chennudi issue 6 - june 2016
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This newsletter is published monthly, starting from January 2016 to June 2016, by the 2016 VSNA Convention Souvenir and Newsletter committee, Maryland Chapter. This is our last Newletter - See you all at the Convention.TRANSCRIPT
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H o s t e d b y M a r y l a n d C h a p t e r
ನಮ್ಮ ಶರಣರ ಆಗಮ್ನದ ಮುನನ
The VSNA Convention
baton was transferred
to MD Chapter, one of
the prominent chapters
in the VSNA, after a
successful Convention
last year by the NJ-NY
team. In science, the rule of thumb is
‘without a plan, there can be no experi-
ment and no publication.’ Imagination is
more important than knowledge and it
embraces the entire world. This con-
cept was applied to our convention
planning, which started nearly 15
months ago with the confirmation of our
venue, Turf Valley, a beautiful golf re-
sort touting a serene atmosphere. This
gorgeous location has attracted so
many of our members that registrations
have skyrocketed beyond our expecta-
tions (see page 6 for registration de-
tails). Sharanas have not only taken
over the entire Turf Valley resort, but
are also overflowing into the two satel-
lite hotels that are connected to the
venue by frequent super-shuttle ser-
vices running around the clock. We are
sure delegates will not miss anything,
as we have crafted a relaxed program
schedule for both days, plus a pre-
convention welcome day (see page 7 for
Program details).
You said it and we have heard it. A large
number of people including those at the
BOD meeting asked us to have a special
audience with Parama Poojya Shri Sid-
deshwara Swamji, of Jnana Yogashrama,
Vijayapura. Thus, we have introduced a
‘preconvention day’, July 1 (Friday), to
accommodate golf and a greater Wash-
ington, DC youth tour followed by evening
pravachana (discourse) by Swamiji. The
program ends with a beautiful dance per-
formance (by Smt. Uma Ettigi group) from
the Basava period. The convention will be
formally inaugurated on the morning of
July 2 in the presence of Parama Poojya
Shri Siddeshwara Swamiji, His Holiness
Jagadguru Shri Shivarathri Deshikendra
Mahaswamiji of Suttur mutt, His Holiness
Shri Siddalinga Swamiji of Siddaganga
Gurukula, Shri Babasaheb Kalyani
(Chairman and MD, Bharat Forge Ltd.,
Pune) and Dr. Shivananda Jaamdar, IAS
(Former Principal Secretary to the Govt.
of Karnataka). Biographic sketches of all (Continued on page 2)
ಚೆನ್ನುಡಿ
VSNA 39TH ANNUAL CONVENTION 2016
Prologue By Conven-tion Chair Entertainment high-
lights
Editorial
Registration
Program Schedule
Anubhava Goshti
Food
Sharana Philosophy
Philanthropic activities
of Shri Baba Kalyani
H I G H L I G H T S
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Dr. G Jagadeesh
Convention Chair
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The second day begins with
Anubhava goshti, part 2 on the con-
tribution of Vachanas to World liter-
ature. This will be followed by or-
ganizational meetings, and a num-
ber of workshops including health,
nutrition, business and finance.
Adults are welcome to participate in
rangoli and vegetable carving com-
petitions. Youth will be doing
‘kayaka’ at the nearby JSS spiritual
mission that includes yoga, linga
pooja, speaking of sharanas and
anubhava goshti. For the evening,
we have ‘vachana anthaakshari’
followed by ‘sharana dampathigalu’
contest. The grand finale is an or-
chestra performance of Vachanas
and Kannada folk songs by award-
winning singer, Smt. M.D. Pallavi
and her group.
A convention of this size could not
have been possible without the
team efforts of dozens of people
with a variety of experience and
talents coming together, pitching in
their time and sharing their
knowledge. All committees have
pulled the Convention chariot for-
ward. As the saying goes, “it takes
a village to raise a child.” Likewise,
Basavanna said in the 12th century
that it is the collective knowledge
of individuals that enriches each
one of us and awakens us toward
societal needs and the well-being
of others.
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It’s great to have VSNA on your
side.
sharaNu sharNArthi.
G. Jagadeesh Chair,
2016 VSNA Convention
naDeyoLage nuDitumbi, nuDiyoLage naDetumbi, naDenuDi eraDu pariNámadalli tumbi, liMgava koDaballátanE sharaNa nðDA akhaMDEshwarA.
dignitaries are in the Convention
newsletter ‘chennuDi’, which is up-
loaded on the Convention website
(www.vsnaconvention.com).
This will be followed by Anubhava
goshti on the five cardinal principles
“Immaculate Body, Mind, Thoughts,
Deeds and Words.” Our actions
should mirror our words. We have
chosen this revolutionary thinking
that emanates from the treasures of
vachanas as our Convention
theme.
We will hold competitions in color-
ing, vachana recital, singing, and
dance (classical and non-classical)
for children and youth on the first
day of the Convention. A number of
workshops (Path to College, Busi-
ness, Self-management) have been
organized for the youth. Quizzes on
Veerashaiva Philosophy and
Vachana literature for youth will be
held in the evening followed by en-
tertainment. ‘Sharanu Sharanaar-
thi’, a drama portraying Basa-
vanna’s principle of equality for all,
and the price he paid to establish it,
will be the star attraction for that
night.
(Continued from page 1)
P ROLOGUE
VSNA 39TH ANNUAL CONVENTION 2016
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E NTERTAINME NT
VSNA 39TH ANNUAL CONVENTION 2016
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A professional drama troupe from
Bengaluru is scheduled to enter-
tain the attendees with an historic
drama, ‘sharaNu sha-
ranArthi’ (kalyaNa krAnthi) on
another evening of the Conven-
tion (pending visa approval).
Smt. M.D. Pallavi, an
accomplished playback
singer, has consented to
stage live music orches-
tra (vachanas and folk
songs) with her group of
3 accompanists on one
of the two evenings of
the Convention.
E VENING E NTE RTAINME NT G ROUPS (JULY 2 AND 3, 2016)
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E DITORIAL
VSNA 39TH ANNUAL CONVENTION 2016
ಚೆನ್ನುಡಿ
(ಸಂಪಾದಕೀಯ)
(Continued on page 5)
ಶಶಿಕಲಾ ನಿಂಬಾಳ ಶಶಿಕಲಾ ನಿಂಬಾಳ
J U N E 2 0 1 6 I S S U E 6
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E DITORIAL
VSNA 39TH ANNUAL CONVENTION 2016
ಚೆನ್ನುಡಿ
(ಸಂಪಾದಕೀಯ)
(Continued from page 4)
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ChennuDi is published monthly, starting from January 2016, by the 2016 VSNA Convention Souvenir and Newsletter committee consisting of Shashikala
Nimbal, Shashikala Chandrashekhar, Jayashree Jagadeesh, Sulochana Guggari, Mruthyunjaya Gonchigar and Uday Dessai. Vijay Guggari (Graphics design
and Web committee) designed and formatted the Newsletter.
J U N E 2 0 1 6 I S S U E 6
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R EGISTRATION D ATA
VSNA 39TH ANNUAL CONVENTION 2016
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R E G I S T R A T I O N U P D A T E
A S O F J U N E 5 , 2 0 1 6
Number of attendees: 630
Adults: 457
Children 1-13 : 97
Youth (14-24): 76
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Chapter Attendees Registrations Maryland 176 52
New York 144 47
DC & Virginia 93 31
New England 43 13
Chicago 36 11
Pittsburg 36 13
Connecticut 15 6
Florida 15 6
Texas (North) 13 4
California (North) 9 3
Detroit 9 5
North Carolina 8 4
Georgia 7 3
California (South) 6 2
Tennessee 4 3
Texas (South) 4 1
Colorado 3 1
Ohio 2 1
Toronto, Canada 4 1
UK 2 1
Attendees by Chapter
Attendees by State
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P ROGRAM S CHEDULE
VSNA 39TH ANNUAL CONVENTION 2016
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Time Event
8:00 AM to 12:30 PM Golf @Turf Valley
1:00 PM to 9:30 PM Youth Retreat @DC (Y)
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM REFRESHMENTS
6:30 PM to 8:00 PM Shri Siddeshwara Swamji Pravachana (Grand Ballroom)
8:00 PM to 9:00 PM Cultural Program 1 (Grand Ballroom)
9:00 PM to 10:00 PM DINNER (Cameo/Wedgewood )
July 1st
Time Event
6:00 AM to 6:45 AM Yoga (Willows - Lower Level)
7:00 AM to 7:45 AM Linga Pooje (Oakdale)
7:30 AM to 8:30 AM BREAKFAST (Cameo/Wedgewood )
8:00 AM to 9:00 AM Poster Setup (Y) (Cooridor)
9:00 AM to 12:00 9:00 AM to 12:00 9:00 AM to 12:00 PMPMPM
Inaugural FunctionInaugural FunctionInaugural Function (Grand Ballroom)(Grand Ballroom)(Grand Ballroom)
12 PM to 1:30 PM LUNCH (Cameo/Wedgewood )
1:30 PM to 3:00 PM Anubhava Goshti 1 (Amphitheater)
1:30 PM to 2:00 PM Discussion w/ Keynote Speakers (Y) (Oakdale)
1:30 PM to 3:00 PM Vachana Competition (Merriweather)
2:30 PM to 3:00 PM Jeopardy Selection (Y) (Oakdale)
2:00 PM to 5:00 PM Dance (classical and non-classical) Competition (Grand Ballroom)
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM Singles meet (Sangama) (Waverly)
3:30 PM to 5:00 PM BOD & BOR Meetings (Amphitheater)
July 2nd
3:30 PM to 5:00 PM Path to College / Business Workshop (Y) (Oakdale)
3:30 PM to 5:00 PM Singing (Nonclassical) Competition (Merriweather)
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM REFRESHMENTS (Cameo/Wedgewood)
6:00 PM to 6:45 PM Jeopardy (Grand Ballroom)
6:45 PM to 8:00 PM Cultural Program 2 (Grand Ballroom)
8:00 PM to 9:00 PM DINNER (Cameo/Wedgewood)
9:00 PM to 11:30 PM Cultural Program 3 (Grand Ballroom)
Time Event
July 3rd
Time Event
6:00 AM to 6:45 AM Yoga (Willows - Lower Level)
7:00 AM to 7:45 AM Linga Pooje (Oakdale)
7:30 AM to 8:30 AM BREAKFAST (Cameo/Wedgewood )
8:30 AM to 12:00 PM Seva Day (Y) @JSS Mission (offsite)
9:00 AM to 10:00 AM Sharan Dampathigalu Prelim. Selection (Oakdale)
9:00 AM to 10:00 AM Business & Finance (Amphitheater)
9:30 AM to 12:00 PM Cultural Program 4 (Grand Ballroom)
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM Video Presentation (Oakdale)
12:00 PM to 1:30 PM LUNCH (Cameo/Wedgewood )
1:30 PM to 3:00 PM Anubhava Goshti2 (Grand Ballroom)
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM Vegetable Carving / Ran-goli (Merriweather)
1:30 PM to 2:30 PM Health & Nutrition (Amphitheater)
1:30 PM to 2:30 PM Coloring Competition (Cameo/Wedgewod Ball-room)
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM Anubhava Goshti (Y) (Oakdale)
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM Storytelling (Merriweather)
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM Discussion w/ Swamijis (Y) (Oakdale)
3:30 PM to 5:00 PM Voice of Chapters & Gen-eral Body Meeting (Grand Ballroom)
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM Speaking of Sharanas (Merriweather)
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM Self Management (Y) (Oakdale)
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM REFRESHMENTS (Cameo/Wedgewood )
6:00 PM to 6:30 PM Vachana Anthakshari (Grand Ballroom)
6:30 PM to 7:30 PM Sharana Dampathigalu (Grand Ballroom)
7:30 PM to 8:00 PM Cultural Program 5 (Grand Ballroom)
8:00 PM to 9:00 PM DINNER (Cameo/Wedgewood )
9:00 PM to 11:30 PM Cultural Program 6 (Grand Ballroom)
Time Event
Legend
Youth < 14 Youth 14+ Youth-All Ages
All Ages Workshops
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VSNA 39TH ANNUAL CONVENTION 2016
A NUBHAVA G OSHTI
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One of the main
themes of this year’s
VSNA Convention
regards speaking
kindly and always
following through
with what you
preach. As this is a
prominent theme, we see this mes-
sage spread through multiple
vachanas including vachanas by
Guru Basavanna and Akkamahade-
vi.
The first vachana reads, “nuDidaDe muttina hAradantirabEku.
nuDidaDe mANikyada dIptiyantirabEku.
nuDidaDe sphaTikada salákeyantirabEku.
nuDidaDe linga mechi `ahudahudenabEku.
nuDi yoLagági naDeyadiddaDe,
kUDala-saMgama- devanentolivanayyá?”
In this first vachana, Guru Basavan-
na expresses that one can only re-
ceive blessings from God if one
speaks truthfully and kindly, and
always follows through with one’s
words. One’s words should be as
delicate and beautiful as “pearls
strung on a thread,” and should stand
out and shine like “sapphires.” Eve-
ry time we speak, we have two
choices: we can either speak kindly,
or we can lash out on others and
speak harshly. Basavanna was a
strong believer in kind speech and
greatly emphasized that no matter
how difficult the situation, it is im-
portant to always speak with gentle
words. Every day, we have the
chance to interact with numerous
people and when we have this in-
teraction, we can apply this simple,
yet very important, principle to en-
sure that we remember to always
speak in a way that will make us
proud in the future. Furthermore, in
this vachana, Basavanna notes that
speech is useless without the corre-
sponding actions to back up the
speech. As the saying goes,
“Actions speak louder than words.”
It is quite easy to speak about com-
pleting good deeds but if this talk is
never followed through with the
corresponding actions, the great
words are quickly put to waste. For
example, if an individual constantly
preaches about saving the environ-
ment to others, the individual will
come off as an aware and responsi-
ble person. But if the individual
does not even recycle or make at-
tempts to save electricity, the indi-
vidual is labeled as a hypocrite and
his/her great words are instantly
meaningless. Realizing this, Basa-
vanna noted that Kudalasangama
cannot care for anyone whose
deeds do not match their words.
In the next vachana, Akkamahadevi
mentions the traits that correspond
with a nearly perfect individual:
“nadeshuchi, nudishuchi, tanushuchi, ma-
nashuchi, bhávashuchi
inti panca teerthaMgaóLa-nnólakoMndu
martyadalli ninda
nimma sharaNara tOri ennanuLuhi-
koóLLaá chenna-mallikárjuná?”
ACTION SPEAKS LOUDER THAN WORDS
Akkamahadevi expresses that the
five holy traits are purity in deeds,
words, body, mind, and thought.
She questions whether there is any
Sharana on the mortal Earth who
perfectly represents purity in all
five traits. This vachana again em-
phasizes our convention’s theme
that every individual must strive
for purity in body and mind. With-
out purity in mind and thoughts,
one cannot be respected.
Both Basaveshwara and Akkama-
hadevi’s vachanas express that in
order to be respected by others and
God, an individual must have puri-
ty in their mind and body; they
must always speak kindly and
must always follow through with
their words. As we wake up every
day, we must remember these
vachanas to strive to accomplish
all of our goals. Only when this is
accomplished can an individual
lead a great and respected life.
We will be discussing these and
many more vachanans as part of
Anubhava goshti at the 39th Annu-
al Convention.
Megha Guggari
MD Youth Member
2016 VSNA Convention
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Megha Guggari
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VSNA 39TH ANNUAL CONVENTION 2016 S AVIYIRO SAMMELANADA RUCHIYAN U
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* We acknowledge gratefully the original content of the lyrics from the Kannada movie ‘Oggarane’.
ಈ ಸಮ್ಮೇಳನ್ವೆೀ ಆಹಾ ದೆೊರಕದೆ ರನಚಿಯ ಸವಿಯಲನ ಆಹಾ ಈ ಮಿಲನ್ವೆೀ ನ್ವರಸಗಳ ಉಣಬಡಿಸಲನ ಸೆುೀಹದಂದೆೊಡಗೊಡಿದ ನ್ಮ್ಮ ನ್ಳಪಾಕವಿದನ ದನಡಿವ ಜನ್ರನ ಬಿಡನವಿನ್ಲ್ಲಿ ತೆರೆವ ಬನತ್ತಿಯೀ ಬಲನ ರನಚಿ ಬೆರೆತನ ಉಂಡರೆ ಅಧಿಕವಾಗನವ ಸರಳ ಸೆುೀಹದ ವಿರಳ ರನಚಿ ಇದನ ತರಹ ತರಹದ ಚಿತಾಾನ್ು ಮ್ಮೀರಿಲಾಯಂಡುಲ್ಲಿ ಉಂಡವನೆೀ ಜಾಣ ದಾವಣಗೆರೆ ಬೆಣ್ೆೆ ದೆೊೀಸೆ ಸಮ್ಮೇಳನ್ದಲ್ಲಿ ತ್ತನೆೊುೀ ಆಸೆ ಉತಿರ ಕನಾಾಟಕದ ರೆೊಟ್ಟಿ ಕಾಳು ಕೆಂಪು ಚಟ್ಟು ತ್ತಂದವನೆೀ ಗಟ್ಟಿಯಾಳು ಎಣ್ಾಾಯಿ ಬದನೆ, ಸೆೀಂಗಾದ ಚಟ್ಟು, ಮಾಡಿವೆ ಜೆೊೀಳದ ರೆೊಟ್ಟಿಯ ಗೆಳೆತನ್ ತನಪಪದಲ್ಲ ಅದಿದ ಹೆೊೀಳಿಗೆಗಿದೆ ಮಾವಿನ್ಕಾಯಿಯ ಸೀಕರಣ್ೆ ಬೆರಳು ಚಿೀಪಿ ಉಂಡ ಮ್ನ್ಕೆ ಬದನಕನ್ಲ್ಲಿ ಬಲನ ಅಭಿರನಚಿ ಬಿಸ ಬಿಸ ಇರಲ್ಲದೆ ನ್ಮ್ಮ ನ್ಳಪಾಕ ದನ್ ದನ್ವೂ ಸಗದೀ ಮ್ೃಷ್ಾಿನ್ು ಈ ಬಿಸಯನ ಆರನವ ಮ್ನನ್ು ಎಲಿರ ಜೆೊತೆಗೊಡಿ ಹಂಚಿ ತ್ತನ್ನುವ ಅನ್ನಭವವೆೀ ನ್ಮ್ಮ ಮ್ಹಾ ಸಮ್ಮೇಳನ್
ಚಂದಾಶೆೀಖರ ನಂಬಾಳ
Program Committee
2016 VSNA Convention
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VSNA 39TH ANNUAL CONVENTION 2016 S HARANA P HILOSOPHY
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V A C H A N O P A N I S H A T H
A Vachana from Chen-
nabasavanna:
Meanings:
Akasha:=Sky, Pata=kite, Moolasuth-
ra= controlling string for flying,
Kali=hero or warrior, kajja= duty,
Bhoomi= earth, bandi=chariot or cart,
anga=body, sanga=association.
Philosophy:
Spirituality is essential to all human
beings. Human beings, being the most
advanced living beings on this Earth
have the sense of communication and
understanding unlike any other living
species. These God given superior
qualities are not present in any other
living beings.
Athma (The Soul) being born as a hu-
man Being after several re-births, has
this birth as the last stage of passage
to merge with Paramathma (The Uni-
versal Soul). This human birth being
the highest in the order of evolution, is
supposed to be the last chance in the
birth and death cycle for Salvation.
Also this highest order of evolution
comes after several rebirth cycles of
84 lakh types of living beings and final-
ly to facilitate the union with the Uni-
versal Soul -Shiva (Paramathma).
As per the philosophy of Indian reli-
gions (Hinduism) the good and the bad
(Papa and Punya) done during this/
these lifetimes, Karma (fate) will dic-
tate the rebirth of the Soul as, any oth-
er living being or human. Your action
is judged in each and every action of
good and the bad deeds, that you
have done in the life, to achieve the
Salvation or Mukthi. Hinduism be-
lieves in rebirth but Veerashaivism
claims that there is no rebirth as a
Veerashaiva, but the subtle catch
mentioned in Vachana’s is that you
have to be a true Veerashaiva to es-
cape this birth-death cycle. Because
of the intellectual capacity in this
human life, the Soul has to keep a
constant touch with the Supreme
Almighty. Thus comes the necessity
for Spirituality. If this spiritual con-
nection is not kept, the Athma has
no direction to go and loses the fo-
cus which will result again into the
Birth-death cycle.
Analysis:
As per the religious and spiritual
practices of Veerashaivism and as
per one of the Panchachara princi-
ples, “Lingachara”: it dictates that
everyone should wear “Istalinga” on
the body to achieve Anga-Linga
Samyoga. The Anga-Linga Samyoga
(the union of body and Soul) is like
the relation of husband and wife. A
true couple even though separate
live and survive together.
This Vachana describes with exam-
ples how important it is to achieve
the Salvation by wearing Istalinga on
the body and achieve Anga-Linga
Samyoga. The Anga (body) and the
Linga (symbol of Shiva) exist togeth-
er and are inseparable in the path of
Salvation.
Just like A kite flying in the sky has to
have the controlling thread (Moola
suthra) to balance and fly high even
in the presence of turbulence and
drastic wind currents Anga-Linga
have to keep the connection all the
time to gain the balance. The analo-
gy is that main suthra (the main
string), if disconnected makes the
kite to crash and will travel with no
direction or focus. It is subjected in
Toto to the entire external forces and
loses the correct direction and the
Soul, loses the focus of Salvation.
Similarly, a trained warrior or a hero
has to have a duty to keep up the
trainings and refine the learning.
The warrior has to have responsibil-
ity and duty to abide to discipline his
life. If he has no duty to perform he
has no goal and the training and
life’s goal is wasted. Here comes the
principle of discipline and practice
(Sadhane).
Likewise for a cart or chariot, to roll
smoothly has to have a solid smooth
ground. The smoother the road to
roll the travel becomes a pleasure.
The cart loses control if there are
ditches and potholes. The travel to
the destination is easy on a smooth
solid ground. Here comes the princi-
ple of dedicated practice.
The Anga (body) should not be de-
void of Linga (the Universal Symbol
of Shiva) and the devotee’s goal to
Salvation is not achieved with a sep-
aration. Anga should never be in the
state of ‘Nissanga’ the state of dis-
association. For a person in the path
of Salvation, the devotee’s search
for Mukthi is in experiencing the Su-
preme. The Nissanga is not the way
of pursuit to Salvation. So the Linga
has to be on the body of a veerashai-
va all the time.
Jayaraj Kalmath
J. Kalmath
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VSNA 39TH ANNUAL CONVENTION 2016 P H ILANTH ROPIC ACTIV ITIE S OF S HRI B ABA K ALYANI
ಚೆನ್ನುಡಿ
Bharat Forge supports Pratham, which works with an objective to develop the educational skills of the chil-
dren belonging to the most underprivileged section of the community, to clear basic concepts of Maths,
Science & Marathi to help them learn with fun and there-
fore motivate them for further education.
Pratham Pune Education Foundation
Swachh Bharat: Swachh Vidyalay
Drought free Maharashtra: 2019
By adopting a village in Khed Taluka, Pune where var-
ious water conservation activities like repairs, renova-
tion and restoration of percolation tanks, minor irriga-
tion tanks etc., are undertaken.
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