Dear Member,

Greetings to you all. The month of January is possibly the most comfortable month of the year in terms of the weather. The congenial winter air provides perfect platform to organize different programmes especially outdoors. Our Club calendar was no exception and was bustling with activity.

The year started with a programme entitled "Acoustic Retro Music". It was an extremely well curated event which brought back the emotional & nostalgic memories of the yesteryears-a night dedicated to relive the evergreen & everlasting rock music.

6th January was a very big day for us as we were blessed with the presence of Swami Sarvapriyananda, Minister-in-charge, Vedanta Society, New York, and a monk in the order of Ramakrishna Mission. The enthusiasm generated was simply bewildering. More than 1300 people were enthralled and mesmerized by his scintillating eloquence in his discourse on “Vedanta in Daily Life”. It was truly a landmark event of our Club.

Annual Friendly Cricket & Tennis Tournaments with CC&FC-This annual event traditionally is always held on the first Saturday of January. Accordingly, the event was held on 6th January this year. Calcutta Club won the cricket match convincingly but lost the tennis match.

On 7thJanuary, we had two events –
Vintage Classic Car show where the participants were our own Club Members exhibiting their repertoire of their prized beauties. Dr. Fleming, the British Deputy High Commissioner graced the occasion by his kind presence and flagged off the First Vintage Car.

A brunch "Janboree'24" was organized the same day in the Club lawns which was well attended.

The Malt & Cigar evening was organized on 11thJanuary. These evenings are standalone programmes and always conveys an air of exclusivity.

12th January - A musical evening entitled "Thakur Bari Sandhya" comprised a musical soiree by the eminent artists Sm Shreya Guhathakurtha & Sm. Saswati Guhathakurtha which was greatly appreciated by the receptive audience. This was followed by a traditional dinner.

13th January – A debate entitled "Journalism today is more intent on pleasing rather than presenting" was organised in association with Calcutta Debating Circle(CDC) .This event which is possibly becoming a regular yearly calendar event was well attended.

This month we had a galore of sporting events.

12th & 13th January – We hosted Darjeeling Gymkhana Club where our tennis & badminton teams played.

14th January – A Friendly Cricket Match between President's XI & Chairman's XI at Gulmohor ground, Howrah, drew a lot of participants and was an entertaining day.

28th January -We organized the First Inter Club Chess Tournament where four Clubs participated.

International Evening
This most awaited and coveted event of our club was organized on 20th January with all pomp and grandeur. Stellar performances by international artistes was followed by a rocking performance by the band The Urban Monkz which drew a lot of enthusiasm in the dance floor. The International Food Festival with more than thirty stalls representing various countries were bustling with the participation of a great number of attendees in colourful attire. I thank the consulates of China, Thailand & Italy for their active participation. The total attendance has been estimated around 2000.

The Annual Flower Show was inaugurated on 22nd January. It was a really an exquisite sight with an array of multiple colours in full bloom adorning the lawns. Kudos to our gardeners.

Mr. Satyabrata (Jolu) Mukherjee, our Member and an eminent Lawyer, has been conferred with Padmabhusan award posthumously. Our respect to him.

With all your good wishes and our sincere intent, we have traversed six months of our journey. Though hectic it is a great learning curve for us. It is heartening to see you all enjoying the ambience and the camaraderie of our beloved institution. The footfall has definitely increased and the weather has been very supportive. Any suggestions and complaints are welcome as they add to the positive health of the institution.

With warm regards

Yours sincerely,