Hindu Swayamsewak Sangh Mauritius

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History of Sangh in Mauritius

 

1964     

Ma. Jagdish Shastry ji arrives from Kenya and conducts a two-week camp at Triveni, Beau Bassin.

 

1965

Makar Sankranti Utsav: Vishwadharma Swayamsevak Sangh is formed with start of Shivaji Shakha at Dagotiere, a small village in Central Mauritius.

August – Training camp at Belle Mare.

 

1966

August- Training camp at Pointe Jerome in South of Mauritius. 365 swayamsevaks in full uniform gather in a rally at Ganga Talao.

 

1970

Reception to Lala Hansraj Gupta Sanghchalak and Mayor of Delhi at Shivaji Shakha, Dagotiere.

 

1977

October- Ma. Lakshmanrao Bhide ji arrives with Ma. Madhavda. Vijayadashmi Utsav at Sarvodaya

Ashram, Triolet. Ma. Madhavda begins work as pracharak.

 

1978

March- Delegates of Antar Rashtriya Sahayog Parishad visit Mauritius for the first time to witness Shivratree Utsav. Ma. Bhide ji arrives to participate in the 10th Anniversary celebrations of Mauritian Independence at Sarvodaya Ashram.

17th to 19th March- Shivir at Anse la Raie, in North of Mauritius. Dr Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, Prime Minister of Mauritius visits shivir and addresses swayamsevaks.

Visit of then Sah-sarkaryavaha of RSS Ma.Yadavrao ji Joshi .

 

1978

20th to 29th September- Visit of Ma. Moropant ji Pingle.

24th September- Mont Choicy vihar karyakram.

27th September- Formation of Hindu Council of Mauritius. BSS Kenya and Hindu Council of Kenya help in formulating rules and regulations.

 

1979

January-Vishwa Hindi Sammelan at Prayag, Bharat. Ma. Madhavda participates with some Mauritian students and delegates.

14th to 16th December- Shivir at Anse la Raie. Ma. Iqbalrai Dutta, East Africa Sanghchalak and Shri Jayantibhai Chheda arrive from Kenya to participate in the shivir.

Ma. Deoprasad Proag becomes Sanghchalak.

26th to 31st December- Ma. Madhavda, Arun ji and Deeal ji visit Kenya to attend Shivir.

 

1980

2nd to 12th April-Prathamic Shiksha Varg at Sarvodaya Ashram. Ma. Bhide ji & Shri Sharad Hebalkar of Maharashtra attend the varg.

 

1981

17th to 20th April- Shivir at Anse la Raie.

October- Ma. Madhavda attends varga at Bangalore.

November- Visit of Ma. Bhide ji.

17th to 20th December- Karyakarta Sammelan at Anse la Raie. Visit of Ma. Bhaorao ji Deoras.

1982

March 29thRegistration of Mauritius Swayamsevak Sangh.

August- Visit of Ma. Bhide ji.

September-Visit of Swami Satyamitranand ji Maharaj.

November- Ma. Deoprasad Proag ji and Uttam Koober go on Bharat Yatra and visit Bihar besides many places. They also attend the FISI conference at Mumbai and the Pune Maha Shivir where 35000 swayamsevaks had participated.

 

1983

28th March to 21st April- Visit of Ma. Bhide ji.

6th to 16th April- Prathamik Shikshan Vargaat Anse la Raie.

1984

February & March- Ma. Madhavda Bharat Yatra.

2nd April- Ma. Bhide ji and Ma. Harmohanlal ji participate in Varsha Pratipada Utsav.

12th April- Karyakarta baithak and Pratignya karyakram.

13th to 15th April- Shivir at Sundar Manrakhan College, Long Mountain. Noted Labour Union leader Shri Ramnarain was  Shibir Adhikari.

October- 150th Anniversary of the arrival of Indentured labourers from Bharat.

27th October- Reception to delegates from Bharat at JSS, Triolet. Ma. Bhide ji and Ma. Harmohanlal ji attend.

15th to 30th December- First Ghosh Prashikshan Varga at Sarvodaya Ashram, Triolet conducted by Shri Ravi Bokil- Ghosh Pramukh of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.  

 

1985

13th January- Mont Choicy Vihar and Sankranti Utsav.

10th March- Ghosh Sanchalan from Sarvodaya Ashram, Triolet to Shantiniketan grounds, Pointe aux Piment. 150 swayamsevaks participate in ganavesh.

15th to 30th December- Prashikshan varga at Sarvodaya Ashram, Triolet. 60 shikshaks from 18 shakhas attend.

 

1986

12th March- Participation of swayamsevaks in Independence Day march past celebrations.

Visit of Ma. Bhide ji.

28th to 30th March- Shivir at SSR Primary School, Cap Malheureux.

April- Visit to Reunion by Shri Raghoonath ji Deeal , Rajnarain Guttee and Sadhu Rengarajan.

 

1987

18th to 22nd December- Visit of Ma. Yadavrao ji Joshi. Proceeded to Kenya to participate in the 40th anniversary of founding of BSS and All Africa Hindu Conference.

 

1988

Ma. Bhide ji’s visit for preparation of Dr Hedgewar Birth Centenary.

 

1989

14th to 20th April- Visit of Ma. Rajju Bhaiyya for Dr Hedgewar Birth Centenary Celebrations.

15th April- Main program at Hindu Maha Sabha, Port Louis.

8th October- Farewell to Ma. Madhavda after 12 years of hard work that saw Sangh grow in many dimensions.          

1992

4 shikshaks from Shivaji Shakha attend Vishwa Vibhag Sangh Shiksha Varg at Bangalore. (Rajnish, Rajesh, Mahendra and Ramsing)

1993

8th to 16th July- Visit of Ma. Chamanlal ji and Ma. Bhide ji on special state invitation from Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth to attend Pravind ‘s wedding.

15th to 19th December- Visit of Ma. Seshadri ji and Ma. Madhavda.

 

1994

15th January- Sankaranti Utsav at Port Louis. Ma. Madhavda participates.

Death of Ma. Deoprasad  Proag. Shri Baldeo Domun succeeds as Sanghchalak.

19th to 26th October- Visit of Ma. Shankarrao Tatwawadi.

Dr. Yashwant Pathak stays from September to November. Reorganization of working team.

3rd to 4th December- Shivir at SSR primary school, Cap Malheureux.

 

1995

April-Visit of Dr Yashwant Pathak.

14th to 17th April- Shivir at SSR Primary school, Cap Malheureux.

July- Visit of Ma. Dattopant Tengadi.

December- 4 swayamsevaks and 2 sevika attend VSS at Baroda.

1996

June to October- Ma. Madhavda in Mauritius to reactivate sangh work. VHP core group formed unofficially.

6th to 10th August- Shivir at Primary School, Arsenal. Ma. Madhavda, Ma. Mohan ji Bhagwat, Dr. Yashwant Pathak and Shri Jayprakash ji attend.

9th to 13th August- Visit of Ma. Mohan ji Bhagwat.

October 11th- Shri Ramesh Subramaniam arrives as pracharak.

11th to 14th December- Shivir at SSR primary school, Cap Malheureux.

 

1997

January 24th to 28th-Visit of P.P.Sarsanghchalak Ma. Rajju Bhaiyya along with Ma. Bhide ji, Dr Shankar Tatwawadi, Shri Sirish Deopujari and Dr Yashwant Pathak.

25th January- Hindu Sangam at Hindu House. More than 1000 delegates attend.

26th January- Official launch of VHP at Chinmaya Ashram, Beau Bassin.

3rd to 7th April- Prathamik Shiksha varg at SSR primary school, Cap Malheureux. Shri Purushottam Rao and Shri Mayur Shir from Kenya arrive to conduct the varg.

Ma. Moti Proag becomes Sanghchalak, Ma. Raghoonath Deeal-Sahasanghchalak and H.N.Seetah-Karyavah.

August-4 vidyarthi and 2 elderly swayamsevaks along with Ramesh Subramaniam go on Bharat Yatra and also attend the Vishwa Vibhag Sanghshiksha Varg at Bangalore. (Mun, Nitin, Harish, Shaneel, Ishwar and Moti ji)

3rd to 7th December- Shivir at Basdeo Bisondoyal College, Central Flacq. Visit of Ma. Shripati Shastry, Dr. Shankar Tatwawadi and Dr. Radheshyam Dwivedi to participate in shivir and also to form regional committees of VHP.

 

1998

March- Shri H N Seetah and Shri Ramesh Subramaniam attend the Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha and Vishwa Vibhak Baitak at Bangalore.

25th April- Hindu Sangam organized by VHP at Arya Sabha. Swami Chinmayanand ji M.P. from Haidwar is Chief Guest and Main speaker.

1st to 4th August- Ma. Ashok ji Singhal and Ma. Madhavda pay a visit on way to Kenya to attend the All Africa Hindu Conference and participate in the celebrations for 50 years of BSS.

October- Visit of Dr Yashwant Pathak.

7th  to 12th December- Shivir at SSR primary school, Cap Malheureux. Shri Parth and Shri Vijay both of Surya Foundation, Delhi arrive to conduct the shivir.

1999

30th July to 3rd August- Visit of Ma. Mohan ji Bhagwat and Dr Yashwant Pathak.

26th November to 11th December- Visit of Kumari Seeta Annadanam from Andhra Pradesh to start samiti shakha.

1st to 4th December- First samiti shivir at Brahmakumari Centre, Palmar.

6th to 11th December- Shivir at SSR primary school, Cap Malheureux.

 

2000

March to May- Umesh ji Misra arrives as pracharak.

30th April- Shraddhanjali Sabha for Ma. Madhavda at Sarvodaya Ashram. He had passed away on 1stApril at Pune.

26th May to 2nd June- Visit of Poojya Vishweshweranand Maharaj and Shri Ramesh Mehta.

21st to 27th August- Visit of A.B. Shareerik Shikshan Pramukh Shri Sankalchand Bhagrecha.

1st to 3rd December- Samiti Shivir at Brahmakumari Center, Palmar.

4th to 9th December- Shivir at SSR primary school, Cap Malheureux.

14th December- 7 swayamsevaks and 10 sevika along with Shri Ramesh Subramaniam leave for Bharat Yatra to attend the Vishwa Sangh Shivir at Keshav Srushti, near Mumbai.

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