AFVOA Newletters of Year 2002

Page 63 of 84 Bhaskaran resides at No 17/4, Sivaji Street, T.Nagar, Chennai – 600017. His telephone No is 4340918. 8. The mood that followed the simple ceremony honouring the veterans of yesteryears was one of elevation and nostalgia. The Patron, then took the Chair to recall, for the benefit of the newer members, the origins and the growth of the AFVOA. He thanked all those who have been of help in helping the Organisation to grow – both in numbers and in the activities. The Patron humorously acknowledged the “FIRST” achieved by the committee in terms of receiving as many as 140 confirmations for this meeting, definitely a “first” to be proud of! 9. Col A Krishnaswami gave out the following information for the benefit of the members: (a) Col GR Rajendran, a member, mentioned that there was a possibility of usefully supplementing one’s earnings. Members of AFVOA who were interested in medical transcription could kindly contact him for further details.. (b) The Dignity Foundation , Chennai, which is active in the area of work with the elderly, invites members to see their activities and join up. The Chennai Chapter is located at Kerala Catholic Society, No 23 halls Road, Kilpauk, Chennai – 600 010. Telephone – 647 3165; website: http://www.dignityfoundation.com; email: k_annie@vsnl.net and nbrravan@reddiffmail.com (c) Col TN Raman , a member, and with the Best Security Services, has volunteered to take the responsibility for issuing a revised edition of the AFVOA Directory of Retired Officers in Chennai . All members are requested to immediately communicate with Col TN Raman with changes in the particulars, telephone numbers and addresses not only of themselves, but also of any known service retirees whose names may have been inadvertently been missed out in the present edition and officers who have permanently left Chennai. Since the deadline is near, please act fast. Col Raman may be contacted at Flat no 230, Block E5, AWHO Colony, Parameswaran Vihar, 28 Arcot Road, Saligramam, Chennai 600 093, and at his telephone numbers 472 7215 (R) and 495 2654 & 497 1290 (O). (d) The Centre for Security Analysis, (Chennai chapter) , with which Lt Gen VR Raghavan of the Delhi Policy Group is actively involved, invites interested members to join up. They can be contacted at 8256264. (e) Matrimonial inserts relating to our fraternity would continue to be carried in the AFVOA newsletters free of cost. (f) Members are requested to inform the committee of any veterans who are 80 years or more and have not yet been honoured by us. 10. The President, Maj Gen Viswanathan, said that thanks to the initiative of Maj Gen Karthikeyan, it would be possible to conduct sessions on the practice of Transcendental Meditation (TM) for the benefit of members, provided there were sufficient numbers to make it worth the while for the instructors from the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s following in Chennai to do so. It was proposed to assemble for this purpose at 1700hrs at the Youth Hostel, on the days of our regular meetings. Interested members (and members of their family) can contact Maj Gen Karthikeyan, to enable viability to be assessed. This will be free of cost, but regularity is essential.