MADRAS KNIGHTS ROUND TABLE 181 BLOG: Madras Knights RT 181 Twinning Meet with Golden East RT 181 and Koln RT 181

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Twinning Tour/ Meet

Madras Knights RT (India) & Golden East RT (South Africa)

Dream that was dreamt for a very long time had finally become a reality.

The Knights has opened their arms and warmly welcomed the tablers of Golden East RT 181, South Africa.

Chairman Robin Clare Tablot and his wife Melissa were the first to arrive on 20^th October and were home hosted by HT Vinay. The Next day VC Leigh Micheal, Treasurer Alex Staniland and Sq.leg Charl Schotlz were warmly received by HT Vinay from the airport and were headed straight to Pondicherry for an overnight stay.

After visiting the historical monuments and must see places it was time for fellowship with Pondy tablers and French wine. All the three tables of Pondicherry combined together hosted the evening with wine, music and Indo-French cuisine.

The Night was young and everyone was getting into the groove, and then came the introduction of a bomb called the SNIFF BOMB by Sq.leg Charl.

To give a short summary, it was directly sniffing of powdered tobacco through a very peculiar antique device. The Bomb had many brains exploding. J

On 22^nd the Proteas along with HT vinay drove back to Chennai and directly headed to M.A. Chidambaram Stadium for a one-day match to be played between India and South Africa. Ch.lankeswaran, Trs. Hamir, Jai, Sq.leg ram,Tws. Karan and Dwij along with the only 5 protean Spectators in the crowd of over 50,000+ Indians enjoyed an electrifying game of Cricket. They not only got coverage on national television but were lucky enough to meet and greet the South African team as well and were sure to return home as celebrities. J

Next day began with Breakfast at Murugan idly Shop, one of the finest authentic South Indian Tiffin centers followed by a visit to Madras Knights Round tables Long term Project Siragu Montessori School. The GE 181ers had an overwhelming experience. They were overjoyed and emotional on spending quality time with the underprivileged children and were happy to see smiles on every child’s face. They also distributed some snacks. In return the children individually presented them with a personalized iconography message with a logo of Round Table India followed by a lunch at Junior Kuppanna giving the taste of spicy South Indian food. All of them had a very teary eye experience, but enjoyed the food and the unique style of serving food on a plantain leaf.

Finally on 23^rd evening the wait was over and MKRT 181 along with GE 181 commenced the Twinning Meet at THE PARK, Chennai. NP Suman Voora, NPC/AVC Akshay Dugar,NTTE Hamir sampat, IPAC Sriram, AC Inder Singh, AST/NFC Ankit Gupta along with the tablers of MKRT 181 and family graced the occasion. 5 Tablers of GE 181, 6 Tablers of Koln 181 and IPP Deepak joined the meeting via skype. An agreement of Friendship and fellowship was read out and signed by Ch. Lankeswaran MKRT 181 and Ch. Robin GE 181. Koln 181 of Germany proposed to Host the 181 world meet of 2016-17.

After the meeting it was time to unwind and switch to party mode. It was time to bond, sing and dance the night away. Proteas learned the JATKAS and MATKAS and grooved to some peppy dance numbers of Bollywood and Kollywood.

Day 5 began with SPA and shopping for the proteas and halted with a lunch hosted by yours truly me at my restaurant, Azzuri Bay giving the guest some Comfort food after all the experimentation with Indian cuisines. They binged onto some delicious Italian/Mediterranean and Asian Cuisine. Later in the evening they also joined in and help raise money for MKRT 181’s Fund Raiser and finally bid everyone adieu because they had a fight to catch the same night.

All will cherish these 5 days not just for cross border international relations but also because everyone came closer to each other, connected and felt like one Giant Family. The GE 181 Tablers were home hosted and were given the comfort and warmth of being at their homes by HT vinay, Tr. Kavalpreet and Sq.leg Ram.

What makes Round Table the most unique organization is the free spirit and open mindedness of every individual associated with the movement. One of the most beautiful aspects of tabling is “Fellowship”.

Thus I can say with Pride: I am Proud to be a Tabler.