Chhajjuka Chaubara as on 30th January 2013
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(Martyrs DAY)
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                                                  Shakuntala Bahadur  presented Sarva Dharma prayer in the beginning  A Narayanaswamy explained the positive effect of 'Omkar' on the Dehydration.
                                                   Thereafter Shakuntala Bahadur paid rich tribute to all Martyrs of freedom struggle  including Mahatma Gandhi. few minutes silence was also observed in their memories.
                                                     Sudha Shroff presented one devotional song and Urmila Talwarkar presented hypothetical interview with  Mahatma Gandhi wherein she discussed Non -Violence, Truth, Anshan and Maun which were very much liked by Mahatma Gandhi. Mira Ramchandran Sang 'Vaishnav Jan To Ane Kahie--' which was most favorite devotional song of Gandhiji.
                                                      Shakuntalaji also presented few suitable Shloka from Geeta.  Shila Kelkar Sang 'Sabarmatike Sant Tune kiya kamaal.' Shuhashini also sang one devotional song. Indu Chhabra sang one Gazal 'Chitti Aai He---.'
                                                       Hari Verma described the history of independence from 1857 to 1947. Amrita Verma also described  one of the incidents wherein Lala Lajpatrai was injured. Dr Gotala also spoke on independent struggle. Nalini Shah remembered 1942 movement. Dr V K Jotwani spoke about his experiences with the first president of India i.e. Babu Rajendra Prasad. Dinker also presented  Karnataki Song
                                      The program ended with Ram Dhun and Prayer.
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Chhajjuka Chaubara as on 23rd January 2013
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(The Celebration of Republic day of India)
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The program started with Tulsi Bhajan by Sita Dorairaj and Omhkar' was conducted by M Santhnam.
 Sheela Kelkar presented one song in Marathi.  Dr R Mathur recited  few Good Urdu Shayari. A Srinivasan gave talk on' The centenary of Indian science congress' and its contributions in the scientific field in India   Dr Mahipal Ghemawat  also gave talk on Health Care wherein he gave some important hints regarding deceases like flu, cold and Parkinson etc.
                                                        Thereafter' Indian Republic Day' celebration  was conducted by Shakuntala Bahadur. She gave rich tributes to freedom fighters.  Prof. Jagdish Rastogi hoisted the national flag. M Santhnam gave brief history of independence struggle and our achievements after independence. However he also showed his displeasure regarding the insecurity of women in India.
                                                         Shuhasini along with Shakuntala Bahadur, Sheela Kelkar and Amrita Verma presented patriotic song "Sare Jahase Achhaa--"  Urmila Talwalkar presented sarcastic and humorous interviews with our Freedom fighter leaders  Bal Ganghadhar Tilak and Jawaherlal Nehru.  Shakuntala Bahadur presented  poem on Republic Day. Meera Ramchandran along with Shushini, Shakuntala Bahadur  presented  'Ham Hoge Kaamayaab'. Amrita Verma gave her remembrances of Lahore Session of Congress-1930 wherein the resolution of.  'Sampurna Swaraj' was passed.. Thereafter Shakuntala Bhadur presented  ' Kadam Kadam Badhaejaa'. Prema Santhnam talk on Swami Vivekaanand life story. Bharat Desai also gave brief talk regarding Swamy Vivekananda and Subhashchandra Bose. Adwesh Mathur gave the brief talk regarding  progress India has made since Indian Independence.
                                                     The program ended with prayer.
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Third Monday Program as on 01/21/2013
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(The Spiritual Session)
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 The session  started with  prayer. The meeting was conducted by T P Subramonion and Sister Kusumbahen from  Milpitas Bramhakumari Center was a Guest Speaker.
                                T P Subramonian introduced the Guest speaker. He also gave the history of Bramhakumari movement which was started in the year 1937 by then one businessman Dada Lekhraj at Sindh.  Its headquarter was transferred to Mount Abu, Rajasthan State thereafter. Dinesh Bajaj also paid tribute to Bramhakumari Kusumbahen. He added that Bramhakumari movement is seeking transformation through  yoga, and mediation
                       Thereafter  the power point presentation was made regarding ' How to draw happiness through Nature,  Observing Silence, and Introspection.  It was based on the message of Bramhakumari Movements.
                                  Bramhakumari Kusumbahen  presented her talk on '"How to live Peaceful/Happy(Stress free) Life?" She  began with explaining the  meaning of 'Ohm'. She gave more stress on  Action, Utterances, and Mind in that regard. She narrated a story wherein love affection and care cure the problem. She informed that 98% decease start from the mind.  The root cause of all unhappiness  are thoughts.
                                 She classified the thoughts in four categories i.e.Negative, Wasteful, Routine and Positive. The negative thought create the problem. Some time thought are wasteful i.e.Like feeling during the Traffic Jam. It creates feeling of frustration, confusion, anger, irritation etc. Besides that too much thinking about past and future is also waste. The interfering in others life is also waste of energy. The positive thoughts are the thoughts which are necessary.  The quality thoughts are the thoughts which comes by focusing  the mind in positive manner. It reduce the pain in the body. You can also have positive thought through spiritual philosophy. She concluded that healthy minds always keeps body healthy.The question answer session was very well received by Seniors.
                                Thereafter meditation session was conducted for few minutes. Dinesh Bajaj facilitated Bramhakumari Kusumbahen. The T P Subramonion also did the summing up at the end.
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Second Monday Program as on 14 Th September 2013
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( Friends On Same Wavelength -FOSWL)
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The Prema Santhnam presented prayer and thereafter Sita Dorairaj Sang one Marathi  song.
 M Santhnam gave welcome address wherein he gave brief reporting  regarding the 'FOSWL', India Units.  A Srinivasan introduced the Guest Speaker and Sunila Fondekar chaired the meeting.
                                              Mythili Kumar a Exponent in Bharat Natyam, Kuchipudi, Odissi and founder of 'Abinay Dance Company', San Jose gave a talk on "The Art of Indian Dance and its Impact on Society." She gave important aspects of dancing i.e. Angika (Related to Body),Vachika(Related to Speech)and Aharya Related to the Costume and Dresses etc.). Besides that dancing consist of Nrutya(Acting) and Gesture (28- Hand Gestures and Combine -24 Gestures), The expression also form very important factor in the dancing. The Karuna, Surprise, Laughter,Fear, Disgust, Raudra, Shrungar,Bibhtsa and Peace  are the various forms of expression in the dancing. She also emphasized on the spiritual aspect in the Indian classical dances, She further pointed out that starching of body parts reflects in Bharatnatyam while Curving of body reflects in the Kuchipudi.  She concluded that involvement in the song and music is also very important in the Dancing Skill.
                             The question answer session  was also received well by Seniors.
                                          The vote of thank was proposed by Sita Dinkar.
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Chhajjuka Chaubara as on 01/09/2013
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                                                           Sita Dorairaj presented on Tamil prayer at the beginning of the program.
                                                          A Narayanaswami described the success story of former Prime Minister of Poland who was educated in America. He also presented the talk on evil traditions of Hindu Marriage wherein dowry is being demanded in cash and in kind from the Parents of the girl. He sarcastically described the Son In Law as a Tenth Planet who can create all sorts of  problems.  Adwesh Mathur gave a talk on the meaning and significance of very popular prayer 'Jai Jagdish Hare---' . Urmila Talwalkar gave her experiences during the  recent visit of  India wherein she mentioned about the Death of Bala Saheb Thakare, and Delhi Gang Rape Case. R B Singh described the life story of Sikh Guru Govindsinh who established 'Khalsa'. Amrita Verma talked regarding the modern methods of arranging marriages i.e. Through Advertisement,  Internet Contacts and through web Site like 'Sadi.Com. She added that some of the American hotels make arrangements for marriage and also for divorce when they leave their premises. This is one of the modes of advertisements for promoting their business.
                                                            Indu Chhabra presented one song of old movie with full of humor  One of the Senior Lady also presented Shayari in Urdu while Dr Mathur presented Shayari along with Gazal.
                                                         A G Karunakaran Co-President, and Tanuja Bhahel,CEO of ICC also addressed the Seniors. The development officer of ICC, was also present. The some of  staff and few volunteers who rendered their services to ICC,Cupertino  during the year 2012 were also facilitated
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First Monday program as on 01/07/13
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(Current Events Program- 127 Th Session)
The program was started with the prayer presented by Prema Santhnam.  Uma Sheshadhri conducted the program.
                              A Narayanaswamy presented on India with the  topic 'Who is Who? He described therein all contradiction between one personality and his  quality thereon . He further added that' There is no rule of law in India at present. The Thugs, Mafias and Syndicate are dominating in Indian Society. It demands the change of leadership. The Amritya Sen also  strongly condemned the statements made by leaders on the recent Gang rape case of Delhi. Swamy further stated that even Bangladesh is doing better then India regarding women Education.
                                Dinesh Bajaj gave a talk on 'America' wherein  he informed regarding fiscal Cliff problems. He also informed regarding the appointment John Kerry as a Secretary of the State by President  Barack Obama.  He also informed regarding the main agenda of Barack Obama after wining the latest Presidential Election i.e. Immigration and Tax Reforms and Gun Control  Law. He also reported regarding the latest Sport  i.e. American Foot Ball  Games and including Movies like Argo and Lincoln.
                                 M Santhnam gave talk on the world affairs wherein he reported the latest positioned in Syria, Egypt, North Korea, Italy, Israel and Iran.
                                 Jayshree Sharma pleaded for the support as she is contesting as a delegate of Democratic Party i.e. Areas covered  of  Campbell/ Cupertino/Saratoga etc.
                                 Adwesh Mathur and Dr V T Jotwani also took part in the discussions. Uma Sheshadri proposed vote of thanks at the end.
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