My dear fellow Modernites,

Seeing as to how many Modernites are actually on the Golf circuit and the enthusiasm for the game, a golf tournament was an easy and unanimous selection for the MSVV Alumni Association’s next big event. This was a natural progression after the spectacular success of the Modernites Ball which was held earlier this year where about 400 Alumni were present.

The date for the event was set for the 24th of September , 2005.

The response to the tournament was overwhelming and instead of the 20 Alumni we expected, the number reached 45 in no time.

After looking around for suitable venues, the beautiful and long course of Golden Greens was picked as the venue for the Tournament. This course is of the highest standards and also is located in beautiful and serene surrounding’s where you can get away from it all.

To make the event memorable it was decided to present every player with a sleeve of golf balls with the tournament name printed on them and a high quality ‘T’ shirt as a memento. This gave birth to our very own label ‘MSVV SPORT’. These ‘T’ shirts are available at all Alumni events for you to wear proudly for your next round of golf or even otherwise.

As luck would have it, it began raining the evening before the tournament and surprisingly carried on for the whole of the next day. We received record rainfall for September on that very day itself. Even this though, was not enough to dampen the spirits of the Modernites gathered for the round. In spite of the rain and the overcast conditions I am proud to say that all but two of the players landed up ready to battle with the course and the elements. To add to the day Seventeen Golfers from Modern School Vasant Vihar were also in the Fray and distinguished themselves through some fine play. A special mention to them for their enthusiasm and commitment and to Mr. Seth for putting up this fine field of talent. I must also mention that we had players from Class five all the way through to class Twelve. Put this together with the Alumni who ranged from the Class of 80 through to the class of 98 and we had players ranging from 11 years old up to 44 years.

The enthusiasm and camaraderie of all presented made the rain irrelevant. After a fine brunch of delicious chicken pâté, cocktail sticks, Focaccia Sandwiches, Mushroom rolls etc and despite the many beers, the start of the tournament was right on schedule at 1315 Hrs. The four balls were put together either due to their similar handicaps or to the fact that they were from the same batch. Needless to say it was a thoroughly enjoyable round. Despite the challenging conditions, wet fairways, thick rough and many lost balls every single Modernite finished the round proving once again that you just can’t keep a Modernite down.

Score cards were turned in at about 1745 onwards and all were done by 1830. There were eleven trophies up for grabs. Needless to say that each trophy was hard fought for and could have gone to just about anybody. To make sure each player had as good a chance as anybody else, the scoring system was designed to allot you a score based on your ‘On course Handicap’ for the day. This allowed each and every single player to be in contention. Each trophy was also associated with its own Prize/s.

After a close fought round, the final trophies went to :

1. 1st MSVV Alumni – Amadeus Golf Tournament , 2005 Champion ( Men ) – SHANTANU TAYAL. ( Class of 90 ) Shantanu received 2 Airline Ticket vouchers for Singapore. A beautiful Crystal Trophy with Laser Inscription and the BLUE JACKET, which will be an ongoing feature of this tournament and is a one of a kind.

2. 1st MSVV Alumni – Amadeus Golf Tournament , 2005 Champion ( Women ) – Shalini Malik ( Class of 92 ) Shalini Received a beautiful crystal trophy with laser inscription and a gift voucher worth Rs.5000 from Vaish at Rivoli.

3. Best Player of the Tournament - Best Gross Score – Shalini Malik ( Class of 92 )
Shalini received a beautiful Trophy along with a gift Voucher of Rs.5000 from Vaish at Rivoli.

4. Longest drive of the Tournament – Sandeep Singh ( Class of 88 ) – Trophy + Free Round at golden Greens.

5. Closest to Pin shot – Sidharth Seth ( Class 11, MSVV ) Trophy + Free
round at Golden Greens

6. Best Bunker Play – Sachin Vaish ( Class of 90 ) – trophy + Free Round at Golden Greens.

7. Best four ball – Kanishk Madan ( Class 8 MSVV) , Shreyas Chugh ( Class 10 MSVV ), Sidharth Seth ( Class 11, MSVV ), Viraj Gadhok ( Class 12, MSVV ). They each received a trophy and a free round of Golf at the Golden Greens.

8. Best Player from Modern School Vasant Vihar – Kanishk Madan ( Class 8 ).
Kanishk Received a Trophy and a DVD cum MP3 Player. A Special mention To Sidharth Seth ( Class 11, MSVV ) who tied for the best player but due to a better score on the front nine the Trophy went to Kanishk Madan.

Ms. Goldy Malhotra ( Principal MSVV ) was the Chief guest at the Tournament and kindly consented to give away the prizes. Her support and encouragement to all of us at the Alumni is invaluable and greatly appreciated. We could not have asked for a more committed and involved Patron.

We also wish to thank Mr. R. D. Burman from Amadeus India who gave away the two winners prizes. We also take this opportunity to yet again thank Amadeus India for being the principal sponsors of the event.

Mr. A Seth’s presence was an inspiration as always. His energy and drive helped us all along. The alumni joins me in thanking him for his time and commitment to us and his never say die attitude which always encourages us to move ahead.

Ms. Poonam Mathur ( Sahai ) has been helping and encouraging the Alumni and in her own special way lends a sense of warmth and belonging to us all every time we meet.

We all join in thanking these special teachers for their unhesitating support. They complete the Alumni family in a way no one else could.

Their presence at the Golden Greens club on the day of the tournament is all the encouragement we need. Thank you once again.

The tournament ended on a high note with the Prize ceremony and even though the Alumni walked away with most of the prizes, the Students of MSVV won the hearts of all those present. I must at this time also thank those parents who made the effort to bring their kids out to the Course in the rain. Your presence there was an encouragement to us all.

The tournament was followed up with a dinner and drinks at ‘Nasha’ on MG Road. Over 55 Alumni were present there. Tall stories and cocktails did the rounds. Elaborate Snacks and drinks were served in a private enclosure made for the MSVV Alumni. Dinner was served at the Red Coral Restaurant and the revelry went on well into the night. The crowd started gradually drifting away after the bar was closed at 0230 AM in the morning. Our Thanks to Manav and Prerna Bhargava who co-ordinated the dinner and ably ensured that it was a success.

All in all it was a memorable day.

We also wish to express my gratitude to those Alumni who were present there. We wish to add here that this is your association. Your active participation and time will help us drive it to greater heights.

For all those interested in volunteering their time, please do join us for the next meeting and help us move ahead to better things.

We hope to see more of you at the next meeting and at our next event, MSVV Students + Teachers VS. Alumni Soccer, on the 14th of November at MSVV.

For details please contact Mr. Arjun Walia Tel – 98100 03888.

We wish to thank all our other co-sponsors who made this event possible at the scale at which it was held:
1. OSIM
2. Clutch Auto
3. Vaish at Rivoli
4. Airtel

Special Mentions :
1. Sandeep Singh (Rocky - 88 ) Secretary, MSVV Alumni Association. Co-ordinator 1st MSVV Alumni- Amadeus Golf tournament – 2005.
2. Manu Grover ( 90 ) Joint Secretary, MSVV Alumni Association. Co-ordinator 1st MSVV Alumni- Amadeus Golf tournament – 2005.
3. Ajay Rajgarhia ( 85 ) Treasurer, MSVV Alumni Association. Volunteer 1st MSVV Alumni- Amadeus Golf tournament – 2005.
4. Ashish Grover ( 87 ) Executive Member MSVV Alumni Association. Co-ordinator 1st MSVV Alumni- Amadeus Golf tournament – 2005.
5. Sanjay Jain ( Buntee – 81 ) President MSVV Alumni Association.Volunteer 1st MSVV Alumni- Amadeus Golf tournament – 2005.
6. Manav Bhargava – ( 94 ) Executive Member MSVV Alumni Association. Volunteer 1st MSVV Alumni- Amadeus Golf tournament – 2005. Co-ordinator Nasha Dinner.
7. Prerna Bhargava – ( 94 ) Volunteer MSVV Alumni Association. Co-ordinator Nasha Dinner
8. Arvind Garodia ( 87 )
9. Anuj Mehta ( 87 )
10. Ankur Bhatia ( 90 )
11. Sachin Vaish ( 90 )

All the members / volunteers and players who in no small way made this event a success.