AFVOA Newsletter of Year 2021

Section 3 – Value Add / Special Tasks CV 2 No. 01 / 2021 Page 26 of 123 Date 31 Jan 2021 Time 11:00 am Mrs Sheela Jaywant, freelance author, writer, columnist and humourist was the guest on our show today. The subject of her talk was “From Mind to Keyboard” and she spoke about how each one of us can transform the thoughts in our mind into writing them down by following some very simple steps. Date 07 Feb 2021 Time 11:00 am Ms Rama Vaidyanathan, an icon of Bharathanatyam dance form, talked to us about her journey with dance and how it transformed her life. Date 21 Feb 2021 Time 11:00 am Dr Aparna Lal who presently is a Research Fellow on Environment and Climate in Australian National University took us on a journey to the beautiful continent of Antarctica. In her talk she highlighted the harm being done to the fragile ecosystem by humans. Date 26 Feb 2021 Time 7:00 pm Col Shashikanth Thumma, Director, Regional Centre ECHS Chennai was the Guest Speaker for the day. He interacted with Veterans and briefed them on the latest updates on ECHS and on the process for clearing bills pending for reimbursement and for getting more hospitals empanelled. He took a variety of questions posed by veterans and responded to them. Date 28 Feb 21 Time 11:00 am Our guest speaker of the day was Ms Vinita Sidhartha, the founder of Kreeda Games. She took us on a journey dating back in time to many centuries and talked to us in detail about the traditional games our ancestors played. Date 14 Mar 2021 Time 11:00 am Archaeology is a subject that is less talked about. To tell us about the rich heritage and culture of our country, the guest speaker on our show for the day was Ms Devika Cariapa. The subject of her talk was “Excavating History:The Wonder of Archaeology”.