1. The agenda for the meeting was as under:-
(a) Silent Prayer in memory of our dear departed Alumni.
(b) Welcome by OBA President.
(c) Address by Principal SSKZM and Patron, OBASSKZM.
(d) Presentation of accounts by Treasurer.
(e) Gradual switching to E mode-Payment of money to OBA accounts by cheque/electronic transfer.
(f) SAF.
(g) Any other items.
(h) Election of office bearers for 2008 - 2009.
2. The summary of discussions and decisions taken are as under:-
(a) Welcome Addressby Captain Louis George Meprath (642 / 1972), President, OBASSKZM.
The President, OBASSKZM welcomed the Alumni who had come from far and wide for this reunion. He thanked the sponsoring batches viz. 1974 and 1983 batches for the wonderful arrangements made. He also thanked Col Ajit Kumar, the Principal, Lt Col K Raghu, the Headmaster and Lt Col MC Thomas, the Registrar for leaving no stone unturned in making OB day 2009 an enjoyable one. He also expressed the hope that the existing synergy between OBA and SSKZM would continue.
(b) Address by Col Ajit Kumar, Principal, SSKZM and Patron OBASSKZM.
Col Ajit Kumar in his address thanked the Alumni for donating various projects to School. For the first time in the history of the AGBMs (and thus indicative of the ever strengthening bond between the OBA and the School), Col Ajit Kumar gave a Power Point Presentation highlighting the activities of the School and the various infrastructure / other projects planned at SSKZM. This shows the great pains taken by SSKZM in keeping the Alumni abreast of the latest happenings. The Principal's statement that in X th standard (CBSE) exams, 100 % of the cadets passed with flying colours was replied with thunderous applause by the Alumni. The XII th standard results were also similar. The Principal stated that the OBA and the SSKZM would continue to work in tandem for the betterment of the quality of life of the cadets.
(c) Presentation of Accounts by the Treasurer. Treasurer of OBA.
Shri Jayakumar presented the accounts and the same was passed without any comments. The balance sheet will be uploaded to www.sskzm.org.
(d) Gradual switching to E mode-Payment of money to OBA accounts by cheque/electronic transfer.
The President intimated that Alumni should be requested to send in their contributions by cheque / e transfer. This was with a view to simplify transactions. Alumni were also requested to inform the Treasurer whenever they transferred money by e transfer, as tracking of this amount would pose a problem as details of senders are not known. The members agreed to this proposal and the proposal was passed.
(e) Students' Aid Fund (SAF).
The President informed the gathering that many of our Alumni were willing to sponsor needy cadets, right from class VI to Class XII and even after they leave School for College / NDA etc. i.e till they get gainfully employed. The members were of the view that the primary aim should be to strengthen the SAF and try to build a huge corpus so that OBA has enough funds to help needy cadets. At the same time, if any of the Alumnus is keen to help out a particular needy cadet right from class VI till the time he is gainfully employed, there should be no objection. However, emphasis should be on increasing the Corpus of the SAF for ensuring benefit to a wide range of cadets.
(f) Any other items
(i) Amendment to Bye Laws.
It was brought out by some members that the mandatory time period for serving as Joint Secretaries prior to contesting the post of General Secretary should be reduced to one year. The President also informed that the present bye law as such provides provision for the appointment of any candidate as General Secretary if there are lack of volunteers and if the GBM approves. The President stated that the matter will have to be taken up in the OBAEC and formally put up to AGBM in 2009 for amendment to Bye Laws.
(ii) Dissemination of Information.
A few members were of the opinion that all important circulars and other information should be posted on the website (http://sskzm.org) in addition to posting on mailing list. The GBM agreed to the proposal. It was decided to use the sskzm.org website, BLOG ( http://obasskzm.blogspot.com ) as well as group mails for dissemination of information.
(g) Election of New Office Bearers.
Shri TK Chandramohanan (64 / 1968), the senior most Old Boy present, conducted the elections. The following were elected as OBA Office Bearers for 2008 - 2009 by the General Body:-
President: Louis George Meprath (642/72)
Vice President: Nietzsche Balan (928/79)
Vice President: Sanu V George (1378/1983)
General Secretary: Rajkumar S (2569/95)
Joint Secretary: Rajeev Maroli (954/80)
Joint Secretary : Ashok N (1164/82)
Treasurer: Jaya Kumar G (892/79)
Batch Representatives
1965-70 Hari Prasad A (144/68)
1971-75 Ajith Kumar J (418/72)
1976-80 Ajith Prabhakar (782/77)
1981-85 Naushad A (1484/84)
1986-90 Thaju U (1643/86)
1991-95 Padmaraj T R (2298/93)
1996-00 Sunil Jose Gregory (2731/97)
2001 onwards Ashish Bens (3393/02)
(h) The members thanked the outgoing OBAEC members for their valuable contributions to the OBA.
(i) OB Day 2009 (20 June 2009) will be sponsored by the batch of 1984.
There being no other points, the meeting was adjourned.
(Rajkumar S)
2569/95
General Secretary
OBASSKZM
29 June 2008
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Monday, June 23, 2008
OB DAY HELD ON 21.06.2008
A message from the President, OBA SSKZM.
Dear Alumni,
I am writing this to thank the Alumni who attended the OB Day functions on 21.06.08 and making it a grand success.
The minutes of the meeting of the AGBM held and the list of new office bearers would be separately circulated.
I would like to thank Shri Rajookrishnan, Vice President OBASSKZM who volunteered to step down this year due to his personal commitments. He has been the guiding pillar of the OBA EXEC Committee.
Similarly, I would like to thank Shri Jayshankar Warrier, outgoing General Secretary who also stepped down voluntarily. Shri Jayshankar Warrier inspite of his poor health coordinated all the activities of the OBA very well for the last two years.
Special thanks to Shri Haridas and 13 of his batchmates for sponsoring drinking water (mineral water) on OB Day.
The function began with a Guard of Honour at 0830 hrs by the SSKZM cadets to the Chief Guest Lt Gen SP Sreekumar PVSM AVSM ADC, SO-in-C followed by the 'Wreath Laying Ceremony'. Many senior Old Boys of the 1960s batches, 70s and 80s batches also attended the function.
This was followed by the inauguration of the Multimedia Lab by the Chief Guest who was instrumental in getting the computers from Army Headquarters.
After this the solemn ceremony of unveiling the Bust of Captain R Harshan , Ashok Chakra was done by the Chief Guest in presence of Harshan's father Shri Radhakrishnan Nair. I must mention here that the Alumni has been very generous in contributing for this noble venture.
The Harshan Pavilion in the Parade Ground was then inaugurated by Harshan's father. Mrs NJC Nair and son were also inviteees for this function.This idea of constructing a Pavilion was mooted by Harshan's batchmates - Sunil Gregory, Manu and others.
After this, the customary Cricket match (reduced to 10 overs), Basketball match, Volleyball match and Football match were played. The OBs won all matches except Cricket.
The AGBM was held therefater. There were not many points to be discussed. The Minutes of this Meeting will be circulated separately.
Lunch was held in two shifts - first shift for ladies at 1245 hrs - ladies and children were very Happy - also some enterprising Old Boys joined in the first shift (about 150 Old Boys only). I do not know the reason for this. Maybe they felt that the ladies and Children would leave nothing for the second shift.
However, the Registrar SSKZM took charge of the situation and thus there was ample food for the second shift also at 1430 hrs.
The career guidance counselling by Alumni was next. This was not carried out as expected as some OBs who volunteered to help did not turn up!!
The final event of the Day was the Commemoration Meeting and the GURUVANDANAM wherein the Masters (Retired as well as Present) were honoured by the sponsoring batch (batches of 1974 and 1983). Trophies and cash prizes donated by OBASSKZM were also distributed. In addition, SBI donated computers as well as cash prizes to SSKZM. This was due to the efforts of Col (Retd) Abraham K George (1970 batch).
The Chief Guest for this function was Lt Gen Sreekumar. In addition, we had a surprise guest - the Honourable member of Parliament Shri PC Thomas. Shri PC Thomas in his brief speech kept the audience spell bound by his narration of stories of the initial years at Pangode and Kazhakootam. Lt Gen Sreekumar in his speech exhorted the cadets to do well in their careers after leaving SSKZM and promised all help from the Alumni for this. Speeches were also given by Col Ajit Kumar Principal and Capt Louis George, OBA President.The Vote of thanks was proposed by Cdr R Maroli, the newly elected Joint Secretary of OBA.
The function ended with tea and refreshments.
The OBA is thankful to Col Ajit Kumar, Principal SSKZM, Lt Col Thomas (Registrar), Shri Sarma (Senior Master) and all other members of teaching as well as non-teaching staff for the wonderful efforts put in to make the functions on 21.06.08 a grand success. THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN. I am confident that this cooperation and Synergy between SSKZM and OBA would continue in the coming years also.
After the Old Boys' Day, I received an interesting feedback from a few families. They appreciated the efforts put in by all, OBA as well as SSKZM - like games for families , conducted tour, early lunch etc. However, they feel that there should be some organised programme (like GANAMELA) followed by dinner. This would be an occassion for Alumni to interact with each other and their families (and also to unwind after the running around at SSKZM the whole day).This need not be held at SSKZM. this could be held at Kazhakootam / Trivandrum.
May I request the sponsoring batch (1984 batch) to consider this event also whilst working out the Budget for sponsoring next year's OB Day (on Saturday 20 June 2009).
with warm regards,
Captain Louis George Meprath (642 / 1972)
President, OBASSKZM
Dear Alumni,
I am writing this to thank the Alumni who attended the OB Day functions on 21.06.08 and making it a grand success.
The minutes of the meeting of the AGBM held and the list of new office bearers would be separately circulated.
I would like to thank Shri Rajookrishnan, Vice President OBASSKZM who volunteered to step down this year due to his personal commitments. He has been the guiding pillar of the OBA EXEC Committee.
Similarly, I would like to thank Shri Jayshankar Warrier, outgoing General Secretary who also stepped down voluntarily. Shri Jayshankar Warrier inspite of his poor health coordinated all the activities of the OBA very well for the last two years.
Special thanks to Shri Haridas and 13 of his batchmates for sponsoring drinking water (mineral water) on OB Day.
The function began with a Guard of Honour at 0830 hrs by the SSKZM cadets to the Chief Guest Lt Gen SP Sreekumar PVSM AVSM ADC, SO-in-C followed by the 'Wreath Laying Ceremony'. Many senior Old Boys of the 1960s batches, 70s and 80s batches also attended the function.
This was followed by the inauguration of the Multimedia Lab by the Chief Guest who was instrumental in getting the computers from Army Headquarters.
After this the solemn ceremony of unveiling the Bust of Captain R Harshan , Ashok Chakra was done by the Chief Guest in presence of Harshan's father Shri Radhakrishnan Nair. I must mention here that the Alumni has been very generous in contributing for this noble venture.
The Harshan Pavilion in the Parade Ground was then inaugurated by Harshan's father. Mrs NJC Nair and son were also inviteees for this function.This idea of constructing a Pavilion was mooted by Harshan's batchmates - Sunil Gregory, Manu and others.
After this, the customary Cricket match (reduced to 10 overs), Basketball match, Volleyball match and Football match were played. The OBs won all matches except Cricket.
The AGBM was held therefater. There were not many points to be discussed. The Minutes of this Meeting will be circulated separately.
Lunch was held in two shifts - first shift for ladies at 1245 hrs - ladies and children were very Happy - also some enterprising Old Boys joined in the first shift (about 150 Old Boys only). I do not know the reason for this. Maybe they felt that the ladies and Children would leave nothing for the second shift.
However, the Registrar SSKZM took charge of the situation and thus there was ample food for the second shift also at 1430 hrs.
The career guidance counselling by Alumni was next. This was not carried out as expected as some OBs who volunteered to help did not turn up!!
The final event of the Day was the Commemoration Meeting and the GURUVANDANAM wherein the Masters (Retired as well as Present) were honoured by the sponsoring batch (batches of 1974 and 1983). Trophies and cash prizes donated by OBASSKZM were also distributed. In addition, SBI donated computers as well as cash prizes to SSKZM. This was due to the efforts of Col (Retd) Abraham K George (1970 batch).
The Chief Guest for this function was Lt Gen Sreekumar. In addition, we had a surprise guest - the Honourable member of Parliament Shri PC Thomas. Shri PC Thomas in his brief speech kept the audience spell bound by his narration of stories of the initial years at Pangode and Kazhakootam. Lt Gen Sreekumar in his speech exhorted the cadets to do well in their careers after leaving SSKZM and promised all help from the Alumni for this. Speeches were also given by Col Ajit Kumar Principal and Capt Louis George, OBA President.The Vote of thanks was proposed by Cdr R Maroli, the newly elected Joint Secretary of OBA.
The function ended with tea and refreshments.
The OBA is thankful to Col Ajit Kumar, Principal SSKZM, Lt Col Thomas (Registrar), Shri Sarma (Senior Master) and all other members of teaching as well as non-teaching staff for the wonderful efforts put in to make the functions on 21.06.08 a grand success. THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN. I am confident that this cooperation and Synergy between SSKZM and OBA would continue in the coming years also.
After the Old Boys' Day, I received an interesting feedback from a few families. They appreciated the efforts put in by all, OBA as well as SSKZM - like games for families , conducted tour, early lunch etc. However, they feel that there should be some organised programme (like GANAMELA) followed by dinner. This would be an occassion for Alumni to interact with each other and their families (and also to unwind after the running around at SSKZM the whole day).This need not be held at SSKZM. this could be held at Kazhakootam / Trivandrum.
May I request the sponsoring batch (1984 batch) to consider this event also whilst working out the Budget for sponsoring next year's OB Day (on Saturday 20 June 2009).
with warm regards,
Captain Louis George Meprath (642 / 1972)
President, OBASSKZM
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Dubai get together with Mr. PCN, 09 Jun 2008
Kazaks in UAE had a get together to meet PCN Sir who is on a visit to Dubai. In spite of the meeting being arranged at such a short notice and that too in the middle of a working week, it was heartening to see around 15 Old boys turnout and some of them with families. Niaz (1004/80) one of the most spirited Kazaks in UAE, came all the way driving 150 kms from Abu Dhabi for the event. Vinod Krishnan (1365/83) was the first one to reach the venue at sharp 8 PM. Bobby Krishna (2470/94) coordinated the meeting and arranged the venue. We missed the Trimurti's of UAE chapter Dileep, Krishna Kumar & Saju of 82 batch and the other Kazaks as they couldn't attend due to prior
committments.
Cijal & Sajith Raja of 95 batch were the juniormost among the lot. The other attendees were Roy, Sunil Kuruvilla, Rajeev (GDT Sir's nephew) and of course Rony (PCN Sir's son). I am sure I have missed few names here, guys sorry for that.
Vinod Krishnan of 83 batch will be visiting school after a gap of 25 years for this OBA . He seemed all excited to know from PCN Sir, what all has changed in school.
We really had a nice time. PCN Sir will be leaving Dubai next week and those in UAE who want to meet him can contact Rony.
(Writeup by Saji Vasudevan 2487/94)
committments.
Cijal & Sajith Raja of 95 batch were the juniormost among the lot. The other attendees were Roy, Sunil Kuruvilla, Rajeev (GDT Sir's nephew) and of course Rony (PCN Sir's son). I am sure I have missed few names here, guys sorry for that.
Vinod Krishnan of 83 batch will be visiting school after a gap of 25 years for this OBA . He seemed all excited to know from PCN Sir, what all has changed in school.
We really had a nice time. PCN Sir will be leaving Dubai next week and those in UAE who want to meet him can contact Rony.
(Writeup by Saji Vasudevan 2487/94)
Pune get together on 01 Jun 2008
A get together of SSKZM alumni at Pune was held at the Officers' Mess, 101 Inf Bn (TA) MARATHA LIGHT INFANTRY on 01 Jun 2008.
The attendance though was not overwhelming, was encouraging. It was heartening to see that besides those settled/ located in Pune, Kazaks came in from Mumbai, Ahmednagar and Lonavala.
After navigating through the lanes of Pune Camp ( some did manage to get lost!) people started reaching the venue by 12 o' clock. The warm climate was ideal for a couple of glasses of chilled beer which was available in plenty. Most came in by about 1 o' clock or so.
Informal introductions broke ice and then Thilakan took over to inform everyone about the way we would go about conducting the event. It started with a brief introduction of each one attending to include his name, roll no, batch, family details and some interesting episode from his/her schooldays. The last part was what made the afternoon so interesting. Each one had a hilarious yarn to spin and this time the theme was ` Shank's Humour' ( with due respects to late Sri CVSN ). It really went on and on till someone looked at the watch and said that he had an appointment to keep. Reluctantly, the session wound up at 4 pm and then everyone moved for lunch. Before moving for lunch, everyone together sang the English School Song which once again took everyone back to school. A sumptuous meal later, the crowd slowly broke off with a promise to meet again in the near future.
The following old students( all young at heart) attended the GTG:-
171/62- Brig(Retd) Shyam Lal
642/72- Capt LG Meprath, IN with family
835/78- Col (Retd) Thilakan EV with family
914/78- Col PP Davis with son
967/80- R Sreesankar
980/80- CG Krishnakumar
988/80- Jagdish Nair with family
1013/80- Col K Nandakumaran with family
1039/80- Lt Col Rajesh Nair
1234/81- Col(Retd) Shyam Nair
1433/85- TH Gopalakrishnan with family
1598/85- Satheesh Manmohan with family
2011/89 Mrs Medha Vitekar with family
2376/93- Shyam V Srivatsa
2654/97- Blessan CK
2859/98- Lt Rishi Das, IN
2862/98- Radish Pillai
3107/2000- Lt Nilesh KG, IN
3117/2000- Lt Abbie George, IN
3216/2000- Raghav Pachauri
A highlight of the event was the presence of Capt Louis George, the President of our OBA.
MP Anil was requested to attend but his medical condition did not allow him to be moved over such long distance but most who attended the meet also paid a visit to him.
Thilakan, the `Karanavar' of the Pune Chapter requested to be relieved of the responsibility since he is shifting lock, stock and laptop to Mumbai. The responsibility was then handed over to Col K Nandakumaran for as long as he is posted at Pune.
It is high time someone took the initiative and compiled all of CVSN's jokes. The compilation would be a bestseller. Anyone who is reminded of his jokes, please start putting them on the net. They will remain on record.
Those who took photos that day, may I request them to upload them on the net.
Hope the families also had an interesting time as we had.
The attendance could be much better. Hope we achieve that from the next time.
(writeup by Col K Nandakumaran 1013/80)
The attendance though was not overwhelming, was encouraging. It was heartening to see that besides those settled/ located in Pune, Kazaks came in from Mumbai, Ahmednagar and Lonavala.
After navigating through the lanes of Pune Camp ( some did manage to get lost!) people started reaching the venue by 12 o' clock. The warm climate was ideal for a couple of glasses of chilled beer which was available in plenty. Most came in by about 1 o' clock or so.
Informal introductions broke ice and then Thilakan took over to inform everyone about the way we would go about conducting the event. It started with a brief introduction of each one attending to include his name, roll no, batch, family details and some interesting episode from his/her schooldays. The last part was what made the afternoon so interesting. Each one had a hilarious yarn to spin and this time the theme was ` Shank's Humour' ( with due respects to late Sri CVSN ). It really went on and on till someone looked at the watch and said that he had an appointment to keep. Reluctantly, the session wound up at 4 pm and then everyone moved for lunch. Before moving for lunch, everyone together sang the English School Song which once again took everyone back to school. A sumptuous meal later, the crowd slowly broke off with a promise to meet again in the near future.
The following old students( all young at heart) attended the GTG:-
171/62- Brig(Retd) Shyam Lal
642/72- Capt LG Meprath, IN with family
835/78- Col (Retd) Thilakan EV with family
914/78- Col PP Davis with son
967/80- R Sreesankar
980/80- CG Krishnakumar
988/80- Jagdish Nair with family
1013/80- Col K Nandakumaran with family
1039/80- Lt Col Rajesh Nair
1234/81- Col(Retd) Shyam Nair
1433/85- TH Gopalakrishnan with family
1598/85- Satheesh Manmohan with family
2011/89 Mrs Medha Vitekar with family
2376/93- Shyam V Srivatsa
2654/97- Blessan CK
2859/98- Lt Rishi Das, IN
2862/98- Radish Pillai
3107/2000- Lt Nilesh KG, IN
3117/2000- Lt Abbie George, IN
3216/2000- Raghav Pachauri
A highlight of the event was the presence of Capt Louis George, the President of our OBA.
MP Anil was requested to attend but his medical condition did not allow him to be moved over such long distance but most who attended the meet also paid a visit to him.
Thilakan, the `Karanavar' of the Pune Chapter requested to be relieved of the responsibility since he is shifting lock, stock and laptop to Mumbai. The responsibility was then handed over to Col K Nandakumaran for as long as he is posted at Pune.
It is high time someone took the initiative and compiled all of CVSN's jokes. The compilation would be a bestseller. Anyone who is reminded of his jokes, please start putting them on the net. They will remain on record.
Those who took photos that day, may I request them to upload them on the net.
Hope the families also had an interesting time as we had.
The attendance could be much better. Hope we achieve that from the next time.
(writeup by Col K Nandakumaran 1013/80)
Thursday, June 5, 2008
OBA Invitation 2008
The Principal, Members of Staff and Students of Sainik School, Kazhakootam invite you with family to attend the 39 th Reunion of Old Students (Samagamam 2008) at the School Campus on Saturday 21/06/2008
RSVP: Registrar, SSKZM
Phone: 0471 2418247
Mobile: 94951 51486
Revised visit programme to Sainik School Kazhakootam
Lt Gen SP Sreekumar, PVSM, AVSM, ADC SO-in-C & Senior Colonel Commandant
Chief Guest, 39th Reunion (Samagamam 2008)
0830h - Guard Of Honour Followed By Wreath Laying Ceremony
0840h - Homage To Sh VK Krishna Menon
0845h - Homage To Col NJ Nair AC, KC
0845h - 0855h Interaction with alumni
0900h - Inauguration of multimedia lab
0915h - Unveiling of Harshan memorial bust
0930h - Address to cadets and staff
1000h - Tea
39th REUNION PROGRAMME
0800h - Old students arrive in campus
0830h - Guard of Honour followed by Wreath Laying Ceremony
0900h - Inauguration of Multimedia Lab
0915h - Unveiling of Harshan Memorial Bust
1015h - Inauguration of Harshan Memorial Pavilion by Sh Radhakrishnan (Father of Capt HarshanR, AC (Posthumous)
1030-1230h - Festival Cricket Match
1130-1230h - Festival Basketball, Football and Volleyball matches
1030-1115h - Games for ladies and children
1115 to 1215h - Campus visit for ladies and children
1230h - Lunch for ladies and children
1245-1355 - Annual general Body Meeting
1400h - Lunch for Alumni, Masters & Class XIIth
1500-1600 - Career guidance for cadets
1630-1800h - Commemoration meeting & Guruvandanam
1830 - Departure of Alumni
39th Reunion Sponsored By 1974 & 1983 Batches
Harshan Memorial Pavilion Dedicated By 1997 Batch
Note:
1. School Bus to Thiruvananthapuram at 6.30 PM. Overnight accommodation is not available at SSKZM.
2. Registration fee for Alumni - Rs. 200/- (Rs. 50/- for Students who passed out after April 2003).
3. Please collect the OBA Badge from Registration Counters. Please wear the OBA Badge for all activities throughout the day.
4. Families are cordially invited.
5. Contribution to OBA/Students' aid funds will be accepted at the Registration Counters vide Cheque/DD/Cash (in favour of "OBASSKZM" payable at Trivandrum). Funds could also be transferred electronically to OBA account in advance.
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