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Onam<br />

Independance Day<br />

Latha Reddy Visit<br />

Summer Coaching Camp<br />

b i - m O n t h l Y n e w S l e t t e r<br />

September - OctOber 2010 l YOur perS O na l cOpY<br />

Foaming<br />

Handi<br />

C O M P E T I T I O N S<br />

P R I Z E S<br />

A N D M O R E I N S I D E


COVER: Janmashtami Celebration<br />

Beloved Member Fraternity<br />

A very warm greeting once<br />

again to all of you.<br />

The intensity of the summer<br />

heat is receding in <strong>Dubai</strong> and<br />

everybody is in the process<br />

of getting geared up for the<br />

impending and, hopefully a<br />

long, winter season. However,<br />

the intensity and energy levels<br />

at our club are hotting up by<br />

the day. We are in the midst of<br />

a long drawn out festive season<br />

and so, have an event lined up<br />

every weekend from now on.<br />

We celebrated the festivals<br />

of Onam, Janmashtami and<br />

Navratri with very well<br />

attended events. A record<br />

number of people joined in<br />

the celebrations and enjoyed<br />

themselves thoroughly. A<br />

mention has to be made about<br />

our executive staff, headed by<br />

the GM, Bharat Chachara, who<br />

ensured that every expectation<br />

was not only met, but exceeded.<br />

We even organized a foam pool<br />

for the Janmashtami event and<br />

the children, not to mention<br />

the young at heart, had a very<br />

‘foaming’ experience.<br />

The summer saw the<br />

successful completion of the<br />

summer camp, sports camp,<br />

BOArd Of trUStEES<br />

Air india<br />

<strong>Al</strong> Shirawi trading & Contracting<br />

Amar traders<br />

Builders Merchants<br />

dubai trading Co.<br />

Geebee trading Co.<br />

Hemchand Brothers<br />

international traders (M.E.) Ltd.<br />

Jeevan traders<br />

Jumbo Electronics<br />

K M Brothers<br />

Maghanmal Jethanand<br />

Narain r Sawlani<br />

Narsingdas Naraindas<br />

P G trading Co.<br />

Purshottam Kanji Pawani (Late)<br />

regal traders<br />

Sudhama traders<br />

Umrao Singh (Late)<br />

Vasudev Chainani<br />

indoor soccer and basketball<br />

tournaments. We also have<br />

plays and talks organized<br />

for our MNC members in<br />

the coming months. The <strong>Al</strong>l<br />

<strong>India</strong> food mela and a Retro<br />

Diwali night, with Sudesh<br />

Bhosle singing classics from<br />

old Amitabh Bachchan movies<br />

are amongst the forthcoming<br />

attractions. The Eid celebrations<br />

will see one more interesting<br />

event PHIR WAHI SHYAM, a<br />

tribute to the musical classics of<br />

the yesteryears.<br />

On a more serious note, <strong>India</strong><br />

<strong>Club</strong> has joined the campaign<br />

to promote the cause of breast<br />

cancer awareness. We firmly<br />

believe that information and<br />

awareness about this condition<br />

will enahnce and save precious<br />

lives.<br />

That having been said, the<br />

next 4 months are going to be<br />

full of high profile and high<br />

energy events which will<br />

guarantee good, clean and<br />

wholesome entertainment.<br />

So all I can say is fasten your<br />

seatbelts.<br />

Adieu<br />

Best regards!<br />

ExEcutivE committEE<br />

Siddharth Balachandran chairman<br />

Sunil Sawlani vice chairman<br />

Sunil Singh Ex - Officio Chairman<br />

Mohan Valrani Advisor<br />

Bharat chachara General manager<br />

BOArd Of dirECtOrS<br />

Siddharth Balachandran chairman<br />

Sunil Sawlani vice chairman<br />

Sunil Singh Ex - Officio Chairman<br />

Mohan Valrani Advisor<br />

Bharat chachara General manager<br />

A K Prakashan<br />

Chetna Shastri<br />

deepak Jethwani<br />

irfan izhar<br />

Kamlesh Bhatia<br />

Karuna Luthar<br />

Naresh Chainani<br />

Pansy Lobo<br />

Shobhana Chandramohan<br />

Sunita Maheswari<br />

Vikram Shroff<br />

Vinesh Bhimani<br />

Siddharth Balachandran<br />

Chairman<br />

<strong>India</strong><strong>Club</strong> 03


04<br />

<strong>India</strong><strong>Club</strong><br />

WE at the <strong>India</strong> <strong>Club</strong> magazine, would love to hear from you. Just about anything will do, something<br />

you’d like to share with us — a suggestion, a complaint, gossip or simply pure praise! We’ll be happy to<br />

put it across for you in your favourite magazine. And what’s more, there’s a reward for your efforts.<br />

The best letter gets a fantastic prize — a perfume hamper from Sapil. So go ahead and keep writing...<br />

and drop in those letters at the <strong>India</strong> <strong>Club</strong> mail box now!<br />

&Best letter<br />

Personal Experience<br />

I<br />

had been feeling quite ecstatic<br />

when I found out that I was going<br />

to be part of the creative kids camp<br />

being held by the good people<br />

of <strong>India</strong> <strong>Club</strong>. I was feeling a bit<br />

nervous though, but it didn’t take<br />

me long to blend in and make new<br />

friends quickly.<br />

On our first day, we had public<br />

speaking. I had pretty much expected<br />

what I would be doing, from our first<br />

day. It was awesome! This class had<br />

definitely boosted my confidence<br />

level and thanks to Mr. Lakhi Sawlani<br />

and Mrs. Mala Sawlani, now I am<br />

no victim of stage fright. This was<br />

also my favourite class, other than<br />

caricature drawing, photography,<br />

Bollywood dance and cooking. We<br />

had fun drawing cartoon. We learned<br />

a few mouth watering recipes too,<br />

from Mrs. Gahana Khatwani. Our<br />

cameras sure got a chance to flash on<br />

photography, with Dr. Manu Mehta.<br />

We all had a fun time dancing out<br />

on Bollywood dance tracks with Ms.<br />

Arti Vora. <strong>Al</strong>l in all, I had a fun time<br />

and would like to thank everyone<br />

who made this camp possible.<br />

Arjun Bhardwaj<br />

Membership No. 4654<br />

Dahi Handi rocks<br />

An event which is admired by<br />

every individual across the<br />

world and of course not to forget<br />

that the only <strong>Club</strong> to host it in the<br />

Middle East was celebrated with<br />

great aplomb. Congrats.<br />

It is also a nice initiative to<br />

educate the young generation about<br />

Janmastami.<br />

As I was actively involved in coordinating<br />

and training of the Gopis<br />

& Govindas for the Dahi Handi<br />

event, I would like to thank all the<br />

participants, parents and support<br />

staff who were involved in making<br />

the event a big success.<br />

Apart from the main event an<br />

introduction of Dry foam tub (1st<br />

time at <strong>India</strong> <strong>Club</strong>), rain dance, live<br />

dancers and Dj Free Styler added<br />

a touch to the grand success of the<br />

event..<br />

Finally, as we are growing year by<br />

year, we hope to have more entries<br />

next year to form a 4 tier pyramid.<br />

Jawahar Mehta<br />

Membership No. 2523<br />

Rice is Nice<br />

Just to put on record the great<br />

time we had – thanks to Pansy<br />

Lobo who organized the function so<br />

thoughtfully.<br />

Well decorated dishes showed how<br />

enthusiastically all members had<br />

participated. It was indeed a tough<br />

job for judges Rakesh Puri, Auxulio<br />

D’Souza and Monal Malhotra to<br />

choose the winners. While judges<br />

were busy selecting the winning<br />

entries, members were kept busy<br />

with the all time favorite game<br />

of Housie. A vegetable carving<br />

demonstration by Ms. Savithri Kisani<br />

was very interesting. Not only were<br />

the winners rewarded, but Mr. Dev<br />

Tharwani of Kohinoor Rice was very<br />

generous in giving lavish gifts to all<br />

the members present, participants<br />

and non-participants.<br />

Overall, it was a very enjoyable<br />

evening that ended with some of the<br />

finest delicacies prepared by our club<br />

chef.<br />

Kusum Ailani<br />

Membership No. 2995<br />

Badminton Tournament<br />

Having participated in the<br />

Interstate Tournament 2010, I<br />

very much appreciate <strong>India</strong> <strong>Club</strong>’s<br />

endeavor to conduct such a warm<br />

tournament,40 players 8 teams<br />

one tournament... The <strong>India</strong> <strong>Club</strong><br />

interstate tournament held from<br />

25th September to 2nd October 2010<br />

brought together all the badminton<br />

lovers of <strong>India</strong> <strong>Club</strong>. We got to see<br />

a lot of good players giving their<br />

best performance,not for the trophy<br />

but for the spirit of the game and<br />

for their respective teams. A lot of<br />

credit goes to the Sports Committee<br />

Members who continues to take their<br />

best efforts every year to make this<br />

tournament a huge success. Cheers<br />

to Mr. Prakashan A. K., Mr. Kishore<br />

Setpal and Mr. Simon. Managing<br />

40 badminton players and forming<br />

teams is not at all an easy job, but<br />

keeping aside a few confusions.<br />

The tournament was such a hit<br />

with the members that,at the party<br />

that followed the final, there were lot<br />

of requests from the players to hold<br />

the tournament at least twice in a<br />

year. Again thumbs up to the sports<br />

committee for giving players at all<br />

levels, an opportunity to play with<br />

best players of <strong>India</strong> <strong>Club</strong>.<br />

Mohammed Siyad<br />

Membership No. 4568<br />

Kreative Kamp<br />

This is to tell you that we loved<br />

the summer camp this year. The<br />

topics were so interesting and the<br />

kids had a blast in the camp. It was<br />

very informative too.<br />

Thank you for all the efforts that<br />

you have made.<br />

Awaiting for such summer camps<br />

more in future.<br />

Rachna Mehta<br />

Membership No. 4589<br />

Oman Celebrations<br />

I<br />

have been attending the various<br />

events held by the <strong>Club</strong> on a<br />

regular basis. The recently held<br />

Onam celebration warrants a special<br />

mention. I must commend the club for<br />

a well organised event that brought<br />

back fond memories of home, the<br />

traditions and the togetherness that<br />

goes with it.<br />

Many thanks for organising this<br />

and look forward to attending several<br />

more.<br />

Srikanth Das<br />

Membership No.: 431


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06 Onam<br />

The traditional Onam celebrations<br />

were inaugurated by lighting of<br />

the traditional lamp by H. E. M. K.<br />

Lokesh, ambassador of <strong>India</strong> to <strong>UAE</strong><br />

08 Janmashatami<br />

<strong>India</strong> <strong>Club</strong> celebrated Janmashtami<br />

on Thursday, 23rd September 2010.<br />

The only DAHI HANDI celebrations<br />

in the Middle East, this was the 3rd<br />

consecutive year that <strong>India</strong> <strong>Club</strong><br />

organized such an event<br />

10 Rice is Nice<br />

<strong>India</strong> <strong>Club</strong> in association with<br />

Kohinoor Rice conducted a cookery<br />

competition on 4th September 2010,<br />

at the Crystal Lounge<br />

11 Independance Day<br />

<strong>India</strong> <strong>Club</strong> Kids enthusiastically<br />

celebrated <strong>India</strong>’s 63rd Independence<br />

Day at the Crystal Lounge<br />

16 Inter State<br />

Badminton<br />

Tournament<br />

The Annual <strong>India</strong> <strong>Club</strong> Inter State<br />

Badminton Tournament 2010 ,for<br />

senior members above 18 years of<br />

age, was conducted at the <strong>India</strong> <strong>Club</strong><br />

from 25th Sept. 10 to 2nd October<br />

2010<br />

17 Latha Reddy visits<br />

Ms.Latha Reddy, Secretary (East),<br />

Ministry of External Affairs was<br />

extended an invitation by <strong>India</strong> <strong>Club</strong><br />

to address the MNC Members on<br />

20th September 2010<br />

19 Suhoor Dinner<br />

<strong>India</strong> <strong>Club</strong>, <strong>Dubai</strong> hosted a Suhoor<br />

Dinner for its’ MNC and club<br />

members on Saturday, 28th August<br />

which was attended by over 300 of<br />

the <strong>Club</strong>s’ esteemed members and<br />

invitees<br />

<strong>India</strong><strong>Club</strong> 05<br />

Contents


Ona m Celebrations<br />

06<br />

<strong>India</strong> <strong>Club</strong> celebrated Kerala’s traditional harvest festival, Onam<br />

on Friday, September 17, 2010.<br />

The celebrations were inaugurated with the lighting of the<br />

traditional lamp by H.E. M K Lokesh, <strong>India</strong>n Ambassador to the<br />

<strong>UAE</strong>, H.E Sanjay Verma, Consul General of <strong>India</strong> to<br />

<strong>Dubai</strong>, Siddharth Balachandran, Chairman, Sunil<br />

Sawlani, Vice- Chairman, , Sunil Singh, Ex-Officio<br />

Chairman, and Maghanmal Jethanand, Trustee, of<br />

<strong>India</strong> <strong>Club</strong>.<br />

The program commenced with a 12<br />

strong team of drummers doing the<br />

Chendamelam led by King Mahabali.<br />

Artistes from the Crystal Music<br />

school performed the Mohiniattam<br />

and Thiruvathira followed by Onam<br />

<strong>India</strong><strong>Club</strong>


songs from Gopan and Serin with a live orchestra.<br />

Members and guests were treated to a lavish<br />

Onasadhya (traditional vegetarian luncheon of 20<br />

items served on a banana leaf) after the cultural<br />

celebrations.<br />

To coincide with the Onam celebrations, a South<br />

<strong>India</strong>n Food Festival was organized at the <strong>Club</strong>’s<br />

restaurants from September 9 till the 16th.<br />

Onam celebrations at the <strong>Club</strong> were supported by<br />

Emirates NBD, Pepsi, Cox & Kings, Prime Vision<br />

Studio and 106.2 Hum Fm. 0<br />

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08<br />

<strong>India</strong><strong>Club</strong><br />

Janmashtami <strong>India</strong> <strong>Club</strong> celebrated Janmashtami<br />

on Thursday, September 23,<br />

2010. The event, in its third year,<br />

is the only Dahi Handi celebration in<br />

the Middle East. This year over 2500<br />

members and guests thronged the basketball<br />

grounds to watch 2 teams break<br />

the Dahi Handi pot.<br />

The function was inaugurated by<br />

H.E. Sanjay Verma in the presence of<br />

Siddharth Balachandran, Chairman,<br />

Sunil Sawlani, Vice Chairman and<br />

Sunil Singh, Ex-Officio Chairman, of<br />

<strong>India</strong> <strong>Club</strong>.<br />

Ocean kids performed to popular<br />

Janmashtami numbers from Bollywood.<br />

The Gopis team, led by Belinda<br />

D’souza entered the grounds on a<br />

customized trolley and the boys team<br />

danced their way in led by Jawahar<br />

Mehta. Both the teams formed a 3 tier<br />

pyramid to break the Dahi Handi in the


midst of water sprinklers and laser lights.<br />

For the first time in <strong>Dubai</strong>, a foam pool was also organized<br />

next to the Dahi Handi set-up. Not surprisingly, the<br />

foamy experience turned out to be equally popular with<br />

the young and not so young.<br />

Janmashtami celebrations were supported by Seven Star<br />

Events and Production, 106.2 HUM FM, Pepsi, Prime Vision<br />

Studio, Emirates NBD and Cox & Kings 0<br />

<strong>India</strong><strong>Club</strong> 09


RICE IS NICE<br />

<strong>India</strong> <strong>Club</strong> in association<br />

with Kohinoor Rice<br />

conducted a cookery<br />

competition on 4th September<br />

2010, at the Crystal Lounge.<br />

Prominent Chefs Rakesh<br />

Puri, Monal Malhotra and<br />

Auxulio D’Souza spared their valuable<br />

time to judge the event. The participating<br />

ladies were indeed very innovative and<br />

their enthusiasm was visible by the mouth<br />

watering dishes they displayed for judging.<br />

As the judges went around deciding on<br />

the winners, Ms. Savitri Kisani, taught the<br />

ladies some vegetable carvings. Flowers<br />

made from carrots were not only beautiful<br />

but also edible.<br />

This was followed<br />

by a round of<br />

Housie and party<br />

games conducted<br />

by Ms. Shobhana<br />

Chardramohan.<br />

Pawan Khanna,<br />

Managing Director<br />

of Rich Rice Raisers Factory LLC and Dev<br />

Thawrani, General Manager very generously<br />

gave away gifts and hampers to all the<br />

winners of the three categories.<br />

The event was coordinated by Ms.<br />

Pansy Lobo and over 120 ladies attended<br />

the function. <strong>Al</strong>l the ladies attending the<br />

function were given a hamper of Kohinoor<br />

Rice and Flour and, the evening ended with<br />

sumptuous snacks. 0<br />

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Independence Day<br />

Celebrations<br />

<strong>India</strong> <strong>Club</strong> Kids enthusiastically celebrated <strong>India</strong>’s<br />

63rd Independence Day at the Crystal Lounge.<br />

The venue was appropriately<br />

decorated with Tiranga flags<br />

and tri colour balloons, creating<br />

a perfect ambience for this<br />

important event. Volunteers<br />

offered face painting to the kids<br />

with the tri colours of the <strong>India</strong>n<br />

flag.<br />

The function commenced<br />

with the solemn rendering of<br />

the National Anthem, followed<br />

by a Magic Show by magician<br />

Super Vinay. The magic tricks<br />

he pulled out from his repertoire<br />

mesmerized the kids as well as<br />

the parents.<br />

Two rounds of party games<br />

and foot tapping music by DJ<br />

Freestyler got all the kids on the<br />

dance floor. Gifts and spot prizes<br />

were given away at the event and<br />

all the kids received snack boxes<br />

and beverages at the end of the<br />

party. 0<br />

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Bi monthly (July-August 2010) Star Employee Gobind Chhetri<br />

(Chinese Chef) being presented certificate and gift voucher by<br />

Bharat Chachara, General Manager<br />

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Staff BIRTHDAY<br />

FireDrill training A<br />

fire drill was conducted for the <strong>India</strong> <strong>Club</strong> Staff<br />

on 4th September 2010. Mr. Ram Chitewale,<br />

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Summer<br />

CoachingCamp<br />

Package A included swimming,<br />

indoor cricket, table tennis,<br />

squash, badminton, bowling,<br />

khokho, kabbadi, and<br />

lagori, the best of traditional<br />

<strong>India</strong>n sports, and Aerobics/<br />

Yoga.<br />

Package B included swimming,<br />

basket ball, football (indoor),<br />

karate, tennis, bowling,<br />

khokho, kabbadi, lagori sports,<br />

Gymnastics (floor excercises)<br />

and hockey.<br />

The classes for the various<br />

sports were taken by the following<br />

coaches<br />

<strong>Swim</strong>ming<br />

Ram Sharan/ Sudesh<br />

Prasanna<br />

Indoor Cricket - Jairaj Thakur<br />

Table Tennis - Pradeep Y. V.<br />

Squash - Dinesh Mansukhani<br />

2010<br />

This year was the 9th edition of the Summer Coaching Camp, organized by <strong>India</strong> <strong>Club</strong>. It was<br />

conducted from 1st July to 20th August 2010. Over 50 students participated in the one and half<br />

month camp. The camp was divided into 2 packages consisting of indoor and outdoor games. Each<br />

package had a cumulative of 56 classes combined of all sports.<br />

Badminton - Shibil C. P.<br />

Bowling - Cecil Fernandes<br />

Khokho / Kabbadi / Lagori<br />

(The best of traditional <strong>India</strong>n<br />

sports) - Bharati Dasan<br />

Aerobics -<br />

Lavina Uttamchandani<br />

Yoga - Ramesh A. Vanian<br />

Basket Ball - K. M. Michael<br />

Indoor Football / Hockey<br />

- Keith D’Souza<br />

Tennis - S. Ganesh<br />

Gymnastics (Floor Excercises)<br />

- Nitin Sharma<br />

Karate - Emmanuel Rajasekharan<br />

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INDIA CLUB BASKETBALL<br />

TOURNAMENT 2010<br />

14<br />

<strong>India</strong><strong>Club</strong><br />

4- on-4, half court, <strong>India</strong> <strong>Club</strong><br />

Basketball Tournament was<br />

held on Thurs., 9th September<br />

’10 for the age group of 10 – 15<br />

years.<br />

The following teams were the<br />

winners and runners up:<br />

Winners<br />

Parth Aidasani (M’ship 3999)<br />

Jatin S. Rughwani (M’Ship 4314)<br />

Karan Manghnani (M’Ship 2947)<br />

Saachi Gangwani (M’Ship 3577)<br />

Runners Up<br />

Kanishk Shah (M’Ship 1936)<br />

Errol Jude Britto (M’Ship 4463)<br />

Vishal Bhatia (M’Ship 4596)<br />

Shweta Bhatia (M’Ship 4596)<br />

Mallika Bhatia (M’ship 2933) was<br />

given the best player award 0


friendly cricket<br />

A match was played<br />

between <strong>India</strong> <strong>Club</strong> and<br />

representatives of the<br />

Consulate General of <strong>India</strong>,<br />

<strong>Dubai</strong> on Friday, 1st October<br />

’10 at <strong>India</strong> <strong>Club</strong>‘s Indoor<br />

Coolsportz.<br />

Both the teams had 8 men<br />

playing in each side for the<br />

tournament. The Consulate<br />

General of <strong>India</strong> team scored<br />

82 runs in 16 overs and the<br />

<strong>India</strong> <strong>Club</strong> team just managed<br />

to chase down that score<br />

IndoorsoccerTournament<br />

<strong>India</strong> <strong>Club</strong> vs <strong>India</strong>n Consulate<br />

Friendly Cricket Match<br />

The match was decided in favour of<br />

<strong>India</strong> <strong>Club</strong> on the last ball of the 16th<br />

over. The pair of Irfan and Deepak<br />

scored 45 runs for <strong>India</strong> <strong>Club</strong> in their<br />

allotted overs 0<br />

An Indoor Soccer<br />

Tournament was held on<br />

19th and 20th August ’10.<br />

Totally 46 players registered for<br />

the tournament with 7 teams.<br />

The following teams were the<br />

winners and runners up in the<br />

tournament:<br />

Winners<br />

1. Franklyn Fernandes (Capt.)<br />

2. Jaison Cardozo<br />

3. Nehal Udyavar<br />

4. Pradjeet Singh<br />

5. Vishant Kalwani<br />

6. Vishesh Rajpal<br />

Runners Up<br />

1. Shawn Pereira (Capt.)<br />

2. Kunal Kukreja<br />

3. Sharan Kukreja<br />

4. Kanisk Shah<br />

5. Akshay Bhadri<br />

Most Promising Player prize was<br />

awarded to Jaison Cardozo. 0<br />

<strong>India</strong><strong>Club</strong> 15


"<br />

ARTISTIC YOGA Monthly Competition<br />

Read the article and answer the simple question<br />

One Lucky Winner will WIN a ONE MONTH FREE Memberhip at any of the artistic Yoga Studios<br />

THE TRUE ESSENCE OF YOGA<br />

The past few decades have revolutionized the<br />

pattern of life of human beings in the whole<br />

world. The growth of civilization has not<br />

only solved the basic necessities of life but<br />

also brought affluence and comfort to man.<br />

However, this age of speed and competition<br />

has increased the stresses and strains which<br />

man is subjected to. In today’s time the price<br />

one pays to achieve success is very high. Life is<br />

stressful and over a period of time this stress<br />

thrusts itself upon our bodies, ultimately leading<br />

to illness and diseases. Achieving balance hence<br />

becomes a problem pushing one to choose<br />

between success and health.<br />

Today yoga is one of the most benefitting<br />

sciences in the whole world being considered<br />

as one of the best forms of alternative medicine.<br />

Yoga clearly answers specific questions that<br />

relate to physical problems like disease,<br />

emotional problems such as anger and spiritual<br />

problems of existence. In stressful times yoga<br />

has proved to be the only antidote for stress.<br />

Yoga is the science of right living, and as such<br />

is intended to be incorporated in daily life. It<br />

works on all aspects of the person: the physical,<br />

vital, mental, emotional, psychic and spiritual.<br />

Yoga has existed for centuries and its benefits<br />

are utilized by people from around the world, it<br />

is the physical and mental therapy that is one of<br />

the biggest achievements of yoga. It is important<br />

to note how yoga uses the wholistic principles<br />

of harmony and unification. It has succeeded as<br />

an alternative for of therapy in diseases such as<br />

asthma, diabetes, blood pressure, arthritis and<br />

in all other chronic ailments<br />

where modern science has<br />

not. Many people consider yoga<br />

as simply the means to maintain good health<br />

and well being. Asanas help in removing stiffness<br />

and discomfort of the body accumulated over a<br />

day and slowly over a period of time. Relaxation<br />

techniques help in releasing stress and calming<br />

the mind.<br />

Yoga is used to unfold deeper layers of<br />

consciousness. The increase in psychosomatic<br />

ailments are posing a great challenge to the<br />

modern medical system. It is here that Yoga<br />

appears to make a vital contribution to the<br />

modern medical system.<br />

Yoga uses Asanas, Pranayama and meditation<br />

to analyse the nature of happiness, emotion<br />

culture by replacing violent negative emotions<br />

of fear, tension, depression, etc. by soft emotions<br />

of divine love, sympathy, pardon etc, and the<br />

trick of working without stresses and remaining<br />

clam.<br />

The major causes of stress today are<br />

insecurity, inability to control a situation, fear,<br />

judgmental attitude, lack of understanding, the<br />

differences between real and desired world,<br />

problems in relationships, self understanding<br />

etc. through asanas, pranayama and several<br />

meditation techniques, yoga helps in centering a<br />

person loosening the grip and stress so as to see<br />

life clearly. Yoga does not accept stress and then<br />

combat it but rather aims at bringing a high level<br />

of awareness inside a person that makes him<br />

understand the roots of stress. Stress develops<br />

when a stream of thoughts go against the<br />

grain of the mind thus the trick lies in not just<br />

MEMBERSHIP No.........................................<br />

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entry coupon may be used. Entries postmarked after this date will not be accepted. The<br />

prize will be awarded to the first lucky winner. No cash alternative is available. The winner<br />

16<br />

<strong>India</strong><strong>Club</strong><br />

INTER STATE BADMINTION TOURNAMENT<br />

The Annual <strong>India</strong> <strong>Club</strong> Inter State Badminton Tournament 2010, for senior members above 18<br />

years of age, was conducted at the <strong>India</strong> <strong>Club</strong> from 25th September 10 to 2nd october 2010.<br />

A total of 8 teams took part<br />

in the tournament. Each team<br />

consisted of five players. Seven<br />

lady players also took part in<br />

this event.<br />

Pool A : Jammu & Kashmir,<br />

Uttar Pradesh, Punjab & Delhi.<br />

Pool B : Kerala, Goa, Gujarat &<br />

Karnataka<br />

The qualifying rounds were<br />

played on a round-robin<br />

basis. The final was played<br />

on Sat., 2nd Oct. 10 between<br />

Uttar Pradesh and Delhi, in<br />

which theUttar Pradesh Team<br />

triumphed.<br />

Uttar Pradesh Team (Winners)<br />

comprised of: Rohit Haridas<br />

(Capt.), Dev Maitra, Girish<br />

Chand, Nitin Nadkarni &<br />

Gayatri Jois.<br />

Delhi Team (Runners Up)<br />

comprised of: Robby Varghese<br />

Question<br />

combating stress but also analyzing and treating<br />

stress from the roots. In stress situations the<br />

body releases certain stress hormones which<br />

increase the palpitation of the heart in turn<br />

straining the heart. This is what makes a person<br />

feel nervous, distressed, uncomfortable and<br />

unable to cope with a situation. There are also<br />

stress-releasing hormones which get released<br />

due to the regular practice of asanas which aid<br />

in stress relief.<br />

The body is just the manifestation of the mind,<br />

hence it is essential to keep the mind healthy<br />

all the time. It is the mind that has the ability<br />

to create a problem and solve it as well. When<br />

there exists an imbalance in this functioning of<br />

the mind the mental peace is completely lost.<br />

The common problems of the mind are usually<br />

depression, disappointment, worry, illusion, fear<br />

etc. lead to many psychosomatic problems<br />

leaving a person restless, angry, anxious,<br />

depressed, irritable and sleepless which slowly<br />

lead to more serious problems such as high<br />

blood pressure, heart problems and problems<br />

of the brain and nervous systems. Through the<br />

practice of meditations and various relaxation<br />

techniques in yoga all the problems of the mind<br />

can be easily tackled. Meditation increases the<br />

awareness of the mind which in turn helps a<br />

person to develop the ability to focus on one<br />

object at a time and easily detect stress or any<br />

obstruction almost immediately.<br />

Meditation is achieving and understanding the<br />

calmness and silence of the mind. It is a science<br />

of feeling and observing. As we all know that<br />

the mind can be very smart and manipulative,<br />

one has to always be aware and observe<br />

(Capt.), Joseph Mathew, Clifford<br />

Crasto, Sudeep Gupta & Sabina<br />

Ravindran.<br />

A prize distribution ceremony<br />

was held after the final. Mr.<br />

Sunil Singh ex officio chairman,<br />

presented the trophies to the<br />

winners, Uttar Pradesh Team<br />

and to the runners-up, Delhi<br />

Team.<br />

The badminton committee<br />

comprising of A. K. Prakashan,<br />

board of director, sports, and<br />

Kishore Setpal carried out the<br />

daily match proceedings of the<br />

tournament. 0<br />

How does meditation help in calming<br />

the mind?<br />

Ans..................................................................<br />

its’ patterns. Yoga talks of meditation as the<br />

treatment of the unsettled mind, but strangely<br />

when one starts meditating the mind acts and<br />

thinks the most, but it is only after this state<br />

that the mind starts experiencing large periods<br />

of silence in between thoughts. This in the long<br />

run helps a person process each thought with<br />

attention and act upon them calmly, without<br />

getting tensed, worried and finally frustrated.<br />

Meditation teaches us to respond to situations<br />

rather than reacting to them.<br />

The important aspect here is that one<br />

should not conflict between the silence and<br />

thoughtfulness but practice the art of expanding<br />

the silence alone. This cannot be forced and it<br />

has to happen naturally. Thoughtlessness is the<br />

gift of effort in the process of living in the right<br />

mind over a long period of time.<br />

In times of stress the mind can achieve<br />

calmness only through meditation. A calm<br />

person can achieve the goal very easily<br />

compared to one who is tensed. Meditation<br />

teaches us the attitude of nothing is impossible.<br />

Yoga gives firmness of the body, clarity of<br />

intelligence and cleanliness of heart. Cultivating<br />

this supreme strength of peace, joy and delight<br />

is the true and essence of yoga.<br />

BHARAT THAKUR<br />

Founder of<br />

Bharat Thakur’s<br />

Artistic Yoga<br />

www.artisticyoga.com<br />

LAST DATE FOR RECEIVING ENTRIES NOVEMBER 15, 2010<br />

will be notified by india club. The decision of india club is final and no correspondance can<br />

be entered into.


i s s U e 5 2 s e P t e m b e r - o c o b e r 2 0 1 0<br />

m e m b e r s n e t w o r k i n g c e n t r e<br />

Latha Reddy Visits<br />

Ms.Latha Reddy was extended an invitation by <strong>India</strong> <strong>Club</strong> to<br />

address the MNC Members on 20th September 2010.<br />

She was presented with a shawl and a floral bouquet, as<br />

an honour at the function.<br />

In her address, she said that her endeavour would be to build up<br />

Ms. Reddy joined the <strong>India</strong>n Foreign Service in 1975 and has served on<br />

diplomatic assignments in Lisbon, Washington DC, Kathmandu, Brasilia,<br />

and most recently as Consul General in Durban (1994-97) and Deputy Chief<br />

of Mission in Vienna (1997-2000).<br />

Ms. Reddy has also served at the Ministry of External Affairs and the<br />

Ministry of Commerce in New Delhi in various capacities. She was the head<br />

of the Administration Division in the Ministry till Dec 2003.<br />

Ms. Reddy has served as the Ambassador of <strong>India</strong> to the Portuguese Republic<br />

since January 2004, and is currently holding the portfolio of Secretary (East),<br />

Ministry of External Affairs.<br />

<strong>India</strong><strong>Club</strong> 17


18<br />

strong political ties between<br />

<strong>India</strong> and <strong>UAE</strong> which, her<br />

ministry would be focusing<br />

upon in the future.<br />

Ms. Reddy also said that<br />

<strong>India</strong> is all set to be global<br />

economic giant very shortly<br />

and even western countries<br />

were looking at <strong>India</strong> as a<br />

trade partner.<br />

She added that, she was<br />

very impressed to see the<br />

facilities at <strong>India</strong> <strong>Club</strong>,<br />

which she had never seen<br />

but had only heard about.<br />

The Ambassador of <strong>India</strong><br />

to <strong>UAE</strong>, H.E. M. K. Lokesh<br />

also addressed the MNC<br />

members while Siddharth<br />

Balachandran, Chairman,<br />

<strong>India</strong> <strong>Club</strong> welcomed all the<br />

guests 0<br />

<strong>India</strong><strong>Club</strong><br />

<strong>India</strong> is all set to be a global economic giant very shortly<br />

and even western countries were looking at <strong>India</strong> as a<br />

trade partner


<strong>India</strong> <strong>Club</strong> hosted a Suhoor<br />

Dinner On August 28, 2010. The<br />

dinner was attended by over 300<br />

MNC members and invitees.<br />

Dr. Omar <strong>Al</strong> Muthanna (CEO,<br />

Community Development Authority)<br />

was the Chief guest and Mr.<br />

Mohammed Sharaf (CEO, DP<br />

World) was the guest<br />

of honour. Floral<br />

bouquets were<br />

presented by<br />

the Executive<br />

Committee<br />

to the Chief<br />

guest and the<br />

guest<br />

of<br />

honour.<br />

Members and Guests<br />

were welcomed with<br />

a mint lemonade<br />

served from a gigantic<br />

authentic flask mounted<br />

on a stewards shoulder.<br />

A traditional <strong>Arab</strong>ic<br />

tent was set-up at<br />

Suhoor Dinner<br />

the entrance with a Henna artiste<br />

applying intricate designs on the<br />

hands of the lady members. Soothing<br />

melodies played by the oudh player<br />

and <strong>Arab</strong>ic drum player enhanced<br />

the ambience of the evening 0<br />

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W h a t ’ s o n w h a t ’ s o n w h a t ’ s o n w h a t ’ s o n w h a t ’ s o n<br />

AEVENTS - OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2010<br />

7-14 October Navaratri with DJ Amber (Lady) /<br />

DJ Paddy from Mumbai<br />

21 October Bumper Housie<br />

21 October Play<br />

Guldasta<br />

by Gulzar’s Short stories<br />

26 October Karva Chawth<br />

28 October <strong>Al</strong>l <strong>India</strong> Food Mela<br />

4 November Bumper Housie<br />

11 November Diwali Celebrations<br />

18 November Eid Celebrations<br />

25 November Regular Housie<br />

ACooL SPoRTZ EVERYDAY 3 PM - 10 PM<br />

CRICKET<br />

Thurs/Fri/Sat 3.00 - 06.30 pm<br />

Sunday 6.45 - 10.00 pm<br />

Monday 6.45 - 8.45 pm<br />

Tuesday 7.45 - 10.00 pm<br />

Wednesday 3.00 - 5.00 pm<br />

9.00 - 10.00 pm<br />

WINNERS<br />

CORNER<br />

HoCKEY<br />

Sunday 03.00 - 04.00 pm<br />

Monday 09.00 - 10.00 pm<br />

Wednesday 05.00 - 06.30 pm<br />

Saturday 06.45 - 07.45 pm<br />

ARESTAURANTS<br />

Chaat Chowk <strong>Al</strong>l days<br />

12.30pm - 11.30pm<br />

Aangan Saturdays -Wednesday<br />

07.30pm - 11.55pm<br />

Thurs/ Friday Holiday<br />

12.30pm - 03.00pm<br />

07.30pm - 11.55pm<br />

Diwan-E-Khas <strong>Al</strong>l days<br />

12.30pm - 03.00pm<br />

07.30pm - 11.55pm<br />

ABARS<br />

Members Networking Centre (Friday Closed)<br />

Saturday to Thursday<br />

12 Noon - 2.00pm<br />

07.00pm - 9.00pm<br />

Madhushala 12.30pm - 03.00pm<br />

07.30pm - 11.55pm<br />

Splash Bar 03.00pm - 11.55pm<br />

ALIBRARY - Creative Corner<br />

10.00am - 1.45pm<br />

6.00pm - 8.45pm<br />

Library books are now issued on Fridays<br />

Administration Office<br />

10.30am - 1.30pm<br />

5.30pm - 8.30pm<br />

FooTBALL<br />

Saturday 07.45 - 10.00 pm<br />

Sunday 04.00 - 05.00 pm<br />

Monday 03.00 - 05.00 pm<br />

Tuesday 04.00 - 07.45 pm<br />

Wednesday 07.45 - 08.45 pm<br />

Thursday 06.45 - 10.00 pm<br />

Friday 06.45 - 10.00 pm<br />

Y o u r c o n t a c t p e r s o n s a t I n d i a C l u b<br />

For General <strong>Club</strong> Enquiries<br />

Bharat Chachara, General Manager<br />

E: gm@indiaclubdubai.com<br />

For Sports Facilities / Administration Enquiries<br />

Simon Varella , Manager, HR & Administration<br />

Contact No. 04 3344617<br />

simon@indiaclubdubai.com<br />

For Advertisement & Marketing Enquiries<br />

Siddharth Vyas Contact Tel: 04-3371112<br />

Fax: 04-3578880 Mob: 050 8538939<br />

E: siddharth@indiaclubdubai.com<br />

20<br />

JULY - AUGUST 2010<br />

<strong>India</strong><strong>Club</strong><br />

ARTISTIC<br />

YOGA<br />

For Finance & Logistics Inquiries:<br />

Rajasekharam Pendyala<br />

Asst. Manager – Finance & Logistics<br />

E: rs@indiaclubdubai.com<br />

Food & Beverages Enquiries<br />

Party & Bookings / Package Enquiries<br />

Birendra Kumar<br />

Asst. Manager - Food & Beverages<br />

Contact No:. 04-3370789/050 8489190<br />

E: kumar@indiaclubdubai.com<br />

ASPoRTS FACILITIES<br />

Swasth Sundaram 06.00am - 11.00am<br />

01.00pm - 10.00pm<br />

Friday & Holidays 10.00am - 10.00pm<br />

Sauna & Steam Men / Women<br />

06.30am - 10.45am<br />

01.30pm - 09.45pm<br />

Friday & Holidays 10.00am - 09.45pm<br />

<strong>Swim</strong>ming Pool 07.am - 10.00am<br />

02.30pm - 10.00pm<br />

Friday & Holidays 10.00am - 10.00pm<br />

Tennis, Badminton, Squash, Table Tennis<br />

06.00am - 10.00am<br />

01.00pm - 10.00pm<br />

Friday & Holidays 10.00am - 10.00pm<br />

Typhoon, the Bowling <strong>Al</strong>ley<br />

02.30pm - 10.00pm<br />

Friday & Holidays 11.30am - 10.00pm<br />

Minimum one player per lane. Children under 10 years not<br />

permitted to play. Last booking by 9.45pm on all days except<br />

Thursdays and by 10.15pm on Thursdays.<br />

ProShop Saturday - Thursday 2.00pm - 10.00pm<br />

Kids <strong>Club</strong> <strong>Al</strong>l days 4.00pm - 10.00pm<br />

AMembers Networking Centre<br />

Week Days 10am - 9pm (Friday Closed)<br />

HANDBALL<br />

Saturday 03.00 - 04.00 pm<br />

Sunday 05.00 - 06.30 pm<br />

Monday 05.00 - 06.30 pm<br />

Wednesday 06.45 - 07.45 pm<br />

1. Jaikishan Lakhwani (Membership No. 4678)<br />

2. Dipak M. Bhadra (Membership No. 4470)<br />

1. Rajesh D. Bhatia (Membership No. 3759)<br />

Note: In case there are no<br />

bookings in any one of the<br />

above mentioned time slots<br />

on a particular day, members<br />

booking at that time will have<br />

the option of playing either<br />

handball, hockey or football<br />

during those time slots.<br />

For Membership Enquiry / Processing<br />

Komal Kirpalani<br />

Executive Secretary<br />

E: secretary@indiaclubdubai.com<br />

For Updating Communication records<br />

Arun Chaturvedi,<br />

Asst. Manager - IT<br />

Contact No:. 04-3355312<br />

E: admin@indiaclubdubai.com


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KANPUR<br />

Citi <strong>Club</strong> Private Limited<br />

84/79, G.T. Road, Kanpur<br />

208 003<br />

T: 0512 2521211-12-13<br />

E:info@enjoyciticlub.com<br />

www.enjoyciticlub.com<br />

n12 A/c Rooms, 1 Suite, Bars,<br />

Conference Rooms, DJ & Dance<br />

Floors, Card Room, Gym,<br />

KOCHI<br />

Cochin Suburban <strong>Club</strong><br />

Thrikkakara, Joymat Nagar,<br />

BMC P.O. Cochin 68202, Kerala<br />

T: 484-2575871 /<br />

2575177 / 2576571<br />

nA/c Rooms, <strong>Swim</strong>ming Pool,<br />

Restaurants, Bars, Library,<br />

Ayurvedic Centre, Lawns,<br />

Conference Rooms.<br />

KOLKATA<br />

The Calcutta<br />

Punjab <strong>Club</strong> Ltd<br />

21, Ballygunge, Circular Road<br />

Kolkata 700 019<br />

T: 2486-5581 / 82<br />

nDining Halls, <strong>Swim</strong>ming<br />

Pools, Health <strong>Club</strong>, Billiard<br />

Room, Party Hall, 6 Double<br />

Rooms, 2 Single Rooms,<br />

2 Suites.<br />

The Bengal Rowing <strong>Club</strong><br />

Rabindra Sarobar<br />

Kolkata 700 029<br />

TeleFax: 033-2466-1751<br />

033-2466-1752<br />

E: info@bengalrowingclub.com<br />

info@bengalrowingclub.com;<br />

www.bengalrowingclub.com<br />

www.bengalrowingclub.com<br />

nRowing facilities & Kayaking,<br />

Billiards, Pool, Table Tennis,<br />

Card Rooms, Badminton Courts,<br />

<strong>Swim</strong>ming Pool, Well equipped<br />

Gym, Health Spa, Billiards<br />

Room, A/c comfortable<br />

Dinning rooms, Well manicured<br />

expansive lawns of the <strong>Club</strong>.<br />

LUCKNOW<br />

Oudh Gymkhana <strong>Club</strong><br />

Kaiserbagh, Lucknow 226 001<br />

T: 3231627, 3230283, 2230954<br />

nBilliard Room, Party Halls,<br />

Gym, Tennis Lawn, A/c Rooms,<br />

Bars, Restaurants.<br />

MANGALORE<br />

Mangalore <strong>Club</strong><br />

Near Morgan’s Gate, Jeppu<br />

Mangalore 575 001<br />

T: 0824 2414146/48<br />

F: 0824 2414149<br />

E:manager@mangaloreclub.<br />

com<br />

www.mangaloreclub.com<br />

nResidential Rooms, Rooftop,<br />

<strong>Swim</strong>ming Pool, Family Rooms,<br />

Conference Hall, Gym,<br />

X Party Hall, Badminton Court<br />

MUMBAI<br />

Golden Swan Country <strong>Club</strong><br />

Off Pokhran, Road No1,<br />

Yeoor Hills,<br />

Thane 400 602, Mumbai<br />

T: 022 25856515 /<br />

25853798 / 25854078<br />

E: countryclub@goldenswan<br />

www.goldenswan.com<br />

nGolf Course, <strong>Swim</strong>ming Pool,<br />

Snooker/Billiards, A/c Cottages,<br />

Lagoon Bar, Conference<br />

rooms, Boating, Multi Cuisine<br />

Restaurants,<br />

Garware <strong>Club</strong> House<br />

Wankhede Stadium<br />

D’ Road, Churchgate<br />

T: 2285 4444<br />

E:info@garwareclub.com<br />

www.garwareclub.com<br />

nResidential Rooms,<br />

<strong>Club</strong> House, Library,<br />

Table tennis, <strong>Swim</strong>ming Pool,<br />

Health <strong>Club</strong>, Banquet Halls.<br />

The Chembur Gymkhana<br />

16th Road, Chembur, Mumbai<br />

T: 25217030 – 35 (6 lines)<br />

E: chemgym@vsnl.net<br />

nBadminton, TT Squash,<br />

Billiards, Cards Room, Gym,<br />

Lawn Tennis, Cricket,<br />

<strong>Swim</strong>ming Pool, Community<br />

Hall, Residential Rooms.<br />

Juhu Vile Parle<br />

Gymkhana <strong>Club</strong><br />

N.S. Road No 13<br />

Opp. Juhu Bus Station<br />

Juhu, Mumbai 400 049<br />

T: 22-2620 6016,<br />

22-2620 5973<br />

F: 22-2620 9702<br />

E: jvpgclub_1@hotmail.com<br />

jvpgclub_1@hotmail.com<br />

n<strong>Swim</strong>ming, Tennis, Health<br />

<strong>Club</strong>, Billiards & Snooker,<br />

Card Room, Badminton,<br />

Children Playground,<br />

Library, Conference Hall,<br />

Bars & Restaurants.<br />

Kamala Vihar<br />

Sports <strong>Club</strong><br />

Poisar Gym Khana Road<br />

Kandivali (W), Mumbai 400 067<br />

T: 2808 8889, 2808 2305<br />

E: kvsc9@rediffmail.com<br />

nRestaurants, Party Halls,<br />

tennis Courts, Billiards, Skating<br />

Rink,<br />

Gym, Conference Halls,<br />

Mini Theatre.<br />

The Bombay Presidency<br />

Radio <strong>Club</strong> Limited<br />

157, Arthur Bunder, Road,<br />

Colaba, Mumbai 400 005<br />

T: 22845121 / 22845025<br />

/71 / 75<br />

E: radclub@gmail.com<br />

nResidential Rooms, Lawns,<br />

Radio Room, Roof-top Terrace,<br />

Conference Rooms,<br />

Badminton Courts,<br />

Games Room, Gym,<br />

<strong>Swim</strong>ming Pool, Library.<br />

NASIK<br />

Nasiklub, Nashik-Pune Road,<br />

Nashik 422 011.<br />

T: 0253-2417931 /2411254<br />

33 A/c Rooms, 4 Suites,<br />

Gym, n<strong>Swim</strong>ming Pool, TT,<br />

Badminton, Steam & Sauna,<br />

Carrom, Party Lawns.<br />

NEW DELHI<br />

The Country <strong>Club</strong><br />

Saket <strong>Club</strong>, New Delhi,<br />

181 / 2, Sainik Farm, New<br />

Delhi 110 062<br />

countryclubindia.net<br />

n<strong>Swim</strong>ming Pool, Tennis,<br />

Squash, Badmaianton Courts,<br />

Billiards Room, Library,<br />

Lawns, Banquet Halls, Gym<br />

PATNA<br />

Bankipore <strong>Club</strong> Limited<br />

Judges Court Road, Patna<br />

800 001<br />

T: 2673009<br />

n<strong>Swim</strong>ming Pool, Library,<br />

A/C Bridge Room,<br />

Guest House with 3 A/C Rooms,<br />

Dancing Hall with wooden<br />

floors, Tennis & Squash courts,<br />

Children park.<br />

PUNE<br />

Residency <strong>Club</strong><br />

3, Queens Garden Road,<br />

Pune 411001<br />

T: 20 2636222 – 26<br />

The Corinthians <strong>Club</strong><br />

Nyati County, NIBM Annexe<br />

South Pune, Pune 411028<br />

T: 020-2697 0900,<br />

020-2697 0206<br />

E: edp@the corinthianspune.<br />

com<br />

www.thecorinthianspune.com<br />

nA/c Rooms, <strong>Swim</strong>ming Pool,<br />

Health <strong>Club</strong>, Spa, Billiards,<br />

Tennis, Skating.<br />

Splendour Country <strong>Club</strong> &<br />

Resorts Pvt Ltd<br />

Beyond Peacock Bay<br />

of National Defence Academy<br />

Khadakwasla, Pune 411 023<br />

T: 020-25299110 /<br />

9326565430<br />

SECUNDERABAD<br />

Chiraan Fort, 1-8-334 Opp<br />

Begumpet Policelines<br />

Near HUDA Office,<br />

Secunderabad 500 003<br />

T: 2790 1700, 2790 0900<br />

www.chiraanfort.com<br />

Sports facilities,<br />

Huge Party Lawns, Library<br />

TRIVANDRUM<br />

Trivandrum <strong>Club</strong><br />

Vazhuthacaud,<br />

Thiruvananthapuram 695 010<br />

T: 2726444, 2726415<br />

2726413, 2726591, 2726446<br />

F: 2726380<br />

E:trivandrumclub@gmail.com<br />

Annexe Rooms, Billiard Room<br />

Dining Hall and Multi Cuisine<br />

Kitchen, Sports & Health <strong>Club</strong><br />

Facilities, <strong>Swim</strong>ming Pool,<br />

Sauna, Jacuzzi, Beauty Parlour,<br />

VARANASI<br />

The Benaras <strong>Club</strong> Limited<br />

<strong>Club</strong> Road<br />

Varanasi 221002<br />

T: 0542-2500351, 0542-<br />

2500508<br />

E: info@benarasclub.com,<br />

info@benarasclub.com<br />

www.thebenarasclub.com,<br />

thebenarasclub.com<br />

Luxurious Rooms,<br />

Squash, Badminton & Billiards<br />

courts, Fitness centre, Library,<br />

Meeting Room, Banquet Hall,<br />

Card Room, Beauty Parlour<br />

Maximum of 2 affiliationletter for each city would be provided L Please provide us two working days to process your request L Documents required to avail the affiliation with the <strong>Club</strong>s are: Letter from the<br />

administration office to permit the member to avail affiliation facility LPresentation of valid <strong>India</strong> <strong>Club</strong> ID card L Payment of relevant charges applicable for guest (Non-Members) of affiliated <strong>Club</strong>s.<br />

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22<br />

<strong>India</strong><strong>Club</strong><br />

GM’s desk<br />

We are promoting<br />

the cause of Breast<br />

Cancer awareness<br />

throughout the month of<br />

October. <strong>Al</strong>though this topic is<br />

no longer taboo in our society,<br />

additional thought and caring<br />

needs to be infused amongst<br />

the mindset of people towards<br />

the sensitivities of women<br />

already afflicted or prone<br />

to this disease. In line with<br />

this, the <strong>Club</strong>s’ façade will be<br />

lit up with pink lighting to<br />

help create awareness of this<br />

increasingly common ailment<br />

and seminars and workshops<br />

are being organized in this<br />

regard.<br />

Ladies volunteers from the<br />

club participated in the Pink<br />

book sale at the <strong>Burj</strong>uman<br />

Cente on October 8th to<br />

raise funds of Breast Cancer<br />

awareness.<br />

As an extension of this<br />

project, we will be collecting<br />

books from our members<br />

which can be sold for<br />

collecting funds for this cause.<br />

More details will be sent to<br />

you shortly.<br />

An ‘<strong>Al</strong>l <strong>India</strong> Food Mela’<br />

is being planned for October<br />

28, 2010 which is going to be<br />

a gastronomic fantasy come<br />

true for all the foodies out<br />

there. A tastebud titillating<br />

fantasia for all. Members<br />

are being invited to set up<br />

stalls of various regional<br />

<strong>India</strong>n cuisines to showcase<br />

the diverse smorgasbord of<br />

culinary delights that <strong>India</strong><br />

has to offer. We are hoping<br />

that this event will replicate<br />

and surpass the success<br />

of the Sangam Mela held<br />

earlier this year, showcasing<br />

three regional cuisines.<br />

These continuous efforts are<br />

undertaken by us, not only to<br />

encourage active participation<br />

from our members but also<br />

to expose them to the multi<br />

cultural fabric of our country.<br />

Our younger generations are<br />

kept interested through such<br />

exchanges because, we believe<br />

that somehow food does have<br />

a bearing on the ethos of our<br />

people.<br />

The ‘Festival of Lights’,<br />

Diwali will be lit up this year<br />

with the luminous presence<br />

of veteran leading light and<br />

singer par excellence Sudesh<br />

Wadkar on November 11.<br />

This particular event is being<br />

dedicated to Amitabh Bachchan<br />

and the rip roaring 70s. The<br />

<strong>Club</strong> is organizing a dress<br />

theme for its members and<br />

guests for the first time, and it<br />

is expected to see the best of<br />

you in bell bottom trousers,<br />

polka dotted shirts with big<br />

collars and ladies sporting<br />

handsome curly hair do’s. We<br />

are hoping to supply for an<br />

evening which is reminiscent<br />

of a certain bygone era, not too<br />

long back. This fun filled event<br />

should provide for some good<br />

natured laughs and probably<br />

memories of tender moments<br />

for some, if not all.<br />

Our Eid celebrations slated<br />

for November 25 will take you<br />

down memory lane of the 50s<br />

and 60s with a program ‘Phir<br />

wahi Shyam’. Unforgettable<br />

tunes of Geeta Dutt, Hemant<br />

Kumar and Talat Mehmood<br />

being sung by some of the<br />

very best current talents from<br />

<strong>India</strong>, are sure to provide the<br />

nostalgia that, that particular<br />

period evokes. At times it<br />

becomes necessary to hark back<br />

upon our lilting past to instill<br />

a kind of euphoria, to combat<br />

the stressful effects of our fast<br />

paced lives today.<br />

The recycling bins at the<br />

<strong>Club</strong> have been relocated from<br />

gate no.2 to gate no.3 Members<br />

can either contact the reception<br />

or library for recycling<br />

newspapers, cans, plastics……<br />

We do hope this is not causing<br />

inconvenience to all of you and<br />

that it does not dissuade you<br />

to continue contributing, to<br />

our combined fine efforts with<br />

the Emirates Environmental<br />

Group.<br />

Bharat Chachara<br />

General Manager

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