Regular Events of Mandal
Other than workshops and seminars, the following activities are organized at the Gandharva Niketan, Vashi :-
- Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Sthapana Din
- Ustad Vilayat Hussain Khan – Smruti Din
- Pt. Vishnu Digambar Punyatithi
- Pt.Jagannath Buva Punyatithi
- Shakuntala Sangeet Samaroha
- Lt. Balkrishnabuva Punyatithi
Management Council
Registered under Societies
Regn. Act 1860 and Bombay Public Trust Act in 1946, the Mandal has its
Head Office at New Mumbai (Vashi) and an Administrative Office at
Miraj, Dist. Sangli in Maharashtra. It is an autonomous body
functioning through its affiliated institutions through the country.
The working Council of the Mandal is controlled by a Council of Management
elected by its 2500 general members.
| President | Shri Suresh Karade | Hyderabad |
| Vice President | Shri Dhananjay Koratkar | Hyderabad |
| Vice President | Smt. Sudha D. Patwardhan | Surat |
| Secretary | Prof. Madhav Vasekar | Parbhani |
| Secretary | Dr. Sudha Patwardhan | Pune |
| Secretary | Shri Jagadish Tekade | Nagpur |
| Treasurer | Shri Anand B. Joshi | Sangli |
| Members | Smt. Madhavi Nanal | Mumbai |
| Shri Shyamsunder Sangamkar | Hyderabad | |
| Shri Pramodchandra Mudgal | New Delhi | |
| Dr. Charusheela Divekar | New Mumbai | |
| Shri Prakash Kulkarni | Belgaum | |
| Dr. Gangadhar Rao Tailang | Kanpur | |
| Shri Sudheer Pote | Kolhapur | |
| Shri Madhav Pandit | Goa | |
| Shri Siben Banerjee | Gauhati | |
| Shri Hayvadan Joshi | Belgaum | |
| Patrons | Dr. Veena Sahasrabudhe | Pune |
| Dr. Sudhakar Marathe | Pune | |
| Dr. Sulochana Kelkar | Pune | |
| Dr. N.V. Diwan | Pune | |
| Dr. Aban E. Mistry | Mumbai | |
| Shri P.N. Mahabal | Miraj | |
| Dr. Mudrika Jani | Ahmedabad | |
| Registrar | Shri P.B Bhandare | Aurangabad |
| Asst. Registrar | Shri Arun Tailang | Bhopal |
| Asst. Registrar | Smt. Shilpa Watve | Miraj |
Milestones
Silver Jubilee Function (1931 – 1991)
In 1991, the Mandal completed 60 years of successfully imparting music education to thousands of music lovers. Hence, this year was celebrated as the Silver Jubilee year of the Mandal. It was decided to arrange programmes throughout the year at various places to celebrate the occasion. The opening programme of the Silver Jubilee year was arranged at ‘Nehru Centre’, Mumbai which was inaugurated by Ganatapaswini Smt. Mogubai Kurdikarji.
Platinum Jubilee Function (1931 - 2006)
The year 2006-07 was celebrated as the platinum jubilee year ( 1931-2006 ) by the Mandal for completing 75 years in the field of Indian Music. Education programmes were organized in five different states viz. Vashi, Navi Mumbai ( MS ), Manipal (KT), Cuttack ( Orissa ), Ahmedabad ( Guj ) and Hyderabad ( AP ) to celebrate the occasion.