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Every initiative, dated and sourced.

This register gathers Mahesh Savani’s documented initiatives in one place. Filter by area, read the short entry, and follow the links for the full story.

Register of initiatives

  1. 2008

    The first kanyadaan

    Weddings of two sisters who lost their father shortly before their marriages. This is the beginning of the fatherless daughters’ wedding initiative.

    Social
  2. 2010–12

    Annual mass weddings begin

    Individual weddings give way to an annual December ceremony at PP Savani Chaitanya Vidya Sankul, Surat.

    Social
  3. 2016

    Education pledge for Uri martyrs’ children

    Fees at their current schools, or free schooling and hostel places in Surat; also higher education and daughters’ weddings.

    Education
  4. 2016

    236 brides, across faiths

    Muslim and Christian brides join the ceremony; his son Mitul marries alongside the daughters.

    Social
  5. 2017

    P P Savani University established

    A state private university at Dhamdod, Kosamba, created under the Gujarat Private Universities (Amendment) Act, 2017.

    Education
  6. 2017

    Support for brides’ children

    Maternity costs and the schooling of the daughters’ children reported as covered.

    Social
  7. 2018

    3,300 fatherless students sponsored

    Schooling up to Class 12 across about 260 schools, as reported by The Weekend Leader.

    Education
  8. 2018

    “Ladakdi”: insurance and banking for couples

    261 couples; ₹2 lakh insurance cover and a bank account for each couple.

    Social
  9. 2021

    Joins the Aam Aadmi Party

    Inducted in Surat on 27 June 2021 by Manish Sisodia.

    Public life
  10. 2021

    “Chundadi Mahiyar-ni”: frontline workers honoured

    300 daughters of four faiths; the kanyadaan is performed by professionals who served through COVID-19.

    Social
  11. 2022

    Leaves active politics

    Resigns from the party on 17 January 2022 to return to business, family and social work.

    Public life
  12. 2022

    Organ-donation record

    1,38,283 pledges at “Dikri Jagat Janani”, recorded by the India Book of Records.

    Community
  13. 2022

    Vidyarthi Dattak Yojana

    Student adoption scheme for 1,000 orphaned, disabled or economically weak students, with competitive-exam coaching.

    Education
  14. 2022

    Support for widowed women

    Monthly support reported as raised to ₹7,500.

    Community
  15. 2023

    75 daughters; total passes 5,000

    Ceremony on 25 December before more than 25,000 guests; organ-donation pledges taken again.

    Social
  16. 2024

    “Piyariyu”: 39 communities

    111 daughters, including brides with disabilities; pilgrimage for mothers; 50,000 tulsi saplings (group figures).

    Social
  17. 2025

    Education pledge for Pahalgam orphans

    Full education through graduation, including NEET/JEE coaching, via PP Savani School and University.

    Education
  18. 2025

    Char Dham yatra and Umrah

    With the KP Group: a pilgrimage for about 300 mothers and Umrah for Muslim daughters and their husbands.

    Community

Public life

A short, documented chapter in politics.

Mahesh Savani’s time in electoral politics lasted about seven months. It is set out here factually, as reported by the news media, without comment.

Before 2021

Mahesh Savani was long seen as close to the Bharatiya Janata Party. According to DeshGujarat and other outlets, in 2019 he met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Amit Shah and sought a BJP Lok Sabha ticket from Surat, which he did not receive.

Joining the Aam Aadmi Party, June 2021

On 27 June 2021, in Surat, he joined the Aam Aadmi Party and was inducted by Manish Sisodia, then Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi. He said he was joining with krantikari (revolutionary) thoughts. He also said he had not been allowed to open a COVID care centre.

The December 2021 fast

In December 2021, after allegations of a paper leak in the state head-clerk recruitment examination held on 12 December, he joined an indefinite fast at the party’s Gandhinagar office. He was later admitted to hospital in Ahmedabad.

Stepping away, January 2022

On 17 January 2022 he announced he was leaving the party. He said political commitments had left him unable to focus on his business, his social work, his family and his health. His adopted daughters, he said, had told him he was not a man of politics. “I am not ambitious about having any post or becoming a minister,” he told The Week.

Mahesh Savani speaking into a microphone at a press conference, seated beside Manish Sisodia
At a press conference with Manish Sisodia, 2021.
Manish Sisodia placing a party cap on Mahesh Savani, who holds a bouquet
Joining the party, June 2021.
Mahesh Savani holding a document at a party office
At a party office.
Mahesh Savani in conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with others looking on
In conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeting Mahesh Savani with a hand on his shoulder at an event
Being greeted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a public event.
On later affiliations

Mahesh Savani has attended public events with leaders of several parties since 2022, and Gujarat’s Chief Minister and Union ministers have attended his wedding ceremonies. We found no reliable news report of him formally joining another political party after January 2022, so this site does not claim one.

Sources

  1. DeshGujarat (27 Jun 2021; Jan 2022); Zee News; Ahmedabad Mirror.
  2. ThePrint; Outlook; Devdiscourse (Dec 2021).
  3. The Week, “Diamond businessman Mahesh Savani quits Aam Aadmi Party” (18 Jan 2022); Aaj Tak.
  4. All initiative entries: see sources on the Social Initiatives, Education & Children and Community Impact pages.