Chitrakoot University, Madhya Pradesh, chosen location
for the World U3A Conference February 2010

From Professor R N Kapoor - Founder/President of ISU3A

"The Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidyala (Chitrakoot University) which you can see above has agreed to host our World conference, to be held on February 8th/9th/10th 2010, More information will come to you in later issues of U3A Patrika."

For further information please click on http://worldu3aconference2010.org

NEWS FROM OUR GROUPS

Sangam U3A Allahabad, by Dr Meena Darbari, Vice-President.      Dr. R.N.Kapoor described his experience at the SCIENCE of LIVING Conference at Jaipur and was requested to organise a similar workshop at Allahabad.
     Dr. Darbari said that in case of emergency [ICE] a number should be available on ones cellphone as to whom to contact if the person is unable to communicate.
     There was a request to members to become life members of IndiaU3A, and forms were distributed to all those present.

Bhavana U3A - ashok kumar malhotra <akmalhotra123@rediffmail.com>
Encouraged by the overwhelming response and success of the previous trip to Neemsar, another Excursion-cum-Pilgramage trip was planned for 1st March. It is a matter of great pride that the next WorldU3A conference is to be held in Chitrakoot and it is proposed to form a cell of Bhavana U3A to assist with organisation.
Chitrakoot U3A - in process of forming - convener pro-tem is Dr Hari Singh
Chattarpur U3A - in process of forming - convener pro-tem is Jayashree Manglik
Delhi Seniors U3A - in process of forming - convener pro-tem is Mr Garg of Senior Citizens Council of Delhi (click that for their website).
PRAYAG U3A held its monthly meeting on 1st feb. There were about 40 members present (fewer members then expected due to change of venue) and the President Mr. Pandey opened the meeting.
    Dr. R.N.Kapoor was the chief guest. He addressed the meeting and gave tips as to how to lead a healthy, peaceful life and also distributed a pamphlet.
    Dr. M. Darbari spoke about the different U3As and also emphasised the importance of involvement of women.
    There were joke-telling and also beautiful poetry was recited by Mr. Mishra.

Dr. Meena Darbari - editor

The 'Silver Innings' website says "We at Silver Innings are committed to ensure that ageing becomes a positive, rewarding experience for all. Ageing gracefully is the way of life we promote.We wish to help elders and their family members to overcome the challenges of ageing."

Their list of Elders Help Lines telephone numbers in different cities at http://www.silverinnings.com/Help Line.html is particularly useful.

Did you know you can order bus tickets online?

• Home delivery service of bus tickets @ Rs.25 in major cities
• Book bus tickets online, over the phone or over the mobile
• Book bus tickets online with over 300 bus travel operators
• Book bus tickets online for over 4000+ routes across India

Credit Card fraud is still on the increase. The short slideshow you can see if you click here explains one method used by thieves to prevent a credit card from returning after a transaction, and it can then be retrieved by someone else.

This slideshow is worth watching. It may help you one day.

Can it be true that India has more money in Swiss banks than the USA and Russia? In fact, more than all other countries combined? Click on http://www.roguepolice.com/swiss.htm for this allegation; and a sum of 1,500 billion US dollars is quoted.

The Tax Justice Network says that tax havens are a cause of poverty, and further information relating to India's relationship with banks in Liechtenstein can be seen at http://tinyurl.com/clvd52 and more information at http://www.transparencyindia.org/

The Vice Chancellor of A.P.S. University Rewa Prof S.N. Yadav and Dr Sajjan Singh (left), Director of Chinmaya U3A Rewa have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under which Chinmaya U3A Rewa will conduct courses on topics of interest and benefit of seniors viz. Indian Gerontology, Meditation, Yoga, and 5 Day camps on Art of Graceful Ageing. The A.P.S. University will provide the infrastructure and the Chinmaya U3A Rewa will provide the resource persons and the course content.

This is a pioneer step in the field of Life Long Learning. The first camp on The Art of Graceful Ageing, under this MoU, is to be conducted at Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh on April 15, 2009.

Congratulations to Professor V Visweswariah, Dr. R. Vasunder Reddy, and R N Mital of Andhra Pradesh Senior Citizens Confederation (APSCCON). They have formed a new University of the Third Age, U3A Hyderabad, and have started their programme of Lifelong Learning by researching the History of Ancient India. This was announced at a meeting of APSCCON at which Tom Holloway, Secretary-General of WorldU3A, gave a talk on '"Children of World War Two and the effects of war."

APSCCON has been actively pursuing the subject of pensions for the elderly with the state government for almost a year now. There are many lapses in the implementation of Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pensions Scheme (IGNOAPS). Thousands of eligible persons are ignored. Only persons with recommendation of political representatives get it. This is shocking and must be changed.

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