HSR TOASTMASTERS CLUB

NO. 12

TRAVELLER FOR LIFE

FOR THE ADVENTUROUS SOUL

INCREASE YOUR
OUR ROCKSTARS AT KNOWLEDGE WITH WHAT'S NEW AT
AREA J2 PATHWAYS LEVEL 3 HSR TOASTMASTERS

Three members who won our TM Subhash briefs on Creative MOMs &
hearts | p. 8 Pathways Level 3 | p. 11 Animated GIFs | p. 10

CLUB NO. 5843852

DIV J | AREA J2|DISTRICT 92
WHERE LEADERS ARE MADE
VOL 3 | ISSUE 3 | MAR 2019
CONTENTS
1 PRESIDENT'S NOTE 15 WHAT'S NEW AT HSR
TOASTMASTERS
3 EDITOR'S NOTE
16 INCREASE YOUR
KNOWLEDGE WITH
4 LEADER’S CONUNDRUM PATHWAYS LEVEL 3

5 ABOUT TOASTMASTERS 18 HOW DO YOU KNOW IF

INTERNATIONAL SOMEONE IS MATURE OR
NOT?
6 ABOUT HSR
TOASTMASTERS CLUB 19 5 REASONS WHY JUNGLE
RESORT CAN BE BEST
CORPORATE OUTGOING
7 WHAT OUR LEADER SAY
ABOUT US 21 SERENITY

22 SOLITUDE & RED

8 CLUB REPORT

23 BACHPAN & TOH

TOASTMASTER HO TUM
9 CORONATION'19

24 EVERYTHING IS A CHOICE

1O EVENT LIST OF THIS 26 DCP REPORT

QUARTER
27 TESTIMONIALS
11 NEW EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE

12 ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE
13 EDITORIAL TEAM

14 OUR ROCKSTARS AT AREA

J2
PRESIDENT'S NOTE
“The only reason to give a speech is to change the world.”
John F Kennedy

Speeches are the most powerful way of connecting with audiences since ancient
times. We all have heard a great number of speeches that changed the course of
history.
“Quit India” by Mahatma Gandhi (1942) inspired millions of Indians to fight for

Written by TM Shilpi. President of HSR Toastmasters Club

freedom;
“I have a dream” by Martin Luther King (1963) set the foundation for racial equality;
“Apology” by Socrates (399 BC) laid the fundamentals for western philosophy;
“Friends, Romans, Countrymen” by Marc Antonio (44 BC) led to civil war and
revolutionised Roman Empire.

All these speeches were meant to change the world, but, you would ask, does this
quote by John Kennedy apply to my speeches? How can I change the world with my
speech?

The answer is simple. To deliver a speech that changes the world, you need to deliver
a speech that influences your audience. All big things start small. You do not have to
influence the entire world with your words, you have to change the minds of people
who are listening. And everything else, will happen simultaneously.

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How do you do that? By telling the audience something that
they do not know already. By inspiring the audience to think
and act differently. We listen to a number of speeches every
week in Toastmasters meetings. The ones that stay with us
longer are the ones that told us something new, the ones that
opened our minds to new thinking, the ones that inspired us
to take a new action.

When you start writing your next toastmasters speech, ask

Written by TM Shilpi. President of HSR Toastmasters Club

yourself - What value am I creating for the audience? What
new am I bringing to the table? What change do I seek for my
audience? And then that will be a speech to change the world.

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EDITOR'S NOTE
Will being a life long learner alone help ?

Definitely not! And that's what I experienced on my first solo

trip to Haridwar.

Few weeks back, I read an article on solo trip. The article

intrigued me. I packed my bags to left to Delhi for my first

Written by TM Narendra. VP PR of HSR Toastmasters Club

ever solo trip. When everything was going fine, a 10 minute
delay happened because of which I missed my bus at the Bus
Stand. That was the last bus and I had to catch the bus no
matter what. After hitchhiking with 5 different motor cycle
riders, I was able to catch my bus.

That's when I realised that in addition to learning it is very

important to experience new things. Travelling to new places
can expose anyone to new experiences which can transform
his/her life.

Just like travelling, being a Toastmaster is also a way to have

new experiences. Whether it is an impromptu speech or a
last-minute role or visiting other clubs, it always teaches you
something new

Toastmasters Life is a journey on it's own and I hope

everyone grabs every opportunity that gets on their way
which exposes the person to these experiences.

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 LEADER’S CONUNDRUM

March is the time of the year when the clubs gear up for
renewals and target achieving DCPs for the term. During one
such club visit, I received an interesting, intriguing and
infuriating question from the club’s officers: Why do we feel
overwhelmed and what should we do?

It is true that last few months of a term require a bit more

collaboration. It is also true that it is the season of contests and
each weekend contests were hosted for either Area or Division
or both. Passionate toastmasters; like always have supported
by volunteering to help. Nothing had changed there.

It is also true that the officers of this club, had put in honest TM ANIRUDH
hard work each week since last term to meet ambitions of every Area J2 Director
member. The club is doing really well. The officers were and are
great team, nothing changed there as well.

What may have changed over these months could be their

individual progress towards their goals.

Many a times, the officers in the club get busy ensuring smooth
functioning of the club, abandoning the very reason that
brought them to a toastmasters club at the first place. The
excitement to give a prepared speech, taking evaluations and
pondering over how you could have done better provides deep
emotional satisfaction.

I answered, I used to believe a leader needs to walk the path

before preaching. I realise now that it goes beyond leading by
example, it is also important for the leader to keep him/herself
motivated, to grow oneself before helping others.

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 ABOUT
TOASTMASTERS
INTERNATIONAL
Toastmasters International is a nonprofit educational organisation that operates clubs
worldwide for the purpose of promoting communication and public speaking skills.

The organisation grew out of a single club, Smedley Chapter One Club, which would
become the first Toastmasters club. It was founded by Ralph C. Smedley on October 22,
1924, at the YMCA in Santa Ana, California, United States. It originated as a set of classes
with the aim of improving the communication skills of the young men under his charge.

Throughout its history, Toastmasters has served over four million people, and today the
organisation serves over 357,000 members in 143 countries, through its 16,600 member
clubs. 

Mission:
The mission of a Toastmasters club is to provide a mutually supportive and positive
learning environment in which every individual member has the opportunity to develop
oral communication and leadership skills, which in turn foster self-confidence and
personal growth.

Every toastmasters meeting is divided into 3 segments:

Prepared Speech Segment: The first segment will be the “Prepared Speeches” segment,
where members will come and deliver a speech that they have already prepared based
on objectives given in the speech manual.

Table Topics Segment: The second segment is called “Table Topics” where speaker is
given an topic and the speaker has to deliver a speech impromptu for 1 to 2 mins. This
section will help us improve our Impromptu speaking skills.

Evaluation Segment: The third segment will be the "Evaluations”. In this segment, the
evaluators will point out the strengths and the scope for improvement of our speakers.

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 ABOUT
HSR TOASTMASTERS
CLUB
HSR Toastmasters charted by Aastha Singh, on Oct. 11, 2016 is an energitic community
Toastmasters club in HSR Layout, Bangalore. we provide a mutually supportive and
positive learning environment in which every individual member has the opportunity to
develop oral communication and leadership skills, which in turn foster self-confidence
and personal growth.

We meet every Saturday at 4:00 PM and the duration of the meeting is for 2 hours. After
meeting most of the members hangout along with Guests in order to understand and
answer their queries over a cup of `chai`. In this hangout, all the members also meet
and network.

We have recently celebrated our 140th meeting by dancing to the bollywood songs and
we are eagarly planning for the 150th meeting! Want to know what's in store for 150th
meeting? It's straight forward. Join us for 150th meeting! :) It's going to be Legendary! :D

Venue and Timing Details:

Location: HSR Toastmasters Club, Funda Spaces, 3rd floor, NCR Arcade, Service Rd,
HSR Sector 6

GoogleMaps: https://bit.ly/fundaspaces

Day of the Meeting: Saturday

Start Time: 4.00 PM

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 WHAT OUR
LEADER SAY ABOUT US
HSR club has grown leaps and bounds on all fronts -
membership, meeting quality, energy, enthusiasm,
education awards, DCP points and engagement +
participation beyond clubs level at area, division and
district. If anyone is looking for a wholesome, yet fun-filled
and energized Toastmaster experience and a community
club to join - then HSR  Toastmasters club is the final stop
for them - they need to look no beyond. As a Division
Director I look at HSR club as a role model for clubs across
my division for the passion they bring to the table, and
wish them to only continue on, grow more and more, and
DTM HAREESH
enable more members in their learning journey in
DIVISION DIRECTOR, D92
Toastmasters

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 CLUB REPORT

HSR Toastmasters Club is a President's Distinguished club!!

7 Members of the club has completed their Level L1 Completed Speakers

1 of Pathways Journey
Deepika
TM Shilpi has completed her CL course
Saurabh
Monica
70% membership retention rate and overall there are
Narendra
60 members
Satish
TM Akshay represented HSR Toastmasters in District
Sandeep
Level International Speech Contests
Jatin

TM Deepika represented HSR Toastmasters in Area J2

Level Evaluation Contests

TM Gomathi represented HSR Toastmasters in Area J2

Level Table Topics Contests

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 CORONATION'19

The annual conference of Toastmasters International, District 92 – Coronation 2019 is

here!

The landmark event will bring toastmasters from across Karnataka and Kerala under
one roof to learn, to teach and to share experiences.

The event will be hosted at Taj, Yeshwantpur, Bengaluru from May 24th to 26th 2019.

Get ready to :
Experience  Mesmerising moments
Experience  Aspirational dreams come true
Experience  Grasping greater perspectives
Experience  Injecting a bit of you in everyone else
Experience  Camaradiere

Come, experience M.A.G.I.C.

Conference Chair: DTM Gopinath Srinivasan (+91-994 501 5868)

Conference Co-chairs:
TM Pranab Singh (+91-984 584 9941)
DTM Anusha Alva (+91-974 076 4501)
Email us at: TeamCoronation2019@gmail.com

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 EVENT LIST
OF THIS QUARTER

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NEW EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE

TM JATIN
VP EDUCATION

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ASSOCIATE
COMMITTEE

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EDITORIAL TEAM

Grammarian
TM Shivika

Design
TM Narendra

Design Review
TM Dhairya

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OUR ROCKSTARS
AT AREA J2

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 WHAT'S NEW
AT
HSR TOASTMASTERS

very creative & beautiful MOMs

Good usage of GIFs for PR

GIF Processing
https://bit.ly/2FMDh6H
This GIF was made for the
special Bollywood themed
meeting that we celebrated
as part of 140th
meeting!!

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 INCREASE YOUR KNOWLEDGE
WITH PATHWAYS LEVEL 3
BY TM SUBHASH

Level 3 projects has special individual project in each path. A member will
specialise himself in the path when he accomplish the main projects in the path.
Facing such interesting projects in the paths is fun challenging and interesting.

The following 10 projects from the 10 paths are

(Level 3 Projects – Paths)

Negotiate the Best Outcome -  Dynamic Leadership
Reaching Consensus – Effective Coaching
Present a Proposal – Innovative Planning
Planning and Implementing – Leadership Development
Understanding Emotional Intelligence – Motivational Strategies
Understanding Conflict Resolution -  Persuasive Influence
Persuasive Speaking – Presentation mastery
Make Connections Through Networking – Strategic Relationship
Successful Collaboration – Team Collaboration
Develop a Communication Plan – Develop a communication plan

It’s important to attend these projects during the journey these projects will tell
you the purpose of the paths. These projects are the advanced projects in the
paths. Once you accomplish these projects in your paths you have come to a
level where you’re an effective communicator as you have completed the major
advanced communication projects. Following these specialized projects for all
the paths we have electives that are useful for member to increase their
knowledge.

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The Electives of level 3 project have some common fundament projects
across all projects. Attempting all this projects you will be confident
speaker. The elective option says we can attend a minimum of 2 projects
and a maximum of all projects. When I saw the project title in the start of
this roll out I felt all the toastmasters in both the traditional the pathways
paths will be competent and confident respectfully. I’m glad to say this is
my favorite level.

Projects
- Deliver Social Speeches
- Using Presentation Software
- Connect with Storytelling
- Creating Effective Visual Aids
- Using Descriptive Language
- Connect with Your Audience
- Make Connections Through Networking
- Focus on the Positive
- Inspire Your Audience
- Prepare for an Interview
- Understanding Vocal Variety
- Effective Body Language
- Active Listening

Project suggestions level 3

There is no such feedback to this level, as there are basic communication
project needed for a person to become a confident speaker.
Toastmasters has to promote such a level before we begin the paths. A
member will be a better communicator after completing such a level in
the pathways. A member can attend such a level at an early stage the
level 2 seems to new to all toastmasters.

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 HOW DO YOU KNOW IF
SOMEONE IS MATURE
OR NOT?
BY TM MADHU

1. Mature people don’t go to Burger King or restaurants and upload the

food that they ordered on social media.
2. Mature people think deeply before taking actions
3. Mature people avoid issues with people and they also forgive easily.
4. Mature people genuinely fall in love and not because of physical
intimacy.
5. Mature people cherish family and loved ones. They build homes and
avoid destruction.
6. Mature people are usually independent and sometimes,
interdependent.
7. Mature people know how to manage their finances and keep secrets.
8. Mature people do not live to oppress or impress because they know
this is a waste of life.
9. Mature people make wise decisions and avoid rash behaviour.
10. Mature people are generally honest people.
11. Mature people are always calm and do not complain.
12. Mature people do not bully, belittle and devalue their friends nor
abuse others.
13. Mature people know when to speak and what to say and they also
know when to keep their mouth shut.
14. Mature people stay away from negative people. They know it is a
waste of time staying around bad energy.
15. And finally, age is not a guarantee for maturity.

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 5 REASONS WHY
JUNGLE RESORT CAN
BE BEST CORPORATE
OUTGOING
BY TM AJITH

Would you want to switch off your work mode and recharge your
batteries?  Jungle resort can be your stress-buster. Want to know
how? Following are some of the reasons which you should
contemplate   

1. Break from work life:   

Continuous work pressure makes you physically and mentally tired.
As a result, you will feel like taking a break for a while. When you
explore nature you will completely forget work tension and
therefore it justifies the purpose of taking a break. 

2. Getting close to nature makes the mind calm:

A study conducted by psychological experts say that continuous
exposure to greenery will instantaneously make the mind calm.
Exploring the nature and green pastures will help to cope up with
your stress levels. Once your stress levels are down, your
performance at work will increase.

3. Team Building activities:                                                                                

Team building activities with fellow employees will help you to break
your ice and come out of the comfort zone. A good equation with the
fellow employees gives the sense of unity. The team spirit among
the employees will positively reflect on the work

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4. Improves productivity at work:
When you are back from your jungle resort, you feel fresh and your
day-to-day productivity in work will improve drastically. A short
break from work will increase your productivity by three times and
hence indirectly contributing for the company.

5. Building Interpersonal skills:

Interpersonal skills are inculcating Leadership, communication and
problem-solving. Day-to-day activities at work immensely demand
all these elements. Forest trekking encourages the above elements.
This not only helps in professional life but also important in shaping
ourselves into a better human being.  The interpersonal skills which
were learnt in forest trekking can be inculcated in handling clients
and your teams working on it.

Opportunities for learning and reformation is just away from arm's

length  

Are you ready to grab these and get back to work with your
recharged batteries?

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 Art by TM Amrita (Member of HSR Toastmassters club!)

BY
SERENITY

TM AMRITA

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 Art by TM Anita (Member of HSR Toastmassters club!)

RED
SOLITUDE

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 BACHPAN

ना कुछ पाने क चाह थी,

ना कुछ खोने का था डर।
हंसने क तो जैसे आदत थी,
वाब को लगे थे आसमानी पर।।

ना कभी कसी से शरमाते थे,

ना खुल के रोने को घबराते थे।
होता था चा हए कुछ तो ज़ोर से च लाते थे,
कुछ पाने क ख़ुशी को दल खोल के दखलाते थे।।

भोलेपन क भी वो या ताक़त थी,

Written by TM Jatin (VP Education of HSR Toastmasters club!)

हमारी हर बात जो यूँ ही मन जाती थी।
बचपन ने हम जीने के कई गुर ह सखाये,
बस डर है क बड़ा होने से ये ब ा ना कह खो जाए।।

TOH TOASTMASTER HO TUM

Dilon mein tum apne behtar public speaker banne ki chahatein leke chal
rahe ho,
Toh toastmaster ho tum
Nazar mein international contest jeetne ki khaawishein leke chal raho ho,
Toh toastmaster ho tum
Kissi bhi role ko karne ke liye tayiar rehna seekho
Tum har ek impromptu topic pe bolna seekho
Har ek meeting mein aao khole apni baahein
Har week ek naya speaker dhoonde ye nigahein
 
Jo apni agli speech saath me liye chal rahe ho
Toh toastmaster ho tum
Jo ye padhkar bhi agli meeting miss karne wale ho
Toh toastmaster ho tum

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 EVERYTHING IS A CHOICE
If we think deeply, isn’t it that all we ever do in our life is just making a ‘choice’? What we’ll
eat today, how much we’ll sleep, where we’ll go, what we’ll think, what we’ll say, what we’ll
do….and what not. Even not making a choice is a choice we make.From the moment we
wake up to the moment we close our eye-lids, we keep making one choice after another.

If making choices is such an integral part of our life, don’t you think we should ask
ourselves, ‘how can I make right choices?‘. Let us ponder over this thought by reviewing
the examples of two ‘gentlemen’.

Some say that Duryodhana (from epic Mahabharat) and Ravana (from epic Ramayana)
were the two of the greatest fools on the planet. But why? Reason: They kept making
wrong choices again and again.

First in the line is Mr. Duryodhana. When Duryodhana was playing unfair to the
Pandavas, Lord Krishna himself came to Duryodhana as a peace-maker. Krishna gave
Duryodhana 3 choices.First, if you think Pandavas to be superior than you, then
surrender unto them. Second, if you think Pandavas to be equal to you, then make a
compromise with them. Third, if you think Pandavas to be inferior to you, then atleast
give five villages to them. Duryodhana was well aware of the prowess of Krishna and
Written by TM Jatin (VP Education of HSR Toastmasters club!)

Arjuna. Krishna even showed his ‘Virat-Swaroop’ to Duryodhana in front of whole

assembly. Even some people present in assembly tried to pour wisdom words to
Duryodhana but Duryodhana listened to none. Result: Duryodhana made the wrong
choice of going for the war against the mighty Pandavas, only to shorten his life span.

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Next in the line is our very own, the king of Lanka, Mr. Ravana. We are well aware of the heinous act
of Ravana of kidnapping wife of none other than Lord Ram. Here, Hanuman came as a peace
messenger to Ravana to bring Ravana’s intelligence back on track. On seeing negative response from
Ravana, Hanumanji burnt the whole Lanka, just to give a sample of power of Lord Ram. Hanumanji
explained to Ravana that if an insignificant monkey like him can burn Lanka like a piece of cake, it
doesn’t require any intelligent person to understand what Lord Ram could do. Even Vibhishana tried
to bring Ravana’s lost intelligence back. But where in the world was Ravana going to listen all this.
Consequence: Ravana made the wrong choice of going against the wishes of Lord Ram and only to
bring his end nearer.

Our life is like a book where each chapter has 365 pages like the number of days in a year and
number of chapters it has, is equal to number of years we live. By now, some chapters of this book
have already being written. But some chapters are still to be written. It is a time to introspect for us
because the opportunity to write upcoming chapters in the best possible way is either ‘now here’ or
‘no-where’.  It’s upon us whether to write the forthcoming chapters in black ink incorporating foul

Written by TM Jatin (VP Education of HSR Toastmasters club!)

language or to decorate them with texts written in beautiful golden ink in the most exquisite poetic
language. The choice is ours.

Have you observed a computer chip, say pentium chip. If you just maintain this computer hardware
without any up-gradation, this will work fine for a long time. But such thing doesn’t work in real life.
Here maintenance of progress is not possible by barely maintaining it but by constant up-gradation.

Today each one of us will have a choice in front of us: whether we’ll choose doing exercise or lying
on the couch, eating healthy food or consuming junk food, reading a book or spending time
watching tv, and so on. Stakes are too high here; let’s better make the right choice.

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DCP REPORT

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 TESTIMONIALS

I looked at couple of Toastmaster clubs before

joining HSR. Best thing about the club is it’s people
and their friendly nature. As a new comer also, you
never feel out of place. And every event is
organised with so much effort and care. I am a fan.

TM Vishnu (Member)

A platform where the next generation leaders are

born. HSR Toastmasters Club transforms ordinary
people into leaders. This club is a standing pillar to
all the aspiring leaders and helps them to stay
authentic and make an impact. HSR Toastmasters
Club goes an extra mile to create leaders across the
globe, so grab the opportunity to blend in!

Aishwarya Jabi (Guest)

The Best Team Wins!!!

Individual commitment to a group effort - that is
what makes a team work. Here, at HSR toastmasters
club, all the club officers & role takers work in
collaboration to make every meeting incredible and
the audience say WAHooooo.....
It's really good to see the club size is increasing.
The club has many talented people. A lot to be
learned from all these eclectic people.

TM Akriti (Member)

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 TESTIMONIALS
My Toastmaster journey has been a short one till
now but it has impacted me in a big way! Not being
a person who’s comfortable sharing personal views
and experiences even with the closest of my friends
or family, Toastmasters has provided me a platform
to open up and share my stories in the form of
satire and funny scenarios. Looking forward to more
joy and laughter in my Toastmasters journey from
here onwards!

TM Anita (Member)

Hsr toastmasters is a young & dynamic club. The

energetic members give 100% in every meeting to
make it successful and the excom team makes sure
that no one is left behind.

TM Mohit (Member)

HSR Toastmasters is an amazing community club.

Their meetings has a very happy and positive vibe.
Their members are very humble and help each other
in order to improve, right from the old members to
the new members. Visiting HSR Toastmasters is the
most happening thing one can do on a Saturday.

TM Aayushi (Member of BT Toastmasters Club)

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COME VISIT US
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Address:
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HSR Layout, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560102
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VOLUME THREE
MARCH 2019
LIFE IS SHORT. TAKE THAT TRIP.