Constitution

BMMP's constitution came in effect in oct 2007.
 

Bruhan Maharashtra Mandal

Peoria, Illinois


Contents

  1. Introduction

  2. Objectives

    1. Cultural Events

    2. Preserve and enrich Marathi Literature and culture

    3. Preserve and enrich Marathi music and musicians

    4. Preserve and enrich Marathi Dramatics

    5. eExistance and website

  3. Organization Structure and responsibilities

    1. Steering Committee

      1. Member roles

      2. Member responsibilities

      3. Tenure of steering committee

      4. Rotation of roles and responsibilities during tenure of committee

      5. Meetings and minutes of meeting distribution

      6. Conflict resolution by voting

    2. Event coordinators

      1. Role

      2. Responsibilities

      3. Election and approval by steering committee

  4. Contribution to and from rest of the Indian Community

  5. Contribution to and from American Community

  1. Introduction


‘Maza marathachi bolu kautuke’

‘pari amruta te hi paija jinke’

‘aisi akshare rasike meLavin’…Saint Dnyaneshwar



Marathi community has been spreading all over the world for past many years. In the recent times this has been fueled by the tremendous growth in the IT and Engineering jobs all around the world. Every city of America is now getting flooded with marathi speaking people from all parts of India. And Peoria, Illinois is not an exception to it.


Now its time to formulate a formal organization to provide a common platform for all these Marathi people in Peoria to come together, talk about their places in maharashtra in their own accents, conduct cultural activities, enrich and transfer the marathi culture to the next generations.


Bruhan Maharashtra MandaL, Peoria, henceforth called BMMP, will provide such platform for marathi people in Peoria IL, and surrounding areas.



  1. Objectives

There are diversified objectives of BMMP.

    1. Events

      1. Festival Events

  • Conduct to celebrate different marathi festivals like Makar Sankrant, Gudhi Padwa, Ganapati and Diwali

      1. Ongoing Activities

  • Marathi reading and writing classes

  • Marathi shlok, arya pathantar classes

  • History sessions on Maharashtra

  • Geography sessions on Maharashtra


    1. Preserve and enrich Marathi Literature and culture

  • Through ongoing activities new generations will get an opportunity to learn Marathi and get a glimpse of marathi literature and culture

  • One of the festival events will be dedicated to the children (below age 16).

  • In this event children will perform various talents and get acquainted with different forms of arts in marathi culture.

    1. Preserve and enrich Marathi music and musicians

  • One of the festival events will be dedicated to music and musicians.

  • This event will provide opportunity to explore and enrich hidden musical talents among us.

  • Either local artists can perform or professional marathi artists can invited to celebrate this event.

    1. Preserve and enrich Marathi Dramatics

  • One of the festival events will be dedicated to dramatics.

  • This event will provide and opportunity for people who are interested in dramatics and related activities.

  • Either local talent can perform their skills or professional talents can be invited, if available, to celebrate this event.

  • BMMP will provide required infrastructure support for Dramatics Activities.

    1. eExistance and publicity

  • Website of the BMMP will be created and will be made available over internet 24/7. This website will provide eExistance for BMMP across the globe.

  • BMMP publicity leaflets will be printed and posted at temple, grocery stores and other installation where it could be easily noticed by new marathi people coming to Peoria.

  • The sole objective of these initiatives is to provide easy access for new people coming to Peoria, to BMMP and its activities. So that they could easily become part of BMMP objectives.


  1. Organization Structure and responsibilities


    1. Steering Committee

Steering Committee is the supreme authority of all BMMP activities. This committee is constituted of 4 members (families).

Steering committee constitutes President, Vice-President, Treasurer and Secretary.




Steering committee’s decisions are final and binding for all BMMP Members.


      1. Member roles

  • President

    • Final Authority of BMMP

    • Has final vote in case of conflicts along with vote as a member

    • All decisions must be signed by President

  • Vice-President

    • Next to president

    • Assist president in BMMP decisions

    • Monitor activities of Treasurer and Secretary

  • Treasurer

    • Reports to President

    • Manages all in and out BMMP finances

    • All even coordinators report to treasurer for finance related issues


  • Secretary

    • Reports to President

    • Manages all administrative work

    • All event coordinators report to Secretary for administrative assistance


      1. Member responsibilities

  • President

    • President is responsible for all the decisions made at BMMP.

    • Visualize roadmap for BMMP.

    • Oversee all the activities including finances, administration and ongoing and festival events

    • Maintain constant communication with BMM North America.

    • Represent BMMP at other forums

    • Encourage event coordinators

    • Resolve conflicts

    • Deliver speech at one of the festival events about BMMP Activities and progress.


  • Vice-President

    • Administrative assistance to president

    • Coordinate Treasurer and Secretary

    • Oversee all the activities including finances, administration and ongoing and festival events

    • Maintain constant communication with BMM North America.

    • Represent BMMP at other forums

    • Encourage event coordinators

    • Resolve conflicts

    • Deliver speech at one of the festival events about BMMP Activities and progress.

  • Treasurer

    • Manage all finances of BMMP

    • Maintain account for Authorities Reporting purposes

    • Manage and monitor membership

    • Avail funds for events through sponsorships

    • Encourage event coordinators

    • Deliver speech at one of the festival events about BMMP Activities and progress.


  • Secretary

    • Elect and guide event coordinators for various events planned by steering committee

    • Manage member grievances

    • Facilitate steering committee meetings

    • Publish minutes of meetings

    • Administrative assistance to President and VP

    • Maintain open communications among group members and steering committee.

    • Encourage event coordinators

    • Resolve conflicts

    • Deliver speech at one of the festival events about BMMP Activities and progress.


      1. Tenure of steering committee

    • Once elected Steering Committee stays in power for 4 consecutive years.

    • If required there will be a general election will be conducted every 4 years.

    • Members on record will have a right to vote and elect the steering committee.


      1. Rotation of roles and responsibilities during tenure of committee

    • During 4 years tenure, committee members can exchange their positions if needed.

      1. Meetings and minutes of meeting distribution

    • Steering committee will meet each month to monitor ongoing activities of BMMP.

    • Time and venue will be decided by the Secretary from time to time.

      1. Conflict resolution by voting

    • All conflicts at BMMP, will be resolved through voting.

    • Conflicts in the steering committee will be resolved by voting.

    • President has additional decisive vote in case of tie.


    1. Event coordinators


      1. Role

    • Event coordinators will be assigned and allocated by Secretary, BMMP each year.

    • Any BMMP member can present their ideas about existing events or new events to Secretary, BMMP and on approval become coordinator for that event.

    • Event coordinators have authority to form their own task team for the event.


      1. Responsibilities

    • Formal approval of Secretary and Treasurer BMMP for the event’s budgeted expenses

    • Forming task team for the event

    • Making arrangements for food if any proposed for the event

    • Making seating arrangements for the event

    • Making arrangements for cleaning and disposal after the event

    • Printing and distributing tickets for the events

    • Maintain records for tickets and expenses

    • Marketing of the event if required (like musical concerts)

    • Book venue for the event before hand for approved date and time of the event

    • Avail all the resources required for the event.

  1. Contribution to and from rest of the Indian Community

    • All events will be conducted at the Hindu Heritage Temple.

    • BMMP will formulate a logic to pay Hindu Heritage temple some amount generated after all expenses are taken care of.

    • So this way Temple will have an assured source of income from BMMP events.

    • Members from other Indian communities will be invited for professional Musical Concerts arranged by BMMP.

    • BMMP will participate in Indian Community Festival like IndiaFest in Peoria as a representative of Maharashtra.


  1. Contribution to and from American Community

    • BMMP could take sponsorships from American Corporations to fund its expenses

    • American people can enjoy all the events organized by BMMP and get a feel of diverse cultures in America today.