Charitable Institutes & Trusts

As mentioned in our first post - 'About Us'
the basic aim of this E-GSB group is to
- Serve as a platform to reach out to GSB Samaj Bandhavas
in times of need/crisis/difficulty in as realistic way as possible.

A first step towards this initiative is to collect and present a
Database of Charitable Institutes & Trusts which would:

- Help those looking out for help

- Guide those who want to help

List of Charitable Institutes & Trusts

1. Chetana Society
http://chetanasociety.com/funding.htm

Chetana (a project of Seva Bharathi) is a developmental centre for the challenged providing therapeutic and educational services encompassing early intervention, academic and non-formal education, pre-vocational training, vocational training and respite care to children, young adults and adults with Mental Retardation, Cerebral Palsy, Down's Syndrome, Autism, Severe Learning Challenges, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and other Developmental Challenges .

CHETANA is a day-centre programme and has 63 students attending school five days a week from 9:30a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

SEVA BHARATHI, a non-profit, voluntary service organization registered under the Trust Act (Reg. No. 119 dated 15.1.1993), is involved in a number of activities to help people in distress including: Chetana, a training centre for the developmentally challenged Asha Jyothi, a recreation club for the disabled & forum for care-givers Intervention and support for children with Learning Challenges Weekly medical camps providing diagnosis and treatment free of cost Organising voluntary blood donation camps and providing blood and blood products to children with Thalassaemia & Haemophilia Providing aids and appliances to the chronically ill/temporarily disabled through our Medical Equipment Bank Disha, a family counselling centre

2. List of GSB Sabhas and their initiatives

http://www.gsbkonkani.net/Our%20Associations.htm

Shri Chitrapur Math Schemes & Projects

http://www.chitrapurmath.net/schemes_projects/schemes_projects_charitable.asp

3. List of other scholarships available

http://www.scholarshipsinindia.com/

http://www.canaraengineering.in/scholarships.html

http://www.winentrance.com/scholarships/

http://www.indiaedu.com/scholarship/scholarships-in-india/

http://www.studyabroadfunding.org/India/

http://www.britishcouncil.org/india-scholarships.htm





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If you know of any Charitable Institutes or Trusts based in India or Worldwide
and would like to share the information.

Please mail us the details at:
gsbfoundation@ymail.com
or
egsbwegsb@gmail.com

Sharing Information is another way of helping those in need.

Thanks. God bless you all.

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List of Goud Saraswat Brahmin surnames

Information Courtesy - Wikipedia -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Goud_Saraswat_Brahmin_surnames

This is a list of the surnames known to occur in the Goud Saraswat Brahmin (GSB) community of India:

Acharya Saturdekar Sinkar Kelkar Akerkar Aras Arur Arurkar Asgaonkar Baadkar Balgi Baliga Bandekar Barde Bastikar Bastodkar Bawkar Bhadri Bhagat Bhaktha Bhandare Bhandarkar Bhandary Bhangle Bhat Bhat Fondekar Bhat Fugro Chandavarkar Chitnis Chittal Dalvi Damre Desai Deshpande Deshprabhu Dhaimode Dhond Fowkar Ghodekar Gholkar Ghurye Gogwekar (Rajadhyaksha Kulkarni) Gokarn Gole/Goli/Goli-Shanbhag Gunaji Hegde Heroor Honavar Jambotkar Joishy/Joshi Kalamkar Kalokhe Kamat(h) Kamat Adarkar Kamat Azrenkar Kamat Bambolkar Kamat Bhengre Kamat Budkuley Kamat Chandgadkar Kamat Dalal Kamat Dhakankar Kamat Durbhatkar Kamat Elekar Kamat Gavaskar Kamat Ghanekar Kamat Gothoskar Kamat Haldankar Kamat Helekar Kamat Khadye Kamat Kundaikar Kamat Maad Kamat Malyekar Kamat Mantri Kamat Mhamai Kamat Nandgadkar Kamat Palekar Kamat Panjikar Kamat Panvelkar Kamat Pavse Kamat Redkar Kamat Sakhalkar Kamat Sambari Kamat Satoskar Kamat Shankhwalkar Kamat Supekar Kamat Tarcar Kamat Timble Kamat Tudkar Kamat Wagh Kamatkhadpe Kanvinde Karambelkar Karnataki Kasbekar Kenkre Kenkre Torsekar Keshkamat Khasnis Khatkool Khazanie Kini Kolmule Koppikar Kothari Kotnis Kulkarni Lad Lawanis Mahajan Mallya/Mahale Mahale Mainkar Manage Mandurkar Manjrekar Mantrawadi Masurekar Mavinkurve Mayenkar/Mayekar Melinkeri Mhalsekar Modi (Modi Naik) Mondkar Mordekar Muzumdar Nadkarni Naik Raiker (Raikar/Raicar) Nayak/Naik Nayak Banaulikar Nayak Bandiwadekar Nayak Bandkar Nayak Bhat Nayak Bhatkar Nayak Burye Nayak Chodnekar Nayak Dalal Nayak Danait Nayak Dhaimodkar Nayak Gaonkar Nayak Gaunekar Nayak Ghate Nayak Gholba Nayak Karande Nayak Karmali Nayak Khaunte Nayak Kurade Nayak Malkarnekar Nayak Namshikar Nayak Palang Nayak Panvelkar Nayak Prataprao Sardesai Nayak Raikar Nayak Salatri Nayak Salgaonkar Nayak Sanzgiri Nayak Shinkre Nayak Sukerkar Nayak Vadiye Nayak Wagle

Padiyar Padukone Padwaldesai Pagnis Pai Pai Angle Pai Arvodkar Pai Asnodkar Pai Bhale Pai Bhat Pai Bhatikar Pai Bir Pai Budbude Pai Dhungat Pai Dukle Pai Fondekar Pai Gaonkar Pai Kakode Pai Kane Pai Keni Pai Khot Pai Kir Pai Kuchelkar Pai Kudva Pai Kutkhunje Pai Lotlikar Pai Panandikar Pai Patnekar Pai Raikar Pai Raiturkar Pai Vaidya Pai Vernekar Palekar Pandit Parulkar Patkar Patro Pavse Phadnis Phalgaonkar Phatarphod Phene Pikle Pinge Prabhavalkar Prabhu Prabhu Agrasani Prabhu Ajgaonkar Prabhu Alvenkar Prabhu Bam Prabhu Bhat Prabhu Bhatikar Prabhu Bhembre Prabhu Bhide Prabhu Burdekar Prabhu Chandelkar Prabhu Chimulkar Prabhu Chodnekar Prabhu Dabholkar Prabhu Dalal Prabhu Deshpande Prabhu Dharwadkar Prabhu Dharwatkar Prabhu Gaonkar Prabhu Ginde Prabhu Govekar Prabhu Kapdi Prabhu Keluskar Prabhu Khadpe Prabhu Khanolkar Prabhu Kholkar Prabhu Khope Prabhu Kochrekar Prabhu Kolvalkar Prabhu Konkar Prabhu Lawande Prabhu Madkaikar Prabhu Mahambrey Prabhu Maliar Prabhu Malkarnekar Prabhu Matkari Prabhu Matondkar Prabhu Mayekar Prabhu Mhapne Prabhu Mirashi Prabhu Miskin Prabhu Moni Prabhu Morge Prabhu Moye Prabhu Nachnolkar Prabhu Narvekar Prabhu Nasnodkar Prabhu Navelkar Prabhu Padgaonkar Prabhu Parrikar Prabhu Parsekar Prabhu Pawaskar Prabhu Salgaonkar Prabhu Satardekar Prabhu Sawkar Prabhu Shastri Prabhu Shelkar Prabhu Shinkre Prabhu Shirodkar Prabhu Sinari Prabhu Tamba Prabhu Tendolkar Prabhu Tirodkar Prabhu Usgaonkar Prabhu Velguenkar Prabhu Velingkar Prabhu Verlekar Prabhu Wadkar Prabhu Walawalkar Prabhu Zantye Prabhudesai Punalekar Puranik Rajadhaksha Kulkarni Rajadhyaksha Rangnekar Rao Valaulikar Rege Salastekar Samant Sandu Saraf Sarkhot Saudagar Shanbhag/Shenoy/Shenai

Shenvi Advalpalkar Shenvi Agni Shenvi Agshikar Shenvi Ambe Shenvi Amonkar Shenvi Assoldekar Shenvi Audi Shenvi Bale/Baliga Shenvi Bambolkar Shenvi Barad Shenvi Belayo Shenvi Bene Shenvi Bhandiye Shenvi Bhangui Shenvi Bharne Shenvi Bhatkuly Shenvi Bhende Shenvi Bhobe Shenvi Bhonsule Shenvi Bhujle Shenvi Bodke Shenvi Borkar Shenvi Bramhe Shenvi Budkuley Shenvi Buyao Shenvi Dalal Shenvi Dande Shenvi Dangui Shenvi Desai Shenvi Dhargalkar Shenvi Dhempe Shenvi Dhumatkar Shenvi Dhume Shenvi Diwadkar Shenvi Dubhashi Shenvi Dukle Shenvi Gaitonde Shenvi Ghantkar Shenvi Gharse Shenvi Ghate Shenvi Ghode Shenvi Ghotage/Ghotge/Ghodge Shenvi Ghoting Shenvi Gude Shenvi Hede Shenvi Hegde Shenvi Hodarkar Shenvi Kabadi Shenvi Kaisare/Kaissary Shenvi Kakodkar Shenvi Kantak Shenvi Kapdi Shenvi Karapurkar Shenvi Kare Shenvi Kavlekar Shenvi Kelekar Shenvi Kenkre Shenvi Kerkar Shenvi Khandeparkar Shenvi Kharangate Shenvi Khatkhate Shenvi Kinnarkar Shenvi Kirteni Shenvi Kokkar Shenvi Kolvalkar Shenvi Korgaonkar Shenvi Kossambe Shenvi Kudchadkar Shenvi Kulkarni Shenvi Kuncolienkar Shenvi Kundaikar Shenvi Kunde Shenvi Kuvelkar Shenvi Laad /Laud/Lad/ Shenvi Lotlikar Shenvi Mahadalkar Shenvi Mahatme Shenvi Malkarnekar Shenvi Mandrekar Shenvi Manerkar Shenvi Matkar Shenvi Matha Shenvi Mauzekar Shenvi Menkurkar Shenvi Molio Shenvi Mone Shenvi Mopkar Shenvi Mulgaonkar/ Mulgaokar Shenvi Mungre Shenvi Nabar Shenvi Nadkarni Shenvi Nagarsekar Shenvi Narvekar Shenvi Navelkar Shenvi Nerurkar Shenvi Netravalkar Shenvi Neurekar Shenvi Paraj Shenvi Parsekar Shenvi Pednekar Shenvi Pilgaonkar Shenvi Pissurlenkar Shenvi Priolkar Shenvi Ramani Shenvi Rataboli Shenvi Rege Shenvi Sabnis Shenvi Sacordekar Shenvi Sadekar Shenvi Sakhardande Shenvi Salelkar Shenvi Salgaonkar Shenvi Salkar Shenvi Sambari Shenvi Sangaonkar Shenvi Sankow Shenvi Sanzgiri Shenvi Sarmalkar Shenvi Saturdekar Shenvi Sawaikar Shenvi Sawardekar Shenvi Sawkar Shenvi Shankhwalkar Shenvi Sheldekar Shenvi Shetye Shenvi Shirgaonkar Shenvi Shirodkar Shenvi Shirvaikar Shenvi Silimkhan Shenvi Singbal Shenvi Sukhtankar Shenvi Surlakar Shenvi Sursure Shenvi Suryarao Sardesai Shenvi Talak Shenvi Talaulikar Shenvi Talwadkar Shenvi Thakur Shenvi Tilve Shenvi Usgaokar Shenvi Usgaonkar Shenvi Valvatkar Shenvi Varde Shenvi Varerkar Shenvi Velingkar Shenvi Virginkar Shenvi Wagle Shenvi Walawalkar Shenvi Warty Shenvi Zaqui Shenvi Zingde Shenvi Zuvarkar Sherlekar Shikerkar Shivalkar Shivkamat Sinkar Sitani Sonde Tadkodkar Talwalkar Telang/Patil Tendulkar Thaly Tinaikar Torsekar Vadhyar Varde-Borcar Velangi Vengsarkar Vengurlekar Warerkar Wartikar Zarapkar

Goud Saraswat Brahmins - History

Goud Saraswat Brahmins - History

Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goud_Saraswat_Brahmin

http://www.gsbkonkani.net/OurHistory.htm

http://www.gsbkerala.com/gsbkerala.htm

http://konkani.savemylanguage.org/2008/05/gaudd-sraswat-brhmins-in-goa-dr-s-m.html

Rules & Regulations : eGSB Foundation

Rules & Regulations:

- This is a strictly Non profit and Voluntary association

- This group will not be a part of/associate with any form of financial donation handling/dealing

- Only GSB Bandhavas who clearly understand and endorse the aim & purpose for which this group was formed would be advised to join as a member

- All E-GSB group members should pledge complete responsibility & integrity with regards to the group

- No member should disrupt the workings/proceedings of the group at any point of time without prior intimation or sufficient reason

- E-GSB group and its activities should not be used for garnering self publicity, self glorification or any other form of personal/financial benefits

- E-GSB group will not be responsible for any action taken by any E-GSB member without the consent of E-GSB management members

- Any member who volunteers for any initiative is expected to provide prior intimation if he/she will not be able to/there will be a delay to complete the initiative undertaken by that member

- No member should make any commitment to any organization in individual capacity on behalf of e-GSB. All commitments should be discussed and agreed upon by the e-GSB Managing Committee prior to communication to external sources

- Any member who is found violating E-GSB community Rules & Regulations of the community will be promptly disowned by the group and he/she will be denied access to all E-GSB community resources and material

About Us

e-GSB Foundation

Message

This is a Non-profit, voluntary group formed by GSB community members in order to

- Create and spread awareness about major issues/problems encountered by GSB Samaj members

- To highlight issues related to the GSB Samaj and to discuss appropriate course of action for the same

- To provide a data repository to all GSB Samaj Bandhavas about existing Samaj charity/trust/aid available for our needy brethren

- To serve as a platform to reach out to GSB Samaj Bandhavas in times of need/crisis/difficulty in as realistic way as possible

All members need to properly read the rules and conditions before joining the group.

Aim

Aim of this group is to

- Bridge the communication gap amongst all GSB Samaj members who are scattered and fragmented

- Bring together all members with the sole purpose of reaching out to our needy brethren in times of need

- Provide right guidance and share information

- Create more opportunities for needy, deserving, and diligent Samaj members

Purpose

The purpose behind forming this group is solely to help needy and deserving GSB Samaj members. Our group would act as the knowledge window to all GSB Samaj Bandhavas to avail the right information and receive correct guidance.

All those who have read the details about this group & the Rules and Conditions and are keen to join us, can write to us at

gsbfoundation@ymail.com

or

egsbwegsb@gmail.com