baby turtle! And it's so frightened and hurt! ” she picked it up and they rushed home. Mini immediately got her first aid kit and applied medicine on the turtle's legs. Just then there was a “tring tring” sound of a cycle bell. Gopi the little dairy boy had arrived with fresh milk and butter “oh! that's a water turtle!” he said. “I will bring some insects and worms for him to eat and you get some fresh water,” he told Mini. All this while Jazz was fondly wagging his tail. Mini said, “Let's call him Buddy as he is your friend now Jazz.” Jazz and Buddy became good friends and walked together around the garden happily. Buddy would sometimes disappear in the little pond Gopi had made for him at the corner of the garden. Mini would sit in her rocking chair knitting and listening to music. As time passed, Buddy grew bigger and would walk around the garden foraging for his own food but the little pond was now too small for Buddy. He would look around curiously and walk towards the gate. Jazz wondered what the problem was. One late afternoon when Mini came home she saw Jazz searching for Buddy everywhere. She also searched behind hedges and flower beds but Buddy was nowhere to be found. It was getting dark. Suddenly, Jazz barked and ran towards the gate. Mini followed him. Gopi heard the commotion and went to get a lantern. The three of them searched here and there for Buddy. Suddenly, Jazz started barking happily. Mini rushed towards the sound and saw Buddy and Jazz walking side by side. Gopi came running with his lantern saying, “Buddy is going towards the pond!” Near the pond Buddy stopped and looked at Jazz fondly speaking a language only they both understood. Jazz sniffed and stared back wagging his tail as Buddy walked slowly into the water. They all stood for a long while feeling both happy and sad. They would miss their friend but Mini understood how right Jazz was to let his friend Buddy go and live his life in his own turtle way. 51
52 “And in life, it is all about choices we make and how the direction of our lives comes down to the choices we choose.” – Catherine Pulsifer
53 FRNV NEWS AND EVENTS It has been decided that Foundation for Restoration of National Values (FRNV) Regional Chapters will have following officials:- 1. Chairman/Chairperson instead of Conveners 2. Secretary Ÿ Both Chairman/Chairperson and Secretary will continue to be Life Members of FRNV and they will be authorized officials for correspondences on behalf of Regional Chapters. They will also attend meetings with FRNVHQ. Regional Chapter Review Meeting 29.10.2023 (L-R Shri T S Sridhar, Chennai Chapter; Shri Mahalingam Balasubramaniam, Chairman/Tamil Nadu Chapter; Shri Ashwani Kumar, General Secretary/FRNV; Shri S L Gangadharappa, Chairman/Karnataka Chapter; Shri Jagdeep Bhargava, Chairman/Haryana Chapter; Shri S Regunathan, President/FRNV; Smt. Devika Menon, Chairperson/Kerala Chapter; Shri Satish Kumar, Vice President/FRNV; Shri R S Krishnan, Chennai Chapter and Shri Prem Arora, Treasurer/FRNV)
54 Name Membership No. From Ÿ Bhubaneswar, Odisha Chapter Life Member Dr. Arun Kumar Rath, IAS (Retd.) has taken over as Chairman of Odisha th Regional Chapter of FRNVon 29 October 2023. Ÿ Bengaluru, Karnataka Chapter st Karnataka Chapter in its meeting held on 1 November 2023 discussed action plan for the region. It has created a WhatsApp group for its members for effective communication. Ÿ Hisar, Haryana Chapter Chairman Shri Jagdeep Bhargava has initiated steps for increasing the circulation of FRNV Journal - Value Insight. Copies of the journal are made available for the Readers in selected Cafeteria and Clubs. Ÿ Chennai, Tamil Nadu Chapter Chairman Shri Mahalingam Balasubramaniam had taken efforts to translate FRNV Teachers Manual for classes 1-5 in Tamil language. After its translation, the same shall be made available in schools for values based education to students. Appeal to Readers 1. It was decided to organize Membership drive in the month of November 2023. Concession in Annual/Life membership fee is available for academicians – Students / Teachers / Principals / Vice Principals / Lecturers, etc., 2. To allocate separate page for Readers Review in the FRNV Bi-monthly Journal – Value Insight - Readers are requested to offer their review/comments on the journal for publication in the subsequent issue. Institutional (Corporate) Members (a) Kamal Model Senior Secondary School, Mohan Garden, New Delhi has become th esteemed Institutional (Corporate) Member of FRNV, w.e.f. 18 September 2023 in spreading and strengthening the values based education. th (b) Vijay Tanks & Vessels Pvt. Ltd., Vadodara from 8 November 2023 in strengthening values and ethics. We appeal to Schools, Colleges and Organizations to become members of FRNV in strengthening the restoration of national values. Also subscribe to FRNV bi-monthly print journal for their libraries. Shri K V Ramesh, Bengaluru FRNV/LM/062 17.07.2023 Dr. Arun Kumar Rath, Bhubaneswar FRNV/LM/063 16.10.2023 Dr. Jibitesh Rath, Bhubaneswar FRNV/LM/064 20.11.2023 Shri Samarendra Dash, Bhubaneswar FRNV/LM/065 21.11.2023 Shri Ashis Mohapatra, Bhubaneswar FRNV/LM/066 21.11.2023 Life Members joined since 1st April 2023
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