Hon.late Govidraoji Nikam.
Founder of Sahyadri Shikshan Sanstha.
The late Hon.Shri Govindraoji Nikam, the Founder President of Sahyadri Shikshan Sanstha Sawarde. In 1957, he established the sanstha with the passion to make education available to every child of rural farmers, remote hilly areas, and socio-economically deprived families. He faced many difficulties while establishing Sahyadri Shikshan Sanstha at Sawarde. Initially, he started with Higher Secondary School at Sawarde called New English School, Sawarde. Thereafter, Late Hon. Shri.Govindraoji Nikam received high respect not only in the district, but also in the field of education in the Konkan region. The people of Konkan rightly called him 'Shikshan Maharshi' as he devoted his entire life to the field of education.