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Ahilyabai Ramani
Pratishthan

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Smt Ahilyabai Ramani Pratishthan

In the memory of his beloved mother, Dr Ramani set up the Ahilyabai Ramani Pratishthan, right in his ancestral house in Vadi-Talauli-Ponda-Goa where he himself had spent his childhood.

The Pratisthan's aim is to conduct programmes for personality development for the children of Goa. Currently it consists of a cultural centre and a library which was inaugurated on 3rd June, 2006

Dr Subhash Bhende, noted Goan literateur did the honours, inaugurating the premises of the Pratishthan on 3rd June, 2006.

A traditional Palkhi (palanquin) makes its way to the venue

The Palkhi procession led by a troupe of musicians

The free Reading Library for villages, established in the ancestral house of the Ramanis, has, to start with, approximately 5000 books in Marathi, Konkani, English, Portuguese.

The Library also has daily papers and weekly and monthly magazines. It will also have school books from 5th till 10th standard along with exam guides etc.

The free Reading Library for villages, established in the ancestral house of the Ramanis, has, to start with, approximately 5000 books in Marathi, Konkani, English, Portuguese.

The Library also has daily papers and weekly and monthly magazines. It will also have school books from 5th till 10th standard along with exam guides etc.

The Pratishthan also plans to undertake various cultural, social and educational programmes.
It is proposed to hold several competitions in neighbourhood schools on various topics to make the library more vibrant and viable. Projects such as 'Young Scientist' and 'Sky Viewing' will be initiated to capture the fascination of the young minds of rural Goa.

News article dated June 01, 2006

News article in Times of India, Goa Plus dated June 02, 2006

News article dated June 03, 2006

News article in Tarun Bharat dated June 04, 2006

News article in Maharashtra Times, Mumbai dated June 16, 2006