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Deshastha Marathi Times
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A quarterly newsletter of our deshastha community
An initiative by TMG DMM
A Quarterly Newsletter
Editorial Board
Ravi S
Ramachandran K
Ananth Rao Killedar Issue No. 1- Jan 2013
Trustees
Ravi Shelvakar
Sharath Punthambekar
Suresh Maruthi
Aswath Shelvankar
Nirupama S
Address
Deshastha
Marathi Mandal
No. 286, 10th Main,
3rd Block, Jayanagar
Bangalore 560011.
Padmavibhushan
Vittal Speak
Ex. CVC Chairman
Apart from self
confidence our
tradition has two other
aspects, high integrity
and competence.That is
why TMs could retain
the trust of rulers
irrespective of their
background.
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Feature Articles
Culture & Tradition
of our Deshastha
Marathi community Dr. Suresh Maruthi
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Appreciations
To all the delegates who
made this event such a
grand success.
Feature Articles
Wonders of NeuroScience - Saisridhar
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Designed by: Sharath Chander Punthambekar
TMG
DMM
World
Meet at
Thanjavur
Thanjavur TMG - DMM World meet on December 22
& 23, 2012 with over 180 people was a fantastic
success. People from different parts of India & world
participated in the world meet & had a fantastic time.
Each person had something to share or someone to meet.
It was like a festival & every person had a smile of
satisfaction of having been in our place of roots Thanjavur!!
Thanjavur World Meet 2012 event, started with
Gana Homa which was conducted by Sharath
Chander Punthambekar & his wife Saraswathi
Sharath Punthambekar. Homa Puja started at
around 8 AM was done as per the shasthras & all
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religious customs were followed. It was a
humbling experience to people & all who had
gathered there enthusiastically participated &
took the blessings of Lord Vinayaka for making
& all the delegates were happy to have started the
event with the Ganahoma.
After Homa, registrations for delegates started.
Trustees deputed people to manage the
registration desk. The process of collection of
money, issuing receipt, donor pass with the
welcome kit along with the delegate tag was
appreciated.
Day 1 & Day 2
As soon as registration of delegates got completed
the main program was started with Sri Rajesh
Prabhakar our Chennai Anchor who was heading
the implementation of the Thanjavur event.
You may browse more details of the event in the
event diary in our web site http://
www.deshasthas.org/december_2012_event.html
Happy Sankranthi wishes to all TMs across the
globe.
★ Sharath Chander Punthambekar
this event a precursor to good things to follow to
the TMG - DMM community across the globe.
Gana Homa, Registrations & Breakfast
Gana Homa was performed with all the slokas &
involvement by Sri Keskar & Sri Raghavendra
Pingley along with the delegates & trustees. The
pujari was appointed by Sri Ramachandra Keskar
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Quote of the Quarter
"To lead the people, walk behind
them."-Lao Tzu
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P A D M AV I B H U S H A N V I T T A L
Dear Ravi,
I am very happy to learn that
the Thanjavoor Marathi meet is taking place
on December 22nd.
What is the essence of Tanjavoor
Maharashtrians ?
It is above all an openminded approach
Otherwise our forefathers would not have
left their cozy homes and ventured into a
totally different 'country' with a different
language and culture and ethnic
background. In a way the TMs in the US
reflect that spirit.
Apart from self confidence our tradition has
two other aspects, high integrity and
competence.That is why TMs could retain
the trust of rulers irrespective of their
background. Hindu Muslim or Christian
[British].
Let us build on this heritage of ours.
We are great synthesizers. Look at our
contribution to the South Indian cuisine.
Sambar, polia, methcoot and rasavagi are
our items.
Look at katha kalkshepam and Bajans. We
originated them.
Look at our deep commitment to Hinduism.
Shivaji was the first to think of an Hindu
empire.
We have had a great past. We can shape a
great future.We can punch much above our
weight.
I wish your efforts all success!
Vittal (Sent as email to Ravi Shelvankar)
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How fast can we as a community grow? Fast enough
to make a difference?
The speed of growth of a community depends on
the attitude to people of that community to make
it into a large community. Does that mean all of us
have to go on annual donation drive? No. The
community succeeds with resources of volunteer
time, effort & money.
DMM is blessed to have excellent volunteers who
are prepared to contribute
to the welfare of our
deshastha marathi
community. This attitude
is making TMG & DMM
grow very fast. How fast
should we go? Fast
enough to make difference & help our community!
Cultural Ambassadors
Sreenivasa MV heads the
Carnatic Classical music
ensemble . He performs &
composes classical
Carnatic music. His
rendition in the recent
Thanjavur meet was fantastic. He is a software
professional working in Wipro.
Samyuktha Sharath Kadle guides the
Bharathanatyam Classical Dance ensemble, during
her free time. She is a first class graduate in Dance
from Kalakshetra & has
travelled widely both in
India & abroad giving
dance performances. She
choreographed a special
dance for the Thanjavur
world meet & performed to a rapt audience in
Thanjavur World Meet on December 22, 2012 at
Thanjavur. She is currently teaching & performing
Bharatha Natyam classical dance for a leading
Indian Classical Dance institute in Canada.
Veena Prodigy
It gives me immense pleasure to announce
that TMG & DMM have decided to bring
out an on line & limited print run of a
quarterly news letter of our community
activities which will benefit our community
& society in general.
S.Anjani prodigal daughter of V.Srinivasan
We thank the DMM trustees board for their
approval to publish a quarterly news letter of
TMG & DMM activities.
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We have named it as “Deshastha Marathi
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S Anjani has given public performances in
VEENA recital programs at over 500 places in
Chennai & India. She has recently released,
Carnatic Instrumental of
ANJANI’S VEENA
ALBUM (Mp3 C D) by
P.S.Narayanaswamy,
Rajeshvaidhya &
Charulathamani at B V B
Mini Hall Chennai.
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Rising Stars
Maanasa Dhotrekar conducted a harikatha in
Thanjavur Marathi which received an
overwhelming response
in Thanjavur World meet
in December 2012. . She
received many enquiries.
After she completed her
performance she was
invited by SIMA to
conduct a similar program in Hyderabad.
Sukruth Sreenivasa accompanied for the first
time with his father Sreenivasa in a percussion
presentation. He also
accompanied Maanasa
Dhotrekar in the
Harikatha. We wish him
the best in his future.
Kiran Umesh has been
learning Bharathanatyam in Dandayuda Pani
Pillai style, for the past
nine years under Guru
Smt. Deepa Mahadevan.
Kiran has competed and
won, in both group and
solo performances, several
competitions in the Bay Area. Kiran Umesh
completed her Arangetram in the year of 2011.
Recently, she performed a solo, full-length
program, a Margam, in December of 2012.
Nearly forty members of the Bay Area California,
Thanjavur Marathi group, helped make a recent
event memorable for her. Kiram Umesh feels
fortunate to have such a wonderful extended
family of TMs here in US California, Bay Area! We
wish her the best in her dance career pursuits.
Rising Starlets!!
Need to see it to believe it!!.
The dance performance
was fantastic by the
young starlets Ms Varsha
& Master Jaswanth and
the exuberance in their
marathi dance was
fantastic. Many in the
audience started clapping with the music & it
brought the zing back to the event.
Awarded
DMM gets 80 G Recognition from Income
Tax Department.
DMM
Gets 80 G
Recognition on
January 8,
2013
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Culture & Traditions - Wonders of NeuroDr. Suresh Maruthi
Science - Saisridhar
Communication Gopal Das
Culture and traditions–why we need to preserve it
People should understand that they need to listen to
what is being told instead of trying to find out who is
telling it.
At the outset invoking Lord Ganesha though the
dhyana sloka mentioned by Sri Madhvacharya in
his classic work Tantra Sara Sangraha let me
outline the contours of the topic which is of
current relevance to our people across the world.
The topic assumes importance in the wake of an
increasing sense of loss of identity among us and
the pressure to maintain identity and culture in the
wake of globalization that is sweeping the world.
Before we attempt to dwell on this topic it is
important to understand what we mean by culture
and what we mean by traditions. Loosely these
terms can be translated as samskriti and paddhati.
As a result of the preservation of cultural and
traditions, a small vibrant community of
Deshasthas played a very important role in the
history, development and growth of the Deccan in
the 17th and 18th century. It might be pertinent to
understand as to where they got their inspiration,
vision, skills and guidance from. It is definitely
from imbibing culture and traditions.
Let me attempt to look at Brand identity using a
framework of Kapferer (1992) an eminent
marketing academician in his book Strategic Brand
Management We can possibly extend to our
community as well.
Social skills are twice as important as pure intellect &
science.
It has always been a challenge for the mankind to
deal with fellow human beings effectively. Recent
studies conducted indicate that when it comes to
achieving excellence, Social skills are twice as
important as pure intellect and expertise.
Role of Neuroscience :Our brain is a connection
machine. It tends to wire all information it
receives. Just as water flowing in the ground
creates grooves; our brain also creates this wiring.
From our childhood, the skills we developed, the
information we know, the opinions and beliefs we
have, are stored in our brain. We can call this as
‘Hard wiring’.
This hard wiring helps us to carry out our daily
task with least effort. Now, read this sentence
“Wrer we albe to raed tihs? I am sure we would
have read. This is because of our hard wiring. We
do not need complete information; with a sample
we are able to make decisions. A home maker
identifying whether a dish is cooked properly or
not- just by looking at the colour of the dish, an
engineer identifying a defect in equipment just by
hearing the sound, we driving our vehicles -the list
is endless.
But the flip side is, the opinions and beliefs we
have are also hard wired. So there are three partsthe Hard wiring, the Emotion and the Action
which in this case is getting in to an argument.
When emotions are demonstrated it derails the
discussion.
How to manage this?
Strategies and initiatives for building our identity:
Start cultural practices at home as an individual.
Stuti literature – learn them to develop inner
strength. Soft culture (art, music, poetry etc) –for
holistic development of personality. Learn
standard Marathi as it would help in strengthening
our dialect and would aid in cultural interface.We
need to give space to each other whether Madhvas
or Smarthas. At least one samuhik function as a
group once every year can be organized.
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Observing our emotions, Defer discussions and
avoid writing mails when emotional. Expressing
our emotions rather than demonstrating ( share
that we are angry rather than shouting and
throwing tantrums)
Communicate assertively:
When we do this, there is a higher probability for
us to build better relationships with others and
achieve the Goals.
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Reality is not Perception! What you see is not
what you understand and what you understand is
not what you see.
Therefore you should avoid making assumptions.
For example: In a wedding reception two ladies
are chatting , they are from the groom's side , one
asks the other " Is the girl employed?" The other
answers " Moonji i paartha theriyale"(The face
does not indicate that the girl is employed). I
explained how wrong it is make conclusive
remarks like this, which are baseless.
Let me narrate the story of one John. His boss is
not able to get work done thru John , though he
feels John is basically a nice fellow. He visits John's
house and enquires with his wife . She laments
"John has never provided enough monthly income
for the family." The son complains that his father
john always chides him, the daughter says her
father john always buys her whatever she wants.
John's boss goes to the social club, which John
frequents, every one has a good opinion to tell
about John. The manager is confused as to the
nature of John, confronts him and asks him
"John what kind of a person are you?" John replies,
" I don't know sir “. The lesson is - If john himself
does not know what kind of person he is , is it
right on the part of his boss to put a stamp on his
character?
Voice Modulation! How a tone in the voice in
communication led to fracas between a MIL and a
DIL and the DIL went off to her mother's place to
cool off.
Psychological Filters!How people put
psychological filters and do not listen fully, what is
being told to them. Also people should understand
that they need to listen to what is being told
instead of trying to find out who is telling it
Communication Game: The result of the
communication and perception (The sketch) was
explained, as to how improvement can be done on
communication as well as by perception.
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In Appreciation
Board of Trustees of Deshastha Marathi Mandal, acknowledge with gratitude &
thank the donors, participants, volunteers & sponsors who gave donations,
valuable time, showcased their talents & efforts for making the TMG DMM
World meet on December 22 & 23, 2012 at Thanjavur, a grand success. We
warmly thank our well wishers especially Padmavibhushan Vittal. A big thank
you to our respective families.
Rs. 100,000 and above
Rs. 2,500 - Rs. 4,999
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Rs. 25,000 - Rs. 99,000
1 Donor
Rs. 10,000 - Rs. 24,999
2 Donors
Rs. 5,000 - Rs. 9,999
11 Donors
Rs. 1,000 - Rs. 2,4999
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Volunteer Support
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15 Donors
Ramachandran Keskar
Raghavendra Pingley
Amrutha Pingley
Maanasa Dhotrekar
Anand Prasad
Gaurav
Board of Trustees
2013 Quarter I Plans
DMM has a big vision on a time span of 5
years. The Year 1 objectives are to increase
the donor base with donations & conduct
social camps.
2013 Quarter 1 objective is to conduct Social
camps by providing free medicines, tie up
with other social organizations of our
community & society, initiate talks with
insurance companies, plan for work shops
for TMG Youth, expand the DMM chapters
in different locations and appoint active anchors in each locations. To bring out an on line
“Deshastha Marathi Times” publication.
D E S H A S T H A M A R AT H I T I M E S P U B L I C AT I O N S
Each newsletter publication of four pages comprising of the following contents.
Ravi Shelvaker — Chair
Sharath Chander Punthambekar — Vice Chair
Aswath Shelvaker — Treasurer
Suresh Maruthi — Secretary
Nirupama Sreenivasa — Joint Secretary
Advisors
Anand Rao Vasisht
Mentors
Suresh S, Gurumohan Gopaldas, Saisridhar J, Mohan P,
Mohan PRao
Events & Donor Initiatives
Rajesh Prabhakar — Committee Vice Chair
Page 1: Cover Page: Main Article
Page 2: Editors Feedback & two columns having general articles
Public Relations
Page 3: Three Columns with Featured articles
Aswath at 9342552667 or via mail
Page 4: Back Page: Appreciations, Plans, Publication & Contact detail
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