THE SENIOR CITIZEN - TRIVANDRUM Published by the Senior Citizens’ Association, Thiruvananthapuram (Registered under the T-C Literary, Scientific & Charitable Societies Registration Act, 1955 : Reg. No. 554/82) Vallonthara, 39, Vikas Lane, Kunnukuzhy, Thiruvananthapuram 695 035 3 October 2014 www.scatvpm.org Vol. XVIII / No. 10 NEWSLETTER – OCTOBER 2014 Message from the President {]nb kplr-Øp-°s- f, HmWm-tLm-j-sa√mw s]mSn-s]m-Sn®v Im‰p-t]mb _eq¨ t]mem-bn-´p-≠mhpw \Ωn¬ ]e-cpw. ImcWw \ap°v HmWsa∂p ]d-™m¬ ssIøn¬ In´p∂ Imsims° sNe-hm-°p-I-sb∂ coXnbm-W-t√m. ]≠v ImWw hn‰pw HmWw DÆWw F∂p ]d-™Xv Ct∏mƒ \mWw hn‰pw HmWw DÆWw F∂m-bn-´p-s≠∂v hmbn®p Fhn-sS-tbm. Cu BtLm-jØ - n-an¿∏p-Iƒ°n-Sb - n¬ \ap°v \jvSa- m-bn-s°m-≠n-cn-°p-∂Xv HmWw F∂ Bi-b-Øns‚ \∑bpw ss\¿Ω-ey-hp-am-Wv. D≈-h-cpsS HmWhpw C√m-Ø-h-cpsS HmWhpw F∂ th¿Xn-cnhv h¿≤n-®p-h-cn-I-b-t√. F√mw HcpXcw {]I-S-\m-fl-I-X-bn-tebv°p amdp-I-bt√ F∂ tXm∂¬ IqSn-s°m-t≠bn-cn-°p-∂p. Hmtcm ]pXp-ae- b - m-fh - ¿j-Ønepw Nnß-am-kØ - nse ]Øp \mfp-Iƒ°p≈n¬ \mw HmW-sa∂ hnime-a\ - k - I v X - sb HXp°n \n¿Øp-Ib - m-W.v kZy-Ifpw BtLmj-ßfpw Bc-h-ß-fp-a-S-ßn-bm¬ ho≠pw F√m-hcpw {]mcm-_v[-ß-fpsS \Spap-‰t- Øbv°p aS-ßpw. ]ns∂ HmW-sa∂ Zo]vX kz]v\sØ s\t©m-Sp-tN¿°p∂Xv ASpØ h¿jm-cw-`-Øn¬ am{Xw. Price : Re 1.00 IN THIS ISSUE l President's Message ................... 1 l Picnic at Varkala - Photos ........... 2 l From the Secretary ................... 3 l Birthday Greetings ................... 4 l Notice for Business Session ......... 4 l Daan Utsav ................................. 5 l Ft∂mWw s]mt∂mWw ? l - td®¬ tXmakv . 6 OBITUARY .................................... 6 l Onam Festival Photos ............. 7&8 OCTOBER MEETING Hassan Marikar Hall Thursday, 16 October 2014 Get-together : 3.45 PM Monthly Meeting and Qrtly G B Meeting : 4.15 PM Chief Guest Sri T.P.Subramaniyan (Our Senior Member now settled in USA) Hm¿Ω-bn-semcp IhnX DZn-°p-I-bm-Wv. ""k∑-\- p-t≈m¿°p `qan-bn¬ im¥n-Xm≥ kt¥m-ja- p-s≠-¶n-se∂pw Xncp-thmWw D≈n¬ Nncn-bq-dn-°-Æp-Iƒ an∂p-tºmƒ D◊-bm-bp-t≈mWw Xp≈n-Xp-fp-ºnSpw''. IS-∂p-t]mb HmWw apX¬ ASpØ HmWw-hsc Btcm-Kyhpw kam-[m-\-hpap≈ Zn\-߃ Gh¿°p-am-iw-kn-°p-∂p. Entertainment - 5.30 PM Light Dinner - 6.30 PM (see details inside) EDITORIAL BOARD Sri G Gopakumar Sri Ravindran T. Nair Dr Nandyat R Soman (Editor) PURA-149, Kesari Road, Poojappura Thiruvananthapuram 695 012 Phone: 235 3571; Cell: 944 715 3571 e-Mail: [email protected] kvt\l-]q¿Δw hna-em -ta-t\m≥ President Smt Vimala Menon Ph: 244 4075 Mob: 984 707 4075 Secretary Sri Thomas V Jose Ph: 230 6006 Mob: 944 720 8858 Treasurer Sri C P Abraham Ph: 231 0378 Mob: 989 561 7884 Picnic at Varkala Onakkodi distribution at Ramakrishna Ashram, Poovachal 2 THE SENIOR CITIZEN - TRIVANDRUM / OCTOBER 2014 From the Secretary Minutes of the September 2014 Monthly Meeting This Month's get-together started in the forenoon (10.00 am) of 18th October at the Hassan Marikar Hall, everyone eagerly looking for interacting with a centenarian who is healthy enough to move around with ease, to enjoy SCAT's Onam cultural programme and to have a sumptuous Onam lunch. Over 170 people, a record number, attended the function. A beautiful 'Athapookkalam' laid out artistically by Smt Prasanna Sasikumar, Smt Jayashree Sundareshan, Smt Sarada Nair and Smt Thankam Gopalakrishnan welcomed all the Members. The September 2014 Monthly Meeting was called to order on 18th September at 10.15 am. After the invocation by Smt Leela Kaimal, President Mrs. Vimala Menon welcomed the Members and the Chief Guest Sri K Ayyappan Pillai, an advocate, a Gandhian, a venerated freedom fighter, ex-member of Kerala University Senate and one who celebrated his birth centenary this year. Secretary Jose V Thomas then read the September 2014 Monthly Report. He extended Association's best wishes to the Members, whose Birthdays and Wedding anniversaries fall in this month. He also thanked those who have donated to the Charity Fund during such occasions. Sri Mahabali (Dr K M Thomas) came in from nowhere, went to the podium and blessed his pleasant looking, well-dressed and well-fed subjects. He appeared to be satisfied with the way his people lived and then just disappeared. Sri A Gopinatha Pillai, SCAT Member, a former Vice Principal of Kerala Law Academy Law College and a close associate of Sri Ayyappan Pillai introduced the centenarian reminiscing old memories. Sri Ayyappan Pillai was felicitated by presenting him a 'Ponnaada'. The chief guest then lighted the traditional oil lamp inaugurating this year's SCAT Onam Celebrations. He then took to the podium and shared his rich experiences and gave tips to lead a tension-free healthy life. Smt Rani Gopakumar of Allianz, a sponsor of SCAT's 'Run for Health' program then spoke about 'Daan Utsav', (formerly, 'Joy of Giving' Week) a festival celebrated every year (since 2009) during the week of Gandhi Jayanti (Oct 2-8). Details of this 'festival' are given separately in another page of this Newsletter. After the Monthly Meeting, the long-awaited cultural programme started under the able guidance of Smt Sarada Nair, the Convener of Cultural Committee. Onappattu, Thiruvathira kali,Vanchippattu etc were performed by our blessed artists. The Play written and directed by Sri S Ayyappan Nair, presenting contemporary realities, was enjoyable. The Meeting came to a close after the National Anthem. The artists who presented the programme are named below: Keyboard: Rana Tabla: K Harikumar Onappattu & Vanchipattu: Saramma John Susan Chacko Rema Nair Latha Nair Dr P Gopinath Dr R A K Nair Sudha Thampi Latha Balachandran Shyamala Gopinath Capt T K R Nair Lt Col M P Balachandran S Ranjith and K Harikumar Thiruvathirakali Ambika Nair Geetha Nair Prasanna Sasikumar Shreelatha Chandramohan Sudha Warrier Asha Harikumar Jaya Gopakumar Radha Kartha Sharada S Nair Thankam Gopalakrishnan Skit 'Sahavasam' Story & Direction: Sri S Ayyappan Nair IAS (Retd) Actors:Sharada S Nair, S Ayyappan Nair, Dr N R U K Kartha, Dr P Madhava Kaimal, C P Abraham, Ambika Ravindran, Sujatha Chandran, Kannur Ravi Col P S K Nair described the arrangements being made for our 'Run for Health' programme to be conducted on Thursday, October 2, 2014. THE SENIOR CITIZEN - TRIVANDRUM / OCTOBER 2014 Thomas V Jose Secretary 3 Birthday Greetings HAPPY Birthday and Best wishes for good health, prosperity, peace and happiness to the following Members whose BIRTHDAYS fall during the period 11th OCTOBER, 2014 to 10th NOVEMBER, 2014 on the dates mentioned against their names. We wish them the very best !!! October 11-31, 2014 Sumathikutty G Jacob M John Sudha B Warrier Raghavan Nair T K IFS Kanakavally Amma K Ebenezer Rajkumar E Ramakrishnan Nair C Krishnan Kutty Nair P Austin Rodricks Rahim Lt Col E A John Edamala Fr E C Prakash Panicker Leela Muralidharan Dr Rao M Y IAS Indira Ravindran Kamala Suresh Haridas K Sivakumari Dr K Susan Chacko Prof 11 11 13 14 15 16 16 16 17 18 18 19 20 20 21 21 21 21 22 Madhava Bhattathiry Dr Rajeswari Menon P J Ratnakumari Thankachi Nair Col G P V Rachel Thomas John Dr K V Kusum Chandragupta Sulochana Nair Rehelamma A V Krishna B Menon Meera R Pillai Mathew Varghese Kusum Kumari K Pillai Ananda Gopinath Ravindran Nair P R 22 23 23 24 24 25 26 26 27 27 28 30 31 31 31 November 01-10, 2014 Gopakumar G Jayadevan Nair M Girija Devi V Dr (08/2012) Vaijayanthi L 01 01 01 02 Madhavi Kurup Mariamma Sam Prof Ramachandran Pillai Dr G Prema Soman Gopalan Nair A Lata Balachandran Mathew Dr E T Purushothaman Nair K Rema Devi Padmam G Nair Sarojini Nair J Mariamma Kuruvilla Pillai R K Sugatha Nair Prof Maheswari Devi G K Annamma Cyriack Leela Gopi Omana Mathew Mary George George P A Valsala Devi B Vasantha Leela Nair 02 02 02 02 03 03 04 04 05 05 05 06 06 07 07 08 08 09 10 10 10 10 DONATIONS Sincere thanks to the following persons for their liberal contributions to the Charity and Social Services Fund of SCAT: Birthday Donations: Smt Prema Soman, Prof Supriya Sathya Singh and Sri V K Chandrasekhar Notice for the Business Session Quarterly General Body Meeting on 16 October, 2014 This is to give Notice of the Business Session of the Quarterly General Body Meeting at 5 PM on 16 October, 2014 at the Hassan Marikar Hall, Thiruvananthapuram. Members who wish to put forward any suggestion or points for discussion in the meeting are requested to send the same to the Secretary, latest by 10 October 2014. AGENDA 1. Presentation of the Minutes of the General Body meeting in July 2014 by the Secretary 2. Presentation of the Report of the Quarter, July-September, 2014, by the Secretary 3. Presentation of the Accounts of the Quarter, July-September, 2014, by the Treasurer 4. Discussion on suggestions or points raised by the Members, if any. This may be treated as individual intimation to the Members. Thiruvananthapuram 1 October 2014 4 Thomas V Jose Secretary THE SENIOR CITIZEN - TRIVANDRUM / OCTOBER 2014 DAAN UTSAV The Joy of Giving Week, India's very own festival of giving, has grown from strength to strength since it began in 2009. To take the festival to rural India, it is now renamed as Daan Utsav. This is a FESTIVAL and not an NGO or organisation. In that sense, the "joy" and celebration inherent in a festival are captured in the name. It belongs to the people, just like Diwali, Christmas, Eid, World Elderly Day or Mother's Day. A large number of socially conscious citizens volunteer their time across the country to encourage more and more people to "celebrate the festival of giving". The festival is celebrated every year, in the week including Gandhi Jayanti, i.e., October 2-8, and brings together Indians from all walks of life, to celebrate "giving". From auto drivers to CEOs, school children to celebrities, homemakers to opinion leaders, millions of people give their time, money, resources or skills back to society- by creating or participating in "events" of their choice. A giving event could be as simple as a family taking out the maid's children for an ice-cream party, or as large as Gift Compassion that had 10,000+ school children across India making and exchanging gifts with their peers from different socio-economic backgrounds. You can celebrate DaanUtsav the way you want keeping the theme in mind. Individuals do small acts of giving across the country. Corporates organise volunteering and giving activities with their employees and customers, NGOs organise awareness or fundraising events, housing societies visit or invite orphanages or elderly homes or throw a party for their drivers, maids and watchmen. Schools and colleges encourage students to volunteer and many individuals, including celebrities, do their little bit in whatever way they can. Anyone and everyone can be part of this festival and they can choose to celebrate it the way they want, keeping the larger cause of giving to the less privileged in mind. Events are organised by individuals, social groups, schools, colleges, NGOs, corporates, media houses and others. Two million+ people participated in 900+ events across 80+ cities in DaanUtsav 2013, raising several tens of crores in money and resources donated, and millions of volunteer hours. DaanUtsav 2014, like the previous 5 editions, will be a 100% volunteer driven event! More than 50 volunteers in the top 10 cities formed the "volunteer team" for JGW2013, and many have signed up for 2014 as well! The team includes entrepreneurs, CEOs, media professionals, grassroot social workers, homemakers and many others! Volunteering for DaanUtsav is an amazing experience! You learn an amazing assortment of skills ranging from persuasion and "concept selling" to managing people (can't get more difficult than this- managing people who don't get paid), engaging a wide range of stakeholders, etc. All volunteer positions are unpaid and carry no stipends or reimbursements of travel/ other expenses. The Week is built by the cumulative efforts of several people like you coming together for the 'greater good' : If this sounds like something you would like to be part of then write to [email protected]. ---From the website of joyofgivingweek.org or daanutsav.org Note: Smt Rani Gopakumar of Allianz spoke about this 'festival' during our September Meeting.. More information is collected from their website and is given here. Those who want to involve themselves in this 'Giving' festival may contact [email protected]. - - - Dr Nandyat R Soman GET-TOGETHER WITH LIGHT DINNER - OCTOBER After our Meeting on 16th of October 2014, we will have an entrainment programme with solo songs, mimicry by Sri .Sashikumar Panikkar, an interesting / useful Audio Visual presentation by Sri Sethu Madhavan and Tambola game. This will be followed by a contributory light Vegetarian dinner at Rs.75 per head. Guests are welcome. To avoid shortage as well as wastage of food, kindly confirm your participation positively by 10th of October to the Convener, Cultural Committee Smt Sharada S Nair (236 3396). -Convener, Cultural Committee THE SENIOR CITIZEN - TRIVANDRUM / OCTOBER 2014 5 Ft∂mWw s]mt∂mWw ? td®¬ tXmakv ]Xn-hp≈ BtLm-j-ß-fn¬ \n∂pw hfsc hyXykvX-am-bn-cp∂p Cu h¿jsØ HmWm-tLm-jw. Cu BtLm-jsØ A\z¿∞-am-°n-X∂ kvIm‰v Nmcn‰n IΩn‰n-tbm-Sp≈ IS-∏mSv tcJ-s∏-Sp-Ø-s´. 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B AΩ-bpsS \jvS-am-bn-t∏mIp∂ ape-∏m-ens‚ im]w B¿°v? Ahn-sS-bp≈ Hmtcm-kv{Xo-°p-ap≠v IÆo-cns‚ IYIƒ ]d-bm-≥. Xt‚-X-√mØ Imc-W-Øm¬ ka-\n-e-sX‰nb Ipsd Pohn-X-߃ ! ta¬]- d ™ aq∂p ÿe- ß - f nepw kv t ]m¨k¿ sNbvXv HmW-t°m-Snbpw kZybpw Hcp°nb kvIm‰n\v Nmcn-Xm¿∞y-Øn\v Xo¿®-bmbpw hI-bp-≠v. \ΩpsS HmWm-tLm-j-Øn¬ B ]mh-ß-sfbpw ]¶p-tN¿Øt∏mƒ \ΩpsS HmWw s]mt∂m-W-am-bn. CONTRASTS BKS Iyengar practised yoga all his life and died at 96. Khushwant Singh drank whisky all his life and died at 99. Conclusion - Whisky gives you a 3 year lead over yoga ***** A father's advice: Today, my father told me, "Just go for it and give it a try! You don't have to be a professional to build a successful product. Amateurs started Google, Apple and Alibaba. Professionals built the Titanic OBITUARY With deep regret and sorrow, the Association reports the sad demise of its senior, Member Smt Helen Azariah (85) (Membership No. 02/2006, the Hon Director of Centre for rehabilitation of the Disabled, on 18th of September 2014. Office Bearers and a few Members of our Association visited her residence, laid wreath on the body and conveyed our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family 6 THE SENIOR CITIZEN - TRIVANDRUM / OCTOBER 2014 Onam Festival Leela Kaimal - Prayer K Ayyappan Pillai Chief Guest Athapookkalam Lighting of Nilavilakku Dr K M Thomas - Mahabali Rani Gopakumar- Daan Utsav COL P S K Nair - Run for Health THE SENIOR CITIZEN - TRIVANDRUM / OCTOBER 2014 7 Date of Publication: 3 October 2014 Registrar of Newspapers: Regn. No. 55201/95. Postal Registration No. KL/TV(S)/234/2012-14 Licensed to post without prepayment: Licence No. KL/TV(S)/WPP/79/2012-2014 Audience Onapattu Thiruvathirakali Skit - Sahavaasam Printed & Published by Thomas V Jose, Secretary, for and on behalf of the Senior Citizens' Association, Vallonthara, 39, Vikas Lane, Kunnukuzhy, Thiruvananthapuram 695 035 & Printed at S B Press Pvt Ltd, Tutor's Lane, Thiruvananthapuram 695 001. Editor: Dr Nandyat R Soman
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