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.

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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.

~375

Members

~65

Children enrolled Marathi Shala since inception

~175

Events conducted since inception

~150

Families Served

MAM Committee (2024 – 2026)

Mahesh Chimanpure
President
Mugdha Halbe
Vice President
Anup Warade
Treasure
Madhura Patil
Communication Secretary
Ashwini Bhosale
Cultural Secretary

MAM Staggering Committee (2024 – 2026)

Snehal Mule
Communication Secretary

MAM Board of Directors

Milind Sohoni
Director
Abhijit Potdar
Director
Madhavi Shirole
Director

MAM Shala

Mrudula Wadake
Education Secretary
Rohit Kosthi
Teacher
Prajakta Heble
Teacher
Rajashree Patil
Teacher
Aditi Biswas
Teacher
Rohini Malgi
Teacher
Madhuri Gosavi
Teacher

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)