Communicate 98 - March 2017 Edition

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Dist rict Off ice r s of 2016 -17 Program Quality Director

Club Growth Director

Chandra Shekar DP, DTM

Arvind Nair, DTM

Ravi Teja Marrupu

Immediate Past District Director

Administration Manager

Finance Manager

Public Relations Manager

Director, Division A

Lasya Madireddy

Swati Kapur Singh

Hitendra Bhadang

Director, Division D

Director, Division E

Sanjay Upadhyay, DTM

Darshan Khanna

Director, Division H

Director, Division M

District Director

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

Brillian S.K, DTM

Director, Division C Anupriya Sinha, DTM

Director, Division G Ashley Lobo, DTM

District Credentials Chair Sahil Sharma, DTM

Chief Ambassador - Pathways Venkata

Asst. Club Growth Director

Som Bhattacharjee

DCP Chair District Newsletter Editor

Hasnain Changi

Pooja Vijay Kumar

Director, Area B4

Director, Area B1

Robin D’Souza

Nirmal Kumar Jain Director, Area M1 Sharon Alexandar Director, Area C2 Vinod Sharma

Director, Area C1 Radhakant Panigrahi

Director, Area D2 Ankur Gupta

Director, Area D3

Director, Area P2

Akshay Chillal

Shalini Gandham

Director, Area P3

Director, Area E3 Ratnakumar Vedapalli

Director, Area F2

Shireesh Nadkar

Director, Area E4 Sayir Ashai

Siddharth Suman

Director, Area F3

Director, Area H2

Rashida Kallangi

Manisha Zilpelwar

Director, Area H3

Director, Area G1 Kedar Mukund Phadke Colin Savio Coelho

Mohammed Babrawala, DTM

District Webmaster

Nikhil Salvi, DTM

Director, Area A3

Director, Area G2

Jagruth Vaishnav

M.S. Gopala Krishnan

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

Director, Area H4 Suryaprathap Reddy K

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Celebrating the Milestones

March 19, Hyderabad

1. Toastmasters Club of Pune - Central | Pune

| 250th Meet | March 26

2. Opulent Toastmasters Club

| Pune

| 150th Meet | March 19

3. Rendezvous Toastmasters Club

| Hyderabad | 100th Meet | March 24

4. Secunderabad Toastmasters Club

| Hyderabad | 150th Meet | March 19

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Chief Brief

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Leader Speak

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O r a f e s t 2 0 1 7 : Pa i n t i n g I n f i n i t e M e m o r i e s

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E LO Q U E N C E 2 0 1 7 : T h e D i s t r i c t F i n a l i s t s

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E LO Q U E N C E 2 0 1 7 : B e h i n d T h e S c e n e s O f T h e B i g S t a g e

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Theme Rhyme

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Tr a c k e d

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T h e m e S c h e me

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A Wo rd W i t h : D r. S e e m a R a o She challenged the military machismo, showed the world that there is simply no room for masculine archetypes, 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 medicine, a recipient of the World Peace Award, and a Mrs. India World beauty pageant finalist, in an exclusive interview to Communicate 98! Excerpts below: Q. How did you prepare yourself to master so many diverse skills?

Dr. Seema Rao

A Life is strange. I was supposed to be a doctor and ended up training commandos. However, I always wanted to do ritories with perseverance and courage, they can overcome something unique, find my footing, and establish my spe- the constantly popping obstacles. They can do anything that men can, and maybe even more. Every day was a chalcial identity in this world. lenge for me as a trainer. But I channelized my fear into In my quest to understand Commando Training better. action. There was obvious skepticism in my male trainees apart from battle training skills, I exposed myself to differon how a woman could train them. But I have always led by ent terrains, environment, and climatic conditions. I was example. During my training of Unarmed Combat, I would weak as a child, but gradually trained myself to run 5kms in spar with the trainees and wrestle with them on muddy 25 minutes. I started weight training, athletics, and got into grounds not caring an ounce for the femininity I carried. On shape. I did a professional course in sailing and yachtsmanthe firing range, I showed them how to shoot an apple off a ship as well as scuba diving to understand the problems man’s head without protracted aiming. That's how they faced in deep waters by marines. I followed it with a course knew I was the boss and were willing to learn from me. in mountaineering to understand the challenges posed at high altitudes and at extreme cold. I then did a skydiving Q. What goes through your mind when you’re trying to course—for which I received a special permission by IAF to punch people down? participate—that furthered my knowledge of the human A. An attack is the expression of your mind through a body and medicine. When I understood the subject of surphysical movement namely a punch or a kick. With every vival and commando training better, I gathered shooting consecutive attack, you are competing with yourself more skills from the local sports shooting associations and bethan your opponent—to get better in the next attack. It is came a ‘crack shot’. Today I can shoot an apple off anythat indomitable spirit that you are building within yourself. one’s head at 75 yards without any major aiming!

Your opponent is just a recipient of your expression. He Q. Were there any challenges that you were met with does not have a face not a personality. I execute the techalong your training journey? nique with no mindedness, and without instinct.

A. I served the Indian armed forces for more than two decades 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 altitude of Siachen, and the fear of the wild in the jungles of MP. I received three army-chief citations along with multiple 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.

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 impossibles 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 My head injury causing Amnesia and my back injury caus- tunnel. ing vertebral fracture were the trying moments in my life.

Q. You delivered an inspiring TEDx talk about your There were times when I seriously contemplated changing journey. Do you have any tips to offer our community my vocation of training Commandos. But giving up was of communication leaders? never an option. What stayed was my relentless desire to serve the forces without charging a penny.

A. Remember that the human attention span is only 20 minutes. Be brief, stay relaxed on the stage, and enjoy Q. Do you think your role as a commando is doable for yourself, after all you are interacting with so many people all women? in that one moment.

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A To a s t m a s t e r S p e a k s

Luven Rodrigues

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The District Feed

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 entire 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 Toastmasters 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 Tendulkar’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 International match between India and Australia in Manuka Oval, Canberra, on Jan 20, 2016.

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!

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To p of t h e M o n t h

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Wa s s u p !

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