Backdrop

Hridaya- Mitra Mandal (HMM) was formed in 2003 and was registered with the Asstt. Charity Commissioner Nagpur as MH-95-07, in 2007. People from various walks of life including  Doctors, Engineers, Retd. Persons, Patients & others joined the organization. Presently the Organization is having 160 Life Members. Within a few months of its formation HMM filed an application in Patent Office, Mumbai. During the past 5 years number of camps were arranged & a scientific study was undertaken during the year 2009, with the permission of "Clinical Research Ethics Committee".

Aims and Objectives of HMM

1. Keeping in view the observations of scientific research, on the usefulness of Bottle Gourd (Lauki / Dudhi) and its benefits to human beings, HMM strive for its campaign and  spread the message on national & international levels.
2. To help & support the research work going on Bottle Gourd.
3. To organize different health camps, symposiums, debates, meetings, exhibitions, melas, conventions to give wide publicity to the benefits of use of  Bottle Gourd Juice at village, tahasil levels and also in towns and cities.
4. To spread the message of usefulness of other alternatives, yoga, exercise & other natural treatments to help maintain a healthy life amongst the general public.
5. To organize various programs in order to give mental support to the patients suffering from Heart Diseases. To inform them about the alternative treatment available, other than By-Pass surgery &  Angioplasty.             
6. To create awareness amongst the  people as to how to keep their heart healthy by a balanced diet. Also to spread the awareness amongst the heart patients as to how they should choose their diet to improve health.
7. To work in collaboration with NGOs as well as Semi Govt. bodies who are working in this field.
8. To spread message that addiction to bad habits, drugs are harmful to health and hence keep away from them to lead a healthy life. To arrange various programs for the benefits of children, youth & elderly people from time to time.

Executive  Body

The body consists of one President, one Vice President, one Secretary, one Joint Secretary & one Treasurer. In addition there are ten members of the body. (Click here to see them)

History of some of our Prominent Members

• Late Shri Vilas Haldulkar was the founder President, he was an acute patient of heart since 1984. He lived with it for 25 long years without any surgery and sustained 5 heart attacks. Despite all ailment he was active till his last day
• Late Shri Paresh Mogre was the first Vice President, was also heart patient since 1984. He sustained two heart attacks in 1984 & 1986, and retired in the year 2000. He was advised Angioplasty in Aug.2000, but Angioplasty could not be performed in Mumbai due to his critical health conditions. He then took to Bottle Gourd Juice therapy and lived another 8 years efficiently. He finally passed away in 2008 after he met with an accident.
• Late Shri Sharadchandra Bhalerao was the first Treasurer of Organization, also had severe heart disease for more than 10 years. He too made significant contribution for the organisation and had a major role in its development. He died of complications of liver in 2010.
• Late Vinodkumar Soni was the founder member of this organization and was cardiac patient since the year 2000. He was advised Bypass surgery, which was scheduled in Sept.2000, but he refused for the surgery and started Lauki Juice therapy on the advice of Dr. Manu Kothari, Mumbai. He was very punctual in consumption of juice. He worked hard for his business till his last days. He passed away with massive heart attack in November 2010.
• Mrs. Pratibha Dodke, from Wardha is a member of  our Executive committee since foundation. She was declared as a cardiac patient in June 2001 and was advised an urgent  Bypass surgery. She refused to be operated and adopted Lauki Juice therapy. Since then she has doing pretty well and is leading a normal life by consuming minimal generic medicines and is currently playing very active role in the development of the organization.