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February 2016

WALKATHON

R I UPDATE

BOARD INTERVIEW

RYLA

INTER CLUB BADMINTON

BLOOD DONATION

LADIES COMMITTEE

PULSE POLIO

CAREER GUIDANCE

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Hemalkasa at a Glance

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President’s Message The month of January 2016 saw a steep incline in our activities. Back to back projects, involving a high level of participation, planning and implementation from the beginning to the end, has virtually catapulted our Rotarians into super efficient, serviceminded managers.

From Hemalkasa Surgical Camp at the beginning of the month to RYLA to Walkathon at the fag- end; all heavy on expenditure, efforts and energy were successfully completed with the help of our generous sponsors and ever-willing Rotarians.

As President of the Club, I am overwhelmed and feel highly indebted to all those who helped, in small or large measure, to make each project

memorable. Memorable, in different ways. Some touching the heart and some perking up the mind. But all such that one wants to keep them etched on the mind forever. From soothing frayed nerves to settling the waves of turmoil to celebrating when we pulled through the odds and emerged smiling; are all lessons in human relations.

At the end of it all, it is the effectiveness of the work that matters. Let's make it our mantra to maintain the momentum we have gained and continue to deliver to the community. Let's not rest on our laurels but set new benchmarks. Let's make our membership to this organization the means to an end which is service for the larger good. Let's strive to keep up the good name of OUR CLUB .

Let's keep working for now is not the time to rest. We are doers and let's continue to be so!

Let's Be a Gift to the World!

Khushnoor S. Chugh

To Ponder...

Do not wait until tomorrow, FOR IT MAY BE JUST A LITTLE TOO LATE. Love is like the question mark after a sentence- it always asks for more; the heart is like an exclamation mark- it is always confused, anxious, surprised and eager to love; the mind is like the full stop- cuts short so many wonderful things and puts limitations and restrictions on love.

So my dear friends, this Valentine's, give an ear to your heart over your mind; Let your heart rule. Let yourself be your true self. For remember, love is unconditional and it is given to everyone freely including yourself and one can only give from the vessels that are full and over brimming. And the most important rule to follow- “Real love begins where nothing is expected in return.” So live, love and enjoy every moment of life, for 'that very

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moment' shall never return. Love is life's greatest mystery and greatest gift.

As Stephen Chbosky quoted, “We accept the love we think we deserve”, so love a little more from this moment onwards, for you deserve much more!

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY TO ALL Durriya Akolawala

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Comes the month of February and love is in the air. Young or old, lads or lasses, flintstones or magnanimous, all feel the soft touch and the sensuous tickle of the Valentine's fever some way or the other!!!

Soon enough my avid mind sits to ponder and analyse the true definition of LOVE.. and ahh.. there is an abundance of those.

The one that appeals most to me is “To love someone is not just a strong feeling.

It is a decision, a judgement and a promise. It's true altruism. “ I remember this beautiful verse from a very ancient HYMN:IF THERE ARE KIND WORDS TO SAY, SAY IT NOW If there is something to give, give it now.

If there is hope you can raise, or someone you can praise, Do it now, do it now, do it now.

Now, before it is too late, now is the time for every good deed

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Hemalkasa

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-(Non Medical) A Surgical Camp, a Flagship Project, Rotary's Annual Picnic, call it what you may, ultimately it is a Pilgrimage - an experience of a lifetime, for those who visit it, not only for the first time but time and again, year after year. From a jeep full of Doctors and non medicos to 100 plus in 2 buses, 2 matadors and some 7-8 cars, from a tin shed, to more than a 100 bedded hospital, from mud roads that took more than 16 hours, to a barely 8 hrs on a good tar road all through, it has evolved. And how?

We, from the Rotary Club of Nagpur, await this project all year through. Year after year our chairpersons both Medical and Non Medical spend months on working out the logistics. Every year we manage to do something new; adding some new feature to this-all time beautiful experience. This year also we had 30 plus Rotarians with 9 or 10 first timers.

Rotaractors from IGGMC and Tuli College of Hotel Management. Director Non Medical, Namita Sharma and her team of energetic and enthusiastic young Rotarians. A RYLA and Bal-Mela was organized for the 700 children of the school.10 games including a huge jumper were made available to the kids. Paav Bhaji, Pulao, Paani Poori and Cream rolls were for them to eat.

The glee and smiles on the faces of the kids, their teachers, their parents, had to be seen to be believed. Prizes, gifts, certificates of merit, you name it and it was there. Sweaters were distributed as well. All this, thanks to President Khushnoor who encouraged the chairpersons and gave them a free hand to work to their hearts content.

But none of this would have been possible without Mahindra and Mahindra who have been sponsoring the surgical Camp for the last 9 years. This year, their

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6th Jan. sponsorship was to the tune of Rs.7 Lakhs. Some of the employees not only attended the Camp but also worked hand in hand with the Rotarians.

This year, the Bapuna Group with a generous donation of Rs. 3.5 Lakhs along with consumables sponsored the nonmedical activities during the camp.

-Medical The committed team of doctors comprising mostly surgeons, anesthetists ophthalmologists, gynecologists, dental surgeons, radiologist, pathologists, physicians and paramedics were able to perform a list of successful surgeries on two days. The break up of surgical cases is as follows: The General Surgeries were done as follows; · Gynaec - 7 · Congenital hernia - 14 · Thyroid - 10 · Parotid - 2 · Urology - 6 · Plastic Surgery - 5 · Minors - 21 · Hydrocele - 10 · Others - 4 Tongue tie, Undecended testis, bronchial fistula, Pull thyroid.

The ophthalmic surgeries were done as follows; · 52 cataracts · 5 Pterygium surgery The dental procedures and surgeries done were as follows; · 40 Patients examined · 4 patients treated for root canal · 5 patients treated for extraction of teeth · 8 patients treated for scaling. · Cleft lip correction surgery, · Tongue-tie reliving surgery,

· Removal of impacted 3rd molar and6 fillings.

Besides these surgeries, about 145 young girls of11-15 yrs. of age were vaccinated for rubella.

The project was implemented under the leadership and guidance of RCN President Khushnoor Chugh, Secretary Parag Paranjpe, Director Medical Dr Rizwan Haq and Director non -medical Ms Namita Sharma. Chairpersons Dr Iqbal Khan, Dr Arti Anand, Dr Rafat Khan and Dr Shivani Bidaye worked hard for the success of this camp.

Our senior surgeon Rtn Dr Surjit Hazra along with Rtn Drs Rajesh Singhvi, Raju Wilkinson, Rajesh Singhania and Inderjeet Mulik were instrumental in planning and execution of the surgical camp. Opthalmic Surgeons Rtns Drs Shivani Bidaye and Dr Shaunak Mokadam led the eye surgeries camp.

Dental team was led by Rtn Dr Anil Choudhary along with IDA Nagpur president Dr Zubair Qazi. Rtns Drs Anne Wilkinson and Jerestin Watchmaker along with PP Vijay Naidu monitored the list of surgeries. Doctors from Rotary family who attended and gave a supportive hand were Drs Sabiha Maimoon, Nikunj Pawar, Smita and Ravi Deshmukh. Lubna Haq, Abhijit Hazra and Ms Aryanka Rathod. Mr Kamlesh Daga and Shri Sanjay Malani of Plasti Surge Industries deserve special mention for their regular support of surgiwears.

The rotaractors from IGMC and Tuli college and interns from Lata Mangeshkar hospital were of great help.

The team that kept the doctors fortified

Pani puri at the Bal mela

Kids enjoying at the Bal Mela

In the Jumpee

With Hula Hoops

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A surgery in progress

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Sweater Distribution

Langar

Team Hemalkasa

The OC

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Project Wins

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President Khushnoor handed over the newly built Kitchen Block atAntar Bharti Shala, marking the completion of our

-Antar Bharati Shala club's first Project WINS, which stands f o r Wa t e r, Sanitation and Hygiene in Schools.

The project is a s h i n i n g example of the current Rotary Theme – Be a Gift to the Wo r l d . T h e project was made possible by donations of Rs. 25,000 from Rtn. Mahendra Kamath, of Rs. 15,000 from Rtn. Vijay Prakash Singhania and of Rs. 13,000 from a well

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wisher. The kitchen was designed and constructed under the guidance of our own Rtn. Parag Date. Chairpersons Manish Bhati and Sonam Mohota supervised the construction work, which was completed in 3 weeks.

The program started with a prayer sung by the school children. The School M a n a g e m e n t h e a d e d b y Wi n g Commander (Retd.) M. G. Hastak acknowledged contributions of Rtn. Mahendra Kamath and Rtn. Parag Date and contractor Gopal Chute by presenting them with a potted plant each.

Also present on the occasion were Hon. Secy. Parag, Director Namita Sharma, Sunil Thapar, Manish Bhati, Sonam Mohota, Anjuli Minocha, Shamsha Raiyani, Mamta Kahai, Shalini Naidu and Chetna Singhal.

Life Skills This mock Interview session conducted

by Rtn Sharad Bhave,Rtn Anand Joshi and Rtn Puneet Panchayati and organised

by Rt.Ann Geeta Rao was basically done to prepare students to face interviews by national and multinational companies.

They were guided to prepare their proper and effective CVs. It gave them a fair idea about how interviews are planned and conducted. A true effort by Rotary towards making young minds job ready.

The parameters of evaluation were as under a) Personality traits b) communication abilities c) learning

9th Jan. aptitude/ inquisitiveness d) current affairs e) Team orientation.

The five students who were willing to take part in this mock interviews out of the 100 students present were 1) Prerna Sattabhaya 2) Nisha Todase3) Swati Verma 4) Alifiya Hussain 5)Alka Rao. These 5 girls were applauded as they had the confidence to face a mock interview and also faced the constructive criticism.

After conducting the 5 mock interviews the 3 panelists also had an open house where they tested the audience. The following tips were given to the girls by

them 1) Never say sorry if you dont know the answer, just keep quiet.2) Always give truthful and logical answers.3)First impression is very important so dress formally 4)Body language should b positive 5) Resumes should never be copy pasted from other resumes6)Increase your general knowledge.

The students were told by the panelists that everyone present had an opportunity and to make the best use of it. The vote of thanks was given by Alka Rao. -Shalini Naidu

Inter Club Badminton

Winner in ‘above 40' Category

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Runners Up in general Category

Community Welfare

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Antar Bharti school ground wore a grand festive look with balloons and kites all over as nutrition committee had organized a huge sankranti mela for the children and their mothers. The tiny tots had a memorable experience on rides like the Jumper, merry go round and mini giant wheel. Mummys and bachchas were seen enjoying steaming hot popcorns,

implementation by the chairpersons Ritika, Anagha, Shamsha, Vrinda and Mamta Kahai. We are highly grateful to Shailendra and Sheela Mundhada for their generous sponsorship which made this event a grand success.

-Mamta Kahai

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-Sankranti at Antar Bharati candy floss and teekhi paanipuri. Mothers were asked to come in their best dresses and many theme based prizes were distributed. The lucky dip prizes were sponsored by the chairpersons of the committee. IYE students showed enthusiastic participation by putting tattoos on the hands of each child. Elleye an IYE student commented that she wanted to be part of such impressive projects in the future also. Lot of Rotarians along with our sponsors Hira Mulani, Sunil Thapar, Mahendra Kamath were present at the mela to encourage one & all. Delicious lunch was served to all the Rotarians present. Mothers and children were more than happy to receive many return gifts. All this was possible because of the meticulous planning and

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Youth Services

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Rotary Youth Leadership Awards ( RYLA ) is a program from Rotary International that is designed to inculcate leadership qualities in youth, It is to educate them about ethics, peace and friendship something for which Rotary stands, these qualities help make better citizens world over. This year the theme for RYLA was “be a Tycoon not a spoon “ which focused in helping the young generation to develop leadership confidence in various life situations. A two day programme was conducted on 16th and 17th January 2016. A record breaking 86 Rotaractors from 10 colleges participated in RYLA, the programme was inaugurated by Dist Governor. Dr. Nikhil Kibe along with first lady Aarti Kibe,Dist Sect. Vijay Naidu, President Khushnoor Chugh and Hon. secretary Parag Paranjpe.

The ball was set rolling by PDG Prakash Sesh who gave the children an excellent insight on how to inculcate the curiosity in ourselves, the humour quotient was high and it kept the students completely engrossed , the reins of the programme were then handed over to our Club Rtn Mahendra Kamath and Rtn Rajendra Jaiswal who had pre-designed a programme especially to bring out the leadership quality of the youth.

The programme consisted of several sessions such as 'creating your future', 'thinking out of the box', 'leadership in action' 'self analysis' and' team building' which help in transforming average and shy teenagers into budding leaders. In the evening, a cultural show was put up by

16th Jan. - RYLA youngste rs where t h e y performe d spoofs o n various popular films to showcase t h e i r acting ability which w a s followed by dinner and DJ, this lasted till early morning. The next morning started with a healthy workout of zumba and the first session after breakfast was conducted by Mukesh Asher, a popular trainer who guided the children on ways to lead and build our confidence, students were seen shedding their shyness and interacting actively with the trainer.

Rtn Mahendra Kamath and Rtn Rajendra Jaiswal then proceeded to conduct their workshops which saw students hosting fun activities, one of such activities were elections. Proper elections were conducted to choose the leader of leader of the entire summit which saw rotaractors canvassing for their group leaders followed by close ballot voting. The tycoon for 2016 was won

by Rotaractor Sachet Bhanudas. It was a funfilled education a l experienc e for the rotaractor s. The emotiona l quotient was also kept high with the Rotaracto rs being made to write a letter to

their parents appreciating and thanking them for all their hardwork . The venue of Bhonsla Farms, amist beautiful garden landscapes and a lake was also a feather in the cap by the organizing committee and was most appreciated by one and all. We would like to say Thank You to our main sponsors NIIT, Rina Sinha and Cafe Zenia, Sarang Kale who supported us for this project. Rtn. Rina Sinha, Rtn Sarang Kale, Rtn. Alok Goenka, Rtn. Nilufer Rana, Rtn. Sonia Khurana, Rtn, Jatin Sampat, Rtn Ashish Mehadia, Rtn. Fatima Shakir, Rt.Ann Varsha Paranjpe, Rt.Ann. Swati Agrawal, Rtn. Rahul Chaudhry, Rtn. Litesh Thakkar also Attended the Project RyLa. Sohrab Kanga the man behind the screen who has given all his efforts for designing the banners and Certificates. Needless to say the program was a resounding success all because of the exceptional hard work and able leadership of the Director Raj Shah along with Rtn Mahendra kamath and Rtn Rajendra Jaiswal, Rotaract chairpersons Manish Agrawal , Zaheer Akolawala, Shweta Singh, RYLA chairpersons Rtn Madhavi Naidu and Rtn Mayank Jain who ensured that every little details were in place and taken care of so that the programme ran smoothly.

-Mayank Jain

Meeting

14th Jan.

The business meeting of January was held on 14th Jan as the first Thursday we had Hemalkasa Surgical Camp. After the customary birthday & greeting anniversary and project announcement, President called upon PDG Dr Sule to talk about prestigious Rotary Foundation award. He briefed members on the significance of award and the remarkable work done by PP Shabbir Shakir to deserve this award. PDG Sule & PDG Vishwas handed over the award to PP Shabbir who could not make it to Mumbai during district conference to receive award. President also appraised members about the Edul C Eduljee Award given to PP Vijay Naidu. President congratulated winners of Inter Club Badminton Tournament. The winners were Navneet Jain, Sameer Agrawal, Jatin Sampat and Manish Bhati. RI Recognition for member proposals was conferred to existing members.

17th Jan. 17th Jan was NID Polio Plus day. We all gathered at NMC Zonal office Shatranjipura at 7.15 AM. The Polio Vaccine distribution for 94 booths started immediately and before 8 AM all booths were open. The distribution was done in the presence of CDG Vishwas, President Khushnoor, Secretary Parag along with PPs Prashant Kale, Rajan Bhatia, Gulab Mahant, Tauby Bhagwagar, Shabbir Shakir and Rtns Nimish Sutaria, Sunil Thapar, Pratap Chandrana, Cyrus Watchmaker, Dinesh Naidu, Jehangir Doongaji. After a lovely breakfast arranged by our dear Yatinbhai Malji comprising of khaman dhokla, hot samosas and jalebis, we left by 8.30. Special thanks to PP Akhtar Parvez and Rtn Kevinder Talwar for also arranging vehicles for transportation.

-Jehangir Doongaji

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Pulse polio

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Scholarship Committee

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-Project Smiling Faces

16th Jan.

Four sessions were organised by the Scholarships Committee under its PROJECT SMILING FACES for interaction of the donors with the beneficiary students. The idea behind the sessions was to meet the underprivileged students, discuss their problems and motivate them to perform well in their forthcoming final exams.

St. Ursula Girls' High School A grand welcome awaited the Rotarians th and Anns by the students on 16 January'16 in the flawless manner for which students & staff of St. Ursula are well known. A very active interactive session brought forth the problems, solutions, advice and motivation with an assurance that each deserving student will be supported financially by Rotary Club of Nagpur for their studies after High School as well. Of course, this will be subject to the student excelling in academics. Present with their inspirational spirit and pep were President Khushnoor, PDG Vishwas, PP Gulab, PP Rajan, PP Shabbir, PP Tauby, PP Bharat, Ann. Jyoti, Director Sandip, Rtn. Vikram, Chairpersons Sapna and Rajiv.

Sunshine Foundation Nine members of Rotary Friendship Exchange (RFE) from USA joined us at

Sunshine Foundation on 17th January'16.

Founder-Director, Ms.Deepti Karat enumerated the activities of the Foundation and highlighted that they have now 4 branches spread over Nagpur imparting not only additional education in computers, but also cover the school syllabus, personality development, sports etc. for about 300 students from the nearby slums, children of commercial sex workers and HIV affected children. In addition to the registers handed over by the Scholarships Committee, our Community Welfare Committee handed over sports equipment including cricket gear, badminton racquets & shuttles, footballs, carrom board, chess board etc.

RFE members were very generous to donate $ 1,080 (Rs 73,094/-) for PROJECT SMILING FACES. The emotionally charged environment brought tears to the eyes of one of the RFE members when he announced a donation on behalf of his grandchildren in USA. Those who joined us in this very touching session included President Khushnoor, Vice President Manju, Secretary Parag, Treasurer Rina, PP Chandru, PP Shabbir, Director Namita, Director Sandip, Rtn. Prem Gupta, Rtn. Nimish, Chairpersons Sapna and Rajiv.

ShriGuru GobindsinghHigh School On 18th January'16, we assembled at Shri Guru Gobindsingh High School where PP Gulab, Director Sandip and Chairperson Rajiv addressed the beneficiary students with motivating talks. The interactive session threw up various social & health problems of the children in addition to the financial ones where again our Club chipped in and assured them all possible help even in their higher studies. A student victim of polio and another one affected by juvenile diabetes (who is also an orphan) have been assured immediate help in treatment and support by us St. Michael's High School The interactive session at St. Michael's High School was similar to the ones at the other institutions.

Groups of students were formed and addressed/motivated by PP Gulab, PP Rajan, Director Sandip, Chairpersons Sapna and Rajiv. On the strength of your continuous support, we again assured help from our club to the deserving students in their current & higher academic pursuits.

An appeal to all - come and see for yourself how your presence adds yet more smiles to the SMILING FACES. I often wonder, if what we feel when interacting with these kids is not eternal joy, then what is?

-Rajiv Behal

President Khushnoor at Sunshine Foundation

More SMILING FACES at St. Ursula Girls' High School

Rajiv Behal at St. Michael's High School

Rotary brings people and cultures together!

When Sanaya Bapuna, daughter of Abad and Viloo, went to Minnesota USA as an IYE student, little did she know that her visit would lead to a sister club partnership between that club and ours.

Regular correspondence with her host parents brought about a visit of a team of 9 Americans visiting Nagpur on the 16th and 17th of january Their interest in India, converted into a family exchange program. 5 hosts from our club and 1 each from Ishanya and Mihaan town welcomed the Americans in our usual Indian, hospitable way.

Amidst other things a Take Rotary Home was arranged at President Khushnoor and Sanjiv's house. Rtn Vilas Kale, Dist chair for family exchange had made a beautiful power point on India. We also showcased our Hemalkasa and Smiling faces projects. Over a pot luck dinner, the guests as well as Rotarians from other clubs enjoyed the get together.

But this TRH continued to a traditional lunch, hosted by Rtn Vilas and Neeta the next afternoon at their 300 yr old ancestral vada. The Americans were simply awestruck and said they had never seen anything so beautiful. A city tour, visit to the Orange City Mela and that to

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Forms factory was much appreciated by the foreign guests. The guests toured the district for some 10 days or so and left for Delhi to fly back home. So we could now claim that we took Rotary across the seven seas!

-Manju Shahani

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Visit by Americans

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Meeting President Khushnoor called meeting to order. There were three major parts to the meeting. First, induction of new members. Second, vocational excellence and social service awards. Third, a talk on “Balancing health and wealth”.

President elect Alok Goenka introduced the members to be inducted, namely Neeru Bhatia, Sadashiv Bhole, Bhavika Mirpuri, Nitin Thutheja and Nishant Pethe.

Rtn Md Master introduced the vocational excellence awardee, Mrs Durga Amit Chede. This lady has dedicated her life to deaf and dumb students in our society and has been instrumental in interpreting language at India Deaf Club, Nagpur.

Next was social service awardee - Mr Jagdish Khare. Jagdish, the real hero of Nagpur who lives to serve and who has faced all odds in his life in the past 21 years. To do what he thinks is his commitment to the society – saving

Blood Donation

21st Jan. thousand lives from drowning and removing twenty five hundred dead bodies from Gandhi Sagar.

C.A. Rizwan Mirza, fellow member of ICAI, a national trainer of IT Department spoke on a topic far from his profession – “How to prevent diseases. He showed snaps of Amitabh and Shashi Kapoor together. A recent one, and the one thirty years ago. What a marked difference in the status of health of these two celebrities!

Further, he explained disease as d e f i n e d b y D r.

Raymond Fransis.

C e l l u l a r malfunctioning, nutritional deficiency and environmental

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A Blood Donation drive was undertaken by our club at SSCET Bhadravati on the initiative of Dr. Agrawal, Principal. A total of 108 units of blood was collected. We thank Jeevan Jyoti Blood Bank for their kind cooperation.

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toxins are primarily responsible for any ailment and if taken care of, 98% can be avoided. An apple and a burger are buried in ground for a week. Apple is eaten away by ants and they don't even touch burger In the end, he suggested that for sound health ensure that you inhale clean air, drink clean water, and consume healthy food.

- Sharad Bhave

Medical Camp

24th Jan.

Sunday morning 24th Jan. we left Nagpur for Darekasa a small remote village in Gondia district known for the famous Hazra fall.

We were at Disha - a rural health care setup where an exclusive camp of skin diseases was held .We examined about 150 patients from remote surrounding areas. About 120 girls were given rubella vaccines and 8 woman were screened for cervical cancer by doing pap-smears. Director medical Dr Rizwan Haq, Rtn Dr Iqbal Khan, Rt. Anns Dr Lubna Haq and Mrs Anjum Khan rendered their services. We are thankful to Dr Debashish Chatterjee physician from Gondia who runs this center and his entire team.

-Rizwan Haq

Paoedopathshala

28th Jan. The oral hygiene workshop was taken at jingle bells (modern school). About 150 children benefited through the lecture. The lecture included oral hygiene awareness, brushing technique and a small video clip on the same topic.

Dentist, Dr Pooja Poddar conducted this workshop.

Meeting questions about VCA Jamtha pitch and successfully played googly of PDG Vishwas on DRA system by explaining technicalities about camera distance, ball speed, unexpected bounce ,etc.

Slog overs were bold by experienced bowlers like Shabbir Shakir,Dr.Sanjiv Chugh,Kumar kale,Amitabh Sinha,Alok Goenka,Vishvas Sahasrabhojanee,Akash Agrawal. He coolly defended their bouncers and gave clear picture about BCCI & ICC working and how he is trying making these bodies more professional by recruiting various experts.

In reply to queries about Pakistani players in IPL and matches between two countries, he explained that such decisions are taken by Union Government and BCCI is bound by it.

Alok Goenka then pitched superb delivery by asking about Lalit Modi, Shrinivasan and other controversies.

Shashank defended it with straight Bat.

Ladies Committee -Day Out to Empyrean Township One guess.

What do you think happens, when 59 ladies, 2 kids & a dog get together?

Noise. More noise. Still more noise!

Yes friends, this was the scene at the Empyrean Township this morning where

He also explained about system of telecasting rites, role of major players like ESPN, STAR SPORTS, SONY, etc.

He also talked about various cricket academies mushrooming in the country, need of fitness, dedication & hard work required for budding cricketers.

Vikram Naidu conducted presentation ceremony and house gave standing ovation to Man of the match Adv.Shashank Manohar.

President handed him a trophy as token of love & affection.

-Parag Date

29th Jan. the Ladies of our club got together for a fun day out.

Some young. Some old.

Some old & Some new.

The din was constant!

A gaddha housie was all we could play as the girls preferred to check out the

beautiful & picturesque property. Others were enjoying lazing & chit chatting. Yet others were sampling some of the mouth watering food. Paani Poori, hot Mungodis, hot hot Rasam, Channa Bhatura, Pulao, Raita & Chocolate ice cream bars plus Wafers, Popcorn,

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Stadium was packed to its capacity to get glimpses of super star of Indian Cricket Adv.Shashank Manohar.

Match Referee President Khushnoor started the game with usual formalities and silent prayer.

Some domestic players and their spouses were honored by the President for achieving One more milestone in their life.

Local players played their innings by making announcements of their respected portfolios.

-President congratulated all Rotarians and their families for grand success of Hemalkasa Surgical camp.And honoured Rtn.Aspi Bapuna for generous donation of Rs.3.50 Lacs from Bapuna group.

Rtn..Shiraj Gimi requeted Adv.Shashank Manohar to come to crease by formally introducing him. Shashank took his guards and started playing confidently in his usual bindass style.

In initial overs he batted defensively on

28th Jan.

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Oranges, Bananas & Ber plucked on the spot.

Food was a plenty but what created a total commotion was the distribution of stoles to each & every lady. Beautiful stoles in every hue & color were changed & further exchanged by each one. An absolutely fun

day, which started in a bus provided by the Empyreans. Quiz. Chocolates. Lollipops.

The ladies all preferred to travel by bus but we did have to take about 7 cars as some ladies came later or left earlier.

Rtn. Namita Sharma's birthday was celebrated in a special way which really

Career Guidance

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When experience meets enthusiasm the result is incredible. The smiling and satisfied faces of more than 400 students was the reward of the hard work of the career guidance committee.

Eleven Off beat Careers and how to pursue them was the sole agenda of the entire program.

Successful people from all walks of life which included Air Commodore, Sanjiv Gosewade, Fashion Desin – Rtn. Harsha Jharia, Logistics – Rtn. Sandeep Pathak, Banking , Insurance – Rtn.Bharat Parekh, Agriculture – Rtn. Sandeep Upganlawar, Journalism – Rtn. Barkha Mathur, Social Media & App – Rtn. Amit Jhanvar, Hotel & Hospitality – Ms. Charuta Gajbhiye, Event Management – Shweta Singh and the most applauded Radio Jockey – Milind guided the young minds. A brief introduction by all the speakers was followed by interactive session in small groups with the faculties.

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touched her.

All this was possible only because of Rt Ann. Archana Saraf who organized the event at the Empyrean Township.

- Manju Shahani

30th Jan. The staff of various schools thanked the club for their effort.

PP Vijay Naidu, Aarti Kibe, Durriya Akolawala, Sonal Singhvi, Sameer Agrawal, Achal Gandhi, Litesh Thakkar, Vikram Naidu, Shivani Bidaye Deserve special mention for beung present at t h e occasion a n d lending a helping hand

Walkathon The Nagpur Walkathon and Dream Run on Sunday, 31st Jan, organized by the Rotary Club of Nagpur and Arneja Heart and Multi-Speciality Hospital has already created a buzz not only amongst Nagpurians but also amongst outsiders.

The Dream Run which is a new addition to the Club's annual event this year has raised the bar of The Nagpur Walkathon by many notches.

The 9 Km walk started first at 6.55 AM sharp and Commissioner of Police, Shri SP Yadav kindly consented to flag off this walk and put this mammoth event into motion.

The 6 Kms walk was flagged off by Mr Suresh Batini, Commissioner Income Tax and Mr Anil Kumar Arora, executive VP and Regional Branch Banking head , Axis Bank, Western region.

The 10.5 Kms dream run was flagged off by Shri GP Kundargi, CMD of MOIL. Accompanying him was Mr Kiran Bhingrade from Godrej Properties.

Mr Ashutosh Tripathi, Plant Head, Mahindra & Mahindra, Nagpur along with Ms Neeta Buche, Senior VP and circle head, Axis Bank, Nagpur flagged off the hugely popular 3 Km walk.

The Nagpur Walkathon seems to have gone international this year with three Kenyans registering online for the Dream Run!! Registrations came in from other parts of India as far away as Delhi, Agra, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Allahabad and Pune apart from other smaller towns in

31st Jan. Vidarbha!! In all we had about 65 participants registered from outside Nagpur for the dream run!!

Organised annually since 2005 to promote good health and well-being, this event is eagerly looked forward to by Nagpurians. The theme “Walk for Life� is self-explanatory. Walking is the simplest, cheapest, and most effective way of keeping good health and delaying ageing and age related diseases. The Arneja Heart and multi-speciality hospital is the chief sponsor and co-promotes the event in the interest of Public Health and awareness.

The Walkathon was in 3 categories: 9 km, 6 km and 3 km.

The 3 km walk started from C.P.Club Jogger's Park to Ladies Club to GPO to High Court and back past the Japanese Garden. Each circuit is 3 Kms, so the 6 and 9 Km walkers did 2 and 3 laps respectively. Each Walk was flagged off at intervals of about 15- 20 minutes. The 9 km Walk commenced at 6.55am, followed by 6 km and 3 km.

The Mini Marathon was flagged off at 7.20 am but took a different route.

This year there is a technological leap in the timing and judging!! Each participant was tagged with a micro-chip to facilitate tracking. These RFID tags were fitted on every bib with a unique identification number for each participant. These were electronically read by readers set up at various points on the route. As soon as a walker/runner finished, he/she got an sms informing the participant of the time

taken to finish the walk/run. This time technology helped decide the winner!!

Three attractive prizes in each Category of Men, Women, Children and Veterans in each Walk, awaited the winners of the Walkathon.

In addition to fantastic cash prizes, winners in all categories will get a free health check-up at Arneja MultiSpeciality Hospital valid for one year from the date of the event. Also each participant will get a 50 percent discount which will also be applicable for three members of the family above 40 years for one year from the date of the event. This facility will be made available on producing a Certificate of participation which will be e-mailed to each runner.

Over a hundred Marshals on cycles and motor-bikes patrolled the track to ensure safety, discipline and stop traffic at crossings. Water bottles were provided at intervals along the way. Three ambulances wiere moving to attend to any emergency that may arise.

This mega event was powered by Ambrosia Farm Villas and co-sponsored

by Axis Bank, Godrej Properties and Cocoa Cola. Hospitality Partners were Magnum Insurance and Broking Pvt. Ltd. The event was supported by Dinshaw's, Orange City Runners, Pro-HEALTH Foundation, Mayur Marbles, Devaki I n v e s t m e n t s , C . P. C l u b , H o n d a Motorcycles and Scooters and LIC. There were over 6000 participants this year

Dream Run (10.5km) Age 18 - 35 - 1st Naraj / Jyoti Chouhan, 2nd Sandeep Tayade / Rajshri Age 35-45 - 1st Bhaskar Kamble / Shobha Desai, 2nd Gyan Singh Patel / Kulwant Age 45-55 - 1st Nagorao Bhoyar / Sharda Bhoyar, 2nd Gyan Yadav / Neena Sahu Age 55 & above - 1st Ashok Amane / Sudha Gandhi, 2nd Suman Rao 9 Km Walk Age less than 14 - 1st Manav Agrawal / Vaishnavi Kodve, 2nd Dhruv Agrawal / Reshal Bhati Age 14-50 - 1st Taufees Rehman / Ketki Ashtikar, 2nd Ravi Mute / Dr Vaishali Soni Age 50 & above - 1st Pramod Nichakate / Pramila Mehta, 2nd

Raju Sahasrabuddhe / Pratibha Baheti 6 Km Walk Age less than - 14 1st Riyank Khot / Vidhi Bhabra, 2nd T ejas Tatiwar / Vedika Raina Age 14-50 - 1st Nilesh Kawre / Vaishali Dehankar, 2nd Shallaluddin Ahmed / Anuradha Singh Age 50 & above - 1st Avinash Sangole / Vijaya Dhande, 2nd Arun Kumar Dulat / Alka Pohankar 3 Km Walk Age less than 14 - 1st Sangarsha khitare / Trupti Wadkar, 2nd Ayush Lanjewar / Avanti Yavalkar Age 14-50 - 1st Anil Bhure / Kasturi Vaidya, 2nd Yogesh Siriya / Sonali Thakre Age 50 & above - 1st Vasudeo Chawde / Chanda Ruhkar, 2nd Sajjad Hussain / Pushpa Bhave

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Rotaract Activities enjoyed every minute spent with the children of the ashram.

The teacher incharge Dr. Shakti Sharma, Board Members of Rotaract Club of SRWC along with other Rotaractars as well as members of NSS worked hard to make the program a grand success.

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Priyadarshini Institute of Engineering and Technology Rotaract Club of PIET attempted to improve education awareness by organising “ Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan� for slums near Lata Mangeshkar Hospital, Issasini Village, Nagpur, on 18th January 2016. Rotaractors emphasised on the importance of education among the slum children and distributed study materials such as: Notebooks, Pen, Pencils, and Erasers. After the programme children were given chocolates.

Tuli College of management "Cleanliness is next to godliness". Keeping this in mind the Tuli College Rotaractors ,taught the Children of ZP School the importance of cleanliness and hygiene. And also told them how they can keep themselves clean. They distributed hand wash to them. And they also showed them how to wash their hands properly. The Children thanked them for they admitted that they were not aware of this knowledge that was imparted.

Sadabai Raisoni Womens College The members of NSS & Rotaract Club of Sadabai Raisoni Women's College, organized a picnic for the children of Antar Bharti Ashram at Maharaj Bagh. Around 35 children in the age group 3-5yrs enjoyed seeing the animals at the zoo. Games were organized for the kids. The picnic concluded with lunch.

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Each of us has the right to voice our opinions… and when the youngsters, our future… do it….it's all the more better.

From strong to subtle this month is a mix of emotions. Happy Reading!!

Keep mailing your kids experiences and talents to sonalsinghvi3@gmail.com Was 2015 the Feminists' year?

Feminism! One word, several false interpretations. From man-haters to women supporters to a biased ideology, the term has been and I quote an extremely famous celebrity “Bastardised to the point that the average girl does not want to be associated with it”. In a place where people are unclear about the term and its meaning, this statement stands out and how!

Even with the kind of bad-mouthing the term witnessed, articles and videos in recent times have highlighted that the country may just be moving towards accepting the formula of feminism in a positive light. From Vogue's “My Choice” video that was released in 2015 to Kalki Koechlin's recent poetic satire, advertisements and women centric campaigns, media seems to be going through a phase of focusing on the strong character of women. Bollywood is not far behind either. Movies like Mary Kom, NH10, Piku, Queen, Revolver Rani and Bajirao Mastaani don't limit the female actor's character to a housewife or another mainstream “woman profession”.

While some may argue with contradictory figures on girl child murders, recent rapes or dowry mishaps, the ideology of a woman is gradually changing from just a

cooking, cleaning 'home maker' to a strong working professional…..and seems like the media is finally heading in the right direction with the ideology as well.

-Ruxshin Watchmaker He loves my kisses He loves my kisses. Especially the ones I give him early morning, despite my morning breath, he'll wake up and laugh. I hate it when he brushes, like why brush?

Yet again he's given me warm milk, despite me making it very obvious that I don't like warm milk. I decide to throw a tantrum later today about how little he cares about the temperature of my milk. I love throwing tantrums because they always end in hugs and kisses and a greater love than before.

You know what I hate about the start of the day? That he leaves. He disappears after breakfast and I don't see him again till he comes back when it's dark. I've started to suspect that there are others like me out there, and he's with them during the day. But I push that thought away, trust is the base of every relationship. And our relationship is everything to me. Is it a weird obsession? Maybe. I can't imagine a day without him. He's the centre of my life, wait, he is my life. When he not around, I'm thinking of him. Where he is, what he's doing, who he's with, has he eaten or not.

Can you blame me? I sit around at home all day, he always cooks for me, takes care of me, takes me to the doctor, we even shower together sometimes ;). You care this way only for the ones you love right?

Call me crazy but I think he loves me the most in this whole wide world.

Yes, there are days he'll come back and ignore me. I try and smell him for clues of other bitches, Search his clothes for hair I can use against him. When I try and seek his attention, “not now” he'll say with an annoyed face and push me away. I mean what the hell? I wait for him the entire day and get this? Oh the waiting is the worst part. I don't have much to do so I just sit and wait for his return. Waiting is the worst. Every car that passes the house could be him. Every noise might be of his arrival. I wait for him. His absence makes me so hollow, so alone.

I hear him talking to his friend on the

Sonal Singhvi phone, he's talking about his mean boss who called him lazy.

How can anyone find faults in this man? I mean, I know he's far from perfect but so am I. We all have faults and aren't faults meant to be overlooked? He's the best person that's ever walked on this earth and he must know it! I tell him this all the time in so many different ways – slurpy kisses, when I ask him to give me bites of his meal, when beg him not to leave in the morning and when I guard him with my life.

Some mornings, when he leaves I feel like he won't ever come back. I find myself staring out of the window like one of those sad women waiting for a mystical prince charming. Today is one of those days.

He isn't coming back. I have to face it.

He's gone for good. What will I do?

Who'll get me breakfast? Who will I cuddle when I'm sleeping? What will become of me without him? Oh my god I'm panicking now. He doesn't love me.

I'm sure of it, otherwise he'd be back by now, it's dark already. This is all my fault.

I hear his car roll into the driveway, he's back! I run out and jump at him for a hug, he laughs and holds me. His laugh is what really makes all of this worth it. He loves me after all.

He goes into the house and I follow, with my tail wagging behind me.

-Shyla Bhagwagar

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Fitness Failed

Sohrab Kanga

They say fit is the new beautiful. So, like thousands of other resolution-makers I too decided to join the gym and get onto the fitness bandwagon. Little knowing that a month later I would be back to Square One, and not because of lack of motivation or drive. Every morning, it became impossible to go to the overcrowded gym and face these situations....

THE JOHNNY BRAVO SYNDROME : The guy who pulls off his shirt and starts flexing in the mirror when he thinks you're not looking.

The guy who pulls off his shirt and starts flexing in the mirror when he knows you're looking. The guy next to you, who is of the same size and age as you, who uses three times more weight than you -WITHOUT cheating!

THE WISE KNOW ALL : The old guy who sees no wrong in setting the treadmill to the very lowest setting, and staying on it for an hour and a half while others are in line.

The guy who gives loud and very, very bad training advice to his admiring girlfriend.

GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS : The teenage girl who spends 30 minutes putting on her makeup, then does two sets of bicep-curls with 1-pound dumbbells, does 5 minutes on the Stairmaster, and then goes home.

Winner Rtn. Rajiv Behal BIKING UP THE WRONG TREE : The slick dude with extremely tight Lycra training shorts, who REALLY, REALLY wants there to be no confusion about his gender.

TOO COOL FOR SCHOOL : The guy who wants to show off his expertise by walking his friends around the gym loudly describing why the other people are morons for working out the way they do.

YUM ... I'LL HAVE THAT : The locker-neighbour who either stores a dead animal in his locker, or really should consider getting new shoes.

The dude with a cold, who sneezes loudly and wetly in his hand, and then grabs the barbell.

BAD FORM : The guy who uses terrible form, but gets personally insulted if the instructors try to correct him. The wannabe opera singer who screams A contest with a difference. Fill in the white blurb constantly as he trains legs - from the first rep to the last. with what you think the person is saying. Funnier THE VOYEUR : The dude who looks like a plucked pigeon inflating his the better. Best entry will receive a prize. Send in chest walking around looking at himself in mirrors while surreptitiously your replies by SMS/WhatsApp to 9823031232.

Winning entry will be published in next month’s glancing at the stretching girls and walking into a weight rack.

G.O. It does become cumbersome trying to attain a level of fitness while trying to and will get a tub of icecream from Dinshaws maintain a level of sanity. I think I'm going to let the gym dupe me out of my money. I am happy the way I am.

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Doctor Alert faces at this stage. To name a few- hot flushes, cold sweats, night sweats etc.

Hot flush is a subjective sensation that occurs as an abrupt onset of warmth that usually begins in upper chest and neck and spreads to the face associated with redness and sweating that lasts for a few seconds or minutes. It reaches its highest during the first and second year of menopause and then declines overtime.

Associated symptoms may be sweating, flushing, palpitation, anxiety, irritability and even panic. Some may feel formication or even faint and dizzy. The cause is not clear but it is likely due to the changes in the hormones and their effect on the body. (diagnosis is made with certain lab tests along with symptoms and signs). There are other somatic symptoms like backpain, severe tiredness, stiff or painful joints, body pain and worse general health.

Management- flushes following surgical

menopause that is surgical removal of the ovaries causes a sudden dramatic transition and have a higher incidence of hot flushes.

1) Non pharmacological options include a) regular physical exercise and b) relaxation methods like yoga comprising breathing techniques, postures and relaxation poses. Significant improvement is seen with these.

2) pharmacological options include a) hormonal therapy, anti depressants etc. b) complementary or alternative therapy like phytoestrogens and black cohosh, vitamins evening primrose oil, ginseng etc.

So with this little information ladies, I wish you all a happy transition phase in life.

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With a plethora of symptoms that irritate a perimenopausal woman, I am sure that the one i am going to discuss today takes the cake. There is no doubt that a perimenopausal woman is standing at a juncture where you see a transition in life with declining estrogen levels. So she moves from a reproductive phase to a non-reproductive phase - so to say- I would call it a more productive phase with all the experiences she has in store with her.

Opening the Pandora's box for her, starts the beginning phase of her life which deals with not just perimenopausal bleeding due to multiple reasons, to urogenital symptoms, to sexual problems, to non-communicative diseases like the cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, diabetes, dementia, sleep disorder etc.

But as i reiterate again, as she deals with all bigger problems, nothing beats the vasomotor somatic symptoms that a lady

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2015- The year that was THE GOOD The USA Supreme Court rules same-sex marriage legal and a right guaranteed under the Constitution.

The Paris Climate Accord where 195 countries agreed to cut down on emissions to save the global climate.

SpaceX lands a rocket vertically successfully to demonstrate feasibility of reuse of rockets in the future, reducing costs drastically, besides being a greener alternative.

Flowing liquid water was discovered on our friendly neighborhood planet- Mars, leading to possibilities of life surviving on Mars- in the past and in the future.

Saina Nehwal made India proud by becoming the first Indian woman badminton player ever to gain the Number 1 ranking in the world.

Sania Mirza became the first Indian woman to achieve the Number 1 ranking in doubles, with Martina Hingis by her side.

India (military forces) successfully managed to evacuate her citizens from Yemen amounting to around 5000, in one of the world's largest scale successful operation.

THE BAD Terrorist attack in the city of love and romance- Paris killed hundreds and injured many more.

The worst migration crisis since the 2nd World War caused (and continues to) lakhs of refugees, especially from Syria.

The French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo was the target for a terrorist attack for trying to

make light of religious symbols.

Former president Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam passed away while delivering a lecture.

Heavy rainfall and floods claimed atleast 400 lives and displaced and disrupted thousands more.

THE UGLY Andreas Lubitz- a pilot, committed suicide killing 150 people on board a GermanWings flight in the Alps Mountains.

Around 700 pilgrims lost their lives during the Hajj stampede in Mina near Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

INtelligent INvestment There is this game that cowboys play in the wild-wild west of the U S of A, its called the Rodeo.

It essentially means “Riding the Bull�.

In American tradition, the rider must stay atop the bucking bull for 8 full seconds to count as a qualified ride. The ride generally ends after the bull has thrown off the rider, or the rider has dismounted after completing his quota of 8 seconds Its not an easy sport, and considered pretty dangerous. The only support the rider has is a flat braided rope that controls the bull. He can hold this rope with one hand and must keep the other hand free, not touching anything.

Most of us aren't cowboys, and the Rodeo seems nice when watched from a safe distance. But a lot of us do try to tame the raging bull, that is our Sensex and score points in the form of higher returns on our

investments. There is a twist in the tale though, or should I say braid? The sensex has a split personality. It is a bull at times, and a bear at others. And the most difficult part is to figure out which part is it playing‌ I think the trick is to not try to figure out.

The best way to make good returns on your investments vis a vis the stock markets is to let the sensex tire itself out.

You just need to ensure that you have the stamina,(patience) to stay the course.

Sounds very easy, but when someone gets mauled by a bull in the arena, it puts the fear of God in everyone who is watching.

And a 10 % correction in as many days is definitely scary. Oil prices are falling like a rock, Steel has taken a beating and so have a lot of other metals.

So is it not good for someone out there that he is able to buy things much cheaper

than ever before?

Businesses are down because everyone is scared, scared to be brave and optimistic.

And then there are so many financial pundits across the world predicting doom.

Even the Davos 2016 summit only talked of grim challenges to the world economy.

I am sure they have their reasons, and very valid ones too.

When people stop thinking that things can get better, that is probably the turning point , the bottom, the end of pessimism and gloom, because we as humans are programmed to continuously strive to make things better.

The squirrel always has a smile on its face, in fact you can even see its teeth, because it truly believes that things always get better over time.

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Ashok Mrig is a busy man, and, for all the right reasons. He was exceedingly occupied in the Rotary Project Walkathon when I contacted him for this interview and he was kind enough to spare me some time. Everyone gets 24 hours in a day but what one does in those 24 hours, makes him or her. Ashok utilizes all these hours very productively and the result is before our eyes – can be summoned up in one word – SUCCESS. He is an IITian, and his superlative intellect is one of his most striking personality characteristics. He is also a very humble but frank person. Very hardworking and methodical is how one can judge him almost immediately.

His father was a Government Officer with a transferable job and hence Ashok has travelled all over India in his childhood. He came to Nagpur in 1994 after his marriage to Madhu. He started his companies the same year and today is a very successful business man. Ashok loves to travel, reading is his hobby and he is also a foodie. Ashok describes himself as a quiet, bit of an introvert person. He told that he was too much of an introvert

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before marriage but Madhu has brought about some positive changes in him. He says, she is their family anchor. She is the one who holds all of them together and is also his link to the extended family. They are blessed with two daughters, Shreya and Vernikaa. Shreya is studying Chemistry with management at University College, London and Vernikaa is in Class 8.

Vernikaa is an excellent student and also has a keen interest in art, painting etc.

Ashok was inducted in Rotary in 2005. What drew him to Rotary were the various services Rotary undertakes for the Society. He found this the right platform to make his contribution towards our society. He strongly believes in Rotary Motto, 'SERVICE BEFORE SELF'. He is Director –Finance this year and is leaving no stone unturned in shaping his projects in the desired way. All the best, Ashok Mrig, for all your future endeavors.

New Members Manju Shahani Childhood friendship, brought her into Rotary. From Kindergarten through college, they were in the same class. Destiny found their hubbies ( also childhood friends) in Nagpur. They have been neighbors since. So when Gaurav and Neha Khemuka joined Rotary, they wanted Manoj and Bhavika to join to. But business commitments did not permit Manoj, hence Bhavika decided to join. She very passionately feels for the plight of needy children and expects Rotary to give her a chance to serve the society.

Fond of gift wrapping, she has made a career out of her hobby and professionally does trousseau packing. She can convert a plain paper into a pretty wrapper in no time. The creativity in her also guides her, when she shops for accessories for their 2 stores Bombaywala Departmental Store and W& G, which the couple together runs along with Manoj's brother and dad.

Manoj supports all her artistic whims but his own de stressing comes by flying kites! Their 9 yr old son Nikhil is now old enough for Bhavika to indulge herself. Her ideal holiday is when she can just relax with a romantic paperback.

Welcome Bhavika and Manoj!

Bhavika and Manoj Mirpuri

The common perception of the physically disabled throughout Mexico was that they are incapable of being productive members of society. Unable to work or provide for their families, they face discrimination, must be taken care of, and are kept at home.

But an organization called Autonomy, Liberation Through Movement (ALEM) is working to change all that. Founded in 2007, ALEM provides vocational training, encouraging and empowering people with motor disabilities to find meaningful employment. In addition, the group is providing a service that was sorely needed throughout central Mexico: wheelchair

repair.

With the help of the Rotary Club of Cuernavaca-Juárez and the Rotary Club of Paoli-Malvern-Berwyn, Pennsylvania, USA, ALEM has been able to provide low-cost repairs for wheelchair users in their community. A Rotary Foundation grant is funding a mobile repair clinic that travels to neighboring central Mexican cities including Puebla and Veracruz. Local Rotary clubs arrange accommodations, meals, publicity, and a central location where the ALEM team can set up its mobile repair shop.

ALEM has 10 people working out of its Cuernavaca-based workshop, all with physical disabilities and most of them wheelchair users. All workers are trained in various specialties, including painting, welding, and upholstery work.

Providing low-cost wheelchair repairs is another important element of ALEM's mission. Although replacement parts are relatively inexpensive, they still aren't affordable for most wheelchair users in the community. With Rotary's help, ALEM now charges only for labor, anywhere from about $3 to $18.

With the ability now to bring the repair clinic to other communities, ALEM's impact is that much wider.

“We [and the Rotary clubs] joined our efforts and started working together, but it goes much further than that,” Myra Solano, Director of AELM says. “It goes in the feeling and the spirit of Rotary, which is about working with the community, for the community. It's the partnership that makes change possible.”

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Girish & Gayatri Deodhar 01 Prem & Sangeeta Grover 02 Brijesh & Priya Sahu 03 Kapil & Anita Sutariya 03 Dr. Rajesh & Neeta Singhaniya 05 Atul & Minal Doshi 05 Dr Neeta & Dilip Rathi 05 Sandeep & Sarita Pathak 06 Rohit & Pooja Agrawal 06 Dr. Pooja & Vinit Poddar 06 Vilas & Neeta kale 07 Anuj & Preeti Badjate 08 Prashant & Vaishali Rajurkar 09 Ashish & Sujata Kaswa 09 Navnit & Archana Jain 09 Rajeev & Vanita Shukul 09 Shabbir & Jumana Shakir 10 Vipul & Shalini Gupta 10 Abhijit & Pradnya Hazra 10 Hemant & Prabha Lodha 11 Vijay & Madhavi Naidu 11 Shree Krishna & Devyani Buty 11 Rahul & Ruchi Chaudhary 12 Arch. Parag & Kalpana Date 12 Ajay Prakash & Alka kanoria 12 Shreeram & Mrinalini Marawar 12 Rohit & Minakshi Sial 12 Sunil & Asha Kakar 12 Ashok & Premlata malani 14 Kishor & Smita Sheth 14 Rashmi & Bhavesh Shahu 14

Shridhar & Vinita Pasari Giriraj & Jayshree singhee Pranav & Chetna Singhal Shilpi & Ajay Bagdi Deepak & Neena Chowdhary Ajay & Savita Sancheti Sandeep & Preeti Vaid Meeta & Vishal Gulati Rakhi & Vishal Bhatiya Sanjay & Vaishali Jaiswal Jatin & Hetal Sampat Naresh & Seema Jaisinghanee Atul & Neeta Gupta

14 14 14 14 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 17 17 Omprakash & Samiksha Bagadia 18 Sarang & Anushka Kale 18 Vaibhav & Varsha Jaiswal 20 Nimish & Sharmila Sutaria 20 Timmy & Charanjeet Bawa 21 Mamta & Manish Jaiswal 21 Dr Manu & Esha Goel 24 Manish & Rinku Gupta 24 Neeru & Kamal Kapai 24 Kusum & Shashank Pandey 25 Hasmukh & Archana Panchmatia 26 Rajeev & Sangeeta Chhabra 26 Rajan & Jaya Mulani 27 Dr. Rajesh & Ritika Singhvi 27 Tushar & Sonal Singhvi 27 Akansha & Anuj Singhaniya 28 Dr Satish & Deepali Kadam 28

Fatema Shakir Ritika Singhvi 1. PP Vijay N Madhvi Naidu received prestigious Edul C Eduljee award for excellence in 2015-16 at our Rotary District conference Anubhuti in Mumbai . Congratulations to the couple !!!

2. Rtn Rajiv n Archana Javeri's younger son Yatharth, a fast bowler took 11 wickets and his Ruby club team came in the position of runners up in SBCA cricket tournament under 14 category. ' way to go Yatharth !!

3. Rtn lord Sachin Vastani husband of Rtn Sapna Vastani n owner of 'Dass Jwellers' got Best jewellery show room' award. And this has been for the last three consecutive years .

Keep it up Sachin !!!

RECOGNITION OF CHAIRPERSON FOR THE ROTARY YEAR 2015-16 1. Shailaja Pingle 2. Sharad Paliwal 3. Mamta Kahai 4. Anagha Jaiswal 5. Shamsha Raiyani 6. Sushma Hedaoo 7. Vrinda Rathi 8. Ritika Singhvi 9. Anita Jain 10.Neerja Shukul 11. Ragini Sahu 12.Kusum Pande 13.Anjuli Minocha 14.Shahrukh Cassad 15.Hemant Jaitha 16.Vandana Agrawal 17.Manisha Agrawal 18.Rakhi Bhatia 19.Ruchi Uppal 20.Neelu Garg 21.Urwi Suri 22.Shefali Shah 23.Manish Agrawal 24.Shweta Singh 25.Zaheer Akolawala 26.Fatima Shakir

27.Fatima Akolawala 28.Rajiv Behal 29.Pritesh Tank 30.Sapna Vastani 31.Tauby Bhagwagar 32.Vindhya Sanjana 33.Mohd Master 34.Nivedita Pendharkar 35.Vinita Bahri 36.Shabbir Shakir 37.Mamta Kanga 38.Nita Singh 39.Mahendra Kamath 40.Rajiv Javery 41.Reema Sial 42.Mrunalini Dasture 43.Sunil Bhatia 44.Anushka Kale 45.Jatin Sampat 46.Gogi Bhasin 47.Rajendra Jaiswal 48.Sohrab Kanga 49.Meeka Kale 50.Smita Bhargava 51.Akash Agrawal 52.Anita Chitley

Organ Donation & Transplantation life) and accepted condition all over the world. Many people may confuse it with 'Coma', a condition with partial loss of brain function.

Significantly Brain death can only be diagnosed in Hospitals, where the patient is admitted in Intensive Critical Care Unit (ICCU).

Obviously the patient was admitted when he/she was showing signs of living. The most common cause of Brain death in our country is head injury due to road accidents, bleeding in the skull, space occupying growths, etc. All such conditions lead to increase in intra-cranial pressure, which hampers the blood supply and through it oxygen to the most vital organ in our body the Brain. Such patients are put on life support system commonly called Ventilator, which functions to keep the organs (heart, kidneys, liver, etc) of the body functional. Simultaneously the doctors will attend to the damage of the brain. If the Brain and more specifically the lower part called 'brain stem' (which

controls the regulations of heart beats, breathing, etc) shows no signs of activity the person will never be revived.

However, such patients appear to be alive because of the Ventilator support. Their organs would be healthy till the Ventilator switched off. It is this reason for the family to support and consent to donate the organs, to the needy.

-Sqn Ldr (Dr) Rtn. Ravi Wankhede Chairman Organ Donation Awareness Committee Rotary District 3030 & RC, Nagpur.

FEBRUARY 2016 GOLDEN ORANGE

Part II Hi! You must be reading in news papers spurt in organ donation across the country and transporting them through 'green corridors' by road and even by airplanes.

That's definitely good news. According to MOHAN Foundation we did 50% more donations than in 2014. Tamil Nadu continues to lead the country. Rajasthan ushered less than a year ago, has conducted significant numbers of organ donation. In Maharashtra, Mumbai and Pune the number of organ donation has doubled. The rest like our own Nagpur is sadly stagnant. There is no doubt that awareness has increased a lot, but donations are just eight (last was on 25th March 2015) in three years. This goes to prove, that the matter is not yet understood. And here I am talking about organ donation from 'brain dead'. That's the reason I will like to dwell upon 'Brain death'.

Brain death is a complete and irreversible loss of brain functions (including involuntary activity necessary to sustain

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