PAST TO FUTURE

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PAST TO FUTURE

• AN ETERNAL JOURNEY TOGETHER
• BY THE LONG RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE - 2004

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SOME WHO MADE A DIFFERENCE
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THAKOR TOPIWALA
SHREE JOSHI
SWADESH SAWHNEY
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• IT IS NOT THE MASSES WHICH CAN CHANGE THE WORLD,
  ONLY ONE IS ENOUGH TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

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LATE MAHESH SHUKLA

• A LEADER WHO COULD FORESEE THE STRENGTH OF A
  COMMUNITY.

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CHAIRMAN
PRESIDENT
1981-1982
KAUSHIK PATEL
DR. B.K. CHOPRA
THE FOUNDERS WHO MADE A DREAM COME TRUE
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25 YEARS AGO

• TOTAL BUDGET 120,000
• PROJECT STARTED MARCH 1982
• PROJECT COMPLETED JULY 1982
• GRAND OPENING ON
• JULY 24th 1982
• BY SWAMI CHINMAYANANDJI

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SOME MEMORIES ..
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SOME MEMORIES ..
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1983
CHAIRMAN
PRESIDENT
DR. RAVI RAO
NAVIN DESAI
A YEAR OF INTROSPECTION AND SEARCH FOR THE FUTURE
SERVICE MODEL FOR THE COMMUNITY
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1984
CHAIRMAN
PRESIDENT
LATE MAHESH SHUKLA
SURESH VYAS

• PARKING LOT PAVING/FENCING
• NAVRATRI/GARBA WAS MADE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE
  HINDU CENTER
• FOUNDING OF RADIO PROGRAM
• HINDU CENTER COMMITTEE INFRASTRUCTURE WAS CREATED

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1985
CHAIRMAN
PRESIDENT
DHIRU BHAI PATEL
RAVI PATEL

• FIRST YEAR OF EXPANSION 6.7 ACRE LAND
  ACQUISITION
• CONSTITUTION OF HINDU CENTER AMENDED

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1986
CHAIRMAN
PRESIDENT
GOBIND BHOJWANI
KUMAR DIGHE
ANOTHER YEAR OF INTROSPECTION
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1987
CHAIRMAN
PRESIDENT
SURESH VYAS
RAJ SAWHNEY

• VISHWA HINDU PARISHAD SOUTHEAST ZONAL
  CONFERENCE CHAIRED BY RAVI PATEL AND ATTENDED BY
  SHRI ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
• LIBRARY ESTABLISHED/PROPERTY BEAUTIFICIAN
• FIRST HINDU WEDDING OF VINAY TULIKA SAWHNEY

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1988
CHAIRMAN
PRESIDENT
RAVI PATEL
BHARTI PATEL

• FIRST AND ONLY FEMALE PRESIDENT
• HINDU CENTER CONSTITUTION WORK

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1989
CHAIRMAN
PRESIDENT
RAJ SAWHNEY
RAI DESAI
PLANNING AND BIDDING OF VIHAR HALL A MASSIVE
AND CHALLENGING TASK
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1990
CHAIRMAN
PRESIDENT
BHARAT PATEL
SANJIWAN SONI
VIHAR HALL CONSTRUCTION STARTED AND COMPLETED
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1991
CHAIRMAN
PRESIDENT
VITHAL PATEL
RAJANI PATEL
CONSTITUTIONS FIRST REVISION
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1992
CHAIRMAN
PRESIDENT
ARVIND DESAI
ASHOK PATEL

• FIRST PUJARI HIRED
• SHRI RAMESH BHAI OZAS KATHA FOR THE BENEFIT OF
  THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HINDUISM, CHAIRED BY SHRI
  RAVI PATEL

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1993
CHAIRMAN
PRESIDENT
NARESH PATEL
ASHOK PATEL
FIRST YOUNGEST PRESIDENT
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1994
CHAIRMAN
PRESIDENT
LOKU HEMNANI
RAMESH SHAH
YEAR OF INTROSPECTION
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1995
CHAIRMAN
PRESIDENT
RAJANI PATEL
AMIT PARIKH
DATABASE PROGRAM CREATED AND CURRENTLY REDESIGNED
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1996
CHAIRMAN
PRESIDENT
SURENDRA JITENDRA PATEL
BHARAT PATEL
YEAR OF INTROSPECTION
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1997
CHAIRMAN
PRESIDENT
BALDEV THAKOR
VIJAY PATEL
A LANDMARK YEAR HIGHEST MEMBER PARTICIPATION AND
DONATION COLLECTION THROUGH THE YEAR 2002
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1998
CHAIRMAN
PRESIDENT
DEEPAK GUPTE
BAL GUPTHA
EXPANSION OF VIHAR HALL
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1999
CHAIRMAN
PRESIDENT
BHARTI PATEL
RAJEN SHAH
EXPANSION OF VIHAR HALL COMPLETED
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2000
CHAIRMAN
PRESIDENT
DWARAKADAS SHAH
SANJIWAN SONI

• NEIGHBORING DUPLEX ACQUIRED
• ESTABLISHMENT OF PUJARI RESIDENCE

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2001
CHAIRMAN
PRESIDENT
BAL GUPTHA
VISHNU MOONDRA
PARIKRAMA WORK PLANNED AND STARTED
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2002
CHAIRMAN
PRESIDENT
KSHITISH MEHTHA
DILIP PUROHIT
PARIKRAMA COMPLETED
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2003
CHAIRMAN
PRESIDENT
DHIRU BHAI PATEL
GOBIND BHOJWANI

• LAND ACQUISTION POLICY APPROVED
• MEMBERSHIP PARTICIPATION REQUESTED

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2004
CHAIRMAN
PRESIDENT
DHIRU BHAI PATEL
SANJIWAN SONI

• CHURCH PROJECT APPROVED (93) AND ACQUIRED
• PRICE TAG 1.25 MILLION
• ADDITION OF 12 ACRES IN LAND 14,000 SQ. FT.
  HEATED AREA

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NOW, TO THE PRESENT . .. EFFORTS OF THE PAST
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NOW, TO THE FUTURE
. EFFORTS OF THE PRESENT
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SPORTS FACILITY MAY INCLUDE INDOOR
BASKETBALL/TENNIS COURT GYM FACILITY
EDUCATION CENTER MAY INCLUDE YOUTH AND CROP
CLASSES ADULT EDUCATION ON VEDIC PHILOSOPHY YOGA
MEDITATION JAIN STUDIES
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ALMOST 40 TO 50 RESIDENTIAL CONDOS CAN BE ADDED
WITH THE PRESENT CODE REQUIREMENTS.
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LRPCS 2004 REMAINING AGENDA

• HINDU CENTER WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT
• INTEGRATION OF PHONE SYSTEM, INTERNET, AND
  WIRELESS NETWORK
• VIDEO SURVELLIANCE BASED ON INTERNET MONITORING
• CONTINUE PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO OTHER COMMITTEES
  
• NEWSLETTER, MAINTENANCE AND ANY OTHER IF REQUIRED

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SINCERE THANKS TO .

• MR. DHIRU BHAI PATEL
• MR. RAVI PATEL CO-CHARIMAN LRPC AND THE MEMBERS
  OF LRPC
• MR. BALDEV THAKOR
• ALL THE PRESIDENTS AND CHAIRMEN WHO SENT THE
  INFORMATION
• AND
• MR. SHASHI PATEL