A business house serves its customers. A club serves it’s owners. To function efficiently the Managing Committee should understand these delicate nuances. At the beginning of this Committee’s year we had a dream to have a Manual of Operations for Club Management. We wanted to document all the management learning processes in an effort to bring about uniform standards in operations. To achieve this, we created a new subcommittee under Mr. Shashidhar Pai, with a brief that the first edition be released on Club Day. I must thank him and all his Committee Members for maintaining the D day. I should especially thank Mr. Divakar Pai for taking up the task of documenting this book.

The life of the Managing Committee is a year and the term of a committee Member is restricted to a period of 3 years. The Staff is more permanent in nature; this gives rise to a certain kind of “I know better than you” attitude in them. This apart,

every new Managing Committee Member has his own way of getting things done, which not only confuses the Staff but also at times may demoralize them. The Manual of Operations seeks to change this. These SOPs are not mandatory nor ‘must follow’ rules. They are only guidelines and pointers towards efficient Club Management. This book is not complete; every year the Managing Committee may upgrade this book and release a fresh revised edition, which will help us achieve a very well balanced and professional Management of our Club, which we all hold dear to our hearts.

The Club day on January 26 was well attended and we had excellent feedback on the full spread of Coorg cuisine organised by our Club Manager Mr.Prasad Monappa. On the infrastructure front, work on the new elevator should start any time and hopefully it should be in place by the end of February. Please bear with us for the inconvenience of taking the stairs till it is operational. The feedback forms filled by many of our guests and members have been largely positive. Wherever there has been a remark, action has been taken and efforts have been made to resolve issues.

Isaac VasHonorary Secretary

IN RIGHT EARNEST

It’s February already! How are those new year fitness resolutions doing? I hope you’ve been able to stick to them, a little effort is all it takes. Health and fitness are matters not to be taken lightly,’ A stitch in time saves nine’ seems an appropriate adage. The club has fine facilities to help you meet your goals.Make use of them.

The city seems to be getting cleaner, thanks to a proactive local administration and good Samaritans who spend their Sundays cleaning public spaces. What a difference it makes! Kudos to all involved.

THE EDITORS DESK The club is in cruise-control mode following a busy year end. We had a beautiful club day blessed with perfect weather. In this month’s MC Live, a report on the club day event, an interview with one of the architects of the club, Past hon. secretary, Mr. RC Rodrigues, a saucy club classic the ‘English chicken roast’ catches the epicurean’s attention and a former aqua-phobic dreams of a boat ride on the Netravathi. Happy reading!

Dr. Siddarth ShettyEditor, MC Live

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Volume : 01Month : Jan 2018Editor : Dr. Siddarth Shetty

Issue 07

MEET : R. C. RODRIGUES• Mangalore Club to you is – A second home and a place to relax. • Golden years at the club – As Joint Hon. Secretary and later Hon.

Secretary (2004-2006). • As ex-secretary what is your message to the committee members

and club members – Try to better the performance during your term with the clubs’ interest in mind. To the members – Support your committee in all their good work.

• Core belief system – Be sincere in whatever you do and whomsoever you are dealing with.

• Success formula – Plan your work and work your plan. • How do you see yourself 5 years from now – 5 years younger in

spirit and dancing till 5AM! • Greatest strength – Willingness to learn from others no matter

what or who the person is. • Greatest weakness – My four treasures, my grandchildren. • Favorite language – Konkani, of course! • Favorite cuisine – Simple Mangalorean vegetarian and non-

vegetarian food. • Closest to your heart – Family and Friends ( and my old flames

too!) • Causes you support – Education for the marginalized and

orphanages. • Who inspired you in life – My parents. • What can take your breath away? – Masterpieces in art. • A holiday destination you recommend – North-East India • What’s pending on your bucket list – A visit to the Kashmir valley

under peaceful conditions. • What keeps you standing tall at 6’0” – Obviously my Height

(Ha-ha), on a serious note, the value systems I inherited from my parents.

It was in the first decade of this century that Mangalore club shed its shackles and grew exponentially from a quiet, sedate entity to what it is today. At its helm were stalwarts who ably guided it’s destiny. The tall and affable R. C. Rodrigues was a key figure who played a stellar role as club Secretary from 2004-06. Here are his candid thoughts...

Interviewed by Nayana Rose Fernandes

EAT : ENGLISH CHICKEN ROAST What is it that makes the English chicken roast delicious? Is it the tender chicken? Or is it the gravy? What about the goulash of spices? Envisage a culinary work of art which brings together all of these aspects to braise a perfect roast chicken - The English Roast Chicken at MC is an entree which exemplifies the adage “Good things come to those who wait”. Oh, but the wait is totally worth it! Chicken tenders are first marinated in soya sauce then rolled in corn flour prior to being fried and then braised in gravy. The gravy is itself a mellow mix of a slew of sauces which invigorates the chicken to pack a flavourful punch. What starts as a tinge of tangy sweetness, slowly builds up in the palate to give way to a fiery spicy blast as an aftermath. Don’t miss the English Roast, try it out soon!

The Epicurean Foodie

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CLUB DAY

CLUB NEWS

Brilliant weather, drinks flowing, food aplenty, live music, great atmosphere- that was the gist of the club day this year. A crooner par excellence with a powerful voice, Ms. Jacqueline Fernandes effortlessly sang classic numbers to keep us entertained. We had konkani and hindi songs as well. Couples, both the young ones and the young at heart, jumped in and jived to numbers that caught their fancy. Paputu, Kadambuttu, Vermicelli Pulao, Mango curry, Mushroom Cashew Nuts Masala… just some of

EVENTS FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2018: • Housie – Saturday, 17.02.2018• Rummy Knockout – Sunday, 25.02.2018

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the delicious Coorg food that was laid out by chefs from Coorg organised by manager Prasad Monappa. The event was ably compered by young Ms. Sweeney Marine D’Souza. We had a Housie at noon and gift hampers were handed out to the winners of the party games. The MC crew and the ever-present Shashiprashant handled things with aplomb as always, making sure all the members had a marvellous time.

RECIPROCAL AFFILIATION: We have reciprocal arrangements with the following Club: Mumbai Police Gymkhana 473, N.S.Road, Marine Drive Mumbai 400 002. Members are requested to note this and avail the facilities.

Monthly bulletin of Mangalore Club, For private circulation only Editor : Dr. Siddarth Shetty E-mail : drsidshetty@me.com Cell No : +91-9980044933Printed at Prasad Printers, Milk Diary Road, Kulshekar Mangaluru -575005

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GENERAL CATEGORY

Name, qualification Occupation Proposer Seconder Application recd.

Date of birth & address by the Club

Dr. Sharon Deepthi Rasquinha, MBBS, MS Doctor Gregory F.Peres Kenneth E.J.D’Souza

08.09.1982 M.J.A.Saldanha 24.09.2016

Flat No.303, Shangrila Appt., Malcolm J.Saldanha

Balikashrama Road Mervin J.V.Saldanha

Kankanady, Mangalore 575 002. Dr.Siddarth Pandit

Mr.Avinash Shenoy, B.E., M.B.A Business K.V.Bhandary Guruprasad Adyanthaya

21.11.1977 Dr.Ashok Pandit 17.04.2017

Lamina Suspension Products Ltd. Dr.K.V.Devadiga

17/19, Industrial Area, Baikampady Dr.A.V.Shetty

Mangalore 575 015. Maroor Ajith Pai

MEMBERS CHILDREN

Ms. Nitya Marie Noronha, MHCI Designer P.Venugopal Denzil P.F.Castelino 13.12.2016

17.02.1988 C.Noronha

Alvares Road, Kadri M.Ganesh Kamath

Mangalore 575 002. M.Ramesh Nayak

Sudhir

Mr.Nishan Malcolm Noronha, BE Design David J. Pinto Vincent Philip Andrade 20.12.2016

26.10.1991 Engineer Venkatesh Pai

Alvares Road, Kadri Gerard Peter D’Souza

Mangalore 575 002. Jude C.Rego

Jeevan Saldanha

Dr.Vaishak Vidyadhar, MBBS, DNB Doctor Dr.M.Vdyadhar Shetty Anoop Shetty 02.02.2017

01.10.1983 J.B.Nambiar

Kadri Kambla Road Ravindranatha Shetty

Mangalore 575 004. K.Vijesh V.Shetty

Sanjay Shenai

CORPORATE MEMBER

Mr.C.Rishyak, MD & Mr.C.Ritwik, Jt.MD Public Ltd. M.Venkatesh Pai Jathin V.Attavar 05.10.2017

Arion Technology Ltd. Divya Pai

“EPSILON”,No.1-60/4 Dr.Lavanya Varma

Bangra Kulur Sanath Kumar Shetty

Mangalore 575 013. Peter Mascarenhas

BALLOTApplications for Permanent Membership of the Club received from the following candidates whose details are given below was scrutinized, screened and approved by the Managing Committee. Their names will be put up for balloting from 1.02.2018 for a period of four weeks (1.02.2018 to 28.02.2018)