The LighthouseWhen cartoons speak louderthan words

Keshav meanwhile, spoke about

his own evolution as a cartoonist, and how each cartoon he has drawn, lends itself to layered commentary on the subject being discussed, that ranges from rising petrol prices to trust in the banking system. Keshav spoke about painting being his passion, and his focus now on Krishna and the depictions of this popular god, as one painting a day on social media under the hashtag #KrishnaForToday.

Rotarians were finally invited to step up and draw – PP PN Mohan gamely drew the apple, which then became the focal point of the drawing. PP George Cherian drew the basket below, suggesting that the apple is going to be plucked, while PP Rtn. Venkatramani drew a bird about to peck the apple. The final touch was added by Rtn Punkaj Sachdev, who drew a politician with a mike! The final cartoon (page 3) is certainly one to induce thought!

A fun-filled afternoon, enlightening and lively.

In the meanwhile, both cartoonists drew their take on the upwardly mobile petrol prices! You can take a look at what they did on page 3.

The session was interactive with Rotarians enthusiastically pitching in with ideas and comments.

What is a cartoon? Is it different from a caricature?

This and more were the subject of last week's discussion between two cartoonists with different ouvres, who through power point and live demos, made for a spirited afternoon. Rtn. Biswajit began by showing the RCM members the evolution of cartooning over the ages, with and talking about how it

evolved to become social and political commentary. He spoke about how the cartoon takes but a few minutes to execute; but the thought and thinking behind what is communicated takes longer to crystallise.

Both cartoonists were on the same platform when they spoke about how the creation of a cartoon comes from a keen observation of what takes place around them,

people, events, news and more. Rtn. Biswajit commented that what would elicit a smile or a laugh from people, is an art form that takes a lot of thought and conceptualization.

BULLETIN OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF MADRAS | 2018-19

Edition 11 | September 18, 2018 | Pages 4

Last Tuesday's meeting had eminent cartoonists Keshav of 'The Hindu' and our own Rtn. Biswajit Balasubramaniam offering their takes on how pictures speak louder than words…

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The meeting was then adjourned.

Teasers for the Dandiya and Ocktoberfest were shown for the members interest, about the events.

5th October Friday — 4pm to 7pm

Sgt-at-arms Rtn Jayant Hemdev collared President Rtn Ranjit Pratap who called the 12th meeting of RCM to order.

Rtn N Sukumar invited all for his 60th birthday celebrations (sadabhishekam ceremony) on the 24th sept'18, Monday, at New Woodlands from 6.30 am–12.30 pm. He requested elders to come and bless him and the young to pray for his welfare.

7th October Sunday — 11am to 1pm

The Secy informed members that from now on, the regular weekly meetings will start 5 minutes earlier in order to give enough time for the speakers. The Secy requested members to RSVP for the Dandiya and Ocktoberfest events.

Secretary Rtn Prabha Srinivasan took the fourth aspect of the 4-way-test 'Will it be beneficial to all concerned?' and explaining it in a beautiful video featuring 'teamwork', which is an essential factor for progress.

The President complimented PDG S Krishnaswami as the Brand Ambassador who have visited Africa recently.

The President announced that the second phase of the water and sanitation project of building toilets will be inaugurated at Kannankottai village on 2nd Oct'18.He thanked Rtns S Ravi, Rajesh and IPP PN Mohan for their efforts. The President said that he would like to have a community service projects meeting every quarter in our regular meeting slot, to showcase what has been done in our projects and that the plans are in concurrence with the concerned directors.

6th October Saturday — 4pm to 7pm

Probus Club President S Gopalakrishnan said that President Rtn Ranjit was generous enough to give Rs 1.5 lacs for 10 students during their scholarship function. Further, he invited all for the International Elders day function on 1st Oct'18 and also sought our support for their programs.

Secretary Rtn Prabha Srinivasan announced that the next weekly meeting on the 25th Sept'18 is our AGM–RCMCT & RCMBTS and that it is a closed door meeting, at the same, time same place.

The President welcomed visiting Rotarians, Probus Club members, spouses and guests introduced by members. He recognized his dear college friend Sivayogapathy who had come for the meeting. The President said that he was a Rotarian as well and wished to do some project in Jaffna with the RCM.

Rtn Sandhya Sridhar gave a brief introduction of today's speakers, Rtn Biswajit Babu and Mr Keshav of Hindu, who then spoke and demonstrated about cartooning, even as they interacted with the gathering.

Rtn Biswajit began his professional career as a cartoonist from 2002 and has worked with almost all newspapers in Chennai. Mr Keshav began his career in 1982 with Ananda Vikatan and learnt the art from European and Indian Masters. He took on cartooning as a full time career in 1987 and joined 'The Hindu' as staff cartoonist. His paintings on Krishna were exhibited in Chennai and in Bangalore in the year 2006. His

paintings are being posted daily in social media for more than a decade under the hashtag #KrishnaforToday.'

Rtn Sanjay V Parikh invited members for the Ocktoberfest on the 30th Sept'18 at the Park Hyatt from 11.30 am onwards. He requested RCM tablers to support and also to host the event at Rs.7,000 per tabler.

Sgt-at-arms Rtn Jayant Hemdev collared President Rtn Ranjit Pratap,

who called the 11th meeting of the RCM to order.

Birthday and wedding anniversary wishes were extended by the President to the respective Rotarians/spouses who celebrate that week. He thanked them for their sunshine.

PDG S Krishnaswami said that he had visited Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania during his trip. PDG said that Uganda has agreed to have a continuous relationship and will provide vocational training to the youth, which was the main concern for Rtn Sam Owori who passed away (RIPE). The District will also support this initiative. The RCM and Kenya will be doing joint projects and they have obtained the DDF also. The PDG has signed sister club agreements with RC Kampala North and RC Nairobi East. The PDG thanked IPP PN Mohan for his suggestion to do this with Kenya. The PDG handed over the flags collected during his trip to the President. The President appreciated the PDG for his efforts and going to the various clubs despite his age.

Both speakers shared about what a cartoon is and the types of cartoons that exist. They also showed live, the process of creating a cartoon. Members also participated actively when the speakers asked them to draw an apple and develop it into a cartoon.

The President presented both speakers with mementos on behalf of the RCM.

Rtn Shakthi Girish thanked the speakers for their insights into the art and for making the afternoon lively, filled with learning.

The President confirmed the minutes of the 11th Sept'18 meeting.

Rtn Shakthi Girish urged members to come with family and friends and make the Dandiya fund raiser on the 9th Oct'18, a grand success. She also urged

everyone to attend the practice session at the Maris hotel on:

BIRTHDAYS

25th Sep – Rtn N Prakash

29th Sep – Rtn PP VR Bakthavatsalam

25th Sep – Ann.Meena

1st Oct – Rtn B Kannan

(Rtn V Murali)

30th Sep – Rtn Vineet Prakash Munjal

27th Sep – Rtn N Sukumar

7th Oct – Rtn Siddharth Ganeriwala7th Oct – Ann.Dr Sudha

30th Sep – Rtn Dr S Ramachandran

(Rtn Dr S Ramachnadran)

28th Sep – Rtn Vidya Amarnath

25th Sep – Ann.Priyadarshini(Rtn Mohan Kumar Subramanyam)

1st Oct – Rtn Sunjae Sharma

2nd Oct – 8th Oct'18

Rtn Shakthi Girish – `1000Rtn PP AS Venkhat Ramani – `1000Rtn R Ashok Thakkar – ̀ 10,000

SUNSHINE

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

WEDDING27th Sep – Rtn Rita Chaudhuri

29th Sep – Rtn NK Bhatia Ann. Amita

Spouse: Moloy Chaudhuri

30th Sep – Rtn M Balakrishna Rao Ann.Jasmin

8th Oct – Rtn Anil Mulchandani2nd Oct – 8th Oct'18

Ann. Devdatta

Ann.Dr.Jayashree Potty

29th Sep – Rtn Ahmir Siddiqui

29th Sep – Rtn PDG JB Kamdar Ann.Marlene

3SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

These cartoons tell talesTOON TALES

Creative livesKNOW YOUR ROTARIAN

Rubia and Shoukath enjoy taking long walks and are fit as fiddles. May they continue to be so.

We enter Shoukath's spacious penthouse apartment and are

instantly awed by the impressively

decorated interiors and lovely paintings on the walls with a lotus theme. Even the napkin-holder has a floral design. As we take in the surrounds, in walks the breathtakingly beautiful Rubia, Shoukath's better half.

We soon learn that the exquisite paintings of lotuses are Rubia's handiwork. She is a doctor by profession but her passion is art. Shoukath deals with clearing and forwarding and is a typical Namma-Chennai-Boy, lapsing into local Tamil every now and then.

The younger son is doing his Masters abroad and is thinking of starting up something new here. The family are fitness buffs. Both the children and Shoukath, are sportsmen.

The Sheriffs love to travel. They are blessed with two boys. The older one has inherited his mother's genes, and has a leaning towards artistic endeavors. One of his creations adorns the drawing room wall. He is in the music industry in Mumbai, and, we hope, is a successor of A R Rahman in the making. He is also an athlete and

has been running the marathon from the age of 12, and is a basketball player to boot.

Ann Raji Gautham takes us up close and personal with Rtn. Shoukath Sherif and wife Rubia…

The basket below the apple, was sketched by Rtn. George, while Rtn. Venkatramani added the bird, that's just going to peck the juicy apple. The last to bring meaning into this cartoon was Rtn. Punkaj Sachdev, who drew a politician with a mike in the right corner of the cartoon.

This is not just an apple!The first, is an apple, drawn by PP Mohan, which grew into a cartoon with a message, as successive Rotarians added their thoughts and imagination.

Adding petrol to the fire!The speakers, Keshav and Biswajit had different takes on the spiraling petrol prices. Take a look at their cartoons here.

Do you have a unique take on these cartoons? If so, give us one line smart captions for each of these and the best three

will be published in next week's Lighthouse. Mail us at lighthouse.rcm@gmail.com.

HONORARY SECRETARYRtn. Prabha Srinivasan

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENTRtn. P.N. Mohan

DIRECTOR PUBLIC IMAGEAND FUND RAISINGRtn. Nikhil Raj

DIRECTOR CLUB ADMINISTRATIONRtn. Vikram Chesetty

PRESIDENT ELECTRtn. Dr. Vijaya Bharathi Rangarajan

DIRECTOR SERVICE PROJECT 1Rtn. S. Ravi

TREASURER (CLUB FUNDS)Rtn. Mohan Raman

TREASURER(CHARITABLE TRUST)Rtn. Rajasekar Gorantla

TREASURER(SPECIAL PROJECTS)Rtn. Gooch Kumar A

Asst. SECRETARY/BULLETIN EDITORRtn. Sandhya Sridhar

DIRECTOR ROTARY FOUNDATION &INTERNATIONAL SERVICESRtn. M. Balasubramaniam

DIRECTOR YOUTH SERVICERtn. M Sesha Sai

PRESIDENT NOMINEERtn. Kapil Chitale

DIRECTOR SERVICE PROJECT 2Rtn. R. Ravishankar

DIRECTOR VOCATIONAL SERVICERtn. Vinod Kumar

PRESIDENTRtn. Ranjit Pratap

LIGHTHOUSE COMMITTEE:Editor: Rtn. Sandhya SridharIncoming editor:Rtn. Biswajit BalasubramaniamRtn. Mohan RamanRtn. Siddharth GaneriwalaRtn. Dr. Sharon Krishna RauAnn Padmavati GunashekarAnn Sowmya ArjunAnn Kamala Ramakrishnan

Send in your articles, news, write-ups to be considered for publication here on lighthouse.rcm@gmail.comBe in touch with the Lighthouse, your very own RCM magazine!

Design: www.studiodescience.com

EDITED AND PUBLISHED BY:Rtn. Asst. Secretary, Rotary Club of Madras, 'Rayala Towers',2nd Mezzanine Floor, 158, Anna Salai, Chennai - 2, Ph: 28591020.Contact the editor at: lighthouse.rcm@gmail.com

Visit: www.rotarymadras.inContact club secretariat at: office@rotarymadras.in

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5SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Medical Camp conductedCOMMUNITY SERVICE

Ann Raji Gautham takes us up close and personalwith Rtn. Shoukath Sherif and wife Rubia…

he Health Committee conducted a Medical TCamp on the morning of September 24 2018 at 9.30 am, for the residents of Paiyanur Village, where RCM has constructed toilets.

Thanks are due to PP Arul, Rtn. Shanno Ravi and Rtn Anuradha Ganesan, for their support through Medical Team, and Rtn Ravi Sundaresan and Rtn Dr Chandrasekhar, for their support in coordination.

The camp was organised with Rtn Anuradha Ganesan's AVIT Institute, at their college campus in Paiyanur.

Updates ROTARY CLUB OF MADRAS BOYS TOWN

Monthly Report – 1st Sep 18 to 21st Sept 18

Other information The boys will complete their Quarterly Examination by the 22nd of September. After this they will leave for their respective homes under the care of their parents, from 23rd to 2nd October 2018.

6. The Vinayagar Chathurthi festival was celebrated. All the boys attended the ceremony.

2. All the fans were checked and replaced.

Repair and Maintenance

3. Rtn Anuradha Ganesan organised a motivational talk by Mr. Marshal Murugan, for the boys, on 10th Sept 2018. This was well-received by the students and was very useful to them.

2. The ICP Report was prepared for 71 boys by Mr. Selvakumar from LBR Foundation and an MSW from Sundaram Foundation for the month of July '18. This will be a monthly activity.

4. Dr. M. Murugan and Mr. Anbarasan from Rtn Dr. Anuradha Ganesan's office met the Head Master of the Kannankottai GHSS, to review our students' performances. They requested him for teachers for Accountancy, Commerce and Economics, for the boys, for

supplementary learning.

1. Single side safety rod welding work done for 44 cots.

3. Pesticide was sprayed in front of Boys Town, in the mango garden fencing area.

4. Applied for the renewal of both fire and sanitation certificate. Received the sanitation certificate.

5. The District Child Protection Unit officer Mr. Senthil and his team visited Boys Town.

Boys' Activities1. Ten boys from our Interact group and two

staff (Mr. Maheshwaraiah and Mr. Venkatesh) went to Kumbakonam for a two-day visit from 31st August-1st Sep 18 as part of our RYLA.

ANNOUNCEMENTNEW CLASSIFICATION

2. Members are invited to propose candidates to fill this classification.

1. The Board of the RCM has approved a new classification category'AUTOMOBILE - Electroplating Services'.