Sri Shanmukhananda Sabha & Armed Forces
The Sabha has forged a unique partnership with the armed forces. It is for the first
time
that a civil society engaged in furthering fine arts has joined hands with the armed
forces to celebrate the Independence and Republic day each year for the welfare of
the
armed forces. The General Officer Commanding (Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa)
headquartered at Mumbai represents the Armed forces in the celebrations. The
Independence Day is devoted to “Martyrs”. Families of the men in uniform who
sacrificed
their lives in the cause of the nation and hailing from this command area are
honoured
and given a solatium of Rs. 2,00,000/- each and mementos worth Rs. 50,000/-. The
function is witnessed by men from the forces in this area alongwith their families.
The
army band plays on the occasion. The GoC presides over the function.
On the 26th January each year, the Republic Day celebrations are devoted to the
“Wounded
Warrior”. Army men incapacitated to varying degrees of disability while defending
the
nation are honoured on the occasion.
The Sabha forged a unique
partnership with the armed forces.
It is for the first time that a civil
society engaged in furthering fine
arts has joined hands with the
armed forces to celebrate the
Independence and Republic day
each year for the welfare of the
armed forces. The General Officer
Commanding (Maharashtra,
Gujarat and Goa) headquartered
at Mumbai represents the Armed
forces in the celebrations. The
Independence Day is devoted to
“Martyrs”. Families of the men
in uniform who sacrificed their
lives in the cause of the nation
and hailing from this command
area are honoured and given a
solatium of Rs. 2,00,000/- each and
mementos worth Rs. 50,000/-. The
function is witnessed by men from
the forces in this area alongwith
their families. The army band plays
on the occasion. The GoC presides
over the function.
On the 26th January each year,
the Republic Day celebrations
are devoted to the “Wounded
Warrior”. Army men incapacitated
to varying degrees of disability
while defending the nation are
honoured on the occasion.
Over the years, several martyrs families and disabled war veterans have been
honoured.
The Sabha celebrated the
completion of the 70th year of
Indian independence and the
commencement of the 71st
anniversary on 15th August 2017.
It was for the first time in the
history of the Sabha that the
Indian army actively participated
in the celebrations. Lt. Gen.
Vishwambhar Singh, AVSM, VSM,
General Officer Commanding,
Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa
Area presided over the function.
The programme was marked by
patriotic fervor, emotions and a
never before experienced tribute
for the martyrs.
The National Flag was hoisted
by Col. Devendra Kumar Bhandari
(Retd.), the decorated war veteran
of the Battle of Basanthar (1971)
(Operation Cactus Lillee) while
commanding 64AD BTY/45 Air
Defence regiment. The army band
played the national anthem while
the NCC of SIES College of Arts,
Science & Commerce gave the
traditional salaami.
The Sabha honoured the
families of army men who sacrificed
their lives while defending the
borders of the country in the year
2017. They were given a purse of
Rs. 2,00,000/-, a gold coated brass
lamp, saree and other mementos.
The martyrs who were
remembered on the day
were
Late Naik Jadhav Sandip Sarjerao
15 Maratha Light infantry
22.6.2017
Sepoy Ghadge Deepak Jagannath
9.3.2017
Sepoy Mane Sawan Balku
15 Marath Light Infantry
22.6.2017
Sepoy Ambore Balaji Bhagwantrao
15 Marath Light Infantry
28.1.2017
Sepoy Dhawale Ganesh Kisan
12 Maratha Light Infantry
28.1.2017
Naik Mane Ramchandra Sham Rao
26 Maratha Light Infantry
28.1.2017
The felicitation was accepted by :
Smt. Ujjwala S. Jadhav, wife of
Naik Jadhav Sandip Sarjerao
Shri. Mane Shripati Balku, father
of Sepoy Mane Sawan Balku
Smt. Nisha D. Ghadge, wife of
Sepoy Ghadge Deepak Jagannath
Smt. Anjana Balaji Ambore, wife of
Sepoy Ambore Balaji Bhagwanrao
Smt. Reshma Ganesh Dhavale,
wife of Sepoy Dhavale Ganesh
Kisan
Smt. Sunita Ramchandra Mane,
wife of Naik Mane Ramchandra
Sham Rao
The function was attended by 70
war veterans, 70 senior citizens,
125 kindergarten kids, Children
from Shraddhanand Mahilashram,
Sulabha School for the differently
abled, 25 veda vidyarthis and all
the participants at the Freedom
Run. Sarva dharma prayer was
rendered by the students of SIES
High School. The Dance School of
the Sabha presented a scintillating
ballet ‘Anekta mein Ekta’.
The
Theatre Group of the Sabha
presented a thought provoking
short skit “I Love My India”. Hymn
Humanity, a charity band of the
SIES Institutions was inaugurated
with a maiden show on that day.
26.1.2018
The day coincided with the
commencement of the centenary
celebrations of President Emeritus
of the Sabha, Dr. V. Subramanian
On 29th September 2003, he
shed his mortal coil and attained
the lotus feet of the Almighty. Even
though he is not in our midst in
flesh and blood, his presence will
always smoulder in our heart and
reflect in our deeds to keep the
torch he lit alive forever.
A bust of Dr. Subramanian was
unveiled in the ground floor foyer
on 26th January 2004. The Talent
Promotion Concerts have been
renamed in his memory.
In his honour, a memorial
lecture is held each year on the
26th January, the date of his birth.
The lectures are on subjects of
philosophy, attitudes and values
etc. The inaugural lecture was
delivered by Dada J. P. Vaswani
on 17.12.2005. Eleven Memorial
lectures have been held till now.
The Centenary celebrations of
Dr. V. Subramanian commenced on
26th January 2018.
The Paraplegic unit of the
Indian Army at Khadki attended the
function.
The following Army personnel suffering various degrees of disability due to
war were felicitated on the occasion.
Lt. Gen. Vishwambhar Singh, AVSM,
VSM, General Officer Commanding,
(Maharashtra, Gujarat & Goa)
and Colonel Commandant, The
Madras Sappers presided over
the function. A large contingent
of Army men and their families
witnessed the function. The Sabha
donated a sum of Rs. 10,00,000/-
to the paraplegic unit of the Indian
Army. Ms. Abilasha Gautam’s
rendering of ‘Aye Mere Watan
Ke Logo’ moved the audience to
tears. Ability Unlimited from New
Delhi presented ‘Unstoppable’ by
differently abled artistes.
The Centenary
celebrations of
Dr. V. Subramanian
commenced on 26th
January 2018.
The Paraplegic unit
of the Indian Army at
Khadki attended the
function.
Their performance ‘Miracles on
Wheels’ “tributes to Armed forces”
left deep imprint on the audience
including all the Army personnel.
Their performance for the day
included :
Bharatanatyam on Wheels
Bhagavad Gita on Wheels
Wheel Chair Army (dedicated to
the Soldiers of the Nation)
Vande Mataram on Wheels
Hearing impaired sign languages
National Anthem
15.8.2018
The Sabha celebrated the 71st
anniversary of the Independence
of the country in association with
the General Officer Commanding
(Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa)
area of the Indian Army on the
15th August 2018. The celebrations
were presided over by Brigadier
Pradeep Kumar Hasija, M.D.,
D. M. (Cardiology), Brigadier MG
& G Area, Mumbai. 71 students of
the Sangeetha Vidyalaya rendered
the full five stanzas of the National
Anthem. The Sabha honoured six
Veer Naaris of uniformed men
from the Maratha Light Infantry
and other regiments under this
command area who laid down their
lives for the cause of the nation
during the previous year ended
31st March 2018. The families came
mainly from Western Maharashtra.
They were given a solatium of
Rs. 2,00,000/- each alongwith
mementos of daily use. The armed
forces from this GoC area together
with members of their family
were present in large numbers to
witness the independence day
celebrations.
Naik Thorat Kiran Popatrao
The Maratha Light Infantry
laid down his life on 11th April
2018 during firing on Krishna
Ghati Sector (LOC)
Sepoy Mustapure Shubham
Suryakant
The Maratha Light Infantry
laid
down his life on 3rd April 2018
during firing on Krishna Ghati
Sector (LOC)
Lance Naik Yogesh
Muralidhar Bhadane
Indian Army
Attained
martyrdom on 13th January
2018 during cease fire violation
by enemy at Rajouri sector
Major Prasad Mahadik
7 Bihar Regiment
Died in
harness on 30th December 2017
due to a fire which broke out in
the barrack where he lived.
Major Praful Moharkar
The Sikh Regiment
Became
Shaheed on 25th December
2017 due to unprovoked
firing by enemy on LOC
Sepoy Sanju Suresh Khandare
51RR, Indian Army
Died in
harness on 25th January 2017
due to an avalanche in Gurez
sector
Sgt. Khairnar Milind Kishor SC
617 Garud Flt, Indian Air
Force
Gave supreme sacrifice
of his life on 11th October
2017 when militants
attacked two air bases in
Jammu and Kashmir
26.1.2019
The evening function was dedicated
again to the ‘Wounded Warrior’.
Lt. Gen. S. K. Prashar, VSM, AVSM,
General Officer Commanding
(Maharashtra, Gujarat & Goa)
Area presided. 10 ‘Wounded
Warriors’ from Artificial Limb
Centre, ALC Commandant, Pune
were felicitated. The Artificial Limb
Centre was established in 1944 to
meet the prosthetic and orthotic
requirements of disabled personnel
of the armed forces. Today, it covers
civilians as well. The Sabha donated
a sum of Rs. 10,00,000/- to the ALC
Commandant, Pune for developing
its activities for the welfare of the
armed forces.
The Sabha felicitated the
following disabled army men from the Artificial Limb Centre (ALC), Pune.
Pol Badrinath
Sepoy, 7 MECH
K. C. Nayak
Ex-Havildar, R/O SIGNAL
Jagdish Chand
Ex-Sepoy, R/O DOGRA
Mukhtar Singh
Havildar, 10 JAKLI
P. K. Nayak
Ex-Sepoy, R/O ARTN
Angrez
Naik, 10 JAKLI
Kuldeep Singh
SWR, 50 ARWD
Mehar Singh
Ex-Sepoy, R/O PARA
Binu G.
Havildar, APTC
Santok Singh
Havildar, 238 ENGR REGY
Jairam Singh
Ex-Sepoy, R/O ASC