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SAM CLUB DAY ‘16

Club Day 2015 Report

- Poonam Kumari Saha '2k13

As per the culture of Jamalpur Gymkhana, Club Day is organized every year. It is the occasion when old
Gymkhanites meet and cheer their moments of youth spent in Gymkhana. Also, it is the me for the current
Gymkhanites to prepare themselves and showcase their various talents: cultural, managerial, interpersonal
skills, fine arts, photography, etc.

Though the weather in January was cold, everybody perspired in pu ng in their best efforts to make the Club
Day a success.

This year, 1955 batch was the Diamond Jubilee focal batch. Members of this batch who a ended the Club Day
were Mr. Chiranjiv Singh, Mr. Vijay Kanwar, Mr. V. Narayanan, Mr. G. K. Khare and Mr. A. K. Banerji. The 1965
batch was the Golden Jubilee batch. We had Mr. Jayanta Ghosh, Mr. Nikhilesh Jain, Mr. J. T. Verghese, Mr. J. L.
Singh, Mr. R. K. Rao, Mr. Pratap Srivastava, and Mr. M. L. Gill from this batch. The 1985 batch was the Silver
Jubilee batch from which Mr. Manobendra Ghoshal and Mr. Shankar Mazumdar a ended the func on. We
also had the pleasure of hos ng members of 1972 batch - Mr. Alok Johri, Mr. Arvind Khare, Mr. Rajiv Chandra,
and Mr. Rakesh Misra. Mr. A. K. Kansal and Mr. Hemant Kumar (Member Mechanical), two of the members of
1973 batch, apart from Mr. M. S. Mathur (Director, IRIMEE) also a ended the func on.

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All of Gymkhana became alert with the arrival of the first guest at the midnight of 13 February, 2015. A er
that, Gymkhanites in navy trousers and coats were on their mission: some of them were busy receiving their
respec ve guests, some were busy in the dining hall accompanying their guests for breakfast, and some,
behind the scenes, were busy in coordina ng all the ac vi es.

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The K. C. Lal Memorial at IRIMEE was organized. This was followed by dinner at 1, Camp Road. On the 14 of
February, the much awaited fete was held at Gymkhana a er the Annual Day func on at IRIMEE. Unlike the
previous year, the weather was clear this year and rains couldn't come between SAMs, Gymkhanites and fun.
Games and dance went together in harmony. Rickshaw race and Tug-of-War filled the atmosphere with
camaraderie. SAM magazine's Club Day 2015 issue was also released during the fete. Lunch was organized in
the quadrangle. This was followed by Jamalpur Associa on's Annual General mee ng which was marked by
enthusias c par cipa on from all SAMs present. Technical Society's photo exhibi on in the evening
reminded old Gymmies of their stay at Gymkhana. High Tea was held in the front lawn. The guests then
proceeded for the cultural programme. The audience appreciated the cultural events with resounding
applause.

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On 15 February, we bid farewell to all our guests, a er the customary tossing in the front lawn and a group
photograph of all the members and guests present. We were all le with a sense of void with the departure of
the last guest. All in all, Gymkhana saw another Club Day pass and its terraco a walls now register refreshed
friendships and new rela onships between the old and the new genera ons of Indian Railways.

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