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CHAUMASA OF ACHALGACHHADIPATI P. P.
ACHARYA BHAGVANT SHRI GUNYODAYASAGAR SURISWARJI MAHARAJ SAHEB AT
SUTHRI TIRTH
ACHALGACHHADIPATI
A. B. SHRI GUNYODAYASAGAR SURISWARJI
MAHARAJ SAHEB WITH HIS DISCIPLES WILL SPEND HIS NEXT
CHAOMASA AT SUTHRI TIRTH. THIS WAS ANNOUNCED AT THE
PRATHISTHA CELEBRATIONS OF THE GUNYODAYA TIRTHDHAM SONGADH IN
MARCH 2008 IN THE PRESENCE OF HUNDREDS OF KDO GNATIJANS FROM
SUTHRI WHO HAD SPECIALLY COME TO SONGADH TO INVITE HIM FOR THE
SAME.
ACHARYA PAD FOR KDO PANDIT MAHARAJ
P.P.YUGBHUSHANVIJAYJI AT DEOLALI ON 23.4.2008
SHRI YUGBHUSHANVIJAYJI
MAHARAJ WILL BE BEQUITHED WITH ACHARYA PADVI BY PARAM PUJYA
ACHARYA SHRI PUNYANAND SURISWARJI MAHARAJ SAHEB AT DEOLALI ON
23.4.2008 AFTER THE AMBAYIL ODI RELIGIOUS FESTIVAL WHICH STARTS ON
12.4.2008 AND ENDS ON 20.4.2008.
P.P. PUNYANAND
SURISWARJI MAHARAJ ALONG WITH EIGHT OF HIS DISCIPLES AND SHRI
PANDIT MAHARAJ ENTERED DEOLALI ON 10.4.2008 WHERE THEY WERE GIVEN
A ROUSING WELCOME BY THOUSANDS OF JAINS FROM DEOLALI, NASIK AND
NEARBY TOWNS. ADMIRERS AND DEVOTEES OF PANDIT MAHARAJ FROM MUMBAI
CAME IN EIGHT SPECIAL BUSES TO WELCOME HIM AND THEY HAVE PLANNED
TWENTY SPECIAL BUSES FROM MUMBAI REGION ON 22.4.2008 TO WITNESS
THE BESTOWING OF ‘ACHARYA PAD’ TO THEIR BELOVED PANDIT MAHARAJ.
ALL KDO’S AND
JAINS FROM MUMBAI AND OTHER CENTRES IN MAHARASHTRA, GUJARAT AND
ALL PARTS OF INDIA ARE INVITED TO DEOLALI TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
‘ACHARYA PAD’ CELEBRATIONS.
PRATHISTHA CELEBRATIONS
OF THE GUNYODAYA TIRTHDHAM SONGADH IN MARCH 2008 IN THE PRESENCE
OF HUNDREDS OF KDO GNATIJANS FROM MUMBAI, KUTCH, GUJARAT AND
MAHARASHTRA.
A MAHOTSAV WAS
HELD FROM SUNDAY 24.2.2008 TO 3.3.2008 TO CELEBRATE THE PRATHISTA
OF THE BEAUTIFUL SHRI GUN-MEGH-DEEP PRASAD MARBLE TEMPLE SHAPED
LIKE AN AEROPLANE WHERE THE PRESIDING TIRTHANKAR BHAGWAN IS ‘
SHRI JIRAVALLA PARSHWANATH BHAGWAN’ FLANKED BY ‘SHRI ADINATH
BHAGWAN’ AND ‘SHRI MAHAVIRSWAMI BHAGWAN’. OTHER MURTIS IN THE
TEMPLE ARE OF : SHRI PADMAVATIMATA, SHRI CHAKESHWARI DEVI, SHRI
MAHAKALIDEVI, SHRI GAUTAMSWAMI BHAGWANT AND ACHARYA MAHARAJ
SHRI GUNSAGAR SURISWARJI MAHARAJ.
THE COMPLEX CONSISTS OF :-
THE MAIN TEMPLE
‘GUN-MEGH-DEEP’ PRASAD
DONOR: SHRI
PRADEEP LAKHAMSHI SHAH, - NANA BHADIA – KUTCH
SHRAMAN UPASHRAY
-
DONOR: SMT.
NISHABEN HITESH MANEKJI MOTA, JAY, JAY, SUJAY, RAPAR GADHWARI,
ABDASA, KUTCH/MALABAR HILL. MUMBAI
SHRAMANI UPASHRAY
–
DONOR:
SMT.MALTIBEN JAYANTBHAI BHAWANJI SONI, SUTHRI, KUTCH/VILE PARLE,
MUMBAI
BHOJANALAYA –
DONOR:
SMT.DAMYANTIBEN CHAMPSI MANEKJI LODAYA, SANDHAV, KUTCH/ GHATKOPAR,
MUMBAI.
THREE ATITHI
GRAHAS:
DONORS:1.SMT.
PRABHABEN MANILAL PALAN MARU, BIDADA, KUTCH
2.SMT. JAYABEN VISHANJI PALAN MARU, BIDADA, KUTCH
3.SHRI DAMJI JIVRAJ NAGDA, MOTI VARANDI, KUTCH
LARGE ATITHI
GRAHA:
WING: 1– DONOR:
SHRI KUTCH TALVANA DERAVASI JAIN SANGH
WING: 2- DONOR:
MATUSHRI RATANBEN MANILAL CHHEDA, KANDAGARA, KUTCH
WING: 3 -DONOR:
MATUSHRI SUNDERBEN RAVJI DEDHIA, GADHSHISA
CHABUTARO: SMT.
VASANTIBEN NARENDRA MULJI SHAH, CHANGDAI, KUTCH /DEVLALI
WATER PARAB:
MATUSHRI SARALABEN LAXMICHAND NAGDA, NALIYA
THE CELEBRATIONS
WERE ATTENDED BY MORE THAN THREE THOUSAND KDO’S AND JAINS FROM
MUMBAI, KUTCH, GUJARAT AND OTHER PLACES IN INDIA. A SPECIAL TRAIN
ARRANGED BY SHRI CHETAN MEGHJI MOTA, MUMBAI BROUGHT 1200 VISITORS
FROM MUMBAI TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CELEBRATIONS.
THE
EXPENSES OF THE NINE DAYS MAHOTSAV WERE BORNE BY:-
1. SMT.
SHUSHLABEN RAMESHCHANDRA DEVCHAND DEDHIA, TALWANA
2. SHRI CHETAN
MEGHJI MOTA (TMT HOLIDAYS) AND PARIVAR, VARAPADHAR, KUTCH/MULUND,
MUMBAI
3. MATUSHRI
CHAMPABEN HANSRAJ PARBAT DAGHA, HIRALAL HANSRAJ AND FAMILY,
VARADIA /MATUNGA, MUMBAI
4. SHRI
DAMJI JIVRAJ NAGDA, VARANDHI MOTI, KUTCH/ HYDERABAD
5.
MATUSHRI TARABEN MANEKJI KESHAVJI MOTA, SMT. NISHABEN HITESH MANEKJI
MOTA, RAPARGADHWARI, KUTCH /MALABAR HILL, MUMBAI.
6. SMT.
PRABHAVANTI VALLABHJI MALSHI GALA, NANA ASAMBHIYA, KUTCH
7. SMT.
DAMYANTIBEN CHAMPSHI MANEKJI LODAYA LOKHANDWALA FAMILY, SANDHAV,
KUTCH/GHATKOPAR, MUMBAI
8. SHRI GUN MEGH
DEEP PRASAD NIRMAPAK PARIVAR, GHATKOPAR. MUMBAI
9. MATUSHRI
MAMIBAI MANEK GOA PASAD, SMT. JAISHRI MAHENDRA BHANJI, SHERDI
KDO SENIOR
CITIZENS’ DIGNITY CLUB, MUMBAI
ELECTION FOR THE
TWO YEAR PERIOD : 1.4.2008 TO 31.3.2010 WAS HELD UNDER THE
SUPERVISION OF PATRON MEMBER SHRI KIRITBHAI LAXMICHAND LAPSIA ON
8.3.2008 WHEN THE FOLLOWING OFFICE BEARERS WERE ELECTED UNOPPOSED
FOR THE ABOVE PERIOD:
PRESIDENT
: SHRI RATILAL VALJI SHAH (KHONA)– NALIYA /MATUNGA
VICE PRESIDENT:
SHRI ARUN PADAMSHI SHAH(LODAYA)- KUVAPADHAR /BORIVALI
HON.SECRETARY:
SHRI MULJI RATANSHI MEISHERI - JAKHAU/BORIVALI
HON.JT.SECRETARY:
SHRI MAHENDRA BANKIMCHANDRA SHAH (LODAYA) RAVA/GHATKOPAR
TREASURER: SMT. VIJAYABEN SURESH DAND, BHARUDIA/WADALA
JT. TREASURER: SMT.
BHARATIBEN NAVIN SHAH (LODAYA) – DALTUNGI/
MASJID BUNDER
5TH
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE CLUB WAS HELD ON SUNDAY, 30TH
MARCH 2008 UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF SHRI KIRITBHAI LAPSIA AT SHRI
KIRITBHAI LAXMICHAND LAPSIA JAIN BHUVAN, CHEMBUR, MUMBAI AT 3.30
PM IN WHICH 54 MEMBERS WERE PRESENT.
SHRI RATILAL
KHONA WELCOMED THE MEMBERS AND GAVE THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LAST
TWO YEARS AND THANKED THE MEMBERS FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT.
HE ALSO PRESENTED
THE ACCOUNTS OF THE CLUB FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS AND COPIES OF THE
INCOME-EXPENDITURE STATEMENT & BALANCE SHEETS FOR YEARS 2006-2007
AND 2007-2008 WERE GIVEN TO THE MEMBERS.
AS ON DATE, THERE
WERE SEVEN PATRON MEMBERS AND 155 LIFE MEMBERS AND 50 ORDINARY
MEMBERS. SHRI KHONA APPRECIATED THE EFFORTS MADE BY SMT.
VIJAYABEN & SMT. BHARTIBEN TO INCREASE THE LIFE MEMBERS FROM 74 TO
155 IN THE LAST TWO YEARS.
THE RESERVES OF
THE CLUB AMOUNTED TO RS.1.79,250/- OUT OF WHICH RS.1.40 LAKHS
WERE INVESTED IN FIXED DEPOSITS WITH INDIAN BANK, MATUNGA, AND
RS.39,250/- WERE WITH SHRI ARIHANT BANK, MASJID BUNDER BRANCH,
MUMBAI AS FDR’S.
THE ELECTION OF
OFFICE BEARERS FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS WAS APPROVED BY THE
MEMBERS. THE ACCOUNTS OF THE LAST TWO YEARS WERE ALSO APPROVED BY
THE MEMBERS.
SHRI KIRITBHAI
LAPSIA EXHORTED THE MEMBERS TO CONSIDER THIS CLUB AS THEIR OWN
CLUB. THEY SHOULD PARTICIPATE IN ALL ITS ACTIVITIES AND ALSO
SUGGEST NEW ACTIVITIES. HE ADVISED THE MEMBERS TO FORM A
COMMITTEE TO DECIDE THE NEXT PROGRAMS AND GIVEN A PLAN TO THE
OFFICE BEARERS WITHIN 15 DAYS FOR IMPLEMENTATION.
SMT. PUSHPABEN
MOMAYA SUGGESTED THAT THE CLUB SHOULD HOLD ONE DAY YATRAS TO
NEARBY PLACES SO THAT MORE MEMBERS COULD JOIN THEM.
AFTER THE
MEETING, POPULAR KUTCHHI POET SHRI MANILAL RAMBHIA AND KDO POET
SHRI KUSUMKANT NAGDA RECITED THEIR FAVOURITE POEMS IN KUTCHHI,
GUJARATI AND HINDI WHICH WERE LIKED VERY MUCH BY THE MEMBERS WHO
APPLAUDED THE RECITALS FROM TIME TO TIME.
SHRI RATILAL
KHONA THANKED SHRI KIRITBHAI LAPSIA FOR ARRANGING SUCH A NICE
PROGRAM FOR THE SENIOR CITIZENS AND SPONSORING THE DELICIOUS MEALS
AT THE END OF THE PROGRAM.
K.D.O.
YOUNG ACHIEVERS CLUB, MUMBAI
THE ABOVE CLUB
WHICH WAS INAUGURATED BY SMT. MADHURIBEN AND KIRITBHAI LAXMICHAND
LAPSIA ON 2.12.2007 AT MAHA KAVI KALIDAS HALL, MULUND HELD
ITS FIRST PROGRAM AT THE A/C HALL OF MULUND COLLEGE OF COMMERCE,
SAROJINI NAIDU ROAD, MULUND (W), MUMBAI ON SATURDAY, 5TH
APRIL 2008 AT 6.30 PM. MORE THAN 275 KDO BOYS & GIRLS OF
AGE GROUP 15 TO 40 YEARS WITH THEIR PARENTS ATTENDED THE PROGRAM.
THE PROGRAM
STARTED WITH SHRI NAVKAR MAHA MANTRA RECITED BY VICE PRESIDENT SMT.
PAOLOMIBEN DHARAMSHI AND DEEP PRAKASHAN BY THE CHIEF GUESTS,
TRUSTEES AND OFFICE BEARERS OF THE CLUB IN FRONT OF THE PHOTO OF
GODDESS MATA SARASWATI DEVI.
SHRI CHETANBHAI
MEGHJI MOTA (TMT HOLIDAYS) PRESIDENT OF THE CLUB WELCOMED THE
GUESTS, THE MEMBERS AND THEIR PARENTS. HE SAID THAT THE CLUB WILL
GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO THE KDO YOUNGER GENERATION TO MEET EACH
OTHER AND REACH HIGHER GOALS IN THEIR CAREERS WITH THE HELP OF
ELDER MEMBERS. HE INVITED ALL KDO YOUTH BETWEEN THE AGES OF 15 AND
40 TO JOIN THE CLUB. HE HOPED THAT THE PARENTS WOULD ENCOURAGE
THEIR CHILDREN TO JOIN THE CLUB.
SHRI HARIBHAI
KOTHARI, EMINENT JAIN PHILOSOPHER, EXHORTED THE YOUNG GENERATION
TO LEARN THE FINER POINTS OF LIFE & CAREERS FROM THE ELDERS AND
BECOME TRUE ACHIEVERS. SHRI RATILAL KHONA - TRUSTEE HONOURED SHRI
HARIBHAI WITH A GARLAND, COCONUT AND A SHAWL.
DR. SMT. LAXMIBEN
KHONA ADVISED THE YOUNG GENERATION TO JOIN THE CLUB IN LARGE
NUMBERS AND ASSURED THAT THE CLUB WILL HOLD PROGRAMS OF THEIR
LIKING WHICH WILL INCREASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND HELP THEM IN THEIR
CAREERS.
CHIEF GUEST SHRI
SOMCHAND VELJI LODAYA WAS HAPPY THAT SO MANY YOUNGSTERS WITH THEIR
PARENTS HAD COME TO THIS PROGRAM AND REQUESTED THEM TO IMPLEMENT
THE ADVICE GIVEN BY THE EMINENT SPEAKERS. SHRI CHETAN MOTA
HONOURED SHRI SOMCHANDBHAI WITH A GARLAND, COCONUT AND A SHAWL.
GUEST SHRI
VIRENDRA BHAWANJI LODAYA, NEWLY ELECTED PRESIDENT OF SHRI K.D.O.
MANDAL, DOMBIVALI HOPED THAT THE LESS EDUCATED KDO YOUNGSTERS
WILL TAKE INSPIRATION FROM THE HIGHLY EDUCATED MEMBERS TO LEARN
MORE SKILLS AND TAKE SMALL COURSES TO IMPROVE THEIR KNOWLEDGE &
EARNING POWER. HE WAS HONOURED WITH GARLAND, COCONUT AND SHAWL BY
CLUB’S HON. TREASURER SHRI CHANDRAHAS R. KHONA.
EX-BJP M.P. SHRI
KIRIT SOMAIYA WAS ALSO ONE OF THE GUESTS AND WAS HONOURED BY
CLUB’S HON. SECRETARY SHRI ROHIT TEJPAL DHARAMSHI AND HE BLESSED
THE CLUB WITH HIS GOOD WISHES.
THEREAFTER, HON.
SECRETARY SHRI CHETAN DINESH LODAYA , SHRI HARSHIT SANJAY SHAH
AND SHRI HARSHIT SHAH CONDUCTED A GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
SPECIALLY MADE FOR THIS PROGRAM WITH THE HELP OF A COMPUTER &
SCREEN IN WHICH ALL THE MEMBERS PARTICIPATED ENTHUSIASTICALLY FOR
ONE & HALF HOURS AND WON MANY PRIZES.
PROMINENT KDO
LEADERS LIKE SHRI JAYESH JAIN, SHRI NENSHI LADHABHAI MAHESHWARI,
SHRI DINESH VALJI DHARAMSHI AND SHRI PRAFUL UMERSHI CHHEDA WERE
PRESENT AT THIS FUNCTION.
THE MEMBERS AND
THEIR PARENTS DEPARTED AFTER TAKING TASTY BHELPURI, SEVPURI,
DAHIPURI AND TASTY GULAB JAMBUNS.
