Kannada Sangha Mulund-Thane started the Kannada Primary School in 1957. It is the first institution managed by Vidya Prasarak Mandal, Mulund (E) which was established on 26th March 1960. It was renamed as Smt. Sundaribai Manjunath Kamath Kannada Primary School on 12th February, 2011

Today Primary School has four classes and nearly 150 students on its roll. The School is recognized and aided by the B.M.C. Though Kannada Primary Schools everywhere in Mumbai face decline in enrollment, VPM has maintained a steady strength over a decade. VPM also started Balwadi in Kannada medium in 1999. Smt Gowree Deshpande is the Head of the School.

Now there are in all five Teachers and Two Non-Teaching staff in the School. Though under Right to Education Act 2009, Federal /State Governments are to provide free and compulsory primary- education, BMC insists private aided primary schools to charge fees in the range of Rs 15-20. Majority of students in our Kannada Balwadi and Primary School come from economically poor classes. VPM supports these children’s education by full freeships, provision of school uniforms and school bus facility to commute to the school as they come from distant places. School encourages children to excel in academics and extracurricular activities. There are more then 150 endowments to award every year freeships and prizes to the deserving children. Well-wishers are invited to support the cause of education. While English is taught from the first standard, school pays special attention to children with educational disabilities. Now we have also introduced Semi-English medium – teaching EVS and Maths in English.