JANUARY 2016 VOL VII ISSUE 1

(Our Motto - Aesthetics, Values, Courtesy)

(Extension of Telangana & Andhra Sub Area Offrs' Mess), C/o HQ Telangana & Andhra Sub Area, JJ Nagar Colony, Secunderabad-500 087. Tele: 27862584, 27862181, 27867884, 27867881, Army 6218 Website: www.rsitrisula.org e-mail: rsi_secunderabad@yahoo.co.in

Editorial Team :

- Mondays, 1900 hrs Film Show Thursdays & Sundays

- Fridays 1900 hrs Tambola

23 Jan 2016 Saturday 1900 hrs Republic Day Eve Dance

Notes : 1. Film Show in RSI. Hindi or English film will be screened on Mondays, Thursdays and Sundays as per availability of the film from the distributor.

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Wg Cdr T A Ramachandran (Retd), Wg Cdr AB Bhushan (Retd)and Smt. Shrilekha Khanna (W/o Lt Col J D Khanna (Retd)).

RSI PROGRAMME FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2016

Editor: Wg Cdr TA Ramachandran (Retd)

Dear Members,

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Let us all join hands and pray for our mutual well being and Happy days ahead. The first issue this year is about camaraderie, relationships, and mental peace. Aptly penned by our respected veterans and serving members, it is our privilege to present these articles for your reading pleasure.

HAPPY READING!!!

RSI CATERING CALENDER - JANUARY 2016

Mondays Indian Cuisine (A la Carte) Indian Mini Buffet

Tuesdays Vegetarian Cuisine Barbeque Evenings

Wednesdays Sizzlers Sizzler Evenings Indian A la Carte Continental Mini Buffet

Thursdays Indian A la Carte Biryani Mini Buffet

Fridays Chinese Cuisine Chinese Mini Buffet (A la Carte)

Saturdays Continental Buffet Continental Mini Buffet A la Carte

Sundays Buffet Lunch Barbeque Evenings

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PS : Advance booking on phone will help RSI kitchen to serve members better.

Save mobile Nos pertaining to Catering key personnel. PS :

Day Noon Evening

Fish Flan

Fish Shred

Chicken Rosemary

Chicken Kiev

Hollandaise Sauce

Vanilla Pannacota

Chocolate Pannacota

Tarts

Veg Augratin

Brinjal Friters

Amul Ice Creams at Coffee Shop

Godrej yummiez (Veg & Non Veg) at Coffee Shop

Parsi Cuisine

Chicken Farcha

Chicken Dhansak

Dhansak Dal

Salli Chicken

Laganu Custard

ndl02 Jan (Saturday) - Continental Cuisine

rdl03 Jan (Sunday) - Hyderabadi Cuisine

thl09 Jan (Saturday) - Continental Cuisine

thl10 Jan (Sunday) - North Indian Cuisine

thl16 Jan (Saturday) - Continental Cuisine

thl17 Jan (Sunday) - South Indian Cuisine

rdl23 Jan (Saturday) - Continental Cuisine

thl24 Jan (Sunday) - Bengali Cuisine

thl30 Jan (Saturday) - Continental Cuisine

stl31 Jan (Sunday) - Chinese Cuisine

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BUFFET LUNCHES

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A LOT HAPPENED OVER THIS DINNER …… A lot of things can happen over a dinner. This

article is about such happenings. We were in Lonavala for our course get together when Manjusha Lal asked me if I could write an article for the NWWA magazine. I thought, she was “tipsy” and hence ignored her, thinking that she is asking me instead of my wife….. “I and NWWA …no way ….” A little later, I realized I was being served the best of chicken and chapatis were coming steaming hot…….and once again I heard the same voice, now a little closer and sterner, “So when can I have the article…”…I realized the matter was getting serious because she also happened to be an Admiral's wife. We got talking on the possible topic and as the conversation grew, she asked me “why don't you write about your association with the Navy and how it has influenced your wife and son…..” Subsequently, the conversation got disconnected and the evening wound up with no firm commitment on either the writing nor on the topic and I thought all was forgotten.

We returned to Hyderabad, and a couple of days later, as we were driving, a cop stopped us for a routine check, he examined the car documents, found them in order, thanked us and said .. “Sir, your filing is systematic and very good…” I twitched my face and retorted, “.Arey Bhai after all mai Faujijo hoon” It was then our son Varun asked me, “Appa, why do you always use the present tense even after fifteen years of your retirement.”…..I overheard my wife Nirmala say, “I will tell you why, these guys never retire….” And as we got talking, I asked both of them “What influence has the armed forces had on them as son and wife of a naval officer”, they thought for a while and shared the following:

lYou are very process centric. You do very little, but believe in doing it well. That has helped us to focus on quality and not on quantity.

lYou believe in relationships. You keep in touch with people and share your thoughts and feelings. This lightens all of us when we are disturbed.

lYou believe in a systematic life, your life is

a rhythm. But you expect the same from the rest of us. This is bad.

lYou value life, you do not even want to kill an ant, and I have seen you sweep them away. We expect you to change and decide to kill cockroaches at least.

lYou believe in saving from your earnings for a rainy day. This is good for we have never experienced shortage of money in life.

lYou believe in change, your adaptation and success post retirement is an inspiration for both of us.

lYou believe in education. We cannot remember you having said “no” to learning new things any time. That is good.

The next day, I was glued to the internet and the television to know about a major accident on board INS Sindhurakshak in the naval dockyard at Mumbai where reportedly eighteen crew members on duty were presumed dead.

Varun was catching up with his friends in the drawing room. I joined them for about thirty minutes and suddenly one of his friends enquired, “Uncle, are you all right, is something disturbing you?” I gave a wry smile, had my drink and excused myself to the internet.

The following day, on the dinner table, Varun said “Dad, one more learning”, I looked at him, he looked at me, “Yesterday, I understood the meaning of camaraderie and saw what feelings meant, perhaps…. amma was right after all, ….. Men in the armed forces only “hang” their uniform, they never retire…” He smiled, my wife just managed a grin but I could do neither. We had a quiet dinner. Deep within all three wished the Navy the very best…………

Indeed, a lot happened over this dinner……….!!!!!

Contributed byCdr K A Ramnath (Retd)

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DO YOU KNOW

Q. Which was the oldest medical college established in our country where the young Indians were trained to be doctors? Where was this medical college located?

Answer for the “Do You Know” Question of Dec 2015

Q. Who is the first South Indian Maj Gen appointed as the Military Governor of an Indian state for a period of two years? He was also the first GOC of a newly raised Div in Eastern India.

Ans:

Lt Gen Kunhiraman Palat Candeth PVSM,

Padma Bhushan.

He is Lt Gen Kunhiraman Palat Candeth PVSM, Padma Bhushan. He was born in Ottapalam, North Kerala Malabar on Sept 23, 1916. He hails from a well-known Nair family (Kshatriyas) of Kerala, his paternal grandfather being Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar a renowned barrister/author and maternal grandfather, C Sankaran Nair President of Indian National Congress of 1897. After his training in the Prince of Wales Royal Military College, Dehradun, he was commissioned in the British Indian Army in 1936 in the Royal Indian Artillery. He participated in World War 2 in Afghanistan. In 1961 he commanded the 17 Infantry Division in Operation Vijay to liberate Goa, Diu and Daman from the Portuguese in one day and was appointed as the Military Governor of the region a post which he held till 1963.After this he took command of

the newly raised 8 Mountain Div in Nagaland. During the Indo Pakistani war of 1971 he was the GOC-in-C of the elite Western Army. After this he was elevated to the post Dy Chief of Army Staff from where he retired. He was awarded PVSM and Padma Bhushan by the Indian Government.

The “Do you know” column is contributed by Col NA Kumar (Retd)

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When I can't hear my heartbeatthe crackling of a shuttlebreaks the eerie silence of the night.A woman in the neighborweaves a tapestry of happiness

And I just feel happyto see the gleam in the eyes.A woman arching on the edge of the weather'd canoecatching a haul to maintainthe balance of life.

Oh! There have been times when I wondered.How unflinching and unwavering her soul must be!Fasting and fighting for our rightssmiling straight into the face of death.

And I have held up my head in pridewhen she taught the world the location of our placewith her hooks and jabs.

You know her with many namesMother, wife, sister or a girlfriend.An ocean of kindness; a sea of loveshielding and protecting you from every storm.

So come one! Come all!Let every woman stand tall.Glory to womanhood! Glory to life!Happy women's day to all.

Contributed by Capt P Roshnirama, MCEME

GLORY TO WOMANHOOD

HUMOUR – IN UNIFORM :: REAL LIFE ANECDOTES

A civilian boy walked a pet Labrador on the road daily, in front of my quarters in the Cantonment. Every time they reached my house, the dog would do the inevitable - raise one of the rear legs at the gate. However, before I could come out, they would be on their way.

Waiting to catch them red-handed, I kept a strict watch and one evening, rushed out of the house while the act was on. I asked the boy to take away the animal and not repeat this in future, with an additional threat of a complaint with the owner of the dog.

The youngster cheekily remarked – “Sir, you can go ahead with your complaint, but before that I just want to inform you that this is Colonel Tyagi's dog.”

On hearing my Commanding Officer's name, I quickly relinquished and went inside, with my tail between my legs!

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As a young Doctor in the Army Medical Corps, we were given duties in the “Casualty”, mostly as an under-study to a senior Doctor.

One day, a terrified soldier came in with the complaint of having passed a big worm in his stools; something which he didn't believe was humanly possible. My repeated assurances and a de-worming prescription could not calm him down. It was then I requested my senior to have a look at this patient.

Major Sarkar walked up to the young man and asked him – “You brought out a whitish long tape-like worm, isn't it? That's harmless. Had a snake come out, it could have been 'poisonous'.”

The soldier stood up, his confidence restored, saluted the Major and went off without another word!

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During my Internship, one afternoon, I was called by the Commandant of the Military Hospital where I was undergoing the training, for a cup of tea. The Brigadier told me that he found me to be the smartest among all the interns posted and hence wanted to tell this to me in person.

Walking out of the Commandant's office, with my head high and chest swollen with pride, I wanted to share the flattering remark given to me, with the Colonel in-charge of our training. Colonel Sayal complimented me and added with a wink, that I would be summoned by the Commandant again, very soon.

Sure enough, the very next day I again found myself at the Commandant's office – wondering at the accuracy of the Colonel's prediction. The Brigadier walked in and said that since he was going to be busy for the next few hours, I was to take his “staff car” and go to the Railway station to receive his friend, coming by train from Delhi. He also gave me a placard with the gentleman's name, so that that gentleman would recognize me as the person sent by the Brigadier to receive him.

So much for being the smartest!

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Lt Col Indranil Acharya (Retd)Mob: 9030063376

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HEARTFULNESS MEDITATION

There is an abundance of information these days about yoga, meditation, inner well-being and balanced living. People everywhere are searching for ways to improve their lives, reduce stress and find peace and happiness. For this, we don't need complicated routines that are impossible to sustain. We need something simple, easy and effective; something we can do every day in the comfort of our own homes.

Heartfulness Meditation includes simple and practical techniques to relax and calm your mind. In a few minutes, you will learn how to feel the lightness and joy of your true nature. You don't need to know how to meditate or to believe in a particular system or philosophy. The Heartfulness technique shows us to gently turn our attention towards our heart and experience that inner presence for ourselves. Our entire life is led by feelings and inspirations, and that is the role of the heart. And when we manage to listen to the feelings and capture the inspiration that comes from within, we can master our life by listening to the heart again and again. And the whole exercise of fine-tuning the heart with the mind is through this meditation on the heart. That is why we call this process 'Heartfulness' meditation.

Meditation trains our mind to regulate itself and leads us beyond the outer activity into the inner silence of our hearts, where we find ourselves connected to our Divine essence. A balanced state develops in which we are less affected by the ups and downs of everyday life. Our natural capacity for wisdom and right action begins to manifest, allowing us to better prioritize the conflicting demands of life. Sustained practice of meditation allows us to feel a deep and abiding connection with our inner selves, and in turn gives a lasting direction and meaning to our lives. More and more people around the globe are turning to meditation, realizing that in order to reach our full potential as complete, balanced human beings; our inner spiritual longings must be addressed alongside the material demands of daily life.

Meditation helps to detach our self from useless aspects, from superfluous things, diverting our self from the harshness of certain

images, of sounds increasingly louder in terms of decibels and contributing to the refining of our perceptions. By practice of meditation we improve inner poise and get transformed little by little. We develop a sense of detachment and reflective intelligence and thus are able to control, modify and overcome the force of one's gregarious instincts and frenzied individualism throwing up the best and worst in you.

In Heartfulness meditation, our attention is on the heart. We meditate on the idea that there is Divine Light or the Source of Light in the heart. Heartfulness is about feeling lightness and joy of our true nature and experiencing it in our hearts. When we listen to the heart and capture the inspiration that comes from within, we can master our life. This exercise of integrating the heart and the mind is done through meditation on the heart. Some of the benefits of Meditation on the Heart are:

?Increases Energy Levels.

?Removes Fear.

?Increases Clarity in Thought.

?Improves Sensitivity.

?Releases Stress.

?Helps maintain Work –Life Balance.

?Sharpens Intelligence.

?Reduces Resistance to Change.

?Promotes Compassion,

Heartfulness has no association with any religion and is available for anyone over 15 years of age. There are no charges for the practice. We invite all those who are interested to visit the w e b s i t e – w w w. h e a r t f u l n e s s . o r g o r info@heartfulnees.org

Contributed by Lt Gen SRR Aiyengar(Retd)

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ADVISORY - CLEARANCE OF PRIVATE PARTY BILLS

1. The members are advised to understand the process of Private Parties billing, in order to clear the bills at the earliest. The private party billing cannot be combined with monthly billing.

2. The computerized billing process involves:-

(a) Advance is to be paid by member booking the party (by cash/cheque) in order to register party booking. The final bills cannot be generated without this step.

(b) The concerned departments of RSI are aware of the booked parties and plan accordingly.

(c) The members are expected to sign on chits, soon after the party. Computerized bills are generated, on subsequent days, using the signed chits.

(d) Members are informed of the billing amount, on phone, by RSI staff to enable members to clear the bills within three days.

(e) The computer software does not facilitate indl billing in Private/Regtl/Course get togethers. The party has to be booked by a single member and he will be responsible to clear the bill.

3. Kindly follow the process to enable RSI realize the payments in reasonable duration.

4. Your co-operation will help the RSI management to serve you efficiently.

ADVANCE BOOKING FOR RSI FOOD & BEVERAGES

1. Members are requested to appreciate that the concept of RSI is based on the mess/club and differs from that of a hotel/restuarnt. This aspect is not being taken by the members in right spirit. Few administrative aspects are enumerated herein for the information of members.

2. RSI is not designed as a commercial establishment like a restaurant or hotel. The basic concept is of a Mess/Club. The RSI kitchen has limitation in food production. Daily (fixed) menu is planned in advance and executed keeping in view along with traditionally popular dishes.

RSI NOTICE3. The members play a major role in menu planning as they do so in an Offrs’ Mess. Prior booking of food by members helps a lot in overcoming the common complaint that their favorite dish is sold off and not available. Optimum sales is what RSI expecting to sustain the food production process. Prior orders makes the sales a bit more predictable then what it is.

4. The RSI requests to the members to realise the process of RSI F & B service and follow the guidelines given here:-

a) Be aware of range of RSI cuisine and their availability on weekdays (Mon, Wed etc) like day’s specialty.

b) Be conversant with various F & B service like buffets, sizzlers service etc.

c) Always book in advance as shown below:-

(i) Place order for next day’s breakfast by 4.00 pm of the day.

(ii) Order by 8.00 pm for the next day’s lunch.

(iii) Place orders for day’s evening meals by 12.00 noon on same day.

5. The members must realise that RSI F & B service is on ‘first come - first serve’ basis. Deadline being given by RSI do not mean that orders will be accepted upto that time and service is rendered. It is not feasible due to the resources available being limited. The members may even book the food served by the RSI outside vendors.

6. The members cooperation is essential in RSI to provide the F & B service of decent standard with efficiency and style (where feasible).

7. The advance booking can be done on any of the following numbers:-

a) I/c Catering - 9849517560b) RSI Kitchen - 7732029411c) Dining Hall Steward - 7661851403d) Coordinator - 7661851400

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RSI NOTICE (Continuation)

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