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Profile I am a businessman-Now PARTIALLY Retired. i.e. Do my work at leasure and convenience. I was born in Shimla in the year 1942. My parents were already settled in Shimla after establishing business here in the first-second decade of twentieth century. We have a dual residence: In Shimla and Pirsaluhi.Prefer to spend my winter at my native village PIRSALUHI in Distt Kangra where I have ancestral home.I remained Hony. Secretary of SOOD SABHA, SHIMLA from April, 2003 to April, 2005. My schooling was from D AV High School, Shimla (1948-1957). I studied In Banaras Hindu University for intermediate in Central Hindu College, Kamachha and then came back to S D B College, Shimla to join B Sc. (By the way; Hari Sood-a regular contributor to information about Pirsaluhi- was my bench mate in class 10 of D A V Shimla)
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Vishwa Nath Sood Sterling Castle,
Longwood,
SHIMLA-171001 HP
1st January, 2006
The President AND
Hon’ble Office Bearers & Members of The Managing Committee,
Sood Sabha, SHIMLA
Re: Meeting at Dehra on 5th Feb., 2006.
Ladies & Gentlemen,
First of all let me wish all of you a VERY HAPPY & PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR. I pray to The ALMIGHTY that let all of us today join our hands, hearts and heads together for uplift and prosperity of our SABHA.
During our meeting in November,2005 a decision had been taken to indulge in some cultural activity and medical camp at Dehra on 5th Feb., 2006 and thereafter hold a meeting of The Managing Committee with a very limited agenda.
Although in my confidential letter (Confidential from SABHA staff and NOT from Hon’ble members) dated 10th November, 2005 to the address of respected President with a copy endorsed to the Secretary, I had put forth a suggestion to the effect that by involving some local SOODS of nearby hamlets like GARLI, PRAGPUR, JWALAMUKHI etc we should try to gauge their problems and if possible our Sabha should make efforts to solve the same according to our capabilities, yet this matter couldn’t be taken up in the meeting. (Today I am enclosing herewith a copy of my letter dated 10th Nov. 2005 to all of you for your kind perusal and deeper study)
I cannot help myself to keep a mute posture about this brainchild of mine and re-propose my idea, incorporated in the enclosed letter, in a condensed form for your deliberations.
Our Hon’ble president had indicated that he would be delighted to be our host and prefer that in case some of us cannot reach Dehra on 2nd of next month to attend his function, we should be there by 4th of February, 2006 We must avail of his generous hospitality to some constructive results and on 4th of February, 2006 should INFORMALLY invite prominent SOODS living in nearby villages like JWALAMUKHI, GARLI, PRAGPUR, RAKKAR etc for informal discussions about local problems and requirements etc in general interest of our BIRADARI or that of the area.
If we find ourselves in a position to help and meet genuine requirements, WE SHOULD TAKE A SPOT DECISION IN OUR MANAGING COMMITTEE MEETING SCHEDULED FOR NEXT DAY i.e. 5th Feb., 2006. Though a budgetary proposal for medical camp and other activities already stands sanctioned, WE CAN TAKE UP ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES by setting priorities and allocating more funds from time to time as the need may arise. Whenever and wherever new activities may be taken, we have to ensure that name of Sood Sabha, Shimla remains in the forefront. If my humble suggestion carries some weight in your opinion then let all of us impress upon Hon’ble President and the Secretary, as well as one ananother, to give it a practical shape so that we get together in Dehra on 4th February, 2006 and come down to brass tacks.
SECONDLY, we must give a very vide publicity to our programme scheduled for 5th proximo. I know, our leader is already at it and has worked the finer details. I feel that sufficient number of banners and publicity material be got prepared in SHIMLA and be fixed/hung in nearby villages like JWALAMUKHI, GARLI, PRAGPUR, RAKKAR, NEREN PUKHAR etc at conspicuous spots like schools or bus stops or Bazaars. Preparation of the material in Shimla will be cheaper and of better quality.
Hope that no person will scoff at my idea and give it a serious thought. I HAVE THE HONOUR TO BE
Yours very sincerely,
(VISHWA NATH SOOD)
Member, Mg Committee, Sood Sabha, Shimla. Encl: Letter dt. 10th Nov., 2005.
Longwood,
SHIMLA-171001 HP
1st January, 2006
The President AND
Hon’ble Office Bearers & Members of The Managing Committee,
Sood Sabha, SHIMLA
Re: Meeting at Dehra on 5th Feb., 2006.
Ladies & Gentlemen,
First of all let me wish all of you a VERY HAPPY & PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR. I pray to The ALMIGHTY that let all of us today join our hands, hearts and heads together for uplift and prosperity of our SABHA.
During our meeting in November,2005 a decision had been taken to indulge in some cultural activity and medical camp at Dehra on 5th Feb., 2006 and thereafter hold a meeting of The Managing Committee with a very limited agenda.
Although in my confidential letter (Confidential from SABHA staff and NOT from Hon’ble members) dated 10th November, 2005 to the address of respected President with a copy endorsed to the Secretary, I had put forth a suggestion to the effect that by involving some local SOODS of nearby hamlets like GARLI, PRAGPUR, JWALAMUKHI etc we should try to gauge their problems and if possible our Sabha should make efforts to solve the same according to our capabilities, yet this matter couldn’t be taken up in the meeting. (Today I am enclosing herewith a copy of my letter dated 10th Nov. 2005 to all of you for your kind perusal and deeper study)
I cannot help myself to keep a mute posture about this brainchild of mine and re-propose my idea, incorporated in the enclosed letter, in a condensed form for your deliberations.
Our Hon’ble president had indicated that he would be delighted to be our host and prefer that in case some of us cannot reach Dehra on 2nd of next month to attend his function, we should be there by 4th of February, 2006 We must avail of his generous hospitality to some constructive results and on 4th of February, 2006 should INFORMALLY invite prominent SOODS living in nearby villages like JWALAMUKHI, GARLI, PRAGPUR, RAKKAR etc for informal discussions about local problems and requirements etc in general interest of our BIRADARI or that of the area.
If we find ourselves in a position to help and meet genuine requirements, WE SHOULD TAKE A SPOT DECISION IN OUR MANAGING COMMITTEE MEETING SCHEDULED FOR NEXT DAY i.e. 5th Feb., 2006. Though a budgetary proposal for medical camp and other activities already stands sanctioned, WE CAN TAKE UP ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES by setting priorities and allocating more funds from time to time as the need may arise. Whenever and wherever new activities may be taken, we have to ensure that name of Sood Sabha, Shimla remains in the forefront. If my humble suggestion carries some weight in your opinion then let all of us impress upon Hon’ble President and the Secretary, as well as one ananother, to give it a practical shape so that we get together in Dehra on 4th February, 2006 and come down to brass tacks.
SECONDLY, we must give a very vide publicity to our programme scheduled for 5th proximo. I know, our leader is already at it and has worked the finer details. I feel that sufficient number of banners and publicity material be got prepared in SHIMLA and be fixed/hung in nearby villages like JWALAMUKHI, GARLI, PRAGPUR, RAKKAR, NEREN PUKHAR etc at conspicuous spots like schools or bus stops or Bazaars. Preparation of the material in Shimla will be cheaper and of better quality.
Hope that no person will scoff at my idea and give it a serious thought. I HAVE THE HONOUR TO BE
Yours very sincerely,
(VISHWA NATH SOOD)
Member, Mg Committee, Sood Sabha, Shimla. Encl: Letter dt. 10th Nov., 2005.
Vishwa Nath Sood Ph.2655135(R) 2653050 (0)
Sterling Castle,
Longwood,
SHIMLA-171 001. H P
Dated 12th of November, 2004.
Shri Kapil Dev Sood, Advocate,
Convener, Cultural Affairs Sub-Committee,
Sood Sabha, SHIMLA.
Respected Kapil Ji,
I thankfully acknowledge receipt of your endorsement of a letter dated 11th of November, 2004 to the address of Hon!ble President. I have thoroughly gone through the contents.
Although your endorsement only directs me to repeat the instructions to The Administrator to block Hall & Gallery on certain dates which you already claim to have given as well as to put up the matter in next meeting of the Managing Committee, yet I am taking liberty to express my views on the contents and would like to take up the issues raised by you threadbare.
There is no question of your taxing any of the members of the Managing Committee. I feel that it was otherwise. You being suddenly incapacitated due to your recent eye surgery, we had to re-organize a few matters as certain Heads of Sub-Committees had conveyed their reluctance to continue or perform the job, which had been assigned to them. Sheri Vijay Karol had been apprising you of day-to-day situation. I took certain decision after consulting the active members as well as with our president. May be my inexperience had left a few gaping shortcomings but under the circumstances and with the manpower available with me that is the best I could have done. There had never been any occasion nor I wish that it should be in future when your views did not find favour with the members. I can assure you that yours are the words which are most respected. At times there were occasional suggestions or expressions of personal views. You had always been magnanimous to relent and respect the feelings of other members, which speaks volume of your greatness.
After your keenness about declamation contests, you might have perhaps envisaged that my number comes next about showing interest in this activity. I fully endorse your views about contests being held in both Hindi and English. I have an open mind about the place where the contests should be held but am strictly against the same being held in our temple hall. I have to make a suggestion in this regard. When a contest is held in English, I offer to be one of the judges. This has two reasons. Firstly, it will project a direct involvement of The Managing Committee and secondly, perhaps most of you may not be aware, I had been myself a very keen orator and very actively took part in declamation contests and represented my college even up to University level. Whatever I have written on this topic is purely my personal view. The voice of the Managing Committee has to prevail.
Regarding advance planning of SOOD MELA -2005, I am at a loss to find reason to agree with such an early setting up of calendar of events. As you have rightly pointed out, eight members have to pave way for re-constitution of The Managing Committee by third-fourth week of APRIL, 2005. I am of the considered opinion that transgression of the domain as well as in the area of planning of the next Committee should be avoided. There are bound to be different ideas and field of approach with the stepping in of new brains. I wish and pray that new entrants show more and better zeal than the present lot. I have a feeling that taking a decision in this matter at this point of time is highly premature. I am sure, you will also not like to impose your thoughts and ideas by recording some thing in absentia which has a binding effect on the new entrants. You have desired to block Hall & Gallery for five days. Is there any school of thought going on that sports events can also be held in our own complex? If it is possible, I shall be the happiest person. Nothing can be more dignified than holding such competitions in our premises. You must have explored this possibility and I shall be obliged to be enlightened on this aspect.
Position with respect to Free Medical Aid and Blood Donation Camp is slightly different. We have already resolved that this event should be held every year on the birthday of father of the nation. Unless or until the decision is reviewed by the present or next Managing Committee, the same has to be implemented. It becomes a moral responsibility of the continuing members of the present Managing Committee to bring to the notice of new members about the existence of this resolution. All we can do is keep the accommodation blocked for two days and leave the rest to the collective wisdom of those persons who will be carrying the flag after April, 2005.
I am very happy to note that you also share my anxiety with respect to replacement of eight members of the Managing Committee. You may recollect that a few months ago, I had an informal discussion with you after a meeting regarding our tenure. I was of the view that our tenure is shorter than what you had expressed. Please take my word for granted that I shall act faster than all of you expect me in this matter. I would like to confide that we should set an example by cutting short our tenure by a few days, if not by few months. As far as I am concerned, I am not going to continue even a minute more than two years. I am fully alive to my responsibility as secretary of The SABHA and shall see to it that there is no violation of CONSTITUTION by us. I shall initiate a discussion on this subject in the next meeting and expect that you will vehemently support me on this score so that programme is chalked out at the earliest.
I am now referring to the last paragraph of your letter. I have read it a number of times but failed to grasp its meaning. I implore you to elaborate this part of your letter. Assignment of recording or sending out communications is a duty, which has been cast upon me. I cannot recollect any instance when I might have indulged in any offensive or critical write up. If at all I have done something like that in the past, believe me, SIR, it must have been inadvertent or under the directions of The Managing Committee. I am ready and willing to mend fences for this erroneous deed. As far as criticism is concerned, all of you are aware that I was at the receiving end without being afforded any opportunity of explanations. Most of my colleagues had been indifferent or refused to come to my rescue by countering baseless and absolutely false allegations. I have consumed and digested all this by consoling myself that in such a vast society like SOOD SABHA, which comprises now of two thousand life members, such things have to be taken in their stride.
You have directed and I shall act by putting up your suggestions in the next meeting. I have to say that subject to convenience of the members, I intend to fix the meeting on 21st of this month because after 25th instant, I shall be away from Shimla to attend a wedding where my presence is unavoidable andtill 30th of Nov.,2004.Suggestions to conduct the meeting on week days between 22nd and 25th or in the first week of December,2004 can also be explored.
With my regards,
I REMAIN
Yours very truly,
(VISHWA NATH SOOD)
Seceretary, Sood Sabha, Shimla.
COPY TO Sh. Ramesh Bhagra, President, Sood Sabha, Shimla,for kind information only
Sterling Castle,
Longwood,
SHIMLA-171 001. H P
Dated 12th of November, 2004.
Shri Kapil Dev Sood, Advocate,
Convener, Cultural Affairs Sub-Committee,
Sood Sabha, SHIMLA.
Respected Kapil Ji,
I thankfully acknowledge receipt of your endorsement of a letter dated 11th of November, 2004 to the address of Hon!ble President. I have thoroughly gone through the contents.
Although your endorsement only directs me to repeat the instructions to The Administrator to block Hall & Gallery on certain dates which you already claim to have given as well as to put up the matter in next meeting of the Managing Committee, yet I am taking liberty to express my views on the contents and would like to take up the issues raised by you threadbare.
There is no question of your taxing any of the members of the Managing Committee. I feel that it was otherwise. You being suddenly incapacitated due to your recent eye surgery, we had to re-organize a few matters as certain Heads of Sub-Committees had conveyed their reluctance to continue or perform the job, which had been assigned to them. Sheri Vijay Karol had been apprising you of day-to-day situation. I took certain decision after consulting the active members as well as with our president. May be my inexperience had left a few gaping shortcomings but under the circumstances and with the manpower available with me that is the best I could have done. There had never been any occasion nor I wish that it should be in future when your views did not find favour with the members. I can assure you that yours are the words which are most respected. At times there were occasional suggestions or expressions of personal views. You had always been magnanimous to relent and respect the feelings of other members, which speaks volume of your greatness.
After your keenness about declamation contests, you might have perhaps envisaged that my number comes next about showing interest in this activity. I fully endorse your views about contests being held in both Hindi and English. I have an open mind about the place where the contests should be held but am strictly against the same being held in our temple hall. I have to make a suggestion in this regard. When a contest is held in English, I offer to be one of the judges. This has two reasons. Firstly, it will project a direct involvement of The Managing Committee and secondly, perhaps most of you may not be aware, I had been myself a very keen orator and very actively took part in declamation contests and represented my college even up to University level. Whatever I have written on this topic is purely my personal view. The voice of the Managing Committee has to prevail.
Regarding advance planning of SOOD MELA -2005, I am at a loss to find reason to agree with such an early setting up of calendar of events. As you have rightly pointed out, eight members have to pave way for re-constitution of The Managing Committee by third-fourth week of APRIL, 2005. I am of the considered opinion that transgression of the domain as well as in the area of planning of the next Committee should be avoided. There are bound to be different ideas and field of approach with the stepping in of new brains. I wish and pray that new entrants show more and better zeal than the present lot. I have a feeling that taking a decision in this matter at this point of time is highly premature. I am sure, you will also not like to impose your thoughts and ideas by recording some thing in absentia which has a binding effect on the new entrants. You have desired to block Hall & Gallery for five days. Is there any school of thought going on that sports events can also be held in our own complex? If it is possible, I shall be the happiest person. Nothing can be more dignified than holding such competitions in our premises. You must have explored this possibility and I shall be obliged to be enlightened on this aspect.
Position with respect to Free Medical Aid and Blood Donation Camp is slightly different. We have already resolved that this event should be held every year on the birthday of father of the nation. Unless or until the decision is reviewed by the present or next Managing Committee, the same has to be implemented. It becomes a moral responsibility of the continuing members of the present Managing Committee to bring to the notice of new members about the existence of this resolution. All we can do is keep the accommodation blocked for two days and leave the rest to the collective wisdom of those persons who will be carrying the flag after April, 2005.
I am very happy to note that you also share my anxiety with respect to replacement of eight members of the Managing Committee. You may recollect that a few months ago, I had an informal discussion with you after a meeting regarding our tenure. I was of the view that our tenure is shorter than what you had expressed. Please take my word for granted that I shall act faster than all of you expect me in this matter. I would like to confide that we should set an example by cutting short our tenure by a few days, if not by few months. As far as I am concerned, I am not going to continue even a minute more than two years. I am fully alive to my responsibility as secretary of The SABHA and shall see to it that there is no violation of CONSTITUTION by us. I shall initiate a discussion on this subject in the next meeting and expect that you will vehemently support me on this score so that programme is chalked out at the earliest.
I am now referring to the last paragraph of your letter. I have read it a number of times but failed to grasp its meaning. I implore you to elaborate this part of your letter. Assignment of recording or sending out communications is a duty, which has been cast upon me. I cannot recollect any instance when I might have indulged in any offensive or critical write up. If at all I have done something like that in the past, believe me, SIR, it must have been inadvertent or under the directions of The Managing Committee. I am ready and willing to mend fences for this erroneous deed. As far as criticism is concerned, all of you are aware that I was at the receiving end without being afforded any opportunity of explanations. Most of my colleagues had been indifferent or refused to come to my rescue by countering baseless and absolutely false allegations. I have consumed and digested all this by consoling myself that in such a vast society like SOOD SABHA, which comprises now of two thousand life members, such things have to be taken in their stride.
You have directed and I shall act by putting up your suggestions in the next meeting. I have to say that subject to convenience of the members, I intend to fix the meeting on 21st of this month because after 25th instant, I shall be away from Shimla to attend a wedding where my presence is unavoidable and
With my regards,
I REMAIN
Yours very truly,
(VISHWA NATH SOOD)
Seceretary, Sood Sabha, Shimla.
COPY TO Sh. Ramesh Bhagra, President, Sood Sabha, Shimla,for kind information only
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Conceptions Discussions & Actions
A conglomeration of more than 1800 life members, many more keen to join….. A platform of SOOD BIRADRI which today personifies unity, integrity and activity…… That is Sood Sabha Shimla.
Some very strong pillars of our Biradri had a concept. They had the will, they had the courage. Concept was discussed. Many helping hands and brains came forward to see that their idea was materialized. Obstacles were defined and lined. Suddenly there was activity. AND BEHOLD! ----------A Dream.----Dream to come true. Yes, SOOD SABHA had come into being with a determination to see that whatever had been conceived and discussed was also achieved.
Forty years ago, Late Lala Kishori Lal Bhagra was selected as skipper to lead the team: A team full of experience and youth: A team full of zeal and wisdom: Late Lala Raghu Nath Dass & his younger brother, Late Lala Baseshwar Dass were the planners: Sh. Kishan Dass Sood, fondly known as professor Sahib, was the Secretary: Not to be ignored, Late Lala Amar Chand, famous as BHAMA SHAH. Handling or arranging finances was never a problem for him. Money matter was his baby: LATE lala RAMA NAND, always busy like a bee. His innovations are only to be seen to be believed: Shri Om Parkash (Now popularly Known as Secretary) who never set bounds to achieve and give practical shape to aims & objects: Late Chaman Lal, known as CHACHA, was the hardest taskmaster if ever there was one: There were other personalities also whose mere presence was enough to boost confidence in the team and attract public support. A few names, which today flash my memory, are late Lala Thkur Dass Kuthiala: late Lala Rattan Chand: my respected father, late Lala Ram Krishan & above all DARLING OF EVERY SOCIETY, late Lala Kailash Chand, Advocate: Lala Amar Chand Advocate, Our GRAND OLD MAN still going strong at the age of 99. May god bless him with many more years of active and healthy life! Late Lala Mela Ram, a very sobre and conservative personality: Late Lala Bodh Raj: A leader in his own right but he was the follower of other leaders in our SABHA: There were many others whom I cannot remember today and curse my brain for having become so rot.
I mentioned two names above: Lala Raghunath Dass & Lala Baseshwar Dass.Whether people today appreciate it or not, this dream to erect the complex would have remained only a pipe dream without their sacrifice. Both of them have a special status in my heart. They vacated their shops and godowns and handed over the possession to Sood Sabha so that the present structure of Shri Ram Mandir and Sood Sabha could be constructed thereon alongwith the adjacent land. They were also instrumental in bringing around the change of heart in Pt. Gauri Shanker who had been misguided and had become reluctant to part with the possession of land.
President, Lala Kishori Lal Ji had no match or any parallel personality. Wherefrom do I import words about his good and farsighted deeds? People already know more than what I can tell about him. He kept blessing the Sabha with his extremely active and decisive participation during his lifetime and still bestows his blessings from heaven. We know it because we feel it.
In the ending part of the year 1967, Brick by brick, the concept started taking shape and it was just a matter of time when shops in the main complex were rented out to supplement the income from donations. Biradri was very pleasantly surprised to learn that a huge block of market opposite main complex, which had come up like mushroom growth, too belonged to Sabha…… Before people could realize, a block of charitable Dharamshala had come into operation and now the people had started looking forward for the user of our present HALL and GALLERY. Rest is History.(Hats off to one Mr. R.N.Andley-Engineer –In-Charge of the PROJECT).
Time had come when plans were also chalked out to repay the society. Within a span of five years, Sood Sabha had not only become self-sufficient but was also in a position to distribute its income for CHARITY. Thus the Charity Began. Or did it begin earlier? Referring to records enlightens us that the venture to form Sabha started with unbelievably small corpus of Rs.1250/-. Way back in 1963, a sum of Rs.101/- was donated for NATIONAL DEFENCE FUND immediately after CHINESE AGGRESSION. One may call it Charity or patriotism or both. Mind you, under those circumstances this donation had a lot of meaning. There are many instances that even in early days when the financial stress loomed large over Sabha, charity was always a priority. Normally a question crops up in every mind that what was the financial arrangement behind dreaming and building such a huge project. Answer is very simple. Aforementioned personalities (OUR ELDERS) had a spellbinding influence on BIRADRI and public of Shimla and surrounding areas. Folded hands and appeals from the core of their hearts used to be a factor effective for collecting donations but while spending the money for the project was to be done, it was always a tight fist and the brain which was involved. Donors of Rupee one as well as donors of Rupees fifty one thousand earned the same respect and treatment. ABOVE ALL, doners were sure that their money was in safe hands and would be properly utilized. Personal contributions of the members of The Managing Committee, at the time of inception as well as when the need for money was felt during the construction of the project, was also a very important factor.
SOODS have a special respect in many hearts for EARNING & DONATING. This spirit of donation has never lacked in our SABHA. Victims of riots, floods, societies like RED CROSS, RELIEF FUNDS of The PRIME MINISTER & CHIEF MINISTER, organizations/clubs engaged in social service, hospitals and many other institutions have been beneficiaries of our voluntary and substantial donations. Our sabha, right since its inception, has always shown a concern whenever there is a genuine request from some distressed person for financial help. It may be interesting to observe that SABHA is now in a position (Or shall I say habit) when it is spending about 10% of gross receipts ( I repeat the word receipts and not the income) for aid to needy persons.
As far as service to general public is concerned, a very interesting feature of the dream of our elders is noteworthy: DHARAMSHALA was built with intention to serve and provide comforts to the people visiting Shimla. People of our Biradri had and have enough places in Shimla to stay in their self-owned houses or with their relatives. Occupancy of our Biradri in Dharamshala is not even one percent of total visitors. This occupancy is availed only during marriages in Hall & Gallery.
In Hall & Gallery, which is being provided for social functions to all and sundry, including people of different religions, (MUSLIMS & CHRISTIANS also avail this accommodation) on very nominal charges, Occupiers belonging to Sood Community are not even 15% to avail this facility. It always was and continues to be a first come first serve facility.
Aforesaid two observations compel us to conclude that objective of our elders behind building these two projects could only be to serve GENERAL PUBLIC and not a particular community.
I was talking of a DREAM. Sorry, it was not A DREAM. It was a sequence of DREAMS to be turned to REALITIES. A dream to build a temple and a dream to build some educational institute still remained to be fulfilled. There is a little pause now. Wise thoughts of going steady had prevailed in the brains of our ELDERS in preference to storming approach to achieve goals. Infrastructure was ready to build the temple. Funds were available and more could come for the asking. It was decided not to rush things. Temple is a temple but we needed a BEAUTIFUL temple where tired souls could attain some solace. We needed some artistic thoughts and for that we needed endurance. Sculptors from Jaipur to sculpture DIETIES. Craftsmen from KASHMIR to carve wood on ceiling. A lot of time was required to accomplish the job. Biradri was getting restless and wanted to know as to why things were moving at a snail’s pace. It took about ten years to complete the job and call the holy priests from VRINDAVAN to perform PRAN PRATISHTHA and FIRST POOJA in Shri RAM MANDIR. When the public at large beheld the MARVEL in MARBLE and WONDER in WOOD delay was immediately condoned without asking questions. Notes of appreciation started pouring in. Even now people get wonder struck when they pay their first visit to Shri Ram Mandir temple.
Dream for an educational center is yet to be realized. ----- YES, BIRADRI will also realize this dream one day.
These are the achievements of our ELDERS. What are we doing? Hardly any thing as compared to our predecessors.
Running the projects already built by our elders after a meticulous planning is hardly a job for which we can claim credits. We ought to do much more. When funds are amply available, spending on charity to help widows, old aged persons, students, physically handicapped is just an administrative job. Any educated person can do it with the help of employed staff. Renovations and repairs are not our achievements. These are responsibilities cast upon us. MELA is always for fun. If we donot perform one, members may pull us up from the scruff of our neck. Blood donation and free medical camps are social causes. It is no big deal to discharge this duty. We have a qualified doctor and a dispenser to run our dispensary. Our role is only to spend substantial money for purchase of medicines. I do not know if people appreciate it or not, now the wage bill of our employees is as per Government instructions on this subject.
I wonder why people are joining us. About three hundred persons have enlisted themselves as life members in just one year without any efforts of membership drive on our part. Applications for life membership keep pouring in. I don’t have an answer. Do you have one?
A conglomeration of more than 1800 life members, many more keen to join….. A platform of SOOD BIRADRI which today personifies unity, integrity and activity…… That is Sood Sabha Shimla.
Some very strong pillars of our Biradri had a concept. They had the will, they had the courage. Concept was discussed. Many helping hands and brains came forward to see that their idea was materialized. Obstacles were defined and lined. Suddenly there was activity. AND BEHOLD! ----------A Dream.----Dream to come true. Yes, SOOD SABHA had come into being with a determination to see that whatever had been conceived and discussed was also achieved.
Forty years ago, Late Lala Kishori Lal Bhagra was selected as skipper to lead the team: A team full of experience and youth: A team full of zeal and wisdom: Late Lala Raghu Nath Dass & his younger brother, Late Lala Baseshwar Dass were the planners: Sh. Kishan Dass Sood, fondly known as professor Sahib, was the Secretary: Not to be ignored, Late Lala Amar Chand, famous as BHAMA SHAH. Handling or arranging finances was never a problem for him. Money matter was his baby: LATE lala RAMA NAND, always busy like a bee. His innovations are only to be seen to be believed: Shri Om Parkash (Now popularly Known as Secretary) who never set bounds to achieve and give practical shape to aims & objects: Late Chaman Lal, known as CHACHA, was the hardest taskmaster if ever there was one: There were other personalities also whose mere presence was enough to boost confidence in the team and attract public support. A few names, which today flash my memory, are late Lala Thkur Dass Kuthiala: late Lala Rattan Chand: my respected father, late Lala Ram Krishan & above all DARLING OF EVERY SOCIETY, late Lala Kailash Chand, Advocate: Lala Amar Chand Advocate, Our GRAND OLD MAN still going strong at the age of 99. May god bless him with many more years of active and healthy life! Late Lala Mela Ram, a very sobre and conservative personality: Late Lala Bodh Raj: A leader in his own right but he was the follower of other leaders in our SABHA: There were many others whom I cannot remember today and curse my brain for having become so rot.
I mentioned two names above: Lala Raghunath Dass & Lala Baseshwar Dass.Whether people today appreciate it or not, this dream to erect the complex would have remained only a pipe dream without their sacrifice. Both of them have a special status in my heart. They vacated their shops and godowns and handed over the possession to Sood Sabha so that the present structure of Shri Ram Mandir and Sood Sabha could be constructed thereon alongwith the adjacent land. They were also instrumental in bringing around the change of heart in Pt. Gauri Shanker who had been misguided and had become reluctant to part with the possession of land.
President, Lala Kishori Lal Ji had no match or any parallel personality. Wherefrom do I import words about his good and farsighted deeds? People already know more than what I can tell about him. He kept blessing the Sabha with his extremely active and decisive participation during his lifetime and still bestows his blessings from heaven. We know it because we feel it.
In the ending part of the year 1967, Brick by brick, the concept started taking shape and it was just a matter of time when shops in the main complex were rented out to supplement the income from donations. Biradri was very pleasantly surprised to learn that a huge block of market opposite main complex, which had come up like mushroom growth, too belonged to Sabha…… Before people could realize, a block of charitable Dharamshala had come into operation and now the people had started looking forward for the user of our present HALL and GALLERY. Rest is History.(Hats off to one Mr. R.N.Andley-Engineer –In-Charge of the PROJECT).
Time had come when plans were also chalked out to repay the society. Within a span of five years, Sood Sabha had not only become self-sufficient but was also in a position to distribute its income for CHARITY. Thus the Charity Began. Or did it begin earlier? Referring to records enlightens us that the venture to form Sabha started with unbelievably small corpus of Rs.1250/-. Way back in 1963, a sum of Rs.101/- was donated for NATIONAL DEFENCE FUND immediately after CHINESE AGGRESSION. One may call it Charity or patriotism or both. Mind you, under those circumstances this donation had a lot of meaning. There are many instances that even in early days when the financial stress loomed large over Sabha, charity was always a priority. Normally a question crops up in every mind that what was the financial arrangement behind dreaming and building such a huge project. Answer is very simple. Aforementioned personalities (OUR ELDERS) had a spellbinding influence on BIRADRI and public of Shimla and surrounding areas. Folded hands and appeals from the core of their hearts used to be a factor effective for collecting donations but while spending the money for the project was to be done, it was always a tight fist and the brain which was involved. Donors of Rupee one as well as donors of Rupees fifty one thousand earned the same respect and treatment. ABOVE ALL, doners were sure that their money was in safe hands and would be properly utilized. Personal contributions of the members of The Managing Committee, at the time of inception as well as when the need for money was felt during the construction of the project, was also a very important factor.
SOODS have a special respect in many hearts for EARNING & DONATING. This spirit of donation has never lacked in our SABHA. Victims of riots, floods, societies like RED CROSS, RELIEF FUNDS of The PRIME MINISTER & CHIEF MINISTER, organizations/clubs engaged in social service, hospitals and many other institutions have been beneficiaries of our voluntary and substantial donations. Our sabha, right since its inception, has always shown a concern whenever there is a genuine request from some distressed person for financial help. It may be interesting to observe that SABHA is now in a position (Or shall I say habit) when it is spending about 10% of gross receipts ( I repeat the word receipts and not the income) for aid to needy persons.
As far as service to general public is concerned, a very interesting feature of the dream of our elders is noteworthy: DHARAMSHALA was built with intention to serve and provide comforts to the people visiting Shimla. People of our Biradri had and have enough places in Shimla to stay in their self-owned houses or with their relatives. Occupancy of our Biradri in Dharamshala is not even one percent of total visitors. This occupancy is availed only during marriages in Hall & Gallery.
In Hall & Gallery, which is being provided for social functions to all and sundry, including people of different religions, (MUSLIMS & CHRISTIANS also avail this accommodation) on very nominal charges, Occupiers belonging to Sood Community are not even 15% to avail this facility. It always was and continues to be a first come first serve facility.
Aforesaid two observations compel us to conclude that objective of our elders behind building these two projects could only be to serve GENERAL PUBLIC and not a particular community.
I was talking of a DREAM. Sorry, it was not A DREAM. It was a sequence of DREAMS to be turned to REALITIES. A dream to build a temple and a dream to build some educational institute still remained to be fulfilled. There is a little pause now. Wise thoughts of going steady had prevailed in the brains of our ELDERS in preference to storming approach to achieve goals. Infrastructure was ready to build the temple. Funds were available and more could come for the asking. It was decided not to rush things. Temple is a temple but we needed a BEAUTIFUL temple where tired souls could attain some solace. We needed some artistic thoughts and for that we needed endurance. Sculptors from Jaipur to sculpture DIETIES. Craftsmen from KASHMIR to carve wood on ceiling. A lot of time was required to accomplish the job. Biradri was getting restless and wanted to know as to why things were moving at a snail’s pace. It took about ten years to complete the job and call the holy priests from VRINDAVAN to perform PRAN PRATISHTHA and FIRST POOJA in Shri RAM MANDIR. When the public at large beheld the MARVEL in MARBLE and WONDER in WOOD delay was immediately condoned without asking questions. Notes of appreciation started pouring in. Even now people get wonder struck when they pay their first visit to Shri Ram Mandir temple.
Dream for an educational center is yet to be realized. ----- YES, BIRADRI will also realize this dream one day.
These are the achievements of our ELDERS. What are we doing? Hardly any thing as compared to our predecessors.
Running the projects already built by our elders after a meticulous planning is hardly a job for which we can claim credits. We ought to do much more. When funds are amply available, spending on charity to help widows, old aged persons, students, physically handicapped is just an administrative job. Any educated person can do it with the help of employed staff. Renovations and repairs are not our achievements. These are responsibilities cast upon us. MELA is always for fun. If we donot perform one, members may pull us up from the scruff of our neck. Blood donation and free medical camps are social causes. It is no big deal to discharge this duty. We have a qualified doctor and a dispenser to run our dispensary. Our role is only to spend substantial money for purchase of medicines. I do not know if people appreciate it or not, now the wage bill of our employees is as per Government instructions on this subject.
I wonder why people are joining us. About three hundred persons have enlisted themselves as life members in just one year without any efforts of membership drive on our part. Applications for life membership keep pouring in. I don’t have an answer. Do you have one?
CONFIDENTIAL
Vishwa Nath Sood Sterling Castle,
Longwood,
SHIMLA 171001 HP
10th November, 2005
The President,
Sood Sabha,
SHIMLA
Reference: Your Letter Dated 17th October, 2005
Respected Pradhan ji,
I have gone through the contents of your letter captioned as reference and had been musing over it for a considerable span of time. My views in these matters are being portrayed hereunder with a fervent hope that you will perceive and appreciate these. Sir, if at all you feel that I might have crossed limits in expressing my feelings, please forgive me because I am not writing this letter with any intention of impertinence or insolence towards you or any other person. These are purely my personal views and I think it to be part of my duty to convey the same to you. I know, you will consider these with a very open mind.
Firstly, I must salute your good self for your intention to implement a pending resolution about holding a DECLAMATION contest. The Managing Committee in November/December, 2004, made a resolution to this effect and I am sure that the same shall be implemented in its letter and spirit. As far as a QUIZ competition is concerned, this is also a very scintillating idea and its implementation shall project a very constructive approach, which leads to surfacing of hidden talent and wisdom in youngsters.
Now, I may please be permitted to put forth my point of view with respect to your suggestions of conducting a meeting of The Managing Committee and holding some function on behalf of Sood Sabha, outside Shimla. Personally speaking, I am not against your proposal to hold a meeting outside Shimla. Although a meeting can be held if the quorum is complete yet I feel that if the venue has to be away from Shimla and especially in a place like District Kangra, it is expected that every member should be available (which looks like a very remote possibility to me). Maximum presence of members in the meeting should be ensured to promote a dignified image of The Managing Committee. Though the members are at liberty to be present or absent according to their personal convenience but they should intimate their intentions in advance so that there is no eleventh hour hassle in arrangements. If I may be allowed to refresh your memory, you also floated this idea about a couple of years ago. Members at that time took your suggestion lightly when you talked about it but later on started whispering their disagreement to the proposal and the same had to be shelved. As far as venue of the meeting is concerned, it ought to be finalized only after we decide as to what type of function or activity is to be undertaken outside Shimla.
Mr. President Sir, last year, our Sabha sponsored a BHANDARA in Dehra and I propose that our next activity should be elsewhere. We should not be confining our selves to Dehra only. If we repeat our selection of venue of activity, members of Biradari may not like this because it may smack of some personal interests of the president of Sabha. Though I respect and appreciate spirit behind your proposal but majority of people will not understand it and, therefore, we should avoid the avoidable. I can only make my humble suggestion that Sabha should shift the activity to some other place. Our Biradari is mainly settled in Village Amb and Ambota In District UNA. The latter name too may cause eyebrows to be raised because this is native place of our Hon’ble Secretary and most of the members of the Managing Committee belong to these two villages. GARLI &PRAGPUR are two villages, where we have maximum concentration of SOOD BIRADARI but negligible presence in The Managing Committee. Some type of activity can be pursued at either of these two places after taking into confidence some local SOODS as well as those persons who are regular “MIGRANTS” to these places from Shimla during winter. By no means it should be construed that I am against any activity in Ambota or Dehra. My considered opinion is that comments which tantamount to PERSONAL INTEREST of the members of the Managing Committee from life members at large, as far as possible, should be avoided. Ambota can be given a preference later on.
If it meets consent of the Managing Committee, we should dispense with the idea of arranging BHANDARA etc outside Shimla and instead should engage our selves in some charitable cause or other pursuit, which may be beneficial to public of that area. We should, first, arrive at a conclusion as to how much funds can be spent THIS YEAR for some social or charitable purpose in some village of erstwhile Kangra District, which now stands trifurcated into HAMIRPUR, UNA & KANGRA Districts. I may point out that last year when Sabha arranged a Bhandara in Dehra, an expenditure of Rs.26-27000/- was incurred. Once we fix a limit of our expenditure, we can invite the views and suggestions about local problems or requirements from SOODS residing permanently there and after going through the pros and cons of the proposals, we can arrange to implement the same in such a manner that name of SOOD SABHA SHIMLA remains in forefront. If our first attempt of this kind is successful, we can repeat the activities and select a new place every year. Names of GARLI & /OR PRAGPUR struck my mind because these are the two most famous places with which the names of Soods are instantaneously associated and recognized. Satellite villages like NAGROTA-NAHAN, MUIN, KALOHA and RAKKAR are also very near and adjacent to these two villages. Involvement of local Soods and Sood Sabha Shimla will be beneficial to all. I am stressing upon the involvement of Local SOODS because they can be good guides as well as helpers in problems or activities, which we may decide to undertake. Between today and February, 2006 there is a lot of time. Feelers can be sent to the people and IF we are agreed on some proposal, a formal meeting can be arranged in one of the selected places and decision conveyed after completing other formalities. This will meet the requirement of holding a meeting as well as active engagements of our Sabha outside Shimla. As an alternative to GARLI & PRAGPUR, we can also think of PALAMPUR though this is slightly a bigger place for us to look into. The SOODS in Palampur may also be having their own SABHA or some other kind of active body.
PRADHAAN JI, I also regret from the core of my heart to convey my different opinion to your suggestion about disbursement of stipends already sanctioned to the people of the area where we may hold our meeting or some function or activity. I have in the foregoing paragraphs given a suggestion that we should skip the idea of Bhandara etc. If we call these financially hard -pressed people for the purpose of ostentatious display of distributing stipends and propose to pay them bus fare thereby saving some money order fee, we shall be causing them a lot of hardship. It is of paramount importance to keep in mind that people who have sought stipends from us are very poor persons and most of them are engaged in some petty cores to earn their meals for the day. Some are daily wagers, some are petty helpers and some are just living in expectation of some opportunity to get a call for day’s work to earn a piece of bread. To ask them to collect money personally by being present in our show shall be taxing them too much. They may even have to skip their meals and their daily work and loose their wages for the day. Most pinching aspect is that by making a public show of distributing petty amounts of stipends, we shall be exploiting their state of poverty to earn a few words of praise and false prestige. If we are so caring about them, we should see to it that the money due for postal dispatch in January, 2006 is sent to them well in time and not delayed to February, 2006 because everyone eagerly awaits post man’s knock at the door. Yes, if SABHA is ready and willing to give them extra chunk of money, so that they are compensated for their loss of wages and cost of meals etc, this proposal can be given a thoughtful consideration for arriving at some decision before this exercise is undertaken. In a nutshell, I am of a firm view that we should not indulge in this type of SHOW…. After all we are giving them petty stipends and not any prizes. There may be certain persons whom unfortunate circumstances have compelled to look for some AID from our Sabha, yet they would prefer to keep their sorry plight AWAY FROM PUBLIC GAZE. We must respect their sentiments.
Having said this much, I am having a fervent hope that you will rethink and reconsider your proposal with an open mind and then only reach some definite decision in this matter after pressing the other Hon’ble members of the Mg. Committee also to give their independent opinion without any hitch, who, at times, feel tongue- tied by your towering personality and eminent stature.
With my kindest regards, I have the honour to be
Yours very truly,
To
(VISHWA NATH SOOD) Sh. Kapil Dev Sood
MEMBER, Mg. Committee, Hon’ble President,
SOOD SABHA, SHIMLA. Sood Sabha, Shimla.
Copy forwarded to Sh. Ashok Sood,Secretary, Sood Sabha, Shimla for kind information please.
Sd/- Vishwa Nath Sood,
Member, Mg. Committee, Sood Sabha, Shimla. (Endorsement made with pen-writing)
Vishwa Nath Sood Sterling Castle,
Longwood,
SHIMLA 171001 HP
10th November, 2005
The President,
Sood Sabha,
SHIMLA
Reference: Your Letter Dated 17th October, 2005
Respected Pradhan ji,
I have gone through the contents of your letter captioned as reference and had been musing over it for a considerable span of time. My views in these matters are being portrayed hereunder with a fervent hope that you will perceive and appreciate these. Sir, if at all you feel that I might have crossed limits in expressing my feelings, please forgive me because I am not writing this letter with any intention of impertinence or insolence towards you or any other person. These are purely my personal views and I think it to be part of my duty to convey the same to you. I know, you will consider these with a very open mind.
Firstly, I must salute your good self for your intention to implement a pending resolution about holding a DECLAMATION contest. The Managing Committee in November/December, 2004, made a resolution to this effect and I am sure that the same shall be implemented in its letter and spirit. As far as a QUIZ competition is concerned, this is also a very scintillating idea and its implementation shall project a very constructive approach, which leads to surfacing of hidden talent and wisdom in youngsters.
Now, I may please be permitted to put forth my point of view with respect to your suggestions of conducting a meeting of The Managing Committee and holding some function on behalf of Sood Sabha, outside Shimla. Personally speaking, I am not against your proposal to hold a meeting outside Shimla. Although a meeting can be held if the quorum is complete yet I feel that if the venue has to be away from Shimla and especially in a place like District Kangra, it is expected that every member should be available (which looks like a very remote possibility to me). Maximum presence of members in the meeting should be ensured to promote a dignified image of The Managing Committee. Though the members are at liberty to be present or absent according to their personal convenience but they should intimate their intentions in advance so that there is no eleventh hour hassle in arrangements. If I may be allowed to refresh your memory, you also floated this idea about a couple of years ago. Members at that time took your suggestion lightly when you talked about it but later on started whispering their disagreement to the proposal and the same had to be shelved. As far as venue of the meeting is concerned, it ought to be finalized only after we decide as to what type of function or activity is to be undertaken outside Shimla.
Mr. President Sir, last year, our Sabha sponsored a BHANDARA in Dehra and I propose that our next activity should be elsewhere. We should not be confining our selves to Dehra only. If we repeat our selection of venue of activity, members of Biradari may not like this because it may smack of some personal interests of the president of Sabha. Though I respect and appreciate spirit behind your proposal but majority of people will not understand it and, therefore, we should avoid the avoidable. I can only make my humble suggestion that Sabha should shift the activity to some other place. Our Biradari is mainly settled in Village Amb and Ambota In District UNA. The latter name too may cause eyebrows to be raised because this is native place of our Hon’ble Secretary and most of the members of the Managing Committee belong to these two villages. GARLI &PRAGPUR are two villages, where we have maximum concentration of SOOD BIRADARI but negligible presence in The Managing Committee. Some type of activity can be pursued at either of these two places after taking into confidence some local SOODS as well as those persons who are regular “MIGRANTS” to these places from Shimla during winter. By no means it should be construed that I am against any activity in Ambota or Dehra. My considered opinion is that comments which tantamount to PERSONAL INTEREST of the members of the Managing Committee from life members at large, as far as possible, should be avoided. Ambota can be given a preference later on.
If it meets consent of the Managing Committee, we should dispense with the idea of arranging BHANDARA etc outside Shimla and instead should engage our selves in some charitable cause or other pursuit, which may be beneficial to public of that area. We should, first, arrive at a conclusion as to how much funds can be spent THIS YEAR for some social or charitable purpose in some village of erstwhile Kangra District, which now stands trifurcated into HAMIRPUR, UNA & KANGRA Districts. I may point out that last year when Sabha arranged a Bhandara in Dehra, an expenditure of Rs.26-27000/- was incurred. Once we fix a limit of our expenditure, we can invite the views and suggestions about local problems or requirements from SOODS residing permanently there and after going through the pros and cons of the proposals, we can arrange to implement the same in such a manner that name of SOOD SABHA SHIMLA remains in forefront. If our first attempt of this kind is successful, we can repeat the activities and select a new place every year. Names of GARLI & /OR PRAGPUR struck my mind because these are the two most famous places with which the names of Soods are instantaneously associated and recognized. Satellite villages like NAGROTA-NAHAN, MUIN, KALOHA and RAKKAR are also very near and adjacent to these two villages. Involvement of local Soods and Sood Sabha Shimla will be beneficial to all. I am stressing upon the involvement of Local SOODS because they can be good guides as well as helpers in problems or activities, which we may decide to undertake. Between today and February, 2006 there is a lot of time. Feelers can be sent to the people and IF we are agreed on some proposal, a formal meeting can be arranged in one of the selected places and decision conveyed after completing other formalities. This will meet the requirement of holding a meeting as well as active engagements of our Sabha outside Shimla. As an alternative to GARLI & PRAGPUR, we can also think of PALAMPUR though this is slightly a bigger place for us to look into. The SOODS in Palampur may also be having their own SABHA or some other kind of active body.
PRADHAAN JI, I also regret from the core of my heart to convey my different opinion to your suggestion about disbursement of stipends already sanctioned to the people of the area where we may hold our meeting or some function or activity. I have in the foregoing paragraphs given a suggestion that we should skip the idea of Bhandara etc. If we call these financially hard -pressed people for the purpose of ostentatious display of distributing stipends and propose to pay them bus fare thereby saving some money order fee, we shall be causing them a lot of hardship. It is of paramount importance to keep in mind that people who have sought stipends from us are very poor persons and most of them are engaged in some petty cores to earn their meals for the day. Some are daily wagers, some are petty helpers and some are just living in expectation of some opportunity to get a call for day’s work to earn a piece of bread. To ask them to collect money personally by being present in our show shall be taxing them too much. They may even have to skip their meals and their daily work and loose their wages for the day. Most pinching aspect is that by making a public show of distributing petty amounts of stipends, we shall be exploiting their state of poverty to earn a few words of praise and false prestige. If we are so caring about them, we should see to it that the money due for postal dispatch in January, 2006 is sent to them well in time and not delayed to February, 2006 because everyone eagerly awaits post man’s knock at the door. Yes, if SABHA is ready and willing to give them extra chunk of money, so that they are compensated for their loss of wages and cost of meals etc, this proposal can be given a thoughtful consideration for arriving at some decision before this exercise is undertaken. In a nutshell, I am of a firm view that we should not indulge in this type of SHOW…. After all we are giving them petty stipends and not any prizes. There may be certain persons whom unfortunate circumstances have compelled to look for some AID from our Sabha, yet they would prefer to keep their sorry plight AWAY FROM PUBLIC GAZE. We must respect their sentiments.
Having said this much, I am having a fervent hope that you will rethink and reconsider your proposal with an open mind and then only reach some definite decision in this matter after pressing the other Hon’ble members of the Mg. Committee also to give their independent opinion without any hitch, who, at times, feel tongue- tied by your towering personality and eminent stature.
With my kindest regards, I have the honour to be
Yours very truly,
To
(VISHWA NATH SOOD) Sh. Kapil Dev Sood
MEMBER, Mg. Committee, Hon’ble President,
SOOD SABHA, SHIMLA. Sood Sabha, Shimla.
Copy forwarded to Sh. Ashok Sood,Secretary, Sood Sabha, Shimla for kind information please.
Sd/- Vishwa Nath Sood,
Member, Mg. Committee, Sood Sabha, Shimla. (Endorsement made with pen-writing)
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