41. Almost 98 years old... and always lending a helping hand

Contributed by Dr. Raghunath Boradkar

Mr Mohorikar is 97years and 10 months old. At this age he has an excellent memory  and recalls the events in his life with a crystal clear clarity.

He appears to have had  an inherent flair for social work  and seems to have taken  it as a mission at an early age. He has been richly awarded for the same.

 Mr Mohorikar belongs to Thane and shifted to Pune sometime after  1995.

Mr Kamlakar Rajaram Mohorikar stays Kothrud Pune 38.He does not have any major illness and maintains good health. The following is an  account of his life and work.

He passed Matriculation in 1935 and joined Thane Municipal office. Typhoid and influenza epidemics were common then. So he organized a group that gave primary medical aid to the needy.

In 1937 he joined Bombay Small Cause court. Soon he joined the Union and and started a sports Club having facilities for playing Table Tennis and Badminton.

He was disturbed by the fact that workers took loans  from

Marwaris and Pathans. So he started  Diwali and X Mus funds  a sort of Co Operative venture and freed the workers from their clutches .

In 1941 he joined a small organization distributing free books to needy students. The organization grew under him and he became the secretary . Later he started a full fledged library and also a medical centre for giving specialist aid at a subsidized cost.

He then started a Wadhuvar suchan Mandal (a matrimonial service) and organized a gathering of eligible candidates.

He then helped in building a Old Age Home[vruddhashram] in Talegaon. Former Railway minister Shri Madhu Dandvate and Shri Datta Tamhane were present at the inauguration ceremony.

In 1965 he shifted from Dadar to Vileparle.

There he became a member of Chandraseniya Kayasth Prabhu  sanajonnati Mandal.

In 1973 he retired as an Asst. Registrar.

The CKP Mandals bulding was incomplete due to lack of funds. When his help was sought he he organized Drammas and cultural programmes to raise funds and saw to it that it was completed.

His 75^th Birthday was celebrated in Vileparle by the Mandal and was given a Manapatra ( a certificate of recognition) in 1990.

In all he has received four Manpatras.

In 1995 he relinquished the charge of all the posts he held namely President All India CKP organization President Dadar CKP organization and Trustee Vileparle organization. And came to Pune as a permanent resident.

In Pune he joined the Anandnagar Senior Citizens Club . He also joined A S C O P.

He  got a certificate for good health..

He participated in a running race for people over 8o and came first!

For this he was felicitated and was given a Maruti Idol.

ASCOP felicitated him for his social work.

With this he reached the pinnacle of glory.