Today is Sunday – 25th August 2024. It is Independence Day, or Día de la Independencia, in Uruguay. On this day in 1825, the Thirty-Three Orientals declared independence, hoping to establish a free and sovereign Uruguay after more than three centuries of foreign rule. This declaration led to a 500-day-long struggle until 1828 when the Treaty of Montevideo was passed, and Uruguay was recognized as an independent nation.
On 15th Aug 2024, Nation’s 78th Independence Day was grandly celebrated at Triplicane by Srinivas Youngmens’ Association [SYMA] with flag hoisting infront of our Medical centre followed by Cataract Detection Camp. His Holiness Parama Pujaniya Sri Sri Viswaprasanna Theertha Swamiji, Pontiff of Pejawar Mutt hoisted the National flag and spoke about the significance of freedom and the importance of Nation and religion. He inaugurated ‘Free Cataract detection and surgery camp’ at SYMA Medical Centre conducted by SYMA in association with Sankara Eye Hospital, Pammal & Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Sankara Medical Trust.
Browsing the annals of history shows some of these important occurrences on this day :
• 1258 – George Mouzalon, the regent of
the Empire of Nicaea, was assassinated as part of a conspiracy led by nobles
under the future emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos.
• The Honourable Artillery Company (HAC)
is a reserve regiment in the British Army. It is one of the oldest surviving
regiments – this was incorporated by royal charter, this day in 1537 by King Henry VIII
• On this day in 1609 - Italian astronomer
Galileo Galilei demonstrated his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers.
• 1914 – World War I: Japan declares war
on Austria-Hungary.
• 1960 – The Games of the XVII Olympiad
commence in Rome, Italy.
• In 2012, on this day, the NASA space
probe Voyager 1 became the first man-made object to enter interstellar space.
• Couple of
years back in Covid era the 3rd Test began at Leeds this day 2021 - we expected it to be a high stakes game but
proved to be a damp squib. James
Anderson, Ollie Robertson and co.
running in with a bright red Dukes, on a Headingley surface that never really
dies outsmarted India by an innings and 76 runs !!.
. .. no post on History or Cricket
but on a man who made a deep impact in our lives as also in Social service !
Srinivas Youngmens Association (SYMA) has been doing service relentlessly since
1977. Of our many services, Medical
services and Education services are our prime activities.
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Srinivas Youngmens Association (SYMA) has been doing service relentlessly since 1977. Of our many services, Medical services and Education services are our prime activities. We have come a long way since 1989 when our medical services were launched in a small street corner at Peyalwar Street ~ many our volunteers have striven so hard ensuring that pleasant and quality service is extended to poor and needy. Of the many people involved – we recall and remember the passionate services of dear KE Raghavan born on 12.10.1953 would have been 71 if fate had not cruelly snatched him this day 17 years ago.
The person liked by us all “Kunnavakkam Elayavalli Raghavan” [Alamu Stores] passed away in 2007 – his sudden death shocked Triplicane and hundreds turned up at his funeral. He would ever be remembered for his nice words, smiling face, hard work done always at the background without ever showing up on stage.
On a day when His Holiness Sri Sankaracharya was to visit our medical centre in its nascent stage, he took upon himself, the task of whitewashing the entire premises and the day beckoned with the place so neat and clean. He was exceptionally good in cooking and the sambar that he used to make still lingers. In SYMA tours, besides other manual work, cooking and serving was his area and he made everyone feel happy with that. He was part of MTR for sometime, later managing the provision stores of his brother.
Every year we
remember him on 25th of August – this year on Nation’s Independence day in our
Eye camp conducted alongwith Sri Sankara Eye Hospital, Pammal – 150 people were
screened ~ 23 persons were identified, 14 were taken to Sri Sankara Eye
Hospital, Pammal. Cataract surgery was
done free for them, later, they were brought back to Triplicane. 41 persons were prescribed spectacles. The eye-glasses have been made by Sri Sankara Eye Hospital, Pammal and
they were distributed in a function held at SYMA Medical Centre today @ 6.30
pm.
Me
with KER taken at Vellore in 1994
Today SYMA remembers
Mr KE Raghavan, who left us this day in 2007.
The edifice of SYMA has been built brick by brick by the efforts of some
and late KE Raghavan played a great part in maintaining the Centre those days.
His brother Mr KE Srinivasan, Prop. Alamu Stores, distributed the glasses
alongwith Mr TJ Ramani, SR Parthasarathi, AV Kasturi Rangan, R Sanjeevi, KV
Rangarajan, MA Sadagopan, Arvind, SC Balaji and myself. Here are some photos
taken on the occasion.
With regards – S. Sampathkumar
25.8.2024.
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