Mahesh Suryavanshi Appointed President of Shrimant Dagdusheth Ganpati Trust
Shrimant Dagdusheth Halwai Sarvajanik Ganpati Trust; Appointment for the next five years
Pune | Mahesh Suryavanshi has been unanimously elected as the President of the Shrimant Dagdusheth Halwai Sarvajanik Ganpati Trust. This decision was taken during a meeting of the Board of Trustees held on Monday (October 12). The appointment is for a term of five years. Additionally, former President Sunil Rasane has been appointed as the Treasurer.
Trustees Sunil Rasane, Mahesh Suryavanshi, incumbent Vice-President Manik Chavan, Vice-President Dr. Ramchandra alias Balasaheb Paranjpe, General Secretary and MLA Hemant Rasane, Festival Head Akshay Godse, Joint Secretary Amol Kedari, and Trustees Rajendra Gavde, Parag Vambure, and Rohit Londhe were present at the meeting. Following the meeting, the *Aarti* of Lord Ganesha was performed by all the trustees.
The newly appointed President, Mahesh Suryavanshi, holds a B.E. degree in Civil Engineering and is a construction professional. He became active in this cause in 1984 through the Suvarnayug Tarun Mandal. He was elected to the executive committee of the Suvarnayug Tarun Mandal in 1996. In 2001, he was appointed as a trustee of the Shrimant Dagdusheth Halwai Trust, and subsequently, in 2010, he assumed the role of the Trust’s Treasurer.
His father, Adv. Shankarrao Suryavanshi, was the founding Treasurer of the Shrimant Dagdusheth Halwai Sarvajanik Ganpati Trust. Mahesh Suryavanshi is known for his meticulousness, systematic approach, and excellent management skills regarding financial operations; as a civil engineer, he oversaw the construction of the Trust’s impressive facility in Kondhwa, which houses a child care center and an old age home. He holds the view that a public charitable trust should function as a center for serving humanity rather than as a center of power, and he is committed to working in accordance with this principle.
Planned Leadership for the Next 14 Years (Based on Previous Meeting Decisions)
Manik Chavan completed his tenure as the Trust’s President for the 2022–24 term. Subsequently, Sunil Rasne served as President for the two-year term of 2024–26. Now, Mahesh Suryavanshi will take charge as President for the five-year period of 2026–31, while Hemant Rasne will hold the position of Trust President for the subsequent five-year term of 2031–36.
