Volume1 issue 5

The Pravara Times November 4 , 2016

On the occasion of Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam’s 85th birth anniversary, one-day summit at Vigyan

Bhawan in New Delhi on October 15, 2016 had been organized with awards to those who have

followed Dr. Kalam’s path of promoting innovation in improving governance – in India and

abroad.

The Summit featured the first edition of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Award for Innovation in

Governance to be presented to selected individuals and institutions for their exemplary work in

improving governance and delivering value to the citizens. Pravara Rural Education Society

was awarded the ‘Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Innovation in Governance Award’ for its

contribution in the domain of rural development.

DR. A.P.J ABDUL KALAM MEMORIAL SUMMIT AND INNOVATION

AWARDS ON INNOVATION IN GOVERNANCE

Inside this issue:

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul

Kalam Innovation

in Governance

Award to PRES

1-2

From the CEO’s

Desk

3

Community

Social

Responsibility

4

Students

Felicitation

Ceremony

4

PCPS Annual

Day

5

PKVM students

win State Level

Football

tournament

6

The awards were presented across various categories including Education, Healthcare, Sanitation & Nutrition, Secu-

rity & Safety, Environment, Women & Child Welfare, Banking Economics & Finance, Rural Development & Agri-

culture, Social Welfare, Energy, International Contribution and Technology, IT & Enterprise and Infrastructure.

The summit included plenary session, panel discussions and presentations on national and global exemplars of

transformational governance for the betterment of the people.

Dr. Ashok Patil, Executive Chairman of Pravara Rural Education Society, was invited as the Guest of Honor for the

summit. He is the President of International Association of Rural Health & Medicine (An International NGO in Of-

ficial Relations with WHO), Executive Chairman of Pravara Rural Education Society, Loni and the Chairman of Dr.

Vikhe Patil Foundation and has made tremendous contribution to organizational and institutional promotion and

development.

It is noteworthy to mention that Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam has visited Loni on a number of occasions. He had been very

much impressed by the Loni PURA model, which is a participative model of integrated rural development and has

come up among 44 villages. The PURA stands for Providing Urban facilities in Rural Areas (PURA).

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Center for Creating Livable Planet and Sustainable Development aims to create and imple-

ment mission-mode projects along the visions and missions of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (1931-2015), the 11th Presi-

dent of India. It aims to promote innovations, especially in governance and social enterprises, improve youth

participation in national and international development and improve access to education and knowledge in all strata

of the society. The centre was started in 2015, after Dr. Kalam’s sad and sudden demise in Shillong while address-

ing his students in IIM Shillong.

Earlier this year,the center organized the International Youth Conclave on Livable Planet in Lucknow in July, where

the likes of Shri Ram Naik (Honorable Governor of Uttar Pradesh), Shri Akhilesh Yadav (Honorable Chief Minister

of Uttar Pradesh), Dr. Kailash Satyarthi (Nobel Prize Winner), Ms. Dia Mirza, Mr. Javagal Srinath, Mr. Arunacha-

lam Muruganantham, Mr. Anshu Gupta and Padma Bhushan Dr. S.B Mujumdar participated along with 300 youth

selected from many different countries including USA, Singapore and Japan.

FROM THE CEO’S DESK

This month we unveiled the salient of the

Pravara Culture – the key elements that define

who we are and give us the impetus for the

pursuit of excellence. These are represented by

the acronym ACE and stand for Accountability,

Competence and Employability.

No one can succeed without taking

responsibility for his or her actions. Indeed, to

be accountable is to be a grown up! The same

is true of organizations. At Pravara we

recognize that each College, School and

Institute is a unit, completely accountable for

its success and failure – be it academic,

administrative or financial. The Pravara

Bhawan is there to assist, support and

motivate the units and provide for resources

when required. But final accountability must

rest with each unit and eventually with each

individual.

There is hardly any need to explain the

centrality of Competence in our lives. Unless

one is proficient at the assigned role, success

and respect are impossible to achieve. At

Pravara, we place the importance of being

competent at the very heart of our actions.

Finally Employability! We at Pravara recognize

that much of our education does not

necessarily make us employable. Indeed the

Human Resource people bemoan the fact that

students graduating from colleges are hardly

battle-ready for real life challenges. We have

made it our mission to bridge the gulf between

the requirement of the real world and the

knowledge and application skills imparted to

the students. This is our focus and the upward

movement of the placement numbers is

already telling that happy story!

Best wishes to all members of the Pravara

family.

New Designations

Head Office - Pravara Bhavan

QIP - Vivechan

Board Room - Manthan

Guest House - Nilaya

Community Social Responsibility: Pravara Rural Education

Society presents Breath Analysers to the Police workforce to

help them ensure Road Safety “Adolescence is a crucial and significant phase of an individual’s life. The Pravara Rural Education Society has al-

ways taken cognizance of this and hence for ensuring the safety of students studying at Pravara and serving the

community, Pravara Rural Education Society has taken a noteworthy step by gifting the Breath Analyzing Devices

to the police stations at Sangamner and Ashvi,” remarked Additional Superintendent of Police, Shrirampur, Shri.

Sanjay Jadhav in his speech at an event organized at Pravara Rural College of Engineering, Loni.

Pravara Rural Education Society (PRES) has gifted two Breath Analyzers to the police stations of Sangamner Talu-

ka and Ashvi Taluka in the Ahmednagar District of Maharashtra. This is a part of community social responsibility

which is a constant and continuous effort, the society takes pride in. The volunteers from PRES will help the Po-

lice workforce in conducting drives and spreading awareness on road safety measures.

The event was marked with the presence of Additional Superintendent of Police of Shrirampur, Mr. Sanjay

Jadhav, Deputy Superintendent of Police of Shirdi, Mr. Vivek Patil, Deputy Superintendent of Police of San-

gamner, Mr.Ajay Deore, Police Inspector of Loni police station, Mr. Ranjit Galande, Police Inspector of Ashvi Po-

lice station, Mr. Yogesh Kamale, the Executive Chairman of PRES, Dr. Ashok Patil, CEO of PRES Gen. Neeraj Bali,

Col. Subhash Choudahri,Vice President – Administration,Principal Dr. Ramchandra Jahagirdar and the students

The students were made aware about the effects of driving under the influence of alcohol through a short film.

They were also educated on the consequences of drunk driving and the constitutional laws pertaining to it.

Mr. Sanjay Jadhav in his speech during the event spoke that the youth today are faced with many distractions

and can fall prey to addictions. Friends play an important role in shaping ones character and therefore one should

choose his friends wisely. While praising Dr. Ashok Patil’s initiative he spoke that the other organisations should

follow Pravara’s example and take lead.

Felicitation ceremony of Students at Shri. Chatrapati Shivaji Vidyalaya,

Pathare

Felicitation ceremony of students who have outshined and excelled at state and national level sports competi-

tion was held on October 27, 2016 at Shri. Chatrapati Shivaji Vidyalaya, Pathare.

Miss. Prerna Brahmne, student of Shri. Chatrapati Shivaji Vidyalaya, bagged the silver medal in Drop Roball com-

petition at National Level. She has been selected to represent India at an international competition to be held in

the month of January at Srilanka. In the same competition Mr. Ritesh Gholap of the same school stood fourth.

Mr. Nadeem Sheikh bagged the second prize at District level wrestling competition. Excellent performance in

Basketball lead to Miss. Nikita Harde being selected in the Ahmednagar District basketball team.

The students were felicitated at the hands of Dr. Ashok Patil, Executive Chairman, Pravara Rural Education Soci-

ety. Dr. Ashok Patil encouraged the students and spoke about the illustrious alumni of Pravara who are now

leading organizations around the world. Dr. Ashok quoted the Ex-President Hon. Dr. Abdul Kalam, “Dream is not

that which you see while sleeping it is something that does not let you sleep” and guided the students. He

asked them to dream with their eyes open and make use of every opportunity which has been made available

to them only through the vision and efforts of Honourable Padmashri Dr. Vitthalrao Vikhe Patil. The felicitation

ceremony ended with the National Anthem.

Pravara Central Public School Annual Day Celebrations Pravara Central Public School celebrated its Annual Day on October 20 and 21 2016 at Gangubai Vikhe Patil

Indoor Stadium. Dr. Ashok Patil presided as the chief guest of the function on the first day of the function. The

celebrations began with paying homage to the founding father, Late Honourable Padmashri Dr. Vitthalrao Vikhe

Patil. Mrs. Medha Bagool, principal of Pravara Central Public School addressed the audience and presented the

annual school report highlighting the success of the school.

The Annual Day celebratory function was presided by Brigadier Akashdeep Bhanot, Commander, College of

Armored Warfare,Ahmednagar on the second day. In his speech, he advised the students to improve their com-

munication skills as it is the need of the day. He asked them to follow their dreams and excel in the fields they

choose.

The children participated in the program with great enthusiasm and delivered exceptional performances. Bahu

Ratna Vasundhara, the theme was appreciated by all. It gave out the social message of Swaccha Bharat Abhiyan,

Save the girl child and Save Trees and Save Planet. The students performed with masterly finesse. The powada

composed especially for the day was appreciated by all. It depicted the brilliant work done by the Founder Fa-

ther Late Honourable Padmashri Dr. Vitthalrao Vikhe Patil. The Powada is a genre of Marathi poetry that

emerged during the late 17th century in India. The powadas are a kind of ballad written in an exciting style and

narrate historical events in an inspiring manner. The entire programme was produced and directed by the staff of

the school.

Pravara Kanya Vidya Mandir‘s Under 14 and Under 17 Football team won the State level Shaley Football

Tournament at Usmanabad. They have now qualified and will for the winning place at National Level

Competition. The Under -19 football team emerged as the runner up in the same competition.

13 players from the three teams, 5 players from the U-14 team, 5 players from U-17 team and 3 players from U

-19,have been selected for representing Maharashtra in the National Level Football tournament.

Speaking on their success, the Executive Chairman of Pravara Rural Education Society Dr. Ashok Vikhe Patil lauded their performance and called it "inspiration for all others."

Pravara Kanya Vidya Mandir Football Teams

win State Level Tournament once again !

Pravara Rural Education Society

Loni Khurd, Ahmednagar

PIN:413 713

Maharashtra

Phone: 02422 273700

Fax: 02422 273704

Email: pravara@pravara.in

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