AFVOA Newletters of Year 2010

Page 47 of 50 ARMED FORCES VETERAN OFFICERS’ ASSOCIATION CHENNAI (Established 1994) (Registered Under Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act 1975) Registration Certificate No 3/2004 Patron I,t Gen C Sundara Rao, PVSM Tele: 24461085 President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Maj Gen KS Chattaraman EME Tele: 22348364 Brig Mohan Thomas AOC Tele: 22294080 Lt Col CR Sundar, Madras Tele: 22290186 Lt Col M Narayanan, Engrs Tele: 24488546 No 6 of 2010 Newsletter #06/2010 14 Nov 2010 (FOR CIRCULATION AMONG MEMBERS ONLY) The next bi-monthly meeting will be held on Sunday, 21 Nov 2010 starting 1100 h with Tambola. It is a Day Meet. The venue as usual is the Palm Grove Ecological Park and Sports Complex, Island Grounds. Those who desire to attend the Meeting should intimate the details of persons attending to Lt Col M Narayanan, Ph.: 2448 8546, 98847 54610 before 18 Nov 2010. From the Editorial Team CHANGE It is generally accepted that the world view of veterans of the Indian Armed Forces is far more all encompassing than many sections of our society It is perhaps so because the Indian Armed Forces Officers, being apolitical, do not have their visions narrowed on the ropes of power at home as it has happened in the case of armed forces of some of our neighbouring countries. Thus he has always looked at the happenings of world wondering all the time how things would impact our country. In his own mind he is judgemental to the extent that he is all the time wondering whether our country is dealing correctly in regard to events that occur in the globe. Thus in a world where change is the only constant when one man who had “CHANGE” as his election manifesto was elected as the leader of the country which today is not only the number one economic and military power on earth but is also the