Sri Krishna temple, Veera Desai Road, Andheri West celebrated their annual day recently, with great pomp and pride. The eight day long celebrations, coinciding with the annual day, were attended by sincere devotees from all over.
Temple officials, temple priests and devotees during the annual day celebrations
The celebrations began with 7 days bhagavatam recital by eminent acharya Soma Warrier and team from kerala between 6.30 am to 6.30 pm daily, culminating with the 10th kalki avatar of Lord Vishnu .
Lamp decor around the temple during annual day celebrations
The Laksharchana with all ladies and gents participating together, created divine atmosphere followed by distribution of prasad. Breakfast and lunch prasad were served to all devotees on all 8 days.
On the concluding day, the festivities had a grand celebration. A chariot procession bearing lord Krishna idol moved across Veera Desai Rd. and Azad Nagar area. Devotees Mr. MS Krishnan and Suvarna Joshi who regularly visit this temple briefed the media persons about the work undertaken in social field by the temple authorities.
The temple authorities thanked all the dignitaries, devotees and also the govt authorities like Amboli police, BMC, etc for facilitating smooth conduct of their annual festival.
Indian Master Players’ Table Tennis Association (IMPTTA), which is a registered body of TT players from all over India, was formed recently; to promote the game of Table Tennis in the best way possible. Last week, the Maharashtra unit of IMPTTA, succeeded in hosting their first State Masters’ Table Tennis Tournament at Andheri Sports Complex, Mumbai. According to the Hon. Secretary Mr. Sameer Bhate, it was a rehearsal of the big National event of IMPTTA, which is coming up in January 2025. IMPTTA’s Maharashtra unit successfully conducted this State Championship at this venue , by making arrangement of 20 TT tables at this venue and providing all the participants with free breakfast and nutritious lunch on both the days of the tournament.
All the medal winners in Team and Individucal events pose with their trophies/ medals along with guests and officials.
260 participants coming from different parts of Maharashtra, took part in this tournament, which comprised of team events for Men in 39+ and 59+ age groups and team event for women in 39+ age groups. Besides team events there were individual events for men and women in 39+.49+ , 59+, 64+, 69+, 74+ age groups. And there was finest display of skills by the participants, which were also captured on youtube live. This tournament was held in honour of two women TT legends Mangal Saraf and Suhasini Bakre who have won many state, national and international medals in the Masters’ events.
Mangal Saraf ( L) and Suhasini Bakre( R) pose in front of the banner after the successful conduct of the tournament.
Besides Mangal & Suhasini most of the top players who have won national masters’ championship and also medals at the International Masters’ TT tournaments had taken part in this tournament. Former Sports Secretary of Bank of India Mr. Jayant Pathare along with his wife Ms. Rekha Pathare a former TT player, Mr. Raman Iyer, TT Promoter and his wife Ms. Iyer were the special guests of honour during the prize distribution ceremony. On this occasion, Dr. Nitin Toshniwal from Solapur announced a donation of Rs. 1 lakh to IMPTTA for the conduct of forthcoming National TT championship of IMPTTA.
Results of all the finals are as follows:
Men’s team 39+ : Pune bt Solapur
Men’s Team 59+ : Like Minded ( Mumbai) bt Team Sarosh ( Mumbai) .
Nitish Kumar representing Team ‘Like Minded’ played a big role in helping his team win the finals of Men’s 59+ team event in the IMPTTA- Mharashtra Masters’ TT State Championship 2024 at the Andheri Sports Complex, today. Playing as their best player, Nitish won both his Singles matches against Sanjay Mehta and Sarosh Shroff of Team Sarosh. His match against Sarosh Shroff was anybody’s game at one stage, as he was down 5-10. Yet, recovering from this stage, Nitish snatched the championship point. Purshottan Markad won the deciding match against Sanjay Mehta to win the Men’s 59+ team event.
Earlier, in the semi finals ‘Like Minded’ had defeated the stronger side of Kalidas Club Mulund, represented by evergreen Prakash Kelkar, Yogesh Desai and Avinash Kothari. In this match Purshottam Markad won both his crucial matches against Prakash Kelkar & Yogesh Desai and Nitish Kumar making a good beginning winning against Yogesh Desai the very first match.
In the Men’s 39+ team event finals, Onkar’s team from Pune, represented by Onkar Jog, Deepak Kadam and Satish Wakradkar shocked favourites Solapur team. Solapur’s best player Manish Rawat won both his singles; but his efforts went in vain, as both Deepak and Wakradkar won their matches against Dr. Nitin Toshniwal, besides winning the crucial doubles.
Elaborate arrangements were made by IMPTTA at this new venue, with 14 tables made available for participants, besides offering free breakfast and mini lunch to all the participants. Presence of many top Master players from all over Maharashtra offered a good competition in today’s team event.
Tomorrow’s individual singles matches will begin at 10 am with finals to be played at 6.30 pm.
Kho Kho legend Anant Mahadev Bhatade is no more. He passed away on Friday . Bhatade had worked very hard towards promotion of Kho Kho for almost eight decades. Bhatade had won awards for Maharashtra in the National Kho Kho competitions at Badoda and Hyderabad.
After his retirement, he served as coach of Maharashtra boys , Girls Men’s and Women’s teams and his training helped his teams to win awards at the national level. As a Coach, he even helped Mumbai’s SNDT College teams to win Inter Collegiate competitions. Later , he worked as official of Kho Kho federation besides shouldering responsibilities.
His contribution to the game of Kho Kho was enormous and therefore with his passing away, there is a big loss for the Kho Kho federation.
In a ground-breaking medical success, HCG Manavata Cancer Centre (HCGMCC) marked a significant milestone by successfully performing three complex stem cell transplants simultaneously. For the first time, three patients, a female aged 52 years and two males aged 37 and 33 years were admitted on October 28, 2024, and discharged together on December 1, 2024, all with smiles on their faces. The first female patient, diagnosed with multiple myeloma and chronic kidney disease, underwent a critical autologous stem cell transplant. The Second patient diagnosed with relapsed/refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma underwent successful autologous Stem Cell Transplant and the third patient, battling high-risk leukaemia, underwent a complex half-match allogeneic transplant.
Dr Priyatesh Dwivedi
The transplant for all three patients was successfully conducted by Dr Priyatesh Dwivedi, Hemato-oncology and BMT Specialist, along with his dedicated team. This accomplishment adds another milestone for HCG Manavata Cancer Centre, which now boasts a remarkable record of 26 successful transplants within just 24 months.
“An autologous stem cell transplant involves harvesting a patient’s own stem cells and re-infusing them after intensive chemotherapy or radiation. For our first patient, this procedure was particularly complex due to significantly elevated creatinine levels, increasing the risk of acute kidney injury. However, with meticulous planning and the application of Modified Protocols, we successfully overcame these challenges, achieving a positive outcome,” says Dr Priyatesh Dwivedi.
The second transplant was complicated because of poor stem cell yield after the first stem cell harvest. Typically, at least two million stem cells are required for stem cell transplant but, only 0.86 million stem cells could be harvested. After the first stem cell collection, predicting poor stem cell yield during the second stem cell harvest, Dr Priyatesh Dwivedi used a novel modified chemo mobilisation procedure instead of going for a second stem cell harvest. With this chemo mobilisation procedure, adequate stem cell were harvested and successful transplant was done.
“Our second patient, a relapsed or refractory lymphoma case with chronic hepatitis B, encountered significant challenges during the initial stem cell mobilization, which failed to yield sufficient Stem cells for transplantation. Through a specialized chemo-mobilization procedure, we successfully collected the adequate stem cells. Similarly, the third patient presented a high-risk leukaemia case with heightened dangers of graft rejection and graft-versus-host disease and underwent successful half match transplant. Despite these complexities, we successfully performed these transplants with the team’s expertise and determination,” adds Dr Dwivedi.
“The achievement reflects our commitment to providing advanced medical care with precision and compassion. Successfully completing three transplants, including a critical half-match procedure, is a testament to the skill and dedication of our multidisciplinary team,” concludes Dr Raj Nagarkar, MD & Chief of Surgical Oncology & Robotic Services, HCG Manavata Cancer Centre (HCGMCC).
About HCG Manavata Cancer Centre (HCGMCC): –
Established in 2007 by Dr Raj Nagarkar, HCGMCC – Nashik is Central India’s first NABH-accredited facility. With over 50 consultant oncologists, 900 staff members and a 275-bed capacity, HCGMCC is a leading institution, offering holistic cancer treatment. Specializing in surgical, radiation and medical oncology, the centre has conducted 65,000 surgeries, including 1,100 plus robotic-assisted procedures. Patient-centric and multidisciplinary, HCGMCC recommends treatments to individual needs. Beyond clinical excellence, the centre’s financial aid programs underscore its commitment to accessibility and community well-being, redefining cancer care in the pursuit of a cancer-free future.
The IMPTTA- Maharashtra Masters’ Table Tennis Championship is all set to begin on 14th December 2024 at the Andheri Sports Complex, Off.Veera Desai Road, Andheri. This two day tournament will have team events for Men’s 39+ and Men’s 59+ age groups, besides Women’s team event. The other individual events will in 39+, 49+, 59+, 64+,69+, 74+ age groups for men and women separately.
Highlight of this tournament is that it will be held in honour of two renowned TT legends Mangal Saraf and Suhasini Bakre ( Maiden name Surekha Pusalkar) who have won many medals at the state, national and international level competitions, besides being National Masters’ Champions.
According to Mr. Sameer Bhate, Hon. Secretary of IMPTTA, the tournament has received very good response with participation from players from different parts of the state. “This is a rehearsal tournament before our big National level Masters’ TT event, which is coming up at the same venue in January 2025. For the past two years, we have conducted many state level ranking tournaments successfully and for the All India tournament we have already crossed 600 registrations from players all over India, which also include big names. Our target for our next All India Masters ‘TT tournament in 1000. The Indian Master Players’ Table Tennis Association ( IMPTTA) is committed to offer the best to all Master TT Players from all over India.” he said.
The lovers of table tennis witnessed a new venue in the form of a big shopping mall. Last weekend Growel’s 1O1 Mall, Kandivali, hosted ‘Growels’s Paddle Battle – The Epic Table Tennis’ at their atrium. The event was conducted for Junior Titans Cup which was open to both boys and girls in Under-15 category and the Elite Cup event, which was open to all the players of any age.
Players from 10 years to 70+ age group took part in this prize money event at Growel’s 1O1 mall, which was held under the auspices of The Suburban Table Tennis Association and in collaboration with SPORTIFI Promotion LLP.
Renowned young TT player Pranjal Shinde was the event manager of this unique successful TT tournament and she did her job very well. It was her idea to host a TT tournament in this shopping mall for better promotion of this game. Good support was extended to her by the marketing team of Growel’s 1O1 mall that too at a short notice. Besides managing this event, she also displayed her skills in this sport, by participating and performing well.
Raghav Mahajan from Gokuldham, School, Goregaon, won the Under -15 Junior Titans Cup, beating Pranay Jain in the finals. Raghav won the hearts of not only other participants but also large spectators, who visited the mall on week end and watched his game . His game was well balanced to tackle speed and spin from all his opponents. Agastya Shetty and Aditya Honnesh won Bronze medals in theis category.
For the Elite Cup, the competition was tougher, with many upcoming and versatile players posing a big challenge to each other. Seniormost among them was Ulhas Shirke, who usually plays in the Masters’ event, eversince he made his comeback to TT few years ago. He invited the attention of those who were present at the venue, displaying his great fighting spirit. On Sunday, from 9.30 am to 9.30 pm, he played seven matches of best of five games to reach finals. After qualifying for the main draw, he encountered all younger players, who were quicker and faster. Yet, he managed to win all his matches with his superb ball control and strong backhand finish.
Ulhas Shirke’s winning run was stopped by IITian Sharang Bhagdikar who beat him 3-2 . Sharang could not cope up with the forceful backhand of Ulhas in first two games and was 0-2 down. However, in the 3rd game he recovered to play his forceful topspin with more accuracy, to take the next three games and lift the Elite cup. Ulhas was more than happy to receive his runner- up Elite trophy Silver medal, and appreciation from all those, who were present at the venue.
Earlier, in the semi finals, Ulhas had to face the challenge from 13 year old Tanay Bakshi, an upcoming attacking young player. But, he fought this hard battle very well, to win 3-2. The other semi finalist in this group , who lost to Sharang was Aditya Honnesh. Among others, who couldn’t get the medals but gave their best in this competition were Yatarth Vora, Urmila Bapat, Ayushi Shirgaonkar, Pranay Jain, Yatarth kadel, Tanay Bakshi, Dr. Sadiya Vanjara and Pranjal Shinde.
Films, Television and Web series actor Amit Riyaan whose new film ‘The Rabbit House’ will be released on 20th Dec.) was the chief guest and he gave away the prizes to the winners. Amit was all praise for the selection of this venue and was highly impressed with the competitive spirit displayed by the participants. TSTTA Secretary Mr. Sameer Bhate thanked the marketing team of Growel’s 1O1Mall for making their space available for the promotion of this game in the form of this tournament.
The 68th National School Games Championship, an annual sporting event in India concluded recently at Rajkot. The event was organized by the Ministry of Education, Government of India. The aquatic Championship 2024-25 witnessed record participation of more than 2000 swimmers across states and school boards. The event was well organised by Sports Authority of Gujarat from 24th November to 30th November 2024.
Young twin sisters Anvi Deshwal and Saanvi Deshwal from Mumbai, have displayed their best in each of their events in the Under- 14 Girls category. Anvi Deshwal won 3 individual Gold medals in 50m Freestyle (fastest swimmer in under-14 girls), 100m Freestyle and 200m Freestyle events. Her twin sister Saanvi Deshwal decimated the competition in the Breast stroke events winning her races with a huge margin.
Saanvi Deshwal with her best timing of 2:26.01 seconds was the Best Medley swimmer across all age groups at 68th National School Games while Bhumika Kashyap of Assam won silver with 2:43.28 seconds. Saanvi also won Gold medals in 100m Breast and 200m Breast stroke events.
Deshwal sisters led the CISCE relay team to a gold medal win in both relay events of the age group – 4x100m Medley relay and 4x100m Freestyle relay events.
CISCE won 14 Golds under in women;s section, out of which 8 Gold medals were won by the Deshwals for the Board, representing The Bombay Scottish School, Mahim, Mumbai. Anvi Deshwal and Saanvi Deshwal train at the Otters Dolphin Program run by top National coach Mr. Nihar Ameen. They are balancing their studies well even as they put grilling hours in Swimming.
Magzmumbai wishes these talented sisters a grand success in future.
Growel’s 101 Mall Kandivali will be hosting the Biggest Table Tennis event in their mall on the 7th and 8th December 2024. Suitably titled ‘Growels’s Paddle Battle – The Epic Table Tennis’, this event which carries big Prize Money, is open in following categories :
1. The *Junior Titans Cup* is open to both male & female players who belong to Under-15 age Category.
2. *The Elite Cup* is open to all players, of any age group or gender!
This tournament will be held under the auspices of The Suburban Table Tennis Association, Mumbai with SPORTIFI Promotion LLP as Event partners. Only a Limited 64 slots are available in both Categories. So, register soon before slots run out!
For more details, visit the link below or contact event coordinator Pranjal ( 7738305779) .
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