1994 - The Genesis

#	Name	Position
1	Shri K C Mathew	Patron
2	Shri K Viswanathan Nair	President
3	Adv S Lathikadevi	Vice President
4	Shri A R S Menon	Secretary
5	Adv S Vijayasankar	Joint Secretary
6	Shri T P Subramaniam	Treasurer
7	Shri V Mohanan Nair	Member
8	Shri K S Nair	Member
9	Shri S Gopalakrishnan Nair	Member
10	Shri K Kamalasanan Nair	Member
11	Shri C Gopalan	Member
12	Adv N P Harikumar	Member
13	Shri B Gopakumar	Member
14	Shri V J Kumar	Member
15	Shri T H Lawrence	Member

Mudavanmukal ward, in which KRRA falls, was known for the lack of adequate drinking water in those days. Cries for help from residents fell on the deaf ears of the authorities concerned. Drinking water was literally a scarce commodity. Days went on without a drop. Even when supplied, it was hardly sufficient. Acute shortage of drinking water continued uncared for. The situation was so tense that people had to resort to demonstrations and blockage of main roads. Water would be supplied in tankers, but not adequately and regularly. The pumping system was not capable of reaching water to the hilly areas. The area remained neglected. This scenario prompted the residents to form an association so as to be able to collectively call the attention of the unresponsive authorities who appeared to show no sympathy for the people of this part of the city. A public notice was served to all the residents on both the sides of Kesavadev Road requesting them to attend a meeting scheduled to be held at the residence of Shri K C Mathew on May 29, 1994. The response was encouraging and about 50 people came forward to attend the meeting.

Naming of the Association:

The Executive Committee discussed and decided to name the organization as Kesavadev Road Residents’ Association (KRRA for short).

Immediate Issues:

The meeting discussed the issues, particularly scarcity of drinking water, in depth and detail, and resolved to stand united for a speedy solution.

Monthly subscription:

The monthly subscription payable by the members was fixed at Rs.10/- per month.

1995

#	Name	Position
1	Shri K P Das	Patron
2	Shri K Viswanathan Nair	President
3	Adv S Lathikadevi	Vice President
4	Shri A R S Menon	Secretary
5	Adv S Vijayasankar	Joint Secretary
6	Shri T P Subramaniam	Treasurer

First Annual General Body of KRRA:

The first annual general body of KRRA was held on 24 January 1995. The GB expressed profound grief over the unexpected demise of Patron Shri K C Mathew. It also unanimously decided that the existing executive committee should continue with Shri K P Das as the new patron.

Important events and achievements.

KRRA Inauguration:

On 12 November 1995 the Kesavadev Road Residents' Association (KRRA) was formally inaugurated by Shri S Krishnan Nair, the then president of FRAT (Federation of Residents' Associations of Trivandrum) at a meeting chaired by KRRA's president Adv K Viswanathan Nair.

First KRRA Cash Award:

The first cash award, as proposed by Shri T H Lawrence and instituted by the Association, for the student scoring the highest marks in the SSLC examination was given away to Kumari Shreeja Nair of KRRA-9.

Demonstration:

Following the acute water shortage being faced by the residents, the KRRA Executive Committee met the Irrigation Minister and submitted a memorandum to him. As there was no sign of any favourable action from the ministry, the Committee along with other people in the area under the leadership of the Councillors of Poojappura and Mudavanmukal wards staged a demonstration on 11 December 1995 to register our strong protest against the apathy shown by the authorities in the matter.

1996

#	Name	Position
1	Shri K P Das	Patron
2	Adv K Viswanathan Nair	President
3	Adv S Lathikadevi	Vice President
4	Shri A R S Menon	Secretary
5	Adv S Vijayasankar	Joint Secretary
6	Shri T P Subramaniam	Treasurer
1	Smt Padmini Varkey	Convenor, Vanitha Vedi
2	Shri B Gopakumar	Convenor, Yuvajana Vedi

Important events and achievements.

Continuance of Committee:

With the same Committee in office under the presidentship of Adv K Viswanathan Nair, efforts were made to strengthen the Association. Membership was enhanced but not as substantially as targeted.

Yuvajanavedi and Vanithavedi:

The new executive committee entrusted Adv S Lathikadevi (Vice President) and Smt Padmini Varkey (Member) with organizing the Women’s Wing (Vanitha Vedi) and Shri B Gopakumar with organizing the Youth Wing (Yuvajana Vedi) as convenors.

1997

#	Name	Position
1	Shri K S Nair	Patron
2	Shri K Viswanathan Nair	President
3	Adv S Lathikadevi	Vice President
4	Shri K Kamalasanan Nair	Secretary
5	Shri B Gopakumar	Joint Secretary
6	Shri A Syamanand	Treasurer
1	Smt Nileena Pradeep	Convenor, Vanitha Vedi
2	Shri B Gopakumar	Convenor, Yuvajana Vedi

Important events and achievements.

Drinking Water- A Scarce Commodity for KRRA:

Irregular and inadequate supply of drinking water continued and its scarcity became unbearable despite KRRA's incessant efforts and repeated representations to the authorities. Water was available only for a short span of time during nights. Residents had to depend upon the water conveyed in the Corporation tankers. KRRA went on pressing the authorities for a permanent solution.

KRRA and Janakeeyasoothranam:

The Association started participating in the activities of FRAT as well as in the City Corporation's scheme of Janakeeyasoothranam introduced with a view to motivating and involving the citizen residents in the developmental programmes of the Ward.

KRRA Membership:

The total membership of the Association increased to 91 from about 50.

1998

#	Name	Position
1	Shri K Viswanathan Nair	Patron
2	Shri A K Nair	President
3	Smt Nileena Pradeep	Vice President
4	Shri K K Sundaresan	Secretary
5	Shri V Jayakumar	Joint Secretary
6	Shri Pradeep Kumar	Treasurer
1	Smt Kalyani Subramaniam	Convenor, Vanitha Vedi
2	Shri K R Prince Vinod	Convenor, Yuvajana Vedi

Important events and achievements.

A special campaign

A special campaign to canvass and increase the membership of the Association on a priority basis was undertaken at the instance of KRRA Secretary Shri K K Sundaresan. Many of our residents responded to the call and the total membership was enhanced to about 250.

Onam Celebrations:

On account of Onam celebrations, competitions were organized in ‘Athappoo’ as well as in Arts & Sports. Prizes were awarded to the winners. The half-yearly general body witnessed a variety of entertainment programmes displayed by the talents of the Association for the first time.

Water Problem:

As regards the continuing water problem, representatives of the Association actively took part in the meetings connected with the Augmentation Project of the Kerala Water Authority.

Arrest and lock-up:

In connexion with the mass protest and road blockage resorted to by the residents of Mudavanmukal and adjoining wards on 16 April 1998 to resolve the problem of drinking water, KRRA members Shri K Devarajan Nair, Shri P Kunjunni Nair, Shri M Ashraf and Shri S Sanjeev Menon had to court arrest and be locked up in the police station.

KSRTC Circular Bus:

A circular bus with 14 trips was introduced through Kesavadev Road by the KSRTC. This certainly alleviated the transportation problems faced by the residents of the area.

1999

#	Name	Position
1	Shri K Viswanathan Nair	Patron
2	Shri A K Nair	President
3	Shri T H Lawrence	Vice President
4	Shri K K Sundaresan	Secretary
5	Shri G K Anilkumar	Joint Secretary
6	Shri Abraham Mathew	Treasurer
1	Smt S Prema Kumari	Convenor, Vanitha Vedi
2	Shri V Sakthidharan Nair	Convenor, Yuvajana Vedi

Important events and achievements.

Water Scarcity:

The curse of KRRA was the scarcity of drinking water. But it was solved to a great extent with the inauguration of the Augmentation Project of Kerala Water Authority (KWA).

Enhancement of KRRA Membership:

Many residents joined KRRA following the collective campaign initiated by the Executive Committee led by the secretary. As a result, the membership increased to 300.

Life Membership:

For the first time life membership was also introduced with an Identity Card, the first being issued to Shri T H Lawrence.

Allotment of House Numbers:

All houses, irrespective of membership, were given distinct KRRA Numbers. This approach of KRRA created a sense of belonging to KRRA among the families.

First Family Directory 1999:

The first Family Directory with the details of all the members of the family was published with KRRA Secretary Shri K K Sundaresan taking the lead. Information about non-members was also included. A copy of the directory was supplied free to each of the resident families.

Flood Relief:

KRRA contributed Rs.1051/- towards the fund created for providing relief to the families that had been badly affected by natural calamities in Orissa.

First Medical Camp:

The first and free medical camp was organized and it was inaugurated by Shri V Sivan Kutty, the Mayor of the City Corporation. Local MLA Shri B Vijayakumar distributed Health Cards. Houses of members were used as the venue for the camp.

First Private Award:

KRRA's first privately-sponsored cash award titled as MITE (Mangalath Incentive to the Topper in English) was introduced for the Plus II topper in English.

2000 – 2001

#	Name	Position
1	Shri K Viswanathan Nair	Patron
2	Shri A K Nair	President
3	Shri N Padmanabhan	Vice President
4	Dr A G Rajendran	Secretary
5	Shri C Gopalan	Joint Secretary
6	Shri A Ganesan Nair	Treasurer
7	Shri A Syamanand	Auditor
1	Smt K Lathikadevi	Women’s Wing Convener
2	Shri V Sakthidharan Nair	Youth Wing Convener

Important events and achievements.

Assets to KRRA:

In a bid to create assets and help the residents, KRRA purchased 75 plastic chairs with the amount collected from members as donations. They are being given on rent to members at very nominal charges. The maintenance of these assets and the accounts relating to the 'hire-chair' programme was assigned to KRRA Treasurer Shri A Ganesan Nair.

Life Membership:

The Committee campaigned for more life memberships and the number was raised to 21. Present membership was 291 which registered a slight fall in number owing to domiciliary changes.

Periodic Talks:

Six lectures were organized on different subjects of general interest, but of benefit to women and children in particular.

Low Voltage:

The problem of low voltage in Kurattoor area was permanently solved with the help of KSEB.

Tarring of byroads:

The Association made continued efforts to get all the lanes and sub-roads repaired and tarred through the City Corporation's Janakeeyasoothranam programmes.

Dhwani:

A new KRRA house journal under the name of 'Dhwani' was published as suggested by and under the initiative of Shri T H Lawrence.

Rented KRRA Office:

A rented building for the office of KRRA was also opened at KRRA-25 during this period at the instance of KRRA President Shri A K Nair and with the cooperation of Smt Nileena Pradeep, the owner. Until then, the committee meetings used to be held at the residences of Executive Committee members.

2001 – 2002

#	Name	Position
1	Shri K Viswanathan Nair	Patron
2	Shri T H Lawrence	President
3	Smt Padmini Varkey	Vice President
4	Shri P K Ravindran Nair	Secretary
5	Shri S Sanjeev Menon	Joint Secretary
6	Shri A Ganesan Nair	Treasurer
7	Shri A Syamanand	Auditor
1	Smt Padmini Varkey	Women’s Wing Convener
2	Shri S S Sreekumar	Youth Wing Convener

Important events and achievements.

Thrivikramangalam–Methodu Link Road:

The most conspicuous achievement of KRRA during this period was the construction of a new road, now being called MLA Road. It was a proud moment for the Association to see the Thrivikramangalam–Methodu Link Road separate the residential area and the western paddy field. Members, who were also the land owners, willingly gave up and surrendered over 50 cents of their property (without any compensation) to the City Corporation which took over the work started by KRRA. Ward Councillor Shri K Rajasekharan Nair showed special interest in ensuring the completion of work in a record time of about six months. While inaugurating the road, the City Mayor eulogized KRRA and our members for their emulative response and cooperation, and asserted that KRRA deserved to be recognized as a Model Association.

A medical camp:

With the support of the doctors of the PRS Pride Lions Club KRRA organized a medical camp which was inaugurated by Shri B Vijayakumar MLA. Many patients were examined and supplied with free medicines. Some were picked for free cataract surgery, too. The camp which continued from morning till evening, was attended by people from adjoining areas as well.

First Lucky Dip:

A Lucky draw, for the first time, was successfully conducted to raise funds for KRRA as suggested and designed by KRRA President Shri T H Lawrence.

ACV-FRAT FEST:

KRRA actively took part in the cultural competitions held as ACV-FRAT FEST under the joint auspices of the FRAT and the ACV. Members of KRRA bagged seven prizes. President Shri T H Lawrence and Shri A K Nair represented KRRA in the management committee of the Fest.

First Picnic:

For the first time picnics and family tours were organized by the Yuvajana Vedi of KRRA.

KRRA Samvaadavedi:

This year also witnessed members' enthusiastic participation in periodic talks on different topics under Samvaadavedi.

External Auditing:

Since the elected auditor Shri A Syamanand was away on professional tour, the accounts had to be got audited by M/s Vijayan & Associates, Chartered Accountants, Sasthamangalam, Trivandrum, known to President Shri T H Lawrence, without paying any fee.

2002 – 2003

#	Name	Position
1	Shri K Viswanathan Nair	Patron
2	Shri T H Lawrence	President
3	Shri U Maheshkumar	Vice President
4	Shri Pradeepkumar	Secretary
5	Shri K N A Babu	Joint Secretary
6	Shri S Viswanathan	Treasurer
7	Shri Syamanand	Auditor
1	Smt Padmini Varkey	Women’s Wing Convener
2	Shri G Anand Kumar	Youth Wing Convener

Important events and achievements.

Concept of KRRA Building:

The most important decision during the period was to make all out efforts to have an own building for KRRA. The entire committee was in favour of the proposal mooted by KRRA President Shri T H Lawrence and offered to look for a suitable site for the purpose.

KRRA Calendar:

As initiated by President T H Lawrence KRRA calendar was printed and complimented to each resident for the first time.

Family Directory 2003:

The second Family Directory (revised) was printed and a copy of it was supplied to each resident free. The entire cost was met through sponsored advertisements.

Medical Camp:

A Cancer Detection Camp was held under the auspices of the KRRA Vanitha Vedi led by Smt Padmini Varkey. The literacy programme connected with the camp was found to be very useful, particularly to women. A free medical camp was also organized for ophthalmic problems including cataract.

Protest against Tariff Hike:

The representatives of the Committee participated in the dharna held by FRAT to voice our strong protest against the government's move to hike electricity tariff.

Issue of Certificates:

Winners in the various Arts & Sports competitions were awarded certificates for the first time besides trophies.

Memoranda to Government:

KRRA submitted memoranda to the PWD and the City Corporation demanding the urgent repair and maintenance work of Kesavadev Road and its bylanes respectively.

Mass Request:

Following a mass request made by the members and local residents in December 2002, their demand for relocating a portion of the bund passing through the property of the Reserve Bank of India to the southernmost boundary so that the Bund Road (South Road) connecting Thrivikramangalam and Mudavanmukal could be straightened was taken up by KRRA. Shri T H Lawrence, KRRA President, was assigned the task of pursuing the matter with the RBI as he was working there.

2003 – 2004

#	Name	Position
1	Shri K Viswanathan Nair	Patron
2	Shri A R S Menon	President
3	Shri N Sankaranarayana Pillai	Vice President
4	Shri K N A Babu	Secretary
5	Shri R K Jeyaram	Joint Secretary
6	Shri R Jayadas	Treasurer
7	Shri Syamanand	Auditor
1	Smt Thulasi Thankachi	Women’s Wing Convener
2	Shri G Anand Kumar	Youth Wing Convener

Important events and achievements.

Assets for KRRA:

Five tables and 25 chairs made of plastic were added to the existing assets of KRRA being personally manned and maintained by Shri A Ganesan Nair.

Dhwani and Calendar:

The house journal Dhwani and the KRRA calendar were printed and supplied to all the residents for free.

Dengue Fever:

Free homoepathic medicines to prevent the spread of Dengue fever were distributed to the residents.

Supply of Notebooks:

Vanitha Vedi distributed free note books to the economically weak students of KRRA.

Wormy Compost Tools:

10 members of KRRA became beneficiaries of the government-subsidized wormy compost tools, a project sponsored under the 'Nagarathil Oru Naattinpuram' programme. Shri Mammen Thomas, Assistant Director of the Agriculture Department of the Government of Kerala spoke on the need for promoting kitchen gardens in each family. He offered to help the interested members by all means.

ACV's Janapadam:

Asianet Cable Vision's (ACV) "Janapadam" programme featured Kesavadev Road Residents' Association (KRRA) and its varied activities including discussions, demands and appeals by KRRA leaders as well as the cultural entertainment presented by the talented children and the youth of the association as coordinated and organized by Shri T H Lawrence.

2004 – 2005

Vanitha Vedi Yuvajana Vedi Secretary

#	Name	Position
1	Shri K Viswanathan Nair	Patron
2	Shri T H Lawrence	President
3	Shri N Sankaranarayana Pillai	Vice President
4	Shri P K Raveendran Nair	Secretary
5	Shri C Gopalan	Joint. Secretary
6	Shri Aby Mathew	Treasurer
7	Shri A Syamanand	Auditor
1	Smt Indira K Nair	President
2	Smt Nileena Kurup	Secretary
3	Smt Jessie Lawrence	Treasurer
1	Shri Thrivikramangalm Rajan	President
2	Shri R Ratheesh Kumar
3	Shri V Rajesh	Treasurer

Important events and achievements.

Decennial Celebrations of KRRA:

This tenure of the Committee coincided with the tenth year of KRRA's successful existence. It therefore became suitable to celebrate the occasion. The most memorable activity during this period was to organize the decennial celebrations of Kesavadev Road Residents' Association in a befitting manner. The public meeting held to mark the tenth anniversary of KRRA was inaugurated by Shri B Vijayakumar, the local MLA. Other dignitaries who adorned the dais included Dr A Sukumaran Nair, former Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University, Shri T S John, President of FRAT, Shri K Rajasekharan, the local Councillor and Smt Manju Pillai, a popular cine-serial actress.

Publication of Dhwani:

A special issue of 'Dhwani' was brought out as a souvenir on account of the tenth anniversary of KRRA, capitalizing a substantial amount for KRRA.

Honouring Veterans:

Shri K Viswanathan Nair, Founder President and Patron of KRRA, Shri K Bhaskara Pillai the seniormost male member of KRRA and Smt Valliyamma the seniormost female member of KRRA were honoured on the occasion by swaddling them.

Mementos of Recognition:

Mementoes were given away to our members Shri Renji Kuriakose, a noted journalist, Kum V Lakshmi, a medical student, and Shri M T Adarsh an engineering student in recognition of their achievements.

Quiz Programme:

About a dozen children from our Association participated in a Quiz Programme conducted by Amrita TV for a later telecast on their channel.

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Free Housing Assistance: A housing assistance of Rs.20,000/- was made available to a member's sister from South Kerala Habitat for Humanity, an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity, an international organisation engaged in eradicating poverty housing from the globe, on the recommendation of Vanitha Vedi Treasurer Smt Jessie Lawrence.

Conversion of Thatched Roof:

The thatched roof of the house, occupied by our member Smt Thanki KRRA-100, was replaced by tin sheets at a total cost of about Rs.10,000/-. This expenditure was met by an American well-wisher, President T H Lawrence and Treasurer Aby Mathew.

Tsunami Relief Fund:

An amount of Rs.8,888/-, raised from among the general membership, was donated by KRRA for the rehabilitation work of the Tsunami victims of December 26, 2004 undertaken by Malayala Manorama, a leading vernacular daily in Kerala.

Supply of Notebooks:

Note books were distributed free to about 60 economically weaker students of the Association. This was solely undertaken by the Vanitha Vedi of KRRA.

Diabetic Camp:

A grand medical camp was organized under the joint auspices of P Kesavadev Trust and KRRA for the diabetic patients. The camp led by Dr Jothydev Kesavadev, a US-trained Diabetologist was attended by about 300 patients from in and around our locality. Consultation, laboratory examination and medicine supply were free. The estimated cost for the camp was about Rs.17,000/- and was got sponsored by our life members Dr Jothydev Kesavadev and Shri U Mahesh Kumar.

Supply of Calendars:

Calendar for the year 2005 was complimented to each member, as usual.

Bylaw Amendment:

Byelaws were amended to widen the scope of the welfare activities of the Association. Accordingly steps were initiated to proceed with the preparatory work for the commencement of a Welfare Cooperative Society for the benefit of members.

Land for KRRA:

Efforts to acquire land for KRRA building were renewed. The matter was taken up with the Kerala State Housing Board.

Tarring of Roads:

The tarring of Kesavadev Road was completed.

Reintroduction of Bus Service:

The bus-services of KSRTC suspended for long were re-introduced at the instance of KRRA and other well-wishers.

One Act Play:

A variety entertainment programme staging a one-act play by Shri K Syam Kumar & troupe and a dance by KRRA talents was conducted to mark the finale of the Decennial celebrations.

2005 (April to December)

Vanitha Vedi

#	Name	Position
1	Shri K Viswanathan Nair	Patron
2	Shri T H Lawrence	President
3	Shri N Sankaranarayana Pillai	Vice President
4	Shri B Chandra Praksh	Secretary
5	Shri C Gopalan	Joint. Secretary
6	Shri V G Rajesh	Treasurer
7	Shri A Ganesan Nair	Auditor
1	Smt Thulasi Thankachi	President
2	Smt Sindhu Rajendran	Secretary
3	Smt Bindu Harikumar	Treasurer
Yuvajana Vedi
1	Shri G Anand Kumar	President
2	Shri R Prakash	Secretary
3	Shri L Lal Pradeep	Treasurer

Important events and achievements.

Tenure of KRRA Executive Committee:

Consequent on the byelaw amendment, as suggested by Shri T H Lawrence, the tenure of the Committee became two years and the working year of the Association became the calendar year. That is, the present Committee had only nine months during the first year of their term.

Land for KRRA:

The most notable activity during this period was to write to the Kerala State Housing Board requesting them to consider allotting a piece of land for KRRA, as proposed by Shri B Chandraprakash, Secretary of KRRA. The Board was inclined to take a favourable stand in this regard.

Appeal for Assistance:

The Executive Committee resolved to send appeals to all overseas members of KRRA soliciting their support for the Thatched Roof Changing Project.

Cash Award:

The Vanitha Vedi of KRRA announced a Cash Award of Rs.501/- to be given away to the topper in ICSE (Standard X) in the academic year 2004- 2005.

Posthumous Eye Donation:

Another significant achievement of the Committee during its tenure in 2005 was its decision to campaign for the donation of eyes after the death of a person. Five members volunteered to posthumously donate their eyes under the auspices of the Trivandrum Metropolis Lions Club chaired by Dr A G Rajendran. The number of donors has increased to 20 subsequently.

Society Byelaws:

Drafting the bylaws for the Welfare Cooperative Society of our members proposed by Shri K K Sundaresan earlier was also an important initiative of the Committee in 2005. The draft prepared by the ad hoc committee (led by President Shri T H Lawrence) constituted for the purpose was circulated among the members of the Committee for their suggestions and opinions for improvement.

2006

Vanitha Vedi Yuvajana Vedi

#	Name	Position
1	Shri K Viswanathan Nair	Patron
2	Shri T H Lawrence	President (Till March 2006)
3	Shri A K Nair	President (From April 2006)
4	Shri N Sankaranarayana Pillai	Vice President
5	Shri B Chandra Praksh	Secretary (Till March 2006)
6	Shri K K Sundaresan	Secretary (From April 2006)
7	Shri C Gopalan	Joint Secretary
8	Shri V G Rajesh	Treasurer
9	Shri A Ganesan Nair	Auditor
1	Smt Thulasi Thankachi	President
2	Smt Sindhu Rajendran	Secretary
3	Smt Bindu Harikumar	Treasurer
1	Shri G Anand Kumar	President
2	Shri R Prakash	Secretary
3	Shri L Lal Pradeep	Treasurer

Important events and achievements.

KRRA Website:

The most important achievement during the tenure of this team was the registration and opening of a website (www.krratvm.com) for the Association. It was inaugurated by Dr Jothydev on 29.01.2006. The website would be a door for the world to know what KRRA has been doing and will be doing. The entire work relating to the website was assigned solely to Shri T H Lawrence, who designed it and facilitated the display of a simulated website to the gathering at the annual General Body with the help of Dr Jothydev, who also offered to sponsor it under the banner of P. Kesavadev Trust initially for three years.

Conversion of Roof:

Under the Thatched Roof Changing programme, the house roof of Shri L Asokan of KRRA-241 was replaced by tin sheets with the external NRI support of Mrs & Mr Shelly Lawrence of KRRA-294 and Prince Vinod of KRRA-207, and the NRK support of Ms Mini Nair of KRRA-32 and Mr T H Lawrence of KRRA-294.

Vegetable Kits:

The Committee distributed Vegetable Kits, provided by the state government, at subsidized rates of price, to the interested KRRA residents.

ONAM Gifts:

'ONAKKODI' or 'ONAPPUDAVA' sponsored by the well-wishers of KRRA was presented to each of the nine poor or physically weak elderly members. The gifts were sponsored by S/Shri T H Lawrence, A K Nair, N S Pillai, Vijay Menon, Pradeep Kumar and Dr A G Rajendran.

Maithri Janakeeya Police:

In a bid to curb the increasing thefts, robberies and other criminal offences, the government introduced the Maithri Janakeeya Police programme. To assist the police, as proposed by them, KRRA nominated S/Shri K N A Babu (KRRA-78), V Suresh Kumar (KRRA-170), B Gopakumar (KRRA-182), P K Raveendran Nair (KRRA-242) and S Mani (KRRA-255) to work as volunteers to patrol the area so as to prevent untoward incidents during nights. These volunteers were provided with identity cards issued by the local police.

Chikun Gunya:

Different teams of KRRA visited the residential premises in the area to ascertain whether a situation susceptible to the Chikun Gunya epidemic was prevailing anywhere in the locality. They educated the members about the need for keeping their surroundings always clean and for preventing the premises from being infested by mosquitoes. The teams also made the residents aware of the consequences of the diseases like Chikun Gunya, Dengue, Malaria etc spread by mosquitoes. KRRA distributed preventive homoeo medicines to its members and to people from the neighbourhood. The Association also took up immediate cleaning of the roads and the drainage with the help and participation of its volunteer members.

2007 & 2008

Vanitha Vedi Yuvajana Vedi

#	Name	Position
1	Shri K Viswanathan Nair	Patron (Till April 02, 2007)
	Prof R V G Menon	Patron (From July 11, 2007)
2	Shri A K Nair	President
3	Shri K K Sundaresan	Vice President
4	Shri P K Ravindran Nair	Secretary
5	Shri C Gopalan	Joint Secretary
6	Shri D Durairaj	Treasurer
7	Shri A Syamanand	Auditor
1	Smt Thulasi Thankachi	President
2	Smt Sindhu Rajendran	Secretary
3	Smt Bindu Harikumar	Treasurer
1	Shri Shri V G Rajesh	President
2	Shri Shri G Anand Kumar	Secretary
3	Shri Shri L Lal Pradeep	Treasurer

Important events and achievements.

Token Compensation to RBI:

The RBI agreed to surrender their land for the relocation of the bund road against a token compensation of Rs.10,000/- as proposed by Shri T H Lawrence at a meeting he had with his RBI officials in Trivandrum and in Mumbai.

Medical Camp:

In a bid to make Mudavanmukal ward free from cataract sufferers, a medical camp was conducted at the Government Lower Primary School, Mudavanmukal under the joint auspices of the KRRA and the Trivandrum Metropolis Lions Club led by Lion Dr A G Rajendran on January 07, 2007. From among the more than 250 patients who attended the ophthalmic camp, nine were provided with cataract surgery completely free of cost. Spectacles were supplied at discounted prices to those who needed them. Services of ENT specialists were also made available to about 100 students.

Conversion of Roof:

The thatched roof of the house of Shri P Sreekantan Nair of KRRA-297A was replaced by sheets at a cost of Rs.10,000/- contributed by KRRA members including NRIs Mr J S Mahendran of KRRA-9A and Ms Asha Narayanan of KRRA-20.

Parayilkadavu Bridge:

In 2007 a steel bridge was built by the across the Karamana river at Parayilkadavu connecting Thamalam and Mudavanmukal with the National High Way 47 at Pappanamcode. Though the bridge is capacious enough for only light and medium vehicles, it is a landmark achievement that KRRA can always be proud of. KRRA's efforts through its continued demands coupled with Ward Councillor Shri K. Rajesekharan's initiative and involvement proved very successful.

Fixed Deposit:

KRRA was able to enhance its fixed deposit assets from Rs.20,000/- to Rs.50,000/- through economy in expenditure and efforts in fundraising supported by NRIs Mrs Sailaja Kurup and Mr Balakrishna Kurup through our member Shri R Janardhanan Nair of KRRA-9A.

Housing Assistance:

When the house of Smt G Omana, KRRA-289 gutted by fire had to be reconstructed, KRRA supported her with a housing assistance of Rs.10,000/- in addition to the help already rendered by KRRA and some other generous members.

Resumption of Transport Service:

The schedules of the KSRTC transport service discontinued in December 2006 were reintroduced from 29.12.2008 following intervention by KRRA, the Ward Councillors and the MLA.

High Court Bench:

In the ongoing 24-hour hunger relay strike staged at the main Court Gate jointly by the FRAT and the Trivandrum Bar Association for the establishment of the High Court Bench in the State capital, each of the four members of KRRA Executive Committee (Adv T H Lawrence, Shri P K Raveendran Nair, Shri C Gopalan and Shri G K Anil Kumar) participated on four different days for 24 hours at a stretch.

Family Directory 2008:

The KRRA family directory revised in 2008 was also published and supplied free to each member of KRRA without any financial burden to the Association.

2009 & 2010

Vanitha Vedi Yuvajana Vedi

#	Name	Position
1	Prof R V G Menon	Patron
2	Adv T H Lawrence	President
3	Shri A Ganesan Nair	Vice President
4	Shri A Sukumaran Nair	Secretary
5	Shri C Gopalan	Joint Secretary
6	Shri B Chandraprakash	Treasurer
7	Shri P Chandra Lal	Auditor
1	Smt Indira K Nair	President
2	Smt Sindhu Rajendran	Secretary
3	Smt Bindu Harikumar	Treasurer
1	Shri G Anand Kumar	President
2	Shri S Syam Kumar	Secretary
3	Shri Rajesh	Treasurer

Important events and achievements.

KRRA Building:

The need for a building for KRRA assumed top priority and accordingly Adv T H Lawrence, Shri A K Nair and Shri B Chandraprakash held repeated meetings and talks with the Kerala State Housing Board officials, which later led to the decision of KSHB to sell a plot of 1.5 Cents to KRRA. Soon an ad hoc committee comprising 11 members with Shri A K Nair as chairman, and KRRA President, Secretary and Treasurer as ex-officio members was constituted on 31.01.2009. A temporary SB account titled 'KRRA Building Fund' was opened at the Poojappura branch of the Union Bank of India on 14.2.2009. Then it was decided to approach in person only a select few prospective KRRA members for the initial fundraising, and the response was so prompt and overwhelming that the registration of the Sale Deed in respect of 61.22 Square Metres of the property in Survey No.1990/Pt of Thirumala village in the name of Kesavadev Road Residents' Association represented by President and Secretary of KRRA could be effected as No.1793/2009 at Trivandrum Chala Sub Registry on 03.7.2009.

Retain Wall:

Approval for erecting retain walls for the rivulet on the western side of the Thrivikramangalam -Methodu Link MLA Road was accorded by the Irrigation Department following repeated memoranda submitted by KRRA and recommended by the Ward Councillor to the local MLA. An amount of Rs.10 lakh was allocated and the work was completed as per schedule.

Special Medical Drive:

About 175 members were benefited from the 'Life Style Disease Detection Campaign' commenced with the support of KRRA by Dr Jothydev Kesavadev through his 'P. Kesavadev Trust'.

Seminars:

On Comprehensive Health Awareness, Personality Development and Use of Microwave Ovens, seminars were held with experts handling the sessions.

KRRA Excursion:

An excursion to the Bay Watch at Kanyakumary was organized by the Youth Wing in conclusion of the Onam Arts and Sports competitions under the successful convenorship of Shri K Syam Kumar. The Women's Wing bagged a prize for Athappokkalam held jointly by Mathrubhumi FM and Maruti.

Get-Together:

For the first time a family get-together of the members of the Executive Committee was very successfully held with an Onam feast and some entertainment on Go-Dutch basis since efforts for a KRRA family get-together had often failed earlier. KRRA owes a great deal of gratitude to Dr A G Rajendran and Mrs Sindhu Rajendran for readily offering KRRA-14, their residence, for conducting most of KRRA's such small functions.

Greeting Cards:

Cards with photos of the newly-wedded couple, as proposed by Shri A Sukumaran Nair and approved by the Executive Committee, were introduced for distribution during the wedding or reception ceremony of KRRA members.

Honouring Veterans:

KRRA remembers and respects veterans. Our octogenarian members were honoured at the public meeting at Hari Nivas (KRRA-31) on 31.01.2010. The function, which was held for the second time, witnessed the following nine veterans being swaddled by KRRA President Adv T H Lawrence:

Smt Saramma Kuruvilla (KRRA-29), Shri K Sadanandan (KRRA-273A), Shri V S Gopalan Nair (KRRA-15), Smt Meenakshi Amma (KRRA-37), Smt Kunjulakshmi Amma (KRRA-38), Smt L Saraswathi (KRRA-273), Smt A Kalyani (KRRA-168), Smt K Kamalamma (KRRA-197) and Shri C Kittu (KRRA-129).

Honouring at Doorsteps:

Those who could not attend the function due to health reasons were honoured at their houses by the office bearers and committee members. They included the following five members:

Smt Yasodamma (KRRA-110), Shri K Krishnan (KRRA-277), Smt Thankamma Pilla (KRRA-45), Smt Sulochana Amma (KRRA-67) and Shri K Kuttappan (KRRA-131).

Farewell to Ward Councillor:

In the wake of the public announcement to permanently withdraw from future political contestations made by Shri K Rajasekhara Nair, KRRA honoured him by swaddling and presenting a memento in recognition of his long years of service and his continued cooperation with KRRA, and wished him Godspeed in his life, at a public farewell meeting held at KRRA-14 on 19.9.2010

Voluntary Labour:

On 17.12.2010 a sramdhaan to fill the potholes and remove the waste and cut the grass from Decent Junction to Thrivikramangalam Junction on the Kesavadev Road was voluntarily undertaken with the active participation of S/Shri G K Anil Kumar as group leader, K Syam Kumar, R Jayadas, B Chandra Prakash, Secretary A Sukumaran Nair and President Adv T H Lawrence.

Shape of KRRA Land:

Efforts to get a little more area for shaping the KRRA land to be a rectangle for the construction of a better building with regular dimensions or alternatively to obtain consent for building a wall on the common boundary failed with the owner of the neighbouring property of about 50 Cents. (Then, disappointed, a plan suitable to the tapering shape of the land was got drawn and approved. Construction work was assigned to Manthralaya Constructions, Trivandrum.)

2011 & 2012

Vanitha Vedi Yuvajana Vedi

#	Name	Position
1	Prof R V G Menon	Patron
2	Adv T H Lawrence	President
3	Shri A Ganesan Nair	Vice President
4	Shri A Sukumaran Nair	Secretary
5	Shri C Gopalan	Joint Secretary
6	Shri R Jayadas	Treasurer
7	Shri D Durai Raj	Assistant Treasurer (from September 2011)
8	Shri P Chandra Lal	Auditor
1	Smt Indira K Nair	President
2	Smt Bindu Harikumar	Secretary
3	Smt Nileena Pradeep	Treasurer
1	Shri G Anand Kumar	President
2	Shri K Syam Kumar	Secretary
3	Shri Rajesh	Treasurer

Important events and achievements.

OASIS:

A widely acknowledged welfare programme called the Old Age Subsistence Improvement Scheme (OASIS) which envisaged a monthly allowance of at least Rs.150/- to the economically and physically weak members aged 70 or above was inaugurated by the Mayor of the City Corporation of Trivandrum by releasing the amount to three beneficiaries on 29.01.2011. The corpus fund for this innovative welfare scheme was created with the donation of more than Rs.1.5 lakh generously made by Mrs Joyce & Mr Patrick Montgomery, Adv T H Lawrence's long time friends and KRRA's well-wishers in the USA. When the features of the scheme which is one of the signature projects of KRRA were announced to the gathering at the meeting, two lady members, Smt Padmini Varkey of KRRA-58 and Smt G Santha Kumari of KRRA-27 were so attracted that they immediately decided to support the cause. Soon, some other members of KRRA as well as a good many RBI friends and former colleagues of Adv T H Lawrence, from various RBI offices in India, contributed to the growth of the corpus either voluntarily or as solicited via email and over phone, incurring absolutely no administrative expenses in this connexion. The monthly interest yielded by the fixed deposits is being used to pay the beneficiaries every month. (Within a period of just five years the corpus fund of this Signature Project has steadily grown to Rs.4,00,000/-, the number of beneficiaries has increased to 12 and the dole has subsequently been enhanced to Rs.250/- per month for life).

Aid in Need:

Another welfare measure 'Aid in Need' was introduced on a permanent basis with view to helping the needy in the event of any emergency arising from an accident, disease or death. An amount of Rs.50,000/- was earmarked and set apart from the donation received from the Patricks. This amount is shown as a separate ledger entry in the KRRA's general account.

KRRA Day:

President Adv T H Lawrence proposed that May 29 be observed as KRRA Day every year. The Executive Committee approved the suggestion and decided to start the observance from May 2012 and to insert necessary amendments in the KRRA byelaws later.

Housing Assistance:

KRRA contributed Rs.10,000/- to the Rs.60,000-project of the repair and renovation work of the house of Smt Arathi of KRRA-47A undertaken by the Trivandrum Metropolis Lions Club led by Lion Dr A G Rajendran of KRRA-14. Shri Anandakumar, president of KRRA Youth Wing completed the electrical rewiring costing over Rs.2000/-.

Mobile Tower:

The BSNL was prevented from erecting a mobile tower in the residentially built-up area near Vedankavuvila Lane following protest from members inhabiting that area. The labourers deployed for executing the work were stopped and the subsequent efforts of the BSNL officials were thwarted. President Adv T H Lawrence and Secretary Shri A Sukumaran Nair, accompanied by Shri Shasidhar B Pillai and Shri G Anandakumar had a meeting with the DGM of BSNL at his Kaimanam office on 14.2.2011, at which KRRA's rigid stand against the installation of the tower was vehemently re-asserted. Consequently the BSNL decided to withdraw their proposed plan of erecting the tower from our area.

Grow Bags:

More than 75 families were provided with 25 free grow-bags worth Rs.2,500/- each under the State Horticulture Mission's scheme for the promotion of vegetable gardens on the terrace through residents' associations. About 100 KRRA members were also supplied with young tissue-cultured banana plants for free. Septic tank vent pipe net covers were issued to many families who needed them.

Noise Pollution:

In the interest of the residents following their repeated complaints, a letter was issued by KRRA to the organizing committee of the local temple requesting them to use loudspeakers at the noise level legally permissible.

Exemption from Subscription:

In terms of the relative provisions in the KRRA bylaws, nine economically weak members were exempted from paying monthly subscription for one year ending on 31.12.2012.

Medical Camp:

A medical checkup camp (Eye) in association with Vasan Eye Care Hospital was held and 105 patients from KRRA and neighbourhood made use of the service.

Waste Management:

Pipe Compost Systems were supplied to more than 150 KRRA families at subsidized cost as part of Waste Management Campaign initiated by the City Corporation.

SYREN Club:

In partial modification of the long dormant Samvaadavedi and in a serious bid to revive the programme, a new forum called SYREN (Share Your Rich Experience Now) Club was introduced. It was inaugurated by Patron Dr R V G Menon with his talk on 'E-GOVERNANCE' on 29.2.2012. The 28th of every month was fixed as the day for the SYREN Club to meet. The talks on subjects like 'Detection of Counterfeit Currency' (through PowerPoint presentation by RBI, Trivandrum), 'Three-tier Panchayat System', 'Waste Management', 'Monthly News and Quiz' etc kindled the general interest of many participants.

FLAGSHIP PROJECT OF KRRA:

A dream came true with our enviable flagship project of 'KRRA Building'. The long cherished desire of our members for an own office building for KRRA was materialized. The two-storeyed building with two halls was completed along with the additional construction of a sheet-roof on top of the first floor. The total cost of the land and the building stood at Rs.2,27,098/- and Rs.7,98,016/-as on 31.12.2012. About 200 members donated to the Building Fund with their shares ranging from Rs.100/- to Rs.3,00,000/-. The first floor of the building was christened as Kesavadev Smaaraka Nila in recognition of the highest donation received from M/s P Kesavadev Trust through Dr Jothydev Kesavadev. The building was inaugurated by KRRA's Patron Prof R V G Menon and the portrait of the late Kesavadev was unveiled by Dr Jothydev Kesavadev in the presence, among many others, of KRRA President Adv T H Lawrence, Vice President Shri A Ganesan Nair, Secretary Shri A Sukumaran Nair, Joint Secretary Shri C Gopalan, Treasurer Shri R Jayadas and Building Committee Chairman Shri A K Nair, Ward Councillors Smt O S Chandra Lekha (Mudavanmukal) and Shri K Maheswaran Nair (Poojappura) and Ex-Councillor Shri K Rajasekharan Nair.

First Meeting:

On 14.2.2012 the use of the newly built KRRA building was inaugurated by holding the first meeting of the Executive Committee in the office on the ground floor.

Write-ups on KRRA:

Vanitha and Veetu, the popular sister publications of Malayala Manorama, carried articles on KRRA's activities and achievements.

Member-Par-Excellence:

An award was given away to Shri A Ganesan Nair of KRRA 186 in appreciation, honour and recognition of his selfless service to KRRA with devotion and commitment in various capacities for over a decade from the day he joined KRRA in 1999. At the public meeting he was honoured with a citation and swaddled by KRRA President Adv T H Lawrence. Shri Sakthan, Deputy Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly, presented a memento to Shri A G Nair.

PAN Card:

KRRA obtained the PAN card with a view to achieving the ultimate objective of income tax exemption to the Indian donors.

Notice Boards:

The number of Notice Boards has been increased to six. One white board in front of the KRRA office has also been fixed. One white board has also been procured and erected for classes in the office.

Assistant Treasurer:

As suggested by the KRRA president, the post of Assistant Treasurer was created through an amendment of the Bylaws in order to provide for an alternate hand to help the Treasurer in handling more than one bank account and to manage the accounting responsibilities during the absence of the treasurer.

Family Directory 2012:

The 2012 directory was also published and supplied free to each member of KRRA. An amount of about Rs.60,000/- could be raised as proceeds from the publication of the directory.

Administrative Sanction:

The State Government accorded Administrative Sanction for the work relating to the relocation of the Bund Road from the property of the Reserve Bank of India though the matter was originally taken up by KRRA about 10 years ago, i.e. in 2002. (The road has now been relocated and tarred facilitating smooth transportation for the public and easy access to property for the landowners, thanks to KRRA, RBI and Ward Councillors)

Masonic Hall:

It was proposed by KRRA president to extend the eastern boundary of KRRA up to the rear compound wall of Masonic Hall so that families could join KRRA as normal members and the Masonic Trust as an institutional member. (Incidentally, the Masonic Trust has readily joined KRRA as a Life Member now)

Library & Reading Room:

The long pending suggestion, made by KRRA Secretary A Sukumaran Nair, to establish a Library & Reading Room for the KRRA was considered following offers of books, bookshelves and donations by a few members of the Association.

Cooperative Society:

Earnest efforts continued to be made for obtaining the approval of a Residents' Welfare Cooperative Society for KRRA. The support of Shri A T George, Parassala MLA was sought in the form of a strong letter of recommendation. (The Society has since been formed and it is functioning very well in the KRRA Building now)

Welfare Expenses:

KRRA spent around Rs.35,000/- for welfare activities alone in the year while the maximum subscription that could be expected annually stood between Rs.25,000/- and Rs.37,500/-. This would not have been possible without the generous support of members, friends and well-wishers in and out of KRRA.

2013 & 2014

Yuvajana Vedi

#	Name	Position
1	Prof R V G Menon	Patron
2	Shri R Somanathan Nair	President
3	Shri Abraham P Mathew	Vice President
4	Shri G K Anil Kumar	Secretary
5	Shri Syamanand/Shri C Gopalan	Joint Secretary
6	Shri V I Mohanan	Treasurer
7	Shri Smt P Sarmada Devi	Assistant Treasurer
8	Shri P Chandra Lal	Auditor
Vanitha Vedi
1	Smt Indira K Nair	President
2	Smt Bindu Harikumar	Secretary
3	Smt Nileena Pradeep	Treasurer
1	Shri K Syam Kumar	President
2	Shri G Anand Kumar	Secretary
3	Shri Rajesh/Smt Chinchu	Treasurer

Important events and achievements.

Educational Aid:

Masonic Trust offered to supply educational tools to the economically weaker section of students in KRRA, and offered to sponsor the higher studies of a KRRA student on merit.

Vicennial Souvenir Dhwani:

The task of publishing the special issue of Dhwani, KRRA's house journal, on account of the completion of 20 years of successful functioning of KRRA was assigned to Adv T H Lawrence, Shri A Ganesan Nair, and Shri A Sukumaran Nair, Executive Committee members who volunteered and accomplished it successfully by bringing out the souvenir, as scheduled, with the support of 40 well-wishers through their advertisements. The proceeds of the souvenir exceeded Rs.50,000/-.

P A System and P C System:

A Public Address System and a Personal Computer System (Desktop) were purchased for KRRA out of the proceeds earned from 'Dhwani', the 20th anniversary souvenir. It was a signature project for KRRA without financially taxing its members in any manner. [The PA System with the Ahuja amplifier, two sound boxes and three microphones (two condenser mikes) and the PC System with 2GB RAM, 500GB HDD, 18.5" LED monitor, stereo speakers, DVD writer, V-Guard UPS etc (with computer table donated by Adv T H Lawrence) cost about Rs.50,000/-]

Housing Assistance:

A grant of Rs.1,35,000/- was provided to Smt G S Lekha, the widowed daughter of founder member Shri C Gopalan, KRRA - 119, to complete the house whose foundation had been erected much earlier. This huge amount was donated by Adv T H Lawrence's long time friend Mr Robert Jacob, USA.

Medical Camp:

A comprehensive medical checkup was organized in association with the Masonic Trust for members and neighbours of KRRA.

Kalikkoottam:

The vacation activities were named 'Kalikkoottam' and various programmes in Arts, Sports and Education were scheduled as organized by Shri K Syam Kumar under the label of the KRRA Youth Wing.

Gandhi Jayanthi:

The cleaning the Kesavadev Road was undertaken on account of 2nd of October.

Horticulture Van:

Arranged for the periodical visit of horticulture mobile vegetable selling van to KRRA

Solar Energy:

An interactive session on the need for switching to non-conventional energy for domestic purposes was held at the office on November 02, 2014 as convened by Adv T H Lawrence, the initiator of the project. Speaking on the occasion, KRRA patron Prof RVG Menon stressed the need for changing over to solar energy in view of the increasing cost of KSEB power, and appealed to the gathering to opt for the alternative energy to the extent possible. Officials from the State-owned ANERT addressed the concerns and answered questions of the participants on the flexibility of options in respect of the subsidized solar schemes introduced by the government.

Aid in Need:

An amount of Rs.25,000/- was raised for Aid-in-Need through lottery initiated by Shri P K Raveendran Nair so that the amount disbursable for the scheme would now be above Rs.50,000/-.

Professional Excellence:

Dr A G Rajendran of KRRA-14 was swaddled and honoured with a memento for his contributions to our nation, especially in the launching of Chandrayan, while serving in the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Trivandrum. Shri G S Ramesh of KRRA-186 was also swaddled and honoured with a memento for his variety of roles in the Malayalam films and TV Serials as a well-known actor.

2015 & 2016

#	Name	Position
1	Prof R V G Menon	Patron
2	Dr A G Rajendran	President
3	Shri K P Vijayamohan	Vice President
4	Shri A Sukumaran Nair	Secretary
5	Shri R Unnikrishnan	Joint Secretary
6	Shri M D Gokula Das	Treasurer
7	Smt S Sarmada Devi	Assistant Treasurer
8	Shri P Pradeep Kumar	Auditor
Vanitha Vedi
1	Smt Indira K Nair	President
2	Smt S Sarmada Devi	Secretary
3	Smt Bindu Harikumar	Treasurer
Yuvajana Vedi
1	Shri Alan Mathew	President
2	Shri G Avinash	Secretary
3	Shri R B Sankar	Treasurer

Important events and achievements.

WELFARE FUND:

The most notable achievement is the creation of the KRRA Welfare Fund with a target of Rs.15 lakh, donations to which crossed half the set sum by the end of the year. The whole amount of interest yielded by the funds to be kept in fixed deposits would be utilized (as has been limited to the amount) strictly on need-cum-merit basis for such various schemes (existing and new) as AID IN NEED (Total Rs.25,000 per year), BETTER SHELTER (Total Rs.36,000 per year), FURTHER STUDY (Total Rs.25,000 per year), DAILY BREAD (Total Rs.25,000 per year) and WEDDING SUPPORT (Total Rs.25,000 per year). This is another signature project, which was proposed by Dr A G Rajendran, president of KRRA, endorsed by the Executive Committee and approved by the General Body for immediate implementation.

Arrears of subscription:

The General Body approved the proposal of the Executive Committee to allow 50% waiver of the arrears of subscription defaulted as on December 31, 2011.

The territorial limit of KRRA:

The current position regarding the area falling within KRRA was reviewed, and the recommendations of the subcommittee constituted for expanding the existing territory to include the inevitable areas and accordingly for re-demarcating the boundaries was approved by the General Body. An amendment to this effect has also been incorporated in the Bylaws, which clearly marks the new re-fixed territorial limit of KRRA.

Academic Achievements:

Smt Swapna Dinesh of KRRA-6 and Smt V S Chithra of KRRA-54 were swaddled and honoured by KRRA Patron Dr R V G Menon with mementoes in recognition of their having obtained Ph.D. degrees.

Professional Excellence:

Shri S Satheesachandra Babu of KRRA-278 was swaddled and honoured with a memento for his professional achievement of the title of District Judge in the service of the Government of Kerala. Shri Sanjeev S U of KRRA - 262 (1), who won the National Award (E-governance) from the Government of India, was commended and honoured with a memento for his extra professional achievement.

Academic Excellence:

Smt Geetha Shummy, KRRA-294A who won the first rank in the Post Graduate Diploma from the University of Kerala, was commended and honoured with a memento for her outstanding academic record. Shri Reji R R of KRRA-283, who won the second rank in the MA (Sanskrit) was commended and honoured with a memento for his outstanding academic achievement.

Donation to Relief Fund:

An amount of Rs.25,000/- was raised and handed to the Mathrubhumi for onward transfer to the Relief Fund for the flood-affected brethren in Chennai.

New Awards:

LACMA (Least Absented Committee Member Award) jointly sponsored by Adv T H Lawrence of KRRA-294 and Shri M D Gokuladas of KRRA-339, ANGEL (Awards for New Graduates in English and Law) instituted by Adv T H Lawrence (KRRA-294), 'P. Swaminathan Memorial Cash Award' sponsored by Smt S Chandrika of KRRA-275, and 'Award for High School Student' sponsored by Shri S Viswanathan of KRRA-268 were introduced. A trophy-cum-cash award for the participant earning the highest points in Onam sports competitions was sponsored by Shri M D Gokuladas of KRRA-339. The existing first-ever privately sponsored MITE (Mangalath Incentive for the Topper in English) Award, the SAMSA (Sreedevikutty Amma Memorial Spiritual Awareness) Award and the MATHS (Mangalath Appreciation of the Topper in Higher Secondary) Award for Mathematics have since been discontinued.

Kalikkoottam 2015:

The two-week vacation programme with practical classes in badminton, cricket, chess, caroms, drawing, mridangam etc and an excursion at the end was organized by Shri K Syam Kumar of the Youth Wing of KRRA. Participants were also complimented with notebooks and pens.

Vacation Classes 2016:

Of the six-week-long programme, 30 sessions on Spoken English, Communicative English, Functional English and English Grammar were handled by Adv T H Lawrence and two sessions on General Consensus and Communication Gap were handled by Shri P Pradeep Kumar. The participants were presented with Certificates of Participation at the concluding function inaugurated by Shri O Rajagopal, MLA.

Educational Supplies:

KRRA in association with Masonic Lodge 329 represented by S/Shri B Venugopal, Ashok Madhavan and Mohan Kumar distributed bags and notebooks to 42 school children belonging to BPL families in 2015 and 82 economically weak students in 2016.