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Marwari Mitra Mandal (Singapore) Registered with Registry of Societies ROS 1025/2005
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Issue 1 Members News Letter 30th
September, 2014 (For Private Circulation Only)
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Welcome
To this first edition of MMM e-CONNECT. It gives us great pleasure to launch this News Letter. The aim is to raise interaction level with
the members on a wider basis to make Marwari community more vibrant with active support from all of you. We will love to have your
feedback and suggestions on this issue, which will help us to improve in future.
Marwari Mitra Mandal (Singapore) has been formed and registered in 2005 with the objective of promoting social, cultural, educational &
recreational and welfare activities as well as hold celebrations for Marwaris in Singapore. We endeavor to promote intercultural
understanding between the Marwaris and other communities in Singapore and within Marwaris throughout the world.
MMM is near to its completion of one decade and we forsee the vibrant life in coming years. During the past 9 years our strength has
increased steadily.
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Our Founder Members We appreciate the initiative and hard work of the founder members who planted the seeds of this Mandal in 2005, with a view to unite the community under one banner, as a result of which Marwari Mitra Mandal (Singapore) has reached to this level today. Mr. Dau Dayal Gupta Mr. Manak Maheshwari Mr. Pawan Khaitan Mr. B K Maheshwari Mr. Mahesh Kumar Patodia Mr. Rajan Bagaria Mr. Subhash Sharma Mr. Ashok Khetan Mr. Arun Shroff Mr. Mahesh Kumar Goenka Mr. Dalpat Chand Dhairwal
Recent Events
AGM
9th Annual General Meeting of the
members was held on 28th
June 2014. The
General Meeting of Members passed
Management Committee report as well as
Audited Financials for the year 2013.
Meeting also passed the amendments to the
constitution clause related to formation of
Trust.
New Management committee with following
members was elected for a period of two
years.
Management Committee (2014-16) Santosh Kumar Tibarewala President
Kamal Kishore Vice President
Puneet Jain Secretary
Soham Agrawal Joint Secretary
Kirshna Kumar Bagaria Treasurer
Shambhu Prasad Biyani Member
Pallav Moona Member
Ajay Kumar Kedia Member
Balwant Rao Jain Member
Pawan Kumar Maheshwari Member
Ritesh Bansal Member
Incoming President Mr. Santosh Kumar
Tibarewala thanked the members for
showing confidence in him and his team and
requested all for their active participation in
Mandal Activities.
Ladies Wing Ladies Wing has been formed with
following members:
Mrs. Nirmala Biyani (Chair Person)
Mrs. Aruna Tibarewala
Mrs. Santosh Sharma
Mrs. Madhu Gupta
Mrs. Urmila Sharma
Mrs. Mamta Moona
Mrs. Ekta Goel
Mrs. Divya Goenka
Mrs. Preeti Agrawal.
Advisory Board Management Committee constituted an
Advisory Board as per Section 19 of the
Constitution of the Mandal & tenor of this
advisory board will be for two years. First
Advisory Board has been formed as under:-
Mr. Dau Dayal Gupta Chairman
Mr. Rajan Bagaria Member Member
Mr. Manak Chand Maheshwari Member
Mr. Mahesh Kumar Patodia Member
Mr. Basant Kumar Maheshwari Member
Sawan Ka Sindhara (Teej Milan)
Ladies wing organized Sawan ka Sindhara,
with Mehandi, on 26th
June 2014 at Katong
Park Tower. Program was attended by more
than 200 and was well received by all. Eight
children performed in this program.
The Hindu festival of Teej is marked by
fasting of women who pray to Lord Shiva
and Goddess Parvati seeking their blessings
for marital bliss. It is a three-day festival that
occurs on the third day of 'Shukla Paksha' or
bright fortnight of the moon in the Hindu
month of Shravana or Sawan, which falls
during the Indian monsoon season, i.e., July
- August.
History and Origin of Teej
It is believed that the name of this festival
comes from a small red insect called 'Teej'
that emerges from the earth during the
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monsoon season. Hindu mythology has it
that on this day, Parvati came to the Shiva's
abode, marking the union of the husband and
wife.
Teej symbolizes the reunion of Shiva and his
wife Parvati. It exemplifies the sacrifice of a
wife to win the mind and heart of the
husband. According to myths, Parvati
carried out a rigorous fast for 108 years to
prove her love and devotion for Shiva,
before he accepted her as his wife. Some
scriptures say that she was born 107 times
before she was reborn as Parvati, and at her
108th birth she was granted the boon to be
the wife of Shiva because for her long
penance and perseverance over many births.
Hence, Teej is celebrated to honor the
devotion of Parvati, who is also known as
'Teej Mata,' by those who observe this
auspicious day when women seek her
blessings for a happy married life and a good
husband like Shiva.
Fun Fiesta
Fun Fair, a program filled with fun for all
age groups, was organized for the first time
by Mandal on 6th
of September 2014 at the
Singapore Swimming Club. Drawing and
Painting competition as well as Fancy Dress
Competition was held in two age groups 2-8
years and 8-12 years. It received
overwhelming response by about 400
persons who attended the program & well
appreciated being unique .
Fancy Dress
Winners
Age Group
2 to 8 Years
Age Group
8 to 12 Years
First Saanjh Bhansali Anjali Sharma
Second Aarav Biyani Vaatsal
Tibarewala
Third Anshika Saxena Pradyut Moona
Drawing & Painting
Winners Age Group
2 to 8 Years
Age Group
8 to 12 Years
First Ishita Gupta Urvi Jatia
Second Tanisha Sharma
& Shivika Kedia
Anirvan Dalmia
Third Vanshika
Goenka
Vansh Bagaria
& Gauri Bang
Meetings and Representations 08
th July 2014
All societies meeting called by High
Commissioner of India
Secretary Mr. Puneet Jain represented the
Mandal.
30th
July 2014
Interaction Night of Singapore Press
Holdings.
President Santosh Kr. Tibarewala, Advisory
Board Chairman Mr. D D Gupta, Vice
President Mr. Kamal Kishore, Secretary Mr.
Puneet Jain, Jt. Secretary Mr. Soham
Agrawal, Treasurer Mr. Krishna Bagaria and
Com. Member Mr. Ajaya Kedia attended the
event.
August 2, 2014
SINDA Volunteers Tea Program
President Mr. Santosh Kumar Tibarewala
and Treasurer Mr. Krishna Bagaria
represented the Mandal.
16th
August 2014
The Year of India in Singapore
Program organized by The High
Commission of India to commemorate the
50 years of establishment of India -
Singapore diplomatic relations. Indian
Foreign Minister Ms. Sushma Swaraj and
Singapore Minister for Foreign Affairs and
Minister for Law Singapore Mr. K
Shanmugam jointly inaugurated program.
President Mr. Santosh Kumar Tibarewala
attended the function.
September 11, 2014
Meeting with the high level delegation
from Rajasthan Government
President Mr. Santosh Kumar Tibarewala,
Vice President Mr. Kamal Kishore and
Chairman of the advisory board Mr. D D
Gupta attended the eeting held at The High
Commission of India.
25th
September 2014
Launch of Make in India Program by
Honorable Prime Minister of India.
High Commission of India and Singapore
Management University organized a
Program for live Telecast of the event. Key
points were highlighted by The High
Commissioner of India.
President Santosh Kr. Tibarewala and Vice
President Mr. Kamal Kishore attended the
event on behalf of Mandal.
Encouragement & Excellence Awards
2014-15
Nominees Aarushi Khandelwal
Chhavi Aggarwal
Pramesh Singhavi
Rishabh Jain
Rishabh Patwari
Parents Name Ajay Khandelwal
Anurag Aggarwal
Praveen Singhavi
Anandraj Jain
Jagdish Patwari
Block Your Dates Upcoming events
1. 24 October 2014
Networking with Diwali Ki Ram Ram
followed by Movie HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Venue:- Golden Village, Citi Square
2. 08 November 2014
Legacy Planning Talk
Importance of Will Creating, Will Trust
Formation and Legacy Management.
Followed by Members Networking over
High Tea.
Venue:- Singapore Cricket Club
For Further details Please Contact:-
Mr.Puneet Jain(Secretary) +65 9825 3451
Web Portal, Facebook & Contact We request all to strengthen the database
by updating your contact information on
the portal.
WEBSITE
www.marwarimitramandal.com
FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com//MarwariMitraMandal
EMAIL
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Diwali The Festival of Lights Diwali is derived from the Sanskrit fusion
word Dpvali, formed from from dpa,
"light" or "lamp") and val ("series, line,
row"). Dpvali or Deepavalli thus means
a "row" or "series of lights". Its celebration
include lights shining on housetops, outside
doors and windows, around temples and
other buildings in the communities and
countries where it is observed.
Diwali dates back to ancient times in India,
as a festival after the summer harvest in
the Hindu calendar month of Karthikai. The
festival is mentioned in Padma Purana,
the Skanda Purana, and other Sanskrit Hindu
scriptures; the divas (lamps) are mentioned
in Skanda Purana to symbolically represent
parts of sun, the cosmic giver of light and
energy to all life, who seasonally transitions
in the Hindu calendar month of Kartik.
Significance of Diwali in Hinduism
For Hindus, Diwali is one of the most
important festivals of the year. It is
associated with the return of Lord Rama
with Maa Sita and Lord Lakshman to
Ayodhya, after 14 years of exile and the
victory over Ravana.
On that day, he was welcomed to Ayodhya
with rows of Deep, lightened throughout the
kingdom. Thus, there is a tradition of
lighting oil lamps.
Hindus, also make preparations to welcome
goddess Lakshmi by drawing Rangoli, and
Paduka (footsteps) on the entrance that
would allure goddess Laxmi to visit ones
home and bring prosperity along with her.
Significance of Diwali In Jainism
Diwali is very significant to Jainism. It is
said that Lord Mahavira 24th and the last
Jain Tirthankar of the era, attained Nirvana
or Moksha on this day, in 527 B.C in
Pavapuri, Bihar. Hence, this day signifies the
freedom from spiritual darkness and
liberation of the soul from all the past karma
and ill deeds.
Lord Mahavira meditated and served severe
penance for 12 years after which his soul
was illuminated and he achieved his goal. It
is believed that Diwali was the day, when
this event took place.
Jains celebrate the day after Diwali as the
New Years Day. Lord Ganadhar, who was
the most dedicated and devoted worshipper
of Mahavira, attained enlightenment on this
day. After Lord Mahavira attained
enlightenment, he mourned at the absence of
his lord. On the next day itself, his soul was
free of all human desires and karmas.
Therefore, the day after Diwali the first
day of Kartik month, signifies the turning on
a new leaf in ones life or the New Year of a
New Life.
Significance of Diwali In Sikhism
The festival of Diwali is equally significant
in Sikhism in accordance with the release of
Guru Har Gobind Ji the sixth guru of
Sikhism.
It is also believed that the third Sikh Guru,
Amar Das, had laid the foundation stone for
the Golden Temple on Diwali.
Emperor Jahangir had imprisoned him and
52 other Hindu princes. Jahangir agreed to
release Guru Har Gobindji and other princes
on this day, but in order to limit the people,
he put a condition that only the princes who
could catch on to Har Gobind jis cloak
could leave. At this, Guru Har Gobind Ji had
a special cloak made with 52 strings for each
of the princes and left the prison with every
one of the princes holding onto it.
The Golden Temple was lit up in his honour,
the first place he visited after his release.
Entire city of Amritsar was illuminated with
lamps and lights. Diwali came to be
celebrated as Bandi Chhor Diwas by Sikhs
due to this historic incident. Till today this
tradition of lighting up the Golden Temple is
followed on Diwali.
Significance of Diwali In Buddhism
While not a large occasion for the Buddhist
community, it is a cause of celebrations,
Emperor Ashoka is remembered on this day,
as he is said to have converted to Buddhism
on Diwali. Due to this belief, Diwali is also
referred to as Ashoka Vijayadashami in
Buddhism.
This is a special day, particularly for the
Newar Buddhists, who celebrate Diwali in a
quite way, by chanting mantras. Buddhist
temples and monasteries are decorated and
Buddha is worshipped wholeheartedly and
with great devotion on this day.
Although Diwali is celebrated to mark
different historical events, stories or
myths, they all spiritually mark the
victory of light over darkness, knowledge
over ignorance, good over evil and hope
over despair. (source: Internet)
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Wishes All its Members
A Happy Diwali &
A Very Prosperous New Year
Members are encouraged to send articles for the Newsletter. Publication of received matter will however, be subject to the consent and decision
of The Committee.