Appeal for donation towards MM Dr. P.V. Kane Postal Stamp

The Asiatic Society of Mumbai had initiated the process of getting a Commemorative Postal Stamp on MM Dr. P.V. Kane on his 50th Death Anniversary, which falls on 18 April 2022. It was felt that this was an honour which was long overdue, considering his erudite research, for which he was awarded the Bharat Ratna.

We have now received a communication from the Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications, Government of India, approving this request. However, this entails a major expense to the tune of Rs.6 Lakh. The payment has to be made within the next 15 days.  We are, therefore, seeking donations from members and well-wishers to enable us to meet this expense.  The mode of payment is given below:

 Mode of Payment:  By NEFT transfer / By Cheque / Demand Draft

 ASM Bank Details

Bank

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The State Bank of India

Address

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The State Bank of India
Institutional Banking Division
Mumbai Main Branch 

IFS Code: SBIN0000300
Mumbai Samachar Marg
Horniman Circle, Fort, Mumbai 400 001
Maharashtra
Prefix : 0438200066

Branch Code of the Bank

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00300

IFS Code of the Bank

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SBIN0000300

Account No.

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10996711574

Type of Bank Account

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Saving

Agency Name as per Bank

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The Asiatic Society of Mumbai

Tel Nos. of the Bank

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022 - 22644972 / 22664342

MICR code of the Bank

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400002010

Mode of Electronic transfer available in the bank

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ECS/RTGS/NEFT/CBS/

 - Prof. Vispi Balaporia, President

The Society's location in the Town Hall, its history of learning combined with public service, and its own current orientation ensure that the Society functions as an active forum for public participation. 

In addition to specialized lectures, several of the Society's lectures and seminars are on topics that interest the informed layperson. They are attended by a cross-section of the city's public. The annual Gulestan Billimoria seminar focuses on young people and attracts a large number of college and university students each year. The Society collaborates on a number of events like exhibitions, book releases and discussions with a wide range of institutions. For instance, in recent years, the Society has co-organized events along with British Council, Alliance Francaise, Japan Foundation, University of Mumbai, Mani Bhavan, Gandhi Smarak Nidhi, Cama Oriental Institute, Prince of Wales Museum, to name a few. It has also collaborated with publishers and book shops like Oxford University Press, Popular Prakashan, Promilla Publishers, Strand and Danai in organizing book releases and book discussions. These collaborative events bring in people from all walks of life. Even for somewhat arcane subjects, there are sometimes big audiences, as for instance the time when Jacques Derrida delivered a lecture in the overflowing Durbar Hall in 1997, to which even people from nearby cities like Pune and Baroda had come to listen. 

Visiting dignitaries often consider a trip to the city incomplete without a visit to the Asiatic Society of Bombay. The historical associations of the Society bring to it an enormous fund of goodwill from the public at large. To give one instance, the 125th Board meeting of the Mumbai Port Trust was a special and memorable meeting held, at their request, in the Durbar Hall of the Asiatic Society on July 3, 1997. The first meeting had been held at the same venue on June 26, 1873

   
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