Biography
Dr. Somadatta B. Karanjekar
Community Involvement:
Sambhag Sah-Karyawah – Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh, Northwest Zone, USA-Canada (Washington and Oregon Vibhags of USA and BC Vibhag of Canada.
Chairman, Wainganga Bahu-uddeshiya Vikas Sanstha. The sanstha 16 reputed schools and colleges in Bhandara and Gondia and Nagpur districts offering quality education to more than 7000 students every years through various courses including Engineering, Management, Pharmacy, Education, Physical Education, Arts, Science, Commerce, Schools, and so since last 33 years.
Coordinated to start new shakas, hindu yuva chapters and other community initiatives.
Organised different sections of the community including fist and second generation Bharatiya immigrants, non-Bharatiya hindus and local Canadians-Americans.
Worked closely with state/provincial and federal governments.
Led and coordinated various, seva, Sanskar, cultural and religious activities for all age groups that boosted bharat’s image, and connected with Bhartiya diaspora effectively.
Directly handled anti-hind, anti-bharat attacks, addressed and countered them skilfully.
Family Details.
Wife: Dr. Rucha S. Karanjekar
Daughter: Madhura (10) and Son: Shreyas (3)
Pratham Varsha Shiksheet.
Former Convenor – Swami Vivekananda 150th Birth Anniversary Celebrations Committee, Nagpur
Created ground level impact, led multiple large scale events to positively connect and channelise energies of masses including Swami Vivekanand Shobhayatra with 151 (Jhankis), Surya Namaskar Mahayajna with more than 51,000 participants, Nagpur to Kanyakumari mortocycle rally, Nagpur to Kanyakumari skating rally, youth summit of more than 22000 youths, women conclave, youth marathon with more than 25000 participants, and many more.
Coordinated to start new shakas, hindu yuva chapters and other community initiatives.
Active in various social, youth empowerment, economic and cultural activities of central India.
Vision & Mission
Events
PARTICIPANTS IN MEDICAL CAMPS
Eye check up camps, Blood check camps, Blood donation camps, Dental check up camps
PARTICIPANTS IN CULTURAL EVENTS
Ganesh Utsav Spardha, Navdurga Utsav Saprdha, Mandai Sarpanch and Upsarpanch Satkar, Police Patil Satka
SPORTS ACTIVITIES
Cricket Tournaments, Marathon and Sports Events
VILLAGES VISITS
Notebook Distribution, Shri Ram photo Distribution, Public Library develope.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Shri Ram mandir pran pratishtha events.
Written 4 books, published 12 papers in reputed International journals, presented papers in international conferences in UK, USA, Thailand and Bharat
Founding National Convenor – Yuva Aayam, Bhartiya Shikshan Mandal (18 vistaraks decided to give at least 2 years for the sangathan, during my tenure)
- Dharampeth bhag sampark pramukh
- Nagpur Mahanagar Vishesh Sampark Toli Sadasya
- British Columbia Vibhag Boudhik Pramukh, Canada
- North West Sambhag Bala Pramukh, USA-Canada
- North West Sambhag Karyawah, USA-Canada
- Member, National Team - Karyakari Mandal, USA-Canada
- Member, National Team - Sanchalan Samiti, USA-Canada
- Coordinated to start new shakas, hindu yuva chapters and other community initiatives.
Profile
Qualifications
- BE (Industrial Engineering)
- MS (Industrial Engineering and Management), USA
- Ph.D (Mechanical Engineering)
- Professional Engineer, Canada
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Lead Auditor – ISO
Memberships
- Associate Member – Institute of Engineers (India)
- Executive Member – Institute of Psycho Management Studies
- Member – Institute of Management Consultants of India
- Member – Aplha Pi Mu, National Industrial Engineering Honor Society, USA
- Technical Session Chair and Invited Speaker – International Conference on Engineering and Technology and Management, Thailand, May-2015
Employment
- Director, Wainganga College of Engineering and Management, Nagpur
- Sr. Applications Engineer, Mueller Canada
- Former Director, Administration and Quality Assurance, Bhagwan Mahavir University, Surat