CLUB PROCEEDINGS, 1986

The Himalayan Club Committee:

OFFICERS

President ...	K. N. Naoroji
Vice-Presidents ...	Dr M. L. Biswas Lt Gen M. Thomas S. S. Mehta
Honorary Treasurer ...	S. K. Damania
Honorary Secretary ...	J. C. Nanavati

Members of Committee

A. B. Ghoshal	A. D. Moddie
K. K. Guha	G. Ramchandani
Harish Kapadia	S. R. Shah
Sanjeev Saith	M. S. Soin
S. P. Mahadevia	Joydeep Sircar

Honorary Local Secretaries

India Almora ...	N. B. Parekh
Bombay ...	M. H. Contractor
Calcutta ...	P. K. Ganguli
Chandigarh ...	P. M. Das
Darjeeling ...	E. D. Avari
Delhi ...	Sudhir Sahi
Manali ...	John Banon
Srinagar ...	Sat Paul Sahni
Nepal ...	Mike Cheney
Pakistan ...	Nazir Sabir
Australia & New Zealand ...	W. M. Deacock
Czechoslovakia ...	V. Smida
France ...	Jean Coudray
Great Britain ...	R. G. Pettigrew
Japan ...	H. Ohtsuka
Italy ...	Prof Ardito Desio
Spain ...	Jose Paytubi
Switzerland ...	E. A. Bolinder
U.S.A. : East ...	A. J. Kauffman
West ...	Nicholas Clinch
Mid ...	A. D. Black

Additional Members of Balloting Committee

R. E. Hotz
Prof. C. K. Mitra
Dr H. V. R. Iengar

Other Appointments:

Honorary Editor ...	S. S. Mehta
Honorary Assistant Editor ...	Harish Kapadia
Honorary Librarian ...	Anita Singh
Hon. Asstt. Librarians
Bombay ...	Vincent James
Calcutta ...	A. Guha Thakurta
Honorary Equipment Officer	Arun P. Samant
Hon. Asstt. Equipment Officers
Calcutta ...	P. K. Ganguli
Delhi ...	Sandeep Kapur

CLUB NEWS:

A very active year for the Himalayan Club. Many Sectional meetings were organized at Bombay (14), Delhi (10) and Calcutta (3). Bombay section organised the 4th Annual Seminar with many illustrated talks. Annual Club Dinners were held at Bombay (Chief guest Peter Lloyd) and Calcutta.

Himalayan Journal Vol. 42 was published in April while The Himalayan Club Newsletter 40 was published on 17 February.

The Grindlay's Bank Mountain Scholarships were awarded to 5 trainees. Many new books and items of mountaineering equipment were added to the stores. Annual Subscription rates were revised from 1 January, 1987.

The Club membership continues to grow beyond 900 members, spread over all parts of the world. The membership is open to all those who are committed to various aspects of Himalayan interest.

(Full details of the Club activities, 1986, are available in The Himalayan Club Newsletter 40).

Printed in India by S. V. Limaye at India Printing Works, Fort, Bombay 400 023 and published by J. C. Nanavati, Hon. Secretary, for The Himalayan Club, P,Q. Box 1905, Bombay 400 001.

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