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Front Row – Naushad Bhagwagar, Manju Shahani, Jyoti Goenka, Amita Behal, Anmol Badjatia, Vindhya Sanjana, Tauby Bhagwagar, Madhavi Naidu, Anita Chitaley, Sangeeta Chhabra, Jumana Shakir Back Row – PP Dr Sanjiv Chugh, Deepa Kale, Khushnoor Chugh, Sohrab Kanga, Shabbir Shakir, PP Shiraz Gimi, PDG Bobby Srinivas, PDG Vishwas Sahasrabhojanee, Parag Paranjpe, PP Vijay Naidu

In Different Strokes………………………… of Orange

THE GOLDEN ORANGE TEAM

Tauby's Take....

My Dear Rotarians, Many of us suffer in life because of confusion between love and attachment. Love is a quality of giving someone or something, positive emotions without any expectations. But attachment is getting tied to a person, an object, an idea or a post with the expectation that your object of attachment will make you happy. Love never fails, but attachment causes bondage, disappointment and ultimately makes us sad. I gave my best on my turn at the helm of this wonderful club and as the time comes to cross this milestone, I will , with love happiness and satisfaction.

As this term gets into unwind mode the new team has already started on its preparations, to take on the next year. Incoming President Atul Shah has his vision clearly in place and he effectively outlines this in his first communication to the club... “Let us plan for tomorrow but live for today, let us lead each other to serve the world around us and thereby serve ourselves” Our last club assembly, on 20th June will showcase all the work and projects this term has accomplished. It will be with a lot of pride and satisfaction that we can all commend ourselves for a job well done. Each Rotarian family is like a cog in the Rotary wheel which moves on so effortlessly because each cog is so firmly in place and in total sync with the other.

More than 38,000 Rotarians, from 190 countries around the world came together at Bangkok for the RI convention in May 20012. For those of us who made it to Bangkok, we can term it as a life time experience.

Interacting with other members from across the world, making new friends, learning about Rotary, realizing how much Rotary clubs and Rotary members can do within our community and outside can only be possible at such events. No photographic or written essay can do it justice. The grandeur and experience can only be appreciated with your own eyes. I would strongly recommend that every Rotarian must plan on attending an International Convention as early as possible in his or her Rotary life.

Greetings and congratulations to our children and their proud parents who have got their results for their X and XII grade exams. I wish each one of you continued success and hope that you your dreams and aspirations are realized. Life for you is just about unfolding. Take it on with all your vigour and whatever you do, remember that as parents we will always love and support you.

May the road rise up to meet you, may the wind be ever at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face and the rain fall softly on your fields.

And until we meet again, may God hold you in the hollow of his hand.

Yours in Rotary,

Straight from the heart....

TAUBY OR NOT TO BE!!!!

For everything there is always a first time. The first time then goes on to decide future trends and becomes the defining moment in history.

The first time could be a trendsetter or a disaster. The results of the 'first time' also go on to decide whether there will be more endeavours in that direction or otherwise.

For The Rotary Club of Nagpur, it was certainly a defining moment when a lady President was all set to lead a Club already 66 years into its successful existence. The change was significant but without any element of doubt. Every one knew that a woman can be as good as any man. Every one was wrong. That a woman can be better than most men has been proved during the course of the year. That it had to be none other than Tauby to drive home this point is destiny. But then, which other lady could do it as emphatically as Tauby? We could go as far as…….. Tauby or not to be!!!!!

Our ladies have always made us proud and continue to do so. They are the cause of our success and our Club is vibrant because they are.

Most of our avenues of service are ably handled and some of them completely controlled by them. Tauby went further from there and has ably led our Club. President Tauby has made us all proud. There are many more waiting in the wings to do an encore. We have within our Club more than a handful of lady members who deserve to lead us to greater glory and we are ALL READY. ALREADY!!!!!

Shabbir Shakir

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RIP Kalyan and First Lady Binota at the R.I.Convention A pose of solidarity and unity at Slum's Got Talent Are YOU the missing one??????

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MAIL BASTION - Letters To The Editor

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your remaining (11-12) & with warm personal regards to you & Mr.Naushadji & Rotary greetings to all your members from myself and Indumati, we rmain, Your Friends,

Dear Rtn.Taubyji, Just received your club bulletin “The Golden Orange� No.11 of May through courier which was most informative as usual with following highlights excellently compiled and edited by your editor Rtn.Shabbir with beautiful photographs in bewitching colour for which my hats off to him.

Congratulating once again for your beautiful bulletin & with my best wishes for

Congratulations for your beautiful and excellent bulletin !.

Website chair Sachin Palewar communicating with Rampur Viswanath whom he befriended at the R.I. Convention in Bangkok From: Sachin Palewar BEST R Subject: Hi from fellow RI Convention Attendee LETTE To: Rampur Viswanath Sir, incase you remember we met during convention while waiting for shuttle and we also rode together on bus briefly? I am that young guy from Nagpur India, running a software company? Anyways I am a new Rotarian and it was my first convention and I had a great time. It was really a learning and inspiring experience at the convention. I am from Rotary Club of Nagpur, the second biggest club in India by no. of members. We are more than 325 members. We do a lot of community work locally, but when you visit a convention like this you realise so much more can be done. You can check out our club website at www.rotaryclubofnagpur.org to check out more info about our club. I thought it will be a good idea to get in touch with all the Rotarians I came across during convention, so sending this email. Hopefully we will meet each other soon again. You can get all my social networking details at - www.sachinpalewar.com From: RAMPUR VISWANATH To: Sachin Palewar Subject: Re: Hi from fellow RI Convention Attendee Hi Sachin: Yes, we remember you! I am delighted with your email follow up!! I am happy that you got inspired by the RI Convention in Bangkok. Yes, like you, every Rotarian should get out of the club and participate at the district level first and then go to the next higher level and that is RI convention, you will see the difference. In an RI convention the length, breadth, scope and inter-nationality of Rotary is open and very visible. I am so glad that your experience has been

very positive.

On your suggestion, I went to your club website. It is a good website! More than all I read your president's message, she is 100% correct about vision, planning and implementation. I applaud her story!

You have to have the courage and conviction as per Tauby, otherwise everyone will peel you off from every part of your body. In addition to courage and conviction, I would like to say, we have to build a great team to implement the vision. This is where the difficulty lies. It is hard to put a team that believes 100% in your vision, even if there is just one crack, courage and conviction becomes less powerful. It does not mean that you cannot build but need's focus, constant engagement and followup. I truly believe, that if you donot raise the bar, the bar will slide down gradually!!

I am so excited to read to Tauby's commendable story and her writing is exceptional. Also her emphasis on dreaming, visioning, courage and conviction are exceptional. Please communicate this to Tauby (your President).

I would like to invite you and your club President to attend our district conference that is to be held in Kennewick, Washington State, from June 7-10, 2012. Kennewick is about 200 miles southeast of Seattle. Please go to our conference website at www.rotarydistrictcinference.com for details about our conference. Look for 2012 conference of the district 5080. Please let me know if you would like to come, I will be happy to arrange a host family for your lodging.

Please let me know if you have any questions or need additional information.

I love to encourage younger members like you come up in the ladder take the leadership of Rotary. If I can do something, please let me know!

Yours in Rotary Service, Rampur Viswanath DG 2011-2012, District 5080

As we are reaching the end of this Rotary year let me offer my encomiums to the GO editor PP Shabbir for the splendid efforts he has put in to bring out an outstanding club bulletin which in fact is a full sized magazine which can compete with any national or international journal.

There have been others who have spelt their accolades like my good friend Jagmohan Katakia from Baroda at whose conference I had the

privilege to be RI President's Representative some twelve years ago! It was a pleasure to be a part of the Golden Orange team and I am grateful to Shabbir for publishing my scripts under the title Bobby's Bubbles!

Godspeed Shabbir -Bobby Srinivas

JAGMOHAN KATAKIA PDG, D : 3040 Cc to : Rtn Shabbir Shakir, Editor

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BUSINESS MEETING

3rd May

PP Steve Moors exchanging Club flags The Business Meeting of 3rd May was chaired

by IPP Ganesh Joshi, with Khushnoor in the Secretary's chair. All thanks to Pres Tauby and

Sec Dinesh going off to Bangkok for the RI Convention.

After the formalities of the Meeting called to order, half a minute silent prayer, reading of minutes of the last Business Meeting and birthday and anniversary announcements, the trearurer's report was read out by Mahendra Kamath.

There was a guest from Rotary Club of Montreal Lakeshore, PP Steve Moors. PP Sati Khanna introduced Steve, who then briefly spoke about his Club, and the Family Exchange programme.

The Best Chairperson Awards were given to the following

PP Dr Sanjiv Chugh, Sohrab Kanga, Vikram Naidu, Shivkumar Rao, Kirit Joshi and Akash Agrawal for Programme Committee Jumana Shakir, Sharmila Sutaria and Neeta Gupta for Ladies Committee Anita Jain and Vanita Shukul for Senior Citizens Committee Madhavi Naidu for Sports Committee.

The Rotary Information was read out by Jatin Sampat and the Golden Orange for the month of May was released by PP Steve Moors.

The Best Letter prize was awarded to Manju Shahani and Zoher Shakir won the Quiz Prize.

The meeting was adjourned after the National Anthem.

-Team GO

International Family Exchange

Members would be glad to note that a New Milestone has been added in this year of Rtn. Tauby's Presidentship.

Rotary Friendship Exchange with The Rotary Club of Montreal, Lakeshore has started during the year. Past President Rtn. Steve Moors from Montreal visited our Club at Nagpur from 29th April till 4th May 2012. He attended the Club Meeting on Thursday, 3 May 2012 when Club Flags were exchanged and he made a number of friends with our Club Members.

While speaking at the Club Meeting, Steve extended an invitation to members of our Club to visit Montreal sometime next summer in order to complete the Rotary Friendship Exchange which is normally done on a reciprocal basis.

During his stay of 5 days PP Steve participated in the Sports Program at Parsi Agyari and also the Take Rotary Home Fellowship at Pres. Tauby's House.

In order to promote further International Friendship with Montreal Club, Steve was taken to Matru Seva Sangh and Gow Vigyan Anusanthan Kendra at Deolapar for a possible Joint Project under the Matching Grants.

-PP Sati Khanna

MOCKTAILS AND SALADS The scorching sun, the sweltering heat, the soaring temperatures- all of these were forgotten when our Rotary Anns got together for a delightful demo of refreshing mocktails and fresh and cool salads.

Mr. Dheeraj Rajput and his team from Rajput Caterers presented an interesting demo at the Ladies Meeting this month. Temperatures came crashing down and thirsts quenched with the ever-popular Virgin Mojito with all the Rotary Anns preparing their own drinks and enjoying them. This was followed by

numerous exotic salads which were prepared with low-fat dressings, keeping in mind the health-conscious ladies of our club.

The crunchy Apple Waldorf Salad, the scrumptious Caesar Salad and the zestful Som Tam appealed to one and all.

There was more to the evening with the eye-catching fruit and vegetable carvings to make our dining tables more beautiful and striking. We never knew that simple things could be turned into such wonders.

It was truly a fascinating and pleasurable evening, thanks to our chairpersons Jumana Shakir and Sharmila Sutaria.

- Anju Bansal

LADIES COMMITTEE

The ladies in rapt attention on serious mocktail matters

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FOUNTAIN SIZZLERS

METLOK PVT. LTD.

REGULAR MEETINGS th

The Regular Meeting on 17 May 2012 had a very enlightening talk on a novel method of healing of various ailments through a non invasive , inexpensive and highly effective “Pranik Healing” by a young and dynamic Ms. Vishakha who hails from Indore .

Vishakha in her interesting audio visual presentation explained that there is an “Aura”

PRANIK HEALING of Energy around each individual which cannot be seen but exists that provides an envelope of “PRANAS “ which governs our Wellness ! This energy could be positive or negative , and Pranic Healing Method deals

Ms Vishakha

Dr Smita is smitten…

with handling the Energy Chakras that surround us and it greatly heals ailments even as serious as Cancer !

The proof of the pudding is in eating it and

Madam Peroja with successful students Vishakha demonstrated the Pranic Healing on our ever willing Rotarians ..and it was instant relief to none other than a medical practitioner in Rtn. Dr. Smita whose migrane vanished in thin air ! Our RtnSylvetor Isaacs too felt instant relief for his knee pain.

The meeting was attended in large numbers which comprised of Doctors too !

-Rina Sinha

ROTARY CONVENTION AT BANGKOK

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23 members of our Club had an once in a life time experience when they attended the Rotary Convention at Bangkok - Indeed a big contingent- Never before have so many members of our club attended a convention together in our clubs history of 67 yrs. The group was led by our club President Tauby Bhagwagar along with PDG Vishwas and many prominent members of our club. The convention was attended by 37,368 Rotarians from all over the world.

All of them were mesmerised by the grandeur of the event, its arrangements and the hospitality of the hosts, Bangkok's Rotary Clubs.

The convention site was “ Impact Centre” a huge 1,40,000 sq mts of area. The convention was in a huge Central hall of 60,000 sq mts which had in fact three halls clubbed together , yet a pillar less structure.

Registrations were held in a hall of the size of football field and with one whole side having number of registration counters. It did not take more than five minutes for registration in spite of such a large number of delegates. As the huge numbers of Rotarians were attending and the hall could only accommodate 24,000 persons, the inaugural function was split over in two sessions and the second session had an audio visual of the first which felt like a live one.

The convention was inaugurated by Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhoru.

National flags of all the representing 200 countries with Rotary presence made the background of the dias.The National Anthems of Thailand & India were sung followed by a speech by RI President Kalyan Banerjee.

This was followed by a song presented by Tata Young an internationally acclaimed singer from Thailand.

In a huge hall named as House Of Friendship, around 200 Booths were arranged, each Booth had a different theme pertaining to Rotary to provide information on varied Rotary related topics and projects. Rotarians also participated in making of a huge Smiley face organised by Ripleys believe it or not.

The incoming R I President Sakuji Tanaka invited all the Rotarians to the next Convention, to be held at Lisbon Sachin Palewar, PP Viju, Pratap Chandarana, PDG Vishwas, Prashant Kale, Portugal from 23rd to 26th June 2013.

Atul Shah, Naushad Bhagwagar, Neena Parikh and the Audience -Sharad Paliwal

REGULAR MEETINGS

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In the Regular Meeting of 10 May, we had our own Rotarian Architect Ashok Mokha as guest speaker.

He spoke on Futuristic – Heritage. This subject being very close to his heart, he went in his own style , very openly and expressed his views / observation on various Heritage buildings .

The main emphasis in his presentation was how Heritage buildings and new buildings can co exist without disturbing the architecture of old heritage building.

The Rotarians had a visual spa where they enjoyed the power point presentation of various marvels of heritage architecture and

their handshake with new buildings.

He also pointed out how the famous Jain Temple in Ramdaspeth was spoiled with an Aluminium staircase .

The presentation was followed by a question and answer session and Ar. Ashok M o k h a enlightened the audience and cleared the myth of ZERO MILE , w h i c h i s surprisingly not

the centre of India as known by all.

Kirit Joshi introduced the speaker and Parag Paranjpe proposed a formal vote of thanks.

-Kirit Joshi

Ar. Ashok Mokha

CANCER - "MYTHS AND NORMS” On the World No Tobacco Day 31st May 2012, we had an eminent guest speaker Dr. Pranay Taori, a qualified medical oncologist and son of neuro-physician renowned Dr.G.M.Taori at regular Thursday meeting to enlighten us on Cancer - "Myths and Norms". The word Cancer itself was enough to scare some of our members and stay away. Dr.Pranay threw light on cancer - past-present-future modalities of treatment and its stressed on early detection. Earlier the cancers were undetected or late detected hence mortality was high. Most of the cancers are treatable and curable if detected early. Mammography, cervical pap smear, USG-abdomen, chest xray on slightest symptoms like lower abdomen pain, blood in cough or stools can help in early

detection of breast ,cervical,colon,lung cancers.

Ellaborating on cost-effectiveness of drugs he emphasized that various government schemes like jeevan dayee yojana and Rajiv Gandhi yojana are available for BPL patients.

NGO's can be of great help to bridge in the gap and to create awareness amongst the masses.Pollution, use of pesticides, stressful lifestyle ,tobacco consumption and smoking are some of the major risk factors causing cancer. Lifestyle modification, regular exercise, yoga, pranayam, quit smoking and most important healthy nutrition with plenty of vegetables and fruits rich in antioxidants, fiber,vitamins and minerals go a long way in preventing cancer.

MIA, MIDC HINGNA

Early to bed and early to rise keeps you healthy, wealthy and wise said that Dr. Pranay.

Rita Bhargava introduced the speaker while Jatin Sampat proposed a vote of thanks.

President Tauby adjourned the meeting after singing of the National Anthem.

-Rita Bhargava

Dr. Pranay Taori

BLOOD DONATION CAMPS

Months of April, May and June are generally challenging when it comes to availability of blood due to combination of factors like exams, holidays and general apathy of donors due to harsh summer.

Every unit of blood is important. In times like these blood donation camps are most appreciated. One such camp was held at MIA hall MIDC Hingna where large number of industrial units are based. The camp started at 10 am. A total of 30 units were collected by the end of the day. Rtn Dr Ravi Wankhede and chairperson Rtn Parag Paranjpe attended the camp.

-Parag Paranjpe

Modern School on 2nd of May 2012

ING Vyasya life Insurance company on 21st of May 2012

A Blood Donation camp took place at Modern School on 2nd of May 2012 where ten people donated blood.

Principal of the school Rtn Neeru Kapai thanked parents and teachers of the school for participating in the event and making the camp a sucess.

-Dr. Sheela S. Mundhada

ING Vyasya life Insurance company situated at Land Mark, Ramdaspeth had its first Blood Donation camp on 21st of May 2012 where 14 people donated blood. Branch Manager Mr. Sanju Kankhad and Anand Patankar motivated the staff to donate blood. Mr. Sanju Kankhad himself, also donated.

Vaishali Rajurkar had organised this camp for the staff and advisors of the company. Bharat Parikh, Shalini Gupta and Sheela Mundhada were present during the camp.

-Dr. Sheela S. Mundhada

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PHF DINNER The Paul Harris Fellowship is named for Paul Harris, who founded Rotary over 100 years ago. The Fellowship was established in his honor in 1957 to express appreciation and recognition for a contribution of US $1000 to the Rotary Foundation. Every Paul Harris Fellow receives a pin, medallion and a certificate when he or she becomes a Fellow.

This identifies the Paul Harris Fellow as an advocate of the Foundation's goals of world peace and international understanding.

While it is an honour to be a Paul Harris Fellow and about the recognition; it's mainly about what we can do in the World as Rotarians.

The Rotary Foundation is one of the largest and most important programs of Rotary.

Without the Foundation Rotary could not continue its many humanitarian programs and its efforts to promote world understanding and peace.

Each year our Club recognises and felicitates

Pitcures On Centre Spread all our PHFs, Multiple PHFs, Major Donors at a grand dinner function befitting the honour and respect our donors deserve. New Major Donors, Multiple PHFs and PHFs were individually honoured by President Tauby who presented them with their pins and certificate . The symbolism in this recognition is to say Thank you for making a difference in your community and in the lives of less fortunate people in the world. By accepting the PHF pin one joins a family of well over 950,000 PH Fellows worldwide. Besides members of your club, you stand with notables such as Mother Teresa, Nelson Mandela, Kofi Anann, Prince Charles, Indira Gandhi, Luciano Pavarotti, King Hussein of Jordan and Pope John Paul II. Earlier in the evening Rotarian member of our club Ajay Sancheti was felicitated by President Tauby for his nomination to the Rajya Sabha. A silver plaque was presented. This is the first

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instance when a member of our club has reached this high position in the country. It's a matter of great pride that now we can call Ajay Bhaiya Member of Parliament and a Member of the Rotary Club of Nagpur remarked Tauby.

Promising to continue his association with his club and use his position for further advancing the cause and spirit of Rotary Ajay thanked the club accepting the felicitation.

PP Viju gave a brief presentation on the Rotary Foundation and immediately got an overwhelming response by adding 11 more PHFs on the day itself. Naushad Bhagwagar on the day made both his sons Cherag and Arman PHFs thus becoming the second family unit in our club having all members as PHFs or donors to the foundation. The first RC Nagpur family to achieve this being the family of PP Shabbir & Jumana Shakir.

-Team GO

PARANJPE'S ANATHALAYA A Work shop was arranged at Paranjpe's Anathalaya for the inmates & caretakers on wednisday the 2nd May 2012..

They were taught various aspects & process to commercial production of Manufacturing BADIS & Potato Papads for marketing . The inmates use to manufacture these items during Summer Vacations by a traditional

VOCATIONAL TRAINING

process which was very cumbersome and time consuming as well as not so hygienic.

They were demonstrated a faster & hygienic process to manufacture these items reducing the time to less than 1/10th. The participants made these items in just 30 minutes during practice which otherwise would have taken around 5 hrs.. This indicates that the concept & process of manufacturing had been well

understood by the participants. Around 20 participants attended the Workshop.

Rt Ann Sadhana Paliwal had conducted the workshop & was helped by Rt Ann Asha Joshi & Rt Ann Anita Jain. Rt. Shiraj Doongaji & Rt. Sharad Paliwal had also been present.

Sadhana Paliwal

The students learn from Sadhana Paliwal

WORKSHOP ON TIE & DYE A Work shop was arranged at Paranjpe's Anathalaya for the inmates & caretakers on Sunday the 15th April 2012..

The Committee had organized a workshop for the inmates & caretakers of Balsadan, Paranjpe Anathalaya, on Tie & dye. The workshop was on Tuesday the 15th of may. It was an extensive workshop imparting different ways of folding & tying the cloth to get various patterns & shapes using Knots and Thread, and their combination. A guidance on color for dyeing was also provided along with

color fixing procedures with practical's. Two colors, Orange & Blue were used for dying the clothes which were done by the inmates. The Scarves are to be made using these methods by the inmates for marketing.

15th May also happens to be the Birth Day of Club president, Tauby Bhagwagar, so this was also celebrated at the Balsadan. Mrs. Heeratai ,Bavanker , the in charge of the institution, on behalf of all present felicitated Tauby in Traditional way of celebrating the day by greeting her with Kunkum Tilak, Shreefal, &

flower petals. Sweet Pana was served & sweets were distributed. President was overwhelmed by the gesture & said that after many years she is celebrating her Birthday as her mother use to do in similar way before.

The Workshop was attended by about 20 inmates & there caretakers along with our President Tauby, Asha Joshi, Kanak Bhargav, Sharad Paliwal & by Sadhana Paliwal who also conducted this workshop.

-Sadhana Paliwal

9 The children working hands on, The Vocational Training Team and the end products

BANGKOK SOJOURN I had never been to Thailand, and so this land of a thousand smiles was waiting to be visited. And to imagine that I would go for a Rotary Convention was unimaginable, as Bangkok is better known for its holiday destinations and beaches etc.!!!

However, when I signed up for it back in November 2011, I had made up my mind, that I will make the most of this trip. And I did!!!!

The 103rd R I Convention was an experience of a lifetime. In my twenty years of Rotary service, this was the very first such big event that I was going to attend. I had a million questions in my mind, so I decided to go with the flow and without any preset notions. I was indeed delighted to have been there, to experience the Rotary International at its best, and came back better informed and perhaps with more motivation to keep doing good for the community.

The pre-convention meetings started from 3rd May, but since we were not in Bangkok we gave them a miss. We arrived into Bangkok on 4th afternoon, and were ready to attend the District 3030 Assembly on 5th May, and the big event from 6th May. The registrations and badge collection was done on 5th, and our members who went for this task returned with praises about the organizers, and how smoothly things were being done.

As the big day arrived, we were beaming with enthusiasm and put on our best smiles, as this was a historic day in the lives of us Rotarians from D3030. We made our way to the venue in our coach, and our guide almost escorted us to the main building. The venue – IMPACT Exhibition and Convention Centre – could not have had a better name. It was huge, something that we had never seen before. Its Halls – Challenger I, II, and III were absolutely perfect for the Rotary International Convention. The combined space available is more than 140000 sq metres, which is phenomenal!!!!

The organizing committee of the R I Convention had left no stone unturned to ensure all delegates – 35000 strong- would have a comfortable experience. The bus shuttle services, the sky rail, to

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Challenger I & II halls were prepared to host the plenary sessions with a capacity of 40000 seats, which was never full to capacity!!!! There were giant CCTV screens all over the halls to ensure no one missed out on anything. The venue was looking like a perfect setting for the occasion. Challenger hall III was kept for the “House of Friendship” and in this space there were stalls, food courts, artists playing music, dancers, a resource centre of TRF and a kids zone. The food courts made it easy for all delegates to buy food, suitable for all cultures, and have a sit-down meal. House of Friendship was open throughout the day for people to meet and exchange contacts.

The opening session was the inaugural, where the chief guest was Her Royal Excellency Princess Chulabhorn of Thailand. She gave her best wishes for the success of the Convention and made her way. RI President Kalyan Banerjee was at his best, ably aided by his dear wife Binota. Kalyan and the entire Board of Directors of Rotary International who were introduced to the audience, made an awesome team. It appeared at par with a United Nations event, which is the only other International body we can compare ourselves with in terms of size and reach, vision and resources, trust and stewardship. General Secretary John Hewko looked handsome and conducted his business with confidence, as did RI Director Shekhar Mehta when he co-ordinated the flag ceremony. There was a roar from the audience each time a country's name was called out. In all, 202 countries are part of Rotary International, which is no mean feat!!!

President Kalyan's address was impressive, and contained a right mix of data, accomplishments, and an understanding of what the journey this year had been. Reach within to embrace humanity was his mantra for the year, and he was happy that

Rotarians across the world had indeed reached within and embraced humanity. He congratulated Rotarians worldwide and wanted them to continue the good work that was being done. His biggest achievement was perhaps the announcement of India as a polio-free country.

Grammy Award winner Tata Young and KJo entertained the audience with their superlative singing performances, so did the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra and the 200 children, who shared the stage with Tata Young. A dance troupe from Bangalore performed on day one, and these were special children who portrayed mythological characters in a dance drama.

The entire Board of Trustees of The Rotary Foundation for 2012-13 and 2013-14 were introduced. The galaxy of speakers who shared their views, experiences and vision included Mohammed Yunus - nobel laureate, Rajashree Birla – industrialist, Shiv Khera – Management motivator and trainer, Global alumni of Rotary John Skerrit, WHO representative Bruce Aylward -United Nations representative Gillian Sorensen, Peace Scholar Amanda Martin etc…TRF Trustee Chair Bill Boyd shared the success achieved by the Foundation in different areas of the world.

President Elect Sakuji Tanaka shared his vision and spoke about his journey in Rotary. He outlined his theme for the year 2013-14 “Peace Through Service”.

The breakout sessions were interesting and informative. I attended the one on Youth Exchange and was satisfied with the successes that have come about in all these years. The facilities and speakers were simply awesome.

The last day was sadly the one we missed out. All in all, a great event, a glorious celebration, a fantastic opportunity to network with others, and most certainly, a must-attend event for all Rotarians, young and old, senior or junior, so that the spark within gets lit, and so that we as Rotarians make the world a better place for someone, somewhere!!!!!

Amen!!!

-PP Vijay Naidu

DISTRICT ASSEMBLY FOR RY2012-13 HELD AT BANGKOK

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On the sidelines of the RI Convention held at Bangkok, Rotarians of District 3030 had an opportunity to meet and learn about Rotary's working at the District Assembly which was scheduled for 5th May 2012. Rotary Club of Akola Midtown were the hosts and DG Elect Sanjay Meshram the anchor person.

A District Assembly is meant to be a training camp for District Officers and Club Leaders where the entire gamut of plans and projects are discussed and where learning outcomes are several. Each Avenue of Service is explored in detail, and Rotary's focus areas are highlighted. Club and District officers get an opportunity to study previously carried out work, and prepare a road map for the future.

The banquet hall was full to capacity, and more than 225 Rotarians had arrived on time for the inaugural session. Rtn Nitin Khandelwal, Convenor, opened the day with his brief remarks, which was followed by a speech and motivational talk by PDG Kamal Sanghavi of District 3250. He elaborated on the "Joy of Giving" which warmed up the audience.

The session on TRF was moderated by PDG Sanjay Wani and PDG Dr Satish Sule gave "expert advice". The speaker for this session was Dr

Deepak Purohit, PDG District 3131. He spoke about "changing lives" and endorsed various humanitarian projects of TRF which have an impact on the lives of people all over the world. The Future Vision Plan entails the six areas of focus that the TRF has identified in order that the combined effect of work carried out is significant. Polio was nearing an end, and Rotarians need to give that one final push to clear the world from this dreaded disease.

PP Sanjay Arora had an interactive session and this charged up the audience, who came up with new ideas for projects, or simply shared their successes for others to learn from. "Corporate Social Responsibility" came about as a popular strategy to be followed for fund raising.

PDG Mukesh Arneja was the guest speaker for "Membership Development & Retention"; and this dynamic speaker took the audience through a range of issues which impacted membership and growth of Rotary clubs. He suggested steps that clubs need to take to keep the interest of members in Rotary. PDG Y E Kulkarni gave the "expert advice" on this subject, while DGE 12-13 Kishore Kedia moderated the session.

PDG Ramesh Khanzode moderated the session on "Public Relations" while the popular PDG Ismail

Patel from Dist 3132 kept the audience interested in the topic as guest speaker. PDG Vishwas was the moderator. PR is an issue that clubs largely do little about. Image of Rotary is an important aspect which deserves attention. A separate budget has been suggested to give thrust to Rotary's PR strategy, and this will bring in dividends in the short and medium term.

PDG Dr Jayant Kulkarni from Dist 3140 spoke about the serious Community Service, giving examples of his District. Community Service is the hallmark of Rotary, and hence clubs should plan their year in such a way that all areas of focus are addressed in a Rotary year.

DG 11-12 Gopal Shiralkar gave the concluding remarks and PDG Madhu Rughwani as Forum Leader marked their presence in the day long seminar. Rotary Club of Nagpur perhaps was the club with maximum registrations. "Peace with Service" being the theme for the year under RIP Sakuji Tanaka would redefine Rotary as an important stake holder in maintaining world stability.

-PP Vijay Naidu

RI CONVENTION, DISTRICT ASSEMBLY AND FELLOWSHIP

BANGKOK

The District Assembly

Our members in Bangkok

The splendour of the Convention

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The Board 2011-12 They worked as a team and smiled their way through

Sitting – Sunil Thapar, Atul Shah, Tauby Bhagwagar, Ganesh Joshi, Dinesh Naidu Standing 1st Row – Nisreen Maimoon, Sheela Mundhada, Khushnoor Chugh, Sonia Khurana Standing 2nd Row – Indrajeet Mulik, Parheez Gimi, Shabbar Shakir, Mahendra Kamath, Sharukh Cassad

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The Spouses While the board worked hard, the spouses stood steadfastly behind

Sitting – Jayashree Mulik, Fatema Shakir, Asha Joshi, Nisha Kamath, Kanchan Naidu Standing 1st Row – Sanjiv Chugh, Jasmine Gimi, Renu Thapar, Shefali Shah, Parveen Cassad, Naushad Bhagwagar Standing 2nd Row – Shailendra Mundhada

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The glittering function

P H Fdinner

PHF Recognitions Rajya Sabha Member Ajay Sancheti being felicitated and speaking thereafter

Major Donor Recognitions

Tauby & Naushad Bhagwagar, PDG Vishwas, Shivkumar & Geeta Rao, Behram & Archana Patel, Ajay & Savita Sancheti

PHFs

The Halfs

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The Better Halfs

The Major Donors

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TAKE ROTARY HOME

HOME OF ANULA AND ALOK GOENKA

Viju Naidu attending without their spouses! In a n o t h e r departure from the usual, the introductions by attendees were done away withWhile others listen, Anu concentrates on the plate i n s t e a d V i j u Naidu used oneOn 22nd May, a Take Rotary Home was l i n e r s t o arranged at Rotarian Alok and chairperson introduce everyone. Apart Anula's home. This was an unusual TRH from the wonderful mix of evening with a large complement of singles. home and catered food by Some last minute leave of absence by Micky the members, it was the live and Renu Arora, Balli and Poonam Sethi was pasta counter (courtesy Micky and Renu Arora) and the pani-puri (courtesy Neeta Chandurkar) which got everyone excited. It was a fun moment when a group of men virtually attacked the pani-puri set up and helped themselves with gusto.

A group engrossed Proceeding with a couple of interesting complimented by several including Reema games, the customary Rotary Information was Sial, Gogi Bhasin, Chandru Shahani, Nimish given on the sidelines by PP Chandru to Dr Sutaria, IndrajeetMulik, ShabbarShakir and

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It's eating time!!!

Lubna Haq since most of the members present, were not really new. Shiraz Doongaji gave a vote of thanks.

-Nimish Sutaria

SLUM’S GOT TALENT

SLUM DEVELOPMENT

The kids showing off their talent Slum Development and Women’s upliftment committee organised a cultural evening on 26th May for the children of the club's adopted slums. Bhavna Kalra welcomed the guests afterwhich the evening began with a magic show.The magician enthralled everyone with his magic tricks and the kids simply cried for more.It was followed by an amazing variety program presented by more than 60-65 children from seven different slums.They presented devotional songs,drama and dances,latter being beautifully choreographed

by young volunteers from the respective slums.The performances were judged by Vanita Shukul and Jumana Shakir.

Ragini Sahu announced the prizes and also felicitated the volunteers who worked hard to bring out the best from these children.A vote of thanks was proposed by Smita Chaubey after which all proceeded for refreshments arranged for around 150 children, volunteers, helpers, centreheads and ofcourse a large number of rotarians who had come to cheer and encourage these children inspite of the

heat.Caps and pens were distributed to all the children.

A special mention must be made for rotarian Mr Gulab Mahant who graciously offered his premises for the event and personally saw that all arragements were up to the mark. The Director, Shahrukh Cassad and the chairpersons - Bhavna Kalra, Smita Chaubey, Ragini Sahu and Neerja Shukul worked hard to make it a success,by giving these underpriveledged children a platform to showcase their talent .

-Smita Chaubey

The audiece, the posing and the fellowship thereafter

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GET ON BOARD

know your Board members

Shahrukh Cassad has a shuttered face - a look which normally hides a lot of stories and experiences.

He appeared slightly reticent to me but, his friends, who know him well, feels that he opens up once he knows you well - same thing - reticent? They find him well grounded and admire his integrity and always there-for-you nature.Well if a man HAS friends, it says a lot for him; if they admire him ALSO, it speaks volumes!

A thoroughbred Nagpurkar, Shahrukh studied in Tata Parsi till the 5th std and then moved to SFS. 11th & 12th were at Hislop College. He did his B.Com and B.Sc. privately. His earliest memories of childhood are long , languorous, lazy days, spent at Parasiya mines, iron mines at Jamshedpur & manganese mines at Balaghat. Holiday destinations were Pachmari, Mahabhleshwar, Puri and Cuttak. Born to Jamshed and Zarine Cassad, he is sandwiched between two siblings - sister Khushnoor, Rotarian & w\o Dr.Sanjiv Chugh and younger brother Neville who works in Dubai. His kaki was miss Byramji prior to marriage and owned the entire land which we all know as Byramji Town today.

Before he graduated, the mines were nationalised and Shahrukh went about looking for a job. He worked for the Kamptee Porwal for 1 ½ years as sales officer at the press. He then switched over to retailing batteries & inverters & opened the first multi-brand outlet in Nagpur (S.J.P. associates. He is also into power back up systems & security systems. At present he is installing security systems in 2 factories at Butibori which keeps him busy from dawn to dusk, as he likes to finish the installations at one go.

But his real passion in life is antiques. This passion led him to procuring old bikes ( he got his first classic-BSA when he was 24), cars & model trains. And he has acquired a lovely little----oops I'm not supposed to tell for it will ruin the surprise for a very special person!

His dad bought him his first model train with 5 to 6 engines when he was 10 years old. Since then

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-SHAHRUKH CASSAD (Director) he has been collecting and at times remodelling and selling model cars and trains, mobikes and cars. But this is a very expensive hobby - lots of money goes into it, to all sorts of places & different places.

Every piece has a story of its own. What an interesting hobby - you go back in the past, hear and read about glorious beginnings, sad endings and mind-boggling continuations!

Shahrukh tries to attend all the vintage car rallies in India. He has driven to Dozilla, the highest motorable point in the world-18,300 ft; north of Sikkim, in a Landrover Turbo Charge.He has also traversed the entire Himalayan range from east to west. He started from Kibuttu, accompanied by the ITBP commandment and took 40 days to complete it.

His was a love cum arranged marriage. He met his to-be wife Perveen at a navjote ceremony in Delhi. actually they were set up SHARRUKH WITH PARVEEN AND DAUGHTER JEFFRINA by mutual cousins, the ruse worked, they 2012, under which come slum development, got married and they settled into blissful Bhamragarh and Udaan. He enjoys Rotary. matrimony, the product of which is Jafrina, now When asked if given a chance to relive his life, 14. She studies at Centre Point school, where what would he like to change? He shared a Perveen also teaches History and Civics. heart-breaking experience. When he was 27, Jafrina is very good at elocution, dramatics and two of his friends and he were driving to concerts.She has topped in elocution at Senfest and AISTA time & again. She has played lead Bhusaval when they rammed into a stationary roles in musical concerts and is a voracious truck. His two friends died on the spot. He was trapped under the truck for 3 to 4 hours, reader.

Perveen - outgoing, gregarious, friendly and downwardly immobile, barely alive, till help self-confidant is a typical Loretto School ( came. Those 3-4 hours taught him the lesson an Calcutta) product, where she studied from age 4 entire lifetime could not. Nothing is worth it, live to 24.She has done B.A.honors and B.Ed. Both for today, forget the past, don't look into the her paternal and maternal families are based in future---everything was just plain heart The City Of Joy. Her father, a C.A. and C.S. was wrenching pain---the feeling--I'm next. It was with the jute mills. Nana Wadi owned cinema from that day that he became claustrophobic. If houses, so, dono haath mein ladoo ! on the one given a chance to relive his life, he would erase hand, romping round the beautiful mill estates, this chapter completely. picnics and on the other hand - MOVIES! As the Gita says-”Whatever is yours was Tonnes of them. The tiara on the head was, of somebody else's yesterday and will be course, the Loretto background. How she somebody else's tomorrow, Change is the law of adjusted to Nagpur of '96 is an enigma to me! the Universe”.

Shahrukh was inducted in Rotary in 2003.He is -Jyoti Goenka now Director for Community Services 2011-

ROTARIANS LEAVE BANGKOK ENCOURAGED TO FIGHT POVERTY AND FINISH THE JOB OF ERADICATING POLIO

By Ryan Hyland Rotary International News -- 9 May 2012 Rotarians and friends left the 2012 RI Convention in Bangkok, Thailand, energized to keep up the fight against polio and to use their ingenuity to help reduce global poverty.

The four-day event, which drew to a close on 9 May, attracted more than 35,000 attendees from 181 countries and geographical areas and included a celebration of two major milestones in the global polio eradication effort.

Attendees were also treated to a preview of the next RI Convention, which will take place 23-26 June 2013, in Lisbon, Portugal.

In his closing remarks, RI President Kalyan Banerjee reminded Rotarians that “what's important in Rotary isn't what we say. It's what we do, and who we are.”

“There dwells within you the power and spirit that can evoke the energy you may not realize,” Banerjee said. “You have to be hungry enough to reach within and release the energy to help you embrace humanity. I believe this is the state we call happiness. I have just given you the prescription for it.

Rotary can help you achieve happiness in life that you seek.”

PEACE THROUGH SERVICE Incoming RI President Sakuji Tanaka outlined his plans for his term, which begins 1 July.

Tanaka will ask Rotarians to achieve Peace through Service.

“Through service we learn that the problems that may seem large to us are really very small,” said Tanaka. “We learn empathy for others. We come closer to people who seem very different from us. And we begin to understand how much we are all the same.”

“Through our Rotary service, we know that cooperation is more productive than conflict,” he said. “We know that every one of us has something to give, and everyone has something to teach.”

Delegates elected nominee Ron D. Burton, of the Rotary Club of Norman, Oklahoma, USA, as the 2013-14 RI president during the fourth

plenary session earlier in the day.

“I am both honored and humbled to accept the nomination of president of Rotary International,” Burton said in his acceptance remarks. “I take a tremendous amount of pride in being a Rotarian. To me, Rotary isn't just another service organization. It is something different, something special.”

Top: RI President Kalyan Banerjee and RI President-elect Sakuji Tanaka during the closing plenary session. Bottom: Ron D. Burton, 2013-14 RI president, and his wife, Jetta, are introduced during the fourth plenary.

ROTARY RUN Burton says the best years are still to come for Rotary. He emphasized RI's Strategic Plan as the tool to make that happen.

“The plan is a way to look clearly at who we are, where we are going, and how we should get there,” said Burton. “It's a powerful reminder of our goals and priorities, which at their heart are the same as they've been since Rotary was founded.”

ACHIEVING PEACE Jose Ramos-Horta, president of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, talked about his country's struggle to achieve peace.

He told Rotarians that peace can be difficult but, with the right people in place, it's attainable.

“Peace is a process — sometimes a long one, too long. It can be a formal political process,” said Ramos-Horta. “But to be sustained we have to deal with human beings as individuals, as communities, as people with traumas, emotions, and anger, but also with hopes, hearts, and feelings.”

Earlier in the session, Banerjee honored clubs and districts with the Changemaker Award and the Presidential Citation.

The Changemaker Award recognizes clubs that made an extraordinary impact during 2011-12 through the Avenues of Service. The Presidential Citation recognizes achievements related to membership development and contributing to The Rotary Foundation.

During the fourth plenary session, General Secretary John Hewko outlined five priorities for the Secretariat to get Rotary on the best footing possible to embark on its second century. These included eradicating polio, implementing the Strategic Plan and Future Vision, finding an effective way to track and demonstrate the value of the service provided

by Rotarians, increasing membership, and bringing Rotary into the ranks of major players in the world of global humanitarian assistance and development.

-PP Vijay Naidu

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OTHER'S MATTER Other Clubs in the Dist

Rotary Club of Bombay ( RID 3140) was chartered in 1929 in British Raj. The club continues to be HI-FI and aristocratic, with membership coming from 'Who's who' of Mumbai. One of the largest and senior most premier Rotary Clubs of India with 378 members , RCB meets over lunch every Tuesday over lunch at Taj ball room.They have a paid executive Secretary and an office and conference room at Mittal Towers, Nariman point. The club accomplishes service projects worth crores of Rupees every year and the weekly sunshine box collections are in six figures. Membership at RCB is a status symbol.

Contrasting all this is the humble Rotary Club of Gandhi City -Wardha in our District 3030.

What they have in common? Let us see....but before that , something about Wardha Club.

Chartered in 1995, the club has a membership of 80. This young club with average membership age of just 44 yrs runs on Gandhian principles of simplicity and service to the grass root needy people. Naturally a no alcohol- no non-veg- no tobacco club, their meetings are conducted in chaste Hindi. Their Hindi bulletin 'Manthan' has been bagging best bulletin of the District trophy for many years. The club's hallmark has been a few projects conducted year after year, that have earned name and goodwill for Rotary. RCGCW are the pioneers of the District project 'Rotary Utsav' - a week long fare that earns them sizable sum for yearlong service projects.

Other projects are adoption of 20 children and looking after them from 1st standard to matriculation, blood donation, running 'Vikas 20 Vidyalaya' for street children etc. The project that caught eye of everyone in the district for novelty is 'Sapney Sach Huye'. Here they select 20 children from slum dwellers and take them for holidays ...for 5-6 days since last 3 years. The places covered thus far are Mumbai, Pune and Hyderabad. The children are given kits with clothing, toiletry, cap, bags, etc. are accompanied by a few Rotarians and shown places of interest and are provided decent food and accommodation. The journey

RCS OF BOMBAY, GANDHI CITY-WARDHA & MR AMITABH BACCHAN

includes one way flight and the other way by train. Indeed a 'Sapney Sach huye' package for the destitute. All expenses are to Club account.

But the project I am about to tell you is a joint venture of RC of Bombay and Gandhi City Wardha Club. Agrarian crisis and the plight of drought affected poor farmers in Vidarbhaspecially Yavatmal and Wardha districts has driven them to suicide over last few years.

Whatever be the reasons, and who so ever be responsible, suicides of thousands of farmers has been a stigma on all of us. we need to direct part of our focus on helping solve the crisis, and I am happy that one such positive step was taken up by the above mentioned two clubs with the generous help from one and the only BIG B - Mr AMITABH BACCHAN. A brainchild of Past President of RC of Bombay

Ms Kalpana Munshi, this project accomplished rescuing 114 farmers from Wardha district , by paying off their Bank loans and saving them from ending their life due to poverty and repayment stress . She got in touch with Gandhi City Wardha club to join hand and take care of the logistics and the necessary ground work The project took 18 months to accomplish. It involved finding really poor and helpless farmers from numerous villages in the district, cross checks with local Panchayats, traders, Talathis, and the community around.

Earning and spending pattern of over 250 debt ridden farmers over the year was secretly monitored by Rotarians with the help of staff from twelve affected Banks.

Rtn Ms Kalpana Munshi approached and appealed Mr Amitabh Bacchan for help , and he readily agreed. He was aware of the grave

issue and had in fact highlighted it in one of the episodes of KBC last year.Mr Bacchan took keen interest in the project and instructed on how to find the real poorest of the poor and the helpless needy. Most of the beneficiaries are holding 5-6 acres non irrigated land and are under debt because of several reasons such as lack of rain fall, high price of seeds and fertilizers, middlemen and low pricing of farm produce. the beneficiaries are from 20 villages in Wardha district and are really deserving help. Mr Bacchan cleared off long pending loans of 114 farmers , amounting to Rs 28,78,742.74/- and procured 'No dues certificates from the concerned 12 Banks.

In a simple function held on 12th May at 11 AM at Sawangi Meghe auditorium, Hon'ble MP Mr Datta Meghe handed over 'No dues certificates' to 114 farmers on behalf of Mr Bacchan. The function was attended by 600 village folk, Rotarians from Mumbai and Wardha and officers from four concerned Banks. Those who toiled hard for the project for several months include PP Ms Kalpana Munshi and President George Paul from RC of Bombay; and Dr Kiran and Dr Pravina Kher, Mahesh Mokalkar, Ravindra Bannore, Shirish Kashikar, Asif Jahid and President Uttam Kriplani from Gandhi City Wardha Rotary Club.

The project was widely covered by electronic and print media, generating tremendous goodwill for Rotary.

Herculean Job! Well done Rtns from Bombay and Wardha club !! Hearty compliments for joining hands for a worthy cause!!! Service to humanity is the best work of life!!!! And, THANK YOU BIG B FOR YOUR KIND HEARTED GENEROSITY!!!!!

-PDG Vishwas Sahasrabhojanee

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What makes Cambodia come alive and what really sets it apart from are its people. Forgot Thailand's land of smiles slogan. Cambodia trumps them all with some of the nicest, friendliest and in many ways seemingly content people you could ever hope to meet. And it's Cambodia's youngsters and its children who really touch your heart. There's something about CAMBODIA ‌ a land of Forgotten Majesty.

A land of forgotten majesty, Cambodia is a country which has in recent years begun to emerge as a culturally and historically significant spot on the map for travelers. Tragically, the events of the past years have given the country a reputation which has overshadowed the beauty and legacy handed down over the many centuries. Forgotten temples, lush rain forests, pristine beaches, exotic cuisine, and friendly people, Cambodia is a traveler's paradise that is one of the best places to go for a relatively untouched countryside.

Arguably the most famous and magnificent of the destinations within Cambodia is the Angkor Archaeological Park, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site. I won't even try to describe Angkor Wat for it defies all superlatives.It is quite simply the largest and most amazing collection of temple ruins. Trying to understand how it came to be some several hundred or more years ago just defies the imagination. I am not usually big on temples. It's a case of been there, done that so to impress me it's had to be something quite exceptional. Angkor Wat and the surrounding temple complexes impresses even the most jaded Indian grown up on seeing temples Ramtek, Khujurao, Konark, the temples of south etc. The immense size and spread of these massive temple ruins over such an expanse are the remnants of an area that once housed more than a million people, back when the biggest Europe had was but a fraction of the size. You really have to see it to believe it. No photographic essay can do it justice. The grandeur can only be appreciated with your own eyes.

The temples are the main attraction but after sun down the temples close so you have to look elsewhere for entertainment. Sieam Reap is the beautiful city which is the base for visiting the Angkor temples. Nightlife in Siem Reap is something every party animal is hankering for.

Good wines, local Beers, Khemer crusine, friendly ladies, groovy music with energetic dancers set the perfect mood for party here.

Nightlife venues are clustered in the Old Market area, especially along the vibrant zone of Pub

their eyes that I just can't articulate. It's like their big brown eyes hold all sorts of mystery but there's also a joy, like an intense joy of life. When a Cambodian kid smiles your spirits are raised in a way it is hard to comprehend. Here are these dirt poor people - many families living each month on as little as 30 dollars- yet they have a joy for life that defies logic. Cambodians are very simple and almost harmless. They are usually only trying to scam you out of some $2 and you usually just have a laugh and go along with it ,they are not suspicious nor are they overly

devious and deceitful. It is very easy to connect with Cambodian people and it can be very rewarding and inspiring. It is hard to spend money in Cambodia because everything is so damn cheap.

At Phnom Penh Cambodia's capital city I visited the Killing Fields of Choeung Ek and S21 Toul Sleng concentration / interrogation / torture camp ..but was unprepared for a shock. It is a real Aucwitz type of experience. True genocide only took place twice last century – during WW -2 with the Nazis against the Jews and during the late 1970's in Cambodia with the Khmer Rouge.

Pol Pot and his cronies were not very nice

TRAVEL LOG people. Pol Pot was a highly educated, intelligent ideologist but he was also a sick, warped, deranged human being hell bent on reducing Cambodia (then Kampuchea) to a Maoist inspired agricultural rural peasant society. Worse still, most countries stood around and did nothing even when they suspected what brutality the Khmer Rouge was up to. It was the evil Communist Vietnamese who finally invaded the sovereign country in 1979 to overthrow the Khmer Rouge (the UN at the time strongly condemned this action). Fortunately Pol Pot did not manage to destroy all traces of Khmer culture. I believe that anybody visiting Cambodia should have some understanding of the history of the country and if time permits, should try to visit some of the places from the Khmer Rouge regime. Cambodia lost around 2 million people to famine and genocide during the four years of the Khmer Rouge (Red Army) regime in the late 70's.

And heres what I have done on the gastronomic trail at Cambodia.. Fried Crickets n roaches... wont do it again, tastes just salty oily n a weired crunchy feel in the mouth Deep fried spiders - I didn't believe it till I saw it with my own eyes.

Ladies walk around with a tray full of big black hairy spiders that have been marinated and barbecued. People buy bags full of them. I was only game enough to try one, and I could only

manage a leg! A little crunchy and hairy... BBQ frogs... if u did not know they were frogs u would think it tender chicken with a visru after taste... start liking them after having 2 or 3 ... "BBQ is very popular here , they do crocodile meat too but it very expensive n i did not want to risk a portion n not being able to go through it.

Fried Sparrow... just feels like crunching through bones, hardly any flesh ... no taste at all The most popular dish whether it's street food or a restaurant is Amok curry, a thick and creamy coconut based red (spicy) curry served with chilies, kaffir lime, green brinjals, and fish or chicken. I always have it with shrimp..n it tastes really good. Ginger fish or chicken tossed up in large woks with ginger, onion, and garlic and eaten with rice is another favorite.

-Naushad Bhagwagar

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FREEDOM(AIN) For the children

The waiting is now over, and the results are here at last, and everyone in the Rotary family is excited to hear that you my Freedomanians have done so well. Congratulations! to all the freedomanians who have excelled in their examinations and along with your respective families, made us proud too. Most of you must be graduating into an entirely new world – The College Campus. Oh! What dreams you had of the day when you would be out of the constant supervision of teachers and elders who constantly kept reminding you of your objects in life i.e. to attain enough marks to get into a good professional college or into a course of your choice. Many of you may be leaving homes to attend colleges out of the city. New city, new friends, new environment – all sound very exciting. Exams at school/Jr. College level were to test if you have been able to understand what you have been learning……but now that you are stepping out into the world, remember that LIFE will take a similar test and you will have to work hard to clear that. Success is and should be a moving target – a state of continual becoming , with a goal in front and not behind.

Holidays – a time of year to catch up on all that you wanted to do and never had the time –

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"A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it" That's one thing that we learnt in this trip and in Thailand that it is difficult to be in control... And us Nagpurians are totally spoilt there... What with our connections and our Jugaads. From getting tuk tuk drivers to listen to us to getting our tour guides to take us where we want to go when we want to go. Whether getting reservation at the happening restaurant or eating street food. We learnt to let go of control and let our hair down and enjoy.

The Kingdom of Thailand is top of most people's travel itinerary. Again and again, Thailand tops the 'favorite destination' list of many countries. As a result Thailand is a regional hub for travel and tourism. Why is Thailand such a popular destination? That's difficult to say - there are so many possible reasons!

The initial reaction to first timers like me is totally contradictory to everything you imagine. But thailand is a land of contradictions.... Somewhat like India there.

Bangkok, is quite a blend of many things, almost a spicy interesting mix like a 'Thai curry'.

during the year. Holidays usher in that time of the year when leisure replaces work as a priority. You are filled with joy and the desire to travel, explore and learn. Many of you must've had a wonderful vacation and basking in its memories. Make every occasion in your lives a memorable one – so what if the Sun God too has decided to take a vacation and play with its full strength ,

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RIDDLE ME SILLY What is as big as an elephant and yet very light?

What do you call a single banana?

Why are elephants not allowed on the beach?

What did one eye say to the other eye?

What do you call a deer with no eyes?

What is the best way to communicate with a fish?

The alphabet goes from A-Z. What goes from Z-A? Where can you always find health, wealth and happiness?

JUST FOR FUN Some people like to play with words just to have fun. By understanding funny things about the English language you can assure that you have good language skills.

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to sleep.

Always remember you are unique – just like everyone else.

Open seven days a week – and weekends too.

Success is a relative term – it brings many relatives.

It is not ridiculous but sensible to – to ship by truck and send cargo by ship.

Hope you folks have had a good time and enjoyed the vacations . Do write in and let me know of your adventures with family and friends in the summer time. Take care and prepare yourselves to face another eventful, enjoyable and knowledgeable year ahead ANSWERS

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an elephant's shadow Akela Because they cannot keep their trunks up Between you and me, there is something that smells.

No idea(r) By dropping a line Zebra In the dictionary -Sangeeta Chhabra

PERSPECTIVE - ROTARY CLUB OF NAGPUR I can say that it is quite a learning experience.... Whether you learn how to bargain, travel in tuk tuks, haggle with taxi drivers, admire the amazing temples, the lush tropical setting, the humid climate, Thai massage, street food, the beautiful beaches...

And ultimately even have an in your face insight into the worlds oldest profession.

Thailand really offers quite an array of experiences.

Of all the unforgettable images left in the mind of a visitor to the Kingdom, the truly majestic, shimmering and almost mystical looking Thai temples, or “wat” in Thai, has surely got to be way up there among the best. Whether it was the Emerald Buddha or the reclining Buddha, the architecture and the grandeur was amazing.

In the floating market we felt we were chauffeur driven in a long boat for a shopping experience... Shopping seems to be the main interest for women who go to Bangkok, and as for Men.... You need to ask them. The chatuchak weekend market is an absolute must for everyone, it was huge and had on offer everything from clothes to artifacts.

Pattaya was fun and a small beach side

holiday town, and the 'Rotarians' were totally chilled out .... Because once we hit Bangkok they were busy with the Convention. The evenings were loads of fun, all of us together had a great time. We went to a couple of shows like the Alcazar.... Fantastic costumes on display there. Thai massage is something one should not miss out on... Even in the best of places it is very reasonable and worth every penny. 'Interesting and colourful' nightlife... All over and in your face whichever way you look.

We also went to an 'anything' show with 'no costumes on display'... all I can say is that we came out feeling normal and happy to be normal.

Bangkok has something on offer for everyone on any budget.... But just don't imagine it to be an American or European holiday. Go prepared for the sights, smells and everything else that goes with it. One last word of advice...

"When preparing to travel, lay out all your clothes and all your money. Then take half the clothes and twice the money".

As for me i am really looking forward to the next Rotary Convention.

-Madhavi Naidu

ALL BOOKED

CONFESSIONS OF A SERIAL DIETER When I first saw this book on the shelves, I thought-'what! Are they writing about me?'

When I delved into the first few pages, I felt I had met my alter ego. On reading further, it felt like Deja-vu. But a little further on and I realised that my battle with the bulge was just a minor footnote in history, compared to the travails of our heroine- Kalli Puri, valiant fat fighter and triumphant author of this book.

In todays constantly exercising world, where the emphasis on health (and appearance) is everywhere, and obesity is touted as the biggest disease - that leads to a multitude of even more threatening diseases, Kalli's journey from 100 to 60 has undoubtedly been a torturous one.

Coming from an affluent Punjabi home, 'khaate peethe gar ke log' was more than a mere mantra,rather a proactive interaction with food.

Exotic food,' hard to get' foreign delicacies, gourmet tid-bits, the pursuit and consumption of the choicest foods was almost like a religion for this family.

As we all know, the result of the seeds sown in childhood are doubly hard to uproot in adulthood, and the innumerable struggles and triumphs via a plethora of diets, is what this

ROTARY MEETING PLACE AND MEETING TIME When Rotary started, the club meetings were rotated in members' offices. That's how the name Rotary came about. Thereafter with formation of many more clubs, Rotary meetings had fixed venues generally in good hotels. In fact many leading hotels in those days sought Rotary meetings as added prestige to their establishments. The hotels charged discounted price for lunches. When I first visited the Rotary Club of Bombay in 1954, the five-course sit down lunch at Greens (now Taj Intercontinental) was Rs. 4.00! Even now many of the older Rotary clubs throughout the world meet in prestigious hotels, particularly in metropolitan communities. In India, the Bombay club meets at the Taj, Calcutta club at Grand Oberoi, Delhi club at the Imperial and Madras club at the Connemara .

Generally, Rotary policy was not to own properties but to meet at facilities. Except for the world headquarters, Rotary did not own

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book is all about.

There are very few diets that are new to me, even if I've not tried them, I would have atleast read about them, or heard about them, but this book took me by surprise!

There is the Champagne diet, the summer Fatation diet, the Jamtoast diet, the Narial pani diet....its enough to make you laugh.

Firstly at the blatant lack of commonsense diet choices, then the almost complete disregard for anything actually good for health, and the Huge, and I mean Huge swings from abstinence to bingeing.

But Kalli's detailed diet gyan, which flows parallel with her 2 lives, one as a working media proffessional and as a wife and mother... recounting all the difficulties, and crutches these present, makes for a read --that-- though not totally absorbing that you cant put it down, is nevertheless interesting enough to be read in installments.

What sets this book apart, from innumerable diet stories that have hit our shelves, is that it is genuine, it is from the heart, even cathartic recognise a tiny part of their life in these maybe.But, the long and arduous journey is pages.

-Vindhya Sanjana real, has traversed so very many shores, that almost anyone who reads it will find or

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any buildings or meeting halls. In recent times many clubs particularly in India own Rotary halls or have sponsored such halls in schools, churches and such other places. Before jet air travel, international voyages were in steam ships taking weeks on the high seas. Rotary meetings are held or have been held on board these ships.

Rotary meetings are held or have been held in Railway stations, prestigious hotels, church halls, and school buildings. They have been held in homes when dictators or totalitarian regimes banned Rotary clubs.

When Paul Harris and his three friends thought of Rotary, it was a Lunch meeting.

The idea of meeting over lunch was synonymous with Rotary. When the celebrated George Bernard Shaw was asked about Rotary and that where do Rotarians go?

His cryptic answer was, “To lunch!� The remark was sarcastic. Now when Rotary is more than hundred years old, Lunch time is no

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longer in vogue. There are many 'breakfast' clubs or as they call themselves 'Sunrise' or 'A.M.' clubs. Rotarians of these clubs start the day with breakfast in Rotary and push off to their work places! Rotary meetings are also considered part of workday schedule. For this reason Rotary Club Constitution permits cancellation of a regular meeting on public holidays.

About 8% of clubs, world over, meet in the morning hours. Only 40% meet during lunch and majority of 52% meet during evening hours. Evening hours appears to be popular in India. There is still not many ' Sunrise ' clubs in India. This may well be another avenue of Rotary extension. A few Clubs in India meet on Sundays. This is another shift from worldwide practice.

By Bobby Srinivas

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X-FACTOR A man imagines he could do great things if he were not hampered by his circumstances, by want of proper environment, and want of freedom from other encumbrances. So man runs away to the remotest corner sometimes literally, where there is only solitude and silence. But no sooner is he in the state of solitude, the old specter of circumstances crop up, at least in his mind, and he is miserable again. In reality, man is not hindered by the outer world at all .

SHIRAZSPEAK ShirazSpeak “ IPL - SHY PEE EL” I have stopped going to parties & other social occasions ! Let me explain why.

Ever since the IPL mess broke on TV, with some players who no one had ever heard of, bragging that they were paid money over and above the contractual amount, or some such thing . The Media ofcourse went ballistic with the news and made wild allegations of match fixing / corruption etc. etc. in the IPL The dust had barely settled when we had the famous episode of “molestation” charges being levied most vehemently & later dropped just as meekly.

Lets not forget a former cricketer going on 'fast' in protest, supposedly for corruption in IPL, but actually for not being a beneficiary of the largesse being distributed by the BCCI to former players.

MAN AND MIND External things are powerless to injure him.

Man ascribes to the external things a power that they do not posses. So, infact, he submits not to them but to his own opinions about them. The real want, is the right attitude of mind.

Man should know himself as the master power that moulds and makes. His environment is but his looking glass. If man regards his circumstances as stepping stones to achievement, all the hindrances are

transformed to aids. This is the secret technique of attaining heights in life. James Allen says…. By virtue of his thoughts which man chooses and encourages, the mind is the master weaver both of the inner garment of character and outer garment of circumstance.

And that, as man may have hitherto woven in ignorance and pain, they may, through understanding and right attitude, now weave in enlightenment and happiness.

-Deepali Kale

“COSMIC LAWS” Of course, the moment anyone says anything against the BCCI we have our Sports Minister again flying into a rage and asking for “transparency” in the working of the BCCI. I was being cornered at parties and asked all sorts of questions as though I was personally responsible for the mess in IPL, Match fixing, molestation, distributing payments to Players and the working of the BCCI, not to mention why franchises ( and kids ) were being stopped from celebrating at the Wankhede Stadium after a victory ?

Now, since the IPL is over I can once again

start attending parties, so what are you guys waiting for ? I am now available for socializing.

You know where to find my Mobile number, I hope ?

-PP SHIRAZ GIMI

NEWS YOU CAN USE Way back in A. D. 132, the Chinese astronomer Chang Heng designed an ingenious device in the shape of an urn, that helped sense these quakes. It had eight dragons carved on it. These dragons indicated the eight directions. They had a ball set in their directions. They had balls set in their mouths.

Facing each dragon was a metallic frog with its mouth open. Whenever there was an earthquake, the urn would rock. And the ball from one of the dragons would fall into the open mouth of the gawking frog. This indicated that the earthquake was occurring in

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that particular direction!

The Egyptians were the first people to seriously breed dogs and even had a city for

dogs, Cyanopolis!

Imagine how computer savvy the kids are nowadays…

-Anmol Badjatia

for@technicallychallenged.com Learn Something New

TIME SAVING COMPUTER TIPS We want everything new and we want it yesterday. But there are some among us who still use old-fashioned windows computers and this piece is for them. Don't despair! You can match or even outclass those pesky kids and their superfast supersleek supersmooth smart-computers with these tips....

Keyboard Shortcuts for Internet Explorer Ctrl + H - Open the History Window Ctrl + R - Reload the page Alt + Left Arrow or Alt + Backspace - Back (Previous Page) Alt + Right Arrow - Forward (Next Page) Esc - Stop Alt + Home - Home page End - Go to the bottom of the page Home - Go to the top of the page Ctrl + N - New Window opens Ctrl + W - Closes window Up arrow - Go up one line Down arrow - Go down one line F11 - Full screen (toggle) Ctrl + F - Find on page Ctrl + D - Add page to Favorites Ctrl + P - Print current page Ctrl + B - Organize Favorites Ctrl + I - Open Favorites Window Alt + D - Select text in address bar Ctrl + F5 - Force Reload URL SHORTCUTS You can type a word in the Internet Address bar and press CTRL+ENTER to automatically add http://www. and .com on either side of the word.

TEXT SIZE ON THE INTERNET To make the text on Web pages larger or smaller, click the View menu, and then click Text Size. Press F5 to refresh the screen.

INTERNET EXPLORER HISTORY How often do you use the Microsoft Internet Explorer History folder? If you do use it at all, how often do you look beyond the current day? If the answer to either of these questions is "very seldom," then you can save some disk space by setting the number of days to zero. To do this, choose Tools / Internet Options. When the dialog box opens, set "Days to keep pages in History" to zero. Click OK to close the dialog box and save your selection.

TAKE EXPLORER OFFLINE You can have Internet Explorer automatically download pages for offline examination.

1. Browse to the page.

2. Open Favorites, Add to Favorites.

3. Click Make available offline.

4. Click the Customize button and then work through the Wizard. You decide how many pages of the site you want, choose when to download them, and enter any login and password needed.

CLEAR YOUR HISTORY The History list is a file, and therefore it begins to take up space as it grows larger.

This is particularly true if you set a fairly long expiration time. It makes sense to clear the list every now and again. To do this, open Internet Explorer and click "Tools / Internet Options / Click Clear History in the History section and you're all set. Before you do this, however, make sure that you make note of any sites that are important (like ones that you have forgotten to bookmark).

These small tips will keep your computer working like new!

-Sohrab Kanga

ROTARY RATTLE Hello Friends, To chill you up, in this warm warm weather, I send you some cool breeze from Washington DC. Yes friends, that's where I am right now awaiting the birth of our grandson but nonetheless keeping track of what's happening in our Rotary family.

Our children have once again done us proud.

The shining stars are, Prabhjot, son of Aarti and Mohan Anand, who cleared CBSE with a 97.8%.

Kashvi, daughter of Varsha and Sanjay Mansukhani cleared CBSE with 96.2%.

Spacewood, the pioneers in Modular furniture in Nagpur, an enterprise by Rtn. Kirit and Ratna Joshi has got an ISO Certificate.

Rtn. Sameer Agrawal has been elected President of the Vidarbha Management Association.

Many many Congratulations to all of you!

May you grow more and add feathers to the Rotary cap!

You'll be sorry to hear that, father of Neeta Singh and Manmeet Dheer, an ex member of our Club, J. S Dheer, passed away, some days back.

Manish Sanghvi also lost his mother a few days ago.

May the departed souls, rest in peace and may the families get the strength to bear the loss.

With that I bid adieu till next month, -Rtn. Manju Shahani

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LET'S PLAY GAMES

IT'S A DATE...

It's time to get interactive. The contests below are open to members, spouses and children. Each has exciting prizes which shall be announced during the following business meeting.

More than one correct entry shall be decided by a draw of lots.

Send in your answers to me@madhavinaidu.com

BIRTHDAYS 15 Jun to 14 July JU N Jimmy Sanjana 15 Dr. Jitendra Mehta 15 Devendra Parekh 15 Manish Jaiswal 16 Sameer Joshi 16 Baljit Singh Sethi 17 Binita Goenka 17 Vindhya Sanjana 17 Abhay Chandurkar 18 Dr. Rafat Khan 18 Nimish Sutaria 18 Kirit Thakkar 19 Dr.Rajesh Atal 19 Sandeep Pathak 20 Sarbani Halder 22 Gurjeet Kaur 22 Anil Goenka 23 Snehal Bhangde 24 Archana Sarnaik 25 Varsha Paranjape 25 Smita Kale 26 Dr. Ruxana Master 27 Kapil Sutaria 28 Veenita Pasari 28 Dr. Rajeswari Khobragade29 Dr. Indrajeet Mulik 30

JULY Prema Srinivas Alpana Agrawal Mohini Sanghavi Dipesh Ajmera Satish Sule Anita Sharma Vishal Agrawal Akash Agrawal Pritpal Singh Vij Ranjit Narayan Rajan Mulani Nikhil Bansal Ravindra Bid Dr. Sanjay Jaiswal Satish Raina Shilpa Agrawal Gauri Malji Charanjeet Bawa Amitabha Sharma

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1. In the 1400's a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. What's the phrase that originated from this? Ans: Rule of thumb.

2. Many years ago in Scotland , a new game was invented. It was ruled “Gentlemen Only…Ladies Forbidden”. What is the name of the game?

Ans: GOLF 3. Every day more money is printed for this game. ( more than the US treasury) Ans: Monopoly 4. What colour was Coca-Cola originally ? Ans: Green 5. Which was the first novel ever written Ans: Tom Sawyer 6. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: Which kings represent Spades,Hearts,Clubs and Diamonds? Ans: SpadeKing David, Hearts- Charlemagne, Clubs-Alexander the Great, Diamonds - Julius Caesar 7. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common?Ans: All these were invented by women.

8. What is the only food that doesn't spoil? Ans: Honey 9. In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts… So in old England , when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them “Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down.” Which popular phrase has originated from here? Ans: Mind your P's and Q's.

Correct entries received from Nilufer Rana and Mahendra Kamath.

How well do you know your country...

ANNIVERSARY 15 June to 14 July JU N Shahina & Syed Anwar Khatib Govind & Sudha Daga Mahendra & Nisha Kamath Dr. Surajit & Vandana Hazra Achal & Nidhi Gandhi Dr. Sanjiv & Khushnoor Chugh Vivek & Snehal Bhangde Manisha & Sanjay Agrawal Arun & Rajeswari Khobragade Rajneesh & Ambika Shivhare Hira & Jasu Mulani

ANSWERS FOR LAST MONTHS QUIZ ARE....

JULY Vishwajeet & Sapna Kshirsagar Pramod & Anita Jain Dr. Sanjay & Radhika Marwah Dr. Jitendra & Deepika Mehta Nitin & Gunjan Deveshwar Dr. Ravindra & Archana Sarnaik

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This quiz is all about India and it's people... Go on and test your knowledge on it's history.

1) What is the number of states in India?

2) Which is the first state to be formed on the basis of language?

3) When did India become a republic?

4) Which state was divided into Maharashtra and Gujarat in 1960?

5) Who was the Speaker of the Lok Sabha before he became the President of India?

6) What was the age of Morarji Desai when he became the Prime Minister?

7) Where is the tomb of Akbar?

8) Which is the national animal of India?

9) Who founded Indian National Congress?

10) Who was the only Indian Governor General?

GUESS WHO Please sms your answers to me on 9823080820

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The people in the Guess Who are stalwarts from Rotary. They are Paul Harris and RI President Kalyan Banerjee. Vikram Naidu, Sanjiv Chugh, Akash Agarwal, and Rajiv Sharma (Rotary Club of Bhusawal Tapti Valley) answered correctly.

- MADHAVI NAIDU

We've recently had a few cases of eminent people being caught on camera X-PRESS literally with their pants down!! Any public figure knows that a certain amount of scrutiny about his personal life comes with the territory, but where do we draw the line? How far is it justified to place cameras and mikes in people's bedrooms, bathrooms and offices? Are we becoming a society of voyeurs taking sadistic pleasure in people's weaknesses and failings? Are the TV channels and media justified in sensationalizing and intruding into people's lives like this?

Nimish Sutaria: Supply is always driven by demand.

Let's face it, most people enjoy ridiculing others, whether it's a young kid floundering while learning to swim being teased by his friends, or as you say, when someone is caught with their pants down! Cameras and mikes will continue to intrude so long as there are takers for spy footage craving such vicarious pleasures. The fun starts when yesterday's sermonizer has to climb down from not only his high horse, but also leave the moral high ground because he is the visual in a frame!

Jyoti Goenka: Firstly, no one can plant cameras or bugs ln anyone's residential or office premlses unless there is a corporate investigation or a sting operation, which is perfectly legal.

Secondly, now it is the public figures and celebrities who are busy pulling skeletons out of each other's closets and slapplng law suits all around. In fact, news reporters should awaken to the fact that the public is no longer interested in their petty marital or extra-marital woes. As for being voyeurs or sadistic, I only have two words- wrong number!

Madhavi Naidu: I do feel that once a person attains celebrity status, they infact do not have a 'right' to privacy. Everything they do or don't will obviously be scrutinised and creates public interest and because of their status they need to be more responsible individuals and 'behave' according to the norms. If they really want privacy then they should be ordinary people like you and me. Can't have your cake and eat it too! I do agree that human beings get perverse pleasure in invading peoples lives so although it is necessary to draw a line... I wonder if it is really possible???

Parag Paranjape: Though public figures are bound to get scrutinized due to the high offices they occupy‌I think the Media who enter these territories should show some restraint.

After all the public figure too is a human being & has his/her weakness. By exposing those ugly truths which may not have any relevance to common person the media is simply misusing its power. If however the cause is justified & is for a greater good, the means can be pardoned.

Naushad Bhagwagar: As long as the person is delivering at his or her job honestly and sincerely, with integrity and with the people or organisation which is being served in mind foremost, his or her personal life should be kept out of the public domain. Discretion is justified. We are not judges of character and it should be left that way. Running down anybody is easy.

We need to highlight achievements and appreciate the positives of a person.

Most of us seem to agree that what goes on between two consenting adults is their and their immediate families business and nobody elses!! As long as there is no coercion, inducement or other misuse of office involved in these capers, hidden cameras and nosy journalists are probably just indulging in yellow journalism and sensationalism!! They have no right to assign to themselves the role of moral policing! They need to realise that as much or more damage is being caused to spouse, children and other innocent family members as to the main actors involved in these affairs and THAT certainly cannot be justified in any way.

-PP Dr. Sanjiv Chugh

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SNAP SHOTS

PP Steve Moors releasing GO of May

B EST C H A I R P ERS O N S A W A R D F O R A PRIL Madhavi Naidu for Sports; Sharmila Sutaria and Jumana Shakir for Ladies Committee; Kirit Joshi, Vikram and Aakash Agarwal for Programmes

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