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Samarth Pratishthan ( Devanagari: समर्थ प्रतिष्ठान, स्थापना २ ऑक्टोबर १९९९) The aim is to communicate to do a good cultural, social activities and make a great Pathak with discipline and creativity.

Foundation of Samarth Pratishthan

Through the survey few guys found that in Pune most of the young boys, girls and students linger in the corners of Chowk or waste their time in hotels, katta, watching TV shows or wondering here and there. Due to this, their hidden talent is being wasted. This attitude is always seen during Ganesh festival. Some young men came together. They watched the contrasting scene in the procession of Lord Ganesha. On the one hand, there were indiscipline dancing mob and on other hand there were teams of disciplined young bloods. These young men felt restless. They felt something should be done. These young men started discussions on the issue in front of statue of "Jijamata" in Lalmahal every evening. These discussions and debates gave direction to some constructive work. It was the birth of "Samarth Pratishthan" ^[1] and the day was 2 October 1999.

In the beginning they performed in Navaratri as a small miravnuk with five/six dhols and two tashas. They had taken this material from another Mandal on rent. Because of their first time they took very less money for that miravnuk, they paid that rent first, but it is not possible to get material on rent every time it was not affordable also and as per discussion they were not taking any financial or political help. Then they decided to meet somebody and should tell him their policies and thoughts. That guys met three to four persons. After few days one of them is ready to help us but not in cash because still we stuck to our policies (no politician, no donation and transparency in all their transactions). He gave them twenty dhols and five tashas on 1½-month credit. It was enough for them for that year, due to that they concentrated on practice at Amruteshwar and Siddheshwar ghat regularly. Pratishthan did some miravnuk in that year and paid all bills. Simultaneously Mr. Sanjay Satpute Sir (Teacher in Damle Prashala School, Gultekdi, Pune and the head of Samarth Pratishthan) and some other members registered this organization as “Samarth Pratishthan”, Pune (Reg. No: Maharashtra/1422/2000) in 2000.

Since that year Pratishthan is increasing the count of instruments as well as members. At the beginning only four members were there and this year around two hundred members are in Samarth Pratishthan now that organization has one hundred dhols, twenty five tashas, one hundred swords and shields (Dhal Talwar). Pratishthan performs in the group of minimum 20 dhols 6 to 10 tashas and 25 members in Dhal Talwar Pathak. There is no any type of exam to enter in Pratishthan, only in the premises of practice and in miravnuk or in any activity of pratishthan gutkhas, tobacco smoking or any other addiction are strictly not allowed. Just come to practice regularly at Siddheshwar ghat and learn all bits that's it! First two three years we perform in white Salwar Kurta and Pheta after that for consistency we got Aboli (near to orange) color Kudta, white Salwar, white Gandhi Topi, orange Shela and shoes. Pratishthan always trying to do something different since the first year. In 2005/6 it started the Girls Lezim Pathak (in white Salwar Kurta and Nauvari sari and pheta), in 2007/8 Dhal Talwar Pathak (boys in the costume of Marathi Mavle with Pagdi and Girls in the costume of Zashichi rani with Pheta), till this year Dhal Talwar Pathak is going on. In this pathak there are students, employers and businessmen from different locations in all over the pune city or we can say Maharashtra. This Pathak is not related/part of any other Organization/School or any political person. In last 11 years Samarth Pratishthan has performed in pune (at Anant Chaturthi's night on Laxmi road with Jilbya Maruti Mandal) as well as Mumbai, Sangli, Nagar, Shirdi, Nashik, Mahabaleshwar, Commonwealth Game Pune, Zee Gaurav Occasion Mumbai.

The money (“मानधन”) which we get through performances has been spent in the following way:

For Miravnuk

Samarth group practice at Siddheshwar Ghat behind Sawarkar Bhawan, Sai Service. And our all instruments is in siddheshwar mandir, at the time of muravnuk from practice place to miravnuk place they uses trucks for material. For members eighter truck or private bus it's depend on the distance. While performing pratishthan expences for water bottles, general medical needs, light food etc. After miravnuk there is compulsory Lunch or Dinner most probably in “Durwankur Dining Hall” Tilak Road or “Jagruti Dining Hall” Phadke Haud Chauk or pratishthan has its own Cateringwale Kaka also. After the major expenses of transportation, food and maintenance of all instruments rest all amount is useful for next things as follows,

Educational help for members

Pratishthan is trying to teach to all the members that you can also support to your parents in educationally things. Just give your valuable efforts (in the form of participate in Dhol/Talwar Pathak) in Ganesh Festival or in all Miravnuk in whole year. Pratishthan takes money ("मानधन") instead of that, with that money it gives Educational material (e.g. Notebooks, shoes, school bags with all necessary things for school, uniforms etc.) every year to all their members only, from 7th std. to Graduations.

For society

• Celebrated the Diwali Festival with children of "Nihar" (A hostel for children of prostitutes) & "Ghar Mulanche" (It is an orphanage Organization of pune railway station). All members had brought Diwali sweets from their home to give that children as a Diwali gift respectively two years. Pratishthan always (alternate year) invites to both institutes to share enjoyment in all our picnics & water park trips.
• While trekking clean-up the ways or major places of forts (Rajgad, Raigad)
• Patishthan built a couple of toilets in Bhodegao Grampanchayat as “Swachata Abhiyan” with all material expenses and also built a small Dam (“पाणी आडवा पाणी जिरवा”) also by all members “Shramdan”.

• In 2009 everybody knew the trouble of “Swine flu”. Pratishthan's members had gone in Apte Prashala school (Apte road) to tell students how to fight with and which things should avoid to be-aware of Swine Flue.

• In 2010 Pratishthan tought how to play dhol, tasha & lezim to blind students of “Pune Andha Shala”, Kothrud and made a good platform (Ganesh Visarjan Miravnuk Laxmi Road) to show their skills to all punekars. Pratishthan gave a fund of Twenty Five thousand rupees to that blind school for education.

• (2010) donated a computer set to Nagar Wasti office Somwar Peth Pune for learning basic computer education.

• (2010) Also gave fund of Twenty Five Thousand Rupees to “Mauli Vruddhashram” Mangao, Pune to help few oldster.

• (2010) “Snehalay” (Mr. Girish Kulkarni) Ahmadnagar, it is social organization who is handling 400+ HIV positive children, orphan babies and widow mothers. Pratishthan has given a fund of Fifty Thousand Rupees to help all that children and mothers.

Camps, Treks and Water Parks

Samarth Pratishthan arrenges camps in (government schools or Temples with the permission of Grampanchayat) villages like Mawal, Mulshi, Malegao, Marnewadi, Bhodegao, Urawde, Peth, Mutha etc. In those camps there are social activities like clean up school, temples, verandas. in sport activities e.g. suryanamaskar, jogging, exercises, swimming, small treks, volley ball and few indoor games. We also enjoy Bhajan, orchestra, cooking competition, drawing competition, making statues and snake shows. It arranges treks also. Pratishthan has completed a trek of Rajgad(2), Raigad(2), Tikona, Murud Janjira, Sindhudurg, Jiwdhangad. They clean-up on all forts and helped to tikona madir trust to carry up some construction material to rebuild of Mahadev Mandir on the top of Tikona. In summer they go in water park of Lohgao and Kondhwa. They enjoyed the trips of Harihareshwar(2), Diveaagar, Ganpatipule(2), Malwan, Tarkarli. That all expenses done by Samarth Pratishthan (every year).

Anniversary ceremony

2 October 1999 is the birthday of this organization. They celebrate this day with a different style every year. Some Members donated blood to Sasoon Hospital 2005. All teachers have responsibility to create a future of students and to motivate them Pratishthan gave awards to staff of schools and collages of pune city area as an Ideal Teacher, Ideal Sevak(shipai), Ideal Granthapal, Topper student in night schools/collages in S.S.C, H.S.C and special award for the teacher who has done a magnificent work for society except teaching. Awarded that doctors also who worked through day and night in Naydu Hospital behind Pune railway station for punekars to fight against Swine Flu.

Achievement

• Reliance Dhol Tasha Competition 1st No. in open category 2006, by Mr Gokhle (Head of Gokhale Smarak Mandal, Deccan).
• Zee Marathi Dhol Tasha Competition 1st No. in School category 2007, by Ajay Atul (Music Director).
• Zee Marathi Dhol Tasha Competition 1st No. in open category 2008, Ajay Atul (Music Director).
• Pune Yuwa Ratna Puraskar 2010 by Mr. Bhai Vaidya. (for good cultural program in Ganesh Festival 2010).
• Vishesh Gaurav by Mandai Ganesh festival team (for good cultural program in Ganesh Fesvtival 2010).
  

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