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RYLA Slum Soccer Project Roshni Sr. Citizen’s Picnic
SENIOR CITIZEN’S PICNIC On 11th Nov, 30 elderly ladies of Adivaasi Nagar and Indora Slums were taken by bus to Dragon Palace, Kamptee. On the way, they were served samosas and dhoklas by Sheela Mundhada. At Dragon palace, they played passing the parcel and took pleasure in singing Marathi and Hindi songs; some even danced to Bollywood tunes. The ladies
AT DRAGON PALACE were given gifts for their active participation. They attended the evening prayer with great devotion. Then we served them Dinner and Tea. After Dinner, President Tauby played a few games with them. They thoroughly enjoyed those games. Nilima Malani, Vaishali Rajurkar, Kanak Bhargava and
Manju Shahani helped in entertaining them. Chairpersons for senior citizen committee Anita Jain and Vaishali Rajurkar took a lot of effort to bring success to this camp. Rtn Hiralal Mulani sponsored the whole project. A special thanks to him for contributing to this wonderful cause. Anita Jain
Kanak Bhargava – Manju Shahani – Nilima Malani – Anita Jain – Vaishali Rajurkar
From dances to a few laughs
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Tauby's Take.... Dear Rotarians, Our club bulletin and web site are a source of motivation for members, to better your involvement when you see the kind of services being done during the month in print. Credits given to achievers should be a further inspiration for the others who are yet to be fully involved in our clubs activities. We are doing well, but as in all matters we need to seek constant and never-ending improvement. Attendance in meetings though not sacrosanct should certainly be taken seriously. Change and improvement should be in how you as a member perceive your role in this club. Change in timings at this point of time is certainly not under consideration, changes in the meeting format will be set in so as to appeal to a larger section of members. Rotary is all about interaction, fellowship, and commitment and stretching yourself just a little bit to find the time, find the interest in being truly involved. Do not take your membership in this glorious club for granted. To be serious about your membership you have to respect the Rotary movement. If you are not serious but just play to be with “the winning side” others will perceive this intrinsic quiddity of you almost by instinct. At this point of time practices for the charter night celebrations are going on at full steam. Almost 60 + members, spouses and children are involved. The practices span over three weeks and this is another opportunity to have a lot of fun and more importantly to get to know each other better. All the daily practices will culminate to a perfect show. But that's not the point; the real reward is that each participant is integrated more with the Rotary spirit. There are many of you who have not experienced this joy, I urge you to come forward and participate in our future events. Projects for the month continued unabated. The Slum Soccer and the Mobile Computer Bus projects were hugely successful, well executed and a much enjoyed event. The committee specially the ladies were truly involved and struck an emotional bond with the slum children. RYLA camp provided valuable training for the youth. Senior citizens from the slums were taken for a picnic at Dragon Palace temple. These were amongst the many projects executed to near perfection by the respective committees. Service is measured not by the amount of money you have spent or the efforts put in by you. It should be measured by the satisfaction you have gained, relief provided and burden eased. I trust you are enjoying your Rotary experience as much as I have been, Season's Greetings, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Yours in Rotary, Tauby Bhagwagar
Straight from the heart....
Ab Tak Chappan……. the number game!!!!!! “I may not know all 320 members, but at least, I have the opportunity of knowing 320”. This was the answer one of our members gave when asked as to how many he knew in the Club. We are a 321 member Club, the second largest in the subcontinent and still growing. Are we moving in the right direction? Or are we in an endless number game? These are questions which have no answers. Or maybe many answers, and all of them different. But one thing is for sure, our Club is what it is today because of its members. Quality as well as numbers. Quality is subjective. You can do very little to measure a prospective member on that scale. But more often than not, the quality of members is as good as the organization (club) that they are a part of. Akin to the fact that the same person will litter on the streets of Mumbai, but not on the streets of Singapore. And it is here that our Club has all the right credentials – discipline, culture, protocol, work ethics etc. So every member, old or new finds himself aligning to the Club's ways. The numbers give us working hands, thinking and planning minds, financial muscle, viability (when it comes to many functions and events), contacts, reach and vibrancy. Because you are good, you attract more. Addition of members makes you better. And the idea IS to keep getting better. In pursuit of getting to be the best!!!!! Shabbir Shakir
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COVER up.... A vocational Visit to the Dinshaw's factory saw children (I)screaming with joy!!!! Mr Mohod of Mahindra & Mahindra handing over a cheque of Rs 7 lacs to Pres Tauby for Hemalkasa Surgical Camp Project Roshni – A novel way of bringing light into people's lives
CREDITS Director Khushnoor Chugh
Processing Eskay’s Scanner
Chairperson Nimish Sutaria
Designing Gurushree Graphics
Advisor Madhavi Naidu
Printing Shabbir Shakir
Editor Shabbir Shakir
Paper Courtesy BILT
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MAIL BASTION - Letters To The Editor
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Dear Rtn Taubyji, It was indeed a great pleasure to receive your colourful Club bulletin “THE GOLDEN ORANGE ” (No. 5) of November 2011 thro' mail for which I am indeed grateful to you. I found your above bulletin very interesting and informative with your inspirational message, excellent editorial, reports about computer education program, A tribute to your Honorary member Rtn Jagjit Singh, Ladies meeting with glimpses, IYE students presentation, Vocational Excellence Awards,
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excellently compiled and edited by your editor Rtn Shabbir Shakir for which my compliments to him for an excellent job ! Congratulating once again for your excellent bulletin & looking forward to receiving similar issues (including missing No.1) per return & with my best wishes for your successful rewarding year (11-12) to fulfill RI Theme “REACH WITHIN TO EMBRACE HUMANITY” & with warm personal regards to you & Mr.Naushadji & Rotary greetings to all your members from myself and Indumati, we remain, (JAGMOHAN KATAKIA) , Cc to : Rtn Shabbir Shakir, Editor Congratulations for your excellent bulletin !.
Dear Editor, I just wanted to use the able platform of The Golden Orange to congratulate the incoming team of the Rotary Club of Nagpur. I am confident the Past Presidents in their wisdom have arrived at the best combination at their disposal and with dynamic Atul Shah at the helm the year promises to be action packed! I am amazed at the way we keep churning out award-winning, commendable performances year after year like a factory and salute the far-sightedness of Paul Harris to use the considerable energies of leaders to benefit society. Now if only our politicians could learn the same... Sohrab Kanga
Dear Rtn Tauby, While going thro' the November 2011 issue of “The Rotary News”, I was delighted to learn about your following project under the section of “Around the Districts” : “The Anns of Rotarians conducted a vocational training workshop for the mentally challenged students at Matru Seva Sangh School with an aim to make them self-reliant” for which I take this opportunity to extend my
heartiest compliments & congratulations ! You have indeed raised your club to new heights of success in all the avenues thro' your exemplary dedication, devotion, commitment and leadership qualities & I will be looking forward to your accomplishments thro' your bulletin (11-12) or activity report from time to time with great anticipation. Once again congratulating you for your above project & looking forward to your club bulletin
or activity report per return & with my best wishes for your successful rewarding year (11-12) to fulfill the RI Theme “REACH WITHIN TO EMBRACE HUMANITY” & with warm personal regards to you & Mr. Naushadji & Rotary greetings to all your members from myself and Indumati, we remain, Jagmohan Katakia
Dear Shabbir, I am delighted to receive the Golden Orange. Nagpur and Akola were both chartered in 1945. We came in same district in 1990. Your club has many activities to be a role model for other clubs. But I was amazed and equally perturbed to read about the sad story of attendance at Rotary Club meetings. I can't follow when Anita Chitaley says that attendance is no more mandatory! I am not aware of this. But to
me, it seems that clubs in their enthusiasm and because of RI policy of growth (Recruitment) and DG's encouragement, the citations and what not, keep adding members. But fail to impress on members the importance of attendance. Merely payment of fees is the criteria!! Lately, we in Akola, have another problem. WE want dinner meetings. WE want it in Hotels. We get the premises. But the hotel wants a minimum guarantee of 20 diners and
charge Rs 200 per person. But there are rarely 20 persons. To me this needs correction. If all members were to attend the club will be in deficit. There are hardly any funds for projects. They ask for voluntary contributions if there is any worth while project. It is time we think about growth vis a vis members!!!!! PDG Dr Nana Chaudhary
PROGENETICS Genesis of Projects
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Vocational Training, Blood Donation Camps, report of District Interact Meet, Interact Club Project, report of Water Wastage project, reports of Movie Show, Rubella Vaccinations, Community Welfare, District Interact Meet with glimpses, profile of Rtn Khushnoor & PP Rtn Sanjiv Chugh, list & report of Matching Grants, article 'Rotary Run' by PP Rtn Vijay Naidu, & 'Nagpur Know' by Rtn Naushad Bhagwagar, 'Freedomain' by Aunt Sangeetha, 'The Music Room' by Rtn Nimish Sutaria, Bobby's Bubbles, 'Stillness …' by Deepali Kale, 'Jagjit Singh – The Man” by PP Shiraz Gimi, Rotary Rattle by Rtn Manju Shahani etc with beautiful photographs
Charter NiteChartered on 13th of December, 1944 our Club is completing 67 glorious years of service to Rotary. Hence 13th of Dec. holds a very significant place in our Rotary calendar. To find out more about how Charter nite was celebrated as compared to today, I spoke to PP Shiraz Gimi. He reminisces by saying that charter nite was previously called as Past Presidents Day, for the simple reason that this was the day our past presidents were felicitated. During PP Satish Sule's term, when Shiraz Gimi was the
CHARTER NITES secretary, they decided to slightly change the outline of the evening. They incorporated a small skit, with in house participation and everyone loved it. Hence a new idea took root, from then on there was no looking back! It was not till PP Aspi Bapuna's term that the charter nite started getting more extravagant. That year, a fashion show titled "Brides of India" was showcased, and people absolutely loved it. Since then, each show has tried to outshine the former one. Charter nite is one such event where we not only have large scale participation, but
members actually look forward to participate. With the way the club is growing, we have no dearth of talent! Shiraz recollects how funds would be insufficient and the president had to make choices as to where the money could best be utilized. Now with increased membership and a bigger budget, the charter nite is a lavish affair. Now charter nite also includes the DG's visit. Charter nite is part of fellowship, and fellowship is one of the foundations of Rotary, with an aim to create more interaction amongst members. Anita Chitaley
The Business Meeting was held on 3rd Nov. President Tauby conducted the meeting. Secretary, Dinessh Naidu, read out the Minutes of the last meeting and also read out the Treasurer's report. Members celebrating their Birthdays and Anniversaries were greeted by the President. President Tauby informed the House that a cheque of Rs.5 Lakhs was received from Rtn . Behram Paten on behalf of the Patel family to start a corpus for Medical Aid in the memory of Late Rtn. Phiroze Patel. Best Chairpersons for the month of October, Shefali Shah and Archana Jhavery were recognized for the excellent work at the District Interact Meet. Nakul Malani won a prize for his correct answers to the Brain Teasers in the GO. Sonia Khurana was the winner of Guess Who and the Best Letter prize was awarded to PDG Bobby Srinivas. Dr. Meenakshi Narayan won the Lucky Chair Prize. Khushnoor Chugh
MICROWAVE COOKING Intellectual Talks, Workshops and Quizzes we have done them all. But I guess, we women still want to win our men, through their stomachs. Hence a talk on food, is what really clicks -- an all time HIT. Biryani, Kebabs, Mirchi ka Saalan, Lauki ki Kheer .... is not some kind of a restaurant menu. It was, what we were taught to make by Mrs. Rizwan Dewan on Thursday the 10th. Believe me, all these exotic dishes were churned out in a matter of minutes. Yes, they were all made in the Microwave!!! Excellent in taste, attractive to the eyes, the food was as good as, if not better, than that which we make otherwise with regular cooking. 30 odd ladies, enjoyed viewing,
Prez Tauby flanked by the Board
LADIES MEETING
tasting, getting tips etc!!!! Constant, cross talk, high pitches, irrelevant queries --a general din in the room, proved how successful and popular a Cooking Show is! It was only Chairperson Food for thought……….. Jumana, with her spent no doubt. Now what waits to be seen is cool demeanor, who did not get flustered when almost all the how many of us will actually be able to make ladies spoke at the same time. An evening well them at home? Manju Shahani
CYBER CRIMES A very interesting topic was lined up for the evening meeting of 10th Nov. The speaker was young and dashing SP-CID Nagpur Mr Yashsavi Yadav who has special interest on the topic of cyber crime. President Tauby greeted members on their birthdays and anniversaries after which PP Vijay Naidu made announcement for coming District Conference in February 2012 at Nagpur and also for the biggest event of Rotary Calendar i.e. RI Convention to be held in May 2012 at Bangkok, Thailand. PP Arun Bahrgava imparted Rotary information where he gave list of top 10 Rotary clubs with highest per capita giving to Rotary International. Rtn Jatin Sampat introduced the speaker. Mr Yadav in his talk emphasized the need to
BUSINESS MEETING
sensitize common people about this monster Frankenstein, as he calls it that is cyber crime. He spoke how cyber crime is impacting the world around us. He gave an example of 26/11 attack in Mumbai. He says we don't view this attack as cyber crime but a traditional terror attack where few terrorist entered India and killed people. The terrorist from Pakistan used satellite phones, GPS navigation systems, cell phone etc to enter Indian Territory, gain access to all critical places and carried out massacre. But if we had equipped ourselves with tracking devices, used technology and created strong cyber and mobile defense system, this attack might as well be prevented. He pointed out that there has not been a single terrorist attack in US soil after 9/11. The reason is they have reinforced national security system especially
The audience appreciates SP Mr Yashasvi Yadav’s humour
REGULAR MEETING on technology side. US spend close to 5% of its GDP on national security whereas India spends only 0.7%. Irony is most of this defense capabilities in USA have been developed by Indian scientist!! To common people however there is greater threat from criminals who are now well educated. They are ready to pounce on gullible people by stealing their passwords, data, critical information, bank account details, siphoning off their money from banks and even their identities. There have been innumerable cases where stalking and stealing identity have lead to suicides. Mr Yadav also shared case study from Nagpur where a person used net banking account of other person to withdraw large sums of money. Internationally there have been cases where cyber criminals embezzled hundreds of millions of dollars from various bank accounts. There was an interesting case where an 11 year old boy from Russia diverted the path of NASA satellite!! He also touched upon various terms like Data theft, cyber stalking, hacking, denial of service, logic bombing, war dialing, Trojan horse virus etc. Vote of thanks for this fascinating session was aptly given by in house cyber guru Rtn Sachin Palewar. Parag Paranjpe
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REGULAR MEETING They spoke with passion and a sense of conviction. They truly felt anguished. They genuinely cared, and they strongly hoped. Poonam and Harshwardhan Dhanwaty talk at the regular club meeting of Thursday 17th November dwelt not on the” Protected Tigers “.... the Tigers which are usually the focus of much attention and care, Tigers protected within the confines of the Reserves and Forest Sanctuaries, Tigers photographed by the hordes of tourists who visit there parks, Tigers who hog the limelight in TV channels, Tigers who are zealously show cased by the concerned departments. Pooonam referred to the many Tigers whose home is not within the protected parks, but who were born free and live free, animals as she termed “ ....of a lesser God”. The Central Indian landscape around Nagpur specially in the areas around Chandraprur and Gadchiroli are interspersed with good forests, large human settlement and the required developmental infrastructure
REGULAR MEETING Panel discussions, with in house panelists have always been crowd pullers. The one on 24th of this month was no exception. Topic why can't we have a bigger gathering of Rotarians for our weekly meeting? Moderator was Dr. Sanjiv Chugh, and the cross section representing Rotarians was Dr. Jaspal Arneja, Dr. Sudhir Bhiwapurkar, Bharat Parikh, Rina Sinha, Anmol Badjatia and Rukshad Bhagwagar. These panelists are from varied professional backgrounds each having a very distinct opinion. It started with Sudhir, where he said that in the earlier days attendance was mandatory factor. With the rules for attendance being more relaxed, members were not worried about
The panel is all animated.....
TIGERS BEYOND BOUNDARIES..... which includes irrigation projects, power helpless animal. Pictures of the beautiful cats generation, roads, mining and industry. It is stoned to death, condemned in small cages, giving the Tigers and the other mammal co cubs helplessly cuddled under a forester's habitants of this landscape a fair chance of cupboard stirred up feelings. Pictures also survival, of coexistence and dignified living conveyed the helplessness of the Foresters which was the focus of the Dhanwatey's talk. and the complexity of a very sensitive issue Well researched insights on the complex which unfortunately does not have easy matter of conservation was dwelt upon. Tigers solutions. represent the pinnacle of the forests bio All in all an interesting meeting well attended diversity and health. In protecting the Tigers and appreciated. one actually is looking into the well being of the Naushad Bhagwagar entire forests dynamics as all the other habitats who co exist within. The slide show was well presented with unseen and some disturbing photographs. It conveyed the anguish of the poor villager at the loss of its life and livestock, it conveyed the anger and resentment when the village mob confronted a Poonam and Harshwardhan Dhanwatey
PANEL DISCUSSION being expelled. Bharat was more direct, saying that members have also been told about the seriousness of attending weekly meetings. Weekly meetings are the heartbeat of the Club. He stressed on the need for having topics which are relevant to us. There is no point of having speakers who go on and on and the house is bored to death. Rina showed her concern by referring more to the space problem, whether a small hall like Udyog Bhawan would be able to fit such a large volume of Rotarians. Rukshad's emphasis was on change. "We must change, make meetings more fun and enjoyable, and also interesting". He also pointed out that many Rotarians contribute by involving themselves in projects. He says many of them feel that their contribution towards Rotary per se has been fulfilled, so why attend meetings. A point to consider! Jaspal was questioned about his feelings towards e-meetings, which he vetoed entirely. He feels the bonding that takes place when two or more individuals meet is far more rewarding than speaking to someone thru e mail. He feels it loses the personal touch. The whole point of these meetings is we get to meet friends personally. A possible solution could be to change our existing meeting time
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Anmol had a democratic approach. She says maybe it's time we take a survey and find out from members, why attendance could be low! Another reason could be that people just get exhausted with too much of Rotary. Try and keep a check on adding more members in the club. There was a lot of input from the audience, especially past presidents voicing their opinions. Each member wanted to say something. This is one question which has no apparent solution. The only thing which is clear though, is members should understand what Rotary stands for and the obligation they have towards it. The very reason for joining this organisation, otherwise will not get served. Anita Chitaley
.....The moderator is all smiles
CHALLENGES FOR THE YOUTH An informative talk for the school children of 7th and 8th, 9th and tenth standard students was arranged at Tuli Public School. Director Medical Committee Dr. Indrajeet Mulik, Dr. Jerestin Watchmaker, Dr. Shubhada Gade, Dr. Sheela Mundhada talked to students and briefed them about challenges for the youth. This was a very interactive session with students having a lot of things to share with the doctors. All their queries were answered by our doctors present there. Considering the problems with the youth, it was felt that there is a need for starting a twenty four hour Rotary help line for these young children. The director
TALK ON ADOLESCENCE EDUCATION
of Tuli Public School and our member Urvashi Yashroy and Principal Dhruvika Gupta were very keen in having this important lecture for students and they were also present on this occasion. “Challenges of the Youth; Today & Tomorrow” was devised to sensitize students as well as teachers towards the special health needs of the young who we feel need a sympathetic understanding and patient counseling on various issues which they face (including health concerns). Adolescent Health Committee of ROTARY CLUB OF NAGPUR aims to provide specialized care to the
ST. URSULA SCHOOL A Rubella vaccination camp was held at St. th Ursula High School, civil Lines, Nagpur on 16 November, 2011. This camp was unique and
different than earlier Rubella vaccination camps in the number of eligible girls who were vaccinated. In total a huge number of girls
Tauby's skills are not half baked
Dr Indrajeet can joke even while working
Dr Sameer Jahargirdar has soft hands…. Shabbar looks on
Khushnoor and Manju are busy
The Rubella Mela
Dr Shailendra Mundhada and Rachna Singh
youngsters of today who are the future leaders and citizens of the country. Dr. Sheela Mundhada
Dr Shubha Gade
RUBELLA VACCINATIONS (1880 to be precise) were vaccinated in a well co-ordinated , highly disciplined camp organised by our Rotary club of Nagpur. Success of this camp was already assured when President Tauby Bhagwaghar and Dr. Indrajeet Mulik addressed the School assembly one day prior i.e. on 15th Nov. and explained the Rubella disease and benefits of vaccination against this viral disease to the students and teachers. They spoke in Marathi, Hindi and English to get their message conveyed to all. Consent forms were distributed for parents of minor girls for the vaccination and they were urged to attend the camp in huge number next day morning. They were patiently and curiously heard by all who were present. Next day showed that the message from Rotary club was received well and 1880 girls turned up for vaccination. It was a well coordinated exercise, well orchestrated by our Rotarians, School Prinicipal Rtn Rachana Singh and class teachers. Pres. Tauby, Sec. Dinesh Naidu, Rtn Atul Shah , Dr. Indrajeet Mulik were seen motivating and helping girls to take the vaccination and helping other Rotarians to inject the vaccine with efficiency and speed as there were long queues for the same. The prominent members who participated and were present at this camp were Shabbar Shakir, PP. Rajan Bhatia, Naushad Bhagwagar, Amitabha Sharma, Dr. Sanjiv Chugh, Khushnoor Chugh, Manju Shahani, Dr. Shailendra Mundadha, Dr. J. Watchmaker, Dr. Deepak Deshmukh, Dr. Shwetali Deshmukh, Dr. Sonali Dixit and Dr. Sameer S. Jahagirdar. Ten nursing staff of Suretech Nursing College also helped in the vaccination. Camp ended with tea and snacks to all those who participated. Dr. Sameer S. Jahagirdar
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BLOOD DONATION CAMPS
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A blood donation camp was organised by our own Rotarians Nimish Sutaria, Shiv Rao and Rajesh Yadav at their Saraf Chambers office. The camp started at 9 AM and total 54 units of blood were collected. President Tauby, Director Dr Sheela Mundhada, Rtn Shabbar Shakir, Rtn Kevinder Talwar, Rtn Atul Shah and Chairpersons Rtn Ann Shalini Gupta and Parag Paranjpe were present during the camp. Rtn Nimish Sutaria and Rtn Rajesh Yadav coordinated the entire camp. Parag Paranjpe
A blood donation camp was organised by our very own Rotarian Kirit Joshi in his factory Spacewood Ltd at MIDC Hingna. The camp coincided with the birthday of another Rotarian and his partner Vivek Deshpande. Both Vivek and Kirit donated blood along with 127 other members of Spacewood family. The camp started at 10am and with total collection of 129 units ended at 4 pm. President Tauby, Dr Ravi Wankhede, Shabbar Shakir, Manish Bhati and Chairpersons Shalini Gupta and Parag Paranjpe were present during the camp. Parag Paranjpe
MISSION INDIA: 18TH NOV., 2011
TIRPUDE COLLEGE: 19TH NOV., 2011
A blood donation camp was organized at Mission India, Khadgaon Road, Wadi, on Friday, 18th November. This institution, which is working in the field of welfare through spread of knowledge, also houses a seminary. The students of the seminary were the donors on this occasion. The camp started at 10.00 AM and was very well attended by the Mission students. The highlight of the camp was a motivating talk by President Tauby to this assembly of donors. The participants were charged up and the camp finally saw a collection of 40 units of blood. President Tauby Bhagwagar attended the camp. Dr. Sheela Mundhada
The blood donation camp at DMSR, Tirpude College, was arranged on 19th November at 11.00 AM, immediately following the installation of the Rotaract Club of Tirpude's Management Students. The response to the blood donation activity fell short of expectations, perhaps due to students' other engagements. But those who understood their responsibility towards the society came forward and contributed to this cause. The camp closed at 1.30 PM with a collection of 37 units of blood. President Tauby Bhagwagar, Naushad Bhagwagar, Director Dr. Sheela Mundhada and Prashant Rajurkar attended the camp. Dr. Sheela Mundhada
CENTRE POINT SCHOOL, WARDHMAN NAGAR 25TH NOV. 2011
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A blood donation camp was organized at Centre Point School, Wardhman Nagar, on 25th November. The school was celebrating Communal Harmony Week and a blood donation camp was taken up as a project. The teachers of the school were the donors on this occasion. This camp saw a collection of 24 units of blood. President Tauby Bhagwagar and Shalini Gupta attended the camp. Shalini Gupta
TIRPUDES MANAGEMENT STUDIES The team for 2011-12 of the Rotaract Club Of Tirpudes Management Studies was held on the 19th of November 2011. Rtr Shashank Shukla was installed as the President and Rtr Nikita Tiwari took over as the Hon Secretary. The others members of the team are Vice President Rtr Vardhan Khurana, Rtr Avi Agarwal as Treasurer and the Directors Rtr Akash Garg , Rtr Isha Kutey, Rtr Ravipal Singh and Rtr Ankita Rawlani. The Charter of the Club was presented on the occasion. A Four Way Test board was installed on the occasion. In his address to the new team and the members of the Club Dr. Lalit Khullar urged the students to inculcate social service in their lives and Rotaract as a platform will help them to do the same. Tauby in her address to the students gave a brief overview into the need for Rotaract and the importance of The Four Way test in our lives. Varun Paul
conducted the proceedings and the vote of thanks was proposed by Nikita Tiwari. The meeting was adjourned after the National Anthem. Present on the occasion were Atul Shah, Dinesh Naidu, Sonia Khurana, Manish Sanghavi, Prashant Rajurkar, Sandeep Pathak and Rahul Chaudhary.
WATER COOLER TO DIVYA JYOTI SCHOOL
Hira Mulani lighting the samay
Looks cool………..
ROTARACT CLUB Jatin Sampat
COMMUNITY WELFARE
A WONDERFUL EVENT FOR WONDERFUL PEOPLE On the occasion of Children's Day, a water cooler was donated to Divya Jyoti School, a school for specially abled children. The donation was made by the Mulani family in the memory of Smt. Saraswati Devi Mulani. The water from the water cooler shall add to the smiles of these Taare Zameen Par. The event was also marked by distribution of The children will now have cool hygienic water school kits and uniforms to the special children whose smiles showed how much they valued them. These children hailing from financially weak communities would now attend school with dignity and lot more Zeal. Be happy and try to learn as much as possible' was President Tauby Bhagwagar's simple message to the special children who cheered her recognized voice and face. Secretary Dinesh Niadu's special interest towards the project and the cause was highly appreciated by all. The donors and the Rotary team were welcomed by these children with flowers & bouquets. Dr. Neena Parikh and Heera Mulani took keen interest in understanding the needs of these special children. Dr. Neena Parikh advised the school on the correct use of Audiometry techniques. Director Shahrukh Cassad signed the visit report on behalf of all. Mrs. Sangita Khera and Ms. Sanya Khera, special guests along with Gogi Singh Basin distributed Icecreams and sweets to the children. The welcome note was delivered by Mrs.Kalpana Panpatte and the vote of thanks by Mrs. Lata Wajurkar. The event was coordinated by Chairpersons Rita Bhargava, Dr.Neena Parikh and Sanjay Sethi along with Mrs.Yashomati and Mr.Sagar from Divya Jyoti School. Sanjay Sethi
FOUNTAIN SIZZLERS
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WELFARE OF SPECIALLY ABLED
PHYSIOTHERAPY UNIT AT MANGALWARI SCHOOL
On the occasion of Children's Day, the Welfare for Specially Abled Committee donated a Physiotherapy Unit to the Govt. Deaf & Dumb and Physically Handicapped Rehabilitation School. This School is one of the oldest residential schools of the city but is in a very pathetic condition and does not have even basic necessities to train the students. Rotary Club of Nagpur has even provided this institution with a state The kids rehearse…………. Neena, Ritika and Tauby look on of art speech hearing unit last year. Dr. Kiran Belsare was instrumental in mentally challenged kids by giving them gift gathering the sponsorship for this noble hampers and distributing snacks and Ice cause. The team of Rotarians also celebrated creams. Children's Day with the physically and President Tauby Bhagwagar, Secretary
SLUM SOCCER CAMP ‘SLUM SOCCER CAMP', a successful and meaningful project, on great demand was organised by the Slum Development and Women's Upliftment Committee. This five day Mega Project was held from 2nd to 6th Nov'11 at St.Ursula School grounds. More than 150 children from our adopted slums benefited from the camp. Slum Soccer Camp was organised in cooperation with Krida Vikas Sanstha which runs football programmes for the lesser privileged members of our society. Rotary's Slum Soccer Program under the able guidance of KVSN CEO Mr.Abhijeet Barse,along with his team of ten coaches, has given a new lease of life to some unnoticed soccer stars. The camp included the complex task of coaching and instilling sportsman spirit in these youngsters which helps in their overall physical and mental development. Our motive through the power of football was to make these young aspirants self-reliant, confident, build relationships and celebrate successes together. Slum Soccer Camp, this year was not just football coaching, but special focus was also given on personality development through talk shows by very able speakers. On the first day, Sec. Dinesh Naidu encouraged and cheered the children to avail of this opportunity to the best. He discouraged the use and consumption of tobacco/gutkha products and motivated them to lead a good and meaningful life. On the second day, Nisreen Maimoon enlightened the children on the ethics and
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Relishing ice cream…….
Dinesh Naidu, Chairpersons Rita Bhargava, Sanjay Sethi, Neena Parikh, Dr. Iqbal Khan, Dr. Rajesh Singvi & Ritika Singhvi were present. Dinesh Naidu Pictures On Page 13
moral values of life, grooming their personality specially during the growing years. The children actively interacted and enjoyed the session. On the third day, dental checkup of participants was taken up by Dr.Harish Rathi and his team and Dr.Anil Choudhary. Toothpaste and toothbrushes were distributed to the children sponsored by Nirja Shukul. On the fourth day, some very interesting stories were narrated by Deepali Kale which deeply engrossed both children and adults. On seeing the potential, KVSN selected 6 eligible players from our slums, to further coach them to play matches under their patronage at national and international level. We hope, these children put in their best efforts and attain a position in final selections. On the inaugural day, Pres. Tauby Bhagwagar, Sec. Dinesh Naidu, Director Shahrukh Cassad, Vikram Naidu, PP Gulab Mahant, Dr.Sanjay Marwah, Rajiv Choudhary and many others were present to encourage the children. The response from the very first day was tremendous. It was a pleasure to see these young aspirants reach early in the morning much before the camp timings and start playing. Special care was taken in providing them with sumptuous and nutritious food packets everyday which they thoroughly enjoyed at the end of the game. Co-operation from school Principal, Rachna Singh and encouragement from President Tauby everyday, enabled to carry out the project smoothly. On being asked if children want a camp next year, the prompt reply was "Yes!
Every Year!!!!" On the concluding day, special enclosures were brought in to hold the matches between various teams. After tough quarter and semi finals, Royal Gondwana team of Adivasinagar slum won the Slum Soccer Championship for the third year again. Special attraction was an exciting friendly match between Rotary Club and KVSN and Rotary won by three goals to two. Shields and medals were given to the Winning teams. T-shirts, caps and certificates were given to all participants. Our gratitude to Akhtar Parvez for a generous donation, Smita Chaubey for nimbu paani and biscuits and Bhavna Kalra for snack packets. The closing and prize distribution function was attended by more than 30 Rotarians and Anns. The four chair persons of the Slum Development Committee Bhavana Kalra, Neerja Shukul, Smita Chaubey and Ragini Sahu under the constant guidance of Dir Shahrukh Cassad worked tirelessly for the success of the project. The smiling and happy faces of the children were ample reward for all those who worked hard for this project and made it a resounding success. Abhijeet Barse, CEO, Slum Soccer said 'We are extremely proud and happy to partner with the Rotary Club to bring this program to the children who live extremely difficult lives. The Rotary Club of Nagpur shares our vision and works as hard as us to attempt to alleviate hopelessness and poverty of these children and we are confident that this collaboration will continue for years to come' Ragini Sahu
DISHAYEN “The Speakers highlighted various real situations and the reasons behind them. Surely the sessions helped to assess our role and responsibility as a teacher. It also emphasized the role of Counselor in today's context. Surely there is a need for such seminars in every school for the benefit of students and teachers …………………” “Adolescent problems , peer pressure and parental pressure, all three were covered in a very nice way. The best part was that even suggestions or line of actions were discussed using real life examples.” “ The session was an eye opener. Difficult things were made easy to handle. Key areas of trouble and problems were highlighted. I would like to attend more sessions of these, as they were very effective and interesting and based on daily problems which a teacher encounters………” These were some of the few feedback remarks that the happy teachers and
counsellors from a cross section of the best schools in the city wrote about the first maiden workshop “DISHAYEIN” conducted by the Career Guidance Committee on the 17th November at Udyog Bhavan. More than 20 teachers and counsellors participated . Experts in the field, Dr.RajivMohta noted pediatrician and trainer spoke on “Handling Adolescence“; Rita Aggarwal noted psychiatrist, counselor and columnist spoke on “Handling Peer Pressure“ and Dr. Suresh Chari eminent orator and HRD Trainer who spoke on “Handling Parental Pressure“. The speakers kept the participants and Rotary Members and Anns completely mesmerized and engrossed in the deliberations and workshop that took place . The meeting started with Chairperson Rina Sinha who also conducted the program, welcoming the gathering and sharing the vision of “DISHAYEIN”. President Tauby
Rina Sinha – Neeru Kapai – Tauby
Dr Suresh Chari in an expansive mood
CAREER GUIDANCE Bhagwagar , Director Sonia Khurana, Neeru Kapai and Chairpersons Rachna Singh and RinaSinha lit the traditional lamp. The need for such a workshop was identified by the Committee and President Tauby took keen interest in it. The workshop was very well attended, and appreciated by all. Sonia Khurana, Neeru Kapai, Rachna Singh, RinaSinha, Renu Thapar, Jumana Shakir and Manju Shahani worked hard for the success of the program. Rina Sinha
Rachna – Neeru – Tauby – Sonia – Dr Rajiv Mohta
Dr Rajiv Mohta
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AT MAITRIBAN
RYLA RYLA camp was held at Maitriban from 5th Nov. to 7th Nov.'11. A total of 55 students from various schools like Modern School, Wonderland High School, Centre Point School, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan & Sadabai Raisoni Womens College participated in the camp. The camp was inaugurated by President Tauby Bhagwagar. Also present on the occasion were Sec. Dinesh Naidu, AG Gulab Mahant, Atul Shah, Sonia Khurana, Shabbar Shakir,Chairpersons
Reception at RYLA
Deepesh Ajmera and Monal Malji. Various adventure sports activities were conducted. 3 Guest Speakers were invited for the camp. They were Mr. Mukesh Ashar (international trainer), Dr. Sapna Sharma (international trainer,motivational speaker and counsellor), Ms. Pooja Banerjee (of Roadies fame). All the participants enjoyed the sessions and were inspired by their talks. A Musical Night was also organized for the children on Sunday. The valedictory function
Boarding the bus
was held where PP Vijay Naidu was the chief guest. Sunil Bhatia, Dr. Vivek Harkare, Jatin Sampat, Chandru & Manju Shahani also visted the camp. All the staff and management of Maitraban worked hard during the course of the camp. We thank Director Sonia Khurana for all her support. Chairpersons Dipesh and Monal worked very hard to make this program a huge success. Monal Malji
President makes a point
Fun, frolic and forging friendships
Monal speaks
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PP Viju demonstrates ambidextrous qualities
Dipesh, Sonia, Pooja Banerjee and Sonal
SLUM SOCCER CAMP
Report on page 10
Posing, practicing, playing - They are all having a BALL
Rajeev Jhavery and Shahrukh at work
Bhavna – Ragini - Vikram – Tauby
Nisreen Maimoon goes vocal
Dinesh – Vikram – Rajiv
Dr Anil Choudhary, Neerja and Bhavna overseeing the dental camp.
Team success behind Slum Soccer
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HOME OF SHRIYA & SHAUNAK MOKADAM
TAKE ROTARY HOME
Dr. Shaunak Mokadam, IPDG Dr. Prafull Mokadam, Dr. Anil Choudhary, Drs. Jaspal and Indu Arneja, Drs. Prashant and Archana Choudhary, Dr. Sudhir Bhiwapurkar...... I am not writing about a meeting of the Indian Medical Association, nor about any medical camp. It just happened that Take Rotary Home at Dr. Shaunak and Shriya Mokadam's house on Wed. the 23rd had a lot of doctors. And the guest list mind you, was not made by Shaunak. Enjoying perfect weather on lawns of their sprawling bungalow, were 14 + couples mingling with fellow Rotarians, amidst games, novel introductions, good food and of course Rotary Information, by the IPDG himself. A surprise was planned for Pres. Tauby, who was to celebrate her Anniversary the next day, with a cake (bought from her own outlet, without her knowledge) along with her favourite flowers. Unfortunately, Naushad was traveling and coudn't make it. But the icing on the cake, was live instrumental music, played on the synthesizer by 7 yr. old Shlok, son of Shaunak and Shriya. Later we even got to hear some notes from Ann.Divya Bhati and Lord Sanjay Agrawal as well. The Mokadam family went out of their way to welcome everyone. Mrinal, Shamik, Shweta, Sharvika and little Samihan were also very much a part of the scene. A fun evening as usual, thanks to Anula, Shriya and Shalini Naidu. -Manju Shahani
INTERACT INSTALLATION It gave us immense pleasure when Sandipani School decided to be part of Interact club after the gap of two years. On 28th November, a new and enthusiastic Interact team was installed for the year 2011-2012. The ceremony started with lighting of lamp. School choir group sang Saraswati vandana and President Tauby welcomed by presenting Tulsi sapling. The new team was installed with Snigdha as President and Saloni as Secretary . In her speech interact President Snigdha thanked her teachers for their faith and showed her
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While some relax, Chandru & Dr. Jaspal play games
SANDIPANI SCHOOL
commitment towards community work. President Tauby, in her speech, thanked the school authorities for their cooperation in reviving club in their school and told an interesting story. Interact Secretary Saloni proposed the vote of thanks. Director Sonia Khurana, Secretary Dinesh Naidu, Advisor Renu Thapar, chairpersons Madhu Mrig, Shalini Naidu & Namita Sharma and Mamta Jaiswal were present on the occasion Namita Sharma
NEEM SAPLINGS COLLECTION The Green City & Pollution Control Committee brought to successful conclusion of this mammoth project in which they distributed 11000 posters & Neem Seeds to students of various Schools & at slums. The aim of the project was to generate awareness amongst children about the benefits of Plants. The project encouraged the Schools to make the sapling growing as part of the curriculum and motivate the students for better participation. These saplings were collected on 13th Nov 2011 at St. Ursula School and the overwhelming participation of students was there for everyone to enjoy. The students enjoyed the ice-creams and the gifts given to them to recognize their efforts in taking care of the sapling for almost 4 months. The final collection of approx. 1700 saplings was heartening. The students were kept busy with a brain stimulating Quiz by Sapna Vastani and gifts were given to those giving the correct answers sponsored by Tauby Bhagwagar and
Rajeev Jhavery. The committee started the collection of saplings from Sevanand School, Koradi on 11th Nov where students grew around 350 saplings. This was followed up with the collection program at St. Ursula School. Then the team collected saplings from Vivekanand School, Pandhurna whose students grew over 100 saplings. The collected saplings will be given to Neem Foundation which had given us saplings free of cost during monsoons for our plantation program at Butibori. We would like to express our Gratitude to Mrs. Rachna Singh, Principal of St. Ursula School and her team for making available her school for this program. Mrs. Reena Ravikumar of St. Ursula School was a great help. The event was made successful by unflinching & resolute support of Tauby Bhagwagar, President, Dinesh Naidu, Secretary & Dr Sheela Mundhada, Director for their constant motivation and support, Mr. Laxmikant Padole of Neem Foundation for
GREEN CITY Neem Seeds; our Sponsors: Tata Swatch, LIC Housing, ITC, Candico, Vicco, Sobisco Foods, Dinshaws; Interact Committee and their Chairpersons; Slum Development Committee Chairpersons; Shabbir Shakir for sponsoring the Paper & Printing Cost; All the committee members of Green City Committee; All the Teachers & Schools which participated in the event; Last but the most important – The students who participated in this program. Chairpersons: Rajeev Jhaveri, Cyrus Watchmaker, Vishal Agrawal & Tushar Singhvi.
Grow plants…………you get ice cream
PROJECT ROSHNI
LET’S SPREAD SOME LIGHT Project Roshni, conceived to bring light and cheer to the poorest of the poor took off to a flying start on 5th of Nov : the first round of solar lamps were distributed to Biaga tribals near Khatia in the buffer zone of Kanha National Park. A total of 48 lamps were distributed, one each to every small hut in 4 different hamlets in that landscape. Fearing that the tribals may sell of the lamp in lieu of food / liquor , the physical distribution was done in the evening, so that once they had seen what magic the lamps could bring into their lives, they would not sell it for anything ! To add to the likelihood of the lamps being put to use by the hamlets, the units were actually donated to the womenfolk. A visit later in the night to the hamlets was an
Vipul Gupta strikes villages like lightening exhilarating experience : the villagers were actually dancing around with joy. What cheer a simple " taken for granted " thing such as " light " can bring.
In continuation of the project, more villages / hamlets have been identified, and the process will continue : only donations need to keep trickling in. Vipul Gupta
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He can trace his antecedents from the Nawabi, purdah-nashin city of Hyderabad. He has chosen his bride whose ancestors hail from the dust laden, proud, warrior lands of Marwar. But he considers himself to be a thorough bred Nagpurite, a third generation settler from the south, he has adopted this city as his very own and considers himself a crusader of sorts too; meet Dinesh Naidu – Secretary for the Rotary Club of Nagpur. Born to C.K. and Shobha Naidu, Dinesh is their only son along with daughter Disha. He studied at SFS, and then did his engineering in Computer Technology from Datta Meghe. He worked for about a month and a half for a small time company and then immediately got into his own business of computer sales and services, known as Academy of Computer Technology situated in Dharampeth. He also runs 'Xcellentia' where they teach soft skills training, communication and Micro-chip system which is his main business. He has a love cum arranged marriage to Kanchan who hails from the Dalmia family of Akola and like all Akolaites (ahem!) is one brilliant gal. She is an MBA, PHD (Dr.Kanchan Naidu, if you please!) and a CFA. She is presently a lecturer at Ramdeo Baba for the MBA department. Other than that as Dinesh admiringly puts it- she runs my entire life which includes managing their home, children, parents etc. He does not have to look into anything at all. And to top it all, she is also financially independent. Their two children, daughter Anshita (10) fondly known as tuk-tuk and son Ansh (7), both study at DPS and Kanchan has taken over the entire responsibility of their education also. So what does Mr.Dinesh Naidu do? An enigma – this man. According to him, he is primarily a social worker and reformer. Second comes his business, which in any case is well managed by his staff and last on his priority list is his home as it is already well taken care of by Kanchan. “I am totally non-ambitious” he says. “After all I am already living the life of a man, who has alreadys made all his money. I have 2 homes, 2 cars, an office in a plush locality and I rub shoulders with the crème de la crème of society. One phone call from me can raise Rs.50,000 for charity. I dine outside 4-5 days in a week and am a very social person. Besides Rotary, I am active in the IT association, President of my Alumni
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- DINESH NAIDU ( HON. SECRETARY) Association and involved in VED. So I interact with a lot of different groups. My wealth is my contacts; my credit balance is such that with a word I can get anything done for anyone. My bank balance may not be high but the credit is unlimited”. Well guys, Dinesh has certainly moved into the league of the movers & shakers and quite a satisfied lad he is. What about the children? Everyone is doing this bhag-daud for 1) do waqt ki roti & 2) to elevate the status of their children & future generations but “Not me” says Dinesh. “My kids are born with their own destinies which they will follow; I don't have to bother about that”. Well guys, I am absolutely and completely zapped – standing on my palms and writing now. Am I listening to a modern day Confucius? Last year TOI recognised him as the top 4 social workers of the city. 'Udaan' is his pet project and so is 'Parivartan', his own NGO wherein he fights cases in the high court for the betterment of the city. To cite a few examples, he got the schools to shut down earlier in June, has fought for causes like illegal hoardings, defacement of public structures, Kasturchand Park – the list goes on. By the way, 'Parivartan' is a one man project both physically and financially. The road divider on residency road is entirely due to his own efforts. Dinesh and Kanchan had got an opportunity to migrate to Canada and make a life there. But then they decided that it would be unfair to leave the city that has given them so much. Dinesh is passionate about Nagpur and says that now it is pay- back time. He would rather live here then be a successful outsider in a strange country. Dinesh joined Rotary in 2005 and his career graph has been shooting up consistently since then. He has always taken the bigger and more difficult portfolios, has been a director twice. He is enjoying this year with President Tauby as she is a taskmaster and he is a perfectionist, so he enjoys the busy pace set by the whip-cracker Madame Taubenda. No loose ends with her. The only hitch is that community service is his forte and not the paper work attributed to the post of the secretary. He will never become President for the same reason – he wants to work and not reign on a throne. Again he says, “I am not ambitious” Kya bhau – you got Nagpur at your feet and you go on saying that you are not ambitious!
DINESH, KANCHAN & THE KIDS
Dinesh Naidu ko gussa kyun aata hai? Let me update you – he feels that with a club of our stature and everything that goes with it – money, power, influence & population of members, we are not doing anything. The time has come to move beyond small projects and take up bigger projects. We are well armed but are drinking chai on the battle field. When will we attack? He also feels that more male members should participate in community service rather than only Rotary Anns who are holding the fort alone. This superman relaxes by playing badminton everyday. He also loves travelling but at present his superman's cape is in Tauby's custody. He spends all his free time with the children. More than education he teaches them to be good human beings, to enjoy their childhood which never returns, love everyone and acquire good taste – Shok Paani Ucha Rakho! If gotten a chance to live his life again, he would do things inside out. First, he would make his money, become a millionaire by 37 and retire and then take up social work. Finally some mundane, ordinary mortal type thoughts! Dinesh wishes to stress via this interview that folks it is now time to expand (not your girths!) to take Rotary to great heights – have hospitals, schools, institutions named after the club. Dream of the sky and you will at least reach the tree top. But the heroine of this whole act is Kanchan Naidu. Such a charming, laughing, responsible and understanding girl, to give her husband the whole world to chase his dreams. Still waters run deep and our small, petite, quiet Kanchan is quite an amazing person! The perfect match for Dinesh Naidu – Jodi No.1 Jyoti Goenka
LITERACY
COMPUTER EDUCATION "A dream come true"-not only for the organizers but also for the beneficiaries. Computers are the need of the hour but obtaining knowledge and access to this technology was an impossible dream for the children at Krishna nagar. Expensive coaching & inaccessibility were only the 1st hurdles to be crossed by these children. This task was made possible by the futuristic vision of youth congress president Sameer Meghe & Rotary Club of Nagpur. On Friday, the 25th of November, the month long mega project of computer education came to an end. The modus operandi was a 30 seater mobile computer van and coaching was provided by computer experts in vernacular language, which made the children feel at home and more comfortable. The van was
stationed in the locality itself and thus, was easily accessible for the slum children. About 60 children attended the classes and after a month of coaching, exams were conducted, whereby 75% children passed with flying colours. The classes were conducted by highly qualified instructor, Mr. Basu. A function was held on the 25th of November, in which certificates were given to the participants. It was attended by President Tauby Bhagwagar, PP Akhtar Parvez, Atul Shah, Dinesh Naidu, Shahrukh Cassad, Dr. Iqbal Khan, Jahangir Doongaji, Shabbar Shakir, Dr. Nisreen Maimoon, Vanita Shukul and Chairpersons Ragini Sahu and Neerja Shukul. The function was further attended by Mr. Lohe from the Datta Meghe Foundation. He was very impressed by the enthusiasm of the children and appreciated the work of
Rotary. Our special thanks to Sulochana Giddam, our coordinator, without whose support this project would not have been possible. Neerja Shukul
Certified Computer Literates
MICRO CREDIT
A loan of Rs 5000/- each was disbursed to 6 ladies after scrutiny of papers and completion of formalities. The function was attended by President Tauby, PP Chandru and PP Gulab Gulab Mahant
Pres. Tauby and PPs Gulab & Chandru
DINSHAW’S ICECREAM FACTORY
VOCATIONAL VISIT whopping 200000 litres of milk daily churning out humungous quantities of ice cream in 55 flavours and other dairy products. It's the third largest ice cream producer in the country and surely the first one on taste. A great visit high on fun and more fun. Naushad Bhagwagar
Give Me More-----GIVE ME SOMETHING YUMMY YUMMY Hungry, hungry says my tummy , give me something yummy yummy !!!...and wow !! fresh ice cream right out from the production line. The Cornetto looks really tempting ...vanilla n nuts with the dark chocolate sauce still dripping.... but can't get eyes off the creamy luscious Sitafal scoop , or should the start be with the strawberry stick whose heavy sweet aroma keeps drawing attention. Then, there are kulfi sticks which surely will be divine, bright green pistachio ice cream, butter scotch, chocolate.....The Dinshaws ice cream factory spoilt us all for choice. And believe me if the children went berserk so did
Neat Operations the adults gorging all that yummy yummy ice cream . Certainly a fantasy come true for many of us ... the vocational visit to the Dinshaws Ice Cream factory at the 5 star Buti bori Industrial estate was happiness and more al Sachin Palew happiness. Simone D/0 With an early morning start, all the lucky first 100 members with their families who had registered reached the state of the art ice cream factory. Each step of the process Dr. Meenakshi Narayan With Son Eeshan was fascinating. The factory consumes a
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OTHER'S MATTER Other Clubs in the Dist
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The 2011 Rotary Institute for Asian Zones 4, 5 and 6A was held from 18th to 20 th December at ITC Sonar, Kolkata. 10 such institutes are organised every year the Rotary world over and the idea is to keep incoming, current and former RI officers and leaders informed about the current happenings in Rotary International. The assemblage helps past Governors meet their batch mates and foster goodwill and friendship, besides getting motivated to continue serving Rotary and Rotary Foundation. Every year, prior to the Institute several training programs are also held for the incoming RI officers ...the DGNs and DGEs to understand their duties & responsibilities. The institutes usually are hosted alternately in Northern and Southern part of India, with exceptions of those held at Colombo in 2005 and at Bangkok in 2010. The venues for other RI institutes have been Mumbai (2003), Kolkata ( 2004), Goa(2007) Chandigarh(2008), and Kochi, 2009. The RI Director elected from the zones in our region for the two years term presides over these RI Institutes. Thanks to the India's growing clout at RI (because of our healthy membership development and noteworthy contribution to The Rotary Foundation), we now have for the first time two serving RI Directors from India viz. Shekhar Mehta from District 3291, Kolkata and Yash Pal Das from 3080, Ambala. The 2011 RI event at Kolkata, chaired PDG Kamal Sanghvi( Dhanbad, District 3250) and planned by Director Shekhar Mehta was an elaborate, gala star studded affair. The meticulous arrangements, ambiance, elegance, eminent International and Indian speakers, top RI and TRF luminaries, delicious cuisine, decor and entertainment made Kolkata Institute truly an affair to remember. Promoted as 'meeting of great minds' at this birth place of Rotary in India, the institute was organised with great vision, care and detailing by numerous Rotarians manning departments and committees such as accommodation, transport, venue, food, fellowship, stage, program, entertainment, kits and mementos, VIPs, Web, spouses, Media and Public relations etc etc. The pre-institute schedule started with Governors elect training seminar from 15th
ROTARY INSTITUTE 2011, KOLKATA to 17th. The GETS equips the Governor elects to prepare for their year as Governor. The event is an ideal precursor to Rotary International Assembly at San Diego in January every year, where more training and international exposure is imparted to Governor elects and their spouses. The three day grueling schedule included informative, motivating and challenging session on varied topics. Independently, their spouses were also imparted useful training about their role to make the incoming Rotary year effective and memorable. The sessions included motivation, talks and group discussions on varied topics covering minute details about Rotary philosophy, working, systems, scope and limitations, leadership, strategic planning, continuity, team work, delegation, reporting, GML, targets in membership and Rotary Foundation contribution collections, Media & Public relations, public speaking, working
with corporate, future vision etc. A valedictory session and graduation ceremony was held on 17th evening and the DGEs 'trained' at GETS were handed over the certificates. The speakers at GETS included current and past RI Directors, Past RI President Raja Saboo, current RI President Kalyan Banerjee, RI General Secretary John Hewko, TRF trustee John Germ, RI South Asia office staff, and some selected PDGs from India. Simultaneously, on 17th November, separate training and orientation seminars were held for District Governor nominees, District Trainers, District COL representatives, Serving District Governors. Along side, Rotary public image seminar addressed by RI Director from Uganda Samuel Owori and RI's manager marketing Paul Hydzik and others was also held. 18th November started with The Regional Rotary Foundation Seminar. Prominent speakers included RIP Kalyanda, Directors
Shekhar and Yash Pal Das, TRFtrustees Ashok Mahajan and John Germ, PRID Sushil Gupta, and former Commissioner of Police, Nagpur- Rotary Found Peace Fellow Shri Pravin Dixit. Awards for highest contribution to TRF in RY 10-11 to two districts in each zone were also presented. Our District 3030 bagged certificate of appreciation for sizable contribution to Pulse Polio Challenge fund last year. The Institute inaugural had Swami Atmapriyananda, the Chief of Ramkrishna Mission who spoke on 'Service and renunciation'.The key note address 'The Harbingerof Peace'was delivered by President Kalyan Banerjee. The evening entertainment included 'Ode to peace' by Usha Uthup and group and mesmerizing presentation 'Krishnavatar' by Prince group, Odisha. The plenary sessions on 19th were on topics such as Peace trough empowerment, values in Public life, leadership in social initiative, strategic plan of RI, 5- year financial forecast, and Reach within, Aman ki Asha; addresses by Ms Chavi Rajavat, Hon'ble Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, Chairman ITC Y. C. Deveshwar, Sadguru Jaggi Vasudev, and MD Jung Group, Pakistan, Shah Rukh Hasan. Sessions on 20th too were lively and interesting. The program also included open forum for 30 minutes, invitation to Bangkok RI convention and to the next institute at Hyderabad in Nov. 2012. The hugely interesting-educative-informative and effective Institute was attended by over 750 delegates from 12 countries. Our RID 3030 had a strong representation with value adding presence of PDGs Appasaheb Pawar, Dr Satish Sule, Ramesh Khanzode, Kishabhau Godbole, Vishwas Sahasrabhojanee, Madhu Rughwani, Balasaheb Joshi, Sangramsingh Bhonsle, Prafull Mokadam, DG Gopal Shiralkar, DGE Sanjay Meshram and DGN Kishore Kedia. Vishwas Sahasrabhojanee
NEW INDUCTIONS TO THE ROTARY FAMILY
DR.Shantala Bhole, a gynaecologist by profession, married to Dr. Sadashiv Bhole, has had a brush with Rotary as a GSE Dr. Shantala Bhole Dr. Sadashiv Bhole Team member in 2010. Community Service, Fellowship, International Service and Vocational Service have drawn her towards Rotary. She has a 13 year-old daughter, Sagarika.
NEW BEES
Bharati Gidwani is in the profession of counseling, treating and conducting workshops on stress management. Bharati Gidwani Painting, singing, cricket and badminton being her interests, Rotary's community service and fellowship are her Rotary interests. She has a 23 year-old daughter, Shreyasi.
RI CONVENTION IN THAILAND Join us for the 103rd annual RI Convention, 6-9 May 2012, in Bangkok, Thailand, Land of a Thousand Smiles! Why does the RI Convention in Bangkok promise to be the experience of a lifetime? Value! Thai government support allows RI to offer the lowest registration fee in years at 160 USD for Rotarians and guests. And the cost of food, lodging, and transportation is very reasonable. Register online through Member Access! Inspiration! Exemplary speakers such as Nobel Laureate, founder of the Grameen Bank, microcredit pioneer, and social business innovator, Dr. Muhammad Yunus and the 2004 Young Australian of the Year, cofounder and past director of the Oaktree Foundation, and co-Founder and current CEO of the Global Poverty Project, Hugh Evans. Fellowship! The HOC (Host Organization Committee) will create a garden of exotic
flowers within the House of Friendship that will also feature computer cafes, Thai cuisine and entertainment, and more. Also, expect a very special Host Hospitality "Kitchen of the World" Night on Monday, 7 May, in the Land of a Thousand Smiles and it will be! With 6,000 seats, 285 international food stations, 10 cooking demonstration areas, and 10,000 samples, this promises to be a night to remember at the IMPACT Center. Through the generous support of the Thai government, tickets for this event are 10 USD, a fraction of the actual cost. Check out the HOC ticket special offered through the HOC website -Buy ten tickets and get one free. Then, take a look at other Host Events and tours! Entertainment! Enjoy the multicultural entertainment planned for the plenaries including international acts from Thailand, India, Bulgaria, and the United Kingdom! Information! Download the tentative breakout session schedule. Register for the
A mammography and sonography camp was organized by the Ladies Committee and the Health Care Committee at the Orange City Hospital and Research Centre. The camp was for a duration of one week and was carried out
under the guidance of Dr Rajesh Atal. 31 ladies underwent the screening test and were counseled for the same. Directors of the hospital Dr Mrs Usha Nair and Dr Anup Marar took a special interest in the camp. President
convention and reserve your hotel online or by submitting forms by fax or mail. The hotel form includes an updated map and newly added hotels. Please note: Flooding is restricted to some areas of Bangkok near the Chao Praya River. According to Dr. Anond Snidvongs, the worst of the crisis is over. RI will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates on rotary.org if conditions should change. Whether planning an exotic adventure or returning to a favorite destination, you can be sure that your trip to Bangkok will be special this year — because of the warm reception you'll receive at t h e R I Convention, 69 May 2012.
MAMMOGRAPHY CAMP Tauby, Directors Khushnoor and Dr Sheela Mundhada, Chairpersons Sharmila Sutaria and Jumana Shakir worked to make the camp a success. Jumana Shakir
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FREEDOM(AIN) For the children Last month was ine deed a very interesting one……. Wondering why??? Well, I would like to thank all the Freedomanians who rang in and the discussions we had on various topics and problems………..Well, I definitely learnt a lot from you folks………. And am sure your minds were put to ease too…… Thanks for trusting this domain which is truly yours. This is the last month of the year 2011……..time flies…. Dates change, but life goes on. The New Year ushers in a feeling of hope, freshness and enthusiasm to start a new calendar year. Parties, greetings, resolutions form an integral part of the New year. Resolutions are a wonderful ritual of the New Year. It is time to think about the accomplishments for the coming year. With the use of computers, Writing is a dying art…… which I resolve to revive in the forthcoming year. In the age of cell phones, e mail and text messaging – letter writing seems outdated. The writing and reception of letters will offer an experience which no one can share. Having come across a file with notes written to me by my children indeed brought back fond memories and the letters written by Grandparents to my children. Hence, I thought of this resolution and would also like you to do so………….. keeping in mind the joy you get of receiving a hand written letter. It's nice to hear someone say they love you, but to read it in a letter, knowing someone took the time to write……..makes it much more meaningful. Letters create a connection that no modern form can create. Imagine cards and letters filled with genuine sincerety from the sender – YOU. Try it, you will like it – and so will your loved ones, when they receive it. And who knows – maybe they will write back. Won't you feel special then?
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JUMBLE TUMBLE Unscramble the following words: Rinptu – Lchtoleaoc Ewtrni – Gosoniw – Griwnit – Christmas the festival of Cheer……lies ahead ….. and on this occasion I would like to share a poem with you: EVERYDAY IS CHRISTMAS Everyday is Christmas When you have the kind of mind That stores up all the goodness And the sweetness it can find When you do not need an occasion To spread a bit of cheer But just keep on giving Of yourself through out the year. Everyday is Christmas With a gaily wrapped surprise When you have learned To see the friendship In someone else's eye When you try a little harder And complain a little less. Everyday is Christmas With a beauty deeply cast When you find it doesn't matter If you are first or you are last When you can face your conscience And be glad of what you are Then everyday is Christmas With a stable and a Star. FUN LOGIC RIDDLES 1. A woman shoots her husband, Holds him under the water for 5 minutes Finally, she hangs him. Ten minutes later they both go out and enjoy a dinner together, How can this be? 2 Radha and Shyam were sitting in a room, Shyam was watching TV and his wife Radha was reading a book. All of a sudden
the power went out and Shyam went to sleep but Radha carried on reading. How could Radha read without the light? 3 There is a common English word that is nine letters long. Each time you remove a letter from it, it still remains an English word. Right from the nine letters to the single one. What is the original word and what are the words that it becomes after removing one letter at a time? 4 What is it that from which you take away whole, and still have some left over? Answers to JUMBLE 1 2 3 4 5
Turnip chocolate writing winter snowing Answers to Fun Logic riddles
1 The woman was a photographer. She shot a picture of her husband, developed it, and hung it to dry. 2 Radha was blind and reading a book in braille 3 The base word is STARTLING – STARTING – STARING – STRING – STING – SING – SIN – IN – I 4. Wholesome Like the last month, I look forward to corresponding with all my Freedoman ian friends in the form of written letters (thru snail mail). My postal address is Aunt Sangeeta 17 Vijay Nagar, Chhaoni, Nagpur 440013. Wiishing all of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year – to all our Rotarians and Rotary Anns too from the Freedomanians. Send in your funny and innovative resolutions and be sure to win a prize. Sangeeta Chhabra
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THE IMMORTALS OF MELUHA Indian writing is going from strength to strength. Barely does a week go by without some new author dishing up fare to keep you spellbound. The author of choice this time is 'amish'.. Just that. No title. No surname. Just amish. But his book 'the immortals of meluha' is so rivetting that had it been put on the stands by 'anonymous' one still would have bought it... The immortals of meluha is the first part of a trilogy of 3 books written by amish, a 36 year old Iim graduate from calcutta. Set in 1900bc, in what modern indians mistakenly call the indus valley civilization is the land of Meluha. A near perfect empire created many centuries earlier by lord ram, one of the greatest monarchs that ever lived. This once proud empire and its suryavanshi rulers face severe peril as its primary river the saraswati is slowly drying up. Added to this environmental catastrophe waiting to happen are the relentless and devastating terrorist attacks from the east, the land of the chandravsnshis. The other threat are the nagas,an ostracised and sinister race of deformed humans with amazing martial skills who are now allied with the chandravanshis. The only hope for the suryvanshis is an ancient legend: that when evil reaches epic proportions a hero will emerge. A rough hewn tibetan immigrant- shiva - is suddenly drawn to his destiny by duty as well as love.when he falls head over heels in love with the princess sati, beloved daughter of the suryavanshi emperor daksha. Shiva ,
SHIRAZSPEAK I didn't realize being a Parsi I had all sorts of responsibilities, obligations and a sort of image to uphold. For instance most people ( who are not Parsis) think us to be 'honest', 'trustworthy' and 'Mad' which we are, but not necessarily in that order !. Bawas (Parsis) love their food and drink and consider 'fasting' as a sin. When invited for a Wedding we don't enquire about the couple but ask for the Caterer's name. For most , being a vegetarian is like “ poor chap, something must be wrong with him” . Much before KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) there was “Chicken Farcha” and all bawas love a piece – a piece of leg, breast or wing ! For long there has been a debate about the Parsi Peg v/s Patalia Peg which being the larger ? Well both are 4 fingers, but the Parsi Peg is measured with the fingers open !. Bawajis think that the cure for most illnesses
recognised by his blue throat as 'the' neelkanth, is venerated by daksha and all his people, much to his inner dismay as he doesnt feel anything like a saviour or like a god. Consumed by confusion regarding his destiny and the title of mahadev suddenly thrust upon him, he falls back on the only three things that feel real, his tremedous fighting skills,his deep friendships with his fellow men and his passionate and all consuming love for sati. The portrayal of shiva as a mere man coming to terms with his own unseen powers, the dichotomy between his self doubts about his abilities to lead the suryavanshis to victory, his desire, (often thwarted by princess sati)- to impress her, his love for the chillum and his fellow men, create Aa multi dimensional, slightly flawed , but tremendously attractive and very believable character. It is possibly the existence of those very flaws that put life into what could easily have become a 'cardboard cutout', rather than a real man, leave alone a god. The romance between him and sati is charming,more so as shiva is portrayed as physically muscular and handsome, complimenting the ethereal beauty of a princess -who also fights shoulder to shoulder with him! The interplay of the relationship between commoner and king has a parallel running track where shiva 's moral and philosophical dilemmas are explained to him by the vasudevs, his spiritual guides . The exploration of these dilemmas are often evocative of the battlefield scene in the bhagawat gita,
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Where krishna attempts to explain dharma to the reluctant arjuna. The usp of this book is that it feels so real. I was frankly enthralled, and could hardly contain my impatience to get my hands on the 2nd book in the trilogy, the secret of the nagas. I am now waiting ..waiting...waiting for the third... lovers of paulo coelho will find a resonance..between a universal philosophical recognition allied To the comfort of ones own mythological legends. Vindhya sanjana
“ BEING PARSI ” is a shot of Brandy and instead of consulting the old family Doctor they consult “Old Monk” When invited for a Parsi Wedding you will know that the ceremony is over when they say the words “The Bar is Open”.
The poem below by a Parsi for a Parsi sums it all up beautifully : May the cholesterol Devil never keep you from: The eedas on your bheeda May your plate be full of sali ma margi May you drink your fill and dance with glee Cause we all celebrate being a Parsee Do not to your doctor go Asking if you can eat Malido Refuse not malai na khaja Instead, khai pi ne karo majaa Afraid of cholosterol do not be Boldly devour your akooree And heart attacks do not scare me As I eye my tasty Jalebee I can come to no harm Thanks to Parsee Dairy Farm And when I sleep, I soundly dream of Dinshaw nu ice-cream PP Shiraz Gimi
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NEWS YOU CAN USE A holiday resort in Canada has a life-size giant gingerbread house as one of its annual Christmas attractions. Much like the cottage in the Hansel and Gretel fairy tale, the two storey house is made of gingerbread, candy, chocolate wafers, cookies and icing, Despite restrictions, visitors to the place have been known to lick off portions of the walls of this irresistible house. A bus company in China has started the
practice of hanging up a bowl full of water next to the bus driver's seat to prevent bus drivers from speeding. The drivers are not allowed to spill any water from the bowl and are thus forced to drive carefully. CCTVs have been installed to view their performance. A reward of $1,000 was offered for information leading to the capture and conviction of a man robbing taxi drivers. The man turned himself in and demanded the reward as a result. He received a 20 year sentence for aggravated
BOBBY'S BUBBLES Past [RI] President (1997-98) Glen Kinross initiated a low-cost shelter project in Rotary in 1997-98. This led Rotary clubs from Raipur , DT 3260, to get the government to give some 8 acres of land so that they could build 500 shelters, each of about 350 sq.ft. at a cost of US$800. Australian Rotary clubs contributed $300 and Raipur 's five clubs came up with $100, and The Rotary Foundation provided the rest in a Matching Grant. When the shelters were ready, the clubs in Raipur advertised and received some 5,000 applications. Rotarians decided that the shelters would be allocated by a public drawing of lots. On the appointed day, they gathered in the open space adjoining the buildings — the Rotarians and about 3,000 people. Perhaps the 135th name drawn was that of Anisa Begum. As her name was called, a slim woman in a white sari got up and made her way to the stage where she solemnly received her papers. But instead of going back, she suddenly asked the Rotary organizers if she could speak a few words. And something about her sincerity made the Rotarian hand
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Conscience is looked upon as the WILL of a divine power expressing itself in man's judgement. It is an inner sense of right or wrong resulting from man's unity with the universe. An inherited intuitive sense evolved through the long history of human existence. It comes as instruction, throughout our lives from the family and society in relation to the many situations and circumstances that come our way. A common conscience towards one thing, becomes our dharma . For eg : I do not like to be beaten, or robbed, so non-beating and nonrobbing is developed as conscience ( good
robbery instead. The term rule of thumb comes from the old English law that men couldn't beat their wives with anything wider than their thumb!! The ant can lift 50 times its own weight, can pull 30 times its own weight and always falls over on its right side when intoxicated. (From drinking little bottles of...?) Anmol Badjatia
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the microphone to her. The woman began by saying: “My Rotary brothers, I don't know you and you don't know me either. I came here to Raipur with my husband and our three small children. We lived in one small room until my husband came in one day and said, 'Anisa, I'm going to leave you. There is someone else.' Then he quickly said three times, 'Talaaq, talaaq, talaaq' (I divorce you, I divorce you, I divorce you) and picked up his bag and just walked out. “The sky fell on me. I had nowhere to go. The room's owner threw me and the children out the next day because my husband had not paid any rent. Then, we just roamed around, staying at the rail station, sometimes at the bus terminal, being chased away by security guards everywhere, or just slept on the sidewalks along with the street dogs. The children were always crying and hungry and sick. I had no money for food or medicines and no job, except sometimes as a sweeper of public toilets. I was absolutely desperate. “And then, someone told me about your housing scheme and was kind enough to write an application out for me because I can't write myself. And so here I am.”
Then she suddenly sat down, there on the stage, in front of the thousands there and said: “Rotarian brothers, you don't know what you have done for me. You have given a new life for my children and me. Thank you, thank you, thank you.” And then she wept unabashed and so, I must admit, did we, because we just could not help it. But through our tears, each one of us realized that day the true meaning of our Rotary membership like never before. If we want to bring hope and give dignity and confidence to our fellow human beings on this earth, we can do nothing better than to help them have a home to live in. A home is where the family begins. The mother and the child are the core of every family. And the communities we live in are not built of individual people but of families — families living in homes together, sharing their lives and their resources and their common destinies. Good families lead to good neighborhoods, and good neighborhoods build good communities. Good communities make great nations. From RI President Kalyan Banerjee's speech at the 2011 International Assembly Bobby Srinivas
CONSCIENCE behaviour ) in all – a deviation of which is then punished by social ostracism or by law. It is this conscience that dictates the moral fibre in any society. It is the most secret core and sanctuary of a man. . There he is alone with his Conscience (God). The tryst which can be the most difficult at times. Conscience acts as our internal witness-bearer or judge. it moulds our attitudes and choices, guiding us towards good decisions and making us uncomfortable when we choose poorly. It is the 'nudge' to prefer right against wrong. Bonhoffer in the second world war, stated that, conscience is not directed towards a particular type of doin , but towards a particular kind of being. It protests against a doing which
imperils the unity of 'being' itself. History seconds this! Agreeably there is a downside to this, for it includes the perception of people's principles and the application one seeks in any given situation. But despite this, the general good has a habit of prevailing in the minds of even hardened anti- socials. Conscience heralds truth which in turn brings about peace, individually and in the community. Truth negates fear. Thus a conscious being lives a live of tranquility and benevolence. Conscience is essentially the guarantee for existence! Deepali Kale
for@technicallychallenged.com Learn Something New WEBSITES EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT Even as the Web has become more entertaining--and certainly better looking--over the past 15 years, it has also become much more useful and practical, as the sites in this feature will demonstrate. HowStuffWorks: The perfect site for the endlessly curious, it lifts up the hood on everything from carburettors to communism and explains in simple terms what they are and how they work. Instructables: Learn how to make anything from a chutney to a catapult. Users write in about what they do or have invented, and how they did it. FixYa: Your iPod just flat-lined. Don't panic, and don't throw it. At FixYa, a team of experts and a large group of users address common tech and gadget breakdowns and how to fix them. You can get help by posting a message on the site or by having a Web chat with one of the experts. RealAge: Fill out a health questionnaire at this site, and it reports your "physical age" (the age of your body), which you can then compare with your chronological age. If you're in good shape, your body may be 35, even though your calendar age is 45. Or vice versa, if you aren't fit. Either way, the site produces a detailed health plan to lower your physical age. Drop.io: Here, you can dump up to 100MB of pictures, video, audio, documents, or whatever into a personal folder, and then share the URL (it would look something like 'drop.io/yourname1') with family or friends. It's supereasy to use, and my favorite hosting and sharing site. Picasa Web Albums: Flickr is so 2007. Google's Picasa Web Albums does the same kind of stuff (that is, organizing and sharing your photos), with a smarter and friendlier interface. Photosynth: If you really want someone to experience what it's like to visit a place you've been to (a foreign city, an art gallery, a local pub, whatever) this site assembles your digital photos to create a high-resolution 3D walk-through that people can enjoy via a Web browser. Your teen loves video games but won't touch a book. Solution: Find some great titles for young adults at this site:teensreadtoo.com You heard someone in the lunch room say 'murketing.' Then, just a couple of hours later, someone explained how they've started 'fampooling'. You need to know what these fresh entrants into the lexicon mean.www.wordspy.com Here is sarcasm and cynicism, made beautiful. As an antithesis to motivational posters, Despair.com takes inspirational photography and captions it with negative and cynical slogans. The effect is splendid, and is guaranteed laughter in offices everywhere. In fact, you might want to show this site to your office coworkers. "Schadenfreude" is the German word for "deriving pleasure from the misfortune of others". FailBlog.com delivers schadenfreude in wholesale servings! This photo and video blog captures some of the most tragic human mistakes you will ever see. Here you'll find horrifying examples of car parking errors, sports mishaps, advertising faux pas, bad clothing choices, and absurd human inventions. The internet is a source of endless information and what is useful for one may be useless to another. Which is why the columnist invites questions from readers about what they would like to use the internet for. Please address queries to sohrabkanga@gmail.com Until next month .... ciao! Sohrab Kanga
ROTARY RATTLE The Partying just doesn't seem to stop in Nagpur. First it was Diwali, now the wedding season has begun. Interspersed of course with a few babies born. Sidharth, son of Suvarnarekha and Late. P N Chandurkar, tied the knot in Delhi. Fatima, daughter of Anjum and Abdul Hussain, shall be getting married on the 23rd Dec. Blessings and Good Wishes to both the couples. Sadhna and Sharad Palliwal are proud Grandparents to a baby girl. Dr. Rita Bhargav has been elected President of the Indian Dietetics Association. Nagpur. Congratulations! Sati Khanna is away to Europe, visiting, Spain, Germany, France etc. PDGs Vishwas, Satish and Sunanda Sule, along with some others are visiting Bhutan. Vilas and Neeta Kale just got back from Burma. Premlata and Ashok Malani have left to visit their daughter in Australia. Drs. Manmohan and Shobha Daga are off to New Zealand on the 19th. Rtn. Shahina Khatib has been awarded a PHD. Pranali, daughter of Sanjay and Varsha Mansukhani has done us all proud. She has qualified for a CBSE Scholarship of Rs. 80,000/- per annum for 5 years to pursue further studies. Congratulations! May your tribe rise. Dr. B S Chaubey, father of Dr. Sameer Chaubey passed away. The Rotary Family, prays for the departed soul. May the Lord give strength to the bereaved family. More Rattling, next month. Manju Shahani
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IT'S A DATE... BIRTHDAYS 15 Dec. to 14 Jan. Hema Thaker Dr. Rajesh Singhania Govind Daga Ashok Mrig Dr. Sudhir Bhiwapurkar Alka Agrawal Shilpa Jaitha Sarvesh Agrawal Girish Deodhar Dr.Bharti Taori Geeta Rao Kusum Pandey R. Ramakrishnan Vishal Bhatia Prabha Agrawal Priti R. Ramakrishnan Hemant Chandurkar Abha Choudhary Shilpi Bagdi Hema Kinkhede Pramesh Pandhi Giriraj Singhee Pooja Neb Hetal Sampat Shiraz Doongaji
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It's time to get interactive. The contests below are open to members, spouses and children. Each has exciting prizes which shall be announced during the following business meeting. More than one correct entry shall be decided by a draw of lots. Send in your answers to me@madhavinaidu.com Answers for November issue. Spot the mistake.... The correct answer is: " a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step" Correct answers received from: Rakhi Bhatia, Nakul Malani, Sohrab Kanga and Nimish Sutaria "Brain Teasers"... 1. How high would you have to count before you would use the letter 'A' in the English language spelling of a whole number? Ans: One Thousand 2. Can you name 3 consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday? Ans: Yesterday, today and tomorrow. 3. What relation would your father's sisters's sister-in-law be to you? Ans: My Mother. Correct answers received from: Parag Paranjape, Rakhi Bhatia, Nakul Malani, Jerry Watchmaker, Sohrab Kanga and Nimish Sutaria WORDS AND YOUR BRAIN. Words in the brain are not stored randomly. They seem to be quite organized. Research has shown that words that are often heard together (such as salt and pepper) or words that share some meaning (such as nurse and doctor) are connected or associated in the brain. Once you hear one, the other is activated. Here is a brain exercise whose aim is to stimulate the connections or associations between words. Here below, you have a pair of words. Your goal is to find a third word that is connected or associated with both of these two words. The first pair is PIANO and LOCK. The answer is KEY. The word key is connected with both the word piano and the word lock: there are KEYS on a piano and you use a KEY to lock doors. Key is what is called a homograph: a word that has more than one meaning but is always spelled the same. 1. LOCK - PIANO, 2. SHIP - PLAYING CARDS, 3. TREE - CAR, 4. SCHOOL - EYE, 5. PILLOW - COURT, 6. RIVER - MONEY, 7. BED - PAPER, 8. ARMY - WATER, 9. TENNIS NOISE, 10. EGYPTIAN - MOTHER Another brain teaser for you... A sundial is a timepiece that has the fewest number of moving parts. Which timepiece has the most moving parts? Here is a Fun Quiz on Indian towns........ Put on your thinking caps and start thinking differently. Ex: Snake town - Nagpur 1. Nectar Head, 2. Emotional City, 3. Gone, 4. Ear town, 5. Face, 6. Puffed Indian Bread, 7. Sunrise Town, 8. Mr City Give it a try ......................
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Our Club will shortly be going through the annual process of nominating the Board for the next year. X-PRESS For those who do not know, the Nomination Committee is made up of all Past Presidents who are still members of the Club and meets once a year in November end. The question for this month is: " Although the nomination system with all its attendant limitations, resentment and heartaches has worked well for our Club for the last 67 years, do you think the time has come for our Club to move to a more democratic system of annual elections for constituting the Board ??" PP Aspi Bapuna: I strongly feel that the “Nominating Committee� is the correct way. Elections are not advisable, especially in a Club of our size where all members would be eligible to vote; even those who are 'new' and not well versed with the working of the Club with little or no knowledge of the members they will elect. The election process will also lead to group-ism by politicizing the process. On the other hand PPs are a storehouse of knowledge of the Club and are best qualified to decide the new team.
Deepa Jamwal: The old system should continue as its being done for so many years. Every past president has made outstanding contribution to the cause of Rotary. Therefore their collective wisdom goes a long way in creating a board every year. The election process involves canvassing, groupism, soliciting and ultimately there would be winners and losers. This can create a lot of resentment and ill will, whether visibly expressed or latent which would definitely not benefit the Rotary motive of goodwill and better friendship.
Sohrab Kanga: In cricketing terms they say never change a winning combination. If the nomination system works well for our club then it should be continued. What needs to be deliberated however, is a checks and measures system that eliminates bias and favoritism. Resentment almost always is a pointer towards having been overlooked in spite of qualification and capability. We are part of a service organisation and not a fiefdom. Behram Patel: While the nominating committee has done a reasonably good job all these years, I think it is now high time for the governing board of our club to be decided through annual elections!! Today our Club membership is large, the Past Presidents apart from a few exceptions are completely out of touch with the working of the Club, the nominating committee is faction ridden with politics and therefore not in the best position to recommend who should be running our Club! Most of our members are also unaware of the fact that the nominating committee can only nominate those whom they feel should be on the governing board of the Club. Their nomination is not binding & is subject to a challenge by any candidate who files his/her nomination within the prescribed time limit. If there is a challenge then as per the bye laws it is mandatory for the house to conduct a vote!
Wijay Chitaley: In my opinion there is no apparent reason for changing the present procedure of electing a president. This system which has been in practice for 67 years has given our Club dedicated Presidents. The only suggestion is that along with the nominating committee which consists only of past presidents, one democratic way would be to include some more regular and senior Rotarians. This would ensure that opinions other than those of only past presidents are also considered giving a feeling of involvement to all Rotarians. Balli Sethi: The idea of annual elections is good but will also attract a few negatives, for e.g. Some member would propose and induct more no of members overlooking other factors whether they are good or bad for the club, so that he or she gets elected as board member and/or office-bearer. We have to be careful.
Well friends, the large majority seems to favour continuing with the existing system!! As a Past President I would say the same, though an occasional filing of nomination by some members who are interested but may have been overlooked would not be a bad thing‌..whether this leads to a vote or not would depend on the Nominating committee accepting their nomination or nominating someone else. So be it.
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SNAP SHOTS Naushad & Tauby are wished on their Anniversary by Dinesh
PP Arun Bhargava releases the GO
BEST CHAIRPERSONS AWARD FOR OCTOBER
Sadhana Paliwal for Vocational Training, Rita Dhodapkar for Water Management, Archana Jhavery and Shefali Shah for Dist Interact Meet, Prashant Rajurkar for Blood Donation
TWO IS COMPANY
Rajni-Hargun
Purvi-Rohan
Dhruv Sharma & Arman Bhagwagar
Cyrus-Jerry
Drs Vivek-Smita
Vishal-Rakhi
Sapna-Sachin
Vinay-Anjali
Drs Anant-Shubha
Bhau Wijay & Bhau Anil
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