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visits to branches, the AGM or the National Youth Meet—even when she travelled to help the Governing Body and the Association in a significant way in their work in Delhi.
Matters raised by five members via letters were placed on the floor of the House. After discussions, The Chair asked the members present if they found the Governing Body’s responses to the matters raised appropriate and satisfactory. The General Body, with the exception of one member present, overwhelmingly supported all the Governing Body’s responses.
Resolutions moved by Ms Janet D’Souza (Trivandrum), Mr Jason O’Connor (Mumbai) and Mrs Vinisha Nero (MLA and GB Member, Karnataka) were discussed. The resolutions were carried, with almost all members present raising their hands to vote in favour of them.
The Chair asked if the General Body once again ratified all the amendments to the Memorandum and Articles of Association passed at the AGM in Pune. Since only one member objected to
the same and all the others present supported it, the Chair declared all the changes made to the Memorandum and Articles of Association ratified by the General Body.
The General Body unanimously supported the decision taken at the AGM in Pune to work in close collaboration with The All-India Anglo- Indian Education Institution, as it continues to support our children’s education through our branches.
Mr Edmund Jones (Delhi), a member of the Executive Committee of the Institution, also stated that the aid given by the Institution was to support the children of the Anglo-Indian community and would continue to benefit them.
The President-in-Chief informed the General Body that the President of the Institution, Air Marshal (Retd) Denzil Keelor, had confirmed that the scholarship cheques would be given to branch Presidents, and would be issued in the name of the student (if the student was in college) or in the name of the parent (if
the student was in school). He also informed the House that all members’ Anglo-Indian children could avail of the scholarships and awards. He recorded The All-India Anglo- Indian Association’s gratitude to the President and Committee of The All-India Anglo-Indian Education Institution for their generosity and continuous support.
The Chair announced that the Annual General Meeting would be held in Lucknow on 6 and
THE REVIEW 7 October 2019, with the Awards Night on
5 October. Mr Adrian Michael (President of
the Lucknow branch) addressed the House, stating that the branch was looking forward to hosting what promised to be a meaningful and enjoyable AGM.
The President-in-Chief requested all those present below the age of 25 to stand. He announced that all 33 of them would be allowed to attend the AGM at Lucknow without any voluntary delegate contribution. He also thanked the Lucknow branch for their generosity and the special efforts they were putting in to make the AGM a grand success.
The Vote of Thanks was delivered by Mrs Dawn Wilson, President of the St Thomas Mount branch.
The President-in-Chief thanked Dr Oscar
Nigli and Mrs Rachel Nigli for the tremendous amount of hard work they had put in to make all the arrangements for this EGM.
The Chair thanked all the delegates for attending. All delegates then sang the National Anthem.
This was followed by a get-together and a delicious dinner.
NEED MATTER NEED MATTER NEED MATTER The Honorary Treasurer informed the General Body about the contributions and sacrifices made by Governing Body Members, as the President-in-Chief and Governing Body Members often spent their own funds while doing Association-related work. Had it not been for this, the Association’s expenses would have been significantly Governing Body