September
2009
I am sure we all wish him a full recovery and success in his journeys on our behalf.
Report
from A K MalhotraBHAVANA'S FOUNDATION DAY & BHAVANA U3A get-together was held On 23rd Aug'09. Highlights of this popular function are;
1. Lecture
on origin & history of u3a's by Mr. V.K.Shukla General Secretary Bhavana
.
2. Distribution of scholarship cheques & other gifts to 60
school children belonging
to weaker sections of society-By Swamy Poornanand ji.
3. Lecture on Global warming, its effects & solutions-By Dr.
S.C. Sharma,
4. Release of book - 'Sachidanand Sudha'-By Swami Poornanand ji,
of Sachhidanand Nishkam Seva Trust, Lucknow.
5. Discourse on Welfare of Weaker sections of Society by Swami
Raghunatha Nand Ji
of Ramakrishna Mission.
6. Magic Show for children, followed by Community Dinner.
Hans Rosling is a Swedish Professor of Mathematics who has revolutionised our thinking about statistics.
In this short video at http://www.gapminder.org/videos/gapcasts/gapcast-5-bangladesh-miracle/ he gives us a new insight into life expectancy and health in Bangla Desh.
NEW
DELHI (Reuters) - Groundwater levels in northern India have fallen about
20 percent more than expected because of excessive pumping, threatening
to spark a major food and water crisis, according to a study based on U.S.
space agency data. http://in.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idINTRE57C1RN20090813
We
don't value science as much as we should. It lives beneath the surface of
everything we touch and taste. So let's look again at science: what is it
doing for us already? How is it going to drive us to a better future? Why
not take a look around http://sciencesowhat.direct.gov.uk/SSWFindOutMoreFavourites.aspx
and see how science is touching you. 
From Shri J.R Gupta, President of Seniors U3A Delhi.
A delegation of 32 members of Senior Citizen Council Of Delhi led by its
President, Mr J.R. Gupta (who also is non-judicial member, Delhi State
Government, State Council of Senior Citizen) visited Mauritius from 2nd
August 2009 to 8th august 2009 on the invitation of their counterpart
Senior Citizen Council of Mauritius, in terms of the memorandum of understanding
signed by both the councils for the exchange of views of the elderly of
both the Countries.
Shri J.R. Gupta presented the President of Mouritius with a gift, the Ashoka Chakra, in honour of the occasion.
Are
you helping a friend with computer lessons and getting onto the web? U3A
Online now have lessons for beginners. Just click on http://www.necseniors.net.au/
and then the big button down the page to learn more.
Or you can just press the button here on the left to have a first look at what is available.
From
Jayashree Manglik, Council member of Indian Society of U3A
On 27th August '09 a 'Welcome Committee at Delhi' was formed. Its aim
is to welcome all the delegates and guests coming to the 'U3A World Conference
2010 at Chitakoot'. It was decided that The Welcome Committee at Delhi
will be headed by Mr J R Gupta as the Chairperson, Cmdr Jaggi Malhotra
as the Vice Chairperson. The meeting was presided by Dr R N Kapoor. Already
it has reserved one railway bogie for Delhi/Chitrakoot and is planning
more.
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