CLUB PROCEEDINGS, 1995

THE HIMALAYAN CLUB COMMITTEE, 1995
(Founded on 17th February, 1928)
Officers
President J.C. Nanavati
Vice-Presidents K.K. Guha

S.P. Mahadevia

N.D. Jayal

Honorary Secretary A. P. Samant
Honorary Treasurer Divyesh Muni

Members of Committee
K.N. Naoroji Vinay Hegde

R. Bhattacharjee Dhiren Pania

M.H. Contractor Sudhir Sahi

Harish Kapadia Joydeep Sircar

Tanil Kilachand M.S. Soin

Honorary Local Secretaries
India :

Almora	N.B. Parekh
Bangalore	Krishnan Kutty
Bombay	Dhiren M. Pania
Calcutta	Prabhat Ganguli
Darjeeling	Dorjee Lhatoo
Delhi	Vijay Jung Thapa
Jammu	Sat Paul Sahni
Manali	John Banon
Munsiary	Emmanuel Theophilus
Shimla	Col. B.S. Sandhu
Nepal	Elizabeth Hawley
Pakistan	Nazir Sabir
Australia	Will Steffen
Czechoslovakia	V. Smida
France	Bonneau Yves
New Zealand	John Nankervis
Great Britain	R.G. Pettigrew
Japan	H. Ohtsuka
Italy	Prof. Ardito Desio
Spain	Jose Paytubi
South Africa	Dr. S.A. Craven
South Korea	Sae Bae
Switzerland	Eric Bernhardt
Sweden	Ake Nilsson
U.S.A.	Nicholas Clinch

Honorary Editor Harish Kapadia

Honorary Assistant Editors M.H. Contractor

Monesh Devjani

Honorary Librarian Janet Rizvi

Hon. Asstt. Librarian
Bombay Vineeta Muni

Calcutta Susree Dutta

Hon. Equipment Officer Ashok Shenvi

Hon. Asst. Equipment Officer
Bombay Anil Chavan

Calcutta Prabhat Ganguli

Delhi Seema Mishra

CLUB NEWS
An active year for the Himalayan Club, as usual, with many Sectional Meetings at Bombay (6), Calcutta (4), Delhi and London. The Himalayan Journal Vol. 51 was published in April while The Himalayan Club Newsletter 48 was published on 17 February.

The Grindlays Bank Mountain Scholarships were awarded to various 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 various parts of the world and consisting of many leading mountaineers. The membership is open to all who are interested in various aspects of the Himalaya and are qualified to be members. Full details and forms are available from Hon. Secretary. The Himalayan Club. Post Box No. 1905, Bombay 400001, India. (Full details of the club activities in 1995 are available in the Himalavan Club Newsletter 49)

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THE HIMALAYAN JOURNAL Volume 52
(1996)

(incorporating the years 1994-1995)
Honorary Editor
HARISH KAPADIA
Honorary Assistant Editors

M.H. CONTRACTOR

MONESH DEVJANI

Assistance

S.P. Mahadevia (Business) Kaivan Mistry (Index)

Rashmi Palkhivala (Editing) Rajesh Gadgil (Proof-reading)

Ravi Mariwala (Proof-reading)

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