GPYG, Pune

“Om bhoor bhuvah swah tat savitur varenyam bhargo devasya dheemahi dhiyo yo nah prachodayat “

at a glance

Formation & Expansion• Established :

– March 2005 in divine presence of Adarniya Dr. Saheb during 108 kundiya Gayatri Mahayagya, Pune

– Registered at shatinkunj on Oct 06 itself with a member panel of 40 youths

– Presently more than 100 members from diverse backgrounds– Conducted more than 100 small-big social programs– Expanded to Sanghli, Shirdi, Goa etc.

Numbers…

Total Members : 105

Activities

Regular Activities• Sunday Jeevan Sadhna Workshop

– Regular since Vasant Panchami 2006– Average participation of 20-25 every week – 3-4 new youths every week– Total hour :3(9-12)– Activities: Yagya, Meditation, Group Chanting, Pragya Song,

Listening Gurudev’s lectures/Reading Literatures and interactive discussion, Update Meeting, Open house etc

– Book stall and Meeting place for YG members

• Monthly Akhand Jap– Continue since October 2008– Each month new venue– Local people gets invited– Purnahuti by deep yagya

Regular Activities• Global Samuhik Jap

– Every month last Sunday– Group Chanting of Gayatri mantra with Gurudev’s voice for an hour

• Daily Mobile book stall at strategic locations– Average sell of 500/- daily of small books– A total sale of 20000 per month through mobile stalls– sahitya vistaar patal expanded at 3 places

Regular Activities• Yagya/sanskaar/Deep yagya

– Average 50 yagya/sanskaar every month at homes, societies etc– Dedicated & skilled 2 youth teams for Yagya/sanskaar – Focus on spreading Gurudev’s literature at any such program,

sahitya sthapana – 1/3/5/9/11/24 kundiya yagya almost every week in and around pune – 5 Marriage Sanskaars conducted till date

Regular Activities• Annual Blood donation camp

– Average 40 units get collected

• Free medical check-up camps

Regular Activities• Eco-friendly Ganesh Puja Celebration

– Competition arranged for celebrating eco-friendly Ganesh Festival with defined norms

– Prizes given in terms of literatures to winning mandals

• Celebration of important festivals– Gayatri Jayanti, Guru Purnima etc– Independence Day– International Women’s Day– Tobacco de-addiction day

Regular Activities• Pandharpur rath yatra

– Each Year During June-July– Around 20 lakh people from whole Maharastra participate every year

in this yatra where they carry palki/rath of great saints from Alandi to Pandarpur

– Pune Gayatri Pariwar also participates every year in it, where they carry Palki of Gurudev-Mataji and also create awareness among pilgrims

Shirdi Gayatri Mahasadhna Abhiyaan

• Mega Book Exhibition – 10 days– 30 Youth volunteers from pune for all 10 days– Literature of 5 languages– Around 5 lakhs people visited– Books of worth 9 lakhs sold– Around 2000 AJ/YNY/PAs got subscribed

Shirdi Gayatri Mahasadhna Abhiyaan

• Exhibtion & Multimedia • Nukkad natak, safai abhiyaan, vyasan-mukti rally etc• Decoration

Shirdi Gayatri Mahasadhna Abhiyaan

Important Activities• Ralegan Siddhi Youth Camp– Participation of more than 250 Youths from Pune, Mumbai, Bangalore, Nagpur

& Baroda– Serene environment of ideal village – Guidance from Dr. Saheb as well as noted social-worker Anna Hazare

• Talks at – TCS -4 offices – BEL – SP college– Jijamata Girls high Schools

• Bhartiya Sanskruti Gyan Pariksha– 18 schools and colleges each year– 2100 students– Lectures on Indian culture at every school

Important Activities• Book Exhibitions at– Wipro– SP college– Sanskrit Mahasabha– Ganga Satellite

• Jhola Pustakalaya

• Akhand Jyoti Drive• 125 new members of Akhand Jyoti in 2009

Important Activities• Tree plantation– 20 Mango and Neem tree plantation at samarth police station after safai

abhiyaan – Working together with ‘vasundhara’ group

Important Activities• Yoga/Pranayam/Accupressure camps at different schools,

colleges, societies etc– S P College– JSPM– Wonder City– Deaf-and-dumb school– Ganga-Hamlet Society– Khadki Army Camp

Important Activities• Vyasan Mukti– Nukkad natak– Rally

• Swachchata Abhiyaan– Cleaning of Mula-Mutha river, societies etc

Important Activities• Nari Jagran & Kureeti unmulan

– Rally against female foeticide on International Women’s Day in collaboration with Mahesh Sansthaan

Sewa-Aradhana• Sewa-Aradhana

• Contribution of Rs. 33000 from Youth Group Pune for Bihar Flood Relief Camp

• Visit to vanchit vikas nihaar, an ngo working for unpriviledged children to give shelter, food and education

• Distribution of sweets and gifts at red light areas of pune during Deepawali festival

• Visit to orphanage during holi• Visit and contribution to Gowshala• Free tuition for children of slum areas

Recreational Activities• Birthday celebration of every group member• Training of Yagya, Sanskaar, Daphli, kutir uddyog etc to interested group

members• Group trip at different places of historical and religious

importance(Bhimashankar, Sajjangad etc) to promote team building • Developing presentation skills• Developing in-house Speakers (Marathi/English)

Internet Activities• Internet Activities

– Prapagating through orkut, eGroups etc– Online mantra lekhan– Using Blog as channel (http://divineblog.wordpress.com,

http://uttishtha-bharat.blogspot.com)– Web Swadhyay Group– Discussion on various discussion group related to Gurudev’s

teachings on various forums– Beautification of scanned Akhand Jyoti– www.pune.awgp.org

• Marathi Translation Works– Marathi translation of CDs

Forthcoming Activities

• “Youth Camp Pune”– On 6-7-8 November 2009 at Pune

• Regional Youth Camp at sanghli 2-3 May, kolhapur, goa, nashik, ahmednagar to follow

• Pandharpur Rath Yatra (June 09) • Doctors Seminar in July 09• Gayatri Jayanti Celebration

Resources

• Anshdaan :• Occasional contribution by capable members for specific

programs• Average Rs. 100/- pm per GPYG member

• Samaydaan :• About 6 -7 hours per week by every GPYGP member • 2 DSVV students working for full time for mission’s work• 4 DSVV students devoting time partially for mission’s

work using their skills• Internship of DSVV students

Contacts

• E-mail : gpygpune@gmail.com

• URL : http://pune.awgp.org

• eGroup : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gpyg_pune

• Blogs : http://divineblog.wordpress.com http://uttishtha-bharat.blogspot.com

• DIYA mail id : pune@diya.net.in

• SMS Group : GP_Pune

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