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Abbreviation | JVP |
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Formation | August 22, 1944 |
Type | NPO |
Location |
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Coordinates | 18°30′29″N 73°50′56″E / 18.508144°N 73.848949°E |
President | Dr.Ajit Kembhavi |
Vice president | Aniruddha Deshpande and Deepak Joshee |
Treasurer | Milind Joshi |
Secretary | Sagar Gokhale |
Affiliations | Vigyan Prasar |
Website | http://jvp.org.in/ |
Jyotirvidya Parisanstha (also known as JVP) is an association of amateur astronomers. On August 22, 1944 a group of astronomers from Pune, India formed JVP, primarily for the spread of knowledge of astronomy among the public. It was the first association of its kind and remained so for a few decades. From its conception, JVP has been working for the spread of astronomy among the general public. JVP is the first Amateur Association to Host the ALL INDIA AMATEUR ASTRONOMERS MEET in 1991 and the first All India Messier Marathon in 2012.