Hansraj Morarji Public School, seeking affiliation with the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi, draws its lineage from Bai Kabibai and Hansraj Morarji Charity Trust. Bai Kabibai and Hansraj Morarji Charity Trust has a rich and glorious history. In the mid-1920s, a renowned and philanthropic businessman Seth Hansraj Morarji and his noble wife Bai Kabibai donated their entire wealth to the cause of education and charity, and thus came into existence Bai Kabibai & Hansraj Morarji Charity Trust in 1930. Ever since its inception, the Trust was associated with the freedom fighters and national leaders of that time.
Shri KM Munshi, the eminent freedom fighter and an educationist, was one of the founding Trustees. Mr. Munshi had a vision of starting a school on the lines of public schools to impart quality education to children in India. He thus started Hansraj Morarji Public School (affiliated to Maharashtra State Board) as a residential school in June 1939 in hired premises in three bungalows off Ghod Bundar Road, Bombay, with about 50 students.
In 1938, Dr. KM Munshi acquired a large piece of land in Andheri for the school. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel laid the foundation stone of the hostel building on 28 January 1940. The school moved into its premises in 1941. Following the outbreak of the Second World War and requisitioning of the Andheri premises by the Government for military purposes, the school was shifted to Vadtal in Gujarat. In 1943, the school once again shifted back to Bombay and started functioning from hired accommodation at Worli. Finally, in 1946, after the end of World War, the school shifted back to its Campus in Andheri. The Khat-Muhurat ceremony of the new school building was performed by Dr. KM Munshi. On completion, the new school building was inaugurated by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on 19 August 1962.
During the formative years, the school was blessed to have eminent personalities like Shri Rajagopalachari, Dr. Sarvpalli Radhakrishnan, Shri Jayaprakash Narain, and Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad visiting the school and interacting with the students.
Initially, the medium of instruction in the school was Gujarati due to the Government of Bombay's policy of not using English as the medium of instruction. Later, English was introduced as the medium of instruction in addition to Gujarati, following a Supreme Court judgment. In 1953, in view of the dwindling strength of the residential students, the school was opened to day scholars. In 1957, the school became a full-fledged member of the Indian Public School Conference.
Bai Kabibai and Hansraj Morarji Charity Trust has been expanding its educational footprints. It has two educational campuses in Mumbai, one at Fort and one at Andheri, and has established more schools at its two campuses.
The Andheri Campus houses:
The Fort Campus runs Bai Kabibai English School and Junior College, established in 1981, and affiliated with the Maharashtra State Board.
During its 80 years of existence, the schools of the Trust have produced alumni who have attained excellence in various walks of life, at the national and international level. We feel every child who passes out of our institutions is our ambassador, and we are proud of them.