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ADJUDGED BEST HOUSE JOURNAL BY AISCCON WE CARE Vol. 9 No. 6 `10.00 June 2016 Maj. Gen. M.S. Kandal (Retd.) Daljit Singh Grewal Col. Sukhdev Singh (Retd.) A.K. Datta # 238, Sector 35‐A # 203, Sector 35‐A # 1252, Sector 43‐B # 530, Sector 8‐B Mob. 9316131566 Mob. 9855153203 Mob. 9417454729 Mob. 9888730795 As I sit down to pen my final "From President's Desk", I am overwhelmed by the love, kindness and support FROM PRESIDENT'S DESK I was privileged to receive from members of the Association. My orientation into functioning of our Association commenced in May 2006 as a nominated member of the Governing Body. Eight months later I took over as Secretary General and remained in that post for the next over five years. In 2012 and 2014 I was elected unopposed as President. The last ten years have been most hectic and full of challenges but, when I look back and see what we were able to achieve, I have a feeling of fulfillment. In May 2012 we were around 1450 strong; this figure has now crossed 1750. This figure could easily have doubled but for our insistence on admitting only those who promise to render service. We opened 5 new chapters to take the total to 11. We started new projects to serve society. The Association is proud to have on its rolls 3 National Awardees in the persons of Brig (Dr) M.L Kataria; Prof Pandit Yash Pal and Sh. Parvesh Sethi for their contributions in various fields. There are over 3000 Associations of senior citizens in the country affiliated to AISCCON - the All India body. In 2012 our Association was adjudged "BEST ASSOCIATION". In 2015 our newsletter Golden Years was adjudged as BEST HOUSE JOURNAL. In March 2016, we were granted a singular honour: the President of our Association was made a Privilege Member of the Confederation for 10 years - by post rather than name (which the other 17 such members are). On the Financial front, our Bank Balances and FDs show a net increase of Rs 23.10 lacs during the last 4 years, thanks to the tremendous support given by members, Governments, Sponsors, Advertisers, affiliated units and society at large. I must express my thanks to each one of them for putting their shoulders to our efforts in running of our Healthcare and social welfare projects and, above all, for reposing confidence in our ability to serve not only senior citizens but society at large. I have long been a votary of inducting younger persons into the Governing Body and am glad that my proposal to fix 78 years as the upper age for joining the Governing Body was accepted by the General House. With a lot of personal relief I would be passing the baton to Sh. I.P Puri on 11th June 2016. I will, though, continue in the Governing Body for next 2 years as Immediate Past President. I am indebted to my "Mentors" in the persons of Late Sh. P.H Vaishnav; Maj Gen. M.S.Kandal and Brig Keshav Chandra for moulding me, guiding me and supporting my endeavors. And not to forget my family, my colleagues in Governing Body, Conveners, Sub Committees, Chapter Heads, various Government Departments in Chandigarh and in Central Govt, the Media and in fact everyone with whom I came in contact all these years to enable me to serve the cause of senior citizens. As I prepare to hang up my boots, I have one regret. In spite of our best efforts we could not get a plot of land allotted by the Administration because "there is none available". The only option now is to buy ownership in a ready built complex. We have a corpus of Rs 60 lacs which can be used for this purpose as well as for acquiring other capital assets. In the absence of a permanent Secretariat, Secretary General and Secretary Finance play vital roles in our organization. I had suggested to Sh. Puri, two months ago, to identify them and place them as "understudy" with present incumbents so that they may be fully functional from Day ONE especially in view of some important events coming up in the very first month - election of four office bearers (11th June), passing of budget(by mid-June), Seminar on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (15th June) and International Yoga Day (21st June). These prospective office bearers are yet to be positioned. I hope this will happen soon. That notwithstanding, I wish the new team "All the Best" in their efforts. With all best wishes to everyone and the families. Always Yours 25th May, 2016 Daljit Singh Grewal Editorial ................................. 2 vkf[kjh lQ+j (Poem) ................ 3 Donations .............................. 3 Association News .................. 4 Annual Report ... (Detachable) International Day of Yoga ...... 5 Ripe Fruit and.. (Poem) ........ 6 Notice ......................................... 6 Calendar ................................ 7 Engagements ......................... 8 Talent Wins Games but Team Work and Intelligence Wins Championships - Michael Jordan Change of Guard Change is the law of nature which is most welcome. Leadership change of our own Association is due this month which is being looked forward to with anticipation. The achievements of the ORIAL outgoing team under Sh. D.S. Grewal are indeed impressive as our Association has already been adjudged by the Apex body, All India Senior Citizens Confederation, as the best in the Country. EDIT Even our monthly newsletter Golden Years has been found to be the best House Journal. It is now up to the incoming team to keep it up and add more laurels with the willing co-operation of one and all as per their priority. Going by the track record of unity and co-operation, it should be the aim of the new leadership to harness it further to take the Association to greater heights. The incoming editor, Dr Iqbal Singh Dhillon, needs no introduction either to members of the Association or to the task in hand. A former English lecturer and Director Students Welfare at Panjab University, he is a prolific writer in English and Punjabi. He was elected Secretary Media in 2010 but had to leave mid-way to devote time to some of his books then awaiting publication. “Simple living and high thinking” has been regarded as the best policy for a happy life. Khalil Gibran, the famous Lebanese thinker and author has recorded an anecdote about a poor peasant turning a rich gold hoarder living in a palace and how his conscience pricks him about the loss of his earlier joyful simple life in the lap of Mother Nature. He looks back with piercing regret to the images of his early life woven into patterns by the gods, until he could no longer control his anguish. He cried aloud “Yesterday I was grazing my sheep in the green valley enjoying my life, sounding my flute and holding my head high. Yesterday I was like a singing bird soaring free here and there in the fields. Today I am a slave to fickle wealth. I am prisoner of greed and prisoner of gold, leading me to crushing misery. Where are my singing brooks, the pure breeze? Naught remains save loneliness that saddens me, gold that ridicules me and a palace that is like a tomb that haunts me.” Now some Urdu couplets, Humour and Quiz: nwj jg ds u cus] lkeus vk, u cus fny esa tks jkt+ gS] lhus esa Nqik, u cus pqi jgwa rks ukjkt+] tks cksywa rks [k+Q+k ckr fcxM+h gS dqN ,slh fd cuk, u cus - Kamal Siddiqi America is large, friendly dog in a very small room. Every time it wags its tail, it knocks over a chair. Arnold Toynbee (British Historian) A fool at 40, is a fool for life. Quiz: A) How is the Mediterranean Sea connected with the Atlantic Ocean? B) Which is the lowest City in the world at 250 meters below sea level? Answers to the last quiz: 1. Indian Constitution is the longest while that of America the shortest. 2. Episode is an event or part of a serial story while an Anecdote is a short true story. A.K. Datta 2 vkf[kjh lQ+j DONATIONS: 2015-2016 LM/496 Jasbir Kaur LIST SEVEN OF DONORS We acknowledge with thanks generous donations received from the following: uko ?kkV ij yx pqdh gS LM No. Name Address Amount (Rs.) ek¡>h djs iqdkj LM/186 Sh. G.L. Singh Tandon #660/8-B, Chd. 3000/- viuh viuh xBM+h ysdj LM/1661 Mrs. Narinder Kaur #1105/8-C, Chd. 500/- LM/1645 Sh. Rajinder Pal Singh #1288/15-B, Chd. 4000/- ;k=kh gks rS;kjA LM/994 Dr. R.K. Jindia #143/16-A, Chd. 5000/- gYdh xBM+h gks rqEgkjh LM/1821 Sh. V.P. Prabhakar #295/16-A, Chd. 500/- LM/04 Brig. 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