From a para Puja to a shared purpose
Saraswati Puja is our living starting point. Sankalpa brings a wider resolve: culture, learning, seva and responsibility across generations.
Our Saraswati Puja and its associated music, dance, speaking and celebrations existed before the Sankalpa name. The exact first year is unconfirmed. The name has been used locally for approximately six or seven years, according to the organisers; this is an estimate, not a registration date.
The initial organising circle includes the Banerjee extended family, neighbours, friends and people who contribute their time or voluntary support. Family continuity is part of this origin. It does not create inherited governance, membership or ownership rights.
Sankalpa Sanskriti Parishad is currently an unregistered community initiative. Private land is used with the owner’s permission for the Puja arrangements; it is not transferred to the Parishad. A clubhouse, entity bank account, formal legal status and tax recognition must be separately verified.
Our next step is to agree the rules, responsibilities and realistic pilots together. We want a rooted institution that records decisions, respects people across caste divisions and tests its work through evidence. Future centres, schools and branches remain aspirations requiring lawful review and capacity.