Effectiveness of Ganesh Utsav Celebration by Sarvajanik Mandals with reference to Worli (Gandhi Nagar) area in Mumbai

Economics

Second National Level Interdisciplinary Seminar on "Exploring Emerging Trends and Innovation in Research in Commerce, Science & Technology, Humanities and Social Sciences”

In Maharashtra the celebration of Ganesh Chaturthi , started by Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaja, a great Maratha leader to promote culture among people, since then it is continued. It was also found in records that Lord Ganesha was the family deity of the Peshwas. After Peshwa rule, Ganesh Chaturthi, stayed a family affair in Maharashtra. Later on Indian freedom fighter and social reformer Lokmanya Tilak transformed this domestic family festival into a large systematic national public event. He also started the practice of installation of large public images and submerging in rivers or seas. With encouragement from Tilak the festival took form of large scale celebration with community participation, involvement. There were intellectual discourse, poetry recitals, plays on social issues, musical concerts and folk dances. It encouraged meeting of people of all castes and communities when British discouraged social and political gatherings. The present study focuses on finding out the feasibility of large scale celebration of Ganesh Chatuthi by sarvajanik Mandals in today’s time in Worli’s Gandhi nagar area. The area has around 62 mandals established since many years. It aims to find out the social and cultural enhancement these mandals are undertaking for society’s benefit.

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