Darshan Lal Jain (12 December 1927 – 8 February 2021) was an Indian social activist,[1] who was awarded Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, in 2019 for his contribution in social work.
[4][5] He was the founder of various schools and colleges in Haryana, including Saraswati Vidya Mandir, Jagadhri (1954), DAV College for Girls, Yamunanagar, Bharat Vikas Parishad Haryana, Vivekanand Rock Memorial Society, Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram Haryana, Hindu Shiksha Samiti Haryana, Geeta Niketan Residential School, Kurukshetra, and Nand Lal Geeta Vidya Mandir, Ambala (1997).
In 2007, Darshan Lal formed the warrior honor committee to remember the forgotten heroes of the nation.
He worked towards the education of the society and laid the foundation stone of Saraswati Vidya Mandir in 1954.
He went on to establish Nand Lal Geeta Vidya Mandir and since its foundation in 1997, the school has been providing free education and free boarding to needy and intelligent students from Haryana, North East and Jammu and Kashmir.