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Bharat
Club Bandung |
EVENTS IN BANDUNG.
In early 1980s some of the Indian expatriates in Bandung namely Mr. Y
L Bhat, Dr. Prakash Shastri, Mr. Vinod Laroya and others assembled
with a desire to bring together all fellow Indians under a association
which was named as Bharat Club. Dr Shastri and Mr Bhat were the
founding president and Secretary respectively. Since then it has grown
in its strength & activities & is today one of the erstwhile
organisation of Indian community in Indonesia, a country where Indian
history, cultures & traditions has a deep influence & adoration & has
gained recognition from Indian embassy & the industry as well.
The objectives of the club are to organise various socio-cultural
functions, family entertainment programmes including sports,
celebrating major Indian festivals & also generating funds for helping
victims of calamities & donations to orphanage. It also keeps the
Members informed of useful information, events, news etc received from
various sources & from Indian Embassy. The club is of the members, by
the members & for the members & best exemplifies unity amongst
diversity.
Membership of the club is by annual subscription. An Executive
Committee, which consists of President, Secretary, Treasurer and other
members, manage the affairs of the club. The term of Committee is one
year & is replaced by another team during the AGM by mutual
understanding for the next session. The committee meets at least once
a month or so, to plan the various activities. All decisions are taken
by common consensus & efforts are made to have at least 1 programme in
a month with maximum participation.
Bharat club today has shaped into an open forum taking care of members
social needs & expectations , host to visiting star performers from
India & to entrepreneurs visiting in trade fairs.
This Directory is rich with information of essentials of daily life
useful to all members, especially in settling new members arriving
Bandung for the first time & also provides interesting reading about
Bandung and its culture. It gives an instant access to ALL Indians
residing in city while the advertisements assist in sourcing products
& facilities & has benefited the advertisers largely, making it highly
interactive. Indian community comprises of professionals from various
fields actively involved in local & international dealings with
multinational organisations.
A lot of hard work is put in designing & compilation of this
information & any error in data is regretted.
Bharat club activities.
Picnic To familiarise new & old club members after the A.G.M
a day outing is arranged at a recreation place in & around Bandung .
Sports day To usher field sports competitive games are
arranged for all age groups & best performers are given prizes.
Badminton Tournament This national game of Indonesia is also
played regularly by Indians & to develop competitiveness a tournament
is arranged for both Mens & Ladies.
Dandia / Dassera This festival is of special significance
which symbolises victory of good over evil.It is celebrated in its
cultural theme with traditional dance & music.
Diwali Members gather to exchange greetings of good wishes &
prosperity, with some cultural performances followed by a Grand Lucky
draw of more than 30 prizes at stake. The prizes range from
Air-tickets to valuable appliances which is made possible due to
sponsorships received from individuals, industries located in
Indonesia & India as well.
Christmas / New year To welcome Christmas & New Year, a party
is organised for members & with special invitation to directory
advertisers & all well wishers who have supported the cause of Bharat
club generously.
Fun fete This is a rare occasion of food festival of Indian
delicacies, with a variety of snacks & sweets, open for all
communities.
Children competition Efforts are made to organise whenever
possible talent-search competitions for young students to support
their extra curricular activities.
Holi This festival brings all member families together once
again to play & dance with colours. The festival has a special
significance which reunites all individuals to live in spirit of
brotherhood.
To share information & experiences an E-Magazine by way of E-talk is
published Quarterly from the contributions received from members.
TOGETHER WE CAN CHANGE THE
WORLD!
For information Contact :
Mrs Binu Gandhi 081 22180848
Mr Vijay Nathani 08122129748
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