SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai
Post-Centennial Foundation day 2017 |
Press Release
Post-Centennial Foundation Day 2017 July 5,
2017 Mumbai |
Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey
Women’s University (SNDT WU) completed 101
years today. The celebrations of Centennial
year had begun since July 2014 and this
brings to an end of the centennial
celebrations with three programmes across
three campuses of the university.
Churchgate programme will be held at the Sir
Sitaram and Lady Shantabai Patkar Deekshant
Sabhagriha at 11am. Shri. Vinod
Tawde, Honourable Minister for
Higher and technical education, School
Education & Sports, Youth welfare, Minority
Development, Marathi Bhasha & culture,
Government of Maharashtra will be the
Chief Guest of the
function. Shri Sudhir Thackersey,
chairman Emeritus- Hindoostan Mills Ltd.
Will be the guest of honour.
Maharshi Kurve uttkrusht shikshketar purskar
will also be awarded to two teaching and two
non-teaching employees of the university.
Pune Campus programme will be held on 6th
July at 10.30 am where Dr Dhanraj Mane,
Director Higher Education will be the chief
guest. Shri Rajesh Pande, President National
Yuva Cooperative Society and Director
Telematic Comsee Pvt Ltd will be Guest of
Honour. Dr Anand Karve, Founder Appropriate
Rural Technologies and Ms Vishvanjali
Gaikawad, IAS are special invitees.
Juhu campus programme has been organized in
form of tree plantation on 7th July at
10.30am. Dr Kishor Kshirsagar, Deputy
Municipal Commissioner, Brihanmumbai
Municipal Corporation will be the chief
guest and Shri Harish G Jamthe Divisional
Labour Welfare officer will be the guest of
honour.
Honourable Vice Chancellor Prof.
Shashikala Wanjari will preside
over all the three programmes. She will be
launching Bhai Duj nidhi Scheme
in the memory of the founder Shri Sir
Vithaldas Thackersy at the Churchgate
programme. The 2017-18 Nidhi is being
proposed with minimum of 25,000 Rs. Donation
from any person which will be used for the
economically poor women students for
scholarship, research support, hostel or
mess bills to support their higher education |