Shalini Chitnis was a disciple of His Highness Shree SIDDHARUDHA SWAMI from Hubali (Karnataka). His father Late Mr.Vinayak Sabaji Chitnis was a devotee of His Highness Shree SAIBABA from SHIRDI, & his mother Late Smt. Sindhudurg) a small town place in Konkan region of Maharashtra state. Shashikant Vinayak Chitnis belonged to a middle class family & had his school education completed at his birth place VENGURLA (Dist. SHASHIKANT CHITNIS ALIAS SHREE BABAīorn in the year 1932, Mr. Our trust mainly aims at upliftment of the economically weaker sections of the society & therefore looks forward to the generous donors to come forward & lendĪ helping hand to provide a better future to these weaker sections, thereby helping them to become a part of healthy, wealthy, promising INDIA. Apart from this, individual applications from needy people/students for medical or educational help is taken care of by providing financial aid for medication, school/college fees etc.įunds for carrying on the activities of the trust are raised through donations & the donors can avail the exemption U/S 80G of the INCOME TAX ACT for such donations. Also as mentioned earlier, around 100 to 150 approximately students from different schools in surrounding areas are provided with stationery, uniforms etc.
Till date our trust has arranged for six FREE MEDICAL HEALTH CHECKUP CAMPS at & around Avasare village. spent a part of their earnings to help the needy persons belonging to the weaker sections of the society & thus laid the foundation for the creation of our Institution 'SHREE SWAMI SAMARTH SADHAKASHRAM'. Prior to the year 2005, all the activities of the trust were being carried out at the residence of SHREE BABA in MUMBAI, who along with his friends, well wishers etc. SHASHIKANT CHITNIS fondly known as 'BABA'(which means father) so as to create spiritual awareness & develop liking towards meditation among the various sections of the society. The members of the trust voluntarily conduct spiritual programs such as 'SHREE GURUPOURNIMA, DASSERA etc under the valuable guidance of our GURU Mr. Besides, the trust has also been arranging FREE MEDICAL HEALTH CHECKUP CAMPS in its own premises & in the surrounding areas for the economically backward people residing in these areas. and other educational material at their request. The institution has also been supporting schools in the surrounding areas by donating chairs, tables, shelves etc. away from Neral, a town place in Raigad District. Today the trust is providing EDUCATIONAL AID to the needy poor children residing in & around village 'AVASARE' which is a BACKWARD TRIBAL AREA about 6 Kms. In the year 2004 the structure of the institution was ready & was put use in the year 2005. SHASHIKANT CHITNIS' (Founder Trustee), the main inspiration behind the creation of the trust. Registered in the year 1985 as a Public Charitable & Religious Trust, 'SHREE SWAMI SAMARTH SADHAKASHRAM' had its foundation stone laid on the auspicious eve of 'SHREE GURUPOURNIMA' in the year 2003 by 'Mr.