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PresidentMr. C.S.Vijayaraghavan

Vice PresidentDr. S. Sivanesan

SecretaryMr.T. Swaminathan

TreasurerMr. C.A. Raj Mathivanan

CateringMr. S.P. Chandrasekhar

House-Keeping

Mr. J. Ganesh Babu

EntertainmentMr. D. Girish

Library & NewsletterDr.S. Natarajan

SportsMr. M.P. Premkumar

OFFICE BEARERS

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

ALUMNI CLUB

No.1 Boat Club Road,R.A.Puram,Chennai 600 028

Phone No: 044-24322195,044-24321233

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Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change theirminds cannot change anything George Bernard Shaw

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DEC | 2012 | 3Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak. Courage is also whatit takes to sit down and listen. -Winston Churchill


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4 | DEC | 2012 Lie is like an onion: You peel it o one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep. Carl Sandburg

ENTERTAINMENTfor the month of

1 DEC 12

SATURDAYTAMBOLA

8 DEC 12

SATURDAY

Maatran

TAMiL MOviE

15 DEC 12

SATURDAY

Light Music prograM

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21 DEC 12

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22 DEC 12

SATURDAY

poda podi

TAMiL MOviE

24 DEC 12

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christMas EvE cELEbrations

LighT MUSiC AnD vARiETY

EnTERTAinMEnT AT ThE CLUB

LAwnS.

25 DEC 12

TUESDAY

thE LifE of pi

EngLiSh MOviE

deCeMBer 2012

thErE is a chancE to gEt thuppaKKi on 25th

dEc. if that happEns wE wiLL changE it LatEr.


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DEC | 2012 | 5You may delay, but time will not


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6 | DEC | 2012 I you are patient in one moment o anger, you will escape a hundred days o sorrow. Chinese Proverb

SPORTSCORNER

Chandru Memorial

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Amn Cbs NR Krsnaswam and DV Rav cam ort n t pars vnt w Baskar, Sankar,Moanakrsnan and Sbbarao cam t n t Swss ag.


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DEC | 2012 | 7Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.-Albert Schweitzer

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W aso nstad a nw 2 ton ar condtonr nt gm. So, no xcss oks!Scpt or bod ator gm.

AluMPiCS 2012-13T 3rd dton o Ampcs was faggd o bt os captans and sports sb-commttmmbrs on Novmbr 17t n t prsnc ot sponsors. Mmbrs actv n sports actvtsav bn dvdd nto grops ndr abcaptans wo ar kn to ad tr tams togor.

Matcs w b condctd or Brdg, Carrom,Css, Crckt, Stt, Snookr, Tab

Tnns and Tnns ovr t nxt two montscmnatng n t anna sports da.

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W ar tank to Barat Matrmon orsponsorng ts ars Ampcs.

Watch this space for monthly updates on Sports at the Alumni Club!


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8 | DEC | 2012 Cb nws contns on pg no 33Money cant buy riends, but you can get a betterclass o enemy. - Spike Milligan


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ting The

WeddingGifting RulebookGifting is an integral part of

our weddings and it pays

to take a little more effort

in buying an appropriate

gift to match the occasion.

No, this doesnt mean that

you have to blow a hole in

your wallet trying to do so.

Here are 7 important rules

to keep in mind before you

head out to buy a gift for

the next wedding thats just

around the corner.

Art AttAck

Art is a very, very personal thing! So, rerain rombuying pieces o art or paintings or the couple.True, you may nd the ceramic polar bear or thepainting o an angel incredibly cute but then, therecipient o the git might not take too kindly to it.Worse, it wouldnt take two minutes or your git toland mercilessly in the garbage.

cheAp doesnt thrill

While giting, it is indeed the thought that counts,but money matters too. Opting or cheap tackyobjects is not the done deal when it comes tobuying the ideal present. For a co-worker or anacquaintance, the amount orked out or thegit can be mediocre but or amily and riends,maintaining a certain standard is obligatory.

iMprActicAl presents

Many people end up giting impractical items aswedding presents. The gits which come under this

category mostly venture into realms o weirdness.The snowman lamp or the unny pot holder or evenstued animals these are hardly the objects thatthe couple would expect as gits.

inAppropriAtely unethicAl

Some gits are inappropriate or weddings. Forinstance, giting a sel help book on How to keepyour marriage alive ater 7 years or some othervague topic isnt a nice way o congratulatingthe couple.

Money wise

Giting money has been a traditional custom and,its a pretty sae git as well! But, ensure that you doit in a presentable manner and not haphazardly.

sending it lAter

I you are not able to make it to the wedding, thenit is only polite that you send the git to the couple.Send a small note o apology along with the git andthe couple is sure to appreciate your thoughtulness.

check with the wish-list

When in doubt, check with the wedding wish listwhich the couple would have put up. O late, everycouple preers to put up a registry or wish list o the

gits which they like to receive rather than havethe unpleasant task o dealing with useless orstrange gits.


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stylebook

with fruit therapy

Detox

Does your skin feel like it has been under an iron box every singleday? Constant exposure to the sun can leave your skin feeling dryand lifeless and worst of all burnt. Frolicking under the sun sure is

fun! This month, we whip up some exciting fruit facials which can beeasily prepared at home and guarantees fresh and glowing skin.


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The only ruit with seeds on the outside,the queen o berries is just the perect little

treat. An aphrodisiac, a symbol o peace andprosperity in medieval times, a rich sourceo nitrate and Vitamin C this delectableruit certainly does have its uses. Ever eatena double strawberry? Legend has it that iyou break a double strawberry in hal andshare it with a member o the opposite sex,you will soon all in love with each other!

Facial recipe:

Chop a handul o strawberries in

the blender.Add the juice o 1 lemon and 1/2cup yogurt.Store in rerigerator or 30 minutes andthen apply on the ace and neck. Leave itor 1/2 hour and then rinse with cold water.

An antioxidant which is known to puriyblood, ght cancer, help prevent livercirrhosis and heart diseases, there is nothingthat this wonder ruit cannot do. Give yourskin a touch o tomato, we say!

Facial recipe:

Blend 1 ripe tomato and add a ew drops olemon juice. Rerigerate or 20 minutes andthen add one tbsp. o honey. Apply it thickover neck and ace. Wait or it to dry and thenrinse o.

Sensual Strawberries

Tempting TomatoTempting Tomato

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Bananas, rich in sugar and bre, are anideal and immediate source o energy. They

are high in Vitamin B content which isknown to improve nerve unction. Sueringrom bouts o morning sickness? Munch ona banana or two early on in the morning.

Facial recipe:

Mash a ripe banana along with a pinch ocinnamon powder.Add a ew drops o honey and lemon juiceto make a paste.Apply liberally over the ace and wash ater

20 minutes.

Going Bananas

Juicy, tangy and pulpy, orange isundoubtedly the king o all citrus ruits.Be it in the avatar o a ruit, juice or evenin a bar o chocolate, orange ranks thirdamong the list o comort oods (right

ater chocolates and strawberries). There isnothing like a good glass o orange juice tokick start your day, in act, research suggeststhat orange juice is more eective thancoee to wake you up!

Facial recipe:

Peel about 6 oranges and dry the peel inthe sun or 3 days.Powder them in a blender and store thepowder in an airtight container.

Take a spoonul o this powder and add rawmilk to it.Apply it on your ace and neck and leave itto dry.Rinse o ater hal an hour.

Outlandish Oranges

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Director: Ang LeeCast: Suraj Sharma, Irran, Tabu, Adil Hussain

Bringing alive a Booker winning novel on celluloid comes with its set o expectations. And i the manat the helm is Ang Lee, then the burden o delivering perect cinema becomes threeold. With Lie oPi, Lee delivers perectly and proves exactly why he a master o versatility. The splendid martial arts oCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, the poignant moments o Brokeback Mountain and the man-animaladventure saga o Lie o Pi have nothing in common except amazing storytelling and path breaking

visuals. Though Lie o Pi is not an exact adaptation o Yann Martels paperback hit, it thankully does notget lost in translation as Lee adds his expert touches to make the movie come alive on the big screen.Right rom his childhood, Pi is a spirited boy. From trying to eed a tiger cub with his bare hands in hisamily owned zoo to changing his name to Pi when he begins secondary school, because he is tired obeing taunted with the nickname Pissing Patel (he was named Piscine Molitor by his parents ater aswimming pool in France), Pi asserts his individuality.

Following his amilys decision to migrate to Canada, zoo animals et al, Pi rounds up his lie in Indiaand prepares to embark on a new journey. Midway, the ship sinks drowning Pis amily and most o theanimals. Pi is let surviving on a lieboat with a ew animals and soon the population zeroes down to himand a majestic tiger named Richard Parker. The crux o the movie revolves around the boy-beast bond inthe middle o the ocean as Pi struggles to keep himsel afoat while ensuring that the tiger does not go

hungry or thirsty. He tries to orm a soulul connection with the magnicent cat but he is let devastatedwhen on reaching land, Richard Parker runs away into the jungle without a backward glance at Pi. In theend, however, it is established that Richard Parker too was thinking o his master beore disappearinginto the jungle thereby hinting that Pi was successul in creating the bond he so desired. Besides beinga visual treat (kids will love it), Lie o Pi also makes or a great emotional watch thanks to its competentset o actors including Tabu and Hussain as Pis parents, Irran as the adult Pi and the very talented SurajSharma as the teenage Pi.

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New Years eve

11destinations

to be at this

Ah! Yes, the stroke of midnight. We are all waiting for this special night and

carefully preparing for it. Many people even believe that a fulllment of an

upcoming year depends on how you spend your New Years Eve. If it is full

of joy and happiness, then the new year will be full of joy and happiness

too and vice versa. Many people like to stay at home with their families and

friends. Others like to travel - some to ski resorts, some to exotic islands,

and some to a new city. If you nally want to visit a city you always wanted

to see, New Years Eve is the perfect time to do so as all the cities around

the world are more gloriously alive than they usually are. Here are some of

the best cities to be at for New Years Eve in order to have an unforgettable

New Years celebration.

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London always welcomes travellers to celebrateNew Years with astonishing reworks launchedinto the sky o the 135 meter London Eye,projecting a light show throughout the city.The reworks can be seen rom rootops andbalconies all across London, but best views o thereworks are rom Westminster Bridge and thenorth embankment o the River Thames, oppositethe London Eye. The show starts ater Big Benchimes midnight and lasts or 15 minutes. Youalso can take a river cruise or better views o thereworks and a more romantic way bring in theNew Year. Endless number o London pubs, clubsand restaurants are open well into New Yearsnight across the capital with special parties andentertainment. I you are a theatre lover, then oryou, London oers great stage shows , where youhave a chance to celebrate New Years with thetheatre cast and crew.

To be one o the rst in the world to bring in theNew Year, go to Sydney. Here, you can witnessabsolutely stunning reworks accompanied bymusic exploding over the Sydney Harbour Bridge,the magnicent center piece o beautiul SydneyHarbour. More than a million people gather aroundSydney Harbour or Midnight Fireworks, countdown

and party. There are plenty o vantage points aroundthe harbour, but probably best views o reworks andall the New Years action are rom one o the boats inthe harbour. What can be better than to party on aboat at New Years Eve wearing shorts and fip fops?Dont orget to book your place on board in advance!

Ring in the New Year in a Spanish style byparticipating in Noche Vieja in Barcelona. From

ballroom dance to salsa to famenco to rockband perormances - music, dance and parties

are all over the city and estivities last or aslong as a week. At midnight, when a great clockstrikes twelve, experience old Spanish tradition

o eating 12 grapes, one grape ollowing eachbell sound. This custom goes back to the

Roman Empire and symbolizes passing thesweet favour o grapes towards the New Year

so it began sweetly. I you stay in Barcelona tillJanuary 5, then you have a chance to participate

in Cabalgata de los Reyes Magos (Three KingsParade). The Three Kings arrive by boat at the

waterront o Barcelona and proceed slowlythrough the city throwing barley sugar sweets to

the children lining the route.

LONDON

BARCELONA

SYDNEY

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Celebrate La Festa di San Silvestro (theholiday that is celebrated in Italy on

December 31st) and Il Capodanno (onJanuary 1st) Venetian style: enjoying several

course o antastic Italian meal in a localrestaurant, drinking and joining the masked

throng in St Marks Square or midnight,where the bell o St. Marks campanile

announces the beginning o a new year.The celebration goes on with proessional

reworks display along the waterront. Partiesaround the town last until sunrise, so you canwitness the rst sunrise o the newborn year.

Dont orget to wear your red lingerie or NewYears Eve! Italians say itll bring you luck in

the coming year.

The traditional Toronto New Years Eve Bashat Nathan Phillips Square attracts many visitorsto watch and listen to some o the hottest popartists perorming live. There are hundreds operormers and a lot o shows that take place

around the city during New Year celebrations.Toronto has a lot o amily activities to oer at

this time o the year: rom ice skating to hayrides to shows and games at the Scarborough

Civic Center and Holiday Dreams at Ontarioplace, the theme park in downtown Toronto.To ring in the New Year in romantic style, go

on a abulous Toronto Harbor cruise. With anexquisite dinner, you will dance the night awayaboard a ully heated yacht enjoying beautiul

views o Toronto rom the harbour.

Join hundreds o thousands o people at TimesSquare to witness the amous ball drop. For morethan hundred years, New York Citys Times Squarehas been the center o the universe on New YearsEve. Millions o people all over the world hold theirbreath watching Times Square on New Years Eveand waiting to see Waterord Crystal New Years EveBall descending rom the fagpole atop One TimesSquare building. I you want to be at Times Square

or the lowering o the Ball ceremony, wear warmclothes and arrive earlier - people start gatheringon the Square at 3 pm on New Years Eve. I youwant to witness the ceremony in a more comortableatmosphere, there are several hotels at Times Squarewith a great view o the Square. The estivitiescontinue ater midnight with remarkable reworksaround the city. For a more romantic New YearsEve celebration, New York City oers superb dining,special parties and New Years Eve cruises.

VENICE

TORONTO

NEW YORK

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Orlando is a perect place to spendNew Years Eve or everyone, buto course, i you have kids, it isthe best place to make New YearsEve unorgettable or them andor the entire amily. Sea World,Universal Studios, Disney World -all o Orlando theme parks has alot to oer or the magical night.Arrive earlier in the park i youare planning on celebrating theNew Year, as soon as the park willreach capacity, it wouldnt allowanyone in. All Disney parks havelive entertainment throughout theday and the evening in addition tospecial midnight reworks.

Goa is still a great place to party and New Years Eveis no exception. I you like to party really hard, tryAnjuna beach resort where rave beach parties last or3-4 days! At New Years Eve, the parties on this idyllicIndian island get even bigger and all the resorts alongthe coast join together or one massive celebration.Book a plane to Goa this new year and dance like amadman surrounded by palm trees, sacred cows andlocals selling space cakes, then chill out at one o themany beachside caes to watch the new year sunrise.

Paris oers many ways to say Bonne Annee or Parisiansand tourists. From top-notch dining to clubbing to

antastic reworks to a glass o champagne on the Champs-Elysees - New Years Eve in Paris is unorgettable. The

place to start celebration is the Champs-Elysees. Around9 p.m. people start to gather at the amous street andaround midnight here you can watch the Eiel Tower

exploding into a sparkling dance o light and toast HappyNew Year with a fute o champagne. The Sacre Coeur in

Montmartre, being one o the best viewpoints in Paris,is another antastic place to ring in the New Year. With

spectacular views o the entire Paris skyline, at midnighthere you can see all reworks launched around Paris.

ORLANDO

GOA

PARIS

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New Years Eve is thrice as nice inThailand, where youll have threeannual chances to rid yoursel o

the old and ring in the new. First,theres the New Years celebration

with the Western world onDecember 31; between mid-January

and February, Thailand then tipsits hat to its Chinese neighbor, with

massive celebrations in BangkoksChinatown. Finally, the centuries-

old tradition o Songkran kickso on April 13, a joyous occasionthat celebrates the rst day o the

traditional Thai calendar with threedays o parades, easting, costumes,

and, most outrageously, a water-throwing estival in which passersby

are drenched.

I you want to start celebrating theNew Year earlier, go to Tokyo, wherethe celebration starts on the 29th

o December. Here, you also have achance to prolong your New Yearscelebration up to January 4th. Eventhough most o the major touristsites close down or that week,the streets o Tokyo, as well as, allrestaurants and clubs are packedwith people. The city is jumpingwith loads o reworks, dancing andsinging. Join locals and enter theNew Year in traditional Japanese

way - eating Toshikoshi Soba (NewYears Eve Noodle) and listeningto Juya No Kane (The Watch-NightBell). The noodle, being long,symbolizes a long and healthy lie.The Watch-Night Bell, an analog toa countdown, rings 108 times at thetemples all over Japan symbolizinggetting rid o unhappiness andpoverty. On January 1st, visit theImperial Palace, since it is one o

the two days only when the Palaceopens to the public.

BANGKOK

TOKYO

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Ingredients:Fig 10 NosGuava Nectar 30 ml

Cinnamon 2 sticksCayenne Pepper 5 gramsOregano 2 gramsHoney 2 tspWalnuts 10 nosFrench Loa 2 slicesCaramel 5 mlThyme ew sprigsPernod 10 mlBasil Pesto 5 grams

Cooknook

CleopatrasCaramel Walnuts

with Fig & Guava Soup

Method:FIG & GUAVA SOUPPeel resh gs and stew them along

with ew sticks o cinnamon in halthe amount o guava nectar.Cool and keep aside.In a skillet, saut shredded ennelbulb along with oregano andcayenne pepper.Add a dash o Pernod and honey.Mix the stewed gs and add the resto guava juice and continue cooking.Cool the mixture and blend to asmooth and soupy consistency.

CLEOPATRAS CARAMELWALNUTS

Choose the best walnuts, roastthem until crisp and toss themwith caramel and honey.Arrange them over slices otoasted French bread, smearedwith basil pesto.Serve hot along with the soup.

FiGS

Ever since Adam and Eve rst clothed themselves with g leaves, the historic ruithas been inextricably associated with ertility and reproduction. Although amousas an aphrodisiac or its suggestive shape, it is a little known act that gs have aheady sweetness and creamy consistency which is perect or romantic dining.

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Ingredients:Dark Chocolate 40 grams

Pistachio 2 tspPineapple, chopped 5 gramsMeyers Rum 20 mlWhite Chocolate 10 gramsGelatin 5 gramsRaisins 5 gramsStrawberries 8 nosAniseed Liquor 5 mlWhipping cream 20 mlEspresso 5 mlButter 20 gms

Almonds 10 nos

Method:Whip the cream to sot peaks,then rerigerate.Combine the chocolate, butter and espresso

in a double boiler over hot, but not simmeringwater, stirring requently until smooth.

Remove rom the heat and cool until thechocolate is just slightly warmer than bodytemperature. Once the melted chocolate hascooled slightly, add gelatin, melted inhot water.When the chocolate reaches to the propertemperature, gently stir in about one-thirdo the whipped cream along with pistachio,chopped pineapple, raisins, blanched sliverso almonds (soaked in aniseed liquor) andMeyers rum.

Spoon or pipe the mousse into a serving bowlor individual dishes.Layer resh strawberries and garnish withfutes o white chocolate.Serve immediately.

Chocolate & Frity Nut Sin

cHOcOlaTe

Chocolate doesnt work just or Casanova, it works or everyone! Known toincrease the levels o serotonin and phenylethyalaine in the brain, chocolates cando wonders to your mood and even induce the emotion o alling in love.


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DURBAR BYTavleen SinghIn the summer o 1975 Tavleen Singh, not yet twenty-ve, started working as a juniorreporter in the Statesman in New Delhi. Within ve weeks, Prime Minister IndiraGandhi declared the Emergency, suspending undamental rights and imposing presscensorship, and soon reckless policies said to be authored by the prime ministers

younger son were unleashed on Indias citizens. As the country suered under the ironst o an elected icon and her chosen heir, Tavleen observed that a small, infuentialsection o Delhis society people she knew well remained strangely unaected by theperilous state o the nation. Beore long, members o this circle were entrenched in keypositions in the Indian government.

In 1984, ollowing Indira Gandhis assassination, Rajiv Gandhi became prime minister, ortied by a hugemandate rom a nation desperate or change. But, belying its hopes, the young leader chose or himsel agroup o advisors, riends and acolytes rom the drawing rooms o Delhi, as inexperienced as him and just asunaware o the ground realities o a complex nation. It was the beginning o a political culture o avouritismand ineptitude that would take hold at the highest levels o government, stunting Indias ambitions and

rustrating its people well into the next century. Seasoned reporter and distinguished newspaper columnistTavleen Singhs Durbar is a sharp account o these turbulent years. A remarkable memoir, vivid with the colouro election campaigns and society dinners, low conspiracies and high corruption, Durbar rewards us with thistruth: that i India is to achieve a better uture the past can no longer be ignored or orgotten.

red SOrGHum by Mo YanSpanning three generations, this novel o amily and myth is told through a serieso fashbacks that depict events o staggering horror set against a landscape ogemlike beauty as the Chinese battle both the Japanese invaders and each other inthe turbulent 1930s. As the novel opens, a group o villagers, led by Commander Yu,the narrators grandather, prepare to attack the advancing Japanese. Yu sends his

14-year-old son back home to get ood or his men; but as Yus wie returns throughthe sorghum elds with the ood, the Japanese start ring and she is killed.Her deathbecomes the thread that links the past to the present and the narrator moves back andorth recording the wars progress, the ghting between the Chinese warlords and hisamilys history.

WHO leT THe dOrk OuT? by Sidin VadukutThe third book in the Dork series is out! With just 12 months to go beore the 2010Allied Victory Games in New Delhi, there is pandemonium at the Ministry or UrbanRegeneration and Public Sculpture. Specially appointed by the prime minister tooversee preparations or the Games, the ministry now nds itsel in the centre o amedia storm. Preparations are months behind schedule and the minister BadrikedarLaxmanrao Dahake not only has to deal with an irate PM but also with high intriguein the Lok Sabha, endish investigative journalists, and a relentless BBC reporter whoinsists on interviewing him live in English. Dahake is about to resign when he runs intoan unlikely saviour: master strategist, media expert, and international nancial wizardRobin Einstein Varghese, currently running the Delhi Lederman oce.

SOnS OF SiTaby Ashok K BankerThe epic conclusion to his Ramayana series, Sons o Sita deals with Sita ater she is sentaway by Rama. Ten years have passed since Rama did the unthinkable and banishedSita. Now, she spends her days in the remote orest ashram o Maharishi Valmikitraining her sons in the arts o war, turning them into peerless warriors o exceptional

acumen and prowess. Yet destiny works in unexpected ways: Rama decides to launchthe Ashwamedha yajna. The mightiest Ayodhyan army ever assembled ollows thesacred stallion in a campaign o conquest. Deying the military might o Ayodhya andthe emperorship o Rama himsel, two young striplings capture the Ashwamedha horseand challenge the great army. To Ramas chagrin the challengers turn out to be noneother than his own estranged ospring: the Sons o Sita!

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T Common Kstr (aco tnnncs) sa brd o pr spcs bongng to t kstr

grop o t acon am aconda

Ts dstnctv stork s ond man n tindan sbcontnnt and Sotast Asa,opnng o t sna and t bod s xtractdwt t b st ndr watr.

DEC | 2012 | 33The past is behind, learn rom it. The uture is ahead, prepare or it. Thepresent is here, live it. -Thomas S. Monson


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Rosrngd Parakt

Tr p

Spot bd Dck

Mxd coon o Pcan, pantd storks, grts at Kampakkam ak

T Pantd Stork (Mctra cocpaa) s a arg wadng brd n t stork am. it s ond n t wtandso t pans o tropca Asa sot

Caspan Trn

34 | DEC | 2012 One o the deepest desires o human beings is the desire to be appreciated.The eeling o being unwanted is hurtul. - Willism James.


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DEC | 2012 | 35Happiness or sorrow- whatever bealls you, walk on untouched,unattached.- The Dhammapada

Himalayan TrekHimalayan Trek

i dcdd tat ts ar i w go on a trk to

t Rpn-Spn Va n uttarakand. Ttrkkng grop mt at t Amn Cb todscss t prparaton or t trk.

T grop wnt n tr own was (fgt/tran)to Dradn (3306 t) wc was nc andcoo. W spnt a ngt tr and tn st on a van to Sankar (6154 t), a sma vagnstd n t Garwa hmaaas. Anotr ngto accmatzaton oowd as w cod arad t c down t spn abt gnt. T

nxt da w wr jond b a crw o svn ocaswod p s trog t trk and w st o toor start pont o hmr Top (5662 t).

rom abot 10 am w startd cmbng tsops. T scnr opnd ot nc as wcmbd p. W passd som sma stppd dsand sow mad or wa p. T nxt strtcwas prtt tog as t was stp. W pdorsvs to rac t vag o Btr (7768t). i codnt p bt tnk o t sttngs

n t mov AaratOrvan (Stg: Kart,Rma, Andra). T vag was av wtmn, womn and kds wo sm to b ascnatdb s as mc as w wr ascnatd b tm.

W tn mad or wa past t vag to orrst camp pont Sarta (7881 t). Tsttng was magca ovrookng a magncntva. Or png crw ad racd aad andst-p t tnts tr. W ad tr tnts or t

tn o s and a bg tnt or t crw. Tn trwas t tot tnt wc w ad to gt sd toor t nxt 7 das.

As t sn wnt down so dd t tmpratr.

T moon cam p to t t sk aong wt

mons o stars. i was rmndd o t das nt trrac o m om n t 70s gazng p tsk ttrd wt stars. W cod aso mak otsatts bobbng tr wa and sootng stars/mtors bazng tr pats.

W st-o or t nxt pas o or trk. Wwr now gttng sd to t 8 10 km trksda wt t gds adng s and t rst ot crw packng p and tn catcng p wts prtt qck and tn ovrtakng s to go

and st-p t nxt camp st. T scond campst was BadangBga at 10,037 t. it was agana abos ocaton wt xcnt vws o tmontans.

T ngt was prtt ntrstng wr w ardsom opard roars at a dstanc. or m tggt was t norsn spctac o tuOs past mdngt drng a oo brak.i sawa sddn fas o bndng gt and zoom twas o avng m dmb ondd. A cop o

otrs aso wtnssd ts spctac towards armornng.


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36 | DEC | 2012 There is love in every one o you. Develop that love. Share it with people. Thislove is not a one-way trafc. It is two way, give and take. - Sathya Sai Baba

W, t nxt da was vn mor vnt orm. W ad a stp cmb trogot t datat t m wt montan scknss. M ad

was pondng and vnta i trw p as tcombnaton o attd, snow and sn gt gotto m. Bt t cmb was wort t as t Vja TopCamp St (11,648 t) ord a 3600 vw omontans a arond. Som cmbd a t wap to t pak (12,059 t) to gt an vn morspctacar vw.

T sn-st was magca as t sk cangdcoors rapd. T moon rs was vn mormagca as t was a moon tat mrgd ot o

t montans.

T bon cng cod wnds ad s a bnddp nar t campr. Or soaton b now romt rst o t cvzaton was compt. W wrnot gttng mob sgnas or ovr two das. Wstoppd ncontrng pop aong t wa. Tmagncnt soaton was xcnt as w soakdn natr wtot an dstrbancs.

W cangd or pans at t pont to rdc

or trkkng as pop k m wr ndngt dct to ngotat t attd and cmbqck. T draton pack cam n vr andas i constant sppd watr to kp msdratd.

W wakd on a srs o rdgs wt snow as wracd or gst trk pont (12,275 t).W tn crossd ovr rom on va to totr (Rpn Va to Spn Va). CadRkkatakOd (12,084 t), ts pont agan

was jst ot o t word wt a srs o snowpaks orng magncnt vws. W ad agood vw o t Swargaron paks, Ranganapaks, Bandarpnc paks and gacr and tJandar gacr.

lgnds sa Swargaronpaks orm t patto avn tat was oowd b t Pandavas. its bvd tat s on wa on can go to avnwt man bod ts.

Or nxt camp st was Pactart(11,413 t)wc was a n a sma va tad stp. it tstdor ca mscs. it ad a sma pond wc adwatr drng t da and c drng t ngt.W wr st rzng tanks to t wnd cactor wc rdcs t tmpratr a good 50.T nxt da w cmbd rtr down aongt montan rdgs to BadaTatc(9,511 t).it was agan a bat sttng ovrookng tSpnva. Drng t ngt w ncontrda cop o wd oxs nar or tnts. Spottd

b or trk organzr Daa w fasd orgts to s tr r s gow n t ngt.Atr pang d and sk or a w tdsappard nto t dark.

W tn mad vn mor rapd dscnt to racBanca(6,973 t) wc was vr cos to tSpnrvr. en rot w passd montan vagswc ad soar pans and som brattakngscnr.


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DEC | 2012 | 37Ego is the biggest enemy o humans. - Rig Veda

Or trk adr Gans proposd a dp n trvr wc som o s agr agrd to as wad not takn bat or t ast 7 das. howvr,or agrnss to tak bat was dampnd asw ond tat andsds casd b a rcntartqak ad sad o accss ponts.T rmbng rvr owvr was rrsstb ast mad a roar navgatng arond rocks. Trwr nmros watr as aong t sdswc sppd t rvr. T man tracncrasd n or rot as w wr gttng costo cvzaton. W mad or wa to t vago Jako(7,202 t) or trk trmnatng pontrom wr w got pckd p n vcs back toSankar.

T nxt mornng w mad or wa back toDradn passng t vags o Ntwar, Mor,Proa and crossng t bat Mssor nt vnng. T rot was so bat tat icodnt rsst dong som g spd sootng

rom cods to andsds to angr monks tooca potcans.

it was an awsom trk wr w covrd abot50 kms b oot ovr som rog montantrran. i ost abot 2-3 kos and abot an ncas i sd at wakng a tos ms. M cardotnss ncrasd as t trk progrssd. Wdrank watr rom t coo strams wtotcatcng a cod. W wr on n natr or acompt wk.

i rsovd i sod do ts mor otn at astonc n two ars. i o want to pan or trko can contact ts pop:In Chennai: AWeS - Daa (93831-14321) &Gans (93823-62933), or oca and hmaaantrks.

In Sankari: Can Sng Rawat (94129-18140),

Scrtar hPMA, or pannng trks n tuttarkas rgon.

M.P.Premkumar

(M.No.1434)


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38 | DEC | 2012 Beauty is not in the ace beauty is a light in the heart. - Kahil Gibran

God:ho. Dd o ca m?M:Cad o? No wo s ts?God:Ts s GOD. i ard or prars. So i

togt i w cat.M:i do pra. Jst maks m good. iam acta bs now. i am n t mdst osomtng.God:Wat ar o bs at?M:Dont know. Bt i cant nd r tm. las bcom ctc. its rs or a t tm.God:W i wantd to rsov or gt or tm,b gvng o som cart. in ts nt ra, iwantd to rac o trog t mdm oar comortab wt.

M:T m, w as bcom compcatdnow?God:Stop anazng . Jst v t. Anass swat maks t compcatd.M:W ar w tn constant napp?God:yor toda s t tomorrow tat o worrdabot strda. yo ar worrng bcaso ar anazng. Worrng as bcom orabt. Tats w o ar not app.M:Bt ow can w not worr wn tr s somc ncrtant?

God:uncrtant s nvtab, bt worrng soptona.M:Bt tn, tr s so mc pan d toncrtant.God:Pan s nvtab, bt srng s optona.M:i srng s optona, w do good popawas sr?God:Damond cannot b posd wtotrcton. God cannot b prd wtot r.Good pop go trog tras, bt dont sr.Wt tat xprnc, tr bcoms bttr,

not bttr.M:yo man to sa sc xprnc s s?God:s, in vr trm. exprnc s a ardtacr. S gvs t tst rst, and t ssonsatrwards.

M:Bt st , w sod w go trog sctsts? W cant w b r rom probm?God:Probm ar prpos RoadbocksOrng Bnca lssons (to) enancMnta Strngt. innr strngt coms rom

strgg and ndranc, not wn o ar rrom ProbmsM:rank n t mdst o so man probms, wdont know wr w ar adng.God:i o ook otsd, o w not know wro ar adng. look nsd. lookng otsd,o dram. lookng nsd, o awakn. esprovd sgt. hart provds nsgt.M:Somtms not sccdng ast, sms to rtmor tan movng n t rgt drcton.Wat sod i do?

God:Sccss s a masr as dcdd b otrs.Satsacton s a masr as dcdd b o.Knowng t road aad, s mor satsng tanknowng o rod aad, yo work wtt compass. lt otrs work wt t cock.M:in tog tms , ow do o sta motvatd?God:Awas ook at ow ar o av com ratrtan ow ar o av to go. Awas cont orbssngs, not wat o ar mssng.M:Wat srprss o abot pop?God:Wn t sr t ask. w m? wn

t prospr, t nvr ask w m.evron wss to av trt on tr sd, btw want to b on t sd o t trt.M:Somtms i ask, wo am i, w am i r,bt i cant gt t answr.God:Sk not to nd wo o ar, bt todtrmn wo o want to b. Stop ookng ora prpos as to w o ar r. Crat t. ls not a procss o dscovr bt a a procsso craton.M:how can i gt t bst ot o ?

God:ac or past wtot rgrt. hand orprsnt wt condnc. Prpar or t trwtot ar.M:On ast qston. Somtms i mprars ar not answrd.God:Tr ar no nanswrd prars.M:Tank o or ts wondr cat. i am soapp to start t Nw yar wt a nw sns onspraton (ystrda was a start o Nw yar aspr hnd mtoog nw samvat).God:W, kp t at and drop t ar.

Dont bv or dobts, and dont dobt orbs. l s a mstr to sov, not a probmto rsov. Trst m. l s wondr, o know ow to v.

Dr. S.Natarajan (M.No.876)


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Snd t answrs to [email protected] t sbjct dcmbr b&b ddT rst tr a corrct ntrs gt a crdt o rs 250 n tr bs.

Rsts w b annoncd on n t nxt ss and qrs w not b ntrtand.

An atst was takng a wak trog t woods, admrng a tat voton ad cratd.Wat majstc trs! Wat powr rvrs! Wat bat anmas!, sad to ms. As was

wakng aong t rvr, ard a rstng n t bss bnd m. Wn trnd to s watt cas was, saw a 7-oot grzz cargng rgt towards m. h ran as ast as cod. hookd ovr s sodr and saw tat t bar was cosng, h ran vn astr, crng n ar. hookd ovr s sodr agan, and t bar was vn cosr. hs art was pondng and trdto rn vn astr. h trppd and on t grond. h rod ovr to pck ms p, bt saw tbar rgt on top o m, racng or m wt s t paw and rasng s rgt paw to strk m.At tat momnt, t Atst crd ot O m God! Tm stoppd. T bar roz. T orst wassnt. evn t rvr stoppd movng.

As a brgt gt son pon t man, a voc cam ot o t sk, yo dn m xstnc or a ots ars; tac otrs i dont xst; and vn crdt craton to a cosmc accdnt.

Do o xpct m to p o ot o ts prdcamnt? Am i to cont o as abvr?T atst ookd drct nto t gt it wod b pocrtca o m tosddn ask yo to trat m as a bvr n god now, bt praps cod o makt bar a bvr n god? Vr w, sad t voc.T gt wnt ot. T rvr ran agan. And t sonds o t orst rsmd.And tn t bar droppd s rgt paw ..... brogt bot paws togtr...bowds ad and spok: God, or ts ood wc i am abot to rcv,i am tr tank.

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