About Us

History

Scrabble Association of Delhi was started as Delhi Scrabble Club in the year 2005 and registered under The Society's Act in 2010.

Affiliation

The Scrabble Association of Delhi is affiliated to the Scrabble Association of India.

Mission

To function as the state body governing the game of Scrabble in Delhi, organise tournaments and to promote the game of Scrabble in Delhi and support training programmes for students and teachers.

Who we are

The founder members constitute business and service persons who follow Scrabble as a hobby. They are Marisha Sharma, Kapil Singhal, Swati Gupta, Rashmi Gupta, Vinay Gupta, Atul Aggarwal and Meenakshi Dhar.

Meet the active governing body members of the club below:

Marisha Sharma

President

Sudhir Kamath

Vice President

Swati Gupta

Secretary

Membership

No prior experience is required to join the club.

There are various types of memberships :

a. Patron members, b. Ordinary members, c. Institution members, d. Associate members and e. Honorary members.

a. Patron members :

The Executive Committee shall have the power to invite any distinguished person as it thinks fit to become a patron of the Association. A patron need not pay any membership fee. Patron members will have no voting rights.

b. Ordinary members :

Any person who is a permanent resident of India may apply in the prescribed application form for an ordinary membership. The Executive Committee will consider the application and may either accept or reject the same. A person will become an ordinary member on paying an admission fees an amount of Rs.250/- (Rupees Two Hundred and Fifty only) and an annual subscription fees of Rs.100/- (Rupees One Hundred only) along with the application.

c. Institution members :

An Institution Member shall be a club, association, company, firm or body of persons in public or private sector including Governmental organizations with a written constitution and appropriate registration. There shall be two types of Institution Members namely : -

i) Those admitted on payment an amount of Rs.3,000/- (Rupees Three Thousand only) and an annual subscription fees of Rs.400/- (Rupees Four Hundred only). Such Institution Members shall have the right to nominate at a given time Five named persons in the prescribed application.

ii) Those admitted on payment an amount of Rs.1,500/- (Rupees One Thousand Five Hundred only) and an annual subscription fees of Rs.200/- (Rupees Two Hundred only). Such Institution Members shall have the right to nominate at a given time Two named persons in the prescribed application.

d. Associate Members

Any person Indian or foreign National who is a not a permanent resident of India may apply in the prescribed application form for an Associate membership. The Executive Committee will consider the application and may either accept or reject the same. A person will become an Associate member on paying an admission fee an amount of Rs.500/- (Rupees Five Hundred Only) or $12.00 (Twelve Dollars Only) and an annual subscription fees of Rs.200/- (Rupees Two Hundred Only) or $5.00 (Five Dollars Only) along with the application. Associate members will have no voting rights.


e. Honorary members

The Executive Committee may invite persons of distinction to become Honorary Members for a period of one year. However, such members are exempted from paying any kind of fees or subscription. Honorary members will have no voting rights.

Any individual / legal entity who is a permanent resident in INDIA is only eligible to apply for Ordinary and Institutional membership. The minimum age limit for an individual to become a member of the Association is 18 years. In respect of minors desiring to play Scrabble under the auspices of the Association their natural / legal guardians can apply for the membership and thereafter the minor will be allowed to play Scrabble as a dependant member, subject to the condition, that the natural / legal guardian shall be liable for any loss or damage to the reputation or property of the Association and shall be deemed to have indemnified the Association in this regard on becoming a member.


For membership, please contact the Association representatives