Hitkarini Dental College, Jabalpur

Hitkarini Dental College & Hospital, located in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, was established in 2004 as part of the institutions run by Hitkarini Sabha, a historic, educational, non-profit organization founded in 1868 by Raj Balwant Rao Kher, Diwan Biharilal Khajanchi, and Shri Ambika Charan Banerjee. Hitkarini Sabha has long played a role in the educational and cultural development of the region, including contributions to the Hindi language movement, and has been associated with notable figures such as Ravishankar Shukla, Seth Govind Das, and Osho Rajnish. In recent decades, the Sabha expanded significantly, particularly in the 1980s onward, with a focus on professional institutions. Hitkarini Dental College & Hospital was one such addition, established in 2004, alongside other professional institutions like the Hitkarini College of Engineering & Technology (1997) and the Hitkarini Institute of Nursing Science & Research (2000). Today, Hitkarini Sabha runs a total of 8 colleges, 18 schools, and a computer center, serving more than 13,000 students with over 1000 teachers and staff members. The organization celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2017.