March 2020 KANARA SARASWAT 3 March 2020 KANARA SARASWAT 4 Divine Memories of our Guruparampara .... HH Anandashram Swamiji with Shishya HH Parijnanashram Swamiji in deep contemplation Commemorating Centenary of MahaSamadhi of Shrimad Pandurangashram Swamiji and Shishyasweekar of Shrimad Anandashram Swamiji Kanara Saraswat Cover - June 2015 HH Shrimad Parijnanashram Swamiji as a young Batu on Shishya Sweekar Day Flag hoisting in Talmakiwadi by HH Shrimad Parijnanashram Swamiji Koti Koti Pranams at the Lotus Feet of HH Shrimad Pandurangashram Swamiji, HH Shrimad Anandashram Swamiji and HH Shrimad Parijnanashram Swamiji March 2020 KANARA SARASWAT 5 Our Divine Guruparampara .... May 1997 - Pattabhisheka Issue Koti Koti Pranams at the Lotus Feet of HH Shrimad Parijnanashram Swamiji and HH Shrimad Sadyojat Shankarashram Swamiji March 2020 KANARA SARASWAT 6 Our Poets' corner 20 Progressive Views of Swami Anandashram - ‘Fifty Years of Bliss’ ... Late Dr. Gopal Hattiangdi 21 lr Jwéda àmW©Zm... AmMm`© do. JUoe emñÌr hi{Xnya 22 Our New Shishya Swami March 1959 23 Presentation Ceremony at Karla - December 2004 24 The Saraswat Quarterly 25 Our First Editorial - April 1919 26 The Need for the CENSUS January 1932 ... A.H.K. 27 Two Important Events -January 1927..S. R. D. 28 Kanara Saraswat Break the quill ! - April 1928...Umanath Dongerkery 29 A Monthly Magazine of the The KSA’s Magazine - Its Early Travails -October 1969 ... D. R. Ugrankar 30 Kanara Saraswat Association Through the (P) Ages ... Pandurang N Nadkarni 31 Office: 13/1-2, Association Building, Talmakiwadi, Near Talmaki Chowk, Convocations List of Chief Guests at the Convocations 34 J.D. Marg, Mumbai 400007 NASHIK HOLIDAY HOME 35 Website: http://www.kanarasaraswat.in The Shrimad Ananteshwar Temple, Vittal -March 1938 Vol. 25, No 3, March 2020 ... H.S.R. 38 HH Shrimat Anandashram Swamiji’s Address e-mail:[email protected] on Convocation Day - October 1957 39 [email protected] A Tree Politician - August 1957 ...S. Annaji Rao 40 (For Publication in the Magazine) Saraswat Convocation- September 1946 e-mail: [email protected] ... Address by Justice S. R. Tendolkar 41 (For administrative matters) ^mZn {dÚmÏ`mªJbo ñZmVH$m§Jbo gå_obZ... àmÜ`mnH$ E_ dr ZmS>H$Uu 42 President: Praveen P. Kadle ñÌr OrdZ Am¡a {ejU... em§Vm Ymaoœa 42 Vice President: Kishore Masurkar The Indian Mercantile Marine Training Ship “Dufferin” Chairman: Jairam Khambadkone - December 1938 ... G.K. Koppikar 43 MEMBERS OF THE EDITORIAL COMMITTEE Editorial - February 1941 ... M.R. Sirur 44 Sports Sphere - August 1950 44 Managing Editor: Gurunath Gokarn D. G. Mugve - September 1979 45 Editor: Smita Mavinkurve The Tall Man of Ebony - October 1969 .. Gosh 46 Associate Editor: Uday A. Mankikar A new landmark in our history - January 1940 Editorial Committee: ... H. Shankar Rau 47 Usha K. Surkund A Konkani Prayer... Dr. M. Rama Rao 48 Devyani Bijoor Participation In India’s Struggle For Independence Computer Composing: The Song of the Charkha - October 1928 ..G. Annaji Rao 50 Sujata V. Masurkar Motherland - Sept 1941 ... Ramabai C. T. 50 Cover Credits: Roopali Kapnadak Sawant India - Arise ! (Being a message to India KSA Telephone: (022) 2380 2263 By Swami Ramdas of Anandashram) - July, 1941 51 I was in the I.N.A. - August 1946 ... Ramesh Benegal 52 Telefax: (022) 23805655 Book Review: Netaji, Where Art Thou! - April 1958 53 KSA Holiday Home, Nashik: Hail! The Indian Republic - January 1950 54 Tel: 0253-2580575 / 0253-2315881 Book Review: Life And Work Of A Great Saraswat Patriot We thank Shri Jaikishan Kandlur for sharing photos of Karnad Sadashiv Rao Memorial Volume 59 Shishya Sweekar. Education The Balak Vrinda Nursery School - February 1934 61 Nursery Education ... Sulochana R Padbidri 61 IN THIS ISSUE.... The Balak-Vrinda - Speech of the President From the President’s Desk 9 of the Saraswat Mahila Samaj ...1937 62 From the Editor: Nursery Schools - February 1940 .. Kamala S. Dongerkery 63 AmXe© {e{jH$m-lr_Vr aI_m~mB© V„za 64 11 _ZmoJV... Advice To Women Students - December 1938 .. 65 The Making of the Centenary Issue - A Labour of Love 11 Shri Krishna Vidyalaya - January 1945 Some interesting pictures of 1928 12 Ramnagar, S. Kanara 67 Congratulatory messages to KS 13 A School At Shirali - May 1945 ... Baindur Anand Rao 67 Chitrapur Ebooks: A Journey of Continuing Discovery Education Through Self Respect - October 1958 ... Jaishankar Bondal 14 ... Rev. Fr. H.O. Mascarenhas 68 The Centenary Section Thoughts on Education-October 1958 ... HH Anandashram Swamiji 70 gÒþé lr_V² AmZ§Xml_ ñdmå`m§H$ An©U Ho$„oc| _mZnÌ 19 Intellectual Needs-April 1920 .. H. N. R. 70 lr_XmZÝXml_ñdm{_{da{MVm Joagßnm-OcànmV-àepñV: 19 Platinum Jubilee Cover - December 1980 71 (Contents cont’d) March 2020 KANARA SARASWAT 7 Social Life And Conditions The KS magazine through the 70s and 80s as I knew it Luxuries and necessities in Saraswat homes ... Ramkishore Mankekar 93 - September 1929 ... Vatsala Nath 72 LOH - The Lady Of The House ... Arun Labhadaya 94 Some Characteristics of the Kanara Saraswats - May 1932 Kiddies’ Corner: Drawings: Dog ... Samved Kumble 98 ... G. A. Chadavarkar 73 Giraffe ... Shlok Kumble 98 The Saraswat Youth- August 1935 ... Professor Sunder Rao Hemmadi 79 KSA’S APPEAL TO Should Women Enter Service - February 1945 CHITRAPUR SARASWAT COMMUNITY 99 ... Sharada S Udiavar 81 Regular Section Should Women Enter Service - May 1945 Letters to the Editor 101 ... D. B. Chandavarkar 82 Parisevanam: Why Samskritam? ... Dr. Chaitanya Gulvady102 The New Housing Scheme For Saraswats - July 1934 Bhagavad Gita: An Introduction ... Dr. SudhaTinaiker 104 ... G. Annaji Rao 83 Am_À`m gm_m{OH$ g§ñWm... - C_m~mB© Hw§$Xmnya 84 Datta Jayanti Utsav 2019 ... Reported by Shanta Hoskote 105 Konkani Theatre H$m|H$Ur gm{hË` g{_{V CX²KmQ>Z 85 Kiddies’ Corner: Mumma ... Disha Ameet Pandit 106 A New Dramatic Venture - May 1965 85 Booey the Ghost ... Anaya Shirali 107 A Landmark in Konkani Theatre - September 1988 Women honoured on International Women’s Day 107 ...G.R. Mulky 86 Snippets from 1920 Issue 108 ‘Chitrapur Vaibhav’ - A Review - November 1988 Personalia 110 ... Nagesh D Sonde 87 Here & There 110 Sangeet Our Institutions 111 Saraswat Sangeet Mehfil - February 1971 88 nd Saraswat Sangeet Mehfil - In Retrospect - March 1972 Report - 2 Mumbai District Open Carrom ...Gurudev Sharan 88 Tournament -2019 112 KSA’s Sangeet Sammelans 89 Classifieds 113 Articles Contributed by Our Readers Domestic Tidings 113 The Gotarli Grows up ... Savitri Babulkar 91 Guruprasad Reunion – ‘Anandyatra’-Celebrating Sixty Years _Joë`m CJS>mgm§Vwcr ""Jm°Q>acr''... aoIm amd 92 ... Reported by Shrikar Talgeri and Mahesh B. Kalawar 114 OUR COVER Hattiangadi Shankar Rau - Was President of KSA in 1917-18 and in 1931-32. He worked for the Dept of Controller of Currency and later, the Finance Ministry. When the Reserve Bank was being nationalised in 1932, he was offered its Deputy Governorship, but he declined the offer to devote himself to the cause of the Chitrapur Math. Shri H Shankar Rau (or HSR) as he was known as, did sterling work in stabilising links between the Math and the laity at large. Mangesh R. Sirur - Fondly known as ‘Kogmaam’, he co-founded the Dadar Book Depot and set up the iconic Sirur Printing Press in 1938. He was a philanthropist and provided jobs to many Bhanaps. He was Vice President of the KSA for a number of years. The KS magazine was printed in the Sirur Printing Press for over 30 years. Gopal Mavinkurve – Affectionately known as Dada, he had wide interests in the fields of Konkani drama, sports, art and literature. He served the Konkani theatre for over 50 years in all areas – acting, direction, production, lighting. He presented plays for ‘Doordardshan’ and AIR (‘Akashwani)’. Many stage artists blossomed under his training. Associated with many social organizations including KSA, he was the editor of KS for many years. Bhaskar U. Kumble – Babudi as he was called, was an active member of the KSA Managing Committee from 1953 to 1974 and held several portfolios. A quiet worker, he helped many but shunned publicity. He was on the Editorial Committee of the KS and worked as its Editor from 1976, till his untimely demise. An avid reader, he was known for his witty style of writing, Sadanand Bhatkal –As Editor of KS Sadanand improved the quality of the magazine substantially, A four time President of KSA, he successfully organised the Saraswat Cultural Conference in 1942, the first Saraswat Sangeet Sammelan in 1971, established “Kala Vibhag” to encourage artists, invited well-known personalities for giving talks . He initiated the renovation of the Hall, and got the famous artist P.G. Sirur to paint the Portrait Gallery of the thirteen “Founding Fathers” of KSA. Krishna Kurwar –was the editor of the KS magazine for a number of years. A lover of the Konkani language he worked for numerous publishing houses like Usha Printers, Popular Prakashan, Karnataka Press etc. He also did tremendous work for Konkani stage and was honoured for it. Dinesh D. Kalyanpur – A social worker at heart, he worked selflessly and sincerely for over 37 years for the community and KSA. A smiling and friendly personality, he was a good Table tennis player as well. He organised sports and Konkani drama competitions and was actively involved in the fund raising for and construction of the Nasik Holiday Home. Gurunath Gokarn – Our 95years young Managing Editor! Devoted to the development of the KS magazine for over 50 years, he brought the magazine up. He encouraged many people to write for the magazine. Today, at this age, Gurunathmam still smiles and perks up when the magazine is being discussed! We still consult him when we land in a quandary and his advice is valuable! March 2020 KANARA SARASWAT 8 From the President’s Desk ...