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Monthly
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2010 |
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Visit
to the National Gallery of
Modern Art.
IASOWA
set the ball rolling with
its first monthly
meet of 2010, on the
20th of January,
in the artistic environs of
the National Gallery of Modern
Art. Here Professor Rajeev
Lochan (Director NGMA) familiarized
the members with Modern Indian
Art, through his captivating
and informative lecture and
slide presentation.
The
meeting was conceived and arranged by Ms. Meena J.N Singh
(cadre rep. Gujrat) and taken
forward by the rest of the executive
committee of the Association.
The
generous hospitality of the
Director Dr. Lochan, the co-ordinator,
Ms. Sujata Parsai and the team
of NGMA, made the day a memorable
one for all our members. Apart
from all our members interested
in Art we were also fortunate
to have amidst us Mr. SVS Juneja
(Retd.UP Cadre).
A
first- hand look at the works
in the newly opened wing of
the gallery coupled with the
happiness of meeting friends
on Basant Panchami, truly added
a warm gold to what would otherwise
have been yet another cold evening.
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Annual
Lunch
IASOWA
organized its Annual Lunch
on the 14th February 2010
at the 32, Prithviraj
road. It
was bright and sunny day and
love was in the air, blooming
with the spring
flowers and floating with
the red
balloons. The fun and frolic
was added up with the games
of tambola and the musical
numbers, dedicated to each
other inspired the romance
on the valentine's day.The
presence of Mr & Mrs khanna
enhanced the spirit of the
gathering. There were lucky
draws and several other prizes
like- Mr Valentino, Pretty
woman, Most well dressed lady,
couples etc.
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Introduction
to Naturopathy ( 15th
March 2010 )
This
gathering was all about mind
body and soul. The music by
Mandakini
Swain and her group
touched the soul and rejuvenated
the mind. It is well said
that 'healthy body rests in
a healthy mind'. After that
there was a talk by Dr. Mrs
Madhu Gupta Shastri about "Naturopathy as a way
of cure and prevention of
all ailments", followed
by question and answer session
with members, these information
were enlightening that taking
too much of ginger is not
good during cough and cold
, what dietary precautions
a patient suffering from arthritis
should take, too much of milk
and protein product creates
toxins in the body etc.
There was an exhibition of Designer
summer ware and natural
products, which kept everybody
busy.
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Evening
Tea
An
evening was specially organised
for our senior members on
31st March 2010.
Many senior members were dressed
up as twins, as the theme
it was. With all the grace
beauty and poise, our senior
members of IASOWA gave us
the opportunity to share their
experiences and inspired us,
how to live up the life full
size! The
cuisine was chinese and the
decor was pink.
President, secretary and all
the executive members were
in pink attire, wow! A single
colour has got so many shades.
The musical band and dancing
tra-la-la made the evening
as beautiful as it could be.To
sum up:-
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we are the flowing rivers,
you
are the
oceans
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If
we are the flowers,
you
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Introducton
of Art of living
On
21st of April, IASOWA
concluded its session with
the Introduction of Art of
living by
Mr. Sanjeev Kakkad.
There we experienced,
how meditation can heal and
calm human mind.
It offers programme for self
development and stress free
life that allow even the busiest
of people to take maximum
advantage of Sri Sri Ravi
Shankarji's multidimensional
teaching. Afterwards there
were some laughter
session with Mr. Ashok Chakradhar.
He raised questions about
saree with its variety
from different states, which
were rightfully answered by
the members. Hats Off ! to
the President, Secretary ,Treasurer,
Jt.secretary, Web designer
and all the Executive members,
who with there constant hard
work and dedication gave IASOWA
a new dimension. Special thanks
to those looking after the
Social Welfare. Hope when
we meet in July our efforts
and zeal will be twofold.
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Monsoon Meeting
IASOWA
organized its monsoon meeting
on the 20th July
2010 at Chinamaya
Mission Auditorium, Lodhi Road.
There was program of Music
by the well known
semi-classical singer
Ms.Sukriti Sen who
enthralled us with the classical
music and the monsoon melodies.
There
was also an Exhibition-cum-sale
of tribal paintings from Madhya
Pradesh and fabrics of Maheshwari
and Chanderi sarees and suits
and bead/zardosi purses from
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Brochure Release
On 18th August 2010 Mrs. Ambika Soni, the Honorable Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting released the IASOWA Brochure in the Auditorium of Sanskriti School amidst IASOWA feternity. The Brochure, a mini directory of IASOWA members, contains the details of each IASOWA member.
On the occasion there was also a dance drama ,'Srijankarta ' The Creator) by the renowed artist, Ms Kavita Dwibedi . The dance was about the girl child and how important is freedom to her. |
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Talk
on Skin Care
On 22nd september
2010, a talk by professionally
trained skin care and beauty
reform therapist
Dr Chiranjeev Chhabra
a dermatologist, laser
and cosmetic surgeon was held at CSOI, New Delhi. She has
spear headed innovative changes
in prevailing invasive and non-invasive
skin care remedies. She is pioneer in her field over
a decade. According to her,
she is the person, "who
can make a lady look fifteen
years younger".
Dr Chhabra covered a wide range
of common problems too like-skin allergies, infections,
pigmentation, freckles, acne-scars,
burn scars, moles, warts, botox,
age management, weight management
and life style management.
Also
there was an exhibition-cum-sale
of sarees, salwar suit dress
materials in silk, cotton, chiffon,
georgette etc. The Exhibitor
has many renowned shops in Benaras. |
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Amala Bharatam Campaign
Amma (Mata Amritandamayi Devi) launched the Campaign , Amala Bharatam Campaign , Clean India , Beautiful India on her 57th birthday, 27th Sep 2010. The campaign is aimed at cleaning India's public places and national highways. As a part of its environmental cleaning efforts, Amma (Mata Amritandamayi Devi) is ready to start work immediately on constructing toilets and installing trash cans in Government Schools.
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Annual
Dinner
IASOWA
organized its Annual
Dinner on the
29th October 2010 at
the 32, Prithviraj Road.
This
time we had chosen Gujarat as
our theme event. So there was
Gujarati cuisine, Garbha , Dandiya
dances, etc There were
other delicacies to pamper our
taste buds and variety of music
programmes too. And of course
DJ, to pep up the milieu!.
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Fun at Lodhi Gardens
The picnic on 25th November 2010 was greatly enjoyed by one and all at the Lodhi Gardens
which was bursting with energetic lush greens. The birds and the bees provided the background symphony. We all had great fun.
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Culinary Workshop
A Culinary Workshop was held on 15th December 2010 at Sikkim House lawns to teach us , five types of thupkas/soups and three types of Dimsums Momos by Mr. A. Ghimiray the famous North East Indian Chef.
He is trained in oriental cuisines. He has been creating avant-garde far-eastern delights for VVIP's and also has been called to Rashtrapati Bhavan to serve foreign dignitaries too.
Workshop was followed by tasting session and high tea. |
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