My father is a Barber whose earnings were inadequate to give higher education after 12 th . When I got admission for Engg. in Jalgaon, the next question was where to stay & how to get food to sustain as it was too costly. Fortunately, I came to know about Respected Dr. S. S. Rane
sir and samiti who help poor, needy and talented students for their education, provide them food and stay. I got an entry in Samiti and then Rane Sir helped me not only for 4 years of graduation but also during M.Tech. in Trichy by funding my fees. He changed our lives by not only taking care of our food & stay, but also our physical and mental health by guiding us to perform prayer every day, by arranging Yoga Sessions for us, by arranging guest lecturers to motivate us, by telling us motivational stories after dinner. His very intention was to run samiti by us (students) and not by the rector which worked well. He helped to get us a part time job through the “Earn and Learn” scheme so that we may not only get money to support our parents but also to get a feeling of Self Dependency. Also, he guided us to do “श्रमदान” as a social and
environmental responsibility. Samiti was a Temple for us and Rane Sir is God of that temple.
Rane Sir has established a Samiti which is operational through donations from common people like Businessmen, Professors, Shop Owners, Farmers & even mothers selling vegetables on road. This happened only because Rane Sir approached them and explained the purpose of samiti and his pure intention to help needy students. He is inspired from “Padmbhushan Dr. Karmveer Bhaurav Patil” and “ रयत शि क्षण सस्ं था ”. Sir were available every time with us at our last stall of any events like “कृषी प्रदर्शनर्श ” or “Super Shopy” where we were requesting people to give us at least Rs. 1 for our education. It was really inspiring to all of us. He has dedicated his life towards the education of students like me and that is the result that all students like me are now well settled and doing well in society.
