GMS MANAGING COMMITTEE

MINUTES OF THE MEETING

Date: July 13, 2008

Venue: Mohyal Foundation, A-9, Qutab Institutional Area, U.S.O Road New Delhi-110067.

In Chair: Rzd. B.D. Bali, President GMS                                                                      

PRESENT:

MC Members: Rzd. B.D. Bali, Shri O.P. Mohan, Shri G.L. Datta ‘Josh’, Shri B.L. Chhibber, IRS, Shri D.V. Mohan, Shri J.P. Mehta, Rzd. Ashwani Bali, Shri Yogesh Mehta, Shri Ashwani Bakshi, Bk. N.D. Datta, Dr. Ashok Lav,      Shri Atam Sarup Datta Shri. C.K. Bhai, Shri Darshan Lal Bali, Capt. Gulshan Vaid,  Rzd. J.C. Bali, Maj. Gen. K.K. Bakshi, Shri Ramesh Datta,  Shri Rit Mohan, Dr. Rattan K. Datta, Shri S.N. Datta, Smt. Amba Bali, Smt. Krishan Lata Chhibber, Smt. Surinder Datta, Smt. Sunita Mehta, Smt. Vandana Vaid.                                         

Representative Members:  Shri S.K. Mehta, Shri O.P. Mohan, Shri G.L. Mehta, Shri Vijay Chhibber, Shri Santosh Vaid. Shri Surjit Singh Mehta.                                                                                                   

Patrons/Parthisht/GMSLM:  Shri Sushil Kumar Chhibber, Shri Hardip Singh, Shri Ravinder Chhibber, Shri Rajiv Chhibber, Shri Hari Om Mehta,  Shri Sandeep Datta,  Rajni Datta,  Shri K.S. Bali, Shri  O.P. Datta, Shri Navdeep Datta, M.S. Bali, Shri Vikas Bali, Shri Pawan K. Bakshi.                                                                                                 

Guests: Shri S.K. Datta, Shri Bal Dev Datta, Shri Varinder Pal Singh Bali, Shri Jog Dhyan Mehta, Shri Sandeep Mehta,  Shri Rishabh Mehta, Shri R.K. Bali, Shri Ajay Bali, Shri B.R. Bhandari.                                                                                                                                                          

Sad News: After the Mohyal prayer, the members observed two minutes’ silence in tribute to the following members of the biradari, who had expired recently:

1. Shri Natha Singh Datta s/o Late Mehta Ram Bhaj Datta of Karnal, expired on 20th May 2008.

2. Rzd. Ascharaj Lal Bali s/o Late Rzd. Hans Raj Bali of Jalandhar, expired on 25th May 2008.

3. Shri O.P. Bali of Karnal, expired in April 2008.

4. Smt. Chander Kanta Datta w/o Shri Chuni Lal Datta of Dehradun, expired on 15th June 2008.

5. Smt. Durga Devi Datt w/o the late Shri  Krishan Lal Datta, expired on 10th May 2008.

6. Smt. Indrawati Chhibber      w/o the late Shri Ved Pal Chhibber, expired on 4th March 2008 at USA at 92 years of age.

7. Dr. Lav Datta s/o Late Shri Pran Krishan Datta of Sonipat, expired on 24th April 2008.

8. Shri Pran Nath Bakshi s/o Late Bk. Baldev Nath Datt of Mumbai, expired on 4th May 2008.

9. Brig. Ravi Dutt Mehta (Datta), expired on 7th July 2008 at Kabul due to extremist attack at Indian Embassy.

With regard to the sad demise of Brig. Ravi Dutt Mehta, who was martyred on the 7th July 2008, in a suicide bomb attack on the Indian Embassy at Kabul, the Secretary General informed the house that Brig. Mehta’s funeral was held with military honours, at Brar Square, Delhi Cantonment, on the 8th July 2008, which was attended by the top brass of the Indian Army, led by Gen. Deepak Kapoor, Chief of the Army Staff. GMS had been represented by, besides himself, Rzd. Ashwani Bali, Secretary Public Relations, Shri Yogesh Mehta, Secretary Youth Wing and Cultural Affairs, Shri N.D. Datta, Executive Editor, Mohyal Mitter, Maj. Gen. (Retd.) K.K. Bakshi, Shri S.N. Datta, Major S.S. Datta Members GMS Managing Committee, Shri B.M. Datta, President, Mohyal Sabha, Janakpuri, Shri Sandeep Datta and many other prominent members of the Biradari. Rzd. B.D. Bali could not be present at the ceremony, being out of Delhi, but he had sent a letter of condolence to the bereaved family. The Secretary General added that the late Brig. Mehta’s ashes were immersed in the Ganga at Haridwar, on the 10th July 2008.

The Prime Minister, Dr. Man Mohan Singh, and the Chief of the Army Staff, Gen. Deepak Kapoor, with their respective spouses, had later called on the family, at their residence, to condole them personally. A Condolence Resolution had been forwarded to the family, on behalf of the GMS Managing Committee, and the entire Mohyal biradari. 

Introduction of New-comers: The following members of the community, who were attending the meeting for the first time, introduced themselves:

Shri S.K. Dutta, Barara

Shri Baldev Datta, Barara

Shri Varinder Pal Singh Bali, Barara.

Shri Jogadhya Mehta, Barara.

Shri Sandeep Mehta (s/o Shri J.P. Mehta, Secretary GMS) Hong Kong.

Master Rishabh Mehta (Grandson of Shri J.P. Mehta) Hong Kong.

Shri R.K. Bali Advocate Delhi.

Shri Ajay Bali of Delhi Police Delhi.                                                                                                                       

Confirmation of Minutes: The Secretary General read out the minutes of the meeting held on the 8th June 2008, which were confirmed, with a few minor amendments.

Speaking about the minutes, Shri Ashwani Bali mentioned that his suggestion regarding study by a GMS Team, of the occupation pattern in the Mohyal Ashram, between Mohyals and non-Mohyals, related to the months of June and July only, which were the peak periods of occupancy there.

Shri S.N. Datta stated that 7-8 rooms in the Ashram were normally kept reserved by the GMS for allotment to Mohyals, but these have to be booked at least a day in advance, otherwise these could be allotted to non-Mohyals, who request for accommodation, as it is not in the interest of the GMS to keep the rooms vacant. Shri S.N. Datta added that instructions have also been issued to the Manager of the Mohyal Ashram, that allotment of more than three rooms to a single party should be done only with the prior approval of the GMS.

With regard to prior booking of rooms in the Ashram, a complaint was voiced that the landlines at the Ashram remained either out of order, or the staff there were not responding to telephone calls. While it was agreed that the staff would be warned for deliberately not answering telephone calls, it was felt that there was the genuine problem of the landlines remaining out of order, due to bad weather. It was, therefore, decided that a cordless telephone of either Tata Indicom or Reliance, could be procured for the Ashram, which will not be affected by the weather. (A Tata Indicom telephone has since been purchased for the Ashram.and the Number is 9219441137.)                                                                                             

Employment Data in the GMS Website: Arising out of the minutes, Dr. Rattan Datta informed that there was quite a good response from the youth of the community to this initiative and that 15 applications had so far been received on the website, in the proforma published, seeking suitable employment, some of them even from abroad– Philippines.

Presentation of Accounts: The Secretary General presented the statement of accounts for the month of May 2008 and highlighted the main items of expenditure and income under the different heads of account. The accounts were approved by the house.

Quarterly Matrimonial Get-together: Smt. Amba Bali informed that the Quarterly Matrimonial Get-together at the Mohyal Bhawan, Inderpuri, had evoked a very good response, with a large number of people from far-off places also – some even from abroad - participating in the same. A few alliances were reportedly finalised therein. The general reaction of the participants was very positive.

Elaborating further on this, Smt. Krishan Lata Chhibber stated that about 100 persons had participated in the get-together, leading to many alliances being finalized. The Secretary General, GMS, attended the Get-together along with his wife, as an Observer. The parents/guardians of boys and girls had praised the GMS for providing such a platform, which has so far resulted in 31 alliances, including those of three divorcees, being finalized. She, however, lamented the fact GMS was not being informed of the alliances being finalized, as a result of the GMS initiatives, including matrimonial advertisements in the Mohyal Mitter and the get-togethers. She requested the parents/guardians concerned to invariably inform the GMS of these, so that the records could be updated. Even a simple post card would do, even if a formal invitation could not be sent.

She also exhorted the local sabhas to extend their co-operation for the proposed new initiative of the GMS, viz., ‘Samuhik Vivah’ and give wide publicity to the same in their respective jurisdiction(s).

Picnic by Mohyal Sabha Toronto: The Secretary General informed that the newly formed Mohyal Sabha at Toronto (Canada), was organizing a picnic on the 30th August 2008 and had extended an invitation to all Mohyals, through the pages of the Mohyal Mitter. He added that GMS will be represented at the picnic by its Senior Vice President, Shri O.P. Mohan, who is planning to leave for Canada on the 3rd August 2008.

According to Shri Gaurav Mohan, who is the Chief Organiser, and the brain behind the picnic, about 100 Mohyals had participated in a similar picnic last year and the expectation this year was that this number would swell to 200.  

Prayer for Speedy Recovery: The house prayed for the speedy recovery of Shri Dalip Singh Datta, President, MS Yamunapaar, who had recently undergone Angioplasty, and Shri B.D. Datta, who had played a crucial role in the construction of Phase I of the Mohyal Foundation Building and his wife, Smt. Savitri Datta, who used to collect large donations for the GMS. Both of them have not been keeping well for quite some time. Prayers were also offered for the speedy recovery of Shri Mohinder Dutt Chaudhury of Toronto.

Langar Fund Donations: 15 donations were received during the month, as per details below:

1. Smt. Savitri Datta & her sons Mr. Ashok and Girish Datta, donated in memory of Shri S.L Datta. Date of Langar 27th July

2. Kumar Dayal Kanal of Mumbai, donated in memory of his father Shri Dayal Dass. Date of Langar 4th May.

3. Shri Gopal Das G. Lalla of Mumbai, donated in memory of his mother Smt. Jamuna Bai G. Lalla. Date of Langar 17th August.

4. Shri Ashok Mehta and Shivam Mehta of Kurukshetra, donated in memory of their father Shri Inder Raj Chhibber. Date of Langar 8th June.

5. Shri Jeevan Kumar Mohan  & Sandeep Mohan, donated in memory of their father Shri Shadi Ram Mohan. Date of Langar 9th May.

6. Shri Tek Chand Chhibber of Delhi, donated in memory of his mother Smt. Raj Tapasya Devi Chhibber and Tai Ji, Smt. Somawanti Chhibber. Date of Langar, 15th June.

7. Smt. Kamini Mohan of Model Town Delhi, donated in memory of her husband Shri Som Dutt Mohan, Date of Langar 23rd December.

8. Shri Sumit Nayar of Dwarka Delhi, donated in memory of his father Lt. Col. SK Nayar. Date of Langar 17th June.

9. Dr. A.K. Bakshi of Ludhiana donated, on birthday of his father Dr. Jagdish Chandra Bakshi. Date of Langar 3rd July.

10. Smt. Kamlesh Datta mother of Shri Ramesh Datta of Faridabad, donated on birthday of her grandson Mr. Dhruv Datta. Date of Langar 21st June.

11. Shri Naresh Datta of Faridabad, donated in memory of his father Shri Baldev Krishan Datta. Date of Langar 21st June.

12. Shri Rakesh Datta of Rohini Delhi, donated in memory of his father Shri Jatinder Kumar Datta. Date of Langar 8th January.

13. Shri Sudarshan Kumar Datta & Shri Surinder Kumar Datta of Delhi, donated, in memory of their mother Smt. Durga Devi. Date of Langar    10th May.

14. Smt. Satyawati Mehta of Yamuna Nagar donated, in memory of her husband Mehta Darshan Lal Chhibber. Date of Langar 31st May.

15. Shri Iqbal Krishna  Hans of Gurgaon, donated in memory of his wife Smt. Kanta Hans, on ist birthday of his grandson Master Vijay. Date of Langar   5th February.

Progressive Total of Langar Fund Donations:

Number reported last month    807

Received during the month        15                                                           

Progressive Total                    822                                                        

Additions to Trust: 1. Bhai Kewal Krishan Chhibber, Bhai Sarv Prakash Chhibber, Bhai Dharam Vir Chhibber and Smt. Sheel, donated Rs. 5000 to be credited in the name of their parents “Bhai Kundan Lal Chhibber and Smt. Somawanti Chhibber Trust” raising the balance in trust to Rs. 85,000/-.

2. Smt. Damyanti Datta of Bhojpur Sunder Nagar, H.P, donated Rs. 5000/- for crediting in Damyanti-Baijnath Trust, raising the balance to Rs. 21000/-.

3. Smt. Surendra Datta of Gurgaon, donated Rs.11000 for crediting in Bk. Rajendra Kumar Datta of Education Trust, raising the balance to Rs.  91200/-.

4. Shri S.N. Datta and his brothers made the following donations to be credited to Ch. Harnam Dass Datt and Smt.  Preetam Dei Trust:

a) Shri S.N Datta 2500/-

b) Brig B.N Datt & Sh. Jagdish Datt 5000/-

c) Wg. Cdr KN Datt 2500/-            

d) Shri Rakesh Datt s/o Sh. S.N Datt 2500/-

                                      Total    Rs. 12,500/-

Parthisht Member: Shri Pradeep Datta of Dehradun was admitted as a new Parthisht member of the GMS. 

GMSLM: The following were admitted as Life Members of the GMS:

1.   Shri Mohinder Singh Bali New Delhi

2.   Shri Ramesh Vaid Barara

3.   Shri Mukesh Kumar Datta, Barara

4.   Shri Jaswant Rai Vaid Barara

5.   Shri Naveen Kumar Vaid, Barara

6.   Shri Mohinder K. Mehta, New Delhi

7.   Shri Radhika Chhibber, New Delhi

8.   Shri Surendra Kumar Lau, Barara

9.   Bhai Yudhvir Chhibber, Chandigarh

10. Capt. M.S Datta, Udaipur

11. Mrs. Meena Datta New Delhi.

12. Mrs. Rajni Datta, New Delhi-75

13. Ms. Ritika Bali, New Delh.

14. Shri Uma Kant Mohan, New Delhi-91.

15. Shri Sunil Madan Lal Bali,  Nagpur.

16. Shri Ramesh Chaudhary, New Delhi-70.

17. Shri Sanjeev Vaid, Rajouri-J&K.

The Secretary General informed that, with these additions, the number of permanent members of GMS has gone up to around 1000. He further said that it is planned to put the names of all Permanent Members in the GMS website. Rzd. B.D. Bali desired that, with the momentum that has been generated, the target should be 5000 permanent members to be achieved by the 31 March 2009.

On-the-spot Donations: A total amount of Rs. 24,255/- was received as on-the-spot donations, for which individual receipts, for donations above Rs. 100/-, will be sent to the donors concerned.

Birthdays/Wedding Anni-versaries: The following members of the Managing Committee were greeted on their birthdays/wedding anniversaries falling in the month of July:

Birthdays: 1. Mrs. Krishan Lata Chhibber-1st July.

2. Lt. Col BKL Chhibber-1st July

3. Shri Pawan Bali- 5th July.

4. Maj. Gen KK Bakshi-15th July

5. Sh. Mahinder S. Datta-16th July.

Marriage Anniversaries: 1. Mrs. Krishan Lata Chhibber/Sh. SK Chhibber  3rd July.

2. Mrs. Vinod Bala/Sh. VM Mohan-13th July.

They Made the Community Proud:

(1) Shri Gaurav Mohan: This young man, hailing from Lambra, Jalandhar, is keeping the Mohyal flag flying high in far-away Canada. He, single-handedly, had brought together the Mohyals of Canada and recently formed the Mohyal Sabha at Toronto, which has been affiliated to the GMS. He had successfully organized a picnic of Mohyals in Canada last year and proposes to do so again this year also, on the 30th August 2008. According to him, his inspiration has been Shri Pushap Bali of Jalandhar, Mohyal Gaurav and GMS MC Member, who needs no introduction. Shri Gaurav Mohan is getting married in early October this year, in India, and, being a staunch Mohyal, his future partner will also be a Mohyal. The marriage has been arranged through the Matrimonial Mela organized by the GMS last year. 

(2) Dr. Ashok Lav, Hindi Editor (MM) and GMS MC Member, has been honoured by the American Biographical Institute, by nominating him to receive the prestigious World Medal of Freedom, a global distinction, which is awarded to only 50 persons from around the world, in a year.

(3) Bhai Mangal Sain Chhibber of Meerut was honoured at the All India Tyagi Samman Samaroh on the 20th April 2008, for his co-operation with the Brahmarishi Mahasangh. 

(4) Ku. Sonali Datt and Shri Sahil Datt, daughter and son of Shri Rajneesh Datt and Smt. Rupali Datt of JCT Hoshiarpur, received Black Belts in Taek-won-do from Seoul (South Korea). Ku. Sonali Datt also stood first in the state-level competition in Mental Mathematics (ABACUS), held at Jalandhar, on the 25th  May 2008.

(5) On his retirement as JE, Department of Microwave Communication, Northern Railways, on the 30th June 2008, Shri Vinay Bali of Janakpuri was awarded a Gold Medal by the Chief Engineer, Northern Railways, in recognition of his 37 years’ meritorious service.

Major KR Bali Mohyal Nursery School, Dehradun: The Secretary General informed that the school has become popular and the student strength during the coming academic year was likely to be around 100. Since the building housing the school was in a bad shape, it had to be repaired and renovated, for which the estimated expenditure was Rs. 2 lakhs. The work was being got done by procuring material, and hiring labour.

Get-together by MS Panipat: MS Panipat had turned the visit of the GMS Interaction Committee led by Shri G.L. Datta ‘Josh’ on the 6th July 2008, as a Mohyal Get-together, which was attended by Shri Ashwani Bali, Shri Yogesh Mehta, Dr Ashok Lav, Shri J.P. Mehta, Shri Aswani Bakshi, Shri S.N. Datta. It was the brainchild of Shri Rit Mohan, Workind President MS Panipat.

Dr. Ashok Lav described the function as well-organised and hugely successful, attended by over 150 Mohyals. Shri G.L. Datta ‘Josh’ had given a brief speech about the activities of GMS. Dr. Ashok Lav gave the credit for the success of the function to Shri Rit Mohan.

Shri Rit Mohan stated his aim was to strengthen the GMS, and that he had been inspired in this regard by Shri Gaurav Mohan of Canada. He proposed to visit Toronto during Diwali time and would invite a delegation from there to visit the GMS. They can easily donate Rs. 10 lakhs each to the GMS and, if 10 persons do so, it will mean a sizeable addition to the GMS funds.

Speaking about the organizing ability of Shri Rit Mohan, Shri C.K. Bhai informed that the Haryana State Badminton Association had conducted a programme in Panipat on the 12th July 2008 and, the very next day, i.e., the 13th July 2008, morning, Shri Rit Mohan had managed the inauguration of the Panipat District Badminton Association.

Financial Aid for Shri Narinder Bakshi: Shri S.N. Datta regretted that, despite the Appeal for donations for the medical treatment of Shri Narinder Bakshi, suffering from kidney ailment, having been published in the Mohyal Mitter of July 2008, not a single donation had been received by the GMS so far. He himself donated Rs. 5000/- for the purpose and appealed to all Mohyals to donate whatever was within their means.

The Secretary General informed that there had been good response for such appeals in the past and he had no doubt that, in this case also, donations will be forthcoming. The Appeal had been published in the MM of July 2008, which would have reached the subscribers only recently and it was too early to expect the donations to come in so quickly.

However, there was immediate response from those present to Shri S.N. Datta’s appeal and many came forward with their donations. (These, together with the donation of Rs. 5000 from Shri S.N. Datta, totaling Rs. 11,000/-, was sent to the family by the GMS.)

The meeting came to an end thereafter, after Shanti Path, led by Smt. Krishan Lata Chhibber, with a vote of thanks to the Chair. 

Letter of Thanks for Condolence Message

Respected Rzd. Bali Sahib,

I am grateful for the kind words expressed by you on the Martyrdom of my beloved son Brig. Ravi Dutt Mehta in Kabul. May you live long and continue guiding the destiny of Mohyals.

I also beg to enclose a cheque on ICICI Bank towards my humble contribution for Widow Fund.

With best of regards,

S.D. Mehta, H.A.S. (Retd.)

Mehta Niwas, Kelston, Shimla Tel.: 0177-2657770,

Mob.: 9418376530