His Holiness Late Shri. Ganayogi Pandit Panchaxari Gavai went around the villages and collected the donations to run a school of music for blind students to give them a new vision through which they could lead a respectable life. Starting of such a project was first of its kind and stands tall as an achievement in the cultural history of mankind. After the demise of Panchaxari Gavai his able disciple with command on three languages. His Holiness Dr. Shri Pandit Puttaraj Gavai become the Pontiff of Sri. Veereshwar Punyashram. He was a guiding force for various institutions. At Nintyone he was active and concerned about the welfare of the blind and the disabled in the community apart from establishing institutions for common public especially the down trodden and poor. He had never been deterred by blindness. He translated Basava Purana in Hindi and Translated Shri Tontada Siddalinga vijay Puran in Sanskrit. He excelled in poetic abilities by composing Shri Kumar Vilas Kavyam and Shri. Matkumar Geet. In recognition to his contribution the Government of Karnatak Presented him State award “ Sangeet Vidwan”.
He led life of austerity. He educated the devotees through his Kirtans and Puranas. He inspired and enthused his disciples and trained them up in to good musicians and music teachers and artists.
He gave a special thrust for providing formal education to the inmates of the Ashram. In 1989 he formed Dr. P. G. A. S Samiti to start the educational institutions. P. P. G B. Ed College and P. P. G Music Colleges were established in 1991. These intitutions were formed on the strong edifice of spirituality and secular values.
Dr. Puttaraj Gavaigalavar Andhar Shikshana Samiti’s Pandit Panchaxara Gavaigalavar B. Ed College was established in July 1991. It was located in the campus of Shree Veereshwara Punyashrama in its own Building.
Our College provides coaching for the undergraduates in B. Ed faculties Besides the languages Kannada, English Hindi and Sanskrit the Optional subjects – Sociology, Education, Geography, Political Science, History, Mass Communicatiuon and Journalism, Social work, Economics, Hindustani Music, Kannada, Hindi, Librarary Science, Computer application and Religion are taught. We have a fairly good library with 4837 books and 12 Daily news papers and journals.
The staff consists of 18 Lecturers and of these 10 are permanent approved by government and eight are Non approved staff. The total strength of the students in this academic year is 290. Our Management Dr. Puttaraj Gavaigalavar Andhar Shikshan Samiti runs various institutions and 10 of them are schools and 5 of them are colleges. Shree Veereshwar Punyashrama, the mother institution is basically a charity school for the blind. The Pontiff of Puynyashrma Pandit Dr Puttaraj Kavi Gavai is a UBHAYA GAYANA VISHARADA ( a famous vocalist both in Hindustani music and Karnatak Music) The emblem of our institution bears the photo of Pontiff of shree Veereshwar Punyashrama Pandit ‘Dr. Puttaraja Kavi Gavai together with the musical instruments Tamburi and the words “DHARMA, JNANA, SEVE”. The mission of our institution is selfless service and it caters to the needs of the economically backward classes of this region . By and large the rural poor are the benefecieries of our institution.
The performances of the Sports and Athletics of our College are quite promising and one of our students Miss. Drakshayani Asuti has made records at the national level athletics events and she had got Dasara Kreeda Ratna Award in 1993. In Cycling races our students Kumar K. M Sindhagi, P.B. Nimbannavar, and kumari Vidya Kulkarni, Rajeshwari Raladoddi, Ball Badminton, Nagaratna Hosamani, have earned championships at the university levels. International level wrestlers Prema Huchchannavar, Sairabanu Nadaf, Baseera Vakharada have become International champions. The excellent in the sports, The Government of Karnataka gave “EKALAVYA AWARD” during the year 2013-14 to PREMA HUCCHANNAVAR. The extra-Co-curricular activities in different faculties help the students to develop their personalities.
The N.S.S Unit of our college is enthusiastic and active and strives hard to realize the it’s objectives and goals. The annual N.S.S Camps include a wide variety of Social Awareness Programmes and Our N.S.S Volunteers act as catylists of social change in the rural area.
Every year we invite leaders, writers, thinkers and journalists and achievers in different fields and expose our students to the lamination of our society.
Karnatak State Govt. Prestigious T.S.R Award winner Senior Journalist Dr. Patil Puttappa, Late P.L.Bankapur, Karnatak Patrika Academy President S. G. Mysoremath, Senior news editor Prajavani D. P. Parameshwar, Dr. N. A Patil Head of the Dept of Political Science, K. U. Dharwad, Dr. M. Gangadharappa, Reader, Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, Karnatak University, Dharwad. Dr. G. R. Victor, N.S.S Co-Ordinatior, Karnatak University, Dharwad. Prof. S. V. Sankanur, M.L.C, Karnataka Assembly. Ex M.L.A Shrishailappa Bidarur, Ex M.L.A D. R. Patil, District Minister Sri. H. K. Patil, Ex Ministers Sri. Basavaraj. Bommai, Sri B. Shriramalu, Sri. Kalakappa Bandi, Sri C. C. Patil, Sri S. S. Patil, Sri R. Roshanbegh, Ex. M.P Sri Vijaya Sankeshwar, MPs Pralhada Joshi, Shivakumar Udasi, Ex chief Minister Late Sri. S. Bangareppa, Ex Chief Ministers Sri B. S. Yadeyurappa and so many leaders have addressed our campus.