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LOVE must express itself as SERVICE God is love, live in love Contents FOREWORD FROM THE STATE PRESIDENT .................................................................................... 1 SRI SATHYA SAI SEVA ORGANISATIONS – AN INTRODUCTION ....................................................... 2 WINGS OF THE ORGANISATIONS ................................................................................................................................................ 3 ADMINISTRATION OF THE ORGANISATION ................................................................................................................................. 3 THE 9 POINT CODE OF CONDUCT AND 10 PRINCIPLES ............................................................................................................ 4 SRI SATHYA SAI SEVA ORGANISATIONS, Mumbai Metro Region ................................................... 5 BRIEF HISTORY ............................................................................................................................................................................ 5 DIVINE VISIT ................................................................................................................................................................................ 5 OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 SAI CENTRES ................................................................................................................................................................................ 6 ACTIVITIES ................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 OFFICE BEARERS ......................................................................................................................................................................... 9 SPECIFIC SERVICE PROJECTS OR INITIATIVES .............................................................................................................................. 9 IMPORTANT EVENTS OR CONFERENCES ...................................................................................................................................... 9 GLIMPSES OF ACTIVITIES ............................................................................................................ 10 Mumbai District 1…………………………………………………………………………………….48 Mumbai District 2…………………………………………………………………………………… 60 Mumbai District 3…………………………………………………………………………………… 75 Navi Mumbai…………………………………………………………………………………………91 Palghar ………………………………………………………………………………………………106 Ratnagiri …………………………………………………………………………………………… 124 Raigad……………………………………………………………………………………………… 128 Thane District 1………………………………………………………………………………………130 Thane District 2 …………………………………………………………………………………… 140 Ulhasnagar ………………………………………………………………………………………… 150 Dedicated with Love and Reverence to our Lord and Master Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba Foreword from the State President Saprem Sairam, We are indeed blessed to place this Annual Report for the Sri Sai Sathya Seva Organization, Mumbai Metro Region for the year 2018-2019 at the Divine Lotus Feet of our Beloved Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba. Some of the highlights are: EducationalWing: To spread value-based education to children at large, the Balvikas Wing of our state has taken up adoption of several schools where Balvikas classes are being conducted. This is in addition to the ongoing residential Balvikas. An approximate number of 12,000 students are participating in such Balvikas classes. Spiritual Wing: Spiritual fervor has been gaining momentum year after year with regular holding of Sadhana Camps, Study Circles, Mass chanting of Rudram, performing Rudrabhishekams, organizing ‘’Samarpan’’ talks by Swami’s devotees who were blessed with HIS DIVINE association. Mass chanting of Rudram has gained a large momentum and today our state has over 550 veda chanters and over 1 lac Rudraparayan offerings to Bhagawan have been completed. Mass chanting has been done in various famous temples around the state viz Babulnath, Mahalaxmi, Surya Narayan temple etc. Keeping the spirit of the Sarva Dharma Samabhav teachings of our beloved Swami. multi faith events continued to be organized in the various districts throughout the year. Service Wing: Service activities continue unabated with the medical activities including static medical camps, mobile medical vans, outdoor clinics reaching out to lakhs of poor and underprivileged people, many of whom are from remote villages, at their doorsteps. A mega blood donation drive was done on June 8, 2019 around 11 Districts/Samithis in the state participated and over 1600 bottles of blood were collected and given to the Government blood banks. Rain water Harvesting Methods have been deployed in several drought-hit/prone villages giving very encouraging results. Special emphasis has been given to projects concerning upliftment of children in tribal areas and for mitigating malnutrition amongst children across the State. Bhagawan is the only source of our inspiration and guide to enable us to perform such Seva. However, the contribution of our Seva Dal, volunteers and devotees are also immensely important to us to spread the love of Bhagawan far and wide. The with the write-ups in the following pages bring forth the spectrum of the activities conducted during the year, with fervor and utmost devotion. Truly, pictures speak for themselves presented by all the 10 Districts, 33 Samithis and 2 Bhajan Mandalis of Mumbai Metro region. We offer our sincere prayers to Bhagawan that he continues to use us as his instruments in the process of transformation. With Pranams at His Lotus Feet. Your’s in His Service Anoop Saxena State President (Mumbai Metro) Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisations – an introduction The Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisations, founded by Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba in the year 1965, is a service organisation with a spiritual core and base to benefit all mankind irrespective of religion, caste, creed or sect. The Organisation serves as a platform for its members to undertake service and other activities motivated by an urge for one's own transformation with the aim of realizing one's inherent divinity. Without any distinction of religion, nationality, race, socio- economic status, either for those who work in the Organisation or for those who are served by it, the Organisation transcends all barriers leading humanity towards the ideal of 'Fatherhood of God and Brotherhood of Man'. The concept of fees or membership subscription is alien to the Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisations, for there cannot be any fee or subscription for one's journey towards his own self. The organisation functions through its primary units called as Samithis and Bhajan Mandalis of which individuals - from different strata of society, different ethnic groups pursuing different religions and faiths -are members bound by the dictum of Love all, Serve All and pursue their own sadhana towards self-transformation following the path of selfless service to humanity. At no point is an individual asked to follow a certain religion or rituals. On the contrary each is inspired to follow his own faith so as to ensure that a Hindu becomes a better Hindu, a Muslim becomes a better Muslim, a Christian becomes a better Christian and so on. In fact, this spiritual basis inspires everyone to pursue his own religion better by putting into practice Love and Selflessness. That is why the Organisation features in its emblem the symbols of the major religions of the world. “The Organisations named after Me are not to be used for publicizing My Name, or creating a new cult around My worship…. They must render seva (service) to the helpless, the sick, the distressed, the illiterate and the needy. Their seva (selfless service) should not be exhibitionistic; it must seek no reward, not even gratitude or thanks from the recipients. Seva is sadhana (spiritual exercise), not a pastime of the rich and well placed. You must have the firm belief that the aim of this Organisation is to remove the obstacles that keep man away from God, that Sri Sathya Sai Baba WINGS OF THE ORGANISATIONS Spirituality and Service are supplementary and The Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisation functions complementary to each other. Spirituality is the under three wings viz. (i) Spiritual, (ii) Education, motivational force behind service and service is the and (iii) Service. fulfillment of spirituality. Therefore, spiritual Each activity in a wing is directed to facilitate concepts learnt through education must be put into and help the member in his own spiritual practice in form of service to humanity. Thus, in advancement. Although, the nature of activities order to successfully realise the objective of joining undertaken under different wings appear to be the Sai Organisation, one must participate in distinct and dissimilar, but there is an inherent activities of all the three wings. interrelationship amongst all the three wings. The three wings stand for Worship, Wisdom and Work. Activities under different wings of the Organisation Spiritual Wing Educational Wing Service Wing • Bhajan • Non-formal education of • Gram Seva • Nagarsankirtan children in the age group of • Slums Service, 5-14 years through values- • Study Circle • Medical Camps and based educational training, • Sadhana Camps Health