We came, We saw, He (Ananth) ate

(Karthik Narayan - a roundup of the IIT Madras Teach India meeting on Aug 10, 2008)

The Story so far:

The story so far with this Teach India campaign has been more on the lines of a Just For Laughs Gag. For those who didn't get that part, the NGOs have had orientation programs but there were few respondents to these meetings. And today all of us volunteers assembled at one place and the NGO guys forgot all about the meeting!!

Today's meeting:

As planned the meeting at IIT Madras went on (Yes, I was late, as usual!!). There were 8 of us - Karthik Narayan, Lakshmi, Hantan, Ananth, Priyanka, Subhashree, Prabhakar and Vinodh.

Ananth, Hantan and I frantically tried reaching the NGO guys but we were at the receiving end of the gag. What ensued thereon was getting new friends into our little black books and some conversation over coffee (and yes, Ananth's eating took centerstage, a pity we couldn't get more pics of that). In my own words, He was eating, we were watching.

What next - we had a chat with the NGO - Sophia and Raghunathan. Deal is - there would be a better organized meeting next saturday (Venue and Time - will be announced soon).

Request all those interested in joining this meeting to respond through email to me/ call Ananth at 9444036449 with your contact details.

Thanks and bye for now,

KN




From R to L: Lakshmi, KN, Prabhakar, Vinodh, Subhashree, Priyanka (hidden partly), Ananth and Hantan

Meeting on 10th Aug 2008 at IIT Madras at 4PM

Dear all,

Let's dispel the cloud of doubt and work together towards making
this noble cause work miracles for our country.

Here's the plan:

First, let me introduce the Indian Quizzing League: we are a bunch
of like minded guys who meet regularly to share our knowledge and
challenge ourselves.

Out team comprises of people from various walks of life - college
students, people working in MNC's and businessmen. We currently have
around 120 members across the country, out of which 20 are regulars
at the meetings.

It gives us great pleasure to be part of a great initiative by the
Times of India.

From our side, we would be hosting a quiz each month - covering
various topics such as hindu mythology, english, mathematics,
science, history etc so that the knowledge transfer is fast and
immediate.

This would make it more interactive and also spread the facts across
faster than a classroom session.

The agenda for our meeting at IIT Madras shall be:

1. To decide upon a regular place of meeting - at least twice a
month to begin with and maybe once a month as we move on.
2. Topics of interest for teaching - TBD (To Be Decided)
3. Let us break down the whole thing into small portions - called
Projects.
4. Each Project would be headed by a small team.

Who - What - How - When: the 4 basic questions of the whole thing
need to be answered through a brainstorming session.

Let us do this formally and professionally to ensure things work in
a smooth and organized manner rather than haphazardously.

A reminder to everyone who wanted to make it to our first meeting on
Aug 10 - Sunday at 4 PM at IIT Madras Cafe Coffee Day. If we do not
find enough space inside, we can always accomodate ourselves just
outside the CCD.

Directions: Upon entering the IIT - kindly ask for Central Lecture
Theater or CLT.

In this regard, those interested kindly get in touch with the Co-
ordinator for this meeting - Ananth 9444036449 and confirm your
availability.

Thanks and regards,

Karthik Narayan
The Indian Quizzing League
http://iquiz.wordpress.com