Initiated by Dada Vaswani, the spiritual head at the Sadhu Vaswani Mission, Pune, “The Moment of Calm” is a momentous day for everyone at Mukul Madhav Vidyalaya. It is observed on the 2nd of every month where teachers, ancillary staff, and students of Std. IX to XII, come together to recite a prayer and then observe two minutes of silence.
Mukul Madhav Foundation proudly celebrates the recognition of its Managing Trustee, Ritu Chhabria, who was honoured with the Trailblazer Award 2019 by FICCI FLO Pune. A founding member of FLO Pune, Ms. Ritu Chhabria has been instrumental in driving impactful change. Our team members, Ms. Shivangi and Ms. Shalom Paul, collected the award on her behalf. Here are cheers for a decade of dedication and community upliftment.
Santosh Shelar is one of the senior-most members of the Finolex parivaar. His career began with Finolex Industries and completed 16 years. Looking at CSR he opted to work with MMF and the social welfare as CSR head and has been supporting with zeal and enthusiasm.
With a BSc in agriculture, he has put himself at the centre of our work in western Maharashtra, with a deep connection to Satara and Solapur districts. Liasing with government officials and departments, besides the various rural development initiatives including water management, he plays a key role in keeping Mission Cerebral Palsy impactful.
Acting as an empathetic bridge between the various rehabilitation centres and the MMF core team, coordinating various camps, programmes and follow-through with beneficiaries. His humility and soft spokenness have stood in him in good stead in government liaisons.
Mr. Mitesh Shrigiri is a young team member at Mukul Madhav Foundation. With a BBA in Finance and currently pursuing an MBA, he is a data whiz. He maintains and updates our database with applications received, internal verifications of those applications, applications approved, aid and resources disbursed, number of beneficiaries impacted and their progress. Collecting, verifying, compiling all information in one place, and then sharing this in appropriate formats with internal teams, stakeholders, donors, and media as impact audit reports, social media posts, newsletters, and general updates on our website. And he does all this with enthusiasm and a deep commitment. Looking to make a difference to his team, to his own personal learnings, and to the world at large.
Working with MMF since 2017, Shalom Paul brings 16 years of experience in the field of Business Administration and communications, with a PGDBA specialized in Marketing, alongside a specialization in administration. She manages multiple schedules, while maintaining communication between management, Trustees, executives, managers and external partners. Her focus, consistency, punctuality and reliability help her do this with calm and élan. Besides this, she also brings her love for writing to the fore at work. Writing utilization reports, managing internal newsletters, copy writing and front end website management.
Mr. Sachin Kulkarni, is a senior team member at Mukul Madhav Foundation, who has truly dedicated himself to service. Over the years he has involved himself in each and every functioning of the organization, at every level - backend, on-ground, government liaison. At MMF he refuses to be boxed-in by a designation, and prefers to be known just as a volunteer. Wherever he is needed, he makes himself available.
The person who puts it all together. Right from planning, budgeting, liasioning and operational coordination, Jitendra is instrumental in putting our school health camps and other community development programs into action on-ground. A BSc DMLT, with an over all experience of 18 years in the field of Healthcare, Social Welfare, Education and a rich experience in Public Relations, Jitendra has been with the foundation since 2011. His meticulous organizational skills are only matched by his passion to serve.
An integral part of the team that are the ears, eyes, hands and heart of Mukul Madhav Foundation on the ground, Yasmin has an overall experience of 11 years in the field of Healthcare, with a Masters in Social Work (MSW) from Solapur University, and a diploma in Psycho Social Rehabilitation from B. J. Medical College Pune.
Working with MMF since February 2017, Yasmin has proven her mettle in implementing programs in Healthcare, Women Empowerment and Skill Development. She also plays a vital role in data management and statistics, while ably supporting the management in strategic decision making.
Developing communities around water conservation, environment, rural empowerment and supporting the differently-abled is Babalu's forte. With a Masters of Social Work (MSW) from Pune University and REBT (Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy) course, he has spent over 15 years in the Community Development sector, with the last five years at Mukul Madhav Foundation. Wielding his skills, compassion and energies in project management, liasioning with different agencies and stakeholders, while playing an integral role in budgeting, executing and constantly monitoring and evaluating projects.
With over 11 years’ experience in Admin and Store management, Yogesh Rokade is a Graduate in Bachelor in Business Administration and MCVC (Electric) from MMCC college. Joining MMF in November 2020 as a CSR Assistant, he has shown his mettle in managing logistics for all events, inventory management, visiting various projects, verifications of health and education appeals, and supporting the core team and management in every way possible.
Joining MMF in July 2019, Radhika Tungatkar wields over 13 years of experience in accounting as an Accounts Assistant here. A Bachelor of commerce, she completed her specialization in accounts, from Pune University.
Starting off in the administrative department of MMF in 2018, Kiran was soon given the larger mandate to overlook the Education spectrum. Being the point of contact between the Foundation and the various schools supported by MMF – MMV school and the schools in Masar and Panchgani. Working closely with the management to support and leverage key decisions, while ensuring that all activities related to the schools in academics and administration follow the SOPs. In addition to this, he also supports the MMF CSR team with content management.
With over nine years of experience in CSR, Nitul Barot joined Finolex Industries in 2017 to supervise the CSR projects undertaken in and around Masar. Besides managing and monitoring all projects in Masar, especially Education and Skill Development, he prepares the budgets, along with monthly and yearly reports.
Joining the MMF team in 2011, Abhishek Salvi has been coordinating and supporting Finolex Industries with its CSR activities in Ratnagiri. Managing activities, follow ups and reporting. Preparing reports and budgets for events in Ratnagiri. Working closely to monitor CP center at Finolex Colony and coordinating with Physiotherapist and speech therapist to ensure therapies are scheduled in a timely manner. He also partners the admin team in supporting Mukul Madhav Vidyalaya.
We, at Mukul Madhav Foundation, are honoured to have received the Vivekananda Sustainability Awards 2022 for our initiatives to provide clean drinking water and sanitation facilities in the rural communities of India. The award was received at the august hands of Swami Chidanand Saraswati, Acharya Dr Lokesh Muni and the Former Chief Justice of India, Mr KG Balakrishnan.
We are grateful to Vinay Saini, AGM, North, Finolex Industries, and Arun Ojha, General Manager, Delhi, Finolex Industries, for having received this award on our behalf at the award function in Delhi in April 2022. We appreciate your support.
Our Managing Trustee, Mrs. Ritu Prakash Chhabria, was recognized, along with other eminent women, as Women of Influence at an award ceremony at the IOD on 27th November 2023 in London.
Baroness Sandy Verma established this award to recognize, honor, and assist women who have contributed to creating positive social change.
Mukul Madhav Foundation has been honoured as the 2nd runner-up at the 3rd Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) Conference-cum-Awards 2024 by the Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) on 28th May 2024.
This award has been conferred for the work done in Gadchiroli, approximately 170 kilometres from Nagpur in Maharashtra, to support 18+ villages with Period Positive Holiday Homes, which impacts the lives of 1500+ women.
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Finolex Industries and all our other esteemed donors who have played a pivotal role in supporting this initiative, thereby empowering women and making a real difference in their lives.
Mrs Ritu Prakash Chhabria, Founder & Managing Trustee, Mukul Madhav Foundation, is honoured to have received the esteemed Golden Peacock Award for her Outstanding Leadership in Social Empowerment & Building Resilient Communities in November 2022. She is grateful for this recognition and received the award at the hands of Lord Johnson of Lainston CBE, Department for International Trade UK, and The Baroness Verma, Global Chair, Advisory Council, Institute of Directors (IOD). This award is globally recognized as a benchmark of corporate excellence amongst impact-driven leaders working in the space of social responsibility. We are humbled for this recognition and pledge to continue driving change through our work, every day.
On 17th November 2023, Ms. Satya Hinduja, Founder, Alchemic Sonic Environment and Mr. Ajit Venkataraman, CEO, Finolex Industries Ltd. received the Corporate Catalyst Award on behalf of Mukul Madhav Foundation, at the Edison Ballroom, New York presented by The Global Fund for Widows.
FIL-MMF have been working to ensure a life of prosperity and dignity for widows across India, enabling self-reliance for 700+ widows in Osmanabad, Maharashtra, along with various other initiatives across the country.
We are honored to have received this prestigious award, which recognizes our efforts in supporting and empowering widows
On 17th November 2023, Ms. Satya Hinduja, Founder, Alchemic Sonic Environment and Mr. Ajit Venkataraman, CEO, Finolex Industries Ltd. received the Corporate Catalyst Award on behalf of Mukul Madhav Foundation, at the Edison Ballroom, New York presented by The Global Fund for Widows.
FIL-MMF have been working to ensure a life of prosperity and dignity for widows across India, enabling self-reliance for 700+ widows in Osmanabad, Maharashtra, along with various other initiatives across the country.
We are honored to have received this prestigious award, which recognizes our efforts in supporting and empowering widows
On 17th November 2023, Ms. Satya Hinduja, Founder, Alchemic Sonic Environment and Mr. Ajit Venkataraman, CEO, Finolex Industries Ltd. received the Corporate Catalyst Award on behalf of Mukul Madhav Foundation, at the Edison Ballroom, New York presented by The Global Fund for Widows.
FIL-MMF have been working to ensure a life of prosperity and dignity for widows across India, enabling self-reliance for 700+ widows in Osmanabad, Maharashtra, along with various other initiatives across the country.
We are honored to have received this prestigious award, which recognizes our efforts in supporting and empowering widows
We are honoured to have received the National CSR Times Award for the noteworthy social welfare impact of our work in the education and healthcare sectors at The Ninth Annual CSR Times Summit & Awards in December 2022. We are grateful to Finolex Industries for having us as their Corporate Social Responsibility partners and offering their steadfast support over the years.
In the past year, we have been working towards providing holistic care to patients with Tuberculosis under the National Elimination of Tuberculosis Programme (NETP)
In recognition of our efforts, the District Collectors Office, Padra, Gujarat, appreciated and honoured us with an award.
We’re thrilled to share the news that Mrs. Ritu Prakash Chhabria, Managing Trustee, Mukul Madhav Foundation, has been bestowed with the prestigious Ellis Island Medal of Honor — a recognition that holds immense significance in the United States of America — for her profound impact on the lives and well-being of individuals and communities.
The Ellis Island Medals of Honor embody the spirit of America in their celebration of patriotism, tolerance, brotherhood, and diversity. They are presented each year on historic Ellis Island to a select group of individuals whose accomplishments in their field and inspired service to our nation are worthy of commendation. The Ellis Island Honors Society (EIHS), the medal’s sponsoring organisation, is proud that since its founding in 1986, the medal has been officially recognised by both Houses of Congress as one of our nation’s most prestigious awards, and its honourees are recorded annually in the Congressional Record.
Since 2001, EIHS has presented the International Humanitarian Ellis Island Medal of Honor, which recognises individuals whose achievements on the world stage have significantly impacted the lives and well-being of others and whose professional, personal, or philanthropic contributions benefit our global community.
This year, the award was presented to two foreign individuals, one of whom is Mrs. Ritu Chhabria.
We are proud to announce that our Co-Founder & Managing Trustee, Ritu Prakash Chhabria has been awarded the Foreign Investment Network (FIN) Human Philanthropy Award, which pays tribute to international philanthropists from all walks of life.
We are grateful to Nic Careem, Founder, Blue Sky Network, and Lord John Bird, Founder, The Big Issue newspaper, for presenting us with this honour in July 2023. We are proud to be associated with The Blue Sky Network — a network of like-minded changemakers, who endeavour to harness their skills to make a meaningful difference in the world. Over the past few years, Blue Sky has initiated many noteworthy campaigns, including a tribute to Nelson Mandela, which has been signed by many key leaders from across the globe. We appreciate this recognition and will continue uplifting lives through our social welfare initiatives.
With an aim to build a happier, greener world for all, for over a decade, we have been working in the spectrums of environmental sustainability, water conservation, rainwater harvesting, and cleaning of reservoirs, rivers and beaches.
We are grateful and honoured to have been recognised for our efforts at the 10th National CSR Summit and awarded the CSR Times Award, Bronze Category, for NGOs working in Environment, Water, Climate and Forests. Here's to many more years of creating a meaningful impact!
Managing Trustee of Mukul Madhav Foundation and Director of Finolex Industries Limited, Mrs. Ritu Prakash Chhabria, received the prestigious Shiromani Award from Mr. Manu Jagmohan Singhji, International Chairman of NRI Institute, at the NRI World Summit 2022 held in the United Kingdom on 23rd June 2022.
Mrs. Chhabria has been conferred the Shiromani Award in the presence of eminent members of the British Parliament, other distinguished dignitaries and award winners in recognition of her philanthropic service to the Indian community across the world. Other attendees included Mr. G P Hinduja, Co-chairman of Hinduja Group and Chief Guest of the function, Dr. Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, President of Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Mrs. Amruta Fadnavis, Mrs. Michelle Poonawalla, Lord Swraj Paul, Member of House of Lords of the United Kingdom, fashion designers- Shane and Falguni Peacock, and members of her family.
On 24th June 2022, Mrs. Chhabria was the keynote speaker at the NRI World Summit, where she shared her views on the confluence of culture, people and ideas between India and the UK. The two-day event celebrated many achievements, showcased charitable initiatives and innovation, facilitated business networking, and served as a platform to showcase the impact we make through MMF.
Instituted in 1977, previous recipients of the Shiromani Award include Mother Teresa, Chief Marshal Manekshaw, Justice Hidayatullah, Justice Nagendra Singh, Mr. Ramkrishna Bajaj, Mr. H P Nanda, Ustad Bismillah Khan, Raj Kapoor, Sunil Dutt, Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar, Kapil Dev, P T Usha, Leander Paes, Vishwanathan Anand, Nani Palkhivala, Ram Jethmalani, The Dalai Lama. A proud moment indeed for all of us at MMF, and we wish Mrs. Chhabria more success in the years to come in these initiatives.
The Jury council of “Global CSR Excellence & Leadership Awards” Congratulate “Mukul Madhav Foundation” for winning the “Best CSR Project in Sanitation” category Award at such platform. The award was collected by our Trustee Mr. Vijay Gurnani along with MMF team members Mr Babalu Mokale and Mitesh Shrigiri.
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G100 is supported by The Denim Club: Group of 100 He-for-She Champions globally, comprising leaders and luminaries from the business, corporate and political domains, each leading a sector of influence and having their companies and institutions in support of gender parity and equality.
Mukul Madhav Foundation team is delighted and happy to share this news with our friends and well-wishers.
For Kashmir, the pandemic has been a lot harder. After struggling with more than 18 months of shut down and limited access to internet connectivity, Kashmiris have been pushed to the verge of helplessness and misery
To help communities that have been scarred by the perpetual violence prevailing in the state, Mukul Madhav Foundation collaborated with Mrs. Nighat Shafi Pandit founder HELP Foundation to enable the severely affected get the aid they rightfully deserved.
Thank you for helping them earn not just a better livelihood, but their dignity and independence. Thank you for being kind enough to #GiveWithDignityTM
Through our Pan India Mission, #Give With Dignity we are supporting 70,000 families across 24 states with grocery & hygiene essentials that are being procured locally from small businesses thus helping 120 of these bounce back
This Diwali, many are struggling to keep their hopes high due to the impact of the lockdown imposed in the past few months. Hard-hit by such dark times is Umed Pariwar in Pune, a rehabilitation cum residential facility for Intellectually Developmentally Disabled [IDD] people that provides them with life-long care once they're admitted.
Mukul Madhav Foundation, as a part of #GiveWithDignityTM, their Pan India Diwali initiative, feels immense pleasure to support Umed Pariwar by procuring a gift hamper handcrafted by the differently abled people (Divyang) of "Umed Pariwar".
Your support has enabled us to support them in their mission of caring for those who struggle to lead a dignified life.
Through our Pan India Mission #GiveWithDignityTM, we are supporting 70,000 families across 24 states with grocery & hygiene essentials that are being procured locally from small businesses thus helping 120 of these bounce back
Diwali is all about celebrating the victory of light over darkness. However, darkness has engulfed the lives of so many people in the past few months due to the lockdown and the pandemic.
To ensure that this Diwali brings a hopeful ray of light in many homes, Mukul Madhav Foundation is providing 21-day ration kits to 1000 underprivileged families of Bundelkhand region through its Diwali initiative #GiveWithDignityTM. We are also procuring diyas from a local potter Mr. Kripanath in Prayagraj to help him sustain his business in these trying times
Through our Pan India Mission #GiveWithDignityTM, we are supporting 70,000 families across 24 states with grocery & hygiene essentials that are being procured locally from small businesses thus helping 120 of these bounce back
The hard earned financial empowerment of many women artisans risked a grim demise when the lockdown hit our country. Years of hard work, heritage and native tradition was on the verge of being lost, just like the hopes of these artisans
Mukul Madhav Foundation, under its Diwali campaign #GiveWithDignityTM, joined hands with Ad-8, a craft group working with women from Rajasthan's borders to manufacture hand-made products, to procure 3000 eco-friendly masks that promote the indigenous innovation and designs across India.
Through our Pan India Mission #GiveWithDignityTM, we are supporting 70,000 families across 24 states with grocery & hygiene essentials that are being procured locally from small businesses thus helping 120 of these bounce back
The pandemic had locked down not only the nation but also the hygiene and wellness of millions of rural girls struggling to lead a dignified life. Years of efforts by Sobati, a sanitary napkin manufacturing unit empowering women with access to menstrual hygiene, were about to go in vain due to the joblessness and livelihood destruction caused by the lockdown.
Under the Diwali campaign #GiveWithDignityTM, Mukul Madhav Foundation is reinstating hope and faith in all the rural women associated with Sobati by procuring sanitary napkins from them for distribution across the country, eradicating the stigma around menstruation and making menstrual hygiene available to each and every girl.
Through our Pan India Mission #GiveWithDignityTM, we are supporting 70,000 families across 24 states with grocery & hygiene essentials that are being procured locally from small businesses thus helping 120 of these bounce back
Thousands across the country lost their livelihoods due to the pandemic and the countrywide lockdown that was imposed. One of the hardest hit were the farmers as the lockdown left them in a state of complete helplessness due to inaccessibility to market and transportation facilities leaving them on the verge of starvation and loss of income.
To help people those who need it the most in these trying times, Kamdar Organic Producers, an organisation run by farmers from Madhya Pradesh supported Mukul Madhav Foundation in their Diwali initiative #GiveWithDignityTM by providing daily ration items like rice, atta, etc. which were then distributed across the country. Through this, we could empower the farmers, revive their dying hope and make their Diwali full of joy and abundance.
Through our Pan India Mission, #GiveWithDignityTM, we are supporting 70,000 families across 24 states with grocery & hygiene essentials that are being procured locally from small businesses thus helping 120 of these bounce back
Innumerable jobs lost, livelihoods destroyed, dreams crushed and aspirations crumbled, the effects of the pandemic on millions of people and small businesses have been devastating.
To ensure that no more hopes are lost for the struggling local businesses, we are procuring papad from Vishwa Sindhi Sewa Sangam Mahila Udhyog, a small manufacturer in Mumbai, and distributing it across the country.
It was your contribution towards #GiveWithDignityTM, an initiative by Mukul Madhav Foundation, that dispelled the darkness of hopelessness and despair for them this Diwali
Through our Pan India Mission, #GiveWith Dignity, we are supporting 70,000 families across 24 states with grocery & hygiene essentials that are being procured locally from small businesses thus helping 120 of these bounce back
Suffering of thousands has been aggravated by the lockdown. However, it is the women and girls who are particularly struggling to survive, with widening gap in access to basic menstrual hygiene and sanitation.
With your support, Mukul Madhav Foundation has support Association for Social Health India, ASHI, a shelter home for destitute women and orphan girls from Jammu and Kashmir, by procuring sanitary napkins from them, and distributing it across the country to those in need. Together with them, we could double our kindness and impact, uplifting all those affected by the pandemic.
Through our Pan India Mission #GiveWithDignityTM, we are supporting 70,000 families across 24 states with grocery & hygiene essentials that are being procured locally from small businesses thus helping 120 of these bounce back
The ongoing pandemic has left many people in a state of complete despair and hopelessness. Thousands of families across the country are struggling to run their businesses and feed their families. In such times of crisis, we supported the livelihoods of Kedarnath Women Center by procuring a variety of grocery essentials such as Haldi, Tea etc. from them thus helping them revive their business.
Mukul Madhav Foundation, together with your support aims to spread hope and happiness this festive season. We are on a mission that no one sleeps on an empty stomach and no business has to shut down this Diwali.
Through our Pan India Mission #GiveWithDignityTM, we are supporting 70,000 families across 24 states with grocery & hygiene essentials that are being procured locally from small businesses thus helping 120 of these bounce back
Skill development, economic growth and entrepreneurship - the keys to a brighter future for many had been devastatingly marred by the lockdown. With the dreams and aspirations of many on hold, the Centre for Youth Development and Activities were at the risk of losing all the progress they had achieved in uplifting underprivileged youngsters, women and girls.
It was when Mukul Madhav Foundation, under its mission #GiveWithDignityTM, gave an order for thousands of masks to CYDA that the darkness finally gave way to rays of hope and happiness.
Through our Pan India Mission #GiveWithDignityTM, we are supporting 70,000 families across 24 states with grocery & hygiene essentials that are being procured locally from small businesses thus helping 120 of these bounce back
The last few months' lockdown has viciously shrouded small businesses and marginalized communities in a blanket of darkness. This Diwali, we are uplifting millions of such people open their eyes to a world of joy and light. To double the kindness, we have collaborated with The Wishing factory by Parth Thakur, that is working towards reaching out to those in need through their Diya Campaign.
Through #GiveWithDignityTM, Mukul Madhav Foundation's Pan India Diwali initiative, we are procuring diyas from The Wishing Factory to support them in their endeavour of gifting a joyous Diwali to those who have been at the forefront in these trying times.Through our Pan India Mission, #GiveWithDignityTM, we are supporting 70,000 families across 24 states with grocery & hygiene essentials that are being procured locally from small businesses thus helping 120 of these bounce back
Prakash Pralhad Chhabria is the Executive Chairman of Finolex Industries Limited and is a recognized industrialist with over three decades of hands-on experience. He was inducted as a Board Director in 1992 and took over as the Executive Chairman in 2012.
Credited with transforming Finolex Industries into a reputed national brand, he has steered the Company onto this growth path by strategically restructuring business and finance. Under his leadership, the Company has achieved a turnover of INR 3,463 crores in FY 21.
Prakash Pralhad Chhabria has a Bachelor of Science degree in International Business from the University of Evansville, Indiana. An Advanced Management Programme from Wharton Business School and an Executive Program from Stanford University further bolster his expertise.
He was recently awarded honorary Doctor of Letters (D. Litt.) degree by Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune, for his notable contribution to society.
With a core philosophy of attaining business prosperity in a sustainable manner, Finolex Industries gives back to the community through Mukul Madhav Foundation and its extensive CSR activities, giving hope to people who often feel they don’t have the right to be hopeful.
Prakash Pralhad Chhabria is an avid reader and enjoys delving into topics ranging from philosophy to history and spiritualism to culture. He is also a keen photographer and captures exciting vignettes.
Gayatri Prakash Chhabria is the General Manager Strategy & Marketing at Finolex Industries and a Trustee at the Mukul Madhav Foundation.
With a major in Business from Warwick Business School, she has plunged headlong into the everyday workings of Finolex Industries, not just as a third-generation entrepreneur, but as a custodian of parivaar values that encompass and embrace every employee, dealer, supplier, vendor and associate. Bringing in a mix of strategic inputs and people initiatives, she works hard at being brutally fair. Seeking to constantly learn, explore and grow, as an individual, and also as an organization. Driven to build corporate associations, strengthen human resources, digitalize the legacy business and unite this large extended family of internal and external stakeholders with a common company culture. She is focused on doing all of this through the marketing and communication initiatives she spearheads. Inspired by the legacy of her grandfather, Shri. Pralhad Chhabria, who laid the foundation for a responsible, sustainable business that values trust and relationships as the core drivers to success.
As a Trustee at the Mukul Madhav Foundation, she positively engages with the focus areas of Finolex Industries to channel resources into education, healthcare, sustainability, and social welfare initiatives.
Hansika Prakash Chhabria has taken the core philosophy of the Chhabria family, and expanded it into the creative realm. With her fashion start-up, One Less, that builds on the values her grandfather, Shri Pralhad Chhabria, expounded – building a responsible, sustainable business that values trust and relationships as the core drivers to success.
Armed with a bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts (Digital Culture) from King’s College London, she is stepping out into uncharted territory to carve out a space for herself as an entrepreneur and changemaker. Putting into action her thoughts on human and animal rights, gender equality, sustainability and the ever-growing need for sustainable fashion. Bringing it all together as her start-up that encourages organic, sustainable and ethically sourced clothing that both supports Indian industry and preserves the environment through a uniquely minimalistic style and eco-friendly approach to casual wear. She is also putting her deeply-entrenched values into practice as Trustee at the Mukul Madhav Foundation.
Ritu Prakash Chhabria is the Founder member and Managing Trustee of the Mukul Madhav Foundation (MMF). Working ceaselessly with MMF over the past 25 years to transform the way charity is done in India, she has constantly worked to support the under-served with dignity and not dole outs. Personally involved in impacting numerous lives and livelihoods through initiatives in education, healthcare, self-employment, women empowerment, sanitation, water conservation and every other genuine need that remains unfulfilled, and comes to her attention. Supporting and furthering the under-served across geographies, ages, gender, occupations, and religions. Her every action is powered by a deep spirituality, and her active practice of meditation and gratitude.
With a Masters in International Relations, she majored in Economics from Richmond College, London, with a minor in Marketing. This has held her in good stead when liaising with local government bodies, benevolent corporates and international collaborators. Finding global support for MMF, with the establishment of MMF UK in 2018, and collaborations with Princess Trust, BAPIO, Caudwell, and Action Aid.
With the association of MMF with Finolex Industries Limited (FIL) in 2014 as their official CSR partner, today Mrs. Chhabria sits on the Board of Directors at FIL as the Chairperson for CSR activities.
Vijay Gurnani is a reputed businessman and philanthropist with business interests in various sectors, mainly shipping and export. A first generation entrepreneur, he started his working life on the shop floor of an automotive manufacturer, quickly moving on to greater and more ambitious things. He has built his companies with determination and passion. This same passion he carries into his work with the under-served, making a difference to the orphaned, the old and abandoned, and the impoverished. As Trustee at the Mukul Madhav Foundation, he inspires and supports the team with his strong values and innate goodness.
Prakash Pralhad Chhabria is the Executive Chairman of Finolex Industries Limited (FIL) since 2012. With over three decades of hands-on experience, he was inducted as a Board Director in 1992, before he took over as Executive Chairman.
Over recent years, he has earned himself the reputation of being a sound and visionary industrialist. Skillfully steering FIL and its reputation by strategically restructuring business and finance. Putting it on a growth trajectory that has seen it establish its dominance as a reputed national brand, with a turnover of INR 3,463 crores in FY 21.
His innate strengths and real-world experience have been further honed by a Bachelor of Science degree in International Business from the University of Evansville, Indiana; an Advanced Management Programme from Wharton Business School; and an Executive Program from Stanford University.
At FIL, his focus has been on attaining business prosperity in a sustainable manner. Forward integrating and backward integrating, not just to impact the business and its stakeholders, but the community and the environment that extend beyond. Taking on responsibility for society at large, not just as a government mandate of Corporate Social Responsibility, but with the foresight and bigger picture perspective that everything and everybody is connected. This personal belief has brought FIL and MMF together. Giving back to the community, and completing the circle. Amongst other awards and recognitions, he was recently awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters (D. Litt.) degree by Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune, for his notable contribution to society.
This larger order view of the world could be attributed to Mr. Chhabria's upbringing, his love for reading, and his interest in philosophy, history, spiritualism and culture. A keen photographer, the world always looks interesting through his lens.
The late Shri Pralhad P. Chhabria is the founder of the Finolex Group of companies, and the kind hand that shaped its policies and values right from its early years. The hand that was always open, giving as much as it received. Supporting and furthering the Mukul Madhav Foundation through its fledgling years.
The hand that continues to be placed over us in blessing. Continuing to inspire and guide us through the legacy of values he has left behind. Humility and an ability to focus on the basics. With an emphasis on quality, constant learning, and pushing for excellence. And most of all, to achieve great heights not as individuals, but by bringing people together.
Much like many small businesses, this mother and her sons were also forced to shut down their provision store. Even though severely affected by the pandemic and suffering major losses, the family did not lose hope.
Seeing many families like them struggling to barely make ends meet, this family decided to start SNR, a small scale unit to manufacture multi-purpose masala right in the middle of the pandemic. This mother and sons duo is an inspiration for us all to overcome these dark times and build the best for us with what we have.
With your support, Mukul Madhav Foundation through its Diwali campaign, is proud to support SNR by raising Rs 5,79,500 for the SHG.
Thank you for being kind enough to
#GiveWithDignityTM
Through our Pan India Mission, #GiveWithDignityTM, we are supporting 70k families across 24 states with grocery & hygiene essentials that are being procured locally from small businesses thus helping 120 of these SHG's bounce back
Ariharan Guruswamy, a resident of Madurai city, Tamil Nadu and an engineer by profession, soon realized that his heart was in making a difference and that's when he set up a Self Help Group called Sigura Oil.
The SHG worked closely on establishing better supply chains and marketing linkages among farmers involved in sesame oil production. The forward moving enterprise suddenly caught itself in a bottleneck when the lockdown was announced. The painstaking efforts taken to set up their businesses were close to falling apart.
However, your contribution ensured that the first rays of sun hit Akshay and his SHG's many small scale farmers.
Through our Pan India Mission, #GiveWithDignityTM, we are supporting 70,000 families across 24 states with grocery & hygiene essentials that are being procured locally from small businesses thus helping 120 small businesses to bounce back.
Diwali has always been very special for the differently abled students at ADAPT, Mumbai.
More so because this is that time of the year when they get to show the world what they are capable of.
Their beautiful creations have over the years lit up many homes. However this year, due to the pandemic, they feared a decline in sales which also meant lack of income for their families
This Diwali, your support came as the glimmering ray of hope for them. It enables us to include diyas made by them in the grocery kits being distributed to families in need. Because of you this year too, Diyas made by them will light up thousands of homes
Thank you for supporting these differently abled artists enjoy a Diwali full of hope and happiness
Thank you for helping them earn not just a better livelihood, but their dignity and independence.
Thank you for being kind enough to
#GiveWithDignityTM
Through our Pan India Mission, #GiveWithDignityTM we are supporting 70,000 families across 24 states with grocery & hygiene essentials that are being procured locally from small businesses thus helping 35 of these SHG's bounce back
The 40 tribal women from Shakti have been an inspiration for the entire district of Kandhamaal District, Orissa for fighting oppression and achieving financial independence.
Together, these women have been the force behind establishing their own business and empowering many farmers in the area. They directly procure grains from the local farmers and take care of packaging and marketing of Haldi, moong dal raagi
With the lockdown, travel restrictions and lack for proper resources, years of their efforts and hard work were at stake. Thank you for being their hope.
Through our Pan India Mission, #GiveWithDignityTM, we are supporting 70,000 families across 24 states with grocery & hygiene essentials that are being procured locally from small businesses thus helping 120 of these bounce back
At a young age of only 20, Payal's life turned upside down as her biggest support system, her father lost the battle against cancer. At an age when we all aim to dream big with the help and support of our families, Payal was left alone to figure out her way in the world. Today, at 26, Payal has risen above her loss and struggles and become a changemaker in the truest sense. She has provided employment to the women of her village by setting up a low cost Sanitary Pad making unit. This has made the women of Rangiatikra financially independent.
With the lockdown, travel restrictions and lack for proper resources, years of her efforts and hardwork was at stake. But, because of people like you, she got an opportunity to not only keep her business afloat but also ensure that sanitary napkins reached women in need through the Mukul Madhav Foundation's Diwali campaign.
Through our Pan India Mission, #GiveWithDignityTM, we are supporting 70,000 families across 24 states with grocery & hygiene essentials that are being procured locally from small businesses thus helping 120 of these bounce back.
The past few months have completely crushed the lives of millions across the country.
The countrywide lockdown rendered people struggling to get access to the bare necessities whereas the small and local business owners faced their own struggles.
We aim to bridge this gap of necessities of people and struggles of local businesses, by procuring salt from Kasthuri salt, a small manufacturer of rock salt, in the southern part of India and distributing it across the country.
Closer to Diwali, you came as the only ray of hope in their lives by contributing towards #GiveWithDignityTM, an initiative by Mukul Madhav Foundation
Through our Pan India Mission, #GiveWithDignityTM, we are supporting 70,000 families across 24 states with grocery & hygiene essentials that are being procured locally from small businesses thus helping 120 of these bounce back.
What happens when 25 women and children from Gujarat come together to help each other lead a better life? They overcome all challenges together, stand strong in the face of despair and become an inspiration for all of us.
The members of Sharda Social Welfare Trust for specially abled women and children always had a unique determination to pursue their dreams with faith and resilience. Their conviction to lead empowered lives only got stronger with each passing day.
That is why, for Mukul Madhav Foundation's Diwali campaign, there were no second guesses about who to source the 17,800 diyas and 9000 masks from for mass distribution.
Through our Pan India Mission, #GiveWithDignityTM, we are supporting 70,000 families across 24 states with grocery & hygiene essentials that are being procured locally from small businesses thus helping 120 small businesses to bounce back
In a country where 36 percent women struggle with lack of access to basic menstrual hygiene, the pandemic only widened this gap.
Bestie, a sanitary napkin manufacturer, based at Theni, Tamil Nadu, became the ray of glimmering hope in the lives of many when Mukul Madhav Foundation, through its Diwali campaign, procured this hygiene essential from them.
With your support and aid, we aim to uplift and empower all those who struggled in the past few months and are still trying to battle its impacts.
Through our pan-India mission, #GiveWithDignityTM we are supporting 70,000 families across 24 states with grocery & hygiene essentials that are being procured locally from small businesses thus helping 120 of these bounce back.
At a young age of only 20, Payal's life turned upside down as her biggest support system, her father lost the battle against cancer. At an age when we all aim to dream big with the help and support of our families, Payal was left alone to figure out her way in the world. Today, at 26, Payal has risen above her loss and struggles and become a changemaker in the truest sense. She has provided employment to the women of her village by setting up a low cost Sanitary Pad making unit. This has made the women of Rangiatikra financially independent.
With the lockdown, travel restrictions and lack for proper resources, years of her efforts and hardwork was at stake. But, because of people like you, she got an opportunity to not only keep her business afloat but also ensure that sanitary napkins reached women in need through the Mukul Madhav Foundation's Diwali campaign.
Through our Pan India Mission, #GiveWithDignity, we are supporting 70,000 families across 24 states with grocery & hygiene essentials that are being procured locally from small businesses thus helping 35 of these SHG's bounce back.
Mrs. Ritu Prakash Chhabria, Managing Trustee of Mukul Madhav Foundation was presented with this award by the Family Care Projects Pune in 2006. This award is a token of their gratitude for all her help and support.
Mrs. Ritu Prakash Chhabria, Managing Trustee of Mukul Madhav Foundation was presented with this award by the Family Care Projects Pune in 2006. This award is a token of their gratitude for all her help and support.
Managing Trustee of Mukul Madhav Foundation, Mrs. Ritu Prakash Chhabria was awarded by the Rotary Club Poona North on the 21st of February 2009 for her efforts and initiatives in mitigating child mortality.
On the 1st of June, 2013 our representative Mrs. Meena D'sa received the Muktai Award on behalf of the Managing Trustee of Mukul Madhav Foundation Mrs. Ritu Prakash Chhabria for outstanding work in the field of Healthcare and Education. The award is named after Sant Muktai who was the younger sister of Sant Dnyaneshwara and has been presented for the last 21 years to women for their selfless contribution towards socially and economically challenged people. This year's award was presented in Pune by the esteemed hands of the Ex-President of India, Shrimati Pratibhatai Patil, in the presence of the Speaker of the Assembly of Maharashtra, Shri Dilip Valse Patil and Shri Sopankaka Valhekar Maharaj of Aatmonnati and Vishwashanti Sadhak Sanstha, Mumbai.
Our Managing Trustee Mrs. Ritu Prakash Chhabria was honoured by the Chandrakala Sanap and Prashanti Cancer Care Mission on the 18th of August 2013 at The Signature Premier Pune Style Week 2013.
These two institutes had invited ten extraordinary woman of substance from the Peshwa city of Pune, for the Walk of Honour for exemplary work in their fields and honouring them for their achievements.
On the 10th of February, 2014, Dr. C.B Koppiker, Founder of Prashanti Cancer Care Mission (a Pune based NGO with a vision dedicated to fighting and dealing with trauma of cancer) awarded our Managing Trustee, Mrs. Ritu Chhabria for her outstanding dedication, contribution and commitment in the field of social work towards the cancer foundation and her exemplary contribution on making life more meaningful for cancer patients.
Managing Trustee of Mukul Madhav Foundation, Mrs. Ritu Prakash Chhabria was felicitated with the 'Pride of Pune Award' for contribution to the fields of social work and philanthropy and her efforts towards healthcare awareness initiatives in Pune – especially her involvement with cancer patients and her initiatives towards extenuating child mortality. The ceremony was hosted by Ishanya alongside a special art exhibition titled 'Celebrating Womanhood' on Sunday, 23rd March, 2014.
On the 28th of September, 2015, Mrs. Tina Ambani, Chairperson, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute honoured our Managing Trustee Mrs. Ritu Chhabria and Mukul Madhav Foundation in acknowledgement of the generous contribution made to the Hospital's "Children Heart Center" and for the help saving many young lives.
Finolex Industries Ltd. and their CSR partner Mukul Madhav Foundation was honored with BT-CSR Excellence Award for the category "Helping the Physically Challenged" on 14th July 2016 in New Delhi. This award was bestowed upon them for their outstanding work in the Satara district, in improving the standard of living for children suffering with Cerebral Palsy. The award was presented at the hands of Hon'ble Union Cabinet Minister for Heavy Industries and Department of Public Enterprises, Shri Anant Geete. The nominations were judged by a jury team of six members comprising of members from Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, ONGC, FICCI, CII and ASSOCHAM, who reviewed each entry based on their merit and impact.
Finolex Industries and its CSR partner Mukul Madhav Foundation was awarded the India CSR Excellence Awards for the category "Best Innovative CSR Practices in Education" on the 26th of February in Delhi. This award was to recognize the company for the exemplary work being done in the field of education, by setting up an English medium school, Mukul Madhav Vidyalaya, in an interior village at Golap in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The project was selected amongst over 100 applications from corporate houses and organizations involved in bringing about a change in the field of education in rural India.
Finolex Industries and its CSR partner Mukul Madhav Foundation was awarded the Global Excellence Award in the category of "Support and Improvement in Quality of Education" by Bluedart Global CSR Excellence and Leadership Awards on the 18th of February 2016 in Mumbai. We were selected out of 150 nominations received globally in this category from corporate social responsibility champions across various industries and countries. The award recognized the organization for demonstrating and creating opportunities for students in the rural areas for international quality education and for their commitment to bring positive change to the education health of the country. The case study presented was that of Mukul Madhav Vidyalaya, an English medium School in Golap, Ratnagiri.
Global Sindhi Council presents Global Award at the hands of the Honorable Governor of Maharashtra Shri Vidyasagar Rao to Ritu Prakash Chhabria for historic contribution in field of Education, medical and social service.
Felicitation from Yuva Parivartan for toilets in Sonale.
Finolex Industries Limited presented with Indywood CSR awards for 'Best CSR practices in Speciality Healthcare
Finolex Industries and Mukul Madhav Foundation Madhav Foundation was awarded CSR Excellence Award for the work done in the area if Water Conservation and Water Shed management in Gujarat.
Finolex Industries Limited (FIL) Mukul Madhav Foundation (MMF) was invited by the Government of Maharashtra CMO (Chief Ministers' Office) to sign MOUs for our projects in Health and Water.
Signing in the presence of the Hon'ble Chief Minister Shri. Devendra Fadnavis along with Shri. Girish Mahajan, Water resources minister and Health Education Minister, Shri. Deepak Sawant, Health Minister, Shri. Chandrakant Dada Patil, Revenue Minister and other Cabinet Ministers
The Endoscopy Division of Sassoon General Hospital and Mukul Madhav Foundation were selected for Rotary Sinsan Health Care Excellence Award under the professional category of Doctors.
Mrs. Ritu Prakash Chhabria has been appointed as the Chairperson of FICCI FLO Pune Chapter 2019-2020.
Mrs. Ritu Prakash Chhabria was felicitated by the Times Group under the title 'Times Power Women', Pune on Tuesday 16th April 2019 in the category of Social Cause and Philanthropy.
Shri Devendraji Fadnavis, Chief Minister, Maharashtra applauds Mukul Madhav Foundation (MMF) for its commendable work in various spectrums of Social Work in the state.
Finolex Industries Limited and it's CSR partner Mukul Madhav Foundation is proud to receive the Economic Times Rotary CSR Awards for distinguished service to the society at the hands of Shri Girish Bapat and Dr. Palekar at Conrad on Friday June 14th. This award was received by Mr. Whabi Director, Finance, Finolex. Industries and Ms. Gayatri Chhabria,Trustee Mukul Madhav Foundation.
Ritu Prakash Chhabria, Managing Trustee, Mukul Madhav Foundation, a CSR arm of Finolex Industries was felicitated by Indo European Business Forum with the prestigious "IEBF Excellence Award -2019 (UK)" for her eminent, innovative and historic contribution in the field of healthcare, social welfare and education.
Ritu Prakash Chhabria, Managing Trustee, Mukul Madhav Foundation, a CSR arm of Finolex Industries was felicitated by HH Sheikh Nahayan, Cabinet member and minister of tolerance, UAE on 6th November , 2019 with the prestigious "Asia Business Leadership Social Influencer Award for her remarkable contribution in the field of Corporate Social Responsibility.
On the 7th Anniversary of 'Corporate Tycoons' the complete Business & Travel magazine, Mrs. Ritu P. Chhabria received 'Business Excellence Award' in the CSR category for outstanding work done through Mukul Madhav Foundation at the hands of Mr. Hanmant Gaikwad of BVG in presence of Mr. Arun Firodia, Kinetic, Padmavibhushan Dr. Raghunath Mashelkar & Mr. Chandran Iyer of C.T
B G deshmukh award An annual Award by MCCIA for Corporate Social Responsibiltiy.
Suryadatta Natonal Award presented to M Ritu Prakash Chhabria for excellence in the field of Corporate Social Responsibility.
Ritu Prakash Chhabria presented with with the prestigious "Pune Pride Award" for her philanthropic contribution to the society in January 2020
Finolex Industries and Mukul Madhav Foundation have been recognised by Yuva Foundation for the philanthropic work carried out by the foundation. On behalf of Finolex Industries Mr BR Mehta received this award at the August hands of Shri Anurag Thakur Honorable Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Himachal Pradesh.
Ritu Prakash Chhabria was honoured with Punyadham Humanitarian Service Award for relentlessly working for our society and impacting lives of the lesser privileged of our society. This award was presented to her at the hands of Padma Bhushan Prof. S B Majumdar, Padma Bhushan Dr Vijay Bhatkar and with the Divine blessings of Maa Krishna Kashyap.
Mrs. Ritu Prakash Chhabria , Managing Trustee, Mukul Madhav Foundation awarded Presidents award by BAPIO (British Association of Physicians from Indian Origin) in London on 21st November 2020 for Exceptional Philanthropy.
Mukul Madhav Foundation has been recognized by the CSR Times for the support rendered for Covid 19 pandemic in the Silver Category
Recognizing women achievers in various fields
FIL and MMD have been conferred an award by World CSR Day under the Category of Outreach In Rural Award.
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