November 13th 1916 was a defining moment that changed the course of history when “Seven Dedicated Teachers or Saptharishis” founded an Anglo Vernacular school in Belagavi. The seven Saptharishis, Shri S SBasavanal, Shri M R Sakhare, Shri H F Kattimani, Shri B BMamadapur, Shri B S Hanchinal, Shri P R Chikodi and Shri V VPatil initially aimed at providing basic literacy to the children of the farming community, yet their historic feat was destined to grow into an amazing educational organization of 250 institutions today.