Aug 2013 - The Golden Orange by Rotary Club of Nagpur

August 2013

Distribution of Neem Seed during Twinkle Club registration Twinkle club of Hitvada newspaper is the largest children's club in India. The annual membership drive is held first Sunday of July every year. Our club for past many years is associated with this activity by way of distributing Neem seeds. The idea behind distributing seed is to make child understand the importance of trees. Once the child sees the seed taking shape of a beautiful sapling, the joy and loyalty towards the plant is built forever. This was evident during this year's distribution on 7th July. The task is challenging given the fact that the membership of the club is more than 25000. Laxmikant Padole of Neem Foundation provided seeds and arranged polybags. Twinkle club allows age group of 5-15 but we decided to distribute seeds to only those kids

who are in the age bracket of 5-10 to catch them young. The challenge is to procure such large number of seeds, packing them with polybag and an informative brochure. Doing it for more than 12000 within 3 days is equally daunting task. Thanks to sincere efforts of chairperson it was done smoothly. To ease the collection process of sapling we tied up with Krazy Castle at Ambazari and Vibrations restaurant near IT Park. Children can submit their 4-6 weeks old saplings at any of these two locations and can get fabulous discounts till 15th September. On 7th July hundreds of children queued up since early morning and Rotarians too turned up for the day ahead. Despite of heavy rains in the afternoon, neither the kids not the members lost any enthusiasm. Finally the

GREEN CITY COMMITTEE registration drive came to an end at 6pm and more than 20000 seeds were distributed to around 10000 kids. More than 70 Rotarians and spouses visited during the day and helped in conducting this enormous job. Many dignitaries also visited club's stall and appreciated this unique concept. Notable amongst them were Mayor Anil Sole, DCP Zone-I Kailash Kanse, Railway Protection Force Commandant Abdul Rehman, Additional CP Anant Shinde, and MLA Rajendra Mulak. Special thanks are due to Director Sanjay Sethi, Manjot Singh Kahai, Manish Bhati, Chairpersons Sangita Parekh, Shalini Gupta, Manju Bhatia, Vishal Agrawal and Parag Paranjpe for managing project magnificently. Lets hope that large number of kids comes back with saplings and help in creating green and clean Nagpur. - Team GO

Not just distribution, but counselling too was part of it

Members participating in large numbers

Mayor Anil Sole Applauding the work

President’s Message Dear Rotary Families, My Greetings and best wishes for a happy and soul satisfying Rotary year 2013-2014. The joy of working together in achieving the devine pleasure of bringing the happiness in others lives would reach its pinnacle this year as is evident from the spirit with which service activities have been planned for the year involving not only Rotarians but their complete families. Let us all achieve the blissful joy through service to the society in the company of passionate Rotarians who all are here together with this common purpose. As the year passes by the euphoria would fuel the passion in achieving the ultimate. Let the excellence in our vocation be reflected in our involvement in Rotary wherein each one of us is blessed with unique talent, enthusiasm and vision. Let us blend all these qualities together in achieving excellence in our pursuits. We would thus be living up to the expectation of R.I. President Ron Burton who has asked us to Engage Rotary – change lives. Sincerely -Prashant Kale STAY CONNECTED Bouquets and brickbats most welcome. Sincerely request you to share your comments, criticism, appreciation and ideas. This will help us make this publication more insightful and interesting. Needless to say the best ones will have Dinshaw's guy knocking on your door. Do write in to parag@thinkconsultants.net

CREDITS Director: Sohrab Kanga Chairperson: PP Shabbir Shakir Editor: Parag Paranjpe Processing: Eskay's Scanner Designing: Gurushree Graphics Printing: Shabbir Shakir Paper: Courtesy BILT

FRONT PAGE The Grand Installation- Team Prashant taking charge from Atul The Twinkle stars lining up to make city green The centurion extends his lead at installation day blood donation Interact members' takes a pledge.

Thinking Otherwise April 2013 was quite an eventful month from Rotary perspective. Being the magazine month, PP Dr Sanjiv Chugh in his X-press column had interesting topic for discussion. And the question posed was 'don't tell us how good Golden Orange is. Tell us where it's NOT good'. The opinion makers were the stalwarts of GO having presided over the job with élan. The GO was asked to take AGNI PARIKSHA to be judged by these eminent personalities. And it did come out with flying colours. Ironically Incoming President Prashant and Vice President Sohrab asked me to be Editor of this prestigious magazine. Have they found in me, 'Where it's NOT good'. Ok…time will tell. But honestly it takes lot of courage, conviction and stupidity to accept this profile. It's such a fine tuned product. Full colour excellent paper quality, loved by all with wonderful mix of Rotary and general information, something for everybody. In fact the district awards committee gave it the status of Lata Mangeshkar. While she voluntarily withdrew herself from Filmfare awards, GO was considered too good for it to be in reckoning. Some interesting observations were made in X-press. Few wanted it to be a collector's item with high shelf life. I had only one magazine in mind with very long shelf life. I mean National Geographic Later I came to know about the second one as well. The Readers' Digest. Later someone mentioned about third one that he thought was the 'first one'I had in mind.;-) Nonetheless…Team GOs endeavor will be to maintain the numero uno position of this wonderful magazine. We will try to incorporate features that will be interesting, inspiring and informative. Rotary is all about teamwork and my sincere request to all readers to give honest feedback and share information. Till next time…Happy reading P.S. To find out more about the QR code on front-page bottom right corner turn to Geek Speaks. -Parag Paranjpe

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- Letters To The Editor

BEST LETTER Dear Parag, My 'Dil Se' congratulations to you for being the chosen one as editor of the best Rotary magazine of the country, your jump from last page to page no1 in GO is not only due to your good writing skill but is a result of your sheer dedication and time given to the Rotary movement all these years, indeed you are one of the most promising Rotarian One of the most valuable contributions anyone can make to another person's learning is amongst we all new members and hope that you constructive feedback. It is an essential part of effective learning. It helps a person rise to new positions and glory in Rotary Club of understand the subject and gives him/her clear guidance on how to improve their work. An Nagpur. -Dinesh Naidu organisation like Rotary is no different and with vibrant membership of 350, there is no dearth of people with honest and strong views in our club. It is not just the magazine, you There will be a best letter prize every month. can voice your opinion on the website, thru mail or at the club meetings. Rotary being a So keep writing. social movement needs to reinvent every day to be relevant in fast changing world. The Also mail your photograph along with your letter. members are the eyes and ears thru which club responds to the needs of the society and communities. Unless this information is shared, club will not be in position to do that. You may have great idea, an excellent concept, a wonderful speaker who can add value to fellow membersâ&#x20AC;Śdo share that information. Rotary is one of the most open-minded organisation and we are sure that if found worthy, the idea will surely be considered.

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MULTI COMMITEE PROJECT

At Sevanand School, Mahadula, Koradi

Dr. Jerestine at work

Distribution of school kit

Installing office Bearers

Vikram Giving helping hands

Sadhna Paliwal demonstrating her skills

Four-way test board

When the objective is clear, and there is a willingness to serve the society, the path becomes easy. The consistent rains on Sunday 14th of July couldn't stop our Rotarians to be present for our longest running service project taken up by the club for the past 30 years at Sevanand High School, Koradi. The project started with installation of the interact club at 9 am. Swati Tembhane & Shubhangi Sontakewere were installed as the President and Secretary respectively. President Prashant Kale addressed the students in their very own language and impressed upon them that while the Club is ever willing to be involved, it's the student's responsibility to work hard and sincerely reciprocate what the club did for them. Note books, uniforms, stationary items were distributed to them. All the school children were distributed Parle G Biscuit packet. The community welfare committee also promised to renovate the toilets of the school, which are not in good conditions. Sadhana Paliwal conducted a workshop on Rakhi making from old cut pieces loitering in most homes. Our efficient Chairpersons; Rajeev Jhavery and Romesh Batra installed a Four-way test board near the main office. The medical committee conducted 50 dental checkups, 40 eye check ups and rubella vaccination was given to almost 125 girls. Dr.

Jerestine Watchmaker, Dr. Archana Jaiswal handled them all with the able support of Mrs & Mr Rajan Bhatia, first lady Smita Kale and Anushka Kale. Our rural and urban health chairperson Dr. Shantala Bole and Dr.Subhada Gade educated the girl students on adolescent health and sex education. The green city committee distributed Neem seeds and planted saplings in the premises .The students were asked to nurture the seeds and hand over to Crazy castle by 13 t h September,where they would get discounts. Sports committee had arranged to donate some sports material contributed by one of our club member Rtn. Neeru Kapai (Principal Modern School) for which the club once again is very thankful to her. The goods donated to the students were; Badminton Rackets & Shuttle Cocks, Skipping Ropes, Volleyballs, Laghori Sets & other miscellaneous sports material, Due to heavy Rains since morning the plan to Witness & play Kho-Kho & Kabbadi had to be cancelled, but the smile & happiness on the face of the students after getting those sports material was the biggest achievement we experienced. The rainy Sunday reminded us of our childhood as we were running in the muddy compound from one classroom to the other as

the rain Gods wouldn't stop pouring blessings on us!!! With our semi-wet attires we reached Krishnam restaurant where we had sumptuous brunch! Mostly Rotarians were discussing the weather, as the rains hadn't stopped for the past 48 hours. The members were also discussing the ways in which we could further improve the condition of the school. Such a mega project would not be possible without the dedication and efforts of our directors and chairpersons. Credit goes to Director Jatin Sampat, Chairperson Nisreen Maimoon (interact committee), Director Public Relations Sanjay Sethi, Chairperson Shalini Gupta (Green city), Director Medical Dr. Prashant Choudhary and his able chairpersons. Director service - II (Medical & Non-Medical) Rakhi Bhatia with her chairpersons Rt.Ann Anushka Kale, Rt Ann Anita Jain, Rt Ann Vanita Shukul, Rt Ann Neerja Shukul, Rt Ann Ragini Sahu, Director Administration - II Rtn. Manjot Singh Kahai with his Chairperson Rtn. Pritesh Tank Special thanks to PP. Vijay Naidu, PP Shabbir Shakir, PP Rajan Bhatia, PP Chandru Shahani & Hon. Secretary Rtn. Sunil Bhatia for being our guiding force. -Rakhi Bhatia & Pritesh Tank

Musical Evening - 11 July Miley Sur Mera Tumhara, To Sur Bane Humaraâ&#x20AC;Ś. It was probably with this thought at the back of his mind, that recently installed President Prashant Kale was keen to kick start his Rotary Year, musically. With the Heavens showering Blessings, came Thursday evening of the 11th instant. But not to be daunted by the weather, more than a 100 Rotarians & spouses, gathered at Udyog Bhawan to excitement, enthusiasm & sumptuous snacks. The auditorium was filled to its capacity with extra chairs, wherever possible. After the regularities, like birthday & anniversary greetings & project announcements,

Dr Shaunak Mokadam set the ball rolling with his Tabla Vaadan. Medleys on the Mouth Organ by Amitabh Sinha & Sanjay Agrawal, a solo by Shibu Mathew on the Guitar and one by Dr. Sameer Jahagirdar on the Keyboard, generated not only appreciation but surprise as well, as very few knew of these talents & the artists were playing, their chosen instruments after 2 or 3 decades. Beautifully rendered songs by Anushka Kale & Sanjay Mansukhani, had the audience, swaying , clapping & humming along. A pleasant surprise came in the form of a song from Director, Girish Deodhar and a rendition on the keyboard by the

Setting the tone for the evening-Shaunak & Shibu

Sanjay & Anushka regaling Audience

Enjoying every bit

REGULAR MEETING President himself. Icing on the cake came in the form of Val Shipley, ex local heartthrob, who happened to be visiting. Arch. Habib Khan as MoC, regaled in his sarcastic shayarana andaaz. To maintain the flow, Nita Singh, made sure,her Vote of Thanks was equally shayarana. An extremely enjoyable evening, had comments coming, like â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Why do we call for professionals, when we have talent like this, INHOUSE? Thank You Vinita Chaturvedi. If you plan more such evenings, we shall have to move to bigger premises! -Rtn. Manju Shahani

Amitabh reliving College days

President in action

Life Was Simple When Gay Meant Happy -18 July

REGULAR MEETING

Prince Manvendra Kumar Singh Gohil… who belongs to the Royal family of the former princely state of Rajpipla in India addressed th weekly meeting on 18 July This is one of those rare occasions when a member of the royal family addressed our club. He is the only known person of royal lineage in modern India to have publicly revealed his is “Gay” He said there are lot of problems that arise from belonging to a royal family by way of protocol etc. He narrated an experience when he crossed the Indian street for the 1st time at the age of 16 & remembers how petrified he was.

He has been in the news since 2006. His effigies were burnt in his hometown of Rajpipla when he came out of his closet. He has no regrets about coming out of his closet on this subject. He has appeared as a guest on THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW in 2007. He has been one of the three people featured in the show “GAY AROUND THE WORLD.” He is respected for his leadership in preventing & education on HIV/AIDS awareness. He inaugurated Euro Pride Gay Festival in STOCKHOLM in 2008. He has also been featured in BBC Television. The film

documented his search for a British boyfriend in Brighton, United Kingdom. He is chairman of Lakshya Trust, a registered charitable trust that works in the area of prevention of HIV/AIDS among homosexual men. There are plans to turn his life story into a major motion picture. Vinita Chaturvedi who is his Raakhi sister brought him to our club as a guest speaker. When life gives you a hundred reasons to cry, show life that you have a thousand reasons to smile. Jehangir Doongaji as usual gave a lovely vote of thanks. -Anula Goenka

Kedarnath - The Aftermath - 25 july

The Aftermath of the fury.... It was like watching a cricket match. Ms. Bimla Negi Deoskar, the speaker at the Regular Meeting of 25th, gave a ball-by-ball commentary, or so it seemed. Enthralled and overwhelmed, the audience sat in pin drop silence, as we got a first hand narration about Nature's Fury at Uttarakhand. Ms. Deoskar, a

national level mountaineer, had gone on an expedition with a team of 13 girls from 11 different states of India. Excited and Enthusiastic to achieve new heights, their mission as they went was to reach their Goal & Create New Records. Little did they know then, that on their way back after a week, their life would have changed completely. They were sad, not to have made it to the summit

due to heavy snowfall but the sight that awaited their descent, gave a total new meaning to their mission. Tired & Tense, all that they thought of was to be able to help as many as possible and come back alive. It tears your heart apart to know, how cheap life is rated in our country. And that nature, beautiful at one moment can be so ugly & cruel. Goosebumps & moist eyes was what we all experienced, as we heard the straight from the heart talk, watching the slides alongside. A lot of questions come to mind but will they ever be answered? Thanks Girish & Rita for bringing such meaningful evenings to us. -Manju Shahani

Dinanath High School The interact installation of Dinanath High School took place on 27th July 2013. The meeting was called to order with welcoming the guest, Lighting of lamp, and prayer by school children. Outgoing Prez. Simran Bhute presented report in which she mentioned about the distribution of stationary in PARAD village, near Umrer, and cloths distribution in BHIVGADH by interactors, which is quite commendable. President Prashant Kale installed the new office bearers comprising new Prez. Apeksha Mahajan and Sec. Sakshi Pethe. President in his speech stressed on mental and physical

INTERACT INSTALLATION

balance to maintain good personality. PP Sudhir Bhiwapurkar was there to grace the occasion, he motivated the interactors to cash the opportunity of interact club. Principal Sunita Roy encouraged students to continue with their projects throughout the year. Shreya

Kamble conducted the whole ceremony with immense confidence, followed by vote of thanks and National Anthem. Members present were PP Sudhir Bhiwapurkar, Dir. Jatin Sampat, and Sushma Hedaoo. -Sushma Hedaoo

CDS School Installation Of the new team of Interactors at CDS school was held on 26 July . At the onset the outgoing interact president presented his report on the activities done in the previous year. Then president Prashant kale installed the new board with Atik Pansare as Interact president and Thorvi Ramteke as the honorary secretary. President Prashant gave an inspiring speech in which he advised the students to shun anger describing it as the mother of all ills. Past president Shabbir Shakir spoke on excellence and urged the students to constantly analyze themselves. Director Rtn Jatin Sampat, and Mamta Jaiswal were also present. -Jumana Shakir

Jain International The new team of interact club of JAIN INTERNATIONAL school was installed in a well organised function on 9th July 2013. Ceremony started with welcoming of the guest with momento, meeting was called to order & lighting of lamp followed by traditional dance. Outgoing President Ritika Gupta presented her report. President Prashant Kale installed the new office bearers comprising of the president Shivali Dharaskar & Secretary Esha Cham, Pres. Prashant Kale, in his motivational speech encouraged students to continue their projects. The PP Chandru Shahani appealed children to pray god from heart.

The main attraction of this ceremony was wonderful skit performed by students on 4 way test & cheque donation as a token of help to Uttarakhand sufferers, the amount was Rs. 25,200. Vote of thanks proposed by Esha Cham followed by National Anthem. The program was attended by PP Chandru Shahani, Manju Shahani, Pres. elect Bharat

Goenka, Bharat Parikh, Sec. Sunil Bhatia, Dir. Jatin Sampat, Interact Chairperson Sushma Hedaoo, Nisreen Maimoon & committee mem. Mamta Kanga, Tushar Singhri, Aeyjaz Akolawala & Mamta & Manish Jaiswal. I thank all members for taking out time from their busy schedule -Sushma Hedaoo

MSB School

The installation ceremony for Rotary Interact Club of MSB School for the year 2013-2014 , was held on 17th July 2013. President Rtn Prashant Kale installed the incoming team led by President Ibrahim Rampurwala. At the outset MOC Ms.Alisiya Vora invited the dignitaries on the dias and they were welcomed them with floral bouquets. The Ceremony started with Prayer Recital. President Rtn Prashant Kale, Past President

Rtn. Chandru Shahani, The principal of the school Ms. Raziya Husain, Masula Janab, Hon. Secretary Rtn. Sunil Bhatia, Director Youth Service Rtn. Jatin Sampat, Chairperson Interact Rtn. Dr. Bharati Gidwani and the Acadenmic Cordinator of the school Ms. Nutan Jamil graced the dias. Report of the year 2012-13 was read by the outgoing Interact Presindent. After the installation the incoming president delivered the acceptance speech and promised to live upto the expectation bestowed upon him. Enlighting the students PP. Rtn. Chandru Shahani made them realize the importance of obedience and respect for the elders specially the Parents and Teacher. He also highlighted the IYE program to the students and said that

through this program students can develop themselves and change their lives. President Rtn. Prashant Kale guided the students by explaining the concept of understanding human behaviour. He further expressed that we should show empathy towards the people that surround us and work towards becoming good citizens of the society. The Vote of Thanks was proposed by the Hon.Secretary of Interact club. The program concluded by singing of the National Anthem The Interact club in charge teacher Nilima Deshmukh & Sangita Kalbende her colleages worked hard for the success of the program. Rtn. Mamta Jaiswal and Manish Jaiswal were also present. -Sushma Hedaoo

St. Michael's High School

INTERACT INSTALLATION This year also the interact installation took place on same date 10th July 2013 with ST. MICHAEL'S HIGH SCHOOL. PP Gulab Mahant was there to grace the occasion. The program started with welcome & lighting of lamp followed by prayer. New team installed by Pres Prashant Kale in which Akash Bandhaiye elected as Pres. & Vicky Ingole as Secretary, acceptance speech by new Pres. of interact club followed by speech of PP Gulab Mahant, He encouraged the children to work hard with heart & soul & to get success, planning & proper time is needed. Pres. Prashant Kale in his motivational speech mention the importance of communication.

The main attraction of this ceremony was skit performed by interactors ON NUMBERS, in which they expressed every number has it's own value. Shubham Baisre conducted whole ceremony very confidently, vote of thanks proposed by Sec. of interact club followed by National Anthem. I thank all supportive members for their presence, the members were PP Gulab Mahant, Dir. Jatin Sampat, Chairperson Sushma Hedaoo & Jumana

Shakir, & Rtn. Mamta & Manish Jaiswal. -Sushma Hedaoo

St. Xaviers High School The interact installation of ST. XAVIERS HIGH SCHOOL was held on 16th July 2013 with full of energy and excitement. Pres. Prashant Kale, PP Bharat Goenka, Sec. Sunil Bhatia, Dir. Jatin Sampat, Sushma Hedaoo, IYE Student Cathy, Mamta & Manish Jaiswal were welcomed with an excellent band of musicians & were offered saplings. The meeting was called to order and was followed by prayer & school song by choir. After lighting of lamp outgoing President Gayatri Sarwate read out the report of the year. Pres. Prashant Kale installed the new office bearers comprising Ms Pratha as President & Sumit Nandi as Secretary. President Prashant Kale motivated the students that they are fortunate to have platform of interact in which children can discover themselves. PP Vijay Naidu

encouraged students that they are global leaders, & not only future of city but also future of the world. He also mentioned the importance of IYE. The Principal, Mrs. Pallavi Dhahadi said, interact is an action not a position. The big achievement of Xavier's school is that, they have attached themselves with MONDA village 8 km away from Hingna & are conducting projects on Environment, Importance of Education, Economic

development, Compassion, health & care and Local Leadership development which added a new feather to hat. The vote of thanks was proposed by Ms. Samiksha. -Sushma Hedaoo

Youth Service - Interact Orientation

Preparing young dynamic readers and showing the path was the aim of this orientation programme held at Udyog Bhawan on 18th of July. 18 Schools participated, present were their teachers , incoming Presidents and Secretary were given various

session. Interesting Ice breaking by Rtann. Sonal Singhvi which made the ball rolling, leadership and team work by Rtn. Mahendra Kamat which gave a feel of the roles to be played by the newly elected leaders, Rtn. Namita Sharma gave information about interact Club which gave clarity of how , why and when of it. Rtn. Beena Mathew spoke about life skills and Rtn. Nimish Sutaria on film making. The children were left at a high note after a brain storming quiz by PP Shabbir Shakir. President Prashant Kale, President elect Bharat Goenka and Secretary Sunil Bhatia witnessed the programme Team which worked under the directorship of Rtn. Jatin

Sampat included chairpersons Rtn. Dr. Nisreen Maimoon, Rtann. Jumana Shakir and Rtn. Sushma Hedaoo. Helping hands of the programme Rtann's Shalini Naidu, Sonal Ajmera, Archana Javeri and Tauby Bhagwagar. -Dr. Nisreen Maimoon

St. Ursula Girls High School In an impressive installation commenced with ST. URSULA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL, on 13th July 2013. President Prashant Kale installed the new office bearers of interact club. The program started with a band welcoming the guests followed by singing of prayer, Hymn & Bible reading. PP Tauby Bhagwagar graced the occasion. A very confident report read by outgoing Pres. Sana Sheikh for different projects. The new elected team comprises Khushbu Dave as Pres. & Sec. Saloni Pande, they promised to do their duty faithfully.

The main attraction of this ceremony was school calendar released by Pres. Prashant Kale which runs from June to April, PP Tauby Bhagwagar in her high spirited speech expressed that failure is the stepping stone to success. Pres. Prashant Kale in his talk stressed students to discover & analyze yourself. Besides interact installation a unique tree planatation program, blood donation camp, workshop on mental & personal hygiene were also held. Vote of thanks was proposed by

Saloni Pande followed by National Anthem. I thank all the cheerful members for their presence, the members presented were, PP Tauby Bhagwagar, PP Vijay Naidu, PDG Vishwas Sahasrabhojanee, Sec. Sunil Bhatia, Dir. Jatin Sampat, Sanjay Sethi, Parag Paranjpe, Chairperson Sushma Hedaoo, Nisreen Maimoon, Bharti Gidwani & members Rajesh Yadav, Sapna Vastani, Anagha Jaiswal, Beena Mathew, Ritika Singhvi, Pinky Batra & Richa Sethi. -Sushma Hedaoo

The new team

Life skill workshop

For next generation

Tauby with Future leaders

MULTI COMMITTEE PROJECT

impressive gathering

BLOOD DONATION CAMP

Hotel Centre Point - 1 July

The new team of Rotary Club of Nagpur began their projects even before the installation ceremonies were completed. The venue was Centre point hotel were the staff of the hotel participated in the camp by donating blood. It was a well-arranged camp. The snacks were arranged by courtesy centre point hotel. It was a busy day for the staff of Centre point hotel. A total of 8 people donated blood. Present for the camp were President Prashant Kale, Hon. Secretary Sunil Bhatia, Chair Persons Rtn Ritika Singhavi & Rajesh Yadav

-Sheela Mundhada

Installation Day - 4 July

The tradition of having Blood donation camp in the morning of installation day of our new Rotary years President and team was followed this year too. The morning with a difference where we from the club itself donated blood. The mood for the installation ceremony to take place in the evening was signaled in the morning itself with the start of this second blood donation camp of our new Rotary Year. Committed Rotarians with their spouses & some with children started their day by donating blood. The venue was Sammelan hall as every year and enthusiasm and excitement was very high amongst the Rotarians. The camp started at 8.00 AM. Rotarians arrived in different moods - some in their jogging outfits, while some others wanting to rush to their

offices directly from the venue. Members were arriving and leaving and the blood count was steadily progressing. The donors were provided delicious sandwiches, variety of cookies, biscuits, tea and coffee. Rtn. Micky Arora, the owner of Hotel Centre Point and our very own Rotarian, has always unfailingly made this venue available to us along with snacks. We thank him from our hearts for his generosity. The camp continued till 12 noon and the final count stood at 76 units. Mr. Kishore Kedia our district governor supported this camp and he too participated by donating blood. Many prominent Rotarians attended this camp. President Prashant Kale, First Lady Rtn. Smita Kale, Hon. Secy. Sunil Bhatia, DG Kishore Kedia, PDG Vishwas, Dr. Ghanshyam

Mundhada, IPP Atul Shah, PP Rajan Bhatia, PP Gulab Mahant, PP Shabbir Shakir, PP Tauby Bhagwagar, President elect Bharat Goenka, Dr. Ravi Wankhede, Directors Sanjay Sethi, Dr. Shailendra Mundhada, Chair person Richa Sethi, Ritika Singhvi, Rtn Rajesh Yadav, Sheela Mundhada of blood donation committee were amongst those present. Along with Blood donation, the donors and Rotarians were encouraged to get their lipid profile and Blood sugar test done along with hemoglobin. Health is wealth and this motto should spread amongst all people was the idea behind. 56 people got their blood tested and took benefits of the camp. The laboratory support was provided by Dhruv Pathology and Molecular Diagnostic laboratory. -Sheela Mundhada

St. Ursula Girls High School - 13 July

BLOOD DONATION CAMP

Our own Rotarian Rachna Singh is the force behind in organizing blood donation camp at St. Ursula Girls High School. She is always an active participant and initiates in organizing lot of activities for our club. In spite of her busy schedule she never misses an opportunity to serve the Rotary cause. This camp was a multi-committee camp. Blood donation was organized for parents of the school students and began at 9.00 AM. It was inspiring to see students volunteering to direct unwilling parents to donate blood with a good success rate. The camp closed at 1.30 PM with a collection of 32 units. -Sheela Mundhada

Think Consultants - 13 July Our very own Rtn. Parag Paranjape organized the second camp on the same day. The camp began at 1pm in the afternoon and the donors were continuously coming and donating blood and same momentum was maintained through out the camp. It was heartening to see people from different walks of life coming and donating blood. We thank Rtn. Parag for his motivational push, which resulted in a valuable contribution of 90 units of blood. The camp closed at 5.30 PM. All Directors of Think Consultant actively participated in the camp and donated blood. Members attending the above camps included President Prashant Kale, Hon. Secy. Sunil Bhatia, Director Sanjay Sethi, Dr. Ravi Wankhede, Rtn Parag Paranjape, Dr. Sheela Mundhada and other Rotarians. - Sheela Mundhada

Sadabai Raisoni Women's College

The installation ceremony of newly elected members of Rotaract club of Sadabai Raisoni Women's College was conducted at the Vivekananda Auditorium on 23rd July. The ceremony started by lighting of the lamp by the hands of President of Rotary Club Of Nagpur, Rtn Prashant Kale, Hon. Secretary Rtn Sunil Bhatia, Chairperson Rtn Namita Sharma and Director of College Mrs Amina Vali. Rotractors sang welcome song. Outgoing Hon. Secretary Rtr. Shalaka read her report, in which mentioned about library project, workshops and talk on leadership. She thanked Director Rtn Jatin for his constant guidance and support. This was followed by handing over of the gavel to Rtr Sandeep Kaur Ghotra-our in coming President. President Prashant kale inducted the new team and chairperson Rtn Namita presented pin to them. The team installed was: Shalakha Gambhir -Immediate past president Ateeba Khan -Secretary

Reshma Poduval â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Treasurer Amita Sahare -Director Club services Reshma Poduval - Director Community services Shraddha Gite- Director vocational Alefiyaâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; Director International Tejaswini- Director Workshops. In her acceptance speech Rtr. Sandeep mentioned that she and her team would try to achieve the vision they have and will try to match up with the good work done by their IPP Isha and her team. Mrs Amina Vali coordinator of Sadabai Raisoni Women's College enlightened the students with her inspiring words, explaining to the students why being a member of the Rotaract Club was so important for improving one's conscious state and realizing that each one of us has the will to do better for society. President Rtn Prashant Kale emphasized the need to make a difference in the world, not just by big actions but also by every day smaller actions that ultimately become a moment to reckon with! He

ROTARACT CLUB

encouraged the Rotaract members to participate in all events and to take benefit of workshops and seminars arranged for them. Rtr. Reshma Poduval hosted the ceremony. IPP Rtn Vijay Naidu, Chairpersons Rtn Shalini, Rtn Sapna and Rtn Litesh, Chairperson Blood Donation Rtn Rajesh and Rtn Mamta was present on the occasion to encourage Rotractors The teacher in charge Ms. Shama Ghanmare along with the staff of SRWC worked hard to make the program a grand success. Secretary Rotaract Club of Sada bai Raisoni - Ateeba Zoya

INSTALLATION

New Team 13-14

Registration desk The Millennium Hall at Hotel Centre Point wore a festive look on the 4th of July. The occasion being the installation of Team 201314 of the Rotary Club of Nagpur, with Prashant Kale at the helm. The Meeting was called to order by outgoing President Atul Shah, dot on time, true to our traditions. The invocation prayer and initial formalities set the tone for the evening. Atul illustrated the work done during the course of the year through a crisp power point presentation. It was evident that impressive activities were carried out in all avenues. His presentation was punctuated with generous applause from the audience from time to time, with a standing ovation at the conclusion. The Edul C Eduljee Vocational Excellence Award was conferred on Dr Baban Goverdhan, with the citation read out by PP Dr Mannu Daga. The PP H. J. Thakkar Senior Citizen Award was presented to Mr Prithpal Singh Anand. The citation was read by Alok Goenka. The Club Awards were presented to the deserving winners who had deservedly won them thanks to their hard work and sheer

Lightning lamp commitment. The Award winners were · Late PP Jal P. Gimi Award for the BEST INTERACT SCHOOL – Wonderland School · Roshni Doshi Award for the BEST ROTARACTOR – Shalaka Gambhir, Hon. Secretary of Sadabai Raisoni Women's College · U.B. Nair Trophy for the BEST ROTARY ANN. (Less than 3 years standing) – Bubbly and Enthusiastic Rt Ann Sonal Singhvi · PP Late H.J. Thakkar Award for the BEST ROTARY ANN. (More than 3 years standing) Rt Ann Veenita Pasari · Mrs Swades Chugh Trophy for the BEST ROTARY COUPLE (Less than 3 years standing) – Rtn Kusum and Shashank Pande · PDG Dr S.V. Sule Trophy for the BEST ROTARY COUPLE (More than 3 years standing) – Alok – Anula Goenka and Shivkumar – Geeta Rao · PP Rtn Aspi and Mehru Bapuna Trophy for the BEST CHAIRPERSON (Community Service) – Kapil Sutaria, Rajesh Datar, Dr Ann Wilkinson, Dr Sameer Jahagirdar and Dr Pushpa Bhave · S.P. Sujan Silver Salver for the BEST

What a relief CHAIRPERSON (other than Community Service) – Jatin Sampat, Sapna Vastani and Sachin Palewar · PDG C.N. Chari Trophy for the BEST LADY ROTARIAN – Beena Mathew and Namita Sharma · PP Rtn Sati Khanna Award for the OUTSTANDING ROTARIAN (other than a Chairperson) – Mahendra Kamath · R.D.Mohta Shield for the BEST DIRECTOR – Manish Bhati · The Shatabdi Meet Award for the OUTSTANDING ROTARIAN OF THE YEAR – Shabbar Shakir Then came the moment when the baton was passed on from Atul Shah to Prashant Kale. Prashant in his acceptance speech outlined his vision for the forthcoming year and called upon members to come forward and work as a team. President Prashant then installed the incoming Board. DG Kishor Kedia in his address spelt out his expectations and spoke about the District perspective. The Meeting concluded with the vote of thanks proposed by Hon. Sec. Sunil Bhatia. -PP Shabbir Shakir

Introducing new team

All set for task ahead

Atul with Outstanding Rotarian Shabbar Shakir

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INSTALLATION OF THE NEW BOARD

Atul making a point for one last time

From ‘P’ to ‘IPP’

Accepting the responsibility with ease VP Sohrab

President elect Bharat

Secretary Sunil

Ready for the job Treasurer Bharat

Joint Secretary Manju

Sargent - at - Arms Manjot

Director Vocational Girish

Director Medical Dr. Prashant

Director Non Medical Rakhi

Director International Anmol

Director Youth Jatin

Director PR Sanjay

Change of guard

Full house

What next?

OMG...Atul is free now

having the last Laugh

Another 360 days to go

DG Kishor

Edul C. Eduljee Vocational Excellence Award- Dr Baban Goverdhan

Raising the toast

Best Wishes From Well Wisher

SYDNEY CALLING JUNE 2014

The Rotary International 2014 Convention will be held in Sydney at Sydney Olympic Park from 1st June to Wednesday 4th June 2014, the venue of “the best Olympics ever”. All plenary sessions will be held in AllPhones Arena, which is one of Sydney's most prestigious venues, attracting the entertainment industry's biggest events and spectacular functions.

By participating in the RI Convention, you'll gain a broader appreciation of Rotary's global impact and strengthen your commitment to service. Here are some great reasons to attend a convention: · Experience Rotary on the global scale. · Socialize with other Rotarians in the House of Friendship and at unofficial affiliate events. · Get inspired by great speakers. · Enhance your capacity to serve. Learn about service projects and make contacts that will help you partner with other Rotarians on an international project. · Learn more about Polio Plus and other Foundation programs during plenary. · Develop your leadership skills. Get to know Rotary leaders and attend a special breakout session for incoming club presidents and the President-Elect's Leadership Luncheon, where you can meet and exchange ideas with fellow leaders. · Enjoy the hospitality of host Rotarians as they show you around their city. · Make it a fun time for your whole family.

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RID 3030 NEWS In the Rotary World, the most awaited event is the District Governor's Installation. Held, early July, when the Rotary Year begins, it is generally held at the home town of the DG. As per the tradition, this year too, District Governor, Kishor Kedia, was installed at Amravati on the 9th instant. Amidst great pomp & show, a house filled to capacity, at the best venue available â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Mehfil, The District Governor, made a grand entry along with first lady Uma and an entourage of Assistant Governors. The chief guest, Rtn Surendra Seth as usual, kept the audience enthralled with his easy flowing diction, covering subjects from the

CLUB ASSEMBLY The first Club Assembly of this rotary year was held on Sunday 21st July 2013 at Hotel Centre Point. Directors presented their plans for the year with support from Chairpersons. All the plans submitted were very optimistic and achievable. Assistant Governor Rajeev said that our club being the largest in district should do more meaningful projects. He was also very happy

District Governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Installation-at Amravati marvels of nature to terrorism. From leadership qualities to spirituality, all rolled into one. PDG Madhu Rughwani & PDG Sanjay Wani, motivated the Rotarians to give more & more to The Rotary Foundation. Almost all club presidents present, pledged to raise funds, through PHFs & / or Major Donors etc. A record of 503 PHFs were pledged. A good 16 member group, including the president & first lady from our club attended. A Sunday well spent. The drive from Nagpur to Amravati was beautiful and set a picnic mood. -Manju Shahni

DG Kishor taking charge from Sanjay

Another feather in cap for PDG Vishawas

at Hotel Centre Point about the plans submitted by chairpersons. President Prashant Kale said that we should focus on doing good projects. He mentioned about Vivekananda Medical Mission project that will be launched this year. More matching grants should be availed, and Rotary Foundation should work on increasing more donors. While summing up PP Sati Khanna said that

there is doubt about the plans submitted and very sure that this year too we will complete all activities planned. More focus should be on Take Rotary Home so that new members get mingled up with the old ones. 106 people attended this assembly. Hon. Secretary Sunil proposed Vote of Thanks. -Sunil Bhatia

Thrust Area Of The Rotary Foundation A Rotarian-led team of hydrologists, engineers, geologists, and other experts traveled to the Thane district of northwest India in October to help local Rotarians and their international partners design a global grant project to bring clean water and sanitation to more than 1,800 villagers. The team, funded by The Rotary Foundation and a grant from the Annenberg Foundation, is one of the first of its kind. It's the product of the Project Enhancement Process (PEP) pilot, which is designed to enlist the help of Rotarians with expertise in the water and sanitation area of focus so that clubs and districts can put together larger-scale, sustainable projects. The PEP pilot runs through July and involves nine districts testing 'The Rotary Foundations new grant model. The Foundation also collaborated with the Water and Sanitation Rotarian Action Group (WASRAG) to produce technical guides that walk Rotarians through planning an effective water and sanitation project. “This process is an excellent approach,” says Arvind Phukan, a civil engineer and member of the Rotary Club of Tacoma, Washington, USA, who served as team leader. “Sometimes districts don't have the technical expertise or the experience to do a larger project. This approach helps them think bigger and promotes better projects that will have a more significant impact.” After deciding to pursue a water, sanitation,

and hygiene project in the Akre Gram Panchayat region of India, the Rotary Club of Thane North and its international partner, the Tacoma club, requested an evaluation team through the PEP Pilot to help them assess and plan their project. The project would benefit about 350 households in nine villages in the Supi River watershed, where villagers are trying to eke out a living growing rice. Needs assessment The team met with villagers to assess their needs and determined that many of the local wells ran dry during nonrainy seasons because the area's shallow, impervious rock prevents water from seeping into the ground and replenishing the wells. In addition, some of the wells were poorly designed or damaged, and systems intended to funnel groundwater were inadequate. As a result, many of the women are forced to haul water from the Supi River or one of its tributaries. The villagers use the same water for cleaning and bathing, and also share it with their livestock, all of which introduces contaminants into the drinking water. And since there is no running water, the toilets that do exist go unused. The villagers' lack of good hygiene contributes to the spread of disease. The team's findings were the basis for recommendations that the Thane North and Tacoma clubs will turn into a global grant application with a budget of about US$333,000. The recommendations constitute a holistic approach to the area's

At The Home Of Tauby & Naushad Bhagwagar As the famous saying goes "Well begun is Half done". Take Rotary Home is a wonderful concept. And with gracious hosts like PP Tauby & Naushad Bhagwagar it becomes an evening to remember. A judicious mix of old and new; wherein the loud and the quite make the evening happy and enjoyable. It was our first Take Rotary Home after President Prashant Kale took the reins in his hands. A perfect weather for a perfect evening where 34 Rotarians and Anns gathered. The evening began with the introduction of members present and were stumped by a question thrown upon by Naushad ---- "What you don't like about Rotary?" And as expected got all politically correct answers. This was followed by Rotary Information or I would say a mind

boggling number quiz by PP Rtn. Shabbir Shakir. PP Shabbir in his unique witty style compelled all to put their thinking caps on. Delicious appetizers were served,enjoyed by all. Chairperson Sonal Singhvi came up with a very interesting game, which acted as an icebreaker and was enjoyed by all. All the

RI NEWS needs that includes installing bore wells with submersible pumps near several of the existing wells to pump water to storage tanks, with the water flowing by gravity to the villages, where it would be treated and purified. A variety of rainwater-harvesting structures such as check dams and surface ponds would be built to replenish the groundwater. Sustainability A cluster of latrines would also be built in each village, along with washing basins and cattle troughs. Trenching and diesel pumps would be used for irrigation so the villagers can grow vegetables along with the rice. Adults and schoolchildren would receive instruction in hygiene and its impact on disease and health. Phukin notes that the process began by talking to villagers, a key step in making a project sustainable. “It all starts with the community. You must involve the community at every step of the process. You can't just hand them things.” Sustainable, large-scale projects also require a broad base of support. Phukan and team members have been helping to recruit other clubs and districts to join the Thane North and Tacoma clubs in supporting this project. “When this is done, and it can be done in phases, it will bring lasting change to the community,” Phukin notes. “The villagers' lifestyle will change for the better.” -PP Vijay Naidu

TAKE ROTARY HOME

members sportingly participated. The dinner which as always is a pot luck was relished by one and all. from starters till the desserts was a yummy treat for all. It was an enjoyable evening with perfect Host who took care of everything meticulosly. -Sonal Singhvi

Changes you should know

RI NEWS The New Rotary Year - Changes you should know about For three years, 100 districts have been testing Future Vision, a pilot of The Rotary Foundation's new grant system, which was designed to increase Rotary's effectiveness during the next century of service. As the new Rotary year dawns, the future has begun. All districts begin using the simplified grant structure 1 July. Districts have already been completing the qualification process and qualifying their clubs. A number of clubs and districts have begun preparing and submitting grant applications. There will be three types of grants: global, district, and packaged. You can learn about all three types, and get more details about the application process, on Rotary's grant microsite . Also on 1 July, new leaders will take office at the club, district, and international levels. Ron D. Burton, of the Rotary Club of Norman, Oklahoma, USA, will become Rotary's 103rd president and will encourage Rotarians to Engage Rotary, Change Lives . Read a profile of Burton from The Rotarian and download his convention speech. Anne L. Matthews, a member of the Rotary Club of Columbia East, South Carolina, USA, will become the first woman to serve as vice president. Matthews, a former director of South Carolina's Department of Education, is president of Matthews and Associates, an educational consulting firm. Read her

biography. Dong Kurn Lee, of the Rotary Club of Seoul Hangang, Korea, will take over as Rotary Foundation trustee chair. Read his biography and download his convention speech. Other changes for 2013-14: * Rotarians will be allowed to form satellite clubs, whose members meet at a different time and location from their parent clubs. The change, approved by the Council on Legislation in April, is intended to make it easier for members to develop the core for a new club. * Districts will be able to form an unlimited number of e-clubs. The Council removed a limit of two e-clubs per district. The change is designed to bring in new members and appeal to young professionals, who may be less able to meet in person weekly. * The name of Rotary's fifth Avenue of Service will change from "New Generations Service" to "Youth Service." This change was also approved by the Council. In 2010, this avenue of service joined Club Service, Vocational Service, Community Service, and International Service. * The dues Rotary clubs pay Rotary International will increase US$1 to $53 per member. * A redesigned Rotary website will be launched in late summer. The RI Board of Directors will seat nine new directors 1 July, along with 2013-14 Presidentelect Gary C.K. Huang, of the Rotary Club of Taipei, Taiwan. The new directors for 2013-14

are Celia Elena Cruz de Giay, of the Rotary Club of Arrecifes, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Mary Beth Growney Selene, of the Rotary Club of Madison West Towne-Middleton, Wisconsin, USA; Seiji Kita, of the Rotary Club of Urawa East, Saitama, Japan; Holger Knaack, of the Rotary Club of Herzogtum Lauenburg-Mölln, Germany; Larry A. Lunsford, of the Rotary Club of Kansas City-Plaza, Missouri, USA; P.T. Prabhakar, of the Rotary Club of Madras Central, Tamil Nadu, India; Sangkoo Yun, of the Rotary Club of Sae Hanyang, Seoul, Korea; Steven A. Snyder, of the Rotary Club of Auburn, California, USA; and Michael F. Webb, of the Rotary Club of Mendip, Somerset, England. The Rotary Foundation Board of Trustees will seat new members Monty J. Audenart, of the Rotary Club of Red Deer East, Alberta, Canada; Noel A. Bajat, of the Rotary Club of Abbeville, Louisiana, USA; and Kalyan Banerjee, of the Rotary Club of Vapi, Gujarat, India. John Kenny, of the Rotary Club of Grangemouth, Scotland, will serve as chairelect, and Michael K. McGovern, of the Rotary Club of South Portland-Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA, as vice-chair. Source : Arnold R. Grahl, Rotary International News -PDG Vishwas Sahasrabhojanee

TRF News The Rotary Foundation Trustees : The Rotary Foundation Board of Trustees is responsible for managing the business of the Foundation. Trustees are appointed to four-year terms by the RI president, with approval from the RI Board of Directors. * Dong Kurn (D.K.) Lee, Chair, Rotary Club of Seoul Hangang, Seoul, Korea (2013-14) * John Kenny, Chair-elect, Rotary Club of Grangemouth, Scotland (2013-14) * Michael K. McGovern, Vice chair, Rotary Club of South Portland-Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA (2013-14) * Monty J. Audenart, Rotary Club of Red Deer East, Alberta, Canada (2013-17) * Noel A. Bajat, Rotary Club of Abbeville, Louisiana, USA (2013-17) * Kalyan Banerjee, Rotary Club of Vapi, Gujarat, India (2013-17) * Stephen R. Brown, Rotary Club of La Jolla Golden Triangle, California, USA (2010-14) * Antonio Hallage, Rotary Club of Curitiba-Leste, Paraná, Brazil (2011-15) * Jackson San-Lien Hsieh, Rotary Club of Taipei Sunrise, Taiwan (2011-15) * Ray Klinginsmith, Rotary Club of Kirksville, Missouri, USA (2012-16) * Samuel F. Owori, Rotary Club of Kampala, Uganda (2012-16) * Kazuhiko Ozawa, Rotary Club of Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan (2010-14) * Ian H.S. Riseley, Rotary Club of Sandringham, Victoria, Australia (2011-15) * Julio Sorjús, Rotary Club of Barcelona Condal, Spain (2012-16) * Stephanie A. Urchick, Rotary Club of Canonsburg-Houston, Pennsylvania, USA (2012-14) * John Hewko, General Secretary, Evanston, Illinois, USA FOR COMPLETE SOLUTION OF YOUR DIAGNOSTIC NEEDS, NABL ACCREDITED Dhruv Pathology Laboratory, Aditya Enclave, 3rd floor, Opposite Somalwar School,Nagpur-10, 0712-3265328 Dhruv Laboratories. J-11 Laxmi Nagar WHC Road, Nagpur. Ph: 3295328

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KYC AND BEYOND Kolkata yatch club…Kollam youth choir…. Know your client…Know your city…well here we are…KNOW YOUR CITY. Over a period of one year we shall explore and discover interesting aspects, architecture, undiscovered areas, icons, monuments, events, and any thing that matters and has got something to do with this city and nearby area. In other words we will try knowing our city. Whenever we talk of a city, we invariably think of its monuments…Paris-Eiffel Tower, NewYork-Statue of Liberty, WTC, London-Big Ben, Westminster, Delhi-India Gate, Qutub Minar, Mumbai-Gateway of India, and Nagpur-well well…there you go!! It becomes a little difficult to immediately recall a monumental icon you can associate Nagpur with! And you also would have noticed that all the monuments are historic and not built in the modern era. Why is it that when we remember a city we only think of monuments and its architecture? And usually these recollections are historic or loosely called heritage. Historic buildings, historic architecture or collectively called Heritage is usually associated with buildings and city's architecture. Recently, since the last decade or so, Heritage has become a buzz word with activist rallying for its preservation and conservation and builders not wanting to let go of their profit, demolishing at the first opportunity a quaint looking “old useless building”. Heritage is the legacy of physical artifacts and intangible attributes of a society that are inherited from past generations, maintained in the present and bestowed for the benefit of future generations. If described and defined in a broader and holistic way Heritage is also the range of contemporary activities, meanings, and behaviors that we draw from past for the benefit of the present and the future. Heritage is of two types:

1. Tangible (clear & definite and perceptible, physical presence) Examples: buildings, monuments, landscapes, books, works of art, and artifacts 2. Intangible (unable to be touched; not having physical presence, un-defined) Examples: folklore, traditions, language, and knowledge, and natural heritage including culturally significant landscapes, & biodiversity. In 2002 UNESCO produced a list of 'types' of heritage. (UNESCO). It should not be considered an exhaustive list, but it gives a sense of the diversity of 'things' that might be considered to be official heritage: 1. Cultural heritage sites (including archaeological sites, ruins, historic buildings) 2. Historic cities (urban landscapes and their constituent parts as well as ruined cities) 3. Cultural landscapes (parks, gardens and other 'modified' landscapes such as pastoral lands and farms) 4. Natural sacred sites (places that people revere or hold important but that have no evidence of human modification, for example sacred mountains) 5. Underwater cultural heritage (for example shipwrecks) 6. Museums (including cultural museums, art galleries and house museums) 7. Movable cultural heritage (objects such as paintings, tractors, stone tools and cameras – this category covers any form of object that is movable and that is outside of an archaeological context) 8. Handicrafts 9. Documentary and digital heritage (the archives and objects deposited in libraries, including digital archives) 10. Cinematographic heritage (movies and the ideas they convey) 11. Oral traditions (stories, histories and traditions that are not written but passed from generation to generation)

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12. Languages, festive events (festivals and carnivals and the traditions they embody) 13. Rites and beliefs (rituals, traditions and religious beliefs)? 14. Music and Song 15. The performing arts (theatre, drama, dance and music) 16. Traditional medicine?literature? 17. Culinary traditions 18. Traditional sports and games So here we have an exhaustive list of what can be our heritage…Heritage of our city. And it would have dawned on us that there is so much that needs to be done and so much that we do not know. Hence KYC. Readers are requested to send in their experiences, anecdotes, information or whatever they think will be interesting to share with others and we shall do a detail feature on the same. Let's redefine what heritage means and lets educate our fellow citizens of Nagpur it's real meaning and on the way help us know our own city!! Meanwhile lets take a quick quiz and find out if you can recognize these? Yes they are an integral part of our city. Send in your guesses to habeeb@khans.co.in -Habeeb Khan

An Amazing Dream: A Hospital Story On 13 April 1971 Shri Sadhan Chandra Mistry, aged 35 years a vegetable vendor in the obscure village of Hanspukur, District South 24Parganas, West Bengal, died of a very minor ailment, only because he could not get access to any medical attention. He left behind his illiterate wife Subhasini (23) with two sons and two daughters four to eight years. The family plunged into utter poverty and Subhasini was forced out of her home within one month of her husband's death, to sell vegetables in that hamlet market. That day, while she sat under the scorching sun selling vegetables and worrying about her children, she took a vow that one day she will build a hospital in that very village so that no poor villager would die for want of medical attention. Her fellow vendors and every person who heard of her vow just laughed. How can she build a hospital, when she cannot even mend her own thatched hut? Plus she has to feed a family of five and marry two daughters. Its pure daydreaming. She must have lost her mind; was the conclusion by the village elders. However, day in and out, Subhasini went on selling vegetables silently and looking after her children never allowing the fire in her frail body to douse even for a moment. After persevering for twenty full years, ultimately she could start a

clinic at her home for poor people. She managed to coax a doctor into coming to her village every week. And week after week, while tens of poor patients got medical attention from this lone clinic in the region, Subhasini became the most popular household name in her village. Now her fellow vendors and all others started respecting her. That was enough of a support for her. In the meantime, her children grew up. The two daughters were married off. The eldest son chose to be a laborer, working in agricultural fields. Her other son, Ajoy was identified by Subhasini to carry on her mission. He completed his secondary education and passed the All India Medical Entrance Test. Aided by the German Scholarship, he joined Calcutta Medical College where he completed his medical course. He worked hard as he studied, ran around from friends to well wishers to any person/organization he had access and managed to raise Rs.50, 000 for his mother's mission. In 1993, Ajoy Mistry authored the trust deed of Humanity Trust with his mother Subhasini Mistry as the co-founder trustee. On 5th February 1995, the foundation stone for the Hospital was laid and on 9th March 1996, the hospital was inaugurated and opened to public. Within one year, the trust could raise ten times the initial

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BOBBY'S BUBBLES money to complete the first structure of the hospital. Soon, more donations followed and today, Subhasini Mistry can say with pride that she has fulfilled her pledge made to her husband two and half decades earlier. The will and spirit of a woman who defied social norms and obstacles all along to establish the first hospital in that region The Humanity Hospital underscores a saga of dedication, commitment, vision, ambition and unflinching determination of a resource less illiterate village woman in acute penury and distress. Humanity Hospital is certified and registered as a Hospital under the West Bengal Clinical Establishment Act of 1950, managed by Humanity Trust formed on 4th March 1993. In the year 2000, in appreciation of their service to humanity and poor people in particular, both Subhasini Mistry and Ajoy Mistry were honored and named as the prestigious Paul Harris Fellow by the Rotary International. Today, despite the financial crunch to meet recurring expenses, the Hospital provides best services to poor and underprivileged sections of the society. Subhasini Mistry still sells vegetables in Kolkata market to sustain her family. -Bobby Srinivas

5 Largest Clubs in Rotary International. (As on July 2012) Name of Club No. of Members Birmingham 584 Seattle 583 Oklahoma 568 San Antonio 528 San Diego 507 5 Largest Clubs in South Asia Zone (As on July 2012) Name Of Club No. Of Members Vijayawada 423 Kota 357 Bombay 335 Nagpur 321 Rajpura 301

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5 Largest Countries Member wise in RI (as on 31st May 2013) (As on 30th June 2012) Country No. of Clubs No. of Members No. of clubs Members U.S.A. 7,814 341,515 7,851 346,157 India 3,191 123,941 3,178 122,054 Japan 2,288 88,685 2,293 88,848 Republic of Korea 1,580 61,258 1,597 62,822 Brazil 2,392 56,346 2,406 57,399 -PP Arun Bhargava Total Strength Of Rotary International As on 31st May 2013. 34558 Clubs 1,220,115 Members

Ms. Rupali Ashish Kale

I have known her from almost the time she got married, into one of the most renowned families of the city. Somehow, I always liked her and knew there was more to this girl, than just a pretty face. Life is Complex. And the easiest way to make it simple, is understanding, "The Gita". With this belief, this girl, who was barely out of the cradle, when she married, set out to start life with her

childhood sweetheart. Two children, Sarika, who is doing her Junior College at the Swami Chinmayanand School at Coimbatore and Shivraj who was at Vishwa Shakti Gurukul at Pune (and has come back to Nagpur for the 10th), are the pivots of her life along with Cupid & Osky - the 2 lhasas, they all love. Always wanting to do something for the underprivileged and society in general, she has seen Rotary at close quarters through her uncles' & aunts, who are senior members of our club. Thus Rotary always attracted her. And she & her husband both got inducted in

NEW MEMBER October 2012. Unfortunately, they have not got as involved as they would have liked to, as their business is taking more time than they had expected. A new agency for Bharat Benz and their four Auto Showrooms, are keeping them more than busy. Of course, home & hearth also play an important role, though she has a mother in law, who shares that responsibility. If all goes well, they should have more time for Rotary next year. Also associated with the Children's Movement for Civic Awareness, she would like to be involved with any committee that cares for children, women & / or health. Thoroughly impressed with whatever she has seen of the club, she is most fascinated with the amicability with which the old & the young mingle. She believes, it is the experience of the seniors that brings in the security & the enthusiasm of the youngsters that brings in new energy and together the two make our club ROCK! That friends, is Ms. Rupali Ashish Kale, the prettiest peach on the patch! -Manju Shahni

Harpreet Uppal Introduced to Rotary by PP Rajan Bhatia, who has known his family for maybe 25 - 30 years, Harpreet, fondly called Ricky, joined Rotary in October 2012. Owner of the famous â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Uppal Brothers / Surgicals, he knew about The Rotary Club of Nagpur & the worthy work, we did. (As the club has been buying stuff from them for years) Hence, always wanted to become a part of our organization. Good friend, Rajiv Javery wanted him to join 3 years ago, but Harpreet knew, he couldn't give much time then, so waited till his children were reasonably older, so that he could do justice to both the club & himself. With both parents, active Lions, philanthropy & service were always a part of his life. With a Bachelors degree in Electronics, Harpreet, custom designs some off the products he sells. In India, walkers do not generally have a seat. He incorporates this for those who require it. Similarly, he manufactures wheelchairs, with folding arms so that one can easily slide in or out. Basically it is this humane side of him, that inspires him to walk that extra mile and make products as per the need of the patient. Money has never been the criteria. He even does it for free for those who can't afford. Married to

Ruchi, a Software Engineer from Agra, they are blessed with Jasmine who is 10 and Aalya who is 5. Ricky has not been very regularly, as his father, due to old age, is unable to hold fort every Thursday evening but he does attend, as and when he can. Ruchi, on the other hand is thoroughly enjoying Rotary. She feels our members are very warm and that they have been welcomed with open arms. The first event she attended after joining was Sinjara, where her mother in law accompanied and they were both totally bowled over. Since then, she has attended regular meetings and few projects. She was

overwhelmed with the magnanimity of the Neo Natal Centre we donated to the Matru Sewa Sangh. Donated blood for the first time in her life on the 4th of July, made her first announcement of life, on the 11th July. Would love to be a part of any health related project. So friends, we have one more dedicated Rotary Couple in the makingâ&#x20AC;Ś in Ruchi & Ricky Uppal. -Manju Shahni

WOMENS WHIRL Basil is one herb that does very well, very easily. Plant it and forget about it!! It flourishes so much that you'll be left with lots to give away. There's plenty you can do with your homegrown Basil. Use it for salads, make Pesto and do more…. Here's a simple Pesto recipe. Adjust to your taste and use it for sandwiches ,serve with or over baked potatoes or toasted bread, toss over steamed veggies , serve as a dip with raw veggies or pita chips, add to your grilled

cheese sandwiches. Pesto is so versatile you can put it to a zillion uses!!

RECIPE INGREDIENTS: 2 cups freshly picked basil leaves ½ cup freshly grated cheese (optional) ½ cup extra virgin olive oil 1/3 cup pine nuts (neje) or walnuts or almonds 3 medium sized garlic cloves, minced Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.

METHOD Combine the basil with the nuts, and pulse a

few times in the grinder. Add the garlic and pulse a few more times. Slowly add the olive oil in a constant stream while the food processor is on. Stop to clear the sides of the food processor. Add the grated cheese and pulse again until blended .Add a pinch of salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste. Your pesto is ready to serve. If you want to freeze the pesto for later use, most certainly delete the cheese. Add it when you are ready to use.

Get Ready To Garden The heat has long since gone and the rains have been lashing down. The parched soil's thirst has long been quenched and it is ready to receive its foliage for the season. Now is the time to get moving and get your garden ready for the year ahead. Get your garden tools oiled and ready and put on your gardening gloves! First of all, check out the drainage. Both air and water are necessary in the soil if plants and soil organisms have to thrive. The addition of organic matter , such as well rotted garden compost will greatly improve the content of the soil.When well composted , garden and

kitchen waste is transformed into a homogenous compost. Once the soil is ready , you are set to go buy plants. Most of us buy plants from nurseries or exchange them with friends. Plants from nurseries are usually well tended and healthy . However, it is always better to carefully pick your plants. Here are a few pointers -Make sure that the plants are not loose in their containers. This would mean that the plant has not been long enough in the container and will not transplant well. -Check to see if there's just a little root showing

through the bottom of the container. This will mean that the plant is well established. -Make sure that the soil in the container is moist. -Make sure that there are no weeds or moss growing on the soil surface. -Plants should be free from signs of pests or disease. -Avoid thin spindly plants. -Foliage should look healthy, without brown spots , marks or discoloration. -Khushnoor Chugh

CREATIVITY IN FOCUS – SAMIHA KHAN -BY Mamta Kanga DAUGHTER OF HABEEB AND SMITA KHAN I am a 12th grader and have been into classical music for a long time, it was in first std that I took my first music lessons and since then I never really looked back. I was addicted… ! I gave 5 hindustani classical music exams after which I had to stop due to academic pressures. but these 10 years of learning did change my perspective towards music altogether. Music for me is no longer just some words put into a nice tune...it is something which refreshes a person beyond boundaries. I personally believe and understood that a proper musical training is an essential aspect of a child's life, just as sports is to physical health, music is to mental health. moreover talking about classical music …..it sensitizes you to a spectrum of emotions as the ragas portray... it teaches you the minute details of everyday life which any person may not be able to tutor… to be a little less philosophical it basically enriches you in a way different than any school would….it might obviously not teach you to add 1 and 1 to get a 2 but surely explains you the finer sensitive aspects of life , which , in todays growing materialistic , world are very important. LITTLE HEARTS – TARONISH RANA

SON OF MEHERNOSH & NILUFER RANA Hello everyone! I am Taronish Rana, 7 years old studying in class II, Centre Point School. My hobbies are cycling, skating, gaming, cricket and i hold the green belt in karate and still learning...and yes! I want to do all of this with the one i love the most MAC, my dog. He is a pure breed black dachshund. He is one year old. We have always had big dogs at home. This is the first time we bought this small bundle of energy who matches my spirit ;-). I enjoy playing with him. He greets me first thing in the morning with a snug of his wet nose. I love snuggling with him, talking to him and he is my comfort when i have no one to play with. He loves eating Parle-G biscuits with me. It's his favorite and mine too! He follows me wherever I go and I enjoy it too. I have two sisters and Mac compensates as a brother to me. He is very protective of me and likewise. I think everyone should keep a dog; they are the best companions one can ever have!

INDIAN FILM INDUSTRY – RAUNAK BADJATE

SON OF ANUJ & PRITI BADJATE Indian Film industry has traveled long distance in last few decades. It is not only a source of entertainment but also a very effective medium to spread meaningful message to the society by large. Beyond this the industry also has the credit of contributing significantly to the economic growth of the country. The event of globalization has made it possible for Indian cinema to reach every corner of the world and receive appreciation and subscription from most of the countries. Movies like “Chak De India” and “Bhag Mikha Bhag” have played a very important role in motivating and promoting sports in the country. The film has also opened doors of employment for large numbers of youngsters and offers opportunities to become rich and famous like the legendary Amitabh Bachhan and Shahrukh Khan. But oftenly good things come with a baggage, commercialization of Indian cinema has led to exhibition of bad things like smoking, drinking and excessive influence of western culture having deteriorating effect on the culture amongst the youth.In the end I sign off with a hope that Indian Cinema presents meaningful and inspiring movies to have a positive impact on the youth.

GEEK SPEAKS

GUPSHUP

An App(s) a day …….

Greetings to all for the new beginning of the Rotary year. I am glad to take up this

QR Code Scanner All of you must have noticed weird looking graphics on bottom-right of front page of the GO. Similar graphics keep cropping up on newspapers, magazines and everywhere. They are nothing but special type of Barcodes and can be used to read data using your mobiles. Most modern phones with camera can scan the barcodes today. To install app, just open website f2k.mobi or scan.me directly on your phone or search for QR Code scanner on App Store. Coming back to the QR Code on front-page, it's something which GO Editor likes to call as “GO in Pocket”, because you can take that small QR code in your wallet and whenever you want to read that particular issue, you have to just scan the code and GO will open on your phone or tablet. Also it makes sharing GO with your friends easy. QR codes make it very easy to share many types of information like text message, website address or complete contact info. For example you can scan following QR Code for contact info of our President:

column from the vibrant and efficient Manju Shahani, who gave us so many years of Rotary Buzz. New columnist! New name for the column. So henceforth its "Rotary Gupshup" for you and do call me and share your joys, sorrows and achievements. To start with, let me tell you that our very own Picasso...Sadhana Paliwal has won the first prize in an all India Painting Competition held online by Nilami House. Congratulations! Nabhanya (Atima) daughter of Rakhi and Vishal Bhatia scored 95% and Jafreena daughter of Shahrukh and Pervin Cassad scored 92% in the CBSE 10th

Glide (Free on iPhone and Android)

exams...Wow! Congrats girls and to the proud parents.

Glide is the world's first video walkie talkie.

Its that time of the year when young ones leave the

It combines the personality of video chat with the convenience of texting, allowing you to broadcast private video messages to friends with just a single tap. If they're available, they can see you live as you broadcast; if they're busy or offline, they can watch or respond later - just like a text message. All messages are stored on the cloud so they don't take up any space on your phone and can be rewatched at any time.

Symbiosis College of design (Pune), Sharmila and

IFTTT (Free on iPhone)

Nimish Sutaria's daughter Priyanka has joined

IFTTT (If This, Then That) lets you automate your online life. You can combine usage of multiple online services and make it happen automatically. For example: You like a photo on Instagram and it gets automatically saved in your Dropbox or you add a new contact in your phone and an email is automatically sent saying it was nice to know you etc. etc.

Symbiosis College (Pune) pursuing Liberal Arts.

You can create these actions yourself or choose from various options already available. It's like programming your phone without actually programming Spy Calc (Free and Paid versions for iPhone and iPad) Spy Calc is a calculator which James Bond would like to use. It's a normal working calculator app but you punch in your secret number combination and you can view and save photos and videos which no one can ever see. You can upload photos via browser on computer too. Paid version costs $1.99 and has advanced PDF viewer, document management, sound recorder, and advanced photo features. Paid version also has private camera and video recorder. Locket (Free on Android) Get paid for unlocking your phone. Locket is free and pays you just for having ads on your lock screen. With one swipe, you can either open the ad or unlock your phone the way you always do. No matter what, you get paid. - Sachin Palewar

nest...daughter of Dr. Arti and Mohan Anand, Kanika has joined the Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology (Bengaluru), daughter of Dr. Ann and Dr. Raju Wilkinson, Anisha has joined the St. Xavier's College pursuing Arts (Mumbai), Geeta and Shivkumar Rao's daughter Saniya has joined

Sheela and Kantilal Singhee are proud grandparents...their daughter delivered a baby boy last month and their son had a baby boy this month. Double celebrations! Dr. Bharti Gidwani has offered a 100% Chemical-Free Exfoliation - A facial worth Rs.500/- gift vouchers during the year round Ladies Committee Meetings. So Ladies; to rejuvenate do attend and get a chance to win. Well, I have sad news to share as well. Hemant Jaitha lost his mother, Mrs. Jyoti Chokshi, a homemaker aged 74 years and Sohrab Kanga lost his father, Ervad Rustom Nariman Kanga, retired Dastur (priest) of Belgaum Agyari (Parsi Fire Temple), aged 77 years. We pray for the departed souls and may the Lord give the families strength to bear the loss. Ciao! Till next month...

-Nilufer Rana

Bu-Vo-Qu (Business & Vocation Quiz)

BIRTHDAYS 15 AUG to 14 SEPT AUGUST

Rita Bhargava

Rajiv Yashroy

Vikash Khurana

Savita Sancheti

Yogendra Mohan Singh

Usha Singh

Jayshree Jain

Bunty Rawal

Pramod Jamwal

Mita Joglekar

Gulab Mahant

Jyoti Agrawal

Sanjay Sethi SEPTEMBER Dinesh Naidu

Dr. Smita Deshmukh

Rajeshree Dewani

Premlata Malani

Hemant Jaitha

Bhagwat Thakre

Prirt Thakre

Swapna Kshirsagar

Awadhoot Purohit

Vinit Poddar

Dr. Lubna Haq

Ajay Bagdi

Dr. Nikunj Pawar

Jumana S. Shakir

Bachi Gimi

Manmeet Khanduja

Aeyjaz Akolawala

Amruta Thakur

Anit Bhasin

Shripriya Jaipuriya

Ashwin Mankeshwar

Sandip Dhodaphar

Divya Bhati

Rajesh Singhvi

Sumit Halder

Asha Joshi

Brajendra Kumar Singh

Shailja Sharma

Rahul Chaudhary

Satish Kale

Raghav Sharma

Babita Parekh

Rajneesh Shivhare

Sharmila Sutaria

Sanjay Agrawal

Ashok S. Mokha

Mohan Rao

Kalpana Chandurkar

Dr. Darshana Pawar

Bhupesh Kalra

Nisha Kamath

Lata Rathi

Rakhi Bhatia

Aneeta Patel

Sudha Daga

Dr. Meenakshi Narayan

Dr. Jaspal Singh Arneja

Navneet Shukul

Sunil Chopra14Raju Jain

ANIVERSARY 15 AUG to 14 SEPT

Before you decide to Google the answers, take the Rotary's four-way test. Honesty is the best policy. Give your brain some jolts. Let these questions deprive you of some sleep. Let the thinking begin. Rules: 1. Open to all the Rotarians and spouses of Rotary Club of Nagpur except Director-Vocational who will be the judge. 2. Mail your answers to quiz@rotaryclubofnagpur.org 3. Answers will be accepted only via e-mails. No SMS, no letters are allowed. 4. Last day of receiving answer is Thursday, 22nd August 2013. 5. Judge's decision will be final. Q1. What was the vocation of 'fifth Rotarian'? Q2. What is common link between Rotary International and major agrochemical company in India? Q3. Which company coined the term 'Genchi Genbutsu'?

Q4. Identify this logo

Q5. Identify this logo.

Q6. Name this company - One of India's most valuable company, founded in 1968 whose first contract was to supply 'Punched Cards' to sister company. Q7. In 1936, 10 companies merged to form a single entity; Sir Nowroji Saklatvala was its first Chairman. Q8. This talented actor was a waiter and room service staff at famous hotel in Mumbai. Subsequently worked with his mother's venture and later turned professional photographer. Q9. What is special about the commissioning of Monte dei Paschi si Siena in Italy in 1742? Q10. What does BSA stand for as seen in BSA SLR cycles? Q11. If your feedback is like PIGS, what does it denote? Q12. Which brand uses this baseline 'Innovation that excites'?

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