MPS

About the Founder

Deeply committed to his cause, soft spoken and suave, unassuming, benevolent and caring, an educationist with a missionary zeal, a passionate sports enthusiast, a saint with a modern outlook - these could be some of the qualities that could be attributed to His Holiness Shri Siddharaj Manik Prabhu Maharaj, the fifth and the present Peethadhipati of Shri Manik Prabhu Samsthan. Yet if someone wishes to know his personality in all its entirety one should visit Maniknagar to see a small hamlet in the underdeveloped region of Northern Karnataka transformed in to a throbbing centre of religious, educational, cultural and social activities. Today's Maniknagar, with its multifarious educational and charitable activities, owes a lot to his progressive approach. Institutions such as the Manik Public School, Manik Prabhu Hindi Vidyalaya, Manik Prabhu Hostel, Manik Prabhu Veda Pathashala, Manik Prabhu Sanskrit Pathashala, Manik Prabhu Anathalaya and Manik Prabhu School for the Blind speak volumes about his contribution to the development of the Samsthan not only as a religious institution but also as a responsible organization committed to the cause wider societal development.