Mr. T V Balan addresses our members

May 13, 2014 saw our very oldest Rotarian couple, Rtns. Sita and TV Balan at our club meeting. They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary last year and Mr Balan will be 85 later this year. We wish them a long and healthy life together!

Mr. Balan was the main speaker for the evening, and he complimented the club on having over 90 members! In a speech full of anecdotes and jokes, he stressed that humility was one of the values that would take a person very far in life. He recalled incidents from his long association with the Tatas during his career with ACC, where he rose from engineer to Vice-Chairman, before leaving them to take on international assignments in Kenya and Uganda in the cement industry. He has also been a pioneer of the IT and Communication industry.

He has also visited 11 Rotary clubs overseas where he has spoken on his favourite subject: "Information & Communication Technology in a Developing Economy".

The day after the meeting, Mr. Balan emailed me: 
Last evening when I left the Residence to get to RCJH Mtg I was only about 80% fit.  On reaching the Meeting Hall after some strenuous Walk the Fitness Quotient fell down to 70%, but I braved thru' the Evening, thanks to the understanding of your good self and President Champaka Rao. "Many Thanks".

It is we who have to thank Mr Balan for sharing his thoughts with us despite his low "Fitness Quotient"!

Mr. & Mrs. Balan each contributed $100 to the Rotary Foundation and handed over their cheques to President Champaka 



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Many of our members may not be aware that we have a newly-elected Member of Parliament among our members! Mrs. Renuka Butta became our member on November 18, 2012, introduced by Rtn. Vasanth Kumar. Unfortunately, she has not been able to attend any of our meetings or fellowships this year. 
She was elected as Lok Sabha MP from Kurnool on the YSRCP ticket. Many congratulations to her!