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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

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

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