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Dr.M.A.M. Ramasamy
Patron
MANAGING COMMITTEE
Mr. Ranjit Jacob
President
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Mr. Chandramouli
Immediate Past President
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Mr. R. Ramachandran
Vice President
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Mr. Anil Nair
Hony. Secretary
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Mr. Viji Joseph
Hony. Treasurer / EDP
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COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Mr. Ajay Bhalla
Health Club & Gym
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Mrs. Latha Kumarasamy
Bar, Library, Sify
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Mr. Raghava Ram
Tennis & Entertainment
Mr. K. Sathyanarayana
Lawn, Crystal, Emerald,
Gents Saloon & DVD Library
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Mr. Sivagnanam T S
Labour, Legal & Catering
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Mr. Srinivasan K
Cricket, Cards, Car Park & Security
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Mr. Srinivasan T K
Maintenance, Tambola,
Website & News Magazine
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Mr. Suresh G
Guest House & Affiliations
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Mr. Tarun Kumar Bagga
Badminton, Squash,
Swimming Pool & Snack Bar
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Dear Members,
We enjoyed:
a great The I Bar night with 'David Pascall' on Saturday the 14th.
a touching movie `Tare Zameen Par' on Sat the 21st.
a spectacular Mega Tambola with over Rs.1 Lakh worth of dividends and
prizes.
We look forward to :
The English Play 'Birthday Suite' on Sunday 29th June. Please look inside
this issue for event details.
June was also `Anyone Can Win Version 2.0' a badminton tournament with
a difference. It was endearing to see the large participation from members
and dependants. Three cheers to Member in Charge - Tarun Bagga!.
Come July we are all set for the event of the year - `M e m b e r s N i g h t'
an evening to celebrate the club day full of fellowship, friendship and
nostalgia . More details inside. Register mow!!.
New member cards have been issued to most of the members. Those who
desire to have their current photograph (and not their school graduation
photograph) on the same may please give the same to the club office.
New car park stickers are under print and are enclosed herewith. Please
note that only cars with the stickers will be allowed to park in the club.
We are also set for the Extraordinary General Meeting on 4th Of July. We
look forward to active and interesting deliberations.
With warm regards,
(insert signature here)
Anil Nair
Honorary Secretary
anil@anaindia.com
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T K Srinivasan
MIC - Tambola
Yes it rained on the evening of 25 th June, there was
a downpour and drenched everyone, but, with cash
dividends, gift coupons and vouchers and pleasant
memories.
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We thought that the rain God would play spoilsport,
dampening the spirits but astonishingly nobody was
bogged down by the rain and expectations soared
even higher.
The atmosphere looked festive ,with television
star Mr. Abhishek (Lead player in many TV Tamil
Serials) and his crew rendering popular Tamil and
Hindi film numbers catering to the large number of
members ,that are passionate about this game “ The
Tambola”.
When rain interrupted, one round of Tambola was
over, and Rs.40, 000/-cash and gift vouchers were
given away as prize money. Well, some of us
thought that the evening which started with a bang
would end in a whimper, but eh! , that was not to
be! The entire crowd just migrated onto the
Verandah, pulled up chairs and tables and settled
down comfortably. The music band followed suit.

And the game began with renewed enthusiasm ,
remember the stakes were high.
Three more rounds, and in all prizes worth
Rs.1, 50,000 in hard cash was disbursed, besides
attractive gifts, gift vouchers, coupons etc. Every one
said it was truly a memorable “maha tambola”.
The tambola committee would like to appreciate and
thank the following:
For sponsoring gift articles, gift coupons, etc.
M/s. Arun Nadkarni, Raman Khanna, James Fredrick,
Rajesh Chimandas, Deepak Chordia,
Imran Currimbhoy, Ramesh, Tarun Agarwal and
Vivish George.
For conducting the games: M/s. Prem Kinger, Ramesh
Tulsidas and Koshy Thomas.
A very special thanks to the father of tambola Mr.
Ramakrishnan.
Thanks are also due to all the committee members ,
staff from various departments of the club – catering,
bar, electrical and maintenance.
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Latha Kumarasamy - Member In Charge
The I Bar was rocking! The Beer Fest at The I Bar was
a complete blast. David Pascal our special
performer for the event was at his sizzling best.
Showed us why his voice is often termed ‘the voice
of an angel’! Truly gifted. The voice chameleon that
he is, got under the skin of every song he sang from
rock to retro and pop to country! He had members
up and about in a frenzy.
The I Bar thanks its chief sponsor for this event
Kingfisher for helping in putting together yet
another ‘exclusive’ The I Bar event. As always thanks
to all Managing Committee, The I Bar Staff, Prithvi
Audio for sound and all others who made this event
possible.
Special thanks to Mr. Vivish George for his support
and help in conducting this event. Till the next
one...Ciao!
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Tarun Kumar Bagga - Member In Charge
This was the second year of the shuttle tournament of The
Presidency Club and hence the term Version 2.0! We would
not call it a tournament but a carnival . a meeting of families,
spouses, dependents and of course the members. We had the
Logan family, Sarafs, Bathras, Bhasins , Baggas, Sachdevs..... the
list can go on. The kids we must add, had a blast wanting to
out do each other showing off their skills and proving that
they have become better players since last year.
Mr. Naresh Lalwani got the ball rolling he spontaneously came
forward and offered to sponsor the prizes for this years
tournament. We got immense support from all quarters and
to name a few; Mr. Rajesh Bellani , Mr. Sumit Kalra , Mr. Karthik
Balaji , Kwality Walls, Mr. Senthil, Coke , Mr. Vivek Sachdev and
Bunty Ahluwalia. Mr. Amit Kinger and Mr. Rakesh Mallick who
helped with the draw and conducting the tournament.
Special mention to Ms. Gomathy (Ladu) who is always ready
with a smile to help out in a situation. The atmosphere was
just electric. The games were very well fought in the true
spirit of the game. We had many prizes to be given away .
Gift voucher of 250 rs each
1. Maximum no of points played in a single game 29/28 -
Vivek Bhasin and James
2. Most energetic player-Shyam Bathra
3. Most supportive player in and out of the court - Ladu
( Gomathy )
4. Pretty woman of the tournament any one can win version
2.00- Jyothi
5. Mentor of the team - Amit Kinger. To throw some light on
this category, we had assigned specific teams to specific

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players who would guide and give a kind of support to the
participants during the game . We had given different
mentors and there was a lot of enthusiastic cheering and
banter between the mentors as well.
Gift voucher of 500 rs each
1. Most sprited game of the competition (die hard spirit)
- Anupam Bhasin
2. Marked improvement in the game compared to last year -
Ashrith Log and Tarun Shyam.
3. Most spirited game fought in the tournament - Amit Kinger
and Jonathan. The young Jonathan was in tears at the end of
his match because he thought he had almost made it but
then luck and Amits hard work ran out. Our heart went out
to Jonathan after that particular game.
4. Cutest girl of the lot - Sanjana. Brace yourself. She is only 8
years old and she played an outstanding game.
Gift voucher of 750 rs each . SemiFinalists
1. Pallavi Bagga & Sanjeev Nichani
2. Devi Prasad & Vivek Sachdev
Gift voucher of 1000 rs each. Runners Up
1. Shiv Bathra & Anushka Sachdev
Gift voucher of 1500 rs each. Winners
1. Naresh Nichani & Priyal Saraf
All good things have to come to an end and to cap the weekend,
we had a prize distribution ceremony , fellowship and dinner.
Thank you to the President Mr. Ranjith Jacob, Honorary Secretary
Mr. Anil Nair, Honorary Treasurer Mr. Viji Joseph and all committee
members for their support.
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K. Srinivasan - MIC
The 13 card Rummy
Tournament held on Sunday,
22 June 2008 was an
outstanding success.
Congratulations to the
following winners.
Mr.Shankarlal Shah,
Mr.Arunagiri Nathan,
Mrs.Kamala Ananth,
Mrs.Indu Damani, Mr.Ramesh
Chari & Mr.T.S.Balakrishnan.
The Cocktails and
refreshments were
graciously hosted by
Mr.Shankarlal Shah and
Mr.N.Shankariah
respectively.
WATCH OUT FOR THE MEGA
RUMMY TOURNAMENT
‘COME SEPTEMBER 2008’
WITH EXCITING PRIZES.

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New changing room adjacent to the lift room of the first floor of the gym area has been opened for
members use.
New Sony Music systems installed in both the gym rooms.
Our Gym summer coaching camp was conducted in two batches, both generating very good response
from members. First & second batches completed on 15.06.2008. 31 dependents benefited from the
camp.
“A healthy mind rests in a Health body” and the best way to start is by catching them young. The
workout of the summer camp designed for children was primarily for weight reduction with an overall
toning of the body. We are extremely happy as the children have shown great enthusiasm and dedication
during the camp.
“A thousand mile journey begins with a step” and the kids who have participated and performed
excellently during the camp have taken that step and we congratulate the kids for making a sincere
efforts towards building a healthy body at an early age to stand.
Mr. V Murali, ( M. No.R 1251 ) has been
appointed as a director of State bank of
Hyderabad for period of three years with
effect from June 1, 2008 by the Ministry of
Finance.
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GYM & HEALH CLUB
CONGRATULATIONS
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SHUTTLE COURT
RENOVATION
Tarun Kumar Bagga - MIC
We are happy to inform you that the
Shuttle court is on the verge of
renovation. Big thanks to our President
Mr. Ranjith Jacob for getting us a
sponsor in member Mr. Sharma who is
providing us with the required paint to
repaint the shuttle court . Huge thanks to
our member Mr. Lanka Lingam for
helping us out to get the wooden court
repaired. He voluntarily came forward to
foot the expenes for relaying the court.
The court is going to be closed for a
short while to conduct the renovation
process.

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Raghav Ram & Tarun Kumar Bagga
Is the door or is it it the room that the door is in ? Is
she the she who he was to meet or is she the she
who was to meet him ? Is the bed for the dinner or
is the dinner for the bed ? Is the man for the service
or service for the man ? Is it tough to be difficult or
difficult to be tough ?Is there a lot to tell and little
more confusion or is it a lot more confusion and a
little to tell ?
Well for those of you who were there at our very
own club the answers are with you and for those of
you who missed the birthday suite well tough luck
as you will have to keep looking for the answers till
it is screened one more time.
The rain gods were kind to our club members ( and
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also to some serious praying by our Honorary
Secretary Mr. Anil Nair ) and the play went off
without a hitch or interruption .
A great big thanks to Ms. Milli and Ms. Aditi for
helping the cast and crew . HSBC the main sponsors
of the event, gave away a Mont Blanc pen worth Rs.
11000/- in a lucky draw contest . The lucky draw was
won by Master.Yohan Kurien son of our member Mr.
Joseph Kurien .
Last but not the least the backbones of the event Mr.
Anil Nair and Mr. Vivish George - Thanks a ton.
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