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President Kovind at the inauguration of Economic democracy conclave in the Keshav Srushti Campus.[1]

Keshav Srushti is a nature retreat of about 150–200 acres (61–81 ha), located at Uttan village, in the northern Mumbai suburb of Bhayander, India. It is a unified campus of several organisations, run by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, in the memory of its founder Dr. Keshav Baliram Hegdewar.[2][3][4]

Several environmental orientation activities are conducted in the Keshav Srushti campus. The nature trail in the campus has over 3,100 species of trees ranging from Teak, Palm, Ain, Kinjal, Arjun, Casurina, Jamun, Palas, Bamboo, Wad, Ashoka, Silver Oak, Babhul, Acassia, Kadamb, Shankasur, Umbar etc. The campus also has over 500 species of medicinal plants planted over a 22 acre area which are used in the development ayurvedic formulations.[5][6] The Keshav Srushti talav has been listed as a heritage site by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Heritage Conservation Society.[7]

Initiatives

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Social initiatives

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Keshav Srushti has adopted 75 villages in the region, taking care of various initiatives like education, water conservation and skill development through its volunteers and donors, for the people in the region.[8]

In March 2019, Keshav Srushti collaborated with the MBMC for a waste management exercise to turn organic waste into farm compost.[9] In January 2015, the Suryakumbh, an event on social justice and environmental project, was organized at Keshav Srushti. The Suryakumbh event saw over 3639 students, from over 62 schools in Mumbai, participate to set the record for the largest solar cooking class.[10][11][12][13] The waste management initiative has seen participation from thousands of people, and several people have requested the extension of the initiative for their respective housing societies.[14]

The Gau Seva Parishad, at Keshav Srushti, is home to 220 cows, bulls, oxen and calves that are a part of the 4 acre gaushala.[15]

In August 2017, the Indian Institute of Democratic leadership was set up at the Keshav Srushti Campus. It offers a 9 month program for people aspiring to join politics.[16]

Keeping in mind the need to conserve and expand our green cover, Keshav Srushti works with several corporations, like PWC and others, through its seedball initiative.[17]

Rural development initiatives

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The rural development initiative of Keshav Srushti also known as the gram vikas yojna involves several initiatives. One of them is engaging rural children, who don't have access to the internet, with educational books. For this, a mobile library collection, of over 1100 books, called Knowledge on Wheels, has been set up. They also have a trained teacher on board who works with the rural children on their learning needs.[18] Another initiative called Urban Rural Connect[19] involves training rural households especially womenfolk from tribal communities in the skill of crafting bamboo products. Starting with small beginnings the initiative now has around 90 products being manufactured at the Tetwali village of Vikramgad taluka in Palghar district, Maharashtra.[20]

Motivational initiatives

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Awards are given by Keshav Srushti to deserving social workers, to appreciate and promote their efforts. In 2019, this award was given to Sagar Reddy of Ekta Niradhar Sangh for his outstanding contribution to the cause of orphaned children.[21]

Environmental initiatives

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In 2017, Keshav Srushti organised the waste management exhibition, which was attended by over 5,000 people, and around 50 expressed their interest in making their society waste-free.[22] In June 2018 the organization led by Ms Savitha Rao planted the first mini forest in Mumbai at Goregaon.[23] In March 2022, Keshav Srushti in collaboration with BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation planted 7000 saplings in the suburb of Versova that included native saplings, medicinal herbs and butterfuly shrubs. The plantation was done over an area of 1800 square metres at the Bala Guste garden Versova using the Akira Miyawaki technique of planting dense forests.[24] In June 2022, the environmental initiative of Keshav Srushti called City forests started the work of planting urban forest in the garbage dumpyard area of the Dhaavgi village in Uttan.[25][26]

Entrepreneurship development initiatives

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The Keshav Srushti campus also hosts Atal Incubation Centre for start ups and entrepreneurship education and development.[27]

COVID-19 relief initiatives

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During the COVID pandemic, in 2020, Keshav Srushti My Green Society along with Jankalyan Samiti undertook the 'Annapurna Scheme' to serve meals to 1.2 lakh needy people, in 24 wards of Mumbai city, through 17 community kitchens. The food packets were distributed through the BMC, the RSS network of NGOs and other volunteer organizations.[28][29] Later in August 2021, Keshav Srushti collaborated with an Young Volunteers Organization to channelize their funds and relief efforts towards COVID-19 relief for 70 families and orphan children who lost their family members in the COVID pandemic.[30]

Events

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In the year 2000 the Vishwa Adhyayan Kendra hosted 568 delegates from 38 countries at the Keshav Srushti campus for the Vishwa Sangh Shivir. Keshav Srushti hosted the President of India, Ramnath Kovind, at the Economic Democracy Conclave organised by the Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini, in April 2020.[31][32][33] Keshav Srushti has also instituted the Keshav Srushti awards, that are conferred upon prominent people, for their efforts in the field of social work. In January 2021, the 11th edition of the Keshav Srushti awards were presented to 13 corona warriors, who were felicitated by the Governor of Maharashtra, Bhagat Singh Koshiyari, at this residence at Raj Bhavan.[34]

References

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  16. ^ Rakesh Ranjan (18 June 2017). "RSS-affiliate sets up Indian Institute of Democratic Leadership to train young guns for politics". India Today. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
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  24. ^ "Mumbai: Over 7000 native saplings planted in Versova using Miyawaki technique". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  25. ^ "Mira Bhayandar: Fragrant trees in urban forest to mask smell at Uttan dumpyard". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  26. ^ "City Forest- Keshav Srushti". cityforests.in. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  27. ^ "Atal Incubation Centre- Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini - Contact us". aic-rmp.org. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  28. ^ "RSS serves food to over 1 lakh Mumbaikars during COVID-19 lockdown". Deccan Herald. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  29. ^ "Maha Guv presents Keshav Srushti awards to COVID-19 warriors". The Week. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  30. ^ Nazir, Tashafi (22 August 2021). "This Mumbai Based Organisation Raises Over 1 Crore To Support Orphaned Kids Impacted By Covid-19". thelogicalindian.com. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
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  34. ^ "08.01.2021 : Governor presents 11th Keshav Srushti Awards to Corona Warriors | Raj Bhavan Maharashtra | India". Retrieved 7 March 2022.
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