The Golden Orange June 2016

June 2016

BACK 2 BASICS

COMMUNITY WELFARE

LADIES NIGHT

VOCATIONAL TRAINING

BUSINESS MEETING

PHF

INTERACT QUIZ

TAKE ROTARY HOME

LADIES COMMITTEE

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Ladies Night

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Samne yeh kaun aaya dil main hui hulchul

wo Shaam kuch ajib thi, yeh shaam bhi kuch ajib hai

de de pyar de.... pyar de re

Kisi shayar ki ghazal... DREAM GIRL

President’s Message In a recent interview to a TV channel, His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, told the listeners,”We cannot be slaves of anger, hatred and arrogance. The basic human nature is compassionate; therefore, there is HOPE. If the basic human nature is anger or negative emotion, there is NO HOPE.” Yes, HOPE is what is keeping us all going. We hope against hope that the mayhem in this world reduces; that the simmering anger in the society subsides; that the youngsters of today grow up to be a level-headed, open –minded generation and the world becomes a peaceful planet. for man to survive.

It's time now for us Rotarians to help change this negative emotion which has pervaded the community. We have

access to youngsters through our Interact and Rotaract Clubs. We, as Rotarians are fortunate to work shoulder to shoulder with these youngsters during many of our projects.

We interact with them and it is heartening to see these young girls and boys giving their all when it comes to participating in service projects. That shows that these youngsters' energies can be channelized and their young minds moulded towards positive actions. If we just make an effort, we CAN impress upon these impressionable minds to cultivate , “The Patience of Nelson Mandela, The Courage of Mahatma Gandhi, The Wisdom of Winston Churchill The Perseverance of Neil Amstrong and ultimately,

The humility of Dalai Lama.

Sounds like a Utopian dream, does it?

No harm trying! We just might be able to help cultivate an atmosphere of peace in the community. Taking a cue from what Armstrong said, I'd say, this one small step might just turn out to be a giant leap towards a peaceful world.

Let's gift the world peace and positivity.

Khushnoor S. Chugh

To Ponder... mother nature, her prepossessing self in all forms…the variegated shapes of the clouds, the amazing variety in greens, the vistas, the hues, the life that is all pervasive - so welcoming, so giving.. and there in my mind the lines ran…”what is this life if full of care, we have no time to stand and stare”. And as I pondered I came to this conclusion. So many mundane and temporal things we are chasing day in and day out. But none gives us the glee or gratification in wholesomeness and the satisfaction comparison to what the simpler things which in today’s world seems quite out in life have to offer. Just those few hours of reach. of peeping out of the window gave me Durriya Akolawala t h e s e r e n i t y, t h e f e e l i n g o f

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Unlike my children, or for that matter any child belonging to this fast paced and highly competitive generation, I am still too fascinated and enrapture about a train journey. So after years when I got this opportunity to return from my hometown Kolkata in this locomotive the child within me indulged in a small jig.

Once we settled down in our respective berths, I had many choices for myself…to read or to sleep or to be more cordial with my co passengers.

But off so many pickings, I decided to spend my stress free time watching out of the window. And behold!! There was

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Letter to the Editor Dear Editors, Congratulations for bringing out outstanding Rotary monthly magazines, with good articles, exquisite photos and useful club informations. Well done! I

was a member of the Rotary Club of Nagpur from 1974 to 1980 and I have very fond memories of the club.

Please convey my Rotary greetings and good wishes to your Pres. Khushnoor and

other members of the club.

Cheers,

hearts regardless of where they're from.

"Rotary has the same effect," she adds.

"We may have different ways of expressing it, but our [Rotary] action in helping others comes from the same place.

After the Jubilee audience, Francis met with a small delegation of Rotary members led by RI President K.R. Ravindran. The pope spoke to Ravindran about the importance of vaccinating children against polio and encouraged Rotary to continue its efforts against this disease.

"I have been honored and deeply touched to have had the opportunity to meet Pope Francis earlier today, and to have heard

him tell us to continue our fight toward polio eradication," says Ravindran, who is Hindu. "It has given me even more pride in Rotary's past, even more faith in its present, and even more optimism about its future, than ever before."

"We need to go home from this event and set an example. Each club should do something. Just one thing to help these refugees can make a remarkable difference," he added.

The two-day Rotary event in Rome, tied to the Vatican's Jubilee of Mercy and dubbed the Jubilee of Rotarians by organizers from District 2080 (Italy), also included benefit concerts and three fundraising dinners for polio eradication.

Rtn.PP Gopinath

RI Updates

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Thousands of Rotary members, motivated by a special invitation from Pope Francis, gathered at the Vatican in Rome on Saturday to celebrate a message of compassion, inclusiveness, and service to humanity.

At midmorning, the group -- numbering some 9,000 members from 80 countries -- made its way through the congested streets of Rome, past the tight security surrounding St. Peter's Square, and settled into the area reserved for Rotary in front of St. Peter's Basilica for the Jubilee audience.

Francis, a 79-year-old Argentine, urged the crowd of more than 100,000, which included members of the police and armed forces from around the world, "to build a culture of peace, security, and solidarity around the world."

His message of peace resonated with Rotary members, including R. Asokan from Tamil Nadu, India. "His message about peace is about accepting. Rotary, which accepts all walks of life, can carry his message to all our clubs, therefore carrying his message to all our communities," says Asokan.

Madrid Zimmerman, another Long Beach member, isn't Catholic but says Francis has a knack for touching people's

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Vocational Training

Girls being trained by the ladies who were imparted training by RtAnn Sadhana Paliwal.

Interact Quiz and each round was made challenging and very interesting.

Judges for the competition were PP Tauby Bhagwagar, Rtn Nilufer Rana and Rtn Jumana Shakir. Tanmay Chindaliya and Palash Mukherjee of Bhavan's won the competition and Swayam Basu and Prakhar Rajpali of Centre Point School were the first runners up. All participants were given mementos and winning team

received trophy sponsored by PP Bharat Goenka Prizes were given away by PP Bharat Goenka and Rtn Jyoti Goenka.A very special thanks to President Khushnoor Chugh, Hon. Secretary Parag Paranjpe, Director Raj Shah and all fellow rotarians and staff members of the participating schools for their presence Ruchi Uppal

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Team Interact had its last project of the year— the Inter School Interact Quiz Competition. It was held in St. Ursula School auditorium. Five schools participated in it : St. Ursula, BVM, Centre Point School ( Amravati Road), Modern School and St. Michaels High School. Each team consisted of two members. Quiz master PP Shabbir Shakir conducted the whole event marvellously

3rd May

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Regular Meeting

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Finally the much awaited evening of 5th jungles of Bhamragarh, he left the much May 2016 had arrived ! Even the fiery sought after post graduation in Surgery Sun was in a mood to take a break, with and established the 'Lok Biradri Prakalp' showers providing a happy respite from at Hemalkasa in 1973. the heat. A full house at the Chitnavis Dr. Manda & this benevolent man along Centre was eagerly waiting to hear the with their few close friends in tow started legend ...Dr. Prakash Baba Amte. the herculean task of providing medical The mammoth responsibility of help to the Adivasi Madiya community, introducing the doyen was given to PP learning their language & then educating Shabbir Shakir, who, with his flair for them, ridding them of superstitions, words, did full justice to it. getting them out in the new world, Dr. Prakash took us all on the journey of providing them with employment, self his extraordinary life beginning with his confidence, self belief, &..... In short, childhood, happily spent with very few getting a whole (new) well equipped tribe but close friends and relatives as the on the goggle map! world and the wealthy relatives, had We were all left awestruck when we heard closed doors on this particular Amte clan his anecdotes, especially about a man for touching and taking care of the carrying his half torn scalp & skull in his 'untouchables of the world' ...The Leper's. own hands and walking 25 kms to the Later on, looking at the plight of the Prakalp to get it stitched and that too sufferers, he went on to become a doctor without an anaesthetic!!! Simply from the prestigious Government Unbelievable ...

Medical college of Nagpur. Other than the He enumerated the difficulties faced MBBS degree, destiny had something during the treatment of the tribe due to else in store for him there. During his lack of medicines as well as surgical Surgery Residency he met his beloved life equipments. which forced him to take partner Dr. Mandakini Amte nee harsh decisions at times, to save lives. But Deshpande He grew up with the vision of through all these tough times, the now his father 'The Baba Amte' striving hard obsolete 'Penicillin' acted as their best for the upliftment of downtrodden. friend and a life saver. Now 43 years Hence, the moment Maharashtra down the line, the Prakalp has a state of art government granted him the land in the hospital with all surgical & medical

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5th May facilities nearly run by there educated tribe members itself ! A residential school with around 600 students, community kitchen serving food to one and all and a neat & clean animal ark for a huge variety of animals too .

Today, Drs. Prakash & Manda along with their 2 sons & daughter in laws and the grand kids, have distributed their jobs and take care of the various aspects of the Prakalp.

For his exemplary work.. Dr. Prakash was awarded Padmashri, Magsaysay award, Maharashtra Gaurav award, to name a few. Couple of countries have honoured him with stamps of his & Dr. Manda's name too.

Its No wonder that with all the magic and masala happening in his life, today Dr. Prakash Amte is not just a world renowned social worker but a renowned celebrity too, with a movie made on his life 'Dr. Prakash Baba Amte' !

Since the last 40 odd years Rotary club of Nagpur has been associated with this great man's God work and we all are extremely proud of it !!

On 5 th may, Dr. Prakash's talk took us all on a roller coaster ride of emotions, leaving us amazed with only one thought in mind ...Dr. Amte may your tribe grow!

Dr. Shivani Bidaye

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Back 2 Basics - Dobara

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The journey from being a member of Rotary Club to becoming a Rotarian is a long drawn process. The mentoring program is specially designed for newly inducted members (less than 3 years) to help them understand Rotary in correct perspective. Meticulously designed and refined over a period of time, the program

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is delivered by stalwarts of our club. It covers all aspects of Rotary.

P r e s i d e n t Khushnoor gave her introductory comments. Rtn Rina Sinha moderated the entire program. PP Sanjiv Chugh spoke about the history & geography of R o t a r y. P D G Vi s h w a s s p o k e a b o u t R o t a r y ' s organization structure, concept of zones, districts, club service etc. PP Sati informed the significance of international service and how this feature is helping Rotary address the core issues concerning communities around the world. A person is an ambassador of his/her vocation in

8th May the club. PDG Dr Sule in his presentation stressed on serving communities through their respective vocations. Community service is the backbone of Rotary. That's the reason people of different vocational background come to gather under Rotary umbrella. PP Atul shared various community service projects undertaken by our club. Rtn Shiv Rao gave information on Rotary Foundation, which is the financial arm of Rotary International. He shared unique feature of Rotary Foundation where a small contribution by Rotarian gets a multiplier effect. PP Tauby shared Rotary's vision of targeting youth by making them leaders and responsible citizens of the world. PP Shabbir in his inimitable style played devils advocate. PP Shiraz Gimi who had conceptualized mentoring program summed up the proceedings.

PHF Dinner

walks of life who contribute to TRF. Our club has been at the forefront of supporting TRF and is the largest contributor for many years from RID 3030. TRF recognizes them by bestowing them with PHF members or Major Donor as per the giving. The annual PHF dinner is a small gesture by our club to recognize

these Major Donors and PHF members.

This dinner was held on 8th May at Hotel Centre Point. PDG Dr Satish Sule and PDG Vishwas Sahasrabhojanee gave information of TRF activity. Encouraged by the work of TRF, few more members decided to support and became PHF and Major Donors.

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The Rotary Foundation (TRF) is the financial arm of Rotary International. All major humanitarian projects owe their success to generous support from TRF. After Polio, the focus is on Health, Literacy, and Water & Sanitation. All this is possible because of large-hearted Rotarians, Anns and donors from all

8th May

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Business Meeting

12th May

The last business meeting of the year was important in many respects. Members were keen to know the status of important projects pending at various stages. After the customary welcome, birthday and anniversary greetings and the usual business, President shared the information on the pending global grants project. The status of watershed project was also informed to members. Meeting was adjourned after the National Anthem.

Ladies Committee

The last meeting of the ladies committee was a live demonstration of mocktails and salads by a professional outfit. It was completely appropriate for the season!

The meeting started with the very attractive Caribbean litchie smoothie. The step by step demo was very easy to understand and everyone even got to taste everything too!! Next they showed how to make the Kiwi Ka panna. An exotic variation of the popular aam panna, the 'HOT' summer favourite. Then came the Tropical Delight which was a visual treat with its soothing and attractive colour combination. All three appetizers were delicious !

The mouth watering mocktail demonstrations were followed by salad making recipes — the first being the Greek salad, an all time favourite. The next one was apple kimchi salad which was exotic and delicious. The instructions were clear and the presentation was superb! It was a treat for the ladies!

Chairpersons Neerja Shukul and Ragini Sahu were responsible for this wonderful evening. Rtn. Vrinda Rathi

Take Rotary Home

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As Amitabh and Rina Sinha had offered to host a TRH, it was decided to have one at their place. Calls were made and finally 16 couples agreed. The get together was a perfect blend of some new, some not so new and some senior rotarians. The evening started with a round of introduction which was very entertaining followed by a very interesting and informative talk about rotary by PP Sati Khanna. As we had some good singers amongst us it was unanimously decided to skip the game and enjoy some good s i n g i n g .

E v e r y o n e thoroughly enjoyed this music session.

F o o d w a s excellent and

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12th May

was plentiful — a delicious spread of veg and non-veg delicacies. Everyone praised the "corner house" of the Sinha's - A very tastefully decorated house with a well manicured lawn and lovely garden And the hosts were of course very very warm and accommodating. All came dressed in their cool casuals and prizes for best dressed male, female and best coordinated couple were given to Hemant

14th May Jaitha, Swati Singhee and Raj and Parul Shah respectively. Prize for best introduction was given to Shashank Pande. A short and sweet vote of thanks was given in an inimitable style by Sohrab Kanga. All in all it was a very enjoyable and melodious evening.

Success of the evening can be attributed to chairpersons Shilpa Jaitha and Shalini Naidu.

Shilpa Jaitha

Scholarship A peanut seller father who hardly earns enough to support a family, yet somehow always has money for alcohol each time.

A mother who is trying to make ends meet with whatever little money they earn yet surprisingly prefers to own 2 mobiles rather than spend money on the education of her children. An environment where every now and then you get to see weapons being lashed at each other, women being beaten and abused, drunkards lying around, using filthy language at each other. And to top it all, a family with four sisters and a brother which lives in 8×8 ft. shanty, but boasts of a 24'' TV blasting away vulgar filmy songs. This is generally the picture in every low income or BPL household.

And it is here in such an environment that a little 5 year old girl lives. My concern – what kind of an adult do you think will she become, growing up in such an environment?

It is an easy guess....

It is people like us who have to assure that we expose her to a better world. A world which will open up new avenues for her. A world very different from her present one.

A world which will give her the strength and ability to make her own choices. A world that will give her freedom and independence.

When you and I choose to sponsor a child, it may not guarantee her excellence in education, but the very fact that she remains in school to be able to explore another world, better than hers, is enough solace.

Rotary Club of Nagpur has been

instrumental in helping hundreds of underprivileged children complete their education every year for the last 9 years, paving a way to uplift their standards of living and in turn help make a better society.

By way of 'Project Smiling Faces', the club gives away scholarships to various underprivileged students studying in different institutions. The Scholarships Committee ensures that the bio-data of the child is studied, periodic visits are made to their institutes, progress of these children is monitored and the sponsors

interact with & motivate the beneficiary students. The efforts are slowly bearing fruit when we now see some of the students who received scholarships earlier now blossoming into bankers, air hostesses, hospitality personnel, businesspersons, engineers, teachers and so on.

In the Rotary year, Project Smiling Faces took care of more than 800 needy children's education by providing scholarships worth Rs 11.23 lacs with the support of 147 donors out of which 95% are our own club members. The club also

has donated Corpus Funds of Rs 17.21 lacs the interest of which also goes towards education of these children every year.

It takes only Rs 2500/- to sponsor a child's education for a year and become a part of this family of donor and beneficiary. A simple way to donate is sponsoring a child's education as a return gift on your birthday or anniversary. Once you register your name with us, every year on a family member's or your birthday we shall give you a call and you can donate a 'Smile' for a needy child. You can also establish a Corpus in multiples of Rs 30,000/-, the interest from which will take care of a child's education every year forever.

To s t r e n g t h e n a b e n e f i c i a r y ' s commitment to education even further, you can choose to foster a particular child through our program started this year, 'Foster a Smile' wherein you can be directly involved in the life of that child till he/she needs you. Rotary Club of Nagpur now has 5 underprivileged orphaned children being taken care of by Foster Parents who are sharing the responsibility of the children's education, emotionally supporting them and providing a sense of belonging to these children.

As a Rotary member, we are committed to give back to society. If you too want to do so, please contact us on 9373221945/ 9823039110/ 9890910000/ 9922278822.

As Nelson Mandela has so rightly put, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world".

Sapna Vastani

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Spreading Smiles

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Ladies Night The most awaited and the last Fellowship of this year "Ladies Night" had to be on a melodious note. This year every fellowship was unique in its own way and Ladies night was no exception Themed as Kishore sings with Rotary, it was kept a suspense till the end. Everyone was kept wondering who is going to sing songs of Kishore. It was none other than our very own Kishore of Nagpur, Sagar Madhumatke. He has already earned a name among the Nagpurians for showcasing the exact voice of Kishore Kumar.

The show kick started with Mr. Sanjeev Chugh raising a toast to the Ladies, followed by fantastic compering done by Dr. Mrunalini Dasture and Sandeep Pathak. Few Rotarians also sang and showed their singing talents. Among them were Anushka Kale, Sarika Pathak, Deavan Dasture, Sandeep Dhodapkar, Nimish Sutaria and Sanjay Mansukhani.

Everyone ensured that only Kishore songs were sung.

The whole atmosphere was charged up by the mesmerising voice of Sagar and the choices of songs specially selected for the evening. Shilpa Agrawal was the anchor for the whole show and ensured flawless execution of all the activities.

Sarang Kale

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Kehdu tumhe ya chup rahu, Dil mai mere aaj kya hai

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22nd May

Sagar Kinare Dil ye pukare

yeh shaam mastani... madhosh kiye jaaye

Chehra hai ya chand khila hain

Sara zamana haseeno ka deewana

Jaha Chaar yaar mil jaayen wahin raat ho gulzar

Geet gata hoon main gun gunata hoon main

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Gata rahe mera dil.....

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Regular Meeting

The meeting was addressed by Dr Chari who spoke on “"Life is beautiful” There are 2 main issues in life—Perception (how u think and act)and Attitude( your action and how you express yourself).

He emphazised that the main problem in communication is ego. He has a board outside his institution which reads "Shoes and Chappals are allowed inside.Please

19th May keep your ego outside. He showed 3 clips to the audience to explain the term communication.

The bottom line of the first clip was"Ek din jeeke dekho meri life".Communication is about Empathy that is understanding the other person and putting ones self in his shoes. Empathy is needed while communicating at home with spouse, children and with family members and at the workplace and social gathering The second clip showed all communication barriers can be broken if we just sit across and talk. However the challenge is not so easy with some headstrong people.

The third clip was about 'Transactional

Regular Meeting An altruistic totally dedicated to the well being of the society, Mr. Khushboo Poacha was the speaker. He spoke about the thought process behind starting Seva Kitchen. His first initiatives were the websites Indian blood donors. com and platelets.com. He was called by the IIMs to address upon the success of the same websites and has been awarded by a US University for his initiative. He has also received Nagpur Heroes Award, an initiative by Times of India. Khushroo Poacha has now started Sewa Kitchen which serves the caregivers of the patients in various hospitals. The incident which inspired Khushroo to take the step was

26th May the time when his mother was admitted in CIIMS. He saw relatives of patients cook outside the hospital on a makeshift chulha and eat sukhi rotis. Seeing this Mr. Khushroo and his friend Mr Amit started bringing and distributing 25 meals every sunday. From 25 meals it has now reached 1800 meals, from one city to six cities adding hospitals like a ripple effect where volunteers keep adding. Rtn Shiraz Doongaji, Jehangir Doongaji, Rtn Shiraz Gimi are actively involved at various hospitals in Nagpur.I A true Rotary spirit at work .

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Analysis'(one has to plan ones strategies according to what the person is thinking).Here Dr Chari spoke of 'cross' and 'parallel' communications which was very interesting .Cross communication is to immediately go on the defensive or misunderstand what the other person is saying and parallel is not to cross swords with the third party. The choice is ours whether we want to cross or parallel a conversation. Communication is about the choice we make. We can choose not to cross without being judgemental and to keep our egos out of it.

He was earlier introduced by PP Vijay Naidu. The vote of thanks was given by PP Shabbir Shakir who thanked Dr Chari for the simple way of explaining a complicated subject like 'Communicating skills'.

Shalini Naidu

Earlier Rtn. Jehangir Doongaji had introduced the speaker and later Shalini Naidu proposed the Vote of thanks.

Chetna Singhal

28th May

Divya Jyoti is home for 110 mentally challenged children run without Government aid,Rotary Club of N a g p u r i s associated with the school for last few years. With the help of some generous donors, we were able to provide six tables and benches to them.

The staff welcomed Rotary Members with flowers and showed their gratitude.

PP Sati Khanna attending Present on the occasion were President Khushnoor Chugh , Director Non Medical Rotary Annual Convention at Seoul, Korea Namita Sharma, Chairperson Shalini Naidu and Chetna Singhal.

Smart Alec It's holiday season and a road trip is one of the more enjoyable ways to spend it.

If only you can keep these few people out of the equation. It is especially difficult if they are close friends or family! When your aim is to de-stress and relax along the way these guys make you feel like you're on the road to hell. So the kind of people you need to avoid taking along on a road trip are: The Person with a Tiny Bladder : They make you stop every fifteen minutes, waste hours looking for petrol pumps with clean toilets or trees large enough to hide their ample behinds from view.

The Music Flipper : You know, THAT person who is never happy with what is playing on the system and cannot help himself from flipping the music in mid beat. One second you are rocking to Gangsta Rap and the next second you're listening to Justin Bieber.

The Way Too Excited Passenger : Either they are hyped up on Coke or they are just so literally excited about the trip that they incessantly bounce around making you feel like slapping them silly and asking them to calm the @#%$ down.

The Aggressive Driver : One who thinks each car passing him is posing a challenge and he needs to show them who's boss.

The Terrified Driver : Worse than the aggressive driver. Freak out at every little thing giving your neck whiplash from all the sudden braking.

The Car Sleeper : They literally cannot keep their eyes open for more than 5 minutes in the car. Yes, they aren't

Sohrab Kanga talking incessantly but when you get along on the trip. tired of driving and have no one to talk Okay, now that you to because your passenger is in a drooling coma, it isn't ideal.

The Backseat Driver : They jerk their foot every time they think you should be braking. They ruin the drive by pointing out all your obvious flaws which are obvious only to them.

The Person Who Wo n ' t S t o p f o r Anything: Yes, your bladder may burst but he will not stop because he is trying to beat his personal best in getting from Point A to Point B. The Are We There Yet Questioner : Most often an annoying kid who A contest with a difference. Fill in the white blurb with asks the same thing what you think the person is saying. Funnier the better. over and over and Best entry will receive a prize. Send in your replies by SMS/WhatsApp to 9823031232. Winning entry will over again a be published in next month’s G.O. thousand times just and will get a tub of icecream from Dinshaws ten minutes after your journey has know who not to take along you can started.

The Motion Sickness Martyr : Will sit enjoy your road trip. Just remember if making faces that scare the life out of you don't swear while driving, you're you but will behave like as if he is sacrificing so much by just coming not paying attention to the road at all.

Tol Mol Ke Bol

Winner Beena Mathew

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ROAD TRIP RULES

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Brainy Bolts JUNE PUZZLE SUDOKU

Priya Upganlawar

SOLUTIONS TO MAY PUZZLES SUDOKU WORD

JUNE PUZZLE CROSSWORDS Winner Jerestin Watchmaker CROSSWORDS

Winner Nakul Malani

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PS: Winners names were drawn by lot out of the correct entries received.

Editor

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Across 7. Turnip-like vegetable (8) 8. Medicinal substance (4) 9. Dull-witted (6) 10. Walk for pleasure (6) 11. Blow gently (4) 12. Gives, awards (8) 15. Capital of the United Arab Emirates (3,5) 19. Measure of land (4) 21. Olga ____, Soviet gymnast (6) 23. Threeford (6) 24. Greek spirit (4) 25. Cheers (8)

Down 1. Small desert rodent (6) 2. Subtracted (8) 3. Road accident (4,2) 4. In short supply (6) 5. Dutch cheese (4) 6. Ruud _____, former soccer manager (6) 13. Chest bone (3) 14. Evita? (3,5) 16. Stout shoe (6) 17. Criticise (6) 18. Propose (6) 20. Alleviation (6) 22. Forehead (4)

The Winners of each of these mind games will win a Tub of Dinshaw’s Ice Cream.

In case of Multiple correct entries, lots would be drawn and winner declared.

Have you taken a 3G holiday? No I'm not talking about phone connectivity... But a 3 Generation vacation. Our parents, us and our children. A recent trip to Rishikesh and Haridwar with the 2 most important generations was lively and enjoyable. 4 to 5 days are needed for experiencing a perfect blend of adventure and the serenity of the holy ghats of Ganga.

A direct flight to Dehradoon from Delhi and half an hour's road travel and we reached the Yoga capital of the world, Rishikesh.

The sacred river Ganges flows through Rishikesh. Several temples, ancient and new, dot both the banks of the river. The Laxman Jhula is an engineering marvel, an iron suspension bridge made way back in 1929. Similar brige, Ram Jhula was made in 1986. Another interesting part of Rishikesh is the evening Ganga Aarti. As dusk descends, it's time for the Ganga Aarti to be performed. It's a very powerful and uplifting spiritual ritual. The sight of small diya with candle and flowers that's floated down the river is worth a million dollars. We were surprised to witness a

complete foreign band performing the mantras and bhajans with aplomb.

The best part of Rishikesh is that it

combines Spiritualism with Adventure.

Rishikesh offers the adventure lovers a

Sonal Singhvi plethora of exciting activities to test their skills. One of the famous adventure sports, River Rafting draws thousands of travelers every year from different parts of the globe and renders them with a fantastic opportunity to raft down the River Ganga. It is a distinctive and thrilling experience all in all- rafting amid the Rocky Mountains, savoring the gentle touch of shining blue water, moving across the unstable rapids will get your adrenalin pumping and will undoubtedly make your rafting experience a memorable one. One can combine rafting with jumping into the icecold water to enjoying hot Maggi in the raft. A two and a half hour of sheer excitement with loads of fun. Other activities include Bungee Jumping (yes you read i t c o r r e c t , I n d i a ’s Highest Bungee Jumping), Swing, Flying fox, Kayaking, Trekking, Rappelling & of course Yoga. Another new addition to the Rishikesh adventure scene is the Motorised Parachute (Paraplane) which is an ultralight aircraft which takes you above beautiful Ganga. Travel Tip: Prebook your adventure sports to save time and disappointment.

So all in all a very refreshing break for all who love an adrenalin pump and want to experience sanctity, serenity and calmness. So take a break and visit Rishikesh because -Isse pehle ki koi laaye aapko matki mein Kuch din to guzaariye Haridwar mein!!!!

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On the Board Dr. Shantala Bhole

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I arrived at the home of Mr Sarang Kale on a hot summer evening. I witnessed a scene straight out of the movies. His new born daughter was gurgling contentedly in her cradle, looked upon by adoring parents. The past year has been very eventful for Sarang and his wife Anushka. Along with the directorship, they have also been blessed with their 2 month old daughter, Aviana (means messenger of happiness), I was informed by Anushka…..the proud mom. They have a daughter, 9 yr old Samaira, and now their family is now picture perfect.

Sarang, who is the director for Public relations of our club is a born Nagpurian. He is the son of Past President Prashant Kale who has been a staunch Rotarian since many years. His childhood was blissful in his ancestral home in Ramnagar, Nagpur. Later on the Kale family moved to their bungalow in Shivajinagar. A student of Somalwar school, Sarang completed his BCom from GS college. He completed Masters of International business from Australia. His father has been in the business of manufacturing safety equipment for the coal industry. Sarang felt that a degree in business would help him better understand markets and have a wider vision. Upon his return he started 2 more companies manufacturing de- watering pumps for coal mines. He also ventured into the food business by starting restaurants and hotels.

Though his residence is in front of LAD college, well known for beautiful girls, he fell in love with Anushka to whom he was introduced through a family friend. Though they had an arranged marriage they found their ideal life partners in each other. Anushka is calm and confident and the perfect foil to Sarang's enthusiasm and exuberance. She is a computer engineer from YCCE Nagpur .She is also a BA and MA in music.

She has studied accounts and works in the family business. An

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extremely versatile and talented singer Anushka is much in demand for doing musical programmes in Nagpur.

Sarang was encouraged to join rotary by his father who always thought that this was the best platform for social service. He was inducted in 2008 . He was specially interested in tree plantation and youth service .Gradually he became more involved in club activities and aspired to be a director. This year has been very busy and satisfying for him .He has successfully organized 5 fellowships, each different and innovative. A special mention should be made about the Diwali fellowship. It was a take on the hugely popular TV show, Comedy nights with Kapil.It was as a laughter riot well appreciated by all. A special effort was made by Sarang to include as many new and inactive members in his fellowships.

The green city committee under his supervision has put in tremendous efforts to promote tree plantation. They have distributed more than 10000 packets of seeds with soil to school children and during interact installations. These had to be just watered to produce saplings. This year his team was also instrumental in cleaning and beautifying the park in Ramnagar.

Their hard work helped create a beautiful park out of barren land used as a garbage dump. Another project for Old Age park on Ramnagar hill is underway which has been jointly developed with NMC. It comprises of walking track, meditation area, washrooms and gazebo. This park meant specially for the aged will be maintained exclusively by our club.

Sarang feels that his experience as a director has helped him grow as a person, has made him understand the club better and has helped him to cultivate fantastic long lasting friendships. He has always been a fitness enthusiast and active in sports specially swimming, tennis, badminton and body building. He recently took up cycling and also won the trophy at the recently held duothalon. Both Anushka and Sarang love exploring new destinations and look forward to travelling all over the world.

He believes that there should be more informal interactions between club members so that we can take up more projects and also build friendships in the club.He started the whatsapp group for all ladies of the club which was an instant hit. I found him to be easy going and charming, brimming with lots of new ideas and I am sure he is going to be a valuable asset to our club.

“Live Life King-size” and enjoy every moment is his motto in life…and he stands by it.

New Members Manju Shahani Instrumental in bringing French in a big way to Nagpur, she has students all over the city, who not only learn to read & write but also appreciate the nuances of French Art in the form of documentaries & feature films. A Senior Professor of the India Network of 'Alliance Francaise' which has its head quarters in Paris, Mayuri is an academician, who loves to study and is currently doing her Masters in French. Simultaneously she has about 4 batches from the 1st to the 4th level & she is a full time French tutor.

Born in Chandigarh, Mayuri did her schooling in Dehradoon, BSc from Jabalpur and MSc from Bhopal. She took Distant learning Under Graduation in French from the University of Maine. Meticulous, organized, extremely tech savvy and independent is how she describes herself. She credits her qualities to her army background and gives credit to her dad who was a Defense porsonnel.

With big plans to expand - ' The French Academy ' in Nagpur, Mayuri is very proud of her project with the Blind School on the South Ambazari Road. She would love to be involved with Education & Art Plays in Rotary.

Singapore, Bangkok, Australia, Kenya, Mexico, Brazil, Vietnam.....she has travelled to all these places & many more.

Her better half is in the Merchant Navy & till the kids came along, Kritika Choudhary, sailed with Gaurav to many exotic destinations. Born in Burhanpur, MP, she did her schooling from St. Mary's at Bhopal followed by Home Science in Planning & Designing from Mumbai and later Masters in Human Resources.

She met Gaurav, through common friends in Mumbai & soon, this Sikhni tied the nuptial knot with Rajput Gaurav. He is on an oil rig in the Atlantic Ocean, sails all over East Africa & Nigeria, works for 5 weeks and gets a break for 5 weeks!

Kritika loves keeping home for her in laws & kids Gaurika, who is 12 & Anika, 7. She enjoys the space she gets when Gaurav is away & loves listening to music, reading and cooking. She had her Home Decor business, which she gave up to spend quality time with her girls.

To become a Rotarian was always her dream. Her father, Rtn. Upendra Singh Keer was the founder President of the Rotary Club of Burhanpur & Kritika had exposure to Rotary for years.

Distributing food packets in the hospitals & other service projects were an integral part of her childhood.

KRITIKA CHOUDHARY

She would love to be involved with children & women activities while Gaurav would love to use his Inter Personal Skills.

Welcome Kritika & Gaurav to the Rotary family!

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MAYURI ASSUDANI

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Birthdays

INtelligent INvestment

16th June to 15th July Vinay Maheshwari Manish Jaiswal Baljit Singh Sethi Binita Goenka Vindhya Sanjana Abhay Chandurkar Atul Doshi Rafat Khan Nimish Sutaria Kirit Thakkar Bhuvi Wadhwani Sarbani Haalder Gurjeet Kaur Manish Gupta Anil Goenka Snehal Bhangde Archana Sarnaik Varsha Paranjpe Smita Kale Umesh Sharma Sandeep Pathak Dr. Ruksana Master Kapil Sutaria Veenita Pasari Dr. Rajeshwari Khobragade

Dr. Indrajeet Mulik Urwi Suri

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Vinita Bahri

Dr Manu Goel Prema Srinivas Alpana Agrawal Mohini Sanghavi Dipesh Ajmera Dr.Satish Sule Anita Sharma Dr Dilip Rathi Manish Sibal Akash Agrawal Rajan Mulani Nikhil Bansal Pooja Poddar Sanjay Jaiswal Snehal Jhawar Satish Raina Dr.Shivani Bidaye Shilpa Agrawal Gouri Malji Charanjeet singh Bawa Amitabha Sharma Abad Bapuna Angha Jaiswal Navnit Jain

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Mahendra & Nisha Kamath Sonam & Aditya Mohta Dr. Surjit & Dr. Vandana Hazra Achal & Nidhi Gandhi Dr. Sanjiv & Khushnoor Chug Vivek & Snehal Bhangde Manisha & Sanjay Agrawal Arun & Rajeshwari Khobragade Rajneesh & Ambika Shivhare Gaurav & Akansha Aggarwala Rajkumar & Sangeeta Agrawal Satish & Usha Kale Dr. Shantala & Dr. Sadashiv Bhole Vishwajeet & Sapna Kshirsagar Aashish & shweta Rathi Pramod & Anita Jain Neelu & Prashant Garg Dr. Sanjay & Radhika Marwah Harish & Amruta Thakur Dr. Jitendra & Deepika Mehta Manish & Swati Agrawal Nitin & Gunjan Deveshwar Dr. Ravindra & Archana Samaik

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Recently read this one from Clint Eastwood, which I felt, is a must share, ”If you want guarantees, buy a toaster.”

This month, a very important decision was taken by our government, which is slowly plugging all loopholes of tax evasion and avoidance. It is the famous Mauritius treaty. For those of you who were born after 1982 and those who really are not into round tripping other than for holiday destinations, here is a small recap.

In 1982, Indira Gandhi, the then prime minister, signed a treaty with the small island nation Mauritius to eliminate double taxation of income and capital gains to promote mutual trade and investment.

This treaty has given the base for round tripping- i.e, sending black money by hawala route to Mauritius, and then bringing it back in the garb of Foreign direct investment into the country, and earning tax free income out of it. Now, 34 years and many billions of dollars later, this loophole is being plugged. From 2019 onwards, all Mauritius investments will be treated at par and taxation will also be the same as Indian investments.

This means the colour of my money will now be the same as the foreign money and these blue eyed boys will also pay a tax for taking a piece of the Indian growth story(keeping my fingers crossed). What this also means is that the hot money that flows into our country and creates more problems than solutions, will stop, and serious long term investors will stay. It also means more tax revenue and hence better infrastructure in our country.

With the summer temperatures peaking, most people are following the age old saying in the stock markets, In May, go away…take off to cooler climes. So probably the action will start after the first rains hit the coast, and the first quarter results also start to come.

Interest rates will remain stable and precious metals could do well in the coming festive season. It is possible that the customs duty on gold and silver imports may be reduced going forward.

And while we are on interest rates, the gentleman who moves them has come in for a lot of flak. According to Mr Subramaniam Swamy, he, Mr Rajan is not an Indian at heart. True that… Mr Swamy, like all normal Indian bureaucrats, Mr Rajan should have towed the middle line, and not done anything about the bad loans hiding in the huge bank balance sheets. It is so not Indian to not let time and tide take care of them…

The Rotary Tales

Fatema Shakir Ritika Singhvi

PP Atul Shah’s Father left for his heavenly abode. May his soul rest in peace.

Nagpur temperature is soaring higher and higher and our rotary children too are soaring higher up... Results are out and it's celebration time. Congrats to all twelfth and tenth std kids and their proud parents Twin boys Arnav and Daksh of our Rotarian Achal and Nidhi Gandhi got gold and silver for Katha and fight. They had represented India at Srilanka for martial arts.. Congrats Bye, enjoy the vacation and see u all with more news.

FAQ's and Facts about Organ Donation taking any action.

If one is less than 18 years of age, then parents' consent is required for organ donation. So if one want to become a donor, it's important to tell them that you wish to donate.

3.How does Organ Donation help patients with organ failure?

For organ recipients, a transplant often means a second chance at life. Vital organs such as the heart, pancreas, liver, kidneys and lungs can be transplanted to those whose organs are failing & cannot be revived. It allows many recipients to return to a normal lifestyle.

4.How do families of deceased donors cope with their loss?

Many grieving families of organ donors draw comfort from the fact that their loss may help to save or improve the lives of others. The support of friends, religious and cultural beliefs also help donor families. Most of the donor families agreed to donate organs because they felt that it was the only positive outcome from their loss.

5.What organs and tissues can be

donated?

Tissues commonly donated Kidneys, Liver, Heart, Lungs, Pancreas, Cornea, Skin 6.How does my age and health affect organ donation?

The decision to use organs is based on various medical criteria, not age alone. It may be that a few organs are suitable for donation, while others are not. The doctors will decide at the time of death whether a person's organs and tissues are suitable for transplantation.

A few guidelines with regard to age and organ donation: Upto 100 years – Corneas.

Upto 70 years - Kidneys, liver, skin.

Upto 50 years - Heart, lungs.

Upto 40 years – Heart valves.

This is the first of three issues which will deal with the subject. If readers have any questions, they should contact on 9423683350.

Rtn. Dr. Ravi Wankhede Chairperson- Organ Donation Awareness Committee. RC Nagpur

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1.Why should I become an Organ Donor?

The need for organ donors has never been greater. Millions in our country are suffering permanent organ failure who can survive if they get a transplant. Being an organ donor is a generous and worthwhile decision that can be a lifesaver. Donors & their families are considered super hero's by the society 2.Who can be organ donors?

All people are potential organ and tissue donors while living and after death. People who have cancer, active infection, etc cannot donate. Children can be organ donors as well provided the parents give consent. Organ & Tissue donations can be done by living persons, after natural death and after brain death; you may pledge to donate your organs by signing and carrying a Donor Card. It's also important to tell your family that you want to be a donor. Even if there is documentation that a person was a designated donor, the consent of the family is essential for the organs or tissues to be donated. Hospitals seek consent from the next of kin before

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