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D i s t r i c t O f f i c e r s o f 20 1 6 - 1 7

District Director

Chandra Shekar DP, DTM

Administration Manager

Niteash Agarwal, DTM

Director, Division B

Reeba George

Director, Division F

Prathima Madireddy

Director, Division P

Mukta Nadkar, DTM

District Chief Judge

Beena Mandrekar, DTM

Logistics Manager

Vikram Chandra

Director, Area A2

Chidanand Pradhan

Director, Area B3

Shijin Sreeraman

Director, Area M3

Ankit Dasgupta

Director, Area D1

Kunal Sarpal

Director, Area P1

Ajay Hiraskar

Director, Area E2

Trinath Chintapalli

Director, Area F1

A.V. Krishna Kanth

Director, Area H1

Havish Mutya

Club Growth Director

Ravi Teja Marrupu

Public Relations Manager

Swati Kapur Singh

Director, Division D

Sanjay Upadhyay, DTM

Director, Division H

Jagruth Vaishnav

District Webmaster

Som Bhattacharjee

DCP Chair

Nikhil Salvi, DTM

District Newsletter Editor

Pooja Vijay Kumar

Director, Area B1

Nirmal Kumar Jain

Director, Area M1

Sharon Alexandar

Director, Area C2

Vinod Sharma

Director, Area D3

Akshay Chillal

Director, Area P3

Shireesh Nadkar

Director, Area E4

Sayir Ashai

Director, Area F3

Rashida Kallangi

Director, Area H3

M.S. Gopala Krishnan

Director, Area H4

Suryaprathap Reddy K

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Program Quality Director

Arvind Nair, DTM

Finance Manager

Lasya Madireddy

Director, Division C

Anupriya Sinha, DTM

Director, Division G

Ashley Lobo, DTM

District Credentials Chair

Sahil Sharma, DTM

Chief Ambassador - Pathways

Venkata

Director, Area A3

Hasnain Changi

Director, Area B4

Robin D’Souza

Director, Area C1

Radhakant Panigrahi

Director, Area D2

Ankur Gupta

Director, Area P2

Shalini Gandham

Director, Area E3

Ratnakumar Vedapalli

Director, Area F2

Siddharth Suman

Director, Area H2

Manisha Zilpelwar

Director, Area G1

Kedar Mukund Phadke

Director, Area G2

Colin Savio Coelho

Immediate Past District

Director

Brillian S.K, DTM

Director, Division A

Hitendra Bhadang

Director, Division E

Darshan Khanna

Director, Division M

Mohammed Babrawala, DTM

Asst. Club Growth

Director

Mohan Karambelkar, DTM

District Parliamentarian

Leo Paulose, DTM

Director, Area A1

Ujjaval Modi

Director, Area B2

Kirit Amichandwala

Director, Area M2

Raunak Kulwal

Director, Area C3

Hemang Mandrekar

Director, Area D4

Saurabh Chaube

Director, Area E1

Sriram Gellu

Director, Area E5

Vamshi Krishna Alladi

Director, Area F4

Revanth Vaddi

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Chie f Br ie f

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Leader Speak


Orafes t 2017 : Pa in t ing In f in i te Memor ies

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ELOQUENCE 2017 : The D i s t r i c t F ina l i s t s


ELOQUENCE 2017 : Beh ind The Scenes Of The B ig S tage

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Theme Rhyme


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Theme Scheme


She challenged the military machismo, showed the

world that there is simply no room for masculine arche-

types, and "picked her battles" on the training ground

with flourishing ease. Meet Dr. Seema Rao, India's first

woman commando-trainer, 7th degree Blackbelt-holder

in military martial arts, a doctor in conventional medi-

cine, a recipient of the World Peace Award, and a Mrs.

India World beauty pageant finalist, in an exclusive in-

terview to Communicate 98! Excerpts below:

Q. How did you prepare yourself to master so many

diverse skills?

A Life is strange. I was supposed to be a doctor and ended

up training commandos. However, I always wanted to do

something unique, find my footing, and establish my spe-

cial identity in this world.

In my quest to understand Commando Training better.

apart from battle training skills, I exposed myself to differ-

ent terrains, environment, and climatic conditions. I was

weak as a child, but gradually trained myself to run 5kms in

25 minutes. I started weight training, athletics, and got into

shape. I did a professional course in sailing and yachtsman-

ship as well as scuba diving to understand the problems

faced in deep waters by marines. I followed it with a course

in mountaineering to understand the challenges posed at

high altitudes and at extreme cold. I then did a skydiving

course—for which I received a special permission by IAF to

participate—that furthered my knowledge of the human

body and medicine. When I understood the subject of sur-

vival and commando training better, I gathered shooting

skills from the local sports shooting associations and be-

came a ‘crack shot’. Today I can shoot an apple off any-

one’s head at 75 yards without any major aiming!

Q. Were there any challenges that you were met with

along your training journey?

A. I served the Indian armed forces for more than two dec-

ades as a guest trainer, traveling every month to training

centers in hostile locations surviving the extreme cold in

the valleys, the scorching heat in the deserts, the high alti-

tude of Siachen, and the fear of the wild in the jungles of

MP. I received three army-chief citations along with multi-

ple occasions of injuries. I was bedridden for six months at

a time, while sometimes I narrowly escaped getting shot by

a terrorist firing. I chose my career over the prospect of

bearing kids, and often saw myself going bankrupt.

My head injury causing Amnesia and my back injury caus-

ing vertebral fracture were the trying moments in my life.

There were times when I seriously contemplated changing

my vocation of training Commandos. But giving up was

never an option. What stayed was my relentless desire to

serve the forces without charging a penny.

Q. Do you think your role as a commando is doable for

all women?

A. If women realize that they are equally equipped as men,

and have the courage to venture into newer, unknown ter-

ritories with perseverance and courage, they can overcome

the constantly popping obstacles. They can do anything

that men can, and maybe even more. Every day was a chal-

lenge for me as a trainer. But I channelized my fear into

action. There was obvious skepticism in my male trainees

on how a woman could train them. But I have always led by

example. During my training of Unarmed Combat, I would

spar with the trainees and wrestle with them on muddy

grounds not caring an ounce for the femininity I carried. On

the firing range, I showed them how to shoot an apple off a

man’s head without protracted aiming. That's how they

knew I was the boss and were willing to learn from me.

Q. What goes through your mind when you’re trying to

punch people down?

A. An attack is the expression of your mind through a

physical movement namely a punch or a kick. With every

consecutive attack, you are competing with yourself more

than your opponent—to get better in the next attack. It is

that indomitable spirit that you are building within yourself.

Your opponent is just a recipient of your expression. He

does not have a face not a personality. I execute the tech-

nique with no mindedness, and without instinct.

Q. March being a Women’s Day month, what’s you

message to women trying to break into unconventional

fields?

A. My name Seema means "the limit", but strangely I have

never drawn a limit for myself. I know that life is full of im-

possibles but we must try to find possible ways out. You

need to explore your aptitude. You need to first THINK the

impossible, in order to DO the possible. Life’s journey is

never easy. It's laced with trouble. But remember when all

hope ends, you must still try to see light at the end of the

tunnel.

Q. You delivered an inspiring TEDx talk about your

journey. Do you have any tips to offer our community

of communication leaders?

A. Remember that the human attention span is only 20

minutes. Be brief, stay relaxed on the stage, and enjoy

yourself, after all you are interacting with so many people

in that one moment.

Communicate 98 thanks Seema for her inspiring words.

A Word Wi th : Dr. Seema Rao

Dr. Seema Rao


A Toas tmas ter Speaks

Luven Rodrigues


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As IPL fever catches quick among our Toastmasters, we bring you Cricket in its various forms in D98.

(From Left to Right) Toastmasters Club of Pune - North West, conducted a meeting under the theme of Cricket on March 26. With “Century” as the

Word and “Ahead of the game” as the idiom of the day, the club sure seemed to have hit boundaries with its members.

Around 50 TM's from Hyderabad came together on Saturday morning, April 1, and played cricket with full enthusiasm. Four teams were formed that were led by Navneet, Siddharth, Vikram, and Pavan. District Director, Chandra and CGD, Ravi were also seen exhibiting their cricketing skills. The fabulous tournament was organized by Pavan Tulsija. Each match was a knockout with Siddharth’s team eventually winning the tournament!

If there is one club in District 98 that revels in the spirit of festivities in almost every time the club meets, then it’s Toastmasters Club of Pune - West! On

the left frame, the club is seen celebrating womanhood on 8th March. While on the right frame, the club ushered in Gudi Padwa by conducting an en-

tire Toastmasters meeting in Marathi on March 29 under the theme Maharashtra’s Pride—The Forts. We bet they have major plans on fooling their

members in April!

Amazing Cricket Facts

Compiled by Arnab Ghosal, Secunderabad Toast-

masters Club, Hyderabad

1. Virender Sehwag is the first batsman to be

declared Out by the use of Decision Review

System (DRS) in 2008 in the first test against

Sri Lanka.

2. English Bowler, James Anderson, has a

unique record of claiming Sachin Tendul-

kar’s wicket on the maximum occasions in

test cricket. He dismissed the legendary

batsman 9 times.

3. John Ward was the first umpire to officiate

under a safety helmet in the One Day Inter-

national match between India and Australia

in Manuka Oval, Canberra, on Jan 20, 2016.


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