| 3) ESSAY COMPETITION - 30th
June 2006 |
Members want
some competition to participate in. When the Essay competition
was announced, about 20 members participated and we
had beautiful dreams and thoughts on paper. The topic
for the competition was "A Dream at Dawn"
and it was held in English, Marathi and Gujrati. |
| 4) FANCY DRESS COMPETITION
AT THE CHAI MASTI CLUB- 8th August 2006 |
Members at
the Chai Masti club love activities and competitions
and that's what really encourages us to organise more
and more events and competitions that would keep the
whole group lively and interested. When the idea of
a fancy dress was mooted to the members, many literally
jumped at it, barring a few who talked of inhibitions
and the perennial "What will people say?"
After some convincing and assurances, they were all
set for the competition. I received a total of 25 entries!!!!! |
It had been raining cats and
dogs a day before the competition and we were greatly
worried about how the competition would shape up.
It had already been postponed once from July to August.
A day before the competition, just three members had
turned up at the club.
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But on August 8 the enthusiasm
had to be seen to be believed!!! We were reminded
of our school days and such competitions.The amount
of trouble the seniors had taken to dress up for the
event was commendable! We had emphasised the importance
of original ideas in the fancy dress competition.
We were indeed pleasantly surprised with all the ideas
each one came up with. We had a Warkari couple, Sai
Baba, Colgate toothpaste, Kashmiri Lady, Muslim Lady
in a Burkha (audience were surprised to find a gentleman
inside), A Pirate, Flower Pot, Deity from a temple,
Keep Mumbai City Clean Message Box, 'Swaraj' Tilak,
Traffic Police, A Marwari couple, Statue of Liberty..
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The toughest
job was deciding the winning entry. Full points to all
participants for their effort, spirit and enthusiasm!
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Masti Club!!!!! |
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Wakankars
the winners of the Fancy Dress - the Warkari
Couple |
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Rajnikant
Shah, runners-up at the Fancy Dress, Message
Box "Keep Mumbai City Clean" |
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| 5) ANTAKSHARI - 28TH, 29th
and 30th AUGUST 2006 |
6 teams (2
per team) from our Chai Masti members participated in
our three day Antakshari. The Antakshari took them back
to the 60 and 70s. In the three day long Antakshari,
not only were the old Hindi numbers hummed, but there
was a quiz on Old hindi music and cricket. Three teams
were eliminated on the first 2 days, leaving 3 teams
for the finals. The Senior Citizens' passions old hindi
film songs were evident with the way they fared at the
Antakshari finale. |
| 6) FANCY
DRESS COMPETITION and ANTAKSHARI PRIZE DISTRIBUTION -
1st September 2006 |
The prizes
for the Fancy Dress Competition and Antakshari were
given by Mr.Suresh Saraiya, one of the earliest and
leading All India Radio English cricket commentators.
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Anarkali
Velkar, Manager Chai Masti, introduces the Chief
Guest, Suresh Saraiya at the Prize Distribution
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Suresh
Saraiya entertained the members with his lively
talk |
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Hemlata
Parekh, won the "Best Chai Masti Member Award"
for being the one of the oldest and most enthusiastic
member. |
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Padmakar
Bhiwandkar, receives the Fancy Dress Competition
Participation prize. He was the Muslim Lady in
a Burkha. |
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Mr.Namjoshi
sharing a few words about the occasion. |
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| 7)
THE BRIDGE FESTIVAL AT THE CHAI MASTI CLUB - 7th and 8th
September 2006 |
Bridge, a game
that started with just about 2 or 3 members, has now
multiplied to around 25 to 30. These members, who started
learning bridge only as a hobby or a pastime, took the
game seriously under the initiative of our Foundation
volunteer member Mr.Uttam Gianani. When he volunteered
to teach bridge at the Chai Masti Club, there were only
4 members and the interest infected everyone around
and today the entire room is filled with 25 to 30 members.
I am sure that Mr.Uttam Gianani must be really happy
that his efforts bore fruits. |
When we came
up with this idea of organizing a tournament for our
members, at first no one was really ready. They all
said "We are all here to learn and play Bridge
only for entertainment and fun, we do not want to play
the game seriously." |
We decided
to have a Bridge Festival instead of a tournament and
with time, the enthusiasm to participate in the festival
could be felt. On the 7th and 8th September 2006, the
Festival took place with 12 pairs participating. The
Director of the Festival was Dr.Krishnakumar Vahalia,
who is also a member of the Foundation and himself a
National and International Bridge Player and has also
been a Director at the National Level. He too volunteered
to teach Bridge and conduct the tournament. |
Mrs. Hema Deora,
who is a National and International Bridge Player herself,
inaugurated the Festival. The Awards given away Mr.Anand
Dalal, who is one of the Trustees of the Trust that
helped us start the Enrichemnt Centre. He was extremely
pleased to be see the number of activities happening
at the Centre and also be invited for the Prize Distribution.
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Mr.Uttam
Gianani (left)
receiving prize from Mr.Anand Dalal (right) |
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Mr. Anand
Dalal (Centre)
addressing the Members |
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Mrs.Hema
Deora inaugurating
the Bridge Festival, with Dr.Vahalia,
the Director of the Festival |
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| 8) DRAWING COMPETITION -
10th August 2006 |
Festive atmosphere
around, competitions made it even more festive. We started
with the Drawing competition, the topics being Celebrating
Navratri or Diwali. Imaginative and beautiful, pencil
sketches was the outcome. It was wonderful to see our
seniors, with steady hands, come up with such beautiful
pictures. |
| 9)
RANGOLI COMPETITION - 20th October 2006 |
With Diwali
just round the corner, we had a Rangoli Competition
and once again there was keen participation with beautiful
Rangolis by seniors brightening the atmosphere. Would
you believe it, that we had more male participants against
a lone woman, competing spiritedly and coming out winners.
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The
second prize winner at the Rangoli Competition
Mr.Rajnikant Bhavsar
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There
was a tie for the 3rd prize between Amrut Patel
and the only female participant - Niranjana Seth
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