<p>Sir Emvee, as he was also known, made the journey to set the prelude for a huge change Mandya was to witness, in the form of Mandya Mahila Samaja.<br /><br />As September 15, Sir M Visveswaraya’s birthday, is being celebrated as ‘Engineers Day’, in honour of the engineer-statesman, Mandya remembered him in a different manner, by way of recollecting the bond the city shared with him. Mary, a resident of Mysore, who was present on the occasion, remembered the fact that Sir M V had, in a way typical of him, had lauded the efforts of Mahila Samaja which was training women to become economically independent. </p>.<p>The Samaja, which started in 1935, was registered in 1936 with Gangabai Gulabsingh as the president and Ruthamma Wesly as the secretary, and had about 25 members. </p>.<p>Training was given in tailoring, embroidery, woollen works, agarbatti making and other income-generating activities, apart from preparing the candidates for tailoring exams conducted by Pathaskar Tailoring Institution, based in Pune.<br /><br />Now, with the passing of time, the Samaja has lost its sheen and activities have also reduced. The only bright patch on this institute is the memories associated with its journey.</p>
<p>Sir Emvee, as he was also known, made the journey to set the prelude for a huge change Mandya was to witness, in the form of Mandya Mahila Samaja.<br /><br />As September 15, Sir M Visveswaraya’s birthday, is being celebrated as ‘Engineers Day’, in honour of the engineer-statesman, Mandya remembered him in a different manner, by way of recollecting the bond the city shared with him. Mary, a resident of Mysore, who was present on the occasion, remembered the fact that Sir M V had, in a way typical of him, had lauded the efforts of Mahila Samaja which was training women to become economically independent. </p>.<p>The Samaja, which started in 1935, was registered in 1936 with Gangabai Gulabsingh as the president and Ruthamma Wesly as the secretary, and had about 25 members. </p>.<p>Training was given in tailoring, embroidery, woollen works, agarbatti making and other income-generating activities, apart from preparing the candidates for tailoring exams conducted by Pathaskar Tailoring Institution, based in Pune.<br /><br />Now, with the passing of time, the Samaja has lost its sheen and activities have also reduced. The only bright patch on this institute is the memories associated with its journey.</p>
