Nitin Javeri Bhagnari - Our young achiever

It is indeed a moment of pride for the parents and community in general, whenever we get an opportunity to highlight our young achievers. Nitin Javeri Bhagnari at a young age of 27 can be truly termed an achiever.

Nitin has to his credit, an Engineering degree in IT from Thadomal Shahani College, Mumbai, MBA in Finance from Asian Institute of Management and very recently he obtained PMP (Project Management Professional) certification from PMI, USA.

During MBA he was in the top 10% of his batch (Dean's lister) and was awarded scholarship to complete his last semester in IIM, Bangalore.

Nitin has not only been an achiever in academics, but also in career. He is currently working as a Project Manager with Ericsson, Mumbai, in charge of handling a project worth USD 1.4 mil.

Nitin's mother Jyoti said, 'I as a mother congratulate Nitin (Dimpy) on his achievements and wish him loads of success in his career and life.' Jyoti has all the reasons to be proud of Nitin, as she has brought up her two children single-handedly from the ages of 10 and 11 years. It has not been an easy journey for her, but 'where there is a will, there is a way' and her determination and trust in God have finally paid off.

Please use the comments section to appreciate Nitin's efforts and encourage other Bhagnari youngsters too - aren't we really proud of them?

BHAGNARI VOLUNTEERS

First Row:L to R:Jyoti Jham, Manju Dudeja,Saroj Sitlani,Vaso Divan,Gobind Mehta,Shraddha Gehi.
Second Row:L to R: Aunty Sita Talreja, Dolly Nasta.
Bottom Row:L to R Hema Nasta,Anoushka Bijlani,Jaya Kataria,Minal Gehi.
Bhagnaris are thanking the Volunteers for managing the functions in the Colony Hall

Community website eBhagnaris.com has 500 members now

Kanchan Bhagnari from Dubai, UAE became the 500th member of the community website. This is an occasion to be proud of for the whole community whose members are spread across several countries.

The website was started almost two years ago and ever since it has kept its members informed of the latest community news. Earlier this year a blog site was started to highlight the achievement of the youngsters and provide avenue to creative writers to express their views.

500 members may seem a lot, but in a community of almost 2000, even accounting for the fact that small children and elderly Bhagnaris may not be able to register, we should have at least 1000 members. I must confess that getting 500 members to register has not been easy. It has required all possible innovative ways to influence the community members to register to the website. A country-wise breakdown reveals that maximum members are from UAE, where I live presently. Honestly, I am a bit disappointed with the membership from India, where more effort is required. I feel the community members have to realise that the future of communications is through internet and we must utilise its full potential to stay connected.

Country-wise breakdown of members:
- Australia – 5
- Bahrain – 3
- Barbados – 1
- Brazil – 1
- Canada – 12
- Hongkong – 2
- India – 117
- Jamaica – 1
- Kuwait – 5
- Oman – 2
- Sri Lanka – 1
- Uganda – 1
- UAE – 285
- UK – 3
- USA - 61

I would like to seek the support of Bhagnaris living in the above countries to spread a word about the community website and emphasise that it is a great avenue to remain updated with the latest community news.

This is also an appropriate occasion to thank all the members for their support in keeping both the websites humming. A word of special thanks to the following who have supported the website financially:

Through advertisements:
- Al Anwaar Golden Jewelers, Dubai (Rajesh Popley)
- Al Darweesh Electronics LLC, Dubai (Ashish Gind)
- Saidham Restaurant, Dubai (Lalit Nagpal)

Through contributions:
- Bhagnari Panchayat
- A well-wisher from Dubai

As compared to a static website, running a dynamic websites is expensive. Although I incur the costs initially, financial support from the above named has helped to cover the cost of developing the website and the maintenance and hosting costs for the first two years. As the third year’s maintenance/hosting costs of Rs. 20,000 have already been incurred in advance by me, I look forward to continued support from the members to cover this shortfall. My original plan was to garner enough funds through advertisements to pay for the website costs and use the surplus funds for charity. With your support, I hope to achieve this objective also.

Please feel free to express your views to improve our means of communication and help us in achieving our mission – Uniting the emerging Bhagnaris under one roof.

Ramesh Poplay