Worldwide Pantnagar Alumni Association (WPAA) Monthly Newsletter, June 4, 2002 ------------------------------------------------ Greetings !
WPAA continues to grow at a steady pace, working hard and striving to achieve its objective of bringing Pantnagar alumni together. This brings up once again the same question that I have asked you before (and am asking it again today), "Where exactly do we want to go from here ?". Creating a web site, arranging get-togethers, meeting old friends and exchanging posts via the mailing-list is just the beginning but it definitely is not the ultimate objective. The ultimate goal of all of us coming together under WPAA is to establish ourselves as a solid, stable and dependable entity - the one that would not only support its alma mater but the Pantnagar community as well. It is absolutely fine to have fun as we go along but let us not get side-tracked - we need to take care of the business too. And the business of the day is to put ourselves in a position where we can be of some help to the students, faculty and the community in Pantnagar. I had a chance to read Sam Pitroda's column in last month's SiliconIndia where he talks about different models that have worked wonders in India. These are by no means giant corporations or multinational sponsored projects. One I can recall is about a husband-wife team of doctors who felt the need to do something for the community in India. They visited a small village in Gujarat, revived an old hospital building, worked with their friends in US to collect funds and finally succeeded in establishing a full-fledged medical facility in the region. In fact, many of their doctor friends are still contributing anywhere between a week to months of their time as a free service. Well, that indeed is some dedication. I am not saying ALL of us need to be that much dedicated but think about it - how big a difference we ALL can make if each one of us puts in our share ! I don't think it should take much to visit Pantnagar and spend some time with the students and faculty - exchange ideas, share information and help them strengthen ties with their alumni. Folks, think about it and please let us know if you have some ideas and/or suggestions. It is time that we move on to next gear and make our presence felt. And as I have emphasized it time and again, it can only be done if we all are in it together. In that case, let us start with paying our membership dues first. As you all know 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 looked into accepting credit card payments through WPAA website and here are the details: - One time setup fee - $150/- - Minimum monthly expenses - $25/- plus some minimal charges on every credit card transaction. So, until we have enough e-transactions to cover this charge, it makes more sense to put it on hold. 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*** New WPAA Chapter: WPAA - Punjab WPAA would like to thank the Coordinator, Pradyuman Kumar, for taking this initiative and wish him all the best. Pradyuman, please let me know if you need to setup a separate web page, chat room, mailing-list or any other such web presence for your chapter. 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 - WPAA-Punjab - Pradyuman Kumar 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 ? --------------------------------------------------- Here is the latest entry: Submitted by Sunil Mehrotra on 05/20/2002: P.K.Srivastava, 1974 Batch, Civil Engg.,standing sixth from right - 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 it. There are just 28 responses so far, with an average score of 65.36%. here are the statistics: Total Questions: 10 Total Responses: 28 Average Score: 65.36% Here is what members think about this quiz: How easy or difficult were the questions ? ------------------------------------------ - Piece of cake: 3 - Some easy, some not so easy: 11 - 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: 7 - Good, interesting, keep it up: 12 - Keep Pantnagar related questions only: 4 ***6*** ONE MORE THING "Your attitute affects your altitute !" - source: unknown ***7*** And finally, here is a list of new members: Total members as of today: 1033 Total nos. of mailing-list subscribers: 710 ------------------------------------------------ Following is the list of 18 members who joined WPAA in the month of May. Please join me in welcoming them on board. Mr Pradyuman Kumar, 1994 batch, Post Graduate Studies Dr Ajay Gupta, 1981 batch, Agriculture Mr Sushil Varshney, 1968 batch, Technology Mr Satish Pandey, 1998 batch, Technology Mr Sanjay Chauhan, 0 batch, Technology Mr Adesh Bahadu, 1992 batch, Technology Mr Amaresh Chandel, 1993 batch, Agriculture Mr R Dhanak, 1990 batch, Technology Mr Anurag Chaturvedi, 0 batch, Agribusiness Management Mr Sandeep Nigotia, 2001 batch, Technology Mr Vivek Arya, 1991 batch, Technology Mr Alok Kumar, 0 batch, Agribusiness Management Dr Lalan Kumar, 1976 batch, Technology Mr Ranjan Arora, 1995 batch, Technology Mr Ranjan Kumar, 1991 batch, Technology Mr Rajiv Rajvanshi, 1983 batch, Technology Mr Sunil Omanwar, 1986 batch, Technology Dr Ajit Maru, 1978 batch, Post Graduate Studies Have a great day ! 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