Vanasthali Vidhyashram was founded in 1951 AD by late Prof. Bhuwan Lal Joshi and an educationalist late Honourable Vijaynandan Joshi jointy. The school was housed in a two storeyed mud building with tiled roof at Balaju, six kilometers from downtown Kathmandu. The first batch of students came from the founders’ family to be followed by the children of the neighborhood. Classroom size grew gradually, though school education was considered to be a privilege of the wealthy people. The motto of the Institute is to work for peace, good understanding and development of friendship between and among the people of different nationalities. Mr. Laxman Rajbanshi took over the school management in July 1973. With the opening of tertiary level classes (XI and XII) and Three Years Bachelor’s Degree in commerce and management (BBS) it has been renamed SIDDHARTHA VANASTHALI INSTITUTE. The Institute has been doing its best to satisfy the community’s demand for quality education though there is no unanimity in opinion about what quality education is and should be, in face.
