The educated second generation of the Thakur family under the able leadership of Mr. V. K. Singh, Chairman - Thakur Education Group(teg), foresaw the need for quality education and decided to fulfill the long-cherished dream of their elders to start a school in Kandivali (East & West). Thus, the seeds of Knowledge Revolution were sown in 1989. He established the Thakur Educational Trust(tet) (Regd.) with a munificent financial input, equally matching inbuilt quality of commitment and determination from the House of Thakurs. He was ably supported by his brothers in transforming a dream to reality. Currently the 14 institutes managed by The Thakur Educational Group(teg) in 6 campus to cater the needs of nearly over 30000 numbers of students.

Thakur EducationalTrust was established in the year 1990 with a broad objective of lending a helping hand towards the welfare of the society. With this high objective, the trust has provided facilities catering to various needs of the society, such as education at all levels irrespective of sex, creed and religion. It is providing financial aid to poor and needy students. It has undertaken many educational, cultural and social activities and has provided monetary grants to many religious and social institutions.
 

The trust has under its governance many educational institutions, namely Thakur Vidya Mandir High School (t.v.m.), Thakur College of Science and Commerce (tcsc), Thakur Institute of Management Studies, Career Development and Research (timscdr), Thakur Shyamnarayan Hindi Medium High School (tshs), Thakur Shyamnarayan Marathi Medium High School (tshs), Thakur Toonskool Advance Animation Academy(ttaaa) and Thakur Shyamnarayan College of Education & Research (B.Ed. English Medium) (tscer).