रचना - Maharashtra Mandal Chicago

‘रचना’
महारा मंडळ िशकागो
वष ३९ अंक caaOqaa
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Important Announcement
ELECTIONS FOR THE COMMITTEE OF 2009
The Board of Directors of Maharashtra Mandal Chicago is now inviting
names for the following positions:
President, Vice-President, Mahila Vice-President, Treasurer,
Secretary, and five (5) committee members.
Names are also invited for one position of Trustee.
All interested parties shall kindly submit their names to one of the following
Election Committee members. The names must be submitted in writing
so as to reach on or before November 12, 2008.
The Election Committee is as follows:
Mr. Shyam Anturkar santurkar2002@yahoo.com
Mr. Niteen Joshi
nnj21@sbcglobal.net
Mr. Dileep Thatte
dvthatte@yahoo.com
Mrs. Nandini Vishwasrao dilipnand@aol.com
(847) 397-7039
(847) 490-9323
(630) 904-4832
(847) 689-1274
If more than one name is received for any position, a secret ballot will be
conducted by the Election Committee. Elections will be conducted per
Maharashtra Mandal Chicago constitution submitted to State of Illinois in
1988. The election, if required, will be conducted on November 16, 2008
at 4:00 pm.
Eligibility Requirements
To be eligible for a position on the board of directors, a minimum of six
months of MMC membership is required. The eligibility for co-opted
members is also six months of MMC membership. A candidate for the
Office of Trustee shall have a minimum of one-year experience on the
Board of Directors.
Please contact any of the election committee members if you have any
questions regarding the eligibility requirements. Please note that plenty of
time, dedication and resourcefulness are needed for these committee
positions. Applications received after the due date will not be entertained.
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Namaskar,
On behalf of 2008 Committee, Happy Diwali to all of you!
While it may have been 2 weeks since the last day of Diwali, at MMC, the festivities are
not over until we have had our annual Diwali program. In keeping with our tradition of
staging a play, we will have two ekankikas – one by the “Northsiders” and one by the
“Southsiders”. (Is this experiment going to turn into a rivalry? Or will it be just a healthy
competition?) Then there will be delicious faral and, most importantly, what promises to
be a fiercely contested election for the 2009 Executive Committee!
As the Diwali issue of Rachana is the last one for the year, I would like to take this
opportunity to thank all of the members, sponsors, advertisers and, of course, countless
volunteers for your support. It is because of your participation and encouragement that
the committee has been able to successfully arrange a variety of programs in 2008.
At the beginning of the year, in the Sankrant issue of Rachana, I had quoted President
Lincoln (“of the people, for the people, by the people”) and sant Ramdas (“critic next
door”) to solicit your participation and feedback. You offered your support and
suggestions without hesitation, and I would like to request that you continue to do so with
the 2009 committee.
Thank you for a wonderful 2008, and best wishes for the new year.
Regards,
Shyam Anturkar
MMC, President, 2008
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Come celebrate your ethnic pride
With unique gift wrap!
We created the idea of ethnic-themed gift wrap to celebrate the heritage of our
countries of origin by educating our children about the meanings of common
symbols and celebrations in those countries. It is also a great way to enjoy
diverse cultures that may not be your own and a unique way to personalize your
gift. It is a wonderful way to celebrate, preserve and share cultures and traditions.
On the reverse side of each piece of wrapping paper, you will find pearls of
wisdom about the symbol or celebration depicted on the other side. We believe
ours is the first gift wrap ever designed that holds equal value on both sides of
the sheet! Every time you open a gift wrapped in our gift wrap, you have an
opportunity to learn about another culture — how great is that? Enjoy!
We are offering our ethnic gift wrap as a fundraiser for Maharashtra Mandal
Chicago.
When you log onto our website www.globalgiftwrap.com you can benefit MMC
with every purchase you make. Please add the code MMC after a dash next to
your last name when you check out and we will make sure a percentage of the
proceeds are donated back to MMC. We have tremendous product offerings for
four core ethnicities: Asian Indian, Irish, Hispanic and Chinese. Our Indian gift
wrap that we presently have available is for Diwali called Diwali-Rangoli. Please
place your orders by October 15th, to allow for delivery of Diwali paper in time for
the holiday.
We hope you will participate in the fundraiser and celebrate your culture!
Best wishes for a happy and prosperous Diwali!
Aparna and Maggie, Co-Founders
Global Gift Wrap, LLC
www.globalgiftwrap.com
Tel: 847-989-9725
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Maharashtra Mandal Chicago
Presents,
Annual Diwali Dhamaka
Here are the details of Diwali program:
When: Sunday, November 16th, 2008
Time: 2:00 pm to 6:45 pm
Where: Forest View Education Center,
2121 S Goebbert Road ,
Arlington Heights , IL 60005
(Located between Algonquin Rd and Golf Rd and 1 block east of Arl Hts. Rd )
Program outline:
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm : Ekankika “Chi. Sau. Ka. Champa Govekar” , by Ratnakar
Matkari
3:45 pm to 4:45 pm : Faral and General Body meeting/elections
5:00 pm to 6:30 pm : Ekankika “Madrasine Kela Marathi Bhratar”, by Vasant
Kanetkar
Please come and enjoy an entertaining afternoon. Elect and meet the Committee for 2009.
Ticket Prices: Patrons:
No charge
Annual Pass holders:
No charge
Life members and Annual members: Adult: $17/person, Children: $5/child
Non-members:
Adult: $22/person, Children: $7/child
Students with valid ID:
$10/student
Note: RSVP is NOT mandatory, but would help us organize the event better.
Please RSVP by email (preferred method) or by phone to
Shyam Anturkar: santurkar2002@yahoo.com
847-397-7039
www.mahamandalchicago.org
We appreciate RSVP
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Dear Readers,
First of all let me take this opportunity to thank you all for your overwhelming
response for e-Rachana. Printing and distribution has always been a big job
earlier, but with e-Rachana, we could reach to maximum number of Marathi
readers.
We are still waiting for your suggestions and comments so that in future we can
incorporate those.
In this Rachana, being Diwali, we have tried to bring best of the information
available.
The last and the main event of the year “Diwali Celebration” is at the door steps.
See you all there. For the other details visit our website
<mahamandalchicago.org>.
Do send us your comments and suggestions on email at
karyakarini@mahamandalchicago.org
Waiting for your emails!
Revati Oak
megrev94@yahoo.co.in
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INFORMATIVE
(Internet a web of information)
Dear readers,
Thanks for appreciating e-Rachana and this new series “Informative”. This is
about Information, which is available on the internet. We will try to mention new
links of articles on different personalities, varied topics, politics, entertainment
and lots more.
We are a medium to connect you to the information you would like to read, we do
not have any intention to carry away credit of the original authors.
This time we are talking about versatile Indian couple, Mr.Dilip Chitre and
Mrs. Shobha Chitre. This talented couple has won appreciation for their
contribution in ‘American-Marathi’literature.
Want to know more about them? Find out by clicking the following link. This
feature was published in Maayboli Diwali edition.
<http://vishesh.maayboli.com/node/108>
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Fusioneers!!!!
We are a band and we Rock!
Our children play a variety of Instruments in school, Strings, Brass, Percussion,
Piano and the Tabla. On the other hand they love Indian music and Hindi songs.
What if we could combine both create a fusion?....
This idea was put in action with a group of middle schoolers and High schoolers
who got together under the mentorship of their Sameerkaka (Sameer
Sawant).With the entertainment industry boom and internet there was no dearth
of songs…songs were chosen; music notes of the melodies was prepared by
Tanvi and Sameerkaka for Brass instruments & String instruments; Key board,
Percussion and the Tabla were ‘hear and play’ and practice started along with
the new year in January 2008 in the basement.
With small rehearsals in the basement and full fledge rehearsals at Eola Center,
the first performance was on 13th July 2008 at the Naperville library. Sponsored
by Chicago Music Circle, they played three songs in front of a small audience. At
the MMC Kojagiri celebration the group had added many songs and Jugal bandi
of Tabla and Drums for a slightly bigger audience.
Like the ‘Lakshya’ song the ‘Fusioneers’ are on their path towards more fusion,
more fun and bigger audience in the coming years. They are hoping to add more
instruments; clarinet, flute, more string instruments..whatever you can play …on
their way. Here’s what they have to say…
We the Fusioneers enjoy playing and have fun. Thank you for the support of
Sameerkaka, Anandkaka, Premkaka, Suchetamaushi, Radhika, all our parents
and the audience for the encouragement.
Come and have fun with us!!!!!
Strings: Tanvi Sawant, Pooja Bag, Neha Salgaonkar, Gargi Magar,
Tanisha Thatte, Manas Gosavi
Brass: Tanmay Sambare, Mohit Dhande, Chinmay Vaidya, Aashay Chavan
Abhishek Deshpande
Key board : Priti More
Percussion: Sanat Divekar, Anuj Marathe, Akhil Chavan, Neil Akolkar
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Kahitari Aiknyajoge
There are many websites which are dedicated to Marathi songs and movies. One of them
is <www. marathi world.com.>
Here is melodious composition by “Pt. Jitendra Abhisheki” written by noted lyricist and
poet “Smt. Shanta Shelke”.
Click the following link to listen to this song
<http://www.esnips.com/doc/1e83a665-32ae-4656-aa5f-bc45751f833d/Kata-RuteKunala>
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Committee- 2008
President
VicePresident
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Members
Trustees
Shyam Anturkar
Kalpana Neklikar
(847) 397 7039
(312) 281 1786
Jaydeep Deshpande
(337) 255 9800
Sujeet Vaidya
(716) 560 9668
Saurabah Neklikar
(312) 281 1786
Prakash Anturkar, Manju Dawande, Kanchan
Bhide, Revati Oak, Vaishali Sharma
Dileep Thatte, Nandini Vishwasrao, Niteen Joshi
Event
Diwali
Function
Date
November 16th
Program
Details will be
released on the
website
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Rachna team:Shyam Anturkar, Revati Oak, Vaishali Sharma, Manju Dawande.
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