We had more than 40 participants at the August 2025 monthly meeting held at the Century Club, Bangalore. We started the meeting with a round of introductions for the benefit of new members. Mr. N Srinivasan, Vice President, Dr. M Seenappa, President, Ms. Girija Devi, Member Executive Committee briefed us on the FAFICS Council Meeting and the FAFICS Golden Jubilee celebrations. The meeting also reviewed the planning and progress made with respect to the AFUNPI@50 Anniversary celebrations. Mr. R. M Manohar informed that distribution of the updated AFUNPI Handbook & Directory was almost complete. The meeting, hosted by Mr. and Mrs. N Srinivasan and Mr. Ravi Avasthi ended with a delicious buffet lunch that included dragon fruit and carambola (star fruit) fresh from our Venkatesh's mango orchard farm.
