In servicsince
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Monthly News Letter from
Probus Club of Chennai
(Sponsored by Rotary Club of Madras )
Registered under T N Registration of Societies Act 1975 (148 of 2004)
An Association of Retired Professionals, Businessmen, Govt Servants and Others.
K46, Anna Nagar East Chennai-102. Ph:26216767
Vol 20
No 1
May 2009
1.0 The First Column
From the President
Dear Probians,
My hearty Greetings to fellow Probians for
showing their keen interest and participation
in the Master Health Check-up Programme,
organized by our Club at the Government
General Hospital, Chennai by the good offices
of the Health Secretary, Thiru V. K. Subburaj,
I.A.S., who has been pleased to give us an
opportunity to conduct the programme for two
weeks from 15th to 30th of April 2009, for the
benefit of Senior Citizens.
After the two week long Health Check-up
Programme, the valedictory function, to
honour those Medical staff engaged in Health
Service, was held on 11th of May 2009. The
Chief Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu,
Thiru K. S. Sripathy, I.A.S. was the Chief
Guest. The Health Secretary, Thiru V. K.
Subbaraj, was also present with other
dignitaries and it was a well-attended
function. I once again thank Probians and
special invitees who attended the meeting
and made it a grand success.
The Chief Guest, in the course of his address
to our members commended the activities of
our Club and also in having agreed to come
forward to organize such a Health Check-up
Camp for Senior Citizens. He was glad to
note that more than 300 Senior Citizens came
forward to avail of this medical facility offered
for a meagre sum of Rs. 150/- per head.
I am happy that our Club has been getting a
wide publicity for being able to provide social
service to the poor and the needy in the
matter of health care and organize Health
Camp which is so vital for senior citizens in
the evening period of their life.
Yours Sincerely,
S. Krishnaram Davey
President
18-5-2009.
BE GOOD — DO GOOD
Love more than you desire to be loved.
Serve more than you desire to be served.
Give of yourself more than you demand of
others.
THIS IS NOBLE LIVING
— Swami Chidananda
Courtesy :
Devine Life Society, Bairagah Branch, Madhya Pradesh.
Hail our Hefty Helping Hands !
Probus Scholarship Scheme :
Donors of Rs. 10,000 and more:
1. Shri Sadayappan
… Rs. 10,000
S/o. Probn Dr. S. Ponnuswamy
L.M. (ID L 071)
Paid in March 09
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L.M. (ID L 145)
… Rs. 10,000
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(ID A 064)
… Rs. 10,000
Total
… Rs. 30,000
Note : Thank you for the handsome donations. Once you
donate Rs. 10,000/- (and above), its interest will go to educate
a deserving poor child from Std. VI to Plus two. Your name
will be associated with the scholarship. You will be provided
with full details of the child you are educating.
2.0 Editor’s space
SCIENTIFIC TEMPER & WE
“ Science without religion is lame,
religion without science is blind”.
— Albert Eiestein
With the dawn of independence, rose an
awareness to boost the scientific temper in
Indians. There was a keen debate on whether
we had it at all. It was an age of ‘isms’ like :
communism, socialism, fascism, nazism. In
schools and colleges then; was a movement
known as YUKTHI VAADHAM (in Malayalam)
which literally means ‘debate with scientific
reasoning’. The practice was to subject the
prevalent conventions and beliefs to
scientific scrutiny. Thus a rationalist was
known as YUKTHIVAADHI.
To wean us away from the influence of
Atheism, some of the educational institutions
run by Christian missio-naries; like the one
where I studied, arranged non-curricular
classes for teaching ‘Ethics’ for Noncatholics and Catechism for catholics.
This gave me an opportunity to know
something about christian beliefs of
existence of God by a theory known as
‘Creationalism’. Fr X K, a strict disciplinarian, elaborated on ‘theory of Utilitarianism’
developed by Jeremy Bentham, a British
Philosopher. However, a healthy ‘working
arrangement’ between some of the Atheist
faculty members, and the managements
(irrespective of religions) was apparent. There
was tolerance on both sides.
A study of our hoary past would show that we
Indians had ‘scientific temper’ and a ‘spirit of
enquiry’ too. However, it was waxing and
waning in different ages. Let us examine
some of these trends.
One strange thing about our ancient history is
that it is left to the foreigners to write it for us!
On religion of vedic times, Maxmuller,
German indologist, writes that it is a religion
of ‘Nature-worship’ – the most natural of the
Natural religions. The Vedic Hindus
worshipped the Sun, the Moon, Wind, Fire,
the Sky, lightning, the rain and the Dawn.
These manifestations were identified with
acts of God and worshipped. Regularity of
certain natural phenomenon gave an
expression of amazement (and its ferocity
fear) in the primitive man. This led to a
yearning in him to discover the secrets
behind those too. It is often said ‘God is the
creation of man out of fear and not love!
Pre-Vedic society sought to grasp the unity
behind the diversity, seen by it in actual life.
For the purpose, various Gods were
approached/appeased with offering/sacrifices.
This is the uniqueness of the ancient
Hindu society. Different sacrifices had to be
organised to propitiate different Gods to
achieve different ends! The procedures ran
into hundreds and any deviation/departure
from the stipulated procedure was not
tolerated. So, a special class or group of men
emerged towards this. In the 6th century B.C.,
Buddhism and Jainism came into existence,
as a protest against this religion based on
sacrifices and
caste system.
Buddhism was essentially an Ethical religion.
It did not talk of God, Heaven or Hell.
Buddha’s attitude indicated his rationalism.
When asked about the existence of God, it
was a deafen-ing silence first; followed by
words “Where of one cannot speak;
thereof one must be silent”.
Even before the advent of Buddhism, there
was SAAMKHYA school of philosophy.
Nireeshwara (Atheism) branch of Saamkhya
school went to the extent of saying that there
was no pramana (proof) for the concept of
Eeshwara (God). Saamkhya conviction was
“Naa vasthu — naa vasthu siddhi” (Nothing
material can be realised from non-material).
By the way, this concept might have helped
(late) Shri Kovoor, our contemporary atheist
in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) to challenge some
of our God-men (who created rings and small
artefacts from thin air) to materi -alise things
much bigger than their first-size. But none
accepted his challenge and a reward of Rs. 1
Lakh from him. One glaring fact is that
some of our God-men have been doing
laudable service to the society, at large.
Contributions of the atheists who chal lenged the God men, are virtually NIL.
Now switching over from Theology to the
Science of Medicine. Charaka, in his treatise
on Ayurveda CHARAKA SAMHITA, mentions
about three kinds of medicines viz. 1. DAIVA
(Devine) depending on prayers, pilgrimages
etc. 2. MENTAL depending on mind-control
like yoga and 3. YUKHTHI (rational
approach), largely depending on “Material
practices which use herbs, diet-control,
surgical and other procedures. Notably,
Charaka’s conviction was that every
disease has a cause and diagnosis (not a
visitation of curse of Gods). He opted for
YUKHTHI medical practice and adopted
surgical procedures too (some of the text
books on Ayurveda give sketches of
surgical instruments used by Charaka).
Now coming to Astronomy, Aryabhatta (476520 AD) a great Mathematician and Astromer,
was of firm opinion that Eclipses appeared
based on shadows, whereas, Brahmagupta
(7th Century AD) disputed Aryabhata’s theory
supporting the Puranic theory that eclipses
appeared when Rahu and Ketu (two
serpants) swallowed the Sun! Many of us still
stick to the Puranic version. Aryabhata had
the last laugh when Modern India named its
first Satellite launched by it after
Aryabhathas.
Now, coming to contemporaneous
out-standing contributions to scientific temper
doing their research works
in India, two names shine as pole star. Shri
Jagadish Chandra Bose, (1858-1937), doyen
of Indian Science. He did original work in
Electricity but credit seems to have gone to a
Western Scientist. Sir C. V. Raman, Nobel
Laureate, is said to have excused himself
from personal appearance to receive Bharat
Ratna award; due to his preoccupation with
finalising a Thesis of his student, in 1954.
This was not taken amiss then. Indian
scientists are religious with a firm mooring in
science.
“Science has achieved more for the
emancipation of masses than the wisdom of
sages”.
The above quote of our revered Philosopher
President, Sri S. Radhakrishnan, Bharat
Ratna; clearly brings out the distinction
between Science which is knowledge and
wisdom which cannot be defined precisely.
Science involves studies of Natural
phenomena — systematically through
observation, validation by experimentation and formulation of laws of its
general principles, Like that of money
(money is what money does), worth of
Science depends on its practical utility.
Technology is practical employment of
Scientific knowledge in Industry and Every
day-life of the common masses. Thus the
need for use of Science and Technology in
tandem for the progress of a nation. To create
an awareness and spread this message, we
Indians celebrate 11th May as NATIONAL
TECHNOLOGY DAY.
Here is an excerpt of the observation of
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, an agnostic himself,
our first Prime Minister; who rekindled the
fire of Scientific temper in his countrymen.
“The burden of the past pursues us, and it
is a burden and an inspiration, for it drags
us down and at the same time pushes
us on”.
The thought for the NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
DAY is that it is time for us to develop our
technological potential and at the same time not
to bar import of advanced technology from
abroad. This is in line with the view of Mahatma
Gandhi, our father of the nation, who expressed
his view thus :
“I want the windows of my houses to be kept
open so that fresh breeze blow from
everywhere, but I DO NOT WANT TO BE
BLOWN OFF MY FEET” (not verbatim).
JAI HO to our brilliant Scientists and
Technologists.
Reference :
1. Malayala Manorama Year Book 2009.
2. WE INDIANS by Shri R. Minoo Masani.
3.0 Events and Activities
3.1 E.C. Meeting held on 11th April 2009 at
10.30 a.m. at Automobile Association
of South India Meeting Hall, Chennai.
Followed by one minute silent prayer Probn
S. Krishnaram Devey, the President called
the meeting to order and welcomed the
members who turned out in large numbers.
He thanked the Probians for nominating him
as President for the rest of the (year) period.
• The E.C. confirmed the minutes of the E.C.
meeting held on 14th March 2009
communicated already to E.C. members.
• The following new members were
admitted.
(a)
(i)Probn Sri. V. N. Subramaniyar,
Annual Member ID A 358
(ii)Probn Dr. (Ms.) P. Nagabooshanam
M.A., M.L., Ph.D.
Life Member ID L 149
(b)
Conversion into Life Membership approved.
(i)Probn Dr. N. Rajagopalan
ID A 245 to Life L 150
(ii)Probn K. Sivagaminathan
ID A 235 to Life L 151
• As regards, the approval of affiliation to the
Federation of Senior Citizens Associations
of Tamil Nadu; the E.C. “Resolved to have
a network with the Federation of Senior
Citizens Associations of Tamil Nadu in its
activities as services for attainment of our
clubs extended objectives” and to authorize
the President for incurring an annual
expenditure of Rs. 500/- towards affiliation
fees, as fixed by the Federation now.
• The subject related to Master
Health Check up scheme for Senior
Citizens the E.C. resolved to conduct the
scheme from 15-4-2009 to 29-4-2009 at
General Hospital Chennai with the
permission and full support of the Principal
Secretary, the Health and Family Welfare
Department, Govt. of Tamil Nadu. Probn K.
Venkatachari, PP and Probn R. Subbaraj,
Secretary, were authorised to make
necessary arrangements towards the
conduct of the scheme.
• As regards the proposed visit to Sripuram
Golden Temple, it was resolved to have the
Tour to Sripuram Golden Temple, availing
the concessions of T.T.D.C. Ltd., Chennai
on 28-5-2009. It was also authorized to
collect Rs. 500/- provisionally per head and
chalk out the programme.
• The E.C. resolved to approve the Guest
Speaker and Host as given below on 23-52009 for the Breakfast Meeting.
Speaker :
Rtn. PP. C. S. Devaprakasam
Topic :
“Service to Community”
Host :
Aag Rola Magnetics Pvt. Ltd.
491, P. H. Road, Maduravoyal
Chennai 602 102
• The subject related to Receipts and
Charges, for the year ended on
31-3-2009, it was resolved to request the
Treasurer to prepare the statements in the
Format and guidelines suggested by the
Probn K. Venkatachari, PP and to communicate with agenda of the sub committee to
have a discussion at the next E.C. meeting.
MASTER HEALTH CHECK UP exclusively
for our members and other senior citizens,
against payment of Rs. 150/- per head as
against the usual normal fees of Rs. 250/(with a long waiting time). The camp was
open to those sponsored, for free of
charges, by our members too. The camp
was held from 15th April 2009 to 30th April
2009, at the pay ward, exclusively allotted
for the purpose, at the Govt. General
Hospital, Chennai.
The medical camp was inaugurated by Sri V.
K. Subburaj, I.A.S., Principal Secretary,
Health Department, Tamil Nadu; at 10 a.m.
on 15-4-2009. The inaugural function was
attended by Dr. Rajendran, Dean-in-charge,
departmental heads and other doctors
besides a large number of our members.
In his welcome address, Probn S. Krishnaram
Davey, the President of the Club, highlighted
the uniqueness of the scheme and the fact
that it was in line with the suggestion of
Sri V. K. Subburaj, I.A.S., Principal
Secretary (Health) himself.
Sri V. K. Subburaj, the Chief Guest, in his
brief address, said that Tamil Nadu
Government is focused on affording better
facilities to the public and Senior Citizens,
in particular. To that end, the Government
has filled up almost all vacancies in its
hospitals, especially doctors and paramedics.
Now a days, Primary Health Centres are
well-equipped with more sophisticated
equipments and medicines too. He gave
strong indicat- ions that similar Master
Check up facilities will made available in
all District Hospitals. He requested
Association of Senior Citizens, like ours, to
come forward with more suggestions,
assuring a very careful consideration.
Notably, the inaugural function was on a
lowkey mode but the enthusiasm shown for
the Senior Citizens was ‘infectious’ (in an
otherwise “sterile zone” — to use a medical
jargon).
After vote of thanks by the Secretary, the
meeting was adjourned to 9th May 2009 at
10.30 a.m. at AASI Hall, Chennai.
The president of the club presented a
bouquet to the Chief Guest and a small
memento (books).
(The report is based on the report of
Probn R. Subbaraj, Secretary. This does not
purport to be the minutes of the meeting – Ed.).
(Based on the report prepared by Probn R.
Subbaraj, Secretary of the Club. – Ed.).
3.2 Inaugural function of MASTER
HEALTH CHECK UP FOR SENIOR
CITIZENS.
Our club, in association with the authorities of
Govt. General Hospital, Chennai, organised a
3.3 Probus Group – Theosopical Society
(Mylapore Lodge TS) Spiritual and
Philosophical meeting held at 4 p.m.
on
18-4-2009,
at
M.P.
Aanand
Matriculation
Chennai-4.
School,
Mylapore,
The
meeting
commenced
with
a
prayer, Probn V. L. Aiyar, co-ordinator
welcomed the gathering and requested Probn
T.
R.
Jayaraman
to
speak
on
the subject “Why Astrology and what we all
should
know
about
this”.
A summary of his talk is given here.
Astrology is known as “Jyotisha Sastra” in
India. This is a subject dealing with
Science of Light. The subject is as vast as
the cosmos and renders humble any learner
of this science. Bharata derives its name
from the fact this is a country that delights
in the light. Grammatically, it is to be
explained as Bhasi rataha iti Barataha. Our
source of light for this solar universe is the
Sun. Sun is Bhaskara because Bhasam karoti
iti Bhaskaraha the light giver.
The rationale for astrology is in the
postulate that we are all children of the
cosmos. Yat pinde tat Brahmande. This
means that macrocosm is the same as
microcosm.
Secondly,
events
and
phenomena are not isolated. They are all
inter-related and there is a principle of
simultaneity. We look into the mirror to
check up if we are properly dressed. What do
we have for examining our mental makeup?
As the macrocosm is a reflection of
microcosm, we seek the help of the
planetary positions related to each
individual to see what is inside us. In India,
we relate very intimately with the cosmos.
Our festivities and religious functions are
detailed on astronomical chart — like
pushyam star in the month of Thai, Krithika
star in the month of Adi etc. Our
panchangams (of which we have some
hundreds) give five essential features of each
day — day of the week, thithi, nakshatram,
yogam and karanam. Thithi is the longitudinal
difference between the Sun and the Moon.
Nakshatram is the group of stars in which the
Moon is then situated. Yogam is the addition
of longitudes of the Sun and the Moon.
Karanam is a further division of yogam. We
look for our birth anniversary on the basis
of not only the Sun but also the Moon.
Even the names of months are not arbitrary
(or based on the name of any king) but based
on the asterism of moon on the full moon day
of that month. For example, it is chitrai
because in that month, the full moon is in
Chitrai in that month. Tamil names for some
months have changed during course of the
centuries. New Year day is not an arbitrary
day. It is when the Sun completes one
cycle and comes back at zero degree
celestial longitude. Many proverbs and
house hold sayings relate to astronomy and
astrology. In India, we have an intimacy with
the cosmos and we delight in the light.
Sun is the life giver of this solar system and
physically it is 99.9% of all matter in the solar
system. The light from Sun is our life. It
has to matter how this light comes to us
reflected from the other planets of the
system.
It is but natural for every one of us to know
what is in store in the years to come. How am
I going to evolve in my life? How does one
evolve? Nothing evolves out of nothing.
There has to be some thing involved so
that some thing evolves. What is that which
is involved? How am I wound in the
beginning that unwinds during my life?
For these questions the scientific answer is
that we should look into the cosmic force
related to the individual at the time of his
birth.
Another point of importance is the idea that
time is not just a measure of gap between
events but that it has a quality dimension
to it.
Astrology in India is very highly evolved and
sophisticated. Ancient Greece also had their
astrology. Westerners too have their system.
In India, the main schools are of Parasara
and Jaimini. We have Nadi system too. In the
West, the system is tropic oriented, movable
zodiac. The difference was explained during
the talk. It is noteworthy that all through
the world, the qualities attributed to the
planets and “houses” are identical.
Notable is a recent system founded by Shri K.
S. Krishnamurthy of Chennai who did a
painstaking research as he found that the
traditional astrology could not give
satisfactory answer in case of twins. He
developed a system known universally as
Krishnamurthy Paddhati, based on some
old principles. His birth centenary was
recently celebrated in Chennai.
As explained earlier, astrology is the most
useful in deciphering the innate nature of
an individual. It is used extensively for event
prediction, health, marriage matching,
selection of propitious time for important
events, choice of line of education and
profession, remedies including selection of
deities for worship and mantras, mundane
matters concerning the nations, climate,
economy and the like. Prasna branch of
astrology is for answering specific
question on the basis of time of the
question.
Two minutes silence was observed to pay
homage to Probn J. W. R. Livingstone who
passed away on 24th April 2009.
A few cases of astonishing predictions made
by some astrologers were cited to illustrate
the points.
The President welcomed the gathering and
introduced Probn P. Badrinath, whom he
knew intimately.
Many terms were explained at the meeting
and it is not possible to put that down in this
summary. These terms are: Ayanamsa,
Houses, Graha, Gochara, Drishti or aspects,
evolution of Indian Standard time and the
various standards that prevailed earlier,
the vargas or divisions of chart, on how Rahu
and Ketu do not represent planets but are
virtual points and known therefore as
shadows diagrammatic charts used in the
South, North and East of India and in the
Western countries with their merits and
demerits. What we term as Rasi is the zodiac
sign in which Moon is situated at the time of
birth. Lagna is an important point in the
horoscope and this is the longitude of the
Eastern horizon at the time of birth. For
determination of Lagna you need to know
the time of birth and the place of birth too.
The factors involved in analysing a chart are
manifold and every chart is unique. This
difficulty can be explained by a simple
demonstration. If you take a large and thin
paper and try to fold it, you may find it
possible to fold it seven times but not the
eighth; for with eight fold twin possibilities, the
thickness of paper becomes 256 times the
original thickness!
Research in astrology is very essential.
The great art and science should be firmly
established. A great figure like U. V.
Swaminatha Iyer is needed to gather various
manuscripts scattered in different parts of
India
and secret knowledge available
only with some persons and families. A
number of dedicated teams are
then required to work on large date banks to
establish an irrevocable basis for predictive
astrology.
(Based on the gist of the speech, furnished
by Probn T. R. Jayaraman, the speaker, which is
acknowledged with thanks.– Ed.).
3.4 Monthly breakfast meeting
held at Russian Centre of Science &
Culture, at 9.00 a.m. on 25th April 2009,
Chennai-18.
Probn S. Krishnaram Davey, the President,
called the meeting to order.
The President highlighted the salient features
of the MASTER HEALTH CHECK UP
SCHEME FOR SENIORS of the club, chalked
out in the lines suggested by Sri V.K.
Subburaj, I.A.S., Principal Secretary,
Department of Health and Family Planning,
Tamil Nadu Government. He appealed to
members to avail themselves of it, besides,
sponsoring some poor senior citizens. He
briefed the audience on the proposed
workshop on SENIORS’ HEALTH CARE,
jointly with the Federation of Senior Citizens
Associations of Tamil Nadu (FOSCATAN) on
24th April 2009 at Gokhale Hall, Mylapore.
(Please see report in para 3.5 in this issue. –
Ed.).
Probn K. Venkatachari, PP, formally
introduced Probn Ln P. Bhadrinath, the
speaker of the day. The President honoured
the speaker with a ponnadai and memento of
books. Probn T. S. Ramaswamy, Sr.
Advocate added more details about the deep
knowledge of the speaker.
In his introductory remark of his speech,
Probn P. Bhadrinath desired that more time
could be given to the main speaker by
avoiding other speakers, however well-versed
they may be, speaking on the same topic.
Probn P. Bhadrinath’s speech was more or
less an interaction with the audience. There
was a general view that the topic ‘Introduction
to Bhagawad Gita and on personality
development’ required more time for any
speaker.
Probn V. N. Subramaniyar, a new member,
was requested to introduce himself and he
spoke briefly on his activities, especially, his
connection with Civic Exnora.
Probn R. Subbaraj, Secretary, proposed a
vote of thank thanking the Guest speaker and
Vasuki Builders for sponsoring the breakfast.
(Based on the report prepared by Probn R.
Subbaraj, Secretary. – Ed.).
3.5 Workshop on Seniors Health Care,
organised by the club, jointly with
Federation of Senior Citizens
Associations of Tamil Nadu, from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m., on 26th April 2009, at
Gokhale Hall, Mylapore, Chennai-4.
The workshop on SENIORS HEALTH CARE
was organised by the club,
jointly with the Federation of Senior Citizens
Associations of Tamil Nadu (FOSCATAN)
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on 26th April 2009, at
Gokhale Hall, Mylapore, Chennai-4.
The seminar began with an invocation by
Probn K. Venkatachari, PP, Vice President of
FORSCATAN.
Probn S. Krishnaram Davey, President of the
club, welcomed the gathering. In his welcome
address, the President paid rich encomium to
Sri V. K. Subburaj, I.A.S., the Principal
Secretary (Health and Family Planning), for
enabling the Probus Club of Chennai to
conduct its scheme – MASTER HEALTH
CHECK UP FOR SENIOR CITIZENS, from
15th April 2009 to 30th April 2009, at the
Government General Hospital, Chennai. He
highlighted the active part played
in the society by the eminent doctors who
consented to deliver lectures,
on various disciplines of medicines. Shri D.
Rajasekharan, the President of FOSCATAN,
introduced Sri. K. R. Gangadharan, the
National coordinator and requested him to
brief the delegates on the further
developments since the last workshop held in
Chennai, couples of months back. Sri.
Gangadharan, in his brief speech dwelt on the
policies of the Govern- ments, at State,
National and International levels and
emphasized the dire need to work with a
concerted effort for effective representation
of the problems of the Seniors. He urged
on the Central Government to implement the
recommenda- tion of K. S. Shastri
commission.
Sri V. K. Subburaj, I.A.S., the Chief Guest,
while inaugurating the Seminar on SENIOR
CITIZENS HEALTH CARE commenced his
with an introductory remark that every
individual has to prepare himself for retirement with a plan well ahead of the inevitable
and expected event. To this end
Government servants are being counselled.
However, most of the retirees do no save
enough to meet the eventualities in the postretirement stage. With the cost of medicate
flying through the roof, it is very
necessary for one to have adequate health
insurance coverage. He appealed to all
Senior Citizens Associations, especially
the FOSCATAN to send their
recommendations to the Tamil Nadu
Government, which will be given serious
attention for effective implementation. He
congratulated the Probus Club and the
FOSCATAN for arranging regular seminars
inviting eminent doctors.
A panel of doctors and specialists in various
specialities spoke at length, with visual aids.
1. Prof. Dr. V. S. Natarajan, Geriatrician on
GERIATRIC CARE.
2. Dr. G. S. Kailash, Chest and Allergy
specialist – HOW NOT TO GO A DOCTOR
(Yoga, Exercise and Healthy habits).
3. Dr. A. G. Ramesh, Opthalmic Surgeon on
VISION CARE, eye diseases and the need
for early detection.
4. Dr. V. Balaji, Diabetologist on DIABETICS
AND FOOT CARE.
5. Prof. Dr. V. Chockalingam, Cardio-logist on
CARDIAC CARE.
6. Er. V. Hariharan, Adviser to IRDA
on MEDICAL INSURANCE.
Probn Er. V. Hariharan explained how
different General insurance companies have
different norms and tariffs. Hence insureres
have to carefully study the prospectus of the
company before taking a policy and warned
against the rosy pictures given by
Development officers who are more
interested in canvassing than servicing of the
policies sold. He disclosed that some of the
insurance companies have now extended the
coverage upto 90 years (only the ones which
are current) and covering pre-existing
diseases. He pointed out some of the lacunae
which call for the attention of the IRDA. The
follow up of these is a continuous exercise.
Panelists of the seminar and special
delegates were honoured with mementos
(books donated by PF C. R. Vaitheeswaran).
Sri V. K. Subburaj, I.A.S., The Chief Guest,
was honoured with a shawl. It was nice to see
the Chief Guest sitting through the entire
proceedings, showing a keen interest. The
entire proceeding was
ably co-ordinated by Probn Dr. V. Balambal,
PP.
The delegates present had a nice Sunday,
interacting with highly knowledgeable
panelists and special invitees.
Probn R. Subbaraj, Secretary of the club,
proposed a vote of thanks, with a special
word for the co-sponsores – DINAMALAR
Tamil Daily, Probn Dr. G. V. Rao and abc
Professional Services (our courier) for their
liberal contributions. Light refreshments were
served after the meeting with hot samosas
and biscuits.
1. Medicines tablets and liquid medicines –
in strips and bottles –
8 items from item A1.
2. Used dresses like Pants-4, T-Shirts 2,
Shirts-7 Total 13 Nos from item A2.
3. Sarees-3, tracksuit-1 from item A3.
4. New blouse-bits-7, from item A4.
The meet ended with a national anthem.
D. Despatched by
Probn K. Venkatachari, PP on 2-5-2009.
(Report based on the input received from Probn R.
Subbaraj, Secretary, Probus Club of Chennai. –
Ed.).
Thank you donors for your thoughtful gesture.
– Ed.
4.0
Welcome New Members
Life member :
Nagabooshanam Ms. P. Dr. Probn
Professor of Law, Department of
Legal Studies University of Madras, Chennai
(Retd.), DOB: 18-09-1943,
Res: “Balaji” 10, (Old No. 18) Raja Street,
Mandavelli, Chennai-600 028.,E-mail:
naagam18@yaboo.com, Phone: 24616564,
9444751455, Membership ID L 149,
Introduced by Probn R. Subbaraj, Secretary.
Annual member :
Subramaniayar V. N. Probn, Civil Engineer,
Associate Consultant, Chennai, DOB: 11-061945, Spouse: Malathi S. Mrs., DOB: 29-101954, WD: 31-05-1974, Res: 2A, Lasya,,94,
Old 189A, St. Mary’s Road, Abhiramapuram,
Chennai-600 018. Phone: 24986838,
9840613799,
E-mail: vnsmani@gmail.com, Member-ship ID
A 358, Introduced by Probn R. Subbaraj,
Secretary.
5.0 Medicine Bank and
Sundry items
A. Donors
1. Members of the Club (anonymous).
2. Shri S. Chellappa, 31/1 (New) Sathya
Apts.Madhava Perumal Street
Chennai-4.
3. Smty. S. Sri Devi
93, M. K. Amman Koil Street
Mylapore, Chennai-4.
4. Smty.G. Hemavathi
31 (New)/17 (Old) Sathya Apts.
Madhava Perumal Street
Chennai-4.
B. Donee
Udhavum Karangal
480, NSK Road, Chennai-106.
C. Details
6.0 Train Calendar?
Are you searching for train availability? Here
is an easy way to find seat avai-lability in all
trains with a single hit. Train availability
calendar – Autho-rized site
http://www.cleartrip.com/ trains/calendar.
Do check it out... it’s amazing!
Source: E-mail from Shifcons@gmail.com
Received from Probn K. Venkatachari, PP.
7.0 Sunshine Fund
1.
S. P. Ambrose, I.A.S.(Retd.) 1,000/(His Birthday)
2.
S. Krishnaram Davey
(His Birthday)
3.
Mrs. Kalyani Namasivayam
W/o Probn R. T. Namasivayam (Her Birthday)
1,000/500/-
Thank you, very much for your donations – Ed.
8.0 Special Announcement
Annual General body of the club would be
convened on 27th June 2009 (4th
Saturday). A formal notification will be
mailed by the Secretary separately.
Such of the members, who desire to raise
any point for the deliberation at the AGM,
may please send it in writing to Probn R.
Subbaraj, Secretary, on or before 5th
June 2009. This would be taken up for
discussion only if deemed necessary.
KINDLY HELP US
TO HELP YOU
9.0
Directory update
1. Probn Kalkulam Madhu, (ID L 84)
Cottage No. 4
Womens Indian Association
B8, Greenways Road,
R. A. Puram, Chennai-28
Cell No. 94449 43091
2. Probn A. Balakrishnan, (ID 303)
Phone No. 2448 8615 ,(a correction to a
typographical error)
3. Probn Nelson Philip, (ID L 122)
Vasanth Apartments
22/9, Viswanatha Puram 1st Street
Kodambakkam, Chennai-24
Phone: 2375 1635,Mobile: 97100 25720
10.0 Probus T-Shirts
PF Rtn P. Sridharan designed a white TShirt with Probus Logo on the front pocket
and a message “PROMOTE PROBUS RI
3230” on the back in three sizes M, L and XL.
He donated a few shirts to our club with a
view that the sale proceeds of which could
go to the club. It is prized reasonably at Rs.
150/- each. T-Shirts in sizes M, L and XL
have been sold out like hot cases. There
are a few T-Shirts of L size, available with
Probn R. T. Namasivayam. Those Probians
who desire to buy one may please contact
Probn R. T. Namasivayam, EC Member. His
Cell No. 97789 974100. The club records its
appreciation of the novel idea and the kind
gesture of PF P. Sridharan.
11.0
Felicitations
11.1
Probians having Birth Anniversary
in June 2009
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Abdul Rahim
Vijayarangam R
Subramanian T S
Kumarasamy S
Vijayarangam M D
Chakravarthy K V
Durai S
Govindan S
Rajendra Kumar Jalan
1
2
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
Panduranga Rao N
Raghavan P S
Ramaraju S
Venkatachari K
Suryanarayanan S
Subramaniayar V N
7
9
9
9
10
11
16. Narayanan R Dr
12
2243 0062
2376 0815
2847 4866
2441 2087
2621 6767
2481 6588
2499 2799
2491 0207
2836 5280
99620 81010
2825 6104
2254 2358
2259 1050
2498 1099
2499 8282
2498 6838
98406 13799
2441 8554
17. Gopinathan V
18. Raman K V
19. Ranganatha Rao
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
13 2836 4791
13 2662 2916
15 2499 5290
98412 98848
Tamilarasan L
16 2442 0804
98414 28044
Sakunthala
17 28114 00394
Sundaram Mrs
4402 4003
Hariharan V (Ch-102) 19 2626 1011
Mani Chebiam
19 2495 6014
Ramaswamy T S Dr 20 2844 2526
Desikan K
26 2481 2823
Raman H Dr
28 2446 5413
94449 62696
11.2 Probus spouses having Birth Anniversary in
June 2009
1. Padmalalitha K
Ramavadhani
2. Vasantha Sugunaraj
3. Hamitha A Mrs
4. Murugan A V M Shri
5. Jayalakshmi G
Dakshinamoorthy
6. Shankari Mony
7. Gomathi Subramanian
8. Kalpakam
Srinivasamurti
9. Meenakshi Srinivasan
10. Vijaya Lakshmi Bhat
11. Indrani Maniarasan
12. Shri Thiagarajan
13. Vimala Unnikrishnan
14. Vijaya Ramakrishnan
15. Gita Vittal
2
4213 6514
8 2374 2728
10 5567 5892
13 2499 2909
2376 0463
14 2245 1933
15 2445 6168
16 2492 8769
17 2499 0967
98403 92155
18 2441 1640
19 98409 76254
22 2245 2444
23 2493 5983
23 2445 2530
24 2828 1112
29 2836 5533
11.3 Probus couples having Wedding
Anniversary in June 2009
1. Nelson Philip Probn &
Grace Nelson Mrs
2. Gandhi R Probn &
Visalakshi Gandhi Mrs
3. Rajagopalan Dr. N
Probn & Vijayakumari
Rajagopalan Mrs
4. Rao B S Probn &
Lakshmi Rao Mrs
5. Thangaraj S Probn &
Phelomena
Thangaraj Mrs
6. Prabhakar M G Probn
& Ramani P Mrs
1
3091 4174
1
2491 0974
2
2450 1169
99405 25904
2
2374 4064
2
2670 3536
2
2844 1380
7. Alaghiakrishnan K
3
Probn & Padma
Alaghia Krishnan Mrs
8. Lourdusamy P M
4
Probn &
Maria Roase T A Mrs
9. Arumugam S Probn & 4
Chandrika
Arumugam Mrs
10. Thyagarajan K Probn 5
& Punithavathi
Thyagarajan Mrs
11. Gnanaraj P Dr Probn 6
& Rathnavathy
Gnanaraj Mrs
12. Saptha Rishi G
7
Probn & Shakunthala
Saptha Rishi Mrs
13. Unnikrishnan P
7
Variyath Probn &
Vimala Unnikrishnan
Mrs
14. Venkatakrishnan A
9
Probn & Soumya
Venkatakrishnan Mrs
15. Mony S V Probn &
9
Shankari Mony Mrs
16. Gopalakrishnan K S
9
Probn & Parvathy
Gopalakrishnan Mrs
17. Raman KV Dr Probn & 10
Saroja Raman Dr Mrs
18. Chakravarthy K V
10
Probn & Mrs Kalpakam
Chakravarthy
19. Govindan S Probn
11
& Padmavathy Mrs
20. Ramachandran S
12
Probn & Mrs Nirmala
Ramachandran
21. Chandrasekaran C
12
Probn & Mrs Vasantha
Chandrasekar
22. Narayanan R Dr Probn 12
& Anandhi
Narayanan Mrs
23. Krishnan A Probn & 12
Mrs Revathi Krishnan
24. Ramanathan V K
13
Probn & Manikekalai
Ramanathan Mrs
25. Srinivasan S Probn & 13
Rajalakshmi
Srinivasan Mrs
2847 6468
2551 1728
2377 4650
2485 1204
4218 2465
98401 51589
2436 1449
2445 2530
2447 0200
2445 6168
2493 8224
98410 96866
2445 6063
2481 6588
2491 0207
2435 8953
2499 3477
2441 8554
2499 2998
2243 5124
2436 0068
26. Ragunath R Probn & 15
Shanta Raghunath Mrs
27. Augustine B Probn & 16
Asha Latha
Augustine Dr
28. Sathyanarayanan B Dr 16
Probn & Sukanya
Sathyanarayanan Mrs
29. Ganesan S Probn & 17
Kalyani Ganesan
30. Sriram N Probn &
17
Alamelu Sriram Mrs
31. Sri Ram N C Probn & 18
Subhadra Sriram N C
Mrs
32. Viswanathan V S
18
Probn & Kamala
Viswanathan Mrs
33. Pandian G S Probn & 18
Mangayarkarasi
Pandian Mrs
34. Suganthi Premkumar 18
Mrs Probn & Premkumar V Williams Mr
35. Namasivayam A Probn 18
& Somasundari
Namasivayam Mrs
36. Sampath S Mr Probn 18
& Jayalakshmi
Sampath Mrs
37. Ramachandran N
19
Probn & Lakshmi
Ramachandran Mrs
38. Narayanaswamy M
21
Probn & Kamala
Narayanaswamy Mrs
39. Nathen V V IAS
21
(Retd) Probn &
Mrs Janaki Nathen
40. Narayanan V Probn & 22
Saroja Narayanan Mrs
41. Ramachandran N
22
Probn & Maithreyie
Ramachandran Mrs
42. Sridhar N Probn &
22
Malathi Sridhar Mrs
43. Sivagaminathan K
24
Probn & Muthammal
Sivagaminathan Mrs
44. Ramakrishnan V
24
Probn & Vijaya
Ramakrishnan Mrs
45. Kripa Shankar Probn & 25
Shantha Shankar Mrs
2499 6108
6529 5049
2472 1268
98400 30703
2493 6825
2811 4923
2474 3106
2253 0534
93810 57750
2641 3252
2620 2689
2449 0227
2248 3645
2814 3973
98841 90473
2493 9557
2432 2659
2377 2124
99405 46854
2435 0924
98402 81833
2828 1112
2491 9098
46. Deivasigamani N
Probn & Geetha
Deivasigamani Mrs
47. Thyagarajan P Probn
& Varalakshmi
Thyagarajan Mrs
48. Sridharan G N Probn
& Rajalakshmi
Sridharan Mrs
49. Vittal N Probn &
Gita Vittal Mrs
26 2493 3886
98411 44215
26 3291 2951
26 2491 2725
28 2836 5533
Wish you all many happy returns of the day. May God bless
you all with good health, happiness and a peaceful life. Probn
D. Sugunaraj, will be sending, Probus greetings to all the
above. (Thank you, Probn Sugunaraj – Ed). Kindly donate to
our Sunshine fund generously – Ed.
12.0 Appendix to the speech on “Bhaja
Govindam” delivered at 4 p.m. on
21-3-2009 at M. P. Aanand
Matriculation School, Chennai-4.
Bhaja Govindam
by Shri P. S. Venkataraman
Introduction:
Adi Sankara’s Bhaja Govindam is worded in
such lucid Sanskrit that one is tempted to
read the verses repeatedly to savour their
beauty and melody of the expressions used.
Adi Sankara was walking along the streets of
Kashi with his disciples when he noticed a
very old man, inside a house, loudly
memorizing Panini sutras of Sanskrit
grammar. He wondered why he was doing it
instead of Harinama Sankeer-tanam! Of what
avail would be these Sutras when soon he
faces yama? At that moment the idea of
“Bhaja Govindam” as a guide for the
layman was born.
It is usual to begin with an invocation, but
here he straightaway starts the poem
addressing the old man, reciting Panini
sutras, as ‘moodha mate” (one who is
foolish)!
There are 31 stazas in all. The first 15 were
composed by Sri Sankara; the next 10 by his
disciples viz. Sureshwara, Hastamalaka,
Totaka etc; and the last 5 again by Sri
Sankara. Perhaps, Sri Sankara used this a
“training module” for his disciples and the
disciples had more than fulfilled his
expectations.
Bhaja Govindam contains the essence of
Vedanta in simple Sanskrit easily
understandable to the layman. Sri Sankara
cautions us against the pitfalls we face in
day-to-day life and the ills prevalent in
present day-society and suggests ways to
steer clear off them. He comes down
heavily on those wasting their life-time in
the pursuit of sense plea-sures, greedily
acquiring wealth by any means and using
false pretences to cheat the public (by
wearing saffron robes etc.). He exhorts
everyone to lead a dharmic life and pursue
the path of knowledge with the guidance
of a Guru. By following these percepts Sri
Sankara assures one would ere long get over
the bonds of samsara and attain the goal of
self-realisation.
There are 2 commentaries available on Bhaja
Govindam – one by Rajaji and the other by
Swami Chinmayananda.
Since it will not be possible to discuss all the
31 slokas due to paucity of time, I have
chosen 10 slokas for detailed study. The
translations are from Sri Rajaji’s commentory.
Stanza 3. Naari sthanabhara naabhi desam
drshtva maa gaa mohavesam Etan
mamsavasaadi vikaram manasi vichintaya
vaaram vaaram.
– Enticed by woman’s beauty, her bosom and
the region of her navel, do not allow Yourself
to be lost. They are only forms of mere flesh.
Think of them as such every Time you
look at them.
Stanza 4. Nalinigatajalam ati taralam
tadwat jeevitam atichapalam; Viddhi
vyadyabhimaanagrastam lokam
shokahatam samastham.
– The water drop on the lotus leaf trembles.
So too is human Life, precarious and
unstable. Know it to be in the grip of
disease and anxiety, and smitten with
sorrow.
Stanza 10. Vayasi gate kah kaama vikarah;
shushke neere kah kaasarah; Ksheene
vitte kah parivaro, gnaate tatve kah
samsarah
– When youth is gone where is room for sport
in lust. Where is the lake when the water has
dried up? When wealth is gone where are the
family/kinsfolk? When truth has been
realized where are the worldly bonds?
Stanza 18. Suramandira tarumoola
nivasah, Shayya Bhootalamajinam vaasah;
Sarva parigraha bhoga tyagah, kasya
sukham na karoti viraagah.
– If one can be happy living in the open halls
of temples or under the trees, lying on the
bare ground and wrapped in skins giving up
every possession and enjoyment, who can
disturb such a person’s happiness?
Stanza 19. Yogaratho vaa bhogarato vaa,
sangarato vaa sangha vihinah, Yasya
brahmani ramate chittam, nandati nandati
nandatyeva.
– When one is religious-minded and
practising yoga, or enjoying his wealth and
pleasures, whether he is one who likes to be
in company (extrovert), or he prefers to be in
solitude (author), if one’s mind finds delight
in communion with the supreme Brahman,
such a person enjoys total bliss.
Stanza 21. Punarapi jananam punarapi
maranam punarapi janani jatare sayanam
Iha samsare bahudussare krpaya paare
paahi muraare.
– Born again and again, dying over and over
again and getting into a mother’s womb over
and over again. It is hard to get over this
ocean of samsaara; save me from it
merciful Lord.
Stanza 22. Shayya charpata virachita
kanthah, punyaa apunya vivarjita pantah;
Yogi yoganiyojita chittah, ramate
balonmattavadeva.
– Clad in rags picked from the street,
travelling the path beyond good and evil (i.e.
Not bothering to earn merit by good deeds
and never doing anything bad or evil) lost
in contemplation of the self, the yogi
revels in the supreme, and behaves
sometimes like a child and some-times
like a mad man.
Stanza 24: Tvayi mayi cha anyatraiko
vishnuh, vyartam kupyasi mayi
asahishnuh; Sarvasminnapi pashya
aatmanam, sarvatra utsruja bhedajnanam.
– In you and me and elsewhere, there is but
one Vishnu. Unable to bear with me and be
patient you get angry with me in vain. See
your own self in every other being. Give
up the sense of difference from other
beings everywhere.
(Stanza 25 has to be read along with this
stanza).
Stanza 29: Moodha jahihi dhanaa-gama
thrishnaam, kuru sath buddhim manasi
vithrushnaam Yat labhase nija
karmopatham, vittam tena vinodaya
chittam.
– Eschew the greed for more and more wealth.
Live and be happy with what you have earned
by your own labour. The thirst for wealth is
something which can never be quenched.
Stanza 31: Guru charanaambuja nirbhara
bhaktah, samsaarat achirat bhava muktah,
Sendriya maanasa niyamaad evam,
drakshyasi nija hrdayastam devam.
– Trust yourself wholly to the lotus feet of the
Guru. Be free from the shackles of Samsaara
soon. Only with the senses and your mind
controlled in this manner, you will be able to
see Brahman residing in your own heart.
(The appendix is to be read along with the gist of
the speech given in the report in para 3.4 of April
2009 issue. – Ed.).
13.0 Probn J.W.R. Livingstone – a true
Christian – passes away
Probn J.W.R. Livingstone (84 years) passed
away on 24th April 2009. He was a true
practitioner of Christian virtues. He loved all,
hated none, helped all, never complained of
his personal sufferings and made others feel
happy. He had a charitable disposition.
Recently, he established an Oldage home
cum orphanage near Madurai, run by his
close relatives. He was the Editor of a
spiritual Monthly News letter, managing it
single-handedly. He shared his almost
every happy moment like marriages in his
family, births of grand and great grand
children etc., with fellow Probians and by
sending contributions to our Sunshine
fund. Perhaps, there is none among us
who encouraged three generations of his
family members to participate in our
cultural programmes.
Probn Livingstone was a soldier of Second
World War vintage, having served in the far
east. On getting himself discharged from
armed services, he worked in Ceylon (now Sri
Lanka). On his return to his motherland, he
was absorbed in Department of Atomic
Energy (Madras Atomic Power Project,
Kalpakkam, near Chengalpet).
When admitted to a city hospital in Chennai,
with terminal stage of cancer, he desired to
see Probn K. Venkatachari, PP and yours
truly. He was a picture of serenity, despite the
nagging pain he was suffering. That is the
mental make up of a great personality who is
no more now. His memory and his philanthropy would live in the hearts of his friends
and admirers for ever. Notably, Probn
Livingstone passed away on a Friday, in the
month when Jesus Christ was cruxified. We
send our heartfelt condolences to Smt.
Saramma Livingstone, his wife, and the rest
of the bereaved family. We join them in their
prayers for the eternal peace of the departed
noble soul.
14.0 Condolence Message
I heard about the sad demise of our fellow
Probian J.W.R. Livingstone, on 24th instant. It
is indeed a great loss to us, may his soul rest
in peace.
Probn A. James, E.C. Member
I join you to pay homage and tribute to Probn
Livingstone.
Probn Scbian Singaraja, PP
15.0 Feed back
1. Feed back from Probn Dharmes-waran,
President’s New Year Greetings appears
nebulous! We are neither in January 01 or
January 14 the revised Tamizh New Year
(sub. judice).
What happened when Julius Caesar added a
Month to the year in self- aggrandisement,
July and his successor Augustus Caesar, not
to be outdone added August, taking the
Months tally from earlier ten to the present
twelve!
Editor’s reply : Our President and yours truly
had not mentioned greetings as “Tamil New”
year greetings, in view of the controversy.
April 14th is a new year (it is 15th April, once
in 36 years). Tamil Nadu (traditionally) and
Kerala (Vishu) who follow Solar calendar
have April 14th as New year. In Bengal,
New year falls on 15th April and it is known as
“Pahala Vaisaakh”. Thus, commencement of
a New year differs from place to place. We
have members hailing from different
states of India. Fate of the dispute in Tamil
Nadu (which is sub-judice) will not
influence our club. Thank you, Sir, for other
information.
2. Editor’s space : Speaking of Health in the
context of World Health Day sponsored by
WHO, the definition of Health, translated from
Samskrit term Arogyam does not meet the
bill.
The WHO official definition is “Health is state
of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease
or infirmity”.
I vividly remember this, displayed on the
entrance of Cordite Factory Aruvankadu
Hospital.
Should not the Editor be provided with Netenabled PC, ex-officio?
Editor’s reply : I had only given the theme of
WHO for the year 2009. and an overview of
the norms of good health in general. – Thank
you for the additional information furnished by
you.
16.0 Our Net Works
Probus Club of Cheyyar held its 4th AGM on
24th April 2009. Probn G. S. Pandian, our
former Secretary, inducted the new office
bearers. Probn R. Subbaraj, Secretary of our
club, felicitated the new office bearers.
Probians of Cheyyar Probus Club evinced
keen interest in our Master Health Check up
and 32 members had the check up done on
24th April 2009, a day set apart or them
exclusively. The following office bearers
were inducted :
President:
Probn T. G. Sambandan
2, Kamarajar Street,Narasimma Nagar,
Cheyyar 604 407,ph: 04182 - 220321
Vice President: Probn N. Gurunathan
Secretary:
Probn T. D. Narayanasamy
47/17, K. V. Pilliar Koil Street, Tiruvathipuram 604 407
Cell: 97510 81677
Joint Secretary: Probn E. Sundaresan
Treasurer:Probn G. Viswanathan
82, Sannathi Street,Tiruvathipuram 604 407
Cell: 94445 56533
17.0 Dates to Remember
JUNE 2009
13-06-2009 (Saturday) 10.30 a.m.
EC Meeting at AASI
20-06-2009 (Saturday) 4.00 p.m.
Probus group–Theosophical Society,
Mylapore Lodge (TS)–Spiritual and
Philosophical Meeting at M.P. Anand
Matriculation School, Mylapore, Chennai-4.
Contact:
Probn T. R. Jayaraman
Phone: 2466 1998
Probn V. L. Aiyar,Phone: 2499 2329
27-06-2009 (Saturday) 9.00 a.m.
Annual General Body meeting at Russian
Centre of Science Culture, Chennai-18.
(Notification to you on separately – Ed.).
Contact:
Probn R. Subbaraj,Ph: 2442 2839
Note : Programmes are subject to changes
of time, venue, speakers and the like. Kindly
contact the person(s) indicated against each
programme, in case of doubt – Ed.
18.0 Degrees of Arrogance !
Dr. George Bernard Shaw define arrogance
as follows :
The least arrogant is the person who does
not respond to your greeting.
The more arrogant is the person who nods
when you greet him.
The most arrogant is the person who nods
when you are not greeting him.
Received from Probn S. Srinivasan.
PROBUZZ
greets you all
ANYTIME !
– Ed.