The Golden Orange July 2016

July 2016

BLOOD DONATION

DISTRICT AWARDS

WATER SHED PROJECT

VOCATIONAL TRAINING

BUSINESS MEETING

CLUB ASSEMBLY

WEEKLY MEETING

SCHOLARSHIP DISTRIBUTION

BLAST FROM THE PAST

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Board 15-16

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President’s Message As I get down to pen my thoughts for the last President's Message, there's a surge of emotions. A rush of memories.

A flitting of images across the mind's eye of hours of work and moments of fulfillment. Fortunately, the imprints of happy moments far outnumber those of strife.

I recall how enthusiasm and apprehension took up the mind space as I readied myself to don the mantle. Will I falter? Will I fall? Will I do justice to the confidence imposed in me? Will I be able to be a gift to the world? Time and again, thoughts such as these cropped up and one felt diffident. And, time and again one had to remind one's self that one was not alone.

Taking baby steps and treading with caution; learning on the job and most of all, assisted by the strong, steady and able Board, one has reached the shore.

Whether the voyage was smooth or shaky is for the members to judge!

As for me, it was a year of fulfilling experiences and great learning. It was without much ado, we all went about our tasks; satisfied in the knowledge that whatever we did, we did with our hearts in the right place and heads held high.

Each Director was hands on in her/his approach; rallying behind the Chairpersons with all their might. There were time when multiple Committees seamlessly blended and attained

befitting success.

I only hope you all carry forward happy memories of the year gone by. As we bring the curtain down on the Rotary Year 2015-16, lets remember to always Be a Gift to the World.

Khushnoor S.Chugh

To Ponder... forget the celebrations dotting once in a while.So a huge round of applause for the president and her board for such a fruitful year. And as said ' the old order changeth yielding place to new', we have our next board of knights in their shining armours ready to serve the mankind. So “All the Best to the New captain and his crew”.

I would end my last editorial for this year by a 'saying' which if followed shall always keep one thrilled in life:“Live everyday as if it were your last because someday you're going to be right.”

Durriya Akolawala

CREDITS Director: Nilufer Rana Chairperson: Atul Shah, Shweta Singh Editor: Hetal Sampat, Durriya Akolawala Processing: Eskay's Scanner Designing: Gurushree Graphics Printing: Shabbir Shakir Team Golden Orange

FRONT PAGE Watershed Project World Environment Day Kitchen Block Borewell inauguration

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Muhammad Ali, considered to be the greatest heavyweight boxer, died late Friday night in a Phoenixarea hospital at 74 years old. So sagaciously has he said the following that has intrigued me and which should also be a quote to be remembered by all my dear Rotarian friends..

"Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.”

Six years back when I was introduced to Rotary, I was clueless of what this club was all about. But, all in all, it was only as an editor that all the projects and services became crystal clear to me. I observed the diligent workers, the keen learners, the fast movers and the sly fakers. As in the previous years, in this year too there has been immense selfless contributions by the rotary members for the welfare of their kind. There has been sweat, toil and labour and proper utilisation of each and every minute for altruistic deeds. And off course not to

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The Rotary Foundation My Thoughts...

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Sr. no. Name 1 Sandip Dhodapkar 2 Hemant Lodha 3 Neeta Singh 4 Sagarika Bhole 5 Sadashiv Bhole 6 Yohaan Parheez Gimi 7 Yehaan Yezdi Patel 8 Neha Sinha 9 Niharika Vali 10 Hargun Sangtani 11 Meher Kanga 12 Anjuli Minocha 13 Yash patel 14 Murtaza Akhtar Pervez Maimoon 15 Lubaina Parvez A. Maimoon 16 Shweta Singh 17 Nidhi Gandhi 21 Parinita Yadav 22 Sathak Rao 23 Neerja Sutaria 25 Ishrita Gupta 26 Zohra Master 27 Samaira Kale

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Major Donors Sr. no.

Name 1 Atul Doshi 2 Taubenda Bhagwaghar 3 Shailendra Verma 4 MPM PVT. LTD. ( Mr. Deepak Chowdhary ) 5 Khushnoor Chugh

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USD 50.000 Contribution from Mr. Aspi and Abab Bapuna towards the Rotary Foundation

It has been an amazing summer vacation…flying off to distant lands to explore the culture of another civilization is always fascinating. The excitement for the kids starts from the airplane ride and continues throughout the entire duration.

Meeting new people, getting acquainted with foreign customs, learning how to navigate oneself in foreign supermarkets, perfecting the art of sign language to communicate was a great experience. We learnt the basic few words to help us survive the country … japan...'konichiwa' to greet all followed by a gentle bowing gesture..'meat nashi' no meat in the food we order…the navigators constant rambling of 'jiutai' traffic jam ahead…'daijo' it doesn't matter – please go ahead. Little nuances of nodding ones chin while speaking and the omnipresent word for the accompanying five year old ..'kwai' very cute.

The Japanese are a very honest and humble race. At the entertainment centre, by 7 in the evening we were pooped, but the mime artist who we happened to bump into all day performed with the same zeal at 10 in the morning and at 7 in the evening. Technology rules the country. In the day to day routine as well high end technology is present. One could go on and on. All in all a fantastic break.

It has really been an eventful year with a lot of projects and events. It has been a tremendous learning experience for us as editors and we have enjoyed everyone moment of it. Of course none of It would have been possible without the hard work of our contributors/columnists and the proactive Board. So its Au Revoir to Team 15-16 and awaiting to don the mantle for 2016-17.

Sayonara Hetal Sampat

Meeting questions is how do we make Rotary relevant to those youngsters. I think it's now time, that we need to innovate and recalibrate. We must take stock of our 'NPA'. Talk to them, persuade them, & even then, if they fail to contribute, remove them.

Rtn. Vijay Naidu Aapan ethe kashala busloy? (Read in Marathi). His Marathi did create laughter, but what he meant was its not just debate, it's an occasion of 'Soul Searching' for members of the club, young and old alike.

He further observed that there are far too many groups in our club. Once, we enter the meeting halls-forget the group. A message of unity should go out from here.

Rtn. Dinesh Naidu He straightaway presented the Statistics.

In last two years 60 members were inducted, whereas from 2006-16 in all 175 new members joined the Rotary Club. Sharing his own experience, he confided “I got very good help in my early years in the club”. Citing a recent experience he said, despite efforts not many turned up for the B-B Program.

Further he said – responsibility of a new

member should be taken by his proposer.

That may improve the quality of the new entrant. He categorically said – people are RCN especially for 'enhanced prestige' in the society. Focusing on service – he reiterated that we are all here primarily to encourage and foster service to the society.

Rtn. Sapna Vastani She was there to represent young ones.

She said – “If new ones watch the seniors and observe their sincerity at projects that provides enough motivation”. Further she forewarned “the old members have to not only guide the fresh Rotarians, but be strict when necessary. In her opinion, once in every decade, it's time to revamp and reset – the systems, the projects et al.

Moderator PP Shabbir summed up the discussion. His concluding remarks were “No harm growing bigger and bigger, but handholding of old members with the new ones is necessary to improve their involvement in the projects and develop “Service” culture in the club.

Secretary Rtn. Parag Paranjpe offered vote of thanks.

Sharad Bhave

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PP Rtn. Shabbir Shakir, the Moderator invited Panelists to discuss “The Problem of Plenty – is RCN ready for more?”

His opening remarks were, “Every year thousands are added, yet the number of Rotarians worldwide, is the same. Quite intriguing”. From 120 members in 2000 rose to 380+ in 2016. He introduced the panel members. Rtn. Rita Aggarwal, Rtn. Sapna Vastani, Rtn. Rajiv Behal, Rtn. Vijay Naidu & Rtn. Dinesh Naidu.

The discussion has been put forward in a nutshell. The views of the speakers are presented in a concise and precise manner.

Rtn Rajiv Behal While the membership is on the rise, attendance at projects is declining. Has the leadership not failed in assimilating efforts of the young ones? Is it primarily possible to do 'handholding' when 30 new members are added every year? Why not have stringent measures for the performance of a new entrant? We expect members to go much beyond sheer fellowship & networking.

Rtn Rita Aggarwal It's a pleasure always, to have plenty. The

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Handing over of Borewell

The need for water is universal but the scarcity of it hits a few. One such place touched by water scarcity was in village Panjri , not far from Nagpur.

An NGO, Nirmaya Bahuuddeshiya Seva Sanstha, runs a vocational training centre

Blood Donation

at this village for women and young girls to help them earn a livelihood.

Incidentally, this is the same NGO where Rotary h o l d s Vo c a t i o n a l training classes for the women in Nagpur. Rt. Anns Sadhna Paliwal and Asha Joshi go to train the ladies on a weeky basis. These women then go to Panjri and teach the women there.

This summer water shortage made it

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World Environment Day

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Community Welfare

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impossible to run the Centre. They needed help to dig a bore well. The Rotary Club of Nagpur offered to help them out. this motivated them to also train the women in kitchen gardening, poultry rearing besides resuming the regular classes.

It was a treat to see their happy faces when water flowed through the tap for the first time.

President Khushnoor, Secy Parag, Rt.Ann Sadhna and Sharad Paliwal, PP Dr. Sanjiv Chugh, President Malti Pahade of Rotary North Hills, Dr. Urmila Kshirsagar and Shriprakash Panda. were present for the Inauguration Team GO

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Initial Plantation was taken up at the senior citizen’s at the park site at Ramnagar to commermorate World Enviornment Day

A blood Donation camp was held at R&Y Logistics, Saraf Chambers on June 4 2016. Around 31 units of blood were collected.

Shrikishan MukBaghir Shala is an home for 60 hearing and speech impaired students, who come from very poor backgrounds. It has good teaching staff but school is in very bad shape, specially the kitchen. We were surprised to see them cooking on mud chullah in a very unhygenic condition. Walls were absolutely black .

Our very own member Rtn Parag Date took the task and completed the new kitchen courtesy Mulani Family The

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Kitchen was inaugurated by Rtn Rajan and Jaya Mulani. We thank the Mulani trust for sponsoring the renovation. Present on the occasion were President Khushnoor, Hon. Secretary Parag, PP Rajan Bhatia and PP Gulab Mahant, Director Non Medical Namita Sharma, Chairpersons Shalini Naidu, Pranav Singhal, Parag Date and Chetana Singhal

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Meeting

Mr Vijay Limaye was introduced by Rtn Pritesh Tank. Mr Limaye is an engineer and also a government approved valuer who also runs an NGO where he is advocating the use of eco friendly products like gas and cow dung instead of in crematoriums. According to statistics 1.7 correct trees are felled for wood for

Club Assembly

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burials roughly which means 80 acres of jungle disappearing. He has started educating people about saving trees and opting for eco friendly burials.

His other passion is Rainwater Harvesting. He says drought is a big problem and water is getting scarce all over the world. It is a matter of grave

concern. Rainwater harvesting must be taken up by all to save water. At present he has installed 150 water filters. He has been educating people since the last 3 years about the benefits of RWH and many builders are installing RWH in their construction. Mr Limaye feels if we tap all the terraces in Nagpur we will have thousands of litres of water and we don't need to use corporation water.

Mr Limaye's talk created lot of interest in the audience about Rwh. The vote of thanks was given by Rtn Nilufer Rana.

In addition to this very value adding talk meritorious students of 10th and 12th of our very own Rotarians were felicitated. The students felicitated were : Name Khushi Singhee, Nishita Agarwal, Sharvari Bidaye, Aryan Agrawal, Danesh Watchmaker, Vedant Jaiswal, Mehak Bhargava, Ishrita Gupta, Anika Jaisinghani, Nihar Rathi, Lulua Master, Anviti Suri, Ashish Singh Alag, Neerja Sutaria, Digvijay Dasture, Nishita Sibal, Abbas Master.

Shalini Naidu

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The last club assembly for the year was held on Sunday 12th June at Chitnavis Centre. With just couple of days left for Rotary year to complete, Board through its chairpersons presented the activities carried out during the year. AG Rtn Sitaraman Iyer complimented team 1516 for excellent work done. He specially congratulated President Khushnoor for providing exemplary leadership. PP Sati Khanna summed up and appreciated excellent work done by the board. Hon Secretary Parag Paranjpe proposed vote of thanks.

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Blood Donation

16th Jun A blood donation camp was organised at Rtn Vishal Jaiswal's Hotel Hardeo. The camp was for the staff of the Hotel. 28 units of blood were collected. Jeevan Jyoti Blood bank was our partner in service. Present on the occasion were Chairpersons Mohd Master, Rtn Sheela Mundhada and Rtn. Vishal Jaiswal

Meeting

16th Jun coastal districts and the Indian Ocean. We saw the geography of Indian Ocean in a very different perspective.

The threats and challenges faced by our Navy were very disturbing and challenging. He narrated many experiences including the 26/11 massacre. They live a life we only see in the movies.

Rt.Ann. Sonal Singhvi proposed the Vote of thanks. The meeting was adjourned after singing of the national anthem.

-Sonal Singhvi

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Rtn. Rajiv Behal made the scholarship announcement about a beneficiary of Project Smiling Faces, Rudrani Padole who scored 91.2% in class X. Vocational Excellence Awards were given to Rt.Ann Sadhana Paliwal and Rtn. Sharad Bhave.

Sohrab Kanga introduced the speaker for the evening Vice Admiral, Rustom Contractor. He gave an in depth information about the “Strategic importance of the Indian Ocean.” He said all of us have it in us to be “Soldiers of Humanity”. He started with the rich Maritime History. A wonderful slide show presentation helped everyone understand the importance of islands,

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Meeting protect the heart and p r e v e n t lifestyle diseases like hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, etc. The next speaker was renowned physiotherapi st and fitness expert Dr Neena Sahu.

She dispelled the common myths about injury during running. She also elaborated the importance of form and posture during running. She said that obesity and ageing were the most important factors for osteoarthritis and running actually prevented this disorder. She gave out simple tips to prevent injury. Mr Shashank Garg who is an avid runner and marathoner introduced us to members who are an inspiration to all marathoners. They

were Mr Prashant Gujar who started running at the age of 55, Mrs Sudha Gandhi, 62 yrs and Rotarian Sudhir Bhiwapurkar.

They have competed and are winners in many marathons. The excellent presentations motivated everyone to seriously take up running as a form of exercise.We were further motivated by the vote of thanks given by Rtn.Rajendra Jaiswal.

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District Awards True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things new!

Yes this came true for our District Governor Rtn Nikhil Kibe. After a promising and fruitful year, it was time for celebration and recognition. Recognition motivates all to strive for excellence and it provides opportunities to foster creativity and innovation. Next to excellence comes the appreciation for it. Our DG hosted a grand ceremony of District Awards 15-16. It was really a proud moment for us as our Club bagged almost 22 awards, some personal, some for the meaningful and innovative projects and some conferred by Rotary International. Rtn Jatin Sampat, Rtn Rjh Shah, Rtn. Rajendra Bhatia Rt.Ann Neeru Bhatia, Rtn Vijay Naidu, Rtn Kusum Pandey and I attended this function.

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The programme was concluded by the first lady with her gratitude speech. All begun well, ended up well!!With remarkable memories which gave a true spirit for more

commitment and to accomplish bigger things for the coming years!!

Nisha Kamath

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President elect Alok Goenka called the meeting to order.

Rtn. Manish Bhati gave a short presentation about the Ralegaon watershed project which was completed in record time of 2 months. The Best chairpersons awards for the second quarter were given away by Alok Goenka.

Members from ICICI academic skills committee gave a presentation about the work done by them. They train underprivileged youth to help them gain employment. Their aim is to give industry relevant training to improve employment and promote financial inclusion in the society. They have 22 centres in India and 8 centers for women., Then the stage was handed over to members of Orange city runners group for their presentation. Rtn Shiv Rao introduced the speakers. He also conducted a quiz on marathon and running in his own inimitable style. The room turned into a noisy classroom with everyone competing for prizes. Dr Shantanu Sengupta explained the benefits of physical exercise specially running. He said that it's the best way to

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Awards won Sr. No. Category 1 2 3 4

Best Secretary Building Toilets Outstanding Project Conducting Literacy Meet

5 Best President 6 Best work done for Physically Handicapped in recognition of exemplery humanitarian Service 7 Outstanding Vocational Service 8 Presidential Citation Silver 9 Presidential Citation 2015-2016 for Rotaract

Awarded to Parag Paranjpe Rotary Club of Nagpur Hemalkasa Surgical Camp Rotary Club of Nagpur Convenor : Nimish Sutaria Khushnoor Chugh Rotary Club of Nagpur

Rotary Club of Nagpur Rotary Club of Nagpur Tirpude College of Management Studies 10 Presidential Citation 2015-2016 for Rotaract Indira Gandhi Medical College 11 District Service Award Vijay Naidu 12 District Governors Appreciation Award for Best Project UDAAN 13 District Governors Appreciation Award for Best Project SMILING FACES 14 PRID Late Eduljee Award for Best Secretary Parag Paranjpe - Rotary Club of Nagpur 15 Shatabdi Meet Award for best work done in Water Management cponsored Rotary Club of Nagpur

by Rtn. Vishwas Sahasrabhojanee 16 District Service Award Khushnoor Chugh 17 Best work done under Club Service Rotary Club of Nagpur 18 For conducting Corporate Meet Shabbir Shakir 19 Entrepreneur Development/Career Guidance Award Rotary Club of Nagpur 20 Best Bulletin Rotary Club of Nagpur 21 Balanced Programme Rotary Club of Nagpur

Vocational Training

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The Vocational Training Committee conducted a workshop at Nirmay Bahuddeshiya's Dongargaon Tailoring Center.

Here, the students and their teachers were taught to make uniforms (skirt and blouse) and were provided templates for dresses in various sizes.

The workshop was conducted by Rt Ann Sadhana Paliwal and RtAnn Asha Joshi. It was attended by 15 participants and the NGO's director Dr Kshirsagar and her colleagues.

-Sadhana Paliwal

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On 29 of June, 2016, President Khushnoor led a team of Rotarians and representatives of CSR Partners in a convoy of 8 cars to handover the Watershed Project to the villagers of Jalka Village, Ralegaon Tehsil at Yavatmal District. The convoy left at 6:45am from Hotel Pride.

Our club was represented by Hon Secy Parag, Directors Nilufer Rana, Sonia Khurana, Dipesh Ajmera, Chairperson Manish Bhati, PP Gulab Mahant, PP Shabbir Shakir, PP Ganesh Joshi, Rtns Pritesh Tank, Shiv Rao, Jerestin Watchmaker, Deepa Jamwal, Sharad Bhave, Sharad Paliwal, Shabbar Shakir, Rt. Anns Asha Joshi, Varsha Paranjpe and Divya Bhati.

Mr. Sikander Yadav, CFO and Ms. Alka Tiwari, CSR Head attended the project on behalf of CSR Partner Calderys India Refractories Ltd. Mr. Rahim and Ms. Shruti represented CSR Partner Emkay Taps and Cutting Tools Ltd. After a short Puja, the team walked to the treated stream to understand the principles of the DOH model adopted by Dilasa Sanstha. The team also visited the second stream near Gopalnagar Village and saw the affect of the work done last year on the water table. A well had water

at less than 1meter depth from the ground. It was heartening to see a herd of deer galloping through the fields to drink water from the treated streams.

The sight of several open wells being constructed by farmers along both sides of all the three streams reflected the confidence of the farmers on the work done by RCN. The final stop of the convoy was at Jalka Village. After a short puja at the Rotary Club of Nagpur Display Board, the team joined the Gram Sabha of Jalka and Krishnapur Villages assembled at the Village Temple. Sheela Maruti Talaam, Sarpanch of Jalka Village along with President Khushnoor and Hon. Secy Parag presided over the ceremony.

President Khushnoor and Sarpanch Sheela Maruti Talaam were honoured with shawls. After a short instructional session for the villagers on the proper u s a g e a n d maintenance of the streams by Mansur Khorasi of Dilasa Sanstha, the project was handed over to the Sarpanch.

I would like to t h a n k t h e following, without whose support and contribution, this mega project would not have

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been possible: • Rtn. Manish Bhati and Caring Friends Nagpur for development of the Watershed Plan, initiating and monitoring the project • Dilasa Sanstha for the seamless execution • Calderys India Refractories Ltd for a CSR Donation of Rs. 19 Lacs • Emkay Taps and Cutting Tools Ltd. for a CSR Donation of Rs. 5 Lacs • Rooshad Patel and Rahul Bagadiya for donations of Rs. 1 Lac each.

• Caring Friends Nagpur for a donation of Rs. 2.86 Lacs Project Statistics • Length of Streams with DOH structures: 14 Km in 3 different stream • Water Storage Capacity Created: 14,300 TCM (14.3 Crore Litres) • Expected Water Table Recharge: 100,000 TCM (100 Crore Litres) • Beneficiary Agricultural Area: 3200 Acres • Beneficiaries Approx 6000 villagers Ashok Mrig

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Meeting The last regular Thursday meeting of 30th June was called to order by Pres.

Khushnoor. Secretary Parag read out the minutes of the business meeting held on 12th May. They were approved by members present.

Rtn. Rajiv Behal informed the members a b o u t R s . 11 . 6 l a c s s c h o l a r s h i p disbursement and total corpus Rs.20 lacs (Increased by 27% this year) Total no. of donors 196 and our own members 164 out of it 29 are first time donors. His efforts

30th Jun received a huge round of applause.

Pres. Khushnoor read out her report for the year. She was glad that her dream project nana nani park at Ramnagar Hiltop saw the light of the day.

Her message to her board members was loud and clear – “Save as much as you can. Serve as much as you can” All the senior members associated with the club for more than 30 years were felicitated on the occasion. Beginning with PDG Bobby Sriniwas and ending with Rtn. Madan

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Scholarship

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Project Smiling Faces Scholarship distribution at Shree Guru Gobindsingh Educational Institute, St. Ursula Girls' High School and St. Michael's High School It was heartening to see the smiling faces of students early in the morning on 29th and 30th of June at the different schools that the scholarship committee of RCN is associated with and even more satisfying to learn about the achievements of the scholarship beneficiaries like Ms. Rudrani Padole of Shree Guru Gobindsingh school who scored 91.8%, Ashima Sheikh from St. Ursula who scored 88.40 % and Sagar Sayyam of St. Michael School who scored 71% in class 10th board exams inspite of many adversities in their lives.

On 29th June , a cheque of Rs. 1,35,000/was handed over to the President of Shree Guru Gobindsingh Institute by PDG Vishwas Saharabhojnee along with PP Rtn. Rajan Bhatia on behalf of RCN followed by a motivational speech by PDG Vishwas and Dir. Sandip Dhodapkar to the students present. The Hon. Sec. of the institute also addressed the gathering and thanked Rotary Club of Nagpur for the consistent support year after year. Chairpersons Rajiv and Sapna , Rtn. Manjot Kahai and Rt. Ann. Neeru Bhatia were also present.

On 30th June a team of almost 20 Rotarians and rotaryanns were

Pande.

All the committee members were given mementos.

PDG Satish Sule lauded the efforts of the entire board saying that the club has scaled new heights during 2015-16. In turn setting a new bench mark for the incoming board under the captaincy of Rtn Alok Goenka. PP Shiraz Grmi congratulated Pres. Khushnoor in particular and the board in general Sharad Bhave

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Khushnoor handed over the cheque of 3,77,500/- to Principal Rtn. Rachna Singh at St. Ursula School .

Around 151 girl students are benefited from Project Smiling Faces Scholarship and Principal Rachna informed how this scholarship is encouraging the students to perform better. She requested the RCN to begin with a mentorship program for 10th std. Students. President Khushnoor and Chairperson Rajiv addressed the gathering and expressed their happiness to see the positive results of Project

Smiling Faces.

On the very same day , scholarship cheque of Rs. 55000/- was handed over to the principal of St. Michael's School by Pres. Khushnoor in the presence of Chairpersons Rajiv and Sapna and Rtn. Shailja Pingle. The Program began with a hymn in Hindi, welcoming of all Rotarians with flowers and an announcement by the school teacher of their last results of 65% only in 10th std. which was not very heartening . Rtn. Rajiv Behal and President Khushnoor explained to the students the importance of excelling in studies for a bright future and hoped the result would improve in the next session.

Sapna Vastani

Blast from the Past .If we shut out the world, if we try and put up a moat round our intellectual property ,and keep doing what we were doing thinking we are the smartest in the worl, we are going to die of mental suffocation.

We have to have big ideas to share, and not big walls to confine, So that we can do whatever can be done with anyone ,anywhere, anytime, From birth of death, our lives are enriched by the research and knowledge contributed by men of different faiths, different nations. these were men who never thought in terms of flags or boundary lines. Their loyalty was to the welfare of humanity as a whole .you Rotarians epitomize this spirit .May you continue to nurture it as you grow and flourish .

We, as Indians, pride ourselves on being high-minded and religious. Religion is not what is enshrined in brick and mortar, or in bell, book and candle. Religion is love for mankind, and service to humanity is its true and ultimate expression. “Call that true piety,” says the Bhagvad Gita, “which most removes heartaches and ills.” And I quote the wise one, who says, “A man who cannot love a brother he can see, cannot love a god whom he has never seen.” This is what the intellectuals, and men and women with a social conscience, like all of you Rotarians, realize. You have already become aware of your mission to build a universal society.

“More strength to your elbow,” is what I wish you. What I have been saying so far

is that what one does, inevitably, affects other human beings. But, what is possibly less recognized is that man's inaction might affect an even wider circle. To quote Edmund Burke, “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.”

A story is told of a small town in Europe, where stood a statue of Christ in the market square. Vandals invaded the town, looted and ransacked it, and, in the process, the statue was broken. When the vandals left, the townspeople gathered together the broken pieces and set up the statue again—only they could not find the hands. So, under statue were engraved these words,” He has no hands but our.

And that is the crux of the matter. Any organization, or society or state or country has no hands but ours. It is what we give to it that will make it or mar it.

And, in the final analysis, we shall be judge, as Paul Harris said, not by the creeds we profess or the slogans we shout or the labels we wear, but by our work and our life itself. May you, dear Rotarians of the Rotary Club of Nagpur, learn from the past, take time to serve in the present, reach out to a future of world understanding, because you have put Rotary into your lives and have learned to look beyond yourselves. May peace be with you as you continue to lead the way, today and always.

Peroja E. Eduljee

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From what little I have seen and read of the Nagpur Rotary Club these last few years, I have felt that the enthusiastic and dedicated Rotarians of this Club are helping to strengthen the already sturdy foundation of the Rotary edifice. Within this monolith lies the Rotary family, each member of which has pledged to serve man and to create conditions in the world for the fullest development of his dignity as a man.

This world, our home, is in ferment today.

Its peace has been lost. That pace can only return when men and women are big enough to see the human race as a whole.

To add to the world's woes, there is little hope for man's physical survival, unless the current trends of increasing pollution, soil erosion, and other environmental horrors are reversed. Drug trafficking, terrorism, population control, the evils of dowry, child labor the appalling lake of hygiene and sanitation in our public places, to name only a few---all these are matters of grave concern. Whose concern? To your credit you have made some of them your concern. To that I shall say, “Lage raho !”

In this era of globalization, so many people now have communication and innovation tools to complete connect and collaborate from anywhere. So, whatever connects and collaborate from anywhere.

So, whatever cannot be done by one country, will be done by someone somewhere else .The question is whether it will be done by you or to you or for you

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Voyaging Viking’s Musing

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The land of Fire and Ice...!

It was all white and barren. The jagged lava fields and mossy hills were blanketed with ice and snow.

The backdrop of white desert and one of the most beautiful desolate landscapes in the world was set for twenty five insane Indians who dared to brave the sub zero temperatures standing on a volcano with frozen lake to witness the divine silence in ICELAND. The Iceland Expedition to be featured in Limca Book of Records started from the capital city Reykjavik. It was seven days of self driving over the glaciers, through the mountains, waterfalls, geothermal hot springs, lava fields and volcanoes.

We were a convoy of seven robust, specially modified 4 W D To y o t a H i l l u x mountain trucks fitted with snow tyres and a wireless radio. A group of four in each monster ,taking turns behind the wheel.

We had an adventure in store for us and day two turned out to be a thrilling lifetime experience, when a heavy snow storm approached us while we were at the top of the glacier hurriedly trying to cross the pass. Our radio beeped and the control car instructed convoy to turn back. No one anticipated, that our disappointment of not getting across the glacier to see the ice caves was little to the disaster awaiting us. When we were heading back slowly in low 4WD with almost zero visibility, gusty winds and pounding snowfall, two of our cars started sinking and got stuck in more than two feet of snow. We deflated the tyre pressure and shoveled the snow to make the track, but all was in vain.

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Finally, after breaking two toeing ropes and a hook, the vehicles were skillfully pulled out. We survived the onslaught, drenched in wet clothes, freezing hands and a memory to live for.

It was thrilling to cruise a twenty five mile long snowy mountain road on eight psi tyre pressure to spend a night in a mountain hut. I would like to cherish the beauty of this abode nestled in the snow clad mountains overlooking the hot springs. The hut was a wooden structure with a kitchen and two dormitories which lacked washroom facility. A block of toilets was few steps away and you

needed to walk out of the warm hut in freezing cold to use it. The atmosphere was electric when we started cooking our dinner. Ambience was crying for Cognac and roasted lamb was eager to seek our attention."Musafir hu yaroon, na ghar hai na thikana" was sung in chorus with a guitar strumming which made it really situational. Iceland is not a destination, it’s an adventure, where the “real”meets the “surreal”. Here ‘Cold’ is only a state of mind. The stunning Icelandic nature and the thrill of self driving in rugged landscape is a perfect setting for a

Ashish Kalode memorable experience.

My Icelandic Sojourn….

A wondrous journey into unknown , with strangers now known A shaky steering wheel to hold, with roads beneath perpetual snow A place where fatty seal and whale is treat to eat , with natural geysers to give the heat A land of fire and ice Where snow comes with no choice An arduous adventure , With a meticulous task, A memory of a lifetime For many to bask...!

That we leave our homes, that we step through our doors to the world, that we travel to renew and regenerate, because there are places our imaginations can never construct and people whom we would never meet.

Planning to travel to Iceland ?

Don’tmiss out – Board an Icelandair flight for illuminated Northern Lights interior ‘Grillmarket’ restaurant in Reykjavik for local delicacies Pingvellir National Park for North American and Eurasian Tectonic plates Ride Snowmobile Geysir–hurling boiling water upto 70 meters high every 10 minutes Seljulandsfoss waterfall and Black sand beach (Shahrukh Kajol starred ‘Dilwale’song) Blue lagoon, a geothermal spa Brennivin, Icelandic drink

Smart Alec Sohrab Kanga Macau to Maa-cow. in the middle of the road Hospitals have ditched their expensive and swat flies with my equipment and sent their Doctors on a permanent vacation.

All they need is a herd of cows to waive off our medical ailments.

Scientists at CERN are so heartbroken that they have ditched their quest for God particles and are now studying bovine movements.

But Doodhwallahs nationwide will not let our country go to dogs. They have been taking appropriate MIXED DOUBLES measures to ensure Introducing a new we never get to drink contest which mixes pure milk. Thanks to two faces from our their enterprise we Rotary family. You consume milk have to guess both fortified with the people and send detergents, fat and their names by way even urea. I am proud o f S M S o r to say, we in India WhatsApp message drink adult-rated to 9823031232 milk!

(Sohrab Kanga).

Winning entry will Only in India we be published in next value cows (and its month’s G.O. excretions) more than and will get a tub of humans and have i cecream from stringent laws for Dinshaws their safety. It pays to be cattle class in this tail...Have a bunch of uneducated country. buffoons trying to convince the world of I seek a life where I just have to think my importance...

In my next birth I want about my next meal and not worry about a bank balance...Where I can plonk myself be a desi cow. God! Are you listening?

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Winner Madhavi Naidu

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India can save the world or so the scientists at Bee Jay Pee Research laboratories would have us believe. They have stumbled upon a breakthrough that will fetch them a tsunami of accolades.

China will feel like a cretin, CERN will turn a beetroot red and Pakistan will sulk and go green. Speculations are rife that the research team is now a strong contender for the Nobel Prize. Not just one, but all categories. Like a true blockbuster it is strongly backed by fiction, has sizzling chemistry and can usher in world peace. This hitherto unknown headquarter of the geniuses is located in Tikamgarh, an unsung hamlet of a Middling State. The scientist community is abuzz with excitement. It's not every day that a third class research centre manages to produce such first class results.

Imagine coming up with a mother of magic potions that is an answer to all your miseries! Liberal quantities of it can insulate you from nuclear radiations. All you have to do is coat the walls of your house with this brown goo and voila you can say bye-bye to all your fears of apocalypse. Its application can prevent C- section and ensure normal deliveries for women. It is still not clear how and where it should be applied. This magic potion found in abundance in India, can be picked straight off the roads and fresh samples can be procured from bovine behinds. Yep...I am talking about the humble cow dung.

Hold your Bullshit please, there's more to come!

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INtelligent INvestment PERSONAL FINANCE WIDGETS We so look forward to drama and intrigue, be it our movies or our investments. So Britain decided to renegotiate terms of engagement with Europe, and stop the immigrants from entering their country, a.k.a., Brexit, Bas, fir kya tha!!! It was as if our markets had ended.

Stocks fell like ninepins , till better sense prevailed. Shaadi kisi aur ki, ho gaye Abdullah ji deewane. Except for some Indian companies who have local presence, there isn't much that impacts us.

Now the resultant uncertainty of the EU, and then the subsequent currency movements, is another story, more drama, more intrigue.

After Brexit, my exit cues from the GO are in place too, so I bid you farewell and end this series of personal finance widgets with a few points for you all to ponder.

The biggest brand today is.. yes you guessed it..Apple!

But the man who actually created the first image of Apple was Ronald Wayne, one of the original promoters of Apple Inc. He sold off his 10% stake in the company 15 days later for US dollars 800.

The point to ponder here is, why bother investing if you can't stay the course and if you don't have faith in where you are investing?

The next point…..Hindsight is always 6/6.

And the three words that no one likes to hear and no one should actually utter-“ I TOLD YOU SO”.

And then another point to ponder, kind of ricochets off the second one……..

Clairvoyance,…. only Babas with bhabootis have it!!

Your investments are but a reflection of your personality. So do what you feel comfortable doing, i e invest in what makes you comfortable,(Sleepwell Mattresses???)

Just like some people are born risk

takers,some others will always walk the beaten path; because, to some the glass is half empty, and to others, half full.

Matter of perception too.

They are also a barometer of your financial obligations. More obligations generally mean lower risk taking abilities.

Since everyone can't be a doctor, lawyer, engineer and a CA at the same time, it does make sense to take advice from someone trustworthy and capable of giving it.

So friends, in our world where technology is making businesses and jobs obsolete overnight, it is imperative to have your plan B ready to serve you in times of need. Build a nest egg from day 1, and if you have been a slow starter, still, do make a start.

And last, but not the least, just ensure that you invest, the power of compounding will take care of the rest. ALL THE BEST!!

other political incidents that happened during those times. And the most important of all was when Arvind and Arbaaz meet in the plane to Hyderabad!!

Then there are these other moments like India's World Cup Victory, the rise of Khans in Bollywood, etc that did not allow me to keep the book down till I finished. We also see Bombay turning into Mumbai and Calcutta turning into Kolkata and Madras turning into Chennai. A good game of business, politics, Mumbai Underworld, Financial scams and rivalry between two rising powerful men is also a part of this capturing must read.

The book in itself is undoubtedly a 5 out of 5 star and we can not even imagine what amount of Sanghi's research this book reflects . But still when we compare it with the author's previous books like the Krishna Key, Chanakya's Chant or the Rozobal Line, I personally think this book can fair only for a 4 star.

Also the Title and the punchline ( '_when it

comes to money everybody is of the same religion_' ) are loosely justified.

All in all for anybody into even little bit of fiction reading, this book is absolutely unmissable and for me I would be waiting for Ashwin's next as eagerly as I w a s waiting for this one.

As the french say it _BONNE LECTURE

Grey Zone Rahul Chaudhary: The Sialkot Saga by Ashwin Sanghi

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It is truly said that Ashwin is the Jeffery Archer of India or rather i would say he is the Indian version of Dan Brown.The two protagonists Arvind and Arbaz are born around our independence Year and are masterfully created. Both are '_jabra fans_' of money and yet a total opposite of each other. Even the characters around them are works of art and each one interesting to the core.

The author infuses small portion of ancient secret history at various places in the book and we realise the connection as we reach towards the end of the original story which also relates with almost all important events in India from 1947 to 2010. It Is really a pleasure to read as the author narrates the connection and effects of these events with the life of both Arvind and Arbaz.

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New Members Manju Shahani

HARISH AND POONAM MANTRI Harish came to Nagpur, with a bang. He brought the ' Shri Shivam Shopping Mall'. after making a mark in Durg, Raipur, Bilaspur, it was Nagpur's turn.

Born & brought up in Chhatisgarh, Harish Mantri, has high ambitions & wants his business to grow bigger. Outlets in 4 cities does not satisfy him, so soon they shall start their 5th branch in Jabalpur.

A Gyasni Award winner, he is an active member of the VMA. He loves to read motivational books & is a good speaker.

His wife Poonam from Akola, is a BSc in Computer Science & also holds a Diploma in Fashion Designing. She looks after the E Commerce at Shri Shivam. They have 2 boys, Neil, who is 7 & Aaradhya, who is 4.

Harish would love to be a part of our Life Skill Workshops, while Poonam would like to first get to know Rotary.

Looking forward to seeing more of you both. We welcome Harish & Poonam to the Rotary family.

wants to serve the community & make friends.

He feels really proud to be a part of an organization that wiped out Polio.

They feel inspired by Rotary & Senior Rotarians.

Welcome Sadashiv & Shantala!

Rotary Club of Nagpur is fortunate to have you.

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SADASHIV AND SHANTALA BHOLE Schooling - Saraswati Vidyalaya.

Junior College - Shivaji Science.

MBBS - Indira Gandhi Medical College MS - General Surgery - IGMC MCH - Uro Surgery - St. George's Hospital ( Mumbai) First practice - Prakash Nursing Home - Nagpur The career graph of this brilliant doctor has risen gradually.

Today he has a 20 bedded nursing home of his own at Dhantoli.

Ketki Nursing Home. A fitness freak, Dr. Sadashiv Bhole loves gymming. A good actor, a better dancer, he could sing for a living. His latest passion is Marathon running.

He fell in love with Shantala, the dusky Kannidiga beauty soon after he met her in first year college, pursued her all through till she gave in, in the final year. Initially her parents resisted but today he is their favorite son in law. They got married in a rush to be together during their rural internship.

They did their Post Graduation from Bombay together, had a daughter, Sagarika & then moved to Nagpur.

Today they are both running the nursing home together & looking forward to the humongous project of a Seven Star Hospital, that Sadashiv is involved in.

With Sagarika all set in 1st Year MBBS, the couple can make time for Rotary.

Shantala a GSE alumni, loved her first stint with Rotary. DG Dr Nikhil Kibe was her team leader. Soon after her GSE visit to Ohio-USA, she joined our club & has been an active member all through.

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On the Board Akanksha Agarwala same integrity in Rotary Projects. He is the President Elect and Director Membership Some personalities are so effortlessly mighty and this year. Soon we shall see him heading the charismatic that it leaves you with a riot of thoughts and club, a job President Khushnoor is so bewilderment. So I have decided to just pour my thoughts as effortlessly carrying out. they come to mind and not attempt to organise them.

Strong –minded, polite, meticulous, funny, organized, When asked about his vision for Rotary, he said he wants to easygoing, focused, affable, demanding, kind, spontaneous, make it more powerful than ever. He said it can be achieved chilled-out. You see, its like adding all possible masalas we with the help of the project directors who he can trust have in our kitchen in a curry, and to contrary belief, coming completely with total responsibilities. He envisions to, simplify operations, automate wherever required and up with the most approach the job balanced dish. This with systematic is how I will describe logic.

It does not Alok Goenka, our mean the work is President Elect - a reduced, it means, balanced human the grand work is being. Alok, sorry for comparing you to handled with a curry. allowing space for newer ideas and He grew up in p rojects. Time Nagpur and management in his immediately joined projects is and will family business upon graduation. He is a be dear to him. He s u c c e s s f u l also wants to industrialist and strengthen the passionate about his website even further. work. He was a Anula has all the national level tennis player in his school days. Married to right qualities to be the perfect First Lady for our club. She charming Anula Goenka, he found the perfect yin and yang has a clear vision about her role for the coming year. She chemistry in her. The couple is blessed with two kids, Anvita plans to extend as much support to her husband as possible and Anvay. Anula is an entrepreneur herself and successfully and will be involved in various projects with same sincerity runs “Handmaze”, the handmade stationery vocation. Anvita she has shown over the years. is an artist, the proof of which adorns Goenka house. Anvay, So get set, buckle up and be ready for the coming year to work like his dad, has joined family business. under the guidance of able Alok Goenka. He has plans and Alok has been associated with Rotary for almost fifteen years dreams we all should be a part of, to see them successfully now. Men like Alok don't do something just because they achieved. We all wish him the best. have to; they do it because they want to. Alok has shown the

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I have known Manju Shahani since I was a young girl and I have always been in awe of her poise and elegance. I remember admiring her charm, her beautiful chiffon sarees, the way she graced the parties; the room filled with her laughter and energy.

Time flies and here I am, writing about this very special lady Our vice-president for year 2015-16, Manju Shahani, and‌ the awe remains. The admiration grows. The respect amplifies.

It's a tough job to write about her. Not because there is scarcity of matter; infact, on the contrary; but because the personality is so multifaceted and highly accomplished that a few paragraphs will not do justice.

When we met for this interview, she spoke about her childhood and told me how she was a naughty and hyperactive child but good at everything she did. Good in studies and equally good in extracurricular. Trained in classical dance style, she has performed before enthralled crowds in school days. She grew up in Gandhidham, in Kutch district, where her parents moved to from Lucknow, before her birth. Coming from a state capital herself, her mother took extra efforts to see that Manju and her two younger siblings got best education facilities in this small, then developing town of Gujarat.

When she was a young girl, a family pundit predicted an early marriage. And believe it or not, she got her first marriage proposal at age 12. A proper proposal! Another at 15! Her mom lost it and said she was not getting Manju married till she turned 18. Sure enough, she got married at 18 yrs and 6 months to our handsome Rotarian and a thorough gentleman, Chandru Shahani.

She settled into Nagpur life almost immediately, playing the

roles of wife and daughter -in -law perfectly. Soon, the house walls were covered with her lovely paintings, the plants in her garden blossomed under her loving care and the family grew fonder of her day by day. Blessed with two boys, Aashish and Anuj, Manju soon had her hands full. But she did find time for her hobbies-her fabric painting, crochet and bonding with friends. Her boys, both engineers, are now happily married and currently settled in United States of America. Manju and Chandru are doting grandparents to four lovely grandchildren.

The paintings on her house walls are now replaced by happy family pics and artwork and drawings of her grandchildren.

Always inclined towards community service, Manju and Chandru joined Jaycees earlier and Rotary in 1990 after being introduced to Rotary

by PDG Vishwas Sahasrabhojnee.

Chandru is an active past president (20012002) and Manju has held various posts and headed various projects for many years now. She has always given her best and a little extra to all the tasks she has undertaken. One of her most amazing qualities is that she gets along equally well with all age groups and makes everyone feel very comfortable and at ease in her presence. This is one of the many qualities of a leader that she possesses and Rotary is blessed that it shall run under her president-ship soon.

She feels strongly towards various projects taken up by Rotary and one particular idea closest to her heart is doing something constructive and worthwhile for Old Age Homes. She is open to the idea of newer and more meaningful projects. Her sincerity and passion is seen in her dedication for the Rotary work which she carries about, always with a smile and a gust of energy.

Manju is an inspiration to all, especially for the new Rotarians. A role model, from whom, they can learn the traits of becoming a perfect Rotarian. Respect.

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List of members who have completed more than 30 years of Rotary Bobby Srinivas, Prem Gupta, Sriram Marawar, Shiraz Gimi, Satish Sule, Sati Khanna, Suresh Kulkarni, Manmohan Daga, Nakul Malani, Abnash Chandar Khurana, Yogesh Thakar, Madan Pande, Rajan Bhatia.

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The Rotary Tales

These are the contributors for organ donation awareness through the Hitavada obituary column:Hotel Radisson Blue through Rtn Kevinder Talwar Amitasha EnterprisesThrough Rtn Yogendra Singh Caldury s India Ltd Through Mr Hakimuddin Ali MD Shwetal Enterprises --through Mr Mukund Bhai Ved Each has contributed Rs 10000/ for a month.

Fatema Shakir Ritika Singhvi

1 Rtn Dr Ravi Wankhede has been awarded Exemplary Humanitarian Service Award by Rotary Club of Nasik at Nasik.

Congratulations!!

2. Rtn Sanjay Kothari's mother Smt. Sheela left for her heavenly abode. May her soul rest in peace.

3. Rtn. Dr. Rajesh Soni has been elected as a President and Lord Dr. Shailendra Mundada has been elected as a Secretary of the Central India Foundation which is a non-profit organisation for helping patients suffering from kidney diseases for creating awareness about kidney diseases in society and to help patients who have undergone kidney transplantation.Congratulations to both the doctors!!!

Rtn Bharat Parekh spoke on Reinvent in Million Dollar Round Table (premier association of financial professionals) at Vancouver in Canada in June.

FAQ's and Facts about Organ Donation This edition deals with the basics of how can one get a kidney, the commonest organ required in India. You must be reading lately the kidney selling racket going on in the country. This was very common in the past, starting from Tamil Nadu in the 1980's where selling and buying of kidney was a norm as there were no regulations in place. The 'business' was thriving as poor people were willing to donate for a paltry sum. Many patients including from South Asian countries would get a transplant done routinely in Chennai. All this changed in early 90's when one foreigner was diagnosed to have got infected with HIV as a result of transplant. Overnight Tamil Nadu earned notoriety. Transplants came to a grinding halt. The Government of India promulgated Transplant of Human Organ Act (THOA) in 1994. The Act specifically

banned selling and purchasing of organs.

The fear of HIV (AIDS) had also gripped the medical fraternity, who would not want to take any chances. The positive effect of this resulted in Tamil Nadu Government taking pro-active steps to not only curb the menace. Government Regulations (GR's) were promulgated and within a short period once gained the popularity of being the best State in the country for transplantation till date. The contribution of MOHAN Foundation with Head office in Chennai made a significant contribution of raising public awareness.

The recent amendment in the Act in 2011 has made stringent punishment for selling and purchasing of kidney. LIVE R E L AT E D D O N AT I O N : L i v i n g donation takes place when a related person donates an organ (or part of an organ) for transplantation. The donor can be a grandparent, a parent, spouse, child,

siblings & grandchild.

LIVE UNRELATED DONATION: Donation can also come from anyone for altruistic reasons, someone emotionally related to the recipient (friend), a second relation (cousin), a neighbor, etc. Such donors have to undertake stringent scrutiny and permission from Authorising Committee.

DECEASED ORGAN DONATION: Kidneys and several other organs and tissues can be obtained from a BRAIN DEAD patient whose organs are functional due to Ventilator support.

Consent of next of kin is mandatory. The patient has to register the name of the patient in the waiting registry.

Distribution of kidney and organs is made according to the priorority rules.

Rtn. Dr. Ravi Wankhede Chairman. Organ Donation Awareness Committee. RCN

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