Saraswat Hitwardhak Mandal – Journey of 75 years from 1924 to 1999

  • Established on October 7, 1924, Tuesday, Vijayadashami First Committee Members
    Chairman: - Vasant Balaji Kelkar
    Vice Chairman: - Vaman Vasudeo Wagle
    Secretary: - Shripad Dattatray Tendulkar & Raghunath Yashwant Tendulkar
    Treasurer: - Shankar Vishnu Kawatkar
    Trustees: - Narayan Ramkrishna Kinare & Anant Govind Tendulkar
  • Gathering at original Place/Village Bhalavali December 27 & 28,1927 About 400 community members were present.
    Held at courtyard (river side) of Balaji Ramchandra Kelkar
    Chairman of Gathering:- Raosaheb Vinayak Mahadeo Tendulkar, Kokban Chairman of Colaba District Local Board.
    Local Committee Chairman :- Rajaram Gopal Kelkar
    Secretary :- Purushottam Ramkrishna Sinkar
       
  • First Students from community Year 1929
  • Gajanan Raoji Kamat– He is the first student who completed graduation (B.A.) with educational aid from Mandal.  Also first person from community to proceeded to London for I.C.S. examination.

 

  • Smt Sharadabai Krishnarao Kabir and Smt Sitabai Janardan Tendulkar first lady students from community passing matriculation examination.
  • Year 1929-30 Sadashiv Raghunath Wagle & Gopal Raghunath Wagle donated Rs. 16000/- to Mandal , money which they received by selling all their assets and ‘Wagle Trust’ is created. Gopal Wagle expired on February 1, 1934 at Pandharpur.

 

  • April 8, 1934, Felicitation of Raosaheb Vinayak Mahadeo Tendulkar, Kokbanat Bandhan under chairmanship of Shri. Shantaram Vithal Wakadeon the Government conferring on him title ‘Sardar’.
  • Year 1938, community census was undertaken by committee comprising Shri Krishna Anaji Kamat, Shri Ganesh Hari Kamat & Shri Kashinath Vasudeo Khatkul
               
               Findings of Census: Families –  831
                                           Women  -  2117
                                           Men       -  2200
                                           Total      - 4317
  • April 30, 1939 First Common Thread Ceremony was held

  • 1943 – 44 Shri Hari Sadanand Shevade donated Rs. 20000/-

  •  Year----- Silver Jubilee of Mandal under committee of Trustees:- Vishnu Ramchandra Patkar & Balwant Bhaskar Patkar
    Chairman: - Shripad Dattatray Tendulkar
    Vice- Chairman: - Raghunath Yashwant Tendulkar
    Jt Secretaries: - Prabhakar Murlidhar Kinare & Shriram Yashwant Tendulkar
  • December 13, 1953 Felicitation of Shri Gajanan Raoji Kamat, I.C.S.; on his appointment as a representative on World Bank by Govt of India.
  • 1953-54 Smt Indumati Shripad Tendulkar donated Rs. 30000/- in memory of her late husband Shripad Dattatray Tendulkar with a condition that Marriage Hall will be given his name.
  • 1954-55 – Smt Anandibai Purushottam Sakhalkar donated Rs. 10000/- to institute scholarship in memory of her sister Late Savitribai Kalvari  and another Rs. 10000/- to build student hostel in memory of her sister’s husband Late Dinkar Vasudeo Kalvari.

 

  • 1960-61 plot of land purchased admeasuring 1608 square vaar at Mogul Lane, Mahim, Mumbai – 400 016 in order to have own building.
  • October 18, 1961, Thursday, Vijayadashami, cornerstone was set for own building at hands of Shri Balkrishna Mahadeo alias Bapusaheb Sardar.

 

  • September 28, 1963, Vaastushanti of Saraswat Bhawan , own building at hands of Shri Balwant Bhaskar Patkar and his wife Smt. Indirabai Patkar.
  • January 19, 1964, Sunday opening ceremony of Marriage Hall named after Late Shripad Dattatray Tendulkar under Chairmanship of Shri Dattatray Vishnu alias Prafuldatta.

 

  • 1974-75 Golden Jubilee Year.  October 15, 1974 Golden Jubilee Function under Chairmanship of Shri Gajanan Raoji Kamat, I.C.S.
  • October 26, 1974 – drama by Purnima Theatre ‘ Palaa Palaa Kon Pudhe Pale To’ written by Baban Prabhu at Ravindra Natya Mandir as a part of Golden Jubilee celebration.

 

  • October 4. 1984 Vijayadashami, Diamond Jubilee Celebrations Anniversary Day Celebrations under Chairmanship of Prof Ramesh Achyut Tendulkar.

    Diamond Jubilee Celebrations Chairman Dr. Chandrakant Mahadeo Bandivadekar.
    Yuva Mandal presented drama ‘Zopi Gelela Jaaga Zala’ at Karnataka Sangh Hall.

  • 1998 -99 Amrut Mahotsav

  • Amrut Mahotsav Committee
    Chairman :- Shri. Rameshchandra R. Tendulkar
    Executive Chairman :- Shri. Shashikant Eknath Tendulkar
    Swagatadhyaksh :- Shri. Shashikant Keshav Sakhalkar
    Vice Chairman :- Shri. Vasant K. Borkar
                            Shri. Vijay Balkrishna Kawatkar
                            Shri. Mangesh Shridhar Kamat
    Chief Secretary: - Shri. Pramod Yashwant Tendulkar
    Secretary: - Shri. Suhas Baliram Potkar
                     Shri.  Shashikant Rangnath Tendulkar
    Treasurer: - Shri. Digambar P. Tendulkar

  1. Amrut Mahotsav Opening Ceremony: October 1, 1998
      Chief Guests: - Dr. Prabhakar Waman Rege, Educationist & Law Expert Shri. Suresh
      Prabhu, Central Tourism Minister

  2. December 28, 1998 Gathering of community members at Shri Laxmi Madhav Temple,   
      Bhalavali. Chairman: - Shri. Vishnupant Ramchandra Tendulkar

  3. January 30, 1999 Women’s Gathering
      Chief Guest: - Prof Lila Chandrakant Bandivadekar

  4. February 13, 1999 - Guidance to Students appearing for S.S.C. Examination
      by Shri. Bapusaheb Rege, Educationist & Trustee of Balmohan Vidyalaya, Shivaji   
      Park.

 5. April 10, 1999 - Meeting of Senior members of community with then Chairman
     of S.H.M. and ex- committee members and Senior Member Shri Bhaskarrao
     Moreshwar Kamat.

 6. May 1, 1999 – Entertainment Programme by Boys & Girls from Community-
     Judges – Shri Shashikant Sakhalkar & Shri Jayram Khatkul, Trustee.

7.  July 17 and 18, 1999 - Excursion in Rains to Shrivardhan, Harihareshwar
     and Dive Aagar

8. October 2, 1999 – Entrepreneurs’ Meet at Dombivali

9. June, 10, 2000 – Amrut Mahotsav Concluding Ceremony at hands of Shri Manohar   
    Joshi- Central Minister of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises.

 

 

 

 



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