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Similar
to the Marathi Bhashik Mandal in Toronto, there are several Marathi
organizations in most
major cities in
Canada and the U.S. All of these organizations are providing similar
services to the local Marathi communities. In order to bring together
all of these organizations and to create an interaction among them, the
Brihan Maharashtra Mandal (BMM) was constituted in 1981.
In
accordance with the Constitution of the BMM, all the Marathi
organizations in various cities are members of the BMM. In effect, the
BMM acts in the capacity of the Federation of the local organizations.
The Executive Committee of the BMM is elected from the member
organizations for a term of two years.
The
BMM publishes a monthly news letter - Brihan Maharashtra Vritta.
It's sent to the member mandal
representative/president and to those individuals
and member mandals who subscribe to the Vritta. The details and some
past copies of BMM Vritta are available at http://www.bmmonline.org/newsletter.htm
The
BMM holds biennial conventions in various cities in North America. The
first convention was held in 1984 (in Chicago), the second in Toronto
in 1985. These conventions have been held every two years since that
time.
Any
additional details in respect of BMM can be found at their web site at:
http://www.bmmonline.org
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