The 1960’s, there were only two English medium schools in our vicinity, so it was a basic need of those days to have more English medium schools.
“Offering food to a needy person satisfies his one-time hunger, but offering education to a person gives him lifetime satisfaction.”

Taking this in mind, Shri. M. U. Mandlecha along with his colleagues Shri. B. G. Karekar and Shri K. Y. Pandit joined hands for the noble cause of education. They brought the famous Music Director Shri. Srinivas Khale on board and decided to start an English medium school in Chembur. On 9th October 1963, ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS AND CRAFTS – TRUST, that is, AFAC was formed. In order to start an educational institution, land and funds are the two basic needs. For land, Shri Mandlecha and Shri Karekar requested Shri Krishnarao V. Purao, son of Shri V. N. Purao to lease his piece of land in Subhash Nagar. Shri Krishnarao willingly did so.

The need for funds was met by Shri Mandlecha and Shri Karekar by contributing their salaries. With a very humble thought, on 13th June 1964 in two small rooms, AFAC English School started its two classes, one of KG and the other of the fifth with 51 students in all. In the very next academic year the rush of admission was so great that Shri Mandlecha had to start 2 divisions in Class I and V. The total strength increased from 51 to 165.

One name worth mentioning is Justice M. L. Dudhat, who was a guide, philosopher and a mentor to one and all associated with our Institution. After the sad demise of Shri Devicharan Trivedi, Justice M. L. Dudhat became the President of our school. The junction adjacent to our school is named in his loving memory for his selfless efforts shown towards mankind. At present, Shri S. K. Maheshwari is our President. Mrs. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan, the name one cannot forget. She served our institution, as a Head Mistress for more than 15 years and later as the General Secretary of AFAC Trust for more than a decade. Our school which started with just 2 teachers & 51 students has flourished into a big Institution, where 123 staff members take care of more than 3500 students taking education, right from Pre-Primary to Junior College, irrespective of caste and creed.

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