2022 DVMMM Executive Committee
PRESIDENT
SALIL KAMAT
Salil has been affiliated with DVMMM since 2003. He has served as President on EC 2013 and has also been closely involved with various cultural activities in Tri State area. Salil has learnt Hindustani Classical Tabla and enjoys singing. He loves Theater.
VICE PRESIDENT
NEIL KARNIK
Neil is a Delaware resident and part of the DVMMM family since 2007. He has served on the EC in prior years and enjoyed meeting and making new friends. Neil loves to geek out with his gadgets and is known to be the ‘unofficial’ sound guy for the Mandal programs.
SECRETARY
VINAY DHARMADIKARI
Vinay Dharmadhikari lives in Newark, DE along with his wife Vishakha and sons Rohit and Saurabh. Vinay has been associated with DVMMM for many years and has served on EC in 2015 as Treasurer and 2017 as President.
TREASURER
SUMEDH SURWADE
Sumedh lives with his family in Newark, DE. He enjoys sports and music. He is excited to be on the DVMMM committee and looks forward to connecting with new and existing members.
WEBMASTER
SAMEER VIDWANS
Sameer has been a DVMMM member since his birth, and is excited to now contribute to the community he has come to call home. He is a junior at Wilmington Friends School.
CULTURAL SECRETARY
DR. MANISHA KAMAT
Manisha has been a DVMMM member since 2003. In the past, she has served on DVMMM ECs as President and Annapurna. She enjoys writing, acting and theater. She has compered various Marathi programs including performance at BMM convention.
ANNAPURNA
MANISHA KARMARKAR
Manisha is from Exton and has been a member of DVMMM since 2003, along with her husband Surendra and son Abhishek. She has served on the EC committee in 2015, 2017, and 2019, and has the pleasure of serving again in 2022 as well. She is very passionate about cooking, which is inspired by her mother who written much about Maharashtrian cuisine.
KARYAKARTA
KEDAR GOKHALE
Kedar lives in Malvern, PA with his wife Gauri and two sons Aaditya and Nikhil.
KARYAKARTA
SANDEEP NAIK
Sandeep lives in West Chester with his wife Anjali. He has two sons, Ameya and Abhishek. In the past, Sandeep has served on the Philadelphia Marathi Mandal EC for several years. He likes sports, reading, and movies.
KARYAKARTI
SHRADDHA BEDEKAR
Shraddha lives in West Chester with her husband Vijay, and two children Vedant and Shruti. She has been a member of DVMMM since 2003, and she has had the privilege to serve on an EC committee prior to this year. She is also an active member of HSS (Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh).
DVMMM Diwali Program
Please join us on Sunday, October 23th at 9:30 AM for our annual Diwali Program! This year's program will take place at the Delaware Hindu Temple. It is a unique soulful program with artists from 4 different states - CA, PA, DC, and DE!
Faral, Tea, Coffee, and Lunch provided.
The program tickets cost is as follows:
- $102 per person for Assigned Donation Seats in the Front Row
- Free for Tier 1 Members
- $32 per person for Tier 2 Members
- $47 per person for non-members
($2 transaction processing fee has been added to the ticket price.)
DVMMM Ganapati Program
Please join us on Monday, September 5th at 2:30 PM for our annual Ganapati Program! This year's program will take place at the Delaware Hindu Temple, as we welcome Ganesh back.
The program fee schedule is as follows:
- Free admission for Tier 1 Members
- $20 per person for Tier 2 Members
- $30 per person for non-members
DVMMM Annual Picnic
Please join us on Sunday, June 5th at 11AM for our annual DVMMM picnic! This year's picnic will take place at Bellevue State Park, welcoming spring back.
The program fee schedule is as follows:
- Free admission for Tier 1 and Tier 2 Members
- $15 per person for non-members
Please RSVP for the event by May 27th, 2022.
Holi-Gudhi Padwa Celebration
The DVMMM Holi Padwa program on Sunday, April 3rd, will begin at 11 AM with sumptuous Puran Poli lunch, followed by Natak, kids activities, and gappa goshti with tea and snacks.
The program fee schedule is as follows:
- Free admission for Tier 1 Members
- $15 per adult for Tier 2 Members
Kids below 8 years: free
Kids 8 to 12: $10
Kids 12 and up: $15
- $25 per adult for non-members
Kids below 8 years: free
Kids 8 to 12: $10
Kids 12 and up: $25
Please RSVP for the event by March 25th, 2022.
Makar Sankranti Virtual Program
Please block your calendars for the first program of the year 2022, on Sunday morning, January 23rd at 11:00am ET.
We are bringing online musical extravaganza 'Retro ते Metro' from Kalamanch NJ.
