Nemgonda Dada Patil Night College of Arts and Commerce, Sangli

Latthe Education Society is one of the well-known educational institutions in western Maharashtra having 38 branches in Sangli, Satara and Kolhapur district. Nemgonda Dada Patil Night Collage is the only Night College in Sangli District, which is affiliated to Shivaji University, Kolhapur. Latthe Education Society started the Night College on non-grant basis on 15th June, 1983 with the noble aim of providing a golden opportunity of higher education to needy students and enables them to complete their education. A number of students who are deprived of the opportunity of the higher education get the opportunity to work during day time and attend the college in the evening. In other words the society opened the doors of higher education to needy students who are struggling to get education on the basis of earn and policy. As the college was established through the glorious sacrifice of Nemgonda Dada Patil, it was named Nemgonda Dada Patil Night College of Arts and Commerce, Sangli. The different Working or Employed students from the poor section of the society got the opportunity to complete their higher education.

Modern Bhamashaha Shri. Nemgonda Dada Patil

Shri. Nemgonda Dada Patil, the younger brother of shri. Babagonda Bhujgonda Patil, (first advocate of Jain community in Sangli) was born on 18th January 1910 at Samdoli, Dist-Sangli. He was educated up to 4th std. He got married with Rajmati. He had keen eye of the future. He was prudent. In the pre independence era, women were playing secondary role in the family and in the society. People were orthodox. In spite of that he had sent his wife Rajmati to Training College, Pune, for further higher education. Though Nemgonda Patil was wealthy person in society, he had supported his wife Rajmati to do job in education field.

He was intelligent and experimentalist. With the help of his uncle, he established “shivaji chhap sugar factory”. He had visited to Japan to observe the working of Cottage industry. At that time, Japan was paramount in the field of mechanical industry and manufacturing sector. Hereafter he started a business of Rope-Making. Along with that he had introduced brand “Ratnakar Pohe”, manufacturing unit at Vishrambag, Dist- Sangli.

He was the forerunner in the field of agriculture. He made number of experiments in cultivation of grapes-farming. He was fond of viticulture. It was his success that a grapevine, in front of his house, blossomed with 450 to 500 clusters of grapes. During the summer, he used to irrigate his farm with sprinkler.

Shri. Nemgonda Dada Patil was known for his enthusiastic nature. He was the first director of “Jain boarding, Sangli,” founded by “Dakshin Bharat Jain Sabha”. He brought consistency in the publication of journals like “Pragati” and “Jin-Vijay”. He was appointed as “Mahamantri of Dakshin Bharat Jain Sabha”. He was straightforward and bold enough to do something of worth and adventurous.

Shri. Nemgonda patil was popular among people for his generosity. He was awarded as “Modern Bhamasha”, on the occasion of “Panch-Kalyan Maha-Mahotsav of shri 1008 Aadinath Digambar Jain Mandir, Sangli”, for his liberal nature and patronage. This legacy carried forward by his wife Rajmati Akka.

In the year 1957, he was selected as Honorary secretary of Latthe Education society, Sangli. He had taken painstaking efforts for the development and progress of the Latthe Education Society. In 1960, he founded Kasturabai Arts, Commerce And Science College at Sangli. He developed 4 acre estate, of Shrimati Kalantre Akka, at timber area and constructed huge building for “Kastruba Junior College of Education. Late. Mr. T.K. Patil, a well known civil engineer offered proper and apt guidelines for this herculean task. He used lime instead of cement for construction, for better standard and strength. In brief, these buildings are holy monuments of shri. Nemgonda Dada Patil.

During the period of 10 years, he had started Commerce College, Law College, Health centre etc. He developed Head office as well as branches at Jaysingpur, Shamanewadi. Bedkihal etc. In fact he was the “Father of Latthe Education Society, Sangli”. It is precisely stated in his will that of donations of lands, which has the value of more than crore rupees. He passed away on 28th February 1973. Still he is living in our heart and his thoughts in our mind. He is the Everest in the field of education. He is an ideal person for up-coming number of generations.

Late Shri Annasaheb Latthe(1878 - 1950)

A new vision Education is the instruction of the intellect in the laws of nature, under which name, include not merely things and their forces, but men and their ways; and fashioning of the affection and of the will into an earnest and living desire.

In order to duly honour Late Annasaheb Latthe, in his lifetime itself, Dakshin Bharat Jain Sabha had resolved to collect a sum of Rs. 1 lakh as 'Shri Latthe Gourav Nidhi'. Annasaheb Latthe had shouldered multiple responsibilities as Dewan, of Kolhapure State, First finance Minister of Bombay Province, Councilor, Special Organizer, Professor, Editor and Educationist. But unfortunately the cruel destiny snatched him away from us even before the collection of the fund. But his contemporaries decided to get a splendid monument of Latthe and paid him a real tribute. Accordingly an educational institution named as 'Latthe Education Society ' was established on 13th June 1951 and the collected fund was handed over to it for continuation of legacy with the following aims and goals, mentioned in article No. 'A' and 'B' of the constitution of the institution.

A. To established schools, colleges, hostels on the resolved places from time to time and to study Jainism, Jain Literature, Jain Philosophy and Shraman Sanskriti, to make all educational facilities available and thereby inspire and propagate the goals B. To open various co-operative institutions for the benefit of the members of institution, employees and students and run them successfully. To establish social, economical, industrial, medical, cultural and vocational educational branches and to handle them successfully.
To fulfill the above mentioned aims / goals raise necessary funds and undertake vocational projects and business.

The wonderful educational seed planted in 1951 and was cultivated by tireless efforts of Prof. G.K. Patil. Besides this Smt. Kalantre Akka entrusted her three branches ' Gandhi Shishuvihar ', Kasturba Junior College of Education' and ' Primary School and five acres of land of 'Shravikashram' to the society. Gradually this plant began to grow into a tree. In addition to these efforts Shri B. J. Patil (Kinikar) , Shri Balasaheb Khot, Shri Ramgonda Patil, Shri D.B. Patil and Shri Ratnappa Shetti devoted themselves to the expansion of this tree and as a result of these branches of society grew in Karnataka. Besides Late Shri Nemgonda Dada Patil shouldered the honorary Secretaryship for sixteen years and donated his own 150000 Sq. feet of land at Sangli in Vishrambag area. This sacrifice considerably helped the beginning of educational facility for women and the Sanstha began to flourish. He also started a limestone factory for financial stability of society and the financial material stability was further strengthened in the form of numerous sturdy buildings. In this way the real achievement and enhancement were reached under the proper guidance of late Principal Shri B.A. Chougule. Donations and economic assistance from Kasturbai Walchand Charitable Trust, Walchand Industries Charitable Trust Mumbai, and donation offered by family members of late Narayandas Sarvottamdas Soti in his pious memory and more ever, Smt Rajmatibai Nemgonda Patil's financial assistance sufficiently helped the construction of Sangli College (todays Smt. Kasturbai Walchand College), N.S. Law College and Ganpatrao Arwade College of commerce. Late advocate Keshavraoji Chougule played an important role in bringing prosperity to N.S. Law College.

N.D. Patil Night College is committed to provide higher Education facilities to those who are needy and deprived of day college education.

“Useful to Needful with Sustainable Academic Development” We are dedicated to impart qualitative and valuable service in the field of higher education to the needy students nearby areas of Sangli city. We try to attain community and social development through infrastructural facilities of the institution. We provide a platform to the students, by giving them an opportunity to face all the challenges of the competitive world, with utmost utilization of their potential in sports, athletics and other events.

To meet the educational, social, cultural and economic needs of the needy students.
To ensure and inculcate perfect discipline in terms of regularity, sincerity and punctuality amongst the students so that they contribute to the society and nation as most responsible and respectable citizens.
To aim at overall personality development of the students fraternity through extra-curricular activities is association with various social and cultural organization.
To provide educational facilities in Higher education to the needy, working students from the poor sections of the society