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Sitting, 1st row: L to R 1) My brother Dr. Lakshminarsu 2)
Myself
Sitting, 2nd row: L to R 8) Dr. Rajendra Prasad the first
President of India
Standing, 1st row: L to R 3) My mother Smt. Eshwaramma
Standing, 2nd row: L to R 3) My father Sri N. Bhaskarachary
Yellandu Club of Kothagudem was a big source of entertainment to
us for 27 years.
Every month and all through every year there used to be many
celebrations and activities
in the Club. Every Sunday night we used to see a Hindi or
English movie there.
Depending on the season the movies used to be screened indoors
or outdoors - close to
the Swimming pool or at the Tennis courts. On weekdays we used
to have two Club
days when there was hectic activity at the Tennis courts,
Billiards room, Shuttle
badminton court, Table tennis room, Swimming pool, at the
playing card tables and theBar. Apart from all these facilities we
enjoyed, we also played our own games in
childhood like Hide and Seek. We also had a good Reading room
with several Indian and
International Magazines and a good Library. A variety of snacks
used to be served on the
Club days. We used to have Republic day and Independence Day
celebrations and
grand dinners. For Deepavali and on Christmas Eve we used to
have games and prizes for
the children followed by dinner. We used to get a variety of
crackers as gifts which we
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used to burst around the swimming pool. On Christmas evening
Santa Claus used to
appear at the well decorated Xmas tree on stage and give away
gifts to us. For Dasara we
used to have a daylong outdoor picnic at some scenic place
around Kothagudem. On New
Year Eve there used to be a Fancy dress competition followed by
some entertainment,
dinner and celebrations up to midnight. On most of these
occasions we used to play
Tambola and Whist drive. My brother and sister always won prizes
in Fancy dresscompetitions; it was always a first prize to my
brother. Apart from these celebrations
there used to be many more parties at the club when the children
of members got married
or some dignitaries were visiting Kothagudem or Singareni
Collieries and then some or
the other parties like a Welcome or Farewell party.
The group-photograph at the top of this article is of 4th
July 1955 when Dr. Rajendra
Prasad the first President of India visited our Club. An
enlarged copy of this photograph
still adorns the front hall of the Club, even now after 54
years. The color photos show
some areas of the Club. The black and white photographs are of
my brother Dr.
Lakshminarsu and my sister Hemalatha in some prize winning Fancy
dresses.
It is just not the above events I remember but also those I have
enjoyed at the club as a
toddler, the See-saws, the Merry-Go-Round, the Swings and Slides
and the Train with an
Engine and Coach on rails; driven by any elderly boy by
pedaling, though these
equipment were taken off the club premises may be before I was
10 years old. Good and
happy times are never forgotten.
Posted by Raghu N at10:53 AM
3 comments:
RAAVI said...
nice information!!!
October 24, 2009 11:28 AM
Rajaveni said...
Hi am krishnaveni, we also were at kothagudem. But which batch
do you belong to? My
father also worked atsingareni collieries. I am around 32 now
and amsettled in
tamilnadu. When i saw your blog, wanted to know if we by any
chance knew each other.
October 30, 2009 10:06 AM
