Jyotirvidya Parisanstha

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Jyotirvidya Parisanstha

Abbreviation	JVP
Formation	August 22, 1944 (1944-08-22)
Type	NPO
Location	Tilak Smarak Mandir, Tilak Road, Pune - 411030, Maharashtra, India
Coordinates	18°30′29″N 73°50′56″E / 18.508144°N 73.848949°E / 18.508144; 73.848949
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 (known as JVP to people of Pune, India and to most of the Indian amateur astronomers) is an association of amateur astronomers. On August 22, 1944 some eminent citizens of Pune formed JVP, primarily for the spread of knowledge of astronomy among the public and also to make their own contribution as far as possible. It was the first association of its kind and remained so far for a few decades. Right from conception, JVP has been actively working for the propagation of astronomy in purely scientific temperament. 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.