CLUB PROCEEDINGS, 1987

The Himalayan Club Committee, 1987.

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	S.R. Shah
Harish Kapadia	M.S. Soin
S. P. Mahadevia	Joydeep Sircar

Honorary Local Secretaries

India Almora ...	N. B. Parekh
Bombay ...	M. H. Contractor
Calcutta ...	P. K. Ganguli
Darjeeling ...	Dorjee Lhatoo
Delhi ...	Sudhir Sahi
Manali ...	John Banon
Srinagar ...	Sat Paul Sahni
Uttarkashi ...	Col J. K. Bajaj
Nepal ...	Mike Cheney
Pakistan ...	Nazir Sabir
Australia & New Zealand ...	W. M. Deacock
Czechoslovakia ...	V. Smida
France ...	Bonneau Yves
Great Britain ...	R. G. Pettigrew
Japan ...	H. Ohtsuka
Italy ...	Prof Ardito Desio
Spain ...	Jose Paytubi
U.S.A. : East ...	A. J. Kauffman
West ...	Nicholas Clinch

Additional Members of Balloting Committee

P. K. Ganguli G. Ramchandani
Dr H. V. R. Iengar Sudhir Sahi

Other Appointments:

Honorary Editor ...	S. S. Mehta
Honorary Assistant Editor ...	Harish Kapadia
Honorary Librarian ...	W. M. Aitken
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 as usual for the Himalayan Club. Many Sectional Meetings were organized at Bombay (8), Delhi (10) and Calcutta (4). The Bombay Section organized the 5th Annual Seminar with 7 illustrated talks and a discussion on mountaineering accidents. Annual Club Dinners were held at Bombay (with a Mountain Quiz) and Calcutta.

Himalayan Journal Vol. 43 (with Index) was published in April, while the Himalayan Club Newsletter 41 was published on 17 February.

The Grindlay's Bank Mountain Scholarships were awarded to trainees. Many new books and items of mountaineering equipment were added to the store.

The Club membership continues to grow beyond 900 members, spread over all parts of the world. The membership is open to all who are interested in various aspects of the Himalayan interests. (Full details of the Club activities, 1987, are available in The Hima-laym Club Newsletter 41)

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.B. Box 1905, Bombay 400 001.

THE HIMALAYAN CLUB founded in 1928, ha6 world-wide membership of persons interested in Himalayan exploration, trekking, climbing and other subjects connected with the region.

The Club has its principal office at Bombay. Eminent persons, spread all over the world, interested in the Himalaya, are members of the Club. It is an International Club solely devoted to interests in the Himalaya. At present there are about 900 members of the Club.

The Club would welcome applicants with suitable qualifications.

The benefits of membership includes the annual Himalayan Journal and the Himalayan Club Newsletter, both contain extensive informative material on the Himalayan activities.

The Club also has a unique Himalayan library at Delhi and sub-libraries at Bombay and Calcutta. Store of equipment for lending and maps for reference are available for the members.

Regular Club gatherings with lectures, illustrated talks are held at Bombay, Delhi and Calcutta, with an Annual Reunion held in London.

For membership application forms and other details, contact:

Honorary Secretary,
THE HIMALAYAN CLUB,
Post Box No. 1905,
Bombay 400 001. INDIA.

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