Members of U3A Udaipur helping in a village cooperative
November
2010
International
Day for Older Persons and the inauguration of the Day Care Centre was organized
jointly by Chinmaya U3A Rewa and Indian Red Cross Society District Branch
Rewa on 6 October, 2010.
About 100 participants aged between 70 and 90 participated in the various games organized for them. Dr. Ravindra Pastor (IAS), Commissioner Rewa Division was the Chief Guest and Shri G.P. Shrivastava (IAS) Collector and Chairman of Indian Red Cross Society, Rewa (MP) presided. Ten senior most persons were facilitated and presented one shawl, packet of sweets and walking stick, each.
The Multi Service Centre was inaugurated by Dr. Sajjan Singh, Executive Chairperson, Indian Society of U3As. The centre will provide news papers and periodicals, indoor games, health checkup, talks on topics relevant to older persons and refreshments. The centre will be open on all week days and working days from 11.00 am to 5.00 pm.
Government
of Rajasthan Department of Social Justice & Empowerment Udaipur celebrated
International Senior Citizen on 1st October,2010 at Narayan Seva Sansthan.
Services for the children and needy people in rural rendered by Mr. R.S. Dhakar of U3A was appreciated by the Government of Rajasthan and was honored by the Minister of Sports, District Session Judge CEO-Zila Parisad.
Our banner shows U3A activity in a Rajasthan village.
WORLD ELDERS' DAY; This year's Elders' Day was celebrated with a difference. A novel events-cum-educative program was organized by BHAVANA's Institutional member "AASTHA HOSPITAL AND HOSPICE, LUCKNOW" on 1st Oct'2010. Besides usual health check ups and health awareness talks, a session on 'HEALTH GAMES' for Elders was arranged. Senior Citizens played Body & Mind Games with interest and enjoyed the session. The program concluded with musical entertainments and Community Lunch. For details please log on to www.donateforelderly.com
NPS
Lite - Making pension possible for small investorsNational Pension System (NPS) is an initiative of Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA), the apex body established by Government of India. NPS has been extended to all citizens of India with effect from 1st May 2009. To extend the coverage of NPS to the weaker and economically disadvantaged sections of the society with their limited investment potential, PFRDA has launched NPS- Lite which specifically targets the marginal investors and promotes small savings during their productive life. It aims at building up a corpus sufficient enough to buy an annuity for their old age. Click here to learn more.
Sailesh
Mishra, President of Silver Innings, reports:
THE DEMENTIA INDIA REPORT 2010: Prevalence, impact, costs and services
for dementia, first in a Developing Nation, IS AN EYE OPENER.
It is estimated that over 3.7 million people are affected by dementia in our country. This is expected to double by 2030. It is estimated that the cost of taking care of a person with dementia is about 43,000 annually and the financial burden will only increase in the coming years. The challenge posed by dementia as a health and social issue is of a scale we can no longer ignore. Despite the magnitude, there is gross ignorance, neglect and scarce services for people with dementia and their families.
We know that dementia is not part of aging and is caused by a variety of diseases. We now have a range of options to treat the symptoms of dementia and offer practical help to those affected. Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders Society of India (ARDSI) the national voluntary organization dedicated to the care, support and research of dementia has been in the forefront to improve the situation since 1992
Read
the full Dementia India Report 2010 at http://www.ardsi.org/assets/dementia.pdf
Read the Summary
- Dementia India Report 2010 http://www.ardsi.org/assets/report_summary.pdf
HUBLI:
All trains running in the country will have a five-digit number from December
20 2010. Following a decision by the Railway Board to introduce five-digit
numbers, all the railway zones are trying to change the four-digit number
to five-digit ones. South Western Railway (Hubli) is issuing press releases
on introducing the new numbering scheme, which will be applicable to all
trains, including passenger trains, special trains and slip coaches.
Those who want to reserve tickets for journeys which fall beyond December 20 through advance booking facility need to enter the five-digit number of their train. If they enter four-digit number, their reservation form will not be accepted. You can find the new number from old number at http://www.indianrail.gov.in/inet_trnno_enq.html
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U3AIndia
Website: Consistent with our aim of working on cross-generation projects,
and with the approval of Dr T Dak, Honorary Secretary of ISU3A, we are
pleased to announce that the website of the Indian Society of Universities
of the Third Age, www.u3aindia.org,
will in future be maintained by Palash Dhakar, student of Class VII, Maharana
Mewar Public School, Udaipur, and grandson of R.S.Dhakar of U3A Udaipur.
He will be assisted by Tom Holloway, International Advisor of ISU3A and Secretary-General of WorldU3A.
Sci/Tech
Groups: EurekAlert! is an online,
global news service operated by AAAS, the science society. EurekAlert! provides
a central place through which universities, medical centers, journals, government
agencies, corporations and other organizations engaged in research can bring
their news to the media. EurekAlert! also offers its news and resources
to the public. EurekAlert! features news and resources focused on all areas
of science, medicine and technology.
Asian
History/Archaeology Groups: The Oxford
Centre for Asian Archaeology, Art and Culture is a unique UK-based
organisation that fosters exchange, research and training relating to
the heritage and culture of Asia. Based within the University of Oxford,
and specifically the School of Archaeology, the Centre brings together
a wealth of expertise relating to Asia and its cultural past, offering
a unique programme of research and teaching.
The Centre trains students from all parts of the world including the Asian region, and supports major research programmes, visiting scholars, and publication programmes in Asian archaeology, art and culture. It holds regular public, academic and international events, including talks, seminars, workshops and symposia. See http://www.arch.ox.ac.uk/ocaaac.html
U3A
Centres at Allahabad - Report from Prof. K. K. Bhutani, Zonal Vice PresidentThere are THREE U3A Centres at Allahabad. Their activities and other details are given below:
1. Sangam U3A ( Regd Centre with ISU3A), Central Allahabad. Under the Chairmanship of Dr R K Lal and the Secretaryship of Shri S B Bhargava, the Sangam U3A, the oldest in Allahabad has been functioning well by Meeting once in a month on every Last Sunday of the month.
2. Triveni U3A, Eastern Allahabad. Under the Chairmanship of Sri Ayodhya Prasad Singh and Secretaryship of Shri Kunwar Jai Singh, the Triveni U3A is operating in the Eastern Allahabad, They meet on the second Sunday of the month.
3. Prayag U3A, Northern Allahabad. Under the Chairmanship of Sri T. P. Singh and the Secretaryship of Shri B K Misra. They meet on the first Sunday of the month.
THE
SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
WILL TAKE PLACE ON AUGUST 8TH AND 9TH 2011
Please look at our website http://u3a-singaporeinternationalconference2011.org
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