After my last foray into this subject I have had several messages from some very dedicated alumni about the problems of proceeding with this and many have suggested that the best case scenario is of dealing with each case on a case-by-case basis.
I am probably of another opinion!
Our alumni consists of some of the best Captains in every profession - industrialists, lawyers, doctors, financial wizards, managers, engineers, research scientists, etc. It will be no problem for this group to come up with a solution which is legally correct, easy to administer, and will allow us to make best use of every drop that flows into our Trust Fund. We should use the latest and finest technology at our disposal to set up a fool-proof system.
The late 57er Budni and I discussed this at some length. Had he been alive, I am quite sure that he would have brought together the finest brains to have this up and running, something that other organisations would be praying that they had the ability to produce.
To do this we need the time-honoured approach - Innovation, Motivation and Communication.
No single individual has all these three cornerstones of success in his / her arsenal. Our Alumni President has been doing his best, but is constrained by many other things that must have his undivided attention.
Being 7000 km away from where the action lies I am unable to put my best foot forward. But the correspondence I have exchanged with many of you on this subject reveals that we have all the factors between Mumbai and Pune, and possibly Delhi, Bangalore and Mysore, to have this launched as a successful model within my lifetime (sadly to say, not in that of 57er Budni!)
Let us get on with this task so that by Founders Day next year (November 2009) we can have a working system in operation!
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Dear Jacob and other friends
Within a year of dear Budni's demise he has been most sincerely remembered and his wishes are being fulfilled. The President's blog is dedicated to him as the cat-a-blog he wanted (http://catalumni.blogspot.com/2007/04/cat-blog.html), the President takes every opportunity to link with and post through Jacob's blog as he wanted and the organized process for benefits to needy Alumni Ex-Staffers & Ex-Teachers is established and its growth agenda is being framed. (http://catalumni.blogspot.com/2008/04/status-report-on-mr-mazumdar-and-role.html) Many thanks to all those Cathedralites who do it because `they care, want to make a difference & are looking @ 150' !
Hope the work lives up to the standards of innovation, motivation and commitment necessary.
regards
Rajiv Bhatia
President @ your service
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