ROTARACT CLUB OF HERITAGE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
RC HITK INSIGHT SEPTEMBER 2014
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FLYING FREE As in the previous years, this year too RC-HITK celebrated Independence Day with the Suryakiran kids. The kids were trained extensively for 3 weeks in performing arts namely singing, dancing and dramatics. On the 18th of August, these students put up an amazing performance in the Heritage School Auditorium in front of
a huge crowd, many of them being first time performers. The little ones were a little scared when they first got up on the stage. But as they danced to the tunes of Bum-Bum Bole and Yeh Tara Woh Tara, the crowd erupted in a loud round of applause and the kids were overjoyed. Much to their delight, our members put up a small skit
INDEPENDENCE AND YOU “Happiness
quite unshared can scarcely be called happiness; it has no taste.” Charlotte Brontë On 15th August 2014, as India turned 67, a bunch of enthusias-
tic and dedicated Rotaractors from RC-HITK made a brave attempt to alleviate the pain of the children at the Paediatric Ward of the Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre
Points of Interest! Toys From Trash! Liter of Light! Vermicomposting! Rural footballers play homeless worldcup! Bookbuddies! Recycling and Origami!
for them. It was indeed a memorable day for both the little ones and our members.
Inside this issue:
& Research Institute and give them a few hours of unhindered joy. Our members put a small skit as well as a musical performance for them. The kids were given crayons
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Ongoing Projects
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Upcoming Projects
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District Event
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Imagine how and drawing sheets on which they drew beautiful pictures. Much to their delight, toffees and cupcakes were also distributed amongst them. The smiles on the faces of these little kids at the end of the day, was indeed a beautiful sight.
MELTING POT : In collaboration with the NGO, Prantakatha, and Pravah, Delhi, RC-HITK organised a seminar on “Social Entrepreneurship” on 27th of August, 2014 at East India Pharmaceutical Hall. “Melting Pot” is a one year training program, under Prantakatha, that encourages social entrepreneurs to revolutionize the cold world of business, and work for the underprivileged backbone of our country. The 2 hour long seminar, which
focussed on leadership skills, started off with a brief introduction of their proceedings, as the enthusiastic audience joined in to elaborate on a few essential qualities a social worker must have. A very interesting personality test followed - popularly known as the MBTI test, which unveils your true nature through a series of multiple choice questions. The event was attended by 60 odd members from RC -HITK as well as other Rotaract Clubs.
Refreshments were served in the end. The seminar was a real success since it opened up avenues to career choices for the new generation students.
liberating it would be to live a life free of all the mind-numbing social niceties, I don't pity this kid – I envy him.
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BLOOD DONATION CAMP The Rotaract Club of Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata, in association with the Thakurpukur Cancer Hospital, had organised a blood donation camp in the college premises on 20th August 2014. It started at 11 am with a steady stream of donors through-
out. Over 130 people registered enthusiastically to donate their blood to save lives. The donors were first made to undergo a few tests to check if they are eligible to donate blood. After the donation they were
made to recuperate for about 1520 minutes during which time they were given glucose water and a fruit. They also received a badge and a gift from the Cancer hospital as a token of appreciation.
To the birth of a million smiles from a single act of humanity.
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PROJECT UDAAN
”books are a uniquely
RC-HITK started a literacy project at Nari Unnayan Kendra, a coaching centre for underpriviledged children near Chingrighata in the month of March in collaboration with RC -Calcutta South Central and RC-Behala . For the past 6 months, members from our club have been going there
twice a week to help the children build their concepts in English, Maths, Bengali and Science. Owing to the immense interest of the students in art and dance, the Rotaractors also hold drawing and dance classes for these young children.
portable magic.”
PROJECT BOOKBUDDY
“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends, they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.”
Rotaract Club of Heritage Institute Of Technology (RCHITK) has taken up the mammoth task of teaching the Suryakiran kids English. These kids despite of having English as a major subject, are
weak in English because they learn it without proper understanding. So what the club wants is to teach these kids English using creative methods making the subject more interesting. When it
interesting for them. Members play word games, show the tinytots movies and cartoons etc.RC-HITK works with the belief that in a couple of months, these kids will develop a liking in English rather than
just learning it mechanical.
comes to creativity, RC-HITK gives its best!! Members have collected more than 40 books to make a small library for them. They come with different methods every week to make the subject interest-
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PAPER RECYCLING Rotaract isn’t just about touching underprivileged helpless lives and alleviating their pain just to see them smile . It’s also about being one with nature and giving back our dues. So Rotaract Club will be organising A Paper Recycling programme for the kids, where the little hearts will be taught how to care for their environ-
ment. The Suryakiran kids will learn how to reuse paper, thereby reducing wastage and harnessing their power of resourcefulness .Furthermo re; the recycled paper will be used for drawing, card making and other creative activities by the kids. Origami techniques and paper bag making will surely brighten the event with fun and excitement.
A society is defined not only what it creates,
All together, the event
any normal breathing indi-
but by what it
plans on promoting a
vidual. We are the ones
refuses to
sense of concern and
who can understand the
safety for the surround-
soul of nature and listen
ings we live in, which re-
to its need and mould our-
quire as much care,
selves for conserving it
thought and attention as
for the future.
MONTHLY SCREENING OF MOVIES Movies as popularly be-
introduce them to the
lieved aren’t just a source
world outside their place
of entertainment. Movies
of inhabitancy and make
can bring about a positive
them belief that they too
change in an individual’s
have the potential to
life. With the same be-
achieve great feats!
lief, RC-HITK is planning to organise monthly screening of inspirational movies for the Suryakiran kids, the idea being to
destroy.
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BARUIPUR TO BRAZIL There is an under 17 team
order to turn to reali-
of extremely talented
ty.Rotaract is doing it’s
footballers, taken care of
bit in organising a series
by an NGO- Durbar.
of fund-raiser matches
These youngsters hail
with football teams from
from red light areas in
all over the city. Join us
the city and their daily
for an eventful day of
struggle to keep their
excitement, high spirits
passion alive has inspired
and some great sporting
us to take up an initiative
action. The funds raised
for their well be-
would be sure to help
ing. Baruipur to Brazil is a
these aspiring footballers
dream. A dream that re-
in their journey from Ba-
quires a little support in
ruipur to Brazil.
typically used for carbonated drinks, filled with water plus a little bleach to inhibit algal growth, fitted through the roof of a house. During daytime the water inside the bottle refracts sunlight, delivering about as much light as a 40- to
60-watt incandescent bulb to the interior. Working along the same
LITRE OF LIGHT
Brin
ging
ligh t
to
the poo r, o n e liter at a time .
Litre of Light is a global open source movement with the aim to provide an ecologically sustainable and free-of-cost source of interior light to rooms in simple dwellings with a thin roof. The device is simple: it is a transparent 1.5-2l plastic bottle, as
the litre of light movement where we will be taught how to make these simple devices. We plan to install these devices in a village on the outskirts of Kolkata.
lines, RC-HITK has already contacted Litre of India. They plan to conduct a 3 -day workshop with RC-HITK in the college premises regarding
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VERMICOMPOSTING Waste generation in to-
produced in college can-
a handful of worms as
day’s world is a major is-
teen is mostly biode-
inputs. It might be a tiny
sue because we generate
gradable. We plan to con-
step towards solving the
huge amount of waste
vert this biodegradable
problem of waste disposal
everyday and the meth-
waste into a compost us-
but nevertheless it is a
ods of waste disposal
ing the method of ver-
positive step.
that we currently have in
micomposting and use it
place aren’t adequate
as a fertiliser in the col-
enough. To tackle this
lege garden. The method
problem at a very small
of vermicomposting is an
scale, RC-HITK has come
extremely cost-effective
up with a very noble initi-
one as it requires only the
ative. The waste that is
biodegradable waste and
If you want grown ups to recycle, just
KITE FLYING COMPETITION Energetic young hearts
ing competition for the
roof tops . To enliven the
tell their kids
will be set free and al-
kids of Suryakiran and
dying sport back to its
the importance
lowed to soar high up in
adjoining villages in the
former glory, the club will
the sky , assuming the
upcoming months . The
hold the competition ,
garbs of colourful kites
art of kite –flying is fast
promoting healthy cama-
they’ll be all
as Rotaract brings “
loosing its appeal due to
raderie in the process to.
over it,
wings of soul” – a kite fly-
sever lack of open high
TOYS FROM TRASH Influenced by Arvind Gupta, the popular Indian toy inventor we have planned to start our own line of science based toys. We plan to start making toys from the everyday wastes, the idea being to make simple educational toys which will help students to grip concepts better in basic science. We plan to launch
these toys in an out-of – station project where we are intending to conduct a science workshop. A similar project was carried out last year during the month of December in Ghatsila, Jharkhand where a reading workshop was conducted for school children.
of recycling and
ROTARACT CLUB
Location: Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata, India Phone: 9874870038, 9831272205, 8420290040 E-mail: rotaract@heritageit.edu.in
PRESIDENT’S NOTE! It has been just a month into the new rota year and it gives me immense pleasure to say that RC-HITK has already undertaken some amazing projects. And the best part is the overwhelming response our projects have received. RC-HITK has so much more to offer. With the help of our enthusiastic and wonderful members, I am sure that we can indeed be the key to change!
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Editorial Team: 1.
Annesha Mazumdar
2.
Ruanna Rodriguez
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Purojit Mitra
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Anindita Paul
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Dwaipayan Sarkar
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Raina Sengupta
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The Rotaract Movement in the Rotary International District 3291 in its bid to encourage the youth of Kolkata and its suburbs, is organizing a Youth Talent program “Rainbow- Celebrating a Spectrum of Talent” on 14th September 2014 at Gyan Manch. Rainbow is a two phase activity. In the first phase of this cultural extravaganza, we shall
have little angels from diverse backgrounds enthralling us with their performances while the second phase will be guest performance by Dance Schools. There will also be special performances by children with physical or mental disabilities, whose rare talent will give Rainbow a brighter hue. The New Generations Month also encourages us to felicitate talented youth of Kolkata for their achievements. Through Rainbow, the Rotaract Movement will not only look to find the most talented youth, but also give an essential platform to the underprivileged and the physically challenged to ex-
hibit their genius. This is our effort to support talent and strengthen the belief that there is a winner in every one of us - it’s only an opportunity that is delaying its discovery. RC-HITK has been an enthusiastic participant in the district program, the IPP, Devarchan Banerjee being the Chair of the event. The Club is working with four schools- Dikshan, School of West Bengal Autistic Society, Calcutta Blind School, Tapuriaghata Naari Unyayan Kendra and Calcutta Rescue, training the kids into the minstrels of the day.