About H. V. P. Mandal

Shree H. V. P. Mandal, Amravati, established in 1914 and is registered under Bombay Public Trust Act 1950 and Societies Registration Act 1860. It is a Voluntary, Social, Non-Political & Secular Institute, managed with democratic principles & practices. It is founded by Vaidya Brothers namely Shri. Ambadaspant & Shri. Anant Krishna Vaidya with their colleagues, freedom fighters on the broader principles of equality, fraternity & social justice. Honorable National leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Subhash Chandra Bose, Dr. Rajendra Prasad visited & blessed this organization. Martyrs Rajguru & D.S. Deshpande were the two illustrious students of this institution. To standardize and popularize India’s traditional system of physical culture and develop sport and allied science and employ them strategically towards welfare of the masses, Institute has timely organized various tours in India (J&K, Delhi, Calcutta, Ahmadabad, Lucknow, Amritsar, Panji, etc.) as well as abroad (U.S.A., U.S.S.R., Finland, France, Japan, U.K., Germany, Argentina, Brazil, Poland, Denmark, Lithuania, Sri lanka, Indonesia, etc.) for Propagation of Indian Traditional sport since year 1928. The work of the Mandal has been appreciated by many organizations and received honours in the form of awards and certificates from time to time.German Dictator Adolph Hitler has also honored this Institute with a medal for its breath taking demonstrations in Berlin Olympics Games in the year 1936. After Independence, to propagate traditional Indian Sports and Yoga, the Mandal concentrated its efforts on the training of teachers in Physical Education and Yoga, and gradually diversified its activities to the field of Ayurvedic medicine, tribal and school education and Engineering and Technology.

The Mandal is the recipient of prestigious awards:

1. “Aadivasi Seva Sanstha Puraskar – 1997” of Maharashtra Government” for its work in tribal regions
2. “State Government Award – 2002” for Educational institution.
3. "Paryavaran Puraskar – 2014” bestowed by Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati.

Currently Shree H. V. P. Mandal is

1. NGO Advisory member of UNESCO for safeguarding and promoting Intangible Cultural Heritage
2. Member of The Association For International Sports for All (TAFISA)
3. Member of International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE)
4. Member of International Association of Physical Education and Sports for Girls and Women(IAPESGW)
5. Headquarter of National Association of Physical Education and Sports (NAPES)
6. Collaborated with Jan Dludosz University in Czestochowa
7. Collaborated with Gerlev Physical Education and Sports Academy, Denmark
8. Collaborated with Russian International Olympic University, Sochi, Russia.
9. Collaborated with UNESCO accredited NGO, Embodying Reconciliation from Bogota, Columbia.