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I am overwhelmed by the continued enthusiasm with which mySMART Presidents and the Avenue Teams are connecting to thecommunity – touching lives and spreading smiles.

Harjit Singh TalwarDistrict Governor 2019-20

Editor in Chief

DearSMARTIES,

A small gap after the installation season and the Official Club Visits have started in right earnest. OCV is a close interaction between DG and the club members providing an opportunity to Interact, Guide, Encourage, Motivate, Applaud, Recognise and Clarify doubts of Rotarians to help them give their best. Wonder why my SMARTPresidents feel it to be a BOARD Exam and are scared? Relax – DG aapka dost hai!

Festivities in the air – Ganesh Festival saw 10 days of pooja with promotion of eco-friendly Ganeshas and immersion in artificial ponds, culminating in multi location beach cleaning drives in association with BMC. Nine days of fasting during Navratras with Dandiya-raas and Garbha, many clubs celebrating the festival with differently abled children and now it is Diwalitime – festival of lights symbolizing the victory of light over darkness, good over evil and knowledge over ignorance.

My compliments to lead host club Bombay Central, President J P Agarwal, convenor Dharmendra and team, for hosting a grand show at our first TRF seminar on 21st Sept at Trident rooftop. Kudos to thecommitment, dedication &unstinting efforts of TRF Trio — Chetan, Ganesh & Akkshaysupported by Team TRF and guided by principal aide Ramon Abrol, who were able to mobilise commitments of over - 2.2 million $, surpassing all expectations. We bow our heads in gratitude to the benevolent and large hearted donors who made this possible and salutations to our new

AKS members - Nirav Shah, Baldev Arora and PDG Raju Subramanian. Grateful thanks to our chief guest, PRIP K R Ravindran and Guest of Honour, RID Dr. Bharat Pandya for their gracious presence andinspirational address. This is just the beginning friends – SKY's the limit!

Moving a step forward in theHUMANITY CALLING project, our team comprising of Jhankar Gadkari, Deepak Jiandani, GaneshVishwanathan, Mayank Desai and yours truly, visited Kolhapur on 1st Oct to sign an MOU with District 3170 in the presence of DG Dr. GirishMasurkar, DGE Sangram and a host of PDG’s and Rotarians from 11 clubs in Kolhapur. We thank our SMART presidents for their generouscontributions.

DISCON 2020- UMANG – the much awaited annual event is fast approaching on 8th and 9th Feb 2020 at Renaissance hotel, Powai. Team is working tirelessly to put together a grand, memorable event for all of you. Hope you haveregistered? If not, rush yourregistrations and get the benefit of early bird rates.

Dosto, “AAP HAIN, TO HUM HAIN”

SMART EVENTS1. WinS and TEACH Seminar5.30 pm onwards, 30th October, 2019 Indian Merchants Chamber,Churchgate

2. Rejoice - Felicitation ofRIPN Shekhar Mehta 7 pm, 9th November, 2019ITC Grand Central Hotel, Parel

3. Eklavya RYPEN for Tribal childrenat Palghar6th & 7th November, 2019Nandore Ashramshala, Palghar

4. MUNA 9th & 10th November 2019Bombay Stock Exchange, Mumbai

Our best wishes...

We wish you light, one that lies within, sometimes dormant, or restless, mostly flickering... let it shine. We wish you silence, to be able to hear oneself... clear & uncluttered, without getting lost within the noise outside.

We wish you wealth, one that comprises of knowledge,imagination & the urge to share it with the world.

We wish you prosperity of the heart… so it can hold everything & everyone dear & concerned

We wish you joy, like a river that enriches everything it flows by.

We wish you love, like light that dispels darkness fills warmth, hope & harmony.

We wish you a bond of love, care, compassion for each being on this planet - be it a human, plant or animal.

And most importantly, we wish you great health and enrichingrelationships.

Happy Deepawali.Have a great new year ahead.

Harjit and Romi

An overwhelming theme to tackle: Economic and Community Development

Tushar GangolyEditor in Charge

Baroda, 2 October, 2019I found your GML very colourful,interesting , informative and most expressive in contents with excellent design and art work with following highlights exemplarily compiled and edited by Tushar Gangoly and his team for which my compliments for an excellent job!.

You have indeed utilised this GML most effectively to motivate and invigorate your Rotarians through your Editor through “ROTARY CONNECTING THE WORLD” for which you deserve the highest acclamation and admiration from the Rotarians of your District for which my heartiest compliments andcongratulations!

Your Friend,JAGMOHAN KATAKIAPDG Dist. 3040(94-95)

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MEET THE TEAMCOVER STORY CONCEPT

A very powerful image that instantly captured the essence of what Rotary brings to the world: Progress is possible by the coming together of nurturing hands. Across boundaries, across ages and

Kumar DeshpandeGuest Editor

Laximkant Kasat Guest Editor

Vinay KhetawatStatergice Adviser

Anju SairajCo-Editor

Dipanwita DuttCo-Editor

Suman SharmaCo-Editor

Moksh JunejaCreative Co Editor

Gaurav SathayeCo-Editor

Radhika KrisnanCo-Editor

Sunil ThakkarDistrict Secretary

Sandeep Ohri Co-Editor

But Rotary's efforts and impact in this avenue is effortlessly captured by Jhankar Gadkari complementing the note-worthy holistic development project at Nareshwadi to showcase and encourage Rotarians to act on similar lines.

With the Mahatma'ssesquicentennial anniversary being celebrated this year, it was no surprise that not one, but two guest editors PRID AshokMahajan and Dr Lucky Kasat chose his life as an inspiration for their articles.

This month also saw two leaders achieve distinct recognition in their fields; Abhijit Banerjee won the economics Nobel and Shekhar Mehta nominated as the Rotary InternationalPresident in 20121-22. Look out for

across differences.

This picture aligned so well with this month’s theme of Economic andCommunity Development.

their unusual commonalities beautifully captured by Kumar Deshpande's Kaleidoscope. In fact it almost seems that the sure-shot formula for any RIPN hopeful from India is that he/she must have a connection to Kolkata.

Sandip Agrawalla's tete-a-tete with RIPN Shekhar Mehta gives us a fascinating insight in our newest leader.

This month's Rotary Trivia has a new contributor in Vivek Khandelwal as he unearths inspiration from old themes and Kiran Jalan rounds off so eloquently in Partner's Nook describing her 'Rotary moment'. The Creative Corner has thrown us a surprise in this edition withInteractor Saisriyaa Patro who takes us down a journey as she traces our heritage and culture.

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Community & Economic DevelopmentRotary’s Top Priority

Celebrating wealth creation through Economic & Community Development

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Nearly 1.4 billion employed people live on less than $1.25 a day. Which is almost 1/6th of the world

How does the Rotary Magic Wand work? In Specific:Microloans Small entrepreneurs use microloans to become streetvendors, rickshaw drivers, weavers, and tailors.

Providing light where there is none We have brought solar lights to remote, off-the-grid homes, allowing people to work and learn at night.

Innovative Farming Entrepreneurs in rural communities can borrow money to buy livestock or plant crops, or get training in sustainable farming.

Village Adoption We have used a multifaceted and coordinated strategy to break the cycle of

The following are the figures of Rotary Foundation as they stand in the annual report as of 2018

The contribution comes from 35,678 Rotary clubs worldwide.

Contribute through Money, Matter & Mind. Let good things happen.

We have been responsible in providing people with equipmentto vocational training.

We work to strengthen local entrepreneurs and community leaders, particularly women, inimpoverished communities.

Rotary supports investments in people to create measurable and enduring economic improvementin their lives and communities.

Developing opportunities forproductive work.

Reducing poverty in under-served communities;

Supporting studies forcareer-minded professionals related to economic andcommunity development.

Jhankar GadkariGroup Head, District Thrust Area

District Training Facilitator

poverty in extremely impoverished communities.

Making awareness on Human Rights Rotary helped Tanzanians with Albinism overcome stigma and superstition to find safety and a livelihood.

Training to Empower Rotary International and HeiferInternational are teaching farmers to extend their growing season and help residents eat healthier, local food.

Micro Financing and Financial Advisory We train people to become resources for theircommunity, offering networking activities, advice on new business development, and mathematics and financial management training.

population. Rotarians promote economic and communitydevelopment and impact upliftment programs in under-servedcommunities through capacity building, creating well-paying jobs and access to financialmanagement institutions through micro financing small businesses and much more.

Rotary’s involvement is so deep rooted in this area, thatgovernments of several countries in South America, Central America, Africa and other developing countries have acknowledged the positive contribution and the doable programs Rotary has initiated.

We are focusing on Women because

60 % of the world’s hungry people are women and girls.

We are focusing on poverty andagriculture because

70 % of the world’s poorest people live in rural areas and depend on agriculture and related activities for their livelihood.


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Rotary Club of Bombay Queen’s Necklace and the Rotary Club of College Park, USA jointly submitted a proposal for the Nareshwadi Tribal School Project to Rotary Foundation of Rotary International. The project was approved in December 2017 and awarded a grant of US$ 67,633 (Rs.4,396,151). The grant is to support “the educational e�orts and needs ofGirivanvasi Educational Trust (GVET) in Maharashtra, India” and to improve the quality of life of children studying at the Nareshwadi School.

The objectives of the project and its impact:1. Due to the presence of the Gaushala and availability of cow dung the installation of theanaerobic digester bio gas plant has resulted in the non usage of �rewood and LPG for cooking three meals for 650 students. There is a saving of Rs 250/day of �rewood and 8 LPG cylinders per month. Faster cooking due to gas availability from the plant has resulted in timely attendance of the studentcommunity for the morning vocational training and academic classes.

Sonal JhaveriPresident, RC Mumbai

Queen's Necklace

2. Bhojangruh refurbishment and providing kitchen equipment like idli maker, vegetable chopper, masala grinder, Dosa plate, Hot Bain Marie etc has resulted in timely preparation and serving of meals and better working and education environment bene�ting the entire community.3. Vocational training in carpentry, garment making, plumbing, Warli art, English literacy and computer software/hardware for senior students has ensured local employability for students passing out and thereby preventing migration to the urban areas.4. Basic agriculture training in organic cultivation, Low cost drip irrigation, making of sapling and grafting, making

of vermicompost and vermiculture , vegetable and �ower planting has ensured that the skills learned will help in better usage and cultivation of their traditional tribal lands.5. To improve the results of the board exams and for the holistic development of the student community, teachers were trained in improved teaching methodologies, leadership and management, making and using educational aids, Orell English learning software, children safety, child rights and gender sensitivity etc. We expect not only 100% success in board exams but also improved marks in English (Orell software) and science subjects.

The entire community of 650 students are the direct bene�ciary of the project.

Economic and Community DevelopmentNareshwadi Tribal School

RC Mumbai Queen's Necklace

Nareshwadi Tribal School Global Grant Project

. Cost: USD 67,650 (Rs 44 Lakhs)

. Beneficiaries - 200 policepersonnel

. volunteer-hours - 50 hours

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These sachets can ensure thatevery household has access to

clean drinking water and areespecially beneficial for women

and children, who are otherwiseforced to walk several kilometersto collect contaminated drinkingwater. After treating water with

these sachets, they can focus onprogressive activities. Children,

especially young girls, canfocus on education.

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Economic and Community DevelopmentTheme of the Month

Dr. Lucky KasatMCh (Pediatric Surgery)

Guest Editor

‘My 7 points for a new world order’ - Mohandas K. Gandhi


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In 1986, to celebrate the 75th year of the publication of ‘The Rotarian’ magazine, RI published an anthology 'The Rotarian Reader' of 75 selected articles from the past 75 years (1911-1986). Gandhi’s following article in Feb 1942 issue was included in it. Gandhi's picture appeared on the Cover Page of the book. Here is an abridged version from it:

1. EQUAL DISTRIBUTIONThe real implication of equaldistribution is that each man shall have the wherewithal to supply all his natural needs and no more. For example, if one man has a weak digestion and requires only a quarter of a pound of flour for his bread and another needs a pound, both should be in a position to satisfy their wants.

2. INDIVIDUAL ACTIONIt is perfectly possible for an individual to adopt this way of life without having to wait for others to do so. Men generally hesitate to make abeginning if they feel that the objective cannot be had in its entirety. Such an attitude is a bar to progress.

3. THE ROLE OF THE WEALTHYAccording to the doctrine they may not possess a rupee more than their neighbors. How is this to be brought about? To do this we naturally have to resort to violence. Society will be poorer, for it will lose gifts of men who know how to accumulate wealth. Therefore, the nonviolent way is evidently superior. The rich man will be left in possession of his wealth, of which he will use what he reasonably requires for his personal needs and will act as a trustee for the remainder to be used for society. In thisargument honesty on the part of the trustee is assumed.

4. SERVANT OF SOCIETYAs soon as man looks upon himself as a servant of society, earns for its sake, spends for its benefit, then purity enters into his earnings and there is ahimsa (nonviolence) in his venture. Moreover, there will come a peaceful society without bitterness.

5. AHIMSA (to refrain from harming any living being). Such changes have certainly taken place in individuals. Somehow or other the wrong belief has taken possession of us that ahimsa is preeminently a weapon for individuals and its use should therefore be limited to that sphere. In fact, this is not the case. Ahimsa is definitely an attribute of society. To convince people of this truth is at once my effort and my experiment.

6. THE LAW OF GODSuperstition, evil customs, and other imperfections creep in from age to age and mar religion for the time being. They come and go. But religion itself remains; because the existence of the world, in a broad sense depends on religion. The ultimate definition of religion may be said to be obedience to the law of God. God and His law are synonymous terms. Therefore God signifies anunchanging and living law.

7. NON VIOLENTCOOPERATIONIf, however, in spite of the utmost effort, the rich do not become guardians of the poor in the true sense of the term and the latter are more and more crushed and die of hunger, what is to be done? The rich cannot accumulate wealth without the cooperation of the poor in society. Nonviolent cooperation is the right and infallible means.

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Kumar'sKaleidoscope

Kumar DespandeGuest Editor

The Kolkata Khromosome: R I Presidents and Nobel Prize Winners

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October is the month in which the NOBEL PRIZES are announced.

This Year, Abhijit Bannerji, an alumnus of South Point School and Presidency College in Kolkata , was selected as a joint recipient of Economics Nobel. A Whatsapp forward I received, mentioned that this was the sixth case of a Nobel Prize being awarded to a person, not necessarily Indian by birth but with a Kolkata connection. Quizzing is a passion with me and I was aware that besides Abhijit Bannerji, Amartya Sen, Rabindranath Tagore and Mother Teresa, the other two Nobel Laureates who undertook their pioneering research work in Kolkata were Ronald Ross who received 1902 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his work on the transmission of Malaria and C V Raman, Professor of Physics at the University of Kolkata, who was awarded the 1930 Physics Nobel for his work on the scattering of Light and the "Raman Effect".

The Story goes that Raman was confident of winning the Nobel Prize in Physics and was disappointed that it went to Owen Richardson in 1928 and to Louis de Broglie in 1929. He was so confident of winning in 1930 that he booked tickets for the award ceremony in July, even though the awards are only announced in October!

October also brought confirmation that Rtn. Shekhar Mehta of the Rotary Club of Kolkata - Mahanagar, was the designated Rotary International President for Rotary Year 2021-2022. He will thus become the Fourth Indian Citizen to assume Office as thePresident of Rotary International and as with Nobel Prize Winners, the Kolkata Khromosome, shows up, here too!

NITISH LAHARRY, was the First Person of Asian Origin to be elected as President of Rotary International (1962-1963). He commenced his career as a Lawyer, only to abandon it and to turn to the Film Industry. As a matter of fact, his RotaryClassification was "Motion Picture Distributing" and it was during his Presidential Year that the First INTERACT CLUB was started. But Nitish Laharry, is not just a PRIP, he is a 1963 Padma Bhushan Awardee and also a recipient of the National Order of Merit (France) and the Order of Merit (Chile).

Rajendra Saboo, is the Second Rotary nternational President from India (1991-1992). He was born in Kolkata in 1934 and has a degree in Science from St. Xaviers College, Kolkata University. He is of course, a Legend in the Rotary World but the President of India, has also conferred on him the PADMA SHREE in 2006. His Vision for

Rotary, which remains a challenge, even today, 'Look Beyond Yourself". It is said that one day, whilst he was sitting at RIHeadquarters in Chicago and contemplating, how RI could commemorate Paul Harris's 50th Death Anniversary, he saw the campus of Northwestern University in Evanston, Chicago and initiated the idea of Rotary sponsoring scholars for Peace and Conflict Resolution.

Kalyan Banner Jee, is the Third Rotary International President from India (2011-2012). Guess what? He was born in Kolkata and an alumnus of Vishwa Bharati, Scindia School and a B.Tech in ChemicalEngineering from IIT Kharagpur. Just about everybody in District 3141 and 3142 have known, heard, met Kalyanda acknowledge he is a gem of a man. With Shekhar Mehta, the KOLKATA KHROMOSOME, rules again. Four out of Four It is truly Befitting. After all, the First Rotary Club in India, was established in Kolkata in 1919,celebrates its Centenary this Year and is the Longest continually operating Rotary Club in South East Asia.

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GreatRotary Stories

Dr. Lucky KasatMCh (Pediatric Surgery)

Guest Editor


A PECULIAR GOAL OF $29,030 Joe Pratt, a father of two, was a RC Raymond Area from Nottingham, USA for 28 years. Still, polio was not on his mind as he prepared for 2012 climb of Everest.

But that changed in 2011, when he participated in a polio immunization in Pakistan. He set a fundraising goal of $29,030 - a dollar for each foot of Everest's height. It took 14 months to reach this goal; finally raising > $40,000. His team of 24 took five weeks; only 12 reached the summit, the others having turned back.

Pratt’s motivation were the images of little Pakistani kids, who he felt were “depending on me." At a talk at 6 RC Montana, Rotarians & citizens were impressed with Pratt'sselflessness - he'd borne the entire $50,000 cost of his climb, never seeking any funding help. Pratt attracted $11,000 in donations from them.

THE MOST UNLIKELYROTARACT MARRIAGE

Pemba Dorjee Sherpa and Moni Mulepati of Rotaract Club of New Road City, Kathmandu, had limited funds – so the team left their cook and porter at Base Camp and continued, carrying their own supplies. After 45 days, theysummited Everest on May 20, 2005, the centennial year of Rotary, and

THE FIRST AND THE ONLY FAMILY ON EVERESTIn 2008, Canadian Alan Mallory from RC Barrie area and his 3 children took on the lethal challenge of emotion, loyalty, boldness and terror and became the first family of four to set foot on Everest.

Dan Mallory, 57, had this family goal with his three children - Adam, Alan and Laura. In the last 400 feet climb, Laura, 20, stumbled in the darkness. She knew it was over. While her father and older brothers plodded upwards, a dejected Laura returned to the South Col to spend the night Alone in her tent at 26,300 feet. It appeared to be the end of the family’s dream. However, the next day she made it.

THE BAAP OF ALL SUMMITSOlivier Vriesendorp, 47, a father of two, of RC Amstelveen of North Holland grew up in the Netherlands that lies below sea level and has no mountains. Yet he completed the Seven Summits (highest mountain on each of the world’s seven continents) by summiting Mt. Everest on May 21, 2017 to raise funds for polio!

NOT 1, BUT 2 ROTARY FLAGS ON SUMMIT

Jamling Norgay is the son of legendary Tenzing Norgay. This ace mountaineer is a member of RC Darjeeling, D 3240. When he knew that his cousins Pema and Pemba were planning an expedition to Everest, he arranged two club banners - one to Pema making the ascent from Tibetan side and other to Pemba ascending from the Nepal side.

Both banners were hoistedsuccessfully in on May 2016 within agap of six days!

Pema Sherpa atopMt Everest withbanner of RCDarjeeling.

An unusual but dashing family of Rotary.

The most bizarre place to marry!

TRF FLAG on every summit of the Seven Summits.

5 ‘tall’ stories of climbing Mount Everest - mankind’s greatest feats ofendurance by a few Rotarians, who took a piece of Rotary with them.

hoisted Rotary’s flag. Then, removing their oxygen masks at 29,035 feet, Pemba Sherpa and Moni Mulepati, a higher caste Newari woman, exchanged marriage vows!

While coming down, Moni lost her sight for 8 hours after she had removed her goggles to see better in the blowing snow. A helicopter was sent by Rotary clubs in Kathmandu to pick them up, but it crashed before landing, nearly killing them in the crash.

There is a Rotary Club of Mount EverestClub# 53985 –D 3292 in Nepal. The club members are from various walks of life and meet every Sunday.

Cost: 60,000

Cost: 3,50,000

RC Borivali | Community fridge

Bene�ciaries: Poor people living in the vicinity Volunteer-hours: 250 hours

Description: Installed Community Fridge whereresidents of the locality can keep their excess foodwithout being trashed. Poor people can pick upwhat they need from this fridge

CLUBS IN ACTION

Cost: 50,000

RC Mumbai Dahisar | CSR GLOBAL GRANTPROJECT GG1984282

Bene�ciaries: 100 plus burn patients

Description: Facilitating with latest operationtheatre equipment for burn patients at NationalBurns Centre at Airoli in association with CSRPartner M/S Progility Technologies Pvt Ltd,RC Midland West And RC Midland, RI District 5730,USA and RI Dist 3141

Cost: US$ 83,300

RC Mumbai Kandivli West | Installation ofPad Vending Machine and Incinerator

Bene�ciaries: 870 girl students Volunteers: 6 Rotarians

Description: Donation and demonstration of2 Pad Vending & Pad incineration machinesto SVP School for girl students

RC Mumbai West Coast | NationBuilder Award

Bene�ciaries: 117Volunteer-hours: 30 nos X 5 hours X 2 days,10 nos x 5 hours x 30 days

Description: 5th Nation Builder Award functionof the club was held where 117 teachers werefelicitated of which 25 teachers were pan Indiaawardees from different states

Cost: 85,000

RC Mumbai West End | Meditation Center

Bene�ciaries: Daily 100 people

Description: Meditation Center at BrahmakumarisBSES Hospital for relatives of patients and seekinginner peace and solace thereby healing the mind

RC Mumbai Western Elite | JE & VEE MonsoonWalkathon 2019

Volunteer-hours: 500 plus both members andothers of the locality

Description: Organized along with Swayamsiddh Yog,Monsoon Walkathon is an opportunity to showcaseRotary initiatives was �agged off by Mr VentakeshMaheshwari of Gokuldham who climbed Mount Everest

Cost: JE & VEE Developers were title sponsor

Cost: 40,000

Cost: 90,680

RC Palghar | Teachers Day Celebration

Bene�ciaries: 110 TeachersVolunteer-hours: 35 Rotarians x 3 hours Volunteer-hours: 40 hours

Description: Celebrated 'Teacher’s Day' with GuruGovrang Dasa Prabhu as Chief Guest. We felicitated7 Teachers by " " from Palghar Dist,given books as Token of love by Rotary club of Palghar

SEPTEMBER 2019

Cost: 24,385

RC Mumbai Borivali East | Organ DonationAwareness Seminar and Fire Safety

Bene�ciaries: 1000

Description: Fire safety and Organ and Skin DonationAwareness seminar was held at St.Annes high school.The students were very receptive and pledged tospread the awareness amongst their family and friends

Cost: 5000

RC Chandivali Mumbai | Monsoon Walk

Bene�ciaries: 300Volunteer-hours: 28 hours

Description: Monsoon walk is an initiative to go outin the rains, enjoy your neighborhood, move out ofthe house, and just do something without any purpose,followed by a rain dance and chai nashta

RC Mumbai Elegant with RC Mumbai GenX |Eco-friendly Ganpati Visarjan

Bene�ciaries: 500 immersionsVolunteer-hours: 16 hours x 150 volunteers = 2400 hours

Description: Organised eco-friendly Ganpati visarjanfor 2 days and distribution of 2000 samosa and100 caps and whistles to volunteers alongthe Santa Cruz-Juhu road

Cost: 65,000

RC Mumbai Iconic | Thalassemia check up &Blood Donation camp

Bene�ciaries: 1464

Bene�ciaries: 491 kids Description: Organised Thalassemia Health check up& Blood Donation camp supported by JJ MahanagarBlood Bank at MMK college

RC Mumbai Lakers | School Bags Distribution

Volunteer-hours: 12 hours


Description: Distributed school bags to schoolsaffected by �oods in Kolhapur and Sangli districts

Cost: 75,000

Cost: 900,000

Cost: 300,000

RC Mumbai Divas | Feast for our unsung heroes

Bene�ciaries: 50 workers Volunteer-hours: Whole day

Description: Celebrating and appreciating the hard workof SWM / SWD workers put in to keep our city clean. Alongwith Ward 69 Corporator Renu Hansraj, lunch wasorganised at Birla Garden Juhu where they were givensteel bottles

CLUBS IN ACTION

Cost: 35,000

RC Mumbai Greencity | Upgradation of a Tribal School

Description: Planting of fruit trees by students; talkto students on avoiding plastics & saving environment;distribution of 400 cloth bags and T-shirts

Cost: 50,000 approx

RC Mumbai Mahim | Computer Centre (CSR)

Bene�ciaries: 175 students Volunteer-hours: 400 Hours Volunteer-hours: 15 doctors and technicians along

with a total of 36 volunteers for 6 hours

Description: Through CSR Funding ThyssenKruppinaugurated Computer Centre installed at NutanBal Shikshan Sangh at Kosbad set up with 10 Desktops,10 laptops, webcam, omni phone and a printer

RC Bombay Hanging Garden | Cervical Cancer

Bene�ciaries: 140 women

Bene�ciaries: 400

Description: Along with CPAA (Cancer Patients Aids Asscn)arranged a health check up camp for women primarilyfor HPV testing (causing cervical cancer), a rehabilitatedslum area

Cost: 2800 per person

Volunteer-hours: 30 hoursBene�ciaries: 2100 plus students

Cost: 85 Lakhs

RC Bombay Seaface | Tree plantation in Colaba

Description: Planted 5000 saplings at the ColabaWoods Park in partnership with NGO "Forest Creators"and A ward corporator Harshita Narvekar.Within 2.5 years, the forest will become self-sustainingand completely natural. The event received newspapercoverage attached

RC Mumbai Queen's Necklace | Each One TeachOne Charitable FoundationDescription: Each One Teach One Charitable Foundationis a development organization that aims to provideunderprivileged children with an opportunity to discovertheir inbuilt potential

Cost: 4,20,000+ (sponsored by CPAA)

Cost: 1,48,000

RC Mumbai South | Dignity for the Dead

Bene�ciaries: Railway commutersVolunteer-hours: 45 hours


Description: Felicitated Bhavesh Patel for his sel�esshumanitarian service of saving lives of accidentvictims and providing “Dignity for the Dead” byperforming the last rites of many unclaimed bodies

SEPTEMBER 2019

Cost: 1,84,000

RC Bombay Chembur West | Mid Day Meal

Description: Mid day meal for 645 children atAarambh located at Mankhurd and Rabale

Cost: 12,000

RC Deonar | HPV (Human Papilloma Virus)Awareness Seminar

Bene�ciaries: 120+ mothers of children and stafftVolunteer-hours: 12 hours

Description: An interactive awareness seminar at theHinduja National Sarvodaya School covering areasrelated to types of cancer, cancer in women, detectionof cancer like breast, skin, oral, ovarian, uterine and cervical

RC Mumbai Kalakar | Warli Art Village At Maswan

Bene�ciaries: 1000 Villagers

Description: Maswan, a village near Palghar, has beenadopted for an exciting rural art project to makea new art tourist destination near mumbai.The Maswan RCC received its charter this year

Cost: 25-30 lakhs over a period 3 years

RC Bombay Powai | Sponsorship of Coachingfor Arts Entrance Examinations toUnderprivileged Students Bene�ciaries: 16

RC Mumbai Cuffe Parade | Swatch Abhiyan

Volunteer-hours: 120

Description: Celebrating Mahatma Gandhi 150 yearshad celebrities singers who performed and Plasticbottle crushing machine was installed

Albert Einstein while paying tributes to Mahatma Gandhi said, “Generations to come will scarce believe that such a man ever tread the earth.” People who have had the opportunity to interact with Gandhiremember his words – “Be the change you want to see in this world.”

When Gandhi spoke to the millions of his fellow freedom fighters in India, he said, “I am asking you to believe, not in my ability to make change, but in yours.” These words stirred up the passion to struggle for freedom in the hearts of the rich and poor alike throughout the country and people did not mind bearing the brutal attacks of the British soldiers. Gandhi’s vision of freedom wasdemocracy, which begins not with the government or with the political parties or with any onepolitician, but within each one of us.

This is the same belief that Rotary International has with its 1.2 million members worldwide. Rotary evolved during the same period of India’s freedom movement as a working and

living centre for citizens who wished to serve the community. Following Gandhi’s ideals, leaders of Rotary during in the 30’s and 40’s set a goal to develop the next generation of citizens. Rotary’s leaders asked each one the members to add their voice and their input in shaping the organisation, much like the collective wisdom which went into shaping theConstitution of India which imbibed the values of Gandhi.

Gandhi went to several parts of India making people part of the freedom movement. He spent years of listening, learning and experimenting to design the most effective way to inspire people, empower them to change their country into a free nation and to drive out the occupying forces. The Satyagraha movement stands out as a powerful weapon and ultimately this concept of non-violence brought freedom.

Rotary in many ways has been doing constant research in finding out what are the best programmes to suit the needs of the community in different parts of the world. The setting up of The Rotary Foundation

proved to be the ideal way to connect to the donors and those who needed help.

Gandhi taught us to put the needs of others above our own. This probably became the motto, Service Above Self, of Rotary International. Rotary believes that people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do. These words were inspired by Gandhi andRotarians have nearlyeradicated polio from the face of the world.

Gandhi lives through his work and mission in every village and city in India and has inspired many famous world leaders to adopt hisphilosophy. Rotary lives in over 120 countries and is touching the lives of millions of people to make this world a better place. Gandhi said, “In a entle way, you can shake the world.” This call for peaceful interaction with the people is the fundamental philosophy of Rotary and its Peace initiatives around the world and the peace scholars who get trained in the concept of peace spread the message and help to resolve conflicts.

While celebrating the life of the great man on his 150th

Anniversary, Rotarians who take up great challenges in shaping the community should remember his words, “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.”


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THE GAME CHANGEROF INDIA’S HISTORY

Ashok MahajanChief District Mentor

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DISTRICT ELECTION COMMITTEE for DGN 2022-2023 Election

NotificationDISTRICT ELECTION COMMITTEE (DEC)

As per ARTICLE IX, Part 1, section 2, of the District Bylaws , a five member Election Committee has to be constituted for the forthcoming elections, to nominate District Governor for 2022-23.

“Section 2: Composition of Election Committee:

The district shall constitute a five member Election Committee – chaired by the Governor for the Governor Nominee Elections. The Committee shall also consist of four past district governors; one each nominated by DG, IPDG, DGE and DGN.

No member shall serve more than two consecutive terms.”

In line with the above and as per nominations received, the DEC has been constituted and the members are listed below –

We congratulate the DEC members and welcome them to the District Election Committee.

1. DG Harjit Singh Talwar, Chairman 2. PDG Bansi Dhurandhar

3. PDG Dr. Jayant Kulkarni 4. PDG Gopal Mandhania

5. IPDG Shashikumar Sharma

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The Mover andShekhar of Rotary!

Sandip AgarwallaGroup Head,

TEACH (Literacy)

PP, Rotary Club of Bombay,Sandip Agarwalla speaks with Shekhar Mehta about his Rotary and personal journey from the Calcutta Mahanagar Club to the 18th Floor of the Rotary World office in Evanston, USA and even dares to ask, which of the two he finds more exhilarating!

1: Q: Thank you for doing the interview with meShekhar, I really appreciate it. When did you join Rotary?

A: I joined Rotary in 1985, when I was just 25 years old. I joined the Rotary Club of Central Calcutta but for the last 23 years I have been a member of the Rotary Club of Calcutta Mahanagar.

2: Q: What did you expect from Rotary when you joined?

A: I just joined Rotary to make friends! At 25, service was the last thing on my mind. I just wanted to make friends. Friendship then led me to service activities and today both give me equal joy. Today, the friendships remain as strong as ever and service has become an integral part of me.

3: Q: What about Rotary inspires you the most?

A: The networking ability and that leads to everything! If you have a network you can move mountains. Individually i can go and give 2 drops of polio to some children but look at what the network has done! Rotary is an outstanding network group.

4: Q: At what stage did you think that you may be asked to lead Rotary International one day?

A: Well I have always believed that in voluntaryorganization one should move to leadership position when others perceived that you are ready for the role.A few years after my directorship, colleagues and seniors started suggesting that I put in my name and that is what led me to so do.t

5: Q: How do you see Rotaryremaining relevant to thecommunity in the next 10 years?

A: I feel Rotary will remain relevant for not just 10 years but for the next 100 years. I hope and wish that we see the end of the problems of water, sanitation, health, hygiene. Till the day all these problems are solved, Rotary will remain relevant. Even then after the service activities are completed, Rotary will still be relevant for fostering friendship.

6: Q: Membership in the western countries is a huge challenge - how does Rotary plan to overcome this?

A: So, there is no easy answer to this. If there were, then this problem would not persist for so long. At the same time, I think it is important that we get out of this jinx around us of 1.2 million... we need to break that jinx. It will have to be with the countries that the membership is growing, like Korea, India,

Bangladesh, SouthAsia. We have to grow but at the same time the western countries will also have to increase their membership. So different things will have to be tried at different places. One size will not fit all. I think regional plans, if not country plans, are what isimportant. What is good for Germany may not be good for Switzerland which is just next door! I think a brain-storming needs to be done and we need to put far more effort on membership drives than we have.

7: Q: What is your Rotary dream?

A: I have Rotary dreams not a Rotary dream. The first dream I have now and it’s becoming more and more crystalised to me is that Rotary should get nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. We deserve it for the work we are doing for eradicating Polio. We may not have totally eradicated Polio yet but look at the work that has gone into what we have achieved so far!

Add to that, our achievements in the peace centres, the 1100 people army of conflict resolution experts we have produced. I mean what better way to have directly and actively worked for peace?

If the Nobel Prize happens, many other dreams will follow. Our membership will get a spike! I can assure you our public image will be at it’shighest ever!

This single dream I will result in more work in the six areas of focus, more contribution to theFoundation.



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8: Q: Any other dream?

A: Definitely! I dream of a totally literate India. Absolutely apossibility! The way we are going at it, if the effort continues unhindered and resolutely, with everybody having faith in making this possible, we can achieve this. I have drawn up a plan for how we can catapult India into the countries considered ‘literate’ by 2025. Our literacy rate would be above 95%. It is possible, it is doable!

9: Q: What have you gained from Rotary?

A: A lot! I have given 35 years to Rotary but I have gained a lifetime of learning from it! The friendships gained are for lifetime. In my times of joy or sorrow, if there are 10 people standing next to me 9 of them are definitely Rotarians.

Becoming a better human being. The idea of thinking about other people before I think about myself has become an integral part of my life. All of this is absolutely because of Rotary.

10: Q: Walk us through your family and how they have assisted you in achieving your goals, especially in Rotary

A: My father told me to go ahead and join Rotary. He was a Lions Club member. I immediately became very active.

When I was taking on the mantle of governorship, my entire family said go ahead! My mother absolutely loved the fact that I was helping other people, so I got her total support.

Rashi my wife, my partner has been rock solid with her support. Over the years as I took up bigger and bigger with the programs there would be lots of planning that went into days and nights. Rashi has stood by my through all that, never complained but became a part of it. She has accompanied me as I have gone on disaster management programs, when I went to Kashmir, Bihar, Bhubaneshwar, Karnataka etc. She does major fund raising for our club.

My children Chiraag (34) and Chandini (32) have silently admired the work of Rotary, never grudging that it took away some of their time because now I realise they too strongly believe in helping other people before they want to help themselves.

The other family I have is Rotary Club of Calcutta Mahanagar – my club.. Oh!what an outstanding club!If at all I have achieved anything in the arena of service, my test ground has been my club. Neither in failure nor in success, have they questioned me. They have helped me through everything.

Of course, I am blessed to have the rest of my Rotary family around India. In the literacy program itself, I have seen more than 100 past Governors working and thousands of Rotarians working together on a single project. Where else but in Rotary will you get this kind of family!

11: Q: Your name is synonymous with RILM? Will it have even more emphasis in the future and what are your goals and plans for it?

A: For me this is not a project or a program, it is a mission for every Rotarian, every Indian. We cannot have the scourge of being an illiterate country. Our country is progressing so well, but we are still majorly illiterate? We can turn this around, it is possible. With the Rotary India Literacy Mission, we have hit the bulls eye. The hard work we have put in, research that we have done, the think tank meetings that we have had, have led us to the situation where the government is seeking our partnership, corporates are inviting us in. Every fortnight we get one call from one governmentorganisation, or one stategovernment- to work with us. This means we are on the right program! If we put in all our energy and our focus in the next 6 years, we can turn things around and make India a totally literate country.

12: Q: What is your message to the family of Rotary in our District 3141?

A: I look at your district as one of the most outstanding districts in the world. My message toeverybody here is- try andintrospect and see what have you done to make it and where can you take it to. I think there is still a lot of unexploited potential. People should be in awe of Rotary in Mumbai and the surrounding areas. That is the impact you can have.

So, my message to you is start dreaming bigger, dreams that others have not even thought of. You should not see things as they are and ask why, dream of things that never were and ask why not! You need leaders that arouse the imagination, kindle the spark within to lead them.

13: Q; What has been the proudest moment for you as a Rotarian?

A: I remember when I used to be involved with the 2000 paediatric heart surgeries programme. As part of this programme, about ten years ago, Rashi and I went to Durgapur to Mission Hospital where one of the surgeries was taking place. We met this mother and child who had come from Pakistan for the child’s surgery. They were from Pakistan. The mother told us how they had to travel very far to get to Lahore and then even further to come to India and to Durgapur for the surgery. She said, and I will never forget, “in my sons veins flows Pakistani and Indian blood! He may have been born in Pakistan but he has got the gift of life in Hindustan! Long live Rotary.” I still have goose bumps when I think of it. That was one of the proudest moments for me.

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Memorable and GrandTRF SEMINAR - 3141The Rotary Foundation Seminar held by Rotary District 3141 on 21 September, 2019 at the roof top, Trident, Nariman Point, hosted by Rotary club of Bombay Central and 10 Cohost clubs was indeed a grand success. The houseful event was crisp, concise and classy.

RID 3141 has a rich tradition of being at the forefront of contributing to TRF. It was gratifying to see an overwhelming response to DG Harjit Singh Talwar’s appeal to donate to TRF. More than 2.2 Million USD are committed. All the new PHSmembers, new Major Donors, Arch Klumph Society members and clubs committing more than 100,000 USD were ceremoniously recognized at the hands of Chief Guest PRIP K. R. Ravindran and GOH RID Dr. Bharat Pandya.

Host Club President JP Agarwal called meeting to order and thanked DG Harjit for giving the opportu nity to host this important event. ConvenerDharmendra Gursahani welcomed the Chief Guest PRIP and incoming TRF Trustee Chair KR Ravindran and partner Vanathy, Guest of Honor RI Director Dr. Bharat Pandya and partner Dr. Madhavi, DG Harjit and Romi, RRFC Vijay Jalan, College of Governors and all present. He handed over the proceedings to Master of Ceremony and TRF Avenue Chair Chetan Desai.

Felicitation of PDG Raju and Vidhya Subramanian

Recognizing RC Bombay North for Super Participation and highest commitment

Doing Good with Distinguished Rotary Leaders

RRFC Vijay and Kiran Jalan– MD 4

RID Dr. Bharat & Madhavi Pandya – MD 3

RC Bombay – Gave 11th member to AKS

EMORABLE AND GRAND

Traditional Welcome to PRIP KR Ravindran and Vanathy

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The new Members of Arch Klumph Societ (cumulative donation of =>2,50,000 USD to TRF) of RID 3141, Rtn. Baldev and Usha Arora (RC Bombay North), Rtn. Nirav (RC Bombay) and Devina Shah (RC Mumbai Queen’s Necklace) and PDG Rtn. Raju and Vidhya Subramanian (RC Denoar) gave their response and emphasized that givingdonation to TRF is one of the best decisions taken by them as some excellent projects are planned and thousands are people will be benefited by these wonderful projects around the world.

DG Harjit made a specialmention of President Hemendra Shah and RC Bombay North for the large commitment and for being the largest contingent attending the seminar. President Preeti Mehta of RC Bombay was applauded for giving 11th Arch Klumph member from the club and being the only club having achieved this feat. She broke a good news of their club’s Arch Klumph Member Dilip Piramal deciding to fulfill his remaining commitment of 1,20,000 USD in the smart year itself.

Guest of Honor, RID Dr. Bharat Pandya in his lucid speech

“Dear SMART President J P Agarwal, convenor Dharmendra, Shantimal, Adarsh, Nirupama & team Bombay central, SMART TRF team, SMART Core Team,Congratulations on a very wellorganised TRFseminar —

emphasized on the importance of 3Bs for the world peace and they are 1. Bed 2. Bread and 3. Basic education. Giving a uniquedefinition of richness he said that “one can be wealthy but not necessarily rich and one can be broke but not necessarily poor”. He quoted Emerson who said “without rich heart, the wealth is ugly” andcongratulated all the large hearted donors for their commitment to foundation year on year. He complimented

Chetan DesaiAvenue Chair, TRF

super ambience , excellentarrangements & flawless execution of a very well planned TRF seminar kudos to the commitment,dedication & unstinting efforts of TRF Trio — Chetan, Ganesh & Akshay with guidance & support from principal aide Ramon Abrolgr8 commitments surpassing all expectations- 2.2 million $ from 12 clubsgood attendance & participation from clubsgrateful thanks to support from 10 co host clubslarge hearted , generous &benevolent contribution support from clubsamazing event which will becherished for a long timewell done team RCBCwell done team TRF - special thanks to Chetan Desai for creative & technical supportthank you CC Deepak and Ujwala for being host to PRIP Ravindran and Vanitha. well done my SMARTIES. You made your Governor proud.let us continue with sameenthusiasm & vigor - sky is the limit”


to DG Harjit, PA Ramon, AC Chetan, AC Ganesh, Counselor Akkshay for magnificent efforts in getting commitment of 2.2 Million USD for the Rotary Foundation in the first quarter itself which is unheard in our district.

Chief Guest PRIP K R Ravindran in his inspiring address applauded the efforts of RID 3141 for the wonderfulcommitment and said “its not the money raised thatcaptivated me but the good work that RID 3141 does with this money like Pediatric heart Surgeries, Eye Surgeries, Skin banks impressed me. This is one of the best evenings that I ever had. It was worth coming here. “He gave many examples and interesting stories about his tenure as a RI President and emphasized that Rotary must be run like a business and that exactly what RID 3141 does so effectively. He praised DG Harjit and applauded his Professional approach and passion in leveraging big funds for Rotary foundation through a fantastic team.

DG Harjitsingh Talwar praised the lovely efforts put in by the TRF Team, Lead Host and Cohost Clubs and large hearted donors who believed in Doing Good.


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61 Large Hearted Donors wereRecognized at TRF Seminar

Ajeet and Nitika Arneja (RC Bom North)

Gautam & Bharti Gandhi (RCBombay North)

Baldevkrishan Sharma (RC Bombay Worli)

Dilip & BhaviniShah (RCBombay Hanging Garden)

Baldev andUsha Arora (RC BombayNorth)

Bombay Anil Agarwal(RC BombayWorli)

Anmol Sekhari (RC Mumbai Khar)

Harshvardhan & Asha Agarwal (RC Mumbai NorthEnd)

Bharat andMadhavi Pandya (RC Borivli)

Lalit And PayalGrover (RCBombay Hanging Garden)

Nirav andDevina Shah(RC Bombay)

Bombay Pier Nirupama Khadke (RC Bombay Central)

Apurva Shah (RC Bombay Central)

Rajendra & Sonal Agarwal (RC Bombay North)

Mona and Manish Gyani (RC Borivli)

Vijay and Kiran Jalan (RC Bombay North)

Raju and Vidhya Subramanian (RC Deonar)

BombayBayview

Milind Patil(RC Palghar)

Ashok & Veena Gurnani (RC Bombay Hanging Garden)

Sunil and Saroj Siraslewala (RC Bombay Worli)

Sunnil & Shilpi Mehra (RC Bombay Pier)

Bombay Hanging Garden

Mona Gyani (RC Borivli)

Ashok Parekh (RC Bombay Central)

Suresh & Anjana Gandhi (RC Bombay North)

Bombay North Parth Sejpal (RC Mumbai Lakers)

Pres. Bharat Jhunjhunwala (RC Mumbai West End)

Rahul and Amita Timabadia (Bom Airport)

Bombay Queen City

Punit Vakil (RC Mumbai Malabar Hill)

Brijbhusan Gupta (RC Mumbai Royales)

Satya & Leela Agarwala (RC Bombay North)

Bombay Sea Coast

Sabina Gupta (RC Bombay Worli)

Chandramohan Dawar (Rc Mumbai Royales)

Shri Shreevar Kheruka(MD - BOROSIL)

Bombay Worli Samapti Patel (RC Bombay West)

Dushyant Vora (RC Mumbai South)

Mumbai Downtown Sealand

Sandeep Shah (RC Bombay Worli)

TRF Co Chair Jayanth & Netra Nairi (RC Bombay Worli)

Mumbai North End

Shantimall Singhvi (RC Bombay Central)

Jitendra Kamara (RC Mumbai West End)

Mumbai Queen’s Necklace

Nimesh Sangrajka (Bom Worli)

Vinay Bhat (RC Mumbai Kandivali West)Vipul P Dalal (RC BombayMetropolitan)Chetan Kotak (RC Bombay Mulund Valley)Rohan Dalmia (RC Mumbai Downtown Sealand)Sandip Kedia (RC Mumbai North End)

Sumant Naik (RC Bom Airport)

Satinder Pal Singh (Mum-bai Mahakali Heights)

Pres. Hemendra Shah (RC Bombay North)

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RC Bombay Airport lead club

8th September, Sunday at 9 am at CCI Club, Churchgate.

Initiated by CDG Rahul Timbadia

Convenor PP Ashmi ParekhThe meeting was called to order with a full house of 150delegates. The invocation song sung by RAnn Ajanta in her melodious voice on which Rotaractor Raj Lakshmi’s dance

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Ashmi ParekhAvenue Chair,

Rotary Seva Abhiyaan

SamparkDISTRICT SEMINAR ON PUBLIC IMAGE

performance enthralled the audience.Director Anjali was the MOC for the day and she conducted the meeting in a manner that impressed everyone present. PP Ashmi as the convenor, with her speech andorganization skills, established theleadership status that RC Bombay Airport has maintained in motivating and guiding 20 co-host clubs and their members to support this initiative. DG Harjit’srecommendation to promote the project and not the people and CDG Rahul, in his role of ARPIC (Assistant Rotary Public Image Coordinator) spoke on the need and ability to change perceptions, left their mark on the audience’s mind.Dr. Deepak Shikharpur as RPIC (Rotary Regional Public Coordinator) spoke on ‘Jo Dikhta Hai Wo Bikta Hai’ and RID (Rotary International Director) Dr. Bharat Pandya on ‘The Missing Link’. Eminent Guest Speakers Komal Nahata, (film critic and editor), PP Ramesh Narayanan, (VP and Area Director,International Advertising Execom member),

presented their views. This was followed by a panel discussion, brilliantly led by Past First Lady Vidyotama Sharma, a senior journalist and contentprofessional who had invited leading personalities from theadvertising, branding and media world - Sunil Lulla (ChiefEvangelist, The Linus Adventures), Sangeeta Chacko(Head - Corporate Communications, Percept Ltd), Anusha Srinivasan Iyer

(MD, Naarad PR and Image Strategist) and Rotarian CDG Rahul Timbadia. Vidyotama’s deft handling of the subject and drawing the panelists candid and at times contrary opinions towards a constructiveconclusion, displayed her maturity and grasp on the subject. This session was followed by PP Jhankar Gadkari, who introduced Dyaneshwar Bodke of Urban Farming. Dyaneshwar, was a live demonstration of how selfless service had created abundance and wealth for the farmers in his community. Jhankar, nominated him the Brand Ambassador of Rotary for the initiative to be spread in the urban/rural areas. Rotaractors of KC College, through their skit and dance, conveyed a very impressive and impactful social message.

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Dr Mona ShahAvenue Chair,

Non-Medical II

Revolutionary project FREEDOM FOR GIRLS (FFG) – KHUSHI, R.I. District 3141

Poor education, far away from themainstream, girls in tribal and slum areas face a huge health & sanitation problem. They are using dirty unhygienic cloth during a menstrual cycle instead of sanitary pads which creates blistering, soreness, infections and long-term health issues. In many developing countries, girls miss classes and may drop out of school when they have their periods. Sanitary pads or other resources are cost-prohibitive or otherwiseunavailable. The objective of menstrual hygiene management is to ensure that women and girls can manage their periods in a way that is not only healthy, but that enables their full participation in school, work, and other activities.

This project was initiated in RY2012-13 year. Today, we are equipped to share this “Khushi” in collaboration with a multinational giant like Johnson & Johnson.

This year, FFG touched far greater heights, with no. of beneficiaries reachingapprox...10000 girls and distribution of 9,00,000 pads along with Incinerators for the eco-friendly disposal of pads.

Freedom for GirlsMENSTRUAL HYGIENE MANAGEMENT

The entire project was very well supported by Smart Presidents by providing a quality product towards the health and hygiene of these girls.

Moreover, this year FFG distribution has to Vasai, Palghar, Petlad, and even Palitana (Dist. 3060) inaddition to the schools in the city of Mumbai. Girls and social workers were very happy for a first of its kind project and conveyed their heartfelt gratefulness & gratitude to us.

Distribution of napkins is still going on strong as more & more clubs are joining this drive of promoting Healthy Lifestyle amongst young girls.

Lead HostRC Bombay Juhu Beach

Co Hosts RC BombayRC Bombay NorthRC Nariman PointRC Mumbai JVPDRC Bombay WestRC Lokhandwala KandivaliRC Mulund SouthRC Mumbai NovaRC Mumbai


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Indumati GopinathanAvenue Chair, Membership

National Committee Member 3141 & 3142

National conveners :RIDs Dr Bharat Pandya & Kamal SanghviMember for 3141 & 3142: PP Dr Indumati Gopinathan “Stop NCDs (NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES) Project”

What are NCDs and what is Project Positive Health?

India is racing towards top slot for incidence of NCDs which are controlled by lifestyle. They are not infective.

AWARENESS ON HAZARDS OF NCDS

a) Rotarians and community b) Schools, colleges c) Social media campaign

MEDICAL CAMPAIGNS

d) Know your numbers: Weight, Blood pressure and Blood sugar e) Life style changes - Ek Chammach Kum, Char Kadam Aage, SOS.

1) Know your numbers

Conduct campaigns to aid people know three health numbers (weight, BP & blood sugar) and give a card. Normal BP - 120/80, BMI < 25, random sugar <160 is healthy.2) Awareness : Talks, Brochures at various forums

ROTARY INDIA'S-PROJECT POSITIVE HEALTH - PROJECT SOS.

India faces a NCD epidemic causing 60% of deaths. Being Indian is a risk factor both genetically and culturally. Indians are dying prematurely, the biggest killer today being wrong food rich in calories salt, oil and sugar

The NCDs : Diabetes, Hypertension. Heart Disease, Strokes, Chronic Kidney and Respiratory disordersHence Rotary India zeroed in on NCDs across the nationHow and why has Rotary taken up this mammoth health movement? Having eradicated Polio with its depth of penetration, scalability and the Rotary spirit,Rotary is most appropriate for this project at a national level.

How do Rotary clubs go about it?

DATES FOR CAMPAIGNS

1. September 29 : World Heart Day2. November 14: World Diabetes Day3. Feb 23: Rotary World Understanding and Friendship Day4. April 7: World Health Day

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District 314Inner Wheel

Dr. Devangi VakhariaInner Wheel District 314

District Chairman 2019-20


A practical, power packed Seminar - how to handle Medical Emergencies was organised to enhanceknowledge and be more alert, aware citizens. Dr. Lucky Kasat and his team, as convenors covered areas of Choking Emergency, Snake/dog/spider/ human Bites, treating burns, Identifying stroke and action, Radiation Hazards, Balancing life with stress,COLS - Compression only Life Support- where all individually practised on dummies.DC Dr Devangi Vakhariya was the chief guest and was well attended by 3 DECs, club Presidents, Secretaries,Rotarians and friends.

IWC New BombayIndustrial Area

President Mariya and members held a composite camp at Umerkhadi Remand Home, Dongri covering Physical/ Mental well being, Vocational & Recreational activities for more than 350 Children and staff. 12 doctors conducted a medical camp for all inmates and staff and free medicines & spectacles were given. For training of girls in vocations, high end embroidery & sewing machine, 300m of cloth and 500m of lace was donated. For recreational activities, various board games, rackets, carrom boards, football were given. The 75 staff members were treated to a free screening of movie – Super 30.

IWC Bombay Pier

DC Dr Devangi Vakharia inaugurated 'The Inner Wheel School' by IWC Borivali on 30th of August at YojanaVidyalaya, Borivali East in presence of Project Chairman PDC Mrudula Dand and PDC Dr Madhavi Pandya.The facilities provided include - Anand Bagh - a play area for young students (slides, swing, seesaw), an Inner Wheel Corner (Desk , chairs, Musical Instruments, Books for library and Toys) and Craft and Yoga activities for the children.President Veena andmembers propose to organize a workshop on learning disability for teachers and parents.

IWC Borivali

Mission Mamta - an orphan free India is a dream of Association President Mamta Gupta. DC Dr Devangi Vakharia and Project Chairman PAP Pushpa Suryamurty arranged a seminar for members on Adoption Awareness. Guest Speaker Mr Sunil Arora from Bal Asha Trust appreciated the concept of Orphan Free India andenlightened the members on the various aspects of Adoption, nuances andintricacies involved in child adoption and role of Inner Wheel. Guest Mr Pravin Ghuge- Chairman of Maharashtra State Commission for protection Of child rights also elaborated the State Government’s role in child right protection and difficulties faced by them.

MASOOM- Seminar on Orphan Free India – 31th July 2019


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Kushal BhuvaRotaract District 3141

DRR 2019-20

These words by the father of our nation on his 150th birth anniversary this year, inspired the TeamProfessional Development of Rotaract District 3141 Mumbai, one of the most vibrant and active part of the World Rotaract Movement to organize - Model IndianParliamentary Session 2019-20('MIPS').

Held at Somaiya Vidyamandir

Vidyavihar, this professional development initiative witnessed a massive participantion of 300+ Rotaractors and Interactors who were actively involved in the stimulation of the Parliament of India with utmost exactitude.

A typical 9-5 parliament house session was organised having ruling party and opposition party on each end of the Chair. It was anopportunity for the young to interact with other like minded youth and set a stage for a future government.

2 set of bills were introduced by the chair before and after lunch each. The Ruling party head Prime Minister, along with his set of ministers spoke in the favour of the Bill where as the opposition party leader along with his supporters held healthy discussions as to why the bills shouldn't be passed. The house also witnessed a zero hour and question hour stating valid and meaningful outcomes.

A training session was organized 2 weeks prior the main session for the zestfull participants so that they receive enough time to research and present their points. It also led to a very smooth functioning of the event on main day.Leading lawyers along with Rotary Dignitaries were invited to judge the event. Mr Harjeet Singh Talwar, Rotary District Governer for the year, graced his presence and inspired the young leaders to perform excellently.

Both the bills were successfully passed with majority and closing ceremony was initiated. The best participants were awarded for their outstanding contribution and performances towards the Mock parliament debate.

Kushal Bhuva, District Rotaract Representative 2019-20 offered vote of thanks to each and everyone who helped the team to make MIPS a grand success. He also presented tokens of gratitude to all the dignitaries.

It was indeed a worthwhileexperience for young leaders and spectators to watch what it is like to debate in the Parliament House.

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The Rotaract District 3141 believes in service above us. We focus on two medical camp events, Oculus and Swasthya.

Oculus is a eye screening camp organised by the community service team and the Rotaract Clubs of RID 3141. It focuses on helping the children and adults of the lower economical background. Over the year Oculus has helped many and continuing the legacy even this year we have successfully organised 18 camps with more than 9000+ beneficiaries at various locations in Mumbai. Oculus is organised in support with The Loctus College of Optometry.Swasthya is a Holistic Health Check-up camp. It includescomprehensive health check up camps providing general body examination, eye, dental, ear and diabetes check up, all in one day by RID 3141's Community service team at the locations identified by the Rotaract Clubs of RID 3141.A total of 4 such camps have been conducted till date across Mumbai wherein 3000+ kids and young adults from the underprivileged sector has availed the benefits of this free camp.


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Across4. He received 1902 Nobel Prize forPhysiology/Medicine. First Name (6)8. The 1st Asian origin person to be elected asRI President (1962-1963). Last Name. (7)9. Orphan Free India's Guest Speaker, Sunil Arora runs this institution. First Word (3)11. 18th Century Historian who wrote, “The Origin of Ganesha - Worship”. Last Name. (4)12. RCM Queen's Necklace did their Global Grant Project in this Tribal School (10)14. RC of ____ _____ is RCMQN's Global Grant partner for the Tribal School project. 7.4 (7,4)16. Shekhar Mehta's father was a member of this Club. (5)17. World Diabetes Day is celebrated on the 14th of this month. (8)19. Orphan Free India's Guest Speaker, Sunil Arora runs this institution. Third Word. (5)20. The percentage of the World's hungry population, who are women and girls. (5)

Down1. The IWC School was inaugurated at this place in Borivali East. First Word. (6)2. Rotaractors from this Club performed at Sampark. 1.1.7 (2,7)3. "Stop Non ____ Diseases" - the Positive Health Project ofRotary (12)5. Rashi & Shekhar Mehta went to Mission Hospital in this city (8)6. This Rotarian emphasized the importance of the 3Bs: Bed, Bread and Basic Education. Last Name (6)7. The IWC School was inaugurated at this place in Borivali East. Second Word. (9)9. This Rotarian emphasized the importance of the 3Bs: Bed, Bread and Basic Education. First Name (6)10. Orphan Free India's Guest Speaker, Sunil Arora runs this institution. Second Word. (4)13. 18th Century Historian who wrote, “The Origin ofGanesha - Worship”. First Name. (4)15. The 1st Rotary Club in India was established here in 1919. (7)17. The 1st Asian origin person to be elected as RI President (1962-1963). First Name. (6)18. He received 1902 Nobel Prize for Physiology/Medicine. Last Name (4)

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Tracing The Elephant Gods Cultural Influence in India & Abroad

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I wanted to do something different to make the Ganesh utsav at home more interesting for people visiting our home for the festival this year . I started doing some research and I spent the entire weekend researching tirelessly and compiled a gallery of lot of interesting facts & informations A gallery showcasing the trace, relevance and value of Ganesha all over the world. My research covered a lot of history and facets of religions that revolve around Lord Ganesha. information on Lord Ganesha’s presence in Japan, America,Indonesia, Australia, and more. Influences of Ganesha in Jainism and Buddhism. It was intriguing to know that the concept of Buddhism and Lord Ganesha spread all over Asia through the silk route. Starting in India then to Nepal, from there to China and then all over Asia.

In addition, I found theories, books and tons of images of rare sculptures that traced way back to the 4th century. I came across an interesting hypothesis on “The Origin of Ganesha - Worship” where famous 18-century historian, John Keay establishes that sculptures from the Gupta dynasty of the 4th century could be the first worshipable forms of Ganesha, which also probably became thetransitioning point from worshipable sculptures to worshipable images.

One exciting piece was the origin of the phrase “Ganpati Bappa Morya.” We all say it every day of this festival but nobody really knows what it means and that just blew my mind


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away. Maximum people spent time at thisparticular piece that talked about the legend of Morya Gosavi and his sanjivan samadhi (the burying of oneself alive in the tomb). It was so nice to see all of our guests glued to the gallery wall. There was a great sense of fulfilment as my goal of making something purposeful had been accomplished. I must say that the Indian culture is full of amazing facts that must be explored during these festivals.

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I totally agree with Vidhya when she said that once you decide to have a child you have to forever prepare to have your heartbeat outside your body. Nothing affects a mother more than what affects her child!!

I was a reluctant rotary spouse or anne, like so many of us even now. For me, Rotary was just a platform for Fun & Frolic and Networking and a total time pass, never took it seriously – so much so that I did not even attend the PRE-PETS when Vijay became the president on the pretext of my children being too young.

Our Institution has had a legacy of coming up with interesting and impactful Rotary themes year after year. Does this ever make us ponder as to how these have been leaving an indelible impression on our own lives and also on the communities that we live in? If we look at the themes that have come from Past Rotary International Presidents from India, it gives a feeling that they are equally relevant even today whilst, we are in the digital era.

This all went on till I had my so called “ROTARY MOMENT”, when Rotary had a direct bearing on the life of my children in the aftermath of the heartwrenching floods of July 2005, one of the scariest nights in Mumbai which I will never forget. Vijay was stuck in his office at Tardeo and I was literally imprisoned by the gushing waters at my Archana Bazar at the club. The mobile networks had failed and I had no means of knowing where my young kids were. My daughter could connect to one close Rotary friend in downtown – who was totally unaware of the situation in the Suburbs and

that night it was strangers from the world of Rotary who through their miraculous network got them to safety and then home. And that was the day I realized the power of Rotary. I realized why my husband’s heart beats for Rotary – how it is a brotherhood of people across the globe who are ready to lend a helping hand and reach out to you in your darkest hour of need irrespective of Religion, caste, faith, creed or language.

During Vijay’s Governorship at the International Assembly I realized that the emotions of Pain, Loss, Hunger, Tears, Joy and Happiness need no language – it has a universal language of feelings.

1962-63 had ‘Kindle the Spark Within’ – This was contributed by Past Rotary International President - Nitish C Laharry.1991-92 had ‘Look Beyond Yourself’ – This was contributed by Past Rotary International President - Rajendra K. Saboo. This theme is quite synonymous to ‘Service Above Self’ which not only became the theme of 2005-06 but also emerged as the Principal Motto of Rotary. One of the most important service element is to look at the needy beyond our own

networks of family and friends.2011-12 had ‘Reach Within to Embrace Humanity’ – This was contributed by Past Rotary International President - Kalyan Banerjee. One of the most apt theme which has been teaching us to look within for the bigger and bolder humanitarian initiatives. This theme seems quite synonymous to the world of yoga and meditation whichencourages us to look within and find solutions to support our humanity.

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