The Annual General Meeting of ELSA was held on the 14th of September, 2019, in college. It was attended by around 50 ELSAs who filled The Manju Bharat Ram Conference Room with their vibrant energy. For those who could not avail of online voting to elect the new ELSA Executive Committee, 2019-2021, arrangements were made for Voting through secret ballot at college prior to the AGM. Of the 15 candidates who had stood for EC posts, 12 were elected. Election Officer Dr Kasturi Kanthan announced the members of the new EC 2019/21. This was followed by a walk down memory lane with Principal, Dr Suman Sharma.

The newly elected EC is
Parool Trehan
Ritu Mathur
Neera Chopra
MugdhaSinha
Madhulika Gupta Dant
Sunetra Sil Vijaykar
Archna Kapoor Puri
Anu Misra
Malini Dhir
Simran Chadha
Anushree Goel
Smita Mazumdar Rajaram


The Office bearers for EC 2019-21 are:

Parool Trehan - President
Sunetra Sil Vijaykar – Vice President
Archna Puri – Hon. Secretary
Malini Dhir – Hon. Treasurer

ANNUAL REPORT for 2017/19 was presented by the outgoing President and the outgoing Treasurer presented the accounts for the financial year 2018-19.


Principal, Dr Suman Sharma welcomed all to the college, and took all to the new block. It was a lovely afternoon as we walked through the classes and conference rooms, the greens and canteen, reminiscing about our lovely years in the college. The ambience was festive, with various college societies practising their acts, be it dance or drama. as always, the beautiful floral rangolis that the staff and the gardeners had so painstakingly made had us mesmerised. We cannot thank Dr Suman Sharma enough for her time and the staff and workers of the college for all their efforts!

Delhi ELSAs descended upon the quiet environs of Bikaner House for Diwali lunch and brought to life this beautiful venue with their laughter and stories. It was a fun-filled afternoon with ELSAs festively dressed, swapping tales and meeting with such warmth over delicious Kashmiri cuisine.

Around 50 ELSAs met in Mumbai on the 13th of October, 2019, to kick off the festive season. The venue was The Club in the suburbs. Apart from filling up the room with sarees in a myriad of hues, it was a time to go down memory lane for every one present. The class of 1970 to the class of 2008 were represented by the Mumbaikar ELSAs. Those present also participated in the Goonj Daanutsav by making contributions, which were sent to the Goonj collection centre in Mumbai.

SPELL-BINDING LALBAGH BANGALORE


For those who missed it in August (Remember Bangalore Elsas were playing hosts to Namma Elsa) the Spell binding walk was organized a second time by ELSA Bangalore ( thanks Linika Kumar and Aparna Das!) in Lalbagh Bangalore - a garden spread across hundreds of acres with one of the widest variety of fauna seen in one place! Vijay Thiruvady - raconteur par excellence - kept us enthralled with his recounting of the history of the place and the many nuggets he has experienced through his guided walks over the years! Perfect ending with brunch at the iconic MTR (Mavalli Tiffin Room) which hasn’t changed since it was set up in 1924 ( apart from a modernized kitchen!) History trivia: Battle of Plassey was fought in a grove of Palash trees and was called Plassey cos the British could not pronounce Palash!

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ELSA TALK SEASON 2, TALK 1

Subtext of Anger : A film and discussion by Vandana Kohli on October 6th 2019.

We at Bangalore, were very proud to kickstart Season 2 of Elsa Talks with the film screening of a fellow Elsa based in Mumbai. Vandana Kohli's film titled " Subtext of Anger" is a very nuanced film dealing with the emotion of anger and it's expression. This 45 minute documentary deals with the triggers, effects, recognition and finally the awareness of the emotion.

The screening of the film was followed by a discussion on the subject which saw enthusiastic participation by the audience. It went on well past the time limit that the Bangalore International Centre and Elsa had budgeted for. A season well started and a film well received.

Vandana Kohli is a well known filmmaker, writer and musician. Her films have won many awards. She has done a fantastic film on LSR too!

ELSA BANGALORE EVENT 2

Renowned theatre persona Elsa Lillete Dubey travelled the country with her latest production Devika Rani .. also scripted by our Elsa Kishwar Desai. Seen here with Elsas in Bangalore. Lillete exclaimed that it was such a joy to be with all of us and the support she receives from us is amazing!

Flat No. 14 was officially opened and sat in, for the first formal meeting of the EC 2019-21 on October 19, 2019. A lot of excited brainstorming, planning of a lot of activities and a lot of sweets marked the first formal meeting. Serious work was soon followed by a visit to the LSR Diwali Mela – Noor 2019, in the LSR college premises.



And for some heartening news!! Since the last post regarding memberships, we are happy to announce that many ELSAs have joined our every increasing group, and become lifetime members. We welcome the following ELSAs and promise them to exclusive benefit that are planned for lifetime members. Welcome!!!

On behalf of the ELSA family we warmly welcome our new members