41India

About 41India

41 India is a fellowship organisation and works closely with the Tables across India to serve the needy and underprivileged

41 India has over 220 active chapters (called 41 Clubs) spread in over 75 cities across the country with over 3,000 members. Membership is open only to past Tablers over the age of 40. It’s an association for life

41 India has 41 Clubs (chapters in India) as its members and individual members or 41ers are members of the Clubs. 41ers are entrepreneurs & successful businessmen in SME/MSME sector, successful senior executives in large corporations and hold position of prominence in various business bodies like YPO, CII, ASSOCHAM, BNI and Rotary amongst others. They are also successful professionals like Chartered Accountants, Lawyers, Architects, Trainers and Coaches They are thought leaders, successful individuals with large hearts. They contribute their time, money & efforts for betterment of the society as well as their brethren & their families.During 1980-81, three more clubs were formed (Hyderabad No. 6, Madras No. 7, and Calcutta No. 8).

In 1981, the first AGM of the Association of 41 Clubs of India was held at the Madras Gymkhana Club. Nainu Sekharan (Madras No. 1) was elected as the second President by a majority vote at the AGM meeting held on 7th Feb 1981. The Vice President was Sagar Gulati (Coimbatore), Lal Tahilramani the Secretary, and KV Kesu the Treasurer. As Past president, Indu assumed the role of IRO.

In 1982, the National Association of 41 Clubs of India was affiliated with the International Association during the Presidency of V Sagar Gulati (Coimbatore).

Lal Tahilramani, the 1st National Secretary, convinced all concerned that unless there were some rules, the organization would not grow. Thus his first rules were adopted and are reproduced with the history of the Association. The spirit of the original rules has been retained, and the emphasis has been on continuing friendships established through the Round Table Years.

After Nainu Sekharan, the attempt was to rotate the President ship to different parts of the country. Thus Nainu was followed by V Sagar Gulati (Coimbatore), P.N. Ethiraj (Madras), S. Raja (Bangalore), and Viji Iyengar (Club 8 - Calcutta). Since there was no candidate to follow, Viji had to keep the post for two years 86-88.

Indu Chandhok (Club 1 - Madras) was recalled to be President in 1988 and held on till 1990 when Ashok Das Gupta (Calcutta) agreed to be President.

He was followed by Gorur Shyam Murthy (Hyderabad) and Alban E Scott (Calcutta) in 1993.

Thanks to Viji's initiative, Fellowship magazine of the Association was started in 1987, with Alban Scott of Calcutta as the first Editor.