Hyderabad|India|January'2009: Mr.Gireesh Kumar Sanghi on behalf of All India Vaish Federation (AIVF) has invited the people of the country to witness the unveiling of the Pratima of the legendary Sri Agrasenji Maharaja, a luminary of Vaish Parampara, by Her Excellency Hon'ble President of India Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil, on 2nd January 09, 10.00 AM, at Road No. 12, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.

In the socio-political history of India, Sri Agrasenji Maharaj is the first of the Kings who decided to be a Vaish than a Kshatriya, as he detested the animal slaughter or bali parampara. He compares in even stead to the great King Ashok in relation to establishing peace and caring for fellow human beings and was regarded as a harbinger of economic growth for his entire kingdom. He established a dynasty of Vaish rulers & started the tradition of welfare state, non-violence, and a socialistic pattern of society to uplift the needy. Since then the Vaish Samaj of India is engaged in serving the society through its entrepreneurship initiatives, tenacity imagination & hard work.

AIVF was formed in 1981 as a common platform to bring together the different elements of Vaish Samaj, as one unit. The Vaish samaj prides itself in the creation of economic contributors involved in all aspects of economic functioning & growth. We find the leading traders, Industrialists, commerce & marketing and manufacturers of all lineages belonging to Teli, Kalwa, Prajapati, Vishwakarma, etc.

Speaking on the occasion Shri Gireesh Kumar Sanghi, National President, AIVF said, "The Vaish Samaj is thankful to the President of India to accord the recognition to the Vaish tradition by honouring the memory of the great Maharaja Agarsenji. The unveiling of the Pratima is a recognition & celebration of a healthy & practical tradition of productivity, hard work & sharing set down 5000 years ago by a visionary King Agersenji Maharaj. His ancient philosophy is relevant & modern even today in a social democracy. It will be beacon to the Vaish Samaj to proceed on the path of growth through hard work, innovation, investment & prosperity with equity."

Further talking about the Vaish Samaj, Shri Gireesh Kumar Sanghi, President, AIVF, said, "We are proud to say that the Vaish Community does not work for itself but also contributes to national coffers, generation of employment & is also involved in charitable works, which includes building schools, hospitals, sarais, wells and dharamshalas amongst others, highest employment generation in the private sector, in spite of the fact that this Samaj constitutes only 16% of the population." He added, "The contribution of the Vaish Samaj to the progress of the nation, growth of the society can never be understated. Through the ages the luminaries like Bhama Shah to Lala Lajpat Rai.

Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, G.D Birla, Gujarmal Modi, Maithilisharan Gupt, Harishchandra, Jamna Lal Bajaj amongst others have been in the forefront of national development in different fields. A firm belief in sharing & spreading the gains of growth among the fellow citizen the Vaish Samaj was & will always be actively engaged in social service, charity & building institutions."

In recent history when fate of the nation went through many ups & downs the Vaish Samaj of India continued to be creators of wealth & benefactors of social prosperity & well being. From Bhamashah to Mahatma Gandhi, Vaish Samaj was directly or indirectly involved in the freedom struggle. Before & after the Independence the Vaish Samaj engaged in trade, commerce & industry continued to contribute to financial & industrial growth of the country by investing in modern technology & innovation so that our budding democracy kept pace with the growth around the world. And when the nation opened its doors to the world in the era of liberalization the entrepreneurs of Vaish Samaj were ready & prepared to launch the Indian economy into the 21st century.



Aims of All India Vaish Federation:

· To unite all the units of Vaish Samaj spread all over India and to bring them on a common platform.

· Equal and strong contribution for rights, respect and power.

· To unite Vaish samaj, to coordinate and connect various institutes/ organizations of Vaish samaj.

· To establish a branch of Federation in every district and every village.

· To make collective efforts for evolving comprehensive awareness among youths and women against bad traditions and for social enlistment.

· To work for social. political and economical upliftment of Vaish Community align with the services to mankind and progress of the Nation.

· To popularize the rich culture and traditions followed by the Vaish Samaj throughout the world.

· To Develop Nationalism in one and all.

· To make our Country flag fly high all over the world.

· To fight communalism and terrorism and spread the message of Mahatma Gandhi and Maharaja Agrasen, Gautam Buddha.
 

Reachout's News Bureau
 January' 2009