History and Objectives
The Marathi association of Minnesota (Non-Profit Organization under section 501(c)(3) was established with a view to build a community of Marathi people in a foreign land & help the new expatriates settle down easily. Now that many of our community members have 2 or 3 generations here, we also aim to maintain & increase the awareness of Marathi festivals & cultures in our community by hosting multiple events during the year.
Our Mission
To preserve and foster literary activities of the Marathi speaking community by
- Establishing the Marathi community support system to provide educational assistance to youths and adults interested in Marathi language and literature and to provide necessary avenues to participate and support other educational organizations and efforts.
- Organizing cultural activities specific to Marathi culture.
500+
Members
65+
Children enrolled Marathi Shala since inception
185+
Events conducted since inception
175+
Families Served
MAM Financials
Year 2024 – 2025
MAM Board of Directors (2024 – 2026)
Ketan Kulkarni
President
Madhura Patil
Vice – President
Roma Kamat
Treasurer
Anup Warade
Cultural Secretary
Ashwini Bhosle
Cultural Secretary
Prathamesh Deshpande
Cultural Secretary
Umesh Gawade
Communication Secretary
Snehal Kulkarni Mule
Communication Secretary
MAM Advisory and Oversight Committee (AOC)
Abhijit
Potdar
Potdar
Chairperson
Madhavi Shirole
Raj
Khankari
Khankari
MAM Shala
Mrudula Wadake
Education Secretary
Abhiruchi Deshpande
Teacher
Harsha
Limaye
Limaye
Teacher
Manju Chambarge
Teacher
Madhuri
Gosavi
Gosavi
Teacher
Prajakta
Heble
Heble
Teacher
Rahul
Koshti
Koshti
Teacher
Rajashri
Patil
Patil
Teacher
Rohini
Malgi
Malgi
Teacher
Swara
Mahajan
Mahajan
Teacher
Uma
Pradhan
Pradhan
Teacher
MAM Supporting team
Sayali Amarapurkar
BMM Representative
Avanee Savarkar
Hitguj Editor
Vaishali Chimanpure
Hitguj Editor
Umesh Gawade
Webmaster
Ashwin Malgi
Webmaster
Past Committees
From Left to Right
- Ketan Kulkarni (Cultural Secretary)
- Vishaka Kokate (Vice-President)
- Amita Penkar (President)
- Ashwini Bhosale (Cultural Secretary)
- Mithun Jadhav (Cultural Secretary)
- Mrudula Wadake (Director – Marathi Shala)
- Naina Shirodkar (Treasurer)
- Pravina Pathak (Communication and Marketing)
- Mahesh Chimanpure (Communication Secretary)
Top Left to Right
- Samir Penkar (Cultural Secretary)
- Dev Shinde (Cultural Secretary)
- Amol Dandekar (Communications Secretary)
- Paras Bhende (Cultural Secretary)
Bottom Left to Right
- Sonali Sathe (Communications Secretary)
- Shilpa Sathe (Vice President)
- Neha Damle (President)
- Nalini Pendurkar (Treasurer)
From Left to Right
- Shantanu Suvarnapathaki (President)
- Rupa Sawant (Cultural Secretary)
- Mohit Kale (Vice President)
- Megha Kshirsagar (Treasurer)
- Ajit Kulkarni (Marketing and Communications Secretary)
- Anjali Bhure (Cultural Secretary)
- Mrunmayee Barve (President)
- Mayura Javeri (Vice President)
- Radhika Athalye (Cultural Secretary)
- Kaiwalya Telang (Cultural Secretary)
- Rohit Nandgaonkar (Finance Secretary)
- Pooja Musale (Communications Secretary)
- Anita Dabade (President)
- Nilesh Kulkarni (Vice President)
- Seema Godbole (Cultural Secretary)
- Madhavi Shirole (Cultural Secretary)
- Kshitija Zanje (Cultural Secretary)
- Nirmal Chaudhari (Finance Secretary)
- Sunil Bhujle (Cultural/Communications Secretary)
- Mrunmayee Barve (2015-2016 Transition Committee Member)
- Mayura Pradhan Javeri (2015-2016 Transition Committee Member)