Peaceful Society
Based on a single primary source; not yet cross-checked independently.
- Headquarters
- Madkai, Ponda, Goa
- Founded
- 1983
- Registration type
- Registered society
- Registered
- 1983
- FCRA
- 27183005
- Tax exemptions
- 12A and 80G
- Reach
- 1 state
What they do
Peaceful Society is a Gandhian voluntary organisation registered as a society in Goa in 1983 and based at Madkai in Ponda taluka. Its own account names Kumar Kalanand Mani and Bharati Bandodkar as its two key founder members, alongside a wider founding group that included Madhav Pai Bir and Raju Bapu Talaunekar. It works on strengthening Panchayati Raj and local self-governance, women's programmes, community health and nutrition, and youth and marginalised-community development. It is also part of the Save the Western Ghats Movement and the Indian River Network, campaigning on Western Ghats conservation and river protection alongside its Swaraj self-governance work.
Where they work
Goa: Madkai
People
- Avit Arjun BaglePresidentPresident since 7 February 2021
- Anant PaiExecutive SecretaryExecutive Secretary since 7 August 2024
- Kumar Kalanand ManiFounder Secretaryformer, Founder Secretary from 1983; Executive Secretary 7 February 2021 to 7 August 2024
- Bharati BandodkarFounder member and coordinator, Women Cellformer
- Raju Bapu TalaunekarFounder Treasurerformer, 1983 to 1991
Links
Where these facts come from
- peacefulsociety.org
- peacefulsociety.org/about-us
- peacefulsociety.org/legal-status
- peacefulsociety.org/contact
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