January 2016
CHARTER NITE
R I UPDATE
BOARD INTERVIEW
COMMUNITY SERVICE
DG VISIT
BLOOD DONATION
LADIES COMMITTEE
INTER CLUB CRICKET
DISTRICT CONFERENCE
RI Update -CYCLISTS RAISE OVER $4 MILLION IN MILES TO END POLIO RIDE
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The fight to eradicate polio got a major financial boost from the annual ‘Miles to End Polio’ bike ride that took place, 21 November in Arizona, USA. Rotary General Secretary John Hewko and a team of eight RI staff members helped raise $4.4 million. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will match the funds 2to-1, bringing the total contribution to PolioPlus to more than $13 million. This is the fourth year in a row that Hewko has biked in the 104-mile (167 km) El Tour de Tucson ride, one of the country's top cycling events. More than 100 Rotary members from Arizona and
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around the world hit the pavement with the Evanston team. The RI staff riders have been training together since September. “In the beginning, riding 104 miles seemed impossible,” says Jean Stanula, Rotary's Global Events supervisor. “But we came together early Saturday mornings and rode 20, 40, 60, and 80 miles. After a while, it felt like we could do anything.” Contributions of District Designated Funds (DDFs) were a big part in this year's fundraising effort, with more than $1.4 million collected. Districts can continue to donate DDFs to support the
fundraiser through 30 November. President-elect John Germ will visit the district that donates the most DDFs, and the top five contributing districts will be recognized onstage at the 2016 Rotary Convention in Seoul. Rotary members have taken part in the ride since 2009, when the End Polio Now campaign was designated, an official beneficiary of the race, allowing Rotary cyclists to gather pledges for the campaign. In the first year, 27 cyclists raised $35,000. The number has grown exponentially ever since.
President’s Message Dear Rotarians, The wintry month of December has been full of warmth and joy. Our generous Rotarians opened their hearts and pockets and gave to the world; gave where there was need; gave where there was disaster; gave to give relief. Their generosity must have brought joy and warmth to the beneficiaries. What else could we ask for? While we did our bit, there were visitors from abroad who appreciated the genuineness of our purpose and offered to help add smiles to our project, “Smiling Faces'. When we are at the receiving end , we realize how gratifying it is to have worked for a deserving cause. Amidst all our activities about which you will read n the following pages, we
had the OCV (Official Club Visit) of the Dist. Governor. The Charter Night celebrations kept many busy and wondering what the Show would be like. The classy presentation of the Costumes of Asia turned out to be a run –away hit. For those who attended, it was yet another GIFT. For those who didn't………well, they missed their Attendance too ! Talking about Attendance one wonders whether our Rotarians, who so eagerly get inducted, realize how important it is. With absence, you miss out on the essence of Rotary membership which is friendship, community involvement and a sense of purpose. December ended on a high with the much talked about Dist. Conference Anubhuti. Two of our Past Presidents
did us proud with the honours bestowed on them by Rotary International and Dist.3030.These are indeed footsteps to follow. May, the tribe of such true-blue Rotarians increase. That is my wish for the New Year. Wish you all a very Happy and Healthy New Year ! Khushnoor S. Chugh
such that people revere him even today. He travelled the length and breadth of the country imparting knowledge and gathering followers...500 years back...then why do we still feel a sense of calm and contentment on bowing in front of a idol representing him ?..I guess some things just do not have a scientific reasoning..Or is there a sense of contentment present in all of us, under all the anxiety and stress...it just requires a serene atmosphere and the company of fellow believers and their chants and hymns to bring it out. It is that time of the year again, when we ring out the old and bring in the new.
The time to let go of the past happenings and start afresh with new hopes, aspirations and vision. Wishing everyone a Happy New Year !! Hetal Sampat
My Thoughts.....
CREDITS Director: Nilufer Rana Chairperson: Atul Shah, Shweta Singh Editor: Hetal Sampat, Durriya Akolawala Processing: Eskay's Scanner Designing: Gurushree Graphics Printing: Shabbir Shakir Team Golden Orange
FRONT PAGE The DG serving children Health Checkup Visit of Rotarians from US
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Just visited the birthplace of an acclaimed guru of the gujarati vaishnav sect. The setting was peaceful....the atmosphere serene and gave all of us a sense of calm. We fed the gowmata some lapsi (gujarati sweet dish)and gave makhan misri to the idol of the renowned saint. All this 'seva' generated a sense of well being and we came back feeling uplifted due to an increased flow of endorphins. But very frankly, if we scientifically analyse what we have done..does it make sense ?? There was a saint about 500 years back who added immense value to the society in which he lived,
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Business Meeting
3rd Dec. rd
The business meeting for the month was held on 3 Dec to transact important business of the club. PP D K Sahani & Editors released the Golden Orange. The winners were announced. This being the election meeting, President asked PP Atul to read out the minutes of nomination committee meeting. President Khushnoor presented the new team for the year 201617. The house unanimously approved the selection made by nomination committee. President urged members to participate in the district conference to be held on 26th& 27th December at Mumbai. She congratulated members of our club who have been chosen as
Nagpur Heroes by Times of India. Meeting was adjourned after the national anthem.
Ladies Committee -Ladies Makeover It was a packed house at the Spouse meeting on Thursday the 3rd of December, when renowned make up artist and stylist, Satnam Kaur came visiting along with her team and colleagues at the finishing school 'Panache'. Our very own Madhavi Naidu, volunteered her beautiful face to be the canvas for the make up demonstration, of different and experimental styles and colors. The results were astounding! In her talk, Satnam, emphasized on the importance of ' Sunscreen' in delaying the aging process,
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Medical Camp
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A v e r y gratifying health check u p c u m diagnostic camp was held at the residential Deaf and D u m b s c h o o l , Saoner. After a hearty breakfast at PP Rtn D. K. Sahni's residence our team proceeded for the camp. The customary greetings and welcome function by the school authorities and Mrs. Samarth was done, and after President Khushnoor and Director Dr. Rizwan briefly addressed the children, our doctors started the camp. All the children had a paediatric checkup
new techniques of applying base cream, mascara, eyeliner, blush etc. She introduced us to the astonishing array of new age cosmetics, like, color correctors, highlighters, BB Creams, CC Creams, DD Creams, concealers and much more. She addressed all our queries with patience, attention and detail. All of us Anns left, feeling inspired to adopt her tips and techniques in our daily grooming regimes. The icing on the cake came in the form of
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prizes for, Best Groomed Senior as well as Junior, Healthy Hair, Beautiful Nails etc etc. Nita Singh
6th Dec. - Health heck up at Deaf and Dumb school by Dr. Sanjiv Chugh; E.N.T complaints were addressed by Dr. Vivek Harkare and Skin by Dr. Rizwan Haq. Dental team of Dr. Zubair Quazi and Dr. Shabbir examined and treated dental problems. All children were taught basic oral hygiene and briefed about importance of teeth cleaning; toothbrush toothpaste sets and deworming tablets were distributed. 32 girl students between the age of 11 and 15years were given Rubella vaccination; and haemoglobin investigation for 5 students was done by Dr. Jerestin Watchmaker. Each child's height and weight was recorded. The team was assisted by our Rtns Manju and Chandru Shahani; Rtn Jehangir Doongaji; Rtn Nilufer Rana; Rtn Namita Sharma; Rtn Rajiv Behal. Visiting Rotarians from Rotary club in U.S.A‌ Dr. Gary Miller and Dr. Ricky Kalra were present too and were totally engrossed in the working and
ongoing activities. The school authorities had arranged for a sumptuous lunch after which Mrs. Durga Samarth showed us their audiometry room and demonstrated how each child was progressing in his/her hearing and speaking ability. Her dedicated and sincere effort with patience towards every child was highly commendable. PP.Rtn Chandru proposed the vote of thanks and the team left after a rewarding and fruitful project.
DG's Trail
11th Dec. -DG's Club Assembly & Official Club Visit undertaken by other clubs in the district. He lauded the work being carried out by the Club. After the assembly, DG visited BPCL Petrol Pump at Wardha Road where he inaugurated four-way test board. A large number of Rotarians were present during the unveiling of board. Next stop was at Antar Bharti Ashram School at Khamla. Our club has constructed toilet block and a hand wash station under WinS program. The club also runs a year - long project nutrition where all the kids at school are given nutritious food during lunch and milk before they leave in the evening. Club is now constructing proper kitchen in the school. Interact and Rotaract clubs are an integral part of our club and many of projects owe
their success to their efforts. President and Secretaries of interact and Rotaract club were keen to meet DG at our office at Bishop Cotton School. DG informed them how his stint as Rotaractor helped him personally and professionally. Interactors shared their experience of Annual Interact Meet. DG urged them to use this opportunity to develop personality. Senior Citizens Park which is coming up at Ramnagar Hilltop will be a landmark project. Its still under construction and the first sapling was planted by DG. We are sure the park will come up nicely in coming months. DG called it a day after sumptuous lunch at President Khushnoor's residence.
Club Assembly
Planting a sapling
Meeting rotaractors
Four way test Board
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Club assembly is an important event in Rotary Calendar. Due to change in DG's travel plans, the 2nd assembly (also known as District Governor's Club Assembly) was rescheduled to 11th December 2015. The assembly was held at Hotel Airport Centre Point. During breakfast DG interacted with directors and chairpersons. Unlike regular assembly meeting where directors or chairpersons present the report, DG suggested entirely different format. He interacted with the chairpersons as they presented their report. DG was highly impressed with the in-depth understanding of projects by concerned chairpersons. This change of format was much appreciated by all. DG also shared information on projects being
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Visit to Antar Bharti Ashram
Charter Nite December the 13th 1944! The date our Club came into being. The day our Club got its Charter officially. Seems like another era. Well it is to a certain extent. 71 long years have passed. The Club has seen some 73 Presidents. Each with a mandate of his own. Each with a personal agenda. There have been ups and downs. Controversies. Accolades. A lot of bouquets and some brick bats too. What is constant though, is The growth. The fellowship. The service. Every President has his/ her soft corners but the Charter Nite has always been held in high esteem and has been celebrated with much love. President Khushnoor also had an idea. Just a small little wish!
13th Dec. As always, the creative geniuses of the Club got together and conceived and executed the dream into a reality. An extravaganza of color! What Co ordination! What a concept! You had more people on stage, than the total strength of many clubs! The program consisted of a series of Tableaus r e p r e s e n t i n g t h e d i ff e r e n t countries of Asia which were visited by Miss Universe -hopeful Shilpa Agrawal and her entourage. The spread - as lavish as the Show! Superb! Marvelous! Were some of the comments that I heard. Well from back stage I could not judge personally but I know how we all enjoy
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The cast amd crew
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Past Presidents the practices. With 67 participants! From not even 6, Miloni Sampat to 77 year old Rajan Bhatia was the kind of final product - 'the dress rehearsal' we dished out! Long live Rotary Club of Nagpur! Manju Shahani
Japenese tableau
In Thailand
In China
Bhutanese ladies
Egyptian dance
Arab World
The Dragon
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The Bhutanese monks
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Take Rotary Home
14th Dec.
-At the home of Anuj and Priti Badjate Jingle bells
& Sparkling lights,
Twinkling Stars and some Moonlight, in this winter chill ,
Take Rotary Home Brings to you
an evening of thrill , With Christmas New Year Celebrations
in the air,
why not we all come in "Western Wear" Some games n fun are in the pipeline Anuj & Preeti Badjate are the gracious hosts this time...... Date: Tues 15th Dec '15 Time: 8.30 pm sharp
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This attractive einvite could not be resisted by anyone & in no time we had a full house with 24 couples. Drs. Pushpa Bhave, Sanjiv Chugh, Vivek & Smita Harkare, Rizwan & Lubna Haq, Shantala & Sadashiv Bhole, Vaidehi & Sanjay Marathe, Shantanu & Rajasi Sengupta, Educationists, Sharad Bhave, Anmol Badjatia, Durriya Akolawala. & Anuj & Preeti Badjate of course. Business Tycoons, Deepak & Neena Choudhary, Achal & Nidhi Gandhi, Sandeep Badjatia, Manohar & Bhuvi Wadhwani, Shiv & Gita Rao, Beauty Queen Shilpa & Mr Shilpa Agrawal, 'The Beauty'- Nita & Pavneet Singh, Creative Artists, Shweta Singh & Veenita & Shridhar Pasari, Adv. Sudhir & Veena Puranik & some of us lesser mortals. An excellent round of Introductions, Rotary Info, Santa doling out sweets, a fun game & a more than lavish spread made the evening a memorable one. Anuj, Priti, Raunak & Tushar were as hospitable as could be. The ambience created was awesome. One more successful TRH. Thank You chairpersons Ragini & Shantala. -Manju Shahani
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Water management
15th Dec.
- Safe drinking water Safe Drinking water is an issue now in urban and rural areas alike. This is more of a concern in villages because of the low levels of literacy and health awareness. Although access to drinking water has improved, the World Bank estimates that 21% of communicable diseases in India are related to unsafe water. In India, diarrheoa alone causes more than 1,600 deaths daily. The Water Management Committee in collaboration with CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur took up a project “Safe drinking water : Employing SODIS�. at Ramchandra Kamdee High School , at Dongargaon , about 20 kms from Nagpur City. About 100 school children were demonstrated this simple technique of disinfection of water and imparted knowledge on the benefits of this technology by Rt.Ann Rita Dhodapkar. SODIS is a virtually zero-cost technology. SODIS is disseminated through training of trainers, educating at the grassroots level, providing technical assistance to partner organizations, lobbying key players, and establishing information networks. SODIS is best promoted and disseminated by local institutions with experience in community health education. A long-term training approach and repeated contact with the community is needed to create awareness on the importance of treating drinking water and to establish corresponding changes in behavior. Prominently present on the occasion were Rtn. Khushnoor Chugh and Dr. Urmila Kshirsagar. -Rita Dhodapkar
Vocational Training
17th Dec.
These were boys from Manish Nagar Slums, who through Mr.Shriprakash Panda of Nirmay Bahu-Uddeshiya Sanstha had requested for a training in car washing. President Khushnoor conveyed this to Rt.Ann Deepa Kale who arranged a 2-day training for these boys at the Hyundai Worship in Wadi. The boys were very satisfied with the training imparted. They hope to use this training to earn some money.
Community welfare
17th Dec. - At Panchvati Vruddhashram Winter is here in its full gear and thus it's a difficult time for the aged. Hence the community services team thought of distributing Shawls to the inmates of Panchavati Ashram. This is home to 65 people away from their loved ones, thus living a secluded life. We all reached there at 11:30 am, which is their lunch time and everyone was there in dining hall other than those who are bed ridden. Rtn. Hira Mulani, who is always keen to help, sponsored the shawls. Our chairperson Anita Jain, who is a regular visitor of place brought biscuits for inmates. Our Sergeant at Arms Sonia Khurana and her Aunt sponsored oranges. Their efforts were well appreciated bythe inmates who showered blessings on us. Others present on the occasion were Director Non Medical Namita Sharma and chairpersons Anjuli Minocha.
Meeting
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pollution, road accidents, extreme weather conditions, travel time and cost are compelling reasons to have a Metro to serve the growing population spread across the city of Nagpur. The estimated cost of Metro Rail Project with 36 stations will be Rs. 8680 Crores. He was very keen to answer all the queries posted by the Rotarians and answered a lot of questions with detailed explanations .Mr Dixit proposed that with the help of our Club we can create awareness of the project among citizens so that maximum benefit could be availed. He generated a lot of interest in everyone but because of short of time the queries had to be restricted,
Rtn Mahendra Kamath proposed the Vote of thanks and mentioned that as we remember Mr Chandrasekhar for bringing transformation in Nagpur roads may Mr Dixit be remembered for bringing such a huge change with Metro Rail in Nagpur. Meeting was adjourned after the National Anthem -Chetna Singhal
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President Khushnoor Chugh called the meeting to order followed by announcements for birthdays and anniversaries. The main agenda of the meeting was Metro ...a step towards making Nagpur a smart city. Khushnoor welcomed Mr Brijesh Dixit, the Managing Director of Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation Ltd(NMRC), Dr Apte, PR Incharge of NMRC and Dr Chandrayan , Consultant of NMRC. Dr Chandrayan gave a presentation on all the aspects of the Metro project. The main question in everyone's mind was why do we need a Metro in Nagpur? Nagpur being the largest city in Central India is witnessing a rapid economic and infrastructural development specially in the fields of IT, Education and Healthcare sector. Present use of public transport is only 9% due to absence of reliable public transport ,further traffic congestion,
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Vocational Visit Spacewood Furniture factory, is a state of the art unit at Hingna, MIDC. Chairpersons Mr. Sameer Agrawal, Mr. Shailendra Varma and Spacewood owner Mr. Kirit Joshi had arranged the visit with Director Mr. Dipesh Ajmera We assembled at President Khushnoor's
20th Dec. -Spacewood Furniture Residence,we had a very good breakfast and then left for the factory of Spacewood Furniture. We saw their Factory Presentation, Kitchen and Office furniture and showroom, at the end of the visit we gave a Momento to Mr. Kirit Joshi. Learned lot
All the Visitors
about furniture, how Modular furniture is made how can we customize it in size, colour and how many options are possible. All in all a very enriching visit which was rounded off with a a super brunch organized.
Thanking Mr. Kirit Joshi
Inter Club Cricket
20th Dec.
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- Rotary Club of Nagpur Downtown Fellowship Cup - Mens
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Truly cricket is a game that unites. Main United cricket team started its practice from the first week of December. It was on the picturesque ground near the Parsi cemetery at Seminary Hills, thanks to Rtn Shiraz Gimi. It was a session of fellowship and brotherhood apart from cricket. Great practice drills were given by Sohrab Kanga and Captain Sandeep Pathak to get the Rotarians back to shape for the matches. The matches started on 15th December. We won our first encounter against the West Riders. We made 77 runs in our 10 Overs and won by 24 runs. Man of the Match: Abhinav Fatehpuria Best Fielder: Litesh Thakkar Best Batsman: Tushar Singhvi Our Second Match was against the DownTown Warriors Team and we convincingly defeated them to qualify for the semi-finals. We chased a set target of 51 Runs in 4.4 overs.
Man of the Match: Sohrab Kanga Best Fielder: Litesh Thakkar Best Bowler: Kapil Bahri The keenly contested Semi Finals against the West Force team saw us lose narrowly. We set a target of 83 Runs in 12 overs which the West chased in 10.2 overs. Best Batsman: Abhinav Fatehpuria We thank all team members for giving their very best in performance and also in
terms of team spirit to make our journey a memorable one. Great Going Mains United. -Tushar Singhvi and Jatin Sampat
Inter Club Cricket - Womens Babhulkar and Archana Javery and Team B consisted of Capt. Jerestin Watchmaker, Fatema Shakir, Sonal Ajmera, Shantala Bhole, Divya Bhati and Durriya Akolawala. Both the teams had to play against two different teams. Team A won against Rotary West in which the
man of the match was awarded to Nandini Babhulkar but lost the second match against Rotary Ishanya. Team B won against Rotary Tiger Capital in which the man of the match was awarded to Fatema Shakir but lost a match against Rotary Downtown. All in all the entire tournament was played with a spirit of fellowship and camaraderie. Most of the teams seemed to be cheering each other up and also encouraging the individuals to give their best shots.
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After rigorous practice for about two weeks, two ladies cricket team represented our club on the 20th of December at the Ambedkar ground. for the Interclub cricket matches - womens. Team A had captain Vinita Bahri, Nilufer Rana, Shivani Bidaye, Nandini
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Meeting The weekly meeting was held on Christmas Eve. The President welcomed the members and extended the Birthday and Anniversary greetings. Events and activities for the coming week were announced. Past president Shabbir Shakir then explained about The Rotary Foundation. The Rotary Foundation is a corporation that supports the efforts of Rotary International to achieve world peace through humanitarian programs. The Rotarians invest their time and expertise in carrying out the services. But along with it, the foundation needs funds to carry out the cause. Hence Rotarians are asked to make a contribution of $ 1000 - $ 10,000 to the Rotary Foundation. These Rotarians are recognized as Paul Harris Fellows. In this meeting The
24th Dec. President honored the Multiple PHF – Alifiya Master, Zoher Shabbir Shakir, Urmi Amitabh Sharma, Murtaza Maimoon, Rtn. Rakhi Bhatia, Rtn. Dipesh Ajmera and Rtn. Dr. Archana Chaudhry and First time PHF – Alpana Agrawal, Yashodhan Goenka, Rtn. Vinita Bhatia, Rtn. Dr. Shantala Bhole, Rtn. Dr. Rajendrakumar Jaiswal, Rtn. Ajinkya Saraf, Abhilasha Sethi, Smita Sheth, Rtn. Sandeep vaid, Neeta Singhania, Sonal Singhvi, Rtn. Dr. Shivani Bidaye, Rtn. Sharad Bhattad, Rtn. Dr. Sameer Jahagirdar, Rtn. Gogi Bhasin, Rtn. Parag Date, Rtn. Alok Khandelwal, Gauri Malji, Rtn. Umesh Agrawal, Swati Agrawal, Lubaina Akhter Maimoon, Rtn. Sanjay
District Conference
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Awesome!!! Amazing!!! Extraordinary!!! Wow!!! These are some of the adjectives used by delegates who attended the two-day annual Rotary District Conference “Anubhuti” held at the fabulous Sahara Star Convention Centre, Mumbai, on 26th & 27th December 2015. Anubhuti conference attracted some of the best speakers in modern times. Conference Chair Nitin Khandelwal in his speech thanked the delegates who made a new record for attendance. DG Dr Nikhil Kibe in his opening remarks welcomed the speakers, and invited the delegates to benefit from the sessions. The inaugural session had Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) Shri Ajay Sancheti as the chief guest. Past Rotary International Director Shekhar Mehta was nursing a sore throat but that didn't stop him from talking about h i s f a v o u r i t e s u b j e c t , L i t e r a c y. Brahmakumari Deepa brought a sense of
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Kothari, Rtn. Seema Jain, Shreya Yadav, Anil Bhatia and Rtn. Litesh Thakkar. The Christmas Eve was celebrated with Mr. Manoj Nichols of Dinanath School with his choir group who performed wonderful carols and brought everybody in the festive mood. The meeting got concluded with the National Anthem. -Fatema Akolawala
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peace and serenity in the auditorium. Former MP and ex-Bollywood star Ms Jayaprada spoke on women's empowerment, and how villages in hinterland of UP have changed with time. Hon'ble Justice Srikrishna spoke on “Rule of Law & Ethics – Convergence” PDG Raju Subramaniam (D3140) spoke about the Art of Giving. Ms Pankaja Gopinath Munde – Palwe, Minister in Maharashtra State Government for Rural Development spoke from her heart. Bollywood superstar Shatrughan Sinha, exMP and senior BJP leader was present. In his address he spoke about how much Rotary has done for Polio, and gave his best wishes to Rotarians. Amit Jadav or AJ entertained the audience till midnight and had the people on their feet throughout the evening. Devdutta Pattanaik, the famous writer on Gita and mythology, held the audience spellbound with his command over the holy book and his interpretations. Rakesh Jhunjhunwala,
the famous stock-broker, also known as 'big bull' kept the audience glued to their chairs while speaking at ease about the Indian economy. DGE Mahesh Mokalkar and his team led by Asif Zahid gave a presentation of the next year's “Swapnapoorti” conference to be held at Nagpur. The much awaited IYE inbound students' presentation was next, and this brought the audience on its feet. Major Donors of The Rotary Foundation were recognized and acknowledged in the next session. ‘Citation for Meritorius Service’ 2015-16 was awarded to PDG Dr Prafull Mokadam of Nagpur South, while for 2014-15 it was awarded to PP Shabbir Shakir of Nagpur. PDG Dr Balkrishna Inamdar (D3140) Mumbai spoke on Public Image and its importance for us Rotarians. A number of PDG's helped Chair individual plenary sessions. All in all a fantastic two days !! -Vijay Naidu
PP Vijay Naidu receiving Eduljee Award
Performance by IYE students
Looking ahead towards the DISTRICT CONFERENCE. President and PP Sanjiv with DGE Mahesh Mohkalkar and District Secy Elect PP Atul Shah
Great show !
Audience
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With Star Speaker Devadutt Patnaik
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Meeting It was the last meeting of 2015 and there was excitement and anticipation felt in the air. President Khushnoor called the meeting to order. An important announcement was made regarding the collection of funds for sweaters to be distributed to school children during Hemalkasa camp. Rtn. Rajendra Jaiswal was happy to announce that our members had wholeheartedly contributed and we were close to achieving the target. Rtn Vilas Kale read out a katha that has been written by him in the form of a one act play. The story about an evening between two old friends and the confessions made by one of them was engrossing. Mr Kale enacted the story using voice modulation and expressions .It was indeed an enjoyable experience. The second story was about an old retiree who is enticed by a young scheming lady
Blood Donation
30th Dec. to write his autobiography. It brought home the fact that every one of us thinks we have had an interesting life worth sharing and we are taken for granted by our families. This makes us gullible to being deceived by strangers. Rt. Ann Neeta Kale and Rtn. Shabbir Shakir enacted their roles with expertise. Three senior members have decided to resign from our club. It was with heavy hearts that we bid adieu to them. They are Rtn Anil Sahasrabhojanee, RtnYatin Malji, Rtn Ashok Malani. Finally it was the moment that we all had been waiting for. It was time to award the
26th Nov. -At CRPF
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CRPF organised Blood donation in association with Rotary Club of Nagpur. Dr Sengupta first welcomed Mr.A P Singh (DIG),Mr.Sanjay Latkar (DIG range),doctor Mrs. Papiya Sengupta (incharge medical) and Director Non Medical Rotary club of Nagpur Namita Sharma and Chairperson Navneet Jain. She briefed all donors about facts of blood donation with the help of slide show. DIG A.P Singh and his wife were the first to come forward to donate blood. Total 74 units of blood was collected. This camp was organised in association with Jeevan Jyoti Blood Bank. Others present on the occasion were Secretary Parag Paranjpe, Chairpersons Mohd Master and Rtn. Sheela Mundhada
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chairpersons, who have been toiling in the last six months. Some of them are active in multiple projects. They received awards at the hands of President Khushnoor Chugh. The meeting ended with the vote of thanks. -Shantala Bhole
Rotaract – SB Jain – Sadabai Raisoni – Indira Gandhi Medical College- Tulisram Gaikwad – Tirpude College • A small initiative was taken by a team of Rotaractors of SB Jain, SRWC, IGGMC, TGPCA and Tirpude of celebrating Christmas with the children of Surendragadh slum. The program was started by cutting of the cake by Rtn. Shefali Shah alongwith some of the children. The Rotaractors explained to the children about Christmas and organized several games and the prizes were also distributed to the winners. There were some very mind blowing performances by the children comprising of dance, singing, poetry and much more. Children were distributed snacks. The Rotaractors also distributed gifts to every child. The children sang songs, danced and had a lot of fun with the Rotaractors. Tulsiram Gaikwad College of Architecture • Books and Clothes Donation at Surendragadh Slums… donated old clothes and books to the children of the slum. The children were served with snacks, which they enjoyed. Tuli College of Management • The Rotaractors celebrated "World Handicapped Day" at "Shaskiya Handicapped School". Sports were taken for handicapped as well as dumb and deaf people. Prizes were given and they also donated winter caps and earpads to help them in winter. They all played musical chairs. Snacks were also provided. • The Rotaractors went to the adopted school "Zilla Parishad School" at Bokhara. They were there for a whole hour and taught the children English and maths. They taught the students of class 5th and 6th. The Children were very excited to learn from them and paid full attention for the hour. • Christmas was celebrated today at the adopted ZP School. We had arranged for a dance and singing competition. The Students danced on the tunes of Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, Jai Ho and many more songs. Some also sang songs. Some of our Rotractors danced and sang with the students as well. Gifts were given to the students for their wondorous efforts. • The Rotractors conducted a drawing competition today at Zp School, Bokhara. They provided the Children with drawing sheets and crayons and asked them to draw their heart out. Some of them drew amazing sketches. Rotaract Club of Sadabai College Raisoni Womens College • Rotaract Club of SRWC truly exemplified that
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"Charity Begins At Home". They collected old clothes of good quality and we gave it to the needy people at Anatr Bhartia Ashram and Slum. Rotaract Club of Hislop College • The Rotaract club of Hislop College, like every year, opted for the "Student for student" event with great responsibility. St. Michael and Indira Convent are the adopted schools. Rtr. Shonali Kanjilal teaches English grammar to std 8th and 10th and Rtr. Tauheed teaches maths to std 9th and 10th respectively along with various extracurricular activities. They try to inculcate moral values and helped them in speaking fluent English. Each and every Rotaractor tries their level best to nourish the budding minds of those less fortunate kids. • The Rotaract club of Hislop college had organised the selling of E-waste with great enthusiasm and responsibility towards the environment The Rotaractors went to various classes and gave the brief idea about the E-waste management. The teachers were kind enough to encourage all the students to bring at least few items each. • The Rotaractors undertook the project of Raddi Collection with great enthusiasm and spirit. It was something new for all the Rotaractors to collect newspaper waste from their neighbourhoods and surrounding areas.
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MASALA CHICKEN QUESIDILLA For the dip: 1/2 cup thick yogurt, 1/2 cup sour cream, 1/2 cup mint leaves chopped fine, 1 large cucumber grated (squeeze out all excess liquid from the cucumber after grating it), 3/4 tsp cumin powder, 1/4 tsp red chilli powder, 1/2 tsp sugar, Salt to
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Team GO taste, For the Masala Chicken: 3 tbsps vegetable/ canola/ sunflower cooking oil, 1 tsp cumin seeds, 1 large onion sliced thinly, 1 tbsp garlic paste, 1 tbsp ginger paste, 1 tsp coriander powder, 1 tsp cumin powder, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp garam masala powder (see link below for recipe), 500 gms chicken mince/ ground chicken, 3 tomatoes chopped fine, Salt to taste, 6 tortillas, 1 cup grated or shredded cheddar cheese, 1/2 cup Mint-Coriander Chutney, Yield: Makes 6 PREPARATION To make the dip: Mix the yogurt and sour cream together in a bowl and whisk together until smooth.
CHICK PEA YOGURT RAITA 2 cups yogurt 1 cup boiled chickpeas (boil with salt to taste) 1 large green bell pepper/capsicum diced fine 1 tsp chaat masala 1 tsp sugar 1 tsp lightly roasted cumin seeds ground coarsely 1/2 tsp red chilli powder Salt to taste
Now add the chopped mint leaves, grated cucumber, cumin powder, red chilli powder, sugar and salt to taste and mix well to blend. Chill in the refrigerator till needed later. To make the Masala Chicken: Heat the oil in a deep pan on medium heat. When hot, add the cumin seeds and sauté for a minute. Add the sliced onions and fry till soft. Add garlic and ginger pastes and fry for a minute. Now add all spice powders (including garam masala) and fry until oil begins to separate from the masala (spiceonion mix). Add the chicken mince now and brown, stirring very frequently.
Voyaging Vikiing’s Musing A jewel called Belgium
Amita Behal
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If it's Tuesday, this must be Belgium! That's Belgium, a jewel in the European crown. Tiny, but a store house o f b e a u t y, c u l t u r e , architecture, canals, crystals, diamonds, lace, chocolates, beer, waffles........! I'll start with my first destination in this country, Bruges. This small town is breathtaking and picturesque with its winding canals, and the town was built mainly during 17th and 18th century. There are several boat services which take you around for cruise of the city. Tiny and quaint bridges are seen all over the canals. The boat ride is a super way of going into the interiors of the unexplored areas. Beautiful houses line the sides of the canals, overlooking the gorgeous view. The city centre is essentially the old part of the town. The prominent city centre square has some of the most famous buildings, mainly the town hall, the famous Salvador Dali (the famous painter) museum and the beer museum. Bruges is famous for beer distilleries. It boasts of hundreds of kinds of beer. Several lanes branch out from the Square into different directions, which have shops selling the most amazing wares, right from lace to beer. Beautiful hotels as well as spectacular family owned apartments can be booked for staying here. Restaurants and side walk cafes are lined all over the place. The cuisine served is truly International. One can hire a scooter and explore the narrow cobbled streets where cars don't go. It's a divine experience. One can also be adventurous and take a horse cart to explore the city. The famous block buster movie PK was shot extensively in Bruges. Just five kilometres from Bruges lies a sleepy but a picture perfect village called Damme. Tourists can go biking to this village and can also take a brisk walk along the canal. The little village is gorgeous with an imposing church in the village square, eateries and some ruins of monasteries and castles, which were bombed during the 2nd World war. Ghent. Yet another town, just 30 min away from Bruges. In Belgium, no place is further than an hour's journey by Euro rail. Ghent also boasts of an old town with cobbled streets, trams and spattering of Waffle cafes. Old churches, castles and magnificent buildings are part of the charm, in this city. The quaint town takes your breath away. It's difficult to describe the experience in words. Brussels. The capital city is a bustling metropolis. Very cosmopolitan in nature. The old town of Brussels is awinspiring with the royal palaces, churches and museums. The largest tourist attraction is the Atomanium. The grandeur is truly memorable. If you are lucky, you might find Indian tourists sitting on the palace ground, to munch on their Thepla ! Belgium is a beautiful little country, accessible from all adjoining countries via trains and automobiles. If you are visiting any neighbouring country, it's definitely worth a visit or even as a main destination.
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Grey Zone Jonathan Livingston Seagull Richard Bach. Perseverance, Dedication, and the quest for knowledge and perfection are the cornerstones of this book written by Richard Bach. Written in 1970 this novella tells the tale of a seagull like no other. While all the other seagulls are content with flying to collect morsels of food and surviving; Jonathan Livingston goes against the convention in his quest for perfecting his flight. The first part begins with Jonathan a seagull who is bored with the daily fight for food and an existence solely for this purpose. He has a passion for flying and believes that the real zest of life is in perfecting his flight. Many a times he fails in his attempts to perfect his flight. And there are many incidences when he almost gives up on his pursuit only to be lured back by new achievements and findings. It is during one of these brainstorms that he reaches “Terminal Velocity” for the fastest speed in flying which is witnessed by members of his flock. When Jonathan returns that day to his home he finds himself being called upon in a Council Gathering. He thinks that as the other seagulls had witnessed his triumph he will be felicitated; however this is not the case and he is in fact being outcaste. Even this disgrace doesn't deter him from his goal and continues on until one day he is met
Kanchan Naidu by two radiant, loving seagulls who explain to him that he has learned much, and that they are there now to teach him more. This is the beginning of the second stage in Jonathan's life. In the beginning he thinks that he has reached heaven a place where all the gulls love flying. It is here that he also meets his mentor Chiang. It is through his teachings that he understands that heaven is in fact not a place or time but perfection itself as is understood from this excerpt from the book: “…..Heaven is not a place, and it is not a time. Heaven is being perfect. And that isn't flying a thousand miles an hour, or a million, or flying at the speed of light. Because any number is a limit, and perfection doesn't have limits. Perfect speed, my son, is being there…..”. Chiang also urges Jonathan to understand and practice forgiveness and love. Then one day Chiang moves to a higher level of perfection leaving behindJonathan to inspire and mentor the gulls that are left behind.The second part ends in Jonathan finally understanding the meaning of forgiveness and love. The third part of the books sees Jonathan back to his old world where he meets Fletcher Lynd Seagull who has also been outcaste by his Flock for trying to perfect flight. Jonathan takes Fletcher under his wings and starts to mentor him. Soon,
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INtelligent INvestment
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Life changing events such as a Big Meteor hitting the Earth are few and far between.But when they do..Toh Koshish rehti hai ki zor ka jhatka dheere se lage. Some basic concepts in life seem pretty incongruous but over a period of time can change the course of one's meandering existence into something more purposeful.Financially and mathematically speaking, the Pareto Principle is one of them.Simply put, it is the 80/20 rule, which says that 80% of the results can be attributed to 20% of the efforts directed towards a given event. So how does this rule help us in our investments?The first thing it does, is helps us to focus,Focus on that 20% which is more valuable, more profitable than the rest of the 80%. Then we go and allocate 80% of our time/efforts in that 20%.And over a period of time, we realize that our efforts and our investments start
to yield more.In fact this 80/20 principle can be used practically in every sphere of your life, be it investments or inventory, time management or diet management. Another simple mathematical principle which is very widely used as a quick calculator of returns, is the Rule of 72.If that small investment in MIHAN that you made five years ago has doubled, (which I doubt), it means that the approximate compounded annual yield that you have made on that investment is 72 divided by 5, i.e., 14.4%. Then comes the rule of 115.This helps you to estimate your returns when your investment trebles over a period of time. Say that same MIHAN investment trebled in 5 years (seriously?!!!!1) then your return will be 115 divided by 5, i.e., 23% And yes, we also have the rule of 144.This one will estimate the returns when your investment is quadrupled, so, when that
Fletcher is joined by few other young Seagulls and Jonathan's students go from one to eight. As Jonathan trains them he realizes that it is time for them to return to the Flock and try to inspire them. He understands that the only way he can reach more perfection is not by leaving behind the weak but inspiring them to attain perfection. This book brilliantly captures the emotions and trials one goes through when one follows ones heart and is passionate about something that keeps us awake in the night and urges us to follow that passion and not be bogged down by the ignorance and apathy that surrounds us.
Vinita Bahri investment grows 4 fold in 5 years( eyes rolling), it means that the investment is growing at the rate of 144 divided by 5, i.e., 29%. All these simple tools help us compare the options available, so we can take a calculated decision.Just flashing back 2015 just went by and we were faced with one crisis after another, the ISIS war, the Oil price crash, the shemitah year,the El Nino that led to global warming and droughts, US Fed Reserve Governor Yellen finally bit the bullet and increasing interest rates. Such is life….but then, Petrol is cheap, so are the home loans, can go for a vacation, maybe, And importantly, We are still standing, enjoying the fellowship, gaining knowledge, helping those we can and moving on….
Smart Alec It's the time of year when people start pretending they can erase the disappointment they feel in themselves by making New Year's Resolutions. Having depressingly failed their youthful potential, they can briefly revive the illusion of promise by spinning out lots of promises about who they're going to be next year. Unfortunately, the person making the promises to improve is still you. Because most people are terrible, incompetent, lazy and vain, it's worth translating what some common New Years resolutions actually mean. Resolution: I'm going to put 'me' first What This Means: I'm going to behave like an unremittingly selfish and entitled toddler for a whole year. Resolution: I'm going to Get Fit. What This Means: I'm going to get a Fitbit. Resolution: I'm going to give up smoking. What This Means: I'm not going to give up smoking. Resolution: I'm going to join a gym. What This Means: I'm going to join a gym, which is what I said I would do. I will not attend the gym, though I may buy some exercise gear. Resolution: I'm going to spend more time with my family.
What This Means: I will try to buy their love with artificially induced fun and forced family dinner times. Resolution: Keep being awesome. What This Means: I don't want to think about what's wrong with me. Resolution: I will spend less time on the Internet, disconnect from my devices and connect with the real world for genuine authentic experiences. What This Means: I will google "internet addiction", and read six articles about it, then follow interesting links until I end up wasting entire days trying to spend less time on the internet. Resolution: I will never drink again. What This Means: I have a hangover. I will wait until my hangover is gone and then celebrate with a drink. Resolution: My resolution is not to make any resolutions! What This Means: I have comprehensively failed my resolution in the moment of making it, recursively completing a cycle of goal-andfailure in the most efficient way possible. Happy New Year! Keep on trucking, and good luck with that human potential!!!
whacky resolutions
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Brainy Bolts JANUARY PUZZLE SUDOKU
Priya Upganlawar
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The Winners of each of these mind games will win a Tub of Dinshaw’s Ice Cream. In case of Multiple correct entries, lots would be drawn and winner declared.
On the Board Durriya Akolawala
Raj was born in Chennai and moved to Nagpur at a very tender age. He kept shuttling between the two cities as many of his relatives are based in Chennai. So other than Hindi and English, our Gujju guy Raj is fluent in Tamil as well. Raj is a B-Com. graduate and successfully runs a jewelry business. He was also closely associated with Fashionista earlier. Raj married his childhood sweetheart Parul and they make a perfect couple. Their friendship, their compatibility, their comfort level with each other, their love for each other is such a delight to watch. They are blessed with three kids, Devanshi, Hariti and Viraj. Devanshi is currently studying in class 12 and aspires to become an engineer. Hariti and Viraj are still in school. Family life is the core of Raj's existence. Parul is an adoring wife, she is a multi-tasker; who is a perfect cook; who runs the household and takes care of the kids with finesse and is the pillar of strength for Raj. Her talkative bubbly nature and Raj's composed and calm nature work wonders together. The two along with the Rotary team have been a major reason why few of us in the Rotary family could dance to the garba beats. Their team has been conducting garba workshops for the Rotary
family for two years now and some of us non dancers have tested their patience limitlessly and they have been most gracious in not losing their cool and teaching us the authentic garba. The two were National Garba Champions in 2001 and kudos to them. Raj is also a biker. He is part of the 'Bawas on Bullet' family and has travelled as far as Leh – Ladakh on his bike. This is a testimony of his adventurous spirit. He is a fervent photographer and loves lens photography. This shows his artistic incline. He is a fitness freak and his day is never complete without a round of tennis and workout. All this rightly suggests that Raj Shah is an all-rounder! Raj joined Rotary in 2008, after he was introduced to Rotary and the projects and community service this club offers, by a friend. He immediately felt the need to connect with such selfless work. He had always wanted to associate with community service for a long time and Rotary provided a perfect platform for this. It is very worth mentioning that ever since he has joined the club, he has not missed a single Thursday Rotary meeting if he is in the town. He is Director Youth this year. His vision is to channelize the energy of our youth in the right direction. He wants to work more in cultivating and spreading awareness of community service amongst our kids so that they, the future youth of our society, take up this responsibility, and if I may add, as dedicatedly as Raj himself has taken this up. He has all the makings of a very responsible and able Rotary President in near future. All the best Raj, bau saras che!!
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Raj Shah – a very active, sincere and dedicated Rotarian, is the best way to describe him. Shy, quiet, a keen observer, a thinker and when he speaks, extremely polite! It is very difficult to imagine such a personality getting angry, losing temper, raising his voice and rightly in Raj's case, he never loses his cool. I have had an opportunity to work with him for a very brief period and I can herald it to the world without any doubt that he is an excellent team leader.
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New Members Girish and Devika Buty
Hailing from the renowned Buty family of Nagpur, Girish was still in college when his dad suddenly passed away.The onus of looking after the various family businesses fell on the young shoulders & Girish had to quit his education, mid way
Manju Shahani & start looking after, the Regal theatre, the Buty wada etc He had done LLB after having acquired a degree in Commerce but never got to practice. Devika, also a BA, LLB from Mumbai, came as the perfect match for Girish & in 1993 they got married.Girish joined Rotary, attended most regular meetings but did not enjoy Rotary as Devika never accompanied him.She was totally involved with home & hearth, taking care of Neelchandra, now 14yrs. & Malvika now 11yrs.A mother in law, a grand mother in law & the rig ma role of a
traditional Indian family!Celebrating all festivals in traditional style with elaborate rituals kept her occupied & busy. So Girish Quit. He also quit because he wanted to finish off the Chartered Accountancy that he had had to leave half way.Today he is back, with a CA added to his name. He loves practicing it & Devika is now totally by his side. The kids are all grown. His mother has renounced the world & though Devika still follows all rituals & traditions, she promises to devote time to Rotary.She finds the Rotarians, younger & more fun today.Both love music. While Girish plays the Sitar, Devika loves to sing. Malvika is an avid dancer, learning Kathak & light Bollywood dancing. Neelchandra loves to read & as a family, the Buty's are very comfortable spending a quiet evening at home. So looking forward to seeing a lot more of Girish along with Devika. We welcome you to your 2 nd innings to the Rotary Club of Nagpur.
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Akash and Maitry Garg
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Kota born, Akash's family moved to Nagpur when he was in the 5th class. Bhavans. Hislop. Dept of Business were his Alma Maters. Soon he joined the family business manufacture of cement pipes & paving blocks. Marriage to Maitry came in due course. Soon followed 13 yr old Tanmay & 8 yr old Simran. Akash loves playing Badminton & unwinds playing the Keyboard & Mouth Organ. Maitry enjoys, stitching & embroidery & reading. She also loves watching movies. They both love to meet people & look forward to making lots of friends in Rotary. Welcome Akash & Maitry to the Rotary family.
Puneet and Richa Panchaity Citibank brought them to Nagpur & PP Sati Khanna brought them to Rotary. With a BSc in Computor Science & an MBA, Puneet has worked with Citibank for the last 13 yrs. Delhi. Indore. Bombay. Pune. & now as a Branch Manager in Nagpur. Richa, from Jabalpur is a qualified, freelancing, Chartered Accountant. Right now she is working for a company in Bengaluru. Richa & Puneet came together in an arranged marriage in 2003. 8 yr old Avirat is the star of their lives. Music & reading classics are their favorite pass-time. They love meeting people & socializing once in a while. They are enjoying Rotary a lot. Richa even participated in a dance during the recent Charter Nite. Looking forward to seeing more of this pleasant couple. Welcome to Rotary Puneet & Richa.
When asked, if she was aspiring to be a future President of the club, Jumana said, " No way! “ Don't we all believe so? Nobody joins an organization with plans of heading it one day! Jumana joined because Khushnoor insisted. Forced or pushed, the Club shall benefit from this, experienced, dependable, ever smiling Rotary Ann turned Rotarian, who has a lot more to her than what appears on the surface. Passionate about her work - dress designing, Jumana feels great about having made a name for herself. About having created that niche! What started as designing her own clothes has turned into a full time occupation for both Jumana and her sister Nisreen. It was not designing clothes that Jumana had planned. Having trained for teaching, she taught for 2 years in Centre Point school but had to quit when her first child was on the way. Shabbir, a brilliant boy, lived down the street and Jumana used to go to him to solve her academic difficulties. Rest is history! They stayed in touch, when Shabbir left to graduate from BITS Pilani. When he came back, they wanted to
Jumana and Shabbir Shakir
marry but her family was not ok with that as he wasn't settled. Initially, he joined his dad's business of batteries but then, started a printing unit with friend Shabbar. Finally in the year 1991, the sweethearts came together. Then came Zahra and then Zoher. Zahra, at 21, is in the final year at the Srishti School of Design at Bangalore,
graduating in Visual Communication. Zoher, at 19, is doing Law at ILS Pune. With both kids away, Jumana has all the time to indulge in her boutique and Rotary. Looking forward to one more talented lady, we await to see a lot more of Jumana.
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Birthdays
The Rotary Tales
1 January to 31 January
Yashpal Seth Mehru Bapuna Rachna Singh Gogi Singh Basin Ravindra Deshmukh Harbhajan Singh Esha Goel Sati Khanna Sacheen Mulani Bhavna Karla Vinita Chaturvedi Sachin Mulani Meena Verma Farooq Haque Kumar Kale Fatema Akolawala Archana Jain Pallavi Thakkar Surjit Hazra Anju Bansal Rajesh Datar Bhavesh Shahu Sunil Kakar Anant Gade Richa Sethi Kirti Jain Rukshad Bhagwagar Ritu Agrawal Raj Shah Rajiv Behal Kantilal Singhee
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Bina Jaiswal Bela Thapar Anita Sutaria Shashi Thapar Mahendra Kamath Sandeep Suri Gurmeet Singh Vij Nakul Malani Archana Saraf Ranjeet Singh Khanduja Jyoti Goenka Laxmi Wadhwani Aspi Bapuna Sunil Bhatia Renu Chopra Gunjan Deveshwar Akanksha Singhania Rajasi Sengupta Sangeeta Agrawal Vivek Bhangde Sunanda Sahasrabhojanee Prakash Jain Daksha Mandhaniya Sarang P. Kale Fatema Shakir Sushma Sharma Namita Sharma Manjiri R. Datar Priya Sahu Harish Mantri
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Rama & Priti Ramakrishnan 02 Appu & Laxmi Wadhwani 05 Rozina & Shamsuddin Rana 06 Jehangir & Dilshad Doongaji 10 Shiraz & Annahita Doongaji 10 Praveen & Sudeshna Chourasia 11 Karnail & Kokila Cheema 12 Anjum & Abdul Hussain 13 Rajiv & Urvashi Yashroy 14 Akash & Shilpa Agrawal 15 Ashish & Mamta Mehadia 15 Vinita & Anil Bhatia 15 Neha & Rishi Lashkare 16 Rahul & Divya Sharma 16 Ashok & Savita Mokha 16 Shamsha & Hafeez Raiyani 16 Mohan & Dr. Aarti Anand 17 Surinderpal & Rajbeer Kaur 17 Shivkumar & Geeta Rao 18 Dr. Rajesh & Dr. Gira Soni 18 Vishal & Anagha jaiswal 19 Rajiv & Rita Bhargava 21 Bharat & Jyoti Goenka 21 Asha & Vijay Singhania 21 Bobby & Prema Srinivas 21 Bhupesh & Bhavna Karla 22
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Fatema Shakir Ritika Singhvi Aradhana, daughter of Rtn. Arti Kibe and DG Nikhil Kibe, has received an award from All over Indian Dental colleges. She's topped in subject of oral Medicine and Radiology. Congrats Aradhana‌ Rotarian Pratap Chandarana, a Chartered Textile Technologist and an Associate Member (C.Text.,A.T.I.) of The Textile Institute, Manchester, U.K. was invited by the Past World President and the present Deputy Speaker of House of Lords, The Lord Haskel for the Parliamentary Lunch at House of Lords, British Parliament (London, U.K.) on 06th November, 2015. The event was attended by a little over 130 Professionals/Dignitaries from across the World.. Rtn Sharad Bhave completed 10 kms Marathon in 1hrs 21m 53seconds, which was organised by lokmat times and sponsored by PSPL. Congratulations Bhave Sir !!! Ritika Sahu, daughter of Ragini and Rajiv Sahu, has got a promotion within one and a half yrs of her job in GEP Ltd. & is now a Senior Consultant‌Kudos Girl !
We need to thank our Rotarians for their generosity. For Hemalkasa Bapuna Group-3.5 Lakhs Mahendra Kamath-25000/Vijay Prakash Singhania 10000/For the kitchen at Antar Bhartiya Shala , Sunil Thapar 13000/-
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Sanjay & Punam Sahu Sandeep & Urwi Suri Sunil & Manju Sahni Gagan & Reema Sial Neha & Chetan Khemka Bunty & Sonu Rawal Manmohan & Anita Sharma Habeeb & Smita Khan Vishal & Alpana Agrawal Prakash & Jaishree Jain Anupam & Mamta Rai Aspi & Mehru Bapuna Abad & Villoo Bapuna Dr. Nikunj & Dr. Darshana Pawar
Renu & Sunil Chopra Parag & Varsha Paranjpe Dr. Hargun & Rajni Sangtani
Farooq & Farzana Haque Neelesh & Alka Agrawal Dr. Ravi & Kiran Wankhede Vinod & Pranoti Parekh Pratap & Jayshree Chndarana
Jagdish & Prabha Agrawal Anand & Parul Gadodia
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Donation for Sweaters for HemalKasa Camp Name Kusum Pandey Shubh Saraswati Foundation Manmeet Dheer Pritesh Tank Namita Sharma Kavinder Talwar Nimish Sutaria Pavneet Singh Anula Goenka Alok Goenka Shweta Singh Mayank Jain Rina Sinha Rajiv Behal Behram Patel Atul Shah Manju Shahani Chetna Singhal Nilufer Rana
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Organ Donation & Transplantation
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Sqn Ldr (Dr) Rtn. Ravi Wankhede Chairman Organ Donation Awareness Committee Rotary District 3030 & RC, Nagpur. The history of transplantation is an epic journey describing the medical community's quest to understand how the human body works and its most daring efforts to defy illness and death. Between the lines, too powerful to capture in words, is its most important component - the generosity of organ donors, and the courage of transplant recipients. Organ donation is the process of removing organs or tissues from a live, naturally dead and Brain dead person to be used in another to sustain his/her life. Millions in our country die for want of life saving organs. Just about 5% people get transplants and the rest lead a miserable existence. Organs cannot be manufactured; they can be obtained from fellow human beings. There are a few organs which can be donated while a person is living (commonest is a kidney, since we have two independent kidneys) and more important is after death, as the organs are no more required. Organ shortages are a global problem, but Asia lags behind much of the rest of the world. India is no exception, in-fact we suffer the most. Anywhere between two and three million Indians may have died in the last five years because they could not get an organ transplant. Every 13 minutes a person is added to the waiting list of organ recipient. Organ donation after death is a routine practice in the developed world. In India, the donor figure is dismal, except in some Southern States. We just have to emulate them. More about the subject in 2016.
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