Mahavirprasad Saraf completes six decades of social service in Mumbai
Rajashreeji Birla (centre) inaugurating Kirandevi Saraf Imaging Center at Nanavati Hospital; (right) Mahavirprasad G Saraf
Setting up benches at public places, providing education, engaging in women and children welfare, encouraging art, literature, and culture, Ghanshyamdas Saraf Trust has contributed to the welfare of lakhs of Mumbaikars. A souvenir titled Tarpan 60 has been released, highlighting the activities of the Trust under the guidance of Mahavirprasad G Saraf, founder and managing trustee.
Saraf, 87, an industrialist and philanthropist, founded the Trust, and in the span of 60 years, the Trust has accomplished a lot of welfare projects, educational endeavors, women’s welfare, child development, rehabilitation of the handicap, relief for visually challenged people, health care, sports development, patronising art, literature and culture, etc.
Saraf began his journey by constructing Shree Hanumanji Mandir, a Dharamshala and later on installed a record 21,695 benches at public
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places and 97 Pyaus. This contribution has been featured five times in the Limca Book of Records.
For health care and wellness of people, Saraf set up Durgadevi Saraf OPD, a 9,000 sq.ft Kirandevi Saraf Imaging Centre, a maternity ward at Nanavati Hospital, burns ward at V N Desai Hospital and donated 23 ambulances.
For promoting education, he set up the Ghanshyamdas Saraf College, Durgadevi Saraf Junior College, Durgadevi Saraf Institute of Management Studies, hostels for Adivasi boys and girls, computer centres, etc.
For women and child welfare, he donated sewing machines, water filters, pressure cookers, and also started sewing classes.
For community service, he set up five halls for holding community functions, six sarvajanik sauchalayas, rooms for senior citizens at old aged home, four rooms at Gujarati Bhavan, Yoga Centre, PCO’s, etc.
To promote art, literature and culture, hundreds of writers are given help to publish their books.
In recognition of his dedicated social services, Saraf has been bestowed many honours by the President, VicePresident of India, Chief Minister, Ministry of Finance and other voluntary organisations.
SARAF HAS BEEN ACTIVELY HELPING THE NEEDY OVER THE PAST SIX DECADES THROUGH THE TRUST.