March 2014 - The Golden Orange by Rotary Club of Nagpur

March 2014

SPORTS COMMITTEE

CRICKET FELLOWSHIP - 2ND FEBRUARY

Our Clubs Grand Cricket Fellowship was enjoyed by a strong attendance of 107 members, spouse & Kids. It was held on Sunday 2nd February 2014 on SFS College Ground Seminary Hills. Members and their Spouses & Kids had a gala time as they played cricket since morning 8:30 AM to Afternoon 12:30 PM. The agenda for event was to enjoy cricket along with sumptuous breakfast, which started from 8:45 AM onwards & was followed by house of friendship & delicious lunch was served in the end. Lots of Kids & ladies received gift & prizes for showing outstanding talent on the field during batting, balling & fielding. Many senior members also tried their hand at cricket with good success. They encouraged and cheered for the players. - Pritesh Tank

All Prize Winners

Jubilant Director and Chairperson

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President’s Message Rotary club of Nagpur's connect with all the strata of the society is of paramount importance for rendering the services desired. The same happened to be at its peak through the implementation of various projects in February." 140 Cataract and other surgical operations at Yogiraj Hospital Ramtek", "650 specially abled children's Participation in "Udaan”, "6000 citizens joining the walk at "Walkathon” and 500 students of various schools with parents attending Career Guidance Program enabled the club to interact with the participants from different walks of life. A few of the projects under active consideration of the club for early implementation are 1) Starting of "Skin Bank" at Nagpur with the association of Orange City Hospital for meeting the requirements of " Cadaveric Skin Grafts" in treatment of burn patients, 2) Conducting periodic medical camps for the poor patients from nearby villages for variety of diseases at Yogiraj Hospital Ramtek offering excellent infrastructure for treatment 3) Conducting career guidance program for physically challenged and imparting vocational training to them to suit their aptitude & capabilities and 4) Support the "PROBUS" club for ensuring participation of the senior citizens in Rotary activities. Fellowships at the end of the successfully carried out service projects have been found to be full of joy, satisfaction and adoration with renewed vigor and commitment for planning and implementing new meaningful projects. To exhibit the joy of giving through the projects undertaken, let us all come together and celebrate by participating in colourful events and undertaking more enriching projects during the month ahead. With best wishes, -Prashant Kale

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CREDITS Director: Sohrab Kanga Chairperson: PP Shabbir Shakir Editor: Parag Paranjpe Processing: Eskay's Scanner Designing: Gurushree Graphics Printing: Shabbir Shakir Paper: Courtesy BILT

FRONT PAGE Udaan - Sports Carnival for Specially Abled Children. Disha - Career Guidance Program Vocational Training Program Cataract surgical Camp at Yogiraj Hospital Ramtek

Thinking Otherwise Problem of plenty After attaining critical mass, the ball is set in auto motion. All you need is managing capabilities. India due to its big size and humongous population offers plenty of opportunities. With that, come plenty of problems. Privileged are those who flip these words and encounter problem of plenty. Mostly taken in positive inferences it's a blessing for a person to encounter problem of plenty. Just imagine how this scenario could be; Government facing large fiscal surplus, RBI wondering what to do with too much of forex reserve, economist finding tools to cool of economy, Warehouses running short of space to store record production of grains (its already there I think) India hard pressed to manage large foreign tourist influx, large population of Tigers searching for their territory, Indian Olympic selection committee's dilemma on whom to ignore as all are potential medal winners, Virat Kohli getting fed up with scoring centuries, Political parties unable to short list from large number of honest & sincere candidate while voters in a fix to decide upon the preferred one. Oh….the last one brought me to senses. What a beautiful dream it was!! But frankly with so many mega projects conducted this month, I actually encountered problem of plenty. Kudos chairpersons and members. Till the time you conduct many more meaningful programs, let me go back to my dreams!! -Parag Paranjpe

BUSINESS MEETING The 7th Business meeting was held on Thursday 6th February 2014 at Chitnavis Centre at regular meeting time 6pm. PDG's, PP's & many members attended this meet. After half-minute silent prayer, President Prashant Kale welcomed all the members present and greeted all the members who celebrated their Birthdays & Anniversaries during that week. Hon. Secretary Sunil Bhatia read the minutes of last business meeting held on 2nd January 2014 and the house confirmed the same. Treasurer Bharat Parikh read the treasurer's report and gave information about the financial status of the club, he requested everybody to pay club dues as per bill sent to them for the period Jan.14 to June 2014.He also said that club is having good bank balance. A video showing successful entrepreneurs / individuals was also viewed & liked by all. In important Board decisions, President informed that two of our members Rtn. Shailaja Sharma & Mohan Rao have resigned from club as they have moved out of India and their resignation has been accepted. He also informed that resolution as requested

LADIES COMMITTEE Ladies meet held on 6th Feb was on a mission- empowering our rotary Anns in financial matters. The topic for the meet was "swayam-siddha- beyond home ministrywomen empowerment through financial independence". The speaker was Ms. Vaishali Lohakare a financial advisor who has had a vast experience in the said field she gave very useful tips to the ladies present on different ways in which we could make ourselves more financially independent and aware. The ladies where very impressed and thanked her for giving some very valuable tips and awakening them about important facts which we all should know. Some ladies even expressed the

6 FEBRUARY 2014 in the previous Business meeting as to not to contest in any sort of District Elections was kept in Board meeting, where the Board felt that it is not right to stop any member from contesting and the Board agreed that we will not contest any elections till 30th June 2014. Upon this the house wanted debate on this topic. Rtn. Dinesh Naidu said that our club should be represented by our members for District position, but when there is call for elections than we should refrain ourselves, so as to avoid any sort of politics in our club. PP Shabbir also agreed that we should accept any District position if offered to our club member, but taking part in any electoral process should be avoided as it creates differences. Many members were of the opinion that we should avoid and not take part in any electoral process in District. After long debate President Prashant agreed to the voice of house and said that we will not contest nor will participate in any electoral process in District for next three years, but we will accept any District positions offered to us or our member by the District, so that our presence is

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felt and said that proper procedure will be checked out looking towards our various club activities, so that our club does not suffer from any sort of grants. PDG Vishwas Sahasrabhojanee informed the house about his Uttarakhand visit as representative of RI President to District 3110 and said that it will be memorable one. Director Dr.Prashant Chaudhari, Girish Deodhar and chairperson Rajesh Yadav & Raj Shah made incoming week's project announcement. New members Rtn. Meeka Kale & Rahul Kale informed the house about their interest in Rotary and told the house about their vocation. PP Tauby Bhagwagar & Parag Paranjpe released golden Orange. Golden orange quiz winner for Jan.14 was Rtn. Ashok Malani. Rtn. Prashant Rajurkar read the Attendance report where he informed that attendance for December 2013 was 37%, with 79 members having 100% attendance and 126 members having 0% attendance. All 100% attendance members were given Cadbury's Silk Chocolate. As there was no other matter, meeting was adjourned after singing of National Anthem. -Sunil Bhatia

SWAYAM-SIDDHA- BEYOND HOME MINISTRY desire to invite the speaker for our regular Thursday meet so that the men could also benefit by her talk. All in all it was a very enlightening and educative t a l k appreciated by all present. Ms. Manmeet Khanduja won the lucky chair prize and Shilpa Jaitha

proposed the vote of thanks. - Shilpa Jaitha

VALENTINE DAY SPECIAL

The weekly meeting on the eve of Valentine's Day had guest speaker talking about their respective valentines. The fact that their spouses are from 'not so romantic' background of politics made it little unusual topic. The meeting began with President extending greetings to those who celebrated their birthdays and anniversary during the week. Chairpersons made announcement for

two upcoming mega events Udaan on following day and Walkathon on Sunday, 16th February. Vinita Chaturvedi then took the reins of the program and introduced guest speakers Mrs Muttemwar (wife of Member of Parliament, Nagpur Shri Vilas Muttemwar) Mrs Fadnavis (Wife of MLA, Devendra Fadnavis) and Mrs Chaturvedi. These wonderful ladies shared some sweet

WHEEL CHAIR TO CHAMPION

Meeting was called to order at 6.30 pm sharp. After the regular business of greeting members on their anniversary and birthdays, reports of Udaan and walkathon were presented and on its successful execution and the public relation it generated and the satisfaction it gave to the members and the participants was the take home. Dr. Prashant and Dr. Ravi Wankhede gave details about the projects about medical camp and organ donation. Rtn Reena Sinha announced next week's Thursday meet Rt Beena Mathews spoke about upcoming career guidance event

'Disha' for 8th and 9th standard students as to what to choose, how to choose wherein 13 experts from different field will guide them. Rtn Vinita Chaturvedi introduced the speaker Mr. Sangram Singh urf Sanjeev Kumar from Haryana's village Madina, a person with brawn and brain. This gentleman was paralyzed at a tender age of 3 yrs but with his will power and determination fought the disease and overcame his ability to become a world-renowned wrestler winning many medals. His journey was tough, facing umpteen difficulties financial, mental as well as physical. He claims to be a vegetarian and without the use of modern boosters available such as protein, steroids he has been able to win himself a place in wrestling federation. His dream is to help the youth and the kids to achieve mental and physical superiority and with this he feels the India will achieve glory. He also is of opinion that we should learn about our culture which is very rich and stick to

REGULAR MEETING

anecdotes about their spouses who spent most of their time in rough and tough world of politics. How they unwind themselves from the hectic day and similar stuff. It was an interesting meeting concluded after vote of thanks and singing of national anthem. - Team GO.

REGULAR MEETING language of the land and not follow western culture. A gentleman to the core, he spoke from the heart and won the hearts of members with his simplicity and h o n e s t y. T h e meeting was adjourned after National Anthem. - Mohammed Master

REGULAR MEETING

The weekly meeting on 27th turned out to be an evening full of laughter and satire where Rotarians and Annes put up a Musical Extravanganza of Musical Parodies as a curtain raiser to Holi festival. The evening started with Rtn. Rina Sinha the organiser of the program , singing a parody on giving a statutory warning that the evening will be full of fun and satire and no personal offenses meant to anyone ! One after the other participants came up and

BLOOD DONATION CAMP A Blood Donation camp was organised by the Rotaract club of Hislop College and WDC (women development cell) of Hislop College. It was organized Along with the voter ID card camp, on the same day at Hislop College. Around 60 people donated blood and made an attempt to help the needy. This event was successful under the able Guidance of our teacher-in-charge Madame Jigisha Naidu. Rotaractors worked hard and spread the word on the benefits of blood donation, the positive impact it creates and motivating others to join

MUSICAL PARODY EVENING

unveiled satirical versions of popular hindi songs covering a wide range of subjects like satire on spouses, dependency on domestic help et all ! The real Rotary couple Rtn. Vijay Naidu and Madhavi put up a hilarious representation from the movie “Chennai Express”. Rtn. Rajesh Yadav put up his creativity on satire at display with exemplary elan. There were many surprises like Rtn. Gogi Bhasin crooning to parodies ! Great voices like Anne Shubda Gade , Rtn. Nimish Sutaria, Rtn. Sanjay Mansukhani, Anne. Anita Chitaley, the classical “peedit pati” rendered by Rtn. Rafat Khan and Dr. Nikunj Pawar, Rtn. Tauby.. all enthralled the audiences.. who were full in attendance and clapped and guffawed in abundance. The highlight of the evening was a Parody quiz conducted by Rina Sinha and rendered by

Rajesh Yadav and Tauby where names of various Diseases had to be identified based on queues of one liners. Prizes were distributed by President Rtn. Prashant Kale and Anne. Smita Kale. The Vote Of Thanks was rendered in her own poetic style by Rtn. Vinita Chaturvedi. - Rtn Rina Sinha

AT HISLOP COLLEGE

every 3 months by registering with any of the blood bank so that they continue to donate

blood even if there are no camp held in college. - Ruchita Haldar

KAVIKULGURU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE, RAMTEK KITS, Ramtek is one institute, which contributes every year in hundreds of blood units. The camp this year was conducted on 3rd February, and was a huge success, as always. It started at 10.00 a.m. and concluded at around 2.00 p.m. In the morning, the sight of long queues of students eager to register their names was remarkable. The culture of

promoting social responsibility was amply evident amongst the young students. The dynamic Principal of the college, Dr. Bhaskar Patil is the spirit behind this culture. There were two blood banks participating, with 'Jeevan Jyoti Blood Bank' being the frontrunner amongst them. By afternoon, the total collection of blood was 322 units, though

the expected figure was 400. Special thanks to Dr. Bhaskar Patil and NCC in charge Mr. Randive for arranging this camp so effectively and the students for donating such huge quantity. The Rotary team members congratulated the donors and the organizing team for excellent work done in this field. - Dr Sheela Mundhada

DISHA â&#x20AC;&#x201C; CAREER GUIDANCE PROGRAM Disha, a wonderful career mentoring program has been designed for 8th & 9th standard students who are vague & confused about their career preferences either due to dearth of awareness of various options or due to their parents' blinkered vision. Through the program both the children & the parents get to interact with eminent professionals from various streams! This first hand experience goes a long way to take better & clearer career decisions for the children. Around 450 students ( 8th & 9th) & 250 parents from 10 interact schools attended this wonderful career guidance program Dishaa wherein they could interact with 14 expertise from streams like fashion designing, Animation, Media, Hospitality, Interior designing & architecture,defence etc apart from the routine streams of engineering & medicine. Beena Mathew, the moc for the dais ceremony welcomed the guest faculties & the children followed by a musical on guitar by Stefan Mathew. President Prashant Kale welcomed & honoured all the 14 faculties with momento. He then inspired & enlightened the children with his welcome speech on the importance of making the right choice of profession & above all being a good human being. This was followed by some important instructions by Director Girish Deodhar regarding program. The President also released the 4 way test pad. The fourway test pads were distributed among the children along with NIIT sponsored coupens for psychometric test. Beena Mathew proposed vote of thanks & the program ended with national anthem. The presence of Secretary Sunil Bhatia, School principal Rachna Singh, Rotarians Rina Sinha, Rita Agarwal, Bharati Gidwani, Jatin Sampat, Bharat Goenka, Rajeev Jhaveri, Sandeep Pathak, Shabbar Shakir, Prashant Rajurkar, Vijay Naidu, Rajan Bhatia etc apart

from the registration volunteers led by Jumana Shakir, Archana Jhaveri Shalini Naidu,

have value addition in the vision of children specially the under priveleged ones who need

Registration Desk

Opening Function

Director Shares his idea

Welcoming Faculty

Faculty clearing doubts

Children and Parents intereacting with faculty

Curisoity prompted many questions from children Sushma Hedaoo all added up to the Rotary spirit. Programs of similar kind would hopefully

proper direction in their lives as well. - Beena Mathew

VISIT TO SANDHYA SANWARDHAN SANSTHA

INTERACT ACTIVITY

Sandhya Sanwardhan Sanstha is a nonprofit trust, which runs a school for mentally challenged and committed to this noble cause since 1993. Sandhya Sanwardhan Sanstha is an organization with a difference. It is promoted and managed by a group of committed, honest, sincere and educated trustee members. The work is executed through technically qualified staff with full devotion. The core working philosophy revolves around eternal principle of “ SHIV BHAVE JEEV SEVA”. Since CPS is associated with this institution in many ways our Interactors decided to make a visit to the place. On 7th Feb 2014, 37 Interactors along with teachers Mrs. Shubha maam and Mrs. Ashwini Jagdeo maam visited the school. The school has strength of 92 students who are looked after by 39 staff members and 5 volunteers. The school has students ranging from an age group of 4 to 35 years. Their day began with a prayer and Saraswati Vandana since it was a Friday. Interactors were guided

by principle Mr. Diwivediji. He explains various units where they saw students undergoing special education, Speech Therapy, Physiotherapy, Music, Dance, Water & Sand Therapy and other simple mental exercises like block building, balls etc. They were also shown units where they saw students being taught to paint Diyas make Rakhis, knitting and sewing, decorative zumbar. Some students were spinning yarn etc. Students were taught various crafts depending on their mental ability. Some could even do screen printing on visiting cards and letter heads. The sole objective of special education and training is their “Rehabilitation”. Work not only gives dignity but it is to help them stand on their own feet with minimum support. CPS Interactors presented the school a beautiful card. To conclude Dr. Deshpande briefed the Interactors on the causes of mental disabilities and various therapies used to treat them. His talk was ably supported with a Power Point Presentation. The talk was summed up as follows. 1) Being mentally challenged is not a disease

it is a condition. 2) They are not mentally challenged they are differentially able. 3) He talked about their principles. 4) They never discriminate on the basis of caste, creed, color, race, religion or lifestyle preferences. 5) They do not charge any fees to economically backward section. 6) They provide parent training, parent counseling & siblings training for overall development of child. 7) They arrange awareness meeting for general public where they explain mental disability does not mean work disability. 8) He explains the sole objective of special education and training is their rehabilitation. Interactors asked several queries to Dr Deshpande on PPT. He answered on that queries and satisfied CPS interactors. In this way Interactors learnt so many good things from this visit and in future they will able to tackle with these special differently able students. - Shuba Sarma

INTERACT CLUB OF JAIN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL Interact Club of Jain International School is always ahead in taking part in all the activities being arranged by Rotary Club of Nagpur . On 14th February 2014, twenty-one students of Jain International School with their teacher in charge Mrs.Lata Pant and other teachers Mrs. Pooja Shrivastava, Mrs. Neetu Nagoshe and Mrs. Shaheena Rajani attended the evening programme of 'Udaan'. They cheered the tug-

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of-war participants. They purchased flowers from the shops and gifted them to the specially abled children to celebrate Valentine's Day. They clapped and waved for the dance performermances. In addition to it they collected an amount of Rs. 5000 to sponsor some prizes. Watching the performances of specially abled children was an eye opening experience for them. They

expressed their heartfelt thanks to the Rotary Club of Nagpur. Forty – eight Interactors of Jain International School with Interact teacher in-charge Mrs.Lata Pant and other teachers Mrs. Pooja Shrivatava, Mrs. Neetu Nagoshe and Mrs. Shaheena Rajani enthusiastically took part in Walkathon on 16th February 2014.

PULSE POLIO - 23RD FEBRUARY2014 Rotary as you all know has played a large role in this campaign. By 2000, the number of Polio cases had dropped to 99 percent. In fact we still have no new polio cases since last year and officially India has been declared as polio free country, but the fight to end polio is not yet over, so we kept our drive active and as per the NID declaration, 23rd February 2014 was declared as the second day for immunization. We all assembled at Shantranjipura zone, Itwari for distribution. In all we had 90 booths for distribution. Dr Ramteke from NMC and his staff were very cooperative .In all 19007 children were immunized - Rakhi Bhatia

AWARENESS TALK ON ORAL HEALTHCARE

ORAL HEALTH

Oral Health Committee Chairperson Dr Pooja Poddar conducted an oral awareness camp for the tiny tots of Little Flower Kindergarten at Mohan Nagar on 28th Jan. at 10 am The kids were explained techniques of proper brushing of teeth and how to take care of the teeth. Module includes Audio Visual aids & demonstration with model, puzzle activity etc. The aim of this project is to clear the misinformation amongst kids related to oral health and avoiding problems of tooth decay and defective alignment of teeth.- Prashant Chaudhari

ORAL HYGIENE & AWARENESS CAMP Rtn Dr Pooja Poddar under the oral healthcare committee conducted awareness camps on oral hygiene at Wonderland School at Chhindwara Road. The camp held on 26th February was due to efforts of Principal of the school Rtn Gurjeet Kaur. Dr Pooja explained the importance of oral hygiene with interesting PowerPoint presentation that was assimilated by kids. President Prashant Kale and Director Rtn Dr Prashant Chaudhary were also present during the talk. - Prashant Chaudhary

AWARENESS DURING WALKATHON Rotary Club of Nagpur's Walkathon is one of the biggest crowd puller where more than 5000 participants join for health and fun. Taking this opportunity the Organ donation

committee put up a stall during the event to promote organ donation. The stall attracted lot of people; some skeptical, some motivated and enthusiast alike. Committee chairpersons

ORGAN DONATION Shiraz Doongaji and Dr Wankhede dispelled the doubts of participants. More than 100 people pledged for this cause of organ donation. -Team GO

UDAAN – 2014 “UDAAN”, the festival of love, was celebrated th by Rotary Club of Nagpur on 14 Feb 2014, Valentine's Day, by spreading love and compassion to 700 specially abled children from 47 different schools in and around Nagpur. The entire team of Rotary club of Nagpur worked with full vigor to make the day memorable for the children, Supporting this generous cause were Lata Mangeshkar Hospital, Social Welfare Department, Zilla Parishad Nagpur, Hotel Centre Point, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, Parth Majumdar, Spacewood, Dinshaw's and motivated members of the club. The venue was the beautiful and green SCZCC, decorated with colourful balloons and rangoli, was abuzz with the laughter and cheering of the children. Sports and cultural programmes were organized throughout the day. The concept, born 4 years ago, got new wings this year and reached a different level. The carnival started at 8.00am, with breakfast, fruits, tea, health drink, biscuits to all participants. The opening ceremony was a sight to watch, The “Udaan “ flag was hoisted by Shri Ranjit Deshmukh that was followed by March past and Udaan song beautifully sung by IGGMC rotractors, a drill by deaf and mute children. Finally the colourful balloons were released in the air, symbolic of the motto of UDAAN, “Aim High, Fly High, You Will Reach the Sky”. The various sports events, like pick & run, fancy race, and also tug of war, started hence forth, for which medals and prizes were given to the winners. The event was topped by a sit down lunch, courtesy Hotel Centre Point, where the children were served lunch in a

SOARING NEW HEIGHTS…. royal manner by our dedicated team of Rotarians and Rotractors. Cyrus Watchmaker, Ashish Mehadia, their handling of the food court was appreciable. Another unique feature of our event was the display of products, made by these children, to promote and encourage their talent. It was an effort to make people aware about the children's capabilities and help them develop their entrepreneurship and make a livelihood for themselves. The small exhibition, taken care by Namita Sharma and Sonal Ajmera was inaugurated by Mr. Siddhartha Gaikwad got tremendous response from the visitors. There was a pot maker who taught the children the art of pot making, a tattoo artist who made the youngsters feel yo! The cartoon characters mingling with the little ones, the popcornwala, the candy floss guy, yummy ice-cream and chocolates all added up to the excitement of the lovely children. The evening was marked by the wonderful cultural presentation by these children at the open-air theatre. The unbelievable performances brought tears to many a person sitting there…tears of joy. The grand celebration winded up with distribution of gift hampers to all the children, along with felicitating their deserving and hardworking teachers. A scheme of sponsoring Rs. 500/for providing education kit for one child for a year evoked huge response from our members and visitors. We are thankful to all for it. The enthusiastic participation received from the schools was due to the deep involvement of District Social Welfare Officer, Zilla Parishad, Mr. Siddhartha Gaikwad, Mr. Umesh Wajurkar and all the teachers. The

team of Udaan comprising of chairpersons Vandana Agrawal, Sonia Khurana, Raj Shah, Divya Dass, under the strong leadership of Director Rakhi Bhatia worked day and night to make the flight of 'UDAAN' soar new heights. The immense support of President Prashant Kale, and Secretary Sunil Bhatia, the able guidance of experienced members like Vijay Naidu, Dinesh Naidu, Ashish Mehadia, Rita Bhargava, Tauby and many others was remarkable that made the event a successful one. A huge thanks to each and all - be it Rotarians, spouses, family members and rotractors, involved directly or indirectly in this noble cause from the entire team of UDAAN. The happy, smiling faces of these God's children will last in our memories forever and will make us wait eagerly for the next UDAAN to come. 'UDAAN' ki manzil baaki hai doston, Jindagi ke kai imtehaan, abhi baaki hai doston, Abhi to naapi hai mutthi bhar Zameen hamne, Abhi to sara aasman baaki hai doston………… -Vandana Agrawal

SOARING NEW HEIGHTS….

The March Past

Lighting of flame

The Race

UDAAN – 2014

Participants

Amazing Event

Kids having a gala time

Hope flies high

Cultural Show

Udaan Chairpersons

Rotaractors were of immense help

Hard Working Udaan Team

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ROTRACT ACTIVITY

VOTING ID CAMP AND BLOOD DONATION CAMP

The Rotaract Club of Hislop College along with the other Rotaract Clubs of Rotary Club of Nagpur organized a voter ID camp in the premises of Hislop College Nagpur. The camp was organized basically to make the students aware of their voting rights and to provide convenience for making their voter ID card. Rtn. Jatin Sampat and Rtn. Namita Sharma where present to mark the event. The event started by a short seminar given by Aman who

informed all the students about the needs of the voting card and why should one vote. He coordinated with all the students and assured everyone that their cards will be made as soon as possible. This camp was organized from 23rd-30th January 2014 in Hislop College. Around 150 students attended the seminar and collected the form to make the card. Along with the voter ID card camp, a blood donation camp was also organized on the same day at

Hislop College. Around 60 people donated blood and made an attempt to help the needy. This event was successful under the able Guidance of our teacher-in-charge Madame Jigisha Naidu. All the Rotaractors worked hard to make the students aware of the benefits of voting ID card. At the end on the Voter ID Card Camp 338 candidates submitted their duly filled up forms along with required documents. - Ruchita Haldar

WORKSHOP AT ST. MICHAEL SCHOOL The Rotaract Club of Hislop College organized a one week workshop i.e. from 6th February-12th February 2014 of English and Maths for the students of 10th std. of St.Micheal School. As there exams are near the Rotaractors made an attempt to give them a view of the exams and solved their problems regarding their studies.Rtn.Dhurve also teached for one day in the school. The Mathematics subject was taught by Rtr.Mukesh Pratap Singh and the English subject was taught by Rtr.Ruchita Haldar and

Rtr.Shonali Kanjilal, daily for one week for 2hrs. The students were very much clear about their subjects at the end of the session. This event was a success and all the

rotaractors worked hard for this event. Special thanks to Madame Jigisha Naidu who guided us in this project. -Ruchita Haldar

CLOTHES DONATION CAMPAIGN The Rotaract Club of Aspire of MNC had organized Clothes Donation Campaign in their campus wherein all the students and staff of the college donated their old clothes after washing and ironing. On 7th February 2014, all the clothes collected during the campaign were taken in boxes by a group of about 15

students to the specific areas like Yeshwant Stadium, Ghat Road, Gandhi Sagar Lake, Railway Station and Meetha Neem. The shelterless poor people found on the route were given one set of clothes each as per the availability. Nearly 50 poor people were given the clothes thus directly benefitting them. All

the students of the group got a feeling of great satisfaction in executing the donation work. The members of the Rotaract Club of Aspire of MNC have expressed their gratitude towards all those who donated the clothes and all those who directly or indirectly supported the project. - Pooja Joshi

WALKATHON 2014!!! th

On the morning of 17 Feb, the Jogger's Park near Ramgiri bears a deserted and forlorn look. The tide has ebbed. The multitudes have vanished. Yesterday morning, i.e. on 16th February, Sunday, this very location was teeming with thousands; and the excitement had to be seen to be believed. The Walkathon is perhaps the most visible PR event, which includes people of all ages and brings them together for a few hours on a Sunday morning, with a simple yet far-reaching message - Walk for Life! Walking, especially in the morning is widely perceived and now increasingly accepted as a means to a healthy life, and this needs as much publicity as possible. Though many believe it to be a competitive event in the city's sport calendar, I would say undoubtedly that it is an event, which uses the platform to spread the message of healthy living. And how

aspects such as registration / distribution / collection / refreshments / locations/ set up/ add-ons, etc. not to forget following up with and convincing sponsors, negotiating with the vendors, chasing them for delivery and execution, ensuring and managing media coverage are all over in the space of 3 hours on a Sunday morning. The prime objective – PR – was achieved over the last 3-4 weeks by spreading the message over the internet using social media, following it up with information and advertisements in print media, talk shows on Radio, Static Hoarding, Banners and posters spread across the city at schools, colleges, public places, offices, factories, various government offices and finally also through hoardings mounted on moving trucks which moved all over the city spreading the message of the event and the

better space for the thousands who attend the programme. A police band was introduced to encourage the participants at the start line and in between laps. In addition, single use multipurpose fluorescent coloured wrist bands were introduced both for the purpose of identifying the participants walking various distances, and to double up as refreshment coupons. Special quality dri-fit T-Shirts were also introduced. All young participants were given helium balloons which bore the logos of the sponsors as well as Rotary International. Aerial videography and still photography was done to enable better understanding of the massive size of the contingents who walk. These videos and images are available for viewing at www.rotaryclubofnagpur.org One way of ensuring good recall value to anything is to make it memorable for those who attend.

well was this represented when we had the youngest participant aged 6 and the oldest aged 88! Some of these exceptional participants were recognized and felicitated during the closing ceremony. A young lady of 29, who is a patient of rheumatoid arthritis with both hips replaced, impressed by walking and completing the 9 kms event. Kudos to their joie-de-vivre! Two months of planning, weighing changes in the event as also the details and options for managing the various

benefits of walking. A pre-event press conference also ensured a huge coverage across multi lingual newspapers all of who covered and shared the details for the benefit of their readers. It would be amiss not to acknowledge the local print media, Times of India, Radio Mirchi, Cartel Systems and Attrait Solutions all of whom gave their best support. There were several innovations in this edition… The pre and post event venue area was double that of earlier years to ensure

This year it was the intention to do this very thing. One buzz word (or phrase) we used all along was – fun for the family. To the many who did not know of past Walkathons, everyone involved in the registrations only pushed the word “Carnival”. In the end, it was a fun filled morning in all respects – fantastic weather, clear sky, police band on one side playing “Kadam-Kadam badhaye ja” with children walking around with balloons, hot poha and idli Sambhar washed down with

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Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport Nagpur.

Marshals all ready for the job ahead

Just before the start

The 9 km walk begins

with rising sun, the crowd swells - 6 km walk

The Big one - 3 KM

Reporting winners

Marshal will have a last say- ALWAYS

Three Cheers to the Power of three

Prize Distribution

Presentation party

Health bhi...social message bhi

WALKATH N coffee or tea; and a young and enthusiastic group of college students exhorting the crowds to sing with them to “ashaayen” ………. The word memorable seems rather lame…. the event will remain in the hearts and minds the whole year round, till the next edition comes around in 2015, and brings with it even more innovation. Another aim from the start was to give back in return something of value to the sponsors, for their support to this PR project. Overcoming skepticism was difficult, and at times we did feel we were promising them something, which would be difficult to achieve. However, post facto, the Walkathon team is confident that our sponsors have nothing to complain about; and, if considered from impact point of view, the value per rupee spent and recalls value of the project is astounding. Gratitude is due particularly to Dr Arneja (Arneja Heart Institute), Mrs Neeta Buche and Mr Punit Sehgal (Axis Bank), Mrs Deepali Kale (Jaika Insurance Brokerage) and Mr Rahul Gugaliya (Godrej Properties). One is reminded of a Carlos Castaneda quote on spirit, perception, intent, and freedom - The third point of reference is freedom of perception; it is intent; it is spirit; the somersault of thought into the miraculous; the act of reaching beyond our boundaries and touching the inconceivable. Well, in all respects the members and spouses, Rotaractors, etc. simply rose to the occasion and ensured that they had the intent, they had the perception and the spirit to pull off the inconceivable! Or simply put, “Look at Not why it can't be done, but how it can be done” - Nimish Sutaria

All the winners

Young Winners

Thank you from President & Main Sponsor Dr. Arneja

Yongest winners

Hard Working WalkathonTeam

VOCATIONAL TRAINING COMMITTEE A workshop was held at Home for Aged & Handicapped, Untkhana Nagpur, on Monday the 3rd of Feb. from 1 to 3 pm. Students & teachers were trained to make various items from old News Paper Raddi. 8 students & six teachers attended the workshop as it was part

WORKSHOP

of train the trainers Program. The workshop was conducted by Rt Ann Sadhana Paliwal with the help of Rt. Sharad Paliwal. Hon Secretary Sunil Bhatia along with Director Sanjay Sethi and Sanjay Bhargava visited the workshop. Sister Ancina & her staff members

of the home were very much appreciative of the initiative & had requested for the continuation of such workshops throughout the year. The students were also found to be very much enthusiastic in such activities. - Sadhana Paliwal

LEADERSHIP SKILL IN IGMC STUDENTS - KHEL KHEL MEIN SEEKHA BAHUT KUCH Around 60 students of IGMC together coming together & playing some wonderful games. They were enjoying to the hilt! After every 10 minutes some new game & the children absorbed & involved totally into it suddenly became a fresh pack of completely enthralled learners! Was it just fun then! Certainly not. There was a complete design to it. And the subtle approach of the trainers aka designers of the session Rt Mahendra Kamath & Rajendra Jaiswal in unison added magic to the whole scenario. They successfully conducted a wonderful session to instill leadership skills in the students through various fun laced activities. Very meaningful

de-brief sessions after every activity made the message very clear to the students. Team work, co operation, delegation of work, selfless thinking, sharing everything all this they imbibed after the participation. The

presence of President Prashant Kale, Jatin Sampat, Beena Mathew & Shefali Shah affirmed the support for the program. - Beena Mathew

VISIT AT KOLITHMARA - 28th JANUARY - 14

INTERACT COMMITTEE 60 Interacters of Dinanath School visited Kolithmara on 28-01-2014, a lively village which is 20 Km interior from Pench Dam. This was our 1st visit and expectations were high. In the morning session, the students trekked the jungles and visited an old forest guest house. Also we went to see museum and information

center depicting the flora and fauna of the village. The students also went for a boat ride in the Pench River. In the second half, the students visited a local school, where they donated stationary items and clothes to the school children. The teachers and students were thankful to the

Interacters. The most heartening thing we saw was that most of the village is solar-powered. Street lamp, solar fencing and solar powered kitchen were a beautiful sight to see. On return, the students cooled themselves in a flowing stream and we were back to school at 7 pm.

VISIT AT NETRAVAN - 26th FEBRUARY - 14 61 students of Interact Club of DHS visited Shani Dham, Padri Thana, Makar-Dhokda near Butibori and Netravan Camp near Siddi Veri village on 26-02-2014. Shani Dham has 30 temples named after various saints. After that we visited Padri Thana. The Priest prayed for us and the students led by Shreya Ramteke had the honour of donating Rs 500 for the orphanage to the Priest. He prayed for the students and spoke about the history of

that ancient village. Later we went to MakarDhokda to visit Jawahar School where the students donated a huge quantity of pen, pencil, rubber, sharpener, color box, crayons, notebooks, story books to the teachers who will then distribute to the students as per the need. In the second half, the students were under the guidance of Mr. Ghuge and Mr. Mohadikar who took them for Jungle Trek to teach about flora and fauna, drip irrigation, solar fencing etc. Later

they conducted simple science experiments with water bucket, water bottle, balloon, air pressure etc. The students were thrilled to see it all. As it was getting dark, many students had the joy watching stars through telescope. Mr. Abheek Ghosh told us of mythological stories about the Orion star and its constellation. But soon, clouds gathered which spoilt the star watch. Every student had great memories of the day and we were back to school by 9.30 pm.

AT THE HOME OF NILUFER & MEHRNOSH RANA â&#x20AC;&#x153;On your marks .... Get set ..... Go........." Geared up in smart sports attire, cheering for their teams and all set for another enjoyable and thoda sa different Take Rotary Home. Going back to their childhood with various races like lemon and spoon, three legged, balancing and relay races the garden of our wonderful host Nilufer Rana got converted to a "sports arena". The "Dog and the Bone" game was the highlight of the evening. With 100 % participation from all the guests the evening was enjoyed by all. Yummy snacks and perfect weather kept up the spirits high. After a

lot of running, cheering, shouting the food was a delight for one and all. A lot of prizes in the form of medals n chocolates were distributed. Best dressed male was by Manjot Singh Kahai, Divya Bhati won the best dressed

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female and Vinita and Kapil Bahri won the best dressed couple. Nilufer & Mehrnosh were as gracious as always, The evening was organized by chairpersons Shriya Mokadam and Sonal Singhvi. - Sonal Singhvi

AT HOME OF DR. RAJESH & NEETA SINGHANIA Dr. Rajesh & Neeta Singhania --Gracious, Affable and a Warm Couple. Perfect Hosts Perfect decor and Enthusiastic Guests ..... Perfect Setting for a Valentines Themed Take Rotary Home. With beautiful flower & balloon decorations the evening was set from the word "Go" . Couples displayed their love and affection for each other with a beautiful

"shayrana-Introduction" of each other. Each and every couple was well prepared for the introduction and could be seen wearing same coloured clothes as was the theme for the evening. Games matching the theme were thoroughly enjoyed by one and all. Yummy starters to Mouth Watering Desserts completed the delightful evening with perfect

Host who took care of everything meticulosly. Games were won by Purvi & Rohan Thakkar, Pritesh & Shipra Tank. Recently inducted Couple Nisha & Sachin Bafna won the Best Introduction. Chairpersons Shefali Shah and Sonal Singhvi organised the evening. -Sonal Singhvi

AT THE HOME OF BELA AND SHASHI THAPAR â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dance Party, Musical Night or TRH????" All the guests were wondering what exactly were they invited for? The grand and opulent house of Rtn. Shashi Thapar with an exquisitely chosen singer and musician set the mood for another enjoyable Take Rotary Home. After a short introduction round the musical mood was carried on by a "hat ke" antakshari which

entertained and amused one and all. The beautiful bollywood numbers were perfectly chosen for the colourful theme of the evening. Foot tapping numbers, melodioud music and lo the floor got converted to dance floor....everyone one had a lot of fun. Everybody relished the yummy food from starters to live pasta counter to pani poori to

mouth melting chocolate cake. The whole Thapar family made sure that the guests felt at home and had a great time. Best Dressed Female was won by Smita Harkare & Sangeeta Parekh... Raju & Anne Wilkinson won the Best Dressed Couple.The evening was organised by Chairpersons Shefali Shah and Sonal Singhvi. -Sonal Singhvi

RAG The flag off of our mission Pachmari project was a bit delayed as the rain Gods wanted to play spoiled sport. President Prashant was the first one on the scene, followed by President elect Bharat Goenka...Slowly but surely riders, chair persons & a bit of sunlight began to appear on the scene lifting the spirits of the riders...Six bikes & a back up team in a Skoda Rapid were flagged off by President Prashant Kale at 7;15 am. Lucky for us there wasn't a drop of rain along

ADVENTURE TRIP TO PACHMARI the way, frequent halts for chai, poha & Taubys sandwiches kept the riders well fed & rested. A bit of a detour before Tamiya - took us to Patal Kote, from where we went down into what seemed like the depths of partial itself... but the scenery and the roadworthy route was well worth the additional 100 kilometers. The three days spent at the Champak bungalow flew past really quick - or was it just because of the great company & the good food...

SLUM & WOMEN UPLIFTMENT COMMITTEE More than 40 women gathered at the SunShine Centre on February 1, 2014, to learn low cost recipes that would meet the nutritional needs of their families. Rtn Shailaja Pingle and Mrs Malti M. Kadu shared their invaluable knowledge, gave cooking demonstration, and interacted with the homemakers from poor families. The women learned how to make nutritious rotis and ladoos using soya, wheat flour, besan and other ingredients. This was a joint program of SunShine Foundation and the Rotary Club,

Bike excursions to Dhoopghad, Mahadev, Gupt Mahadev, Echo Valley & a really tricky ride to Duchess Falls kept all entertained. On the way back we made a bit of a late start 10;30am but took the usual route back via Tamia & in spite of the frequent stops & the great food along the way back the team were able to make it back to Poonam Chambers before Sundown...bringing an end to what seemed like a wonderfully hectic yet relaxing extended weekend... -Parheez Gimi

MAKING FAMILIES HEALTHY WITH LOW BUDGET NUTRITIOUS FOOD

Nagpur. Malti and Shailaja demonstrated the methods of making the yummy nutritious laddoos to each one of them and were also offered to taste. There was also a question n answer session where the ladies fulfilled their queries regarding the advantages of soya .The ladies were also guided on how and what kind of nutrition to be given to children at their growing stages. A few of the pregnant ladies who attended the meet were also guided on their diet to be followed during the pregnancy time. Most of the ladies above 30 yrs. n were

given tips for bone strengthening. It was a very interactive session as the ladies have been watching in televisions about the advantages of nutrition in the family. Director Rakhi Bhatia was present and took care for the proper arrangements required for the session. With the help of Deepti Karat, and other members of the sunshine foundation the project went off smoothly at the sunshine foundation hall, Mecosabagh. - Rakhi Bhatia

THE WISHING TREE The Slum Dev Committee successfully concluded their project, 'Joy Of Giving' through 'The Wishing Tree' with distribution of gifts to about 55 handicapped children at Matru Sewa Sangh on Tues 4th Feb. No words can aptly describe the expression of joy of these children who were so delighted to receive the gifts they had wished for. The gifts included carom board, remote control cars, aero plane, dresses, teddy bear, dolls, art material, books, jewelry, chocolates, make up kits, T-Shirts, school bags etc. The dedication of caretaker Jayshree was also acknowledged, who wished for moisturizer for

the children to use during dry winters. Many Rotary members who appreciated the simple and novel idea of sharing joy and happiness with special children attended the distribution program. Chairpersons Neerja Shukul, Ragini Sahu, Kusum Pande and Sushma Hedao thank all the members who generously

contributed in fulfilling the wishes of these children and gifting moments of joy to them. Pres. Prashant Kale, Dir. Rakhi Bhatia, Sonia Khurana, Ratna Joshi, Babita Parekh were present along with the Chairpersons to participate in the concluding program. - Ragini Sahu

MARK YOUR DATES FOR ONE OF THE BEST ART AND THEATRE FESTIVALS OF THE WORLD!

Festivals… India's so full of them, we must have one every day! As much as we enjoy celebrating them in our home country, it's interesting to know that there are many festivals celebrated around the world, and amongst a few avid travellers a fetish to visit them. They are definitely not all Religious, while a few could have started with some tradition or the other, many are related to the customs of the place, the season, the sport, music genres, films, food, drink and even education! To name a few which would certainly ring a bell for most of you are the La Tomatina festival, Sundance festival, Mardi Gras New Orleans, Carnival of Rio de Janeiro, the famous Lantern festival in Taiwan, Oktoberfest. In my visit to Scotland last summer in August, a family reunion of sorts, we were driving across the country from our base at Killin and ended the trip with a stay at Edinburgh. This was around the 18th of August. This Scottish town, famous world over for its University, its Arts and Architecture program and of course the Edinburgh castle, just bowled us over. What a beautiful town, a pleasure to explore on foot the many museums, historical buildings and markets.

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But what luck! We happened to be bang in the middle of the famous FRINGE FESTIVAL. It goes on from the 1st to the 25th of August and it's the largest street art and theatre festival in the world! There are over 3000 shows to choose from around the world and the entire city's restaurants, pubs and halls participate in holding these shows. The most interesting part of the Fringe festival is that combined with the shows, is the street fair on The Royal Mile, an entire stretch of road that's converted into a non-traffic zone with a full carnival atmosphere. All the participants from across the world are selling their shows on this street in the most innovative ways… you have

comedian cum dancer, you can't really get enough of it. Yes for sure Indians also participate, so there were some Indian acts too! Besides this there are a lot of quaint shops and stalls selling Scottish good, curios, bag piper, kilts, chocolates and antiquities. You hardly realize how you've passed the day meandering in between these and the show people. In the snaps you see a blue colour lady statue, well she's live and acting, most amazing. Each act is a total surprise. If you are planning a visit to the UK this summer, especially in August… do drop into Edinburgh and catch the FRINGE, it's

human statues, actual scenes from Shakespeare being played out, music fests, gory scenes, comedy all of it showcased to gain your attention. A square at the Royal Mile is converted into a kind of stage and one of the best acts we saw was by an Argentinian

certainly a must do on a long list of must see's, must do's of travel. You'll not only have fun, but get to see so many cultures and theatre from across the world, it'll only leave you wanting more. - Farzana Haque

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MAMTA JAISWAL

Born & raised in the small town of Adilabad, she did her schooling & B Com along with a Diploma in Computers & Commercial Practice, followed by Post Graduation in Computer Applications from Adilabad & Hydrabad. Got married to childhood sweetheart Manish & came to Nagpur in 1996. Their son Pranay was born in 1997. Just raising a child was not enough for her so she did a Diploma in Fashion Designing from ARENA & EVA Institute at Nagpur. Got a job at NIIT Mumbai but her in laws were not in favour of her working outside of Nagpur. So she started manufacturing childrens' garments along with a partner friend and not only created a local market but also started exporting, these garments, along with designer sarees & bed covers to US, where her sister is settled. This stint didn't last long though, as their family separated & Mamta along with Manish had to build a new home as well as a business along with the real estate work that they were already doing. Saanvi soon followed & once again Mamta, needed to channelize her zeal to do something constructive in life. It was Akash & Shilpa Agrawal, their kitty friends, who suggested Rotary to them. Manish, was extremely busy with his newly set up business so Mamta joined, during, Rtn. Ganesh Joshi's term. PP Tauby fascinates her the most! One day she would want to achieve all that (& more) Tauby has. But the Rotarians who have left a permanent mark on her are the Naidu brothers. They say a small gesture of courtesy goes a long way. It was Vijay, who welcomed her with a cup of tea, the day she was inducted & since then, he has been Godfather to her. She looks up to him for counseling & advice & both Madhavi & Viju; she feels are her true friends. She got active almost as soon as she joined. 'Greetings' & two years of 'Fellowship during Meetings' gave her a chance to know a lot of Rotarians. Manish, who is the focal point of her life, stands by her through thick & thin. He encourages & supports her in all her endeavors. Though not a Rotarian himself, he is ever willing to take up all kinds of tasks for Rotary. So much so that they even attended a Rotary Meeting in London, while on a family holiday. This year she is chairperson for the International Youth Exchange Program & has single handedly, managed to get a record 24 candidates. This has brought instant glory to her & Dist. Governor Kishor Kedia, personally recommended her name to be included in the district officer's list! Barely 3 year old in Rotary, this chit of a girl is a package full of surprises. Her ever willingness to help, will undoubtedly take her a long way. Welcome Mamta. May your tribe rise! - Manju Shahani

RAHUL KALE Not yet 40 & he has already travelled to maybe 40 countries! An active Rotaractor for 3 yrs, from 1995 -96 to 1999, he has enjoyed Rotary from childhood. (I remember him conducting quizzes during Rotary fellowships & picnics) Son of Vilas & Neeta Kale, life has been kind to him & he always saw it as fun. Till recently when his genes for Service & Philanthropy got the better of him & he wanted to do more than just live life king size. Dr. Manmohan Daga encouraged him to join Rotary & he was inducted, during Rtn. Atul Shah's term. He almost immediately got involved with the Program Committee & is quite enjoying it. Would love to be more involved in service projects as well as training programs. Travel for both business & pleasure doesn't give him as much time as he would like to devote ideally to Rotary. Though involved in the family business, he wanted to do something of his own. Started a new line of Herbal Cosmetics – IRAYA & today he has a big domestic market in Spas all over the country & exports to Europe, US & mainly Russia. All this, plus he has to his credit a State of the Art factory & an office in Mumbai. To have achieved so much in so short a period does call for accolades but with brilliant parents like his & the kind of education he has had, this doesn't come as a surprise. He was in SFS School for the first 4 yrs. Went to Rishi Valley for the rest of his schooling. He started with a commerce degree at Hislop but went on to complete it at Symbiosis – Pune. Keeping with the trend, he did his MBA from both Paris & UCLA (USA). Well educated, moneyed, renowned family, reasonably good-looking – he would make an ideal catch for any girl but says he is content to stay single, at least as of now! Who knows? Welcome Rahul to the Rotary family. - Manju Shahani

CENTRAL INDIAN Some time past, there was agitation galore in Mumbai against North Indians seeking jobs in the metropolis. This is an ironical twist. About 50 years ago the agitation was against South Indians. The Southies have so acclimatized and naturalized to Mumbai in more than three or four generations that they have now joined the Mumbaikars in the anti-north agitation! Generally the Hindi belt and Punjab come to be known as North India. How much of India is South India? Given half a chance, the Southie, with the aggressive DMK parivar around, will take the whole of India! Nobody talks of East, West and Central India! Oftentimes, I am asked: “Are you a South Indian?” “No, Central Indian!” “I mean where you originally come from?” “Nagpur” That leaves the questioner confused and confounded. And that was the intent of such

answers! Moreover the emphasis is of Nagpur's importance as the geographical center of India with Zero Mile commencing from the city. In the good old days of British administration in India, to many in the imperial capital Delhi and in the north, all south of the Vindhyas was Madrassi!! This was perhaps due to influx of job seekers to the imperial capital from Madras Presidency. With more literacy, better education, willingness to go places and work hard these people from the south outclassed job seekers from the Hindi belt. A classmate of mine who lives in Madhya Pradesh (M.P.) and became a Member of Parliament (M.P.) asked me if I spoke Madrassi language! I asked this M.P. from M.P. if spoke M.P.! He was not amused. There is no language called M.P. he asserted. Nor is there a language called Madrassi! The Presidency is gone and the city of the same name renamed

BOBBY'S BUBBLES Chennai. The Presidency itself in Independent India is now part of several States like Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, which still thinks, is the real successor to the Presidency! There is awareness now that the non-existent Madrassi language is really Oriya, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Konkani, Coorgi and the one and only Tamil! There is also a greater awareness of the land and its people of the Indian peninsula, of Godavari, Krishna and the news-making River Cauvery! This is a land rich in history and of forgotten empires not well recorded by historians of British influence. Fortunately nature's bounty like river water does not recognize soils of different States but flows majestically for people to quench. Likewise if India is considered one Bharat Bhoomi (and to many Punya Bhoomi) with all as sons and daughters of the same soil there needs to be no agitation! - Bobby Srinivas

PDG VISHWAS AS RIPR AT RI DISTRICT 3110 CONFERENCE IN RAMNAGAR, UTTARAKHAND

ROTARY NEWS

Rotary International works through 34,500 clubs in 535 Districts spread over 202 countries in the world. District Conference is the biggest event in the Rotary Calendar for fellowship, motivation and deliberations on topics close to Rotary ideals. Since Rotary International President cannot physically attend all such District Conferences, he appoints serving and past RI Directors and selected senior PDGs to represent him as RI President's Representative at several District Conferences. PDG Vishwas Sahasrabhojanee was chosen by RI President Ron Burton to represent him at District 3110 District Conference held at Ramnagar, Uttarakhand, from 31st January to 2nd February, 2014. For him, this was a wonderful experience in sharing knowledge and building new friendships. District 3110 has 110 clubs with a membership of 3500, and is part of northern and western U.P. and southern part of Uttarakhand. Shri Mahamandaleshwar Kailashanandji was the chief guest at the Conference who gave a spiritual discourse on upholding ethics and morals in social service. RI Director 13-15 P.T.Prabhakar and R I Director 1987-89 Sudarshan Agarwal, as guests of honor motivated the delegates through their presentations. PRID Sudarshan Agarwal was Governor of Uttaranchal state and later of Sikkim from 2000-2010. As RIPR, PDG Vishwas addressed the audience thrice in three days. His speeches were widely appreciated by delegates and dignitaries. (Enclosed, letter from PRID Sudarshan Agarwal). DG Devendra Agarwal, a suave and sophisticated business tycoon ensured that the conference was a big success on all fronts. He presented flag of RC of Kashipur to RIPR Vishwas Sahasrabhojanee, and played a gracious host all through. - Team Golden Orange

FROM RI H I S T O RY O F R O TA RY INTERNATIONAL "The first four Rotarians (from left): Gustavus Loehr, Silvester Schiele, Hiram Shorey, and Paul P. Harris, circa 1905-12." The first four Rotarians (from left): Gustavus

Loehr, Silvester Schiele, Hiram Shorey, and Paul P. Harris, circa 1905-12. Paul P. Harris, an attorney, wanted to create a professional group with the same friendly spirit he felt in the small towns of his youth. On 23 February 1905, Harris, Gustavus Loehr, Silvester Schiele, and Hiram Shorey gathered at Loehr's office in Room 711 of the Unity Building in downtown Chicago. This was the first Rotary club meeting. They decided to call the new club “Rotary” after the practice of rotating meeting locations. Within five years clubs had formed across the country, from San Francisco to New York.

THREE REASONS TO STRENGTHEN ROTARY'S IMAGE In August 1910, Rotarians held their first convention in Chicago. The 16 clubs that existed at that time united to form the National Association of Rotary Clubs. In 1912, the name changed to Internation a l Associatio n of Rotary Clubs to reflect the addition of clubs in o t h e r countries. The name Rotary International was adopted in 1922. By July 1925, Rotary had grown to more than 2,000 clubs and an estimated 108,000 members on six continents. Rotary's reputation attracted presidents, prime ministers, and a host of other luminaries to its ranks — among them author Thomas Mann, diplomat Carlos P. Romulo, and composer Jean Sibelius. As Rotary grew, members pooled their resources and used their talents to serve their communities. The organization's dedication to this ideal is best expressed in its motto:

Service Above Self.

THE FOUR-WAY TEST "In 1932, Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor created The Four-Way Test. " In 1932, Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor created The Four-Way Test. The test, which has been translated into more than 100 languages, asks the following questions: Of the things we think, say or do Is it the TRUTH? Is it FAIR to all concerned? Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

ROTARYS OFFICIAL MOTTO

Rotary's official mottoes, “Service Above Self” and “One Profits Most Who Serves Best” trace back to the early days of the organization. In 1911, “He Profits Most Who Serves Best” was approved as the Rotary motto at the second convention of the National Association of Rotary Clubs of America, in Portland, Oregon. It was adapted from a speech made by Rotarian Arthur Frederick Sheldon to the first convention, held in Chicago the previous year. Sheldon declared, “Only the science of right conduct toward others pays. Business is the science of human services. He profits most who serves his fellows best.” The Portland Convention also inspired the motto “Service Above Self”. During a convention outing on the Columbia River, Ben Collins, President of the Rotary Club of

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, talked with Seattle Rotarian J.E. Pinkham about the proper way to organize a Rotary Club, offering the principle his Club had adopted, “Service,

Not Self”. Pinkham invited Paul P. Harris, who also was on the boat trip, to join their conversation. Harris asked Collins to address the convention, and the phrase “Service, Not

Self” was met with great enthusiasm. At the 1950 RI Convention in Detroit, slightly modified versions of the two slogans were formally approved as the official mottoes of Rotary - “He Profits Most Who Serves Best” and “Service Above Self”. The 1989 Council on Legislation established “Service Above Self” as the principal motto of Rotary, because it best conveys the philosophy of unselfish volunteer service. “He Profits Most Who Serves Best” was modified by the 2004 Council to “They Profit Most Who Serve Best” and by the 2010 Council to its current wording, “One Profits Most Who Serves Best”.RI Publication - Compiled by Vishwas Sahasrbhojaniee

GIRISH DEODHAR – DIRECTOR VOCATIONAL SERVICES His trainers hat is on from the word go and in the two hours that we spend together I feel like one of his many students absorbing his many philosophies. An orator par excellence, a fountain of ideas and an achiever in his profession and the various forums that he is a part of - meet Director Vocational – Girish Deodhar. Born on 19th December 1958 to a Konkanasth Brahmin family and raised in Akola, Girish studied in a convent school 'Holy Cross Convent School'' and was a mediocre but hardworking and sincere student. In the 10th Std he was appointed House Captain and Band Captain since he played all the band instruments i.e. drums, flute, symbols etc. He has a beautiful handwriting and thus for 5 years he was the writer for the school bulletin. After matriculation he joined the LRT college of Commerce in Akola. With his B.Com degree in 1978 he also qualified as a Rashtra Bhasha Ratna which is almost equivalent to an MA in Hindi. He has avid memories of singing in the college orchestra, elocution, debates and participating in singing competitions in his college life. On completion of graduation, he took up articled training with M.P.Chitale & Co., a CA firm which even today is one of the top 15 CA firms of Mumbai. From a spacious house in Akola he moved to a modest apartment in Mumbai, Grant road area which was a turning point in his life. Overcoming all odds like studying in the cramped confines of a lift to an overcrowded Petit Library in uptown Fort area, he qualified as a chartered accountant in 1984. He believes in the TINA (There Is No Alternative) philosophy and thus strives to achieve all that he sets his mind to. He set up practice in Nagpur, his specialisation being Project Finance, in 1985 and saw a long uphill struggle to establish his name in the

profession. He joined the Jaycees simultaneously and started taking active interest in the training wing. He cleared one exam after another and was soon certified as an International trainer. This training in soft skills has held him in good stead and he is now Chairman of VIAs HRD forum and III (Industries, Institute and Interaction) Forum. He conducts corporate and institutional training programmes. To date he has conducted more than 1000 training programmes. He has visited Singapore, Japan and Dubai for training and professional development. He was also elected as President of Orange City Jaycees in 1991. He married his better half, the delicate, pretty,

graceful, Gayatri though the arranged route in 1987. Gayatri the youngest of 3 sisters is Nagpur born and bred and her long flowing tresses are the envy of many !!! She is a fitness enthusiast and has indepth knowledge on diet and exercise. You can say she is a 'gym bond''. They have two sons 25 year old Shrirang and 21 year old Mangesh. Shrirang is an MBA in Media and Communications from ISBM Pune and is currently working with Pratisaad Ad. Agency and Production House, Pune. Shrirang has a passion for Deejaying and has done more than 100 shows in colleges, corporates etc. Interestingly, he has been playing for the last 3 years consecutively at Le Meridien, Pune on New Year's eve which

ON THE BOARD is a tall achievement for this young lad from Nagpur. Mangesh is currently pursuing CA and CS course having cleared the entrance for both. Gayatri feels that rather than firmly disciplining the children one should strive to earn their trust so that they can tell the parents whatever is in their mind. A lady of few words, Gayatri's earnestness shines through. He was introduced to Rotary by Rotarian and current President Prashant Kale who had appreciated his work in the Jaycees. As a Director Vocational he had aimed to conduct 4 major programmes by inviting renowned speakers from outside Nagpur during this year and to date 3 have been conducted. He was also the pioneer in starting brainstorming sessions in R o t a r y, w h i c h w a s conducted at the beginning of this current rotary year. He believes that : ''Vision without action is just a dream'' ''Action without vision is just an activity'' ''Vision and action put together can change the world'' He is also a member of Bombay chartered Accountants Society, National HRD Network, The Indus Entrepreneur (TIE) and Income Tax Bar association Nagpur. He does the ''Omkar Sadhana'' regularly and believes in the WANI concept – Para, Paschanti, Madhyama and Wakhari -to keep himself cool and composed.. His favourite quote thus summarises his journey and beyond “Zindagi ki asli udaan abhi baaki hai. Zindagi ke kayee imtihaan abhi baki hai. Abhi toh napi hai muthi bhar zameen ham ne. Abhi toh saara aasman baki hai” - Hetal Sampat

ON THE BOARD Her enthusiasm is infectious. The warmth she exudes can bring a smile to the most morose of people. Her hospitality is absolutely splendid, there must not be a single acquaintance who has not experienced the cozy and fun filled get togethers at the Shahani residence. She not only is a fantastic cook but can whip up a meal for 60+ without fuss !!!!! Her habit of matching attire with hubby and renowned Rotarian Chandru is well known. So let us know more about Jt. Secretary Manju Shahani. Born on 5th March, 1957 in Gandhidham, Kutch, Manju is the eldest of three siblings. Her younger sister is settled in the US and brother, Sanjay is in Nagpur and member of our Rotary as well. Not a very studious child, she managed to excel academically. She even got a double promotion in Std 6 and was thus underage for her matriculation examination. The Board initially did not give her permission to appear for the examination, but on persistence by her school management and her family, she was allowed to appear for them. The IndoBangladesh skirmish was at its peak in early 1972 when she was studying for matric. Inspite of all the tensions, sirens and blackouts she managed to score well. She clearly remembers that one night during blackout there was a blaze in the city, the sirens went off and the Pakistanis conducted an air raid wherein 91 bombs were dropped on Gandhidham. Not a single bomb went off as they fell on sand. These kids collected these bombs as souvenirs. She wanted to take up medicine as a profession but unfortunately things didn't work out and she studied BA (Honours) at Gandhidham. In her first year, she took part in the students' agitation led by Jaiprakash Narayan as part of his Navnirman Andolan. She was arrested by the police and was in lockup for almost 2 hours !!! After her second year examination, in 1974 she met Chandru through an arranged match by a very close common relative. Her first impression of Chandru was that he was wearing a peach shirt !!! A colour not very common amongst young men. Coincidentally she herself was wearing a peach saree and thus they started a trend of wearing the same colour when they step out together. They were married in 1975

MANJU SHAHANI- JT. SECRETARY and their son Aashish soon followed in 1977. Inspite of being in the family way, Manju cleared her graduation exams after much persuasion from her mother. Her second son, Anuj was born in 1981. Both the boys have studied in SFS school, done engineering from Ramdeobaba College of Engineering, Masters from the USA and now working in the USA. Aashish has further done the Professional Engineering course and Anuj is working as a Research Analyst. Aashish is married to Seema, an MBA from Indore and they have an 18 month old son Aahaan. Anuj is married to his college sweetheart Suchi and they have a 4 year old boy called Vivaan. Both Manju and Chandru were very active in Jaycees before they joined Rotary. Chandru was President of Jaycees in 1979 and has organised many large scale events during his tenure. Manju was an active Jayceerette having taken part in Fashion shows and stage events. After Jaycees, Rotary was the next step for Chandru and Manju and they were introduced by Vishwas Sahasrabhojanee in 1990. Chandru was President in 2001-2002. Manju joined as a spouse member in 2007 and since then has held various posts. Both Chandru and Manju are devotees of Sadhu Vaswani mission based in Pune. They try to go at least twice a year to Pune to their guru Dada J . P. VA s w a n i . Manju feels very passionately about education of the girl child and hopes to initiate some projects on the same. She also feels that Rotary should have some kind of counselling cell for all age

groups. Manju excels at fabric painting and she divulged that she made 117 sarees and 39 salwar suits and gifted them to family and friends during her sons' wedding in 2005 !!!! She is also musically inclined and is taking formal training since the last 10 years. She is an exponent of Yoga since 1993 and practices it three times a week. She admits that her only weak point is her sense of direction and she she gets lost everytime she leaves the house without implicit directions !! In Chandru's absence she has even called her son in the US to ask for the way !!! Martha Washingtom has said ''I am determined to be cheerful in whatever situation I may find myself. For I have learnt that the greater part of misery and unhappiness is determined not by our circumstance but by our disposition'' So Manju aunty, keep smiling, keep spreading good cheer and keep calling us over to experience your culinary genius. Your definitely make the world a better place to live in. - Hetal Sampat

GEEK SPEAK

WHAT'S UP WITH FACEBOOK?

Facebook has acquired WhatsApp for $19 Billion, which is biggest tech acquisition ever, 2nd biggest (HP's Compaq acquisition comes first) if you adjust for inflation though. Brian Acton, one of the cofounders was denied a job at Facebook some years back, he went on to create WhatsApp after that and became an instant billionaire after the deal. WhatsApp is just a 5 year old company and employs only about 50 people. They haven't spent a penny in marketing but have 450 million active users and handle about 50 billion messages every day. They are soon going to support calling as well, so maybe people can now ditch both their SMS and Voice packs on their mobiles and just pay for data and use WhatsApp for both calls and SMS?

Many are questioning if the mind boggling price paid by Facebook is really worth it. Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg defends it by saying that WhatsApp is actually worth more than that. He points out that WhatsApp is adding 1 million new users daily and may soon cross 1 billion users. He says any service which has 1 Billion users is incredibly valuable by itself. He is quite right as even with only a few dollars per user revenue WhatsApp can become quite profitable. However there is another angle to this acquisition, some people think this is not just a good business move but actually a survival strategy, may be with a hint of desperation as well. Facebook has lost its charm, it is no longer considered cool and teens no longer use it. Instagram and WhatsApp are teen's choice for connecting with their friends and Facebook now owns both of them. So I agree that it's a good buy for Facebook and it will help them stay in game and maybe even earn big profits it they manage to monetize WhatsApp. However WhatsApp and Facebook are poles apart in their monetizing philosophies. WhatsApp doesn't do ads, stickers, games or any other such gimmicks, they have always focussed on creating the best messaging platform for everybody. WhatsApp doesn't collect user data and doesn't store anything they share on their servers. Facebook on the other hand does everything opposite to it. What's interesting is that Mark Zuckerberg has clearly said that even after the acquisition WhatApp will continue as an independent company, they get to keep their brand, their office and their product roadmap. So it will be interesting to see how WhatApp doesn't compromise on its values and still remains profitable as a company. How much WhatsApp dislikes Advertisement is pretty evident from their June 2012 blog post where they quote a dialog from the Hollywood movie, Fight Club: Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don't need. www.sachinpalewar.com

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RUBIK'S CUBE Engineer, Erno Rubik, was the mastermind behind the fiendishly difficult, make-you-feel-incompetent-in-tenseconds toy known as the Rubik's Cube. Working at Budapest's Department of Interior Design in the mid 1970s, Rubik developed the cube to help his students understand 3D objects and to allow him to solve the structural problem of moving cube parts independently without dissembling the block itself. It wasn't until later when he tried to solve the scrambled cube that he realized he'd created a unique puzzle. Soon enough, Rubik filed for a patent, and today the cube is widely considered to be the world's best-selling toy and the top-selling puzzle game of all time.

SLINKY Remember the days when one of life's biggest dilemmas centered around the decision of which highpitched and humanized cartoon character you would watch on Saturday morning, and true happiness could be derived from thrusting a wobbly spring down the stairs? If it weren't for the clumsiness of one naval engineer, our childhoods may very well have lacked those sweet, metallic memories. While working on developing springs that could stabilize sensitive objects stowed on boats in 1943, naval engineer Richard James' idea for the Slinky hatched as one his springs fell. After accidentally knocking a shelved spring to the floor, James was soon consumed with an idea to make the spring move on its own. According to James' wife, Betty, when he came home that day he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think if I got the right property of steel and the right tension; I could make it walk.â&#x20AC;? With a $500 loan and his own inventive spirit, James developed a coil wiring machine and started his own company to mass-produce the product. It was Betty James, however, who coined the device's child-friendly and incredibly marketable name.

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On 8th an 9 Feb team of Eye Surgeons, Dr Yashpal Lamba, Dr Prashant Chaudhari Started for the camp early in Morning by 11 am. Dr Rishikesh Mayee joined us later in the day. A well worked out patients along with appropriate good quality Intra Ocular Lens were implanted in all patients. At the end of day 64 patients were operated. On 2nd day two more ophthalmologists, Dr Pallavi Alsi & Dr Sonali Khanna, joined us. Finally 87 patients were operated. Staff from Orange City Hospital and Yogiraj Hospital played key role in Success of camp. Dr Dongre and Mr Chabra of Yogiraj Hospital Ramtek played key role in managing the camp. President Mr Prashant Kale, Secretary Rtn Sunil Bhatia, Director Mr Sanjay Sethi, Past President Gulab Mahant, Rtn Bhatia visited and encouraged the surgeons and Staff. A small Thanksgiving program was organised to thank the participants of the camp. - Prashant Chaudhari

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