December 2014
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R OTARY -TVindhya W EETS Sanjana Dear All, This column is aimed at allowing our members a platform in which to air their thoughts, grievances, and to basically have a voice. We will present a new topic every month and publish your responses with your photo, subject to space availability; which is at most 2 pages currently. Prizes will be awarded to three most pertinent responses. However, please let it be understood that we value ALL the tweets coming in. This is a democratic organization and we value every single sentiment or opinion that is sent to us. So interact with us, tell us what you think, and let others too hear your voice!
Spouses are actively involved as Committee members and Chairpersons in all avenues of club activity. We give them these positions, honour and applaud their work but treat them as outsiders and do not even allow them into business meetings except to receive their awards and make announcements……asking them to leave midway. Is this fair? Therefore the question for the coming month:“Should our Club relook at archaic bye-laws and permit equal status to spouses in respect of attendance in business meetings, particularly when these very spouses champion our projects and activities as Chairpersons
and participants?” Please send in your tweets ASAP to vindhyasanjana@yahoo.com or SMS / Whats app or even call me on 9423103916 / 9890715526. Do remember that the tweets should not be more than 140 CHARACTERS or LETTERS, & NOT 140 WORDS. That's far too long!! On the other hand if you have a little More to say, then pleaseDon't hold back, Just say it! Awaiting your views. Remember - the idea is to be FREE, FRANK AND FEARLESS!! Happy Tweeting! Vindhya Sanjana All Tweets could not be published due to space constraint. Please visit www.rotaryclubofnagpur.org for the entire content. -Ed.
Last month, we asked you “Is our Club a platform for social engineering or social service?”
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Winner 1 Prize Hi Vindhya, I say the following : Members who use our club for social engineering are not true Rotarians They are RINOs - Rotarian In Name Only PP Sati Khanna
Hi Vindhya, Mostly People joining Rotary lately are like Kids. Curious and because asked by other Kid to join the fun. Once they realize its neither fun nor serving other purpose of Theirs they quickly become invisible but always on the Muster so to be recognized even by the Chowkidar Sudhir Bhiwapurkar
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Winner 3 Prize Yes.. It is.. In fact so many hv become members because they wanted to spread their job or work... N once a prominent lady of our club called me n asked r u at ur home.. We r coming .. I said why, she said she wl make me happy..i thought she mus b writing my We are all inducted into Rotary because we are all at the top of our professions. Therefore a small amount of "Social Maneuvering" is required to ensure that "Social Service" and "Social Engineering" are kept apart. Social Service at
interview or so.. N to my grt surprise she brought 3 more men wid her n they all came to promote their protein supplements... I really felt bad..N according to me.. This should not happen… So.. My appeal.. Dont use d phone diary for personal reasons…That hurt n disturb us... Veenita Pasari
projects, social engineering at fellowships. Simple. Sohrab Kanga Hi! I have not come across anything of the sort in my over a decade long association with Rotary Club. Our club can boast of members
who perhaps do not require any promotion of themselves or their business interest. If there is any interaction, it is incidental to their vocation. Rtn. Dr. Ravi Wankhede. continued on page no.24
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Children's Day St Michael Hislop Rotaract Judges at work - Gourmet Cooking Competition Main Cover - Patients at Yogiraj Surgical Camp Take Rotary Home - Back to School Wonderland School Interactors at ZP School Bokhara
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THURSDAY TH O U G HTS
Enjoying the early winter my Rotary family? As the saying goes- "No 13 lucky for some, unlucky for some ". But God has been kind. We received our Charter on the 13th of December 1944, and for us it has proved to be a lucky number. Here we are - on the threshold of stepping into our 71st year of our charter & with all guns blazing. This year too, like every preceding year, we shall be
celebrating the Charter Nite by felicitating our past presidents alongside their gracious spouses. This is a tradition religiously & happily followed each year so as to remember & remind all the members about our past presidents who have made the club as we see it today- with great strength, perseverance, humility & sacrifice. I specially used the word ' sacrifice ' because not only does the president compromise on his family, friends, relatives & business interests; he/she also has no space for ego, anger or attitude. President has to encompass all with his benevolence, yet maintain the dignity and strength of the post. As Charlie Chaplin once said "You need power to do something harmful otherwise love is enough to get things done" We undertake innumerable medical, surgical & diagnostic projects, thanks to the concerted efforts of our team of
humane & dedicated doctors. I salute them today as do so many who have been on the receiving end of their largesse. We will always have place for any number of doctors in our club!! Why is change needed? Only freed from our past burdens & fixed mind set can we take advantage of the present. Open up your minds & fly high! Problems are same, approach differs. Don't be afraid of change, accept it gracefully! It is my suggestion to some of our outspoken, opinionated, articulate members to come out in the open, take up a position of responsibility- lead the club in the direction they feel so strongly attracted to & they shall be welcomed with open arms. Be the change you want to see!! Bharat Goenka President
By the time this issue of The Golden Orange is released, the dust may well have settled on another election. No, I do not mean the J & K assembly elections. I mean the in house s-election-s for the incoming Board 15-16. I draw reference to Rajdeep Sardesai's recent book (2014 - The Election Which Changed India). He narrates how Rahul Gandhi wanted to change the system, and was keen to have organizational democracy within his party; but, the so called democratic process initiated in the State units was rendered farcical by the extant leading politicians, who ensured that their own children got positions and tickets for the State Assembly or Lok Sabha elections. Though well meaning, his attempt failed to break the wellentrenched cliques.
A prisoner of the same system which spawned him, and, himself a creation of the dynastic principle espoused by his party, Rahul was hardly in a position to impose a different set of rules for others. It was indeed difficult, or impossible to alter the system unless he was willing to actually take the moral high ground by abdicating his “throne”. Rajdeep could not have elucidated the point better, when he said that there are no quick fixes for the Congress which is old, ossified, crowded with big egos, rival camps, an entrenched old guard and full of byzantine intrigue. Do we see parallels in our Club? Every year, November is a month of intrigue and people pretending not to, but going head to head whilst jockeying for their “candidates” to
nose ahead at the Club's leadership stakes. Every year, there are heated exchanges, mostly off the record and sometimes on the record leading to acrimonious situations, friendships soured and what have you. The time to change is NOW. Consider this a clarion call. - Nimish Sutaria Editor
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LETTERS Baroda, November 5, 2014 Dear Rtn.Bharatji, I am indeed grateful to you for mailing your club magazine “The Golden Orange” with innovate masthead No.2, 3 and 4 of August, September and October 2014 which I found to be one of the most awaited, exquisite, most pleasing to eyes in bewitching colours with excellent layout, art work and printing on art paper – which has become a 'brand' not only in your district but to other districts of our zone - excellently compiled and edited by your editor Rtn. Nimish Sutaria with most expressive contents for which my heartiest compliments and congratula-
tions! It was indeed an exhilarating experience for me to go through each of the above issues - worth keeping in any Rotary library - to be cherished forever! Club-bulletin is an invaluable tool through which the Leader reaches out to his readers with information and inspiration. Let me tell you that you have utilized this tool most effectively through your Editor for which my heartiest compliments and congratulations! August Issue · Presidents inspirational Message “Thursday thoughts” – plans for club's office premises. · Excellent Editorial “Just Saying”.... by Rtn.Nimish Sutaria with proposed changes to improve with variety of
November 6, 2014 Dear President Bharat, Please accept my compliments for your inspiring effort "The Golden Orange" which is a unique confluence of creativity and information. I have had the pleasure of being at Nagpur a number of times and have always been deeply impressed by the strides made and bench marks set by Rotarians in the service to community. May you rise further, PDG Surendra Seth
subjects and contents to attract young readers. Congratulating you once again for the above excellent Bulletins and with best wishes for your year (14-15) to “LIGHT UP ROTARY” and with warm personal regards to both of you and Rotary greetings to all your members from myself and Indumati, we remain, Your Friends, (JAGMOHAN KATAKIA) Editor Rtn. Nimish Sutaria Congratulations for the above excellent bulletins! Please keep it up! Just a suggestion… keep activities by Rotary, Rotaract and Interact separately.
Date: November 3, 2014 Dear President Bharat, Thanks for your Diwali greetings and I wish you and your Rotary family a very Happy New Year. The Golden Orange is without doubt one of the best bulletins in the Rotary world and I look forward to receiving it regularly. Best Regards, AG Firdaus N. Kapadia,
Date: 10 November 2014 Dear President Bharat, I thank you for your letter of 15 October which I could read only on my return from abroad. Last few days have been somewhat hectic and that's why the delay in my response. I have been receiving your club magazine “The Golden Orange” for many years and have admired its readability and ability to penetrate the mind of the reader. I have found not only very interesting but educative articles from the magazine which keeps me also updated with the activities of your club. Out of many club magazines I receive, I have found this one to be a looked forward publication. Thank you for your inviting me to your club meeting. I do not see any immediate prospect of being in Nagpur. If I do, you will get to know well in advance. Greetings and best regards to you and your club members. Raja Saboo PRIP
November 1, 2014 Thanks for letter dt 15 oct. Sir, for me 15 Oct is memorable day as (it is) my birth day, so your letter and "The Golden Orange" issues are a birthday gift for me. I personally read the magzine and circulate in our weekly meeting. Articles, photos with news of various activities & projects update the rotarians. Monthly calendar with birthday/ wedding anniversary date and activity on that day & day to remember is liked very much because of it indicates planning efforts taken by editor considering needs and feeling of each Rtn and R/Ann. Jagannath Tulshiram Karale President 14-15
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21st November 14 Just a reminder. Nimish, in last GO a correction regarding the name of the artist who was awarded for vocational excellence. It was Bijay Biswaal and not Biju Jaiswaal. Beena Mathew
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Beena, Thanks for the pointing out the error. Regret the same. (Nimish Sutaria, Editor) Project Nutrition underway at Gardiner School
After the announcements and greetings, it was time to hand over the proceedings to the guest speaker for the day Sanjay Arora. There are certain topics, facts and places which exist among us, but we want to keep it under wraps. A topic, least talked about, a reality most ignored and kept away from public eye, Death, the ultimate truth, is one of this. He brought with him a very interesting topic, which took us out of our comfort zone. The topic shook us from our mundane existence and made us re think our goal in life. Sanjay, an avid reader, shared with us
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some of Gautam Buddha's teachings, compiled in 423 sutras in 26 Adhyayas. These are in the form of short but true stories, which have stood the test of time. One of these is' Ek Maut ki kahani'. Buddha was once traveling with his shishyas, and encountered a young and rich businessman. He appeared very happy with his life, and on the Ganga river bank was calculating his profits and how many 'bhawans' he would make for himself. The thought of marrying a beautiful girl brought cheer on his face. Buddha observed to his close associate Ananda, that man is dreaming but is unaware that he has only seven days left to live. Ananda, surprised, conveyed this to the businessman, who got unnerved and started shivering. He suddenly lost all his interest in business, money and marriage; and spent the next seven days listening to Buddha. His focus of life totally changed, from one who could see his life only in business and profits, to the gyan that life doesn't end at death. He entered the stage of Nirvana, where he
BUSI N ESS MEETI N G President Bharat called the meeting to order and proceeded to complete the opening formalities after a half minute silent prayer. Birthday and anniversary greeting were extended to all members and spouses for the week 3rd to 9th November. Minutes of the previous Business Meeting were read out and accepted by the House as in order. The Golden Orange was released at the hands of PP Sati Khanna. GO editor Nimish read out the Tweets topic for the earlier month and announced the winners. He also
W EEKLY MEETI N G was beyond time. One must accept the truth of life. We celebrate birthdays, knowing we are a year closer to death. We all look for small goals in life and in the process ignore the final destination. When a dying follower asked him, what was special about the Kingdom of God, Jesus replied 'There shall be time no more'. Here Hindu and Christian culture meets. We have to be beyond time. Meditation or Samadhi is one way where we transcend time. Difficult but yes, this is the way to a better life. Namita Sharma
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announced the topic for the next month and declared the winners for the Puzzles. Following Rotary Information read by Navneet Jain, PP Vijay Naidu reported on the DGNC meeting which he attended on behalf of the Club which approved the candidature of Rtn Rajan as the DG Nominee. Various Project and fellowship announcements were made by PP Shiraz Gimi, VP Alok, Jatin, Dr Rajesh Singhania and Akash Agarwal. Treasurer Kapil made a brief announcement on the finances and expenses. A brief on membership proposals being considered was made by President Bharat which was followed by some discussions. Decision to change the issuance of bills for HY dues was discussed and was reverted to the Board for drafting the amendment, following which a change in the bye-laws would be made. Approval was also granted to Board to invite
nominations for all 16 posts of the Board for RY 15-16 as per Article 3, sec 1(a) of the Club Bye-laws. Attendance report was read out by Rtn Ashok Malani and members with 100% attendance were recognized. Rtn Dinesh suggested that a congratulatory letter be drafted and handed over to the new CM Mr Devendra Fadanavis who hails from Nagpur. The members present also applauded the efforts of the IYE team which had collected a record 20 applications for the program. The meeting adjourned after the National Anthem. -Team GO
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The Ladies Committee organized a unique cooking competition on 6th Nov 2014 at The Chitnavis Centre. The members participated enthusiastically. They brought semi prepared ingredients and assembled them on site. The judges Tauby Bhagwaghar, Reeti Khanna, Bachi Gimi, Neeta Kale and Rita Bhargava judged the dishes on Taste, Presentation, Hygiene, Recipe, Nutrition Content and Value. The Contestants were asked to explain the recipe and they all answered very diligently to the highly qualified judging panel. A written quiz was conducted by The Chairpersons for the rest of the attendees while the judging took place. Ovens and Microwaves were provided for the preparation of baked dishes! The prize winners for various categories were : Wraps & Rolls : 1.Anju Bansal 2.Nisha Bafna Hot Indian Desserts : 1.Nisha Bafna 2.Manju Shahani Salads Fruits & Vegetable Carvings : 1.Shilpa Jaitha 2.Nilufer Rana
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Gourmet's Delight ! 6th November
B a k e d D i s h : 1 . Vi n i t a B a h r i 2. Nilufer Rana Best Dressed Chef : Sonam Mohta Quiz : 1.Fatema Shakir 2.Ritika
and to see all Rotarians flocking to the tables for tasting after the Business meeting! The event would not have been a success A special gift for First lady Jyoti Goenka without the hard work and meticulous was given for her participation and to the planning by Chairpersons Nidhi Gandhi, lone Male participant Hemant Jaitha! A Archana Jhavery, Kirti Jain and Sonia personally crafted and embroider-ed Khurana and team members Jumana Apron with Rotary wheel made by Nidhi Shakir, Fatema Shakir and advisor Tauby. Gandhi was presented to Best Dressed Rina Sinha thanked the participants and Chef Sonam. It was a visual treat to see congratulated her Team for yet another --- Team GO the splendid display of culinary expertise successful event !
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The rechristened Interact Meet, in its 8 year now, is a flagship project of Youth Services Committee. This year it was held from 7th to 9th November, 2014 at the beautiful campus of Jain International School and focused on personality development, developing leadership quality and team work. It was tough to restrict the numbers to 160. The excitement of interactors could be gauged by the fact that they started assembling at St Ursula at 7:15 am. This year, they were given different coloured tshirts as per house allotted, with printed logos of Interact club and AIM. Along with this, wrist band for their respective houses and breakfast boxes were handed over on arrival. It was a beautiful sight to see all interactors dressed in their respective t-shirts at the opening ceremony, conducted by Sonal. President Bharat welcomed all and shared a story on working together to make a difference. Zumba sessions on both mornings gave a fitting start on two mornings. Subsequent morning sessions were allotted to workshops aimed at bringing out the hidden potential and make them confident. These were conducted by Mr. Anil Jain and Anju (“Taking the lead�), Sonia Jadaji (Improving Memory). She showed how with power of mind one can achieve what one wants in life. A session on bullying and ragging was conducted by an NGO. It was disheartening to
A N N UAL I N TERA CT MEET discover the many silent sufferers of this menace. These children cried and opened their heart out to the trainer. Fun sessions followed. One was an ice breaking session 'Rock with Rahul', conduceted by Rahul Chaudhary which the children loved. Durriya Akolawala conducted a quiz which elicited an enthusiastic response. The youngest chairperson Shweta related well with them and gave them a task to make a jingle on different products. It was wonderful to see them coming up with new name for products and ideas. Sonal Singhvi gave them some interesting topics for extempore speaking. Evening sessions were for sports and fun, where indigenous games like Kabbadi, Kho Kho and Football, Tug of war and pyramid making were organized. The level of competition between different houses was amazing. A retro Ramp walk was conducted. It was amazing to see the young kids walk with such confidence and coordination. On the second evening they were asked to present a skit, group song and a dance, with only two hours to prepare. They came up with some funny and social issues, conveying that there was no dearth of talent. A DJ Nite and Dinshaw's Ice Cream was arranged for them after the cultural show, which they enjoyed thoroughly. th The Closing ceremony on 9 saw Director of JIS (and Rotarian) Mr Anuj
Badjate, Trustee Preeti Badjate, Principal Anmol Badjatya, President Bharat, Secretary Manjot, Director Namita Sharma presided over the function. Anuj addressed the gathering and was given an emphatic NO to his question if they wanted to actually go home! Mementos were presented to Mr and Mrs Badjate and Anmol for all the cooperation provided by them in organizing the camp. Ms Lata and Mr Shetty and were also presented mementos. Blue team was declared winner and Vansh Kher was declared best Interactor. Medals and Certificates were given to all. Shweta Singh managed to organize all the interactors for commemorative Group pictures. Many contributed with the planning, support and execution including Sonal and Tushar Singhvi, Durriya Akolawala, Shweta Singh, Rahul Choudhary, Zaheer Akolawala, Litesh Thakkar, PP Vijay Naidu, Dinesh Naidu, Vikram and Shalini Naidu, Gurjeet Kaur, Rajeev and Archana Jhavery, Shilpa and Hemant Jaitha, Prashant Rajurkar, Jatin and Hetal Sampat, Aeyjaz Akolawala, Raj and Parul Shah, Nilufer Rana, Pooja Poddar, Fatema, Neha Khemka, Fatima Akolawala, Namrata Rathod and the Interact team comprsing Anjuli Minocha, Chetna Singhal, Manisha, Ritika Singhvi and Shamsha Rayyani. -Team Youth Services
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Back to School was the theme for the TRH organized at Rotarian Vilas and Neeta Kale's beautiful home. Invitees very enthusiastically came dressed as school kids. Back to School 7th November Chairperson Neeta Gupta was the class ma'am who took a roll call of those present and made them play school themed games. The food spread was delicious and everyone went back home with a sense of being 'forever young'. Chairpersons Neeta Gupta and Sharmila Sutaria put in a lot of effort to ensure a fun and enjoyable evening. -Team GO
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Miss India ki Kahani Miss India ki Zubani 13th November President Bharat called the meeting to order and after half a minute silent prayer was observed, he welcomed all the members present. He greeted members who celebrated their birthdays and anniversary during the week. Two new members were inducted -Mr Vinay Maheshwari and his wife Shubra and Mr Rajkumar Agrawal and his wife Sangita. Rtn. Akash Agarwal, introduced the guest speaker for the evening, our very own Nagpur chi mulgi, Miss India Lopamudra Raut!!! We can definitely say she is a beauty with brains with a BE in Electrical Engineering from Raisoni. She was Miss Nagpur 2012 and Miss India Goa in 2013 with 2 subtitles Miss Body Beautiful and Miss Intellectual. Lopamudra comes from a middle class family with an accounts officer father and an academically inclined family. A casual mention of a19 year winner, led to envy and she decided to enter the glamour world. Shortlisted with 5 other girls from Nagpur, she cracked her auditions at the regional round in Goa. Her family never recognized the importance of the pageant and her father
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was not very enthusiastic when she won Miss Goa. Post the regional round she got busy with media interaction and wanted to do something big but felt she lacked in exposure. There were grooming centres for beauty pageant aspirants in Pune n Bombay but she had never been to any. She feels if you want to change you have to work for it. At the Mumbai Finals, hundreds of girls all over the world were participating. The organisers expect their candidates to be beautiful, confident and have an aura of Divas. Lopamudra was one of the 23 girls chosen out of a 100 participants. She went on to win Miss Body beautiful and Miss Adventuress, cracking many riddles for the treasure hunt round. What set her apart from other participants according to her was her confidence and her 100 watt smile. Miss Raut cherishes the time in terms of exposure and confidence. Though she did not make it to the top 10 for Miss World pageant she was not disheartened as she analysed her shortcomings and went back next year for the 2014 pageant and started from scratch. In the midst of all this she completed her engineering and earned the support of her family. She feels parents should support and encourage their children in their dreams
and help them in taking the unconventional route. Her advice to Beauty pageant aspirants is to enjoy the pageant and not feel anxious about winning. She plans to start a grooming centre for young girls in Nagpur and would also love to act in a film as she has fallen in love with the glamour world. Lopamudra gave us insights of the glamour world and a glimpse of the hard work that goes into the making of a beauty Queen. The vote of thanks was proposed y Rakesh Awachat Shalini Naidu
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The Hislop Rotaractors celebrated Children's Day with St. Michael School students in the presence of Rtn. Bharat Goenka, Rtn. Manjot Singh Kahai, Rtn. Namita Sharma, Rtn. Raj Shah, Rtn. Rajendra Jaiswal. As it was children's day all the staff of the school, the members of Rotaract Club of
Hislop College and the Rotarians made sure that they brought smile and happiness to the children. The p ro g r a m m e i n c l u d e d a d a n c e performance by the teachers of the school which was specially choreographed by the Rotaractors of Hislop College for the children. All the children as well as the members and Rotarians present at the
event enjoyed the performances. After the programme, the rotaractors donated a carrom board to the students the school for polishing their talent in this game at the hands of Rtn. Bharat Goenka and Rtn. Manjot Singh Kahai. Rtn. Namita Sharma and Rtn. Raj Shah donated T-Shirts and umbrella to the students on behalf of Rotary Club of Nagpur. The students enjoyed and participated with a lot of enthusiasm and excitement. The programme was a grand success also due to Ms Jigisha Naidu who gave full support and guidance for the event to the Rotaractors. Raj Shah
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Fancy Dress Competition For Specially Abled Children by Rotaract & Welfare Of Specially Abled Committees This Children's Day, Rotary Club of Nagpur thought of doing things differently, rather doing different things. A Multi Committee, Multi Rotaract Project was effectively executed, following the path laid down by Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru,who always said that Children are the most beautiful creation of God. We wanted to tell the world at large please don't differentiate as all are same and some are really special. A fantastic fun filled do was organised by Rotaractors of Tuli and IGGMC and Welfare of Specially Abled Committee for the Children of Divya Jyoti School for Specially Abled, where
in a Fancy Dress Competition was held for the Children. In all 12 children participated dressed up as Dr.Ambedkar, Jhansi Ki Rani, Shivaji Maharaj, Maulana Azad to name a few. The children were very professional in their acts and it was widely appreciated by a huge crowd comprising of students of Tuli Public
School, Students and Rotaractors of both the Colleges. Rotarians Bharat Goenka, Manjot Singh Kahai, Namita Sharma, Monal Malji, Sonia Khurana, Manish Agrawal, Pranav Singhal, Mohabbat Singh Tuli, Rakhi Bhatia, Rajan Bhatia, Rajendra Jaiswal, Gouri Malji and Neeru Bhatia were prominently present. The children also performed a group dance with great finesse. Lunch was served to the Children after the prize distribution ceremony. Both the Rotaract Teams worked hard in organizing and executing the project. -Pranav Singhal
C HILDRE N ’S DAY CELEBRATI O N S Antar Bharti Ashram SRWC Rotaract
14th November On the occasion of Children's clothes. Day the Rotaractors of Sadabai The Rotaractors were encouraged by the Raisoni Women's College, presence of the President Bharat Goenka, organized a picnic for the Manish Agrawal, Namita Sharma and children of Antar Bharti Ashram Shalini Naidu. The teacher in charge Dr. at Maharaj Bagh. Around 42 Shakti Sharma, Board Members of children in the age group 3-5yrs Rotaract Club of SRWC Ms. Prerna enjoyed seeing the animals at the Sattabhayya, Tejal Sharma, Samiksha zoo. Games were organized for along with other rotaractars worked hard the kids. The picnic concluded to make the program a grand success. with lunch and donation of warm Team SRWC Rotaract
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The interactors had the opportunity to visit the Zilla Parishad School located at Bokhara. This school is a Government aided school. Children attending school are from Standard 1 to Standard 7. They come from homes where parents are not educated and some have daily wages job and some parents are not even fortunate to have a job. Our school decided to donate a few things. The children collected old clothes, shoes, bag and sweater. The school authorities were benevolent to donate copies to all the students as they were told that the children use one copy for years. Our school teaches us to be good samaritans. The feeling of loving and sharing is the prominent factor ingrained in us by our Director. We also thank our Interact teacher Suchiti Roy, Rtn. Namita, Rtn. Anjuli for being a guiding star in our lives. Suchiti Roy
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Spiritual atmosphere of Yogiraj hospital, pleasant weather at hills of Ramtek with intermittent showers and importantly the determination & commitment of doctors to serve the needy made the ophthalmic camp at Ramtek a memorable event. Altogether 80 cataract surgeries done across the two days by the dedicated team of Rotarian doctors comprising Dr Rafat Khan, Dr Prashant Choudary, Dr Shivani Bidaye and non Rotarian Doctors Dr Yashpal Lambha, Dr Rupali Nimbalkar, Dr Rutuja Deo & Dr Abhay Agase. Rotarians President Bharat, Secretary Manjot, IPP Prashant Kale, Kushnoor Chugh, PP Shabbir Shakir, Rina Sinha and Prashant Rajurkar attended adding to the enthusiasm of the Yogiraj hospital's in house team. The smiles on the faces of patients gave the operating Doctors a deep sense of
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satisfaction of serving the society relieving them of the stress of the two-day hectic schedule of operating so many patients. The hospitality, efficiency & organizing skills of the staff of Yogiraj hospital and particularly the efforts of Dr Deepak Dongre, who is in-charge Yogiraj hospital, needs special mention . The Camp would not have been possible without the support & guidance of Mr. Deepak Chhabra, the Trustee of Yogiraj Hospital, who came down from Delhi
specially for this camp and also committed a substantial donation to RCN. -Dr. Rajesh Singhania
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Guest Lecture 20th November The students of SRWC had an opportunity to listen and interact with Mr. Andrew Disbury, Director & Head of International Office, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, England, in a lecture oraginsed on 20th November 2014 at Swami Vivekanda Hall, Shradha House. Mr. Andrew gave an insight to the students on studies abroad. He guided them as to how one should choose a university, the difficulties students face in foreign countries and how these difficulties can be tackled. The pattern of studies as well as examination system was discussed. He stressed on the fact that one should always 'Follow the Rules'. Ms. Ashwini Aher an alumni of Leads also shared her experience with the students. Mr. Vijay Naidu, Director Exnet, Dr. Ravindra Aher, Director MBA, RGI, Mrs. Amina Vali and Mrs. Suruchi Pimple from SRWC were prominently present. Team GO
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The meeting started with half minute silent prayer for Rtn Nikunj Powar's father who passed away earlier that week. Birthday and anniversary wishes were conveyed to respective members. Two new members Sanjay and Neelam Kothari and Ajay Prakash and Alka Kanoria joined our club this week. Khushoor Chugh introduced them. Bharat applauded Dr Rajesh Singhania's team for undertaking 80 surgery orthopaedic surgery at Yogiraj camp and presented memento to Dr.Yashpal Lamba. Andrew Disbury from Leeds briefed about the kind of work undertaken by Exchange students in Leeds. Monal Malji handed over a cheque for Rs 7500/representing the proceeds of e-waste sold Akash Agarwal introduced Foodie Nimish Sutaria, who took us on 'WHERE’S THE FOOD, a gastronomical journey'. According to him 'Foodie' need not be a person who cooks well rather one who is open to the idea of trying different foods. He suggested that fancy names given to ordinary food has fooled us many times hence it is important to ask clearly about any dish, check ingredients and stick to your choice. Nimish Spoke about recently held very successful CKP Food festival. Chief architect of this festival Ulhas Mohile briefly shared his experience on this food festival. Nimish improvised on the old statement 'You don't need a silver fork to eat good
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food' by Prudhomme. Very thorough, Nimish started with the first meal of the day i.e. Breakfast, where depending upon your choice one can try Breakfast Story for continental or Southern Elements for a different taste of the south. Lunch is the time when we don't like to eat very spicy and masala food. He very strongly suggested Khichadiwala, a place near STPI, where all kinds of khichadi is served, including Saoji Khichadi and even an improvised Risotto. Another place is Spicy Hut for Keralite food. One can enjoy Roast fish there, a somewhat rare dish. For in between meals he had a long list of places like Opulence at Gokulpeth and Mocha at Shivaji Nagar, where ambience, music and food is good. Coffee House, an old joint, is still a favourite of many. He suggested Cutting Chai as another place to visit with packed samosas from Telankhedi. Some of his other suggestions were Nescafe Illusions, Walk n Eat. Mutton Chops from Café Regent, Mutton Puffs from Jubilee, Bread Pakoda at Nanga Putla, etc Dinner is a time when we hang around with friends and look for elaborate meals. Barbecue, which is rated as number one the basis of customer choice, is a tried and tested place where you can't go wrong. Nankings and their new Mayfair is everyone's favourite for Chinese, and one must try Chilly Prawns there. Zinq for soups and salads, Nalli Rogan Josh, Palak
Papad Methi and Dal at Frontier Post, Egg Biryani and Lahsooni Palak at Ashoka are some which he strongly recommended. Gondwana Club is another place where one can enjoy good food like Mustard Fish, Egg Masala and Omelette curry Khow Suey at The Bukhara were also suggested, so also Jack Fruit and Lotus stem veggies at Tuli Imperial. He also suggested Atte ki Subzi at Indya Oye and Lamb Shanks or Pork Ribs at Ni Hao. Another great starter at Ni Hao is the sautéed chestnuts. There are some cuisines which are so very very Nagpur. Out of them one is Saoji. Umred and Kashinath are the best places to have it, particularly the unusual Khus Khus subji. Poha at Sri Krishna Dugdhalya, patodi at Badkas Chowk and Pao bhaji at Srinath (Yeshwant Stadium), Khandvi by Lilyben and Momos / Thukpa at Hislop College are worth trying. Time was running out but not Nimish. He still has many things left to share. WTF part 2 is strongly suggested. Namita Sharma Several Members had requested for details of the food and places covered. Hence, this long and detailed report. Ed.
Medical Checkup Camp and Nutrition Education
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21st November HR Department RGI and Sadabai Raisoni Women's College organized a medical check up camp for all the employees of RGI, Shradha House. The camp was inaugurated by Dr. Vikas Singhal, Assistant Director, IGNOU, Regional Centre, Nagpur. A Team of Doctors from Mure Memorial Hospital did a physical examination, haemoglobin test and also checked the blood pressure of over 125 employees. Multi Virtamins and Iron Tablets were distributed free of cost. To create awareness regarding the food habits a diet exhibition was organized. The employees were also given diet counseling. Mr. Ashwin Pande, Dr. Shakti Sharma along with the staff and students of SRWC worked hard for the success of the camp.
Tirpude's Rotaract Club
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24th november The Rotaractors of Tirpude Institute of across his points very effectively. Management Education conducted a Rtn Rajendra Jaiswal also shared workshop on Leadership Skills – CHAK his childhood incidents which DE INDIA on 24th November 2014. Our indicated his leadership qualities very own Motivational Speaker Rtn and motivation towards his Rajendra Jaiswal conducted a very responsibilities. interactive and motivational session. The He mainly emphasized on the youth session became very interesting because of today and motivated and guided of the interaction of the students with the the assembled students of Rotaract resource. club of Tirpude's management The interaction also included many Students to work for their country. proverbs which drew students' attention Rtn Namita Sharma and Rtn Pranav and interest and also helped him to put Singhal were also present. The program
Rangilo Rajasthan It was a perfect winter evening and the venue-Gupta Farmhouse was the exotic location. The TRH chairpersons Veenita Pasari and Jumana Shakir were instrumental in making the evening a memorable one with their efforts. Though not all the participants of Rangilo Rajasthan Fellowship could make it for the potluck dinner due to their prior committments, those present enjoyed watching the video presentation of the fellowship on
was conducted under the supervision of TIC Rtn Prashant Rajurkar. - Pranav Singhal
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vegetables, fried potatoes, chat and sipping hot palak soup.
The ladies looked very chic in their winter wear and PP Shabbir Shakir was at his wittiest best with the host giving him company. Jumana and Veenita made sure everyone was comfortable and had tasted each and every dish. Bharat and Jyoti were also seen enjoying the evening. The vote of thanks was given by PP Shiraz Gimi with Bacchi Gimi endorsing that it was a lovely evening well spent with the Rotarians. -Shalini Naidu
BLOOD DONATIONS - NOVEMBER 2014 ORGANIZATION
VENUE
UNITS COLLECTED
Opening Units
CUMULATIVE UNITS 631
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13th November
Centre Point School - Wardhman Nagar
At the organization
101
2
13th November
Centre Point School - katol Road
At the organization
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781
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14th November
Space Wood - Hingna
At the organization
131
912
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15th November
Centre Point School - Katol Road
At the organization
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953
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22nd November
Times of India - Nagpur
At the organization
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968
26th November
Raj Shah
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969
338
969
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LADIES COMMITTEE PICNIC Pankaj & Anju Chokhani
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8th to 13th Dec. Chitnavis Centre Study and Discussion program on “UPADESHSARAM” of Ramana Maharshi
Dr. Smita & Ravindra Deshmukh Sushil & Sangeeta Agrawal Shailendra & Jyoti Agrawal Monal & Gouri Malji Micky & Renu Arora Rajesh & Manjiri Datar
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Kapil & Vinita Bahri Madhav & Hema Kinkhede
Hema Thaker Dr. Rajesh Singhania
Dinesh & Kanchan Naidu Ganesh & Asha Joshi Rajendra & Neeru Bhatia Dr. Nirmal & Archana Jaiswal Amitabh & Rina Sinha Litesh & Jigna Thakkar Gogi & Sonia Bhasin
Dr. Suresh & Meera Kulkarni Anjuli & Rajan Minocha
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18 Dr. Sudhir Bhiwapurkar Alka Agrawal Shilpa Jaitha Hina Agrawal
Rupali Kale Govind Daga Ashok Mrig
13 Prem Grover Vineeta Jaiswal
Dr. Sheela Mundhada
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Gaurav & Divya Ladha Kirit & Ratna Joshi Sanjay & Varsha Mansukhani Shivani & Shashank Bidaye
Amitabha & Urmi Sharma Sati & Reeti Khanna
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Mohabat Singh & Rana Tuli Priyanka & Rakesh Awachat
21 Dr. Bharti Taori Geeta Rao Ritu Khurana
Girish Deodhar Punam Sahu
Sarvesh Agrawal
Sangeeta Chhabra Sunil Sahni Shabbir Vali Dr. Pushpa Bhave
CHARTER NIGHT at Hotel Sun-N-Sand (Rescheduled Meeting )
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WEEKLY MEETING
Chitnavis Centre PARAMPARA “Nani Ka Batuva” Simple Home remedies. By Dr. Vijaya Chaoji
Best Chairpersons recognition Chitnavis Centre “A chat with popular Comperes”
Jaiprakash & Vinita Khushlani Ashwin & Keshmira Mankeshwar Atul & Shefali Shah Kirit & Pallavi Thakkar
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24 Vishal Bhatia Purvi R. Thakar Prabha Agrawal Priti R. Ramakrishnan
Dr. Rafat & Naheed Khan Dr. Ruksana & Sharukh Master
Sandeep & Anmol Badjatia Dr. Sameer & Smita Chaubey
Rukshad & Monica Bhagwagar
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Hemant Chandurkar Abha Choudhary
27 Hema Kinkhede Pramesh Pandhi
Shilpi Bagdi Naresh Jaisinghani
Pravesh & Deepika Malhotra Dhiren & Aanchal Jeswani
28 Sachin Bafna Hetal Sampat Shiraz Doongaji
Giriraj Singhee Pooja Neb
WEEKLY MEETING Panel Disccussion
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Dr. Rizwan & Lubna Haq
31 Renu Y. Singh
Manoj & Meenu Moryani Sylvester & Beena Isaacs Gurjeet Kaur & Bhaskar
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Mamta S. Kanga Vaishali Jaiswal
Shabbir & Amina Vali
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Dr. Anant & Shubhada Gade Dr. Indrajeet & Jayashree Mulik
Page 2 Sanjay & Smita Bhargava All the events listed are on the basis of available information. While all care has been taken, errors and omissions, if any, are unintentional & may be excused. Please confirm details / schedules with the concerned organization for changes, if any – Ed.
Rama & Priti Ramakrishnan
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MI N D IT Across 1 Silent (4) 3 Upper arm joint (8) 9 Countryside walker (7) 10 Stop (5) 11 Progeny (5) 12 Hole for a lace or cord (6) 14 Rodent often kept as a pet (6,7) 17 Embellishes (6) 19 Take eagerly (5) 22 Edible bulb (5) 23 Eminent (7) 24 Cooked egg dish (8) 25 Military force (4) Down 1 Matrimony (8) 2 Books (5) 4 Tree producing conkers (5,8) 5 Male relative (5) 6 Local variety of language (7) 7 Regretted (4) 8 Sheep's coat of wool (6) 13 Predict (8) 15 Technology opposer (7) 16 Powerful (6) 18 Wash in clean water (5) 20 Fossil resin used for jewellery (5) 21 Proverbially extinct bird (4)
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The Winners of each of these mind games will win a Tub of Dinshaw’s Ice Cream. In case of Multiple correct entries, lots would be drawn and winner declared.
SOLUTIONS SEPTEMBER PUZZLES CROSS WORD
No correct solutions received for November SUDOKU
November Winner
Dr Namrata Rathod Ragini Sahu PS: Since the cross word prize was unutilized, 2 names were drawn by lot out of the correct entries received. Editor
Panel discussions with a glamourous set of panelists have always been crowd pullers. This one was no exception. Moderated by PP Shabbir Shakir, the outspoken panelists Nimish Sutaria, Madhavi Naidu, Rukshad Bhagwagar, Rajiv Behal, Shilpa Agrawal, Naushad Bhagwagar and Monica Bhagwagar were introduced in witty one liners by Shabbir. Whether invited for breakfast, lunch or dinner, it is a norm for Page3 party goers to be fashionably late, at least attend two to three parties at a time, fear not being seen, posing for snaps, squeal with delight and air- kiss, IQ level to be below average at such parties….. were some of the myths put forth by the moderator. Nimish said
Hemalkasa Surgical Camp - PP Atul Shah The Annual Hemalkasa camp has been the flagship Medical project of our Club for last 30 years, except during 2013-14 when this could not be organized because of renovation going on at Hemalkasa. This project benefits 100's of Madia Tribals living in and around Hemalkasa where Dr. Prakash Amte runs his Lok Biradari Prakalp. 30 years ago when conceived, there were barely any roads to reach this location and almost two mini truck loads of groceries, mattresses, medical supplies, equipments etc had to be carried from Nagpur. Over the years things have surely improved, yet medical facilities, especially free major surgeries is what the Madia Tribals look forward to from our Club. Here is a perspective in value terms of the services that our members, Doctor members in particular, provide during
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27th November that most were hugely pretentious and extremely insecure people. Madhavi felt it was an integral part of our lives. Rukshad felt Page 3 was a word invented by TOI and it was up to every individual to enjoy it or dislike it. Rajiv felt some of these regular party goers were Megalomaniacs! Shilpa opined that the generation next believed in 'work hard and party harder'. For Naushad, partying is all about fun and meeting interesting people. Monica wondered what Page 3 meant! To the next question 'Is your home/ profession neglected due to Page3 parties?' all unanimously believed that balancing home and professional front was the key. In metros like Mumbai there is Bollywood and in others there are high profile people and CEOs, but in a city like Nagpur celebrities are created from the
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this 3 day camp. The last camp was held in 2012-13. We are considering the figures for 2012-13, regarding the check ups, ophthalmic surgeries and general surgeries, which are as follows – Dental Check ups – 753 X Rs.100 = Rs. 75,300 Dental Treatment – 205 X Rs.1000 = Rs.2,05,000 Ophthalmic Surgeries – 122 X Rs.4000 = Rs.4,88,000 General Surgeries – 116X Rs.10,000 = Rs.11,60,000 Total Rs. 19,28,000 Rupees Nineteen Lacs Twenty Eight Thousand 3 days-60 Doctors & Assistants - Rs.19 Lacs worth of Medical Services !!! For this camp, our Club spends Rs.6-7 lacs primarily towards medical consumables, not factoring in the time
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common people, was the opinion of some of the panelists. There were mixed views on whether the generation next gets affected with so much partying by the parents. To this Rukshad and Monica felt that the kids see their parents work as hard as they party, so they do learn a little of both. Other panelists felt hat any generation inculcates the negative influences since it is easier to party than to work hard, as they have been handed everything on a silver platter. With two distinct groups in the panel, of which one felt preparing home cooked food, casually dressed and meeting friends was their idea of a good party, the others felt one should throw a lavish party once a year with the Swish group attending, and in turn get return invitations the whole year round. Some also enjoy these parties as it has become a culture in Nagpur. The vote of thanks was proposed by PP Shabbir Shakir and the meeting was adjourned after singing of the national anthem. -Nilufer Rana
and services offered by our Doctors in executing the above. We are proud of the numbers achieved year on year, yet we have never tried to put a value to the same. I feel the members and people at large should be aware of our services not only by way of numbers but also in value terms. The values have ben derived after due consultations with senior Doctors.
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Panel Discussion on Page 3 Parties - Kisiko Mazaa aur Kisiko Sazaa
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I N SH O RT DIET LA N E - Sneha Fafat Small Changes = Big Difference Add health to your Meals TASK 5 – Add quick little nutrient packed ingredients to your meals while cooking & serving. Why – Naturally including nutrient rich items in the meals will boost your overall health. Adding food items during cooking and serving will enhance the whole family's nutrition intake. How – Add Sesame, sunflower, pumpkin seeds to enhance nutrient quality of everyday diet. Chop the curry leaves that you add to your food. Garnish Dishes with Coriander leaves/ Pudina, Grated Carrot/ Radish or chopped tomato/onions. My mom always adds methi seeds to the dal before cooking it. Serve green chutney with every meal. The Mantra – Most of the above would take anywhere between a minute or five, but this small practice can do wonders to your family's health. Add to the list or ask your question on www.facebook.com/dietlane Sneha is a registered dietician and consulting Nutritionist practicing in Nagpur. Look out for task 6 – Liquids – Good Vs Bad.
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Wines was a subject hardly known by most people, which included the sellers as well as the consumers. In the early days, if you took a bottle of wine, put a marking on it and gave it as a gift to someone, chances were that you'd get it back after a merry-go-round of gift giving. Since then, a lot has changed. Indian wine companies came into the game along with a lot of International players, and aggressively promoted wines in India and continue to do so. The media too had an extremely educative role to play in this and wrote a lot about wines and their related health benefits etc. compared to other “hard spirits”. Since then, wines have become far more popular and are available in almost all restaurants and retail stores but the difficulty is that the seller is still not so knowledgeable about them. Here is a quick guide to buying and drinking wines: · Make sure that you are buying recently bottled wines. As far as possible and in general avoid white wines, which are over 3 years old in the market and red wines that are over 3-4 years old. (Even when you are getting the greatest wines ever, you are never sure of how these wines were stored through the supply chain). · Always chill your wines before serving – Whites at 10-12 degrees and reds at 16-18 degrees – room temperature has a very different meaning in Europe compared to Nagpur!! They will warm up in your glass once poured! · It is ideal to decant the reds before serving them. Simply use a funnel and transfer it from the wine bottle to another and back to the wine bottle after 15-20 minutes. The reds tend to taste far better after interacting with some oxygen! · You can keep an open bottle in the fridge – I have found them to last for about 2 days after opening.
ME N 'S FASHI O N -Sanya Mulani Trends for men has always been a tricky issue, but now the fashion forward men who want to get started with a voguish experiment this season should stick to warm colours like deep blue, burgundy black and moss green. The trend of printed jackets with kalamkari work, 3D effects, camouflage and army prints with slim pants is the future of fashion. One can try sweatshirts, in interesting patterns with bold and big graphic designs, to stand out in a crowd. Look out for golf and the sailor pants as they are the hot pick for the season. Bandgalas, Fitted kurtas, Bundis and Nehru jackets are definitely ruling the traditional front. It's time now for men to make a style statement each time they step out.
B O O KS -Durriya Akolawala Having heard about this book for long, finally I had the privilege to lay my hands on this treasure. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho has completely changed my perspective towards life. While the language is very simple, there are subtle enlightening messages for readers who can read between the lines. The story which revolves around Santiago, a shepherd boy, who dreams of seeing the world, is not only compelling in its own right, but gains resonance through the many lessons Santiago learns during his adventures. The story has the comic charm, dramatic tension and psychological intensity of a fairy tale, but it's full of specific wisdom as well;
with its messages on selfempowerment and believing in dreams. If you are one of those like me, who has experienced déjà vu or a sense of some incipient event in the near future, this book is a must read. The hidden message is simple…connect to the universe …it talks to you. Ironically though, as we progress linguistically and advance technologica-lly, the further we move away from the Universe and its beautiful language. This book reaches out to our hearts and souls cautioning us of "the moments" we decide to give up on our dreams and pursuits…... moments which define our lives but could have been beautiful and defining cornerstones.
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Rajasthan has artistic and cultural traditions which reflect the ancient Indian way of life. There is a rich and varied folk culture from villages which is often depicted symbolic of the state and its music is uncomplicated, songs depict dayto-day relationships and chores. This very essence was reflected in the Diwali fellowship 'Rangeelo Rajasthan' on 12 th of November at Hotel Centre Point. Colourful costumes, melodious songs, vibrant dances... Is a simple way of describing this fun evening. The theme of the performances was 'relationships' and was for the first time depicted on stage. It was a treat to watch real life fathers and daughters, mothers and daughters, husband and wife, bhabhis and devars all dancing to the wonderful folk beats of Rajasthan. It was a 45 minute whirl wind extravaganza with more than 60 participants and at least 500 people in the audience. The colourful costumes of Rajasthan were not just limited to the ones on stage... Women dressed to their T's in bandhani and lehriya ghagras and gorgeous sarees. The men too deserve a special mention here ... With safas and colourful kurtas. ..I am sure it looked like we were there to attend a wedding. We could have easily made a commercial promoting tourism for Rajasthan. It was indeed a huge exercise for chairpersons Atul Gupta and Veenita Pasari... Looking into every little detail including the authentic cuisine served at dinner... But they carried their responsibility with ease and ensured a visual treat to the audience. Madhavi Naidu
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Rishikesh is a little less than 300 kms from Delhi; and one can take a taxi (so as to reach directly) or a train to Haridwar and then take a 2 hour drive. Out of the over 120 + Camps there, we opted for Questrail run by Mr. Mani Shankar Ghosh. Questrail is at Tapowan and the location is awesome, surrounded by mountains, the beach beautiful with clean, golden sands and the Ganges flowing down in all its grandeur. The first day we did around 18 kms and the next day another 18 kms, meeting almost 10 rapids of which some were rather violent. The rapids are named as per their characteristics, 3 mice (grade iii rapid), roller coaster (grade iii) and good bye (grade i rapid). Mr. Ghosh's and his team were well versed in both rafting and hospitality, the motto being safety first. We were trained to use the raft, understand the commands, briefed on precautions and rescue if any of our team members were to fall overboard.
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White water Rafting -Mohammed Master We experienced and enjoyed the waters crossing a rapid by jumping into water and swimming. (Life jackets were mandatory while rafting and while in water). We stayed at the camp and enjoyed the wilds, spotting Barking deer and monkeys, but noticed that the area is devoid of birds. There were scorpions too around our camp but not the poisonous variety. The food provided at our camp was delicious and hospitality was in one word: WOW! We went at the end of the September, with early morning temperatures of around 13 deg and rising a bit during the days, and the Ganges water though chilling, was bearable. We also enjoyed the clear skies and watched stars by getting up at 5 in the morning and moonlight at night. All in all, this was a once in a life time experience. Though appearing risky, with proper precautions, there is no danger and even kids can enjoy it.
Every year me and my girl gang endeavor to go on a holiday for a week at least. This is one trip where we all are involved hands on in the planning, as many coffee sessions are warranted to arrive at the final itinerary! This year when we picked Maheshwar, unanimously? I am not so sure‌ Maheshwar is about 90 Kms from Indore, connected to Nagpur by daily flights. We arrived at the Ahilyabai Fort for that's where our stay was booked. I was wary of what to expect from an old fort until I crossed into the compound of the fort and was completely swayed over by what I was saw. The fort had been turned into a boutique hotel, but oh so tastefully! Someone with a terrific aesthetic sense had made this fort into a luxurious home, for that was my first reaction to it, not hotel, bearing in mind the architecture and history of the place. I therefore felt that I had stepped back into the times of royalty. This feat of metamorphosing of the fort was achieved by the present owners from the Holkar family, Richard and Sally Holkar. Ahilyabai Holkar, a queen from the Holkar Dynasty ruled from this fort from 1767 to 1795. She was a devout bhakt of lord Shiva and built many temples and
dharmashala s across India. The Ahilyabai fort rests majestically on the banks of the great Narmada river, with stunning views from t h e verandahs, and warmth in the cosy courtyards. Heavily carved ancient pillars ran along one side of them to support very old kavelu roofs. The walls were adorned with memorabilia of the Holkar dynastys rule. Intricate wooden frames with old paintings of the Maharajas and Maharanis of the past, ancient guns and swords were all displayed tastefully. We forgot what era we belonged to and just gave in to the ambience. The temples situated on the slope from the fort to the river, are in one word beautiful. The architecture affords views of grey stoned temples of different sizes situated on the banks of the Narmada at various levels, all with stunning carved statues and idols. When we took the boat ride on the river the vista on one side was the Ahilya Fort at the highest point sprawling along side and as the gradient of the bank inclined lower, the collection of temples followed. On the other side was lush green country side. Right in the middle of the river across from the fort there is a small island which beholds a small but intricately carved Shiva temple. Maheshwar is famous for its specially woven Maheshwari saris. Handloom weaving in Maheshwar has a history
M AHESH WAR dating back more than 1500 years. The current tradition owes its resurgence to Maharani Ahilybai Holkar. Rehwa Society, a quarter-century old not-forprofit foundation, was created by Richard and Sally Holkar . We visited this small industry, which is also situated within the Fort premises. We saw women working at their looms with the nonchalance of performing easy everyday chores. In reality, when one saw the complicated system of the looms with so many spindles different colour yarns running in intricate criss cross lines, I personally likened these women's brains with those of software engineers. Though otherwise not so inclined towards these saris, I developed a new respect for them, their makers and a new found love to buy them! After our tour of the looms, we were guided to the official REHWA shop where we splurged without guilt. We returned to enjoy tea in the fort gardens overlooking the Narmada where His highness Richard Holkar joined us for tea. Thus we spent a glorius 4 days in the lap of the luxurious Ahilyabai Fort. To me it felt like a royal home.
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The Object of Rotary under its avenues of service should be the guide line for members to follow! PDG Bobby Srinivas The Pundits of course exclaim that Rotary is also a platform for fellowship. The operative word is “also� and we simply cannot wish away the other objects. Without generalizing, it is undeniable that people are queuing up to rub shoulders with whom they visualize as the Who's who of the city, putting Self above Service. Nimish Sutaria social engineering as a by product of social service should be ok - BUT not the vice versa !! Rajesh Singhvi Indeed, Rotary is a Service Organization where Friendship, Fellowship and Service go hand in hand. Nothing wrong if members discreetly use Rotary network to promote their vocations. After all, an ethical business deal helps both - the seller as well as buyer. However, social engineering must not be the sole objective of Rotary membership.
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Hi Vindhya.. Well everyones established in their own lines, so i strongly doubt if their business depends upon social organisations, but yes not all fingers are the same, so there can be outstanding people everywhere. Sandiip CS Vaid Dear vindhya, I definitely feel its social service,the projects what we do are surely have a social cause.and benifitial for the society thanks Usha Kale Hi Vindhya, here goes.... The "Objects of Rotary" state clearly that we respect and value each rotarian's vocation
and that by coming together we try and offer a range of services to our community, voluntarily a n d s e l f l e s s l y, w i t h o u t anticipation of gain. So it's good to give members an opportunity to talk about their vocation and perhaps even offer their services to other Rotarians. There is a fine line that separates this ideology from being utterly commercial or promotional about oneself, and so we must be careful. Vijay Naidu Dear Vindhya, This does not have a black and white answer. One buys a product or service if one needs it. If some one within the club can provide it, it is a win-win situation for both. While we work at social engineering and if our needs too are met along they way, where is the problem. Some times both have to combine as in case of blood donation. We know the blood cannot be donated commercially in India. The blood banks then must organize camps to collect blood. Rotary helps the blood bank and in turn they give 15% of the blood collected back to patients of our nomination free of cost, which is real assistance to the poor. Having said this I must add that using the platform provided and masquerading your product and service as a club's service/product must be discouraged and condemned. Amitabh Sinha Dear Vindhya The downside started a few years ago when we started increasing membership for funding our fellowship.At present except for a handful of Rotarians everyone is out to upgrade their social and professional quotient. Earlier new members enriched Rotary now it's other way round.
Regards Anita Sood. We have well achieved members so social engineering is not on the mind ... So the intention is definately social service leading to a platform for socialising .... Anula Goenka Human beings being what they are, it's inevitable that both coexist. However as Rotarions one hopes that the value of the Social services that members contribute is far greater than the material benefits derived by them from the club. Jimmy Sanjana I'm sure that the main motivation for joining an organization like Rotary is social service. And if through meeting new people you're professional visibility increases, it might be considered an unexpected perk..though whether that would lead to some great increase in ones business is debatable. Vindhya Sanjana Definitely social engineering is on the rise. It is the more obvious aspect. While benefitting themselves if the members can serve society well, why not? Sheela Singhee There are definitely a handful of people who have joined our club with the intention of improving their contacts, both for professional and personal reasons. But when one reads and hears about the number of projects and the kind of work being done by the more dedicated members I feel it eclipses these insignificant few. Sharmila Sutaria My small experience-social service with lot of fellowship. thnx. Ajay Sancheti
SH O W C ASE
- Dinesh Naidu
Donated cloth is soaked overnight and washed with antiseptic detergent. In such a bleak scenario – whereby government spending on health is barely 2% of its GDP while defence expenditure is 17% – non-governmental organisations (NGOs) like Goonj are a godsend. The New Delhi-based outfit, launched by founder Anshu Gupta in 1998, collects unused clothes from rich, urban households to manufacture, among other things, cheap sanitary napkins for the poor. Priced at Rs5 for a pack of five, these innovative aids provide a dignified solution to a traumatic personal problem for underprivileged women.
The cloth is then cut into uniform pieces and ironed to remove the remaining moisture. In 2005, Gupta started an initiative, “Not Just a Piece of Cloth”, to provide sanitary napkins for women. His organisation has successfully transformed cloth-giving from a charitable act into a development activity through its village-level partners. “Our aim is to ultimately make large-scale resource mobilization a reality” says Gupta, a former journalist. “We are trying to spread awareness at such a wide level that anytime an urban household thinks of disposing of reusable materials, it's aware of a channel which utilizes them optimally.”
Stacks of napkins are bundled before they are packed into paper bags for distribution. Overall, the mass participation of housewives, professionals, schools, collages, corporates, exporters, hotels and hospitals behind Goonj's recycling and distribution centres helps to send out over 50,000kg of recycled waste materials every single month! A vast network of more than 250 grassroots agencies are also helping Goonj – which means “echo” in Hindi – reach parts of 21 states of India. The NGO also has a repertoire of products made from waste materials. For instance, it makes backpacks from torn jeans, mobile pouches from ties, skipping ropes from saris and balls from sofa cushions.
Empowerment: Women from nearby slums are employed to turn donated cloth into sanitary napkins. Over the past two years, one million napkins have been prepared for the hardcore poor. “Our production model is such that it is easily replicable in any part of India or the world,” adds a Goonj volunteer. “We conduct village-level meetings to bring the taboo subject of periods out in the open. In India, women are averse to discussing the subject of menstruation. But they open up after a few sessions. The napkins are handmade, without any technological input. We employ women from nearby slums for the purpose.” The NGO's volunteers hold meetings in villages across India and sensitise them about health and hygiene issues. Over one million napkins have been prepared by the organisation in the past two years alone. More than 200 collection camps are held in various metros. Over 13 grassroots organisations (personnel) and village women are trained in replicating napkin production as an employment generation activity. Goonj employs a total workforce of over 100 women to churn out the napkins. “We're not looking at becoming a manufacturer of sanitary pads,” explains Gupta. “We want to start a movement to empower women to make the pads and educate them about such deeply personal but vital issues.”
In 2008, Goonj was awarded the Indian NGO of the year award for its governance and practices. It has also bagged the Changemakers Innovation award and its Vastra Samman programme was recognized as a Good Practice in the Dubai International Awards. For more details log on to www.goonj.org
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Goonj offers dignified solution for women The charitable organisation Goonj manufactures cheap sanitary napkins for underprivileged women in India. IN a country where millions of people subsist on barely 100 /- a day, menstruation is a harbinger of shame for the marginalized. Most poor Indian women cannot afford commercially sold sanitary napkins and have to instead rely on suboptimal measures – like dirty cloth, ash and even coconut husk – during menses. This neglect, say gynaecologists, not only makes these women susceptible to infectious diseases, but also impacts their education, earning capacity and general well-being.
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FRESH ME N She was only 6 and he was all of 8 years, when they were betrothed. She lived in Mumbai and he at Akola, till he finished school and joined Jaihind in Mumbai for Junior College. He then did medicine from GMC Nagpur, while she continued with her Bachelors from Ruparel & Masters in Statistics from the University of Mumbai. Meanwhile Nikhil moved back to Mumbai for his Internship & Post Graduation in Nephrology. They met regularly and romanced in the Mumbai locals (he barely had time to spare). So ecstatic was he when India won the World Cup on the 29th June 1983, he proposed to her! They eventually married on the 26th December 1986 and have lived happily ever after!!! The Fairy Tale doesn't end there for this Balika Badhu, though! She moved to Akola, as the one & only ladli bahu, doted on by parents in law and husband. With plenty of time on hand, she got a B.Ed and joined NIIT for Java and C ++ to upgrade her computer skills. In 1992 their Rotary journey commenced.
New Members
Arati & Nikhil Kibe
-Manju Shahani
Nikhil joined the Rotary Club of Akola. When the Akola Club sponsored Akola Midtown, Nikhil became Charter President. In 2001, Arati became the charter president of newly floated Akola Queen City. Unfortunately, that club didn't do well and had to be closed down, so Arati joined Akola Central. She has been looking after the administration of Nikhil's Dialysis Centre, till their only child, 21 year old Aradhana got admission in the GDC Nagpur. They have set up an alternative home in Nagpur & Arati is living in Nagpur till Aradhana completes her education. Nikhil is also involved in a few medical projects in Nagpur, alongside working extremely hard towards fulfilling his dream of building a Dialysis Centre for the needy at Jalgaon. President Bharat Goenka, who also hails from Akola, roped her into our club.
She not only has the time and the inclination, but also the zeal to serve in Community & Medical Projects. She loves making friends and is looking forward to 370 new friends. Welcome Arati & Nikhil, the first lady and DG to be! You sure are a big feather in our cap.
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Rishi & Neha Lashkare
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A Chartered Accountant turned Real Estate Agent, Rishi Lashkare is a hard core Nagpurite. Schooling at BVM, College at GS, he tried his hand at jobs, in both Mumbai & Hyderabad but finally decided to settle down in good old Nagpur & join the family business with his father & younger brother. A great friend of his fathers' Rtn. Hemant Lodha, suggested a marriage alliance with his niece. Neha & Rishi the young couple tied the nuptial knot in 2011. Neha was born in Chennai, though her family hails from Jodhpur. She did her schooling all over Maharashtra including Nagpur & BE in Information Technology from Jaipur. Her dad was working with the Birla Group & travelled a lot. She had a short stint with a training company in Mumbai before she got married. Both Rishi & Neha are involved with the CAFÉ project started by Rtn. Hemant. They are friendly with a lot of Rotarians from Ishanya , Nagpur East & Nagpur Elite but it was our President Bharat, who brought them into our club. Rishi has been a childhood friend of Megha (daughter of Jyoti & Bharat) & the fact that he would get to meet 370 cosmopolitan members was what lured him to our Club. Welcome Rishi & Neha! We are more than happy to have you with us.
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