Jun 2013 - The Golden Orange

JUNE 2013

R. I. President : Rtn. Sakuji Tanaka

PHF DINNER

LADIES NITE

District Governor : Rtn. Sanjay Meshram

SENIOR CITIZENS

COMMUNITY WELFARE

Club President : Rtn. Atul Shah

BLOOD DIMAAG DONATION CAMPS KHARAAB

TEAM RCN

BOARD 2012-13

Sitting L to R – Mahendra Kamath, Bharat Goenka, Prashant Kale, Atul Shah, Shabbar Shakir, Tauby Bhagwagar and Alok Goenka Standing L to R – Parag Paranjpe, Sandeep Pathak, Shiv Kumar Rao, Nilufer Rana, Manjot Kahai, Dr Shaunak Mokadam and Manish Bhati

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Stop Prezz.....

Dear Rotary Families, Couple of months back I was thinking that from May onwards I will sit back and delve upon the months gone by… no such luck. This team does not allow time to look back, they say keep looking ahead!

“Looking Ahead” is how I would term our extremely fruitful 3rd Club Assembly involving the PP's and Board members. I had forgotten to mention the same in the previous issue. They are referred to as “Past” Presidents but their inputs and guidance were keeping in mind the “Present and the Future”. Their thoughts symbolized “Looking Ahead”. Above all their passion for Rotary and our Club in particular was absolute.

The 3 adjectives Calm, Innovative and Meticulous are extremely significant for men who are at the helm of affairs.

My dear friend and Treasurer Alok's meticulousness ensured that we as a team were never on an Arithmetical trip, everything on his fingertips!!

Joint Secretary Mahendra with his innovative and out of the box ideas ensured a great mix of programs and fellowships!

Hon.Secretary Shabbar Shakir – ever smiling, ever supportive, specially, with his calm demeanor and excellent command over service projects was an asset to this team….not to mention he was a master at handling my tantrums .

They were my “Chill Pills”. These 3 guys were fantastic, ensuring smooth functioning and never stepping over each others toes!

The member's contributions at Rotary Foundation dinner of our Club once again showed our commitment and resolve towards

supporting the cause of Rotary Foundation.

Finally a salute to our Ladies Night Fellowship team….it was entertainment, entertainment, entertainment…all the way…super show, thank you for being there!

Cheers!

Atul Shah

Hear Me Out....

Spot Fixers being felicitated!!!!

Indian polity has suddenly hit a purple patch. It's probably the best time that they have seen for a long time. The last couple of years have been a record of sorts. One scam after another!!! At times more than one scam in the news!!! One scam being brushed under the carpet, only thanks to a bigger scam surfacing!!!!

CWG, 2G, Coalgate, Railgate, Khurshidgate, MNERGA….. the list is endless. Our government suddenly got into corruption overdrive. Or is it that, it was always the same, maybe worse. Thanks only to the relentless media and RTI, corruption found itself out of the closet more often now than ever before.

The last two weeks have seen corruption and scams suddenly go out of fashion.

The governmental and political spokespersons are suddenly jobless. Our ministers are suddenly feeling left out because they have no scathing questions to answer. While the fire fighters in the government have gone on a well deserved vacation after what seems like a lifetime, the government baiters in the opposition are on the lookout for some fire that they can stoke.

A long awaited dream has been achieved!!!! The 'netas' are not in the news for any scam for an eternity now. The Indian stock has risen in the international fraternity on the integrity quotient. It now looks like our politicians and leaders have taken the “Four Way Test” on loan from Rotary.

To celebrate this unprecedented achievement, a “never before” in the history of independent India, the people responsible are being felicitated. All the political parties are coming together in complete agreement, probably for the first (and maybe last) time to recognize the contribution of all those who could make it possible.

Sreesanth, Ankit Chavan, Chandila, Vindoo Darasingh, Gurunath Maiyyappan and a few others are the proud recipients of this honour. They have managed to corner every minute of airtime on every channel leaving little time or inclination for others to grab any attention!!!!

Breaking News for the last 15 days – Our political leaders are heartbroken by this incident of Spot Fixing. They are appalled by how a whole nation of cricket lovers has been cheated. They are speechless, yet have a lot to say. The nation has been cheated and they will not let the perpetuators go unpunished. They shall bring in the strictest of laws and ordinances to ensure that any such incident of innocents being cheated never happens again!!!!

Mera Bharat Mahaan!!!!!

Shabbir Shakir shabbir.shakir66@yahoo.in

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COVER up....

The Spouses are above Board – Spouses of our Board Members President Atul blows the birthday bugle!!!

The Ladies Nite troupe

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GUEST EDITOR

We have all heard our seniors talk about PolioPlus without actually realising its impact on our way of life, on the way the world perceives Rotary and on the blessings it has showered on the untold millions who would otherwise have suffered all their lives.

PolioPlus, the most ambitious program in Rotary's history, is the volunteer arm of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. For more than 25 years, Rotary has led the private sector in the global effort to rid the world of this crippling disease. Today, PolioPlus and its role in the initiative is recognized worldwide as a model of public-private cooperation in pursuit of a humanitarian goal.

To date, Rotary has contributed more than US$1 billion.

Rotary’s leadership, beginning in 1985, inspired the World Health Assembly to pass a resolution to eradicate polio, which paved the way for the formation of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative in 1988. Thousands of Rotarians around the world have volunteered during National Immunization Days to immunize children. The PolioPlus program helps Rotary fund operational costs, such as transportation, vaccine delivery, social mobilization, and training of health workers, and support surveillance activities. Read more about what happens before, during, and after a National Immunization Day (NID). Rotarians work to encourage both donor and polio-affected governments to commit the political and financial resources needed to eradicate polio.

Sohrab Kanga 1580-1342 BC An Egyptian stele depicts a priest with a withered leg leaning on a staff, suggesting that polio has existed for thousands of years.

-------- 01 -------1931 Sir Macfarlane Burnet and Dame Jean MacNamara identify several types of poliovirus, known as types 1, 2, and 3.

-------- 04 -------1985 Rotary International launches PolioPlus, the first and largest internationally coordinated privatesector support of a public health initiative, with an initial pledge of US$120 million.

-------- 07 -------2009 Rotary’s overall contribution to the eradication effort totals nearly US$800 million. In January, Rotary and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledge a combined US$555 million -- which includes Rotary’s $200 Million Challenge -- all of it in support of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.

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1789 British physician Michael Underwood attempts the firstknown clinical description of polio, titled “Debility of the Lower Extremities.”

-------- 02 -------1954 Dr. Jonas Salk develops the first vaccine against polio, an injectable inactivated (killed) polio vaccine (IPV).

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1988.Rotarians raise US$247 million for PolioPlus, more than double the fundraising goal of $120 million. WHO passes a resolution to eradicate polio.

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1916 A polio epidemic in New York, USA, heightens concern and accelerates research into how the disease is spread.

-------- 03 -------1961 Dr. Albert Sabin develops a “live” oral vaccine against polio (OPV), which rapidly becomes the vaccine of choice for most national immunization programs in the world.

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1991 The last indigenous case of polio in the Americas occurs in September.

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ROTARY’S GREATEST TRIUMPH!

This timeline charts the discovery of the Polio virus and the efforts taken to destroy it. Truly one of the greatest triumphs of humanity and Rotary’s greatest achievement!

1994 The Western Hemisphere is declared polio-free.

1995 Rotary launches PolioPlus Partners program for Rotarians in polio-free countries to provide financial support to fellow Rotarians in polio-affected, priority countries.

1996 polio-free increase to 150. Nelson Mandela launches Kick Polio Out of Africa, where players participate in community awareness campaigns across the continent.

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1997 In India, 134 million children are immunized on a single day.

2000 Record 550 million children, one-tenth of the world’s population – receive the oral polio vaccine (OPV). The Western Pacific region, from Australia to China, is polio-free.

2003 The Rotary Foundation raises US$119 million from its membership.

Rotary’s total contribution to polio eradication exceeds $500 million. Only seven countries remain polio-endemic.

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2004 In Africa, synchronized National Immunization Days in 23 countries target 80 million children, the largest coordinated polio immunization effort.

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2005 The final amount raised for the Polio Eradication Fundraising Campaign launched in 200203 totals more than $135 million.

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2006 Number of polio-endemic countries drops to 4 (Afghanistan, India, Nigeria, Pakistan), the lowest in human history.

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LETTERATI

- Letters To The Editor Dear President Atul and Editor Shabbir, It is hard to believe that we have already reached the month of June. As the year draws to an end, I am pleased to share with you and all our members, some of my thoughts.

The month of June is a time to reflect on the year that has nearly passed and to look forward to the one that is soon to begin. I believe that we should look back only to leap forward. We may pause to review but never to rest on our laurels.

Our Club has grown aggressively over the years entering newer avenues of service successfully but let us hope that the Best is yet to come! A wise man has said “We judge of a man's wisdom by his hope”. Let us therefore be judged by the kind of hope we give.

Our Golden Orange has added many new milestones. The Editor has done a great job with all humility and smiles. He caresses the GO with such love that he has the energy to turn vision into reality.

This year, under the leadership of President Atul Shah, has been a time of significant progress. We have reached a membership of 350!

Now is the time to test the strengths and weaknesses of our Club.

Perhaps a strange idea to some Rotarians; but how else will we learn – how the activities and programs of our club match upto such large other clubs in our country and around the world.

Dear Rtn Shabbir, Thanks for your Bulletin The Golden Orange of April.

During my recent visit to Kathmandu I was very busy in reading G. O while travelling and one gentleman, a retired IAS officer was adjacent to my seat & was observing my interest in the magazine. After some time he asked whether I am Rotarian and with pride I said yes.

I think he knew Rotary but was enquiring from me various issues? How many clubs are there in the District? Who is governor of this year? What are the projects implemented in the District? How many times your governor visited your club? Whether It is possible for president or governor to implement all help to needy person through projects?

During one year as per directives given by your R I? What is the method to elect president or governor?

I tried my level best to reply to him & convince him. He was satisfied also with my reply but at the last moment he said gentleman can I express my views if you allow me.

1 period of governor is not sufficient to justify their work., 2. Most of the project does not reach the needy person., 3 full amounts cannot be used provided by R I. for projects., 4 lot of money you people dump in your conferences, it will be better if you use these money In the project for needy persons., 5 in some club, funds are also misused by club ,because no watch of distt on the project This has also happened in my tenure of service. I personally noticed Any way I thanked him and assured him that his views would be conveyed to the District Regards Yours in rotary Rtn Hanif Khan President-Rotary Club of Bhusawal Tapti Valley

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BEST LETTER Therefore I urge all fellow Rotarians in our club – not only the club officers, to become involved in evaluating our own club in the month of June. This exercise will provide an opportunity to correct any discovered deficiencies in our Club activities before we begin the next Rotary Year under President – Elect Rtn. Prashant Kale.

I am of the view that our club reviews our practices and procedures to see if they are truly the best practices or merely the good old traditional practices.

More Rotarians than usual need to be involved in this evaluation of our club. (Can we not call an exclusive weekly meeting for this purpose?)

Let us, with our active devotion to what Rotary Service means, exercise our membership to the fullest so that the community may rightly say – “We are honoring Rotary with Faith and Enthusiasm” How else will we know if our prestigious old club is really becoming Bigger, Better & Bolder.

Rtn Sati Khanna President 1990-91 Rotary Club of Nagpur Dear Rtn Atulbhai, Just received your club magazine “The Golden Orange” No.10 of April through courier with selection of my letter as the “Best Letter of the Month” for which I am indeed grateful to you.

Though I did not deserve the above selection as the letter was a part of my appreciation of your leadership of this year so far as exemplified through your most benefitting and colourful “Golden Orange” exceptionally being compiled and edited since last (10) months by your Editor Rtn.Shabbir Shakir for which my heartiest compliments and congratulations!

Congratulating you once again for the above excellent Bulletin and with best wishes for remaining year (12-13) and with warm personal regards to you and Ann: Shefaliben and Rotary Greetings to all your members from myself and Indumati, we remain, Your Friends, JAGMOHAN KATAKIA PDG D: 3040 (94-95) Cc: Editor Rtn. Shabbir Shakir - Congratulations for the above excellent Magazine!

There will be a best letter prize every month.

So keep writing.

Also mail your photograph along with your letter.

2ND MAY

Vilas Kale is all smiles The Business Meeting was held on 2nd May, 2013 at “Udyog Bhawan”. President Atul Shah called the meeting to order. He welcomed the members and requested for Half a minute silent prayer.

President announced the Birthday & Anniversary greetings to members and thanked members who sponsored the snacks for the meeting.

Aw a r d s w e r e a n n o u n c e d f o r b e s t chairpersons for International Family Exchange Committee to Vilas Kale; for Community Welfare Committee to Vanita Shukul; for Sports Committee to Pritesh Tank; for Fellowship During Meeting Committee to Asha Kakkar; For Youth Services Committee to Nimish Sutaria; for Public Relation Committee to Yatin Malji; for Website Committee to Sachin Palewar; for Vocational Training Committee to Sadhna Paliwal; for Oral Health Committee to Dr. Anil Choudhary; for Rural and Urban Health Committee to Dr. Jerestin Watchmaker and for Bikers & Adventure Committee to Rukshad

Bhagwagar, Shahrukh Cassad and Ashish Kalode.

Hon. Sec. Shabbar Shakir read the minutes of last Business Meeting held on 4th April. House confirmed the minutes. Treasurer's Announcements were made by Alok Goenka.

Director Shivkumar Rao informed the house about the upcoming TRF Dinner to be hosted

by Director Manjot Kahai and himself, on 13th May. He invited all the contributors to the Rotary Foundation for this dinner. PP Shabbir Shakir made the announcement for next week's program.

Sachin Palewar updated the members about the talent hunt program - Dancing Stars organized by our club for the children of NMC schools and from the slums. Rotary information was presented by Sharad Paliwal President Atul informed the house about addition of Rs.1 lac to the existing Medical Corpus of Rs.5 lacs in the name Phiroze Minoo Patel by Mr.Minoo Patel and handed over letter of thanks to Behram Patel.

President also informed the house about the approval of 2nd Matching Grant project of donating an Ambulance to Go Vigyan Sanstha, Deolapar.

President Atul read the letter received from District Election officer Anil Dani and informed the house that DG Sanjay Meshram has been selected unopposed for the RID Nominating Committee.

In important Board Decisions President Atul informed the house that the Board had decided – a) Service Tax will be collected with next half

THE GRAND FINALE

It was the last meeting of the year and everyone was emotional... for a lot of reasons...and all of them good. We decided to chat with all the ladies! Sonal and Shantala organized an interesting housie in which each number got an envelope carrying some amount. It was so nice to know that everyone enjoyed the game. After housie, we started discussions about previous meetings and how did they found them. We were happy to know that the ladies loved our efforts. We asked some special tips and they gave that. Then was the most awaited time of the great mega Lucky Draw of the Year and to announce the winners name we called prez Atul Shah and

BUSINESS MEETING yearly dues bill as there is a lack of clarity on this issue. The house approved the same. b) He informed the house that henceforth E Circular will be sent to all the members instead of printed circular till end of the term of this Board. The house approved the same c) The Board proposed that the Spouses of Rotarians who have passed away should be allowed to attend the regular meetings of our club. The house approved the same. d) President informed the house that the Board desired to take forward the proposal of creating an OT unit at Utavali Village in Melghat within the premises of MAHAAN Trust being run by Dr. Ashish Satav after further discussions and deliberations with all concerned.

Award for Best Letter went to Rina Sinha, for Crossword to Jerry Watchmaker and the winner for Bumper lucky draw in ladies committee meeting was Shilpa Agrawal.

Release of Golden Orange was made at the hands of Dr. Jerry Watchmaker, Rakhi Bhatia and editor PP Shabbir Shakir.

Announcement about attendance Report & Distribution of 100% attendance Awards for the month of March 2013 were made by Yatin Malji.

In any other matter, Sonia Khurana wanted to know whether there was any progress on her refund issue for the Bangkok Trip from the DG's office. President Atul informed her that the DG informed him that he was still pursuing the matter with the travel agent.

The meeting was adjourned with singing of national anthem.

Mahendra Kamath

LADIES MEETING

A packed ladies hall and Shilpa Agrawal takes the booty after cutting of a special cake by chairperson lots of tips !!! It was a very special experience Sonal and the winner was chosen from regular we enjoyed being the chairpersons.Thanks to attending ladies member. The lucky winner our Director, Secretary and President for was Shilpa Agrawal who gota LCD tv as a believing in us!!!! prize!!! Lots of appreciation, lots of laughter, Veenita Pasari

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REGULAR MEETING The island of Mauritius will enchant you, will uplift your soul, making you feel wonderful from within. The contrast of a multitude of colours and tastes, the island set in it's turquoise sea, beautiful hills and lush sugarcane fields is an oasis of tranquillity. It's exquisite beauty, lovely happy people makes you want to visit the country again and again.

This description from me sounds like I have been to Mauritius... Sadly I didn't. But some lucky ones from our club have had this opportunity of an amazing 'Rotary Family Exchange' to this amazing island.

The Mauritian returns - Vishwas, Vilas and Neeta, Shabbir and Jumana, Naushad and Tauby, Behram and Archana, Alok and Anula, Rajiv and Abha, Nimish and Sharmila put up a lovely audio-visual presentation of their experience with host families and the Rotary Club of Curepipe, Mauritius. Many of the

MAURITIUS FAMILY EXCHANGE

Mauritian host families had an Indian origin and also a similar faith as in 'athithi devo bhava'. The hospitality they extended was beyond everyone's belief. Our Rotarians also attended a few of their Rotary projects and were totally touched by their dedication and sincerity. They spent three days with their respective host families completely being taken care of by them and the Rotary Club, which organized fellowship evenings. The

next three days were spent as a holiday in a resort having fun, parasailing, scuba diving and sky diving.

This family exchange was the first of it's kind and it has opened doors for more such wonderful programs between Rotary Clubs of different countries. Everyone present at the meeting did hope that there are more to follow, especially to such exotic locations and warm hosts.

Madhavi Naidu

PDG Vishwas & Vilas handing over flags

Nimish-Sharmila, Shabbir-Jumana, Alok-Anula, Naushad-Tauby, Rajiv-Abha

DISTRICT ASSEMBLY-ANDAZ 'ANDAZ' the District Assembly 2013, was held at Nasik on 26th May 2013 hosted by Rotary club of Nasik-Midtown and was attended by nearly 200 Rotarians.

Inaugural session was chaired by revenue commissioner Nasik Dr. Mr. Ravindra Jadhav who spoke on the scope and role of government in social projects being undertaken by Rotary Clubs.

The highlight of the district assembly was the motivational speech by Aacharya Dr. Wagish ji, the principal of Gurukul at Aita (Uttar Pradesh). He emphasized that social service is not an obligation but the duly of every citizen

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towards the society for all the benefits one enjoys in day to day life using the creations of many.

The audio clipping of the speech is available on the link “ www.rotarynagpur.org/nashik.m4a”.

Various sessions were held for explaining the role to be played by president, secretaries and club officers in planning and execution of the projects in the Rotary thrust areas.

DGE Rtn. Kishor Kedia gave a call for working together and invited the Rotarian for the District Conference being held at Amravati in January 2014.

Visit was paid to the “Puri Bhaji” supply point at Deolali being operated by Rtn Maharaj Birmani for last 16 years where the freshly prepared “Puri Bhaji” is supplied to about 1200 persons every day at a very nominal cost of Rs. 5/-. A project is worth taking up in the vicinity of hospitals.

The district assembly was attended by PP Chandru Shahani, PP Tauby Bhagwagar, PP Gulab Mahant, PP Shabbir Shakir, Manju Shahani, Girish Deodhar, Sharad Bhave, Bharat Parikh, Prashant Kale and Sunil Bhatia.

Prashant Kale

PLASTIC SURGERY PLASTIC SURGERY......About good looks or much more?

Dr.Samir Jagirdar our very own member and an eminent and skilled plastic surgeon took us to an interesting and informative talk on the field of plastic surgery at the regular meeting of 16th May 2013. The talk was interspaced with a power point presentation on the subject which give us a good idea on how much benefit patients can derive from plastic surgery.

Nowadays looking beautiful can be achieved under the skilled knife of a plastic surgery.

Cosmetic surgery which is very much a part of plastic surgery as evolved and techniques available by which one can reshape and re contour not only our facial features but also our body. Dr.Jagirdar outlined who could be possible candidates who could take advantage of plastic surgery or cosmetic surgery to enhance their appearances and

REGULAR MEETING

Dr Sameer Jahagirdar thus gain more confidence and feel good cancer etc. Infact amputated body parts can about themselves. An interesting topic be rejoined with plastic surgery. Plastic touched upon was hair transplantation. There surgery is one of the most highly skilled branch has been major advancement in this field and in surgery requiring high level of skill and years now hair transplantation can be done without of training. much pain at very reasonable costs and It was indeed an interesting meeting and showing very good results. members gained first hand information on Plastic surgery is not only about cosmetic various aspects of this field from our own Dr. surgery but is also practiced on patients suffering from burn injuries, deformation Jagirdar.

Naushad Bhagwagar caused by accidents, patients recovering from

CONTROL OVER LINE OF CONTROL

The Dais There is lot of confusion in the matter of line of control between India, China, Pakistan and Bangladesh due to unfinished documentation by official surveyors and government officials at various places since the time our independence. This creates border skirmishes and intrusions resulting in military stand offs. India has many chances in the past like victories in 1965 and 1971 when all these issues could have been sorted out favourably but our politicians and beaurocrates were not having vision to clearly finalise and document the disputed issues at that time. Brigadier

Brig. Suhas Dharmadhikari (retired) Suhas Dharmadhikar was sharing his thoughts on “Whether we have control over Line of Control� in the light of recent Chinese intrusion in the Ladakh sector.

He though assured that India Military is well prepared in comparison to 1962 to face and giving befitting reply if any of the neibour country think of making inroad into Indian territory. He shared many of his real life experiences during Siachin and Kargil battle and expressed his pride in his artillery division with Bofors guns which contributed immensely in the said battles.

Apoorva Naidu He also shared the Chinese thinking and preparation in positioning itself as economic and military superpower of the world. The talk was listened in pin drop attention by members present. The speech was followed by lively question answer session where members were eager to know about border infrastructure comparison between India and China and many bilateral issues.

The highly decorated speaker was introduced by our own Rtn Ravi Wankhede and the vote of thanks was proposed by Vice President Rtn Bharat Goenka.

Mahendra Kamath

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REGULAR MEETING

ROTARIANS DOING BUSINESS WITH ROTARIANS

President Atul starts; Dr Mannu Daga asks; Tauby, Nimish and Mahendra tell

A panel discussion led by Director Shiv Kumar Rao touched upon and deliberated on the contentious issue of whether the Rotary Platform should be used or could be used for propagating business and commerce.

Director Shiv Kumar researched the subject extremely well and provided a power point presentation, tracing the origins of the Rotary Movement since its inception and how Rotary Club started as an association of business men who encouraged business dealings amongst themselves and infact took pride in doing business amongst Rotarians. Rotary Clubs in various parts of the world have formed within the organisation business groups, B 2 B sites, commerce portals, trade fairs etc. While there is no denying that Rotary is essentially a service club there exists no ban or rule which denies the opportunity for Rotarians to conduct business amongst themselves.

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Members of Rotary Club of Nagpur represented by a panel consisting of PP Tauby, Nimish Sutaria and Mahendra Kamath, were asked to present their views and insight on the subject. PP Tauby led the discussion with the view that the Rotary Club comprised of members who already established business persons and leaders in their respective field. She strongly felt that other platform and associations like the VIA or NVCC were available for purposes of business promotions and networking.

However if members were comfortable and wished to have business dealings with other members it was totally acceptable. Nimish also gave the same view and opined that very often members don't know the field of expertise or trade of fellow members and this information should be shared so that given the choice a member could do business with his fellow member. He however cautioned that members should not pursue other members

for business or actively sell their trade through the Rotary Platform. Mahendra while appreciating that Rotary essentially was a Service Club felt openness and changes should be incorporated so that the taboo of doing business within the Club was dispensed. He suggested that if members wanted to propagate their business or show case their services and products amongst members it should be encouraged and accepted. Various members also spoke and gave opinions on the subject. The general consensus was that on an individual basis members could do business with each other, the club should be open, encourage and patronise business activities for mutual benefit. However, ethics in business should be maintained and no such activity or commercial dealings should be conducted which brings disrepute to the Club, its reputation and high standards.

Naushad Bhagwagar

JEEVAN ASHRAYA VRUDHASHRAM

COMMUNITY WELFARE

The elated Seniors Jeevan Ashray Vrudha Ashram and children care centre A small ashram based in Sanjay Nagar is home for needy and deprived senior citizens from slums and surrounding villages.

The Ashram runs on donations from various organizations. The Senior Citizen Committee donated monthly grocery to the ashram.

President Atul Shah, Shabbar Shakir , Chairperson Neeta Kale , Manju Shahani and Manish Bhati were present at the occasion.

Manish Bhati

BRAND FACTORY - DHARAMPETH

Donating blood is a good practice, donating regularly is best practice. The highlight of this

year is the number of repeat camps held at various locations. Brands Factory is one of

BLOOD DONATION them. We conducted camp at their Wardhman Nagar and Dharampeth showroom in the month of October 2012. It was held again on 22nd and 24th May at these two locations. The camp was held from 11am 2 pm and the blood donation count was a healthy 55 units. President Atul, Hon Secretary Shabbar Shakir and Chairperson Dr Sheela Mundhada attended the camp.

Parag Paranjpe

AT EMPRESS CITY MALL AT GANDHI SAGAR A blood donation camp was organized at Empress City Mall at Gandhi Sagar. The camp was held on two consecutive days on 13th and 14th May. Summer being the season when blood requirement is high due to

reluctance of many blood donors, such camps are very important. A total of 43 units were collected over these two days.

-PARAG PARANJPE

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COMMUNITY WELFARE

Getting married is the beginning of a wonderful journey. Fortunate indeed are those who start their married life with right understanding and support from family and friends.

The Community Welfare Committee had an opportunity to lend support to two such wonderful girls. Recommended by Rt.Ann Asha Kakkad,

WEDDING TROUSSEAU

our Club provided household utensils and gifts in cash and kind to the two girls with wishes for their happy married life.

PP Rajan Bhatia, Shabbar Shakir, Shefali Shah, Neeru Bhatia, Mrs VIjh , Vanita Shukul and Manish Bhati were present.

Manish Bhati

COMPUTERS AT SAONER On Wednesday 8th May, two more Computer Tables were donated by our Club to Deaf and Dumb Residential School Saoner. Our Club has been supporting their cause as and when called upon. Last month we had donated 5 Computer tables and 25 Mattresses. We plan to donate a Group Hearing Aid to them, shortly. President Atul Shah, Hon.Secretary Shabbar Shakir and Director Manish Bhati were present.

Manish Bhati

INTERACT PROJECT It is said that happiness and joy are things to be shared. Keeping in mind, we, the Interactors of Modern school, Koradi Road decided to share some beautiful moments with the children of Navjeevan Sanstha.

These children come from underprivileged section of the society and few are orphans.

But their zeal to live life to the fullest is something very inspiring.

We Interactors collected money and took them out of their day-to-day activities to watch

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MOVIE TREAT TO INMATES OF NAVJEEVAN SANSTHA movie “OH MY GOD!" in Liberty cinema hall with us. It was heartening to see their excitement, but at the same time surprising the way 140 children maintained discipline throughout. Our teacher in charge Kajal Maam and interact chairperson Rtn. Namita Sharma was there with us. Small snacks were distributed during interval. There were few who went to the cinema hall for the first time.

The project gave us a sense of fulfillment and joy of sharing.

Drishti Sharma

PHF DINNER

The Major Donors

THE ROTARY FOUNDATION

The PHF Family

The Lesser halves

The Better Halves

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THE ROTARY FOUNDATION

PHF DINNER

Receiving PHF Pins and Certificates

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PHF DINNER One of the highlights of the year is celebrating the success of The Rotary Foundation!!! In our Club a new tradition has emerged, and one evening is dedicated to TRF in a special way.

We celebrate its success, share its highs, raise a toast, and renew our commitment to its goals. Rotary Club of Nagpur does this in style, and men and women come in colourful attire. These are not ordinary people, but those who have contributed over the years towards TRF, and are called “Paul Harris Fellows” or “Major Donors” in recognition of their donations.

It was the 13th of May with summer at a high, but in the cool environs of Hotel Centre Point, the evening's hosts Rtns Shiv Kumar Rao and Manjot Singh Kahai welcomed everyone with warm hugs. It was an auspicious day of “AkshayTritiya” and so was the evening solemn.

President Atul Shah started off with his speech welcoming everyone and gave a general outline of what The Rotary Foundation means

THE ROTARY FOUNDATION

to us Rotarians worldwide. In the club, we have been fortunate to benefit vis-à-vis Matching Grants, where a small contribution done by the club can get multiplied thanks to an international partner, the District Designated Fund and matched by TRF. Two such projects have been approved this year.President felicitated those members and spouses who contributed in the previous rotary year, and IPP Tauby Bhagwagar gave away the medals and certificates that came from TRF. Senior PP AspiBapuna and Ann Mehru Bapuna and Rtn Kusum Pande and Shashank Pande were felicitated for raising their contribution as Major Donors. PDG Vishwas and his family including brother Anil and nephew Anshuman were recognized for their contributions as well. Rtn ShashiThapar agreed to become a Major Donor this year.

PDG Dr Satish Sule in his inimitable style spoke about the “art of giving” while elaborating the various achievements of TRF.

He spoke in simple words how TRF funds have been used in humanitarian projects, educational programs and in the humongous work of eradicating polio from the world. When we hear about TRF funds being used in this manner, we automatically become bound to and care for our TRF. PDG Vishwas Sahasrabhojanee elaborated on the contribution history of our club, and at last count we had cumulative donations in excess of 375000 USD. PDG Vishwas made a fervent appeal to members to contribute towards TRF, and in a matter of minutes, about 19 first time PHF donors were announced.

Add this to the ones already committed, and our club's total contribution this year towards TRF would be a new record.

Hon. Secretary Shabbar Shakir proposed a formal vote of thanks and the meeting was adjourned for fellowship and dinner.

PP Viju Naidu

The Opening Speech

PDG Vishwas

PDG Dr Sule

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L A D I ES ni t e

On 25th May 2013, Hotel Centre Point saw members of Rotary Club of Nagpur valiantly fighting the scorching summer heat and trouping in their Saturday best, the occasion – Ladies Night!

Living up to the standards of our club, which always seems to break its own records, the show was a smash hit!

The theme revolved around Soli Papa (Shabbir Shakkir) and his obsession with the idiot box and his cute, sensible, long-suffering wife (Anahita Doongaji). To make a long story short, Soli Papa just sits on his arm chair all day long with a bottle of his favourite poison by his side – switching channels and obviously, much to the exasperation of Annu – looking for the most chat patachannel rather than intelligent ones.

The participants – our very own Rotarians surpassed themselves: - Tauby and Amita Behl as Chikni Chameli, southern belles being saved from goons by Vijay Naidu.

Madhavi Naidu as a steamy item number, my god our eyes were glued to the stage – it was much more fun than watching TV. But the real show stoppers were Monica Bhagwagar (thank god all Gangu Bai's are not like her, or we would have to stop employing maids) and Jehangir Doongaji and Aarti Anand the local overgrown badmash boys, who much to Soli Papa's chagrin keep on dropping in for lemonade and biscuits and in the process extort money from him for not spilling the beans to wifey about his varied interest in literature.

On the whole, a clean, fun filled entertaining evening which one could enjoy with the whole family, as there were no X-rated undertones and innuendoes. Food and Bar were excellent.

Congratulations to the whole team responsible for the show – a real summer bummer!

Jyoti Goenka

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L A D I ES ni t e

On 25th May 2013, Hotel Centre Point saw members of Rotary Club of Nagpur valiantly fighting the scorching summer heat and trouping in their Saturday best, the occasion – Ladies Night!

Living up to the standards of our club, which always seems to break its own records, the show was a smash hit!

The theme revolved around Soli Papa (Shabbir Shakkir) and his obsession with the idiot box and his cute, sensible, long-suffering wife (Anahita Doongaji). To make a long story short, Soli Papa just sits on his arm chair all day long with a bottle of his favourite poison by his side – switching channels and obviously, much to the exasperation of Annu – looking for the most chat patachannel rather than intelligent ones.

The participants – our very own Rotarians surpassed themselves: - Tauby and Amita Behl as Chikni Chameli, southern belles being saved from goons by Vijay Naidu.

Madhavi Naidu as a steamy item number, my god our eyes were glued to the stage – it was much more fun than watching TV. But the real show stoppers were Monica Bhagwagar (thank god all Gangu Bai's are not like her, or we would have to stop employing maids) and Jehangir Doongaji and Aarti Anand the local overgrown badmash boys, who much to Soli Papa's chagrin keep on dropping in for lemonade and biscuits and in the process extort money from him for not spilling the beans to wifey about his varied interest in literature.

On the whole, a clean, fun filled entertaining evening which one could enjoy with the whole family, as there were no X-rated undertones and innuendoes. Food and Bar were excellent.

Congratulations to the whole team responsible for the show – a real summer bummer!

Jyoti Goenka

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FORMER R.I. GENERAL SECRETARY ED FUTA INDUCTED INTO ARCH C. KLUMPH SOCIETY During his years as RI's general secretary, Edwin H. F u t a w a s affectionately known for his comic showmanship, which brought an element of entertainment to the announcements he delivered during Rotary's annual conventions and the International Assembly, a training event for incoming leaders.

His weather reports and his costumes for the assembly's talent night, from Neptune to Zorro, were legendary.

Earlier this month, Futa was recognized in a different way, for his generous giving to The Rotary Foundation. He was greeted with a standing ovation from Rotary leaders and staff during a ceremony at Rotary International World Headquarters, where he was inducted into the Arch C. Klumph Society. The society honors those who have contributed US$250,000 or more to the Foundation.

“Everyone assembled here today has felt Ed's genuine love for Rotary and its Foundation," said John Osterlund, general manager of the Foundation, in introducing Futa. "He has

taught all of us about the banquet of life.”

“For eight years, I had the privilege of working directly for Ed," Osterlund noted. "I learned a considerable amount from Ed and the leadership example he set ... In addition to being my boss, Ed became a friend.”

Since his retirement from the post of general secretary in 2011, Futa has continued to serve on the Rotary Peace Forums Committee and as an RI representative to the United Nations.

Futa said he gives to the Foundation to support Rotary's peace program because it's an investment in people.

"I believe the people-building aspect is the most important and the most long-lasting aspect of the Foundation," Futa said in an interview after the ceremony. "We can build wells, and wells will crumble after a while. But the legacy people leave, especially welltrained professional people, will last longer than any wells and monuments we could build.”

Futa has been a member of the Rotary Club of East Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, since 1979. He recalled how he came to join.

“I knew nothing about Rotary at the time," he said. "I was invited, like many of us are, by my banker to join him for lunch. As one starting a business at the time, I considered my banker

an important person. I was surprised most of the people there were people I knew from the community anyway. I felt quite natural in that grouping.”

As general secretary, Futa oversaw many changes in Rotary. During his tenure, the Foundation appointed the first woman to serve as a trustee and Rotary elected its first female director. Under his leadership, the Foundation celebrated record giving in 2009-10. He laid the groundwork for the Foundation's Future Vision Plan, the Foundation's new approach to granting funds.

Futa said he feels his biggest contribution was realizing that the strength of the organization is based in the talents of its staff and acting on that knowledge to assist staff to grow as professionals. He said he remains committed to Rotary because it is an effective and positive use of his volunteer efforts.

“I never feel it is a waste of my time," he said. "I always feel satisfied in whatever I am doing with Rotary.”

Source : Arnold R. Grahl, Rotary International PDG Vishwas Sahasrabhojanee

ROTARY LOSES A STRONG VOICE FOR POLIO ERADICATION IN PAKISTAN Abdul Waheed Khan, who headed the Site Town Polio Resource Center in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, died tragically in an attack on 13 May that also wounded his daughter and brother.

Although not a Rotarian, Waheed, as he was known to friends, was a member of the Rotary Community Corps sponsored by the Rotary Club of Karachi. Due largely to his vision and leadership, the center not only provides immunization against polio and other diseases but also operates a school, a food program, and a vaccine storage facility.

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I had the privilege of meeting Waheed a little over two months ago during a visit to the polio resource center. He briefed me on the center's achievements, including its success in immunizing children who would otherwise be missed and changing the minds of parents who initially refuse to let their children be vaccinated.

Aziz Memon, chair of the Pakistan National PolioPlus Committee, called Waheed "a committed, multitalented individual who devoted his time and energy towards the eradication of polio, mobilizing the community,

and improving the quality of life in the surrounding areas.”

On behalf of Rotary, I extend our deepest sympathy to Mr. Waheed's family and friends, including the many Rotarians who knew him.

His dedication and sacrifice further inspire us to continue pursuing our goal of a polio-free world.

- Robert S. Scott chair of Rotary's International PolioPlus Committee in Rotary Voices

THE ROTARY SOUTH ASIA SUMMIT I had never attended an International Conference before, so was absolutely bowled over by this Summit held in Hyderabad on 3rd, 4th & 5th May. The Venue was awesome….the auditorium is probably the best in the country.

An Interfaith Service was held prior to the Inaugural.

This had 5 Rotarians & Rotary Anns, who spoke on Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Budhism & Jainism. Conducted exceedingly well, it was an excellent start to the two & a half day conference.

The formal Inaugural had a beautiful pageant, where PDGs of different countries, carried flags of Pakistan, Bangla Desh, Malasia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Nepal, India and Rotary.

Welcome speeches from Rtns. Shekhar Mehta, Kamal Sanghvi, Yash Pal Das were wonderful.

Gary Huang was good but the icing on the cake came in the form of N Kiran Kumar Reddy, the chief minister of AP. A good Orator, it was a pleasant surprise to hear, about all the work that the government does in AP. ( We had a personal taste of this – while driving to Hyderabad. The roads are like those in a foreign country, once you are out of Maharashtra.)

An outstanding rendition by percussionist Bikram Ghosh was the finale.

A less than 2 hr. session. It left us asking for more.

The 1st Plenary Session brought 2 great orators in Kalyanda & Dr. Ishrat Hussain from Karachi.

Gratitude was expressed by PDG Aziz Memon of Pakistan, who is one of the directors in Benetton. He had sponsored T shirts for Volunteers.

PDG Vinod Saraogi of Chennai, sponsored 3 shirts each for all the ViPs n VViPs.

A nice idea as everyone was in blue the first day, beige the second n green the third.

Entertainment, that evening was by DHWANI an excellent group from Kolkatta.

They had the house, swaying to their beats.

Unfortunately it was not held at the main auditorium n hence, there were not enough seats.

The Food Court had stalls for, Biryani, Frankie, Dosa, Idli / Vada, Chola Bhatura, Rice & Daal, Parathas and also a Veg/ Non Veg Buffet.

Tea, Cofee, Soft & Hard drinks were also available. All at reasonable prices.

There were tables & chairs for everyone to sit.

DAY 2 started with soul stirring songs by a Visually Impaired Group – BLACK. Plenary Sessions 2 & 3 were all business, with good speakers all through.

Rtns. Ashok Mahajan, Raja Saboo, Wilf Wilkinson etc etc.

Session 4, on Water & Sanitation had Vandana Shiva – Dir. Research Foundation for Science, Technology & Natural Resources and Bindeshwar Pathak – Founder Sulabh International.

Vandana Shiva ne to sabko hilla diya. She was just SUPER. Plenary 5 with K R Ravindran, had Kalyanda, Mr. Dilhan Fernando – Dir. Dilhan Teas. Sri Lanka, Mr. Shamsh Kassim Lakha – President, Agha Khan University- Karachi & Mr. P R Ramesh – Chairman, Deloitte India.

Speakers of this stature, left everyone wanting for more.

The Ladies Wing had come up with a most innovative project.

The Wish Tree – Some 200+ orphan girls were asked for their wishes.

These were put up on a board for everyone to see.( from the day 1) A lot of these wishes were fulfilled by the delegates – be it a college education or a mere doll.

Those that were not fulfilled were taken up by

Rashi Mehta, Manju Das, Sonal Singhvi and others.

Amala, wife of Nagarjuna was the guest of honor. She was very good as well.

The day ended with SHAAN. For some reason, he started late. He was there, the stage was set but….

But once he started, he had the crowd dancing & singing to his super super tunes.

DAY 3--India's Got Talent fame, a Sand Animation Group, made extremely meaningful designs and showed, Peace through Art. This was followed by DHARAVI ROCKS, the band, with little boys & girls who use, Cans & Buckets & Plates for instruments.

Plenary 7 is worth a mention as it had, Ms. Geeteara Safiya from Bangla Desh and Renuka Choudhary, both speaking on WOMEN EMPOWERMENT. Renuka Choudhary got a Standing Ovation.

The Closing Session had the big wigs, showing their Gratitude.

3 awards were given for the most meaningful projects.

And the Grande Finale came in the form of USHA UTHUP and a CARNIVAL. Fireworks, Balloons, Ribbons – the works.

What touched MY heart was the mementoes.

Every Speaker, Rotarian as well as non Rotarian, was given a Plaque which said, that the organizers pledged to --- Perform 25 Heart Surgeries, a 100 sewing machines, 100 Cataract Surgeries etc. etc. in honor of him / her, depending on the stature of the speaker.

What we missed – Ron Burton, Akhilesh Yadav & Shabana Azmi.

An excellently managed show – Yes it was more a show, than a conference.

In Kalyanda's words – he had never seen, so many people staying on till the very end of the summit.

Viva Rotary !!!

Manju Shahani

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ROTARY & YOU(TH) After three years of work, the Rotary Club of Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, USA, completed a USD 300000 renovation of the Lahaina Public Library, a 57 year old structure that had dallen into disrepair due to a lack of state funds.

The club collaborated with Maui Friends of the Library and the Hawaii State Library System to raise money, commission a redesign, remove and reshelve 35,000 books, and recruit 21 companies and more than 100 volunteers to provide pro bono services. It was the largest project in the club's history.

Great Britain The Rotary Club of Ellon, Scotland, and the Ythan Cycle Club hosted their third annual Ellon Pedal Car Race. (A pedal car is a four-wheeled, one-person bike.) The closed-road race around a half-mile course drew pedal-car cyclists from Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Perth. Eighteen teams, sponsored by local businesses, competed to rack up the highest number of laps in the hourlong event, which raised more than US$9,000 for Maggie's Cancer Centre in Aberdeen.

Honduras Rotarians from seven clubs in Tegucigalpa worked together to fund two outreach centers for young people in the capital city. The clubs teamed up with the USAID Regional Youth Alliance project, the Rotarian Action Group for Population Growth and Sustainable Development, and Save the Children, which operates the facilities. Located in Buenas Nuevas and Villa Franca, neighborhoods with high rates of gang activity, the centers offer tutoring, vocational training, and sports programs to children and young adults ages 10 to 29.

Liberia After enduring years of civil war, beginning in the 1980s and ending in 2003, Liberia has few facilities for youth recreation, so children often play in empty lots or streets without supervision. In January, the Rotary Club of Sinkor broke ground on a center for young

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Rotary news in brief from around the globe people in a suburb of Monrovia. The Liberia Girl Guides Association donated an acre of land, which will accommodate an outdoor basketball court; two palaver huts, which are traditional spaces for dialogue; a cafeteria; and a playground.

New Zealand Hundreds of New Zealanders got down and dirty at the Naki Run Amuck mud run in the

village of Urenui. Hosted by the Rotary Club of New Plymouth North, the event featured a 2.5mile course with a variety of mud-covered obstacles. The runners raised more than NZ$10,000, most of which went to help the local Taranaki Coastguard construct a new rescue boat. More than 800 participants are expected for the next event, also scheduled for June.

Sri Lanka Land mines laid during the Sri Lanka's quartercentury civil war have injured tens of thousands of people. Rotary clubs in districts 3220 (Sri Lanka) and 3140 (part of India) worked with the Colombo Friend-in-Need Society to host the International Jaipur Foot

Prosthetic Limb camp in the capital. The workshop provided prosthetic limbs, gait training, and counseling to more than 350 people who had lost limbs to land mines.

Tanzania Six Rotary clubs in Dar es Salaam came together to organize a fundraising “marathon” in October. The event included 13-mile run and 5.5-mile walk options for 5,000 participants from across Tanzania and Uganda, the two countries in the new Rotary District 9211. It raised more than US$330,000 for a pediatric oncology ward at the Muhimbili National Hospital, which sees more than 300 new cases every year. The ward will feature a 17-bed inpatient facility and six isolation rooms for children in danger of infection.

Turkey In 1988, the Rotary Club of IstanbulFindikli built the Findikli Primary School, which serves 650 students in its 20 classrooms. Last year, as part of its continued sponsorship of the school, the club installed solar panels. The new system is designed to produce enough power for the computers, kitchen, and emergency lighting. The club educated teachers and students about green energy and set up a computer that provides a digital measurement of the power produced.

Venezuela Bed nets can save lives in tropical areas where mosquitoes transmit malaria. The Rotary Club of Key Biscayne, Fla., USA, received a Matching Grant from The Rotary Foundation to purchase 1,500 insecticidetreated bed nets, or mosquiteros, designed to fit the hammocks used in indigenous communities. Steve Baker, of the Key Biscayne club, joined with members of the Rotary clubs of Cachamay Nuevas Generaciones-Ciudad Guayana, Puerto Ordaz, and Caroni de Puerto Ordaz to distribute the nets in Bolívar State in October.

PP Vijay Naidu

NEWS YOU CAN USE 1) Scientists have found that though the brain of a woman is about 8 per cent smaller than a man's, the female brain is far more efficient. This makes it possible for women to be better at some tasks than men.

2) In Communist North Korea, men and married women are encouraged to keep their hair short and style their hair in a manner approved by the government.

Men can choose from ten different hairstyles and women from eighteen styles approved by the state.

3) In Batticaloa, Sri Lanka there is a salt water lake which on calm nights emits clear and musicial notes which appear to come from the bottom of the lake. It is believed that it is a kind of shellfish that creates the music.

4) The first person to die in the electric chair was an American Criminal, William Kemmler. Incidentally USA is the only country that uses the electric chair to execute criminals sentenced to death.

5) A new restaurant operated in China has robots as waitresses. The Dalu Robot restaurant, in Jinan, has six robot waitresses and can cater up to 100 diners.

The restaurant's 21 tables are set in circles and the robots follow a fixed route to serve diners in rotation. After serving the robots return to the kitchen to refill their carts for the next round. Even all of the waiting on tables is done by robots. However, the food is prepared by humans, and people are also employed to welcome customers.

NIKUNJ DOSHI It

6) Do you often forget where you left your keys, mobile phone, purse or umbrella?

Then help is at hand. Professor Yasuo Kuniyoshi, a researcher at the University of Toyko has designed a pair of 'intelligent' spectales that helps the wearer recall the location of items of daily use. Each pair of Smart Goggles, as the device is called, comes equipped with a built-in camera, display screen and high speed image recognition technology. Once it has become programmed to identify items in a particular location, the wearer only has to name the missing item and the last known location of item is instantly displayed on the screen.

Rtn Girish Deodhar

UNSUNG HEROES

happily managed to retain his friends of 50

service that reigns supreme,”

years and more, who are more than a family to

says he and adds, “It was

him. That's Rotarian Nikunj Doshi for you - a

Roshani who made me join Rotary Club even

Rotarian or 20 years standing. He explains his

though I was rather hesitant because of my

demeanour with a laugh: “I'm a half Parsi

work commitments. And with time, I learnt to

because my (late) wife Roshani was Parsi,

manage both work and Rotary commitments.”

But, why hasn't he chaired any committees

and like the rest of the Parsis, I have always voiced my thoughts quite fearlessly.” Ask him if this forthrightness has cost him dear, especially in a formal organization like Rotary, and pat comes the reply: “Not at all! I think

ever? “I have been a part of many committees, although I have helmed only one committee till date. It wasn't deliberate, but whenever I was given a responsibility, I was more than happy to do my bit,” says he.

And what is his fave aspect of the club? “The

was my wife, who made me join

people appreciate the honest approach.”

And in these 20 years, what has been his

Rotary : Nikunj Doshi

observation about the club? “Our club has an

Don't be fooled for a minute by his smile and

excellent culture, which comes across. Of

easy demeanour. When asked to give an

these,” he says and adds, “although I would

course, like any other family, people may have

want to make them livelier with more members

opinion on anything, he is the first one to call a

differing views, but at the end of it all, it is the

participating actively.”

spade – a spade. But, despite that, he has

brotherhood, camaraderie and commitment to

fellowship, of course! These are wellorganised and a lot of planning goes into

Vinita Chaturvedi

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TRAVEL BUG Vindhya's Wishlist Italians are just like Indians. They are loud, exhuberant, love to show-off and are mahacrooks! Along with that ,they are fun loving, family oriented, food fixated and love music.

This time we decided to focus less on the big cities and focus on places which are not normally on ones radar when visiting Italy.

Landing in Boulogne, we had a dedicated coach waiting for our group,along with the guide. Comfortably ensconced , we made our way through an incredibly beautiful drive to Florence and on to Sienna, in Tuscany.

It was as if the location from Shakespeare's plays had come alive. The narrow winding streets could have easily housed the Merchant of Venice. And the Town square had a circuit representing the Formula One of those times! It is known as 'Il Palio', A 10 abreast horse race smack in the middle of a the market place! Sienna has 17 municipalities with their own flags, when, in the presence of countless nervewracked Sienese citizens, the horses deemed "suitable" for this unique race are assigned by lottery to each of the ten contrade participating in the race. Yes, you read correctly. Only ten horses run each race, because seventeen overwrought equines would be too much even for this larger-than-life event. As a result, the Captains retreat twice each year to decide which three lucky contrade get to run in both races.! Passions run high, and the tension is as bad as that at an India-pakistan match!!

Next stop San Giminiano. Now this town can be easily called the 'Town of One upmanship!'

Known as the "city of beautiful towers," it had

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ITALY......THE ROAD LESS TRAVELLED 72 towers in its heyday.

Now only 14 remain,in this Tuscan Valley town. Now the reason for its multiple towers goes like this:The conflict between Guelphs and Ghibellines, and family rivalries, which went on for two centuries,resulted in families building tower houses of increasing height. These towers were useless in every way except as a status symbols to show ones wealth and status.Towards the end of the Medieval period they were 72 in number and up to 70 metres (230 feet) tall. The richer the family, the higher their tower!

The rivalry was finally restrained when it was ordained by the council that no tower was to be taller than the government tower or the Palazzo Communale !

To get around this restrictive height rule ,one determined man went ahead and built not one but TWO towers !!!!

Today, one enterprising owner,decided to put his useless tower to practical use by offering what can be slotted as extreme'Discomfort tourism'! He carved out one room, bathroom and sitting room into one of his towers and

furnished it with rudimentary comforts. Access to this tower is from the outside on pegs.

Basically you have to Rappel up the side of the tower to get into this one room hotel!

Apparently it has found a niche clientele, who leave the comforts of city life to experience medieval discomfort at it best!!

Rotarians, want to give this a try?!!!

Vindhya Sanjana

TREASURE HUNT

TREASURE HUNT Thanks for the enthusiastic response to the earlier puzzles. This month, all correct entries were received from Prema Srinivas, Dr Ravi Wankhede, Sharad Bhave Manju Bhatia, Bhavana Kalra, , Jerestine Watchmaker, Nakul Malani and Neeru Bhatia.

Now this treasure hunt is the eighth in '......... month born Rotarians and Anns' series!

We take pride in the fact that our club has 350 members drawn from all age groups,communities, sects and representing different states , speaking different languages etc.

RCN truly is a reflection of India, a picture perfect of 'Unity in diversity'!

No wonder, all these young and old talented, knowledgeable and enthusiastic member families , all leaders in their vocation dish out more than 300 project year after year and serve Rotary objectives . In our club, we work hard and play hard!

In the puzzle above, you have to search for surnames of at least 24 Rotarians / Rotary Anns who were born in the month of June. No Rocket Science this..... All that you have to do is to pick up the Club Roster , turn to Page 189, get surnames of June born and start locating them in the puzzle.

You will find the surnames falling in a single straight line, in any possible direction....left to right, right to left, top to bottom, bottom to top, slanting left to

right, slanting right to left, slanting top to bottom or bottom to top. Simple ! Isn't it?

After spotting these June born Rotarians/Anns, you will be left with 8 unused letters spread here and there!

Using all these, in proper order and adding just 3 letters P, T, P , build up the initials and Surname of a Rotarian from Chennai, who shall be the only RI Director from India for the term 20132015.

Solve the puzzle, photocopy /email the all correct response to me at <vishwasdg3030@yahoo.com> and call

C K C M I J A G N O O D

P H O H E L A K M P P

S I A L A H

A A N N W U A

A R A A

L E S R

P I N G D A B D J D A A

E A R J L U D E I L R N

on my cell no.94221 06570 before 25th June, 2013. Lucky winner will be decided through draw of lots from all correct entries at a suitable weekly meeting June- July 2013. Everyone in the Rotary family of our club and District is eligible to contest.

Come on! We look forward to new participants. Enjoy, and Good Luck !!!

PDG Vishwas Sahasrabhojanee

R K T A A E R K Y A I J

U N K H T N D K A H M A

T E I U A U A A A R I P

S O L H T K S U R G E

A G U A A R S R N A H K

D M S L A R I K A H S

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KIDZZZONE Hey young friendsâ&#x20AC;Ś This year we have decided to give you youngsters an opportunity to contribute to the Golden Orange through one whole page by you, for you, with lots of experiences, facts, trivia and entertainment sent by your friends. Since this is a monthly feature, I request more of you to contribute. Feel free to participate in this page. Share your talent, views, fun experience etc. I am just a call away.

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SOCIAL MEDIA CENSORSHIP-A NECESSARY EVIL? -Ruxshin Watchmaker, Daughter of Jerestin & Cyrus Watchmaker In recent times, social networking sites are in vogue. Gone are the days when pigeons and letters were used to communicate. Today, censorship is seen as an influx in society. Due to censorship, media has lost the freedom of speech causing frustration and inconvenience.

Censorship on content is prone to all the countries of the world. In the East of China, more than 18,000 websites like youtube and facebook are banned. Google.cn or Google China is available after being filtered by the Government. In our own country, the Government has imposed the Information Technology Act which doesn't let you express yourself freely even on social networking sites and still India is supposed to be the second most free country. Censorship of content in newspapers and television is used as a tool to hide the truth from the public which, at times, creates complete havoc.

However, censorship has its own advantages. Censorship keeps children away from the obscene content they are prone to. In a way, it also helps in controlling the biased beliefs of sexism and racism from coming out in the open. Religious conflicts are also avoided due to this.

It safeguards the moral and social value and restores the tradition of a country. Sometimes, censorship is necessary to hide military information during war and also during terrorist attacks mainly to avoid the fear and violence from spreading among people-done during the 2008 26/11 terrorist attacks on the Taj Hotel at Mumbai.

After analysing censorship in detail, it is seen that this topic too has its own pros and cons. Due to the censorship act, the media is always on their toes. Whether it is necessary or not is a debate which will continue forever.

LITTLE HEARTS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; VIRAJ SHAH SON OF RAJ AND PARUL SHAH Hi, I am Viraj. Raj ka beta Viraj , this is how at times people call me . You all must have seen me in Rotary's Got Talent 2013. I love dancing ,my legs start moving as I listen to music. My father loves dancing and so does his son! I think it is in my genes. Like my father, I love to play tennis. I go with him every morning to play tennis.

Apart from dancing and tennis I love swimming on Sunday. There was this swimming competition where I stood second for both the strokes i.e free style and back stroke.

I love drawing, reading books, cycling, playing with my sisters. I fight with them the most but I love them a lot too!!! They are the best sisters in the world. My grandfather loves yoga and I'm trying to learn yoga from him. In my free

time I love to play cricket, chess, cards i.e cards for children (cricket attacks) .

Since I've my summer holidays ,I'd gone for the camp,'Prahaar Camp'. I was the youngest of all. In that camp we were taught to be brave, strong and fight all odd situations. Love for motherland is what I learned from that camp.

First time I walked on hot tiers without footwear.

Oh god! So hot but it was fun...a great experience.

Rough and tough is what Prahaar camp is all about.

Then I did Art of Living specially for children.

There also I learnt so many good things like meditation, to love life and played many games which had some motto in life . I was the caption of the team there and I've promised myself that I will work on everything that I've learnt in that course.

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KIDZZZONE CREATIVE WORKS IN FOCUS : NIKITA GUPTA, DAUGHTER OF VIPUL AND SHALINI GUPTA

Photography is my passion and I believe my pictures speak volumes, more than words could ever do!

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BOBBY'S BUBBLES A Meaningful Life Happiness, one of the most important things in life, comes from within.

Those who look for it outside are almost never able to find it. It does not mean that others can't make you happy. As you would have experienced, there are many people, incidents or experiences that have satisfied you spiritually or emotionally. The mental satisfaction is precious and rare. Those who have it are happy people.

Here's a through-life narrative account of cab driver for those who actively seek a meaningful life. It's definitely seeking a meaningful life. It's definitely food for thought.

It makes you realize what's important in life.

Twenty years ago, I drove a cab for a living.

Once I arrived in the middle of the night for a pick-up at a building that was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window.

Under these circumstances, many drivers would just honk once or twice, wait a minute, and then drive away. But I had seen too many impoverished people who depended on taxis as their only means of transportation. So I walked to the door and knocked.

'Just a minute,' answered a frail, elderly voice.

After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her 80's stood before me. By her

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BON APPETITE side was a small nylon suitcase.

When we got in the cab, she gave me the address and asked, 'Could you drive through downtown?' 'It's not the shortest way, 'I answered quickly. 'Oh, I don't mind,' she said in a trembling voice. 'I'm in no hurry. I'm on my way to a hospice.'

I looked in the rear-view mirror. Her eyes were glistening. 'I don't have any family left,' she continued. 'The doctor says I don't have very long. 'I quietly reached over shut off the meter.

For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked as a janitress. We drove through the neighborhood where she and her husband had lived when they were newlyweds. She had me pull up in front of a furniture warehouse that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.

Sometimes she'd ask me to slow in front of a particular building or corner and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.

As the first hint of sun was creasing the horizon, she suddenly said, 'I'm tired. Let's go now.' We drove in silence to the address she had given me.

Two orderlies came out to the cab as soon as we pulled up. They must have been expecting

her. I opened the trunk and took the small suitcase to the door. The woman was already seated in a wheelchair.

'How much do I owe you?' She asked reaching into her purse.

'Nothing,' I said.

'You have to make a living,' she answered.

'There are other passengers,' I said. And almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held onto me tightly. 'You gave an old woman a little moment of joy,' she said. 'Thank you.'

I squeezed her hand and then walked into the dim morning light. Behind me, a door shut. It was the sound of the closing of a life.

I didn't pick up any more passengers that shift.

I drove aimlessly, lost in thought. For the rest of that day, I could hardly talk. What if that woman had gotten an angry driver, or one who was impatient to end his shift? What if I had refused to take the run, or had honked once, then driven away? On a quick review, I don't think that our lives revolve around great moments. But great moments often catch us unaware – beautifully wrapped in what others may consider a small one.

Bobby Srinivas

“HOSPITAL BLUES”

I consider myself one of the lucky ones who have gone through life in a fairly healthy state, never having any serious ailment that required hospitalization i.e. till now. Finally on the eve of my 70th year I found myself requiring spinal surgery of a fairly serious nature.

What followed was a series of MRIs, CAT Scans, Digital X-Rays, ECGs, Blood tests, Echo Cardiograms etc. etc.

Two brilliant young Neuro Surgeons of the city and the wonderful staff of the Hospital soon set me right. I am back home now, a bit weak or as James Bond would say “Shaken but not stirred”, and should be back on the cricket field in a few weeks !.

As time was passing by our Shabbir Shakir a.k.a. the Great Dictator & Editor of GO was starting to get a bit desperate on the phone for my article to meet the deadline.

How desperate can be seen from the picture below :PP Shiraz Gimi

MASTER CHEF Eggless French Toast 4 slices of bread ½ cup milk 2 tbsp custard powder ½ tsp chilly powder Salt to taste

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EGGLESS FRENCH TOAST Butter, to fry 1. Add the salt and chilly powder to the milk and heat in the microwave for one minute 2. Stir in custard powder, making sure there are no lumps. Pour into a bowl.

3. Heat 1 tbsp butter in a non-stick pan. Dip

bread into custard and shallow fry on both sides until golden brown.

LIFE FIXING

DIMAAG KHARAB

All of us are fixers, bar none. In fact, the saga starts before we are born when our fathers 'bribe' the wardboys at the hospital to ensure that we get preferential treatment. When the time comes for school admissions it is passing the buck under the table to get in line ahead of the more unfortunate ones. Then it is one fix after another for small 'favours' throughout our school life. We see more of the same in college and after. Bribes to access information, evade prosecution, ensure service, overlook discrepancies, ignore wrongdoing et al. Basically what we are doing every step of the way is proving Darwin Uncle's theory right. Survival of the fittest.

More so in a country like India where the sheer pressure of numbers makes us do things we normally look down upon. We may do them secretly, we may deny we do them, we may take offense when someone suggests we do them.

But we do do them. So doobie doobie do. Let others do it too.

Much is said than done when media reports celebrities and people who live life in the public domain get embroiled in 'fixing' per se. A sportsman has only four or five years at the top of his game. In this limited time, he has to make the most of his earning opportunities, if his name is not Sachin Tendulkar or Mahendra Singh Dhoni, or unless he gets into big-time politics at the end of his playing career, after which he can rake it in with both hands and a shovel until he kicks the bucket. The authorities are quick to trap and rap such individuals when they are as confused as hungry babies in a topless bar when it comes to bringing the politicos to book. The public is as quick to condemn as it is to forget.

So why then this hullabaloo about 'Spot Fixing' ? Are not people like Chhota Shakeel and Bada Badmaash and other members of gangs named after alphabets equally to blame? What is being done to bring them to justice? ZIP. Don't the authorities know where they are? Have they not seen and/or heard of Zero Dark Thirty? Are they not inspired by what the Americans did in a foreign land to a world-famous bearded character? Is there not a single Sunny Deol type character in our justice/defense/law establishment who can just pick up a bazooka and barge next door to and from the Wagah border before anyone can say Jo Bole So Nihal? Won't these very same authorities have to then sit twiddling their thumbs with no 'foreign hand' to blame the next time something untoward happens?

In a country where rapists walk free on technicalities, where tainted politicians are elected to power with overwhelming majorities, where the irrigation minister of a drought-hit state wants to pee in dams to raise the level of water, where cricket is religion and religion is a plaything, it is almost impossible to change things or people. Because we, the people, are content with mediocrity and satisfied with self-preservation. We express momentary shock and surprise and just move on. We accept intolerance and tolerate injustice simply because it is in the scheme of things. That is why we had only one Gandhi and the other wannabe is gathering dust somewhere in the interiors of Maharashtra. This is a country where might is right and everything else is left behind. Where Darwin is right and Einstein is wrong. Every action does not have an equal and opposite reaction. I can bribe a top-notch scientist to prove that.

Sohrab Kanga

LET’S GET PERSONAL Hi Friends, With the outside temperatures soaring, it is only our children, who keep our spirits soaring as well, with their achievements.

Raghav Shukul , son of Vanita & Rajiv has been selected as the speaker of a 3 member team from National Law University - New Delhi, for Asia Pacific Rounds of Manfred Lachs Space Law International Moot Court Competition 2013.

15 teams all over the world are selected to be held st in Tokyo from 1 June.

Mansi, daughter of Seema & Raju Jain has completed her Masters in Telecom Management from Maryland – USA and is all set to join 'QUALCOM' in San Diego.

Mansi, daughter of Monal & Gauri Malji has also been selected for a moot court at the Supreme Court. th th All our children who appeared for the 10 & 12 exams have also done very well.

Dr. Anil Chaudhary has been elected unopposed as President-Elect 2013-2014 of the "Indian Dental Association" Maharashtra State.

Congratulations!

Shying away from the heat, some of us – lucky ones, took long holidays.

Kumar & Deepa Kale took the Mediterranean Cruise along with their kids & grand kids.

Usha Kale also went to EUROPE with family.

Dinesh & Kanchan Naidu, Mahendra & Nisha Kamath & Shaunak & Shreeya Mokadam together had a blast at Phuket Thailand.

I must share with you some sad news as well.

PP Sati Khanna, Hira & Rajan Mulani & Vishal & Nilesh Agrawal, all lost their fathers, this past month.

Promising more news next month…

Manju Shahani

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MONEY MONEY

BIRTHDAYS 15 JUNE to 14 JULY JU N E Dr. Jitendra Mehta Jimmy Sanjana Devendra Parekh Manish Jaiswal Sameer Joshi Baljit Singh Sethi Binita Goenka Abhay Chandurkar Dr. Rafat Khan Nimish Sutaria Kirit Thakkar Dr. Rajesh Atal Sarbani Halder Gurjeet Kaur Anil Goenka Snehal Bhangde Archana Sarnaik Varsha Paranjape Smita Kale Umesh Sharma Sandeep Pathak Dr. Ruksana Master Kapil Sutaria Veenita Pasari

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Dr. Rajeswari Khobragade Dr. Indrajeet Mulik Urwi Suri JULY Prema Srinivas Shivani Bidaye Alpana Agrawal Mohini Sanghavi Dipesh Ajmera Dr.Satish Sule Anita Sharma Vishal Agrawal ( Old ) Akash Agrawal Pritpal Singh Vij Ranjit Narayan Rajan Mulani Nikhil Bansal Pooja Poddar Dr.Sanjay Jaiswal Satish Raina Shilpa Agrawal Gouri Malji Charanjeet Bawa Amitabha Sharma

15 JUNE to 14 JULY ANNIVERSARIES JU N E Shahina & Syed Anwar Khatib

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Govind & Sudha Daga

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Mahendra & Nisha Kamath

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Dr. Surajit & Vandana Hazra

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Achal & Nidhi Gandhi

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Dr. Sanjiv & Khushnoor Chugh

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Vivek & Snehal Bhangde

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Manisha Sanjay Agrawal

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Arun & Rajeswari Khobragade

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Rajneesh & Ambika Shivhare

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Hiralal & Jasu Mulani

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Satish & Usha Kale

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Shantala & Sadashiv Bhole

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JULY Vishwajeet & Sapna Kshirsagar

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Pramod & Anita Jain

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Dr. Sanjay & Radhika Marwah

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Harish & Amruta Thakur

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Dr. Jitendra & Deepika Mehta

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Manish & Swati Agrawal

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Nitin & Gunjan Deveshwar

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Dr. Ravindra & Archana Sarnaik

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TO BUY OR NOT TO BUY The first thing that comes to mind when we talk about investments or financial planning is the type of product that we may choose. In fact the selection of investment product occupies the maximum mind share and takes a hell of a time in this process. Ideally selection of investment option is the final stage and the culmination of entire financial planning process. Alas this is not the case and most of the time we end up passing judgment on the virtue of a particular product without having a serious discussion on the requirement of it in first place. To give an analogy it's like having a detailed conversation on which vehicle to choose for travel without deciding on the destination.

Each and every investment product has its own pros and cons. On a standalone basis each one of them is good. However coupled with planning and sincere due diligence it will not only make it excellent but suitable as well.

Suitability is important, as it will reduce the negative surprises in the performance of investment product.

Financial services and product have evolved a lot over past couple of decades. No other sector has benefited more from advent of computers and algorithms than the financial sector. The race to minimize risk has however created many monsters. The bright minds of financial world has made sure that simple products become difficult to digest for want of 'zing' while a complex product is presented as the most happening investment product.

Here an investor has to be very vigilant and judge the products on its merit and not on its popularity.

Stop buying Wrong Products for Wrong Reasons: A classic example is the derivatives instruments. The derivatives were created to reduce or hedge risk for the existing investments. However wide accessibility has made sure that derivatives are easily available to common investors without them realizing the drawbacks and risks associated with it. Investors take position in options and futures market to make money. This way they are exposing themselves to unwanted and grave financial risk. While a right bet can make multiple times money, the wrong one can equally set you back with equal measures.

Stop buying Right Products for Wrong Reasons: Life insurance is always sold and rarely bought. If at all it is bought, many a times the reason is the tax incentive attached to it. Tax incentives were offered along with life insurance plans so that insurance penetration increases. First of all it is wrong notion that life insurance is an investment product. The basic purpose of life insurance is to provide sufficient cover to the bread earner of the household.

This will ensure that the family continues to maintain the same lifestyle even after the demise of earning member. When the primary purpose of insurance is kept in mind (i.e. to provide life cover), it is an excellent product to have.

Though shares and stocks are excellent long-term investments, it cannot serve the purpose of short term parking of funds that can best served by short-term deposits.

Start buying Right Products for Right Reasons: Identifying need and then selecting investment product is the correct approach. It takes lot of discipline and patience to sit through the process. Planning is one part, based on plan real task is to execute it and have conviction in the process. Chances are if the basic principles are in place, financial planning will bear its fruits. Success can be achieved if we follow the basics. As Benjamin Graham said, 'Sound investment principles generally produce sound investment results'.

Parag Paranjpe

BEST CHAIRPERSONS AWARDS FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL

Yatin Malji for Public Relation Committee, Sadhna Paliwal for Vocational Training Committee, Dr. Jerestin Watchmaker for Rural and Urban Health Committee, Pritesh Tank for Sports Committee, Nimish Sutaria for Youth Services Committee, Shahrukh Cassad for Bikers & Adventure Committee, Sachin Palewar for Website Committee, Dr. Anil Choudhary for Oral Health Committee

Dr Jerestin Watchmaker and Rakhee Bhatia releasing GO of May

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