Bhavnagar: He wrote a sparkling success story by building a diamond business that stretched three countries.
And, the 73-year-old businessman Dungarshi Goti is indebted in the lesson in the government elementary school he learned in the village of Vallabhipur district of Bhavnagar.
Sitting in majestic offices in the US, Hong Kong and Dubai, where the business is located, Gotiver often sneaks into nostalgia thinking about ‘Kendravarti Shala’ (formerly known as Taluka Shala), who helped him make a strong foundation for the future.
As the son of the land, Goi now helps the 160-year-old school building gets a fresh look.
In fact, his children also studied at the same school.
“My father studied here, I also got an education in this school and so did my children.
We have emotional bonds because it is the only one in the village,” Remember Goti.
Goti decided to help rebuild this school when he learned that the structure became dilapidated and needed an urgent improvement.
“I decided to rebuild myself.
We will cover all costs and current estimates show that RS 1.25 Crore will be needed,” he added.
After completion, this school will have 16 rooms, domes, computer labs, and all other modern facilities.
Modern infrastructure will help students because most of them come from financial background financially.
Goti aims to rebuild this to the Grand School campus on other modern private institution lines.
“I can understand the importance of public schools in educating children who are educating children comes from a bad social and economic background “he added.
Ajitsinh Solanki, a retired school teacher, who was associated with the project, told TOI: “We appreciate Dungarshibhai’s efforts in rebuilding government schools.
Personally he is interested in ongoing construction and visiting the site regularly to provide input.” Solanki was awarded by Institute of India Management (IIM-A) for its innovation in education.