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In
the 1950’s, the GSB Sabha used to have a hand-written monthly magazine
by the name ‘Saraswati’. The publication of a quarterly
house magazine was started on 5th January,1969 on the occasion of
the 35th Foundation Day of the Sabha. This magazine,
which was called ‘Saraswat Vani’ was released on that day
by the then Chief Guest, Shri B.S.D. Baliga, General Manager,
Central Railway. The publication of Saraswat Vani continued
till the mid 80’s. Subsequently, the idea of reviving the
publication of a house magazine was thought of at various points
of time but was not implemented for various reasons. |
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was in the year 2007 that a decision was taken by the Managing
Committee of the GSB Sabha to start publishing a Quarterly
News Magazine, and an application was accordingly submitted
to the Registrar of Newspapers for India (RNI) at New Delhi
for approval of name. We could not get the approval
for our first preferred name ‘Saraswat Vani’, but the second
preferred name ‘Voice of GSB’ received the approval
of RNI. We have also received the Certificate of Registration
from RNI and have become a Registered Newsletter. The inaugural
issue of the 'Voice of GSB' was printed for the Quarter, July
to September 2007, and right from the first issue of the News
Magazine, every issue has received enthusiatic response from
the members who avidly await the publication of this magazine. The
'Voice of GSB' is also generously supported by our esteemed
well wishers, who book advertisement space in the News Magazine
regularly. We have also received the Certificate of Registration
from RNI and have become a Registered Newsletter.
The
July to September, 2007 issue was the inaugural issue of Voice
of GSB (VoG). With this issue, we enter into the 11th year
of publication. We have now delivered Voice of GSB to our
members for a decade. It has been an eventful and satisfying
journey. Over this period, the newsletter has evolved in several
ways. What began as an 8 page inaugural issue is now a 28/32
page newsletter. Early on, we added a cover page which gave
an identity to each issue and added colour and vibrancy to
the newsletter. Voice of GSB became a platform for members
to share their experiences through articles and celebrate
the events in their life through announcements. We could see
the strong affinity which our members have with their roots
in Goa/Karnataka and have been regularly featuring the temples
located there. The Kids Zone page is a platform for the budding
Picassos of our community to showcase their talent. Members
regularly inform us that they have tried out the recipes printed
in our Recipe page and look forward to the same. We have covered
articles on health and travel regularly.
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We have made sincere attempts to become a newsletter which
has something for each section of our Community and is looked
forward to by our members. Improvement is a continuous process,
and at VoG we have made certain changes in the last year to
make the newsletter content rich. “News from Other GSB Organizations”
details the activities of other GSB organizations working
for the common cause of “service to the community”. Whereas
“GSB Talents” features young and promising GSB talent, “GSB
Legends” pays respectful homage to the great people from our
community who continue to inspire us. VoG was initially conceptualized
as a mouth-piece of the Sabha, giving out information about
its activities and future programmes to our members.With these
changes, VoG has evolved from being a mouthpiece of the Sabha
to being the Voice of the GSB Community. We also realised
that some of our members are unable to attend our programmes
and therefore through the newsletter we not only bring to
you the details of them but also the initiatives and various
activities that Sabha does in every Quarter. This is an excellent
medium to build relationship with our Member database. There
are several people to thank for the reaching of this important
milestone. We have loved bringing out each of the 40 issues
of VoG over the last decade.
We enter the next decade with greater enthusiasm and resolve
to keep delivering to our members a newsletter which surpasses
their expectations. We would also like to cover events and
programmes taking place in various GSB Organisations all over
the world. To create a feeling of brotherhood, and for that
we reach out to each one of you. Let us together make this
a Voice heard. On the completion of a decade of VoG, we have
gone in for a revamp of the cover page design. We believe
the new cover design, which we present for the first time
in this issue, is simple but elegant and carries a greater
impact. We do look forward to your feedback and suggestions
for your very own newsletter, Voice of GSB. Please e-mail
them to us at [email protected].
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Voice
of GSB' is the mouthpiece of the GSB Sabha. It contains information
about Sabha activities and future programmes, articles on topics
of historical and social significance to the GSB Community, articles
and data on various
Temples and Maths of significance
to the Community, health and fitness etc. The
'Voice of GSB' also has Childrens Section, aptly Titled 'Kids Zone',
where creative writings and art works of talented children of our
Members are published. Members of the GSB Sabha are encouraged to
use the News Magazine as a platform to share their experiences
and jot down interesting and amusing anecdotes. One
can contribute articles, poems, book/music reviews, recipes etc.
by writing in to [email protected].The
Voice of GSB is circulated free of cost to all members of the GSB
Sabha, Mumbai.
In order to
cover printing and postage costs, advertisements are accepted from
well wishers and business houses. Advertisement rates, as
follows, are very nominal and reasonable for a publication like
the ‘Voice of GSB’, which has a wide circulation and is widely read.
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Front Cover
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