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D i s t r i c t O f f i c e r s o f 20 1 6 - 1 7
District Director
Chandra Shekar DP, DTM
Administration Manager
Niteash Agarwal, DTM
Director, Division B
Reeba George
Director, Division F
Prathima Madireddy
Director, Division P
Mukta Nadkar, DTM
District Chief Judge
Beena Mandrekar, DTM
Logistics Manager
Vikram Chandra
Director, Area A2
Chidanand Pradhan
Director, Area B3
Shijin Sreeraman
Director, Area M3
Ankit Dasgupta
Director, Area D1
Kunal Sarpal
Director, Area P1
Ajay Hiraskar
Director, Area E2
Trinath Chintapalli
Director, Area F1
A.V. Krishna Kanth
Director, Area H1
Havish Mutya
Club Growth Director
Ravi Teja Marrupu
Public Relations Manager
Swati Kapur Singh
Director, Division D
Sanjay Upadhyay, DTM
Director, Division H
Jagruth Vaishnav
District Webmaster
Som Bhattacharjee
DCP Chair
Nikhil Salvi, DTM
District Newsletter Editor
Pooja Vijay Kumar
Director, Area B1
Nirmal Kumar Jain
Director, Area M1
Sharon Alexandar
Director, Area C2
Vinod Sharma
Director, Area D3
Akshay Chillal
Director, Area P3
Shireesh Nadkar
Director, Area E4
Sayir Ashai
Director, Area F3
Rashida Kallangi
Director, Area H3
M.S. Gopala Krishnan
Director, Area H4
Suryaprathap Reddy K
The L inchp in of D i s t r i c t 98
Program Quality Director
Arvind Nair, DTM
Finance Manager
Lasya Madireddy
Director, Division C
Anupriya Sinha, DTM
Director, Division G
Ashley Lobo, DTM
District Credentials Chair
Sahil Sharma, DTM
Chief Ambassador - Pathways
Venkata
Director, Area A3
Hasnain Changi
Director, Area B4
Robin D’Souza
Director, Area C1
Radhakant Panigrahi
Director, Area D2
Ankur Gupta
Director, Area P2
Shalini Gandham
Director, Area E3
Ratnakumar Vedapalli
Director, Area F2
Siddharth Suman
Director, Area H2
Manisha Zilpelwar
Director, Area G1
Kedar Mukund Phadke
Director, Area G2
Colin Savio Coelho
Immediate Past District
Director
Brillian S.K, DTM
Director, Division A
Hitendra Bhadang
Director, Division E
Darshan Khanna
Director, Division M
Mohammed Babrawala, DTM
Asst. Club Growth
Director
Mohan Karambelkar, DTM
District Parliamentarian
Leo Paulose, DTM
Director, Area A1
Ujjaval Modi
Director, Area B2
Kirit Amichandwala
Director, Area M2
Raunak Kulwal
Director, Area C3
Hemang Mandrekar
Director, Area D4
Saurabh Chaube
Director, Area E1
Sriram Gellu
Director, Area E5
Vamshi Krishna Alladi
Director, Area F4
Revanth Vaddi
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Ce lebrat ing the Mi les tones
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March 19, Hyderabad
1. Toastmasters Club of Pune - Central | Pune | 250th Meet | March 26 2. Opulent Toastmasters Club | Pune | 150th Meet | March 19 3. Rendezvous Toastmasters Club | Hyderabad | 100th Meet | March 24 4. Secunderabad Toastmasters Club | Hyderabad | 150th Meet | March 19
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Chie f Br ie f
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Leader Speak
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Orafes t 2017 : Pa in t ing In f in i te Memor ies
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ELOQUENCE 2017 : The D i s t r i c t F ina l i s t s
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ELOQUENCE 2017 : Beh ind The Scenes Of The B ig S tage
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Theme Rhyme
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Tracked
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Theme Scheme
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She challenged the military machismo, showed the
world that there is simply no room for masculine arche-
types, and "picked her battles" on the training ground
with flourishing ease. Meet Dr. Seema Rao, India's first
woman commando-trainer, 7th degree Blackbelt-holder
in military martial arts, a doctor in conventional medi-
cine, a recipient of the World Peace Award, and a Mrs.
India World beauty pageant finalist, in an exclusive in-
terview to Communicate 98! Excerpts below:
Q. How did you prepare yourself to master so many
diverse skills?
A Life is strange. I was supposed to be a doctor and ended
up training commandos. However, I always wanted to do
something unique, find my footing, and establish my spe-
cial identity in this world.
In my quest to understand Commando Training better.
apart from battle training skills, I exposed myself to differ-
ent terrains, environment, and climatic conditions. I was
weak as a child, but gradually trained myself to run 5kms in
25 minutes. I started weight training, athletics, and got into
shape. I did a professional course in sailing and yachtsman-
ship as well as scuba diving to understand the problems
faced in deep waters by marines. I followed it with a course
in mountaineering to understand the challenges posed at
high altitudes and at extreme cold. I then did a skydiving
course—for which I received a special permission by IAF to
participate—that furthered my knowledge of the human
body and medicine. When I understood the subject of sur-
vival and commando training better, I gathered shooting
skills from the local sports shooting associations and be-
came a ‘crack shot’. Today I can shoot an apple off any-
one’s head at 75 yards without any major aiming!
Q. Were there any challenges that you were met with
along your training journey?
A. I served the Indian armed forces for more than two dec-
ades as a guest trainer, traveling every month to training
centers in hostile locations surviving the extreme cold in
the valleys, the scorching heat in the deserts, the high alti-
tude of Siachen, and the fear of the wild in the jungles of
MP. I received three army-chief citations along with multi-
ple occasions of injuries. I was bedridden for six months at
a time, while sometimes I narrowly escaped getting shot by
a terrorist firing. I chose my career over the prospect of
bearing kids, and often saw myself going bankrupt.
My head injury causing Amnesia and my back injury caus-
ing vertebral fracture were the trying moments in my life.
There were times when I seriously contemplated changing
my vocation of training Commandos. But giving up was
never an option. What stayed was my relentless desire to
serve the forces without charging a penny.
Q. Do you think your role as a commando is doable for
all women?
A. If women realize that they are equally equipped as men,
and have the courage to venture into newer, unknown ter-
ritories with perseverance and courage, they can overcome
the constantly popping obstacles. They can do anything
that men can, and maybe even more. Every day was a chal-
lenge for me as a trainer. But I channelized my fear into
action. There was obvious skepticism in my male trainees
on how a woman could train them. But I have always led by
example. During my training of Unarmed Combat, I would
spar with the trainees and wrestle with them on muddy
grounds not caring an ounce for the femininity I carried. On
the firing range, I showed them how to shoot an apple off a
man’s head without protracted aiming. That's how they
knew I was the boss and were willing to learn from me.
Q. What goes through your mind when you’re trying to
punch people down?
A. An attack is the expression of your mind through a
physical movement namely a punch or a kick. With every
consecutive attack, you are competing with yourself more
than your opponent—to get better in the next attack. It is
that indomitable spirit that you are building within yourself.
Your opponent is just a recipient of your expression. He
does not have a face not a personality. I execute the tech-
nique with no mindedness, and without instinct.
Q. March being a Women’s Day month, what’s you
message to women trying to break into unconventional
fields?
A. My name Seema means "the limit", but strangely I have
never drawn a limit for myself. I know that life is full of im-
possibles but we must try to find possible ways out. You
need to explore your aptitude. You need to first THINK the
impossible, in order to DO the possible. Life’s journey is
never easy. It's laced with trouble. But remember when all
hope ends, you must still try to see light at the end of the
tunnel.
Q. You delivered an inspiring TEDx talk about your
journey. Do you have any tips to offer our community
of communication leaders?
A. Remember that the human attention span is only 20
minutes. Be brief, stay relaxed on the stage, and enjoy
yourself, after all you are interacting with so many people
in that one moment.
Communicate 98 thanks Seema for her inspiring words.
A Word Wi th : Dr. Seema Rao
Dr. Seema Rao
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A Toas tmas ter Speaks
Luven Rodrigues
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As IPL fever catches quick among our Toastmasters, we bring you Cricket in its various forms in D98.
(From Left to Right) Toastmasters Club of Pune - North West, conducted a meeting under the theme of Cricket on March 26. With “Century” as the
Word and “Ahead of the game” as the idiom of the day, the club sure seemed to have hit boundaries with its members.
Around 50 TM's from Hyderabad came together on Saturday morning, April 1, and played cricket with full enthusiasm. Four teams were formed that were led by Navneet, Siddharth, Vikram, and Pavan. District Director, Chandra and CGD, Ravi were also seen exhibiting their cricketing skills. The fabulous tournament was organized by Pavan Tulsija. Each match was a knockout with Siddharth’s team eventually winning the tournament!
If there is one club in District 98 that revels in the spirit of festivities in almost every time the club meets, then it’s Toastmasters Club of Pune - West! On
the left frame, the club is seen celebrating womanhood on 8th March. While on the right frame, the club ushered in Gudi Padwa by conducting an en-
tire Toastmasters meeting in Marathi on March 29 under the theme Maharashtra’s Pride—The Forts. We bet they have major plans on fooling their
members in April!
Amazing Cricket Facts
Compiled by Arnab Ghosal, Secunderabad Toast-
masters Club, Hyderabad
1. Virender Sehwag is the first batsman to be
declared Out by the use of Decision Review
System (DRS) in 2008 in the first test against
Sri Lanka.
2. English Bowler, James Anderson, has a
unique record of claiming Sachin Tendul-
kar’s wicket on the maximum occasions in
test cricket. He dismissed the legendary
batsman 9 times.
3. John Ward was the first umpire to officiate
under a safety helmet in the One Day Inter-
national match between India and Australia
in Manuka Oval, Canberra, on Jan 20, 2016.
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