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TCS Maitree Toastmasters Club, Mumbai

COMMUNIQUÉ December 2014

And a lot more inside...

Club Achievements

President’s Corner

Riding to Glory

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Editorial Dear Readers,

Standing tall over the brim of upcoming winters, autumn has

spread warmth and is harvesting the last of the leaves which

have lived their spell and need to give place to the new blos-

soms. The Season is changing and with the changing season,

TCS Maitree Toastmasters Club has extended its horizons by

shedding the boundaries from being just colleagues to being

‘Friends’ . We are delighted to bring to you an inspiring edi-

tion where every article has something to learn from and eve-

ry author has something to inspire you.

Welcome to the Fifth edition of Communiqué!

We would like to thank all members of our club for their en-

thusiasm and dedication in helping our club grow.

Looking forward to your suggestions.

Happy Reading!

Editorial Team

I nside this issue

Riding to glory…………………………..3

Autonomous……………..……..……….5

Fear of the unknown...…...…………….6

Experimental works-VPPR..……...……..7

Rendezvous…………….....……...……..8

Your Body Speaks…..…..….….......…...10

Health……...….…. .....…..…….……….11

President’s corner......…..………...……12

Joint Meetings—Double the Fun.……..13

A trip that changed many equations.....15

Contest Season.……..……..…...……...16

Club achievers…………... …...…….…18

Club achievements...…………….....….19

Know Your Ex-Com .. …...…………….20

I want you to …………………………..22

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R iding to Glory

Staying in Mumbai throughout my life and having seldom crossed the bounda-

ries of the city, the thought of staying for 3 months in a new city brought about

mixed emotions of nervousness and excitement. Hyderabad, the city of Na-

wabs was going to be my abode for 3 months. Ah! so wonderful those three

months were.

My Initial Learning Program (ILP) by TCS was held at Hyderabad. Being an out-

going person ,I love meeting people and exchanging ideas and thoughts with

them. At the ILP ,meeting over 200 people, from all four corners of the country,

was an exhilarating experience. Rather than talking about the famous Biryanis

or the tourist attractions of Hyderabad, all of which I have tried and tasted, I

will share about experiencing something which helped me discover myself.

Hyderabad citizens follow a culture of riding bicycles, especially in the IT areas.

So, I along with a group of likeminded adventurists decided to explore the un-

charted areas of Hyderabad on bicycles. This led us to embark on a journey in

which we covered over 300 kms riding through hills and terrains over the

course of 10 weekends.

Ankit Dasgupta He is a person who be-lieves in living life to the fullest. He is an opportun-ist, who also gives back to the society socially. He is an avid reader, an aficio-nado of English foot-ball, a go getter who leaps and goes ahead where ever there is an adventure. He believes in spreading hap-piness where ever he goes.

“Life is short, Live every moment”

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We had names for each trip, Starting with “Cyclo Hike” where we did hill climbing to “Cyclo Splash” where we visited

Osman Sagar covering a distance of over 50 kms to “City Ride” in which we covered the city inclusive of Banjara Hills,

Jubilee Hills, Golconda all the way to Ocean Park.

Even though Hyderabad ILP has ended, our spirit for adventure has not. Those of us who are in Mumbai meet over

the weekends and plan adventure trips that include trekking or cycling. Our team ‘Unknown Riders’ in Fit4life is cur-

rently at 5th position in terms of hours and 18th in terms of Kms and we aim to top the list in the near future.

Staying Fit is an essential factor for every person. It is a known fact that being fit can improve our quality of life in eve-ry aspect, physically, mentally and socially. With that food for thought lets try to be healthy and fit.

The Unknown Riders are planning for midnight cycling next. Come join us!

“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.”

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Dushyant Songaonkar He is calm by nature. His thoughts about joining toastmasters "Better late than never. “ A Passionate Cook who likes to live a spicy life, has Music as an integral part of his soul. He also likes to explore new tourist places and is very enthusiastic about reading new things.

A utonomous

I know about an autochthonous, autocephalous, autocratic vehicle and its driv-

er community in India.

They decide whether to accept a passenger depending on the distance, weath-

er forecast and nap time and that too with a head which is as cool as a cucum-

ber. It comes with an attachable music system that operates only in the maxi-

mum volume. It is in vain trying to ask the driver to reduce the volume because

he obviously cannot hear your pleas in such a Beats Audio surround sound envi-

ronment! They are usually the fastest mode of transport in the country that is

competing against the bullet trains in Japan. Too fast too furious. They have

absolute rights to add a multiplying factor to the trip meter that ranges from 1

to 10 depending on the mood, language and our attire. India's Mangalyaan ride

costs cheaper than them at Rs 7 a kilometer.

In Kolkata ,every time the auto takes a turns, I used to see if anyone has fallen off. If one of them does fall off, he gets

into the next auto coming up. And when the “front loaders” need to get off, the driver, out of goodwill slows down so

they can get off without getting hurt.

In the countries of third world it is very popular because it is cheaper. Unquestionably it is a sustainable transport .Auto

Drivers mirror true face of our society and its attitude by reflecting it through their nature. We should be thankful to

them - We inevitably take the God’s name twice as much sitting in an auto rickshaw than in our home or temple.

“The universe is a pretty big place. If it's just us, seems like an awful waste of space.”

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Awani Sharma She loves to pen down her words into poems and sto-ries, trekking, travelling and exploring, especially haunted places, dancing and analysing differ-ent personalities. She as-pires to become a great Orator and a successful Business Analyst and to be the best version of herself.

F ear of the unknown

Wedding on the 13th, no way! Your left hand is itching, you are going to be rich! You broke a mirror, oh my god, seven years of bad luck and the list goes on & on.

Fellow Readers, I am mentioning here about the Fear of Unknown, commonly known as Superstitious Beliefs.

Superstitions enjoyed hey-day of glory when civilization and science had not lighted the darkness of ignorance of the primitive people. And since then, they have been passed on from generation to generation.

Indians have a schizophrenic relationship with science. On one hand, we want our kids to take Science and Math subjects in school. But on the other, in many ways we are unscientific. We associate every activity of life with some sort of superstition. It is supposed to be bad if somebody sneezes behind. We must stop for a while to let the ill-luck pass.

Many students are fed curd and sugar, right before their examination, as a sign of good luck. As if some audit department of God above is keeping track of the kids who ate it and hence makes them deserve a simpler exam.

Do we take the greater message from the developments of Science? Do we change anything about ourselves? Supersti-

tious beliefs conquer our confidence, our psychology, and our mind. Our success and failure starts depending on our

beliefs and not on our capability. It is important to get rid of Superstitious beliefs.

The solution to get over this issue is to first stop believing in superstitions and spread awareness. That will prevent on-

going of those beliefs to the next generation. And if you are already influenced by superstitious beliefs, then, consider

your beliefs one at a time, give it a thought, add a little logic and knowledge to it. You will certainly be able to get to

the root of it. For instance, They say, spilling salt will bring bad luck. But I found, that back in old times, salt was very

expensive trading commodity, and spilling it was considered wasteful. So to avoid this, some set of people conjured up

this theory that you will bring bad luck to your family if you spill salt. Hence, spilling salt was never a superstition belief.

Once you get to the root, it's very easy, next time you won’t think about any superstition when you come across any

such situation. That is the way you can fight this social-evil Superstitions.

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Elected as VP-PR of the club, marketing of the club activities along with cover-ing up new TCS locations in Mumbai was a part of my agenda. Designing post-ers for every club session, getting mails circulated across TCS locations in the city and answering every query that followed helped me to connect with new people, honing my interpersonal skills and perfecting my writing skills.

Being in this role, I took it on me to bring more members to the club through the annual membership campaign. I wanted to own the responsibility of leading this campaign along with our Club Treasurer, Toastmaster Krishnadas Nair. We started in month of September and were successful in getting more than 20 members in a single month.

Covering up new locations was other important target. TCS has more than 1800 associates working from SEEPZ and thus, this location possessed a great poten-tial to be tapped. To create awareness, a new, one-of-its-kind initiative was tak-en at the location. IRC had recently collaborated with Toastmasters, which in-spired me to experiment with a new initiative that could bring both of them together. We conducted a unique Book-Talk event. The usual book-talks are the ones where one speaker speaks on a book for about half an hour, but here the difference was: many speakers, each talking on different books they read for small duration of time. Apart from that, Grammarian and Ah-Counter were also introduced to give the audience a feel of Toastmasters. The event received a great response with 7 nominations (most were from SEEPZ). The audience was also addressed by the Mumbai Toastmasters Area Governor, Mohit Chabbra, and Location IRC Head, Banalata Das, giving all an idea about various Toastmas-ters and IRC initiatives, respectively.

Managing the club activities along with office work taught me how to manage time efficiently. I have learnt to categorize, prioritize and delegate my work effectively.

Such experiences, full of fun and learning, along with the company of some

wonderful friends, have gifted me with the confidence to undoubtedly say that

being a toastmaster and becoming a VP-PR of the club was one of the best

things to happen to me in my life!

Rishabh Singla Hailing from the most beau-tiful city-Chandigarh, he is a kind and happy-go-lucky person who believes in liv-ing life to the fullest. He has inspired many with his eter-nal smile and welcoming attitude.

E xperimental works—VP PR

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R endezvous

To begin with, congratulations on reaching the District level of the International Speech and Evaluation contest.

How was your experience there?

Thank you Krishnadas. It was a surreal experience to represent Division K at Oration’14, Goa in both the contests. The

magnitude of the conference, interaction with toastmasters from all over India and the educational sessions left me

overwhelmed. Above all, the learning experience, especially from the fellow contestants, was phenomenal.

What was your plan of action when you were competing with a senior Toastmaster of your club at division level

who was also your mentor?

It was more camaraderie than competition with Chinmaya. We both had a common objective that a member of our

club should represent Division K at the District contest. The outcome of the contest was not in our hands but we had

to make sure that we helped each other out to the best of our abilities and gave the contest our best shot. The focus

was to iron out any shortcomings in the speech delivery or content and practice regularly.

What do you think are the benefits of participating in the contests?

I believe that participating in the speech contests is the best excuse to fast track your growth as an orator. The effort

and research put into the speech helped me understand the nuances of content development better. Also delivering

the speech at the district contest helped me get a constructive feedback from a diverse set of audience. I have been

able to translate these learnings into my project speeches and evaluations to make them better.

Which part of your speech is closest to your heart? Why?

There is no specific part of the speech that can be pin pointed as being my favorite but an aspect of the speech that I

had to work on the most, was humor. Chinmaya and I had put in a fair amount of effort in improving the speech con-

tent before the division contest. The one take away that I had was that humor goes a long way in helping the audi-

ence to connect with your speech and its message.

"He is a perfectionist. True to his name, he is joyful and

has a delightful stage presence. Instead of being a by-

stander on looking a problem he strives to put forth his

suggestions to work out and resolve the issue. Being a

sincere and hard working VPE of TCS Maitree Toastmas-

ters club, he is well versed with the progress of each

and every member of the club. He believes that the

more you contribute, the more you learn."

In a recent conversation with Pramod, we talked about

his achievement as a contestant and as a VPE.

Toastmaster Pramod Toastmaster Krishnadas

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What were your learning's and challenges being the VPE of our Club?

On a personal front, this role has given me a wonderful platform to sharpen my organizational skills and networking

ability. As a VPE I am constantly in the mix of things; be it session planning, contests or mentoring, all of which keeps

me on my toes. A challenge that we face now is to make an already high performing club better. To address it we

yearn to harness the best qualities that the members bring to the club, help them hone their skills and make them

seek continuous improvement.

Is being a Toastmaster a benefit in your professional life?

Toastmasters has helped me become CC. Not just a Competent Communicator but more importantly Confident and

Committed. Be it day to day conversations, presentations or client interactions I have discovered a new degree of

confidence in my communication skills. Taking up the role of VPE has also made me realize the importance of commit-

ment in any assignment/ work that you take up. The more confident/ committed I am, the more I enjoy and greater is

my level of efficiency in anything that I take up.

What would you like to share with people who want an insight into life @Toastmasters?

Toastmasters is a wonderful platform to learn, groom and sharpen your communication/ leadership skills. You will

have mentors to guide you, friends you will make and have an experience to cherish with every single meeting you

attend. What you learn here will surely transcend into your personal and professional lives too. You will soon realize

that Toastmasters is not a part but a way of life!

“Toastmasters is not a part but a way of Life!”

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There is a difference between good looking and looking good. Good looks are

defined by God but looking good is entirely in your hands. I realized it while

pursuing my hobby - Body and Face shape analysis.

I have few tips to share which can turn around the way you look. To begin with,

it’s good to know your face shape and body type as it will help you accentuate

or de-emphasize your features.

Try to avoid wearing accessories of the same shape as your face. For exam-

ple, Women with round face should avoid round accessories like round ear-

rings, round neck pieces and men should avoid any round print on Tie, pocket

square or shirt, as it will accentuate the your round shape, the more.

Most of Indian men and women have triangular shaped bodies - Narrow

shoulder and broad bottom. It can easily be countered with few tips such as,

always go for dark color for pant/trousers and light pastel color shirt as light

color always widens and dark color reduces the visuals area. Wear padded

shoulder jackets. Women can also opt for puff sleeves.

If you want to look taller then go for monochromatic colors and pointed

shoes which visually add height. Avoid contrast in your clothes as it gives a

shorter look.

It’s a vast and subjective topic but my intention is to only bring to your notice

the importance of dressing right. Next time you shop, look into the mirror and

give a moment of thought, I am sure it will do wonders!

Y our Body Speaks

Ankush Marwaha He is an Image consultant and aspiring life coach. A Fitness freak who believes in values. Staying true to his roots is his life mantra. An ace badminton player who loves to party but sometimes enjoys his alone time.

“You never get a second chance to make a first impression.”

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Just imagine a situation that on an expressway, you’re driving your dream car ,a

RED FERRARI, I can say with surety that you wouldn’t think of fueling it with

anything less than premium grade gas. Anything else would reduce its perfor-

mance. What do you say? Yes or No? If yes, why would you put anything else

than the best foods into your body, which is even a more valuable performance

vehicle?

How well do we take care of our health? We are spending more time in design-

ing our holidays than designing a care program for our body. Health is one of

those things that most of us take it for granted till we lose it. I am sure nobody

here would like to be Rich and Sick.

Wellness! Let us look at what it is. Before we understand wellness we should

also understand why we fall sick ?

This industry comprises of hospitals, chemists, doctors, diagnostics centers etc. If we talk about various diseases we can start like A for Asthma, B for blood pressure, C for Cancer, D for Diabetes and so on. The beauty is that none of these diseases are degenerative diseases . There are three important reasons why people suffer from diseases in today’s time : Pollution, Stress and Nutrition-al gap.

Due to these three factors, our immunity level goes down and “Free Radicals” attack our body. Free radi-cals are supercharged oxy-gen molecules with one electron less. The attack of free radicals results in vari-ous degenerative diseases. An example of free radical attack is an half cut apple when kept for some time

starts getting black. We need to stop this oxidation to happen in our body.

H ealth

“He, who has health, has hope. He, who has hope, has everything.”

I will suggest you a self tested five mantras to take care of your body and save you from free radicals.

Deepak Sharma Deepak Sharma is the co -founder of an organization Road Ahead which pro-vides corporate outbound Training programs. He believes that Life is not a dress rehearsal, its a Live performance. So give your best ! Deepak Sharma is a mem-

ber of Central Delhi Toast-

masters Club

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Takes a minute to get the cheese to the hungry rat...

Done?? A mother of twins gave the same maze to her little ones. They

both made the rat happy. And their mother rewarded them with cookies

for being clever. But both solved it in different ways. Look again at the

maze!! Come up with two other ways to get the cheese to the hungry

rat. It took me an entire sunset and I still couldn't find another path. So I

went back to the solution of the twins. One had simply drawn a cheese

next to the rat. One had even more simply drawn a happier rat eating

the cheese next to it. I understood the poetic justice of it all when I tried

to see the big picture. The twins made the rat and their mother happy.

They both bought their own character to their solutions.

P resident’s Corner

This reminds me of the leader I want to be, the one I have striven to be in my tenure as the President of the TCS

Maitree Toastmasters Club, Mumbai .This analogy has helped me understand the character of every individual in our

club and the character each one of them draws on the Club's canvas. I am happy to have seen wonderful pictures

painted by our Executive Committee. The diversity of the team has helped us see the unity in ourselves. Since 10 years,

our Club leaders have toiled for the growth of the Club in various dimensions. It is the vision and the verve of our mem-

bers and leaders that motivates us to aim for the sky.

One of the various ideas successfully implemented this year is the Mentorship Program. Each member is provided

with an induction kit and tagged to a Mentor. The Mentors guide their Mentees throughout their Toastmasters Jour-

ney. The Club members are now more aware of the happenings in and around and thus their enthusiasm converts to

them participating in all the events from the Club level to the District level.

We witnessed an amazing Contest season and a lot of new members joining our Club. We had members from other

Clubs in Mumbai delivering speeches in our regular meetings and our Club members mentoring new Clubs in our Divi-

sion. The mutual learning has helped us to nurture and network with Toastmasters across Mumbai.

The pride of carrying our Club name and the pressure of fulfilling the promises we made acts as a thrust on our journey

En route Excellence. And as they say: This is just the beginning….we have miles to go before we sleep.

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When it comes to the interaction with more and more people, building social networks, nothing can be better than

the idea of bringing several toastmasters together for a joint session.

TCS Maitree Toastmasters Club Mumbai, a 10 year old club, successfully completed the journey of 300 sessions and

still counting.

Success is a journey and not a destination; milestones indicate the path of success traversed so far.

To celebrate another milestone, the Phoenix award, TCS Maitree Toastmasters Club conducted the 300th session as a

joint session with Pangea3 Toastmasters Club. TCS Maitree Toastmasters Club, Mumbai warmly welcomed members

of Pangea 3 club. Toastmaster Reeba, the President of Pangea3 Toastmaster Club expressed heartfelt gratitude for

being invited at our club’s 300th session.

Role players from both the clubs participated actively in the session and made the session fun filled and humorous.

Audience was enthralled by speeches and table topics. It was an entertaining session wherein the audience learned

terms like “Benign Violation” and “The Core Message”.

The joint session promoted exchange of ideas amongst members of the two clubs leading to learn, care and share. It

was a great jamboree and session was concluded by cutting the cake and celebrating new bonds.

On 8th of November 2014, our members travelled from Mumbai to Pune for participating in a Joint Meeting with

Toastmasters Club of Pune. A member named Surabhi became the reason for this collaboration. As she moved to the

city of Pune from Mumbai, she continued her journey in Toastmasters i.e. communication, leadership and friendship

in the city of Pune. More than connecting two clubs, she took charge and ensured that the meeting would be full of

learning and fun. What else one could ask for, the theme for the meeting was Friendship @ Toastmasters.

We were warmly welcomed by the Toastmasters Club of Pune at the venue Deccan Gymkhana. It hardly took us a

couple of minutes to forget that we were not at our home Club. This is the best thing about every Toastmasters Club

that even the guests feel that it isn’t the first time that they are meeting the enthusiastic group of people called as

Toastmasters.

J oint Meetings—Double the Fun

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As the soothing sound of claps tinkled our ears, we understood it was 5pm. The session was commenced by Ser-

geant-at-Arms Subhrajyoti who introduced Toastmaster of the day R.Ravi . R. Ravi started the meeting by hum-

ming a popular Hindi song that is dedicated to friendship “Ye Dosti Hum Nahi Todenge” paying ode to friend-

ship.

Presiding officer Manisha in her opening address talked about how every Toastmaster has 3 lakh friends. And to

our surprise, she called upon Immediate Past District Governor DTM Prasad Sovani, who welcomed all TCS

Maitree Toastmasters Club members by presenting a Khadi handkerchief to all. Division Governor Beena felici-

tated the Presidents of both the clubs. We were on cloud 9 by receiving such a fabulous welcome.

The most interesting part of a meeting was conducted by Chinmaya. He brought a bag of interesting table topics

including a round of Turn-Coat prompts, where a new topic was bombarded on the same speaker after every 30

seconds. The meeting concluded by presenting a token of gratitude to Acting President Manisha and IPDG DTM

Prasad by TCS Maitree Toastmasters Club.

That wasn’t the end, we had a laughter riot on a standup act presented by Gourab. DTM Prasad concluded the

session with an innovative round sharing tips & ticks for improving impromptu speaking skills.

We hardly knew anyone when we came to Pune but when we left; we had 30 new friends added to our life.

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A trip that changed many equations

2 Aug 2014, it was drizzling in the morning when we started our trip to Mather-an, the smallest hill station in India. The lifeline of Mumbai helped us to cover the journey of 100 KM. The beautiful hill station welcomed us with warm sun-rays playing a tug of war with the cold breeze. Dressed in round plastic hats and raincoats we looked as if soldiers were ready to fight the arrows of raindrops.

Walking along the tracks we sang, teased and enjoyed the mesmerising beauty of nature. At Khandala point we were again kids, playing aim and throw games. We were drenched till the time we reached Echo point. The breath-taking and calm view where you can hear the wind blowing made us forget the cobwebs of life in which we were entangled. The wind was teasing us, the rain was playing hide and seek, and I could realize the taste of sweet corn.

We moved ahead where one of our explorers found a loop hole to enter the waterfall. The water was chilled, we all were shivering but the warmth of fun gave us the energy, excitement and enthusiasm. Soon we were fled away by the authorities.

After so much fun, we landed to a small shop to fill our tummies. The yummy

snacks made our trip complete. We came down to Neral station where I was

standing in the corner looking at the group which came so close in a day. We

were all tired, but our minds were relaxed. It was my first trip with my Toast-

masters friends and I could cherish the wonderful memories forever.

Surabhi Srivastava An artist by heart, she joined Toastmasters in 2011 . She loves to portray her emotions on canvas. She is a great fan of Indi-an classical music , dance and theatre.

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Come August-September, and it was the favorite time of the year again; well, for Toastmasters for sure. No

prizes for guessing the answer: Humorous Speech Contest and Speech Evaluation Contest 2014.

First was the Club Contest on September 7, held at TCS Powai. Six participants in the Humorous Speech Con-test reflected TCS Maitree Toastmasters Club, Mumbai’s growth as a Club. With Chief Judge Chandrashekhar (Mahindra Toastmasters) and Contest Chairs Raunak Kulwal and Rishabh Singla taking the charge, the contest was attended by an unprecedented 73 Toastmasters from 9 Clubs in Mumbai.

Next was the Area Contest which was organized at Sangam Auditorium, TCS Yantra Park on September 28, 2014. Area D7 Governor Mohit Chhabra was well supported by the Chief Judge DTM Arvind Nair (Bombay Toastmasters) and the Contest Chairs Saurabh Kesharwani (CMC Toastmasters) and Krishnadas Nair. In Hu-morous Speech Contest, Sameer Patil represented TCS Maitree Toastmasters Club, Mumbai and delivered his speech titled ‘Pig It Principle’ and bagged the first prize. In Speech Evaluation Contest, Pramod Mohandas sailed smoothly to win the Area Contest.

After the Area Contest came the big showdown: Kaleidoscope 2014: Division D Semi-Annual Conference and Humorous Speech and Speech Evaluation Contest, which was held at Sangam Auditorium, TCS Yantra Park on October 12, Sunday. With Division D Governor JP Chaurasia in charge, the event was overbooked in 36 hours straight. Conference Chair and Co-Chair Parakh Kukreja and Ashutosh Chaturvedi delivered their best and deliv-ered a memorable effort. Chief Judge Chinmaya Dave and the Contest Chairs Bhushan Jawle (Bombay Toast-masters) and Tejaswini Nayak (Thane Toastmasters) were well supported by more than 40 role players from 14 Clubs in Mumbai.

C ontest Season

Humorous Speech Contest Participants

Chinmaya Dave, Parakh Kukreja, Gourab Kar, Satyam Pandey, Sameer Patil, Ankush Marwaha

Speech Evaluation Contest Participants

Pramod Mohandas, Surabhi Kinariwala, Chinmaya Dave, Parakh Kukreja

Winners:

Humorous Speech Contest : Sameer Patil

Speech Evaluation Contest : Pramod Mohandas

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The highlight of the event was the Contests. Sameer Patil left the audience in splits with his humorous speech ‘Mr. A to Mr. V’. In Speech Evaluation Contest, Pramod Mohandas won the first runner-up prize and mesmer-ized the audience with his polished evaluation.

In retrospect, both the contests were a great source of learning, fun and inspiration for everyone! As of now, it is time to hone ourselves as we gear up for the International Speech Contest and the Table Topics Contest starting in February!!

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C lub Achievers

You need to attain any three of the following to be eligible for winning the Triple crown Award: Competent Communi-cator, Advanced Communication Bronze, Advanced Communication Gold, Competent Leader, Advanced Leadership Bronze, Advanced Leadership Silver and Distinguished Toastmaster. She achieved the feat in style.

Pramod Mohandas, CL

Surabhi Srivastava, CC, CL , ALB

Amit Dhami CC

Nilesh Mishra, CL Rishabh Singla, CL Nilufer Dmello, CL

Parakh Kukreja, CL

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C lub Achievements

Best Club Award Division K 2013-14

District 41 Even's Award 2013-2014 : For achieving all even num-bered of DCP goals by December 2013

District 41 Maximum Education Awards 2013-14 : 3rd Place (19 educational awards)

Beat the Clock 2014 : Added 5 new members between May 1 ,2014 and June 30,2014

Smedley Award 2014 : Added 5 new members between August 1 ,2014 and September 30,2014

Founder Award : TCS Maitree Toastmasters Club, Pune

Division D - Club Builders Awards- District 41

District Officers from our Club

Mohit Chhabra - Area D7 Governor

Namrata Srivastava - District 41 Newsletter Editor

Chinmaya Dave: Asst. LGET (South)

Special Award

Division K Governor Arvind Nair recognized Toastmaster Chin-maya Dave and Toastmaster Parakh Kukreja for helping grow the Toastmasters movement and supporting new Clubs.

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President:

Surabhi Kinariwala, CC, ALB

The youngest and the second lady President our Club has witnessed in 10 years. The company

of hard working and creative people energize her. She enjoys reading autobiographies and

thrillers . Adding another feather to her hat she is trying her hand at the printing and packaging

business and wishes to be an entrepreneur in the near future. She believes that Toastmasters

boosts one's confidence and thus provides the foundation to achieve our Goals.

Vice President Education:

Pramod Mohandas, CL

A book gobbler, a movie buff and a football freak, he aspires to be a globe trotter and a

motivational speaker. Every day as a toastmaster he believes is a learning opportunity to

seek continuous growth, both as a leader and an orator!

Vice President Membership:

Nilesh Mishra, CL

An artist who has a special affection for music and theatre. Passionate about poetry and photog-

raphy. Humour, fun and adventures are a part of his life. He is a foodie by heart and loves to ride

his bike.

Vice President Public Relations

Rishabh Singla, CL

True to his role in the club, he loves making friends and expanding his public relations with

people. Never spotted without his ears plugged with his headphone, good music turns him

on. He is a simple, kind hearted and jovial Punjabi who loves to feel the little joys in life. A

Java professional at work and now an avid toastmaster.

K now Your Ex-Com

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Treasurer:

Krishnadas Nair

A passionate dancer, an avid reader, a near-to-dedicated runner (tongue in cheek)

and an aspiring speaker, who loves to do things and be part of something, rather

than be a mere spectator.

Secretary:

Nilufer Dmello, CL

An extroverted person, she is also known as the English teacher in the club, she enjoys

cooking, reading, playing outdoor games and traveling. She joined Toastmasters in 2011 to

make new friends and grow her network. She takes every challenge head on. Being a peo-

ple's person it is always tough to get a date with her.

Immediate Past President:

Chinmaya Dave, CC, ALB

A movie buff, a gamer and a so called "IT Professional", an apparently quiet yet active

person, he loves to enthrall people around with his subtle sense of humor. For him,

Toastmasters is a way of life. He loves to watch contest speeches. As he always says,

"Once a Toastmaster, always a Toastmaster".

Sergeant At Arms:

Raunak Kulwal

Raunak is a joyful, enthusiastic and positive person. Who loves to interact with people and

loves to make new connections. Toastmasters for him is life, he enjoys every moment of it.

He believes that "The secret of getting ahead is getting started”. And past 8 months as a

toastmasters has been amazing, which has lead to new discoveries, friends, fun and passion.

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I want you to..

“ Even when there are thousands things to trouble you.

Even when you lose or fail, Even when you are lonely or drained.

I want you to SMILE.

The things you love, The things you want to do.

What you doubt can be done, I want you to DO.

The impossible, that no one ever did before.

All the wonderful things life has to offer,

The content of shaping out someone’s life.

The taste of success, applause of audience, rush of adrenaline.

I want you to FEEL.

Every contour, bumps, and seams in the journey called Life.

The joy of giving. The bitterness of failure.

All those people who stood beside you.

The wonderful person that you are,

With your open heart and lovely attitude.

I want you to LOVE.

Even when you think it’s impossible now.

Even when all you want is to hate and to run away.

I want you to LOVE.’’

Ankit Jain Determined to make a dent in the universe, Ankit joined Toastmasters in January, 2013. Apart from speaking, he also loves reading, writing and trek-king. He aspires to become a writer one day. So far, he has enjoyed every moment at Toastmasters.

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TCS Maitree Toastmasters Club, Mumbai

“Making Effective Communication & Leadership a TCS-wide Reality”

Meetings are held fortnightly in Andheri/ Malad and in Powai office. Meetings are open to all

TCSers. A typical meet has 30 members and guests, who participate in the Club's

Communication and Leadership program.

Powai : Every alternate Friday: 9.30 AM to 11.00 AM

Thane/Andheri: Every alternate Friday: 9.30 AM to 11.00 AM

** Schedule and Venue are subject to changes depending on room availability. Communication of this is done in advance **

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Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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sail the vast sea of friendship;

treasure every friend of yours,

as a precious medal of sportsmanship;

measure every happiness of yours,

embracing the thread of this beautiful relationship...

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