Dear Members,WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR - 2016.

I am sure that I speak on behalf of all when I say that 2015, the year gone by, was a period of fun,frolic and festivities at Waltair Club. The club was rocking with events one better than the other. I,therefore, take this opportunity to compliment the members of your Managing Committee and evervibrant Ladies Committee who are working together in complete harmony and make a great team.We had Emergency General body Meeting on 7th December and all the three proposals presentedwere passed unanimously. Thanks to the members for reposing confidence in the Managing Committee.12th December evening the lawns were beautifully decorated for Mehfil e' Khaas, the Ghazal Nite. Singing sensationSoumis and her band mesmerized and enchanted the audience. Members were agog with excitement and immersedwith ghazals rendered. Christmas Carnival on 24th December organized by Ladies Committee was very exciting withmembers children participating in large number in Magic show, Rampwalk, Angel dancing etc. Special appearance ofSanta Claus was a feast to watch.BLING NITE 2016 - NEW YEAR MASTI was a great success with participation of members, families, guests in largenumber. The ambience was electric, the grounds were decked up as never before, Yummy spread to suit the palateof one and all. The Bar counter was highlight with variety of liquor, cocktails, mocktails at very very reasonable prices.The Club witnessed a musical bonanza. Bhargavi Pillai and her troupe were a delight and ensured large turnout as thedance floor was packed. The members enthusiasm was contagious, with young and old in high spirits. The DJ was infull zest which made for non-stop dancing.The fervor with which 2016 was welcomed at Waltair Club was palpable. As the countdown for 2016 began a deafeningroar of Happy New Year filled the air. Members hugged and kissed, while some prayed for a good year ahead. I mustcompliment the spirit and verve of the members in making the event a grand success, not-withstanding certain securitymeasures that were unavoidable. All members and their guests appreciated the décor, entertainment, drinks, food andservice.The renovated President's Lounge, Lawn Bar, Children Play Pen with additional facilities, wi-fi facility in the club will bein place soon. We are now taking up the earlier half finished SPA building with new elevation. Converting 2010 intofine-dining restaurant, Pub, repairs to Auditorium roof to prevent water leakages and improve air conditioning etc, arebeing taken up in coming months.Many events are in store for January, 2016. All India Bridge Tournament from 2nd to 4th ; Waltair club Trophy GolfTournament on 23rd & 24th January at East Point Golf Club, Republic Day Celebrations - Flag hoisting on the morningof 26th January, followed by breakfast; Senior Members who have completed 50 years of their Membership in theClub will be felicitated on the Republic Day. Staff Day with all employees and their families on 26th January is an annualfeature.Have a cheerful Sankranthi & Prosperous New Year !!!

D.V.RAJU

From the President’s Desk

Managing Committee for the year 2015-2016President Mr.D.V. Raju 9849999225Vice-president Mr.G. Rama Rao 9848198200Hony.secretary Mr.G. Prithvi Raj 9490109396Hony.treasurer Mr.B. Srinivasa Rao 9866627466

EDITORIAL BOARDEditor G. Rama Rao,Vice PresidentSub Editor P. SravyaMember A Vijay Kumar

Committee MembersCatering Committee Mr.Ch. RanganadhBar Committee Mr. Sudhir MulagadaGeneral Services Committee Mr.V.K. Visweswara RaoEntertainment Committee Mr. Nikhil OzaSports Committee Mr.C. BalasatishLibrary & Chambers Committee Mr.T.V. Thimmayya GandhiLadies Chairperson Mrs. Sonia Gupta (Bela Gupta)

1. Dr.Chodisetty Subba Rao, MS, M.Ch., (M.No.S-502) renowned urologist and kidney transplantsurgeon, has been elected as President ofAssociation of genitourinary surgeons of AndhraPradesh and Telangana at the general bodymeeting held during state conference ofKhammam. He will be the president elect forthe yea r2015-2016. Dr.Chodisetty Subba Rao,is the professor and head of the department of urology, KingGeorge Hospital, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam forthe last 25 years.

2. Dr. Meenakshi Anantram (M.No.A-82) has therare distinction of having her first professionalbook accepted to be published by PENGUIN –the world’s best printing house. Her book entitled,“Cest’ La Vie” will be on the stands by February2016 and Flipkart, Amazon and Instagram willalso sell her product.. Earlier, she has won anumber of awards for her writings in national andInternational publications.

3. Miss Vedika Kedia (M.No.V-376) D/o. Rajiv Kedia(R-320) has been selected by National Universityof Singapore to represent their team at the WorldUniversities Debating Championship 2016 heldat Thessaloniki, Greece.

MEMBER HONOUR Programmes for January- 201602.01.2016 Saturday Movie 6.30 PM02.01.2016 Saturday Bridge Tournament 9.00 AM03.01.2016 Sunday Bridge Tournament 9.00 AM03.01.2016 Sunday Beer n Biryani Tambola 12 noon04.01.2016 Monday Bridge Tournament 9.00 AM08.01.2016 Friday Movie 6.30 PM10.01.2016 Sunday Senior Citizen Day 11.00 AM14.01.2016 Thursday Kite Festival 9.00 AM22.01.2016 Friday Movie 6.30 PM23.01.2016 Saturday Tambola 7.30 PM26.01.2016 Tuesday Republic Day Flag Hoisting 9.00 AM29.01.2016 Friday Movie 6.30 PM

The Art of StorytellingOn 8th December, the Ladies Committee organized a workshop on storytellinghosted by Sangita Sehgall (from The LaunchPad). The informative workshopaddressed attendees on the importance of storytelling, and the relevance it holdsin our culture as the foremost bearer of historical records. After enthralling theaudience with some short tales, Sangitaa emphasized the importance of confi-dence in the art and shared some valid tips to overcome any fear of publicspeaking. We thank her for the engaging workshop!

Olive PickingIn lieu of the many impending New Year’s resolutions, the Ladies Committee helda workshop on ‘Healthy Living with Extra-Virgin Olive Oil’. We were fortunate tohave Tanuja Sanders as our speaker, who runs her own olive farm in Australia.She went over some of the basics of selecting the right olive oil for one’s palette,simple recipes to produce the best flavour, and the best supermarket choices topurchase olive oil out there. She even highlighted her own farm-produced coldpressed olive oil, which she chooses to infuse with garam masala, chilli-garlic andcurry leaves depending on the flavour of the season. We thank her for herinvaluable tips. Here’s to a year of healthy and yummy eating!

OBITUARYWe regret to announce the sad demise of our Senior Members:

Mr.A.Prakasa Rao(M.No.P-067)

expired on 20.12.2015

Mr.P.V.Krishna(M.No.K-99)

expired on 24.12.2015

Mr.D.V.R.Raju(M.No.R-91)

expired on 19.12.2015.

LIBRARYBOOKS DONATIONS

1. Mr.S.L.Murty M-092 6 books2. Mr.P.V.V.Satyanarayana S-425 3 books3. Mr.B.Srinivasa Rao S-226 120 books4. Mrs.M.Usha U-011 6 books5. Mr.S.Venkateswara Rao V-186 30 books6. Mr.Y.Jawahar J-035 22 books7. Mr.V.Sambasiva Rao S-462 8 books8. Mr.K.Ravindranath Tagore R-532 10 books9 Mr.Pradosh Kumar Dutta P-203 1 book

NEW BOOKS DONATIONSSl.No. Book Name Author1 The Rough Lawyer John Grisham2 The Symbolism of

Hindu Gods and Rituals A.Parthasarathy3 Vedanta Treatise A.Parthasarathy4 The fall of the Human Intellect A.Parthasarathy5 The Holocams of attachment A.Parthasarathy6 Sabhada Ratnakaram

(Telugu-Telugu) Sita Ramacharylu

ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. As usual, it has been decided to debit Rs 200/- per member,towards contribution for Christmas & Pongal gifts to our staff.Members are requested to co-operate

2. The Senior Citizen’s Get together will be held at the AC DiningHall on Sunday, the 10th January, 2016 at 11.00 a.m. We shallplay a couple of new, simple but lively games. Don’t miss !

3. Sankranthi / Pongal – Kite Festival will be held at 9.00 am on14.01.2016. Kites, Threads and other accessories will be madeavailable at the ground.

4. Screening of move on 15th January, 2016 is cancelled due to pongal.5. Tambola will be conducted on 23.01.2016 @ 7.30 PM at

Auditorium. Attractive prizes await you.6. Waltair Club Trophy Golf Tournament on 23rd & 24th January

2016 at East Point Golf Club.7. Republic Day Flag Hoisting on 26.01.2015 at 9.00 am followed

by breakfast.

December is a specialmonth for everyonewith all the school-holidays, festivities, andpromise of the NewYear. One such festivitythat our members(especially the children)

look forward to annually is the Waltair Club Christmas Celebrations! This yearthe Ladies Committee organised a grand ‘Christmas Carnival’ with over 300children in attendance. In true festive spirit, there was a ten-foot tall decoratedChristmas tree, reindeer and snowmen (cut-outs!), white and red balloons,and a host of Disney characters (Mickey Mouse, Noddy, and even Tigger!).

The carnival’s activities boasted ofchildren (and some mothers) showcasingtheir dancing and ramp-walking skills(some even as young as 3!), to theenjoyment of the entire audience. To addfurther to the children’s excitement, wehad organized Chirstmas-themedcolouring stations and a Grand Baysponsored cake-mixing event that was an absolute hit. Other regular boothswere present to add to the Carnival appeal like nail art, face painting, cotton-candy, popcorn and ice-gola booths. The highlight of the evening was definitelySanta making a smashing entrance, suspended mid-air from a crane (courtesyof PBL Rajesh). Santa continued to shower the children with gifts, pose forpictures, and open two khoi bags filled with goodies. The Carnival drew to aclose with a scrumptious dinner sponsored by the Waltair Club. All the activitieshad our guests work up an appetite, which was catered to an array of

special pastas, potatowedges, sandwiches,cupcakes (sponsored bythe Club), and beverages(sponsored by CocaCola India). It was indeeda perfect evening.

TAMBOLA held on 26.12.20151ST PRIZE WINNER

Capt.G.M.Peter(P-009)

Mrs.RamaW/o. Mr.SureshDorbala (S-569)

Mrs.Hemalata JainW/o. Mr.Rajendra

Kumar Jain (R-238)

Merry Christmas!

Living up to its name in every breath ofthe presentation, the exclusive "Mehfile Khaas" presented by the Entertain-ment Committee was a memorable af-fair attended by morethan 450 music and

ghazal lovers. The nawabi ambience replete with gaddas andArabic candle stands added to the romance of the presentationand the celebrity singer Soumis from Hyderabad enthralledwith her extraordinary selection of sufiana songs and popularold Hindi numbers. Ranging from Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan to themodern Kailash Kher, the singer presented the popular num-bers with her beautiful and mellifluous voice matched by anexcellent back up band from Kolkata and Hyderabad. "Allah Ke Bande", "KhwajaJi" an AR Rehman rendition, "Maula maula", "Teri Deewani", "Saiyaan", "AllahHu","Rang Reza", "Hoton Se Choolo"….the list of songs went on and the audi-ence applauded in a trance. Co-singer from Pakistan , the legendary Ustad

MEHFIL E KHAAS… a reportSaber Khan had ghazal lovers in rapture with his excellent presentation of BadeGhulam Ali and other singers. "Chupke Chupke" won his an encore and stand-ing ovation.

It was a magical evening sponsored by Volvo SRK cars andpresented by Dr. Meenakshi Anantram (A 82). The specialselection of food a la carte from the club committee also was verywell appreciated and wine and happy times flowed through theevening. This was a really mesmerizing event and well appre-ciated by one andall. Sure, a memo-rable musical eventwhich will be re-membered for

many years to come.

Rahul GanapatiMember- Entertainment Committee

2ND PRIZE WINNER

Mrs.N.KalyaniW/o. Mr.N.S.R.Bapuji (B-102)

Mrs.Anita GuptaW/o. Mr.Umesh Kumar

Gupta (U-21

The New Year Eve party at the Waltair Club was one of the most rocking eventsof the year and has become the "Talk of the Town". With a theme as innovativeand fresh as "BLING" it was expected from the start that the show will besomething more than imagined and it proved to be just that. The guests weretaken aback at the excellent styling of the venue with black and white blingartifacts all over adding to the glitz and glamour. Right from the main entry gate withreal crystal balls hanging to the table décor and linen , everything was perfectlyplanned by the Entertainment Com-mittee and event managersRazzmatazz. The stage was a de-sign out of the "Award nite Shows'and the accessories and stylish frillsaccentuated the presentation to thefullest.

The Artist line up was perfect andthe entertainment menu showcasedthe best of the Bling new genera-tion talents. The Emcee Vik fromMumbai thrilled from the word goand his high energy and good witkept the show at a high decibel.Bhargavi Pillai- celebrity playbacksigner from AR Rehman's team and Bollywood playback singer Rahul Pandey tookthe party to a very high level as the carefully matched their voices in a jugalbandi ofpopular filmy medleys in English, Hindi, Telugu and Punjabi and got the entire crowdto the dance floor by 10.00 p.m. Interactive sessions interspersed with great singingand better choice of songs catering to the old and new audiences made the singersa smashing success. RJ Satya of Big FM presented the telugu narrative in a classystyle.

The eye candy, however, came from the "Best Busters"…the internationaldance team from Kolkata lead by famous choreography Soujit Das. The dancefillers included a salsa-acro fusion, Bling Bollywood number, Telugu popularmedley and International Jiving styles. The group also backed the singers withapt props and panache. The Highlight of the entire show was the entry of DJ

WALTAIR CLUB USHERS IN A FANTASTIC BLING NEW YEAR

Ajay Joseph whose fan following in the young crowd pumped up the party.Closer to midnight all stations were set and everyone synchronized theirwatches to be on one page at the zero hour. The countdown was done byactive member and anchor Dr. Meenakshi Anantram (A 82) and the madnessat midnight was captured by all lights going off while a mesmerizing cold pyroshow took the audience by surprise. For the first time in the club, our memberRahul Ganapati designed synchronized pyros and confetti set to music and

mood became the hero of theevent.

The traditional cake cutting by ourPresident and his Managing Teamwas a ceremony well relished as itdidn't bring down the decibel lev-els and the cake, which was mixedat the Ladies X Mas event found apride of place at centre stage. Bakedto perfection by Radisa, the cakewas delicious and nutty. Cateringarrangements by the catering com-mittee and professional team fromMadura, Hyderabad was very wellappreciated and the set up and

taste of the food was par excellent. The highlight of the event was however, theIsland Bar dedicated to all the lovers of the good times and was speciallydesigned and placed strategically at the back of the grounds. Maximum crowdswere seen clinking their glasses here and liquor flowed as friends celebratedthe moments and happy times. Kudos to the Bar Committee for their excellentplanning. Bar tenders were brought down from Kolkata along with their teamsto cater to the crowds and the party went on till the wee hours of the morningat this area, despite the stage show culminating at 1.00 p.m as permitted.

What a wonderful way to ring in a glorious year!!!! The President and his Commit-tee , especially Nikhil Oza -Chairman, Entertainment Committee should be laudedfor creating "One of finest and most memorable events in the club to-date".