th5 May 2011

A Message From Chairperson :Dear Mahilas,

I bid farewell to the illustrious office of chairperson of our prestigious sabha. It's been a wonderful period of two years

during which it brought me immense satisfaction serving our mahilas and society. I take with me very fond memories of

being chairperson associated and working together with a great team of committee members. I would like to express my

special thanks to our secretary and treasurer for their magnificent support which helped us achieve the success that we

did. Also, thanks to the advisory board, committee, sponsors, donors, well-wishers and all of you. I feel proud about the

launch of our new website during my tenure. I can see enquiries pouring in from various parts of the country to know

more about what we do. I am sure, we can use this portal to reach out to more people and make our presence felt. Finally, I would like to

encourage all our members to be more supportive of our cause and participate in all our activities.

My best wishes for our future chairperson and committee.

Thank you !

Jai Vasavamba!

As Secretary of this prestigious Organization, I have thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to serve the Sabha and our cause.

After two exciting years, it's time for me take leave as the Secretary of this August body.

I would like to take this occasion to thank our source of power - the Esteemed Advisory Committee, the most supportive

& encouraging Chairperson - Mrs. Ranjani Narayanan, Ever - so - friendly Treasurer - Mrs. Neeraja Vasanth and all the

committee members, who are able & enterprising and have carried the Sabha to new heights. I would also like to thank

you all for your constant support, enthusiastic participation and energetic response. You, our Mahilas, are the very fabric of our Sabha and bring

purpose to its existence and direction to its Committee members. I trust that you will extend the same warmth to our new committee in their

upcoming tenure. Here is wishing the new committee and TNAVMS the very best for the future!

Forever yours,

(S/d.) Sujatha Ramesh Babu

From The Treasurer's Desk :Dear members,

“Growth is not taught but caught". This post that I caught has indeed taught me a lot. Accounting, a herculean task seems

much simpler after a span of 2 years, and seniors guiding hand and good team work has made this learning process a

smooth one. We as a team have experimented, experienced and enjoyed our work. Adieu for now and regards.

(S/d.) V. Neeraja

From The Secretary's Desk :

Yours,

(S/d.) Ranjani Narayanan

Visit us at : www.aryavysyamahilamadras.com

Recent Past :Carnival 2011, which was held at Kuchalambal Kalyana Mandapam, Chetpet, Chennai on

thSunday, the 9 of January 2011

Smt. Voora Sasikala, Smt. Sujatha

Ramesh Babu, Smt. Sunitha Ajit and Smt. Padma Preetha,

Srinisha and Sharath

Viveks, Vaibhav Enterprises, Saffola Oats, Soyavita and Akash lites.

Woman's Day was celebrated at Karuna Sagar,

Little Drops, an old age home for the elderly at thParaniputhur Post, Chennai on 15 March 2011.

received tremendous response from Chennaiites. There was a good exhibition of stalls by women entrepreneurs. They were a visual treat and the shoppers had a real field trip. The events were mindboggling. Cooking lovers vied with each other and did absolute justice to the title “Innovative Saffola Oats cookery contest” and did wonders with oats be it savory or

sweet. Judges, Chef Dhamu and Culinary Queen, Mrs. Mallika Badrinath had a tough time in selecting the winners. It was a piece of cake for the children with the Annapoorna Ashtakam, who recited the Ashtakam with such grace and ease. The children participated in the “On the spot activity games” with so much enthusiasm. The quiz on current affairs was well received by the audience. Cash Gift envelopes competition was another event which provided lot of opportunity for the women to exhibit their creativity. Collage competition and Drawing & Painting competitions were also intriguing and imaginative for the children to stimulate their hidden talents.

The Kuthuvizhakku decoration by our committee

member, Mrs. Calve Sumathi was as usual unusual. It was lit by Mrs. Y. V. Krishna Kumari before

the start of the meeting. Our Chairperson, Mrs. Ranjani Narayanan welcomed the gathering. Our

respected chief guest, Mr. Y. V. Harikrishna Garu of Gopuram Kumkum, felicitated our sabha and

donated Rs. 10000/- to our sabha. Our Secretary, Mrs. Sujatha Ramesh Babu was felicitated and

awarded a citation for her accomplishments by our Mahila Sabha. Our Secretary, Mrs. Sujatha Ramesh

Babu read out the Secretary's report for the year 2010.

Our Treasurer, Mrs. Neeraja Vasanth read out the

projects and scholarships. The scholarships and projects

were handed over to the students by our respected chief guest. The MC for the evening was Mrs.

Vijayanthi Bhashyakarlu who took care of the proceedings very smoothly.

The meeting was followed by the skit, by our committee members,

was a mirror to the everyday life of our

children and how they were falling prey to the ills of modern gadgets. It was short and sweet. At the

end of the skit, Our Advisory Committee member, Smt. Kala Bashyam introduced the artists to the

audience. The highlight of the day was the light music by Junior Superstars, who did

a wonderful job in entertaining the crowd. The sponsors for the Carnival 2011 were

TNAVMS has done it yet again. This year's carnival is also a blast, thanks to the efforts taken by all its committee members and the wonderful

audience. It was a treat for all the five senses.

This year's

Smt.

Ranjani was accompanied by Smt. Shantha Sridhar, Smt.

Shantha Venkatakrishna, Smt. Vaijayanthi, Smt. Sujatha,

Smt. Neeraja, Smt. Padma Preetha and Smt. Sumathi,

went to the home to visit the inmates who really enjoyed

the company of our members. TNAVMS Members sang

English and tamil songs to the joy of the inmates, who

actually ended up dancing to the songs. Later on, nighties

were distributed to ladies & lungies to men and blankets to both men and women. Remote calling bells and diapers were distributed to

the bedridden and biscuits & chocolates were distributed to all the inmates.

Family News

Engagement / Betrothal :

Our Hearty Congratulations to All !

th Chi. Sow. Aparna, D/o our member Smt. Sailaja and Sri. Pratap with Chi. V. Prasanth S/o. Smt. Voora Padma on 16 March 2011th Our member, Smt. Kota Rekha Balaji's daughter Chi. Sow. Deepa Shika with Chi. Bala Yeshwanth Ram S/o Smt. Hamsa on 24 April 2011

A Hearty Welcome To Our New Members: Smt. Y.M. Srividya Smt. Y. M. Radhika Lakshmi Smt. P. Sudha Smt. T. Vijayalakshmi Smt. S. Rajeswari

Smt. D. Suganthi Sridhar Smt. Nama Jhansi Rani

Weddings

New Born Babies :

Sashtipoorthi :

House-Warming :

Kanakabhishekam :

Chi. Annam Balaji S/o our member Annam Rajini Ashok Kumar's son with Chi. Sow. K. Lakshmipriya D/o Smt. K. Srilatha & thSri. C.S. Kishore Kumar on 24 January 2011

Chi. Vikram Ramesh Babu, S/o our Secretary, Smt. Sujatha Ramesh Babu & Sri. S. Ramesh Babu with Chi. Sow. Divya D/o thSmt. Savithri & Sri Gangadharan on 20 February 2011.

rdSow. T.R. Supraja D/o our member T.R. Sujatha with Chi. T.R. Kalyan Ram on 23 February 2011

Chi. Prathi Srinivasan S/o our member Smt. Prathi Sunitha with Chi. Sow. Kota S. Neelima D/o Smt & Sri. Kota Sriramulu Chetty

th Our Vice- Chairperson Smt. Voora Sasikala Anjaneyulu is blessed with a granddaughter, D/o Smt. Mayuri on 13 February 2011

st Our member, Smt. Malliga Prakash is blessed with a granddaughter (D/o Smt. Anitha Pratap) on 21 March 2011

rd Our Vice Chairperson Smt. Uma Maheswari Guptha and Sri. P.K. Kumar Guptha celebrated on 23 December 2010.

stOur Committee member, Smt. Nanda Srinivas & Sri. Srinivas on 21 February 2011 at Poes Garden, Chennai.

rd O ur member, Smt. Rachamadugu Usha Gopalkrishna's Father-in-law Sri. Lakshman Perumal celebrated on 23 March 2011.

Achievements Galore :Hearty Congratulations and wish you all many more accolades !

thOur Secretary, Sujatha Ramesh Babu was honored by Tamilnadu Arya Vysya Maha Sabha on 13 February 2011 during their Annual

Health Camp and Educational Competitions held at SKPD College for women.thOur Member, Smt. Veena Santhosh has started “SPACETERIOR” , the Ultimate School of Interior Designing on 5 May 2011 at

Vadapalani, Chennai

GOTHRAVRIKSHA NIDHI :

Smt. Ranjani Narayanan Rs.250/-

Smt. Saroj V. Guruswamy Rs. 178/-

Smt. Sukumari Venugopal Rs. 101/-

Smt. Prabha Kumar Rs. 101/-

Smt. Sunitha Ajit Rs. 116/-

Smt. Suhasini Balaji Rs. 501/-

DONATION :Mr. L. Rajmohan Rs. 2000/-Smt.NeerajaVasanth Rs. 1250/-Baby Manya, Grand Daughter of our Vice – Chairperson, Smt. Sasikala Anjaneyulu Rs. 1116/-

CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY SABHA :

Educational Scholarships Rs. 32000/-

Medical Aid for Eye Surgery to Ms. S. Vijaya Rs. 2000/-

Interest Free loan for Tailoring Machine to Ms. G. Supriya Rs. 4000/-

Interest Free loan for Grinder to Mr. V. Geetha Rs. 3000/-

The Madras Yathiraja Seva Mahila Mandali towards

Geetha Mandiram building renovation Rs. 25000/-

thWoman's Day at Karuna Sagar, Old Age Home at Parani Puthur Post on 15 March 2011:In Kind :Sabha donated 39Nighties & 36 BlanketsSmt. Ranjani Narayanan 1 Remote Calling Bell & 100 Biscuit PacketsSmt. Sujatha Ramesh Babu 2 Remote Calling Bells, 16 Lungis & 6 (10-pack) adult diapersSmt. Calve Sumathi Ramakrishnan 1 Remote Calling Bell

Endowments :Late Smt. Shantha Padmanaban for Medical Endowment Rs. 7000/-

Smt. Sujatha Ramesh Babu for Vivaha EndowmentRs. 5001/-

For exchange of Horoscope contact Smt. Kankipati Shantha Kumari on 28341545

Kindly ContactBanu Ramkumar

for change ofaddress

( : 4263 3454write to

Smt. Prabha Kumar onprabhemail@rediffmail.com /

Smt. Padma Preetha on vpadmapreetha@yahoo.co.in

with your email idsso that

we can communicateto you about

our forthcomingevents..

Shantha Padmanabhan(16-04-1940 – 01-01-2011)Smt. Shantha Padmanabhan, Philanthropist, our Founder member was a member of

various charitable organizations and served our community

till the end to her utmost capacity. She was very friendly,

caring and compassionate to the needy.

Future Event :NOTICE

thANNUAL GENERAL BODY MEETING 2011 on Monday, the 20 June 2011 AT Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA), P H Road, Chennai - 84 at 10.30 a.m. sharp. All members are requested to attend the meeting without fail.

AGENDA

1. Welcome address by Chairperson

2. Minutes of the previous AGB Meeting

3. Adoption of Hony. Secretary's Report for the year ending 31.03.2011

4. Adoption of Audited Statement of accounts for the year ending 31.03.2011

5. Appointment of Auditors 2011 – 2012

6. Election of the New Office Bearers and Committee Members

7. Vote of Thanks

Condolences to the bereaved family

Nathella Sowjanya Guptha(05-06-1949 – 08-02-2011)

Smt. Nathella Sowjanya Guptha, Humanitarian,

our Founder member was kind, considerate, generous

to the poor and needy. Always friendly and helpful

to the committee and the sabha.

Smt. Jonnagaddala Boodeviamma, M/o our member Smt. P. Sukanya thon 24 December 2010

thSri. M. Suraiyya, H/o our committee member Dr. Jayashree on 28

December 2010

Smt. Kanakavalli Thayaramma, Mother-in-law of our member thGattupalli Rathnamma on 8 January 2011

Sr. K.V. Rao, father-in-law of our Advisory Committee member Smt. thSrilakshmi Mohan Rao on 9 January 2011

thSmt. Rajeswari, M/o our Joint Secretary Smt. Banu Ramkumar on 9

January 2011 at Coimbatore.thSri Vootukuri Mohan, H/o our member, Smt. Sumitra on 16 January 2011

Smt. Shantha Padmanabhan, our Senior Most committee member ston 1 January 2011

Smt. Nathella Sowjanya Narayana Guptha, our Past Vice - thChairperson & Treasurer on 8 February 2011.

Election Rules1. Elections shall be held once in 2 years at the General Body Meeting.

th2. The quorum shall be 25 or 1/5 of the total members, whichever is less.3. Two tellers shall be appointed from the floor.4. The existing committee shall be presented by the chairperson mentioning the number of meetings attended by each member.5. Only members who have served for at least 2 years in the managing committee shall be eligible for the following posts namely Vice Chairpersons, Hony. Secretary, Hony. Joint Secretary, Hony. Treasurer and Hony. Joint Treasurer.6. Members of at least 6 months standing shall have power to vote and propose at the election. 7. Members of at least 2 years standing shall be eligible to contest for the managing committee.8. Only members who have held office as an office bearer for at least 4 years in the managing committee shall be eligible for the post of Chairperson.

9. Nominations from the floor shall be called for all the posts by the chairperson and duly seconded.10. Persons nominated shall be present at the election and Introduced to the General Body by the proposer. In case,they are unable to present, they shall give their consent in writing, giving reasons for their absence.11. No Office bearer shall hold the same post for more than 3 consecutive terms.12. No canvassing of any manner shall be permitted on the floor.13. Voting if necessary shall be by secret ballot on papers provided at the time of election.14. Any member who has been requested to step down from the Committee shall not be eligible for any post in the future.15. Any member who is absent for 3 consecutive meetings without a valid reason shall be removed. However if any member is away from the city for a long time, she may be given leave of absence.