shinde – all Union Home Ministers. During the pre-independence period, degrees awarded in the faculties of Arts, Management, Commerce and Engineering as well as the research works in Sanskrit and Ayurveda were world acclaimed and recognized. Similarly, in the post-independence period, the degrees of Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth were equivalent to the degrees of other statutory universities.
Though late, it was only in the year 1987 that the University Grants Commission took cognizance of significant work of TMV in the fields of Sanskrit, Ayurveda, Social Sciences and Distance Education and thereby on its recommendations, the Government of India conferred the “Deemed to be University” status upon Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth. With this conferment of “Deemed to be University” status, the Vidyapeeth gained recognition at national level. The concept of Non-formal Education was first discussed at national level only in the year 1985 and thereby the TMV contributed to this national vision by launching distance education course (B.A.). TMV takes pride in the fact that distance education programme was launched prior to the establishment of IGNOU at national level and YCMOU at state level. Since its founding, TMV had very rich human resources. However, being a public funded university, Vidyapeeth could not make any significant progress owing to financial constraints. It is true that on one hand the Vidyapeeth had limited resources and on the other hand less support was rendered by Central/State Government. With the conferment of “Deemed to be University” status in 1987 the Vidyapeeth received its first financial assistance for the development of campus during the last phase of VIII Plan. Simultaneously the State Government also sanctioned salary component for some teaching (17) and non-teaching posts (52).Since then, the Vidyapeeth has also received financial support for development/research purpose from UGC/State Government. It is to be noted that for smooth and efficient functioning of the Vidyapeeth, requisite teaching and non-teaching staff were employed from its own funds. Considerable research work has been conducted by the faculties of Sanskrit, Social Sciences and Ayurveda with its respective prime focus on
TMV has tie-ups with eight Japanese universities, leading to multiple opportunities for student as well as faculty exchange and scholarships. Keeping with the times, online interactions and career guidance webinars are being organized. Focused recruitment drives attract reputed companies to TMV and offer the best placements to our students. Since its inception, the Department of Japanese Laguage, TMV has emerged as an eminent institution imparting quality education and aspires to grow exponentially with new initiatives and collaborations.
Promotion and protection of our great Indian heritage and tradition through the study of Sanskrit - the original source of all Indian languages and Sanskrit sources of Indian History.
Application of innovative concept of interdisciplinary approach to emerging social issues and challenges; to create awareness among deprived sections of society.
Impart Ayurvedic knowledge of preventive medicine and positive health to the masses in context of oral prescriptions, study of manuscripts to current trends in drugs and clinical trials.
Later in the year 2000, the Distance Education Council (DEC), New Delhi gave its recognition and offered financial assistance for Distance Education programmes. By the year 2004 there was a boom in the fields of computer and management and thereby the student strength of the Vidyapeeth for courses in these fields also increased. Now with prime focus on its core fields viz. Sanskrit, Ayurveda and Social Sciences intact, Vidyapeeth re-oriented itself in order to offer new courses that cater to the student community and meet the demands of industrial sector. By seeking requisite approvals from statutory councils – NCTE / AICTE / INC / MSCOTP and BCI the Vidyapeeth launched BHMCT / B.Sc. Nursing / BPT / LL.B. courses respectively. Vidyapeeth has always adhered to the MHRD/UGC/DEC guidelines.
With regard to the UGC policy related to access, equity, quality, research and so on, the Vidyapeeth has always done its best to reach the unreached. Vidyapeeth has State-of-the-Art infrastructure facilities, requisite qualified and dedicated faculties and administrative staff along with allied facilities to foster a positive learning environment. Several eminent personalities such as Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Dr. Zakir Husain, Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, Dr. Raghunath Mashelkar, Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Shri. Sharad Pawar, Shri. Pranab Mukherji and others during their visit to the Vidyapeeth campus have appreciated its uniqueness, amicable culture and rigorous research activities.
Vision
To provide accessibility towards higher education.
To impart quality education.
Mission
To reach the unreached.
To provide fine blend of traditional and modern sciences.
To equip the students with skills to face global challenges.
Objectives
Apart from achieving higher proficiency through the rigorous coaching in language, from wider perspective, we want our students to acquire a deep understanding of Japanese culture. We make sure that students get ample chance to interact both formally and informally with the Japanese people on multiple occasions and thus they master their cross-cultural knowledge and communication skills, too.
Activities like speech contest, recitation competition, workshops / demonstration on different Japanese cultural aspects like Japanese Food, Japanese Flower arrangement (Ikebana), Japanese Calligraphy (Shodou) and paper folding art (Origami), Tea Ceremony (Sadou) and lectures on various topics are organized. Song Competition and Kanji Contest are held once in a year. Students are encouraged to participate in all India level Japanese Speech contest and regional song competitions etc.
Achievements
The Vice Chancellor of TMV Dr. Deepak Tilak received a special certification of his efforts to promote Japanese language in Dec 2015 from Consul General of Japan, Mumbai, Mr. Y. Ito.
TMV has tie-ups with 8 Japanese Universities which offer a variety of exchange programs for students, faculties and research related exchange.
The Japan Foundation has supported TMV courses by deputing Native Japanese teachers, donating a large variety of teaching books and other materials. The JF helps in design, review and restructuring concurrent courses. It has led to a continuous improvement in process and output of students and their achievements.
Under Graduate students are getting selected for 1 year duration Monbukagakasho Nikkensei (MEXT) scholarships in increasing numbers for past 9 years.
Established as a full-fledged department in 2013
The Department of Japanese Language started in a humble way with open courses in 2004 and went on to introduce BA in 2008, followed by MA in 2011, with constant support from Japan Foundation, New Delhi. Today, TMV is the only University in Western India to successfully sustain BA and MA courses.
The vision of the Department is to emerge as the Centre of Excellence for Japanese studies in India. In alignment to its mission of equipping students with Japanese language skills as well as professional skills, the courses include subjects such as Japanology, practical Japanese. Use of Task-based Teaching method ensures that the students are engaged and at their creative best. The faculty members of the Department form the strongest pillar and contribute through various projects like textbook creation and training workshops apart from the regular teaching. Guest lectures and webinars by Indian and Japanese experts enable our students to get maximum learning, beyond the scope of their respective courses. Various contests and cultural festivals organized by the Department go a long way in building the students’ interest.
TMV has tie-ups with eight Japanese universities, leading to multiple opportunities for student as well as faculty exchange and scholarships. Keeping with the times, online interactions and career guidance webinars are being organized. Focused recruitment drives attract reputed companies to TMV and offer the best placements to our students. Since its inception, the Department of Japanese Laguage, TMV has emerged as an eminent institution imparting quality education and aspires to grow exponentially with new initiatives and collaborations.
