Socio-Cultural Activities Of Sadguru Shree Aniruddha Upasana Trust

• Medical and Healthcare Camp

Major Activities of the Camp:

• Free Medical Check-up of 16,300 villagers (including 7,639 Students from 108 schools) was conducted.
• Distribution of medicines free of cost, to the villagers and distribution of medicines, tonics, syrups etc. to school going children twice during the year.

• Distribution of used clothes to villagers and two sets of uniforms to school going children. During the 2008 camp, 15268 sets of uniforms, which were stitched from the cloth prepared under the Charkha Yojana, were distributed to 7634 students (2 sets per student).
• Distribution of caps, slippers, sports materials for school children - This year 7634 sets of slippers and caps were distributed among school going children.
• Distribution of hygiene material such as water purification liquid, anti-lice lotion, toothpowder, soaps, combs, etc. and to make the village people aware about the importance of hygiene in their day-to-day life

Mega Blood Donation Camp

• A mega blood donation camp is organized once a year by the Foundation with the help of its sister organizations. In this camp twenty three reputed Blood Banks of major Government and Municipal Hospitals, such as Nair Hospital, KEM Hospital, Tata Memorial Hospital, J.J.Hospital, Cooper Hospital, Bhabha Hospital participating every year.
  

  The Foundation also arranges blood donation camps on a regular basis in different areas across Mumbai and Maharashtra. The Government of Maharashtra felicitated the Foundation for its commendable achievement.

  Total Blood Count of Annual Mega Blood Donation Camp held on Sunday 12th April 2009 - 3179 Bottles.
  Blood Donation Camp was organized on April 12, 2009 by Sadguru Shri Aniruddha Upasana Kendra/ Sadguru Shri Aniruddha Samarpan Pathak.

• Why to donate blood?

1. Blood donation is a unique donation.

2. Our body contains approximately 4.5 – 5 Liters of blood out of which only 300ml blood is withdrawn. Immediately after this our body produces new blood cells and thus the blood gets refreshed. Therefore donating blood helps in stimulating generation of new blood cells.

3. The Annual blood requirement of Mumbai city itself is about 2.5 – 3 Lakhs of bottles. Thus by donating blood we can share this load and serve humanity.

Criteria for Blood Donation:

Age: 18yrs to 60yrs (Male / Female) 
Weight: more than 45 kg.

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  Generally the donors are rejected due to lack of hemoglobin in blood. To increase the haemoglobin levels in blood, follow the below mentioned diet:

1. Green Vegetables

2. Sprouts

3. Green peas, pumpkin, tomato
4. Fruits and salads

5. Grains like Corn, wheat, raggy malt, dry-fruits, jaggery
6. Sweets like murabba (Jam), and Khir.
** Avoid tea.

Care to be taken prior to blood donation:

1. Take a sound sleep at night.

2. Take your regular breakfast/meals

3. Please do not take the medicines like homeopathic/ayurvedic medicines and tablets like crocin, Disprin, Combiflam unless necessary.

• Aniruddha's Bank For The Blind

As the name suggest, this is a bank, but one that stands apart from the rest. This is a Knowledge bank that stores knowledge in the form of Audio Cassettes/CDs for the benefit of the visually challenged. Audio Cassettes/CDs based on the academic curriculum are prepared and given to the visually challenged students of various blind schools and colleges.

Curriculum of courses meant for blind adults, viz. physiotherapy, as also technical courses like lathe training are also recorded on cassettes and CDs.

The project has been targeted to reach out the entire country over the next three years, wherein the Cassettes/CDs will be prepared in different languages of the country, depending on the requirement.

Volunteers, primarily ladies, record the Cassettes/CDs sitting at home, which gives them an ideal opportunity of balancing home and work, and in the process getting a sense of fulfilment.

To date, this project has reached out to the needs of such reputed charitable institutions for the visually challenged, such as 'The Kamala Mehta School for the Blind','The Victoria School for the Blind' and the 'National Association for the Blind' (NAB) and is now in the process of connecting with a wiser user base.

So far, more than 30,000 Cassettes and 3000 CDs have been distributed to various schools and institutions, free of cost, across India and other countries. So far, the curriculum has been recorded on CDs and cassettes in 11 Indian languages, not only for school going students but also for people pursuing post-graduate and vocational courses.

 

Till date, nearly 65,000 students have been benefited from these recorded audio books. Shree Aniruddha Upasana Foundation, through its 250 odd centers and thousands of volunteers, has commenced work in co-ordination with Shree Aniruddha Aadesh Pathak and Aniruddha Samarpan Pathak for achieving the ultimate objective of Samartha Bharat-a strong and self reliant India.

• Annapurna Mahaprasadam Project

Under this project, free mid-day meals are provided to children from schools in tribal areas and in municipal schools in rural areas. This is made possible by sponsors / donors who donate rice, wheat, pulses, oil, sugar, etc.

Presently, mid-day meals are being provided to nearly 4000 students across 31 different schools in the rural areas by our dedicated volunteers, who themselves cook the food and serve it to the students attending the schools.

Ever since the project has been introduced, there has been a marked improvement not only in the health profile of the children but also in their attendance, leading to improved grades.

• Eco - Friendly Ganesh Murti

This unique project involves the making of Lord Ganesh idols from Paper Pulp.

These idols are made from shredded paper of 'Ramnaam' notebooks used by the devotees, who write 'Ramnaam' and deposit the notebooks with the sister organization, Aniruddha's Universal Bank of Ramnaam (AUBR).

These idols disintegrate easily upon submersion as compared to idols made from plaster-of-paris. A notable aspect is that, paints used are non-toxic, thus controlling pollution immensely.The volunteers of SAUF, AUBR and other organizations collectively make these idols for the Ganpati festival every year.

• Re-immersion of Ganapati Idols

Every year, during and after the "Ganpati festival", the Lord Ganesha idols that get washed on to the shore on the day following the day of immersion, are re-immersed into the sea by the volunteers of the Foundation in association with the volunteers of Aniruddha's Academy of Disaster Management.

• Work in Mental Hospitals and Orphanages

Work is also going on in orphanages at Kolhapur and Mumbai, where the inmates are trained in physical fitness and are taught to recite prayers. Those desirous of pursuing their education are given tuitions. Seva is also being performed at the Sion Paraplegic Foundation, wherein the volunteers regularly interact with students suffering from mental depression due to their physical handicap and help them regain their lost confidence.

The volunteers perform the following sevas in Mumbai, Pune and Kolhapur:
• Periodic medical examination and provision of medicines
• Jaap and Upasana
• Conducting regular classes for students
• Special tuitions for SSC students
• Distribution of sweets during festivals
• Physical training

• De-addiction centers

Daily sessions are conducted between 6.30 p.m. and 8.30 p.m. at various centers in the presence of volunteers of the organization and trained doctors.

Till date, approximately 2750 people have benefited from the de-addiction programme and almost 70% (1950 people) have been completely cured.

Currently, the de-addiction programme is being conducted at 26 Upasana Centers in Mumbai and all over Maharashtra.

• Aatmabal Program for Women

                   Although our nation has been making steady economic progress, the state of the average Indian woman, who is the backbone of the family, does not seem to have improved appreciably. Keeping this in view, women are encouraged to attend classes, wherein they are imparted training in the day-to-day requirements of life and a positive mindset is nurtured.

This free training program of 6 months encompasses a variety of innovative activities to make women self sufficient in the daily affairs of their respective lives. The training includes learning to handle bank transactions, cultivating and improving speaking skills in the English language, knitting, craft, beauty care, dramatics, dance and also other domestic activities such as changing of gas cylinders, small electrical solutions, etc.

The main objective of these classes is to develop and enhance the self-confidence of women and make them bold enough to face any adversity / setback in their lives.

• Training In Ancient Indian Martial Arts- 'Bal Vidya' (Bal=Strength & Power together)

          Param Poojya Sadguru Shri Aniruddha Bapu is himself an exponent of the ancient Indian Martial Arts (Bal Vidya) such as Mudgal Vidya, Ashva Vidya, Surtabhedan Vidya and Yashwanti Malla Vidya, to name a few.

Param Poojya Bapu believes that the energy acquired through these Vidyas can bring about major positive changes in the world. During ancient times, India was known and valued for its physical and mental health, to which the comprehensive study and judicious practice of these Vidyas made a significant contribution.

With the purpose of bringing back the bygone golden era and to make his devotees stronge and self-reliant, Param Poojya Bapu has personally trained the Pratham Acharya in these ancient martial arts. The Pratham Acharya now trains subsequent batches of dedicated volunteers.

• FreeSummer Camp for Children ( DhangadShinga Shibir)

To nurture the potential and to explore the hidden talent of children, a fifteen day summer vacation camp by the name 'DhangadDhinga' is organized every year by the Foundation in collaboration.with Sai Samartha Vidnyan Prabodhini.

Children between the ages of 8 and 12 years are given 15 days practical training, keeping in view the overall development of their personality, that is commensurate with their age. In this camp, through free interaction and a playful atmosphere, children are encouraged to develop a positive and healthy attitude and to inculcate self discipline in them which, in turn, gives a tremendous boost to their self.