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SINGLE COPY : Rs.5/- ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION : Rs.50/- Admin.off. 768/1, 9th Street, Anna Nagar (WE), Chennai - 600 101. A Quarterly Journal for Service and Advocacy to all Age Groups, by Senior Citizens Bureau VOLUMEVOLUME : 1215 APRIL, MAMAY YAND 2016 JUNE 2020 IISSUESSUE :: 410 From the Editor cum Chairman Continuing Education It is desirable that every adult, particularly the top management of any organisation, periodically updates his / Y This issue is herdedicated knowledge thru continuing education.to This has becomeY very essential in the present day fast changing technology. It is imperative that head of the organisation adopts himself first to the new techniques or developments or changes in Pre-Silver Jubileeorder toYear implement the win-winof situationSCB in a competitive field. The same thing applies to the NGO or VO (Voluntary th Organisation) in a different mode, i.e. service or advocacy. The platform of continuing Education by face to face, 16 World Elderoffers many advantages Abuse and benefits, unlike virtual or e-platform. It gives an opportunity to exchange / share / interact with different stake holders in one venue. It is very Awarenessflexible and Day different. You can clarify with faculty on the spot, and trigger many useful thoughts. Sharing is immediate and open to all. Y Y I was thrilled to receive a mail in January 2016 end, about andthe "International Training Programme in Social Gerontology From" ILC-I / Pune, to be held at TISS / Mumbai th from April 10 to 15, 2016. The announcement in Link Age / February 2016 issue and my individual appeal to many did 6 Internationalnot evokeDay any response. of Appreciating Yoga the significance and importance of the subject as well as the organisers, I ventured to attend inspite of Physical pain, prohibitive fees and long duration w/o in-house boarding and lodging. It was rewarding as I was sure. There were Group photo picture of the participants of 27 participants, including Senior Citizens - 2, Mid Aged- "International Training Programme" in "Social Teaching Professionals - 3, Corporate Reps. - 4, & NGOs - 5, Gerontology", held in Mumbai from April 10 to 15, 2016. Youth-ResearchMNŠ¹ì¡ Scholars - 6,Þ¼Š«ð£‹ Medical Professional - 6 and Front Row : (L-R) : Our Chairman, Entrepreneurs - 3. There were two from South (Chennai), 2 Mr. Jayanth Umranikar, Chairman/ILCI, from Nepal, 2 from North East. The majority is from Dr. Marvin Farmosa, Director / INIA, MaharasMó†®ò®Š«ð£‹htra followed by Gujarath and Rajasthan. Ms. Rosette Farrugia Bonello, INIA, Resource persons were specialists in their fields. There ‘Covid-19’ were 37 well structured sessions covering the entire gambit of the Gerontology. Please exercise your ñA›‰F¼Š«ð£‹ CORONA VIRUSES I was the senior most participant and enjoyed the love, franchise on 16.05.2016 care, dignity and respect extended to me by all. They all appreciated my references to relevant case studies and the “«ï£Œï£®without «ï£Œºî™fail. core areasܶ of îE‚°‹the subject. The gain out beat my pain. It is your democratic right and responsibility. I wish and hope many will participate in comming years. INIA õ£Œï£® õ£ŒŠð¶ ªêò™”and ILC-I have& °øœ signed a MoU948 to conduct the International Senior Citizens have the privilege of programme every year. ªð£¼œ:separate "Q" «ï£¬ò»‹ and ramp / wheel è£ó투 chair facility. b˜‚°‹ õN¬ò»‹ ñ¼ˆ¶õ¡ ÜP‰¶Please ªõŸPò£è„ facilitate 100% ªêŒè. polling. & ÍîPë˜ õ.²ð.ñ£E‚è‹(Dr. Capt. M. SINGARAJA) 2 April/May/June 2020 A Quarterly Journal of Senior Citizens Bureau LinkAge Message from our Advisory Committee Member Mr. S.P. Ambrose, IAS (Retd), Former Secretary, Govt of India, New Delhi “COVID-19 has resulted in The Senior Citizens Bureau has completed 24 years Lockdowns, preventing normal and will be celebrating the Silver Jubilee next year. At activities and people mostly this defining moment, not only in the history of mankind, stayed home. I am reminded of but also in the life of the Bureau, let us deeply ponder Kathleen O Meara’s poem, “And if, we as a group, should initiate desirable changes to people stayed home”, a part of the Bureau’s Vision and Mission for suitable action to which reads, “and people began to think differently and people meet the challenges of the post Pandemic period. My healed, even the earth began congratulations to you and your team for all your efforts to heal, people made new choices, dreamed of new to implement the objectives of the Bureau and to inform visions and created new ways of life”. us regularly through the Bureau’s publication, Linkage. Message From our Advisory Committee Member Mr. R.Venkatesan I.A & A.S. (Retd), Former Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India This is the silver jubilee year pleasure to learn that it has been decided to bring (25th year) of the founding of the out a Newsletter. I applaud this move as there is a Senior Citizens Bureau, a premier great need during these difficult times to disseminate institution in Chennai catering to information and expert advice on various matters the well-being of senior citizens connected with the pandemic relevant especially in various ways. As one who had to senior citizens. This News Letter coming out at been associated with the Bureau regular intervals will be of great help in giving uptodate from its inception, I had been information on developments. I wish and pray that we looking forward to a Celebration senior citizens, at present constrained and confined to of the Year which was planned for our homes indefinitely, will soon be able to resume our the 18th of April,2020. Due to the Covid 19 outbreak, normal activities, and that the Senior Citizens Bureau the event has had to be postponed till things return to will be able to celebrate the Silver Jubilee in a befitting normalcy. In these circumstances, it gives me great manner. From the Desk of the Editor / Secretary General In view pandemic condition prevailing in the entire 5. Stay away from a person who World I do not want to commense my message has Cough. with usual wishes. Yes, we have undergone the 6. Clean your hands often. unprecedented ‘LOCKDOWN’ for morethan 3 months 7. In order to improve immunity, in view of threat by ‘COVID-19’, In spreading ‘CORONA please often take Ginger, Turmeric VIRUS’. Even though the situation has gone out of drinks and if possible get the Sidha Control, Government wants to ease the Lockdown, Medicine like, Gaba Sura Kudi in view of the huge economical losses we are facing. Neer (èð²ó °®c˜), Nilavembu Hence it is my duty to indicate, the precautions we must èê£ò‹ (Gô«õ‹¹ èê£ò‹) and drink daily. take, as elders after the Lockdown, Since, it is not possible to convene any SCB meeting 1. Continue self - Isolation at home. in the near future, members are requested to join, ‘Our Senior Citizen Bureau Whatsapp Group’, by sending 2. Keep the face mask on their Cell Number, to me (My Cell No. 9840021231) so 3. Avoid unnecessary Meetings, always keep in mind that we can exchange our views freely. social distancing. With Regards 4. Avoid Outside Food. P. SETHU SESHAN 3 April/May/June 2020 A Quarterly Journal of Senior Citizens Bureau LinkAge Pre-Silver Jubilee Year Message from the Chairman Emeritus cum Hon Editor Warm greetings to all. lead me to venture into mobilizing and activating SCB official WhatsApp group exclusively for our It is heartening that Senior members. I have taken pains and time to muster Citizens Bureau, SCB, has about 75 of our merbers in the 1st week of Apr 2020, incredibly sustained long in to get connected with ourselves. Still we have to go propagating its mission and a long way to get together and help each other at vision, since its inception on 3rd the hour of need. Mar 1996. True to its bye-laws, we are beyond the barriers of The aim of this group is to excel in quality and politics, religion, caste and creed to give some purpose. We must exchange the matter, only thing back to the society, to empower the senior related to the welfare of senior citizens and family citizens with their rights & duties and to promote bonding as envisaged in our bye-law, mission and inter-generational bonding. It is a movement as such vision. Birthday greetings, high light of national & with pioneering activities in the state, national, and International days and networking with our sister international arenas. forums and confederations like HAI(HelpAge India), AISCCON(All India Senior Citizens Confederation), Due to covid-19 pandemic, we have to drop the ILCI(International Longevity Centre India), celebration of 24th anniversary scheduled for 17th U3A(University of Third Age), AIUTA(Association of Apr 2020 as well as the publication of our Apr-June International Universities of Third Age), INIA(Inter quarterly issue of LinkAge. It was well planned to National Institute of Ageing), InFA(International be a fore runner to silver jubilee event in 2021-22. Federation of Ageing), etc, are designed as our However, now in the light of relaxation during stage essential regular features. You can share your 5 of lock out, we want to reach out to the members experience, thoughts, reflections on these. You can through the Apr-June quarterly issue of LA, being photocopy of your hand written matter and share. brought out in the month of June 2020. I therefore appeal to you to enrich the quality, not The month of June is significant to us to observe to dilute.