YMBA: Young Mens Bovi Association: Pages

THE YOUNG MEN’S BOVI ASSOCIATION

Regd. In 1947 under the Societies Registration Act 1860

Regd. Under the Bombay Public Trust Act 1950 / Registration No. F-57(B)

23/43, VajuKotakMarg, Fort, Mumbai – 400 001

Email :youngmensbovi@gmail.com

80G Reg No.: AAATT0737BF20221

THE YOUNG MEN’S BOVI ASSOCIATION (popularly known as YMBA) is one of the foremost Community Association of Moyars in Mumbai which was established by a handful of young mens of our community in the year 1936. YMBA is standing strong since more than eight decades by rendering dedicated services to our members through various community oriented welfare schemes and worked hard for the unity, development, welfare and upliftment of our Moyar community since inception.

It is 86 years now and YMBA has just celebrated its 86th Anniversary on 11th Dec 2022.

A summary of some of the welfare activities carried out by YMBA:

• YMBA had started a library having good number of books in Kannada and English for the benefit of our community members.

• Published a magazine called BELLI to encourage our community members in the literary field. The magazine is now being published on half yearly basis with the name MOYAR.

• Financial assistance to our Bovi schools at Uchila, Udyawara and Aila to distribute uniforms/note books to the students for decades and still continuing. Thousands of our children have benefited by this facility since decades.

• Interest free loans for higher education and technical studies as well as professional studies have been introduced decades ago and many of our students have taken the benefits of this facility and have completed Teachers training, higher education, MBBS, Engineering, etc.

• Educational excellence prizes to students performed well in SSC/SSLC examinations, in higher studies along with Special Prizes for highest performers in all faculties are being awarded yearly. Thousands ofour children have been awarded so far.

• To provide an opportunity to amateur artistes to act on the stage, YMBA had started KALAVIBHAGHA and had staged number of skits in Kannada &Moya Malayalam during Association’s Anniversary Celebrations, based on historical and family themes written by well-known writers, directed as well as acted by our own artistes.

• Cancer relief fund and ‘Tragedy Relief Yojana’ (TRY) were also introduced to support the patients and to support the family in an untimely death of a sole bread earner in the family. But, due to financial constraints, we could not do much under the scheme. We would like to restart this program with your whole hearted support once again.

• Have built MoyaNagari, a weekend picnic spot, at Chon Gaon, Badlapur, comprising of 3.7 acres of land with greenery around, having 4 cottage rooms. Community members can avail this facility at very nominal rate for a weekend getaway.

• Conducting various online/offline events and competitions to provide a platform for the budding talents of our community

• Started creation of a MOYA database of all moyars residing across the globe.

Time has changed now and so does the needs of our community. To meet the expectations of our community, on 6th January 2019, YMBA re-iterated and published its broad vision and mission for the next 5 years. The summary of its vision and mission are as below:

1) To facilitate Medical Assistance for the needy people of our community

2) To facilitate Educational Assistance for the needy children

3) To develop our community matrimony website

4) Promoting our business community

5) To have a Community Hall for Moyars in or around Mumbai

All these welfare schemes and visions could be completed only with whole hearted support of our well wishers, members, patrons and philanthropic donors. We sincerely thank all of you from bottom of our hearts for standing with YMBA all these years and looking forward to your continued support in all our future endeavors too.

Bank Details :

NAME : THE YOUNG MEN’S BOVI ASSOCIATION

BANK : ABHYUDAYA CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD.

BRANCH : FORT BRANCH

A/C NO.: 006011100016123

IFSC : ABHY0065006

The Journey of Young Men’s Bovi Association

The Bovi’s originally being a nomadic tribe and the palkin bearers and servants at the courts of kings. They had joint family system.

The story tells that once when Tippu Sultan attacked Kodagu,this group of people were scattered to different places.A group of people came to the coast of Kerala – Karnataka border.They took up mainly fishing as their occupation.Bovi's are also known as 'Moyars'.

Moyars are worshipers of aadi Shakti or aadi Maya in the name of Bhagavathi.Moyars have 11 Stanomsorplace of Daiva. The 11 Sthanoms are Vitla,Adka,Udyawara, Vamanjur,Karle, Morai, Aadoor,Maanikottu,Neeleshwara,Kadangot and Kwayangara. Language of moyars is Moya Malayalam, which is mixture of Malayalam, tamil, Kannada and tulu. With dedication and hard work,moyars built three Educational Institution, by the money they got after selling fish. Being illiterate they knew the importance of education.

1.Uchil Bovi’s Educational Institutions, uchil

2.Shree Sharada Bovi’s A.U.P School, Uppala

3.Udyawara Bhagawathi A.U.P School,Kanwathirtha

Moyars moved to Mumbai and different parts of the world in search of livelihood.

The Young Men’s Bovi Association (YMBA) (Regd) established in the year 1936, is one of the foremost institutions of moyar community in Mumbai with an enviable record of 82 years, rendering dedicated and fruitful services catering to various Educational, Economical, Cultural, and Social needs of Moyar Community.

1. YMBA provides educational loans for needy children of moyar community.

a. SSC examinations for obtaining more than 75% marks.
b. H.S.C examinations for obtaining more than 75%
c. Graduates
d. Post graduates

3. YMBA distributes uniform to our community students of the three schools managed by moyars at Uchil,Udyawara,and Ail.

A magazine which gave a platform for our community members to excel in the literary field. The first book was published during the period 1940 -1945. It was a hand written magazine where all the articles were handwritten and binded. The name of this magazine was ‘Bovitrimasika’. After a few publications ,it was stopped for various reasons and it could only restart during early 1960’s in the name of ‘Belli’ i.e. silver. After 1993 Belli publication stopped. After a gap of 4 years, publication restarted with the name ‘Moyar’.

Our community belong to Other Backward Caste (OBC) category in Karnataka and Kerala. Some of our children availing this facility there. However, in Maharashtra, our community is not registered under this category. Therefore, our children here in Maharashtra are deprived of this facility. YMBA has taken initiative to register our community in the Maharashtra Gazette.

1.YMBA had taken initiatives like Tragedy Relief Yojana etc.

2.YMBA has started conducting medical camos for our community people in collaboration with various other hospitals.

On 26th August 2018 YMBA organised a medical camp and seminar in Wockhardt hospital at Miraroad (East)

THE YOUNG MEN’S BOVI ASSOCIATION

The Journey of Young Men’s Bovi Association

The Journey

Educational institutions build by moyars

1.Uchil Bovi’s Educational Institutions, uchil

2.Shree Sharada Bovi’s A.U.P School, Uppala

3.Udyawara Bhagawathi A.U.P School,Kanwathirtha

Educational Activities

Moyar Magazine

OBC Registration

Social activities