AFOVA New Letter 2 of Year 2021

Section 3 – Value Add / Special Tasks CV 2 No. 02 / 2021 Page 24 of 332 Mr Rahul Kharbanda a digital illusionist, popularly called the “iPad Magician” was the guest on our show today. The subject of his talk was “Digital Illusion – New Age Magic”. In his talk he brought out how the growing tribe of young magicians are using iPads, iPhones and LEDs while ditching the traditional balls, hats and ropes. He also demonstrated a few of his new digital tricks. Date 23 May 2021 Time 11:00 am Our guest speaker for the day was Dr C K Gariyali, a dedicated social worker and renowned author. She spoke to us about her latest book “ Kashmir The Land of Kashyapa - The Saga of the Kashmiri Pundits”. She gave us a detailed insight into the rich Culture and Heritage of the beautiful land of Kashmir. Date 09 Jun 2021 Time 11:00 am Mr Hemang Badani, the well-known cricketer, who has represented our country in 4 Test matches and 40 ODI’s was the guest speaker for the day. In his talk titled “Sunday Cricket Arattai” he covered game in general, his journey, the IPL, CSK, “Thala” M S Dhoni, his leadership style etc. Date 20 Jun 2021 Time 6:00 pm “Krishnadevaraya of Vijayanagara: A Global Leader”, was the subject for the day and to speak us on this great King we had Dr Srinivas Reddy as the guest speaker on our show. In his talk, he brought out the traits of this King who ruled the Kingdom of Vijayanagara for 20 years and who never lost a battle, unified South India and changed history for ever. Date 04 Jul 2021 Time 11:00 am Our Guest Speaker on the show on this day was Dr Chitra Madhavan the renowned historian whose area of expertise is Indian temple history, architecture, sculpture, and iconography. She spoke to us on the topic “Development of Temple Architecture in Tamil Nadu”. She in her talk brought the rich heritage of temples in Tamilnadu.