JAYCEE HERALD

JANUARY 2015

Index

a) Foreword

b) President’s Message

c) CS Speaks –Jc CS. Ramachandran TM

e) Stay Hydrated Stay Healthy – Jc Dr.Sangeeta Sudhir

f) Confidence – JFP Jojo Panthalookkaran

g) From the shelves of JCI Trichur Library -JCI Sen. Ranjith Kollannur

h) Kids’ Corner

i)Puzzle Corner

j) Creative Corner

k) Business Corner

k) Puzzle Corner

l) Achievements Corner

m) Photo Gallery

FOREWORD

We are very much pleased to receive such a good response from our team members. New members are coming forward to display their skills. Thanks to all those who made contributions and we do expect more participation from next month onwards. The aim of this bulletin is to act as a tiny step in improving your potential in creative skills. We would like to include as many members’ contributions as possible. Thank you very much once again and happy reading.

JC Ajay Kumar

Editor

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Thank you for the overwhelming support given to Jaycee

Herald and we are into our third issue of our monthly bulletin.

It is heartening to note that members who have not

contributed before have started contributing to our Herald.

Hope this trend will continue and we wish to receive Jaycee

Herald contributions from all our members.

Through the month….

Our Flagship program Prathibha Puraskar continued during the

month and we recognised the Prathibha of of JPE HSS

Koorkenchery, Ms. Arunima, at a function organised in the

school assembly. Program Director was JC. CA. Joseph Lal.

We conducted our chapter governing board meeting at Hotel

Palace Tower and the CGB Members discussed in detail various

matters pertaining to JCI Trichur.

It was decided to conduct JCI courses Achieve, Admin &

Impact by JCI Trichur and VP Training Sudhir Achuthan was

made the PD of the Program. The courses will be conducted at

Hotel Pooram International on 15th February.

Your President and Jcrt Chairperson attended Regional Cabinet

at Hotel Royal Residency in Kakkanad on 18th of January. At

the Regional Cabinet, recognition was awarded to our IPP JC

Jojo Panthalookaran for achieving 100% efficiency for the last

year.

Our VP Training Sudhir Achuthan participated in Trainers’

update at KFRI, Peechi. Your president and Treasurer visited

the Trainers’ update to give publicity for our JCI courses,

Achieve Admin & Impact.

Our Family GB was conducted at Hotel Pearl Regency on 23rd

which had a good participation from members. Our assigned

ZVP Rejanish.A participated in the meeting and delivered a

very informative speech.

“Speech Club”- a new initiative to improve the Public speaking

skills of our members was inaugurated by our PZP John Paul.

Jcrts and JJ’s provided good participation to the new initiative

and was well appreciated by everyone for giving opportunity to

our own members.

Jcrts of JCI Trichur conducted a Jewellery making class at Jcrt

chairperson’s residence. Jcrt Vinnie Fijo and Jc. Vinitha Sajith

were the faculties. The programme was well appreciated and

Jcrts have decided to conduct a basic yoga class and Paper

Jewellery session soon.

We participated in Run Kerala Run- a promotional event for the

National Games. Members had a fun experience running

through Swaraj Round with colourful umbrella hats that

attracted the attention of the spectators.

We took part in a very noble cause and as a part of our

“Annadanam” project and as a celebration of India’s 66th

Republic day we donated rice to Manushya Snehikal. It was a

very heart touching event and the Program Director was Jc.

Ajaykumar. Our members also had lunch with the inmates of

Manushya Snehikal which was a great feeling for all our

members.

Your President, Secretary & Treasurer took part in the

installation ceremony of our fellow chapter JCI Trichur Pooram

City and wished the new team of the chapter all our wishes.

Let me conclude my month’s message with a small story on

Value:-

A well-known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a

Rs.1,000/- bill. In the room of 200, he asked, "Who would like

this Rs.1,000/-bill?"

Hands started going up.

He said, "I am going to give this Rs.1,000/-to one of you but

first, let me do this." He proceeded to crumple the Rs.1,000/-

note.

He then asked, "Who still wants it? “Still the hands were up in

the air.

"Well," he replied, "What if I do this?" And he dropped it on the

ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe.

He picked it up, now all crumpled and dirty. "Now who still

wants it?" Still the hands went into the air.

"My friends, you have all learned a very valuable lesson. No

matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it

did not decrease in value. It was still worth Rs.1,000/-. Many

times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into

the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that

come our way.

We feel as though we are worthless. But no matter what has

happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value.

You are special - Don't ever forget it!

Thanking you,

Yours truly

Jc HGF CA Manoj Kumar.M

President

DEMAND FOR A LOWER CORPORATE TAX RATE-A PRE BUDGET ANALYSIS

Jc CS T.M. Ramachandran BBS,LLB,ACS,MBA Company Secretary in Practice

1st FLOOR, SAJI NIVAS OPP. RDS LABORATORY

Dr. AR MENON ROAD, NAICKANAL THRISSUR, KERALA 680 001, INDIA

Mobile:- +91 98460 93998

E mail: iamramantm@gmail.com

Indian Corporates demand for a lower Corporate Tax rate and disinvestment

in the Government Stake in the public sector units and eye to have a higher

personal tax exemptions limits. Despite all a huge expectation for the increase in

the public expenditure to boost growth and the development in the country is the

need from this budget 2015.

Also, In the pre budget consultations with the Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley,

the industrialists have raised the concerns for easing the bank finance with

subsidized interest rates by the Reserve Bank of India.

This will be the first full budget of the new NDA Government who will set the

Economic Agenda for the next four years which will be beneficial for the country as

a whole and certainly will chart out new ideas and initiatives to make the recovery

process more robust.

Further other improvement measures have been taken to boost the agricultural

growth, creation of jobs and improving the norms of doing business in India.

Here are some of the top ice breaking agendas that the Indian Incorporation wants

from the Budget 2015:

1. Extend Dividend Distribution Tax exemption to REIT’s and INVIT’s

2.Extending investment allowances to the Infrastructure sector

3. Exempting infrastructure projects from the requirement to pay Minimum

Alternate Tax

4. MAT should be reduced to 10% and SEZ’s should be exempt from it

5. Setting up of an Export Development Fund

6. To improve the Business Environment

7. Greater public investment in Infra Sector

8. Lower Interest Rates to boost consumer and housing demand

9. Continue Fiscal prudence and remove surcharge to spur spending

10. Higher Section 80C Incentives to increase financial savings And many more.

All the eyes are on the full fledged budget 2015 by the new Government which will

be released in February last week and the countrymen are very much hopeful to

receive a splendid New Year 2015 gift from the Finance Minister.

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has prepared a full road map for the

implementation of the New Companies Act that envisages setting up of the Investor

Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA) and National Financial Reporting

Authority (NFRA) within six months.

The government is already in the final stages of the implementation of the rules for

IEPFA and NFRA which are the quasi-judicial bodies for the auditing and the

accounting standards and which are also delegated with the powers to review and

probe into the matters relating to the audit of the companies.

Since April, 2014 when the Companies Act, 2013 took effect only 60% of the

sections have been notified while the other sections related to the investor

protection and winding up of the companies are yet to be notified.

New bodies proposed in the Companies Act, 2013 will be made functional within six

months as the Ministry of Corporate Affairs is only at the last stage of the finalising

of the rules which will be notified very soon.

Stay Hydrated Stay Healthy

Jc Dr. Sangeeta Sudhir

Consultant Homeopath

In this busy & fast moving life, we always tend to take our health for granted. Here

is one of the ways by which we can maintain good health without much effort.

Fluids form an important aspect of our health as they make up three fourth of our

body. The simplest type of fluid is water. Consuming water frequently is one of the

secret of good health.

Water as we all know is made up of hydrogen and oxygen. The oxygen in the water

has a major role to play. Because of oxygen, drinking water frequently rejuvenates

our cells and keeps us fresh always. WE are also able to manage stress by being

hydrated as it acts as a stress outlet.

We can start our day by drinking water as it would cleanse our system. From then

on, it is advisable to drink frequent sips of water throughout the day. This tip is

helpful for people following irregular diet, people suffering from hyper acidity and

stomach disorders. For Diabetics, drinking water frequently helps to maintain blood

sugar. It also helps in psychosomatic diseases like migraine, in chronic diseases like

sinusitis & skin ailments by cleansing the system and helping the skin to glow.

Water regulates body temperature and remove toxin. Hence it is advisable to drink

plenty of water during fever.

Basically, drinking water frequently prevents us from being on empty stomach for a

longer time and from overeating which I believe is one of the major causes of

today’s modern lifestyle diseases.

It is recommended to drink a minimum of 8-12 glasses of water per day. Drinking

too much water does not overload the kidney. In fact drinking less water should

definitely overload the Kidney.

For people suffering from Kidney disorders and electrolyte imbalance, a limited

intake of water is advised.

Water has this unique quality of adjusting in any situation and finding its own path.

By drinking water & feeling energetic, we too should be able to imbibe this quality

of water.

Health is not valued until sickness comes, so take care of it.

CONFIDENCE

JFP Jojo Panthalookaran

Imm. Past President,

JCI Trichur

Are we confident When I asked this question to myself, I just started thinking, am I?

And what about our society? And I found, “Yes, we are.”

Let me start with a small story.

A student who graduated in his Aeronautical Engineering, from a famous University in

America once invited all his Professors who taught him, and seated them inside an

aeroplane. Then he told them that, this is a Plane made with the knowledge he has

gained from what they have taught. He further explained that it is designed and made

only by his own efforts. “Now this Plane is ready for its first flight, and I wish all who

taught me, to make this Plane, must be here inside it with me when it takes off. So here

we go” said the man. On hearing this, all the professors inside the plane jumped out

and escaped from the flight before takeoff. The gentleman became very sad and he

looked around, everyone had left, except for one of his Professors, sitting very

confidently at the back row of the Plane. He rushed to him and asked “When all other

Professors Jumped out, what made you confident in my efforts”. He replied gently.

“Son, if you designed and made this plane with the Knowledge which we gave you, then

keep aside flying, I am sure you cannot even start the plane. Then why should I jump

from the Plane.” This is confidence.

Now, one can call this Negative confidence. However, this is how many of us are.

-We are confident that we cannot change society with our limited knowledge

-We are confident that we cannot be successful in our assignment

-We are confident that we cannot do anything alone

-We are confident that we cannot speak in front of a group.

-We are confident that others are better than ourselves.

-We are confident that what we are doing is wrong

-We are confident that we will make mistakes. Then why should we Jump from it.

And we call ourselves Jaycees. There are a plenty of opportunities in front of us to

convert our confidence to positive. Still we are not ready to utilize the same because we

are busy building our career. I believe our career can make us money but it cannot give

us confidence or satisfaction. At the end of the race, we will realize that we have

forgotten to take something along with us, “Confidence”, which is highly required at

that stage. When we see old people with less confidence there is the general thought

that they lose confidence as they grow old. But please understand that we cannot lose

something we don’t have. At this stage we cannot return to our youth to accumulate

lacking confidence. So, we should try to build our confidence in each and everything we

do. It is better late than never. Grab every small opportunity which gives or increases

our confidence. Here are some simple steps through which we can build confidence.

Take Self initiative.

Don’t think what others will think

Don’t try to do things perfectly, initially

Don’t do things over consciously

Do things your own way.

Set your mind to accept good and bad in life.

Be consistent in your efforts and never give up.

Keep in mind every successful man has met with failures

And the most appealing fact you must keep in mind, is that you are the most important

person for the Lord almighty, and that is the reason you are here, in this beautiful world.

So Think, Act and Live your life Confidently

Note: In the above article I was trying to build my confidence by writing an article for

the first time in my life. Thanks to JCI Trichur for providing such a good platform “The JC

HERALD” to showcase our articles and creations whether it is good or bad.

From the shelves of JCI Trichur Library

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

Publisher – HarperCollins; Pages – 312

Nobody Owens was an unusual child. For you see ever since he

was the littlest of infants he had been living with a pack of ghosts

in a dark abandoned graveyard. Fortunately for him though,

these ghosts were not bent on scaring the living daylights out of

the little boy. Instead they fed him, clothed him, gave him shelter

and even sent him to school. But while he was safe as at home in

the graveyard, outside it, lurked an evil set out to destroy him.

The man Jack had killed off his family when he was very little and

was now looking to finish him off as well.

Many of us grew up seeing the adventures of Mowgli who grew up

among a pack of wolves. While the cartoon that used to air on

Doordarshan in the nineties was based on a Japanese manga, the

original story by Rudyard Kipling, The Jungle Book, has captured

many an imaginative mind. Written by the acclaimed fantasy

writer Neil Gaiman, The Graveyard Book is meant to be an

allusion to the children's classic.

The author of the Sandman series of graphic novels weaves a

masterful tale that evokes the memory of the original Jungle

Book. But to this he adds his own blend of dark twists. Set in

contemporary England, the life of Nobody Owens mirrors that of

Mowgli in many ways. But, Gaiman recreates the villains with a

darker tone. So, gone are the crazy monkeys that entrap Mowgli.

In their place there are demented ghouls set out to eat Nobody

Owens. Nobody, Bod for short, has to deal with many

supernatural beings in his young existence; many out to kill him,

while many to help him.

Gaiman brings to fore his extraordinary workmanship to create

characters that can raise the imagination of a child. He also

shows how not let your own rules come in way of your

imagination. In one sequence, he breaks away from the general

rule in the book which separates the ghostly world from the living

world and creates an amusing yet eventful short story.

There used to be a time when The Jungle Book would have

satisfied many a child. But in these days of magical lore and

Pottermania, a child would need a story book that can recreate

that enchantment. In that sense, The Graveyard Book becomes a

deliciously enchanting children's book, but still perfect for all

ages.

[For more information on JCI Trichur Library, log on to

jcitrichur.org -> Individual Development -> Library]

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ART WORK - By Kenny Sanoj Alappat

ART WORK - By Arabhi Ajay Kumar

COLOURING WORK - By Lian Sajith

CRAFT WORK - By Pranav Manoj (FROM DISPOSIBLE PAPER GLASS)

ART WORK - By Aruna Sudhir

CREATIONS by Jc. Ajay Kumar

CREATIONS by Jc. Rani Jojo

PRODUCTS FROM KIDS FANTASY

(A VENTURE BY JC.BENJAMIN & JC.ANTONY)

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN

BY Jc Er. SANOJ ALAPPAT

Villa for Mr. Paul Menachery & Family

The client wanted a really spacious villa with lots of relaxing spaces around, so

that he can enjoy the greenery outside. For giving a relaxing space in the front area, I have given a 15ft X 15ft lounge

space with granite topped parapets. Even the car park entry has got a verandah, with a ramp for physically

challenged. The hall is of size 40ft X 20ft, which includes drawing room, dining room and a

formal kitchen, with a swing in the drawing room. The roof is sloping roof to one side for hot air to escape.

PUZZLE CORNER

Be the first one to guess these Crazy Friends ….

Send in your answers to jayceeherald.tcr@gmail.com

Answer to the last month’s crossword

Winner Lakshmi Ajay kumar

Congrats Lakshmi……..

1) Jc Ramachandran, our VP Programmes has been re-elected for the second term to the managing committee of Thrissur Chapter of Institute of Company Secretaries of India. He is a Lawyer, MBA holder and a Company Secretary practising in

Thrissur.

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2) The Loongs Cricket Academy, Thrissur has opened its

extension Loongs Umpires Academy on January 16, 2015. This is

the first ever academy in Kerala exclusively for the training of

Umpires. Our member Jc Tony Immatty, the Director of Loongs

is a practising advocate in Thrissur.

News report in Deccan Chronicle is given below…

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JCI TRICHUR PARTICIPATING IN ‘RUN KERALA RUN ‘

PRESIDENT & JCRT CHAIRPERSON AT THE REGIONAL CABINET

OF ZONE XX

JJ MARVEL SANJO AT THE SPEECH CLUB

JCRTS AT THE JEWELLERY MAKING CLASS

ANNADANAM (RICE DISTRIBUTION) TO ‘MANUSHYASNEHIKAL’

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