Shri Saraswatibai Gowda Saraswat Brahman Vidyarthi Vastigruha
(Saraswat Boarding)
Kolhapur
A Glorious Journey to Centenary
Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj was a great visionary king of Kolhapur, with a keen foresight to develop each &every sector of the society. Heencouraged different communities to begin with various activities for the development of education, sports, arts, literature & all other fields in Kolhapur. He firmly believed that providing education to all is a very important key for the overall development of the society. "Shri. Saraswatibai Gaud Saraswat Brahmin Vidyarthi Vasatigruha" a centenary celebrating Boarding (Hostel) is an outcome of this noble king's great foresight. In 1911, he charted out a piece of land at R.S. No.2964, C Ward, Dasara Chowk in Kolhapur which used to be a cricket club ground and donated it for establishing a student's Boarding (Hostel) for the G.S.B. community students coming to Kolhapur in search of proper education from the surrounding rural areas of South Maharashtra, North Karnataka, Konkan & Goa. He gave an initial grant of Rs.800 as an initial amount & further donated Rs.1,600 to proceed with the formation of this Boarding. He also gave an annual grant of Rs.SO to meet out the general expenses during those formation days.For this good cause,prominent personalities from the Saraswat Community in Kolhapur,came together and extended their generous help and selflessly volunteered for the formation of this Boarding.To continue with this noble cause, a generous lady from the Saraswat Community in Kolhapur, Shrimati Saraswatibai Ganesh Latkar donated a wholesome amount of Rs.10,000 to construct the original building of this boarding. On 14 August 1913, the foundation stone was laid at the hands of well-known community leader Raobahadur Ramchandra Raghunath Shirgaokar(B.A.,L.L.B.) who later became the First President of this Boarding. Shrimati Saraswatibai Latkar's father Shrimant Appasaheb Prabhu-lngalikar also added Rs.1,000 as his own contribution and worked hard and personally oversaw the completion of the stone masonry building having 11student rooms. On 20th May 1915, Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj inaugurated this building. Leaders of Kolhapur Saraswat community had suggested the name "Rajarshi Shahu Chhatrapati Saraswat Vasatigruh"tothis institution. But ,Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj politely refused it and proposed to nameit as "Shri.Saraswatibai Gaud Saraswat Brahmin Vidyarthi Vasatigruha" in remembrance of the spirit of donation shown by the kind lady. Henceforth, this institution came to be known as "Shri. Saraswatibai Gaud Saraswat Brahmin Vidyarthi Vasatigruha". From then onwards, the Saraswat community has fulfilled the dream of Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu Maharajby continuously helping the needy deserving students from all the communities, to pursue and achieve their dream of better educational development.
In the year 1915, this boarding had 4 of our community students residing here which in the Centenary year 2015, has 106 students from all communities residing here irrespective of their backgrounds. This is the glorious journey of an Institution founded by way of the donations received from eminent Saraswats in Kolhapur, fulfilling a noble cause for the society at large. A sapling planted on 20th May 1915 has grown in to a large tree now, being nurtured by those who put in their wholehearted efforts with selfless devotion for these glorious 100 years.
Some major activities being regularty practised by Saraswat Boarding include :
1. Providing accommodation to needy & deserving meritorious students,
2. Felicitating talented students from our community and honouring them with awards & scholarships on the basis of their merits. So far, an amount of Rs.33,02,880 has been disbursed in this form to 3,076 students.
3. Felicitating deserving meritorious students from the weaker sect ions of the society irrespective of their community background and providing them help for further education.
4. Providing assistance for higher education to talented students from our community, in the form of interest free loan scholarships, which are supposed to be returned after that student, gets proper employment. So far, such loan scholarships of Rs.31,23,720 have been disbursed to eligible 309 students. Also, 03 post graduate students have received scholarships for their research oriented work.
5. Motivating the resident students of boarding by way of distributing scholarships amongst them. So far, an amount of Rs. 4,27,000 has been distributed amongst 939 resident students.
6. Providing assistance by way of donations to other well-known educational, charitable, social institutions in Kolhapur, when in need of financial help. So far, an amount of Rs.5,50,500 has been donated to 40 such institutions.
7. Offering donations to Flood relief fund, Drought relief fund, etc. for the cause of indirectly serving those people affected by unforeseen natural disasters.
8. Holding regular medical check-up camps for resident students along with blood donation camps.
9. Arranging lectures, discussions, guidance sessions of some eminent personalities from diverse fields for the overall development of the students.
10. The boarding has maintained fixed deposits issued by some Saraswat members, in fond remembrance of their dear ones and the amount collected from the interest accruing from these deposits, is awarded to those talented students from our community who excel in different spheres of education.
The Year 2014- 2015 was celebrated as "Shatabdi Mahotsavi Varsha" which began with a function on 20th May 2014 and concluded with a grand function on 20th May 2015. The various events that were organised as a part of these celebrations were World Environment Day program, Rajashi Shahu Maharaj Jayanti celebrations, Health Seminar for ladies, Students Health Check-up, Haemophilia Check-up & Blood Donation camp, Independence Day Program, Educational Aid for the needy meritorious students in the society, Help for the Flood a1ffected people in Jammu-Kashmir, Slide show for students, Distribution of interest free Loan Scholarships for the meritorious students pursuing higher education,Yoga camp, resident students get-together, past students get-together, etc. Srimad Vidyadhiraj Teerth Sripad Vader Swamiji, Mathadheesh of Gokarn Partagali Muth blessed us all during his third visit & stay in the boarding in January 2015. The Grand Centenary Year Conclusion Function celebrated on 20th May 2015 as Shatabdi Purti Sohalaa, was aptly graced by the presence of the President and Padma Bhushan Dr. S. B. Mujumdar, Founder of Symbiosis as the Chief Guest of the function. Both the dignitaries expressed their satisfaction about the progress of this boarding, which they themselves have witnessed since long.
(Saraswat Boarding)
Kolhapur
A Glorious Journey to Centenary
Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj was a great visionary king of Kolhapur, with a keen foresight to develop each &every sector of the society. Heencouraged different communities to begin with various activities for the development of education, sports, arts, literature & all other fields in Kolhapur. He firmly believed that providing education to all is a very important key for the overall development of the society. "Shri. Saraswatibai Gaud Saraswat Brahmin Vidyarthi Vasatigruha" a centenary celebrating Boarding (Hostel) is an outcome of this noble king's great foresight. In 1911, he charted out a piece of land at R.S. No.2964, C Ward, Dasara Chowk in Kolhapur which used to be a cricket club ground and donated it for establishing a student's Boarding (Hostel) for the G.S.B. community students coming to Kolhapur in search of proper education from the surrounding rural areas of South Maharashtra, North Karnataka, Konkan & Goa. He gave an initial grant of Rs.800 as an initial amount & further donated Rs.1,600 to proceed with the formation of this Boarding. He also gave an annual grant of Rs.SO to meet out the general expenses during those formation days.For this good cause,prominent personalities from the Saraswat Community in Kolhapur,came together and extended their generous help and selflessly volunteered for the formation of this Boarding.To continue with this noble cause, a generous lady from the Saraswat Community in Kolhapur, Shrimati Saraswatibai Ganesh Latkar donated a wholesome amount of Rs.10,000 to construct the original building of this boarding. On 14 August 1913, the foundation stone was laid at the hands of well-known community leader Raobahadur Ramchandra Raghunath Shirgaokar(B.A.,L.L.B.) who later became the First President of this Boarding. Shrimati Saraswatibai Latkar's father Shrimant Appasaheb Prabhu-lngalikar also added Rs.1,000 as his own contribution and worked hard and personally oversaw the completion of the stone masonry building having 11student rooms. On 20th May 1915, Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj inaugurated this building. Leaders of Kolhapur Saraswat community had suggested the name "Rajarshi Shahu Chhatrapati Saraswat Vasatigruh"tothis institution. But ,Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj politely refused it and proposed to nameit as "Shri.Saraswatibai Gaud Saraswat Brahmin Vidyarthi Vasatigruha" in remembrance of the spirit of donation shown by the kind lady. Henceforth, this institution came to be known as "Shri. Saraswatibai Gaud Saraswat Brahmin Vidyarthi Vasatigruha". From then onwards, the Saraswat community has fulfilled the dream of Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu Maharajby continuously helping the needy deserving students from all the communities, to pursue and achieve their dream of better educational development.
In the year 1915, this boarding had 4 of our community students residing here which in the Centenary year 2015, has 106 students from all communities residing here irrespective of their backgrounds. This is the glorious journey of an Institution founded by way of the donations received from eminent Saraswats in Kolhapur, fulfilling a noble cause for the society at large. A sapling planted on 20th May 1915 has grown in to a large tree now, being nurtured by those who put in their wholehearted efforts with selfless devotion for these glorious 100 years.
Some major activities being regularty practised by Saraswat Boarding include :
1. Providing accommodation to needy & deserving meritorious students,
2. Felicitating talented students from our community and honouring them with awards & scholarships on the basis of their merits. So far, an amount of Rs.33,02,880 has been disbursed in this form to 3,076 students.
3. Felicitating deserving meritorious students from the weaker sect ions of the society irrespective of their community background and providing them help for further education.
4. Providing assistance for higher education to talented students from our community, in the form of interest free loan scholarships, which are supposed to be returned after that student, gets proper employment. So far, such loan scholarships of Rs.31,23,720 have been disbursed to eligible 309 students. Also, 03 post graduate students have received scholarships for their research oriented work.
5. Motivating the resident students of boarding by way of distributing scholarships amongst them. So far, an amount of Rs. 4,27,000 has been distributed amongst 939 resident students.
6. Providing assistance by way of donations to other well-known educational, charitable, social institutions in Kolhapur, when in need of financial help. So far, an amount of Rs.5,50,500 has been donated to 40 such institutions.
7. Offering donations to Flood relief fund, Drought relief fund, etc. for the cause of indirectly serving those people affected by unforeseen natural disasters.
8. Holding regular medical check-up camps for resident students along with blood donation camps.
9. Arranging lectures, discussions, guidance sessions of some eminent personalities from diverse fields for the overall development of the students.
10. The boarding has maintained fixed deposits issued by some Saraswat members, in fond remembrance of their dear ones and the amount collected from the interest accruing from these deposits, is awarded to those talented students from our community who excel in different spheres of education.
The Year 2014- 2015 was celebrated as "Shatabdi Mahotsavi Varsha" which began with a function on 20th May 2014 and concluded with a grand function on 20th May 2015. The various events that were organised as a part of these celebrations were World Environment Day program, Rajashi Shahu Maharaj Jayanti celebrations, Health Seminar for ladies, Students Health Check-up, Haemophilia Check-up & Blood Donation camp, Independence Day Program, Educational Aid for the needy meritorious students in the society, Help for the Flood a1ffected people in Jammu-Kashmir, Slide show for students, Distribution of interest free Loan Scholarships for the meritorious students pursuing higher education,Yoga camp, resident students get-together, past students get-together, etc. Srimad Vidyadhiraj Teerth Sripad Vader Swamiji, Mathadheesh of Gokarn Partagali Muth blessed us all during his third visit & stay in the boarding in January 2015. The Grand Centenary Year Conclusion Function celebrated on 20th May 2015 as Shatabdi Purti Sohalaa, was aptly graced by the presence of the President and Padma Bhushan Dr. S. B. Mujumdar, Founder of Symbiosis as the Chief Guest of the function. Both the dignitaries expressed their satisfaction about the progress of this boarding, which they themselves have witnessed since long.