WonderLife 1.0, July 2018, Issue 1 | Page 26

Tr. Ashvin Kumar, Area 7 Chairman (Elect) AREA 7 TEXT “Thalaivar” in Tamil means Leader The Text is for the incoming leaders of the Area and keeping this in mind the event for Area 7 was named so. The logo was aptly designed to include both the name Area 7 and the Thalaivars. Curt 186 was the host of the event and the convenors were Tr. Rahul and Tr. Lucky lead by chairman Tr. Mohan. The LAPD team Tr. Manoj and Tr. Pradeep joined the hosting team in planning and organising the event. Incoming Ac Ashvin had a few requests for the hosting team. The venue should be centric to all tables, a resort exclusive only for the participants and not in the centre of the city. Keeping this in mind the host table chose the “My village” at Anaikatti by the reserve forests of the western ghats and just an hour drive from coimbatore. The best part that no phones work in the resort which means no distractions ! The venue was ideal with a beautiful village set up, big courtyards with a nice lawns, farm animals strolling around the property. Amazing scenery with the hills in the background, luxury rooms, tents and with an beautiful pool overlooking the hills. In the run up to the event the Whats app group was all filled with activity, intro of area board with Tablers posting selfies, quotes on leaderships, it was fun. June 16th - 10.05 am - 3 participants had arrived. Tables had to travel anywhere from 1 hour to 6 hours to reach the venue. At 11.15 am 69 participants out of the 75 on the board were in the conference room. A record 92 % . All wearing dark blue t shirts sporting the Thalaivars logo. It was an amazing setup. With a thrilling opening video - the participants were set for a thrilling ride. The stage was set for a grand show and then walk in the stalwarts of training in Round table India- Sq. Leg Naren Agarwal, Sq. Leg Sanjay Kondass, Sq. Leg Vinay Kumar, Tr. Kamlesh and the chief guest was Sq. Leg Ilango fondly called Jangs - past president RTI and Chairman RTIF. The lighting of the kuthuvilaku was followed by chief guest Jangs address. His powerful and motivational speech set the tone of the program. It was during his tenure as National president that Text was introduced to RTI. Incoming AC Ashvin gave a wonderful speech on his vision and plans. A video on leadership with quotes from some of the greatest legends and its relevance to tabling made an impact on the audience. The chairman, secretaries and convenors were called and recognised on stage. The Ac stressed on the point that all the participants in the room were going to lead Area 7 and they have just 365 days to make every moment count. The trainers then took over and the participants had a wonderful days session with lots of interactive sessions, planning, learning and exploring ! The setup was fantastic for the evening party, the ambience was like a perfect, the weather and the lighting in the courtyard like a village festival. The hosts Curt 186 manned the bar and ensured the participants had a great time. The party wound up at 3 am with singing skills of the Tablers coming to the fore. Sunday morning - the breakfast was again traditional style on the banana leaf. Sunday’s session saw a host of convenors sharing their plans . Tr. Vishnu of 31, Tr. Anand of 101, Tr. Praveen of 20 , Tr. Pravin of ERT 98 and wonderful exchange of ideas actively from the Participants. The session came to a conclusion with the head board presenting each participant with a personalised folder carrying the participant name, a certificate and a group photo inserted inside. The fun wasn’t over yet. With the host table deciding to treat the participants with beer and biryani for the Sunday. Overall it was a memorable weekend where the 26th board of Area 7 came together for some great bonding, learning and to create memories for life. 26