Pensioners' Meet at CAB
I arrived in Pune on October 27th to spend fabulous time with my 25 months old granddaughter Veda and it was indeed pure joy and fun.Then I felt that I should meet some good RBI friends settled in Pune. So I rang up Shri.Prithiani and expressed a desire to meet him and Shri.R.S.Patil. "Can you arrange this?", I asked him. "Yes", chirped Prithiani and added, "Come on November 1 at 11 a.m to CAB Auditorium. You will meet many of your friends".
So I bent my steps, from Aundh to the College and Lo and Behold ! There were over 200 retirees present in the capacious auditorium. I met friends I had not seen for decades. "Eminence Grises" included Sarvashri P.B.Kulkarni, A.V.Sardesai, B.A.Patil, Newlay, P.Aravind and so many. Pune is the Home and Heaven of over 250 retirees from RBI and I have a booklet that gives all particulars about all the retirees -- including blood group. The CAB had made excellent arrangements for a get-together. In fact they have done themselves proud. November, as all of you know is the month when retirees have to submit their Life Certificate. CAB made it very easy to submit these certificates by making their staff available for this. No Hassles for this Certificate.
What is more laudable is that they had arranged a Camp for Diabetology and Retinopathy. A panel of doctors from the Chellaram Hospital checked those wanted to get checked and offered guidance. This was followed by a Lec-Dem by a doctor. There was an interactive session between the doctor and retirees.
The Principal. Ms. Kamala Rajan welcomed the doctors and asked a number of questions on eye problems. The Vice Principal Shri R.L.Sharma proposed a vote of thanks. The doctors and the technicians were given appropriate gifts. The College had arranged for Tea in the beginning and Lunch at the end of the session.
I do wish other Centres emulate CAB and arrange for similar get-together of retirees and renewing of broken friendship and exchanging of notes.
P.P.Ramachandran (via e-mail)
