On November 30, 2024, the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha inaugurated the Become Adarsh program for students in Dhule City’s schools. The event witnessed the participation of over 800 teachers from various schools across the city.

The inauguration ceremony was graced by Shri Vishal Narwade, Chief Executive Officer of Dhule Zilla Parishad; Shri Chandrakant Pawar, Additional Chief Executive Officer; Shri Manish Pawar, District Education Officer; and Education Expert Shri Prakash Pathak. Senior swamis from BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir, Dhule, also attended the event.

The Become Adarsh project aims to nurture moral and character development in students. Teachers were introduced to how this program facilitated by BAPS will achieve these objectives through inspirational videos made accessible via the project’s mobile application.

Pujya Gnannayan Swami from the BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir in Sarangpur delivered an enlightening discourse on the topic “Sa Vidya Ya Vimuktaye (A True Education is that which Liberates).”

The program concluded with the teachers pledging to take a significant step toward shaping a brighter and value-based future for India.