Newsletter 5 – May 2011 - Arya Vysya Mahila Madras

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5 May 2011
A Message From Chairperson :
Dear Mahilas,
I bid farewell to the illustrious office of chairperson of our prestigious sabha. It's been a wonderful period of two years
during which it brought me immense satisfaction serving our mahilas and society. I take with me very fond memories of
being chairperson associated and working together with a great team of committee members. I would like to express my
special thanks to our secretary and treasurer for their magnificent support which helped us achieve the success that we
did. Also, thanks to the advisory board, committee, sponsors, donors, well-wishers and all of you. I feel proud about the
launch of our new website during my tenure. I can see enquiries pouring in from various parts of the country to know
more about what we do. I am sure, we can use this portal to reach out to more people and make our presence felt. Finally, I would like to
encourage all our members to be more supportive of our cause and participate in all our activities.
Yours,
My best wishes for our future chairperson and committee.
(S/d.) Ranjani Narayanan
Thank you !
From The Secretary's Desk :
Jai Vasavamba!
As Secretary of this prestigious Organization, I have thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to serve the Sabha and our cause.
After two exciting years, it's time for me take leave as the Secretary of this August body.
I would like to take this occasion to thank our source of power - the Esteemed Advisory Committee, the most supportive
& encouraging Chairperson - Mrs. Ranjani Narayanan, Ever - so - friendly Treasurer - Mrs. Neeraja Vasanth and all the
committee members, who are able & enterprising and have carried the Sabha to new heights. I would also like to thank
you all for your constant support, enthusiastic participation and energetic response. You, our Mahilas, are the very fabric of our Sabha and bring
purpose to its existence and direction to its Committee members. I trust that you will extend the same warmth to our new committee in their
upcoming tenure. Here is wishing the new committee and TNAVMS the very best for the future!
Forever yours,
(S/d.) Sujatha Ramesh Babu
From The Treasurer's Desk :
Dear members,
“Growth is not taught but caught". This post that I caught has indeed taught me a lot. Accounting, a herculean task seems
much simpler after a span of 2 years, and seniors guiding hand and good team work has made this learning process a
smooth one. We as a team have experimented, experienced and enjoyed our work. Adieu for now and regards.
(S/d.) V. Neeraja
Visit us at : www.aryavysyamahilamadras.com
Recent Past :
Carnival 2011, which was held at Kuchalambal Kalyana Mandapam, Chetpet, Chennai on
Sunday, the 9th of January 2011 received tremendous response from Chennaiites. There was a
good exhibition of stalls by women entrepreneurs. They were a visual treat and the shoppers had a real
field trip. The events were mindboggling. Cooking lovers vied with each other and did absolute justice
to the title “Innovative Saffola Oats cookery contest” and did wonders with oats be it savory or
sweet. Judges, Chef Dhamu and Culinary Queen, Mrs.
Mallika Badrinath had a tough time in selecting the
winners. It was a piece of cake for the children with the
Annapoorna Ashtakam, who recited the Ashtakam with
such grace and ease. The children participated in the “On
the spot activity games” with so much enthusiasm. The quiz on current affairs was well received
by the audience. Cash Gift envelopes competition was another event which provided lot of
opportunity for the women to exhibit their creativity. Collage competition and Drawing &
Painting competitions were also intriguing and imaginative for the children to stimulate their hidden
talents.
The Kuthuvizhakku decoration by our committee
member, Mrs. Calve Sumathi was as usual unusual. It was lit by Mrs. Y. V. Krishna Kumari before
the start of the meeting. Our Chairperson, Mrs. Ranjani Narayanan welcomed the gathering. Our
respected chief guest, Mr. Y. V. Harikrishna Garu of Gopuram Kumkum, felicitated our sabha and
donated Rs. 10000/- to our sabha. Our Secretary, Mrs. Sujatha Ramesh Babu was felicitated and
awarded a citation for her accomplishments by our Mahila Sabha. Our Secretary, Mrs. Sujatha Ramesh
Babu read out the Secretary's report for the year 2010.
Our Treasurer, Mrs. Neeraja Vasanth read out the
projects and scholarships. The scholarships and projects
were handed over to the students by our respected chief guest. The MC for the evening was Mrs.
Vijayanthi Bhashyakarlu who took care of the proceedings very smoothly.
The meeting was followed by the skit, by our committee members, Smt. Voora Sasikala, Smt. Sujatha
Ramesh Babu, Smt. Sunitha Ajit and Smt. Padma Preetha, was a mirror to the everyday life of our
children and how they were falling prey to the ills of modern gadgets. It was short and sweet. At the
end of the skit, Our Advisory Committee member, Smt. Kala Bashyam introduced the artists to the
audience. The highlight of the day was the light music by Junior Superstars, Srinisha and Sharath who did
a wonderful job in entertaining the crowd. The sponsors for the Carnival 2011 were Viveks, Vaibhav Enterprises, Saffola Oats, Soyavita and Akash lites.
TNAVMS has done it yet again. This year's carnival is also a blast, thanks to the efforts taken by all its committee members and the wonderful
audience. It was a treat for all the five senses.
This year's Woman's Day was celebrated at Karuna Sagar,
Little Drops, an old age home for the elderly at
Paraniputhur Post, Chennai on 15th March 2011. Smt.
Ranjani was accompanied by Smt. Shantha Sridhar, Smt.
Shantha Venkatakrishna, Smt. Vaijayanthi, Smt. Sujatha,
Smt. Neeraja, Smt. Padma Preetha and Smt. Sumathi,
went to the home to visit the inmates who really enjoyed
the company of our members. TNAVMS Members sang
English and tamil songs to the joy of the inmates, who
actually ended up dancing to the songs. Later on, nighties
were distributed to ladies & lungies to men and blankets to both men and women. Remote calling bells and diapers were distributed to
the bedridden and biscuits & chocolates were distributed to all the inmates.
Family News
Our Hearty Congratulations to All !
Engagement / Betrothal :
Chi. Sow. Aparna, D/o our member Smt. Sailaja and Sri. Pratap with Chi. V. Prasanth S/o. Smt. Voora Padma on 16th March 2011
Our member, Smt. Kota Rekha Balaji's daughter Chi. Sow. Deepa Shika with Chi. Bala Yeshwanth Ram S/o Smt. Hamsa on 24th April 2011
Weddings
Chi. Annam Balaji S/o our member Annam Rajini Ashok Kumar's son with Chi. Sow. K. Lakshmipriya D/o Smt. K. Srilatha &
Sri. C.S. Kishore Kumar on 24th January 2011
Chi. Vikram Ramesh Babu, S/o our Secretary, Smt. Sujatha Ramesh Babu & Sri. S. Ramesh Babu with Chi. Sow. Divya D/o
Smt. Savithri & Sri Gangadharan on 20th February 2011.
Sow. T.R. Supraja D/o our member T.R. Sujatha with Chi. T.R. Kalyan Ram on 23rd February 2011
Chi. Prathi Srinivasan S/o our member Smt. Prathi Sunitha with Chi. Sow. Kota S. Neelima D/o Smt & Sri. Kota Sriramulu Chetty
New Born Babies :
Our Vice- Chairperson Smt. Voora Sasikala Anjaneyulu is blessed with a granddaughter, D/o Smt. Mayuri on 13th
February 2011
Our member, Smt. Malliga Prakash is blessed with a granddaughter (D/o Smt. Anitha Pratap) on 21st March 2011
Sashtipoorthi :
Our Vice Chairperson Smt. Uma Maheswari Guptha and Sri. P.K. Kumar Guptha celebrated on 23rd December 2010.
House-Warming :
Our Committee member, Smt. Nanda Srinivas & Sri. Srinivas on 21st February 2011 at Poes Garden, Chennai.
Kanakabhishekam :
Our member, Smt. Rachamadugu Usha Gopalkrishna's Father-in-law Sri. Lakshman Perumal celebrated on 23rd March 2011.
Achievements Galore :
Hearty Congratulations and wish you all many more accolades !
Our Secretary, Sujatha Ramesh Babu was honored by Tamilnadu Arya Vysya Maha Sabha on 13th February 2011 during their Annual
Health Camp and Educational Competitions held at SKPD College for women.
Our Member, Smt. Veena Santhosh has started “SPACETERIOR” , the Ultimate School of Interior Designing on 5th May 2011 at
Vadapalani, Chennai
A Hearty Welcome To Our New Members:
Smt. Y.M. Srividya
Smt. Y. M. Radhika Lakshmi
Smt. D. Suganthi Sridhar Smt. Nama Jhansi Rani
Smt. P. Sudha
Smt. T. Vijayalakshmi
Smt. S. Rajeswari
Endowments :
Late Smt. Shantha Padmanaban for Medical Endowment Rs. 7000/Smt. Sujatha Ramesh Babu for Vivaha EndowmentRs. 5001/GOTHRAVRIKSHA NIDHI :
CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY SABHA :
Smt. Ranjani Narayanan
Rs.250/- Educational Scholarships
Smt. Saroj V. Guruswamy
Rs. 178/- Medical Aid for Eye Surgery to Ms. S. Vijaya
Smt. Sukumari Venugopal
Rs. 101/- Interest Free loan for Tailoring Machine to Ms. G. Supriya
Smt. Prabha Kumar
Rs. 101/- Interest Free loan for Grinder to Mr. V. Geetha
Smt. Sunitha Ajit
Rs. 116/- The Madras Yathiraja Seva Mahila Mandali towards
Smt. Suhasini Balaji
Rs. 501/- Geetha Mandiram building renovation
DONATION :
Mr. L. Rajmohan
Rs. 2000/Smt.NeerajaVasanth
Rs. 1250/Baby Manya, Grand Daughter of our Vice – Chairperson, Smt. Sasikala Anjaneyulu
Rs. 1116/th
Woman's Day at Karuna Sagar, Old Age Home at Parani Puthur Post on 15 March 2011:
In Kind :
Sabha donated
39Nighties & 36 Blankets
Smt. Ranjani Narayanan
1 Remote Calling Bell & 100 Biscuit Packets
Smt. Sujatha Ramesh Babu
2 Remote Calling Bells, 16 Lungis & 6 (10-pack) adult diapers
Smt. Calve Sumathi Ramakrishnan 1 Remote Calling Bell
Rs. 32000/Rs. 2000/Rs. 4000/Rs. 3000/Rs. 25000/-
Kindly Contact
Banu Ramkumar
for change of
address
(
: 4263 3454
write to
Smt. Prabha Kumar on
prabhemail@rediffmail.com /
Smt. Padma Preetha on
vpadmapreetha@yahoo.co.in
with your email ids
so that
we can communicate
to you about
our forthcoming
events..
For exchange of Horoscope contact Smt. Kankipati Shantha Kumari on 28341545
Condolences to the bereaved family
Shantha Padmanabhan
(16-04-1940 – 01-01-2011)
Smt. Shantha Padmanabhan,
Philanthropist, our Founder
member was a member of
various charitable organizations
and served our community
till the end to her utmost capacity.
She was very friendly,
caring and compassionate to the needy.
Smt. Jonnagaddala Boodeviamma, M/o our member Smt. P. Sukanya
on 24th December 2010
Sri. M. Suraiyya, H/o our committee member Dr. Jayashree on 28th
December 2010
Smt. Shantha Padmanabhan, our Senior Most committee member
on 1st January 2011
Smt. Kanakavalli Thayaramma, Mother-in-law of our member
Gattupalli Rathnamma on 8th January 2011
Sr. K.V. Rao, father-in-law of our Advisory Committee member Smt.
Srilakshmi Mohan Rao on 9th January 2011
Smt. Rajeswari, M/o our Joint Secretary Smt. Banu Ramkumar on 9th
January 2011 at Coimbatore.
Sri Vootukuri Mohan, H/o our member, Smt. Sumitra on 16th January 2011
Smt. Nathella Sowjanya Narayana Guptha, our Past Vice Chairperson & Treasurer on 8th February 2011.
Nathella Sowjanya Guptha
(05-06-1949 – 08-02-2011)
Smt. Nathella Sowjanya Guptha,
Humanitarian,
our Founder member
was kind, considerate, generous
to the poor and needy.
Always friendly and helpful
to the committee and
the sabha.
Future Event :
NOTICE
ANNUAL GENERAL BODY MEETING 2011 on Monday, the 20th June 2011 AT Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA),
P H Road, Chennai - 84 at 10.30 a.m. sharp. All members are requested to attend the meeting without fail.
AGENDA
1. Welcome address by Chairperson
2. Minutes of the previous AGB Meeting
3. Adoption of Hony. Secretary's Report for the year ending 31.03.2011
4. Adoption of Audited Statement of accounts for the year ending 31.03.2011
5. Appointment of Auditors 2011 – 2012
6. Election of the New Office Bearers and Committee Members
7. Vote of Thanks
Election Rules
1. Elections shall be held once in 2 years at the General Body
9. Nominations from the floor shall be called for all the posts by the
Meeting.
chairperson and duly seconded.
2. The quorum shall be 25 or 1/5th of the total members,
10. Persons nominated shall be present at the election and Introduced
whichever is less.
to the General Body by the proposer. In case,they are unable to
3. Two tellers shall be appointed from the floor.
present, they shall give their consent in writing, giving reasons for
4. The existing committee shall be presented by the chairperson
their absence.
mentioning the number of meetings attended by each member.
11. No Office bearer shall hold the same post for more than 3
5. Only members who have served for at least 2 years in the
consecutive terms.
managing committee shall be eligible for the following posts
12. No canvassing of any manner shall be permitted on the floor.
namely Vice Chairpersons, Hony. Secretary, Hony. Joint
13. Voting if necessary shall be by secret ballot on papers provided at
Secretary, Hony. Treasurer and Hony. Joint Treasurer.
the time of election.
6. Members of at least 6 months standing shall have power to vote
14. Any member who has been requested to step down from the
and propose at the election.
Committee shall not be eligible for any post in the future.
7. Members of at least 2 years standing shall be eligible to contest for
15. Any member who is absent for 3 consecutive meetings
the managing committee.
without a valid reason shall be removed. However if any member
8. Only members who have held office as an office bearer for at least
is
away from the city for a long time, she may be given leave of
4 years in the managing committee shall be eligible for the post of
absence.
Chairperson.