Regional Chapters
National Maritime Foundation establishes first ‘beach head’
The Chennai Chapter of the Foundation went on stream on Tuesday, 01Sept, with Commodore (Retd) S Shekhar assuming charge as the Coordinator of the Chapter.
Cmde Shekhar is the Founder Secretary of the Chennai Chapter of the National Defence College Alumni Association, and the current President of the Chennai Charter of the Navy Foundation .
The NMF Chennai Chapter will be formally inaugurated later this year by the Chairman of the Foundation.
The inaugural envisages the convening of a national seminar on "National Maritime Power - some crucial determinants "
The Chennai Chapter would in the first instance, be focusing on the following aspects of interest to the maritime fraternity:
- Strategy and Policy
- Science and Technology
- Science and Technology
- Maritime heritage
The Chennai Chapter would be conducting monthly Round table discussions on each of the above aspects, leading to the initiation of more detailed study on issues highlighted during the discussions.
The Chennai Chapter will function from
Varun Apartments, Ground Floor
A, 53/24 Second Main Road, Raja Annamalai Puram, Chennai 600028.
Contact particulars of the Chennai Centre are:
Telefax: +91 44 43060673
Mobile: +919840936730
Email: nmf.chennai@gmail.com






