Late Rai Sahib Sh. Kundan Lal ji was a self made industrialist, a man with a scientific temper who in association with great leaders such as Late Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru involved himself in the freedom struggle.

In 1941, when our nationalist leaders were involved in the freedom struggle, the visionary in Sh. Kundan Lal Ji was working on initiating the “Quit Illiteracy Movement" in Ludhiana with an avowed aim of infusing a spirit of patriotism and nationalism among the students. He founded a school in 1941 in Daresi-in the heart of city.

Starting with a handful of children, he displayed remarkable dynamism and the school flourished and had to be shifted to the premises presently occupied by the City Branch of the school.

His diligent work and untiring efforts bore fruits and soon KVM became a leading name in the educational circle. The pressure from the Ludhiana community mounted to such an extent that in the year 1957, Rai Sahib had to set up another branch now at Civil Lines in Ludhiana.

Kundan Vidya Mandir took pride in becoming the first school in Punjab to get affiliation to CBSE in 1963.

After the death of Shri Kundan Lal Ji, a Trust and Managing Committee were established comprising of eminent educationists, industrialists and bureaucrats. Sh. M.P Gupta and Lala Lajpat Rai Ji are the Presidents of the Trust and Managing Committee respectively.

Spreading its wings further, KVM has recently set up its new branch named Kundan International School at Chandigarh,which has become fully functional from April, 2007.