About Us
Bhagini Nivedita Pratishthan, Sangli
It is with great pleasure and privilege and with a sense of achievement that we present here a consolidated report of Bhagini Nivedita Pratishthan for last 40 years. Since its foundation in 1970, the insitution has achived a manifoid growth,with the passage of time. This report gives a bird's eye view of the progress of Bhagini Nivedita Pratishthan in terms of Consolidation, Expansion and Development of New Services and its recognition by people, society and Government.
Brief History
Around 1968-69 a young, educated, enthusiastic, hard working group of women started thinking of setting up an organisation that would bring together the entire women folk literate and illiterate, rich and poor, rural and urban under one banner. 1967 happened to be the year of sister Nivedita's birth centenary. This group chose sister Nivedita as their ideal. Sister Nivedita alias Margaret Noble was an Irish teacher who was inspired by the work and dedication of Swami Vivekananada.she came to India in 1886 to devote her life and career for India's freedom struggle and for the upliftment of Indian woman.
The founders of Bhagini Nivedita Pratishthan found a torch bearer in Nivedita who was a commoner and was not belonging to noble families like Sita, or Droupadi or Rani Laxmibai. Nivedita started the first school for the girls in India a keyrole in India's freedom movement and assisted Yogi Arvinda and anna Besent. Nividita gave the thought of Women's emancipation probably for the first time and tried to bring it in reality by training and teaching women. Work, work and work was her motto.
The group of women were inspired by yhe dedication and work of sister Nivedita and in her memory they founded Bhagini Nivedita Pratishthan at Sangli where all these ladies were residing. The objectives of the institution were.
1] To organise various social economic, educational health activities for the the overall upliftment of women and childern.
2] To help women to help themselves.
Bhagini Nivedita Pratishthan has spared no effots while achieving these objectives. It has gained in vitality and scope promisingly for a study, robust career, besides tacking with manifold organization problems. The Insitution has accepted the challenge of uphill tasks with dauntless spirit and stead fast devotion. It is exerting to its best ability, resources, sagacity so as to help women to realise their role and enable them [to stand at per with men] in shaping their homes, the society and the country of today and tomorrow. Here is a brief account of various activities and programmes run by Bhagini Nivedita Pratishthan.
