26/11 - The new Initiative - Building Attitudes

"Vighnaharta Pratishthan" arranged workshops about the Self & Community Protection, on 26/11 to change the focus of the society from anger to Community Protection & building up right Attitude while carrying out help & rescue. Police Trainer Shri. Anil Deshmukh guided these workshops at various colleges on 26 /11. He demonstrated some weaponless self defense methods. The response of the students at various places like at VK college at Panvel, Zunzunwala college at Ghatkopar, Chikitsak Highschool Jr. college at Girgaon was overwhelming. Over 4000 students attended these workshops. Principal Mhatre of V K college at Panvel, Principal Dr.mrs.Mukundan of Zunzunwala college at Ghatkopar (Mumbai) & Principal Mrs.Prabhu of Chikitsak Highschool, Girgaon & their respective staff members, were all full of appreciation of what "Vighnaharta Pratishthan" is doing. Dr.Mukundan traced the exact need of the society as she said,"There is no need to create panic & light up candles everywhere. Instead, the society has to be trained in Self & Community Defense." Mrs.Prabhu of Chikitsak Highschool also had expressed similar views.

Also, Vighnaharta Pratishthan had called for mass Blood Donation drives on 26/11.

Along with these progrrame, Vighnaharta Pratishthan had organised a mass Vande Mataram singing at Girgaon at 9.30 pm that night, which also had overwhelming participation by common Citizens. There were no speaches. The gathered crowd payed Homage to the 26/11 martyrs. Kirti College Vice Principal Dr.Hemant Pednekar, RSS Jt. State Secr. Rawindra Pawar, Vasantrao Bedekar & local Nagarsevaks were present @ this time, local heroes, who were among the few who had instantaneously responded with Help & Rescue efforts that horiible night, were presented with a rose, to bring forward their heroics.

Vighnaharta Pratishthan Recognises & appreciates the commandable Spontaneous Help & Rescue done by these youngsters on there own while the govt. machineries except Medical Dpt. were slow in there response.