The Seven Gems - spic macay

Sandesh19 October 2009N.E. MeetingLandmark decisions at the NE meetingThe National Executive (NE) body ofSPIC MACAY met on 25th-26th July2009 at IIT Delhi and discussed atlength many important issues relatingto the functioning of the movement..One of the landmark decisionsthat the NE took was to declare DrKiran Seth as the Chairperson of SPICMACAY FOR LIFE! It was also decidedto suitably amend the rule book in thisregard.When the topic of the election of aChairperson came up, Dr. Seth suggestednames of some young, activeand dedicated members who couldtake forward the spirit of the movement.Several names that were suggested,included Vikas Nagrare fromHyderabad, Dr. Rajshree fromFirozabad and Kasturi Paigude orPriyadarshan from Pune.It was, however, strongly expressedby many NE members that Dr.Seth remain the chairperson of themovement to guide the volunteers.However, for official modalities, a ViceChairperson could be elected from outsideDelhi - who is young, credible andhas spent considerable time as a volunteerat the grassroot level. It wasalso desired that such a person shouldbe guided to take the reins of the movementin the future. Out of the namessuggested by Dr. Seth, the NE finallyvoted for Vikas Nagrare of Hyderabadas the Vice Chairperson for a term oftwo years.OTHER DECISIONSAll important decisions regardingfunctioning of the movement to beratified by the NE.Virasat series: Chapters mustincrease number of less expensivemodules like talks and films. Organizemore intensives in schools, especiallyclassical music and dance for studentsof Class I-V and organize week-longseries, covering all modules.National Conventions: Aim tomake conventions completely self–sufficient, a conceptual session mustbe organized for all delegates andattempt should be made to increase thetime of intensives.Weekly meetings: Everychapter coordinator must ensure thatweekly meetings are held withregularity. It was stressed that thesuccess of a chapter depended on thesemeetings.Heritage Mission: Need for amission for promoting Indian heritagein the policies of the government. DrSeth briefed all about his meetingswith Rahul Gandhi who has agreed toarrange a meeting with Sonia Gandhito discuss this idea further.Sandesh: The editorial group wasexpanded with the inclusion ofAnshuman Jain. It was decided thatout of four members, one be electedchief editor. Editor must take theconsent of other members beforesending issue for print. No need tohighlight names & personalizecolumns as the movement is aboutdownplaying individual contributionsand promoting self-less service.Artiste Directory: AkshayMadan of Delhi volunteered to take upthe job of update with the help of otherstudents and assured to bring out theupdated directory by the next NE.E-groups: The only authorizedgroup for communication in SPICMACAY shall be the on onyahoogroups. Moderators decided inthe last NE meeting shall continuewith the job. It was also agreed thatthe Spicmacaycians on googlegroupwill be closed down within a week ofthe meeting.Scholarship scheme: Sucheta jiof Nagpur, Harsh Narayan andDivyendu Shekhar of Delhi willcoordinate the scheme for the nextyear. They shall be helped byPancham and Ricky.Better administration: Forbetter organization and atmospherewithin the movement, Dr Sethrequested everybody to solve theirpersonal issues through one to oneinteractions. Mass mails will nolonger be tolerated.Appa Jalgaonkaris no moreHarmonium maestro PanditAppa Jalgaonkar breathed his last inPune in the early hours of 16’th September,2009. He was 87.Appaji, suffering paralysis forlast 10 years, passed away in his sleep.His wife Leela had left the earth to livewith angels 11 years ago. He is survivedby his disciples Shri Hanumantand Shri Suresh Phadtare. AppaJalgaonkar was born in a farmer’s familyin Jalgaon, Maharashtra on January1, 1922. His real name wasSakharam Prabhakar Jalgaonkar, buthe was fondly called Appa by the musiclovers.DOORDARSHAN TO SHOWSPIC MACAY CONCERTSIT is a matter of great pride and honorthat National BroadcasterDoordarshan (DD) has decided todevote a 1-hr slot from 10.00 to 11.00pm every Friday, Saturday andSunday to our ongoing Virasat series2009. They will record all ourprograms across India and air themon a regular basis.To make this possible and ensurethat this happens on a regular basis,central advisors are requested to sendtheir programme schedule toDoordarshan on a regular basis.DD needs 10 days notice to be able toput together a team to cover theprogrammes.NEXT N.E. MEET IN DECEMBERThe next NASCOM/NationalExecutive meeting is tentativelyscheduled for December 5-6 at IITDelhi. Proposed agenda for the nextmeeting are: State ConventionsReview, Upcoming State Conventions/National School Intensive, Review ofAd Board Meeting, Updating Artistes’List-adding new names, findingmechanism to take dates from artistes,categorization and facilities to begiven to artistes, recognise states witha need to revive dormant chapters andsuggestions for making new websitemore effective.