Worldwide Pantnagar Alumni Association (WPAA) Monthly Newsletter, May 2, 2002 ------------------------------------------------ Greetings !
Exactly two years ago this month, WPAA was formed ! Hurray ! Time goes by fast and there were no exceptions this time too. I still remember the email I sent out when we 'turned 50' - yes, we were all so excited about growing up that a strength of mere 50 Pantnagar alumni was good enough a reason for us to celebrate. It has just been about two years since the formation of WPAA and here we are - a much stronger, stable and dedicated association of over 1000 Pantnagar alumni, spread all over the globe. It indeed is true - 'STRENGTH LIES IN THE NUMBERS'. The 'Fund Drive' that contributed USD 3000/- towards Computer Engineering Department, College of Technology, could not have been possible if it were not for the support and encouragement from all of you. Thanks much. Same holds true for all the other programs and initiatives that we have undertaken so far - the Mentor Program and the WPAA Chapters, to name a couple. Again, the credit goes to all those involved because if it were not for their commitment and enthusiasm, these programs would not be here today. Keep it up, folks ! WPAA would like to continue to make all efforts to bring Pantnagar alumni together and help them stay connected with their alma mater and friends. However, we do have to realize and acknowledge the practical limitations we have in front of us - the resource crunch ! With a handful of people trying their best to stabilize and keep it going, WPAA could definitely use some help. Please come forward and offer your services in whatever way you can - it would be greatly appreciated. Please write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for more details. Well, this would be the right time to remind you all, once again, that there is a minimal annual fee associated with WPAA membership - Rs. 100/- or USD 12/-, as the case may be. This fee helps us take care of all its maintenance expenses and also in planning projects for the benefit of Pantnagar students and our alma mater. Please, please, take a minute and send in your payments to any of the following two addresses depending upon where you live. Further details are available at http://wpaa.org/ Mr. Girish Solanki ! Mr. Joseph Dolphin Treasurer, WPAA ! Representative, WPAA 7811 Chambers Rd #135, ! Flat 77 Pocket A3 Sector 8, San Antonio, Texas, ! Rohini, Delhi - 110085 United States - 78229 ! India I am working on accepting credit card payments through WPAA website but am running behind schedule due to other commitments. However, if you tell me that you are waiting for this facility to make your payments, I can promise you that I will have it up and running in no time :-) And finally, a reminder that we love to hear from you - your feedback, comments and anything that you would like us to know, is highly appreciated. Please write to us at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Here are the tasks that WPAA is currently working on: ***1*** Fund Drive: A sum of USD 3000 was collected for Computer Engineering Department, College of Technology, during a 'Fund Drive' that lasted almost two years. The funds were delivered to the then Vice-Chancellor, Dr. J. B Chowdhury in Feb, 2002. Head of Computer Engineering Department, Prof. R N Mishra later informed us via an email that a decision had been made to purchase a LCD projector for the department. WPAA would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who contributed towards this 'Fund Drive' and helped it make a success. ***2*** WPAA Chapters: If you are a Coordinator of a WPAA chapter, a member of another Pantnagar association or know about one, please log your entry here and share it with rest of us. Also, do let us know if you need to setup a separate webpage, chat room, mailing-list or any other such web presence for your chapter. Following associations are registered so far: - WPAA-Bangalore - Manish Tyagi - WPAA-Europe - Rajesh Kumar - WPAA-Mumbai - Manjit S Yadav - All India Pantnagar Alumni Association (AIPAA) - Pradeep K Garg - WPAA-Hyderabad - Shekhar Awasthi - Pantnagar Alumni Association - Dehradun - Amardeep Baliyaan - WPAA-Gujarat - Sanjay Gauba - WPAA-Haryana - Bhawani Shanker Pandey - WPAA-Singapore - Shashi Rautela - WPAA-U.P. - Rajesh Sharma Check out the complete details about these associations at WPAA website. Do not forget to check out the 'Members Directory' for each association. ***3*** Mentor Program: Total Mentors: 39 Total Mentees: 12 WPAA would like to thank all the participants in the Mentor Program and wishes them the best. And for all those who have volunteered to help in this Program, please update your mentor-comments and put in how exactly you can contribute. Please provide your contact details and convenient times so that potential mentees can get in touch with you. ***4*** Fun Corner: Have you visited the 'Fun Corner' yet ? There are two interesting pictures there and here are the responses we received from some of you: Univ football team in 1978. Can you identify them ? --------------------------------------------------- - Submitted by Anuj Dron on 02/08/2002: Ramesh Kumar, the present university soccer coach is 8th from the left amongst those standing - Submitted by Rajesh Singh on 02/08/2002: Rajendra Goyal, 1974 Batch, Civil Engg., at the front sitting first from right - Submitted by Dinesh Singh on 04/09/2002: D.N.Sharma 2nd from right,Pradeep Kumar Bharati 3rd from right,Mohammad Faiz Khan,6th from left(all Standing),1977 batch, College of Veterinary sciences. - Submitted by Mukesh Dimri on 04/10/2002: I could identify only K Jitendra (1977 batch Mechanical ).Can wpaa give me his E-mail/postal add. thanx - M C Dimri 77 batch college of tech - Submitted by Andy Pereira on 04/24/2002: Memories fade, people do not. Pantnagar wore dark green shirts, light ones are BITS Pilani, whom we thrashed. Ramesh Kumar (8th) always said Lagey Rahoo. Goyal and Faiz are correct. Standing 2nd right is Sajiv. Bottom left: Pradeep, Sikdar, Gurung et al. A beautiful district in Uttaranchal. Do you know which one ? ------------------------------------------------------------ - Submitted by Arvind Shakya on 04/09/2002: this beautiful place is BAGESHWAR Well, thanks Arvind for your response but I'm afraid, it isn't Bageshwar. Any one else wants to take a shot ? ***5*** WPAA Quiz: Narendra Pratap Singh, Technology, 1993 batch, has prepared a quiz and invites you to take it. There are just 25 responses so far, with an average score of 64%. Here are the detailed statistics: Total Questions: 10 Total Responses: 25 Average Score: 64.00% Here is what members think about this quiz: How easy or difficult were the questions ? ------------------------------------------ - Piece of cake: 1 - Some easy, some not so easy: 10 - Just about right: 9 - Somewhat difficult: 2 - Too tough to handle: 0 What do you think about quality of these questions ? ---------------------------------------------------- - Boring, need to be more interesting: 0 - Very limited, need to cover more topics: 4 - Good, interesting, keep it up: 12 - Keep Pantnagar related questions only: 3 ***6*** ONE MORE THING Just heard on the radio - "make small decisions with your brain but make the big ones with your heart". Interesting ! Isn't it ? What do YOU use ? ***7*** And finally, here is a list of new members: Total members as of today: 1007 Total nos. of mailing-list subscribers: 697 ------------------------------------------------ Following is the list of 27 members who joined WPAA in the month of April. Please join me in welcoming them on board. Mr Kamal Jame, 1990 batch, Agriculture Mr Deepak Bansal, 1987 batch, Technology Mr Pankaj Gaur, 1980 batch, Technology Mr Shan Hadi, 0 batch, Agriculture Mr Shailendra Chand, 0 batch, Agribusiness Management Mr Awadesh Krishna, 1999 batch, Agriculture Mr Brajesh Singh, 1999 batch, Basic Science & Humanities Mr Prashant Awataney, 1998 batch, Technology Mr Abhinav Dikshit, 1996 batch, Technology Dr Prashant Srivastava, 1995 batch, Post Graduate Studies Mr Deepak Bansal, 1987 batch, Technology Mr Tara Bhatt, 1992 batch, Home Science Mr Dinesh Kumar, 1977 batch, Technology Mr Gaurav Mishra, 1998 batch, Basic Science & Humanities Mr Pushpender Bansal, 1992 batch, Post Graduate Studies Mr Dinkar Joshi, 0 batch, Agribusiness Management Mr Ankur Jaiswal, 1996 batch, Technology Mr Mohamed Ewis, 0 batch, Agriculture Mr Rakesh Tewari, 1995 batch, Technology Mr Prem Sharma, 1991 batch, Technology Mr Lalit Manral, 1988 batch, Technology Mr Amit , 0 batch, Agribusiness Management Mr Manish Gupta, 1991 batch, Technology Mr Sandeep Kakkar, 1986 batch, Agriculture Mr Aalok Shrestha, 2001 batch, Technology Mr Prem Chand , 1988 batch, Agribusiness Management Mr Sunil Mehrotra, 1974 batch, Technology Have a great day ! 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