Vacation Over

Attendance remains in single digit this morning

Today was the last day of vacationing – for the group that had gone to Rajasthan as well as for those who were left behind, but did not attend the exercises in the Garden. For the former, the week-long break was intentional. For the latter, the absence was incidental. Even so, it was good fun at both ends.
On Monday, we should hopefully have our full complement in the Garden.

Ram Shankar Shukla

And it would be back to business as usual. A member- ship review is overdue and with the financial year drawing to an end, the time has come to separate the wheat from the chaff. This is a rather unpleasant exercise the managing committee will have to undertake in time for the collection of annual subscription, beginning April 1.

Lt Col Angad Singh

Tara Chand Seth

Sitaram Hivarkar

Today, a proposal was informally made to Shekhawat to waive the subscription fee of Rs50 per month in respect of the five Honorary Members in our midst. For reasons of advanced age and/ or physical incapacity, it was decided last year, as a special case, to protect their membership and not insist on their regular attendance.
Turns out now that Lt Col Angad Singh, 83, had paid up for the year but could not attend the Club as he was away in Mohali. Likewise Tara Chand Seth, 88, has to be in Delhi for the best part. Ram Shankar Shukla, 82, divides time between Mumbai and Kanpur. Sitaram Hivarkar, 78, suffers from a crippling knee condition and Najma Sayyed is going through unimaginable agony due to weight issues and recurrent hip surgeries.
Knowing how much they value their association with Big Laaf, it would be grossly unfair to let the membership of these stalwarts lapse on grounds of their inability to show up and pay. We can afford this generosity of heart as a mark of respect to our Club elders. Moreover, the by-laws permit such an waiver in ‘exceptional circumstances’.
Shekhawat has left it to the managing committee to take a call.
Bihari Milwani:
I suggest we collect a token Rs 100 per annum from members above the age of 80 years so that they can proudly say that they are members of the Club.
Zareena Khan:
Fantastic trip to Rajasthan. Very well managed and arranged by the organiser. Thanks Bhaswati!