History
Progressive Education Society was established in year 1934 by an eminent educationist Prof. S. R. Kanitkar. He was assisted by such young and dedicated teachers of proven excellence as Shri V. T. Tatke, Shri G. G. Damle and Shri Koparkar etc. Late Shri S. R. Kanitkar was the foundation head of inspiration to the person who joined hands with him in implementing the idea of starting a new high school in pune city. It was an uphill task in those days. The workload was tremendous. A heavy spead work was accomplished. Late Shri S. R. Kanitkar made his collegues work with his bouncing optimism. Some people in Pune City began to ridicule the idea of starting as there were some well high schools in Pune City. Some rival institutions predicted that this venture would end in smoke.Late Shri S. R. Kanitkar was a strict disciplinarian and hardly ever liked any laxity in work. His teaching was explary.
