Dear Friends,
I am realy touched by the various responses I got on my mail and also the experience i have gone through quite recentely.
I sincerely confess that I have made a mistake of sending a mail which I was really not well planned. I wanted to criticise the way Sawant Brothers dealing with the " New Generation" without considering their aspirations but at the same time I did a mistake of criticising on the next generation.
Funnyly I realised that I have joined the golden Hair group ( Its actually grey hair group of Society, by the way I have completed 40 years this year) who find a reson to critisise the new generation always. I must change this. Belive me no more criticisism. I personally feels that Sawant Foundation is passing through the identity crisis. We some of us feel it should have a good mix of family and Social work together. Some strongly feels we need not mix family issues with trust we must seperate this. I was just ecoching those voices, but I confess again I am not a good writer.
I use to relate to those days when if even Kaka and Tai if shouts at us or de humilitae ( I use to feel and cry those days) my mother or father ( Appa or Aai) never grumbled over it, even never interfered or intervened in that they always were having a feeling that whatever Kaka and Tai is doing will be best for our children. And we know it have proved to be the best they have done to us. When I relate it to the current situation I realise that I can not really even copy 5% of them in my present life. I personally started realising offlet how my parents both Appa, Kaka, Aai and Tai would have paaseed through the struggle of managing with such a huge team and dealing with their moods and aspiration. And sometimes I get very upset or disturb to see that at age of 40 I am not really contributing much to my family growth, either financially or otherwise.
I was experimenting something on their experience last few years but I confess I failed completely even I spoiled and lost what I have with Me!! I only learnd that the relationship is such a delicate fibre that you realy need to learn a art to preserve it. My respect to my parents has really multifold.
When I was doing my graduation I got involved doing some events and activities and we could succesfuly formed IACD. I personally decided to go for the field of social work. Though no body in the family was aware about this profession no body objected to my choice. (this is after doing well in Science field). I was just suggesting that during the college years our friends can devote more time, energy to this foundation and they can give a new face to this. Once we join jobs, strugle for House, Roji Roti and Career it is but obivous that our attention will be less. But again I confess I was anawre about their struggle, competetion they are passing throgh?
Any way as Shrikant and Umesh mentioned in their previous mails, I also has guarntee that this situation will change.
With love and regards
Shrinivas
Saturday, April 11, 2009
NO MORE GENERATION GAP!!
Hello Kaka,
It was nice to know about how things worked out in those times with lots of patience and trust amongst you brothers and sisters. All of you elderly people have shown immense cooperation and understanding towards each other in every walk of life . The best part of all of you is that you all have not restricted this bonding only within your generation but have always taken earnest efforts everytime to diffuse the same warmth even into our generation. Thanks to you all , all our parents have inculcated a very unique kind of love and liking within all of us , so much that we all literally die to meet each other , whether it is a birthday or any kelvan , wedding or any kind of get-together. We cherish each and every moment that we spend together and are always eager to constructively plan for any activity that takes place within the family . It happens sometimes that all our dates do not match at the same time , but such problems are also tackled by rest of the people who are free. eg. Pranav and I were not free for the camp held in OCT, but even you will agree that Gauri and Ankita , along with the rest of the kids had managed everything with much excellence.
The point that I am trying to make here is that, I request all of you , with due respect , to not be under the misconception that we do not have the same bonding or unity within us ( As you have mentioned in your mail ) . However, I agree we have still to make a much better contribution to the activities of SAWANT FOUNDATION which we will make for sure . The only reason I felt like raising this point is because I have heard similar comments from many other family members , which I know again are only because all of you are really concerned about us . We really consider ourselves to be lucky to be blessed with such loving elders and a beautiful family , and obviously we do understand its value. But I request all of you to not have any negative notions about anything . Please do not get offended, I apologise if I have, but I realised that it was necessary for me to put forward this small point in front of you on behalf of all of us. This is because I would like to say that instead of saying 'your generation' and 'my generation' , it would be better that we all blend together our ideas , understand each other in a better way and take the best qualities from all the generations instead of dividing ourselves on the basis of age . I know this will require a lot of understanding between all of us because it is a little difficult for people coming from different eras to agree with each other , but , I have a strong feeling that ultimately it will work out the best. This was just a small suggestion from us.Thank you for guiding us everytime we have been wrong and please keep your bleesings always upon us similarly in future.
Yours respectfully,
Mugdha Sawant.
It was nice to know about how things worked out in those times with lots of patience and trust amongst you brothers and sisters. All of you elderly people have shown immense cooperation and understanding towards each other in every walk of life . The best part of all of you is that you all have not restricted this bonding only within your generation but have always taken earnest efforts everytime to diffuse the same warmth even into our generation. Thanks to you all , all our parents have inculcated a very unique kind of love and liking within all of us , so much that we all literally die to meet each other , whether it is a birthday or any kelvan , wedding or any kind of get-together. We cherish each and every moment that we spend together and are always eager to constructively plan for any activity that takes place within the family . It happens sometimes that all our dates do not match at the same time , but such problems are also tackled by rest of the people who are free. eg. Pranav and I were not free for the camp held in OCT, but even you will agree that Gauri and Ankita , along with the rest of the kids had managed everything with much excellence.
The point that I am trying to make here is that, I request all of you , with due respect , to not be under the misconception that we do not have the same bonding or unity within us ( As you have mentioned in your mail ) . However, I agree we have still to make a much better contribution to the activities of SAWANT FOUNDATION which we will make for sure . The only reason I felt like raising this point is because I have heard similar comments from many other family members , which I know again are only because all of you are really concerned about us . We really consider ourselves to be lucky to be blessed with such loving elders and a beautiful family , and obviously we do understand its value. But I request all of you to not have any negative notions about anything . Please do not get offended, I apologise if I have, but I realised that it was necessary for me to put forward this small point in front of you on behalf of all of us. This is because I would like to say that instead of saying 'your generation' and 'my generation' , it would be better that we all blend together our ideas , understand each other in a better way and take the best qualities from all the generations instead of dividing ourselves on the basis of age . I know this will require a lot of understanding between all of us because it is a little difficult for people coming from different eras to agree with each other , but , I have a strong feeling that ultimately it will work out the best. This was just a small suggestion from us.Thank you for guiding us everytime we have been wrong and please keep your bleesings always upon us similarly in future.
Yours respectfully,
Mugdha Sawant.
Monday, April 6, 2009
CHANGE YOUR THINKING.......CHANGE YOUR LIFE
Dear Sawant Foundation Members,
Greetings for the new seasons,
As you all may be aware that we have found an opprtunity to meet together again on 2nd May evening at Dadar. This is is just to compensate on what we could not do this time in January due to several reasons and also remind that 3rd Generation of SF (if Kaka we call as 2nd Generation)has reached to its 60s ( Age).
I know there are lots of people within us who do not approve of celebrations but is there any other way to come together? Do we realy celebrate the festivals like our parents and forefather use to celebrate at Kalsuli. What is our budget really (individually) to celebrate these festivals at our necluear families?
Earlier it was use to say that to be happy Food, Cloths and Shelter are the basic needs of Human being. Do we realy mean that? Then the inmates or priosoner will be more happy than any slum or rural poor who do not have any one of that.
The new basic needs are - Food, Shelter, Health, Education, Freedom and Recreation(community living)( Basic Needs have gone up from 3 to 6). We as Sawant Foundation (atleast few) always enjoy (by god grace) 5 basic needs what about the sixth one- Recreation and comming together we could keep aside some budget. atlease once or twice a year we should meet apart from regual Sawant Brothers meeting
My suggestion is, we can have
Sawant Foundation Day- We can always keep it in May 2nd or first saturday of May month. For CARE we always had last saturday of April and it has wel register to all our students and welwishers. We can have in house programmes planned and welregeresd that calling somebody from outside. And also anounce our commitment towards society.
Since Jan we are taliking of supporting the Education of Sawant Foundation young generation and also from our Village- Umesh has suggested to creat a Education Fund. Can we anounce the same on this 2nd May with good strategy, targets and power point presentation???
Any idea,
Please write to me so that I can collate it together.
I do not see much excitement in the 4th Generation beyond celebrating birthdays or picnic, Can atleast one person from that take a lead to do some fun or comming out with some strategy. After interacting with few of these childrens I found that there are no thoughts or vision ahed them regarding Sawant Foundation, or they are afreid of our 3rd Generation to confront or speak openly. The selflessness is rarely found. Every body feels what is there for me? Why should we do this if there are no tangible returns? are we getting good value for Money?
Even most of the Sawant Brothers has got (including me) a bad habit of preaching people, unnecessary guiding children, telling them how they went through the hard ship of life and how the new generation should also teast that (Doese the hardship we gone through was pour choice? or it was compelled). Giving suggestion, free consultancies and critising the new generation on their idea. Whenever we meet any body we talk about education and end with education and discipline and hell lot of SALAH. I can emagine how the new generation may be feeling when they have tested the freedom.( I remember the joke- When Pranav took a motor bike he happily shared with Sawant Brothers and belive me he was desgusted with the hell lot of suggestion from us on how he should drive that, how he should take care in traffice, speed and what not when no body of them even touched the bike or drove any vehical in life!!! dont you feed how embrasing it could be for him to listen to that than getting any patting and encouragement)
Can we stop the preaching and encourage the new generation, hand over them leadrships, otherwise we will end up with what Kaka has done to us, No body in us can yet take any independent decision (at age of 60)or has leadeship skills which can lead the foundation. We are still afraid to critisise, we are still afraid to speak openly, we are still afraid to take decision, we are still afraid to enjoy. Its Time now CHANGE YOUR THINKING- CHANGE YOUR LIFE
Come on ......... Shoot back to me,
Regards
Shrinivas
Greetings for the new seasons,
As you all may be aware that we have found an opprtunity to meet together again on 2nd May evening at Dadar. This is is just to compensate on what we could not do this time in January due to several reasons and also remind that 3rd Generation of SF (if Kaka we call as 2nd Generation)has reached to its 60s ( Age).
I know there are lots of people within us who do not approve of celebrations but is there any other way to come together? Do we realy celebrate the festivals like our parents and forefather use to celebrate at Kalsuli. What is our budget really (individually) to celebrate these festivals at our necluear families?
Earlier it was use to say that to be happy Food, Cloths and Shelter are the basic needs of Human being. Do we realy mean that? Then the inmates or priosoner will be more happy than any slum or rural poor who do not have any one of that.
The new basic needs are - Food, Shelter, Health, Education, Freedom and Recreation(community living)( Basic Needs have gone up from 3 to 6). We as Sawant Foundation (atleast few) always enjoy (by god grace) 5 basic needs what about the sixth one- Recreation and comming together we could keep aside some budget. atlease once or twice a year we should meet apart from regual Sawant Brothers meeting
My suggestion is, we can have
Sawant Foundation Day- We can always keep it in May 2nd or first saturday of May month. For CARE we always had last saturday of April and it has wel register to all our students and welwishers. We can have in house programmes planned and welregeresd that calling somebody from outside. And also anounce our commitment towards society.
Since Jan we are taliking of supporting the Education of Sawant Foundation young generation and also from our Village- Umesh has suggested to creat a Education Fund. Can we anounce the same on this 2nd May with good strategy, targets and power point presentation???
Any idea,
Please write to me so that I can collate it together.
I do not see much excitement in the 4th Generation beyond celebrating birthdays or picnic, Can atleast one person from that take a lead to do some fun or comming out with some strategy. After interacting with few of these childrens I found that there are no thoughts or vision ahed them regarding Sawant Foundation, or they are afreid of our 3rd Generation to confront or speak openly. The selflessness is rarely found. Every body feels what is there for me? Why should we do this if there are no tangible returns? are we getting good value for Money?
Even most of the Sawant Brothers has got (including me) a bad habit of preaching people, unnecessary guiding children, telling them how they went through the hard ship of life and how the new generation should also teast that (Doese the hardship we gone through was pour choice? or it was compelled). Giving suggestion, free consultancies and critising the new generation on their idea. Whenever we meet any body we talk about education and end with education and discipline and hell lot of SALAH. I can emagine how the new generation may be feeling when they have tested the freedom.( I remember the joke- When Pranav took a motor bike he happily shared with Sawant Brothers and belive me he was desgusted with the hell lot of suggestion from us on how he should drive that, how he should take care in traffice, speed and what not when no body of them even touched the bike or drove any vehical in life!!! dont you feed how embrasing it could be for him to listen to that than getting any patting and encouragement)
Can we stop the preaching and encourage the new generation, hand over them leadrships, otherwise we will end up with what Kaka has done to us, No body in us can yet take any independent decision (at age of 60)or has leadeship skills which can lead the foundation. We are still afraid to critisise, we are still afraid to speak openly, we are still afraid to take decision, we are still afraid to enjoy. Its Time now CHANGE YOUR THINKING- CHANGE YOUR LIFE
Come on ......... Shoot back to me,
Regards
Shrinivas
Monday, March 2, 2009
Business Training School of Sawant Bros
DearBrothers,
Greetings From Dubai
This indeed a pleasure to address to you all with some thoughts, some emotions and some conviction. As we all awarethat the Sawant Brothers symbols is consists of three areas1 ) Education 2 ) Agriculture 3) Business/ Industries. We are faired well in the first two lets ay at least 90% success in in Education due to hard efforts of our paretnts and us. We were continue doing fairly well in Agriculture. Appa has won the best farmerprize in the past and Kaka has won it again in 2005/6. Baban and Santosh has experimented in farming and were quite successful. I will not say that there is a commercial success but there was a pleasant feeling of wining situation. I am now concern about the third ream of this Symbol which is I suppose this generation job (None in past in Business ) I heard our grand father was in Business of money lending, but I am not sure whether he was real money lender or he was more of social worker helping the farmers and poors.
As per I know I am the only one who started the business around 1983-84 with liquid soap selling from Thana plant and thenstarted a plant with help of Umesh in 1989 at Nasik. However as you all well awareI have not get success in these initiative. The reasons being many, And we had a major loss. But When I look back to my career I see that I am very successful when I have helped others in setting up in their business.I have given consultancy to Mr. Anil Sawant ( Natal) to start up hisbusiness and I have done this project with a challenge and finished this project within 4 months from the date of purchase of the land. All formalitiesby me only. In one day I got a plot from MIDC on thesame day I have taken a DIC approval same Day I have taken SSI UNIT permition and within 8 days I have taken plan approval from MIDC and within 15 days I have finalized contractor and started construction on site. I think I have done thisbecause of the financialsupport, liberty and freedomto take decision given by Mr. Anil. After forth month I have started production on that site and I have hand over that project after one year with 2 crore business with 30 lacks subsidy by government to Mr. Anil. Only the good thing is that he had a ready business with him only he doesnt know how to start up the business in MIDC and what facility will get from government. After that I have got job with Umesh recommendation in Dujodwala Paper Chemicals. After joining them I have done so many changeswithin two year which were necessary to increase the production and profitability of the company.
In two years I got good experience and I leftthat job and I joined another company in Dubai that also with the help of Umesh but in between some problems took place hence I startedmy own business. While doing well in that business I have taken a decisionto start Dongreen resigns and chemical Pvt Ltd. This is also with help of Umesh In Chiplun we have seen so many places but we like Chiplun due to government MIDC and easy to get all necessary permition from government. Sametime we also started the business of trading and consultancy (MARVEL)which was doing well. With that profit andUMESH investmentof about 40 to 45 lacks in the chiplun factory we started the Chplun plant construction.
I have not taken my salary for two years but thought this business will pay off well once we are ready .Now the situation is changed I am in Dubai that is also I got job with help ofUmesh and I am doing well.
We all knowhow Umesh has helped most of our family members in past. I am here doing well only because of his support.Rajan is doing well and he is working as technical manager in M/s Dujodwala paper chemicals in Khopoli with a goodearning . Vilas is also working here as supervisor in OPT with good salary. Mr Prashant is also doing well in India as a production manager with very good salary. Mr.Nandu couldtake his own home due to given a job in Jordan. Two times he tried to give him job in Dubai. Mr.Bala sarmalkar couldalso took home and done job in Dubai. Mr.Babu Patil also came here and doing good. And so many people that you dont know. I have send at list 5 to 7 people in dubai with help of Mr. Umesh. He triedto give job to Subhash also but he could not success. We allknow the reasons, He is trying to give job toSantosh in Dubai. ( Rajesh Pawar, Kiran Gadve, Mande, and so many others I dont know their name )
And many people arestable with help of Umesh through direct from his contact and from another contact. So many Industries he started but all people usedhim and keeping him away from the business. All people utilized him and not given his share or respect.
What more important is he could build a good human Resource but he failed in understanding business well. He mixed business and Social work together,Heis very good to people but very bad in controlling and directing them.
NOW REGARDING CHIPLUN PLANT
Can we make Chiplun plan as a project as a manufacturing cum training institute. Dongreen Resin and chemicals Pvt ltd then in future we can develop so manypeople from this factory (Sharad do we really need so many people to trained, And a best business can only become best training institute) . We all take this share of this company and we will make it institute and we will start the course of Diploma in Resins and chemical industries. One year training program 35 to 40 people will take admition for the course and I know we can do this better naturally this is a social work so we all are expert in this field.
Now the only things how we can generate the fund and what is liabilities on that company
1)Rs. 10 lacks is only the liabilities on that company that is given by Mr. Prashnat. In that I will pay 2 lacks Rs from my pocket as my share.
2) we will also take help of Mr. vijay pawar he is ready to give reactor and in shed investment some of his contribution
3) we will also try to generate private placement in investment (Like share holders in family members for short period they will gate dividend.
4) we will try to take a joint partner to help in this matter.
5) last one to sale in loss.
If u all are interested to save this we all can do the business like what ever material we will manufacture we will sale it and make a fund for our family trust also we will start the marketing course after two three years.
Please see our strength if we all together to do business only I have given below of all s only the
1. Vijay m Sawant-Banking , accounting legal formalities of the bank and other
2. Ramesh M Sawant-Science baground with good financial planning of his money and knowing risk assessment in investment
3. Raghuvir P Sawant-Accounting banking with good financial planning of his money and knowing risk assessments in investment
4. Suresh M sawant-Economic and good vision for the family and knowing risk in economic al condition and investment and legal matter. Also a good contact to do this in lower budget
5. Umesh M Sawant-Technology , marketing knowledge , experience in same field and attachment to develop the family with good financial growth
6. Subhash M Sawant-Hard work with honestly and experience to handle store
7. Rajendra P Sawant-Hard work with fabrication experience required for the same field and with honestly
8. Sharad M Sawant-Resin field experience, fabrication and dashing power with hard work
9. Sanjay P Sawant-Accounts, banking, legal matter and over all supervision
10. Shrikrishna M Sawant-Science student, banking legal formalities, and
11. Shrikant M Sawant-Science baground with experience in pharmaceutical production and resin
12. Vivekanad P Sawant-Experience in same field also hard work with dashing power
13. Shrinivas M Sawant -Social and science baground with good experience , hard work and planning
If we utilized this all points together for one project we will save this and in future there are so many our family members to get good job they can get a good opportunity in future
My request is not sale this factory help us to save this one other wise somebody will take this only 8 to 10 lacks and we will loose about 30 to 35 lcks which we spent this chance.
I except answer from all what ever your opinion positive negative but dont forgot to write. Time is short but god is grate.
Regards
Sharad Sawant
Greetings From Dubai
This indeed a pleasure to address to you all with some thoughts, some emotions and some conviction. As we all awarethat the Sawant Brothers symbols is consists of three areas1 ) Education 2 ) Agriculture 3) Business/ Industries. We are faired well in the first two lets ay at least 90% success in in Education due to hard efforts of our paretnts and us. We were continue doing fairly well in Agriculture. Appa has won the best farmerprize in the past and Kaka has won it again in 2005/6. Baban and Santosh has experimented in farming and were quite successful. I will not say that there is a commercial success but there was a pleasant feeling of wining situation. I am now concern about the third ream of this Symbol which is I suppose this generation job (None in past in Business ) I heard our grand father was in Business of money lending, but I am not sure whether he was real money lender or he was more of social worker helping the farmers and poors.
As per I know I am the only one who started the business around 1983-84 with liquid soap selling from Thana plant and thenstarted a plant with help of Umesh in 1989 at Nasik. However as you all well awareI have not get success in these initiative. The reasons being many, And we had a major loss. But When I look back to my career I see that I am very successful when I have helped others in setting up in their business.I have given consultancy to Mr. Anil Sawant ( Natal) to start up hisbusiness and I have done this project with a challenge and finished this project within 4 months from the date of purchase of the land. All formalitiesby me only. In one day I got a plot from MIDC on thesame day I have taken a DIC approval same Day I have taken SSI UNIT permition and within 8 days I have taken plan approval from MIDC and within 15 days I have finalized contractor and started construction on site. I think I have done thisbecause of the financialsupport, liberty and freedomto take decision given by Mr. Anil. After forth month I have started production on that site and I have hand over that project after one year with 2 crore business with 30 lacks subsidy by government to Mr. Anil. Only the good thing is that he had a ready business with him only he doesnt know how to start up the business in MIDC and what facility will get from government. After that I have got job with Umesh recommendation in Dujodwala Paper Chemicals. After joining them I have done so many changeswithin two year which were necessary to increase the production and profitability of the company.
In two years I got good experience and I leftthat job and I joined another company in Dubai that also with the help of Umesh but in between some problems took place hence I startedmy own business. While doing well in that business I have taken a decisionto start Dongreen resigns and chemical Pvt Ltd. This is also with help of Umesh In Chiplun we have seen so many places but we like Chiplun due to government MIDC and easy to get all necessary permition from government. Sametime we also started the business of trading and consultancy (MARVEL)which was doing well. With that profit andUMESH investmentof about 40 to 45 lacks in the chiplun factory we started the Chplun plant construction.
I have not taken my salary for two years but thought this business will pay off well once we are ready .Now the situation is changed I am in Dubai that is also I got job with help ofUmesh and I am doing well.
We all knowhow Umesh has helped most of our family members in past. I am here doing well only because of his support.Rajan is doing well and he is working as technical manager in M/s Dujodwala paper chemicals in Khopoli with a goodearning . Vilas is also working here as supervisor in OPT with good salary. Mr Prashant is also doing well in India as a production manager with very good salary. Mr.Nandu couldtake his own home due to given a job in Jordan. Two times he tried to give him job in Dubai. Mr.Bala sarmalkar couldalso took home and done job in Dubai. Mr.Babu Patil also came here and doing good. And so many people that you dont know. I have send at list 5 to 7 people in dubai with help of Mr. Umesh. He triedto give job to Subhash also but he could not success. We allknow the reasons, He is trying to give job toSantosh in Dubai. ( Rajesh Pawar, Kiran Gadve, Mande, and so many others I dont know their name )
And many people arestable with help of Umesh through direct from his contact and from another contact. So many Industries he started but all people usedhim and keeping him away from the business. All people utilized him and not given his share or respect.
What more important is he could build a good human Resource but he failed in understanding business well. He mixed business and Social work together,Heis very good to people but very bad in controlling and directing them.
NOW REGARDING CHIPLUN PLANT
Can we make Chiplun plan as a project as a manufacturing cum training institute. Dongreen Resin and chemicals Pvt ltd then in future we can develop so manypeople from this factory (Sharad do we really need so many people to trained, And a best business can only become best training institute) . We all take this share of this company and we will make it institute and we will start the course of Diploma in Resins and chemical industries. One year training program 35 to 40 people will take admition for the course and I know we can do this better naturally this is a social work so we all are expert in this field.
Now the only things how we can generate the fund and what is liabilities on that company
1)Rs. 10 lacks is only the liabilities on that company that is given by Mr. Prashnat. In that I will pay 2 lacks Rs from my pocket as my share.
2) we will also take help of Mr. vijay pawar he is ready to give reactor and in shed investment some of his contribution
3) we will also try to generate private placement in investment (Like share holders in family members for short period they will gate dividend.
4) we will try to take a joint partner to help in this matter.
5) last one to sale in loss.
If u all are interested to save this we all can do the business like what ever material we will manufacture we will sale it and make a fund for our family trust also we will start the marketing course after two three years.
Please see our strength if we all together to do business only I have given below of all s only the
1. Vijay m Sawant-Banking , accounting legal formalities of the bank and other
2. Ramesh M Sawant-Science baground with good financial planning of his money and knowing risk assessment in investment
3. Raghuvir P Sawant-Accounting banking with good financial planning of his money and knowing risk assessments in investment
4. Suresh M sawant-Economic and good vision for the family and knowing risk in economic al condition and investment and legal matter. Also a good contact to do this in lower budget
5. Umesh M Sawant-Technology , marketing knowledge , experience in same field and attachment to develop the family with good financial growth
6. Subhash M Sawant-Hard work with honestly and experience to handle store
7. Rajendra P Sawant-Hard work with fabrication experience required for the same field and with honestly
8. Sharad M Sawant-Resin field experience, fabrication and dashing power with hard work
9. Sanjay P Sawant-Accounts, banking, legal matter and over all supervision
10. Shrikrishna M Sawant-Science student, banking legal formalities, and
11. Shrikant M Sawant-Science baground with experience in pharmaceutical production and resin
12. Vivekanad P Sawant-Experience in same field also hard work with dashing power
13. Shrinivas M Sawant -Social and science baground with good experience , hard work and planning
If we utilized this all points together for one project we will save this and in future there are so many our family members to get good job they can get a good opportunity in future
My request is not sale this factory help us to save this one other wise somebody will take this only 8 to 10 lacks and we will loose about 30 to 35 lcks which we spent this chance.
I except answer from all what ever your opinion positive negative but dont forgot to write. Time is short but god is grate.
Regards
Sharad Sawant
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Absorb The Change!!
There will always be conflict between generations. The older generation is expected to change with the times. They are made to believe that their archaic thinking is not in sync with modern trends. The younger lot, on the other hand, is expected to follow in the elders footsteps. Our thinking is largely shaped by our family, school and workplace. While change is inevitable and our thoughts keep evolving with the changing times, there are some traits that do not lose their relevance even with the passage of time honesty, empathy, integrity, compassion, tolerance, humility and respect. In that case, should such universal norms also change? And if so, what could be the implications?
To be a parent is a challenging task, especially in these times of rapid change. Having traveled and lived in different parts of the world, I believe that we are in a new age, in which the new generation has a new outlook. Its approach to life, people and the environment is dominated by a more detached and practical approach, with less idealism and more cynicism. Fundamental values have a place only if these fit in with their lives, rather than their lives being designed around these values.
Parents must accept this change in a childs attitude. Wise parenting lies in instilling basic values in children, keeping in mind their changing mindset and adapting one's approach accordingly. A sensible approach would be to accept that society will and should change, hopefully for the better. Accepting change while inculcating core values is the key to sound parenting. The early years are crucial to instill fundamental universal values in a child. It is these values that will last a lifetime. Weakness on the part of parents in inculcating these basic values will mean the next generation will behave worse, possibly showing disrespect to parents and grossly abusing parental support solely to fulfill personal desires. Todays children watch parental behaviour closely. Leading by example is the only mantra that can work. Children increasingly tend to question authority and this change must be accepted and handled by parents and teachers.
A child may mock ones old-fashioned values because they may not fit into his/ her way of thinking, or interfere with his/her plans, but it is only possible to impart values to children if the parents lives are governed by the same principles.
Parents have to exemplify what they want their child to be. Children dont respect and believe their parents just because they are their parents. In our modern times, the authoritarian parent has had to move into the role of friend. The openness that comes with such sharing is an advantage, but it can also result in an overly casual attitude towards parents. It is very different from times gone by when the parent's wish was the childs command and the parents authority was unquestioned. Wise parenting means practicing ones beliefs, keeping ones your values strong and voicing them in context even as one accepts positive changes in a child's so long as his/her basic values are intact.
It is not necessarily a problem if todays child want to be independent in views and behaviour from a very early age. For instance, even the motivation to make money need not be seen as against family values so long as he/she tries to get rich using methods that remain within the framework of fundamental values. It is only by accepting that times change that parents can perceive this as a forward movement by a young and dynamic generation. But there is a lot to frighten the older generation.
For instance, young people's tendency to live life luxuriously without a thought for tomorrow or any apparent appreciation of all that it took to create wealth and opportunity. It is frightening to see the easy arrogance that comes with the next generation's easy access to money and consumer goods.
Young people appear to take for granted all the comforts and luxuries provided by parents. Often enough, one hears parents claim that they have brought up their kids in the best possible manner even if it meant bribing someone, or lying or being dishonest. But shouldnt parents stop and think about the dangerous effects of their children indirectly benefiting from dishonesty. Parents need to confront these issues. They have nothing to do with changing times. They have everything to do with sound basic values. Such matters need to be thrashed out delicately with children. This can only happen if a parent spends enough time with his/her child.
HOME TRUTHS
* The early years are crucial to instill fundamental universal values in a child. It is these values
that will last him/her a lifetime.
* Children increasingly tend to question authority and this change must be accepted and
handled by parents and teachers.
* In our modern times, the authoritarian parent has had to move into the role of friend. The
openness that comes with this is an advantage.
As any parent will agree, it is always easier to say yes than no to ones child. It is easier to agree than disagree. But it is unwise to take the easy way out. It is wise to recognize how exactly society has changed. Sometimes, money has replaced family time. Sometimes, modern parents are too self-absorbed to pay attention to their children. Whatever the problem, the best parenting is by example. Give way on everything else, but not on fundamental values. Howsoever fashionable the values of the day, it is only the basics handed down the generations that can keep society rooted and on the right path.
Change is inevitable but it should be positive. There is no argument but that change must occur. But change must never be allowed to affect core moral values.
With best regardsYours sincerely
Dr. R. M. SAWANT
M.Sc. Ph.D.
To be a parent is a challenging task, especially in these times of rapid change. Having traveled and lived in different parts of the world, I believe that we are in a new age, in which the new generation has a new outlook. Its approach to life, people and the environment is dominated by a more detached and practical approach, with less idealism and more cynicism. Fundamental values have a place only if these fit in with their lives, rather than their lives being designed around these values.
Parents must accept this change in a childs attitude. Wise parenting lies in instilling basic values in children, keeping in mind their changing mindset and adapting one's approach accordingly. A sensible approach would be to accept that society will and should change, hopefully for the better. Accepting change while inculcating core values is the key to sound parenting. The early years are crucial to instill fundamental universal values in a child. It is these values that will last a lifetime. Weakness on the part of parents in inculcating these basic values will mean the next generation will behave worse, possibly showing disrespect to parents and grossly abusing parental support solely to fulfill personal desires. Todays children watch parental behaviour closely. Leading by example is the only mantra that can work. Children increasingly tend to question authority and this change must be accepted and handled by parents and teachers.
A child may mock ones old-fashioned values because they may not fit into his/ her way of thinking, or interfere with his/her plans, but it is only possible to impart values to children if the parents lives are governed by the same principles.
Parents have to exemplify what they want their child to be. Children dont respect and believe their parents just because they are their parents. In our modern times, the authoritarian parent has had to move into the role of friend. The openness that comes with such sharing is an advantage, but it can also result in an overly casual attitude towards parents. It is very different from times gone by when the parent's wish was the childs command and the parents authority was unquestioned. Wise parenting means practicing ones beliefs, keeping ones your values strong and voicing them in context even as one accepts positive changes in a child's so long as his/her basic values are intact.
It is not necessarily a problem if todays child want to be independent in views and behaviour from a very early age. For instance, even the motivation to make money need not be seen as against family values so long as he/she tries to get rich using methods that remain within the framework of fundamental values. It is only by accepting that times change that parents can perceive this as a forward movement by a young and dynamic generation. But there is a lot to frighten the older generation.
For instance, young people's tendency to live life luxuriously without a thought for tomorrow or any apparent appreciation of all that it took to create wealth and opportunity. It is frightening to see the easy arrogance that comes with the next generation's easy access to money and consumer goods.
Young people appear to take for granted all the comforts and luxuries provided by parents. Often enough, one hears parents claim that they have brought up their kids in the best possible manner even if it meant bribing someone, or lying or being dishonest. But shouldnt parents stop and think about the dangerous effects of their children indirectly benefiting from dishonesty. Parents need to confront these issues. They have nothing to do with changing times. They have everything to do with sound basic values. Such matters need to be thrashed out delicately with children. This can only happen if a parent spends enough time with his/her child.
HOME TRUTHS
* The early years are crucial to instill fundamental universal values in a child. It is these values
that will last him/her a lifetime.
* Children increasingly tend to question authority and this change must be accepted and
handled by parents and teachers.
* In our modern times, the authoritarian parent has had to move into the role of friend. The
openness that comes with this is an advantage.
As any parent will agree, it is always easier to say yes than no to ones child. It is easier to agree than disagree. But it is unwise to take the easy way out. It is wise to recognize how exactly society has changed. Sometimes, money has replaced family time. Sometimes, modern parents are too self-absorbed to pay attention to their children. Whatever the problem, the best parenting is by example. Give way on everything else, but not on fundamental values. Howsoever fashionable the values of the day, it is only the basics handed down the generations that can keep society rooted and on the right path.
Change is inevitable but it should be positive. There is no argument but that change must occur. But change must never be allowed to affect core moral values.
With best regardsYours sincerely
Dr. R. M. SAWANT
M.Sc. Ph.D.
Monday, February 16, 2009
What are good family values to have?
by Ann Scott
In today's world we need to have some family values, and we need to teach these values to our children. Family values are just as important today as they were in days gone by, or possibly more so, since many people do not, seemingly, have these necessary values. The most important values, in my opinion, are honesty, loyalty, courtesy, obedience, respect, and concern for other people's feelings.
When I was growing up, my parents always taught me, first of all, obedience and respect for them and for all my elders. I was taught to say please, and thank you. These are respectful phrases that will let others know that they are important, too. Everyone needs to feel that they are a part of the human community, therefore, we as human beings need to show courtesy and kindness to others to help them feel a part.
Most of the time, it is the way people are treated in society that makes them do some of the terrible things that they do. Of course, their childhood rearing plays a big part, also.
You might say, how does having these values help me? Let me try to explain some of the ways. First of all, when you help others and treat them right, it makes you feel good about yourself. You feel better, then when you are kind of others it makes them feel better, so all are happier individuals. When you do kind things to other people, it makes them more prone to do good things to others.
I think that a child should be taught respect for their elders because there are will always be people who are older than you are, and those folks deserve our respect. They have lived life and suffered all the hardships that we are going through, already. Many times they have no one to care for and love them, and if we are kind to them it will place a smile on their face. I, for one, had rather be around someone with a nice smile than to have to be around an old grouch. I think that most folks feel that way, also, if they will be honest.
Obedience should be taught, also, because there is always going to be someone that you will, more or less, need to listen to and follow their instructions. If you ever have to work on a public job, more than likely you will have someone who is in a position that is above yours. You will have to listen to what he/she tells you to do if you expect to keep your job. A child who has never been taught to be obedient will not be able to function in society as they ought to.
Honesty is another value that is very important. Do youenjoy dealing with people who are very quick to tell you that they will do something, but never carry it out. It won't be long until you won't believe anything that they tell you. Honesty and loyalty go hand in hand. Loyalty involves keeping your word no matter what, or being sure to let the other person know why you can't. I have had people tell me they would meet me somewhere at a certain time, or that they would do a certain thing, and then they did not keep their word and never even let me know why they didn't. It is frustrating, to say the least, and it makes you feel as if they didn't think that your time was very important. Trust is very important between individuals, and you soon learn who you can and who you can't place your confidence in.
I believe that it is very important that everyone learn to be caring and concerned about other people. When we show concern for others we are showing concern for God and his word. God loves everyone, so therefore we are required, by Him, to love others. In fact, His word teaches us to love even our enemies and to do good to them.
If we want friends we must be a friend. We were created to need the fellowship and friendship of other people. We do not have to like everyone's ways and we do not have to be friends with everyone but we must treat all people with respect if we expect to be able to communicate with and live in harmony with other people. There are all types of personalities, and many do not get along well, but I believe that if we are kind and considerate of others, we will be able to at least tolerate one another, without major problems, for the times that we must be in each other's company.
In today's world we need to have some family values, and we need to teach these values to our children. Family values are just as important today as they were in days gone by, or possibly more so, since many people do not, seemingly, have these necessary values. The most important values, in my opinion, are honesty, loyalty, courtesy, obedience, respect, and concern for other people's feelings.
When I was growing up, my parents always taught me, first of all, obedience and respect for them and for all my elders. I was taught to say please, and thank you. These are respectful phrases that will let others know that they are important, too. Everyone needs to feel that they are a part of the human community, therefore, we as human beings need to show courtesy and kindness to others to help them feel a part.
Most of the time, it is the way people are treated in society that makes them do some of the terrible things that they do. Of course, their childhood rearing plays a big part, also.
You might say, how does having these values help me? Let me try to explain some of the ways. First of all, when you help others and treat them right, it makes you feel good about yourself. You feel better, then when you are kind of others it makes them feel better, so all are happier individuals. When you do kind things to other people, it makes them more prone to do good things to others.
I think that a child should be taught respect for their elders because there are will always be people who are older than you are, and those folks deserve our respect. They have lived life and suffered all the hardships that we are going through, already. Many times they have no one to care for and love them, and if we are kind to them it will place a smile on their face. I, for one, had rather be around someone with a nice smile than to have to be around an old grouch. I think that most folks feel that way, also, if they will be honest.
Obedience should be taught, also, because there is always going to be someone that you will, more or less, need to listen to and follow their instructions. If you ever have to work on a public job, more than likely you will have someone who is in a position that is above yours. You will have to listen to what he/she tells you to do if you expect to keep your job. A child who has never been taught to be obedient will not be able to function in society as they ought to.
Honesty is another value that is very important. Do youenjoy dealing with people who are very quick to tell you that they will do something, but never carry it out. It won't be long until you won't believe anything that they tell you. Honesty and loyalty go hand in hand. Loyalty involves keeping your word no matter what, or being sure to let the other person know why you can't. I have had people tell me they would meet me somewhere at a certain time, or that they would do a certain thing, and then they did not keep their word and never even let me know why they didn't. It is frustrating, to say the least, and it makes you feel as if they didn't think that your time was very important. Trust is very important between individuals, and you soon learn who you can and who you can't place your confidence in.
I believe that it is very important that everyone learn to be caring and concerned about other people. When we show concern for others we are showing concern for God and his word. God loves everyone, so therefore we are required, by Him, to love others. In fact, His word teaches us to love even our enemies and to do good to them.
If we want friends we must be a friend. We were created to need the fellowship and friendship of other people. We do not have to like everyone's ways and we do not have to be friends with everyone but we must treat all people with respect if we expect to be able to communicate with and live in harmony with other people. There are all types of personalities, and many do not get along well, but I believe that if we are kind and considerate of others, we will be able to at least tolerate one another, without major problems, for the times that we must be in each other's company.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Thank you
Date: 27th Jan 2009
Dear all,
Let me convey my sincere appreciation and happiness about the outcome of the meeting which took place in such a co-ordeal, healthy atmosphere and in a planned schedule. I will like to give special thanks to some members.
* Subhash & Family : They have taken lot of pain to keep the good arrangement of meeting and attended everyone of us with lot of care.
* Santosh & Nandu : They attended the meeting in spite of their busy schedule coming all the way from kalsuli and preparing themselves for it.
* Srinivas : He has gifted everyone of us with a valuable and memorable gift(Book) which is really appreciable.
The meeting went on smoothly, just because of proper planning, good study of the points to be discussed and overall your co-operation. We could easily interact in a very good manner and also able to take quite many decisions in less time
Once again I thank one and all to make this meeting a great success.
With Regards.
Shrikant Sawant
Tel: (0253)2397753 Cell: 9421507658
Note : Shortly you will receive the minutes of the meetings.
Dear all,
Let me convey my sincere appreciation and happiness about the outcome of the meeting which took place in such a co-ordeal, healthy atmosphere and in a planned schedule. I will like to give special thanks to some members.
* Subhash & Family : They have taken lot of pain to keep the good arrangement of meeting and attended everyone of us with lot of care.
* Santosh & Nandu : They attended the meeting in spite of their busy schedule coming all the way from kalsuli and preparing themselves for it.
* Srinivas : He has gifted everyone of us with a valuable and memorable gift(Book) which is really appreciable.
The meeting went on smoothly, just because of proper planning, good study of the points to be discussed and overall your co-operation. We could easily interact in a very good manner and also able to take quite many decisions in less time
Once again I thank one and all to make this meeting a great success.
With Regards.
Shrikant Sawant
Tel: (0253)2397753 Cell: 9421507658
Note : Shortly you will receive the minutes of the meetings.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Self Appraisal- highly recommended
A little boy went into a drug store, reached for asoda carton and pulled it over to the telephone. Heclimbed onto the carton so that he could reach the buttons on the phone and proceeded to punch in sevendigits (phone numbers). The store-owner observed and listened to theconversation:
Boy: 'Lady, Can you give me the job of cutting yourlawn?
Woman: (at the other end of the phone line): 'Ialready have someone to cut my lawn.
Boy: 'Lady, I will cut your lawn for half the price ofthe person who cuts your lawn now.
Woman: I'm very satisfied with the person who is presently cutting my lawn.
Boy: (with more perseverance): 'Lady, I'll even sweepyour curb and your sidewalk, so on Sunday you willhave the prettiest lawn in all of Palm beach , Florida.'
Woman: No, thank you.With a smile on his face, the little boy replaced thereceiver. The store-owner, who was listening to allthis, walked over to the boy.
Store Owner: 'Son... I like your attitude; I like that positive spirit and would like to offer you a job.'
Boy: 'No thanks,
Store Owner: But you were really pleading for one.
Boy: No Sir, I was just checking my performance at the job I already have. I am the one who is working for that lady, I was talking to!'
This is what we call 'Self Appraisal'
Boy: 'Lady, Can you give me the job of cutting yourlawn?
Woman: (at the other end of the phone line): 'Ialready have someone to cut my lawn.
Boy: 'Lady, I will cut your lawn for half the price ofthe person who cuts your lawn now.
Woman: I'm very satisfied with the person who is presently cutting my lawn.
Boy: (with more perseverance): 'Lady, I'll even sweepyour curb and your sidewalk, so on Sunday you willhave the prettiest lawn in all of Palm beach , Florida.'
Woman: No, thank you.With a smile on his face, the little boy replaced thereceiver. The store-owner, who was listening to allthis, walked over to the boy.
Store Owner: 'Son... I like your attitude; I like that positive spirit and would like to offer you a job.'
Boy: 'No thanks,
Store Owner: But you were really pleading for one.
Boy: No Sir, I was just checking my performance at the job I already have. I am the one who is working for that lady, I was talking to!'
This is what we call 'Self Appraisal'
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Schedule of AGM - 25th January 09
SAWANT BROS
Schedule of AGM of
09:30 : Reporting
09:30 to 9:45 : Snacks and Tea
10:00 : Omkar, Prayer, Shraddhanjali
10:15 : Selection of Chairman
10:20 to 12:30 : Meeting will start with agenda no.01
12:30 to 13:30 : Lunch Break / Interaction by Video Film and
Photograph etc.
13:30 to 15:45 : Meeting will continue with the next point on
agenda with Tea break.
16:00 : Vote of Thanks by Chairman and conclude the
meeting
Note : -
· Obey the schedule of the meeting.
· Respect and obey the chairman of the meeting
· If you have any Photographs, Clippings, Slides etc. related to our family, please bring it and share with others.
· Do come with complete homework to avoid time delay.
· If you prefer only veg food inform it to host. (Subhash)
HOPE TO SEE YOU WITH MORE IDEAS AND SUGGESTIONS
Schedule of AGM of
09:30 : Reporting
09:30 to 9:45 : Snacks and Tea
10:00 : Omkar, Prayer, Shraddhanjali
10:15 : Selection of Chairman
10:20 to 12:30 : Meeting will start with agenda no.01
12:30 to 13:30 : Lunch Break / Interaction by Video Film and
Photograph etc.
13:30 to 15:45 : Meeting will continue with the next point on
agenda with Tea break.
16:00 : Vote of Thanks by Chairman and conclude the
meeting
Note : -
· Obey the schedule of the meeting.
· Respect and obey the chairman of the meeting
· If you have any Photographs, Clippings, Slides etc. related to our family, please bring it and share with others.
· Do come with complete homework to avoid time delay.
· If you prefer only veg food inform it to host. (Subhash)
HOPE TO SEE YOU WITH MORE IDEAS AND SUGGESTIONS
We need role model to follow.........
Its said, Numberrs Do matters,
Do no. really matters? I was wondering and was thinking on this phrase. I do recollect one example where Gandhi said, If you want to collect 1 lakh of rupees ask 1 lakh people instead of asking one person. You will say it is easy to ask one person for one lak of rupees than reaching out to one lakh people. Yah, you are true perhaps!!! but you know what we are missing? the future opprtunities. What Gandiji said is If you reach out to one lak people your idea is heard and supported by all those and they will become your vision builders and who knows all these one lakh could become your life time donors.
We always tend to look or repect people who are capable of paying more money but same time we loose on the future donors? it is necessary that we respect views of everybody. the funds do matter but same time it matters the whole hrart involvement of each and every members.
I was also wondering, What role model we are creating infront of the new generation, Are we saying that we are not capable of holding all in one? are we saying that we are in capable of eunning a business? Are we saying that we should grrom ourseves for a better clearks? To get good jobs in market.
Are we really creating good role model for our future generation? Are we not getting happy with peanuts when we can earn gold. Are we not killing our aspirations and inspirations and mpulding ousselves as upper or middle middle clas.
We must check what message we are living back to our next generation. Our forefathers wtll not forgive us if we fail in that
Be that change we want to bring
Regards
Shrinivas
Do no. really matters? I was wondering and was thinking on this phrase. I do recollect one example where Gandhi said, If you want to collect 1 lakh of rupees ask 1 lakh people instead of asking one person. You will say it is easy to ask one person for one lak of rupees than reaching out to one lakh people. Yah, you are true perhaps!!! but you know what we are missing? the future opprtunities. What Gandiji said is If you reach out to one lak people your idea is heard and supported by all those and they will become your vision builders and who knows all these one lakh could become your life time donors.
We always tend to look or repect people who are capable of paying more money but same time we loose on the future donors? it is necessary that we respect views of everybody. the funds do matter but same time it matters the whole hrart involvement of each and every members.
I was also wondering, What role model we are creating infront of the new generation, Are we saying that we are not capable of holding all in one? are we saying that we are in capable of eunning a business? Are we saying that we should grrom ourseves for a better clearks? To get good jobs in market.
Are we really creating good role model for our future generation? Are we not getting happy with peanuts when we can earn gold. Are we not killing our aspirations and inspirations and mpulding ousselves as upper or middle middle clas.
We must check what message we are living back to our next generation. Our forefathers wtll not forgive us if we fail in that
Be that change we want to bring
Regards
Shrinivas
Education funds-for Sawant family
Dear My all Brothers,
I request instead of request I force to suggest you to create an Education fund on the name of Sawant any of the organisation.This fund is for our children from our family and can be utilise for their education or higher education.The minimum amount RS 25000/- for earning less than minimum of the govt. salary and all those paying tax should be 50000/- and those earning more atleast 100,000 min.
This fund will take care of the education of our children. When they start working they will pay back amount without interst. This will be creative fund. We want to raise this fund amount to RS 25 Lacs so that many of the time we can sponsor our children outside India for higher education.
It is too late but start this creative work today itself. Make it compulsory. If not agrees some of you come ahead and work on it. My support is 100% and if require
I can head this fund.
Regards,
Umesh Sawant
Before going in to meeting if somebody is having some querys write to me.
I request instead of request I force to suggest you to create an Education fund on the name of Sawant any of the organisation.This fund is for our children from our family and can be utilise for their education or higher education.The minimum amount RS 25000/- for earning less than minimum of the govt. salary and all those paying tax should be 50000/- and those earning more atleast 100,000 min.
This fund will take care of the education of our children. When they start working they will pay back amount without interst. This will be creative fund. We want to raise this fund amount to RS 25 Lacs so that many of the time we can sponsor our children outside India for higher education.
It is too late but start this creative work today itself. Make it compulsory. If not agrees some of you come ahead and work on it. My support is 100% and if require
I can head this fund.
Regards,
Umesh Sawant
Before going in to meeting if somebody is having some querys write to me.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
“Importance of Spiritual development for the Maintaining Physical and Mental Health”.
Dear Friends,
Sawant Foundation is a registered charitable trust established in 2002 and registered in October 2003.With the objective of creating awareness regarding social and economic problems faces by the people in the present circumstances. The Foundation is organising a programme on 25th Jan’09 on Sunday on the “Importance of Spiritual development for the Maintaining Physical and Mental Health”. Presently the problems which are taking place around the world especially in India and Mumbai. The aim of which is to create awareness regarding the importance of spiritual development through SAHAJA YOGA and MUSICAL THERAPY. We believed that sound physical and mental development of the people will bring peace in the society.
The programme is the part of the series of “EXPLORING WAYS OF HAPPINESS IN LIFE”. This programme is organized on the occasion of 80th Birthday of Shri Pandurang Sitaram Sawant (Dongare Guruji). The senior most founder member of the organisation. The man who prefers to live for society than himself.
The programme is specially organised for people those who believe in the importance of Spiritual development for the development of peaceful society. All those interested in participating are requested to contact the Foundation before 20th Jan ’09, limited seats.
Regards,
Suresh M Sawant
Chairman, Sawant Foundation
Sawant Foundation is a registered charitable trust established in 2002 and registered in October 2003.With the objective of creating awareness regarding social and economic problems faces by the people in the present circumstances. The Foundation is organising a programme on 25th Jan’09 on Sunday on the “Importance of Spiritual development for the Maintaining Physical and Mental Health”. Presently the problems which are taking place around the world especially in India and Mumbai. The aim of which is to create awareness regarding the importance of spiritual development through SAHAJA YOGA and MUSICAL THERAPY. We believed that sound physical and mental development of the people will bring peace in the society.
The programme is the part of the series of “EXPLORING WAYS OF HAPPINESS IN LIFE”. This programme is organized on the occasion of 80th Birthday of Shri Pandurang Sitaram Sawant (Dongare Guruji). The senior most founder member of the organisation. The man who prefers to live for society than himself.
The programme is specially organised for people those who believe in the importance of Spiritual development for the development of peaceful society. All those interested in participating are requested to contact the Foundation before 20th Jan ’09, limited seats.
Regards,
Suresh M Sawant
Chairman, Sawant Foundation
An extraordinary common man
PANDURANG SITARAM SAWANT:
A extraordinary common man
A person can be considered common by society at large but he can be extraordinary when it comes to development of ones own family and village. Due to lack of facilities for education, children from villages need to be sent to urban areas and towns and this involves tremendous sacrifices from families who manage to send their children. Mr. Pandurang Sawant is one such person who strongly felt that children from his own family and children from the village should avail of higher education facilities. He himself had to undergo a lot of difficulties and sufferings in order to do that.
The children from his family and from the village accustomed to a simple life and who were not even aware how to wear chappals have Now attained high positions in their respective fields.
Mr. P.S. Sawant was born on 22nd January 1928. He was a precocious child with a natural gifted memory. He used to be ready with answers even before his maths teacher could write the full questions on the blackboard. His favourite subject was geography and he was adept at drawing geographical maps. After completing his secondary education, he came to Mumbai for doing his Teachers' Training Course.
He was greatly influenced by great personalities such as Acharya Vinoba Bhave, Sane Guruji, Jawaharlal Nehru, Acharya Jawadekar, Achyut Patwardhan. By reading books on their lives he developed a sense of strong patriotism and dedication to social causes. He returned to his village with a strong desire to create a social reform in his village. He started high schools in his village which were built as a result of 'shramdaan' or which literally means donating ones labor without expecting anything in return. In the same manner, he enabled building of good roads and starting of rationing shops. He has been a strong influence and molded lives of many children in his village.
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Warm Regards,
Sailesh Mishra
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A person can be considered common by society at large but he can be extraordinary when it comes to development of ones own family and village. Due to lack of facilities for education, children from villages need to be sent to urban areas and towns and this involves tremendous sacrifices from families who manage to send their children. Mr. Pandurang Sawant is one such person who strongly felt that children from his own family and children from the village should avail of higher education facilities. He himself had to undergo a lot of difficulties and sufferings in order to do that.
The children from his family and from the village accustomed to a simple life and who were not even aware how to wear chappals have Now attained high positions in their respective fields.
Mr. P.S. Sawant was born on 22nd January 1928. He was a precocious child with a natural gifted memory. He used to be ready with answers even before his maths teacher could write the full questions on the blackboard. His favourite subject was geography and he was adept at drawing geographical maps. After completing his secondary education, he came to Mumbai for doing his Teachers' Training Course.
He was greatly influenced by great personalities such as Acharya Vinoba Bhave, Sane Guruji, Jawaharlal Nehru, Acharya Jawadekar, Achyut Patwardhan. By reading books on their lives he developed a sense of strong patriotism and dedication to social causes. He returned to his village with a strong desire to create a social reform in his village. He started high schools in his village which were built as a result of 'shramdaan' or which literally means donating ones labor without expecting anything in return. In the same manner, he enabled building of good roads and starting of rationing shops. He has been a strong influence and molded lives of many children in his village.
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Warm Regards,
Sailesh Mishra
Founder - Silver Innings,A dedicated Organisation for Elders and their Family Members
Founder – ARDSI, Greater Mumbai Support GroupAdvisor - Society for Serving SeniorsManaging Committee Member - ARDSI, Mumbai ChapterWebsite : www.silverinnings.com
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Dear ALL,
Thanks for your response, after my mail I got several call and couple of mail reply and was able to find out what is happenning underneath. I personally got very happy with the feedback since they were very genuine and from the bottom of the heart.
Though we are meeting on 25th January at Subhash place for the Annual meeting i though some of the points may not come at that time and this would be the best platform for expressing those, The following points came very strongly,
1. In our family members itself the income level is varies from Rs. 0 per month to Rs.1lakh or 2lakh (I really do not know the figures) and hence priority changes accordingly. For one members even shelling out family contribution of 2000 also is a big thing and for some it is a negligible amount.
2. Some have very personal and emotional attachment to each happening at village or each part of the programme. Some even do not bother about it.
3. For some Kalsuli Village house and property is an Asset, a power centre for some it is a big liability with a draining black hole.
4. When we are not prepared to handle the problems at the Kalsuli village, some feels we should not add the Shivdav or Chiplun issues and problem in it. They need to deal professional;y and seperately.
5. Some feels Shivdav and Chplun is part of sawant bros hence the problems issues to be handled together, some feels its too much of streching of our resources and strength.
6. Some of the opinion we should not spend on events but we must learn and teach the new generation on the valuee of money and getting higest output by doing less expenses.
7. for them they feel even if we celebrate Ganesh Cahaturthi, Deewali, Saptah, Holi, Shraddh and two meetings and show maximum presence there itself will searve the purpose of bringing the generations together.
8. For some they feel Sawant Bros and Sawant Foundation are two different entity and hence they should be trewated differentely, Sawant Bros is an Emotional and Blood bounded group for welfare of Family. Sawant foundation is a professional offshoot of the Sawant Bros committment to the Society. We should have controle of emotions over it.
9. Some feels only few members speak in the meeting and try to overpower others with their thoughts and hence lots of things are not discuss at all. Money, contributions always become important part of the meeting. and people feel that every members though may not contribute have something to say and want to get heard or appreciated by others.
10. I am always right attitude harm the group hence as a group dynamics, every members should be given equal ooprtunity, even if they want to keep away from sawant family for some time, we need to give that space to them for some time.
If you throughly scan the environment of over family you will find that, we have reached to different levels of life but we are not really successful because we are not DASHING, We are not DREAMING, we are not HARD WORKER, we are not SINCERE IN OUR APPROACH, we are not good money handler, we do not give respect to money we earn and hence we spend lavishly or we spend for small return. We very easily gather money or loan from our contacts but we do not reciprocate. I strogly refer one book to you all " REACH DAD, POOR DAD" which beautifully talk about this importance of Money and how you can increase your assest and not liabilities.
Suresh has come with a list of achievement for last 23 years, I am now putting a list of falures and would appel all to add to it (sorry if i hurt any body)
1. Ph. D by Suresh Sawant, Shrikant Sawant, Shrikrishna Sawant and Shrinivas Sawant ( i am not sure if any body else is in the list)
2. Post Graduadtion or Graduation by Sharad Sawant, Maya Sawant, Sailee, Rajendra Sawant
3. Establishment of Business by Sharad Sawant at Nasik (i dont know wahats the loss there)
4. Several business by Dr. Umesh Sawant ( He only knows how many companies we started)
5. On the job studies or personal growth at the job: Raghuveer Sawant, Suresh Sawant, Vijay Sawant, Rajendra Sawant, Shrikant Sawant, Shrikrishna Sawant
6. Sawant Foundation ICON / reaching to the sky - Dr. Ramesh Sawant, Dr. Umeshchandra Sawant (we want both ofg you to use your knowlege, levels for nationa;l development, You should be like Vasant Govarikar, Avinash Dharmadhikari etc whom the people know very respectfully)
7. Compound wall to Sawant Brothers property
8. Survey of the land. property
9. Sawant TRUST (a family trust which binds all property)
10. A healthy and better communication with all members
11. A Knowledge or Resource bank of Sawant bros from which new generation will learn.
12. Are we carring all values, Are we Continuing and building the principle of Sincerety, openness, trasperancy, Truth and togetherness in the next generation.
I know I have purposly not added my shortcommings since i want somebody else to project those expectations. I end here my mail but looking for healthy feedback,
Apologies if i have hurt anybody, knowingly unknowingly.
Your time start now
Shrinivas
Thanks for your response, after my mail I got several call and couple of mail reply and was able to find out what is happenning underneath. I personally got very happy with the feedback since they were very genuine and from the bottom of the heart.
Though we are meeting on 25th January at Subhash place for the Annual meeting i though some of the points may not come at that time and this would be the best platform for expressing those, The following points came very strongly,
1. In our family members itself the income level is varies from Rs. 0 per month to Rs.1lakh or 2lakh (I really do not know the figures) and hence priority changes accordingly. For one members even shelling out family contribution of 2000 also is a big thing and for some it is a negligible amount.
2. Some have very personal and emotional attachment to each happening at village or each part of the programme. Some even do not bother about it.
3. For some Kalsuli Village house and property is an Asset, a power centre for some it is a big liability with a draining black hole.
4. When we are not prepared to handle the problems at the Kalsuli village, some feels we should not add the Shivdav or Chiplun issues and problem in it. They need to deal professional;y and seperately.
5. Some feels Shivdav and Chplun is part of sawant bros hence the problems issues to be handled together, some feels its too much of streching of our resources and strength.
6. Some of the opinion we should not spend on events but we must learn and teach the new generation on the valuee of money and getting higest output by doing less expenses.
7. for them they feel even if we celebrate Ganesh Cahaturthi, Deewali, Saptah, Holi, Shraddh and two meetings and show maximum presence there itself will searve the purpose of bringing the generations together.
8. For some they feel Sawant Bros and Sawant Foundation are two different entity and hence they should be trewated differentely, Sawant Bros is an Emotional and Blood bounded group for welfare of Family. Sawant foundation is a professional offshoot of the Sawant Bros committment to the Society. We should have controle of emotions over it.
9. Some feels only few members speak in the meeting and try to overpower others with their thoughts and hence lots of things are not discuss at all. Money, contributions always become important part of the meeting. and people feel that every members though may not contribute have something to say and want to get heard or appreciated by others.
10. I am always right attitude harm the group hence as a group dynamics, every members should be given equal ooprtunity, even if they want to keep away from sawant family for some time, we need to give that space to them for some time.
If you throughly scan the environment of over family you will find that, we have reached to different levels of life but we are not really successful because we are not DASHING, We are not DREAMING, we are not HARD WORKER, we are not SINCERE IN OUR APPROACH, we are not good money handler, we do not give respect to money we earn and hence we spend lavishly or we spend for small return. We very easily gather money or loan from our contacts but we do not reciprocate. I strogly refer one book to you all " REACH DAD, POOR DAD" which beautifully talk about this importance of Money and how you can increase your assest and not liabilities.
Suresh has come with a list of achievement for last 23 years, I am now putting a list of falures and would appel all to add to it (sorry if i hurt any body)
1. Ph. D by Suresh Sawant, Shrikant Sawant, Shrikrishna Sawant and Shrinivas Sawant ( i am not sure if any body else is in the list)
2. Post Graduadtion or Graduation by Sharad Sawant, Maya Sawant, Sailee, Rajendra Sawant
3. Establishment of Business by Sharad Sawant at Nasik (i dont know wahats the loss there)
4. Several business by Dr. Umesh Sawant ( He only knows how many companies we started)
5. On the job studies or personal growth at the job: Raghuveer Sawant, Suresh Sawant, Vijay Sawant, Rajendra Sawant, Shrikant Sawant, Shrikrishna Sawant
6. Sawant Foundation ICON / reaching to the sky - Dr. Ramesh Sawant, Dr. Umeshchandra Sawant (we want both ofg you to use your knowlege, levels for nationa;l development, You should be like Vasant Govarikar, Avinash Dharmadhikari etc whom the people know very respectfully)
7. Compound wall to Sawant Brothers property
8. Survey of the land. property
9. Sawant TRUST (a family trust which binds all property)
10. A healthy and better communication with all members
11. A Knowledge or Resource bank of Sawant bros from which new generation will learn.
12. Are we carring all values, Are we Continuing and building the principle of Sincerety, openness, trasperancy, Truth and togetherness in the next generation.
I know I have purposly not added my shortcommings since i want somebody else to project those expectations. I end here my mail but looking for healthy feedback,
Apologies if i have hurt anybody, knowingly unknowingly.
Your time start now
Shrinivas
AGM Meeting
Dear All,
I am going through the several mail comming from Shrikant and Suresh in the recent past and also was witnessing the silence from others. The silence for what? Not interested, streched up? no need of functios? no meetings? I am surprise that we are not interested to react, discuss on any of the issues mentioned bu Suresh or Shrikant.
Are we not cheking mails? is that not our priority? Is it so simple task to bring and keep people together? I dont feel so. I see a struggle which Suresh going through of convincing everybody and finally canceling with a pain. He did mentioned that there will be no financial contribution requred but pure meeting of the families. If we do not agree with it fine, but can we be strong enough to give valid reasons for that.
I do agree we should not spend lavishly on programmes and should be miser on our expenses but do we apply this principle at our own home. If yes then how far it is relevent in todays situation to to keep ourselves out of touch for long. Do anybody of us ast this stage know how much life we have got to live? why dont we share each moment with happyness and pride than just a bitter past.
Haven,t we work heard to reach to the stage where we are now? havent our family contributed in our growth? arent we proud of being part of Sawant family? Arent we look for a support and help from our fellow members?
Yes I do agrre Sawant Bros and Sawant foundatioon are different but we are same members there, Yes we havent yet achived the professionalism in running a trust. But as part of the trust agenda the members must meet thrice a year to pan and execute its activities. We may not agree with the way of working of one particular member but do we agree to the basic principle of the organisation the Vision and the Mission of the foundation.
Can we grow a little? I being the last member of the entire team feel ashamed to see the way we are heading. I get horrify with the though of the Sawant Family after Kaka, Yes i mean it, If we can not contribute no problem but let us support somebodys genuine efforts by just being with him or even discussiong with the people who are keen to develop.
BE BRAVE
BE COURAGEOUS
BE CONCERNED
Always Rememebers Stephan Covy who said : " Sterngth Lies in Differences and not in Similarities" and to Find fault is easy but to do better is difficult Please respond, your time start now, Even the third generation can respond to this mail all welcome
Regards
I am going through the several mail comming from Shrikant and Suresh in the recent past and also was witnessing the silence from others. The silence for what? Not interested, streched up? no need of functios? no meetings? I am surprise that we are not interested to react, discuss on any of the issues mentioned bu Suresh or Shrikant.
Are we not cheking mails? is that not our priority? Is it so simple task to bring and keep people together? I dont feel so. I see a struggle which Suresh going through of convincing everybody and finally canceling with a pain. He did mentioned that there will be no financial contribution requred but pure meeting of the families. If we do not agree with it fine, but can we be strong enough to give valid reasons for that.
I do agree we should not spend lavishly on programmes and should be miser on our expenses but do we apply this principle at our own home. If yes then how far it is relevent in todays situation to to keep ourselves out of touch for long. Do anybody of us ast this stage know how much life we have got to live? why dont we share each moment with happyness and pride than just a bitter past.
Haven,t we work heard to reach to the stage where we are now? havent our family contributed in our growth? arent we proud of being part of Sawant family? Arent we look for a support and help from our fellow members?
Yes I do agrre Sawant Bros and Sawant foundatioon are different but we are same members there, Yes we havent yet achived the professionalism in running a trust. But as part of the trust agenda the members must meet thrice a year to pan and execute its activities. We may not agree with the way of working of one particular member but do we agree to the basic principle of the organisation the Vision and the Mission of the foundation.
Can we grow a little? I being the last member of the entire team feel ashamed to see the way we are heading. I get horrify with the though of the Sawant Family after Kaka, Yes i mean it, If we can not contribute no problem but let us support somebodys genuine efforts by just being with him or even discussiong with the people who are keen to develop.
BE BRAVE
BE COURAGEOUS
BE CONCERNED
Always Rememebers Stephan Covy who said : " Sterngth Lies in Differences and not in Similarities" and to Find fault is easy but to do better is difficult Please respond, your time start now, Even the third generation can respond to this mail all welcome
Regards
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