Gomantak Bhandari Samaj, Central Executive Committee organized a special felicitation program at Pragati Sankul, Cricketer Shubham Naik community hall, Mapusa to felicitate all the Bhandari community students who has passed with flying colors in std X, XII, Graduation, post-Graduation other vocational fields during the curricular year 2022-23 along with Eminent Bhandari Community persons who has excelled in various field and made the Bhandari Community and Nation Proud.
The most prominent was Miss Gitanjali Nagvenkar who made nation proud by winning Gold Medal in 800mts. running athletic event at 2023 Special Olympics World Summer Games held in Berlin and was felicitated with a momentum and presented with a Cheque of Rs. 1, 00,000/- at the hands of Shripad Naik, Union Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways and Tourism. Other personalities felicitated at the function were Sainath S. Uskaikar for his contribution to the cinema and films and Bharat Vithal Banaulikar for his contribution to art and music.
The felicitation function function was held in Presence of President of Gomantak Bhandari Samaj, central Committee Ashok Naik, Union Minister Govt. of India Shripad Naik, Ex Minister, Dayanand Mandrekar, Ex -Minister, Jayesh Salgaonkar, Ex -MLA Dayanand Sopte, Vice president of the Samaj Devanand Naik, TreasurerJogusso Naik, along with President of Gomantak Bhandari Samaj Yuva Samittee, Dikshak Naik, General Secretary Pankaj Jalmi, Mahila Samiti General Secretary Medha Parulekar and all the members of Central Committee.
Speaking on the Occasion Former Minister Dayanand Mandrekar Stated that unity among all the Bhandari Samaj leaders and people is need of the hours, as there are many issues pertaining to Bhandari Samaj which has to be resolves and can be resolved only with the collective efforts of the Samaj.
Ex MLA Jayesh Salgaonkar urged the students and young generation to garner wisdom and share it with others as the knowledge and wisdom increases by the virtue if sharing. Union minister Shripad Naik also spoke and wished the best to all the students for their future. Ex MLA Dayanand Sopte and others also expressed their views on the occasion.
All together 312 students were felicitated during the program with a certificate, memento and cash. Chief executive Member Fakru Vaman Panjikar welcomed the guests; President of Gomantak Bhandari Samaj Ashok gave a brief description of the various events and works carried out by Gomantak Bhandari Samaj for upliftment of the community. He congratulated the Central Yuva Samiti for carrying out various awareness programs which includes carrying out plantation drive in all 12 talukas on same day and have a trek at Mainapi waterfall which include more than 500 participants from the samaj.
The program started with lighting of lamp by all the dignitaries present on the stage. The anchoring for the event was done by Vice president of Gomantak Bhandari Samaj Yuva Samiti Reema Sonurlekar. The program was attended by large number of people. Central Yuva Samiti General Secretary Pankaj Jalmi and President Dikshak Naik took special efforts for making the program successful.
