AFVOA Newletters of Year 2007

Page 11 of 68 (a) Lt Col ( Dr ) S Sampath, AMC - 15 Jan 2007. (b) Cdr VSP Mudaliar - 16 Jan 2007. (c) Col Jaikumar Chinnappa, AOC - 20 Jan 2007. Members of AFVOA convey their sympathies to the bereaved family members. May the departed souls rest in peace. “ A wise man ought to realize that health is his most valuable possession.” - Hippocrates Matters AFVOA 42. Bi-Monthly Meeting. The next bi-monthly meeting will be held between 1000 hrs and 1230 hrs on 11 Mar 2007 at the Palm Grove Ecological Park & Sports Complex, Island Grounds, Chennai-600009. The meeting will commence with Tambola at 1015 hrs sharp. Details are as under:- (a) Location - Palm Grove Institute, Island Grounds (b) Time & Date - 1000 hrs - 11 Mar 2007 (c) Tambola 1 st house - 1015 hrs to 1045 hrs (d) Routine procedures - 1045 hrs to 1105 hrs (e) President’s address-covering Activities since last mtg - 1105 hrs to 1115 hrs (d) Honouring Octogenarians - 1115 hrs to 1145 hrs (e) Interaction - 1145 hrs to 1200 hrs (g) Tambola 2 nd house - 1200 hrs to1230 hrs (j) Lunch - 1230 hrs Members are requested to remit in advance , an amount of Rs. 50/- per head, for the lunch to be provided by the contractor. The remittances of the advance ( by cheque only ) be made to Col P Samuel Raj, S-96, 4 th Main Raod, Anna Nagar, Chennai – 600040 positively by 05 Mar 2007 :- Confirmation regarding your attendance be given to any one of the following by 05 Mar 2007 :- Brig NB Subramanian 24903934 Brig SP Balachandran 42184916 9884617730 Air Cmde SK Jayarajan, AVSM,VSM 26445357 Col P Samuel Raj 26287127 9884617729 9884617731 Col N Viswanathan 24336659 Cdr SR Prasad 25364008 43. Contributions from Members. Some of our members keep contributing articles, snippets, anecdotes, jokes, etc., regularly to our Newsletter. Reproduced below are some of them received recently, which we are sure will make interesting reading. We would appreciate if other members also contribute. WHAT IS IN A NAME? - Contributed by Maj Gen C Govindaswamy 44. Name, the very basic ingredient of one's identity- everyone is known in this wide world by a name; every document starts with a person's name; Without a name all mankind's activity will come to a grinding halt- such is the power of a name. 45. We have the first name , a surname and in some cases even a middle name. We even suffix the village name and father's name as in South India. Some even like to be named as places (like Pennathur). Others like to be known by their Gotra ( like Athreya). There are numerous permutations and combinations by which one is named. The Sahasranamams