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| IASOWA’S Annual General Body Meet |
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| The IASOWA held its Annual General Body meeting on June 19, 2010 at 4 p.m. at Sahyadri Guest House. As it was a pleasant afternoon, the meeting was well attended by serving officers and retired officer’s wives. The meeting was chaired by Mrs. Kanta Dange, President IASOWA. The Secretary Mrs. Anjana Kshatriya, Treasurer Mrs. Rachita Ratho and the working committee members Dr. Neena Satbir Singh, Mrs. Nandini Kumar, Dr. Bhanu Kapoor, Mrs. Srilatha Srinivas, Mrs. Rakhi Gupta were also present . The Vice Presidents Mrs. Shivganga Gaikwad , Mrs. Seema Patil, and working committee members Mrs. Roopali Jalota, Mrs. Meenakshi Agarwal and Mrs. Asha Shinde could not attend the meeting and had sent in their apologies. |
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Mrs. Kanta Dange in her president’s address said that IASOWA members have a lot of potential and talent and which she was sure about would lead to improving the lives of the people. |
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Mrs. Anjana Kshatriya, Secretary, IASOWA elaborated upon the association’s activities during the year 2009-2010. She promised that the association would continue its social and cultural programs and outlined the roadmap planned by IASOWA for the year 2010-2011 . Some new activities like imparting vocational training to destitute were added to the forum. She thanked Mrs. Meenakshi Agarwal for assisting her. |
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Mrs. Nandini Kumar explained the various activities held at Balwadi and profusely thanked the members for their generous donations. The AGM took the decision to intensify its activities for further growth of Balwadi. Vice President Mrs. Seema Patil is in charge of day to day working of Balwadi. Mrs. Nandini Kumar and Mrs. Asha Shinde assist her. |
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Treasurer Mrs. Rachita Ratho placed the treasurer’s report for consideration and explained the measures taken to increase the revenues. The AGM unanimously passed the statement of accounts for the ensuing financial year. Mrs. Ratho thanked Mrs. Roopali Jalota for her assistance in finalizing the accounts. |
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Mrs. Rakhi Gupta, website coordinator spoke about website maintenance and related issues. She thanked Mrs. Srilatha Srinivas for her efforts in updating the website. |
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The members of managing committee and the working committee for 2010-2011 were unanimously elected by the members of IASOWA present in the AGM. |
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The Managing Committee consists of: |
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| President |
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Mrs. Kanta Dange |
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| Vice President |
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Mrs. ShivGanga Gaikwad |
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| Vice President |
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Mrs. Seema Patil |
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| Secretary |
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Mrs. Anjana Kshatriya |
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| Treasurer |
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Mrs. Rachita Ratho |
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| The Working Committee consists of: |
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| Dr. Neena Satbir Singh |
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| Mrs. Nandini Kumar |
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| Mrs. Roopali Jalota |
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| Mrs. Meenakshi Agarwal |
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| Dr. Bhanu Kapoor |
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| Mrs. Srilatha Srinivas |
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| Mrs. Rakhi Gupta |
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| Mrs. Asha Shinde |
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| Mrs. Meenakshi Agarwal is the Joint Secretary and assists the Secretary in the discharge of her duties. |
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| Mrs. Roopali Jalota is the Joint Treasurer assists the Treasurer in the discharge of her duties. |
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| Dr. Neena Satbir Singh and Dr. Bhanu Kapoor guide the health related activities of IASOWA . |
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| Mrs. Nandini Kumar and Mrs. Asha Shinde are in charge of Balwadi. |
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| Mrs. Rakhi Gupta and Mrs. Srilatha Srinivas are in charge of website maintenance and harmony articles. |
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Finally! As the saying goes, ‘ We only part to meet again’ , this lively meeting concluded with a vote of thanks to the chair. |
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International Women's Day is celebrated on 8th of March to cherish the spirit of Womanhood. It is a global day for celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future.
On Occasion of International Women's Day the IASOWA treated its members to a lunch followed by a light entertainment on 10th March 2010. The program was very well attended and received an enthusiastic response. The President Mrs. Kanta Dange, Secretary Mrs. Anjana Kshatriya , Treasurer Mrs. Rachita Ratho and many office bearers were also present at the program.
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| On the eve of ‘Festival of Colours’, Holi, IASOWA. President Mrs. Kanta Dange, Vice president Mrs. Seema Patil, Secretary Mrs. Anjana Kshatriya and Mrs. Nandini Kumar distributed sweets and Holi pichkaris on Feb 24, 2010 to the students of Balwadi.
The Rotary club office bearers sponsored and attended the function. |
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| A function was held at Balwadi which was presided by the President Mrs. Kanta dange and sponsored by Rotary members. The Balwadi also celebrated its annual day
In this function Mrs. Anjana Kshatriya, Mrs. Shivganga Gaikwad, Mrs. Kanta Dange, Mrs. Nandini Kumar, Mrs. Seema Patil and Miss. Sheetal Vidhani graced the occasion. |
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| IASOWA Half – Yearly General Body Meet |
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| The ever active IASOWA held its Half- Yearly Annual General Body meeting on January 16, 2010 at Sahyadri Guest House. The meeting was chaired by Mrs. Shivganga Gaikwad, Vice President in the absence of the president Mrs. Kanta Dange. Mrs. Shivaganga Gaikwad in her speech, stressed the need to make the IASOWA more vigorous and more service oriented. |
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| The meeting considered the half yearly report of the IASOWA presented by the secretary Mrs. Anjana Kshatriya. It discussed the report of Susheel Balwadi being run by the Association and explored the ways and means of strengthening it. Mrs. Seema Patil, Vice president IASOWA explained the various activities held at |
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Balwadi. The treasurer IASOWA, Mrs. Rachita Ratho placed the treasurer’s report for consideration and elaborated upon the resource mobilization plans for the IASOWA to overcome the budgetary constraints. Mrs. Rakhi Gupta Technical Coordinator for the IASOWA web site updated the members about the website and explained the efforts being made to generate revenues from web advertising. |
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This was followed by an interesting session on stress management. ‘Stress and anxiety have become a common feature of our life these days. Stress management techniques such as hypnosis, yoga, time management etc can help one cope with stress better. Also, recognizing our stress symptoms early and taking steps to manage it is the first step towards stress management’ was the advice given by the guest speaker Mrs. Rekha Johari in her informative talk “Stress Management in Day to Day Life”. |
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The next item was a demonstration of a facial on Dr. Neetha Satbir Singh by the OMZ Hair and Spa lounge group. They advised the members on skin care. It was informative and went on in a lighter vein as well. |
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All’s well that ends well! This lively meeting ended with vote of thanks proposed by Mrs. Roopali Jalota. |
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| Sneh Milan |
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| It was truly an evening of celebration at Sahyadri on 6th December 2009. Young and old, officers and their families, experts and novices came together and participated with verve and élan in the choreographed melange of song and dances. The kaleidoscope of video snippets of past cultural evenings was a thoughtful inclusion, and was a warm curtain raiser to the items that ensued.The evening was notable for two striking aspects – the ability of the IASOWA members to translate the intention of its President to make the event inclusive; and the spirit of joy that overflowed and reached out to those who had come to partake of the bonhomie. Certainly, it would inspire the most bashful and reticent amongst us to get on the stage next time and continue the tradition. Those who sing together, and dance together, stay together. As one big family! |
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| The Sneh Milan was very well attended and appreciated. The Chief Secretary Mr. Dange enjoyed the show and appreciated the versatile performances put up by IASOWA members. Our President Mrs. Kanta Dange could not attend the function due to health reasons. |
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| Enclosed with Good Wishes |
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Time turned around is emit,
In that moment, split,
A life is made,
A light can fade.
The rhythm and rhyme of time
Can make all things sublime;
A passage to grow, to love,
Live and age,
Time can make us sage
Time, ambivalent,
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Does not relent. |
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The time has come to move on…
I would like to thank all those who made it possible for me to weave the content into this website,
Contented that we did what we could, I am certain this site will be taken to new heights.
Spin on and spread wide.
Signing off,
Best wishes,
Tanuja Mullick |
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Festive Celebration |
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In celebration of friendship, fellowship and the festival of lights, the IASOWA threw a pre-Divali bash on the 11th.
Since the dress code was traditional attire, there were many resplendently turned out. The President of our Association came in the set-mundu of her native Kerala and while one hoped to see the President of IASOA similarly attired in veshti-jhuba, he was gracefully donned in silk kurta and churidar.
Music played, feet tapped, grace flowed. Games were sportingly played by all. To add flavour and spice, there were teams made on gender. The men proved to be winners all the way, winning both the games. They even beat the women at their own game - a rangoli design!
The food, camaraderie and the venue all added to the sparkle of this gathering.
True to the spirit of Divali, one let the inner lights turn on and the glow from within cast brightness all around.
Keeping noise levels to minimal decibel, only fireworks of light display were used.
The general consensus was that it was an enjoyable, well organised gathering of young,old, senior, junior, retired, serving, bonding in a light-hearted, pleasant, heart warming way. |
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Health Camp |
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On 6th November a Health Camp was organised for the Balwadi children and the domestic staff and their families living in the Government Quarters in the Nariman Point precincts.
There were over 200 registrations and the specialists, including dentists, were busy through the day.
The President and a few Committee members were present through the entire day.
The camp was inaugurated by Mrs Chandra Iyengar, IAS, ('73) and Additional chief Secretary - Home.
Medicines were distributed and follow-up routine explained to the concerned patients.
We thank all who did their bit towards spreading good health in this manner. |
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AGM held in mid June |
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AGM - The AGM was held in June. It was followed by an eye opener, literally and metaphorically, when leading Gynaecologist Dr Rishma Pai educated us on health after forty. Her presentation was well made, educating and reinforced that old adage that prevention is better than cure. |
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Inauguration of the renovated VIP Nursing Home at St George Hospital – An excellent initiative taken up by our Association was the upgrading and renovation of the Nursing Home at St. George Hospital. Keeping the heritage structure intact while renovations were carried out was no mean feat. It has been achieved. It was justifiably a proud moment when Chief Secretary Mr Johny Joseph congratulated the President and members for nurturing such a fine project. For the better health and welfare of all its members and families, we now have a comfortable and well equipped Nursing Home. |
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| On Nutrition |
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For members and their numerous guests, it was a day well spent learning about lipid fats, cooking medium and the way to healthy eating. A quiz, Lucky-dip, presentation on nutrition, cooking demonstration and a lunch were on the agenda. |
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| “Sneh Milan” |
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| What better way to spend quality time and foster harmony than have an evening of song, dance and music. Sneh-Milan was organised one Sunday evening in February for families of the Association. Members and their children put their best foot forward and dancing shoes on... From classical, folk dance to the Bollywood remix numbers, they did it all. The grand finale was audience participation ably led by the Chief Secretary and other Officers, retired and serving, along with spouses and off-spring to spice up the evening. The evening ended on a high note with good food and bonhomie. |
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| March 8th |
| The Officers’ Association (IASOA) organized a special evening for the families. Their members and our members (IASOWA) made music and nice things happen. Every lady was feted and given a token gift. Thank you, Secretary of IASOA for such a thoughtful and pleasing gesture on International Women’s Day. |
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| Continuum |
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| We had yet another celebration later at The Grand Central. There were food demos followed by a fancy lunch for members. |
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| In Collaboration |
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| With MAVIM and Sophia Polytech, twenty women from Below Poverty Line, were selected and given training in nutrition and catering to start their own self-help groups.
They have succesfully completed their course and we wish them empowerment and financial independence. |
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| Inter Services Interaction |
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| Come September, and the 'Queen of drapes', Shaina NC, did a show for our Association. It was not merely sartorial glamour and six yard magic but a celebration of togetherness.
The hall was brimming with glitter, glam and lovely ladies from other Services' Associations as well as the Diplomatic Corps.
The models were our very own members and the photographs display professionals and homemakers transforming the stage with sparkle and style. Time and logistical constraints could not have all members on stage. There is always a next time... |
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Fund-Raising |
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The Association wishes to thank all those who generously contributed for the Relief Fund, recently.
The President, Mrs. Reena Joseph, on behalf of the Association, presented a cheque of Rs. one lakh to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund. |
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Show Time |
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Movies have alway been crowd-pullers and as always, there was good attendance at the recent viewings of the movies, 'Dostana' and 'Yuvraaj'. |
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Till we meet again... |
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"Death is not a period but a comma in the story of life". |
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On 10th September at 4.30 p.m., friends and members of I. C. & A. S. Officers' Wives' Association gathered to remember a dynamic and generous member; the passing away of a purposeful Past President; to mourn the loss of a friend, guide and mentor. |
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Mrs. Rachita Ratho sang a bhajan. Mrs. Feroza Kanga, Mrs. Ajita Naik, Mrs. Nalini Gherotra, Mrs. Manju Agarwal, Mrs. Raji Gill, Mrs. Sanjita Joshi, Mrs. |
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Rachita Ratho, Mrs. Seema Patil & Mrs. Reena Joseph spoke with deep feeling and high regard for Mrs. Sneha Prem Kumar. |
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Rich tributes were paid, petals and flowers offered and when the Prem Kumars' younger daughter Namita Nair spoke with composure of her brave and adored mother who lived all the days of her life with vim and vigour, in grace and dignity, there was no doubt that Mrs. Sneha Prem Kumar will live on in memory and quiet remembrance. |
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The President, Mrs. Reena Joseph then read out the Resolution. |
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The Association records with sorrow the sad demise of Mrs. Sneha Prem Kumar and tenders its respectful sympathy to the bereaved family as we pass this Resolution of Condolence. |
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Hearty congratulations to Vatsala and Shri Jambunathan (1961 batch) have been blessed with a granddaughter Dhwani |
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Jambunathan 20th August, 2008 at Chicago. Punyahavachanam takes place on sunday , 31st August at Chicago. |
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Navin Kumars are blessed with a grandchild. Our hearty congratulations to them! |
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Sumit Mullick’s Novel |
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"Seducing Pain", was recently released by Teesta Setalvad at Crossword, Kemps Corner on 8th August, 2008. |
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