LCPS News E Bulletin July 2014

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From the Editors desk.

Dear Lions, Lion Ladies and Lion Cubs,

The Lionistic Year 2014-2015 has started with a bang on welfare project activities under the captaincy of Ln. President Krishnapriya Sudharshan, with able assistance from Ln. Sec-retary Shoba Shrikanth and Ln. Treasurer Ramkumar Jothirmayam and other Team members.

I join all the Club members to appreciate and congratulate the efforts taken by the PST and the Team, on the Blood Donation Camp held at Delphi TVS, where we could collect 103 units of Blood, which to my knowledge is the best figure obtained in our club on a single day - single location project so far, in the history of our Lions Club. Ln A. Augustine - Immediate Past President deserves all the praise for initiating this pro-ject. The presence and guidance of our Charter member Ln. S.Krishnaswamy, during the camp has given added value to the con-duct of the project, as he is one of the Founder members of Lions Blood Bank.

The Eye Testing Camp started during July 2014, for Anganvadi children, is a project worth mentioning, as this mega project is scheduled for 90 days on continuous basis, benefitting more than 3000 Anganvadi children and their parents. This also would be the first of its kind in our club.

I take this opportunity to welcome the three new members to our club Ln. Ganesan, Ln. Swaminathan Narayan and Ln. Krishnan Narayan, who were inducted by our Past President Ln. M.C. Srikanth, during the 2nd monthly meeting held on Saturday the 26th July 2014, at Gandhi Nagar Club, Adyar. (Their profiles can be seen in the pages to follow) I am sure that they will enjoy Lionism in our club and take active participation in various welfare projects for the needy community.

It is my desire that each and every Lion member in our club initiates at least two projects during this year, and takes the lead and completes it successfully.

I am sure that the present team will set higher standards of bench mark, compared to the earlier years and bring laurels to our club, in the midst of other clubs in our Lions Dist. 324A5.

With Best Wishes

Ln. R. Balasubramanian (Ln. Bala) Past President

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LCPS News E. Bulletin

LIONS CLUB OF MADRAS PADI SHENOY NAGAR Club No:034065 - Region : Pearl - Zone: 3 - Lions Dist.324 A5

For private circulation to Lion members only JULY 2014

From the Editors

Desk

Page 1

From the Presidents Desk and Lions of

the Month

2

Projects & Meetings July 2014

3

Messages from DG and RC

4 & 5

Board Meeting - Welcome to New

Members

6 & 7

Projects by DCs - Lioness Club and Leo

Club activities

8

Photo Gallery & Know your LL

9 to 19

Travelogue by Ln SK

& Humor Corner

20 to

25

LCIF and Lions Team 26 & 27

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From the Presidents desk.

Dear Lions, Lion ladies and lion cubs

At the outset, I would like to thank Ln. Bala for his passion and commitment towards

bringing out the LCPS News E-Bulletin, which carries wealth of information on various ac-

tivities at our club level, district and that of International.

The month that has gone by has been a truly enriching experience for me both in terms of

meetings and discussions that I have had with you and the service activities initiated by

our members.

Following the motto of our International President Joe Preston Strengthen the Pride and

our District Governor PMJF K.S. Kannan Grow and Glow, lets strengthen the pride of be-

ing a Lion and grow and glow in various service activities that benefit our community,

which is the foundation of our association and take our club to greater heights through in-

novative ideas and active fellowship.

We have made a good start with the induction of three members, Ln. Ganesan, Ln. Swami-

nathan Narayan and Ln. Krishnan Narayan. We welcome them to our Lions family and

hope they enjoy their Lionistic engagement.

The initiative taken by some of our members towards various service activities and the

commitment demonstrated during our clubs regular meeting gives me immense satisfac-

tion and am very confident that Together we can achieve more in the months to come.

Your valuable suggestions and constructive feedback will go a long way in making this

Lionistic year, a great success.

Ln. Krishnapriya Sudharshan

President

From the Presidents Desk

Lions of the Month

Ln. A. Augustine for initi-

ating Blood Donation

Camp at DELPHI TVS, Ora-

gadam. in association with

Lions Blood Bank -

103 units of blood were

Ln. Kailash Prasad for sponsoring two Lions to

our Club during this

month. Ln. Swami Nara-

yan and Ln. Krishnan Na-rayan, who were inducted

by PP Ln M.C.Srikanth on

26th July 2014.

Reported by Ln. Secretary Shoba Srikanth

Welfare Projects: 1st July 2014: A) Dine with Divine & Distribution of Blankets at Satyalok, Porur - 230 residents of Satya-

lok including mentally challenged children Cost Rs 1000/- B) Distribution of Note books at Sarvodaya,

Chetpet - 102 students staying at the hostel were given notebooks and pens Cost Rs 2660/- C) Donation to

Dialysis Centre - Ln. Parvathy Viswanath donated Rs.1000/- Benefited 2 persons

3rd July 2014: 1) Medical Assistance: Medical assistance was given to Mr .Murali who has been affected by a stroke. Ln. Augustine contributed RS.5000/- and Rs. 5000/- was contributed by our trust. 2) Educational As-

sistance: Ln. G. Prabhakaran contributed Rs. 3000/- or Master Subash of III Standard, and the Trusts contri-

bution was Rs. 3,800/-.

7th July 2014: Master Health Checkup - A master health check-up was organized for the staff of Supradesh

Insurance Company at the Lions Diagnostic Centre at Luz Corner - by Ln. Shoba Sunderraman Benefited 5

persons Cost Rs 7500/-

Eye screening camps for ICDS children

5th July 2014 to 11th July 2014 at 6 centers - Eye screening camp for ICDS children - A series of Eye

Screening camp was organized for the Aanganvadi children in association with the Sight Care Foundation,

Chennai. 161 children were screened 5 defective cases advised Cost Rs 1800/-

14th July 2014 to 18th July 2014 at 5 Centers - 178 children screened 2 defective cases Cost Rs 1500/-

21st July to 25th July 2014 - at 5 Centers 146 children screened Cost Rs 1500/-

12th July 2014 - Blood donation camp at Super Auto Forge Private Ltd, MEPZ, Tambaram. 16 units of blood

were collected. The project was initiated by Ln Bala

18th July 2014 at Govt. Childrens Hospital, Cancer ward at Egmore

Donation of Water bottles at the Cancer ward . Our club president donated water bottles to the children. This

project was organized by our Leo Club of Padi Shenoy Nagar ( Valliammal School) Benefitted 100 children Cost Rs 3500/-

16th & 23rd July 2014 - Dine with Divine - Every month, on the 3rd and 4thWednesdays, a Dine with Divine

for Leprosy patients has been held for the past four years, at Govt. Hospital, Saidapet Benefitted 40 patients

Cost Rs. 2400/-

16th July 2014 - Blood Donation Camp at DELPHI TVS, Oragadam- Initiated by Ln. Augustine for the employ-

ees, in association with Lions Blood Bank- 103 units of blood were collected

26th July 2014 -Education assistance to a deserving student referred by Ln. Krishnaswamy Rs. 15,000/-

(in addition to club's contribution of Rs. 4000/- , Other contribution were received from Ln. Krishnaswamy, Ln

Sekar, Ln Raman, Ln Shyam Sunder, Ln Ram Jyotirmayam and Ln Krishnapriya).

Board Meeting and Monthly Meetings :

Board Meeting: The first Board meeting for the month of July was held on 3rd July 2014 at Alumni Club,

hosted by Ln. President Krishnapriya Sudharshan

1st Monthly Meeting was a combined meeting with the District Cabinet Installation Function on 20-th July at Chennai Trade Centre, Nandambakkam.

2nd Monthly Meeting was held on 26th July at The Gandhi Nagar Club, between 7.00p.m. and 9.00 PM.

The meeting started with the Lions Prayer and Flag salutation followed by a minutes silence for the cause of

world peace. Ln. President Krishnapriya Sudharshan welcomed the gathering followed by the Secretarys re-

port presented by Ln. Shoba Srikanth. Three new members, namely Mr. Ganesan , Mr. Swaminathan &

Mr. Krishnan were inducted by the Induction Officer Ln. M.C. Srikanth in his inimitable style.

Mr. Thiyagarajan , SSI, Nungambakkam Police Station was honored as an UNSUNG HERO for his flawless ser-

vice to the public. Mrs. C. Saroja, a Consumer Activist, was the Guest Speaker for the meeting. She addressed the gathering by narrating the sensitive cases, which she has come across as the member of CAG. The speech

was very interesting and very informative. There was a lengthy interactive session after the speech proving

that the audience was indeed attentive.

Ln. V.K. Raman, the Tail Twister, kept the audience in good cheer by his humorous and witty speech.

Ln. S.S. Sankaran, the Greeters Committee Chairman, greeted the Lions and the Lion Ladies who had and

were to celebrate their birthdays and anniversaries during the month of July 2014. The meeting ended with a

vote of thanks by Ln Augustine and followed by the National Anthem.

P A G E 3 Projects and Meetings - July 2014

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Dear Lion Bala, Please find herewith my message to your E-Bulletin along with photos

Lionistic Greetings. At the outset, my heartiest greetings for a glorious Lionistic year 2014-15. It gives me great pride

to set down a few lines in the E-Bulletin of such a celebrated club like yours. I look forward the Co operation and support from the celebrated senior members of your club. My thanks are due to the members of the club for having as many as five District Chairpersons. This has indeed made my

task a much easier one and I am confident that our motto GROW AND GLOW will stand to gain the most from this un- paralleled representation. I had the opportunity to attend the DG Schooling at Toronto, Canada from 1st July onwards and

also participated in the colorful parade. I was installed as DG on 8th July by our International Presi-dent Ln Joe Preston. I returned to Chennai on 13th July and was welcomed by the Lions. This was followed-by the temple darshan and a special pooja at our central office. Prior to this, in June, the

RC & ZC schooling as well as PST Schooling and DC Schooling programs were completed. The re-sponse to all these sessions was excellent. I thank the President Ln. Krishnapriya and Secretary Ln. Shoba Srikanth of your club for attending the PST Schooling. I am sure that this will be of great use

to them in fulfilling their duties and responsibilities as Lion Officers. My thanks to Ln. Parvathy Viswanath- DC for Information Technology for launching our District Website on the Cabinet Instal-lation and Ln. ShobaSrikanth - DC for Women Health Care, for doing the Excellent Projects. Last

but not the least, my sincere thanks to Ln. Shobha Sunder Raman - DC for Felicitation, for her faultless performance which made the felicitation programs a memorable one. At this point, I would like to share with your club members the areas of focus that I have set for myself during my ten-ure. They are as follows,

1st quarter- Membership growth, Extension of Clubs & LCIF / 2nd quarter Service Activities 3rd quarter- Youth and women participation / 4th quarter- Leadership

I look forward your support to fulfill our Goal. LET US GROW AND GLOW TOGETHER.

Yours in Lionism - PMJF Ln.K.S. Kannan, District Governor - 2014-15, District - 324 A5.

Message from District Governor

Message from Lion S.J. Sudha (Chairperson: Pearl Region)

Dear Lion Bala,

My compliments to you for continuing the E-Bulletin of Lions Club of Padi Shenoy Nagar.

My message for the E Bulletin is attached...

I am happy to have the Lions Club of Padi Shenoy Nagar in my Pearl Region under Lion

Christie Ananda (Zone III).

I am glad that your club is continuing to publish e-Bulletin regularly. This has been highly ap-preciated by the entire District.

I had the pleasure of attending your Installation Function and watching Lion Shobha Sunder Raman install your Club Officers. The Lioness Club of Padi Shenoy Nagar and the Leo Club of

Padi Shenoy Nagar (Valliammal School) have also completed their Installation.

Your President and Secretary attended PST Schooling in Cochin. Some of your club members attended the grand Cabinet Meeting at the Chennai Trade Center to witness the installation of

our cabinet officers by International Director Lion N.S. Shankar.

I was also happy to attend your clubs speaker meeting on July 26 when three new members were inducted by Lion Srikanth. Ms. Sarojas speech on consumer protection created wide in-

terest among members.

Following the election of PMJF Lion K.S. Kannan, MJF Lion D. Saivenugopal and MJF Lion

Dr. C.C. Johhny as District Governor, First Vice District Governor and Second Vice District Gov-ernor respectively at the last Annual Convention,

MJF Lion Shobha Sunder Raman, DC: Felicitation, organized an impressive Felicitation Func-tion at Hotel Savera.

The Lions District 324 A5 website, created by Lion Parvathy Vishwanath as DC: Information Technology, was launched on the day of Cabinet Installation.

Lion Shoba Srikanth, DC: Womens Welfare, organized a useful two-day workshop for newly married couples.

I compliment all these three District Chairperson hailing from the Lions Club of Padi Shenoy

Nagar for their good work in the District.

You have done several good projects in July including two blood donation camps, eye screening camps over three weeks at anganwadi, Dine with Divine and generous educational assistance.

By way of encouraging Lions and Lions Clubs to serve 100 million people by December 2017 through participation in the Global Service Action Campaigns, the Lions Clubs International has

named ENGAGING OUR YOUTH as the project for the month of August 2014.

I request the Lions Club of Padi Shenoy Nagar to do one project at the least for the youth and report it promptly to WMMR during the month of August itself. Keep up your good work!

P A G E 5 Message from Region Chairperson

P A G E 6

Minutes of the 1st Board meeting held on 3rd July 2014 at Alumni Club

at 7.30 PM, hosted by Ln President Krishnapriya Sudharshan

Report by Ln Secretary Shoba Srikanth

Ln. President welcomed the board members for the first Board Meeting of the Lionistic Year

2014-2015. She appreciated the excellent administration of the previous team led by Ln. Augustine during the Lionistic year 2013-2014.

The Lion Secretary 2013-14, Ln Ramkumar Jyotirmayam presented the report of the earlier

Board Meeting and the Project and the activity report for the month of June 2014.

Ln. Krishnapriya, the Treasurer 2013-14, presented the accounts for the month of June 2014

and the Lionistic Year 2013-2014. She handed over the accounts for audit. The resolution to authorize the new PST to operate the bank accounts was passed unanimously. The Treasurer

2014-15, Ln Ram Jothirmayam presented the Budget for the year 2014-2015 and the budget was discussed and finalized with modifications.

Ln. Prasad presented the funds position in the Trust account as on 30th June, 2014.

The Project committee Chairperson Ln. Shobha Sunder Raman set out the details of forthcom-

ing projects for the month of July 2014

The Leo Advisor, Ln. Parvathy Viswanath announced the installation date as 5th July, 1.00 PM for the Leo club of Padi Shenoy Nagar (Valliammal School). She also an-

nounced the Installation Day project of donating Biscuits and Horlicks to the cancer affected patients of Govt. Children Hospital, Egmore.

In the absence of The program Committee Chairman Ln. Ramakrishnan, Ln Krishnapriya an-

nounced the dates of the Regular meetings for the month of July 2014

The Membership Director Ln. Prabhakaran announced the names of new members, Mr. P. Ramesh, Mr. Ganesan, Mr. Swaminathan & Mr. Mukundan, who would be inducted in the

month of July 2014.

Appeals received from members were discussed and suitable decisions taken by the Board

Ln. Shoba Srikanth passed on information received at the PST Schooling session on District in-

centive towards membership growth and Districts contribution in respect of LCIF. She also ex-plained about the various workshops, namely, ELLI, RLLI and ALLI.

Ln. Augustine announced that a patch for Presidents Retention Campaign for 2012-13 was re-

ceived. Ln. Shoba Srikanth, the then President, was appreciated for this achievement.

The next Board Meeting will be held on Thursday the 7th August 2014, at Gandhinagar Club, Adyar. And will be hosted by Ln. Shoba Srikanth & Ln. Ramkumar Jyotirmayam.

The meeting ended with a vote of thanks by Ln Ramkumar Jyotirmayam

Board Meeting - 3rd July 2014

Ln. Swaminathan Narayan works at Beroe Consulting

as a Senior Research Analyst, providing intel-ligence to Fortune 500 clients to enable them to take strategic decisions on procurement.

An alumnus of SASTRA University, Thanjavur and St. Xaviers Collegiate School, Kolkata, Swami is passionate about technology, internet and popular culture,

mythology and spirituality. He has engaged in multiple community service pro-grams and is thankful to the Lions Club of Madras Padi Shenoy Nagar for pro-

viding him an opportunity to work with selfless individuals, who are stalwarts in

their own fields, for the betterment of their community.

Ln. Krishnan Narayan has graduated from Sastra University in Electrical and

Electronics Engineering and presently works at Beroe Inc., providing customized procurement solutions to Fortune 500 conglomerates worldwide. He has previous experience in social and community

work throughout school and college, and hopes to continue making a difference through the Lions Club. Causes that he is passionate about include education, animal welfare, and rural empowerment.

He also enjoys networking and spends much of his spare time on internet social

news sites.

Ln. R Ganesan, a B.Com, BL, and now pursuing his M.L, is an advocate

having more than 13 years of experience having specialization in

Real Estate and Property laws, Central Excise, Customs and For-

eign Trade laws, apart from handing variety of civil and criminal

cases. He is the founding Partner, of Smriti Associates, a Chennai

based law firm having expertise in handling - Real Estate transac-

tion and connected Documentation, Property litigation, Excise, Customs, For-

eign Trade matters apart from handing civil, corporate law compliances,

company and criminal litigations before various courts.

He has earlier worked with Dua Associates, Chennai, Exim Alert Infotech, Chen-

nai - Customs law and Foreign Trade Policy related software developers, and the Law Firm of Mr. S.S. Radhakrishnan, Advocates, Besant Nagar, Chennai - Specialized in Customs, Central Excise and Foreign Trade Laws and Law firm of

Mr. C. Chandra Bose, Advocate, Ashok Nagar, Chennai Ln. Ganesan is happily married to LL. G. Gayathri and blessed with a daughter Ms. Padmashri

aged 9 years

P A G E 7 Welcome to New Members

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Projects by Ln. Parvathy Viswanath DC IT

Launch of Website on 20th July 2014 at Chennai Trade Centre, Nandambakkam. Web-site and social media developed by Ln Parvathy Viswanath the D.C. IT, was launched

at the Dist. Cabinet Installation function, Cost - Rs.18,000/-

Eye Screening Camp on 1st July to 26thJuly at Aikya,Mylapore - 62 benefitted Cost Rs 3300/-

Cataract Surgery at Rajan Eye Care for Mr.Balakrishnan from Kulathur

Projects by Ln. Shoba Srikanth DC Womens Health

Workshop for Newly Married couples - 24th & 25th July 2014 - at Amman Alankara Manda-pam, Ashok Nagar The two day workshop was organized, in association with ICDS. PMJF Ln K.S. Kannan DG inaugurated the workshop. 1st VDG Ln. Sai Venugopal distrib-

uted the prizes to the couples. Faculty from JV College of Nursing conducted the workshop. The

workshop was participated by 100 couples. Cost Rs 5900/-

Lioness Club of Padi Shenoy Nagar

New Team Installation was held on Friday the 4th July 2014 at Cosmopolitan Club.

1st VDG Ln D. Saivenugopal was the installing officer. Lns. Bakialakshmi Bhaskar was installed as Club President, Lns. Shobha Sunderraman as Secretary and Lns. Rukmini as Treasurer. PMJF Ln.

K.S Kannan DG, Ln. S. Venkatraman Immediate Past District Governor, Ln. Bhaskar PDG, Ln

C.C.Johnny 2nd VDG were present.

Leo Club of Padi Shenoy Nagar (Valliammal School) New Team Installation- 5th July 2014

The program started with the invocation song, followed by Flag salutation, pledge by Leos and a minutes silence for world peace. Ln. Prez Ln. Krishnapriya, Ln. Augustine, Ln. Shoba Srikanth, Ln.Shobha Sunderaman, Ln. Parvathy Viswanath and Ln Ravishankar of the parent Club were pre-

sent. DC for Leos Ln. Dr.Prof.T.RAVINDRAN, RC.Ln.S.J.Sudha and ZC Ln Christy Ananda Mihindu-

kulasurya were also present.

The Leo President Leo Baradhan welcomed the gathering, followed by the Secretarys report with the power point presentation, read out by Leo Suganya. Ln. Ravishankar introduced the Installation

Officer Ln. Parvathy Viswanath and the installation ceremony began with the oath-taking by all of-fice bearers and lighting of candles. The installation Officer explained the duties and responsibilities

of the office bearers in simple terms which were appreciated by everyone.

The outgoing President Leo Baradhan handed over the gong and gavel to the President Leo M. Aman. Later, all the new members of the Leo Club were inducted by Ln. Augustiine. Leo President in his inaugural address thanked the parent club, the School Principal and the previous team and

announced the projects for the year2014-2015.

As an installation day Project, Biscuits and Horlicks were handed over to Ln.Parvathy Viswanath for onward contribution to Cancer affected children of Govt.Children Hospital, Egmore. The Chief Guest,

DC for Leos Ln. Dr.Prof.T.Ravindran in his speech emphasized the importance of the role of stu-dents in the community. The new team was felicitated by the Region Chairperson, Ln. S.J.Sudha, ZC, Ln Christy Ananda Mihindu Kulasurya, and the Principal, Mrs.Geetha Ramasubramaniam. In her felicitation speech Ln. President Ln.Krishnapriya appreciated both the outgoing and incoming

teams of office bearers. The excellent compering and the great work done by the Leo Coordinators Mrs. Supriya and Mrs Madhavi and others deserve mention. Vote of thanks was given by the secre-

tary of the club, followed by National Anthem

Report by Ln. Shoba Srikanth, Secretary

Projects by DCs & Activities Lioness and Leos Clubs

P A G E 9 Project at Sarvodaya - 1st July 2014

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Eye Screening Camp at Anganvadi - Taramani - 5th July 2014

P A G E 1 1 Leo Club - New Team Installation - 5th July 2014

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Leo Club - New Team Installation - 5th July 2014

P A G E 1 3 Blood Donation Camp - Super Auto Forge - 12th July 2014

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Blood Donation Camp - Delphi TVS - 16th July 2014

P A G E 1 5 Leos Visit Childrens Hospital - 18th July 2014

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Womens Health Care - Workshop for Newly married - 24th July 2014

P A G E 1 7 Monthly Meeting - New Members Induction - 26th July 2014

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Monthly Meeting - New Members Induction - 26th July 2014

P A G E 1 9 Know your Lion Lady Dr. Sudha Mahesh

Know your Lion Lady Dr Sudha Mahesh

Lion lady Dr A. Sudha is an ENT Surgeon practicing in Apollo Hospitals, Chennai. She is the fourth daughter of late Sri S. Anantakrishnan who was a renowned Hindi scholar associated with Aghasti-

yar Publications and Mrs. Radha Anantakrishnan who is instrumental in supporting her all endeav-ors. She is happily married to Ln G. Mahesh who is very supportive and is blessed with two children Shruti (12) and Gopalakrishnan (6).

Dr. Sudha did her MBBS from PSG IMS&R Coimbatore, DLO from Madras medical college and diplo-

mat e national board from Trivandrum medical college. She has won Prof. Kameshwaran gold

medal in DLO in 2000.She was working in Apollo specialty hospital in the Department of Head,

Neck and Skull base and is presently practicing in Apollo clinics in Kotturpuram, Alwarpet Daycare

and Apollo Firstmed. She has sung in few devotional CDs like Kumara Kavasam and in Christian CDs

as well. she has conducted ENT camp and given health education in SRM nursery and primary

school, Trichy run by her sister Mrs. Geetha Mohan who was recently awarded the gem of Tamil-

nadu in the field of education by Nic academy.

================================================ Hearing loss Children by LL Dr Sudha Mahesh Hearing loss remains the commonest social problem in India. The three group to focus are newborn, school going children and industrial workers. Intervention at these critical stages and proper knowl-

edge dissemination to remove stigma of usage of Hearing Aids would go a long way in addressing the problem at the beginning stage itself.

Almost 50% of children born with hearing loss do not have any risk factors and hence go unde-tected. Universal newborn hearing tests which are mandatory in developed countries are slowly be-ing implemented in few districts in India. Since six months to three years of age is crucial for lan-guage development, speech and cognitive development, early diagnosis and intervention in the

form of a hearing aid or a cochlear implant is crucial. In the preschoolers and school going children, middle ear infection is the commonest cause for

hearing loss due to frequent cold and adenotonsillitis, commonly referred as "Tonsils". Sometimes it leads to non-infective fluid in the middle ear causing mild to moderate hearing loss. These children are often misinterpreted to be arrogant, inattentive and having poor IQ. Health education to teach-

ers and parents play a vital role in identifying the problem. Any unwanted sound is noise. 'One persons music may be other persons noise'. Noise induced

hearing loss typically occurs in high frequency (4000hertz). It is easily detected by doing an audio-gram. People working in noisy environment, in industries and loud stereo are susceptible to it. Just like one doesn't wear a helmet or seatbelt, personal protective devices like ear plugs are not strictly being used. Health education to these employees is very essential in preventing the irreversible

damage by a preventable cause. The social stigma attached to wearing a hearing aid as opposed to wearing a spectacle needs to be

changed. Severe and profound deafness poses a major risk to the safety of the individual and oth-ers. Hence health education, motivation and monetary support will go a long way in the service to the society at large.

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Travelogue by Ln. S. Krishnaswamy

Me and VK had a different type of foreign jaunt this year- to the Himalayan Country

of BHUTAN, between 25th and 30th May 2014.

We landed in Paro, their International Airport, flying via New Delhi and drove straight to their capi-tal city, Thimpu ,70 kms by road.. This is one of the smallest capital cities in the world. We stayed

in a beautiful resort hotel Terma Linka located on the banks of the river Wangchu,fabulous view of

mountains surrounding the city.

Bhutan is a landlocked country having Sikkim, Tibet, Assam and West Bengal.

Bhutan existed as a patchwork of minor warring fiefdoms until the early 17th century, when the lama and military leader Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, fleeing religious persecution in Tibet, unified the area and cultivated a distinct Bhutanese identity. Later, in the early 20th century,in

1907 the citizens who got tired of the constant warring among the tribal chiefs, opted for a unified monarchy, and on 17th Dec 1907, Gongsar Ugyen Wangchuk became their first King. 17th Decem-ber, thus is celebrated as the national day of Bhutan every year. The present King Dratsheng

Penlops, is the 5th king from the same dynasty. The previous King Jigme Singye Drachuka their most benevolent and loved king, abdicated his throne in favor of the present King in 2008. In 2006, based on a global survey, Business Week rated Bhutan the happiest country in Asia and the eighth-happiest in the world. Bhutan is the only Asian country never to be colonized by any western coun-

try.

Our first outing after overnight rest,was to Memorial Chorten, a religious landmark in Thimpu,built in honour of their 3rd king Jingme Dorji Wangchuk in 1974.Just like Trafalgar square in London, this

place has hundreds of pigeons being fed by the visitors. We then were taken to the Buddha view-point, the high spot in Thimpu, on top of Kuensel Phodrang hill ,to have a panoramic view of the Thimpu Valley. The largest Buddha Statue of Sakyamuni Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, in

sitting posture here, is a 51.5 metre tall bronze statue.

Next halt was at their Takin Preserve,or Mini Zoo, Motithang. The Takin is the national animal of Bhutan, and looks like a cross between a cow and a goat. Legend has it that the animal was created

by the great Buddhist yogi, Drupa Kunley, and it can be found only in Bhutan and nearby areas.

Thereafter we peeped into the National Library, where in addition to a large collection of old price-less Buddhist manuscripts, we also saw the largest book, as per Guiness book of records.This book has 114 pages and when open is 5ft X 7ft in size. This Library also serves as the painting school,

Zorig Chusum, for a 6 years training in 13 Bhutanese traditional arts and crafts.The visit to the Textile Museum followed, where we saw the display of Bhutanese garments, and also the weaving centre duplicating the traditional weaving centre, Lhuentse Dzongkhag, in North east Bhutan, the

ancestral home of the royal family. Just outside the textile museum you find a long row of shops,

selling Bhutanese souveniers, handicrafts etc called Craft Bazaar.

The last halt of the day was at the Trashi Chhoe Dzong. The present dzong was built in the 18th

century by Shabdrung Rinpoche to house government officials. Later it was enlarged to accommo-

date both the monastic and civil bodies.

Three times suffering severe damage from fire and once from an earthquake in 1897, much of the

historic building dates from the rebuilding in 1902. To accommodate the national government and the central monastic body, the dzong was totally refurbished and enlarged in 1962, a year after

Thimphu was designated the nation's capital. We returned to the hotel for a well earned rest.

Visit to Bhutan

P A G E 2 1 Visit to Bhutan

Bhutan, spread over 300kms X 150 kms, is divided into 20 districts , called Dzonkhags, and each district has an administrative set up located in a Dzong, a structure like a fortress, for the adminis-

trative as well as monastic management. The Bhutanese national language is Dzongkha. The popu-lation of Bhutan is just over 7 lakhs, and about one lakh out of it live in capital Thimpu.They have over 23 languages/ dialects being spoken in this small population!! Bhutan apparently has been in-

habited since 2000 BC, and Buddhism came to the country in 7th century AD. The present religious Chief Abbot, is 72 nd in succession. Their national animal is Takin, national bird is crow, and na-

tional game is archery.

Our next day was spent in our long road trip to Punakha Valley, 137 kms away from Thimpu, On our way to Punakha we halted at Dochula Viewpoint, a pass at a height of 3100 aboveMSL. On a good sunny dya one can have a panoramic view of snowcapped mountain peaks of the Himalayan range here, (we were not lucky).There is a memorial of 108 stupa like structures ,called the 108

Chortens, for those who were slain when their 4th King himself lead an army to get rid of the mil-

tants from N E India who had established their camps there.

Punakha is supposed to be the place with tropical climate in Bhutan, due to its low altitude.

Punakha therefore is used as the winter capital of Bhutan. Punakha used to have one of the best public schools of Bhutan, run by Jesuit priests, but the Bhutanese government threw away all the missionaries and took over these institutions. Punakha has facilities for rafting sport in the local

river

The local attraction is the Fertilty temple - Chimil Hakhang, built in 1499 , on a hillock, by the cousin of Lama Drukpa Kunley,also known as the divine madman,who supposedly subdued the

local demoness of Dochula by using his magic thunderbolt of wisdom. Childless women go to this temple to pray before the wooden effigy of thunderbolt kept here to be blessed by the saint to be-get a child. It is a 20 minutes walk along muddy and dusty path through agricultural fields of mus-tards and rice, leading to a hillock , then another climb of about 30 minutes,where the monastery

and the chorten are situated.

Punakha Dzong. Our main attraction was the Punakha Dzong, majestically standing on an island between the confluence of the Pho Chhu and Mo Chhu rivers. This city's dzong is one of the most

photogenic of all Bhutan's ancient fortresses, and you see pictures of it hanging in hotels and res-taurants throughout the country. The dzong is joined to the mainland by an arched wooden bridge, and contains many precious relics from the days when successive kings reigned the kingdom from

this valley. The dzong serves as the winter home of the Head Lama or Rimpoche, of the monastic

body, as well as for the Royal family, when they visit Punakha.

The long drive back to Thimpu followed by a well earned rest at our hotel.

After a leisurely breakfast next day, we were ready to leave Thimpu, to go back to Paro for our

next halt. It was a 70 kms return road drive. On the way we saw the oldest suspension bridge, called the Chedempa-Iron Bridge, across the river, used for walking only, but now in disuse, due to

safety considerations.

We started with the National Museum of Paro. This is a very informative museum located in the watch tower originally built to protect the Taksang Monastery. Bronzes, tea kettles, paintings, and handicraft items numbering over 3000, and covering over 1500 years of Bhutan history were found

here.

After this visit we were taken to try out the Bhutanese national dress for a photo op and also to try

our hand at Archery, the Bhutanese National sport.

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We returned to our Resort Hotel Nak Sel perched on top of a hillock, with a wonderful view of the snow capped Himalayan mountains. This Resort is located at 2700 M height, and was built over 6

years using traditional Bhutanese materials- mud, timber, slate, stone etc, and opened only in

2010.

Next day after breakfast the visit was to the Tigers Nest Monastery, the highlight of Bhutan.

Taktsang Monastery, (Tiger's Nest). Precariously perched on the edge of a 1,200 meter cliff, this monastery creates an impressive sight, and is the unofficial symbol of Bhutan. It is about 2-3 hour, totally up-hill hike from the parking lot to the monastery. The hike up to the Tiger's Nest can be

very strenuous and you can rent a horse to go up the mountain, and you have to make your way down the mountain by foot. Taktsang was established as a sacred place for meditation by Guru Rin-poche who visited the site on his second visit to Bhutan in 747 AD, though the first monastery was not constructed until 1694. In 1998 a tragic fire destroyed most of the original buildings, but these

have since been painstakingly restored to their former glory. Due to practical reasons we decided to

rather have a good look at the monastery from the base camp itself !!

We instead went to see Kyichu Lhakhang, one of the oldest and most beautiful temples in Bhutan.

It is believed to have been built in 659 AD, by a Tibetan King Songsten Gampo, to pin down the left foot of a giant ogress who was thwarting the attempts to establish Buddhism in Tibet, and is sup-

posed to be the oldest of 108 temples built to subdue the demoness residing in the Himalayas.

In Bhutan, the land is fertile and the population small. The current generation receives free educa-tion, free, though rudimentary, medical care. The sale of tobacco products is banned and smoking in public areas is a fineable offense.Major sources of income for the kingdom are tourism, hydroe-

lectric power and agriculture.

While traditional culture has been very well preserved, the opening of the country to TV and inter-

net in 1999 has had a major effect, and modern-day culture is mostly centred on bars

and snooker halls. As a result, there is very little or no evidence of quality contemporary art, thea-

tre or music.

Culturally, Bhutan is predominantly Buddhist with Dzongkha as a national language,and a common dress code and architectural style. Bhutanese people primarily consist of the Ngalops and Shar-

chops, called the Western Bhutanese and Eastern Bhutanese, and Lhotshamphas (Southern Bhutan-ese), a people of Nepalese Gurkha Origin, respectively. The Ngalops primarily consist of Bhutanese living in the western part of the country. Their culture is closely related to that of their neighbor to

the north, Tibet.

Bhutan fully depends on India for all its requirements, and the major Hydel projects in Bhutan are all built by Indian engineers, under an AID program. India buys back the surplus power from Bhu-tan. Though their local currency is Bhutanese Ngultrum (BTN), which has a par value with Indian

Rupee, Indian rupees are freely accepted everywhere.

Next day early morning we flew back to New delhi via Khatmandu. The day was a sunny day and we had the good fortune of flying over the snow capped massive Himalayan range- what a magnificient

view!!!

The captain went on reeling out the names of all the peaks and thei heights, and the piece de resis-

tance was MOUNT EVEREST, which we were very fortunate to have a clear glimpse from top.

Go to link below for Bhutan Photos: https://plus.google.com/photos/101695988717905652385/

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Visit to Bhutan

P A G E 2 3 Visit to Bhutan - Photo Gallery

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Visit to Bhutan - Photo Gallery

English Is A Phunny Language !!

Compiled by Ln. V. K. RAMAN

Principal to student.:" Tomorrow call your parents especially mother and father (Any other options???) Class Teacher once said : Pick up the paper and fall in the dustbin!!! " ( Who??? paper or student???)

Once Hindi Teacher said...."I'm going out of the world to America (hmmm...interesting)

"DONT TRY TO TALK IN FRONT OF MY BACK..." (Topsy turvy)

Don't laugh at the back benches...otherwise teeth and all will be fallen down.....

(Grrr....this person needs Basic Communication Skills Class Room Training)

Teacher in a furious mood:- Write down your name and father of your name!! ( Excuse me...)

"Shhh... quiet... the principal is revolving around college" (Gr8...is he a satellite or sumthing???)

" I'll illustrate what I have in my mind" said the professor and erased the board

(What an illustration...I like this professor)

" Will you hang that calendar or else I'll HANG MYSELF "

( Well, you can proceed, would U like to leave a note behind as well...)

LIBRARIAN SCOLDED," IF U WILL TALK AGAIN, I WILL KNEEL DOWN OUTSIDE" (That will be better....)

Chemistry HOD comes and tells us... "My aim is to study my son and marry my daughter" ( No Com-

ments...!!! )

Prof:"Why are you looking at the monkeys outside when I am in the class?!" (B cos we want to check similari-

ties )

Seeing the principal passing by, the teacher told the noisy class,

" Keep quiet, the principal has passed away " ( 2 Min silence)

Master to his students "Do you know? I have 2 daughters. Both are girls!!! ( ha ha ha.)

Hindi master to his students by pointing his scooter that is parked under a tree,

"See there. My scooter is understanding the tree!!!" (Wow... )

Master rocks again:- "Okay guys, all of you stand in a straight circle!" (Wow what an oxymoron...) The Australian Taxation Office suspected a fishing boat owner wasn't paying proper wages to his deckhand and

sent an agent to investigate him.

ATO AUDITOR: "I need a list of your employees and how much you pay them".

Boat Owner: "Well, there's Clarence, my deckhand, he's been with me for 3 years. I pay him $1,000 a week

plus free room and board. Then there's the mentally challenged guy. He works about 18 hours every day and

does about 90% of the work around here. He makes about $10 per week, pays his own room and board, and

I buy him a bottle of Bundaberg rum and a dozen Crown Lagers every Saturday night so he can cope with

life. He also gets to sleep with my wife occasionally".

ATO AUDITOR: "That's the guy I want to talk to - the mentally challenged one".

Boat Owner: "That'll be me. What'd you want to know?

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LCIF Awards Humanitarian Grants

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P A G E 2 7 Lions Team

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