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RI PRESIDENT KALYAN BANERJEE VISITS DIST 3030
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” This adage can be attributed to each an every person who attended “Encounter With Excellence" on Wednesday 6th July 2011. The star of the evening was R I President Kalyan Banerjee, only the 3rd Indian to don the mantle, who was on his very first visit to his home country immediately after being installed President of Rotary International. The fact that he chose Nagpur for this interaction is in itself a matter of great esteem for all of us. Jointly organised by all the Rotary Clubs of Nagpur and our club being lead club, the evening was intended to be a three-way hobnobbing session with the RIP and eminent Rotarians and corporate honchos of the region. An evening which lived up to its title in more ways than one. Anchored by Sanjay Arora, welcomed by our President Tauby, convened by Shabbir Shakir and enjoyed by all. Regional Rotary bigwigs
like Madhu Rughwani and DG Gopal Shiralkar spoke on the occasion before PDG Ramesh Khanzode introduced the star of the evening. Needless to mention, RIP Kalyan Banerjee found that it was a unique get together of movers and shakers of society and it was the 1st time in his entire Rotary career that he has attended an event of this kind. He went on to speak about the goal of Rotary… to make our communities better , healthier and happier and that Rotarians all over the world must unite for this common cause. Among the highlights of his talk were Polio eradication- the task of polio eradication has been going on since 1984. In our country this project is totally funded by the government and Rotarians work in partnership. It's been 11 months now … and not a single case of polio in our country. If this is achieved, it will be only the 2nd disease eradicated from the face of earth after small pox. Rotary is planning a new kind of membership-
a business house can become a member as against an individual. A corporate membership which, in the process, can lend its support to Rotary. Many corporate houses have lent their support to us… eg: Coca Cola in Africa against Aids, many pharmaceutical companies for heart surgeries, Birlas have supported the cause of polio with more than 5 million dollars, Bill and Melinda Gates foundation etc. Kalyan ended his talk with very poignant words, proclaiming that Rotary has the tenderness of a parent and the strength of a government. An interesting Q&A session followed and the RIP expertly answered questions in his inimitable style. Vote of thanks was proposed by DGE Sanjay Meshram. The evening ended with fellowship and dinner. -Madhavi Naidu
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Traditional welcome to the RI President
RI President Kalyan addresses the gathering
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The Power Table
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Tauby's Take....
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Dear Rotarians, As I sit down to pen my first message to you, the echo of your applause still rings in my ears. Ganesh has passed on the baton to me, and as I take my first strides into the year, I feel the applause & excitement. I will endeavour to do justice to each clap, to each expectation. There are two important days in your lives amongst others. One is the day you joined Rotary. The second and far more important day, will be when you will realize, WHY you joined Rotary. For some, the second day is yet to come. You will be able to appreciate and enjoy the Rotary feeling only when you realize its true purpose, which is to be aware of the power within you to make a difference. Rotary wants us to be the change agent in transforming the community around us. It wants us to reach out to those who are less fortunate than us and to those who could benefit from us. Each of you can contribute to this movement and I count on this spirit. July has been a remarkable & busy month. We were honoured to have our RI President Kalyan Banerjee at Nagpur and interact with him. Collection of 300 Units of Blood, Plantation of 5000 saplings at Butibori , 18 Interact Club Installations, 2 Multi Committee Projects , and distribution of 10,000 Neem seeds and many other good deeds. All projects executed well, with high attendance and enthusiastic participation. We also made a significant contribution towards the Rotary Foundation- 5 Major Donors & 55 Paul Harris Fellows. Our Club launched a newly designed web site which is not only interactive, but extremely user friendly. Kudos to the Roster Committee for bringing out the new Club Roster bang on time! It is well presented and will be your constant companion for years to come. It was a great start and we did well in each of our designated avenues of service. Echoing the words of our RI President “Together let us reach within to Embrace Humanity… In Peace, Harmony & Friendship, we will bring change and a more joyful world.” Yours in Rotary,
I am not exactly fond of a lot of people. While interacting with them, I am serious, devoid of even a smile. There are some that I dislike. This feeling comes out in the form of a smirk every time I cross their path or they cross mine. Then, there was someone I hated. I never missed an opportunity to run him down and speak ill of him. Mostly behind his back. But there has been one character, I have absolutely loathed, abhorred and harboured a feeling of extreme hate for. How did this feeling manifest in my behaviour??? I have studiously ignored that person. Looked through him and avoided him at all costs. Ignoring someone is certainly the fittest expression of contempt and hatred!!!!!! A lot of time, effort and thought goes into any publication. The same holds true for this GO. Read and comment on it. You may commend it and speak well of it. You can also decide not to talk too highly of it. Criticize it…….constructively or otherwise!!!! Run it down…..vent your criticism in a hard hitting letter or still worse, make fun of it. But, for God's sake, don't ignore it! We will learn to live with your negative feedback and agree with disagreements. But, if over the next year, it is found that you are not reading the GO, you shall be rewarded with 'an eye for an eye'. You shall be looked through and ignored………..the choice is yours!!!!!!! Happy Reading !
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Dear Shabbir, Two things I can never expect from you as the Editor of our Club Bulletin : · Golden Orange not being world class. · Golden Orange not winning accolades this year too. Wish you and your team the very best. A small suggestion – It will be nice to have a write up of our major projects (Hemalkasa, Walkathon, Food Festival, Youth Fest, District Interact Meet, Scholarships etc.) elaborating the origin, background, growth and built up of each of these projects (preferably with old snaps) in the GO issue preceding the month in which the specific project takes place. I am sure this will be of immense interest & information to all, specially the new members. -Rtn. Rajiv Behal Just a line to say that the new Club Roster 2011-12 is fabulous! The design and compilation needs nothing to be desired. Congratulations! -Bobby DEAR SHABBIR, TAUBY AND ROTARY CLUB OF NAGPUR TEAM Thank you so much for an outstanding Encounter With Excellence. I appreciate the efforts put in by each one of you. -PDG Madhu Rughwani
NEWS YOU CAN USE A word of advice to husbands who keep grumbling about carrying their babies while their wives walk 'hands free! Please note that their hands are not free altogether and they carry a handbag in one hand whose average weight is… hold your breath! 10.5kg!! It is authentic information. According to recent survey in the UK, a wrong's handling weights as much as a child. ●
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APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR GSE PROGRAMME Rotarians are requested to invite applications from members of society who wish to go as "GSE Team Member" in the highly popular Group Study Exchange program to Victoria & New South Wales, Australia, Rotary District 9800 , scheduled to be held in the month of March 2012. Interested applicants should contact Club GSE Committee Chair Rtn. PP Vijay Naidu (9823034602) or email vijaynaidu66@yahoo.com to get the application form. Rotarians who wish to apply for "GSE Team Leader" are also requested to contact us and submit their applications. The deadline for submission of applications for either category is 15th August 2011, after which there will be an interview of the shortlisted candidates. Later, these candidates will be referred to the District GSE Committee for final interview and selection to be held in October 2011 at Nagpur. The details of the GSE program are as under: The Group Study Exchange (GSE) program of The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International is a unique cultural and vocational exchange opportunity for young business and professional men and women between the ages of 25 and 40 in the initial years of their professional life. The program provides travel grants for teams of participants to exchange visits between paired areas in different countries. For four to six weeks, team members study the host country’s institutions and ways of life, observe their own vocations as practiced abroad, develop personal and professional relationships, and exchange ideas. Team members can come from corporations, small businesses, community organizations, medical and educational facilities, government offices, and nonprofit agencies. PP Vijay Naidu & PP Akhtar Parvez Maimoon GSE Committee Chair(s) Rotary Club of Nagpur
In a Microsoft word document, type '=rand(200,99)' without the inverted commas, press enter and watch the magic! The sentence 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog' is displayed over and over again for 200 lines and repeated 99 times per line. When vets told a 39 –year-old German postman that his beloved cat was dying of asthama, he married her! The cat, Cecilia, was dressed in white and the wedding ceremony was conducted by an actress. The first Saturday of May every year is celebrated as 'Free Comic Book Day' ●
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around the world. The comic book stores that participate in this event, give away free comic book to anyone who visits their stores. MORE than 98 years after the Titanic sank into the Atlantic, a group of 'ghost-hunters' are embarking on a unique mission to the site of the wreck. The paranormal researchers want to find out if the spirits of those who drowned on the ship still haunt the site.The group believes that those who die in areas of extreme leave a psychic impression on the place. - Anmol Badjatia
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A ROAD LESS TAKEN -14 July The first regular meeting of the year 2011-12 was held on 14th July 2011. After Birthday and Anniversary greetings, President Tauby invited Parheez to introduce the speaker Shahrukh Cassad. Shahrukh,a passionate motorist and nature lover, undertook a journey of Dorzeela, which is the highest motor pass i.e 18,350 ft .The journey , fondly remembered as 'Save the Yak' took 42 days , in which they covered 16,000 km, crossed 2 countries and 17 states. Mahindra & Mahindra sponsored and Himalayan Explorer organized the expedition. The power point presentation then took us to a guided tour of scenic beauty. There were breathtaking pictures of Tea Gardens, vast grazing fields, houses on stilts, Lohit River from China, Suspension bridge by BMO, a tribal, man with a 1910 gun and a beautiful picture of a Rainbow across the mountains. The difficult journey was flagged
off from the crowded streets of Mumbai and crossed West Bengal, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Laddakh, Nepal, Bhutan and reached Kibithu at 13,500 ft, place where there is no road beyond (surprisingly AXIS Bank has a branch there). Some of the interesting facts which Shahrukh brought to light was that only 6,500 yak subsist in India and many carry 'Save The Yak' slogans on their Taxies; Highway 59 has actually no road; after Rohtang Pass, the next petrol pump is only 365 km away!!! The group travelled to Sharda canal, Nako river in Himachal Uttarakhand, and Guptkashi, Paglanala, Nakovalley (16,000ft.), Jalodi pass (which has a snowy Top), Baralacha and Marmika (18.350 ft.). The Rotary Club of Nagpur Flag was hoisted at Marsmik_la, the highest motorable pass in the world . Scariest
CLUB MEETINGS of all was a Zig Zag path of Jalodi pass at st 10,000 ft., where one can drive only in 1 gear or else you lose control! A journey, which has odds like lack of oxygen and sleep and problem of accommodation and food, has given them the treasure of a life time experience and beautiful memories to look back on -Namita Sharma
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ARE YOU LIVING IN A FRAUD FREE SOCIETY? FORENSIC FOR THE COMMON MAN - 21 July The regular meeting was called to order by President Tauby who greeted members on their birthdays during the week. After the announcement of various projects of forthcoming week PP Vijay Naidu in his own inimitable style introduced the guest speaker to the packed audience. Dr (Mrs) Rukmani Krishnamurthy hails from our very own city of Nagpur. Before retiring she had been heading one of the most important
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yet unknown departments in Govt of Maharashtra. With an exceptional educational background during which she was awarded PhD in Chemistry, Mrs Krishnamurthy applied her knowledge in the field of forensics for the benefit of Govt in tackling various crimes and frauds. In her talk she explained in brief, the concept of forensic sciences. She explained the organizational structure of her department and how the department is helping police, judiciary and the common people about forensic and allied science. She also mentioned how various branches of forensic and its technological advancement can help in solving numerous criminal and terrorist cases. She also gave many examples where forensic methods were used for conviction. With increasing cases of financial
frauds she emphasized on the need of precautions to be taken by common people. During her stint she had handled many critical assignments for GoM including the Mumbai blast in 1993. It was an interesting topic which kept audience hooked and generated lot of questions for the speaker. Divya Dass proposed a formal vote of thanks. The meeting was adjourned after singing of the National Anthem. -Parag Paranjape
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ORNITHOLOGY – A BIRD'S EYE VIEW – 28 JULY Bird Watching or Birding, as coloquailly called has been a passion with many. Specially men. Jokes apart, this hobby can keep you busy for hours together and even tempt you to visit places, normally not popular. Rtn. Dr. Sudhanshu Kothe from Rotary Club of Nagpur South, had the audience mesmerized with a beautiful audio visual presentation at our regular meeting on Thursday the 28th. From the most beautiful of the species to the Owl. From the Regal Eagle to the Common Sparrow. From the huge Ostrich to the small little Humming bird. He showed them all. Dr. Sudhanshu started birdwatching at age 14 With Best Compliments
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as a hobby but as he grew in years, it became an addiction with him. This hobby turned passion, has taken him on many an adventure to locales, not only exotic but also rarely visited. Whether its a family holiday or a medical conference, some time is definitely spared, to watch out for a new species. He loves, watching their habitats as well as their mannerisms. Surprisingly, our city Nagpur is quite a popular place with migrating birds both national and foreign. In fact the Pellican Magpie, has recently been declared as the "Bird of Nagpur City". While the "Yellow footed Pigeon " is the Bird of
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the State of Maharashtra" and of course as we all know, "The Peacock ", is our National Bird. The bird watchers society meets every second Sunday of the month, at 7am by the Telankhedi Lake. Indeed an interest worth looking into. The meeting was well attended and very informative. -Manju Shahani
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CLUB ASSEMBLY
The first Club Assembly under the Presidentship of our first Lady President,Tauby Bhagwagar, was held on Sunday, 31st July at Hotel Centre Point.
Plans and projects of the 65 Committees were presented by the Directors through their Chairpersons. While summing up the proceedings, PP Shreeram Marawar, congratulated the President and appreciated the way the Club Assembly was conducted. He especially commented on the good time management.
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PP Gulab Mahant, in his comments as Assistant Governor, said that the volume of work done by the Club was praiseworthy. He briefly spoke about the functioning of the Asst. Governor. Secretary Dinesh Naidu proposed the vote of thanks. The Club Assembly was adjourned after the National Anthem. -Khushnoor Chugh
Urban Poverty Alleviation, Government of India, reported that urban poverty in India is as high as 25 percent and over 80 million poor people live in cities. Urban poverty poses the problems of housing and shelter, water, sanitation, health, education, social security and livelihoods along with special needs of vulnerable groups like women, children and aged people. It is pathetic to see the family mourning the dead on the platform, which is their home! The estimates of homeless people in India have been varying enormously and the survey result by a NGO put the figure at 78 million. They are on the streets, still live as a family! India is the home to 63 percent of all slum dwellers in South Asia. The world population of street or community children stands at 150 million and is rising each year. Of these about 40 percent (65 million) are homeless and family- less whilst the balance works on the streets helping to support their families. They do not attend school, are at risk from the street environment and have poor adult prospects, locked as they are into a cycle of poverty. Increasingly, these children are the defenseless victims of brutal violence, sexual exploitation, abject neglect, chemical addiction and human rights violations. Rotary International President, Kalyan Banerjee’s\ dream is to bring back the ‘Low Cost Shelter Project’ of The Rotary Foundation to mitigate
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the plight of the homeless. The Strategic Plan of RI includes focusing and increasing humanitarian service. As our RI President has laid emphasis on family as the basis for world peace, it becomes the prerogative of the Rotary clubs in India to undertake at least five lowcost shelter projects during the year. Newspapers have reported that TATA Steel is now ready with a ‘low cost shelter’ that can be assembled in six weeks at a cost of Rs.32,000. The project can also be routed through The Rotary Foundation once the Trustees agree to implement the grant scheme later this year. Most of us applauded the award winning film ‘Slumdog Millionaire.’ India has more that 11 million children living on the streets. A few may go to school. Some may be lucky to get some sort of job to support themselves. Others will invariably find themselves on the wrong side of the law. Rotary can give all of them a chance to live inside a small shelter they can call their home and wake up to a new day and new hope. Ashok Mahajan Trustee, The Rotary Foundation Director, Rotary International 2007–2009 Member, International PolioPlus Committee
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July 6th shall be earmarked in the history of Rotary. Not only in District 3030 but Rotary International as well. The District Governor was installed for the first time with the sitting RI President, personally witnessing the ceremony.
Yes friends. It was indeed a memorable moment for the whole District. Befitting the occasion, the ceremony was not only grand, not only solemn, not only unique, it was an event, which was planned with precision and shall be remembered in the years to come. Keeping time and maintaining protocol, the decorum of the occasion, continued all through the morning. A beautifully coordinated and synchronized dance performance by local talent and an invocation song by a R. Ann. made an excellent start to the function. Followed by a pageantry, wherein the presidents of all the clubs of Nagpur, walked onto the dais carrying meaningful slogans on
SCHOLARSHIP DISBURSEMENT At the regular meeting of the Club on 21st July, 2011, scholarships were distributed to 8 academically brilliant girl students – 4 each from the Vivekananda Convent and Utkrushta Vidyalaya, Pandhurna. These students who had performed exceptionally in their annual examinations of Standard VIII and IX were recommended by their respective schools for the scholarship, the funds for which came from the earnings of the corpus of the R.C.Singhvi Memorial Scholarship Fund, donated by the Singhvi family of our own Rotarians Dr. Rajesh and Tushar Singhvi.
Mrs Namita Singhvi, mother of Dr.Rajesh and Tushar, handed over the scholarships to Rupali Balpande, Asha Vahane, Karishma Kolhe and Heena Qureishi from Utkrushta Vidyalaya and Komal Jawane, Sakshi Paraye, Chetna Gautam and Sapna Barange from Vivekananda Convent, who had come all the way from Pandhurna along with their Principal and teachers. President Tauby congratulated the students and wished them all the best for their future endeavours to a generous round of applause from all Rotarians present at the meeting. -Sandip Dhodapkar
ORIENTATION PROGRAM FOR INTERACTORS An orientation program was organized for the new team of Interactors at Udyog Bhavan at 2.30pm on 14th July 16, 2011. There was a full house with 22 schools (a record number) participating. Chairperson Shalini welcomed all the teachers, students and members. As a goodwill gesture, President Tauby presented mementoes to the teachers. She briefed the audience with little history and important projects taken up by Rotary. Sonal Singhvi had a very interesting Icebreaking session in which she made Interactors play few games and distributed chocolates on giving the right answer. Jt Sec. Khushnoor had a power point presentation outlining what is expected of them as Interactors and guided them how to go about their projects. PP Shabbir Shakir
DG'S INSTALLATION placards. The launch of –e learning for a school, situated in a far off village was a new concept for the city. The keynote address and other speeches were all short and crisp. Time was maintained all through and the whole ceremony had a sanctity to it. Amidst pin drop silence the District Governor took charge. The Rotary Wheel had turned a full circle. For the Rotary Club of Nagpur, this installation had a special significance as for the first time in our history a lady president was at the helm.Viva Tauby ! Viva Kalyan ! -Majnu Shahani
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took a session on leadership and teamwork with the help of small stories. The story of hare and turtle had few interesting twists. He also conducted the quiz with the help of Jumana and Nita Chandurkar. Children won some, lost some, but surprisingly they knew most of the answers. All this was followed by a prize distribution. Director Sonia announced the prizes and trophy for Best installation went to Southpoint School. As a Best Interact Teacher, 1st prize went to Mrs Anita Singh from Centre Point School Wardhman nagar, 2nd prize was given to Ms Rashida Dalal from MSB Education Institute while 3rd prize went to Mrs Reena from St. Ursula. Sonia also guided Interactors about Neem seed project taken up by
Environment committee. Namita presented the vote of thanks and boxes of snacks was distributed to all the students and Teachers. Advisor Renu, Director Sonia, Shalini, Madhu, Namita, Shefali and Sonal Ajmera worked hard for the success of this program. -Namita Sharma
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BLOOD DONATION-St Thomas Orthodox Seminary, Kalmeshwar The picturesque location of Orthodox Seminary situated at Kalmeshwar was abuzz with lot of activity on Saturday, 23rd July. The annual blood donation camp was underway. The students at the Seminary undergoing training were more than excited and came forward for the noble cause. It was one of the most disciplined and organised blood
donation camps. The students came in batches and the support staff could manage the flow of donors easily. In all 38 units were collected. The teaching staff and the students were part of this wonderful camp. Dr Ravi Wankhede and Parag Paranjpe were present during the camp. -Parag Paranjpe
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NITIN DEVESHWAR'S OFFICE - 1st JULY The Rotary Year 2011-12 started off with a bang. The 4 Way Test was installed by President Tauby at the office of Nitin Deveshwar. Present on the occasion were PDG Vishwas Sahasrabhojanee, Chairpersons Manish Sanghavi & Vivek Gupta, Director Parheez Gimi, Director Sheela Mundhada & members of the blood donation committee. PDG Vishwas spoke on the the 4 Way Test. He explained to the staff and the Rotarians the ethics & the values behind the 24 worded code of conduct. PDG Vishwas on the Four Way Test
ROTARY FAMILIES - 7th July The Thursday morning of 7th July was a different morning for the Rotarians of our club. On this day, one more page was added to the rich history of our club..… by way of installation of the first lady President, Rtn. Tauby Bhagwagar. The morning was also special, because 85 committed people, the Rotarians with their spouses & children, had decided to celebrate this occasion by donating blood. A tradition was continued and the venue for this was Hotel Centre Point, Ramdaspeth. This has been so for several years now but the excitement and anticipation has never faded. The camp started at 8.00 AM and the first lot of members descended in the early hours. It was a joyous moment when the honour of occupying the first chair was accepted by
Raunak Shah, the son of our very own President Elect Atul Shah. More Rotarians started arriving in different moods - some in their jogging outfits, while some others with intention to rush to their respective offices directly from the venue. They had routines to follow and businesses to conduct but their commitment to this noble cause of donating blood did not falter. The hall at the venue was soon abuzz with Rotary family and the blood count was steadily progressing. Members present at the venue telephoned those who could donate and pulled in more donors. The incentive came in the form of delicious sandwiches, variety of cookies, biscuits, tea and coffee. Micky Arora, the owner of Hotel Centre Point and our very own Rotarian, has always been generous to make this venue available to us and also to serve these snacks.
We thank him from the bottom of our hearts. The intended collection was 67 units of blood, corresponding to the number of years since inception of our club. However, the enthusiastic Rotarians ensured that this figure is overshot and the tally finally stood at 85, taking the total collection for this new RY to 100. -Dr Sheela Mundhada
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The new Rotary year for our club has begun th with a flurry of blood donation camps. 9 July was marked with a record of sorts when our club organized three blood donation camps on a single day……the spirit and enthusiasm clearly evident. Following were the camps conducted : 1. ESMS at Butibori: ESMS is on a blood donation binge. After a camp on 1st July (first camp of this RY) at their Nelco Society office, the second one was conducted in close succession on 9th July at their Butibori facility. It seems the staff at ESMS is never weary of donating blood. Needless to mention, Rtn. Nitin Deveshwar is the man behind this motivation. The camp started at nine in the morning and the security staff was the prime contributor to this. The security staff, especially the new recruits coming from MP & Chattisgarh, are apprehensive with regards to the effects of blood donation. However, some on-the-spot education and coaxing saw them forthcoming and the end of the camp saw a collection of 44 units. 2. ST. URSULA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL: This
was the other venue for the day for blood donation. St. Ursula GHS is another very active participant institution associated with our club and has been organizing a myriad of programmes with us. Our own Rotarian, Rachna Singh is a master at this and she never misses an opportunity to work for the Rotary cause despite her engagements. This camp was organized for the parents of the students and began at 9.00 AM. A noteworthy feature here was some students volunteering to direct unwilling parents to donate blood. The collection here stood at 40 units. 3. Vidarbha Computers & Media Dealers' Welfare Association: This is yet another organization which is a regular contributor to our blood count. This was the first of many camps conducted here throughout the year. Our very own Secretary, Dinesh Naidu is the force behind this. His never-say-die attitude and unending energy and enthusiasm were the cause behind this camp. The camp began at 11 in the morning and the initial hour or two appeared dull. However,
momentum picked up after noon and there were no vacant chairs left to be occupied for quite some time. Dr. Ravi Wankhede had few moments of respite from ensuring proper health (BP, Hb, etc.) of the intended donors. Family members, friends, salesmen and VCMDWA members thronged the 6th floor office for a noble cause. Secy Dinesh Naidu and Kirit Thakkar were also spotted on the chairs donating. The collection at end of the day stood at an impressive 70 units. The above camps were attended by. President Tauby, Chairpersons Shalini & Prashant and a host of Rotarians. -Dr Sheela Mundhada
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INTERACT INSTALLATIONS Installation of the Interact team was held at St. Michael School on 11th July, 2011. The ceremony started with prayer and traditional lighting of lamp. Master of ceremony Palash, recited a beautiful poem 'Mehagaie' in Hindi and welcomed President Tauby and all other Rotarians with Tulsi saplings. Outgoing president Rishekesh Bangre gave a brief account of all the activity undertaken by them last year. He informed that they have stopped using plastic bags and Interactors have made bags from old newspaper and distributed to local shop owners. All the Rotarians were also presented the smartly made bags. We
ST. MICHAELS HIGH SCHOOL realized here that actions definitely speak louder than words. The new team was installed with Aman Pasodiya as President and Shubham Besre as Vice President. Tauby, in flawless Hindi, appreciated the work done by them, especially the paper bags project. She narrated a story with moral 'Failure Is Pillar of Success'. Dinesh Naidu informed the Interactors about the Neem seeds project and Rajeev distributed 400 seeds on the occasion. Brayan Desmon, proposed the vote of thanks and everybody sang the National Anthem. Present on this occasion were PP. Gulab Mahant, Atul Shah, Sonia Khurana,
Khushnoor, Sharukh, Shabbar, Renu Thapar, Namita Sharma, Archana & Rajeev Jhavery, Shalini Naidu, Madhu Mrig, Dr. Nisreen, Gurjeet and Shefali.
-Namita Sharma
MSB EDUCATION SOCIETY Installation of the Interact Club at MSB Education Society was held on 19th July, 2011. President Tauby Bhagwagar and other Rotarians were warmly welcomed by Principal Razia Sultan. The ceremony began with a prayer recited by an Interactor. The Teacher-in-charge Mrs. Rashida Dalal gave the welcome speech. The report for the previous year's activity was given by the outgoing President. After the installation of the office bearers by President Tauby, the acceptance speech was given by the incoming president Mohammed Izzy wherein he promised to undertake
projects like making of greeting cards, collection of old clothes and books and use and making paper bags from newspapers. President Tauby narrated a short story, the moral of which was - go ahead in life and you can even achieve the impossible. The vote of thanks was proposed by Secretary Nafisa Sunely. Tushar Singhvi distributed Neem seeds to the students followed by the National Anthem. The dignitaries on the dais were President Tauby Bhagwagar, Principal Razia Sultan, Masool Janab, Director Sonia Khurana, Advisor Renu Thapar , Chairpersons Shalini
Naidu. Also present were Chairpersons Namita Sharma, Madhu Mrig, Shabbar Shakir , Nisreen Maimoon and Tushar Singhvi. -Shalini Naidu
Aditi promised to continue to do the good work done by her predecessors. President Tauby gave them a motivating speech after which Nikhar proposed a vote of thanks. The Interactors had made and displayed beautiful paper bags and envelopes from recycled paper which they presented to all Rotarians. Present on the occasion were President Tauby, Dinesh, Sonia, Renu, Shalini Naidu, Namita Sharma, Madhu Mrig, Cyrus Watchmaker, Archana Javeri and Madhavi
Naidu.
MODERN SCHOOL At the Installation ceremony of Modern School, President Tauby Bhagwagar and fellow Rotarians were warmly welcomed by out going Interact President Apoorva Naidu and her team. The Installation ceremony began with a melodious prayer being sung by an Interactor. Apoorva read out a detailed report of the work done by her team during the past year. The new team of office bearers lead by Aditi Upadya as President and Nikhar Banot as Secretary was installed by President Tauby.
- Shalini Naidu
CENTRE POINT SCHOOL, WARDHAMAN NAGAR The Interact Club of Centre Point School, Wardhaman Nagar was installed on 21st of July at 1:00 pm. After welcoming the guests and the traditional lighting of the lamp the outgoing president read out the report of activities conducted during her tenure. President Tauby Bhagwagar installed the new team of office bearers comprising of President-Anando Ghosh and Secretary, Shreya Khare. The installation was followed
by a motivational speech by the President. Cyrus Watchmaker distributed the neem seeds to the Interactors. The children were also given a very meaningful talk on Time Management by Aakash Agrawal. Those present there included Sonia Khurana, Khushnoor Chugh, Shabbar Shakir, Renu Thapar, Namita Sharma, Shalini Naidu, Madhu Mrig and Mamta Jaiswal -Madhu Mrig
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And said that she would continue to do the good work done by her predecessor - saying The installation ceremony at Southpoint no to plastic bags and donating old books and School, began with a prayer sung by the clothes to the needy. school choir, after which the outgoing President Tauby congratulated the outgoing President Reena Nagare read out a report of President Reena Nagare and asked the new all the good work done by her team during the team to plan to go ahead in life. She told them, past year. She said her team, "Worked with the "If you fail to plan, you plan to fail". She also told the children to sow the seeds of love Ideals of Service". The installation of the new office bearers was wherever they go. done by President Tauby. Ms. Mansi Pakhale The dignitaries present on the dais were was installed as President and Ms. Aasawari President Tauby Bhagwagar, Naushad Humme as Secretary. Mansi Pakhale said in Bhagwagar, Secretary Dinesh Naidu, Director her acceptance speech that, "Happiness Sonia Khurana, Director of Southpoint School depends on what we give, not what we get". Devdutta Dasture, Advisor Renu Thapar and
Chairperson Shalini Naidu. Also present were President Elect Atul Shah, Shefali Shah, Chairpersons Namita Sharma and Madhu Mrig, Amitabha Sharma, Cyrus Watchmaker and Shibu Matthew. -Shalini Naidu
WONDERLAND SCHOOL In a ceremony, full of energy and vigour, installation of the new Interact team was held at Wonderland School on 25th July 26, 2011. President Tauby and fellow Rotarians were escorted by the school band. President Tauby, President Elect Atul Shah, Secy Dinesh , Director Sonia , Advisor Renu, Chairperson Namita and other Rotarians were welcomed with Neem saplings. Outgoing President, Pravesh Raghwani thanked Rotary for awarding them the Best Interact school trophy last year. He presented a report of their activities in the previous year. The new team was installed by President Tauby. A promising team of President Sakshi Tekam and Vice president Manthan Diwate were inducted.
President Tauby congratulated the Interactors for all the good work and encouraged them to help the needy and to be sensitive to other people's feelings. She narrated a very emotional story on the importance of relationships. School Director Rtn Gurjeet Kaur handed over the money collected by selling Rakis and blank pages from last year notebook. She also informed that the Interactor have collected Rs 1,200 as sun shine amount, which will be used to conduct some charity project in the coming year. On this occasion Rtn Cyrus Watchmaker distributed 500 seeds to the children as part of
the environment program. The ceremony ended with national Anthem.It was attended by Shalini Naidu, Madhu Mrig, Jumana, Shefalii Shah, Mamta Jaiswal, Shabbar, Neeta Gupta and Inderjeet . Namita Sharma
QIDWAI HIGH SCHOOL Installation of Interact team was held at Qidwai High School on 26th July, 2011. The ceremony started with versus from the Koran at 3.00 pm and lasted for an hour. Outgoing president Nargis gave a brief account of all the activity undertaken by them last year . The new team was inducted with Arzoo Begum as President and Mohd Nadeem as Vice President. President Tauby appreciated the work done by them, especially that of teaching the children
of labourers. She encouraged them to have a target in their life and narrated a small story with the moral 'You get back what you give'. Secretary Nazia proposed the formal vote of thanks. President Tauby, Director Sonia, Advisor Renu, Chairperson Namita, Joint Secy Khushnoor , Dr. Rafat Khan, Shalini and Madhu were present on this occasion. -Namita Sharma
DINANATH HIGH SCHOOL
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Installation of the new team of Interact was held on 28th July, 2011. The ceremony started with prayer and lighting of lamp. Outgoing president Shangpal Wasnik gave a brief account of all the activities undertaken by them last year. He informed that they have stopped using plastic bags and Intractors have made bags from old newspapers and distributed to local shop owners. The new team was installed, with Shewata Bais as President and Shobhit Potpode as Vice President. President Tauby, congratulated the last year's team and expected that the new
team will continue the good work. She encouraged Intractors to be compassionate and narrated a short story which says, WITH EVERY LITTLE HELP GOD WILL SHOWER YOU WITH LOTS . Tushar informed the interactors about the Neem seeds project and distributed 500 seeds on the occasion. Secretary Brayan Desmon presented the vote of thanks and everybody sang the National Anthem. Present on the occassion were President Tauby, Secretary Dinesh, Director Sonia,
Chairperson Namita, Shalini Naidu, Tushar Singhvi and Sachin Paliwal . -Namita Sharma
INTERACT INSTALLATIONS In a well coordinated and beautiful ceremony, the first Interact installation of the year was th held at St. Ursula Girls High School on 9 July 2011.The ceremony started at 9:00am and lasted for an hour. President Tauby and other Rotarians were escorted by NCC, Bluebird, Guide and RSP. Interactors sang 'there shall be shower of blessing' and read versus from Bible on wisdom. School principal Rachna Singh welcomed President Tauby, IPP Ganesh, Sec Dinesh, Director Sonia, Advisor Renu, Chairperson Namita and other Rotarians. President of Interact Club 2010 – 11 presented a report on their activities of the previous year. The school band escorted the new team 2011 – 12 and was pinned by President Tauby. A
ST. URSULA promising team of President Amisha Turkel and Vice president Sonali Irpach were inducted. They all took the oath. President Tauby in her short and crisp speech encouraged the children and narrated a story with a moral 'we get back what we give out'. Atul Shah conducted a session on Career guidance while Nilofer spoke on stress management.
On this occasion Rtn Rajiv and Tushar distributed 1,500 Neem seeds to the children as part of the environment programme. Dir. Dr. Sheela Mundhada and Shalini Gupta organized a blood donation camp in which teachers & parents took part enthuastically. This ceremony was well attended. -Namita Sharma
JAIN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
The Interact Club of Jain International School was installed on the 16th of July. After the floral welcome and traditional lighting of the lamp, the school prayer was recited. The outgoing President gave a detailed report on the activities conducted last year. President Tauby Bhagwagar installed the new team of office bearers comprising of President Purvi Agrawal and Secretary Yesheshwini Ojha. In a motivational speech, Tauby congratulated the
new team and told them the importance of community service. Shilpa Jaitha distributed neem seeds to the children. A formal vote of thanks was proposed by Yesheshwini Ojha. Those present included President Tauby Bhagwagar, Secretary Dinesh Naidu, Advisor Renu Thapar, Director Sonia Khurana, Nisreen Maimoon, Shahrukh Cassad, Shilpa Jaitha, Mamta Jaiswal and -Namita Sharma
The Installation Ceremony of the Interact Club, of B.V.M Sri Krishna branch was held on July 15th. The ceremony started with the lighting of the traditional lamp by President Tauby, which was followed by the school prayer. The outgoing Interact President read out a report of the work done the previous year. The swearing- in ceremony was short and sweet, and the Interactors were sworn in to the beat of the traditional drums. . President Tauby gave a motivational speech
to the Interactors with a story, the moral of which was "get your priorities right! Whether its duty, service or studies ." The dignitaries on and off the dais were presented with neem saplings. Present on this occassion were President Tauby, Secretary Dinesh, Directos Sonia, Advisor Renu, Chairpersons Shalini , Namita and Madhu , and Mamta Jaiswal. After the ceremony Vice Principal Mrs Iyengar served the visiting Rotarians 'high tea', after which all departed. -Shalini Naidu
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INTERACT INSTALLATIONS 22nd of July witnessed a combined installation of three schools- Jamali English School, Husamiyah Boys School and Husamiyah Girls School. After welcoming the guests, the outgoing Presidents of all the three schools read out reports of activities carried out during their tenure. President Tauby installed the office bearers of the Interact Clubs of these three schools. The Interact Team of Jamali English School comprised of President- Mariyan Memon and
JAMALI ENGLISH SCHOOL, HUSAMIYAH BOYS AND HUSAMIYAH GIRLS SCHOOL Secretary- Brushra Pinjani. Sohil Khan became the President Husamiyah Boys School and Ikram Ansari, the Secretary. The President of Husamiyah Girls School is Taha Sabahat and the Secretary, Sumaya Tehseen. In her motivational speech President Tauby told the children that apart from concentrating on studies they should also be aware of the happenings in their surroundings, and that being a part of Interact sows the seeds of service in young minds.
The confidence shown by the children was amazing as they laced their speeches with touching sher-shairi. Amitabha Sharma of the Green City Committee distributed neem seeds. Those present included Director Sonia Khurana, Advisor Renu Thapar, Shabbar Shakir, Shalini Naidu, Namita Sharma and Mamta Jaiswal. -Madhu Mrig
ST. XAVIER'S HIGH SCHOOL mentioned the sale of paper bags at the station, which was a major acitivity. The new team of Interact comprising of P r e s i d e n t Aradhana Shirde and Secretary N.S. Sharvani was installed by Rtn. Tauby Bhagwagar. In her motivational speech Tauby Bhagwagar told the children that being aware of their surroundings is important and that we should not draw any conclusions unless we are aware of all facts.
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TROUSSEAU GIFT FOR DRIVER PAWAR'S DAUGTHER'S WEDDING A Trousseau and gifts were organized and donated on the occasion of the marriage of the daughter of Mr Pawar, the driver of Mrs Anita Kakkar. On 6th July, one full Stainless Steel Dinner Set and other useful bed linen, Saris, Pressure Cooker etc. were given away. Neeru Bhatia through her friends was instrumental in organising the material needed. Mrs. Anita Kakkar appreciated the efforts of the Rotary Club of Nagpur. Snacks and tea were provided by Mrs. Anita Kakkar. Present on the occasion were President Tauby Bhagwagar, Director Shahrukh Casssad, Chairperson Community Service Hemant Jaitha, PP Rajan Bhatia and Neeru Bhatia.
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uniforms, shoes, socks, school bags, note books, stationery, pencil boxes to all the village school students for the next academic year. On 13th July Rt Ann Anita Jain fulfilled her commitment. It is worth mentioning that Anita Jain donated ALL the distributed items from her personal funds. She took the effort of purchasing the uniform sets, shoes etc, arranging it size wise, & personally again purchasing the books & other stationery items keeping in mind use & utility. A fine example of a member's commitment & desire to serve society by personal involvement!!! Community Welfare Commitee Chairperson Deodutta Dasture provided the required support along with PDG Vishwas in organising the Distribution project. Green City Commitee undertook sapling plantation within the school premises. President Tauby, Secretary Dinesh , Ganesh and Asha Joshi, Sunil & Renu Thapar, ENGINEERING HEALTH SCIENCE MANAGEMENT PHARMACY SCHOOLING
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One of the longest running service projects to make garlands which could be sold outside undertaken by our club for over 30 years, the temples for idol worship. A 4 way Test Board multi committee project held on Sunday 17th was also installed at the newly constructed July at the Sevanand High School, Mahadula room at the school by our efficient Koradi was a huge success. The weather chairpersons Vivek Gupta and Manish Gods also cooperated & the bright sunny Sanghavi. Sunday morning began at 9 AM sharp with the A talk on career Guidance was given to the X installation of the Interact Club. Neha Rathod STD students by Atul Shah. Girl students were and Tejasvini Chavhan were installed as given a talk on Adolescent health and hygiene President and Secretary respectively by Dr. Vandana Hazra. .President Tauby addressed the students & The Health Check up camp was a boon to the impressed upon them that while the Rotary students. A thorough check up was conducted Club was ever willing to be involved & help, it by Rotary Doctors supported by medical was the students' responsibility to work hard & teams from IGMC, Advanced Dental Clinic & sincerely to reciprocate what the club did for Jeevan Jyoti Blood Bank. Every student was them. Note books and Sports Items were checked for Dental, Eyes, General health & handed over kind courtesy Rtn. Wijay Chitaley advised accordingly. De-worming doses and and Interact Club of Modern School Vitamin supplements were administered to all. respectively. Uniforms, Text books and Blood samples were also collected for compass boxes were also distributed. grouping & tests from over 150 children. The Green city and Pollution control The afternoon ended up with fellowship and a committee distributed Neem Seeds along with sumptuous lunch at Padmaraj lawns. There sapling pouches & posters. The students were was healthy interaction with Doctors, the asked to plant the seed, grow & care for the medical teams and committee chairpersons neem saplings & on 13th November return the on how to further add value to such projects in saplings which would be collected by our club. the future. All students who return saplings will get a gift Such a mega project would not be possible hamper. Tree plantation was also conducted in without the dedication & efforts of our Project the school premises. Co-ordinator Shabbar Shakir and his team of Sadhana Paliwal conducted a very interesting Directors & Chairpersons. Credit goes to vocational training session in which the girl Director Sonia Khurana, Chairperson Madhu students were given a demonstration on how
Mirg,( Interact Committee), Director Rtn. Shahrukh Cassad Director (Service II Non Medical), Director( Service Medical ), Dr. Indrajeet Mulik & Chairpersons Dr. Prashant Chudhary, Dr Shailendra Mundhada, Dr Sameer Jahagirdar, Director Phareez Gimi & Chairperson Sadhana Paliwal ( Vocational Training) Chairperson Manish Sanghavi & Vivek Gupta( 4 Way Test) Chairperson Cyrus Watchmaker and Tushar Singhvi (Green City). Members & spouses actively participated and lent a hand. -Naushad Bhagwagar
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DISTRIBUTION OF NEEM SEEDS To inculcate awareness of environment protection and love for trees, the Slum Development Committee along with Green City and Pollution Control Committees distributed neem seeds in four slums on 12th & 13th July. The idea of sowing neem seeds and nurturing them till sapling level created a lot of interest not only amongst slum children but also the adults. On 12th July, neem seeds were distributed in Indora and Adivasi Nagar. On 13th, the distribution was held in Panchpaoli and Marium Nagar.The children heartily welcomed the Rotarians by singing 'Hum Honge Kamiyab'. Dinesh Naidu and Tushar Singhvi demonstrated and explained how to plant the seeds and take care of the
saplings. President Tauby Bhagwagar encouraged and motivated the children and also told them the value of neem tree. The children were also told to return back the saplings on the 13th November. The response from all four slums was overwhelming and nearly 250 seeds were distributed.
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It won't probably be a Guinness Record, but it was an unusual experience to see 70 saplings planted simultaneously at a command. These were the trainee guards of ESMS planting saplings on their parade ground at MIDC Butibori. This was part of the mega Tree Plantation project conducted by our Club's Green City & Pollution Control Committee on Sunday the 3rd July in association with the Butibori Manufacturer's Association (BMA). 5000 saplings procured by our Club were distributed for planting in the area. The impressive function had NIT Chairman Praveen Darade as the Chief Guest. Welcoming Mr Darade, members of the BMA & emphasised that planting the saplings was just the assembled Rotarians, President Tauby a beginning. Caring, nurturing and taking proper care & maintenance to ensure that the planted saplings blossomed into healthy trees was important. Rotary Club of Nagpur would revisit the plantation sites to monitor the progress. NIT Chairman commended BMA & the Club for this effort & exhorted the industrialists present to give back to the environment & also to the society at large. The 4 way Test Board was inaugurated at the BMA office by Mr Darade & President Tauby. Saplings were planted by Mr Darade, NIT Chairman Mr Pravin does the honours Rotarians & BMA officials at the Hazardous
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Waste Management Centre at Butibori, a very impressive & Hi Tech facility operated by the Sancheti Group. Saplings were thereafter planted at various other industries owned by Rotarians - Meenakshi Re rollers of Rtn Nikhil Bansal, ESMS of Rtn Nitin Deveshwar & Sanghvi Machineries Ltd of Rtn Manish Sanghvi. The 4 way test Board was also installed at the above premises. The members present were President Tauby, Hon. Sec. Dinesh, Director Dr. Sheela and Parheez, Chairpersons Rajeev Jhavery, Cyrus, Manish Sanghvi and Vivek Gupta, Treasurer Mahendra, Mita Joglekar and Naushad. A well conducted & attended project which will surely benefit future generations!!
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know your Board members Neighbour's envy, owners pridethis is how I had labeled Tauby Bhagwagar in my first interview of her about 6 years ago. Well, she is still at it - making the neighbors more and more envious and the owners more and more proud. Born to Homi and Rustom Cyrusi (late) on 15/5/1965 in Bombay, little did the proud parents know the destiny that awaited their little bundle of joy, their 2nd child, younger sister to Keyan. Educated in Bombay, Tauby was in Nagpur for a holiday when she happened to meet Naushad Bhagwagar through mutual friends. Cupid struck, and the rest of course, is history. They both got married and are now mumma and papa to Cherag (18) studying Mech. Engg. at M.I.T. Pune and Arman (16) who is in the 12th std at Modern High School, Nagpur. Ever since I have known Tauby, the one thing that has bewildered, stupefied and amazed me are her time-management skills! She is virtually a human dynamo, playing the role of wife, daughter-in-law, daughter, mother, businessperson, relative, friend and Rotarianand has excelled in all of the above. Despite all that she has achieved she does not even seem to realize this-no attitude, no martyr types. In fact she gives all the credit to her parents, for their upbringing, her husband for his eternal love and support, doting in-laws Dilnawaz and Edul Bhagwagar, co- operation of sons Cherag and Arman and constant encouragement of friends and various Rotarians. Honestly, when one talks to her, she seems totally oblivious to the fact that it is her own grit and determination which has brought her where she is today. Owner of brand name 'Taubys' which manufactures and markets cakes and confectioneries through outlets all over the city, she has added another feather to her cap, the royale icing on the cakethe First Lady President of The Rotary Club of Nagpur, District3030, in 67 years!!!!!
-TAUBY BHAGWAGAR (PRESIDENT) "Congratulations and celebrations, we want the world to know we're as happy as can be---" Right now, President Taubenda Bhagwagar is in that peculiar mixed state that oscillates between euphoria and jitters - “aaj mein oopar, asman neeche, aaj mein aage, zamana hein peeche. Tell me, oh Khuda, ab mein kya karoon?” But as the old cliché goes- when the going gets tough, the tough get going. I am sure Tauby will get through this year with all sails in full mast and believe me folks, she is not going to rest on her laurels. I see some dim outline of the first lady D.G. from our club, too! Life was good to Tauby; she was content, as her kids used to tease her with "mom's bakery and rotary”. She would always tell Naushad that if she were ever to be asked to become President, she would resign from Rotary. Then came the providential phone call from Shiraz Gimi saying that the nomination committee was putting in her name for president and she had exactly 30 mins to accept or decline. One simple remark from Naushad- till when will you go on refusing? Might as well get it over with, then quips Arman-"mom, it's not like you can study for me" and in THAT 'moment of weakness' as she calls it, she said YES. Well Tauby, your moment of weakness has become our moment of strength. The President has many things on her agenda and only one year to complete them. First, she wants to take on one big project that makes an impact on many lives for many years to come, instead of innumerable small projects that reach out to only a limited few. She does not mean to undermine the ongoing projects but simply feels that with so many members and years of experience behind us, our club is now on the brink of greater humanitarian activities. Secondly, she must, in her tenure, open an office which belongs to the club, we must have an address which does not change every year. Being the senior most club of the city, with all the towns movers and shakers as members, I
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do not think it should be to difficult a taskC'mon all ye honorable Rotarians, take this up as a personal challenge- who knows , we may not even need Udyog Bhavan! As president, Tauby does not want to be pit on a pedestal and wishes to continue as beforetaking all jobs- old, new good, bad, she is simply not the sort to isolate herself, she is a team worker. She will definitely push, motivate, yet will give all her directors a free hand as she believes a leader leads not by demanding but commanding respect, and respect comes when you lead by example you have to work hard to get others to wok for you. She is a bit bemused by all the ho-halla about being the first Lady President. As Keyan and Tauby were both brought up like sons, she basically feels that men and women are equals in every way it is only opportunities and circumstances that differ. Naushad, Prince Consort has given himself the dubious tittle of First Lord-quite a good idea though-it would hardly sound good to call him an 'Anna', and will be fully involved with Tauby in the discharge of her duties as President. So, Madam President, I sign of with a Namaste and adaab to you-good luck, good wishes and good support from all of us. Truly, the hand that rocks the cradle, rules the world-and that is what separates a man from a woman! -Jyoti Goenka
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NAGPUR IN THE LIST OF SUPER 30'S ENTRANCE EXAMINATION As a followup of visit of Mr. Anand Kumar of Super 30 fame to Nagpur on invitation of Rotary Club of Nagpur on 4th June 2011, Mr. Kumar has now added Nagpur in the list of Examination Centers for the world famous & prestigious examination to his Super 30 Ramanujan School of Mathematics at Patna. Candidates qualifying in this examination are called for a personal interview at Patna. Preference is given to economically poor candidates. This being the first year 10 students appeared for the examination held at
Saraswati Vidyalaya, Nagpur. Unfortunately none could qualify for the second round of personal interview. Rotary Club of Nagpur will continue liaison with Mr. Anand Kumar and see better publicity is given so that more children appear for the examination in future. Coincidental Master Navjot Mundhra of Gondia was selected by Mr. Anand Kumar on a personal interview in Nagpur and has asked Navjot to join his school in the 2013 batch. -Dr. Ravi Wankhede
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CAMP AT S.V.M.M. A diagnostic camp was held at the Swami Vivekanandan Mission Khapri for school children on wednesday 20th July. Medicines were also distributed to the children. The doctors who attended the camp were Dr. Hazra, Dr.Indrajeet Mulik and Dr.Dipak Deshmukh. Pres. Tauby and Sec. Dinesh were also present At the camp site. Dr.Indrajeet Mulik
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VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROJECT AT MSS SCHOOL FOR MENTALLY CHALLENGED VOCATIONAL TRAINING
Vocational Training Committee organised a workshop for inmates and teachers of Matru Seva Sanghs School for Mentally Retarded (Nandanvan Durbal Manask Mulanchi Shala, Sitabuldi Unit) on 27th July 2011 at 12 PM. They were trained to bulk manufacture Greeting Cards using very simple methods and affordable material. In about an hour and half they were taught and also made to produce around 50 Cards in Beautiful designs and colours. The inmates were motivated to make these cards and the joy of satisfaction over their own creativity was overfwhelming. An order for 1000 Cards was also placed on the Institution by our Club. These Cards will be utilised for wishing Birthdays and
Anniversaries to our club members round the year. The card making was taught by Sadhana Paliwal. The Workshop was graced with the presence of President Tauby Bhagwagar, Kanak Bhargav and Sharad Paliwal. Mrs. Chate, The principal of the
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HOME OF MADHAVI & VIJU NAIDU A great beginning is work half done, complimented Pres. Tauby to Chairperson Anula Goenka during dinner at the first Take Rotary Home held at Viju & Madhavi Naidu's home. A judicious blend of new and old members, youngsters and seniors; the quiet and the loud made this event happy and enjoyable. The essence of TRH concept was on display as members and their spouses warmed up to each other, shared their Rotary experiences and how much satisfaction and purpose Rotary brought into their lives. This was best exemplified by a candid Parul Shah sharing that after joining Rotary, her husband Raj
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institute praised the venture and the initiative taken by Rotary Club of Nagpur and the chairperson of the Vocational Training Committee Sadhana Paliwal.
became a changed person and made so many new friends. Alok Goenka mentioned that the sense of satisfaction he derives from a Rotary project is terrific. Sharad Bhave said that at age 65plus Rotary colours his live and still makes it meaningful. With an attendance of 30, the first TRH was a great success, as always the food was delicious, the games enjoyable, the conversation interesting and complements to the Chairpersons as the hosts for putting together such an memorable evening. - Naushad Bhagwagar
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AWARDS 2010-11 1.ROSHNI DOSHI AWARD FOR BEST ROTARACTOR: Ms Jagruti Pakhode of Sadabai Raisoni College. 2. LATE PP JAL P GIMI AWARD FOR THE BEST INTERACT SCHOOL: Wonderland School 3. U B NAIR TROPHY FOR THE BEST ROTARY ANN (LESS THAN 3 YEARS STANDING): Archana Jhavery and Sonal Ajmera. 4.PP LATE H J THAKKAR AWARD FOR BEST ROTARY ANN (MORE THAN 3 YEARS STANDING): Neeta Singh, Shefali Shah, Neeru Bhatia & Sadhana Paliwal. 5. PDG S V SULE TROPHY FOR THE BEST ROTARY COUPLE (MORE THAN 3 YEARS STANDING): Sunil and Manju Bhatia … and Vipul and Shalini Gupta. 6. MRS SWADES CHUGH TROPHY FOR THE BEST ROTARY COUPLE (LESS THAN 3 YEARS STANDING): Rakhi and Vishal Bhatia … and Shridhar
and Veenita Pasari. 7. S P SUJAN SILVER SALVER FOR BEST CHAIRPERSON (OTHER THAN COMMUNITY SERVICE): Ravi Wankhede , Parag Paranjape, Dipesh Ajmera, Rajeev Javery , Manish Sanghvi , Rahul Chaudhary & Nisreen Maimoon. 8. PP ASPI & MEHRU BAPUNA TROPHY FOR THE BEST CHAIRPERSON (IN COMMUNITY SERVICE): Rajiv Behal, Manish Bhati, Jatin Sampat, Ashish Mehadia, Mahendra Kamath. Rita Bhargava & Divya Dass. 9. R D MOHTA SHIELD FOR BEST DIRECTOR: Prashant Kale and Deodutta Dasture. 10. PDG C N CHARI AWARD FOR THE BEST LADY ROTARIAN: Smita Bhargava. 11. PP SATI KHANNA AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ROTARIAN (OTHER THAN CHAIRPERSON): Dinesh Naidu and Dr.Rajesh Singhvi 12. THE SHATABDI MEET AWARD INITIATED BY PDG VISHWAS SAHASRABHOJANEE FOR THE OUTSTANDING ROTARIAN OF THE YEAR:
SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS: Kirit Joshi, for adding a new dimension to career guidance and procuring sponsorships Sanjay Bhargava, for Walkathon Manjotsingh Kahai & Parheez Gimi for interschool football Dr Rajesh Singhania, Romesh Batra, Cyrus Watchmaker for our Hemalkasa Project Sohrab Kanga, for his design inputs and International Food Fest Neeta Gupta, Vrinda Rathi for International Food Fest Sangita Parekh, Timy Bawa, Nilufer Rana for Take Rotary Home Sonia Khurana, for Youth Festival Pinky Batra for her contribution towards New Generation. Sanjay Sethi &Gogi Bhasin for Blood Donation. Bharat Parekh for Vocational Excellence awards. Atmika Kapoor for Event Management.
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INTERACT INSTALLATIONS The Interact Team of Centre Point School, Katol Road was installed on 29th July in the school auditorium. The installation began with the lighting of the traditional lamp and a prayer sung by the school choir. Outgoing President Kashvi Mansukhani's speech was accompanied by an impressive powerpoint presentation. The new team of Interact headed by President Kaavash Bahl and Secretary Gurbani Kaur was installed by President Tauby Bhagwagar. In her
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motivational speech, Tauby emphasized on the fact that Interact, apart from helping in personality development, also sows the seeds of community service in young minds. She also mentioned that being sensitive to people around us is important. Cyrus Watchmaker distributed the neem seeds. Secretary Gurbani Kaur proposed the vote of thanks. Those present included President Tauby Bhagwagar, Secretary Dinesh Naidu, Director Sonia Khurana, Advisor Renu Thapar, Cyrus Watchmaker, Shalini Naidu, Namita Sharma, Sonal Ajmera and Varsha
Mansukhani. -Madhu Mrig
CDS, DABHA Omi Bhandari, the outgoing President of the Interact club of CDS, read out her report,
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where she outlined the details of the work overcome weaknesses. done by her team during 2010-2011 like Ajinkya Kajrekar promised to carry out his visiting slum areas, orphanages, old aged duties to the best of his abilities. The vote of homes, distributing paper bags in near by thanks was proposed by Ketki Gaanu. stores and conducting classes for underprivileged children not going to school. Present on the occssion were Sec. Dinesh The installation of the new office bearers with Naidu , Principal of CDS Kenith Mendosa, Ajinkya Kajrekar as President and Ketki Director Sonia Khurana, Advisor Renu Gaanu as Secretary was done by President Thapar, Chairpersons Shalini Naidu, Namita Tauby. President Tauby urged the new team to take up good projects and followed it with a Sharma and Madhu Mrig and Reema Sial. -Shalini Naidu small story, the moral of which was to
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Cometh the hour … cometh the man! Just at a time when India is at the forefront of most things in Rotary, we have an Indian RI President. A man who is typically Indian in his soft-spoken manner, confident image, eloquent speech and clear thought. RIP Kalyan Banerjee spoke to GO in his maiden visit to the city after donning the mantle of RI President. His succinct answers to our questions prove that he is the right man for the main job at the right time. Read on for an alag angle on Kalyanda… GO: How does it feel to be the Rotary International President? Kalyan: Of course it does feel good, but most of the time it feels like any other day at the RI headquarters… at the RI job. GO: How is it to move bag and baggage and live for a year in Chicago… away from your home in India? Kalyan: It is very interesting, and even small unusual things that happen make it very different to what we are used to in India. Like the other day, there was a huge snowfall …the entire Rotary Headquarters was shut and we were stranded inside for a day. I do miss India and am always happy when I get a chance to come here. It is a great honour to be the RI President and have asked for it… so my focus at the moment is on my job. GO: Now that you spoke about 'focus'… is there any particular thrust area that you would like to concentrate on this year especially in India? Kalyan: Polio eradication is the main focus area in India and other regions… there is no particular agenda for India, but concentrate on a whole to help make this world a better and happier place. We are looking forward to the convention in Bangkok and would be happy to see maximum participation from our country. GO: What are the five most important things in your life that you cannot do without? Kalyan: In this job one cannot sustain if you start missing things… so now I am used to doing without things… one of the things that I do like is drinking tea. But then again, I can do without it. GO: Your views about the Rotary Club of Nagpur… Kalyan: Your Club has been doing some good solid work… it can work as a good example for
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many other Clubs in the country. Nagpur is an increasingly important city. It has the benefits of a bigger city but the charm of a small town. I enjoy coming here. GO: If there is any one phase or aspect that you could/would change in your life what would it be? Kalyan: That's a tough question… but I guess I have to say that I am happy with the way my life has been. I've never said… 'why has this happened to me?', never. Experiences are what makes the person the way he is. GO: If you had to describe yourself in one word… what would it be? Before RIP Kalyan could come up with an answer... PDG Satish Sule came up with the perfect answer to this question… he said the word is “Kalyan” and was born for the Kalyan of the world. GO: What is your 'mantra'? How is that you can manage both your work and rotary so beautifully? Kalyan: If you enjoy doing what you are doing… you will always find time. Time is never the issue, managing time is the issue. If your heart is in it… then everything is possible. I love Rotary and here I am as President… what more can I ask for?
admire the most about her? Kalyan: She is extremely simple, straightforward and integrity is very important to her. She does not demand for anything… I have to fight with her to even buy her a piece of jewellery. GO: We have a lady President for the 1st time in the history of our Club… what is your opinion on women in Rotary? Kalyan: They are better than men in many ways. More reliable, they work with more sincerity, they are more sensitive towards a lot of issues. Everyone may not openly say this… but this is what I feel. GO: What in your opinion is India's bane and India's boon? Kalyan: India's boon is its traditions and culture. The philosophy of India makes it a very tolerant country. India's bane is its 'integrity' – or the lack of it. GO: On a lighter vein… the last question… If you were stranded on an island, who would you want for company ? Kalyan: (all smiles) I will be giving you a very boring answer… I would like two “B's” with me. Binota my wife and Books. -Madhavi Naidu
GO: If and when you do find time to relax… where would you like to go for a holiday? Kalyan: I love going to the mountains…I like going to Manali. I find the experience very relaxing and peaceful. GO: Binota, your wife has been with you throughout your journey… what do you
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FREEDOM(AIN) For the children Dear Children, Welcome to FREE-DOM(AIN). This is your territory – your domain. Freeom is the most cherished thing for a human being and especially children……. And along with freedom if we are given a domain…an area…to express ourselves, be ourselves, and do what we want to….. then the Freedom is heavenly. So, here, together U and I will share our freedom with lot's of activity and matter to feed and also entertain ourselves. So, put your pen to paper…..hmmm…better still tap your fingers on the keyboard of your computers and give wings to your thoughts in the form of stories, poems and even drawings and e-mail them to auntsangeeta@yahoo.in I want to see your creative stories that integrate jokes and funny moments………… let's together put a smile on everyone's faces. Together we shall make the best use of the Free-dom(main) granted to us on this page by Rotary. All set to enjoy Free-dom(main) with you……………Sangeeta Aunty
THE ART OF PARENTING (raising perfect parents) 1. Though parenting is difficult and challenging – it can be as exciting as you want it to be. 2. Have realistic expectations from parents – after all they are humans too – with more experience in life than you. 3. Perfect parents do not exist – accept them
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I don't think anyone will disagree with me when I say that our “newest” President Tauby has all the right credentials and the commitment and drive to lead the Club for the year ahead and also lead the District at some time in the near future!!. Her father Rustom Cyrusi was the General
as they are – life will be more peaceful. 4. One of the best ways of having cordial relations with them – accept your mistakes. 5. Remember friends……….Perfect Parents do not exist and neither do Perfect Children – and that's what we call a family. 6. The best way to advise parents is by giving them what they want. 7. All parents behave as well as they are treated 8. Finally, God could not be every where so he created parents.
The first correct entry received will win a prize…………. Always remember HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY” so crack this one yourself Want to impress friends – here is a quick one
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Make a list of things beginning from A-Z found in Mama's kitchen. e.g. A for Apron B for………. Do this yourself………… and send in your answers to
l packet Monaco biscuits cheese spread salt and pepper powder to taste tomato sauce Spread cheese spread on the biscuits evenly….. sprinkle some pepper powder over this….. be careful about the salt as the biscuit is already salty and so is the cheese spread…… take a drop of tomato or chilli sauce and put in the centre of the biscuit…… and use some green coriander from Mama's refrigerator to put on the sauce to give color. Serve in a platter……..Your friends are going to love this snack and you definitely will have the elders asking for more. Please send in short letters addressed to Lord Krishna on his birthday i.e. Janamashtmi. The best letter will be published and of course given a prize. Make it S3(short,sweet,simple). Entries to all categories must have your name, contact nos. and your age. Looking forward to a great year ahead with all of you and keep the flow of your creativity going towards the Golden Orange Looking forward to a great year ahead with all of you and keep the flow of your creativity going towards the Golden Orange Prizes sponsored by Granny's Gifts -Sangeeta Chhabra
Manager of Empress Mills and a member of our Club many years back and young Tauby grew up in the Empress Mills Bungalow in New Colony, which incidentally was occupied by another General Manager of Empress Mills, S.H. Batliwala, who was President of our Club in 1946-47. After her marriage to Naushad, Tauby as a young bride moved to “Hyacinth Terrace” in Civil Lines, where many years ago another PP
of our Club lived – C.B. Parakh (President 1948-49) who later became District Governor (1950-51). The story doesn't end here- Tauby's 'new' home was once occupied by two Past Presidents of our club – Jal P.Gimi (President 1963-64) & yours' truly (President 1994-95). With so much Rotary “history” to back her, Tauby can certainly be called Destiny's Child !! - Shiraz Gimi
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ROTARY CLUB OF NAGPUR SOUTH Chartered in 1971 and sponsored by our club, Nagpur South is the third senior most club of Nagpur which has been active and vibrant all along. No wonder, from 1991-92 to 2010-11, the club produced 4 able District Governors viz. Late Nilubhau Choudhary, Kumar Sathaye, Prakash Shesh and Dr. Prafull Mokadam. Nagpur South meets every Friday at their own Rotary Hall in Hadas High School. Melghat multi speciality Surgical camp and Thyroid Camps have been their flagship projects over the years. In the year 10-11, under the leadership of ' Best President of the District ' award winner Sharad Thombre, the club bagged RI Presidential Citation with distinction. Year 10-11 saw emergence of a 'Mega Youth Service project' which I liked immensely. A brainchild of Rtn Prof Kishor Mahabal, this project spanned over the entire year was a milestone not easy to conquer. A chat with Prof Mahabal was an experience in itself..... so much passion for the idea, ideals and the goal... I was impressed! What are the major problems faced by modern day youth? They generally lack of motivation, inability to communicate effectively; question mark on deciding career, and ignorance about various aspects of personality development. These setbacks are predominant in youth coming from weaker sections who are devoid of assistance and guidance. There is hardly an organization, which is willing to help without any financial returns. Considering all these difficulties and
need of training of youths, Nagpur South Rotary decided to organize training programs, seminars, workshops, orientation and counseling sessions for youths in general and specially for those belonging to weaker sections throughout the Rotary year 2010-11. Goal setting, Personality Development, Career Planning, Communication Skills were the major themes of all these seminars and workshops. Initially the sessions were held in the Hadas High School Rotary Hall, and later in various colleges for weaker sections and in Camps of National Service Scheme. The team comprising of President Rtns. Sharad Thombre, Dr Kishor Mahabal , Col. Mukesh Shahare, Amit Gokhale, Sanjay Tatwawadi, Adv. Jayant Mokadam, Dr. Sudhanshu Kothe and Rt Ann Sonali Pathak shared their expertise and guided the students in various fields using traditional as well as modern communication techniques. Rtns PP Manik Kaswa and Madhubhai Shah too extended help in looking after the logistics. The project went on throughout the year from July 2010 to June 11 and covered Ambedkar College of Law, YCCE , Vidyabharati , Vidya Niketan , Ambedkar College Deekshabhoomi, Priyadarshini Hostel, Hislop College, Mokhare College of Arts and Commerce, RTMNU College of Law, RKNEC, Mahashabde College, Institute of Technology, Umred Road , Institute of Science; all from Nagpur, and Yashwant College Selu, Gadgebaba College of Arts and Commerce, Hingna, and many other not so well known educational
A STRANGER TO HISTORY BY Aatish Taseer Aatish Taseer was born in New Delhi India -the result of an affair between his Indian Sikh mother and his Pakistani Muslim father. His mother-Indian journalist Tavleen Singh never kept from him the truth about his estranged father, politician Salman Taseer- who was recently assasinated in Pakistan by his own bodyguard for asking for clemency for a Pakistani christian woman and challenging the new blasphemy law. The cause for that first estrangement, was that it would have been impossible for the Governor of Punjab,despite being a liberal muslim, to be in politics in Pakistan with an Indian wife and a half-Indian son. To deal with confusion that comes with being not merely a part of 2 religious identities, but of two fragmented nations as well makes Aatish set off on a journey of personal exploration to understand what it means to be a muslim. As
he travels from country to country he encounters religious men, ordinary citizens, young students, working proffessionals, people from law enforcement, and even part of the Iranian underground. His interviews and interactions reveal fascinating insights into the thoughts and minds of people one would rarely have a chance to come in contact with. These interactions are an objective record of the different realities everywhere. Despite being a journalist in the UK. this book is more an emotional exploration of his personal identity against a backdrop of divergent Islamic viewpoints ,as he sets of on a journey of discovery from India toTurkey,Syria,Saudi Arabia,Iran and finally to Pakistan. A Stranger to History, has been hailed as one of the bravest books of this decade, as Taseer doesn't hesitate from asking hard questions ,or turning the harsh glare of introspection inwards. While he may not have come any closer to unravelling the intricacies of his father's
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institutions. The learned Rotary volunteers conducted 23 such seminars and workshops, and the audience comprised of minimum 70 students. In every seminar the audience comprised of 70 to 200 students. While the initial goal was to train 1000 students, this number swelled to a healthy 1700, thanks to the enthusiastic response of students and dedication of faculty members. The training aided by power point presentations included several interactive sessions to enhance the confidence of students. Certificate of Participation were given in valedictories. It was heart warming to learn that the Rotarian faculties utilized the honorarium offered by some colleges to educate and support 5 mentally challenged girls from Priyadarshini Girls hostel. Good acts are heart warming and contagious too! Well done Nagpur South! -PDG Vishwas Sahasrabhojanee
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religion, he has discovered himself. Being a product of both parts of the Indian sub continent and by virtue of having both parents from either side of the divide he sums it up by "embracing the three tier history of India whole, perhaps an intellectual troika of Sanskrit, Urdu, and English." The book makes final the distance between him and his father........ " ....and a great part of the oblique pain I now feel has to do with mourning a man who was present for most of my life as an absence......" Though you may not come away from reading this book any more enlightened about Islam than you were before you started, you'll have a better understanding of the variety of people who fall under the umbrella of that word. -Vindhya Sanjana
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the bottle. Of course the department where the bottles were washed & dried City Special would be fired with the chestest of abuses. The soda Factory had its very Mominpura in Nagpur was distinctive smells, a mixture of Ammonia Gas , much in the news last month. sweet Essences, grease & oil & I still Not many of us venture into this remember that smell. In those times bottles locality & many misconceptions exist about it. were sealed with a glass marble. We were But I have spent some wonderful times in & heroes in our school because after each visit amongst the people of Mominpura. My to the Soda Factory we got back pocketful of Grandfather Faramrozre Bhagwagar marbles which we generously distributed . considered it the most vibrant & exciting place In the back shed were the Bullock Carts & 3 to stay in. In spite of having bought large pairs of Bullocks. These were for transporting bungalows in Dharampeth & Civil Lines he the drink crates in the city. Somehow I insisted to live in Mominpura. Our family were imagined the bullocks as huge & fearsome the pioneers in the Aerated Waters creatures . We were always cautious & afraid manufacturing in Nagpur & as the business of them. My Chacha Bhaggi uncle would be grew my Grandfather built his factory & his the only brave person to go upto them & pat residence at the start of Mohamed Ali Serai & the sagging skin under their necks. now it's known as Bhagwagar Chowk. The essence room or Laboratory as we would As children visiting the Soda Factory & call it had a red wooden table & one wall lined meeting Pappa & Bapaiji was a happy & with essence & colour bottles of different looked forward to event. It was adventurous shapes & sizes. This is where Pappa & Bhaggi & exciting. There were the huge noisy Uncle would mix & make the concentrates. machines with large pulley wheels & This room was TOP SECRET & even we were compressors. These produced the carbon not allowed to enter it. Once in a while if the dioxide gas water & as the glass bottles door was left open we would sneak in & help rattled on metal conveyer chains the colored ourselves to the sugar & saccharine. aerated water would be injected into them. Very often the days would be punctuated with The bottles would pass in front of a powerful a frenzy of people rushing into the Soda light & we would spend hours inspecting the Factory Shop with a man woman or child either bottles for contamination. If a cockroach or fainted or foaming from the mouth, limp & half insect was found in a bottle there would be dead. The person was bitten by a scorpion & much excitement, before grandfather would Grand Pappa had a special magic potion to strain out the insect & pour the drink back in cure it. Pappa would pour some liquid in the
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BOBBY'S BUBBLES It is heart warming, if not exciting, that we have the first Lady President in Rtn.Tauby Bhagwagar of our 67 year old Club!
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It is well to remember that our Club was amongst the earliest sponsors for admittance of women as members of Rotary. In a preemptive action, we tried to induct a lady member in 1987. The then district governor advised us to 'have patience' as a legislation to admit women was on the anvil at the 1989 Council on Legislation in Singapore.
bitten persons ear recite a Parsee Prayer & within a few minutes the person would be fit & fine. We would beg Pappa to tell us how he did that but it was another of his secrets. We would be allowed to sit on the cash counter or on Pappas big black office table. Pappas phone had three chrome buttons & receiving a call & transferring the call by pressing one of the extension buttons was a thrill. Everything we needed was in Mominpura & near the Soda Factory. Our School tin trunks were made next door at the petiwalla. Kites, tops, the wholesale toys & clothes markets were close. The best mutton samosas & Biryani was in Mominpura. Anything which needed to be repaired had to be got to Mominpura. There were always so many children we could play with. Everyone in Mominpura knew I was from the Bhagwagar Soda Factory family & we were given so much love & respect. That was the Nagpur I loved & the Nagpur I K(now). -Naushad Bhagwagar
Mominpura by night
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now. The Duarte Club had the 'audacity' to challenge the RI Constitution and By-Laws by admitting three women members. In a prompt action Rotary International dismembered Duarte Rotary Club for infringement of Rotary Constitution.
There is an interesting history or sequel for removal of 'male only' requirement of a Rotary club membership.
In a lawsuit filed by the Duarte club, the California Superior Court rules in favor of Rotary International, upholding gender-based qualification for membership in California Rotary clubs. In 1986, the California Court of Appeals reverses the lower court's decision, preventing the enforcement of the provision in California. The California Supreme Court refuses to hear the case, and it is appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Duarte near Los Angeles in California is a small town, perhaps the size of Ramtek, or even smaller than Ramtek. But Duarte has a Rotary Club. In fact, there is more than one
1987. On 4 May, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that Rotary clubs may not exclude women from membership on the basis of gender. Rotary issues a policy statement that any
Rotary club in the United States can admit qualified women into membership. The Board "encourages all clubs in the U.S. to give fair and equal consideration to candidates for membership without regard to gender." The Rotary Club of Marin Sunrise, California is chartered on 28 May 1987. It becomes the first club after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling to have women as charter members. Sylvia Whitlock, of the Rotary Club of Duarte, California, becomes the first female Rotary club president. In 2007 Catherine NoyerRiveau became the first woman elected to the RI Board of Directors. There are now thousands of female Rotarians in over 25,000 clubs around the world, many of them as district governors and in other leadership offices in Rotary. -Bobby Srinivas
for@technicallychallenged.com Learn Something New The paperless generation of today may be 'cool' with it, but most of us are actually terrified, even suspicious of the bottomless black hole that is the World Wide Web. Where does the information come from? Is it trustworthy? Is it all a mammoth scam of unimaginable proportions that will clean out your bank account at the click of a button? These are several real fears a layman faces when it comes to the www. No wonder then, that people like you and me do not use this vast treasurehouse of knowledge to its potential. This column shall try to dispel those fears by decoding the myths and demystifying the mysteries that the internet holds. To start with, I will list websites by topic that you can visit for queries related to that particular topic. Here goes …. CONTESTS : www.hungama.com, www.contests2win.com, www.2000photo contests.com, www.supercontest.com, www.contestworld.com, www.artcontest. com, www.contestguide.com FINANCE : www.walletwatch.com, www.moneycontrol.com, www.equitymaster .com, www.sharebazaar.com, www.5paisa.com, www.starmarkettips.com, www.rup eesaver.com, www.stockmaster.com E-GREETINGS : www.123greetings.com, www.clubgreetings.com, www.archies online.com, www.hallmark.com, www.cardbymail.com, www.bharathgreetings.com JOBS : www.naukri.com, www.career1000.com, www.timesjobsandcareers.com, www.jobsahead.com, www.monster.com, www.winjobs.com, www.alltimejobs.com WOMEN : www.womeninfoline.com, www.sitagita.com, www.prerana.com, www.evetimes.com, www.brideandhome.com, www.srimati.com,www.tips4me.com, www.soulkurry.com RECIPES : www.daawat.com, www.bawrachi.com, www.indiachef.com, www.india nrecipes.com, www.khanakhazana.com, www.tadka.com, www.foodtv.com, www.chefnet.com TRAVEL : www.travelocity.com, www.mapsofindia.com, www.biztravel.com, www.o utlooktraveller.com, www.bharatplanet.com, www.makemytrip.com GAMES :www.mindspace.com, www.gamesdomain.com, www.gamesville.com, www.gamebot.com, www.riddler.com, www.free-gaming.com, www.games depot.com MUSIC : www.mp3.com, www.freemusic2u.com, www.angelfire.com, www.cla ssical.net, www.beemp3.com, www.humaracd.com, www.guitarsite.com HEALTH : www.healthfinder.com, www.healthyideas.com, www.arogya.com, www.doctoranywhere.com, www.acupressure.org, www.yourhealth.com, www.mayohealth.com BOOKS : www.amazon.com, www.barnesandnoble.com, www.mozzie.com, www.bigbook.com, www.bookbrowser.com, www.bookstudio.com, www.book talk.com KIDS : www.cyberkids.com, www.kidlink.org, www.kidsworld.com, www.kidssp ace.org, www.safekids.com, www.foxkids.com, www.cyberkids.com ORGANISERS : www.yourorganiser.com, www.dailydrill.com, www.digital.daytimer. com, www.magicdesk.com, www.when.com, www.anyday.com ENCYCLOPAEDIA : www.encyclopedia.com, www.encarta.msn.com, www.britannica.com, www.letsfindout.com, www.libraryspot.com, www.encyclo zine.com, www.kids.infoplease.com Some of these may help you understand things better and make your life easier. Next month onwards, we shall discover some fun aspects of the internet. Until next time… -Sohrab Kanga
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ROTARY RATTLE Hello Friends, The new Rotary Year has begun. The new team has taken charge. But this column stands as it is, growing stronger with every passing year. Call it "The Grapevine" or "The Rotary Buzz", our club buzzes with activity and all that happens in the lives of our members. Dr. Ravi Wankhede featured on Star News. He got a bravery award from the unit of Singham. Akash Agrawal has been elected, Honorary Secretary of the Vidarbha Industrial Association. Akanksha, daughter of Vandana and Devendra Agrawal, scored 90% in the 12th and has got into the prestigious, ILS Pune. Not to be left behind, their younger daughter Sakshi scored 97.6% in the 10th. A lot of our youngsters are all set to settle down and tie the knot. Shall let you know about them next month. Till then Chiao. Do keep me posted with your good news as well as sorrows. Rtn. Manju Shahani 9423102770
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VISHWAS REPORTING FROM NEBRASKA Tit bits from Nebraska..Location wise Nebraska is to USA what Vidarbha is to India. Bang in the centre. Basically a farming and cattle state, often referred as bread bowl of USA. Nebraska state has a population of just 1.5 Million. RID 5630 occupies two thirds of Nebraska but excludes bigger cities Lincoln and Omaha which are in eastern Nebraska. About Rotary in 5630.... 34 clubs, 1350 Rotarians. Most of the clubs are very old.... chartered in thirties and forties, Bringing youths in Rotary is a challenge that most of the clubs are facing. Couples membership is common. Ladies are almost 40% in membership in USA .... at least in Nebraska .Wonder what would have happened to Rotary in USA if ladies were not admitted since 1988!
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AUGUST Rajiv Yashroy Savita Sancheti Usha Singh Bunty Rawal Mita Joglekar Gulab Mahant Jyoti Agrawal Dr.Smita Deshmukh Premlata Malani Bhagwat Thakare Priti Thakare Awadhoot Purohit Dr. Lubna Haq Dr. Nikunj Pawar Bachi Gimi Aeyjaz Akolawala Anit Bhasin Ashwin Mankeshwar Divya Bhati Sumit Halder Brajendra Kumar Singh Rahul Chaudhary Raghav Sharma Babita Parekh Sharmila Sutaria Ashok S. Mokha Kalpana Chandurkar Bhupesh Kalra Lata Rathi Aneeta Patel
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SPOT THE MISTAKE… Rotary was a wonderful idea that came to a lonely but sensitive man… Paul Harris. He along with a few friends formed the idea of a Club on 23rd February, 1905. Paul Harris was the 1st President of a Rotary Club and also the 1st President of Rotary International. When the first organization of Rotary clubs was created in 1910, Paul Harris was selected as the 1st President. He served in this position for two years. -Point out the specific mistake in your answer
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We are starting a new column 'X-PRESS' in the Golden Orange where members, their spouses and families get a chance to express their views on matters Rotary and otherwise. We will try to make sure that the opinions aired come from a fair crosssection of the membership. We also hope that the responses are forthcoming, frank, fearless, constructive and at times witty. The opinions aired will be subject to editing by the author of this column without essentially altering the meaning or intent of the contributor. Here goes !! What do you think about the increase in the membership of the Club from 115-120 in 2000 to 215-220 in 2005 to about 315 now?? Give us your inputs on desirability, sustainability, financial viability and quality issues regarding this rapid increase in numbers.......... Rtn. Rina Sinha: There have been enough debates on “Quality Vs Quantity “, “Wrapper Vs Content” etc. Growth is a natural phenomenon which should not be curtailed. Unless we grow, and invite new talent we would not be able to bring in Innovation and Creativity in the working of our Club, the lack of which makes members and project chairpersons feel safe in their “Comfort Zone” with their “Comfort Team”. Peer level competition and innovative methods bring out the best in everybody removing complace ncies. Unless we get more people in, how do we remove the grain from the chaff? PP Dr Manmohan Daga: I feel Growth is a positive phenomenon. If the growth is healthy (not weedy) it is a must for progress. Quality Control of membership is the Key word. Their persistent positive involvement in the club's
activities is the key to sustainability. We, as a club, need not increase just because we need to fulfill targets. I foresee one major issue - Administration and Time constraints of the Office Bearers to administer the club!! If we have capable leaders we shall be able to overcome this too. Our Club is a great training school, where the sheer size, variety of people, type of persons & projects give you an excellent opportunity to graduate in public relations with practical training. Akash Agrawal: In my view there is no harm in increasing our membership even more as more number of members means more hands to work on projects, more funds for the club and more weightage at district level!! In fact I would like our club to become the largest club in India!! The advantage of a large membership is evident in the quality, variety & number of projects done in the last 10 years!!
X-PRESS challenge 'coz it's not about having them on our Roster but their involvement!! Financial viability – More inductions adds to the Club Kitty of the year!! Increase the Club dues (not increased since Adam) and Fellowship dues gradually, year on year. ]QUALITY issues - Each member must remember: we joined the Club for its Quality & Culture. Let's not introduce our Friends (read ACQUAINTANCE) who don't fit in the Club Culture....for our own GOOD!
Vipul Gupta: Brilliant: keep going like this, and we will soon be the largest club in the world! Is that the goal? Or what? Continuous growth for the sake of growth : that's not what we want. If the argument is that new members are active, then 'CTRL + ALT + DELETE' those who are beyond redemption, Rt. Ann Rajni Sangtani: Before we pass verdict on but ah yes!! Who bells the cat?! If the t h e i d e a l n u m b e r o f argument is the kitty of yearly subscription, members we need to decide target more corporate funds: there's enough what is more important - CSR floating around for the taking. If we need Rotary's corpus (from to have high goals, then target that every Membership fees), or the Participation (time member is active in something, so hit for devoted) by its members? If raising money for quality, and leave the rat race of numbers our projects is the main criteria, then adding behind. The idea is to serve, is it not? more members make sense. On the other hand, if participation is most important, then There you are folks. The consensus seems to we need to decide the number of projects we be to have growth that is more regulated and plan to undertake and the manpower planned and not a cancerous growth which is not only purposeless but also harmful to the requirements for those projects. body. We don't have to be a lean and mean Pres. Elect Atul Shah: club, but at the same time let's not be fat and Desirability - We can do with flabby!! Well rounded, slightly muscular and good individuals in Newer fighting fit is the way to go!! and Specialized vocations. - Dr. Sanjiv Chugh Sustainability - is surely a
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