WM 7 - "Beyond the Boundary"- Speaker: Mr Sundar Raman, EX BCCI/IPL

Attendees: RCG Rotarians(27): President Radha Krish, CLF Sathish, PP Ramesh Babu, PP Venugopal J, Jt Secretary Saravanan, PP Neelakantan, PP Balaji SM, PP Shankar, ISD Meiyappan, VSD Karthikeyan, PI Chair Rafeek, Club Service Director Jemima, CSHD Srirarman, Nandagopal, Kanesan, Basheer, Karthik, Sriram, Vivek, Muthu Kannan, Dharmaraj, Riyaz, Raja Viswanathan, Vasu Venkat, Srikanth, Rohit Kumar, Lakshmanan

Anns (3): Alamu Meiyappan, Vaishnavi Shankar, Shakthi Umayal Lakshmanan

Annette (1): Sai Venkat

Guests (3): Speaker Mr. Mr. Sundar Raman - Former COO BCCL/Advisor CSK/Ex CEO IPL/Ex CEO-Sports Reliance/Management Consultant, Interviewer Mr. Radhakrishnan Sreenivasan - Head of Digital CSK, Mr. Gnanasekaran - Participant in Kazhak trip

The evening meeting began on an enthusiastic note with a captivating video presentation of the Kazakhstan trip that impressed the audience! The exceptional work of Rtn. Meiyappan and the creative brilliance of the ever-silent yet powerful Rtn. Rafeek were evident in every frame. The Kazakh-themed background music added the perfect finishing touch.

Rtn. PP Venugopal’s eloquent introduction of the speakers was a pleasure to listen to, setting the tone for the highlight of the evening — an engaging and insightful conversation between Mr. Radhakrishnan Sreenivasan and Me. Sundar Raman on the IPL. Their discussion went beyond cricket, exploring the tournament’s transformative impact on entertainment and employment, all the while gracefully avoiding controversy.

The club proudly inducted Rtn. SP. Lakshmanaan and Ann. Shakti Umayal into the RCG family and felicitated our Rock Stars of the Month, Rtn. Karthikeyan K S and Rtn. Muthu Kannan, for August and September 2025.

A nostalgic vote of thanks by Rtn. PP SM Balaji took members down memory lane to cricket’s golden days, wrapping up the session beautifully. Jt. Sec. Rtn. Saravanan, stepping in for Sec. KVV, handled proceedings with commendable spontaneity and grace.

The meeting concluded with fellowship and dinner at The Spice Hut, leaving everyone with the warm aftertaste of Rotary camaraderie and gratitude for yet another memorable evening.