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Hi Vindhya, I say the following : Members who use our club for social engineering are not true Rotarians -They are RINOs - Rotarian In Name Only

PP Sati Khanna

stWinner 1 PrizeHi Vindhya, Mostly People joining Rotary lately are like Kids. Curious and because asked by other Kid to join the fun. Once they realize its neither fun nor serving other purpose of Theirs they quickly become invisible but always on the Muster so to be

recognized even by the Chowkidar Sudhir Bhiwapurkar

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Yes.. It is.. interview or so.. N to my grt surprise she brought 3 more men In fact so many hv become members because wid her n they all came to promote their protein supplements...they wanted to spread their job or work... I really felt bad..N according to me.. This should not happen… N once a prominent lady of our club called me n

So.. My appeal.. Dont use d phone diary for personal asked r u at ur home.. We r coming .. I said why, she said she wl make me happy..i thought she mus b writing my reasons…That hurt n disturb us... Veenita Pasari

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- Vindhya Sanjana

We are all inducted into Rotary projects, social engineering at who perhaps do not require any because we are all at the top of fellowships. Simple. promotion of themselves or our professions. Therefore a Sohrab Kanga

their business interest. If there Hi! I have not come across small amount of "Social Maneuvering" is required to anything of the sort in my over is any interaction, it is ensure that "Social Service" a decade long association with

incidental to their vocation. and "Social Engineering" are Rotary Club.kept apart. Social Service at Our club can boast of members Rtn. Dr. Ravi Wankhede.

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and participants?” Please send in your tweets ASAP to vindhyasanjana@yahoo.com or SMS / Whatsapp or even cal l me on

Dear All, Spouses are actively involved as 9423103916 / 9890715526. Do Committee members and Chairpersons in This column is aimed at allowing our remember that the tweets should not be all avenues of club activity. We give them members a platform in which to air their more than 140 CHARACTERS or these positions, honour and applaud their thoughts, grievances, and to basically LETTERS, & NOT 140 WORDS. That's work but treat them as outsiders and do have a voice. We will present a new topic far too long!! On the other hand if you not even allow them into business every month and publish your responses have a little More to say, then please- meetings except to receive their awards with your photo, subject to space Don't hold back, Just say it! and make announcements……asking availability; which is at most 2 pages Awaiting your views. Remember - the them to leave midway. Is this fair? currently. idea is to be FREE, FRANK AND Therefore the question for the coming Prizes will be awarded to three most FEARLESS!!month:-pertinent responses. However, please let it Happy Tweeting!“Should our Club relook at archaic be understood that we value ALL the Vindhya Sanjanabye-laws and permit equal status to tweets coming in. This is a democratic spouses in respect of attendance in organization and we value every single business meetings, particularly when sentiment or opinion that is sent to us. So these very spouses champion our interact with us, tell us what you think, projects and activities as Chairpersons and let others too hear your voice!

Last month, we asked you “Is our Club a platform for social engineering or social service?”

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All Tweets could not be published due to space constraint. Please visit www.rotaryclubofnagpur.org for the entire content. -Ed.

CREDITSDirector: Rina Sinha

Chairperson: Nilufer RanaEditor: Nimish Sutaria

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Coordination : Prashant RajurkarTeam Golden Orange

FR O N T PA GEChildren's Day St Michael Hislop RotaractJudges at work - Gourmet Cooking CompetitionMain Cover - Patients at Yogiraj Surgical CampTake Rotary Home - Back to SchoolWonderland School Interactors at ZP School Bokhara

STAY CONNECTEDWe sincerely request you to share your comments about this issue.

We look forward to your candid views which we will publish verbatim. Send in your responses to nimish.sutaria@gmail.com, You can also send your feedback by SMS or Whats app to +91 98231 07884

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celebrating the Charter Nite by humane & dedicated doctors. I salute felicitating our past presidents them today as do so many who have alongside their gracious spouses. This been on the receiving end of their is a tradition religiously & happily largesse. We will always have place followed each year so as to remember for any number of doctors in our & remind all the members about our club!!past presidents who have made the Why is change needed? Only freed club as we see it today- with great from our past burdens & fixed mind strength, perseverance, humility & set can we take advantage of the sacrifice. I specially used the word ' present. Open up your minds & fly sacrifice ' because not only does the high! Problems are same, approach president compromise on his family, differs. Don't be afraid of change,

Enjoying the early winter my Rotary friends, relatives & business interests; accept it gracefully!family? he/she also has no space for ego, anger It is my suggestion to some of our As the saying goes- "No 13 lucky for or attitude. President has to outspoken, opinionated, articulate some, unlucky for some ". encompass all with his benevolence, members to come out in the open, take But God has been kind. We received yet maintain the dignity and strength up a position of responsibility- lead our Charter on the 13th of December of the post. As Charlie Chaplin once the club in the direction they feel so 1944, and for us it has proved to be a said "You need power to do strongly attracted to & they shall be lucky number. Here we are - on the something harmful otherwise love is welcomed with open arms.threshold of stepping into our 71st enough to get things done" Be the change you want to see!!year of our charter & with all guns We undertake innumerable medical, blazing. This year too, like every surgical & diagnostic projects, thanks Bharat Goenkapreceding year, we shall be to the concerted efforts of our team of President

THURSDAY TH O U G HTS

JUST SAYI N G ...By the time this issue of The Golden A prisoner of the same system which Orange is released, the dust may well spawned him, and, himself a creation have settled on another election. No, I of the dynastic principle espoused by do not mean the J & K assembly his party, Rahul was hardly in a elections. I mean the in house po si tio n to im p o se a different set of s-election-s for the incoming Board rules for others. It was indeed 15-16. difficult, or impossible to alter the I draw reference to Rajdeep Sardesai's system unless he was willing to recent book (2014 - The Election actually take the moral high ground Which Changed India). He narrates by abdicating his “throne”.how Rahul Gandhi wanted to change Rajdeep could not have elucidated the system, and was keen to have the point better, when he said that organizational democracy within his there are no quick fixes for the nose ahead at the Club's leadership party; but, the so called democratic Congress which is old, ossified, stakes. Every year, there are heated process initiated in the State units was crowded with big egos, rival camps, exchanges, mostly off the record and rendered farcical by the extant leading an entrenched old guard and full of sometimes on the record leading to politicians, who ensured that their byzantine intrigue. Do we see acrimonious situations, friendships own children got positions and tickets parallels in our Club? soured and what have you. for the State Assembly or Lok Sabha Every year, November is a month of The time to change is NOW. Consider elections. Though well meaning, his intrigue and people pretending not to, this a clarion call.attempt failed to break the well- but going head to head whilst - Nimish Sutariaentrenched cliques. jockeying for their “candidates” to Editor

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LETTERS tions! subjects and contents to attract young It was indeed an exhilarating experience readers. for me to go through each of the above Congratulating you once again for the

Baroda, November 5, 2014 issues - worth keeping in any Rotary above excellent Bulletins and with best Dear Rtn.Bharatji, library - to be cherished forever! wishes for your year (14-15) to I am indeed grateful to you for mailing Club-bulletin is an invaluable tool

“LIGHT UP ROTARY” and with warm your club magazine “The Golden through which the Leader reaches out to personal regards to both of you and Orange” with innovate masthead No.2, 3 his readers with information and Rotary greetings to all your members and 4 of August, September and October inspiration. Let me tell you that you have

2014 which I found to be one of the most utilized this tool most effectively through from myself and Indumati, we remain,awaited, exquisite, most pleasing to eyes your Editor for which my heartiest Your Friends,in bewitching colours with excellent compliments and congratulations! (JAGMOHAN KATAKIA)layout, art work and printing on art paper August Issue Editor Rtn. Nimish Sutaria – which has become a 'brand' not only in · Presidents inspirational Message Congratulations for the above your district but to other districts of our “Thursday thoughts” – plans for club's

excellent bulletins! Please keep it up! zone - excellently compiled and edited by office premises. Just a suggestion… keep activities by your editor Rtn. Nimish Sutaria with most · Excellent Editorial “Just Saying”.... by Rotary, Rotaract and Interact expressive contents for which my Rtn.Nimish Sutaria with proposed

heartiest compliments and congratula- changes to improve with variety of separately.

November 6, 2014Dear President Bharat,Please accept my compliments for your inspiring effort "The Golden Orange" which is a unique confluence of creativity and information.I have had the pleasure of being at Nagpur a number of times and have always been deeply impressed by the strides made and bench marks set by Rotarians in the service to community.May you rise further, PDG Surendra Seth

Date: November 3, 2014 Dear President Bharat,Thanks for your Diwali greetings and I wish you and your Rotary family a very Happy New Year.The Golden Orange is without doubt one of the best bulletins in the Rotary world and I look forward to receiving it regularly.Best Regards,

AG Firdaus N. Kapadia,

November 1, 2014 Thanks for letter dt 15 oct. Sir, for me 15 Oct is memorable day as (it is) my birth day, so your letter and "The Golden Orange" issues are a birthday gift for me. I personally read the magzine and circulate in our weekly meeting. Articles, photos with news of various activities & projects update the rotarians. Monthly calendar with birthday/ wedding anniversary date and activity on that day & day to remember is liked very much because of it indicates planning efforts taken by editor considering needs and feeling of each Rtn and R/Ann.

Jagannath Tulshiram KaralePresident 14-15

Date: 10 November 2014 Dear President Bharat,I thank you for your letter of 15 October which I could read only on my return from abroad. Last few days have been somewhat hectic and that's why the delay in my response. I have been receiving your club magazine “The Golden Orange” for many years and have admired its readability and ability to penetrate the mind of the reader. I have found not only very interesting but educative articles from the magazine which keeps me also updated with the activities of your club. Out of many club magazines I receive, I have found this one to be a looked forward publication.Thank you for your inviting me to your club meeting. I do not see any immediate prospect of being in Nagpur. If I do, you will get to know well in advance. Greetings and best regards to you and your club members. Raja Saboo

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st21 November 14Just a reminder. Nimish, in last GO a correction regarding the name of the artist who was awarded for vocational excellence. It was Bijay Biswaal and not Biju Jaiswaal.

Beena MathewBeena, Thanks for the pointing out the error.

Regret the same. (Nimish Sutaria, Editor)

Project Nutrition underway at Gardiner School

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some of Gautam Buddha's teachings, was beyond time. compiled in 423 sutras in 26 Adhyayas. One must accept the truth of life. We These are in the form of short but true celebrate birthdays, knowing we are a stories, which have stood the test of time. year closer to death. We all look for small One of these is' Ek Maut ki kahani'. goals in life and in the process ignore the Buddha was once traveling with his final destination. When a dying follower shishyas, and encountered a young and asked him, what was special about the rich businessman. He appeared very Kingdom of God, Jesus replied 'There happy with his life, and on the Ganga shall be time no more'. Here Hindu and river bank was calculating his profits and Christian culture meets. We have to be how many 'bhawans' he would make for After the announcements and greetings, it beyond time. Meditation or Samadhi is himself. The thought of marrying a was time to hand over the proceedings to one way where we transcend time. beautiful girl brought cheer on his face. the guest speaker for the day Sanjay Difficult but yes, this is the way to a better Buddha observed to his close associate Arora. life. Ananda, that man is dreaming but is There are certain topics, facts and places Namita Sharmaunaware that he has only seven days left which exist among us, but we want to to live. Ananda, surprised, conveyed this

keep it under wraps. A topic, least talked to the businessman, who got unnerved about, a reality most ignored and kept and started shivering. He suddenly lost all away from public eye, Death, the ultimate his interest in business, money and truth, is one of this. He brought with him a marriage; and spent the next seven days very interesting topic, which took us out listening to Buddha. His focus of life of our comfort zone. totally changed, from one who could see The topic shook us from our mundane his life only in business and profits, to the existence and made us re think our goal in gyan that life doesn't end at death. He life. Sanjay, an avid reader, shared with us entered the stage of Nirvana, where he

W EEKLY MEETI N GEk Maut Ki Kahani 30th October

6th NovemberBUSI NESS MEETI N GPresident Bharat called the meeting to announced the topic for the next month order and proceeded to complete the and declared the winners for the Puzzles. opening formalities after a half minute Following Rotary Information read by silent prayer. Birthday and anniversary Navneet Jain, PP Vijay Naidu reported on

the DGNC meeting which he attended on greeting were extended to all members rd th behalf of the Club which approved the and spouses for the week 3 to 9

candidature of Rtn Rajan as the DG November. nominations for all 16 posts of the Board Nominee. Minutes of the previous Business for RY 15-16 as per Article 3, sec 1(a) of Various Project and fel lowship Meeting were read out and accepted by the Club Bye-laws. announcements were made by PP Shiraz the House as in order. The Golden Orange Attendance report was read out by Rtn Gimi, VP Alok, Jatin, Dr Rajesh was released at the hands of PP Sati Ashok Malani and members with 100% Singhania and Akash Agarwal. Treasurer Khanna. GO editor Nimish read out the

attendance were recognized. Rtn Dinesh Kapil made a brief announcement on the Tweets topic for the earlier month and suggested that a congratulatory letter be finances and expenses. announced the winners. He also

A brief on membership proposals being drafted and handed over to the new CM considered was made by President Bharat Mr Devendra Fadanavis who hails from which was followed by some discussions. Nagpur. The members present also Decision to change the issuance of bills applauded the efforts of the IYE team for HY dues was discussed and was which had collected a record 20 reverted to the Board for drafting the

applications for the program.amendment, following which a change in The meeting adjourned after the National the bye-laws would be made. Approval Anthem. -Team GOwas also granted to Board to invite

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LADIES C O MMITTEE 6th NovemberGourmet's Delight !

The Ladies Committee organized a B a k e d D i s h : 1 . Vi n i t a B a h r i an d to s ee a ll Ro ta ri an s flo ck in g to the th 2. Nilufer Rana tables for tasting after the Business unique cooking competition on 6 Nov

Best Dressed Chef : Sonam Mohta2014 at The Chitnavis Centre. The meeting! Quiz : 1.Fatema Shakir 2.Ritikamembers participated enthusiastically. The event would not have been a success

They brought semi prepared ingredients without the hard work and meticulous A special gift for First lady Jyoti Goenka and assembled them on site. The judges planning by Chairpersons Nidhi Gandhi, was given for her participation and to the Tauby Bhagwaghar, Reeti Khanna, Bachi Archana Jhavery, Kirti Jain and Sonia lone Male participant Hemant Jaitha! A Gimi, Neeta Kale and Rita Bhargava Khurana and team members Jumana personally crafted and embroider-ed judged the dishes on Taste, Presentation, Shakir, Fatema Shakir and advisor Tauby. Apron with Rotary wheel made by Nidhi Hygiene, Recipe, Nutrition Content and Rina Sinha thanked the participants and Gandhi was presented to Best Dressed Value. The Contestants were asked to congratulated her Team for yet another Chef Sonam. It was a visual treat to see explain the recipe and they all answered the splendid display of culinary expertise successful event ! --- Team GO very diligently to the highly qualified judging panel.A written quiz was conducted by The Chairpersons for the rest of the attendees while the judging took place. Ovens and Microwaves were provided for the preparation of baked dishes!The prize winners for various categories were :Wraps & Rolls : 1.Anju Bansal 2.Nisha BafnaHot Indian Desserts : 1.Nisha Bafna 2.Manju ShahaniSalads Fruits & Vegetable Carvings : 1.Shilpa Jaitha 2.Nilufer Rana

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th discover the many silent sufferers of this Badjate, Trustee Preeti Badjate, Principal The rechristened Interact Meet, in its 8 menace. These children cried and opened Anmol Badjatya, President Bharat, year now, is a flagship project of Youth their heart out to the trainer. Secretary Manjot, Director Namita Services Committee. This year it was held

th to th Fun sessions followed. One was an ice Sharma presided over the function. Anuj from 7 9 November, 2014 at the breaking session 'Rock with Rahul', addressed the gathering and was given an beautiful campus of Jain International conduceted by Rahul Chaudhary which emphatic NO to his question if they School and focused on personality the children loved. Durriya Akolawala wanted to actually go home! Mementos development, developing leadership conducted a quiz which elicited an were presented to Mr and Mrs Badjate quality and team work.enthusiastic response. The youngest and Anmol for all the cooperation It was tough to restrict the numbers to chairperson Shweta related well with provided by them in organizing the camp. 160. The excitement of interactors could them and gave them a task to make a Ms Lata and Mr Shetty and were also be gauged by the fact that they started jingle on different products. It was presented mementos. Blue team was assembling at St Ursula at 7:15 am. This wonderful to see them coming up with declared winner and Vansh Kher was year, they were given different coloured t-new name for products and ideas. Sonal declared best Interactor. Medals and shirts as per house allotted, with printed Singhvi gave them some interesting Certificates were given to all. logos of Interact club and AIM. Along topics for extempore speaking. Shweta Singh managed to organize all the with this, wrist band for their respective Evening sessions were for sports and fun, interactors for commemorative Group houses and breakfast boxes were handed where indigenous games like Kabbadi, pictures. over on arrival. It was a beautiful sight to Kho Kho and Football, Tug of war and Many contributed with the planning, see all interactors dressed in their pyramid making were organized. The support and execution including Sonal respective t-shirts at the opening level of competition between different and Tushar Singhvi, Durriya Akolawala, ceremony, conducted by Sonal. President houses was amazing. A retro Ramp walk Shweta Singh, Rahul Choudhary, Zaheer Bharat welcomed all and shared a story was conducted. It was amazing to see the Akolawala, Litesh Thakkar, PP Vijay on working together to make a difference. young kids walk with such confidence Naidu, Dinesh Naidu, Vikram and Shalini Zumba sessions on both mornings gave a and coordination. On the second evening Naidu, Gurjeet Kaur, Rajeev and Archana fitting start on two mornings. Subsequent they were asked to present a skit, group Jhavery, Shilpa and Hemant Jaitha, morning sessions were allotted to song and a dance, with only two hours to workshops aimed at bringing out the Prashant Rajurkar, Jatin and Hetal prepare. They came up with some funny hidden potential and make them Sampat, Aeyjaz Akolawala, Raj and Parul and social issues, conveying that there confident. These were conducted by Mr. Shah, Nilufer Rana, Pooja Poddar, was no dearth of talent. A DJ Nite and Anil Jain and Anju (“Taking the lead”), Fatema, Neha Khemka, Fat ima Dinshaw's Ice Cream was arranged for Sonia Jadaji (Improving Memory). She Akolawala, Namrata Rathod and the them after the cultural show, which they showed how with power of mind one can Interact team comprsing Anjuli Minocha, enjoyed thoroughly.achieve what one wants in life. A session Chetna Singhal, Manisha, Ritika Singhvi

th on bullying and ragging was conducted The Closing ceremony on 9 saw and Shamsha Rayyani. by an NGO. It was disheartening to Director of JIS (and Rotarian) Mr Anuj -Team Youth Services

A N N UAL I N TERACT MEET7th to 9th November

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TAKE R OTARY H O MEBack to School 7th November

Back to School was the theme for the TRH organized at Rotarian Vilas and Neeta Kale's beautiful home. Invitees very enthusiastically came dressed as school kids. Chairperson Neeta Gupta was the class ma'am who took a roll call of those present and made them play school themed

games. The food spread was delicious and everyone went back home with a sense of being 'forever young'. Chairpersons Neeta Gupta and Sharmila Sutaria put in a lot of effort to ensure a fun and enjoyable evening. -Team GO

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Pres iden t Bhara t was not very enthusiastic when she won called the meeting to Miss Goa. Post the regional round she got order and after half a busy with media interaction and wanted minute silent prayer to do something big but felt she lacked in was observed, he exposure. There were grooming centres welcomed all the for beauty pageant aspirants in Pune n members present. He Bombay but she had never been to any. greeted members who She feels if you want to change you have c e l e b r a t e d t h e i r to work for it.b i r t h d a y s a n d At the Mumbai Finals, hundreds of girls a n d h e l p t h e m i n t a k i n g t h e anniversary during all over the world were participating. The unconventional route. Her advice to the week. Two new members were organisers expect their candidates to be Beauty pageant aspirants is to enjoy the inducted -Mr Vinay Maheshwari and his beautiful, confident and have an aura of pageant and not feel anxious about wife Shubra and Mr Rajkumar Agrawal Divas. Lopamudra was one of the 23 girls winning. She plans to start a grooming and his wife Sangita. chosen out of a 100 participants. She went

centre for young girls in Nagpur and Rtn. Akash Agarwal, introduced the guest on to win Miss Body beautiful and Miss would also love to act in a film as she has speaker for the evening, our very own Adventuress, cracking many riddles for fallen in love with the glamour world.Nagpur chi mulgi, Miss India Lopamudra the treasure hunt round. What set her apart Lopamudra gave us insights of the Raut!!! We can definitely say she is a from other participants according to her glamour world and a glimpse of the hard beauty with brains with a BE in Electrical was her confidence and her 100 watt work that goes into the making of a beauty Engineering from Raisoni. She was Miss smile. Miss Raut cherishes the time in Queen. The vote of thanks was proposed y Nagpur 2012 and Miss India Goa in 2013 terms of exposure and confidence. Rakesh Awachatwith 2 subtitles Miss Body Beautiful and Though she did not make it to the top 10

Shalini NaiduMiss Intellectual. Lopamudra comes for Miss World pageant she was not from a middle class family with an disheartened as she analysed accounts off icer father and an her shortcomings and went academically inclined family. back next year for the 2014

pageant and started from A casual mention of a19 year winner, led scratch. In the midst of all this to envy and she decided to enter the

glamour world. Shortlisted with 5 other she completed her engineering girls from Nagpur, she cracked her and earned the support of her auditions at the regional round in Goa. family. She feels parents Her family never recognized the should support and encourage importance of the pageant and her father their children in their dreams

W EEKLY MEETI N GMiss India ki Kahani Miss India ki Zubani13th November

The Hislop Rotaractors celebrated Hislop College and the Rotarians made event enjoyed the performances.Children's Day with St. Michael School sure that they brought smile and After the programme, the rotaractors students in the presence of Rtn. Bharat happiness to the children. The donated a carrom board to the students Goenka, Rtn. Manjot Singh Kahai, Rtn. p ro g r a m m e i n c l u d e d a d a n c e the school for polishing their talent in Namita Sharma, Rtn. Raj Shah, Rtn. performance by the teachers of the school this game at the hands of Rtn. Bharat Rajendra Jaiswal. which was specially choreographed by Goenka and Rtn. Manjot Singh Kahai.

the Rotaractors of Hislop College for the As it was children's day all the staff of the Rtn. Namita Sharma and Rtn. Raj Shah children. All the children as well as the school, the members of Rotaract Club of donated T-Shirts and umbrella to the members and Rotarians present at the students on behalf of Rotary

Club of Nagpur. The students enjoyed and participated with a l o t o f e n t h u s i a s m a n d excitement.The programme was a grand success also due to Ms Jigisha Naidu who gave full support and guidance for the event to the Rotaractors.

Raj Shah

At St. Michael School – Hislop Rotaract

th14 November C HILDREN 'S DAY CELEBRATI O N

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This Children's Day, Rotary School , Students and Club of Nagpur thought of Rotaractors of both the doing things differently, Colleges. Rotarians Bharat rather doing different things. Goenka, Manjot Singh A Multi Committee, Multi Kahai, Namita Sharma, Rotarac t Pro jec t was M o n a l M a l j i , S o n i a e f f ec t i ve ly execu t ed , Khurana, Manish Agrawal, following the path laid down Pranav Singhal, Mohabbat b y P t . J a w a h a r l a l Singh Tuli, Rakhi Bhatia, Nehru,who always said that Rajan Bhatia, Rajendra Children are the most Jaiswal, Gouri Malji and in a Fancy Dress Competition was held beautiful creation of God. We wanted to Neeru Bhatia were prominently present. for the Children. In all 12 children tell the world at large please don't The children also performed a group participated dressed up as Dr.Ambedkar, differentiate as all are same and some are dance with great finesse.Jhansi Ki Rani, Shivaji Maharaj, Maulana really special. A fantastic fun filled do Lunch was served to the Children after the Azad to name a few. The children were was organised by Rotaractors of Tuli and prize distribution ceremony. Both the very professional in their acts and it was IGGMC and Welfare of Specially Abled Rotaract Teams worked hard in widely appreciated by a huge crowd Committee for the Children of Divya organizing and executing the project.comprising of students of Tuli Public Jyoti School for Specially Abled, where -Pranav Singhal

C HILDREN ’S DAY CELEBRATI O NS

14th NovemberMULTI C O MMITTEE PR O JECTFancy Dress Competition For Specially Abled Childrenby Rotaract & Welfare Of Specially Abled Committees

Antar Bharti Ashram SRWC Rotaract 14th NovemberOn the occasion of Children's clothes. Day the Rotaractors of Sadabai The Rotaractors were encouraged by the Raisoni Women's College, presence of the President Bharat Goenka, organized a picnic for the Manish Agrawal, Namita Sharma and children of Antar Bharti Ashram Shalini Naidu. The teacher in charge Dr. at Maharaj Bagh. Around 42 Shakti Sharma, Board Members of children in the age group 3-5yrs Rotaract Club of SRWC Ms. Prerna enjoyed seeing the animals at the Sattabhayya, Tejal Sharma, Samiksha zoo. Games were organized for along with other rotaractars worked hard the kids. The picnic concluded to make the program a grand success.with lunch and donation of warm Team SRWC Rotaract

VISIT TO ZILLA PARISHAD SC H O O L WonderlandSchool Interact

th15 NovemberThe interactors had the opportunity to visit the Zilla Parishad School located at Bokhara. This school is a Government aided school. Children attending school are from Standard 1 to Standard 7. They come from homes where parents are not educated and some have daily wages job and some parents are not even fortunate to have a job. Our school decided to donate a few things. The children collected old clothes, shoes, bag and sweater. The school authorities were benevolent to donate copies to all the students as they were told that the children use one copy for years.Our school teaches us to be good samaritans. The feeling of loving and sharing is the prominent factor ingrained in us by our Director.We also thank our Interact teacher Suchiti Roy, Rtn. Namita, Rtn. Anjuli for being a guiding star in our lives. Suchiti Roy

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Spiritual atmosphere of Yogiraj hospital, pleasant weather at hills of Ramtek with intermittent showers and importantly the determination & commitment of doctors to serve the needy made the ophthalmic camp at Ramtek a memorable event. Altogether 80 cataract surgeries done across the two days by the dedicated team of Rotarian doctors comprising Dr Rafat

satisfaction of serving the society Khan, Dr Prashant Choudary, Dr Shivani relieving them of the stress of the two-day Bidaye and non Rotarian Doctors Dr hectic schedule of operating so many Yashpal Lambha, Dr Rupali Nimbalkar, patients. The hospitality, efficiency & Dr Rutuja Deo & Dr Abhay Agase. organizing skills of the staff of Yogiraj Rotarians President Bharat, Secretary hospital and particularly the efforts of Dr Manjot, IPP Prashant Kale, Kushnoor Deepak Dongre, who is in-charge Chugh, PP Shabbir Shakir, Rina Sinha Yogiraj hospital, needs special mention . and Prashant Rajurkar attended adding to The Camp would not have been possible the enthusiasm of the Yogiraj hospital's in

specially for this camp and also without the support & guidance of Mr. house team. committed a substantial donation to RCN.Deepak Chhabra, the Trustee of Yogiraj The smiles on the faces of patients gave

Hospital, who came down from Delhi the operating Doctors a deep sense of -Dr. Rajesh Singhania

CATARACT SUR GERY CAMPYogiraj Hospitalth th15 & 16 November

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SR W C R OTARACTGuest Lecture 20th November

The meeting started with half minute f o o d ' b y P a u l Papad Methi and Dal at Frontier Post, Egg silent prayer for Rtn Nikunj Powar's Prudhomme. Biryani and Lahsooni Palak at Ashoka are father who passed away earlier that week. some which he strongly recommended. Very thorough, Nimish Birthday and anniversary wishes were Gondwana Club is another place where started with the first conveyed to respective members. Two one can enjoy good food like Mustard meal of the day i.e. new members Sanjay and Neelam Fish, Egg Masala and Omelette curry B r e a k f a s t , w h e r e Kothari and Ajay Prakash and Alka Khow Suey at The Bukhara were also depending upon your Kanoria joined our club this week. suggested, so also Jack Fruit and Lotus choice one can try Khushoor Chugh introduced them. stem veggies at Tuli Imperial. He also Breakfast Story for Bharat applauded Dr Rajesh Singhania's suggested Atte ki Subzi at Indya Oye and c o n t i n e n t a l o r team for undertaking 80 surgery Lamb Shanks or Pork Ribs at Ni Hao. Southern Elements for a different taste of orthopaedic surgery at Yogiraj camp and Another great starter at Ni Hao is the the south. Lunch is the time when we presented memento to Dr.Yashpal sautéed chestnuts.don't like to eat very spicy and masala Lamba. Andrew Disbury from Leeds food. He very strongly suggested There are some cuisines which are so very briefed about the kind of work undertaken Khichadiwala, a place near STPI, where very Nagpur. Out of them one is Saoji. by Exchange students in Leeds. Monal all kinds of khichadi is served, including Umred and Kashinath are the best places Malji handed over a cheque for Rs 7500/- Saoji Khichadi and even an improvised to have it, particularly the unusual Khus representing the proceeds of e-waste sold Risotto. Another place is Spicy Hut for Khus subji. Poha at Sri Krishna Akash Agarwal introduced Foodie Keralite food. One can enjoy Roast fish Dugdhalya, patodi at Badkas Chowk and Nimish Sutaria, who took us on there, a somewhat rare dish. Pao bhaji at Srinath (Yeshwant Stadium),

' W H E R E ’ S T H E Khandvi by Lilyben and Momos / Thukpa For in between meals he had a long list of FOOD, a gastrono- at Hislop College are worth trying. Time places like Opulence at Gokulpeth and m i c a l j o u r n e y ' . was running out but not Nimish. He still Mocha at Shivaji Nagar, where ambience, According to him has many things left to share. WTF part 2 music and food is good. Coffee House, an 'Foodie' need not be a is strongly suggested. Namita Sharmaold joint, is still a favourite of many. He person who cooks well suggested Cutting Chai as another place rather one who is open to visit with packed samosas from to the idea of trying Telankhedi . Some of his other different foods. He suggestions were Nescafe Illusions, Walk suggested that fancy n Eat. Mutton Chops from Café Regent, n a m e s g i v e n t o Mutton Puffs from Jubilee, Bread Pakoda

ordinary food has fooled us many times at Nanga Putla, etchence it is important to ask clearly about Dinner is a time when we hang around any dish, check ingredients and stick to with friends and look for elaborate meals. your choice. Nimish Spoke about recently Barbecue, which is rated as number one held very successful CKP Food festival. the basis of customer choice, is a tried and Chief architect of this festival Ulhas tested place where you can't go wrong. Mohile briefly shared his experience on Nankings and their new Mayfair is this food festival. everyone's favourite for Chinese, and one Nimish improvised on the old statement must try Chilly Prawns there. Zinq for 'You don't need a silver fork to eat good soups and salads, Nalli Rogan Josh, Palak

W EEKLY MEETI N G WTF - Where's the Food20th November

The students of SRWC had an opportunity to listen and interact with Mr. Andrew Disbury, Director & Head of International Office, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, England, in a lecture oraginsed on

th20 November 2014 at Swami Vivekanda Hall, Shradha House.Mr. Andrew gave an insight to the students on studies abroad. He guided them as to how one should choose a university, the difficulties students face in foreign countries and how these difficulties can be tackled. The pattern of studies as well as examination system was discussed. He stressed on the fact that one should always 'Follow the Rules'.Ms. Ashwini Aher an alumni of Leads also shared her experience with the students. Mr. Vijay Naidu, Director Exnet, Dr. Ravindra Aher, Director MBA, RGI, Mrs. Amina Vali and Mrs. Suruchi Pimple from SRWC were prominently present. Team GO

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HR Department RGI and Sadabai Raisoni Women's College organized a medical check up camp for all the employees of RGI, Shradha House. The camp was inaugurated by Dr. Vikas Singhal, Assistant Director, IGNOU, Regional Centre, Nagpur. A Team of Doctors from Mure Memorial Hospital did a physical examination, haemoglobin test and also checked the blood pressure of over 125 employees. Multi Virtamins and Iron Tablets were distributed free of cost. To create awareness regarding the food habits a diet exhibition was organized. The employees were also given diet counseling.Mr. Ashwin Pande, Dr. Shakti Sharma along with the staff and students of SRWC worked hard for the success of the camp.

The Rotaractors of Tirpude Institute of across his points very effectively. Management Education conducted a Rtn Rajendra Jaiswal also shared workshop on Leadership Skills – CHAK his childhood incidents which DE INDIA on 24th November 2014. Our indicated his leadership qualities very own Motivational Speaker Rtn and motivation towards his Rajendra Jaiswal conducted a very responsibilities. interactive and motivational session. The He mainly emphasized on the youth session became very interesting because of today and motivated and guided of the interaction of the students with the the assembled students of Rotaract resource. club of Tirpude's management The interaction also included many Students to work for their country. was conducted under the supervision of proverbs which drew students' attention TIC Rtn Prashant Rajurkar.Rtn Namita Sharma and Rtn Pranav and interest and also helped him to put Singhal were also present. The program - Pranav Singhal

Tirpude's Rotaract Club24th november LEADERSHIP W O RKSH O P

It was a perfect winter evening and the the big screen while munching on yummy The ladies looked very chic in their winter venue-Gupta Farmhouse was the exotic wear and PP Shabbir Shakir was at his snacks like barbequed mushrooms and location. wittiest best with the host giving The TRH chairpersons Veenita him company. Jumana and Veenita Pasari and Jumana Shakir were m a d e s u r e e v e r y o n e w a s instrumental in making the evening comfortable and had tasted each and a memorable one with their efforts. every dish. Bharat and Jyoti were Though not all the participants of also seen enjoying the evening. The Rangilo Rajasthan Fellowship vote of thanks was given by PP could make it for the potluck dinner Shiraz Gimi with Bacchi Gimi due to their prior committments,

endorsing that it was a lovely those present enjoyed watching the vegetables, fried potatoes, chat and evening well spent with the Rotarians.video presentation of the fellowship on sipping hot palak soup. -Shalini Naidu

Rangilo Rajasthan25th november TAKE R OTARY H O ME

SR W C R OTARACTMedical Checkup Camp and Nutrition Education21st November

DATE ORGANIZATION VENUE UNITS COLLECTED

CUMULATIVE UNITS

Opening Units 631

1 13th November Centre Point School - Wardhman Nagar At the organization 101 732

2 13th November Centre Point School - katol Road At the organization 49 781

3 14th November Space Wood - Hingna At the organization 131 912

4 15th November Centre Point School - Katol Road At the organization 41 953

5 22nd November Times of India - Nagpur At the organization 15 968

6 26th November Raj Shah 1 969

TOTAL 338 969

BLOOD DONATIONS - NOVEMBER 2014

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JANUARY

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Dr. Sheela Mundhada Prem GroverVineeta Jaiswal

Neena Chowdhary Sangeeta ChhabraSunil SahniShabbir ValiDr. Pushpa Bhave

Hema ThakerDr. Rajesh Singhania

Rupali KaleGovind DagaAshok Mrig

Dr. Sudhir BhiwapurkarAlka AgrawalShilpa JaithaHina Agrawal

Sarvesh Agrawal Girish DeodharPunam Sahu

Dr. Bharti TaoriGeeta RaoRitu Khurana

Kusum Pandey R Ramakrishnan

Vishal BhatiaPurvi R. ThakarPrabha AgrawalPriti R. Ramakrishnan

Hemant ChandurkarAbha Choudhary

Shilpi BagdiNaresh Jaisinghani

Hema KinkhedePramesh Pandhi

Giriraj SingheePooja Neb

Sachin BafnaHetal SampatShiraz Doongaji

JANUARY JANUARYVaishali P. RajurkarSheetal Gupta

Renu Y. Singh Deepika Malhotra Mamta S. KangaVaishali Jaiswal

th th 8 to 13 Dec. Chitnavis Centre

Study and Discussion program on

“UPADESHSARAM” of Ramana Maharshi

Chitnavis Centre Traveller's Adda

Chitnavis Centre “A chat with popular Comperes”

Chitnavis Centre PARAMPARA

“Nani Ka Batuva” Simple Home remedies.

By Dr. Vijaya Chaoji

CHARTER NIGHT at Hotel Sun-N-Sand

(Rescheduled Meeting )Dr. Smita & Ravindra DeshmukhSushil & Sangeeta AgrawalShailendra & Jyoti Agrawal

Monal & Gouri MaljiMicky & Renu Arora

Rajesh & Manjiri DatarKapil & Vinita Bahri

Madhav & Hema KinkhedeDr. Suresh & Meera Kulkarni

Anjuli & Rajan Minocha

Dinesh & Kanchan NaiduGanesh & Asha Joshi

Rajendra & Neeru BhatiaDr. Nirmal & Archana Jaiswal

Amitabh & Rina SinhaLitesh & Jigna ThakkarGogi & Sonia Bhasin

Gaurav & Divya LadhaKirit & Ratna Joshi

Sanjay & Varsha MansukhaniShivani & Shashank Bidaye

Amitabha & Urmi SharmaSati & Reeti Khanna

Mohabat Singh & Rana TuliPriyanka & Rakesh Awachat

Jaiprakash & Vinita KhushlaniAshwin & Keshmira Mankeshwar

Atul & Shefali ShahKirit & Pallavi Thakkar Rukshad & Monica Bhagwagar

Sandeep & Anmol BadjatiaDr. Sameer & Smita Chaubey

Dr. Rafat & Naheed KhanDr. Ruksana & Sharukh Master

Pravesh & Deepika MalhotraDhiren & Aanchal Jeswani

Dr. Anant & Shubhada GadeDr. Indrajeet & Jayashree Mulik Mohd. & Ruquaiya Vali Dr. Rizwan & Lubna Haq Vikas & Kirti Jain

Manoj & Meenu MoryaniSylvester & Beena IsaacsGurjeet Kaur & Bhaskar

Dr. Raju & Anne WilkinsonDr. Jaspal & Indu Arneja Shabbir & Amina Vali

Sanjay & Smita Bhargava Rama & Priti Ramakrishnan

BUSINESS MEETING LADIES COMMITTEE PICNIC

Pankaj & Anju Chokhani

WEEKLY MEETINGBest Chairpersons recognition

WEEKLY MEETINGPanel Disccussion

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MI N D IT 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.

NOTEPAD

SOLUTIONSSEPTEMBER PUZZLES

SUDOKU

November Winner

CROSS WORD

No correct solutionsreceived for November

Across1 Silent (4)3 Upper arm joint (8)9 Countryside walker (7)10 Stop (5)11 Progeny (5)12 Hole for a lace or cord (6)14 Rodent often kept as a pet (6,7)17 Embellishes (6)19 Take eagerly (5)22 Edible bulb (5)23 Eminent (7)24 Cooked egg dish (8)25 Military force (4)Down1 Matrimony (8)2 Books (5)4 Tree producing conkers (5,8)5 Male relative (5)6 Local variety of language (7)7 Regretted (4)8 Sheep's coat of wool (6)13 Predict (8)15 Technology opposer (7)16 Powerful (6)18 Wash in clean water (5)20 Fossil resin used for jewellery (5)21 Proverbially extinct bird (4)

Dr Namrata RathodRagini Sahu

PS: Since the cross word prize was unutilized, 2 names were drawn by lot

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that most were common people, was the opinion of some hugely pretentious of the panelists. There were mixed views a n d e x t r e m e l y on whether the generation next gets insecure people. affected with so much partying by the Madhavi felt it was parents. To this Rukshad and Monica felt an integral part of that the kids see their parents work as hard our lives. Rukshad as they party, so they do learn a little of felt Page 3 was a both. Other panelists felt hat any word invented by generation inculcates the negative TOI and it was up to influences since it is easier to party than to Panel discussions with a glamourous set

every individual to enjoy it or dislike it. work hard, as they have been handed of panelists have always been crowd Rajiv felt some of these regular party everything on a silver platter. With two pullers. This one was no exception. goers were Megalomaniacs! Shilpa distinct groups in the panel, of which one Moderated by PP Shabbir Shakir, the opined that the generation next believed felt preparing home cooked food, outspoken panelists Nimish Sutaria, in 'work hard and party harder'. For casually dressed and meeting friends was Madhavi Naidu, Rukshad Bhagwagar, Naushad, partying is all about fun and their idea of a good party, the others felt Rajiv Behal, Shilpa Agrawal, Naushad meeting interesting people. Monica one should throw a lavish party once a Bhagwagar and Monica Bhagwagar were wondered what Page 3 meant! year with the Swish group attending, and introduced in witty one liners by Shabbir.To the next question 'Is your home/ in turn get return invitations the whole Whether invited for breakfast, lunch or profession neglected due to Page3 year round. Some also enjoy these parties dinner, it is a norm for Page3 party goers parties?' all unanimously believed that as it has become a culture in Nagpur.to be fashionably late, at least attend two balancing home and professional front The vote of thanks was proposed by PP to three parties at a time, fear not being was the key. In metros like Mumbai there Shabbir Shakir and the meeting was seen, posing for snaps, squeal with delight is Bollywood and in others there are high adjourned after singing of the national and air- kiss, IQ level to be below average profile people and CEOs, but in a city like anthem. -Nilufer Ranaat such parties….. were some of the myths Nagpur celebrities are created from the put forth by the moderator. Nimish said

Panel Discussion on Page 3 Parties - Kisiko Mazaa aur Kisiko Sazaa

27th NovemberW EEKLY MEETI N G

IMPACTI N G LIVES- PP Atul ShahHemalkasa Surgical Camp

The Annual Hemalkasa camp has been this 3 day camp. and services offered by our Doctors in The last camp was held in 2012-13. We the flagship Medical project of our Club executing the above. We are proud of the are considering the figures for 2012-13, for last 30 years, except during 2013-14 numbers achieved year on year, yet we regarding the check ups, ophthalmic when this could not be organized because have never tried to put a value to the same. surgeries and general surgeries, which are of renovation going on at Hemalkasa. I feel the members and people at large as follows –This project benefits 100's of Madia should be aware of our services not only Dental Check ups – 753 X Rs.100Tribals living in and around Hemalkasa by way of numbers but also in value = Rs. 75,300where Dr. Prakash Amte runs his Lok terms. The values have ben derived after Dental Treatment – 205 X Rs.1000Biradari Prakalp. 30 years ago when due consultations with senior Doctors.= Rs.2,05,000conceived, there were barely any roads to Ophthalmic Surgeries – 122 X Rs.4000reach this location and almost two mini = Rs.4,88,000

truck loads of groceries, mattresses, General Surgeries – 116X Rs.10,000medical supplies, equipments etc had to = Rs.11,60,000be carried from Nagpur. Over the years Total Rs. 19,28,000things have surely improved, yet medical Rupees Nineteen Lacs Twenty Eight facilities, especially free major surgeries Thousand is what the Madia Tribals look forward to 3 days-60 Doctors & Assistants - Rs.19 from our Club. Lacs worth of Medical Services !!! Here is a perspective in value terms of the For this camp, our Club spends Rs.6-7 services that our members, Doctor lacs primari ly towards medical members in particular, provide during consumables, not factoring in the time

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DIET LA NE - Sneha Fafat

Small Changes = Big DifferenceAdd health to your MealsTASK 5 – Add quick little nutrient packed ingredients to your meals while cooking & serving.Why – Naturally including nutrient rich items in the meals will boost your overall health. Adding food items during cooking and serving will enhance the whole family's nutrition intake. How – Add Sesame, sunflower, pumpkin seeds to enhance nutrient quality of everyday diet. Chop the curry leaves that you add to your food. Garnish Dishes with Coriander leaves/ Pudina, Grated Carrot/ Radish or chopped tomato/onions. My mom always adds methi seeds to the dal before cooking it. Serve green chutney with every meal.The Mantra – Most of the above would take anywhere between a minute or five, but this small practice can do wonders to your family's health.Add to the list or ask your question on www.facebook.com/dietlane Sneha is a registered dietician and consulting Nutritionist practicing in Nagpur. Look out for task 6 – Liquids – Good Vs Bad.

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W I NE - Ashwin Deo

Wines was a subject hardly known by most people, which included the sellers as well as the consumers. In the early days, if you took a bottle of wine, put a marking on it and gave it as

a gift to someone, chances were that you'd get it back after a merry-go-round of gift giving.

Since then, a lot has changed. Indian wine companies came into the game along with a lot of International players, and aggressively promoted wines in India and continue to do so. The media too had an extremely educative role to play in this and wrote a lot about wines and their related health benefits etc. compared to other “hard spirits”. Since then, wines have become far more popular and are available in almost all restaurants and retail stores but the difficulty is that the seller is still not so knowledgeable about them.Here is a quick guide to buying and drinking wines:· Make sure that you are buying recently bottled wines. As far as possible and in general avoid white wines, which are over 3 years old in the market and red wines that are over 3-4 years old. (Even when you are getting the greatest

wines ever, you are never sure of how these wines were stored through the supply chain).

· Always chill your wines before serving – Whites at 10-12 degrees and reds at 16-18 degrees – room temperature has a very different meaning in Europe compared

to Nagpur!! They will warm up in your glass once poured!· It is ideal to decant the reds before serving them. Simply use a funnel and transfer it from the wine bottle to another and back to the wine bottle after 15-20 minutes. The reds tend to taste far better after interacting with some oxygen!· You can keep an open bottle in the fridge – I have found them to last for about 2 days after opening.

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APPS Team GOSome of our GO readers are aware that the magazine is available online at www.issuu.com What they are perhaps not aware is that with over 15 million publications, ISSUU is the fastest growing digital publishing platform in the world. It's an archive, library and newsstand all gathered into one reading experience. Build stacks around your interests. Not only are stacks fun, but ISSUU has recently launched a fantastic App for iPhone and they also allow you to share. iPad. People can use it to read content offline, including our GO. You can share to Facebook, Twitter and all major social sitesIn addition, if the reader selects “follow” rotarynagpur there,

Display is in 150 dpi resolution, and the reader can choose the they will get automatic notifications as soon as The GO is single or two page layout options.published. Issuu's Android and Windows App was already

released earlier. Apart from the “In document” search, another great feature is From this month, the GO will have simultaneous first Thursday Issuu Clip, an interactive product that allows readers to easily release in print and online. clip and share any part of any Issuu publication with other SOME FEATURES readers across the social landscape The Stacks feature allows you to collect your favourites and is Issuu also allows for Social site integration.

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Trends for men has always been a tricky issue, but now the fashion forward men who want to get started with a voguish experiment this season should stick to warm colours like deep blue, burgundy black and moss green. The trend of printed jackets with kalamkari work, 3D effects, camouflage and army prints with slim pants is the future of fashion. One can try sweatshirts, in interesting patterns with bold and big graphic designs, to stand out in a crowd. Look out for golf and the sailor pants as they are the hot pick for the season. Bandgalas, Fitted kurtas, Bundis and Nehru jackets are definitely ruling the traditional front. It's time now for men to make a style statement each time they step out.

MEN 'S FASHI O N -Sanya Mulani

Having heard about this book for with its messages on self-long, finally I had the privilege to lay empowerment and believing in my hands on this treasure. The dreams. Alchemist by Paulo Coelho has If you are one of those like me, completely changed my perspective who has experienced déjà vu or a towards life. While the language is sense of some incipient event in the very simple, there are subtle near future, this book is a must read. The enlightening messages for readers hidden message is simple…connect to the universe …it talks to who can read between the lines. you. Ironically though, as we progress linguistically and The story which revolves around advance technologica-lly, the further we move away from the

Santiago, a shepherd boy, who dreams of seeing the world, is not Universe and its beautiful language. This book reaches out to only compelling in its own right, but gains resonance through our hearts and souls cautioning us of "the moments" we decide the many lessons Santiago learns during his adventures. The to give up on our dreams and pursuits…... moments which story has the comic charm, dramatic tension and psychological define our lives but could have been beautiful and defining intensity of a fairy tale, but it's full of specific wisdom as well; cornerstones.

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Rajasthan has artistic and cultural traditions which reflect the ancient Indian way of life. There is a rich and varied folk culture from villages which is often depicted symbolic of the state and its music is uncomplicated, songs depict day-to-day relationships and chores. This very essence was reflected in the Diwali fellowship 'Rangeelo Rajasthan' on 12 th of November at Hotel Centre Point.Colourful costumes, melodious songs, vibrant dances... Is a simple way of describing this fun evening. The theme of the performances was 'relationships' and was for the first time depicted on stage. It was a treat to watch real life fathers and daughters, mothers and daughters, husband and wife, bhabhis and devars all dancing to the wonderful folk beats of Rajasthan. It was a 45 minute whirl wind extravaganza with more than 60 participants and at least 500 people in the audience. The colourful costumes of Rajasthan were not just limited to the ones on stage... Women dressed to their T's in bandhani and lehriya ghagras and gorgeous sarees. The men too deserve a special mention here ... With safas and colourful kurtas. ..I am sure it looked like we were there to attend a wedding. We could have easily made a commercial promoting tourism for Rajasthan. It was indeed a huge exercise for chairpersons Atul Gupta and Veenita Pasari... Looking into every little detail including the authentic cuisine served at dinner... But they carried their responsibility with ease and ensured a visual treat to the audience.

Madhavi Naidu

Rangeelo Rajasthan 12th November

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Rishikesh is a little less than 300 kms from Delhi; and one can We experienced and enjoyed the waters crossing a rapid by take a taxi (so as to reach directly) or a train to Haridwar and then jumping into water and swimming. (Life jackets were take a 2 hour drive. Out of the over 120 + Camps there, we opted mandatory while rafting and while in water).for Questrail run by Mr. Mani Shankar Ghosh. Questrail is at We stayed at the camp and enjoyed the wilds, spotting Barking Tapowan and the location is awesome, surrounded by deer and monkeys, but noticed that the area is devoid of birds. mountains, the beach beautiful with clean, golden sands and the There were scorpions too around our camp but not the poisonous Ganges flowing down in all its grandeur. variety. The food provided at our camp was delicious and The first day we did around 18 kms and the next day another 18 hospitality was in one word: WOW! We went at the end of the kms, meeting almost 10 rapids of which some were rather September, with early morning temperatures of around 13 deg violent. The rapids are named as per their characteristics, 3 mice and rising a bit during the days, and the Ganges water though (grade iii rapid), roller coaster (grade iii) and good bye (grade i chilling, was bearable. We also enjoyed the clear skies and rapid). Mr. Ghosh's and his team were well versed in both rafting watched stars by getting up at 5 in the morning and moonlight at and hospitality, the motto being safety first. We were trained to night. All in all, this was a once in a life time experience.use the raft, understand the commands, briefed on precautions Though appearing risky, with proper precautions, there is no and rescue if any of our team members were to fall overboard. danger and even kids can enjoy it.

LET US F O R TO G O ! White water Rafting -Mohammed Master

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dharmashala dating back more than 1500 years. The s a c r o s s current tradition owes its resurgence to India. The Maharani Ahilybai Holkar. Rehwa A h i l y a b a i Society, a quarter-century old not-for-f o r t r e s t s profit foundation, was created by Richard majestically and Sally Holkar . We visited this small on the banks industry, which is also situated within the of the great Fort premises. We saw women working at N a r m a d a their looms with the nonchalance of river, with performing easy everyday chores. In s t u n n i n g reality, when one saw the complicated views from system of the looms with so many t h e sp indles different colour yarns running in verandahs, intricate criss cross lines, I personally and warmth likened these women's brains with those Every year me and my girl gang endeavor

in the cosy courtyards. Heavily carved of software engineers. Though otherwise to go on a holiday for a week at least. This ancient pillars ran along one side of them not so inclined towards these saris, I is one trip where we all are involved to support very old kavelu roofs. The developed a new respect for them, their hands on in the planning, as many coffee walls were adorned with memorabilia of makers and a new found love to buy them! sessions are warranted to arrive at the the Holkar dynastys rule. Intricate After our tour of the looms, we were final itinerary! This year when we picked wooden frames with old paintings of the guided to the official REHWA shop where Maheshwar, unanimously? I am not so Maharajas and Maharanis of the past, we splurged without guilt. We returned to sure…ancient guns and swords were all enjoy tea in the fort gardens overlooking Maheshwar is about 90 Kms from Indore, displayed tastefully. the Narmada where His highness Richard connected to Nagpur by daily flights. We We forgot what era we belonged to and Holkar joined us for tea. Thus we spent a arrived at the Ahilyabai Fort for that's just gave in to the ambience. The temples glorius 4 days in the lap of the luxurious where our stay was booked. I was wary of situated on the slope from the fort to the Ahilyabai Fort. To me it felt like a royal what to expect from an old fort until I river, are in one word beautiful. The home.crossed into the compound of the fort and architecture affords views of grey stoned was completely swayed over by what I temples of different sizes situated on the was saw. The fort had been turned into a banks of the Narmada at various levels, boutique hotel, but oh so tastefully! all with stunning carved statues and idols. Someone with a terrific aesthetic sense When we took the boat ride on the river had made this fort into a luxurious home, the vista on one side was the Ahilya Fort for that was my first reaction to it, not at the highest point sprawling along side hotel, bearing in mind the architecture and as the gradient of the bank inclined and history of the place. I therefore felt lower, the collection of temples followed. that I had stepped back into the times of On the other side was lush green country royalty. This feat of metamorphosing of side. Right in the middle of the river the fort was achieved by the present across from the fort there is a small island owners from the Holkar family, Richard which beholds a small but intricately and Sally Holkar.carved Shiva temple. Ahilyabai Holkar, a queen from the Maheshwar is famous for its specially Holkar Dynasty ruled from this fort from woven Maheshwari saris. Handloom 1767 to 1795. She was a devout bhakt of weaving in Maheshwar has a history lord Shiva and built many temples and

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The Object of Rotary under its and that by coming together we Regards avenues of service should be try and offer a range of services Anita Sood. the guide line for members to to our community, voluntarily We have well achieved follow! and se l f l e s s ly, w i thou t members so social engineering PDG Bobby Srinivas anticipation of gain. So it's is not on the mind ... So the The Pundits of course exclaim good to give members an intention is definately social that Rotary is also a platform opportunity to talk about their service leading to a platform for fellowship. The operative vocation and perhaps even for socialising .... word is “also” and we simply offer their services to other Anula Goenkacannot wish away the other Rotarians. There is a fine line Human beings being what they objects. Without generalizing, that separates this ideology are, it's inevitable that both co-it is undeniable that people are from being utterly commercial exist. However as Rotarions queuing up to rub shoulders or promotional about oneself, one hopes that the value of the with whom they visualize as and so we must be careful. Social services that members the Who's who of the city, Vijay Naidu contribute is far greater than

Dear Vindhya, putting Self above Service. the material benefits derived by This does not have a black and Nimish Sutaria them from the club.white answer. One buys a social engineering as a by Jimmy Sanjanaproduct or service if one needs product of social service I 'm sure that the main it. If some one within the club should be ok - BUT not the vice motivation for joining an can provide it, it is a win-win versa !! organization like Rotary is situation for both.Rajesh Singhvi social service. And if through While we work at social Indeed, Rotary is a Service meeting new people you're engineering and if our needs O r g a n i z a t i o n w h e r e p r o f e s s i o n a l v i s i b i l i t y too are met along they way, Friendship, Fellowship and increases, it where is the problem. Some Service go hand in hand. might be considered an times both have to combine as Nothing wrong if members unexpected perk. . though in case of blood donation. We discreetly use Rotary network whether that would lead to know the blood cannot be to promote their vocations. some great increase in ones donated commercially in India. After all, an ethical business business is debatable.The blood banks then must deal helps both - the seller as Vindhya Sanjanaorganize camps to collect well as buyer. However, social Definitely social engineering is blood. Rotary helps the blood engineering must not be the on the rise. It is the more bank and in turn they give 15% sole objective of Rotary o b v i o u s a s p e c t . W h i l e of the blood collected back to membership. benefitting themselves if the PDG Vishwas Sahasrabhojanee patients of our nomination free

members can serve society Hi Vindhya.. of cost, which is real assistance well, why not? Well everyones established in to the poor. Having said this I Sheela Singheetheir own lines, so i strongly must add that using the There are definitely a handful doubt if their business depends p l a t f o r m p r o v i d e d a n d of people who have joined our upon social organisations, but masquerading your product club with the intention of yes not all fingers are the same, and service as a club's improving their contacts, both so there can be outstanding service/product must be for professional and personal people everywhere. discouraged and condemned. reasons. But when one reads Sandiip CS Vaid Amitabh Sinhaand hears about the number of Dear vindhya, Dear Vindhyaprojects and the kind of work I definitely feel its social The downside started a few being done by the more service,the projects what we do years ago when we started dedicated members I feel it are surely have a social increasing membership for eclipses these insignificant cause.and benifitial for the funding our fellowship.At few.society thanks present except for a handful of Sharmila SutariaUsha Kale Rotarians everyone is out to My small experience-social Hi Vindhya, here goes.... upgrade their social and service with lot of fellowship.The "Objects of Rotary" state professional quotient. Earlier

clearly that we respect and new members enriched Rotary thnx.value each rotarian's vocation now it's other way round. Ajay Sancheti

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Goonj offers dignified solution for women The charitable organisation Goonj manufactures cheap sanitary napkins for underprivileged women in India.IN a country where millions of people subsist on barely 100 /- a day, menstruation is a harbinger of shame for the

Empowerment: Women from nearby marginalized. Most poor Indian women slums are employed to turn donated cloth cannot afford commercially sold sanitary into sanitary napkins. Over the past two napkins and have to instead rely on sub-years, one million napkins have been optimal measures – like dirty cloth, ash and The cloth is then cut into uniform pieces prepared for the hardcore poor. even coconut husk – during menses. and ironed to remove the remaining “Our production model is such that it is This neglect, say gynaecologists, not only moisture. easily replicable in any part of India or the makes these women susceptible to In 2005, Gupta started an initiative, “Not world,” adds a Goonj volunteer. “We infectious diseases, but also impacts their Just a Piece of Cloth”, to provide sanitary conduct village-level meetings to bring the education, earning capacity and general napkins for women. His organisation has taboo subject of periods out in the open. In well-being. successfully transformed cloth-giving from India, women are averse to discussing the a charitable act into a development activity subject of menstruation. But they open up through its village-level partners. after a few sessions. The napkins are “Our aim is to ultimately make large-scale handmade, without any technological input. resource mobilization a reality” says Gupta, We employ women from nearby slums for a former journalist. “We are trying to spread the purpose.”awareness at such a wide level that anytime The NGO's volunteers hold meetings in an urban household thinks of disposing of villages across India and sensitise them reusable materials, it's aware of a channel about health and hygiene issues. Over one which utilizes them optimally.”million napkins have been prepared by the organisation in the past two years alone. More than 200 collection camps are held in various metros. Over 13 grassroots organisations (personnel) and village women are trained in replicating napkin production as an employment generation activity. Goonj employs a total workforce of over 100 women to churn out the napkins. Stacks of napkins are bundled before “We're not looking at becoming a they are packed into paper bags for manufacturer of sanitary pads,” explains distribution. Gupta. “We want to start a movement to Overall, the mass participation of Donated cloth is soaked overnight and empower women to make the pads and housewives, professionals, schools, washed with antiseptic detergent. educate them about such deeply personal collages, corporates, exporters, hotels and In such a bleak scenario – whereby but vital issues.”hospitals behind Goonj's recycling and government spending on health is barely In 2008, Goonj was awarded the Indian distribution centres helps to send out over 2% of its GDP while defence expenditure is

50,000kg of recycled waste materials every NGO of the year award for its governance 17% – non-governmental organisations single month! A vast network of more than (NGOs) like Goonj are a godsend. The New and practices. It has also bagged the 250 grassroots agencies are also helping Delhi-based outfit, launched by founder Changemakers Innovation award and its Goonj – which means “echo” in Hindi – Anshu Gupta in 1998, collects unused Vastra Samman programme was reach parts of 21 states of India.clothes from rich, urban households to recognized as a Good Practice in the The NGO also has a repertoire of products manufacture, among other things, cheap Dubai International Awards. made from waste materials. For instance, it sanitary napkins for the poor. Priced at Rs5 makes backpacks from torn jeans, mobile for a pack of five, these innovative aids For more details log on to pouches from ties, skipping ropes from saris provide a dignified solution to a traumatic

www.goonj.organd balls from sofa cushions.personal problem for underprivileged women.

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FRESHMEN New Members Arati & Nikhil Kibe

She was only 6 and he was all of 8 years, Nikhil joined the Rotary Club of when they were betrothed. She lived in Akola. When the Akola Club Mumbai and he at Akola, till he finished sponsored Akola Midtown, school and joined Jaihind in Mumbai for Nikhil became Charter President. Junior College. He then did medicine In 2001, Arati became the charter from GMC Nagpur, while she continued president of newly floated Akola with her Bachelors from Ruparel & Queen City. Unfortunately, that Masters in Statistics from the University club didn't do well and had to be of Mumbai. closed down, so Arati joined Meanwhile Nikhil moved back to Akola Central. Mumbai for his Internship & Post She has been looking after the Graduation in Nephrology. They met administration of Nikhil 's regularly and romanced in the Mumbai Dialysis Centre, till their only locals (he barely had time to spare). So child, 21 year old Aradhana got ecstatic was he when India won the World admission in the GDC Nagpur.

thCup on the 29 June 1983, he proposed to They have set up an alternative th home in Nagpur & Arati is living her! They eventually married on the 26

She not only has the time and the in Nagpur till Aradhana completes her December 1986 and have lived happily inclination, but also the zeal to serve in ever after!!! The Fairy Tale doesn't end education.Community & Medical Projects. She there for this Balika Badhu, though! Nikhil is also involved in a few medical

She moved to Akola, as the one & only projects in Nagpur, alongside working loves making friends and is looking ladli bahu, doted on by parents in law and extremely hard towards fulfilling his forward to 370 new friends.husband. With plenty of time on hand, she dream of building a Dialysis Centre for Welcome Arati & Nikhil, the first lady got a B.Ed and joined NIIT for Java and the needy at Jalgaon. President Bharat

and DG to be! You sure are a big feather in C ++ to upgrade her computer skills. Goenka, who also hails from Akola, roped our cap.In 1992 their Rotary journey commenced. her into our club.

A Chartered Accountant turned Real Estate Agent, Rishi Lashkare is a hard core Nagpurite.Schooling at BVM, College at GS, he tried his hand at jobs, in both Mumbai & Hyderabad but finally decided to settle down in good old Nagpur & join the family business with his father & younger brother.A great friend of his fathers' Rtn. Hemant Lodha, suggested a marriage alliance with his niece. Neha & Rishi the young couple tied the nuptial knot in 2011.Neha was born in Chennai, though her family hails from Jodhpur. She did her schooling all over Maharashtra including Nagpur & BE in Information Technology from Jaipur. Her dad was working with the Birla Group & travelled a lot.She had a short stint with a training company in Mumbai before she got married.Both Rishi & Neha are involved with the CAFÉ project started by Rtn. Hemant.They are friendly with a lot of Rotarians from Ishanya , Nagpur East & Nagpur Elite but it was our President Bharat, who brought them into our club.Rishi has been a childhood friend of Megha (daughter of Jyoti & Bharat) & the fact that he would get to meet 370 cosmopolitan members was what lured him to our Club.Welcome Rishi & Neha! We are more than happy to have you with us.

Rishi & Neha Lashkare

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