AFVOA Newsletter 03 of 2020

Section 2 – News / Updates from the Association CV 2 No. 03 / 2020 Page 10 of 167 Date 04 Oct 2020 Time 11:00 am Mr Madhusudhanan Kalaichelvan who is a renowned speaker in the field of art, architecture, heritage, cultural studies, and vernacular practices was our speaker for the day. He spoke to us on “Rajendra Chola - Strategist and Statesman” and took us through the reign of one of the greatest emperors of this country. Date 18 Oct 2020 Time 11:00 am Wg Cdr Rakesh Sharma AC, India’s only Astronaut spoke to us about the immense opportunities that the Last Frontier has to offer. His talk was titled “Gaganyaan and Beyond” Date 01 Nov 2020 Time 11:00 am Financial transactions over the internet are quick, efficient, and easy to use. However, it has its weakness that could empty our bank balance if one is not aware and careful. To help us understand the pitfalls and prevent losing our hard-earned money we had a world renowned Cyber Forensic Expert, Certified Fraud Examiner and Risk Management Expert Mr P Ramaswamy, speaking to us on “Senior Citizens Beware - Crimes in the Digital World” Date 08 Nov 2020 Time 11:00 am “Great Cats of India” was the subject of our talk show and we had Mr Alphonse Roy, an award winning and Internationally reputed wild life photographer talking to us about his experience in the world of filming wild animals all over the globe. Date 29 Nov 2020 Time 11:00 am Mr Harish Kapadia an international award-winning mountaineer, author and environmentalist spoke to us on his trekking experiences in Himalaya. The subject of his talk was “The Siachen Glacier -Exploration, Politics, War and Peace”.