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their cheques for Rs. 5100/- each<br />
to Sh. Ojha.<br />
Sh. S.K.Chaudhary in his<br />
humble & unorthodox style<br />
exhorted the members to think<br />
of the problems of deprived<br />
sections of the society who are<br />
part of us and every effort should<br />
be made to uplift them. In the<br />
process we should also think<br />
about our motherland and feel<br />
proud to be Indian first & last. For<br />
elderly & retired presons his<br />
advice was to take active part in<br />
the welfare for the society to the<br />
best of their capacity and<br />
capability to repay the debt of the<br />
society which has enabled them<br />
to be what they are at present.<br />
In MGB meeting held on<br />
26th Sh. S.K.Chaudhary,<br />
educationist briefly spoke about<br />
the importance of donations to<br />
those who deserve, irrespective<br />
of the fact as to how that donation<br />
is used by the person.<br />
Sh. Rajbir Tyagi, the<br />
renowned Yogacharya &<br />
Physiotherapist spoke about the<br />
health & habits of elderly persons.<br />
By adopting positive &<br />
progressive attitued we can avoid<br />
many diseases of head & heart<br />
and lead a disease free normal<br />
life.<br />
A Block Janakpuri : Bal<br />
Sanskar/Child Personality<br />
Development camp 2009-10 was<br />
declared open by Ex. Brigadier<br />
B.N. Kapoor President Senior<br />
Citizen Forum in a mammoth<br />
gathering of children of various<br />
schools of A Block adopted by<br />
the branch. Consequently five<br />
such camps were organised<br />
during Nov. 2009 in which 841<br />
students of the age group from<br />
10-14 participated. Help in the<br />
form of grocery, provisions,<br />
Ration etc. was given to 4 girls of<br />
the weaker sections of our<br />
society enabling them to tide over<br />
their financial difficulties.<br />
Hopefully this assistance to the<br />
tune of Rs. 20,240/- is supposed<br />
to have gone a long way to<br />
solemnise their respective<br />
marriages. Groceries worth Rs.<br />
4,750/- were donated to the<br />
Victims of Militancy who have<br />
been forced to leave their hearts<br />
and homes in Doda, in Kashmir<br />
leading a miserable life in a<br />
refugee camp near I.S.B.T. Bus<br />
stop. 26 woollen sweaters were<br />
distributed among the students of<br />
Nursery classes of M.C.D.<br />
Primary School A&B Block. At<br />
Guru Teg Bahadur Balidan Divas<br />
Function S. Kultaran Singh<br />
President Gurudwara Singh<br />
Sabha was the chief guest.<br />
Janakpuri Main : On 1st<br />
January 2010 the branch<br />
organized a talk on importance<br />
& use of mineral water. The main<br />
speaker in the meeting was Dr.<br />
R.K. Mendiratta. The meeting was<br />
organized by Sh. P.N. Groverconvener<br />
Praudh Sanskar. 48<br />
members attended the meeting.<br />
Sh. B.N. Malhotra General<br />
Secretary S.D. Mandir was the<br />
chief guest. On this occasion Dr.<br />
R.K. Thakur member National<br />
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NITI<br />
Governing Board donated a<br />
Hearing Aid machine to the<br />
needy.<br />
On 20th January the<br />
branch organised Samuhik Saral<br />
Vivah of 7 Couples at S.D. Mandir<br />
and contributed Rs. 2100/-<br />
towards that end .<br />
WESTERN U.P.<br />
Noida : As many as 100<br />
couples "from economically<br />
weaker sections of the society"<br />
tied the knot at a mass marriage<br />
ceremony held in Noida on<br />
26.12.2009.<br />
The event was organised by<br />
BVP a sociocultural voluntary<br />
organisation. <strong>Parishad</strong> member<br />
T.N.Chaurasia said, "The couples<br />
were given televisions, sewing<br />
machines, cycles, utensils beds<br />
and other household items each<br />
needed to start a new married life.<br />
The mehendi rituals were<br />
performed on Friday night at<br />
Sector 19 community centre.<br />
District Magistrate Deepak<br />
Agarwal, MLA Satvir Gujjar, MP<br />
Surindra Singh Bagar, social<br />
worker Dr. Mahesh Sharma and<br />
other diginatries from Noida were<br />
present on the occasion.<br />
were camplete and I looked in the<br />
mirror, I was thrilled with Joy."<br />
Ravinder, one of the<br />
bridegrooms said, "I felt on top<br />
of the world when I was asked to<br />
board a horse chariot. I am so<br />
poor I cannot even think of hiring<br />
a band party. Had I not been<br />
selected for the mass marriage,<br />
I would have married a girl in a<br />
temple in the presence of a few<br />
relatives."<br />
Twenty five members from<br />
each couple's family, who were<br />
invited to the function, were<br />
provided accommodation at<br />
Aggarwal Dharamshala Sector<br />
33.<br />
TRIPURA<br />
Agartala : Agartala East &<br />
West branches celebrated the<br />
148th birthday of Swamy<br />
Vivekanand on 17th January,<br />
2010 at Sewadharam Complex<br />
which is 13 km from Agartala City.<br />
Smt. <strong>Mar</strong>jetika Deb Barman, Vice<br />
President and the most senior<br />
members and renowned<br />
educationist delivered her<br />
invaluable speech. 35 students<br />
present on the occasion were<br />
awarded prizes with the exersise<br />
books, pen & pencils.<br />
"I had not thought of such<br />
a grand marriage", said Anita, one<br />
ORISSA<br />
of the brides who got married on<br />
Bhubaneswar Main :<br />
Saturday.<br />
Branch pursues some innovative<br />
"I Had never even thought projects and annual observation<br />
of getting beauticians to help me of Vijay Diwas is one such<br />
get ready for the wedding because speciality. On 16th Dec., 09 a<br />
they would be beyond our means. large number of members of 3<br />
But when my make up and hairdo city-branches in Bhubaneswar<br />
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