Sri Vanechand Javarilal, an able and enterprising business­man from North India, who had trade links with the British Army, migrated to South India in the later half of 18th Cen­tury, and settled in Bangalore. It was the beginning of a new era and other North Indian businessmen followed suit. In 1819, Late Sri Dhagdu Rishi, a Jain Saint, along with some other Jain Saints visited Bangalore. Late Sri Amolak Rishi played a pivotal role in initiating the people to widen their outlook and knowledge. His efforts proved to be a land­mark in propagating education among the Jain community of South India and the people of Bangalore at large.

Inspired by the sound advice of Jain Saint, Karnatak Kesari Sri Guru Ganeshlalji, Mis Shambumal Gangaram of Ban­galore strived hard to accomplish the task of establishing a Jain Vidyalaya. But all these efforts proved to be unsuccess­ful owing to disturbances of the Second World War. There was a decline in the number of students strength, resulting in the closure of Jain Vidyalaya in 1942.