Heritage & archive

1.0 Name

The Association shall be called Maharashtra Mandal, Chandigarh, hereinafter referred to as the 'Mandal'.

2.0 Office

The office of the Mandal will be at Maharashtra Bhawan, Sector 19-D, Chandigarh 160019.

3.0 Aims & objectives

"The objective of the Mandal is to strive for national unity and bring about emotional integration by:

1. Organizing a composite body of citizens of Maharashtrian origin and others having appreciation of Maharashtrian culture, residing in Chandigarh and adjacent areas of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh, and
2. Presenting Maharashtrian culture as an important link of the composite Indian culture.
3. The following activities are to be undertaken in order to achieve the above stated objectives:
   1. To organize cultural, social and educational programmes.
   2. To build up social relations with the local people and celebrate social, cultural and historical festivals of Maharashtra such as Gudi Padwa, Shivaji Jayanti, Tilak Punyatithi, Ganeshutsav, Kojagiri, Diwali, Sankrant and Holi etc., so as to acquaint the local people with Maharashtrian culture.
   3. To associate with the celebration of local national festivals.
   4. To hold competitions in elocution, painting, recitation, games etc., as also programmes such as lectures, dramas, musical concerts etc.
   5. To organize performances of cultural programmes for the augmentation of Mandal funds on suitable occasions.
   6. To run free classes for teaching Marathi to the local people and also to organize classes where Maharashtrians can learn the local Punjabi language.
   7. To organize teaching of Marathi language and literature to Maharashtrian children.
   8. To render medical aid within the means of the Mandal to the needy poor, and to organize the raising of relief funds in the event of national calamities.
4. To raise and accept gifts, subscriptions etc. in furtherance of the above said objectives.