Nov 2014 - The Golden Orange

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November 2014

THE GOLDEN ORANGE


R OTARY -TVindhya W EETS Sanjana Dear All, As mentioned earlier Rotary Tweets column will feature at most 2 pages space. This column is aimed at allowing our members a platform in which to air their thoughts, grievances, and to basically have a voice. We will present a new topic every month and publish your responses with your photo, subject to space availability. Prizes will be awarded to three of the most pertinent responses. However, please let it be understood that we value ALL the tweets coming in. This

is a democratic organization and we value every single sentiment or opinion that is sent to us. So interact with us, tell us what you think, and let others too hear your voice! Here is the new question for the coming month:“Is our Club a platform for social engineering or social service?” Please send in your tweets ASAP to vindhyasanjana@yahoo.com or SMS / Whatsapp or even call me on 9423103916 / 9890715526. Do remember that the

tweets should not be more than 140 CHARACTERS or LETTERS, & NOT 140 WORDS. That's far too long!! On the other hand if you have a little More to say, then please- Don't hold back, Just say it! Awaiting your views. Remember -the idea is to be FREE, FRANK AND FEARLESS!! Happy Tweeting! Vindhya Sanjana All Tweets & photos could not be published due to space constraint. P l e a s e v i s i t www.rotaryclubofnagpur.org for the entire content. -Ed.

Last month, we asked you “Does our Club have too many members? What should be our cut off point for admitting new members? nd

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Winner 1st Prize Long time ago, when I was still uninitiated in the Rotary ways, a PDG remarked at our club meeting that he was saddened to see during the premeeting fellowship that not everyone knew everyone. He went on to add that in his club of then 35 members all were known to each other. My retort to this then was that in a 35 member club one can possibly know only 35 members. In a 150 member club -the size of our club then- even if one knew 50% of the members it still is 75 members with an opportunity to know the other 50 % over a period of time! The argument remains the same to this day. I would only like to add that we may introduce a 6 months 'probation' period for any new inductee so that if he is not 'comfortable' he can leave with the club returning his joining fees less six months subscription. This could be a natural filter. Amitabh Sinha

Very true... Quality should matter not quantity... I think we should restrict the number and also the fact that it's not our friends we need to recommend but people who have achieved well in their profession. Rachna Singh

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I personally don't think that anyone can put a stop on GROWTH! It is a natural phenomenon! You could try restricting it, which we have been doing for the last few years. Wouldn't it be wonderful to be the largest Club in the country? Where would we be without our young brigade? The fresh & new blood. New members rejuvenate the seniors. Manju Shahani

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One cannot count the dormant members as a part of the club, they are just numbers, so do we really need to cut off the new membership when active members are really in numbers. When dormant members r converted to active zone , we can think of cut off point in membership. Growth of a club does not depend on numbers it holds but on working hands it has, let it grow . Danny Vaid Even when entire world which use to call India's large population as liability , is now calling it india's big strength in form of demographic dividends , I find it absurd that our club is discussing about restricting club membership !!! New members are generally younger , energetic , motivated and has brought more vibrancy to our club , which was earlier use to called as old men's club !!! Also when rotary international's focus is on membership development , I find no reason our club should restrict membership, only thing is new members need proper mentoring !! I will be happy

if our club become one of the biggest & vibrant club in rotary international !!! Akash Agrawal Population of 125 crores was considered negative once upon a time but today it has become strength. As long as it is well organised, cohesive and driven towards vision, any size is ideal. Hemant Lodha Yes ! Definitely our club should have less members. At least every one will know everyone instead of it being a sea of faces without quality interaction and work. Cut off number should be about 150 members. Amita Behal We have enough membership and are well past the cutoff point. Undoubtedly, Rotary is facing retention issues and stagnation. As a Premier Club of the District, we could play the ambassadorial role better by diverting aspirants to smaller clubs who struggle with retention / lack of interest. I feel financial targets can be met by showcasing of long range and effective activities, rather than

resorting to this approach of setting a monetary premium to admission. Are we the Louis Vuitton of Social Service or Social Standing? The premium should be rather the status and standing of the member in his or her vocation, which is the real wealth and true potential to be tapped to meet organizational goals. Nimish Sutaria "Yes our club is a large club. Yes we have a lot of bench strength. Yes there are potential leaders in our fold. Yes we take membership seriously. Yes it is because of the Rotarians that we are able to serve the community so well. Yes we should continue to add good potential leaders from our community to ensure the future success of our club and leadership we provide to the Rotary fraternity in general." Vijay Naidu Dear Vindhya Our club is big enough to cater to the needs of the society efficiently. But our apathy towards 0%er is unbelievable.We need productive members . First Prune continued on page no.5


THURSDAY TH O U G HTS

The winters seem to be setting in. I could feel a nip in the air as I was sitting in the lawn writing. What in Hindi we would term as' gulabi thand'. A pleasant change from the heat and the rain. Another thought followed- as nature keeps on changing every day, should we not do the same? Or do we just find our comfort zone and decide to wait till things and conditions are back to our liking? No, my dear friends, conditions and circumstances will keep on changing and we will find ourselves left far behind,

holding on to our comfort zone for dear life, while the world surges ahead. Let me tell you a small story (I seem to have become the story-teller prez) but how does one get across your feelings without giving examples?

gardens. On his command the farmer was quickly brought before the king. He enquired, "How did you make the falcon fly?" The farmer said "it was very easy, your highness.... I simply cut the branch where the bird was sitting".

Once there was a king who received a gift of two magnificent Falcons from Arabia. He asked the falconer to train the precious birds, and as months passed one day the falconer informed the king......that though one of the falcons was flying majestically, soaring high in the sky, the other bird had not moved from its branch since the day it arrived.

We are all made to fly... To realise our incredible potential as human beings... But at times we sit on our branches, clinging to the things familiar to us. The possibilities are endless, but for most of us, they remain undiscovered. We confine to the familiar 'comfort zone ', so most part of our lives are ...status quoist, instead of being exciting, thrilling and fulfilling.....

After exhausting all solutions to make the bird fly, sorcerers, healers, the king saw through the palace window that the bird had still not moved from its branch. On a brainwave the king thought to himself “maybe I need someone from the countryside to understand the nature of this problem”. So he ordered "Go and get a farmer."

So let us strive to destroy the branch of laziness or fear we cling to and free ourselves to the glory of flight!!!!! Celebrate the Rotary Foundation monthNovember-by exploring the true magic of Rotary Foundation- the magic of giving. Celebrate LIFE -Bharat Goenka

In the morning the king was thrilled to see the falcon soaring high above the palace

President

An old fable comes to mind.

Mosque were 'Muslims'.

In an ancient temple, a number of pigeons lived inside the Gopuram. Since the temple was being renovated, the pigeons had no choice but to relocate. They settled in a Church nearby accommodating themselves with other pigeons already living there. When the Church was being painted, they all had to move again and found shelter in a mosque, yet again accommodating themselves in the available space with the mosque's resident pigeon population. Life for them came a full circle, when they had to move out en masse from the Mosque because of some repair work which started there also, ending up in the same temple, now a congregation of pigeons from all over.

The Baby pigeon asked why they were always called pigeons irrespective of where they lived and why humans couldn't be humans wherever they went. The mother went on to explain how pigeons have understood this simple truth, and lived peacefully in these high spots but the humans living below continued to fight and kill each other over their differences.

One fine day, observing some communal clashes near the temple, a baby pigeon enquired with her mother who these people were and why they fought. The mother responded that they were humans, explaining how some going to the temple were 'Hindus', some going to Church were 'Christians' and some going to the

What began as religious segregation has expanded to various other forms of discrimination. Why can't we accommodate all types of people, stop bracketing them and not judge them? Should people not be treated equally, irrespective of their religion, sex, physical looks, financial status and social standing, or sexual preferences? If we consider ourselves secular and champions of equal rights to the citizens of the world, should we then discriminate in our feelings and interactions with these other non-secular, overtly communal or non-progressive types?

I feel not. Maybe we disagree on some aspects, but surely these “others” have an altruistic and humane side as well. Differences apart, let's follow Gandhi's dictum of listening to the others, and try our utmost to live peacefully with differences, and not judge them, as they perhaps, would us. Live and let live. Nimish Sutaria Editor

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LETTERS Dear Rtn. Pres. Bharat G o e n k a a n d Chairperson Rtn. Nilufer Rana, Thanks for your club's greetings and we reciprocate our best wishes and regards to you, your family and the Rotary's club family. Thanks for putting me on the mailing list of, "The Golden Orange" which i love to read. It is one of the best Rotary bulletin in India. Please keep up the great work. With best wishes and regards, PDG Rekha Shetty

Dear Bharat, Thank you for your letter of 15th October 2014 regarding the club magazine (The Golden Orange) of which I did receive your issues for August, September & October 2014. I want to thank you for sharing copies of the same with me and wish to compliment your Editor for bringing out such a well compiled club magazine regularly each month. Please convey my greetings and good wishes to the members of your club and wish them many more years of service to the less fortunate in our society. Kind regards. Y.P. DAS, R.I. Director (2011-13)

Dear Pres Bharat, Thank you very much for your letter of October 15. Yes I have been receiving all the copies of 'Golden Orange'. I thoroughly enjoy reading all the issues. In fact, last year I wrote to the then President praising the magazine that you are publishing. Thank you also for your invitation to attend your regular meeting. If I am in Nagpur on a Thursday, I will surely try to be there. With best wishes, PDG Gulam A. Vahanvaty

Dear President Bharat, Thank you for your letter and Golden Orange magazine which I regularly receive and read. It has long been one of the best club bulletins in India. Keep up the good work. Warm Regards, Kalyan Banerjee Past President RI

RI R O U N DUP RI President Gary C.K. Huang officially d e c l a r e d J o h n F. G e r m R o t a r y International's president-nominee on 1 October. The Nominating Committee for President of RI selected Germ, a member of the Rotary Club of Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA, in August. He will be formally elected at the 2015 RI Convention in São

John Germ becomes RI President Nominee Paulo, Brazil and will become president on 1 July 2016. Germ says no one should ever have to ask, "What is Rotary?" "We will enhance Rotary's public image by successfully and enthusiastically marketing who we are, what amazing things we are doing, and incredibly, have done locally and globally," he said.

2015 São Paulo convention dates changed Rotary International President Gary Huang and the RI Board have changed the dates for the 2015 Rotary Convention in São Paulo, Brazil, to Saturday, 6 June, through Tuesday, 9 June – starting and ending one day earlier than previously scheduled.

The dates were changed because the original opening day (Sunday, 7 June) coincided with one of the city's most popular parades. Find information about Host Organization Committee events at www.rotary2015saopaulo.br

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the club with these then add new. The addition should be proportionate to the deletions.This will make our club more vibrant. Dr. Manmohan Daga Without any doubt, we have many new isolated members......to be fair let us have some criterias - (A) One member proposes & four second the proposal of new members before the final acceptance!!! (2) New Membership Fees should not be increased. Rtn. Vikram W. Naidu Dear Viindhya ji, I don't think our club has" TOO MANY MEMBERS " and strongly feel that the club need NOT think of any CUTOFF POINT but should consider admitting only passionate quality new members interested in participation and believe in the core values of the club. Average annual NET gain in membership without any restrictions has only been around 15 which should be maintained. This would induce new ideas , inherent talent and resources for taking up new service projects befitting the rapidly changing scenario . High strength of our club is a great asset to venture in to major service projects where number matters . Prashant Kale We should cut it off for a year at least, consolidate it and then take a few more next year. Say take 5 members each year. Let the club integrate. Then take another 5 next year. Rita Aggarwal. Qty are far too many now we should concentrate on quality. Shiraz Doongaji Yup, our club has too many members and less active members. It is the active participation in Clubs project rather than number that matters over here. Every member should be committed to do at least one community project per year. So instead of having cut off point for admitting new members, we should cut off the inactive members giving chance to new ones. Sarang Upganlawar Despite a certain type of restriction that is expected by taking one member of a particular profession there has been a blatant description panorama to ensure the numbers keep rising . This does not call for cohesiveness . So many have

never seen each other ! The club must recheck its vision for the members . Too many people too many projects and a mad race ! May be a hundred and fifty is tops for one club and more satellite clubs could be encouraged ! Joint project with such off shoot clubs could ensure that proper money and man power is alloted to the project and this will at the same time foster togetherness in each club . DEEPALI KALE Yes, we have too many members & too few Rotarians. We don't need to stop membership, we just need to make more ROTARIANS! Shiraz Gimi I personally feel that having too many members can dilute the closeness and sense of belonging that comes with having smaller numbers. And since it is impossible to have everyone contributing at the same level, the ones on the sidelines start feeling a bit isolated and left out. Vindhya Sanjana Rotary being an Institution in itself , we can't refuse new members . But , saying that , to strike a balance between old & new ... We do need to be selective ! Dr. Shivani Bidaye ( Sule ) I feel a moderate number of members in the range of 200 to 250 is ideal for effective service & working. More than that is not a family, it's a 'mela'. Even office bearers of the Club are going to have a very tough time in the future unless we have paid staff and permanent premises for proper administration and maintenance of records. Regards, Rajiv Behal Although I do feel that our Club is becoming populous, if handled well, they can become our true assets. However, we need to be prudent in inducting the new members and the thumb rule should be to visualise their area of involvement and how the Club activities would benefit from their induction. The Board needs to be more engaging and now we should focus on 'Quality' rather than 'Quantity' Rajiv Yashroy Two is company, three is crowd. But in our club more the merrier. Too many members may increase the club strength in numbers. Dedication & participation in charity projects and club activities should also be the hallmark of the club. The cut

off point for admitting new members can be decided on other logistics of running the club. Madhav Kinkhede The more the merrier ! The cut off should not be on the basis of numbers but on the basis of bonafide intentions towards the cause of Rotary. Anmol Badjatia The club should create a bench mark; for every increase of membership say by 25 people, some reduction of fees to existing members of more than 5 years in the club should be offered. Jimmy Sanjana Yes! Too many members! It's been ten years now that I have joined the Club and today I see so many new faces each time there is a fellowship, I feel lost in the crowd. We definitely need to have a cut off point in admitting new members. We should take it slow and admit members but not in such large numbers. We should stop this exodus of new members else the charm of the old world will be lost! We as members are less motivated to keep on the good work we all keep doing, as new members are encouraged to take up more responsibilities. Hope the left out feeling doesn't creep up everyone's back and existing members don't join in at all!! Nilufer Rana We cant say no to anyone who wants to join.. Rather, We should divide our club now.. Senior rotary.. 52 to 72; Junior rotary 30 to52; It wl b very easy n accomodable then... 2 boards; 2 presidents..;Etc. Think think think..How interesting that is... Vieenita Pasari Quality over quantity ...that's what I believe... It should be a privilege to be a Rotarian.. Parheez Gimi Yes indeed we have too many members that a healthy club should have. While it would be difficult to decide on a cut off for number of members, we should be more vigilant and selective and lay down stringent Qualitative Requirements to avoid uncontrolled expansion. PP Rajan Bhatia

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PERS O N ALITY W O RKSH O P

A workshop “A Whole Personality" by Rt ann. Ruchi Chaudhary for the IXth standard students of Bishop Cotton School was held on the 26th of Sept. President Bharat Goenka, Jyoti Goenka & Beena Mathew also attended the

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This workshop changed the vision of many rotractors of Tuli college of H o t e l Management and IGGMC Nagpur. Dr. Suresh Chari, our guest speaker changed the approach of around 100 of rotaractors

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programme. The students were encouraged to evaluate their personality by identifying their Strengths & Weaknesses. Special attention was given to enhancing the personality by focusing on four important traits: Communication Skills, Presence of Mind, Attitude & Confidence. They were made to understand the importance of Communication Skills by a small activity called “Um” in which they were asked to pick one object & describe it in one minute. The students were also involved in a Word Link game for developing confidence & improving listening skills for better spontaneous reaction. Ruchi

Bishop Cotton School 26th September

also gave them inputs on Positive Attitude by quoting examples. Around 150 students attended the workshop. The students were very interactive and thoroughly enjoyed the session. - Ruchi Chaudhary

By Mr. Suresh Chari – Tuli College Of Hotel Mgmt 27th September towards their goal. 40 rotaractors from IGGMC participated in the programme. The event was hosted by Rtr. Tom George, the President of Rotaract Club of Tuli College of Hotel Management. Present were Bharat Goenka, Namita Sharma, Shalini Naidu, Pranav Singhal, Manish Agrawal and dignitaries and lecturers of The College. In the 90 minutes seminar, Dr Chari spoke about adaptability, perceptions, comfort zones and achievables, being time bound and burning desires. He convinced the participants to enhance their thirst for success. He introduced the concept of adaptability and flexibility. In the second half of the seminar he emphasized on group discussion and interview skills. He appealed that all should come out of their comfort zones. After the seminar there was a query session in which he satisfied the curious minds of young rotaractors with his

valuable guidance. He received a huge round of applause, appreciation and love from both clubs. The program came to an end with a vote of thanks by Rtr. Shivam Mishra. -Team Rotaract


After assembling at Poonam Chambers, the team proceeded to the school where we were greeted by the students and teachers of Divya Jyoti School. Thereafter the ribbon cutting ceremony of the Physiotherapy Room was done at the hands of PDG Vishwas Sahasrabhojanee. Equipment donated by our club included machines to exercise the upper and lower limbs, fingers of hands and legs, and for

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back, arms etc. Members were briefed in the presence of the School Authorities. All rotary members were given saplings and PDG Vishwas and the President were honored and asked to address the students. One of the students of this school for the physically challenged has qualified for the Olympics of the Physically Challenged to be held in the USA next year in the 200 mt. event and she was congratulated by all. All the Probus members present took very keen interest in the proceedings. After the vote of thanks was offered by a school teacher, refreshments were offered to all present. Present on the occasion were PDG Vishwas Sahasrabhojnee, President Bharat Goenka, Secy. Manjot Singh Kahai, PP Akhtar Pervez Maimoon,

Topworth Urja & Metals Ltd 28th September

The first vocational visit of 2014-15 was a great learning and fun experience for the spirited members and their families. After a sumptuous breakfast hosted by Nidhi and Achal Gandhi at their showroom, the group set off for Topworth Urja & Metals Ltd's unit, which has a 100 MW power station, sponge iron manufacturing unit, Ingot & Billet plant and steel TMT bars manufacturing facility. It was a fascinating experience for all who took this opportunity to visit the plant.

Director Monal Malji, Rakhi Bhatia, Manish Agarwal and Hemant Jaitha, Rishi Uppal and his father. Others present were Manish Bhati, Sachin Palewar, Parag Paranjape, Gouri Malji, Shilpa Jaitha, Ruchi Uppal, Mrs. Singhvi, Mrs. Seth and Mrs. Sethi. -Hemant Jaitha

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Following a warm welcome by the Topworth staff the visit became worthwhile with a wonderful presentation to see the functioning of the unit. For the next 80 minutes what the group saw was the actual manufacturing of steel & power generation, something unusual for a lay person to experience. The staff gave information step by step as the rotarians stepped into the various functional units. It was humid & hot near furnaces but once in the open the cool breeze enveloped them, since the whole facility is located in a 200 acre green environment

with plantations. After the whole tour, as the team got tired and hungry, everyone was treated to a delicious lunch. Mr Surendra Lodha personally made sure everyone present was comfortable. Beena Mathew expressd gratitude for the hospitality and the warmth of the staff to the Rotary family. -Shibu Mathew

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Physiotherapy Unit at Divya Jyoti Mand Mulanchi Shala, Village Gumthi

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SR W C R OTARA CT Antar Bharti Ashram – 30th September

It was a wonderful day spent with the little kids of Antarbharti Ashram. On 30th September, 2014 Rotaract Club members of Sadabai Raisoni went to visit Antarbharti Ashram to help the under privileged children by updating the library and also by distributing stationery kits to the students over there. Even though the children have their regular classes in the Ashram, the

members of this club lend their helping hand by guiding them. The students were very happy and excited to meet them. Later they played with the children, filling the ashram with laughter and smiles. A smile on their faces gave lots of happiness and satisfaction to the rotaractors. The Rotaract team has expressed thanks to Rotarian Rajendra Jaiswal for coming

TIRPUDE'S R OTARA CT Year 2014-15 started on a good note for Tirpude Rotaractors as the dedicated and determined team executed their first project at Yugantar School, which has children from the underprivileged classes. The group of about 15 Rotaractors started

Yugantar School 1st October

with playing lots of games with the children of this School, so as to get their attention. This was followed by distribution of biscuits. The Rotaractors then gave the children valuable lessons on hygiene and cleanliness, and also the need for the same. Feeling of “HAPPINESS &

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there and encouraging them. The students and the members both enjoyed the session Team Rotaract SRWC

JOY” could be seen on the faces of these little angels. A lot still needs to be done for the school and our young Rotaractors from Tirpude have set their eyes on how and when to execute the same. - Pranav Singhal

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Khushnoor Chugh announced of the District Conference to be held in December.

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The third business meeting was called to order by the President followed by half a minute silent prayer and welcoming the members. The Four Way Test was read and members wished for their birthdays/anniversary. The minutes of the last business meeting were read by Secretary Manjot. The October issue of the Golden Orange was released & prizes for Tweets were given away. The Rotary Information was read by Rtn Manju Shahani. The various committee chairpersons announced the programs for the next week respectively. Treasurer Kapil Bahri read out the treasurer's report.

President Bharat informed the house of the important board decisions. Proposals of 3 new members had been given approval & sent to Membership Classification & Membership Development committees for their approval. Resignations of Mita Joglekar, Atmika Thakkar, Bhagwat Thakare, Dr Jitendra Mehta, Rajneesh Shivhare & Sunil Sahni were informed. The board's proposal for enhancement of admission fees from Rs 20000/- to Rs 30000/-, was approved by the house. He also informed the house of the request from RCN of Jammu Tawi, D3070. The board took a

decision of remitting Rs 51000/- to them immediately as contribution for the proposed relief efforts. The board also requested all members to donate generously for this noble cause to alleviate the suffering of our brethren. Attendance Report was read out by Yatin Malji and 100% attendance Awards for the month of August 2014 were given. Sunshine box collection and the Lucky chair winner was announced. The meeting was adjourned after the National Anthem. -Team GO


Priyadarshini Institute of Architecture

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F O UR WAY TEST

Rotary's Four Way Test board installation programme was arranged at the lovely college of architecture PIADS, Hingna on 4/10/2014.The director of PIADS, our very own Rtn. Habeeb Khan and his team had made excellent arrangements for this event. President Bharat Goenka explained to the students and the staff, the origin and the crux of 'Rotary's Four Way Test'. Director Beena Mathews highlighted on the word vocation & how this test can come in handy as trilithon, when the young minds are faced with the tough challenges in life. Chairperson Kiran Rathod also added that for these young students with impressionable minds the Four Way Test would act as a catalyst in their careers. Enthusiastic Rotarians, PDG Vishwas Sahsrabhojanee, Pinky Batra, Manju Shahani and Dr. Vivek Harkare were also present to grace the occasion. It was evident that the Chairpersons Sachin Bafna & Kiran Rathod had done a commendable job. -Kiran Rathod

TRAFFIC AWARE N ESSTirpude WO RKSH OP College 7th October A Traffic awareness programme was organized by Rotaract Club of Tirpude, following an initiative by Rtn Sandeep Dhodapkar and Senior PI Revatkar aimed at creating an awareness of traffic rules and regulations for better safety of students and people on the roads. Namita Sharma, Pranav Singhal and Prashant Rajurkar were also present.

The programme gave information on how to drive and what were the right measures to ensure safety of all concerned. Important informa-tion was shared about wearing helmets, carrying license etc. A Demo on crossing roads was also shown and a few important traffic rules were discussed. -Pranav Singhal

W ELFARE O F SPECIALLY ABLED C O M MITTEE The excitement, enthusiasm despite their handicaps, and the glee on their faces was worth seeing. Lunch was sponsored by the Interactors of Jain International School, which they had arranged with

contributions from their pocket money. Some Interactors came to help from Jain International, viz Manya Gulati, Saloni Patel, Arnav, Manya Joshi, Vyoma Varsha, Romir Mathur and Sejal

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Moundekar. Biscuits and chocolates were given by Rtns Anil and Sunil Bhatia. The Committee is thankful to Mr Agrawal, owner of Krazy Castle and the staff for all their help. Director Monal Malji and the CP'S Manish Agrawal, Hemant Jaitha and Sonia Khurana worked hard for this soul satisfying project. -Sonia Khurana & Chetna Singhal

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A sight to see. A joy to be felt. This is what the team experienced at the picnic organized for the specially abled children on 8th Oct at Krazy Castle.130 children from 18 different schools came, some had never gone out at all apart from their school and home. They were accompanied by about 40 Teachers and caretakers. From 11 in the morning till 4 pm they enjoyed the water sports and the rides.

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I G G M C R OTARA CT The Rotaract club of IGGMC, Nagpur organised a Stickathon in which about 30 rotaractors enthusiastically participated.

The event involved sticking of reflecting radium stickers on the needy vehicles like tongas, bicycles, autorickshaws etc. Rotaractors were divided into three groups of 10 each and they covered heavily crowded areas of Mayo Hospital, Santra Market and Railway Station. Altogether 203 vehicles were given the gift of reflecting radium stickers,10*4 in size which would glow in the dark and help in curbing accidents. This purpose was brilliantly elucidated by our

LADIES C O M MITTEE Coinciding with the cancer awareness month, the Ladies Committee organized this talk. In house g y n a e c o l o g i s t D r. Namrata Rathod gave a presentation aimed at creating awareness of these hazardous diseases; their prevention, detection and diagnosis. Selfexamination tips as well as heredity factors coupled with lifestyle problems were highlighted by her. She was introduced by Archana Javery. Rina

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rotaractors to the vehicle owners. The event ended with some refreshments and with the hope that this small initiative would benefit the society and help in making lives a lot safer!! Team Rotaract IGGMC

Talk on Cervical and Breast Cancer 9th October

announced that an exclusive diagnosis camp at the state of art Meditrina Institute of Sciences has been arranged at highly subsidized rates and appealed to all to make use of this facility. Jyoti Goenka felicitated Dr Namrata and Sonia Khurana proposed a formal vote of thanks. Follow up 27th Oct At the Cancer detection camp at Meditrina Institute of Medical Sciences, our ladies availed the benefit of colposcopy, an advanced imaging checkup at highly subsidized rates. Few ladies took benefit, many did not.

W EEKLY MEETI N G The President called the meeting to order at sharp 6:30 p.m. Half a minute silent Prayer was offered for the dear departed souls Mr, Sarvesh Bhargava (brother of Rtn.Arun Bhargava) and aunt of Secretary Manjot Kahai. The President wished the persons having birthdays and anniversaries during the week. Two new members were inducted Arti Kibe and Mayank Jain. Best chairpersons were recognised (see details and photographs on page 27) Announcements were made for RI President Gary C.K. Huang having officially declared John F. Germ Rotary International's president-nominee on 1 October. The Programme for the meeting was a theatrical simulation by Ms. Reena Singh

Stickathon

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The Committee has appealed to all ladies in our Club to take care of themselves. Rina Sinha presented pink roses to all the ladies in support of breast cancer awareness! Jumana Shakir worked hard for the project. Team GO

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and Mr. Sanjay Singh titled 'Gharwali ki Management Class', it showed us that even a homemaker uses management techniques while running her home efficiently. The theatrical simulation had two characters, a husband and wife duo called Chintamani Yadav and Durgawati Singh. Chintamani Yadav is a US educated entrepreneur running his own business and Durgawati is a confident and successful housewife. In her day to day duties simple Durgawati practices the following basic management principles : Expectation Matrix, Skill-Will Matrix, Lead Time before Delivery, The If-But syndrome, Always delegate Authority but never delegate responsibility, 5 S Kaizen

Rule – Sorting, Simplifying, Sweeping, Standardising, Sustaining, Reorder Level, Fast moving, Non Moving Items, Attrition and Do things when they are important or they will become urgent How a simple housewife effectively practices Management principles which have taken years to get decoded was illustrated in this Hinglish, interactive, well enacted theatrical simulation. The vote of thanks to the speakers was given by Chetna Singhal. Team GO


10th October 10th October 2014 was dedicated to a Multi Rotaract Project. Rotaractors of Tuli College of Hotel Management and IGGMC came together for the betterment of environment as well as for the kids of ZP School at Bokhara Village. The project started with tree plantation with the help of Rotaractors of Tuli College with, students divided into groups of five each with a single sapling to plant and water. The responsibility of watering and nurturing the saplings was divided between different classes. It is planned to have an evaluation of these saplings and the children will be rewarded, there by bringing in a sense and

MULTI R OTARA CT PR O JECT care for environment in the children. In all 15 plants and saplings were planted. A health checkup of the students for malnutrition was done by Rotaractors of Rotaract Club of IGGMC. In all 91 students were screened from Anganwadi to Standard 7th. The students were also evaluated under IAP (International Academy of Paediatrics) classification of malnutrition. Out of 91 students 65 were undernourished. The findings are as follows1) grade 1: 33 students 2) grade 2: 22 students 3) grade 3: 9 students 4) grade 4: 1 student.

Hislop College 13th October

The Rotaractors of Hislop College organized a seminar on “Organ Donation� at smart class room where Dr. Ravi Wankhede enlightened the students about organ donation and why it should be done. He also explained about the

16th October After the customary formalities Girish Deodhar and Beena Mattew introduced the recipients of the Vocational awards. In a first for our Club, Rtn Yatin Malji was recognized with the special Senior Citizen Award. He has excelled in service to not only the club, but also to society, demonstrating outstanding ethical standards. An arts graduate from Hislop College, described as 77 years young, he joined the family business in 1965 and Rotary in 1992. His life philosophy is not to do wrong to anyone. The 2nd recipient and member since 1994, Rtn Hira Mulani operates several

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different organs we can donate with the help of a wonderful power point presentation. He made a point that students should spread awareness about organ donation wherever and whenever possible. He also enlightened them about skin donation and also shared information of the skin bank which is going into operation shortly. He told the students to show initiative by joining and filling the pledge form provided by the Mohan Foundation. More than 65 students participated in the seminar. M/s Bhave, Shiraz Doongaji, Raj Shah, Kanchan Naidu and Balu from Mohan Foundation

Vocational Awards and Yogasutra

A proper dietary plan was shared with the children and their diet history was also checked. It was disheartening to hear that they all lacked basic diets. The event ended with distribution of chikki (made of jaggery and ground nuts) to the students and discussion of health status of students with their teachers. Director Namita Sharma was instrumental in arranging the saplings and plants, also present to boost the morale of the young Rotaractors were Principal Urvashi Yashroy, and Aarti Meshram, Manish Agrawal and Pranav Singhal. -Pranav Singhal

were present during the seminar. The Rotaractors have thanked Raj Shah and Namita Sharma as also Mrs. Jigisha Naidu for their Continuous support and help. - Ajay Gajbhiye

W EEKLY MEETI N G

garment showrooms in India and Dubai, and is an Arts graduate from Hislop College. He is a great philanthropist and

his personal mantra is Work Hard and Party Harder. The 3rd awardee Rtn Vishal Agrawal, is an

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Industrial Engineer from Ramdeobaba College. Employing 750 people in his unit manufacturing plastic pipes and water storage tanks, he was awarded the best Entrepreneur Award by BIC in 2012. His secret to success is hard work. Beena Matthew introduced the 2 non rotarians Vocational Award recipients. The first, Mr Yuvraj Meshram, is a mechanical engineer known for his hard work, sincerity and integrity and involvement in social work. He heads Nagpur division of MSEDCL and is credited with bringing down the power loss in our city. The fifth recipient of the award was city artist Biju Jaiswal. He does portraits, abstracts, caricatures and landscape. He also believes in coaching budding artists of the city. He is well known for his breathtaking Aqua Art series. 10 life skill team members were recognised for the 26 workshop series as part of 5 POINT SOMEONE PROGRAM conducted in 6 schools. Girish Deodhar, Farooq Haq, Mohammed Master, Sonal Singhvi, Urvashi Yashroy, Ruchi Chaudhary, Bharati Gidwani, Shweta

Singh, Ajinkya Saraf & Anirudha Pathak were honoured with certificates Yo g a G u r u S u n i t a Wadhawan, a strong believer of the Yogasutra way of life and a versatile artist with international exposure, was the guest s p e a k e r t h a t d a y. Integrated balance of art

SR W C R OTARA CT An entertaining program with a dance, drawing and singing competitons was organised for the children of Roshan Bal Sadan Orphanage, at Rameshwari, Nagpur on 18th October. The children

PR O BUS CLUB

and yoga has made a big impact in her life. She explained how Yoga can be practiced by anyone old or young. Her pupils demonstrated some of the asanas to the audience. The oldest, at 86 years was our Rtn Abnash Chander! Her classes commence with a prayer and chanting of 'OM'. The evening was very soothing and ethereal as she involved the audience in the chants, prayers and a few asanas, with live demonstrations by her students. The ambience and decoration was done by Shalini Arora. Akash Agrawal was instrumental in introducing us to the Yogasutra way of life. -Shalini Naidu with inputs from Vocational Services Team

Roshan Bal Sadan – Diwali Celebration

18th October

participated with enthusiasm in the drawing competiton, and made paintings showcasing innovative ideas on Diwali theme. Children sang various patriotic songs in

the singing competition. The winners of the competition were rewarded with gifts. On request of the management of Roshan Bal Sadan ten fans were donated for the orphanage. Team SRWC Rotaract

18th October

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Probus club celebrated Diwali on 18th Oct at Zinea Restaurant, Chitnavis Centre. In the September Probus meeting at the residence of Mrs Savita Massand, 10 new members had joined the Club. The meet had a very interactive session with Mr

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Apurva......all members old and new had a wonderful time. In this Diwali meet the dress code was traditional ...all ladies were beautifully dressed and many sang songs and told jokes....it was an evening full of games

fun and yummy snacks. A lot of prizes and gifts were given and it was a wonderful beginning to the diwali holidays. The efforts of the chairpersons Neeru Bhatia, Rakhi Bhatia, Ruchi Uppal were highly appreciated. The meet was attended by Bharat Goenka and Prashant Kale. Probus Team


Clean-up Drive 18th October

around 2 hours there to clean up the surroundings and make it a clean place for the public. Next, the members headed for Futala Lake to clean that area also. There, they not only collected the garbage from the surroundings, but also cleaned the lake by collecting the garlands which were left in the lake during the immersion of idols. They spent around 2 hours there and the garbage was dumped in a NMC van near that area. The work of the Rotaractors was appreciated by the members of the NMC. Many charts were also displayed at these places for the awareness of the people. After finishing their job, the members enjoyed the view and silence of the lake. This event of the

Maharashtra Home for Girls 20th October Diwali Celebration

G.H. Raisoni School of Business Management, Rotaract Club of Aspire, Madhav-Nagari campus organized Diwali Celebration at Maharashtra Home for Girls. There were 75 girls. The main objective of this celebration was to spend quality time with the girls of the orphanage and to share love and

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happiness with them. This event started with a health check-up by the doctors of Dr. B.R Ambedkar Association Nagpur, followed by games like Antakshari, Singing, Dumb charade etc. Snacks, fruits and daily kits were distributed to the children. Motivational videos were shown to them regarding women empowerment to encourage them to build their career. Group –Discussion & survey was conducted on the following topics: 1. Women in politics, 2. Pre-marriage counselling, 3. Women Empowerment & Students Responsibility. 4. Employment Both the MBA students and inmates of

Clothes & Dustbin Donation 26th October

An Entertaining event with songs, laughter and happiness was organized for the children of Anath Vidhyarathi Gruh by SB Jain College Rotaractors. The

Rotaract Club Of Hislop College was an attempt to make the surroundings clean and pollution free as we believe in ” Clean city Green City-Nagpur City”. Special thanks to Rtn. Raj Shah who was with the Rotaractors for the whole event and helped them whenever needed and also arranged snacks for all Rotaractors. The whole event was done under the able guidance of teacher in charge madam Jigisha Naidu. All the members worked hard to make the event successful and also made the surroundings clean. - Raj Shah

Maharashtra home for Girls had a good time with each other and enjoyed a lot. Event successfully completed by the efforts of Students of our college, member of Rotaract Club of Aspire and teaching & non-teaching staff. Team GHR Rotaract

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Program started with Sweets distribution by the Rotaractors, who also donated clothes, bedsheets and blankets to the children. The children were happy and cheerful. The Rotaractors also donated some clothes to the needy people on the roads. The children and Rotaractors worked together for a Cleanliness Drive in their School premises. 12 Dustbins were also donated on the occasion. The Rotaractors shared their views for the importance of environment. All together the event was successful with the efforts

made by the Rotaractors which was commendable and they would look forward for more such events. Team SB Jain Rotaract

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To make the city clean and as part of 'SWACHHA BHARAT ABHIYAN', the Rotaract Club Of Hislop College organized a clean-up drive in public places viz. Futala Lake and Ambazari Lake. The first venue for cleaning the surrounding was Ambazari Lake. 26 Rotaractors participated in this Abhiyan. The members collected 18 bags of garbage from the surroundings and it was disposed off systematically. They spent

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ROTARY CLUB OF NA GPUR C ALENDAR FRO M 6th NOVEMBER - 10th DECEMBER 2014

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DECEMBER

Mon Smita Parsodkar

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DECEMBER

Tue

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Rina Sinha

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Rajeev Shukul Dr. Anne Wilkinson Sanjay Bhargava Madan Pande

Dr. Smita & Ravindra Deshmukh Sushil & Sangeeta Agrawal Shailendra & Jyoti Agrawal Monal & Gouri Malji Micky & Renu Arora Rajesh & Manjiri Datar

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Wed Appu Wadhwani

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12 Sanjay Sahu Vinay Thakur

BUSINESS MEETING

Dr. Suresh & Meera Kulkarni Anjuli & Rajan Minocha

Kapil & Vinita Bahri Madhav & Hema Kinkhede

Anjali Thakur Neeru Kapai Shalini Gupta

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Sat Anuj Singhania

CKP FOOD FESTIVAL, CHITNAVIS CENTRE ANNUAL INTERACT MEET JAIN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

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Sudhir Puranik Rajan Bhatia Timmy Bawa Ram Parsodkar

Dr. Aarti Anand Manmohan Sharma EDM NITE AT DOWNTOWN, CP CLUB

BRAHMANAAD AT SCZCC, CIVIL LINES

Dr. Dipak & Shwetali Deshmukh

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Swati Singhee Renu Arora Reena Seth DIWALI FELLOWSHIP

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15 Mohammed Master Shashank Pandey

Meera Kulkarni Ranjan Kale

Meeka Kale Varsha Mansukhani WEEKLY MEETING MISS INDIA KI KAHANI MISS INDIA KI ZUBANI – LOPAMUDRA RAUT

16 Narinder Kaur Vij MENTORING PROGRAMME FOR MEMBERS 5 YEARS

GHAZAL EVENING, CP CLUB

Nilufer & Mehernosh Rana

Humaira Khan Ritika Singhvi Anita Jain Harpreet Singh Uppal

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Sumit & Sarbani Halder Harpreet & Simrat Uppal

25 Deepti Pandhi Pratap P. Chandarana Dhiren Jeswani

Tauby & Naushad Bhagwagar Sameer & Babita Agrawal

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Anil & Sunanda Sahasrabhojanee

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Vikas Jain Kamal Narang Nidhi Gandhi

Rohan & Purvi Thakar

Dr. Sheela & Shailendra Mundhada

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Reema Sial Shibu Mathew Sandeep Goenka Manu & Reena Seth Rachana & Sanjay Singh Swati & Rajeev Singhee Sonia & Vikash Khurana

Dipesh & Sonal Ajmera Sanjiv & Ritu Nahar Dr. Harish & Lata Rathi Dr. Sushrut & Nandini Bhabhulkar Dr. Rajesh & Swati Atal

Vinita Bhatia

Dr. Prashant & Archana Choudhary

Pritpal Singh & Arvinder Vij Anil & Archana Singhal Deodutta & Mrunalini Dasture

Bharat & Pushpa Parikh

Raj & Parul Shah Dinesh & Priti Chhabra

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All the events listed are on the basis of available information. While all care has been taken, errors and omissions, if any, are unintentional & may be excused. Please confirm details / schedules with the concerned organization for changes, if any – Ed.

Sandip & Rita Dhodapkar Sharad & Sadhana Paliwal

Dilip & Anuja Chhajed Rajeev & Archana Javery Ashish & Pooja Neb

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DECEMBER

Dr. Anil & Jaishree Masand

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Shahrukh Master Uma Pendharkar Bhaskar BEST OF CP STUDIO UNPLUGGED, CP CLUB

WEEKLY MEETING Vikram & Shalini Naidu Parheez & Jasmine Gimi Ashish & Rupali Kale Sameer & Sonali Paltewar

Dr. Nisreen Maimoon Savita Mokha NAGPUR WINE LOVERS' CLUB WINE FESTIVAL AT THE WOODS, CP CLUB

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WEEKLY MEETING ASHIT SINHA TO ADDRESS

Gayatri Deodhar Durgesh Jaiswal

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Seema Jain THEATRE AT VICEROY LAWNS, CP CLUB

ROTARY MULTI DISTRICT SPORTS MEET AT GOA

DECEMBER

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DJ NITE AT DOWNTOWN, CP CLUB

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Ratna Joshi Rajan Minocha

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Jayprakash Khushlani

Dr. Jerestin & Cyrus Watchmaker

DECEMBER

Vinita Khushlani Dr. Sameer Jahagirdar Tushar Singhvi

WEEKLY MEETING FOODIE ALERT!! EMBARK ON FOOD TRAIL WITH THE FOOD HUNTER - NIMISH SUTARIA Yogesh & Hema Thaker Noorddin & Zarine Rana Manish & Mohini Sanghavi

Seema Jaisinghani Pratibha Kholkute

Nilufer Rana Akanksha Agrawala

DECEMBER

20 Rajeev Javery Vishal Agrawal Kanak Bhargava

Rajiv Choudhary

Prem & Asha Gupta Abhay & Neeta Chandurkar Sunil & Manju Bhatia

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Anniversary

Manish & Divya Bhati

Dr. Sunanda Sule Jayant Pendharkar Shahrukh Cassad Vishwas Sahasrabhojnee

Meeka & Ranjan Kale Dr. Manmohan & Shobha Daga Pramesh & Deepti Pandhi Pritesh & Shipra Tank Surendra & Bina Jaiswal Sarang & Priyadarshini Upganlawar

City Events

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Rajesh & Kshama Yadav Pankaj & Anuj Chokhani Dr. Shaunak & Shriya Mokadam Dr. Iqbal & Humaira Khan

Meeting

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MI N D IT Across 1 Brothers (8) 6 Top card (3) 9 Put to use (5) 10 Warlike (7) 11 Group of soldiers (7) 13 Vote into office (5) 14 Required (6) 15 Magician (6) 19 Quarrelled (5) 21 Card game (7) 22 Stir up (7) 23 Fatuous (5) 24 Concealed (3) 25 French emperor (8)

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.

SOLUTIONS TO OCTOBER PUZZLES CROSSWORD

Down 2 Put back (7) 3 Plaything (3) 4 Gypsy (6) 5 Scandinavian language (9) 6 Lithe (5) 7 Brilliant success (5) 8 Occur (6) 12 In the red (9) 16 Savoury pear-shaped fruit (7) 17 Hazard (6) 18 Maintenance (6) 19 Arrive at (5) 20 Eerie (5) 23 Sick (3)

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No correct solutions received for October SUDOKU

October Winner

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By the time you get your hands on this magazine it would be November, the designated month for The Rotary Foundation or TRF, which you keep hearing every now and then in Rotary. Members mainly associate TRF with becoming a PHF, Major Donor etc. All of us at some point of time have contributed towards becoming a PHF, Major Donor etc. Each one of you, though generous of heart, is generally is unaware or unconcerned where this contribution ends up. Every time you contribute for PHF etc, each penny contributed by you goes towards a noble humanitarian cause. The application of these funds is done through Global Grants (erstwhile Matching Grants), anywhere in the world. Last month we saw the effects of how Girad Project made the village self-reliant in its water needs. This month we will talk about one more project in the area of Mother and Child care (Rotary thrust area). Our Club has conceived and executed through Global Grants, the Neo Intensive Care Unit (NICU) created at Matru Seva Sangh, Sitabuldi, in the Rotary Year 2012-13. The objective was to provide affordable childcare for Pre Maturely born babies, otherwise prohibitively expensive for the

IMPA CTI N G- PPLIVES Atul Shah

common man. The c h a rg e s v a r y f r o m Rs.3000/- to Rs.5000/per day, depending upon the treatment and the Hospital. Apart from GMC, there was no low cost or charitable kind of unit available in Nagpur. Our Club stepped in and partnered with Rotary Club of Emmaus, RI District 7430, USA for implementation of this project. After a thorough need analysis, feasibility and cost implication study we decided to execute this project at an investment of Rs.18,00.000/- ($32,000). It involved procurement of Equipments, preparation of facilities like Airconditioning, sterlized environment, power backup and trained manpower. This was made available for Public on 9th June 2013. Since then in one year i.e till 30th June 2014 this unit has provided services to 316 infants totaling 1400 man days of service. Taking into account the differential between market rates and the discounted rates offered by us and the

converting this in value/rupee term it comes to a whopping Rs.28,00,000/- or 2.8 million Rupees!! Number of beneficiaries will increase in the coming years and a project whose sustainability is 10 years after which it

may require upgradation. A worthy project in the heart of Nagpur city which makes every member of our club and Rotary fraternity a very proud Rotarian! All due to that $1000 contribution you make to TRF by becoming a PHF! So think big, think service and donate generously to TRF during the TRF month.

P O LI O UPDATE

Rotary International's India National PolioPlus Committee

Total Cases

Year-to-date 2014

Year-to-date 2013

Total in 2013

Globally

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282

416

-in endemic countries

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-in nonendemic countries

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India – Polio status Year 2012 -2014 = NO CASE. Last case reported in Uttar Pradesh = P-3 with onset on 21 April 2010 Last case reported in Bihar = P-1 with onset on 1 September 2010 Last Case reported in India in West Bengal = P-1 with onset on 13 January 2011 FOR COMPLETE SOLUTION OF YOUR DIAGNOSTIC NEEDS & HEALTH CHECK UP, NABL ACCREDITED

Dhruv Pathology Laboratory, Aditya Enclave, 3rd floor, Opposite Somalwar School,Nagpur-10, 0712-3265328

DIRECTOR DR. SHAILENDRA MUNDHADA

Dhruv Laboratories. J-11 Laxmi Nagar WHC Road, Nagpur. Ph: 3295328

For Complete solution in Blood Banking, NABH Accredited

JEEVAN JYOTI BLOOD BANK

JP Chambers, Madhav Nagar, Nagpur-10, Ph. : 0712-6640411, 2230876

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Polio Case Status – Globally as on October 8, 2014 Polio cases reported past week globally: 13 Wild Polio Virus Pakistan - 13

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I N SH O RT DIET LA N E - Sneha Fafat GO TO any of the supermarkets, and you won't miss those ubiquitous Sugar Free sweets, jams, sodas all promising to take you on a guilt free trip! TASK 4 – Think when you pick that diet food next time!! Why - The added artificial sweetener or fat substitute in your so called diet foods have been proven to disrupt the normal functioning of the body, brain, nerves, digestive system. Artificial sweeteners also are known to increase hunger (how many of us want that!!??!!) How – Check the labels, sugar free or fat

Small Changes =Big Difference

free does not mean they are low calorie. When it says sugar free it might still have calorie giving sweetener. The Mantra – Read the label carefully and be an aware consumer. Do not be a duped by the heavy words of low sugar and fat foods. The List – Diet sodas, Baked Chaklis, Sugar Free Icecream/ Sweets/ Chocolates, Cholesterol Free Rice, Nutribars. Add to the list or ask your question on www.facebook.com/dietlane Sneha is a registered dietician and

the Diet.

him Finance Minister under Narasimha Rao and the Sonia Gandhi 'renunciation' catapulted him to the top job of the country. The book is thus aptly named. As a former journalist and Dr Singh's media advisor for a term, Baru has shared his perception about a situation he was intimately a part of. He has exposed the powerlessness of the PM with Sonia wielding de facto authority. He has also depicted how MMS was systematically surrounded and pressurized by Sonia loyalists. His being 'accidental' was the most likely cause why instances abound of his failure to act decisively. Not knowing his way through the political labyrinth hurt him.

Nominated to RS being a non-politician and forced to tolerate the idiosyncrasies of coalition politics, his only armour was his intellect and personal honesty. With tainted people in his cabinet even this honesty tag was eventually sullied. The book brings to light many things that were in the realm of surmise. Truly, this was not a happy 'accident'.

consulting Nutritionist practicing in Nagpur. Look out for task 5 – How to add Health in

B O O KS

- Sandeep Dhodapkar The Accidental Prime Minister: The Making and Unmaking of Manmohan Singh by Sanjaya Baru Manmohan Singh's Tale Like Hanuman's tail which grew in length to burn up Ayodhya, the tales that have emerged after he demitted office are enough to burn up Manmohan Singh's reputation for ever. This book brings out his fallibility from a ringside view, and is the first one out. Manmohan Singh's career graph shows a meteoric rise from a professor turned civil servant who became a Govt of India Secretary in double quick time, movement to and elevation as RBI Governor, Finance Minister and a PM for 2 terms. A surprise development made

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MUSIC

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- Anukuran Singh

I grew up around music as both my parents are music lovers. Dad taught us to appreciate and understand the ghazal while mom's playlist had a wide range from classic rock to disco. I had an early inclination towards singing from childhood and a natural ability to memorize lyrics and tunes. My mom enrolled me with a guitar teacher at a young age in summer vacations, but I really picked up the guitar while in college I was trying to form my first band. I've been into rock music for over two decades now and have been through a vast catalogue of genres and bands. At various stages different artists have had the top slot on my list, but more than one particular band for me,

it was the music and bands from the late 60s to the late 70s era that have had a major influence on me. Zeppelin, Floyd, Yes, Rush, Jethro Tull, The Who, Doors, Hendrix, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Miles Davis, Genesis, The Police, to name a few ,were all artists who were breaking norms and barriers and breaking new ground with sound and poetic expression. Some of the greatest known classics were created in that era. The bands created sub genres of their own with fusions of jazz, blues, celtic, psychedelic, folk, progressive, alternative and electronic within the framework of rock. That era in particular in music has set the trends for all genres to follow.


FO OD

– Parheez Gimi

GOA!!! Just the mention of the name and sun, sand & beaches come to mind. Well for most…..for me there is one more addition to that list...FOOD… My first memory of this old favourite in Goa is from a family trip back in '86, when it was just a shack with four tables and an umbrella with the owner serving us the food herself. It's changed a lot since those old days and now is a huge restaurant…”Martins Corner”. Frequented by the Who's Who of India...Amitabh Bachchan, Dia Mirza, Deepika Padukone, Sachin Tendulkar to

name a few...the place is adorned with original Mario Miranda caricatures and a wall of fame. The Bar is well stocked (try the Martins special cocktail), the entertainment changes on a weekly basis, be it a live band playing local Goan songs, Karaoke night or Remo Fernandez with his flute enthralling the audience...the one thing that hasn't changed over the years is the food which is superb. The menu is very elaborate and apart from the regular prawn curry rice, baked Lobster, Sorpotel, Vindaloo, Squid

Masala Fry, Fry Sausage Pulao, Bebinka cake, do try the Pork Chops in BBQ sauce & the Caramel Custard….Bliss…...a must visit restaurant when in Goa

K N EE PAI N – Dr Sanjay Marwah

FILMS

– Dr. Kanchan Naidu

The storyline showcases an individual who was unaware of his destination, but became an inspiration to the world by reaching the zenith of self-actualization. After qualifying as a doctor, his father Baba Amte, took him on a picnic to Hemalkasa, which was to be a turning point in Prakash's life. He became restless seeing how on one hand people reached the moon, whereas here people lived like animals. Prakash went just to treat them, but became a part of them. The story begins in the dense Hemalkasa forest, and covers his struggle with tribals, wild animals, naxals and corrupt government officials. Giving him company was a trusted and devoted team including his wife Dr. Mandakini, Renuka Amte, Vilas, Gopal, Jagan and others (whom many of us know personally). Dr.Mandakini and Prakash loved each other from college days and she left her luxurious life to

which can strain the joints (gardening, prolonged kneeling etc) . Avoid jerky movement. . Avoid stairs. Climbing stairs put immense pressure on the knees. So it should be avoided at any cost. If your house has stairs plan your day in such away that you climb the stairs minimum number of times.

. Avoid squatting. . Avoid treadmill (applicable to those whose knees have started hurting). You can consider alternative exercises would be swimming and cycling.

‘Dr. Prakash Baba Amte-the Real Hero' unconditionally accompany Prakash on his mission. The movie cannot possibly cover everything in 2 hours, yet it manages to summarize the important chapters of the Ramon Magsaysay award winning couple's journey, whose lives are an outstanding example of selfless service to humanity. Nana Patekar whom Baba Amte considered his son, fits the part of Dr. Prakash Amte with effortless ease. He gets every emotion right and there couldn't have been a better person to essay this role, ditto with Sonali Kulkarni who plays Dr.Mandakini Amte. The supporting cast does a great job and so do the Madia tribals. For those who have been to Hemalkasa, this would be like

reliving the memories; for others, an example of how determined people work towards the betterment of others' lives. A must watch.

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Do's . Perform the prescribed exercises daily. . Undergo periodical weight checkup. Putting on weight will put more strain on your Knees. . Bend at your knees with your back straight to pick up any object from the floor Don'ts . Avoid crossed knee sitting. . Avoid prolonged duration of activities

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VAR N ISHED O PI N I O N - U- NShivkumar Rao Philanthropy – Shivkumar Rao The Rotary Foundation in partnership with Rotary Clubs, is doing great work across the world in areas such as water and hygiene, health care such as polio eradication and neo natal care, womens empowerment and vocational training, malnutrition, to name a few. One example, relevant to our Club is of the Girad Water Project where by spending a mere Rs 13 lacs in an extant water storage pond, the lives of two villages were transformed from being perennially water scarce to having 9-10 months of water supply totaling to 45 million liters storage. The GO team met three prominent industrialists, who also are actively engaged in philanthropic activities, Rtn. Govind Daga, Mr Sukesh Gandhi and PP Aspi Bapuna, to discuss and understand their views on charity, the Indian scenario and their perceptions and thoughts as citizens or Rotarians.

Sukesh Gandhi 1. It is very widely reported that charitable donation levels in India are way below the global average. Your views?

the practice of Gupt Daan is quite widely adopted. Most of the charity is under reported. Another reason is that donations are not that institutionalized.

GD - When compared to developed countries it may be so. But when you compare with developing countries with comparable per capita income then India may not be found so wanting. Also India has a more cohesive family structure where bonds between father and son are greater than other countries. Hence leaving behind for next generation rather than charity becomes a consideration.

AB - It is true that charitable donation levels are lower than the developed countries. This is primarily due to the mindset of Indians. Abroad, giving is a culture and people irrespective of their financial condition do donate for all causes. The other side is Indians at large do not donate because they are never sure how much would reach the ultimate beneficiary. The delivery mechanism being poor holds back people from donating.

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SG – It is true. But it is also a fact that charities are at individual level. In India

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Govind Daga

Aspi Bapuna 2. Donors generally provide very high funding to popular causes like education and health, but a number of critical areas like – vocational training, malnutrition, sports do not attract enough attention. Why? GD - Contributions to Education and health are more broad-based in their impact. Besides this, these sectors offer more readily to sustainable name lending, which many times is important to the donor. The other sectors which you mention, though very important, are comparatively narrower in their visible impact. As wealth generation picks up and more and more people opt for


SG – The need for effort in Education and Health is very visible. The deliverables have a measurable impact and can be directly monitored. For the last 7 years we have been associated with education, and I feel that it is this cause which is more important and then the others. We are taking contribution to education to a different level by adopting select students' from Zilla Parishad Schools right up to their professional studies. We have also adopted students only to participate in sports so that they are able to compete at the professional level

their basic needs are met by us. I also feel that there are a whole of government employees who are putting in a lot of effort. One has just to join hands with them and feel the difference. AB - Same as GD 4.Donors have their own trusts/foundations/NGO for execution of their charitable projects and initiatives. Do you feel this is for a particular reason, such as e.g. distrust of external agencies / fear of misuse of funds / fear of fraud / lack of control / red tape etc.?

GD - Big ticket donations are staggered over periods of time, so the donor wants to have control over the deployment of AB - Money is usually contributed to the funds. If he has control, then he sees to it education and health sectors because that the institution gets established even one is reasonably sure that the desired providing additional funding if need be. expectations will be met. A philanthropist All this is possible if he has control over cannot take up sports as an initiative as a the use of funds. Tax benefits and passing firm structure is not clearly laid down. A on control to his kin is easier possible with sports Federation, specifically will have own Trusts/foundations. to be created to channelize funds and prevent misuse. Similarly, other areas SG - We are associated with an NGO – will need government intervention and CHIP (Children in Pain). All our support to attract contributions from the contributions go into this NGO. Most of private sector. the donors create their own foundations because one wants to put effort and not 3.Donors mostly tend to focus on direct benefit projects like setting up schools only donate money. Every donor wants to and hospitals rather than focusing on be sure of how the money is spent and larger initiatives like teachers training whether it reaches the beneficiary and for government primary schools or you also want to see the satisfaction of the partnering government to improve the beneficiaries. state of PHC's which can have far AB - We do it ourselves since the reaching and long term benefits to transparency is missing. When the society at large. subsidies meant for the farmers does not GD - The response to the previous reach them, government facilities meant question more or less covers the response for the under privileged are siphoned off to this one too. by middlemen, why should one risk SG - I have adopted Zilla Parishad money to Government Institutions where Schools in an informal manner. I have you are not sure how much the adopted about 12 primary schools where beneficiary gets.

5. You do a lot of charity yourself. Rotary is doing phenomenal charity Work over past several decades across the world. They are able to harness the feeling of “giving” of less resourceful people (who are not able to do big ticket donations) by providing a credible and effective vehicle. Otherwise this vast majority of people would not have an easy outlet for their wish to give. Which are the sectors in which Rotary Club of Nagpur should initiate projects so as seek your support? GD – From whatever little I know Rotary club of Nagpur by nature of their structured operation and funds collection and for that matter reach is restricted to being either part of a big ticket project of the parent organization or doing smaller projects(but of course important) in short/visible time frame. They thus readily cater to the vast majority of people who cannot sustain a project on their own. Those who can cater to projects on their own and are looking to make big ticket donations tend to take their own path. But one is ready to understand Rotary club of Nagpur's philosophy and contours and see if there is a common ground. Conversely if Rotary club of Nagpur wants to engage with bigger donors it will have to understand their philosophy /objectives and take a call whether it can fit in its Charter limitations. SG – Health for children is a sector that should be taken up by Rotary. AB – I find the Rotary Foundation as the best place to give. It works in a structured fashion, the results are measurable, implementation of projects is timely, every penny reaches the beneficiaries and importantly, you decide the quantum to give.

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donations and charity, these sectors will get their due attention which they deserve.

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LET US F O R TO G O !

Munich Loves You -Sudhir Bhiwapurkar

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A walk through Munich - The METROPOLIS WITH A HEART You land at the airport which is a city in itself, complete with a home brewery! Conveniently connected to the city centre by train, just 30 minutes from the Central Station. Where you will find all possible nationals eating, pulling bags, shopping. Come out, cross the street and you reach Karlstor. The old main entrance gate to city. Extremely crowded but now the city is strictly pedestrian zone. Walk down the busy shopping street , Kaufingerstrasse upto ornate Marienplatz or St. Mary Square, city main square where the Old Town Hall is situated. Be there at 11 AM sharp to witness the 150 year old clock playing music and dancing figures surrounding it. All around this square in a radius of one km famous medieval buildings, churches and palaces are situated. So also the

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famous Hofbrauhaus, the big beer hall capable of accommodating more than ten thousand patrons in its various halls. It used to be favourite haunt of Adolf, as he practiced his oratory here. Now you are in Tal. Walk thru the Sendlinger Tor and you

reach the Viktualien Market, the beloved open air exotic fruits, vegetables, cheese, meat and name it food tasting and buying place, also the venue of the fabulous must visit Christmas Market. Go thru the Isar Tor now and reach the bank of river Isar. This river flows thru entire length of city and provides much needed relaxation on its beaches. You can even surf, visit public baths, sun-bathe on nudist beach or enter an art gallery or a museum. Munich has a number of museums, but my favorites are the swish BMW Museum and the New Welt situated in a see of green of the Olympia Park created for the 1972 Olympics. Do not forget to visit and climb the Tents of Olympia Park and order your spanking new BMW and drive away or dine at the four Cylinder BMW New World. I have fallen in love with the Deutsches Museum, world's largest museum of science and technology. Here you can conduct your own experiments in science and explore. Munich is just 50 KM south of Bavarian Alps. On a clear day whole Alps mountain range is visible in Munich. There was a mad king Ludwig II, whom


the Bavarians love till date, who went on to build castles all around Bavarian Alps.. The most famous being the Cindrella fairy tale castle of Neuschwanstein situated in Allgau Alps, 100 km from Munich. What is Munich most known for? Obviously it's beer, beer halls, beer gartens, the six breweries producing beer like crazy to satisfy beer thirsty Bavarians and it's annual OKTOBER FEST which is held mostly in September. This beer guzzling party began on 12th October 1810 to celebrate the wedding of crown prince Ludwig. 204 years hence, they are still at it. This fest is one in all scattered over 42 hecters area.More than 6 million people from all over the world visit this 16 day extravaganza, which begins late

September and always ends on first Sunday of October. Almost 7 million litres of Beer (only home brewed in Munich, nothing else is allowed!) is consumed, and with all the delicious food and other activities, this is a excellent event, not to be missed. Most of what one sees in Munich has been reconstructed after the WW II, and that the medieval facades and towers were meticulously re created has to be admired.

Every time I visit this city, in winter ,summer, fall or spring, I renewedly fall in love with it and never fail to discover a new Munich.

TRAVEL D O CTO R -Rahul Kale

Query : We have visited Goa several times, and love the Western coast of India. But going again and again to Goa is getting repetitive and we would like to explore other places, what do you recommend? How do we find out about places to stay? Rtn.Nimish Sutaria Answer: The coastal road from Mumbai to Goa, through Konkan is a really pretty drive. Avoid the National Highway and stick to the coastal road, although it is slower and at some places one needs a

ferry to get across, it is well worth it. Stunning scenery, quaint temples, timeless villages and delicious seafood are some of the highlights, not to mention the pristine beaches. North to south, some of the places worth exploring are Kashid beach, Srivardhan, Ganpatipule, Tarkarli and Vengurla. MTDC has several properties here or you can also check out an interesting website called www.nivalink.com and book smaller properties through them. Another itinerary is coastal Karnataka, Karwar and the region that is known as Tulu Nadu, south to Mangalore and into Kerala. Gokarna, Murdeshwar and Udupi

are well known on this itinerary. The cuisine, both vegetarian and nonvegetarian is of course world famous, but the scenery is indeed spectacular and there are increasingly new hotels and resorts opening up, especially in popular tourist destinations such as Gokarna and Udupi. Some interesting side trips are Jog Falls and Shringeri Math and St. Mary's Island that can be done from Udupi. A car is highly recommended for both itineraries. Mail your travel queries to Kale.rahul@gmail.com

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Amazing Tulu Nadu - Sea on the Left and River on the Right

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SMILI N G FA-Team CES GO

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Architect Alok Shetty is finding simple solutions to complex problems Bangalore's LRDE slum is home to some 2,000 people, most of whom live in makeshift dwellings fashioned out of tarpaulin and plastic sheets, routinely flooded during the rains to make it a breeding ground for diseases like malaria and typhoid. But thanks to 28-year-old architect Alok Shetty change is coming to L R D E . Wo r k i n g w i t h t h e Bangalore-based nonprofit Parinaam Foundation, Shetty came at the problem with an approach he brings to all of his projects — marrying smart design with a commitment to sustainability. He designed new, flood-proof houses made out of discarded scaffolding, bamboo and wood. At $300 apiece — or just over a month's wages for many of LRDE's residents — they are both affordable and easy to set up. It takes only four hours to erect one of Shetty's new units (and the same time to dismantle them, a useful feature for the slum's population of itinerant laborers). A Bangalore native, Shetty epitomizes a growing breed of young leaders and entrepreneurs in India who are committed to finding solutions for a country

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Ikram Ben Said took part in the Arab Spring's first successful uprising — and then realized that the struggle for women's rights in Tunisia was just beginning

Leading by Example - Building Hope in India (Courtesy Time Magazine)

undergoing rapid social and economic changes, some of which can leave India's poorest straggling behind. Shetty has placed social concerns at the heart of his practice since his first year as a student of architecture. When studying his craft at a local college, Shetty, then 19 years old, won a competition that led him to redesign a

hospital in the northern city of Jaipur. He designed a service corridor to transport dead bodies and a separate, sterile corridor to move patients out of the operating theater. Drinking water was another problem, with Jaipur suffering from regular shortages in supply. He responded by equipping the building with a rainwater-

Not content to run a project seeking to crack the genetic code of human intelligence, China's Zhao Bowen is now working on improving medical testing

British-Nigerian doctor Ola Orekunrin may be only 28, but she's already founded Nigeria's first emergency air ambulance service

harvesting system to allow the hospital to build up its own reserves during the rains. His latest venture is a plan to boost access to healthcare and education in remote communities. Shetty (in Columbia), along with two friends, had designed a shipping container that opens up to become a 250-seat mobile auditorium. Back in India, Shetty has adapted the design to create mobile clinics and classrooms that he says can be attached to trains. The idea is to use the country's vast rail network to bring basic services to distant regions. Shetty is building prototypes now and hopes to launch the project, which he is funding through other architectural commissions, next year. Adaptive architecture like this would be an extremely effective solution to help address these developmental problems. He is building prototypes now and next year hopes to launch the project, which he is funding through other architectural commissions. “Often the simplest solutions are the best solutions,” he says. If Shetty's prototype clears the testing phase next year, India's trains could soon be delivering ready-made clinics and schools all over the nation.

As a teenager, Israeli Adi Altschuler inspired other teens to look after children with special needs. That was just the start of her work as a social entrepreneur

Jamal Edwards founder of SB.TV The Self-Made Music Video Mogul

Excerpts from a recent TIME Magazine feature showcasing leaders of tomorrow. Six young leaders, whose stories will inspire others' were featured. Full text and interviews on http://time.com/collection/next-generation-leaders/


SH O W C ASE - Dinesh Naidu

temple entry march in 1988 where Dalits (untouchables non-Hindus) were strictly prohibited for 400 years. Kailash Satyarthi and 5 Dalit bonded labourers were brutally beaten up by orthodox priest. · BBA organised the first such campaign, a 2000 km Bihar-Delhi march in India against child labour for increasing public awareness in 1993. · The introduction of the first ever social labelling on child labour – Rugmark; replicated in many countries as a new Corporate Social Responsibility and ethical trade tactic in 1993 was a BBA initiative. · 1997 saw the establishment of Bal Ashram, the second rehabilitation cum education centre in Rajasthan for bonded child labourers in addition to a similar transit centre for girls – Balika Ashram – in Delhi. · The Global March Against Child Labour across 103 countries covering 80,000 km, saw 7.2 million children, women and men as participants d e m a n d i n g International ban on child labour in1998. · Government formed the Right of Children t o F r e e a n d

Compulsory Education Act after BBA's intervention. 125 Public Hearings in 9 states were organized on enforcement of Right to Education found dismal enforcement of the law. The year 2010 also saw a landmark judgement of Delhi High Court for registration and regulation of placement agencies. For more details log on to www.bba.org.in

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Kailash Satyarthi, the Nobel Peace Prize 2014 winner from India had won several accolades before adding this feather to his cap. The electrical engineer formed the Bachpan Bachao Andolan with a group of likeminded individuals in the year 1980. Bachpan Bachao Andolan, right from the outset, encountered several roadblocks. Kailash Satyarthi received death threats and was brutally beaten up on several occasions as he tried to expose the child trafficking and slavery mafia in India. In its 34-year-long struggle, Bachpan Bachao Andolan - the largest grassroots movement for the protection of children, assuring quality education - has rescued more than 82,800 victims of trafficking, child labour and slavery. It has also lost some of its activists like Dhoom Das who was assassinated while fighting against the carpet industry that exploited children 10 things you didn't know about Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi's Bachpan Bachao Andolan · Founded by Kailash Satyarthi and a small group of concerned and likeminded individuals in 1980, this was the first movement against bonded labour in India. · The organisation's first rescue of 15 year old girl Sabo and 34 bonded labourers from brick kilns happened in 1981. · They initiated interventions in the carpet industry and the process of liberating child labour from industry in 1984. BBA activist Dhoom Das was assassinated. · Kailash Satyarthi and three other BBA activists were brutally attacked in Ramganj Mandi while raising the issue of mass sexual exploitation of enslaved tribal girls and women in 1985. BBA activist Adarsh Kishore was assassinated. · They launched a historic Nathdwara

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FRESH ME N

New Members

Meeta and Ajay Gulati

-Manju Shahani She became a Rotarian because of Facebook! Shilpa Agrawal, her senior in Tata Parsi School, met her after years on Facebook. This renewed their acquaintance & they started meeting at the C P Club off & on. Meeta realized that Shilpa had tons of friends because of Rotary. Since she herself loves to meet people, she enquired & Akash, our ace member maker, immediately proposed her membership and today Meeta is a Rotarian! A Nagpurian to the core, Meeta (Arora) went to the Tata Parsi School. She did B Com from LAD & then took up a Diploma in Marketing & Sales from Bhawans'. She graduated with a Gold Medal. Being the eldest of 3 sisters, she feels responsible towards her parents and takes care of the administration part of her father's business of Spare Parts - 'Nagpur Boring.' Before joining his business, she

had a short stint at the Jain International School but then realized that her dad needed her help. Married to Vishal, a transporter whose business goes by the name Rajkumar Gulati Transport, they have a 4 year old daughter, Tashvi, who is in KG at Mother's Pet. With a 4 year old at home & a 11 to 7 work, it's difficult for Meeta to give time to Rotary. She loves the regular meetings and tries to attend them as often as she can. Once her daughter grows up a bit and she has streamlined the business she plans to get more involved. She is not yet very sure what her areas of

interest are but once she settles down she'll know better. For the moment she wants to get to know more & more people. Welcome Meeta & Vishal Gulati

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Dr Vaidehi and Dr Sanjay Marathe

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A chip off the old block, Vaidehi, daughter of Madan & Dr. Vaijanti Pande has known Rotary since she was a kid. From the time she remembers, she saw her father with the Attendance register. She always enjoyed the few Fellowships she attended. Particularly, she loved the Diwali meets. She aspired for a career in Medicine like her mother, which kept her out of the social scene which other girls her age enjoy. Schooling at Hadas High School, Junior College at Hislop, MBBS from Amravati Medical College and eventually MD from Pune has kept her busy. She married Sanjay, a Pediatrician to carry on the general practice of doctor marrying a doctor. Sanjay has completed both MBBS & MD from the GMC Nagpur followed by DNB from Delhi. Vaidehi always wanted to move out of the typical doctor circle & what better than join Rotary? She joined the R. C of Nagpur Downtown but a full-fledged

practice & 2 young daughters, kept her more than busy & she quit within a year. Now the girls have grown, with Tanvi, 18, studying Law at Ferguson College Pune and Manvi, 15, is still in the 10th grade at the Delhi Public School, Nagpur. Manvi aspires to be a Doctor. Vaidehi has taken over her mother's nursing home, 'MAHER' at Dharampeth. Sanjay, on the other hand, has long work hours (up to 14 hrs.) as a Pediatrician & Neo Natologist at his Marathe Child Care Hospital in Ramdaspeth. He also runs an Intensive & Critical Care Unit, COLOURS at Panchsheel Square. Vaidehi, loves to serve the society & is doing a lot of Community Service as a doctor. Once she understands the working of our club better, she shall get involved in other avenues. She finds our club very vibrant & has thoroughly enjoyed the few meetings she has attended. Welcome Dr. Vaidehi & Dr. Sanjay Marathe.


BEST C HAIRPERS O N S

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Monsoon Fellowship : Hina Agrawal, Shantala Bhole, Kusum Pande Programs Deepa Kale Project Support Amitabh Sinha Take Rotary Home Madhavi Naidu, Anula Goenka Rotary Adventure Group Raj Shah, Aeyjaz Akolawala Interact Manisha Agrawal, Ritika Singhvi, Anjuli Minocha, Chetna Singhal, Shamsha Raiyani Rotaract Manish Agrawal, Shalini Naidu, Pranav Singhal, Raj Shah Green City Dipesh Ajmera, Vinita Bahri, Neeta Gupta, Dr. Inderjit Mullick Greetings and Recognition Akanksha Agarwala Sports and Yoga Amitabha Sharma, Gouri Malji, Parag Paranjpe

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