Oct 2017 - The Golden Orange

October 2017

The Golden Orange Back to Basics

Nirmalaya

Civic Awarness

Melghat Camp

Lifeskill

Nutrition Week

Garba Nite

Interact Installation

Devlapar Camp

Rotaract Activity

Weekly Meeting

Club PR

Panchavati Lunch

RAGMHI

Eyes Through Rotary

Tribute to Yogi

R.I President : Rtn. Ian H. S. Riseley District Governor : Rtn. K. S. Rajan Club President : Rtn. Rina Sinha Established : 1944 R. I. District : 3030 Club ID 15587

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President’s Message Dear Friends, In the hustle and bustle of one project to another , a meeting here and a meeting there and all committees marching ahead to Make A difference to society , one realises that its already been 3 months since the year started and newer ideas are pouring in ,from our Rotary family , each as creative as they can be and as imperative as they can get.

The enthusiasm is overwhelming and the morning starts with the phone buzzing with “ HiRina , We were thinking of this project… a short discussion …and ending with a Lets Do It !” Then stats the series of meetings over hot cups of chai or soup , plans on the storyboard , taking shape over the days , some days gloomy “ArreyKaiseHoga “ to “Congratulations We Did It And selfies galore and the success parties celebrations !!

Green city : extremely successful Nirmalaya Project.

Thanks to the Rotarians , spouses and Rotaractors and the innovative initiative to collect Nirmalaya a day prior from mandaps.

Health check up camp at Deolapar where more than 200 villagers were examined by Dental ENT , skin specialists and general physician.

Melghat surgical camp where team of surgeons and anaesthetists worked for two days and performed 23 surgeries including paediatric hernias, thyroidectomies and excisions.Thank You to Mahindra @ Mahindra to have added Melghat to their CSR program for RCN We salute the medical fraternity .

Civic Awareness: a novel project started this year where more than 600 Rotaractors, Interactors and Rotarians participated to create awareness amongst public on “Say No to plastic” and “No Honking” Slogans displayed on Placards, stickers and 18 hoardings at strategic places within the city.

Ladies committee: celebration of Garba night with a preceding 4 day workshop saw enthusiastic participation

by Rotary family and IYE students. The team even managed a small profit, adding value to the fun.

Life Skills 9 sessions concluded till now.

An essay competition undertaken to celebrate world literacy day saw a huge response from all schools.

Membership and enlightenment committee has c o m p l e t e d enlightenment if 3 new members who will soon be inducted into our Rotary fold Community service and Specially abled : Donation of racks to inmates of DivyaJyoti school, Gomti and lunch organised for them and children at Karve school; kind courtesy HiraMulani Microcredit of Rs 10,000 each dispensed to 21 women entrepreneurs to make them independent and self reliant G O R E WA D A W I L D L I F E W E E K F E S T I VA L C e l e b r a t i o n f r o m 1 - 7 O c t o b e r, 2 0 1 7 , w i t h cyclothons,nature walks and runs, appreciate and participate in art festival, capture nature while on our photo walk or just go on a night safari – what a creative first of its kind project !

We have received phenomenal newspaper coverage for our all events and the enclosed pages give a synopsis of the month which the GO team has so well compiled !

Excellent and Interesting Programs Every Thursday helped in binding us more and enjoyed good fellowship before meetings .

Creativity Is Contagious… Just Pass It On …”Albert Einstein” Yours In Rotary Rina Sinha

“ This victory alone is not the change we seek. It is only the chance for us to make that change. It can't happen without you, without a new spirit of sevice, a new spirit of sacrifice. So let us summon a new spirit of responsibility, where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves but each other”. These encouraging words of Barack Obama, are so relevant to each of us. The great thing about our club is that it provides you the opportunity to reach out to others who need us.

The more involved we become, the more of a difference Rotary makes to each of us.

Friendship was the foundation rock on which Rotary was built and tolerance is the element which holds it together. We should work towards making a forum before which vital economic and social problems may be fairly and intelligently discussed. Club programs should stimulate thought, widen the horizon, and deepen conviction.Without goodwill no system can succeed, with it even an imperfect one can scarcely fail!

Editor Nilufer Rana

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Editor’s Musings

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Nirmalaya collection

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Every year we welcome friendly Lord Ganapati to our homes for ten days and on the tenth day we bid audien, with" Ganapati Bappa Moriya! Pudhchia Warshi Lauker Ya". Most of the time, the immersion is in rivers, lakes and other water bodies. In the past decades,the idols were made of clay, however,with the advent of new materials like POP, cement,paper etc, the idol does not dissolve completely in water. Adding to the problem is flowers and other puja articles .

Our Club has been making a sincere effort for more then a decade to create awareness and reduce pollution . This year again we started planning our activities much in advance. We carried out our activities for two days i.e 4th and 5th September.

On 4th, we took out Nirmalya Rath, which covered the area of Jaripatka, Dharampeth, Hill Top and Shankar Nagar. Nirmalya was collected from more then 100 padals. There was a welcome change in the attitude of people, as they not only happily handed over nirmalya to us but also offered prasad and appreciated the efforts taken by us. Rotractors from Hislop College, Tuli College and Ambedkar College were there in large numbers to help us . Rtn Deepa Jamwal, Sonia Khurana, Anjuli Minocha, Shweta Singh, Chetna Singhal , Parag Date and Namita Sharma took part in this activity. Cyrus Watchmaker coordinated the entire activity efficiently. RJ Rajan from FM 94.3 spoke to us live on that day.

On 5th we started out activity at 1 pm. Rtn Shilpi Bagdi extended a helping hand and offered her resturant and staff of Lake View Grill at Telankhadi lake. There were lots of activities going around at the same time. We provided shuttle service for

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everyone on four and two wheelers continuously. Cyrus Watchmaker, Navneet Jain, Chetna Singhal and Shweta Singh were continuously on the move. Distribution of caps and jackets were taken care by Reena Singh and Anjuli Minocha. Water and snacks distribution was very well taken care by Rotractors of Tuli college of Hotel mangement. There were more then 450 of rotractors from Sadabai Raisoni Womens college. Later IGGMC, Priyadarshani college, Ambedkar,Tirpude, Tulsi ram college of Architecture, SB Jain College and Rotract Club Of Nagpur, very enthusiastically took part in this activity. There were also twenty students of Eco Wings of Hislop College and Interactors from Jain International school.

Our Rotary faimly offered all the help! PP Khushnoor, PP Tauby Bhagwagar, Rtn Kavinder, Rt Ann Reema Sial, Rtn Parag Date and Prince Bindra helped us with bags. Rtn Rakesh and Priyanka Awatcht and Rtn Shilpi Bagdi sponsored the snacks. Director Comunity Services Neerja Shukul got tea, snacks and chocolates. President Rina physically could'nt be there for health reason but offered all the help and was continuously in touch with us. Till late night 78 Rotarians were working. This huge mega task could'nt have completed without Youth Services team , which included, Director Jumana Shakir and chairpersons Navneet Jain, Sandeep Vaid, Shweta Singh, Prince Tuli, Zaheer Akolawala, Yousuf Master. Green City Chairperson, who were working so delegently for last many days were Deepa Jamwal, Cyrus Watchmaker, Anjuli Minocha, Chetna Singhal, Mamta Kahai, Parag Date and Namita Sharma.

Namita Sharma

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Life Skills -

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Lifeskill Workshops for the Quater The most important tool DATE INSTITUTION TOPIC SPEAKER in shaping of character 27-Jul Dinanath High School Goal Setting Rtn Girish Deodhar and personality of an August St. Ursula High School Personal Hygiene Dr. Darshana Pawar individual.We at Rotary August Dinanath High School Goal Setting Dr. Girish Deodhar understand and August Interact Orientation Personality Development Rtn Rajendra Jaiswal recognise this aspect and 14-Aug St. Xavier's -MIDC Hingna Time Management Ms Zohra Master the committee has been 29-Aug Jamali & Husmania Judicious use of social media Ms Mubina Khan actively engaged 31-Aug CPS- Katol Road Communication Skills Ms Geeta Rao a r r a n g i n g t a l k s , & 12-Sep CPS- Dhaba Time Management Rtn Bharti Gidwani interactive sessions at 21-Sep CDS School Misuse of social media Ms Mubina Khan various schools and colleges.

We have very successfully completed 9 life skill workshops The committee had arranged a essay writing competition for all .The topics covered in the talks are Time management,goal interactors and rotractors.12 institutions participated and 275 setting, self esteem, learning skills communication,adolesence essays were collected. These were corrected by eight Rtn Anns blues, gender sensitization,judicious use of social media and and Rotarians. cyber crime.

Geeta Rao

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Interact Installation MODERN SCHOOL The 21st installation ceremony of our interact club was held in the school premises on 6th Sept in the presence of president elect Rtn Kapil Bahri.

In a short but memorable ceremony interactors Sesha Bavishi and interactor Siddharth Bambal were inducted as President & Secretary. In his speech, Rtn Kapil Bahri briefly touched upon the history of the Rotary International Club's inception and their role in the society.

He appreciated our school's efforts in community service and invited the members of the School Club to initiate many more community projects.Ms Sesha Bavishi in her acceptance speech stressed about 'Charity begins at home' and her involvement in initiating good projects for the current year. She also listed out some projects which she intends to carry out this year along with her secretary and other members of the Club. She took pride in our school's earlier projects . The function ended with a vote of thanks.The first project undertaken by them was planting trees in the school premise.

Shiny Varghese

PODAR SCHOOL The baton of the Interact Club of Podar World School, Nagpur was passed on to the new team on 11th September 2017. The ceremony was marked by the presence of PP Shabbir Shakir, Jt Sect Namita Sharma, Preeti Vaid, Ruchi Uppal, Principal P.W.S Nagpur, Teacher In-charge as well as the outgoing members of the interact club. The rotarians were welcomed by the students with the presentation of a bouquet.The inauguration ceremony started with the lighting of the lamp by the members of the Rotary Club and the Principal, P.W.S which paved the way for the new ideas and innovation skills of the new team. Anish Bhalerao and Tanushree Mishra were inducted as President & Secretary respectively. The oath to the office bearers was administered. Anish in his acceptance speech stressed about 'Charity begins at home' and listed out some projects which they intend to carry out this year. PP Shabbir Shakir addressed the students, stressing the importance of giving back to the community. The session ended with a vote of thanks by Sec. Tanushree Mishra.The function left the students all charged up to do their bit for the community.

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TULI PUBLIC SCHOOL The new team of Interact Club of Tuli Public School was installed under the guidance of PP Khushnoor Chugh, director Jumaina Shakir, chairpersons Ruchi Uppal and Preeti Vaid.

Shubham Mishra was installed as President and Prachi Meshram as Secretary. PP Khushnoor Chugh guided the students about this year's motto (Make a difference). Director Jumana guided students about the activities and responsibilities towards the club.

Anju Chopra,Principal of T.P.S thanked rotarians for their selfless services towards the society and motivated the students to do hard work and to be a responsible future citizen.

Secretary Prachi Meshram summed up the programme with the vote of thanks. The programme was concluded with singing of the National Anthem.

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Weekly Meeting

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The weekly meeting of Thursday, the 31st of August was all about GST – Goods and Service Tax. The meeting was called to order by President Rina. Project announcements, anniversary and birthday greetings were announced. President Rina inducted 6 new members into the club. The new members are Vinod Padmanabhan, Ritu Jaiswal, Manisha Kapoor, Meeta Shaw, Ritesh Rai and Sushma Hedaoo. She also introduced the catchy slogan created by President Elect Kapil Bahri for membership development – Each One Get One. Next, the House ratified the nomination of PP Shabbir Shakir for the post of District Governor for the year 2020-21 in the presence of PP Atul Shah, Sudhir Bhiwapurkar, Tauby Bhagwagar and Sati Khanna. The ratification by the house was greeted by a large round of applause for PP Shabbir.

The guest speaker of the evening, CA Satish Sarda was introduced by Sandip Dhodapkar. He spoke about the confusion surrounding the implementation of GST. He metaphorically

described GST as the “Goods and Service Train”, that since its implementation on the 1st of July 2017 has suffered daily derailments.

He addressed the main issues associated with the execution of GST namely; Registration, Reverse Charge Mechanism, Transitional Provisions, E-way bill for movement of goods and Returns. He emphasized on the fact that GST is a good reform and its requirement in Indian economy. He also spoke about the changes expected in September and satisfactrily answered queries from members of the club following his presentation.

His talk proved to be very helpful and was appreciated by the members.

The vote of thanks was proposed by Rtn Naushad Bhagwagar and the meeting was adjourned after singing the national anthem.

Madhu Mrig

The meeting of 14th Sept, was called to order by President Rina after the house of fellowship. Upcoming projects, anniversary and birthday greetings were announced.

Cheques for Rs.10,000/- each were distributed to 21 beneficiaries under the micro credit scheme of our club. These upcoming entrepreneurs would definitely benefit through the amount so generously donated by our very own members Shashank Pande, Shama Yadav and Vinita Bahri. We are all very grateful to them. Geeta Rao handled the procedure meticulously.

Kudos to Geeta and her team!

The dais was then handed over to Brand Ambassador of our club - RJ Rajan, guest speaker for the evening. Chetna Singhal

introduced this multi talented personality.He started his talk with a hindi song and said was proud of our national language!!He took us on a journey into the world of radio, cleared a lot of queries and inhibitions through humor and melody.'Radio career is for those who like to talk a lot!!!' He said its a myth!! This is a career for those (age no bar) who can speak from the heart and connect to the people.He encouraged to start our own community radio to promote and broadcast our events live.We look forward to it in the near future.

The vote of thanks was proposed in hindi by Rtn Prince Tuli and the meeting was adjourned after singing the national anthem.

Vandana Agarwal

First Club Assembly was held on 28th September in place of the weekly Thursday meeting at Chitnavis Centre.

President Rina invited all directors to give their reports and applauded their dedicated and innovative work. Board directors presented their project reports of work done till now and future plans through respective committee chairpersons. AG Rtn. Dilip Chauhan graced the Assembly and put forth his observations that more involvement and attendance from our members was solicited especially with the kind of fantastic work done by every committee. PP Sati Khanna summed up the Club Assembly with encouraging words and motivating the team to continue its good work. Vote of thanks was proposed by Hon Secretary Jerestin and the meeting was adjourned after singing of the national anthem.

gives her colleagues in rotary for grooming her to where she is today!! What strikes one about Shilpa is her down to earth attitude and her transparency to give credit to all who helped her.

She is now an official guide and trainer for beauty pageants passing on the the encouragement hat she had once received.

Shilpa you have come a long way and are a source of inspiration for those who can believe that sheer hard work and dedication can change your life!!! Once again all our best wishes always.

Continuing with the meeting, here was another example of determination. Parag Paranjape, Shiv Rao and Sachin Paliwal had set their hearts and mind to take on one of the toughest marathons. When one has passion to do something nothing is great a feat. This trio was part of the Manali - Leh expedition by bicycles. The terrain was rough and very tough. It was a distance of 474 kms. which they covered in 13 hours and 30 minutes. The climate was cold and the oxygen was low but the will was strong. The terrain was bumpy to say the least but the scenic beauty more than made up for it, so much so that they said even a tiring day would be pushed back just looking at natures beauty.

It's a test of endurance but once our minds are made up nothing is impossible. Congratulations to all of you and maybe you think of climbing the Himalayas one day!!!

Anita Chitaley

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She was raised in an orthodox Marwari family, married at an age when most Indian girls get married. Motherhood soon followed and everything was going on in a routine and fairly humdrum manner. But life had something even bigger and better in store for her!! Meet Shilpa Agrawal, a person whose destiny has taken her to international recognition. Introduced by Neeta Singh, it was not just destiny that changed her life 360 degrees but faith in herself coupled with hard work and determination. Right now Shilpa is basking in the glory of her newest title as Mrs. Universe Lovely. This award is one among her list of awards she has won in various pageants. Her career took off by managing their furniture manufacturing unit. for this she received an award for best industrialist. She was also honored with the Vocational Excellence award in the field of industry and entrepreneurship.

This followed by her winning the title of Mrs Nagpur. This gave the much needed boost to enter into pageants on an international leve. Here too she came out a winner. Shilpas winning streak would not have been successful if it was not for the unstinting support of her husband Akash. Not only was he a supporting husband but her trainer and guide as well. Shilpa was managing her roles as wife, businesswoman and mother with great ease!

Rotary, Shilpa says was her source of confidence and encouragement. With tears which were uncontrollable, she

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Melghat Surgical Camp

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Rotary Club of Nagpur conducted a surgical camp at the Rotary MAHAN surgical centre at Mahatma Gandhi Tribal Hospital, run by Dr. Ashish Satav and his team at Karmagram, Utavali, MELGHAT. Melghat is situated in a hilly forest area about 300 Kms from Nagpur. It has 320 villages and Korku tribal community of 2,80,000. 75 % of this population lives below poverty line and lacks access to basic health care services. Our aim was to provide highly specialised health care at their doorstep which are otherwise out of their reach and for which they do not have the resources to avail them at nearby secondary or tertiary level medical centres. We started from Nagpur on Saturday 23rd September after a flag off ceremony from Rotarian Raju Wilkinson's house and after a tiring 8 hour journey reached melghat at 10 pm to find an emergency awaiting us. Our dedicated team of doctors quickly swung into action and the patient of acute abdomen with duodenal perforation was wheeled into OT by 11 o'clock. Surgeries continued till 2 am. Next day the team was up with new energy and started the camp at 8.30 am. Dr Surjit Hazra Senior Surgeon and Mentor for the medical team was a guiding force throughout the planning and execution of the camp. The Anaesthesia team was provided by GMC, Nagpur and they did exemplary work. Our team of doctors included Surgeons Dr Raju Wilkinson, Dr Mahendra Chauhan and Dr Atul Philipose from NKPSIMS, Anaesthetists Dr Amit Wankhede, Dr Sujit Pingle and Dr Carl Mehta from GMC, Dr Jerestine Watchmaker microbiologist and Hon club secretary, Dr Aarti Anand radiologist, and paramedical staff from GMC and Govt Aurvedic college. 23surgeries were conducted including paediatric hernia, thyroidectomy and excisions. Dr Jerestine performed thyroid FNAC in a patient of Multinodular Goitre and Dr Aarti Anand did the USG and Color Doppler procedures in pre op workup of some patients. During the screening of paients 3 cases were found to require complex major surgical procedures, they will be operated at Amravati and Nagpur through keen efforts taken by Dr Hazra. We left for Nagpur at 4 pm with a glow of satisfaction for having saved lives and with a promise to be back soon with another Camp.

We are grateful to Mahindra & Mahindra for funding this camp under their CSR.

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Deolapar Diagonistic Camp

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A Free Medical Diagnostic Camp was held at Dongartal - Deolapar for the tribals residing there . Dongartal is a small hamlet with a small population of 400 residents . This camp was jointly organised by RCN , St Ursula Girls High School & Jr College , Muskaan Multipurpose Society and Kentwood Community Church on 24th Sept.

A team of doctors, consisting of directormedical services Rtn Dr Sameer Chaubey, Dr Vivek Harkare, Anup Garg-dental surgeon , Rtn Dr Nina Parekh, Dr Sanjiv Choksey- surgeon, Dr Rachit Singh, Dr Tariq- physician and Dr Arshad- paediatrician conducted the camp.

The camp witnessed a huge turnout and about 350 people , including women and children were screened . Many were benefitted by the free distribution of medicines given for various ailments diagnosed in the camp.The children were given books and stationary sponsored by st ursula girls school . Also, all visitors to the camp were given light snacks sponsored by muskaan society and kentwood church.The camp was a huge success due to the tremendous efforts put in by Rtn Rachana Singh, Sanjay Singh, PE Kapil Bahri, Vinita Bahri, Mr Samson ( who provided the free medicines) and the teachers of St Ursula High School.

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Nutrition Week To commemorate nutrition week which was from 1-7 September ,team nutrition organised a talk on healthy nutritious diet for the mothers of Anter-Bhartiya school children by our own Rtn Ann Dr.Rita Bhargava.She emphasized on the fact that 50% of a child's mental and physical growth takes place by the age of 5, so she insisted the mothers to give proper nutrition to the kids using inexpensive food items which are readily available at home. She asked them to incorporate pulses ,vegetables , milk ,eggs and oil seeds in the daily diet. She shared simple nutritious recipes with the inquisitive mothers. A skit was enacted to help them understand the importance of nutritious diet. 50-60 mothers attended the program. We sincerely thank Rita Bhargava for taking out precious time and sharing her knowledge with us. The programme was a huge success because of the tremedous efforts of Madhu, Kritika, Namita, Archana, Mamta under the able guidance of director Neerja Shukul.

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RAGMHI

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India has roughly 7 crore population suffering from various mental disorders. About 50% of severe mental disorders and 90% of common disorders go untreated. There is a huge stigma, superstition and ignorance attached to mental illness.

The RAGMHI is an international body of twenty five Rotarians representing five countries (Canada, U.S.A, India, Brazil and Lebanon) who have come together for promoting mental health globally. There is Board of Directors of seven members.

We would act as a resource for Rotary Clubs worldwide.

What do we want from Rotarians?

Does your Club have a Mental Health project?

Would you like to engage in one?

Would you like to be a part of a Global Initiative on Mental Health?

You could become a member of the- Rotarian Action Group on Mental Health Initiatives (RAGMHI). Register online through the website (http://ragonmentalhealth.org).

Rita Aggarwal

Eyes Through Rotary

Prof Jog's eyes were donated by his family. Rtn Kevinder Talwar and Rtn Shiraz Doongaji presented a memento of appreciation to his wife and son for the noble deed.

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PR Activiy of Club

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Civic Awarness

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NO HONKING N SAY NO TO PLASTIC Civic Awareness is a new committee and is the brain child of our dynamic President Rina Sinha. We decided to work on two topics this year i.e. 'NO HONKING ' and ' SAY NO TO PLASTIC'. The idea was to make people aware about these problems, specially the young blood. In the Interact Orientation, Chairperson Amitabh Sinha announced and invited all schools for a poster making and slogan competition on No Honking and No Plastic. We got very good response from schools. Students came up with very innovative ideas to convey their messages. It was a tough task to select 15 slogans from them, which we decided would go on the hoardings all over the city.

On Monday, 18th September more than 500 Interactors and Rotaractors with approximately 70 Rotarians and Rtn Anns participated in spreading awareness about " No Honking " and " Say No To Plastic", by displaying placards and distributing stickers at Liberty Square, Mental Hospital Square and Manewada Ring Road Traffic Signals. Hoardings and placards with catchy slogans made by school children of Interact Clubs were displayed on 15 prominent Hoardings across the city.

Honorable Mayor Nandatai Jhichkar was Chief Guest and inaugurated a Hoarding at BCS ground and motivated hundreds of school children displaying the posters, propagating the cause Mr. Hakimuddin Ali, MD Calderys Ltd was the guest Of honour. Mrs Gargi Chopra, Corporator inaugurated at Mental Hospital Square. PSI Dilip Gadve and Nilesh Thakre inaugurated at Manewada Square.

The Mega Project was sponsored by Calderys Ltd, Dinshaw's Dairy Foods and a well wisher.

St Ursula Girls High School, Bishop Cotton School, Bartiya Vidya Mandir, Modern School, St. Michael's, Centre Point School, Wonderland School, Tuli Public School, NK Academy, Modern School, Royal Gondwana, South Point School and Guru Gobind Singh school children along with Rotaractors from IGGMCH, Tuli College and Sadabai Raisoni, Hislop College actively participated in this Mega Project.

Our senior members Rtn Amitabh Sinha and Rtn Devdutt Dasture and President Rina Sinha showed us the right direction for the project and offered all possible help.

The event was attended by many senior Past Presidents and Rotarians and their families. Youth service teams played a very important role under the able guidence of Director youth services Jumana Shakir. This mega event wouldnt have been possible, without active participation of chairpersons Shefali Shah, Sonia Khurana, Anjuli Minocha, Chetna Singhal, Meeta Shaw. Interact Chairpersons Ruchi Uppal, Melissa Lancelot, Priyanka Awachat,Manisha Agrawal, Rashmi Sanghee, Preety Vaid, Purvi Thakkar,Preety Tuli, Sakina Master and rotract chairpersons Shweta Singh, Navneet Jain, Zaheer Akolawala, Sanders Vaid and Yousuf Master.

Namita Sharma

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Garba Nite

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"DHAMAAL GARBA NITE" Navratri is one of the most vivacious festivals celebrated in our country .These nine days are filled with fun, frolic, dance and festivities all around. It not only symbolises the victory of good over evil but also celebrates the spirit of Indian culture in its togetherness.

To grace the occasion of Navratri and make Rotary families come together for celebrations, Ladies Comm organised a grand "Dhamaal Garba Nite" followed by dinner at Navedhyam Hall on Saturday 23rd September.

The program was well attended by around 140 Rotarians, Rtn Anns, guests and kids, who came adorned in traditional and colourful attires .The beautiful floral decorations , colourful matkas and diyas provided the perfect ambience. Many participated in dancing to the tune of Dandiya and Garba beats around the "Garbha Deep" with full on energy and enthusiasm, while other's enjoyed the colourful and vibrant atmosphere.

Maha Aarti was the highlight of the evening. Diyas were lighted by senior members, Ambe Maa's aarti was religiously performed and prasaad distributed to all. Shilpa Agarwal - Mrs Universe Lovely was the celebrity guest. The amazing Garba and Dandiya performances by IYE students mersmerised everyone. Beautifully dressed in Garba attire and costume jewellery ,their energetic and brisk movements were well synchronised with the music .They were appreciated by one and all .They too thoroughly enjoyed and bagged many prizes.

Many prizes, generously sponsored by Aaraha Boutique, Titan, Rev Ayur, Baidyanath Life Sciences Spa, Vaidehi Design Studio and Lifestyle Furnitures were given away for Lucky Draw, Best titles etc Shilpa and Hemant Jaitha, very efficiently conducted the Garba workshop and encouraged the participants. Sushma Hedao did a magnificent job by giving makeup touch ups to many. Jyotsna Jaju's stall and Kanha stall, and mehendi wali were a great attraction. Under the able guidance of President Rina Sinha, director Neerja Shukul and Jt Sect Namita Sharma, all the chairpersons- Anju Bansal, Archana, Vandana, Mamta,Fatema and Ragini together put in their heart and soul into making this event a thumping success.

Ragini Sahu

Lunch at Panchavati On 27th september, 11:30 am, a lunch was organised at Panchvati Old Age Home . It is situated near Taj Bagh and is home for 65 senior citizens . All the inmates are well taken care of by a very caring staff of the Ashram. All they need is little time of ours and some pampering. Senior citizens committee organised a special lunch to share the festivities of the season with them. Rtn Hira Mulani sponsored this lunch in memory of his wife Jassu Ben . Entire Mulani faimly was present there and helped in serving food to them. They also distributed gift hampers containing daily use articles, to all the inmates and also for the staff of the Ashram . Rtn rajan Mulani, Jaya Mulani, Jt Secretary Namita Sharma and Director community services Neerja Shukul were prominently present.

Namita Sharma

Rotaract Activity

The event started at 4:30 pm and student gathered near Futala lake on 5th Sept.

Each pair of student was handed with a sack, gloves, apron and caps.

The response was very good and people readily handed nirmalyas.

Some of the people were not co-operating but after explaining the importance of the event and environment and preventing pollution, they were convinced.

The event was organised to prevent water pollution that is caused by Ganesh idols and flower thrown in water that do not dissolve and hence cause pollution.

Students enjoyed being at the event.

They were provided with water pouches and refreshments.

Media also supported our work and Times of India photographer clicked pictures of some of our members.

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Nirmalaya EventTulsiram Gaikwad College of Architecture

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Rotaract Activities Rally For Rivers- SRWC Rotaract Club of Sadabai Raisoni Women's College in collaboration with Rotary Club of Nagpur conducted an awareness program-'Rally for Rivers-India's Lifeline' on 1st September 2017. More than 50 volunteers of Rotaract club of SRWC created awareness for the need to save rivers by demonstrating Posters at RBI square, Nagpur and requesting people to give a missed call at a given number to support the cause. Director Jumana Shakir and Jt. Sec Namita Sharma were prominently present at the event.

Ganpati Celebration at Antar Bhartiya Ashram- SRWC A small initiative was taken on 1st Sept, by a team of Rotaractors of Sadabai Raisoni Women's College to bring joy in the lives of students of Antar Bharti Ashram. A fun-filled celebration was organized on the occasion of 'Ganesh Chaturthi ' for the students.The celebration started with a drawing competition in which the students participated with great enthusiasm. Snacks were distributed and the winners of competition were awarded with attractive prizes. It was a great moment of happiness for all the children as well as the Rotaractors present.

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Sadabai Raisoni Women's College organised a guest lecture on 22nd Sept, for students on pursuing internships internationally with AIESEC, which was delivered by Mr. Rishab Sahu, Vice President Business Development & Outgoing Global Volunteer, AIESEC, Nagpur. AIESEC (International Association of Students in Economic and Commercial Sciences) focuses on developing leadership potential of youth through experimental learning, volunteer experiences & professional internships. Mr. Rishab enlightened the students about the working of AIESEC and guided them about seeking professional internship abroad. AIESEC is the world's largest youth-led network creating positive impact through personal development and shared global experiences. Students of second year were present and were glad to receive such diverse information about AIESEC.

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'Navratri: Unvieling The Energy Within'- SRWC Inculcating a sense of culture and unity is the essence of any Indian festival and Navratri is a portrait of color, action, music and togetherness. Keeping this in mind, the Rotaract Club of Sadabai Raisoni Women's College conducted 'Navratri Utsav' on 27th September 2017 at the Government Girl's Hostel at Katol road, Nagpur. The event was managed by the Rotaractors under the guidance of Dr. Shakti Sharma.Following the tradition, a 'Garba Competition' was held. The whole environment was filled with excitement, laughter and cheers. The programme ended with the prize distribution ceremony, where gifts were given not only to the winners but to all the participants as well as.

Nirmalaya Event – Priyadardarshini College RCN's most awaited event-Nirmalaya collection was held on 5th Sept at Futala lake from 02:00 pm to 10 pm . 45 rotractors from Rotact Club of PIET participated.Rotractors from different institutes were given time slots,where the young rotractors worked with immense pleasure and enthusiasm. The event was well coordinated by the chairpersons of the club. The Nagpur police also supported the event and worked hard to maintain discipline during the immersion.The event was a great success and an attempt was made to improve the conditions of our rivers by giving a helping hand to NMC reduces the pollution.

Utkrash kulkarni Share Care Smile-Rotaract Club of Nagpur On 5th Sept, Teacher's day we the Rotaract club of Nagpur collabrated with Rotaract Club of Hyderabad for the event called Share care Smile. Around seventy sets books of science in all the three medium Marathi,Hindi and English were distributed in public school, the books are titled “Experiment of Science” the kids will learn as well as enjoy while studying with these books.

Teacher's Day Event- Hislop College Due to the loss of our beloved late Rotaract President Bhawerlal Sharma, we were unable to celebrate this event in full swing and the way that was originally planned.Each committee member presented the teachers of the CMC department of Hislop College a small gift bag that contained a pen, personalized keychain,and chocolates, along the greeting card.The teachers graciously accepted and appreciated the gesture and a better bonding was formed between the teachers and the newly installed body members of 2017- 2018.

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Nirmalaya Event- Hislop College The Rotaractors of Hislop College reached the venue (Ginger Mall jaripatka) in a festive atmosphere, happy,fresh and ready to make sure the environment is safe and clean.

Everyone excitedly preceded to various Ganesh pandals around Jaripatka and spoke to people about their views on nirmalya and also made people aware about good effects on the environment by not releasing nirmalya in ponds and rivers. They tried to convince as many people as they could without hurting their religious views and sentiments about the festival. They supported by submitting nirmalya to the Rotaractors happily.

The rotarians were really sweet to all the Rotaractors, they accepted their ideas graciously, supported each other very well, because of this support they managed to collect Nirmalya from almost 20-25 pandals.

Each Hislop Rotaractors was give ?100 for snacks. Rtr.Chintamani Mangalmurti,Rtr.Hardik Kulkarni and four other rotaractors participated in this event. The project was done by Hislop college,participating in full swing.

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Civic Awarness- Hislop College A group of around 13 Rotaractors from Hislop College assembled at the college premises at 7:30 am. Everyone then made their way to Manewada square.Police offers and the traffic police officers were there to help the students and an orange vest was given to everyone for safety measures. Jt.Sec Namita Sharma briefed the rotaractors and the task given to them was to stand on each side of the traffic signal with posters and stickers that said “NO HONKING”.They were also supposed to step down on each signal and raise awareness about reducing honking and wearing seatbelt and helmets. The excited Rotaractors also distributed stickers to cars/ two wheelers.They also appreciated the people that were wearing helmets and seatbelts. They even explained the dangers of not following these rules. After some refreshments the official awareness hoarding was inaugurated.Many photos were taken and it was a great experience and personal progress was made in each and everyone that day.

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Inter- Collegiate Debate Competition Rotaract Club of Hislop College and Rotaract Club of Indira Gandhi Government Medical College together organised an Inter-Collegiate Debate Competition.

The event began at 10am, at Hislop College 'Shalom' as the judges settled into their seats. Before diving into the competition, everyone stood in prayer for 1 minute to pay their respects to our beloved late Rotaract Club of Nagpur President, Bhawerlal Sharma.

8 Colleges participated in the competition with total enthusiasm and support for each other.

The judges,PP Khushnoor Chug, Akshay Zadgaonkar Sir and Rohit Gupta Sir,were welcomed by saplings as a gesture of love.

Prominently present from the Rotary Club of Nagpur were President Rina Sinha, Director Jumana Shakir and Rotaract chairpersons Zaheer Akolawala and Shweta Singh. They have been a constant support in organizing this event. After the formal welcome, rules, parameters of judging and score system were explained to the participants. There were a total of three rounds.The theme for the debate was “Internet for all, All for Internet”.The three topics were:Is my phone key to my Privacy?,How social is social media? And Is google my future teacher?

3rd place was awarded to Vineet Godhani & Komal Awasthi from Tuli College of Hotel Management's team. Kriti Gurbani & Aditi Arora from IGGMC bagged 2nd place.Shreyas Senad & Sagar Mishra were the 1st place holders from Ramdeobaba College of Engineering & Management.Shreyas Senad was awarded the best speaker as his confidence, expressions and voice modulation were phenomenal and he had the judges, participants and the audience completely under his spell!This was a great learning experience for all and brought clarity to each and everyone about the theme.

Kanishka Pawar

Tribute to Yogi

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It's being without YOGI… That we will NEVER get used to…

(A tribute to Rtr. Bhawerlal Sharma, President, Rotaract Club of Hislop College and Zonal Rotaract Representative, Nagpur Zone, RID-3030) I remember that day very distinctively when I met Bhawerlal Sharma three years back. It was some event in the college and I was coordinating with the student volunteers. A volunteer came up to me to ask how he can help me. I saw him, 6ft. tall, strong built but a smiling and a pleasant face. I asked him his name and he told me, “Madam mera naam Bhawerlal Sharma hai par sab mujhe Yogi bolte hain”. I thought Yogi was easy to remember and call, so 'Yogi' became the name called out repeatedly by all the teachers and students all through the event for his support and help. This is how Yogi became the integral part of Hislop Family. With every project or event Yogi gained confidence & trust of one and all. Yogi became the Mr. Dependable of our team. Days, months and years passed by and his introvert guy, who would shy to talk to people became the Secretary of Rotaract club of Hislop College. I was pleasantly surprised to see him grow as a person as a friend and a wonderful Human

Being. He once came upto me and said, “Maam mujhe cultural programme mein dance karna hai.” Another surprise for me, I was doubtful about his heavy built and dancing. Still I never wanted to dishearten him by refusing him of this opportunity. I thought he will give up on his own when he realizes that dance was not his cup of tea. But I was wrong, Yogi proved himself yet again. Dedicated about the practice timings, he balanced his classes, Rotaract projects & his rehearsals. A caring team member who was concerned about the comfort of each and every person associated with him. Every passing day unfolded the hidden qualities in his personality. He was so enthusiastic & excited for everything as though he was here to achieve something. He regularly came up with ideas for projects. He believed in Executing and not merely planning. I always told him to slow down as he always wanted to do something big, something different…During his tenure as a wonderful & successful Secretary, he was awarded with the Best Rotaractor trophy for his contribution by the Rotary Club of Nagpur. It was then unanimously decided to make him the President. The moment it was declared, he started planning for all the events that he with his team would take up. After discussing about his vision for the club, I was impressed yet concerned about the speed & magnitude of his project's lineup. I had to refuse him for some projects and he went on trying to convince me for the same. Yogi, the Young, Dynamic, Committed, Kind Hearted, Composed and Soft Spoken Person lived his life to the fullest, touched many lives and unexpectedly left us all shattered on this Teacher's Day. We will always cherish the personalized gift from him, which he had bought in advance for this Teacher's Day and were given to us by the saddened Rotaractors on the very next day. A day I will never forget in my lifetime… The most difficult part is to believe that we will never see him. He was a great Human Being who left us at a loss. And now we are left with his Memories & his Smile……….

Dr. Jigisha Naidu, Teacher-In-Charge, Rotaract Club of Hislop College

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Enjoying the benefits of dual membership in Rotary, Rotaract

By Petar Pešic, a member of the Rotary Club of Nis, Serbia Driven by a desire to help my local community, I discovered Rotaract when I was attending the Faculty of Law at the University of Niš, Serbia. In the Rotaract Club of Nis, I met a number of young people who, like me, shared an interest in improving our community. It made our actions easier that we all shared the same goal, and we took part in many projects that made us visible in the community.

Belonging to Rotaract basically gives you free access to great mentors in your host Rotary club. They are always there to point you in the right direction and assist you in discovering better ways of doing things.

I did not know it at the time, but every project I was a part of and every meeting and event I organized helped me for my professional work as a lawyer. By working on service projects, I learned much about correspondence, negotiations, and drafting documents, all things I now do on a daily basis. Wherever I went, whether Berlin, London, or Split, Croatia, I had somebody to call, someone local to meet, or to show me around. Our network is as diverse and global as it possibly gets.

For me, life without traveling is meaningless.

In addition, I love to travel. For me, life without traveling is meaningless. Rotaract gave me so many opportunities to travel

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around the world, taking part in service projects, and meeting interesting people.

In fact, it was memories of all my great travels with Rotaract that compelled me to seek out and join the Rotary Club of Nis, Serbia, when I learned about the new rule changes that allow Rotaractors to also become members of Rotary at the same time.

Both Rotaract and Rotary have given me so much. In Rotary, I meet people who have more experience in life than I. Being in their company even for a few minutes a week allows me to hear from their different perspectives. I am learning to embrace diversity. That is the “school of life,” as I like to call it, that you get in Rotary.

Also, because Rotary members generally have access to greater resources, everything in Rotary is bigger. Projects involve more people and have a deeper impact on society. That is why I am excited to step up and expand on what I have learned in Rotaract as a member of my Rotary club.

I have just completed serving as my district's Rotaract representative covering Serbia and Montenegro. At the age of 25, and now a Rotarian, I am looking forward to meeting new people across the globe, organizing new projects and spreading the idea of “Service Above Self.”

Throughout Membership and New Club Development month, we will be featuring blog posts that focus on club flexibility. From a hybrid club to dual membership, these posts feature clubs who have benefited greatly from restructuring or implementing new membership options.

Shabbir Shakir

Fair Futures “Stuart Morrow- A true hero who missed making history” History might have been different if the Belfast Club Board of Directors would have agreed to admit women as members in 1912! Stuart Morrow a lawyer and member from the San Francisco Club shifted to Ireland in 1911 and started four clubs, in Dublin, in Belfast, Manchester and London. In the first year of 1912 the Board of Directors of Belfast Club discussed the possibility of granting membershipto women and clearly the Board considered it undesirable. It is said that, 'Had the Belfast Club admitted women in the summer of 1912, Rotary might have changed its policy when Dublin and Belfast were admitted and the U.S Supreme Court would never have had to render a decision in 1987!'.

Stuart was a law graduate and a gold medallist from Trinity College, Dublin. Towards the end of 1885, Stuart Morrow migrated to California and by 1909 he joined the Rotary Club of San Francisco and shifted back in 1911. After he formed four clubs in 1911 he next two clubs were Glasgow and Edinburgh in 1912, and in the following year it was Liverpool and Birmingham, making two in Ireland and two in Scotland and finally two in England! He worked with such amazingly great speed and passion. He also had the vision and open mindedness

to see women as equal members contributing to the cause of Rotary. He must have tried hard to convince the 'thick headed men' but failed. Imagine if he had been successful in convincing his Belfast Board in admitting women as members in 1912 what sort of a history Rotary would have had! It's a lost opportunity not only for the women but also for the Clubs worldwide and the Rotary movement itself. For it was not for another 80 years after the founding of Belfast that ladies were finally elected to membership in the Club.

Today approximately only 20 percent Rotarians are women. The latest generation might have a tendency to think that 'it was always like that'. But no, the facts are just the reverse. Most of us are unaware of the long history of the debate of admission of women to the Rotary fold- nearly for eight decades! Many Clubs around the world attempted to include women as members but were naturally unsuccessful. At some Clubs' male members even threatened to quit if women were allowed entry! This is called gender bias at its best . Rita Agrawal

Well, the time has again come to leave the 'sometimes wet, sometimes dry, oft times muggy '-- climes of good old Nags, and head towards Croatia (Kings Landing, here we come! ) , followed by a quick peck on the cheek to Aapro London.

Holidays are always fun, but home is where the heart is ,at the end of the day.

Like, you cant beat good old Bharat ,for the endless entertainment coupled with shock and awe -that our fearless leaders have lined up for our swatch well being , right?

The thrill of waking up to the news that we are going to get a Bullet train!! Hats off to the promoters of Swatch Bharat! What a novel way of stopping people from answering nature's call, on the tracks! I mean , you'd have to be an Olympian to be able to hop on/off and do the dirty, within that slim window of opportunity between the train exiting mumbai, and entering Ahmedabad. Or vice-versa.

And down under...Keeping the' South of the Vindhyas' on every news channel are those stalwarts,Rajnikant and Kamalahaasan , who are planning to unite and give serious challenge to O. Paneeraselvam, and Shashikala, and anyone else who tries to lay claim to Amma's throne. Win or lose, they should at the very least get a good script out of it for their next Blockbuster...

By the way, yesterday I saw my very first New 50 rupee note!! It was green/blue and most attractive. The Paki's are really going to have to get their act together now ,if they want to de-stabilise us with counterfeit notes...Hey we are wayy ahead of you..

Barely had you gone into autopilot with the printing of old money, De-monetisation happened. Millions of fake notes..wasted, tsk tsk.

Listen, WE Invented 'Who moved my cheese.' Not the Book, dummy, the real thing.

You swung into counterfeit action with the 2000rs. notes, we used a leaky pink dye that came off onto your hands, hehehe.

Now, as you gear up to copy our new 50 rs. notes, guess what?

We're going back to coins!!!! Oof , we Indians are tooo clever, I say. :-) I have to admit --- our real life Indian Game of Thrones, far outthrills anything the Lannisters, or the Targaryens can evoke.

Vindhya Sanjana

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Community Gaffes

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The term Marwari once referred to the area encompassed by the former princely state of Marwar, also called the Jodhpur region of southwest Rajasthan in India. The word Marwar is considered to be derived from Sanskrit word Maruwat, the meaning of maru being 'desert'. Others believe that Marwar is made up of Mar from alternate name of Jaisalmer and last part war of Merwar. It has evolved to be a designation for the Rajasthani people in general but it is used particularly with reference to certain jatis that fall within the Baniaethnic category. The Barnwals, Agarwals, Khandelwals, Maheswaris and Oswal house slowly and steadily with their sharp acumen they made the transition from being niche players in trading to become industrial conglomerates….

With so many jokes on Sardas, Sindhis and Parsis doing the rounds, would'nt the Marwari be offended if we don't speak of his pecularities! When it comes to being kanjoos (did you also hear makhichoos), the Marwari takes the cake and the paan and the papad too…heehee..They have their peculiar traits when it comes to money. Go to a Marwari wedding and you will get a taste of what heaven would be like when we make it there… but ask him to dish our some extra pennies for the sabziwall, oh my God!! now that is a Herculean task… Be it sabji, dal or roti you won't catch him wasting a single penny, but will let you leave no baati unturned, unmindful of the dripping ghee when you are at his palatial house. He will keep feeding you till you give out a few burps. A pot belly is also something he sports like a cherished treasure, the bigger the belly the more the moolah…

The maddus as they are fondly referred to by one and all have an enviable sweet tooth. They can and do gorge on sweets for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The modern maddu has evolved and is doing the rounds of the clubs, bars , the hot tourist destinations with the wifey all deressed in the latest hep outfits(even if sometimes she has to put on these garbs in secret, away from the prying eyes of the no-nonsense MIL). He will go to all these jaunts, party away, take his fill of beer and whiskey; many a times the glass wrapped neatly with a tissue paper, lest the contents catch the wrong eyes…as if they won't!!! All said and done, the obedient son goes home and insists on following all the customs and rituals that the family has been following for generations. The tadka in the dal has to be exactly like his mother does it. The wife and children are dear, no doubt but no one is as dear as his dear dear mother…….

Rajeev Jhaveri

Shayarana Andaz

Rajesh Yadav

Ladakh Travel

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Ladakh is a place I have always wanted to visit.One had heard so much about its beauty and majesty.And yet,I hadn't even thought about running the Ladakh marathon.Right from the time we boarded the flight from Delhi to Leh,anticipation and excitement were running high.The snowy and majestic peaks was an awe inspiring sight, straight out of a picture postcard.

We drove about 15 kilometres to our hotel in Stok village, on the outskirts of Leh(situated at approximately a little over11000feet above sea level) and we were so busy taking in the sights and sounds that we weren't even aware of the symptoms of altitude sickness that we had been warned. The property we were staying in was actually an old residence,surrounded by apple orchards which were laden with rosy, red and juicy apples.The mighty Karakoram Ranges visible from the room were a sight to behold.

By next morning more accustomed to the altitude we drove around and our first stop was at the confluence of the Indus and Zanskar rivers which is very popular with rafting enthusiasts.We also visited Gurudwara Pathar Saheb,which dates back to the 16th century to Guru Nanak Devji's era, maintained in perfect condition by the Indian Army and the ancient monastery, one among the many that are all over Ladakh,which is predominantly Buddhist. It had started to snow as we reached Nubra valley,through Khardungla Pass, at 18000+ feet which is the highest motorable pass. The army outpost was manned by soldiers who were patiently answering the questions coming their way from tourists like us as well as obliging us by clicking pictures!At the sand dunes it was quite amazing to see the double humped camels,a shorter version of their rajasthani counterparts.The camel safari is quite popular.

The journey to Pangong Lake,made famous by Aamir Khan's 'The three Idiots, takes 5-6 hours by road.The drive was beautiful with the mountains as our constant companions.As the sun was setting, we caught the first glimpse of the lake and the aquamarine of the waters along with the orange, golden and pink of the sky was a riot of colour. As soon as the sun sets in Ladakh,the chill sets in.The temperatures drop rapidly and how! On our journey back we crossed the Changla pass, which,at 17000 plus feet is the second highest motorable pass in the world.

The next morning we reached the N.D.S stadium which was the start and end point of the marathon.The streets were lined with people and the stadium was full!Ladakh was showcasing its mega event in style.Hundreds of school children along with their teachers were participating and their enthusiasm was infectious.The Ladakh marathon, now in its 6th edition, has gained immense popularity over a short span of time.It attracts participants from as many as 27 countries across the globe.The undulating hills, the snowy peaks, the crispness in the air and one of the most spectacular routes make it so challenging yet popular.It is the world's highest marathon at an altitude of 11070 feet. Each person who ran or walked felt like a winner that day!The marathon truly tests the limits of each one's endurance but is an enriching and fulfilling experience .

Ladakh‌ with its serenity, its beauty, its placid lakes,its warm, hospitable people will remain imprinted in my memory for all time to come!

Jullay!

Vrinda Rathi

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Birthdays

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16th Oct. to 15th Nov.

Prem Raj Gupta Amitabh Sinha Umredkar Ashwini Rohan Thakar Ajay Sancheti Ashok Capt. Narang Jaya Mulani Archana Patel Arun Khobragade Prashant Chaudhary Archana Jaiswal Prakash Jain Monica Bhagwagar Nita Singh Manish Bhati Zarine Rana Sangeeta Agarwal Ashok Hansles Prateek Salve Kanwarjit Singh Anand Alka Goenka

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Meeta V Gulati Anita Jain Manmohan Sharma Aarti Anand Anuj Singhania Ram Sharad Parsodkar Girish Buty Sudhir Puranik Geetinder Bawa Vijayprakash Singhania Neeru Kapai Shalini Gupta Sameer Agarwal Swati Singhee Melissa Lancelot Renu Arora Alok Umredkar Meeka Ranjan Kale Ranjan Kale Mohammed Master Shashank Pande

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Anniversaries 16th Oct. to 15th Nov. Deepa & Pramod Jamwal Akhtar Parvez& Sabiha Maimoon Amiruddin & Ayum Malak Karnail Singh & Kokila Cheema Nilufer & Mehernosh Rana

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CREDITS Director: Prashant Rajurkar Chairperson: PP Atul Shah Editor: Nilufer Rana, Vinita Bahri Processing: Eskay's Scanner Designing: Gurushree Graphics Printing: Shabbir Shakir Team Golden Orange

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Hello Rotary family, we are back again with Rotary Buzz‌.

This time our rotary was buzzing with Leh marathon. Raju Wilkinson, Shiv Rao, Atul Gupta , Alok Khandelwal ,Sachin Mulani, Amrit Puranik (daughter of Veena and Sudhir Puranik) completed 21km at Leh. A few of our Rotarians did 7km. Shefali Shah, Neeta Gupta , Vrinda Rathi, Melissa Lancelot, Sunita Khandelwal, Jumana shakir, Jerestin Watchmaker and Anne Wilkinson.

Congratulations too all the participants .

Parag Paranjape and Shiv Rao completed the Manali-Leh expedition of 474 Kms by bicycle. Shiv went on to finish 21 kms Leh Marathon. Hats off to these two gentlemen!!!

Our very own super talented entrepreneur Shilpa Agrawal made our silent city Nagpur known on the world map for beauty pageants, by being crowned as Mrs Universe Lovely at Mrs Universe contest. It is one of the most prestigious beauty pageants for married women around the world. It was held at Durban, South Africa in August and contestants from 84 countries participated in this event. Well achieved and well deserved our beautiful Shilpa Congratulations!

Putting another feather in our cap was our very own Tauby Bhagwagar.... She was featured in the well known Femina magazine this month and was interviewed by our Rotakid Shyla Bhagwagar! Kudos to both!!!

Fatema Shakir & Archana Jhaveri

Thankyou Donors!

Rajan and Hira Mulani for Senior Citizens , specially abled and green city committees support Vishnukant Shahuji : Senior Citizens Hexaware Technologies: Green city Shilpi Bagdi and Rakesh Awachat : Project Nirmalaya Calderys limited ; Dinshaw’s Dairy Foods, a well wisher for sponsoring in Civic Awareness project and Nagpur and Traffic police in Civic Awareness project.

Mahindra and Mahindra for their sponsorship in Melghat Surgical camp.

Modern School for ladies committee Garba night.

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