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PUNE, INDIA
San Jose – Pune Sister City Program
The San Jose City Council recognized the San Jose Pune Sister
City Organization and Saint Francis High School of Mountain
View for their efforts to advance educational and social opportunities
for students in San Jose’s Sister City of Pune, India.
San Jose and Pune established a sister city relationship
in 1992. The Sister City organization has planned and organized
many initiatives during the past 15 years which has advanced
the important sister city linkage with Pune.
The San Jose Pune Sister City Organization and Saint Francis
High School have worked in partnership to assist 30 students
at the Hutatma Rajguru School, an all-girls school in Pune.
Through the efforts of the Sister City Organization and Saint
Francis High School, the students in Pune receive tuition
assistance, support to purchase school supplies, and students
and their families receive baskets of monthly food supplies.
More importantly, a bond of sister city friendship has developed
between the students in Pune and students at Saint Francis
and the Sister City Committee. Shana Patadia, a Saint Francis
High School student in 2005, was the inspiration behind the
initiative. Shana traveled to India in 2005 to visit relatives
in Pune. Seeking to learn about the Pune educational system,
Shana visited the Hutatma Rajguru School and interacted with
students and faculty. Upon her return to San Jose, Shana helped
to coordinate the activities of her Saint Francis High School
classmates in the outreach initiative with the Sister City
Organization. The project with the Hutatma Rajguru School
was led through the leadership of Suneel Kelkar, Vijay Pendse,
Shri Shende and the Sister City Organization.
Mayor Chuck Reed, Councilmember Nora Campos and their colleagues
on the San Jose City Council presented a commendation to Saint
Francis High School and the San Jose Sister City Organization
at the September 25 City Council meeting.
(Photo courtesy of Shana Patadia)
Students at the Hutatma Rajguru School in Pune receive assistance
from the San Jose Pune Sister City Committee and Saint Francis
High School Students.
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(Photo courtesy of Shana Patadia)
Shana Patadia, formerly of Saint Francis High School and
currently a sophomore at UC-Berkeley, meets with students
at Pune's Hutatma Rajguru School in August 2007.
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(Photo courtesy of Shana Patadia)
Students and faculty of Pune's Hutatma Rajguru school. August
2007.
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(Photo courtesy of Shana Patadia)
Students of Pune's Hutatma Rajguru school. August 2007.
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(Photo courtesy of Suneel Kelkar)
Mayor Chuck Reed acknowledges the efforts of the San Jose
Pune Sister City Organization and Saint Francis High School
at the September 25 San Jose City Council meeting.
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(Photo courtesy of Suneel Kelkar)
Mayor Chuck Reed reads the proclamation recognizing the San
Jose Pune Sister City Organization and Saint Francis High
School.
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(Photo courtesy of Suneel Kelkar)
(Left to Right) Vijay Pendse, Shana Patadia, Shri Shende, Svrav Puranam, Salvador Chavez and Sunnel Kelkar, of the San Jose Pune Sister City Organization and Saint Francis High School with the City of San Jose commendation.
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2004 Delegation Visit
(Pictures)
San Jose City Officials welcome Pune, India Mayor Deepti Chaudhari and Pune
Officials at the dedication of the Statue of Shivaji Maharaj at the Guadalupe
River Park and Gardens.
Pune Mayor Deepti Chaudhari dedicates the Statue of Shivaji Maharaj in San
Jose on June 11, 2004. The statue was a gift from the people of Pune.
San Jose residents join Pune Officials dedicating the Statue of Shivaji Maharaj
in San Jose's Guadalupe River Park and Gardens.
Mayor Ron Gonzales meets with Pune Mayor Deepti Chaudhari in his City Hall
office on June 11, 2004.
Mayor Ron Gonzales welcomes Pune Mayor Deepti Chaudhari to San Jose City Hall,
June 11, 2004.
Pune Mayor Deepti Chaudhari (second from the left) and Pune Officials Dilip
Barate, Mrs. Rajlaxmi Bhosale and Shri Ramesh Bodke (left to right) in front
of San Jose City Hall.
Vijay Pendse (far left) and Suneel Kelkar (far right) of the San Jose-Pune
Sister City Committee welcome Pune Mayor Deepti Chaudhari (third from the
left), and Pune Deputy Mayor Dilip Barate (second from the left), Mrs. Rajlaxmi
Bhosale and Mr. Shri Ramesh Bodke, to San Jose.
Tony Sehgal (far left), video/multimedia producer with the City of San Jose
Office of the City Manager, and his wife Prachi (far right), present a City
flag to Pune Municipal Commissioner Sanjay Kumar and Pune Mayor Mrs. Deepti
Chaudhari during their trip to Pune. December 2003.
Tony Sehgal (second from left) of the City of San Jose Office of the City
Manager is presented flowers by Pune Mayor Mrs. Deepti Chaudhari during his
trip to Pune, San Jose's sister city. December 2003.
Pune, San Jose's sister city, celebrates its history and culture in one of
several city parks. The statue pictured, rests in front of the Pune Muncipal
Corporation Building. (Pune's civic center)
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