HIGHLIGHTS

UPCOMING EVENTS: 26th July: Kargil Vijay Diwas to be commamorated as Shaheed Samriti Diwas

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Parishad Arranged for the Safe Viewing of Solar Eclipse

The event was repeating itself after 360 years. 360 years ago solar eclipses were treated as an event associated with superstition and miracles. But today science has given it a new dimension and logic.
Bharat Vikas Parishad arranged for the safe viewing of the solar eclipse through mirror reflection and Welder’s Glass Method. Not only Parishad members but other people also enjoyed the beautiful scene created by the nature. Everyone registered the moment in his book of unforgettable memories, which now will happen after 124 years.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Parishad Members Recieved Blessings From Muniji

Branch members got special invitation for the sermons of Muniji from Mr. Rajesh Jain. Members reached there and took the blessings of Muniji.

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Branch held its Executive Meeting for July Month

Branch held its Executive Meeting on 10th July, 2009 which incidently was also Parishad’s foundation day. All the members of Executive committee (Except Sh. Mukesh Jain and Sh. Pawan Singla) came for the meeting. Mr. Mukesh Agrawal also joined in.
Meeting went on at Physiotherapy Centre. It started at 8:00 PM and went through 10:00PM. Various important topics were discussed and finalized.
Details of the meeting are as follows:

1. Meeting started with the welcome note by Secretary Ajay Singla. He introduced the agenda also.
2. Shri Praveen Singla has become a proud father of a girl and all the members congratulated him. Thus meeting started on a very friendly and positive note.
3. A discussion went on to finalize the program of Kargil Diwas and the final planning achieved its face. Venue, Food, Programs to be conducted, Momentoes to be given, Whom to invite, Timings etc. everything got decided during the discussion.
Also to ensure smooth planning on day to day working of the program Mr. Surender Sharma and Mr. Vijay Garg has been given responsibility to work on the project along with Mr. Harish Miglani.
4. An initial discussion on Sanskritik Mass. Dates have been decided from 5th August to 5th September. A brain-storming session was held to ensure participation from each member. Meeting received 30+ program ideas to be carried during the month. These ideas plus ideas contributed by other members will be finalized during the general meeting.
5. A debate was taken forward to have a more systematic approach in Physiotherapy Centre Management.
6. Some discussion occurred on communication mode to inform members about the projects that the branch is undertaking.

Friday, July 10, 2009

Celebration of Foundation Day as Pratibha Samman Diwas


10th July is the foundation day of the Bharat Vikas Parishad and hence is a great day for all of us. Parishad has committed itself towards the upliftment of morale of all the deservings. We lived our values by celebrating this day as Pratibha Samman Diwas.
The occasion was arranged at Rishikul Public School of Gharaunda. During the event two brilliant students of eighth ‘Aditya Dhiman’ & ‘Himanshi Tyagi’ and two students of tenth ‘Manish Kumar’ & ‘Sumit Kumar’ got awarded for their brilliant performance in their board exams.
Shri Narendra Chawla, Ajay Singla, Mohinder Soni, Vinod Gupta, Purushottam Sethi, Hutesh Sethi, Pawan Singla, Surendra Sharma, Sachin Singla and Satish Tyagi attended the occasion.

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Parishad participated in Chaturmas Satsang

This year, Gharaunda is blessed with the holy presence of Jain Munis who will spend their Chaturmas(Period of 4 Months) in our city only.
President Narendra Chawla got exclusive invitation from the President of SS Jain Sabha, Gharaunda Mr. Sushil Jain who is also the founder president of another well known organization of Gharaunda Junior Chanber. Similarly, Secretary Ajay Singla got a call from the Chatumas Coordinator Mr. Anil Jain. Other members also got the personal invitations.
Many members reached there right at 8:00 AM took the sermons of Jain Munis. It was a great learning to listen to them.
Dr. Mukesh Aggarwal, Sh. Rajesh Jain, Sh. Rajesh Goyal, Sh. Rajesh Garg, Sh. Vinod Gupta, Sh. Mukesh Jain and Sh. Vikas Jain were amongst all who were present there.
Also we demonstrated SEWA SUTRA when Shri Ishwar Garg called all the members of the request of Sh. Sushil Jain.

Celebrations of Guru Purnima

Parishad Members took the blessings of their respective Gurus on the virtuous occasion of the Guru Purnima. It is a common belief that the blessings of Guru on Guru Purnima has extra power on the disciple.
Parishad Members individually celebrated the day. Vice-President Shri Purushottam Sethi took the blessings of Sri Asaram ji. Pandit Anil Shashtri went all the way to Shirdi to have the luck of darshan of Sai Ram Ji. Many members visited Gurudwaras and Kutias.

Saturday, July 4, 2009

Swami Vivekanand Remembered on His Nirwan Diwas

It was a day to respect a personality who carried the torch of patriotism and Hinduism across the world. The world accepted the sanctity and purity of the religion and for the first time world tried to understand the principles and philosophy of the Hinduism. Bharat Vikas Parishad idolize him in many respects and he is Swami Vivekanand.
4th July is his Mahaprayan Diwas, and Branch organized a short get-together to recall the teaching of the great saint. It was arranged in Physiotherapy centre. All members offered flowers and garlands to the photograph of Swami Ji. Narendra Chawla, Ajay Singla and everyone present there offered homage to him. Dr. Mukesh Aggarwal introduced everyone to some unknown facts of Swamiji’s life and also gave a small talk on SwamiJi’s idea of Advaitmat and Vedanta.
Narendra Chawla, Ajay Singla, Mohinder Soni, Neeraj Kumar, Purushottam Sethi, Rajesh Jain, Rajesh Garg, Vijay Garg, Deepak Mittal, Chand Pahal, Vikas Jain, Praveen Singla, Mukesh Aggarwal, Surender Sharma and Gulshan Madaan adored the occasion.

Friday, July 3, 2009

Meeting to Plan for Kargil Vijay Diwas

2 July 09
A short meeting was arranged at Soni Electronics to plan the activities to commemorate Kargil Vijay Diwas on 26th July. It was a day of honour for all Indians and Bharat Vikas Parishad has decided to honour the martyrs of the area on this day.
The meeting went for around 1:30 hrs. and a blueprint of the event got shape. Meeting was attended by Narender Chawla, Ajay Singla, Mohinder Soni, Purushottam Sethi, Neeraj Kumar, Vijay Garg and Harish Miglani.

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Best Wishes to Post-Office Employees

It was an occasion filled with surprise, pleasure and a total new experience for the employees of Gharaunda Post Office. A department where generally public visit with their complaints or problems and the efforts of which are usually go unnoticed, Bharat Vikas Parishad visited with a different approach.

Parishad Members gave their best wishes to the employees on the occasion of 130 years of Postcard. President Sh. Narendra Chawla presented a postcard with the best wishes and a letter of appreciation for their efforts. It may not be a grand event but the sentiments behind were very pious. You could just notice the feelings of satisfaction, pride, acknowledgement and happiness on their face. Eyes were glittering with the sense of appreciation recieved.

Can't we spread such happiness around us through these small-small activities?

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

189 Visitors for Physiotherapy Centre in June'09

After a lean patch, the permanent project of the branch The Physiotherapy Centre is showing a steady increase in no. of visitors. It has been possible by the continuous efforts of the projects directors Mr. Vijay Garg and Mr. Hutesh Sethi coupled with constant support from all the members who are now referring the centre to everyone they come in contact with.
Last month a few steps were taken to improve the centre like putting a water camphor, placing a curtain partition and efforts to place a full time physiotherapist.
189 Visitors availed the benefits of the centre in June month. Branch has a target of 1000 visitors every month.

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Distribution of "SANKALAN"

BVP Gharaunda, In order to provide a platform to its members to unleash the hidden talent, has taken a new initiative- Publishing of a monthly house magazine. The publication named "Sankalan" will have all the elements of a good house journal. It will introduce one personality of the town, hidden traits of two members every week. It will also include creations of the Parishad Members and their importants occasions like Birthdays and Anniversaries. The inaugural copy was distributed during the General Meeting.

Branch Members witnessed a Mangement Game

In a very new fresh idea, branch members witnessed and enjoyed a game of professional management practices. Game was aimed at increasing the responsiveness and presence of mind in changed situations.
Everyone in the house was a participant in the game and Mr. Pawan Singla eventually won the game.

Public Speaking Contest Held by Gharaunda Branch

In a first of its kind initiative, Gharaunda Branch held a Public Speaking Contest with a view to enhance the skills of its members. The event was arranged during the General Meeting on 20th June.
The Topics were communicated well in advance. The four topics given were:
1. Female feticides
2. Water Saving
3. Public Problems of Gharaunda and
4. Reasons for poor performance of India in World Cup.
Time allowed for each speaker was 2-3 minutes. Members participated in the contest enthusiastically. Mr. Vinod Gupta, Mr. Ishwar Garg and Pt. Anil Shashtri performed the task of judgement for the winner.
Mr. Vijay Garg got first prize by his views on Female Feticide Problem.
Mr. Surender Sharma got second prize for putting forward the Problems of Gharaunda in a very powerful way.
Other notable speakers were Mr. Pawan Singla, Mr. Arun Aggarwal, Mr. Hutesh Sethi and Mr. Vikas Jain.
Mr. Rajesh Garg then concluded the event with his special remarks on the Female Feticide Problem. Winner were felicitated with prizes. Everyone welcomed the initiative and asked for such contests in future as well.

General Meeting Details

20 June 09

This was a great beginning. The first general meeting of the fresh executive was held in an entirely new flavour. The meeting place was equipped with proper sitting arrangement and equipped with a dais for speakers and an electricity back-up. There was a proper communication on the agenda and so the members were expected to come with some sort of preparations. The only thing which could be better was attendance, on which team is working very hard.

Minutes of the Meeting:

1. Mr. Hutesh Sethi adored the stage. He performed the ritual of Vandemataram and then handed over the dais to Secretary Ajay Singla.
2. Mr. Ajay Gupta welcomed the guests and thanked them for sparing time from their busy schedules.
3. Mr. Rajesh Garg, Immediate Past President was representing the State as he has been selected as the member of State Executive Committee. Another member to join this squad is our founder president Mr. Mukesh Aggarwal. We are proud of their achievements.
4. Past Treasurer Mr. Vijay Garg them presented the accounts of previous session followed by a query handling on accounts by Mr. Rajesh Garg.
5. Then the moment of growth- All the new members took their oath of membership and commitment towards the organization.
6. Then the house participated in a debate on Kargil Vijay Diwas. Mr. Harish Miglani accepted the challenge for successful commemoration of the day in a grand event and he also affirmed that he would not put any financial burden on the branch for this program.
7. Lot of Chaos happened when the topic of Tour was touched by the speaker Mr. Ajay Singla. There were many different views and everybody wanted to go to a place of his like. Mr. Ishwar Garg ended the debate by accepting the challenge of becoming the Programme Director for the Tour. We salute our heroes who are always there to accept challenges.
8. Then some light moments followed by national anthem and a nice dinner.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Support for a Social Cause

Bharat Vikas Parishad has ‘Sahyog’ (Interdependence) as one of its guiding value. Branch demonstrated this very basic value by supporting a social movement.
“Gramin Yuva Sena” an organization in the town - which raised the voice against the rude behaviour of roadways bus drivers and their non-conformance on stop of buses at Gharaunda Bus Stand - got a shot in the arm when President and Secretary of Bharat Vikas Parishad called their president Mr. Rajesh Arya personally. Both of them appreciated the initiative of the Sena and assure them of any kind of support they could provide.

Monday, June 8, 2009

Details of Executive Meeting

6th Jun, 2009
It was a great moment for all the members of the new executive committee as they were attending the first official Executive Meeting. It was the place where they were entering into the decision making process and it was the road which would take them to the higher destinations in future.
Highlights of the Meeting:
1. Meeting was held at a nice venue-Hotel New World, Karnal
2. Everyone was present in the meeting except Mr. Harish Miglani. A near perfect 95% attendance.
3. Sh. Vinod Gupta was present there to represent the Special Advisory Committee and to assist the new team in the process with his great experience.

Minutes of the Meeting:
1. Meeting started at 8:30, ½ hr. late from the scheduled time.
2. Secretary Ajay Singla welcomed the members with special mention of Mr. Vinod Gupta.
3. Then he presented the report and activities undertaken by the branch last month.
4. The the discussion was held in the house on the pre-circulated agenda. Details of the discussion are as given below:
a. New Members: 8 new members have been sanctioned by the committee. These are Mr. Rajiv Khanna, Mr. Kapil Gupta, Mr. Sandeepn Aggarwal, Mr. Pankaj Jagga, Mr. Aman Kuchhal, Mr. Sumit Singla, Mr. Sachin Singla and Mr. Deepak Mittal.
b. How to increase attendance at Physiotherapy Centre: Some suggestions were contributed by the members. A few to mention are: Appoint a full time physiotherapist, A campaign to contact orthopedists of the area, Promoting the centre through some camp, Advertising etc.
c. Monthly magazine of the Branch: Though the members appreciated the idea, they were apprehensive about the applicability of it. However, idea was approved for trial run, magazine to be published quarterly.
d. 26 July, Kargil Vijay Diwas, To be commemorated as Veer Smriti Diwas: Everyone liked the idea and gave a green signal to felicitate the ex-servicement (choosen on some pre-determined criteria) on the day.
e. Tour: Initial discussion was held on the subject of organizing a tour. The topic has been left open to be discussed during General Body Meeting.
f. Date of GBM: Tentative date of General Body Meeting has been fixed for 20th June, Saturday.
g. President and Secretary then appealed to the members to accept the ownership of the branch in a much more responsible fashion.
5. The everyone shared some light moments, took the delicious dinner and left together for their respective places.

Saturday, June 6, 2009

Suppor For Kalpana Chawla Medical College Movement

Bharat Vikas Parishad supports every move-by any organization-which has anything beneficial for the society.
Dainik Bhaskar Group-The leading newspaper group of India-has raised the issue of Kalpana Chawla medical College through its columns very loudly.
Now, when all the politicians have only delivered promises, and City of Karnal is in disguise of no action, and nothing concrete is in development; then this move of a leading newspaper group is definitely in the interest of society and masses at large.
Bharat Vikas Parishad, Gharaunda Branch went to the Bhaskar's Karnal office and gave a letter of appreciation and support in the movement to the Bureau Chief of Karnal Office.
Another example of our commitment for any social cause.

Monday, June 1, 2009

Leaflets Distribution on Anti-Tobacco Day

31st May, 2009
Realising its social responsibility of making people aware of the evils of tobacco use, Bharat Vikas Parishad-Gharaunda, distributed 2000 leaflets in the town on anti tobacco day.
The matter was an effort to spread awareness about ill effects of tobacco use, illnesses that tobacco can induce(with special attention to Cancer), harms of passive smoking and the quantum of money spent on buying cancer in tobacco form.
Parishad Branch is committed to eradicate this type of bad practices from society and anti-tobacco day of 31st day was a perfect occasion to kick-start the campaign.

Monday, May 25, 2009

Installation Ceremony Held Successfully

What an electrifying moment that was! Members were on seventh floor of excitement in anticipation of new challenges. Guests were overwhelmed with the courtesy received. God blessed everyone with a pleasruable weather.
The occasion was the much awaited, Installation Ceremony of Bharat Vikas Parishad of Gharaunda Branch. Can you imagine that in a program which started at around 8:30PM and lasted till 11:00PM, nobody felt a sign of fatigue even for a single moment. Afterall it was the moment of handover of responsibilities from a very successful leader Mr. Rajesh Garg and his team to a very competent successor Mr. Narendra Chawla and his team.

Chief Guest Mr. Sohan Lal Ji Gupta adored the function with his gracious presence and illuminated the deepshikha and marked the beginning of the function.
Installation Officer, Mr. KL Chawla also accompnied him. Guest of Honour Mr. Amrik Singh and State Secretary Mr. Mohan Grover were also there.
The stage was being hosted by the ever effective Dr. Mukesh Aggarwal. He introduced the audience with the ideology of Bharat Vikas Parishad and a brief history and achievements of the branch.
He welcomed the guests and gave the introduction of chief guest, guest of honour, installation officer and other special invitee.

Past President Mr. Rajesh Garg then presented a summary of the works performed by the branch under his supervision.

The previous team was sitting on the stage was looking satisfied with the achievements of the branch during their tenure.

Then came the big moment. The new team was there to accept the challenge; officially.
Everyone took the oath of responsibility and position.
The whole audience stood up for the moment including the chief guest which actually presented a gesture that " Yes, Go ahead. We are standing with you. Always." It was definitely a moment of pride for the new members but nonethe less it was a moment of commiting yourself to the social causes as well. It was a moment of swearing in for the betterment of society. It was a moment of standing for a cause.
The new team then took the position on the stage.
No doubt that they must have felt the waves of upcoming reponsiblities in their heart and mind.
Ofcourse, having position is something very different than living the position and coming upto the expectations.
The very touchy moment was the departure of past president Mr. Rajesh Garg stepping down the stage; not alone but with all the past presidents of Bharat Vikas Parishad, Gharaunda Branch in a big garland of flowers.
Everyone enjoyed the moment and appreciated the gesture and emotions behind.
New President Mr. Narendra Chawla then presented his vision of BVP for the coming year and his list of activities that he wishes to accomplish. Main focus was on parishad's own premises, Shav-vahan for the city, Laser Machine for Physiotherapy centre.
No doubt that everyone noticed the social accountability that BVP assumes in all respects.

The the program found a decent ending with the words of encouragement from Sh. Sohan Lal Gupta and Sh. KL Chawla. Newly elected Secretary Mr. Ajay Singla then presented the vote of thanks.

Everyone then stood for the national anthem and departed after enjoying dinner.We wish to cherish many such Installation ceremonies for our Branch.

Monday, May 18, 2009

Free Medical Camp at Shekhupura


17 May 2009:

Service or SEWA is one of the base value of the foundation of Bharat Vikas Parishad. In line are our efforts of providing superior medical advise to the rural areas.
In continuation of our free medical advise and blood sugar checkup camps, one such camp was organised in Shekhupura. 41 villagers availed the benefits of the camp. One alarming fact which is being uncovered here also is the unawareness of people regarding the seriousness of the disease.
Dr. Mukesh Aggarwal, Chand Pahal, Ajay Singla, Narendra Chawla and Rajesh Garg were present in the camp and helped villagers.

Friday, May 15, 2009

Installation Ceremony postponed for 24th May

13 May 09:
Everybody was going on full fire for the program of 16th May. Suddenly someone spotted that it was an election day and that could change the mood of some members. So a meeting was held at Soni Electronics where all the members of core committee discussed the issue and after consulting with other senior members, program was shifted to 24th May.

Monday, May 11, 2009

Free Medical Check-UP and Blood Sugar Testing Camp


10th May 2009:
Bharat Vikas Parishad, Gharaunda organized and held a 2 Hr. Free Medical Check-Up Camp. Dr. Mukesh Aggarwal examined the patients and advised on ayurvedic prescriptions. Courtesy to Mr. Chand Pahal, Pahal Laboratory offered free blood sugar level testing for all the diabetic patients. Secretary 2009-10, Ajay Singla assisted in smooth functioning of the camp.
Villagers also appreciated the whole initiative and asked for such camps in future as well. Around 60 patients visited and availed benefits of the camp. The benefits were clearly visible. 18 out of 25 patients, who were tested for diabetics, found positive. The worse thing was that very few of them were aware of the level and seriousness of the consequences of the high blood sugar. Dr. Mukesh Aggarwal then make them aware of harmful effects of the disease and the lifestyle to control that.
Branch has plans to organize such camps on regular basis in nearby villages so that the villagers get the professional medical help.

Training Workshop

10th May 2009:
Training is the key to success. If a person is not adequately trained, he may get success. But will that have an everlasting effect. That is a big question.
To remove this question, to equip our position-holders with complete tools and to maximize the result through proper utilization of the manpower, Bharat Vikas Parishad organized a training camp in Karnal at Khalsa College. It was a nice initiative and made all the position-holders aware of their roles and responsibilities.
Secretary, Mr. Ajay Singla; Treasurer, Mr. Mahender Soni; Joint-Secretary, Mr. Sanjay Jain and Mr. Hutesh Sethi availed the benefits of the experience of the speakers. Later on, Mr. Rajesh Garg and Mr. Mukesh Aggarwal also joined in.
Overall this was a good experience and everybody get an insight of the whole process to be followed for smooth and proper functioning of the branch.

Saturday, May 9, 2009

The Heat is On

9 May 2009:
When the whole country is under the influence of heat wave and the mercury is touching 45 degrees even in beginning of May, Bharat Vikas Parishad Gharaunda has got hotter. Surely, it is not the environmental temperature which is causing this. Infact, every member of BVP can feel the heat of the movements happening around the preparations of Installation Ceremony of Executive Team for 2009-10.
With just 8 days to go, everyone is excited about the idea of being installed on the same day when the country will have a fresh government for the next session. Isn't it interesting.

Sunday, April 19, 2009

First Meeting of Executive Committee

18 April 2009:
First Meeting of new executive meeting was convened and held at Sai Sweets, Railway Road under the supervision of newly elected president Mr. Narendra Chawla. All the office bearers except Mr. Purushottam Sethi attended the meeting. Some new initiatives were launced after the acceptance from all the members. Among the various aspects of the meeting were:
  1. Formation of all the subcommittees viz. Organizing Committees, Communication Committee, Chief Advisory Committee and Special Advisory Committee. The various subcommittees are comprised of :
    Chief Advisory Committee: Sh. Rajesh Garg, Sh. Rajesh Jain, Pt. Anil Shashtri
    Organizing Committee: Sh. Purushottam Sethi, Sh. Sanjay Jain, Sh. Praveen Singla, Sh. Surendra Sharma
    Communication Committee: Sh. Neeraj Kumar, Sh. Harish Miglani, Sh. Pawan Singla, Sh. Mukesh Jain
    Special Advisory Committee: Sh. Subhash Gupta, Sh. Vinod Gupta, Sh. Ishwar Garg, Dr. Mukesh Aggarwal, Sh. Satish Tyagi
  2. Briefing of roles and responsibilities to all the members and committees of executive committee
  3. Finalizing the schedule of installation ceremony
  4. Discussion on new membership
  5. Introduction of the idea of Personality Development Programme and Sunday Sports Flavour Team Challenge
  6. Ideas to increase attendance in general meetings.

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Asaram Bapu ji Birthday

Parishad family believe in celebrating the events and festivals along with all the members of the the family irrespective of caste, religion, language or philosophy. This was evident from the celebrations of Sant Asaram ji bapu's birthday on 15th April 2009.
The whole event was organized at Maharana Pratap Bhawan by the parishad member Mr. Purushottam Sethi. Many members of parishad visited his place and cherished the whole function which had satsang and bhoj.
Everyone had the prasad of Kadhi-Chawa, Halwa and then left for their homes.
This kind of programs actually bring us closer and keep us together.
Narender Chawla, Mahender Soni, Ajay Singla, Rajesh Garg and Rajesh Jain were amongst those who visited.

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Executive Committee Selection

10th April 2009:

The new core team being led by Mr. Narender Chawla started taking charge and shaping the things in their way from this day. The whole emphasis was to continue the good practices introduced and brought by Mr. Rajesh Garg and other previous presidents with their teams; And to introduce new and effective ways of performing things.
The first step was to form Executive Committee. The Team tried to introduce some new members and to gain benefits from the experience of veteran members also. For this purpose some new members were taken into the EC and the experienced members were put in a special council for advising the team on certain special issues and occasions. The idea was to let the team learn routine tasks itself and to seek specialized help in specialized events.
For the formation of EC Narender Chawla, Ajay Singla and Mahender Soni met at Neeraj Kumar's shop and meeting lasted till 10:30PM. Lot of discussion on whom to include. Confirmation calls were given to the members for getting their consent. Finally the new team took Shape which after a small fine-tuning looked like:
Executive Committee Members
President: Mr. Narender Chawla

Secretary: Mr. Ajay Singla
Treasurer: Mr. Mahender Soni

Vice President: Mr. Purshottam Sethi, Mr. Neeraj Kumar
Joint Secretary: Mr. Harish Miglani, Mr. Sanjay Jain
Press Secretary: Mr. Chand Singh Pahal

Advisory Committee: Mr. Rajesh Garg, Mr. Rajesh Jain

Physiotherapy Centre Caretaker:Mr. Vijay Garg, Mr. Hutesh Sethi

Members: Pt. Anil Shastri, Mr. Pawan Singla, Mr. Mukesh Jain, Mr. Parveen Singla, Mr. Surender Sharma

Special Advisory Council : Mr. Subhash Gupta, Mr. Vinod Gupta, Mr. Ishwar Garg, Dr. Mukesh Aggarwal, Mr. Satish Tyagi

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Meeting to Elect New President


6th April 2009: This was a great day for Ghraunda branch.
President for year 2009-10 was to be elected.Event was organized at Sai Sweets Gharaunda. Time set was 7:30 PM.
First time in the history of Ghraunda branch, information of the meeting was sent to all the members through SMS. SMS were repeated for 4 days continuously. It was the effect of this initiative that we could see some new faces in the meeting.
EVENT: Event started very late, around 8:45 PM. Everybody present there was feeling frustrated. Finally while calling the chairbearers in front of all, announcer Ajay Singla added a new agenda in the meeting,.......... Discipline.
Dr. Mukesh Aggarwal asked each member present to give his idea to improve attendance. This activity, in my opinion, must have added some loyalty and interest in the members present there.
Then came the big moment, The Election. Names were invited for President 2009. Someone endorsed the name of present President Mr. Rajesh Garg, who in turn turned down his name himself saying that he wanted to see a new face. Everyone clapped for him. It was a brave statement.Then Mr. Harish Miglani introduced the name of Mr. Narender Chawla, and Pt. Anil Shastri endorsed him. Finally he got elected as president 2009.
Then he was asked to select him team where he chose Mr. Ajay Singla as Secretary and Mr. Mahender Soni as Cashier.A new team.Mr. Rajesh Garg then gave his thanks for support and Mr. Narender Chawla gave his views.
Then everybody departed after a fine dinner and having hopes from new team.