About Us – Mahacharya Vidyalaya

About the Vidyalaya

Mahacharya Vidyalaya was founded by Poojya Vidwan Sri Pradumnacharya Joshi in the auspicious presence and blessings of Sri 1008 Sri Satyatma Theertha Swamigalu, in 1999.

The Vidyalaya is more popularly called the Jodu Venkataramana Devasthana as it houses two beautiful idols of Lord Venkateshwara – one 6 feet, the other 3 feet. It also has an idol of Mukhya Pranadevaru.

The Vidyalaya follows the old Sanatana Gurukula tradition of educating the students in Vyakarana, Vedanta, Meemamsa, Sahitya, Nyaya Shastra, Purana, and Paurohitya (Yagnik) coupled with Financial and Operations management. Students join the Vidyapeetha at a very young age and continue their education for 12 years while staying at the Vidyapeeta. All the students’ basic needs such as food, clothes, books and accommodation are provided and taken care of for free by the Vidyalaya.

The Vidyalaya holds itself socially responsible through supporting the community with it’s gaushala, organising blood donation camps, providing free education and care for children from economically challenged families

Many student alums have completed the auspicious “Sriman Nyaya Sudha Mangala” at the Vidyapeetha under the guidance of Kulapati Poojya Sri Pradumnacharya Joshi and have settled all over Karnataka while being actively involved in Dharmakaryas.

Kulapati Poojya Pandit Sri Pradyumnacharya Joshi

Poojya Acharya hails from Agarakheda, a village in the Indi Taluk of Vijayapura. He studied under the tutelage of Poojya Pt. Sri Goplacharya Mahuli and Kulapati Poojya Pt. Sri Vidyasimhacharya Mahuli at the Sathyadhyana Vidyapeetha in Mulund, Mumbai for 16 years. He studied Nyaya, Vyakarana, Vedanta, Meemamsa, Sahitya and other religious subjects, culminating in the Sriman Nyaya Sudha Mangala. Along with Dharmika studies, he gained extensive experience on managing operations of a Vidyapeetha and has a Master’s in Arts.

Being a gifted musician, he is a popular singer of Dasa Sahitya Devaranamas, which he weaves into his Bhagavata Saptaha Pravachanas. His discourses on Mahabharata, Srimad Bhagavata Chintana, and Neetikatha on the Shankaravahini TV Channel gathered a massive following across India while creating awareness of Sanatana Dharma.

In 1993, Poojya Acharyaru moved to Hubli, dedicating himself to spreading Dharmic knowledge through discourses to students and Bhagavad bhaktas. He has trained over 300 female disciples in Harikathamruta Saara, more than 60 of them memorising all 32 Sandhis. He has taught the Sriman Nyaya Sudha to multiple students who have completed the Sriman Nyaya Sudha Mangala. One of the Students, Pt. Sri Vitthalacharya successfully took up the Sampoorna Sudha Pareekshe in front of highly acclaimed Sudha Pandits and Madhwa Peetadhipatis such as Sri 1008 Sri Satyatma Theertha Swamigalu.

Poojya Acharyaru has successfully conducted numerous Bhagavata Sapthahas in Hubli and has now expanded them to the 12 Kshetras of Lord Vishnu.

Upakulapati Pandit Sri Vishwapriyacharya Joshi

Pt. Vishwapriyacharya Joshi completed his studies in Nyaya, Meemamsa, Sahitya, Dvaita, Advaita, and Vishishtadvaita Vedanta under Poojya Pt. Vidyasimhacharya Mahuli and Pt. Vishwaprajnacharya Mahuli at Satyadhyana Vidyapeetha, Mumbai. After he successfully completed the Sriman Nyaya Sudha Mangala, he has returned to Hubli as the Upakulapati (Vice Chancellor) of Mahacharya Vidyalaya, dedicating himself to spreading Dharmic knowledge through discourses to students and Bhagavad bhaktas.
He is also a gifted Tabla and Harmonium player, Dasa Sahitya Singer as well a poet in Kannada and Sanskrit.