In search of a Sania at home

Women from army families display crafts in an embroidery competition at Dipatoli Cantonment. Picture by Hardeep Singh

I nspired by the success of Hyderabad girl Sania Mirza, the army has decided to nurture tennis talent at Dipatoli Cantonment. The Sania Mirza Tennis Club was recently inaugurated at the Cockerel Officers’ Institute, Dipatoli Cantonment, by Renu Bharadwaj. A coach from the NIS has been roped in to train children and other officials willing to take up the sport seriously. The club has two courts, a clay and a cement one.

Kid power

Adults can stay out. Young scribes in the making will come out with a magazine of their own on April 22. Called CockerelKidz, it will give army children a platform for their writing skills. The magazine will come out on a monthly basis and will have articles on environment, sports and other areas of interest to children. The magazine is being brought out by a group of 10 children, who are being briefed regularly by president of the Cockerel Army Wives’ Welfare Association (AWWA) Renu Bharadwaj.

Football crown

The Assam Battalion won the 23rd Infantry Division Inter-Battalion football championships, 2005, held recently at Dipatoli Cantonment. At the end of the final, the scoreline read 4-2 in favour of the team from the Northeast. The teams could not score any goals in the scheduled time or the extra time. Finally in the penalty shootout, the Assam team proved better of their counterparts. Brigadier Ghungesh-Sena Medal was the chief guest on the occasion.

Cooking lessons

The month-long Cockerel Khukri cadre, organised at Dipatoli Cantonment, came to an end last week. Special cooks of the army were trained in Continental, Chinese and other exotic cuisine at the camp. President of the Cockerel Army Wives’ Welfare Association (AWWA) Renu Bharadwaj Renu Bharadwaj, a great cook herself, took part in the session almost everyday and personally trained the cooks. Around 30-odd cooks took part in the event.

Embroidery

The army recently organised an embroidery competition, which saw 60 women from army families take part. President of the Cockerel Army Wives’ Welfare Association (AWWA) Renu Bharadwaj gave away prizes to 14 winners. The main aim behind the event was to encourage army women to take up embroidery in a big way.

Health tips

A two-day programme was organised by the 23rd Infantry division on the occasion of World Health Day and held both at Namkum and Dipatoli Cantonments. Doctors and gynaecologists deliberated on various health aspects. In one such discussion held at Military hospital, Namkum, Lt. Col S.N. Bhattacharjee, a gynaecologist, spoke to delegates on aspects of gynaecological disorders. Major V.V. Tiwari also discussed various health problems on the occasion. Major General Dalip Bharadwaj was the chief guest on the occasion.