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Hiro Makhijani Announces
Sri Sai Leelavathy Mata Award-2011
For For For For For Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Nurses Nurses Nurses Nurses Nurses
Panvel: Hiro Gobindram
Makhijani, the chief trustee of
Hargobind Foundation announced
that the 9th Sri Sai Leelavathy Mata
Award-2011 for outstanding nurses
function will be held on November 16
in the Sri Bagawati Sai Sansthan ‘s
Shirdi Saibaba temple complex in
Panvel.
The award, sponsored by
Hargobind Foundation will be presented
by the founder Jagatguru of
the Sansthan,Sri Sai Narayan Baba. 32
nurses in 2010 &30 nurses in 2009 were
presented the awards. (Cont.on page 6)
Shri Ramshet Thakur Samajik
Vikas Mandal Announce Rajiv
Gandhi Gold Cup 2011 All India
Kabaddi Tournament (Report On Pg. No.2)
CA Students & Friends Offer
Diwali Joy to the Aged
Panvel : One chartered accountant,
an HR executive and 11 CA
students and their friends opted
to bring light in the life of 38
aged (all above 80 years of age)
inmates at the home for the aged
in Shantivan, here, on the first
- Photo by
Bharat Jaiswal
day of Diwali.
This samaritan youth brigade
included Kanchi Thakkar,
Sucheta Suryavanshi, Archana
Bhattacharya, Shruti Torgal,
Rohit Waghmare, Umesh
(Cont. on page 6)
Sampark mantri of Raigad district of Congress Party, Naseem Khan felicitating Ramshet
Thakur on being re-elected joint treasurer of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee,
flanked by Mushtaq Antulay and Madhushet Thakur.
Where the twain shall meet ! Staunch political rivals see common ground and unite to demand
land allocation, regularization of structures and employment rights for the Project Affected
People from CIDCO Ltd.- Congress leaders Ramshet Thakur, Mahendra Gharat and legislator
Prashant Thakur and PWP leaders Vivekanand Patil and Balaram Patil with other party workers.

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Editorial
Facelift for Tourist
Destinations
The long Diwali holiday week witnessed quite a
rush to tourist destinations from Navi Mumbai
and surrounding regions. But the facilities for
tourists in tourist destinations in Raigad
district call for serious attention. Tourism is no more an
elite indulgence alone. Weekend tourism is the order of
the day and a big infrastructure facelift is needed, in the
form of information kiosks, road, water and air
connectivity, lodging and boarding amenities for all
income groups, play parks, sight seeing locations, etc.
CIDCO Ltd. and MTDC has established another
corporation Maha Tourism Corporation, only to utilize
the Rs.600 crores lying with CIDCO. Instead of aiming
at developing tourism infrastructure the new corporation
apparently is keen on promoting existing private facilities
in the tourist destinations, by arranging hotel and room
bookings of private parties.
With MTDC responsible for promoting and developing
tourism in the state, the establishment of a parallel
corporation appeared mysterious ; however the agenda
of booking rooms of private establishments as a
government activity defeats the very objective of
developing tourist destinations, that the new corporation
was established for.
It is just like the mayor of Navi Mumbai calling FDA
officials to conduct surprise raids on sweatmeat
establishments on the eve of Diwali, when 4 full time
FDA officials are appointed by the State only for Navi
Mumbai to undertake the same task. The mayor got his
publicity, the citizens got no respite as no major culprit
was caught and the FDA officials were shown in bad light
as incapable of doing their regular duty.
With so many historical, pilgrimage, adventure,
scenic and beach locations in Raigad district, the tourism
department in the district led by the district collector
and zilla parishad president need to gird up their loins
and equip these destinations to cope with the prospective
mad rush, that the rapid urbanization of the region will
entail.
This will not only be good economics for the district,
in terms of employment and revenue generation, but
also for the State and national economy.
Mr. Balaram Patil
: Secretary :
Peasants & Workers Party
Raigad District
: Chairman :
Education, Sports & Health commitee
Raigad Zilla Parishad
Seasons Festive
Greetings from
Dagdu Gaikwad
being felicitated,
on being
nominated Special
Executive Officer, by
Raigad district
Congress vice
president G.R.Patil,
flanked by legislator
Prashant Thakur,
C.C.Bhagat,
Darshana Bhoir,
Charushila Gharat
and others.
Photo -Laxman Thakur.
M ahendra Gharat addressing the ONGC workers participating in the 3-days token hunger
protest organized by Petroleum Employees Union against ONGC management for not implementing
Court orders in favour of the workers.
Kabaddi Tournament
(from page 1)
Panvel: Legislator and president
of Shri Ramshet Thakur
Samajik Vikas Mandal, Prashant
Thakur announced the organiza-
tion of the Rajiv Gandhi Gold Cup
2011 national level Kabaddi tournament,
from October 30 to November
2 at C.K.T. College,
Khanda colony, New Panvel.
The prestigious tournament
carries a cash award of
1,51,000/- each to the champion
men and women’s team and
81,000/- to the champion team
in the district. The runner-up prize
amount is 1,00,000/- each and
51,000/- respectively. Cash
awards for 3rd and 4th places are
41,000/- each and 21,000/for
the district winners. Best
Legislator and president of Shri Ramshet Thakur Samajik Vikas
Mandal, Prashant Thakur with Sharad Kadam and S.M.Deshmukh
announcing the Rajiv Gandhi Gold Cup National level Kabaddi
tournament. Photo – Haresh Sathe.
player of the series in the men
and women category will be
awarde 25,000/- each and
7000/- at the district level. Best
raider will each win 15,000/and
5000/- at the district level.
Further a cash award of 2000/
- will be given on all days of the
tournament to the best player of
the day.
16 top men and women teams
from all over India will compete
for the coveted title and 8 teams
each from the district will contest
for the district title, informed
Prashant Thakur. He added that
the prestigious title in the
memory of our late prime minister
shri Rajiv Gandhi is in keeping
with the youthful prime
minister’s emphasis on youth
power and skills.
The Mandal is committed to
groom prospective Olympians to
win Olympic glory for the country.
The Mandal organizes the
very popular Malhar Mahotsav
to promote sports and cultural
activities among the talented
sportspersons and artistes in
Panvel. Some of the deserving
awardees in this festival are
given educational, sports and
cultural scholarship and adequate
facilities to pursue their
skills and abilities, to excel in the
competitive world of sports and
academics.
Sharad Kadam, a well known
national Kabaddi coach is the organizing
secretary of the tournament,
to be held under the auspices
of Amateur Kabaddi Federation
of India, Maharashtra
State Kabaddi Association and
Raigad District Kabaddi Association.

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M aharashtra State minister for home (urban & rural), rural development, food and medical supplies, Satej Patil, felicitat
ing Ramshet Thakur on his re-election as MPCC joint treasurer and appoinyment as Navi Mumbai incharge of the
Congress party, flanked byvice president Mushtaq Antulay and general secretary Manikrao Jagtap. Navi Mumbai district
Congress president Namdev Bhagat was also felicitated by the minister for his appointment as party incharge of Raigad
district, in the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Agri Samaj hall in Panvel, at the taluka and city party workers meet.
Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation
organized an inter-schools rifle
shooting competition for schools in
NMMC jurisdiction at the Fr. Agnel
sports centre in Vashi.
Akshay Bhave (Avlon Heights School, Vashi),Pujit Kalash
and Advait Govindan (both of Fr.Agnel Multipurpose School,
Vashi) won the top 3 slots in the Peep Sight u/14 boys group.
Trisha Mukherjee, Samah B. and Aishwarya L. (all of Fr.Agnel
MS) bagged the top 3 honours in the u/14 girls group peep sight
contest. Shivani Shingane, Shounaki Kamat and Sharmshta
Rajwade (all of Fr.Agnel MS) won the first 3 prizes in the u/17 girls
group peep sight contest. In the Open Sight u/14 boys group,
Sidhant Nishandar (New Horizon Public School, Airoli), Hardik
Kadam (St.Xaviers High School, Airoli and Kaushal Yadav (New
Horizon PS) bagged the top 3 prizes. In the open sight u/14 girls
group- Urja Kulkarni (DAV Publis School, Airoli), Siddhi Bhogate
(fr.Agnel MS) and Akanksha Shinde (St,Xaviers HS, Airoli) bagged
the top 3 prizes. In the open sight u/17 boys group – Sarvesh
Nabache and Vaibhav Shelake (both of Fr.Agnel MS) and Romit
Basu (New Horizon PS) bagged the top 3 honours respectively.
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MPCC joint treasurer and poular Congress leader Ramshet Thakur releasing the Diwali
special edition of the Marathi daily- Panvel Times, flanked by editor of Panvel Times
Ganesh Koli, editor of Ramprahar S.M.Deshmukh, Ghanshyam Mankame, Avinash Koli, Deepak
Ghosalkar, Pradeep Thackeray, Sunil Katekar and others. Photo – Haresh Sathe.
Uran taluka vidhan sabha constituency Congress president Jitendra Gharat, vice president
Sriyash Gharat and all office bearers with Dr.Bhaktikumar Dave and Y.T.Deshmukh
greeting legislator Prashant Thakur on the occasion of Diwali. Photo – Laxman Thakur.
Legislator Prashant Thakur
unveiled the name plaque of Navi
Mumbai General Kamgar
Sanghatana in the Savera India
industrial premise in Taloja MIDC
after the workers accepted the
leadership of the Sanghatana. With
him on the occasion are Mahendra
Gharat- president of the Sanghatana,
Jitendra Gharat- general secretary,
Vaibhav Patil- vice president,
Krishna Patil- Padghe sarpanch,
Pramod Mhatre and the employees.
Photo – Haresh Sathe.

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Diwali
kaleidoscope
in Navi
Mumbai.
Photos – Bharat Jaiswal

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Govardhan
(mountain) & Go
(cow) puja
(worship)
organized on a
grand scale and
attended by
thousands of
devotees on Diwali
in ISKCON temple
in Kharghar
British Parliament
celebrate Diwali,
Swami BS Tirtha
invited for vedic chant
Swami BS Tirtha,
founder of Gaudiya
Vaishnava Association
(GVA) at Navi Mumbai,
which also has a centre at
London, was invited by
Hindu Forum of Britain for
vedic chanting in British
Parliament, on the occasion
of Diwali. (Cont.on page 6)
Photo by Bharat Jaiswal
Ghazal Maestro, Jagjit Singh, offered
his devotion to Lord Krishna, whom he
worshipped, at Kanha Megh Utsav (KMU)
2011 and that was the last programme
Singh did in Mumbai, stated, Kamlaksha
Das, trustee of Bhagvat Dham.
Das has known Jagjit Singh for four
years and felt he was easy to work with
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Ghazal Maestro's last show in Mumbai was an
offering to Lord Krishna : Kamlaksha Das
Diwale: The 3-days annual, unique
worship of the Sea Deity by fisher-folks
in the city commenced one day before
the first day of Diwali, with fishermen
from Diwale, Karave, Sarsole, Nerul,
Vashi and other villages in the city
setting sail in their boats and recovering
and co-operative. He said, "Jagjit has
performed for KMU on two occasions-
2007 and 2011. Though he would only
sing gazals, he made an exception and
had sang the Krishna Mahamantra:
Radhe Krishna, Radhe Krishna, Krishna
Krishna Radhe Radhe" His Divine Grace
(Cont.on page 6)
Annual Annual Worship Worship of of Sea Sea Deity Deity By By City City Fisherfolks
Fisherfolks
the deity from the sea bed near
Elephanta Caves coast; and culminated
on the third day, when the same boat
carried the deity and immersed the
same at almost the same location from
where they had brought it with great
fanfare and celebrations.

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The deity is first taken in a procession around Diwale village and installed in the village temple and worshipped by all the villagers with traditional offerings. The deity
is then again taken around the village in a palanquin, amidst bursting of crackers, loud chanting, splashing of vermillion and dancing, before proceeding for immersion.
The deity is worshipped for safe fishing and bountiful catch, informed Koli, a member of the fishing community of Diwale.
Ghazal Maestro's... (Cont. from page 5)
Swami BS Tirtha Maharaj, the Founder
Acharya of Gaudiya Vaishnava Association
and Bhagvat Dham KMU had presented
Jagjit Singh two books authored by
him called 'Actually There's No Problem'
British... (Cont. from page 5)
Kamlaksha Das, GVA trustee said, “It
is indeed a moment of pride for us when
Swamiji has been invited on this pious moment
to chant at the British Parliament. Today
Diwali is celebrated across the globe
in NRIs’ homes and communities. Besides,
House of Commons in London, it is also
celebrated by organizing a carnival at
Trafalgar Square.”
At Britain's biggest Hindu temple, the
Swaminarayan temple in London, NRIs
come from all over Europe to participate in
Diwali and get blessings. In Leicester the
streets are lit up with thousands of lights.
He stated, “A special event marks
Diwali in all major cities of North America,
CA Students... (Cont. from page 1)
Agarwal, Varun Agarwal, Kunal Sharma,
Swapneal Naik, Rohit Panhale, Akash
Gangadhare, Srinivasan and Sulekha, all
hailing from Vashi, Koparkhairne, Panvel
and Mulund.
These professionals formed a group
named ‘CA Saher’ and enthusiastically
undertake community work, setting a worthy
example for budding professionals and
other youth in the society. Talking exclusively
to Raigad Observer, the members
informed that they had earlier organized
blood donation camps in Vashi and Thane
where they themselves donated blood, distributed
clothes and books to the underprivileged
children at Arambh-an NGO in
Turbhe and organized drawing competition
for them, celebrated Friendship Day with
street kids in the city.
and 'You Ask He Answers'. Das on one of
his visits saw Singh reading the books.
Das stated, "Singh believed that God
was a person and He was Krishna. So
when he sang, it was not to please the
audience, but to please God. That is how
he had a divine touch to his singing."
Melbourne, Sydney, etc.”
He added, “It is indeed a matter of joy
that it is declared an official holiday for
Hindus in Kenya and Mauritius, and a national
event in Caribbean islands.”
Swamiji said, “In every country there
is a common festivity amongst the NRIs -
a Diwali 'mela' or fair for shopping and partaking
of Indian delicacies, or a formal dinner
party with top entertainment and
prizes, a community gathering with firecrackers
and a mass Lakshmi Puja followed
by community dinner.”
The Gujaratis have a bigger celebration
on the day following Diwali as they
celebrate their new year according to the
ancient Indian system hailing Emperor
Vikramditya or the Vikram Samvat.
The young CA Saher members donated
an Acquaguard water filter and a
geyser to the Naturapathy centre in
Shantivan. They indulged the aged inmates
in painting the diyas (lamps) and
communicated with them at a stretch,
which the members felt, they craved for.
Lighting up the lives of these lonely senior
citizens was an experience of fulfillment,
expressed Kanchi Thakkar.
Vidya Salve, the caretaker of the Home,
informed that the aged inmates start their
day with prayers, yoga, japa and meditation,
have walks, read newspapers, play
carom board and rummy and have regular
medical check-up every week.
CA Saher has decided to make this
activity a project in their annual calendar
of social events, informed Rohit
Waghmare, who can be contacted on
9920608235.
Lord Krishna's exploits basis of Diwali
celebrations : Swami B.S. Tirtha Maharaj
The grand homecoming of Lord Ram
after 14 years marks Diwali or the festival
of lights.
But Diwali has a strong Krishna connection
too, explained Swami B.S. Tirtha
Maharaj, founder of Gaudia Vaishnava
Association during his interview with the
BBC in Birmingham recently.
He revealed that one of Lord Krishna's
exploits is the basis of Diwali celebrations.
According to Hindu mythology, Lord
Vishnu in his 8th incarnation as Krishna
destroyed the demon Narkasura. The demon
Narakaasura was the evil king of
Pragjyotishapura, near present-day
Sri Sai Leelavathy... (Cont. from page 1)
The announcement was made at the
special function organized by the
Sansthan, on the occasion of Diwali, to
honour eminent doctors in
Panvel, in the temple hall.
Stating that doctors
were chosen for a noble
profession, Hiro
Makhijani called upon the
doctors to dedicate themselves
to serve mankind
and that money was immaterial
in serving the needy.
Dr.Suhas Haldipurkar, Dr.
Khot, Dr.Mahendrakar, Dr.
and Mrs. Prakash Patil,
Dr.Gune were among the
doctors presented with
Diwali prasad, by His Holiness
Sri Sai Narayan
Baba, on the occasion.
Addressing the august gathering, Sri
Sai Narayan Baba delivered the promises
of Shirdi Saibaba in chaste Marathi and
Assam, who ruled with ruthlessness and
even gods feared him. He had abducted
16,000 daughters of the gods, and stole
the earrings of Aditi, mother of the gods.
The gods asked Lord Krishna for help,
and after a mighty battle he killed the demon,
freed the girls and recovered the earrings.
Krishna granted Narakasur one last
request, because of the good deeds he
had done. Narkasura hoped that his death
might bring joy to others, so he asked,
"Let this day be celebrated as a day of
feasting in the World!" Krishna granted
his request and today we celebrate the
day with feasting and joy.
informed the various reasons for celebrating
the festival of lights and joy. Defining
wisdom, the Sadguru stated that it is the
awareness of one’s ignorance, which
causes the ego to disappear and Him (the
Supreme Lord) to appear.
Suhas Haldipurkar of
Laxmi Eye Institute,
Panvel, remarked that it
was always soothing
and inspiring to listen to
Sri Sai Narayan Baba’s
discourses. He added
that Sadguru Sri Sai
Narayan Baba was doing
so much for the poor and
downtrodden and the
people of Panvel were
fortunate to have Babaji
so close to them, where
they can easily come to
seek inspiration and
guidance.
Dr. Shakuntala Bathija compering the
proceedings referred to Sri Sai Narayan
Baba as the eternal Mother .

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