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HOLGER KNAACK
RI PRESIDENT 2020-21

MAY 2021

For years, Susanne and I hosted many Rotary Youth Exchange students in our home. This program was an entry
point to Rotary for me, and my heart is truly in it. When Rotary’s exchange programs were suspended because
of COVID-19 to keep students and families safe, we felt sorry, especially for the participants, because those years
cannot be repeated.
Because of the many uncertainties of the pandemic, the Rotary Board has decided to suspend in-person
exchanges through June 2022. As we look ahead with hope, we thank Youth Exchange o cers, host families,
and volunteers for their contributions in years past, and we encourage districts to o er virtual exchanges as a
way of connecting students around the world with each other and with our communities.
For those who are not able to participate in Rotary Youth Exchange, Rotary o ers other opportunities. New
Generations Service Exchange (NGSE) is a Rotary program that deserves wider recognition: It is an excellent
opportunity for young people ages 18 to 30 to participate in community service as individuals or in a group
and to gain internship experience. Simukai Matshalaga, a Rotaractor from Zimbabwe, stayed with us in Ratze-
burg during her NGSE experience three years ago.
When I applied for the New Generations Service Exchange program, I did not realize that I was signing up for a
life-changing experience. This program gave me that opportunity and much more. It taught me about the
importance of failing fast, learning quicker, and being myself.
Some of my greatest experiences happened at the dinner table. The warmth and kindness of every home I lived
in still resonate with me today. It took me weeks to understand how a stranger could care for me as deeply as
these members of the Rotary family did. I am inspired by the lessons of humility I learned from all the amazing
people I met. I came to understand a new culture and realized that the only things that separate us as people
are our experiences and, at times, our false assumptions.
Professionally, it gave me con dence in my own abilities as an engineer. Seeing how other organizations han-
dled problems made me aware that the best person to solve the challenges in my country was me. Returning
home from northern Germany, I declined a promotion, quit my job, and began building a family business — a
decision that previously I would have never made, out of fear.
I am indebted to the Rotary family. I am not sure whether the friends, mentors, and families I left behind knew
that they changed my life permanently. I hope they now do.
New Generations Service Exchange changed Simukai’s life. It can change yours, too. All Rotary members can
experience something similar at any time: I encourage everyone to take a virtual journey this month and visit
meetings of other clubs online. You will see how di erent Rotary is around the world as you meet great people
and make new friends.
Let us build upon these connections forged online — and later, when the time is right, enjoy in-person
exchanges through Rotary Friendship Exchange, another excellent program for Rotary members of all ages.
Our ability to meet in person is limited now, but we know that Rotary Opens Opportunities, always. Now is the
time to get ready, so that when the pandemic is behind us, Rotary’s exchange programs will come back stron-
ger than before, serving a world that is yearning to reconnect.

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SUNNIL MEHRA
DIST RICT GOVERNOR 2020-21

DIST RICT 3141

THE ENERGY THAT YOUTH HAVE RECHARGES OUR BATTERIES!!
There is no power like the power of youth because the power of youth doesn’t stop!
Having been closely associated with the Rotaract and Interact wings of Rotary, the essence of this statement
has been truly felt.
Be it in the creativity of their execution, or then just the sheer pitch of their team shout, be it in their zeal to
carry on the good work or then just the sheer use of technology to enhance the impact, they are omnipresent.
I personally, too, believe that teenagers have the ability to inspire and improve the lives of others.
With power in hand, not only you can change the whole world but there is one more power that surpasses it
and that is the power of willingness and determination. Humans are given some unique powers and maybe this
is why only humans in the world have the power to understand the passage of events and feel the needs and
pain of others.
It’s true that whenever you hear the world teenager, all the words that come to your mind are lazy, self-centered,
non-serious etc. Surely it’s an age like that but it’s a life-changer time too, not only for the person but for his
surrounding too.
According to him, during adolescence, a person learns great things how to get connected to the world and with
other people, how to make decisions and how to take risks and be intrepid. Every person is born with a skill but,
unfortunately, not everyone uses it.
Talent or skill has nothing to do with someone’s being rich, white or di erent. And the best age to bring out
your talent and to discover it for a person is his youth age. Leadership traits are what Rotary contributes via our
multiple youth related programs, RYLA, RYPEN, MUNA , MIPS, RYE and the list goes on.
The mind of a youth works more than any other people. Along with the person himself, it’s the responsibility of
the parents and us at Rotary to help their kids in discovering it. Besides helping them in acquiring educational
skills, it is incumbent upon the parents, teachers, and society as a whole to help them in nding their talents.
The power of youth can never be harnessed. It follows its course no matter how big are the obstacles in its way.
Similarly, the energetic youth can do the greatest of things if used in the right way. Teenage is a make or break
period in a person’s life. A teenage life is often lled with pleasant experience or unpleasant but he is gifted with
the ability to change the unpleasant condition into pleasant one and to learn from it.
Although the time this generation is living in is very di erent from the past, today the generation of youth is
most interrelated than ever, today they are provided with more opportunities and facilities than ever and it is
also today that the trials being faced by this generation are the most frightening ever. But at the same time, it is
also true that no one can dare to face or solve these challenges than the youth itself.
Lets create better Leaders from our youth, our future of tomorrow and those that shall soon handle the present
when we are in the past.
Have a youthful life ahead
Dg Sunnil and First Lady Shilpi Mehra

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Cover Concept Note
Rotary believes in developing the next generation of leaders. Through Rotaract , Rotary help younger leaders
build leadership skills, expand education and learn the value of service.Through interact clubs bring together
young people ages 12-18 to develop leadership skills while discovering the power of Service Above Self.
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) is an intensive leadership experience organized by Rotary clubs and
districts where you develop your skills as a leader while having fun and making connections.Rotary Youth
Exchange builds peace one young person at a time. Students learn a new language, discover another culture,
and truly become global citizens. Exchanges for students ages 15-19 are sponsored by Rotary clubs in more than
100 countries.New Generations Service Exchange is a short-term, customizable program for university students
and professionals up to age 30.
Participants can design exchanges that combine their professional goals with a humanitarian project.

Our Next Edition is ‘DISCON Special’

TEAM THE UNICORN GML

Editor-in-Chief : Rtn. Vinay Khetawat

Associate Editor (North West) Rtn. K V. Premraj Co-Editor (South) Rtn. Ketan Sheth
Content Editor Rtn. Neena Bagga Content Editor Rtn. Dilip Shah
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VINAY KHETAWAT

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

DIST RICT PUBLICAT IONS

I am pleased to present the #13 edition of THE UNICORN GML
which is the ‘Youth Service’ special. At the outset I would like to
o er my heartiest best wishes to Rtn Arun Bhargava for having
been elected as the DGND (2023-24). Rotary district 3141 is
poised to keep reigning at the top and maintain its numero uno
position in the Rotary world, as what it is this Vision Year led
by DG Sunnil Mehra.

In this edition we bring forth you a touch of the youth in all of
us. Being the youth special, we have lined up a host of articles
and reports from both our Youth avenues as well as the Rotaract
arm. We also start a new feature (ASK the AKS) where we shall be
interviewing all available AKS from our district. All this and of
course our regular features and articles which I am sure you will
love to read.
With the 2nd wave of COVID having done enough harm and
loss to all of us, I would like to pay homage to Rtn Anantramji
Mittal (very senior and loved Rotarian) and many other near
and dear ones (including my dear father) whom we lost during
this pandemic with the following couplet by PDG

While we keep Unfolding - Stories Untold, let me
take time out to appreciate the dedicated hard
work put in by the team here at THE UNICORN
GML. They have relentlessly strived to keep deliver-
ing their very best and that too consistently on
time, every time.
Do stay connected with me on
[email protected] and keep sharing
your feedback, valuable suggestions, club projects
and other Rotary relevant information. The success
of THE UNICORN GML is entirely on you our read-
ers. Happy reading..
Stay healthy, stay wealthy, stay wise & stay vacci-
nated.

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ANANT है ये MITTAL!

A simple, down to earth, warm, compassionate & caring person
– he was humility personi ed. Passionate about The Rotary
Foundation, he was in the District team for several years and
successfully steered many a Global Grants and converted many
individuals into regular and major donors to Rotary.
His conversations would always end with the good work
ROTARY does since he genuinely believed in the organization.
Some would say he was a FULL TIME ROTARIAN, may be that
was the reason why philanthropists never hesitated in giving
him money for projects. . He reinstated Rotary in many inactive
Rotarians, installed faith in everyone with his detailed study of
projects. Anantramji was a man who truly set the example of
Service above Self.
Rotary has lost an ASSET - dedicated and committed Rotarian in
Anantram Mittal from Rotary Club of Mumbai Downtown Seal-
and. A two time President changed the revamped the club
completely.
Anantram was a person who never left an opportunity to network and learn from the experience of the World
Leaders, travelled to multiple conventions, had great conversations with them to try and work on their vision
plans. A magnetic personality that he had, could win over anyone with his charming and disarming smile and
owery language. Of the many accolades he had under his belt one was always special – giving TWO AKS
members from his club in the same year of Rotary.
The Angel’s above are enriched as he must be resting in the lotus feet of the Lord and he blesses us all with his
inspiration to work for Rotary with the same determination and passion.
Though he may have departed physically, and the void cannot be lled, he will continue to be a part of our lives
forever. Anantram Mittal’s extended family – Rotary, pray to almighty for giving courage & fortitude to bear this
irreparable loss to the immediate family.
Rtn Rohan Dalmia

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HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS

ARUN & SEEMA BHARGAVA

Rtn Arun Bhargava (Rotary club of Mumbai Andheri) will be leading our district 3141 as District Governor
for the year 2023-24. Arun joined Rotary in 1996 and currently is the Chief Training Facilitator in the Vision
year.
To describe him better, we took the help of one his near and dear colleague Rtn Dilip Mulay. Simplicity in
approach, thinking, attitude and language are his great values. Though he is simple, he has all the con -
dence to stand alone like a good leader. He has the necessary courage to make tough decisions. He is a
patient listener and rm in his opinions and is known for meticulous planning and proper home work
while implementing any projects he undertakes.
He is a self-starter in whatever he does. He was the head of Sales and Marketing of his own Company and
later took up the responsibility of R & D whereby he introduced variety of products and same re ected
well in Rotary also, during execution of projects like Diabetes, Privilege Card or E waste.

Congratulations to a passionate Rotarian and compassionate human being and wishing him all the
success in his onward journey…

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RI AWARDS

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TAKE ACTION TO SUPPORT INDIA:

AN APPEAL FROM RI PRESIDENT AND TRF CHAIR

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solate. There is not a region which remains unscathed.

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With new cases topping 400,000 a day, a critical oxygen shortage, lack of hospital beds, and a
mounting death toll, the situation in India shows no sign of waning, and help is urgently needed.
Likewise, Brazil and numerous other countries are facing some of the same issues and there is
great need for support.

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to work with clubs in your district and coordinate with Rotary clubs in the country in need to
facilitate an in-kind donation of supplies, and coordinate shipping--either through a private com-
pany or paying to have supplies shipped yourself. You can also establish a joint e ort by partner-
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• Rotary District 6400 and the Rotary Club of Essex are partnering with Rotary India’s COVID Task
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Thank you,

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ROTARYS HIDDEN INFLUENCE #1

LITTLE FREE LIBRARY

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Bol, who joined the Rotary Club of Hudson in 2012, soon started getting requests to build
more of his little libraries. When demand outpaced his ability to ll the orders, he hired a
carpenter and shared his design online. In 2012, he launched Little Free Library as a nonpro t.

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Library is one of the few sources of books for the people who live there. North of the Arctic
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"I live on a street out in the country just west of Minneapolis," says Catherine Smith, a member
of the Rotary Club of Cultural Exchange Enthusiasts (D5960). "I’ve loved having the library, as it
has helped me continue to get to know my neighbors. During the pandemic, I added jigsaw
puzzles for people to exchange."

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DID YOU KNOW?

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children in the United States have no age-appropriate books at home.
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Learn more at littlefreelibrary.org.

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THE UNICORN GML
Rtn Vinay Khetawat
Editor-in-Chief (District Publications)

A DOUBLE DHAMAKA

April 25 was a melodious evening, with RCM Juhu as the lead club for the Double Dhamaka of District 3141. It
was a celebration of Rotary Baghbaan Sangeet Utsav as well as the 10th Monthessary of the Vision Year. DG
Sunnil Mehra was the Chief Guest. The event was also attended by district luminaries, Club members and
senior citizens from old age homes.
President Kala Sridhar of RCM Juhu called the meeting to order. The national anthem was sung by the residents
of Anand Vruddhashram. Rtn. Chetan Desai (Project director), thanked them for this initiative, and invited the
participants to enjoy the Double Dhamaka with a third dimension – the birthday of Rtn. Dr. Rahul Joshi of RCM
Mulund South and a star singer of the evening.
Rtn. Dr. Rahul set the tone for the evening with a couple of soulfully rendered Bollywood retros: Geet gaata
hoon mein, and the popular Mukesh number Kissi ki muskurahaton pe ho nisar.
DG Sunnil greeted the senior citizens. He and Rtn. Ranganath Thota introduced the District’s new project –
Oxygen Concentrators – for which funds are being collected through crowdsourcing (please see box below).
The target is to mobilise Rs 1.5 Cr in two weeks.
This was followed by the second part of the musical evening, compered by Rtn. Renuu Gupta of RCM Kalakar.
Secretary Ashish played a video clip showing DG Sunnil humming Aa chal ke tujhe mein le ke chaloon ik aise
gagan ke taley. All the singers were Rotarians: Poonam Kakodkar, Chetan Desai, Savita Govilkar, Mohan Rad-
hakrishnan who rendered a perfect Yeh kaali kaali aankhein, Kishore Masurkar, Kishore Parulekar, Sushil Daga,
Ramon Abrol, Deepak Deshpande, and Shravari Jadhav.
Rtn Rakesh Kumar

Clockwise from top left): President Kala calls the meeting to order; National Anthem by senior citizens; Dr.
Rahul sets the tone; DG Sunnil addresses the participants; Rtn. Renuu – the compere without compare; Savita
Govilkar; Mohan Radhakrishnan holds the audience spellbound; Kishore Masurkar; Kishore Parulekar; Ramon
Abrol; and Deepak Deshpande. In the middle are groups of senior citizens enjoying the melodies?

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YEOMEN SERVICE COVID TIMES

RC Queen’s Necklace, Mumbai is a 35 year old club with an extensive footprint in various areas of social work. Over
the years the club through its Charitable Trust arm has successfully raised funds for, and successfully implemented
projects in the Medical, Educational and Vocational sectors.
In the last one year, besides several impactful projects that have been done, the most notable was our Feed All in
Need project that saw the club feeding 1 crore meals to the homeless, the hungry and the migrants over April and
May 2020 at a total cost of around Rs. 14 crores.
With the pandemic rearing its head again in 2021 and the challenges it has brought with it, Rotary Club of Queen’s
Necklace has again dived headlong into areas that need urgent funds and attention.
Advanced Life Support Ambulances: Five Advanced Life Support Ambulances are being organised for use in the
rural areas of Maharashtra at a total cost of Rs.1.25 crores. They are tted with oxygen supply and ventilators
amongst other monitors and are capable of supporting a critical patient from remote villages till he reaches the
nearest hospital. This project is being done in conjunction with the National Health Commission, Maharashtra who
will be maintaining and managing the ambulances.
Oxygen Supply – Breathe India, Breathe: Much has been said and written about the shortage of regular and
oxygenated beds in hospitals in the second wave. 95% of COVID patients, if provided basic oxygen facility at home,
do not need hospitalisation. Keeping this in mind, Team Miracles (the service arm of Queen’s Necklace) initially
ordered 40 oxygen concentrators and created a bank of the concentrators that could be loaned out. Information of
its availability was made viral on social media by the club which has 360 members and spouses. Free use of the
oxygen concentrator machines was given all over Mumbai regardless of caste, creed, location or economic back-
ground. People in need were serviced right from Bhiwandi to Colaba. Since inception, the Club has pumped in
Rs.45 lakhs into its project Breathe India, Breathe.
Barring two cases where the patient had to be hospitalised due to existing comorbidities, all of the people who
have used the facility did not need to go to the hospital and hence our intent of reducing pressure on hospital
beds was well achieved.
Equipment Support to Rural Areas: Parallelly it was seen that the pain is in the rural areas and the tier II cities
where there is limited or no access to high net worth donors or large corporates. Hospitals in Mahad, Palghar and
Nashik which were the new hotbeds of rising cases, with limited beds and more importantly, limited oxygen
supply, were those who needed immediate support.
Rs 30 Lacs was raised overnight from club members and families in Abu Dhabi and Dubai for Oxygen concentra-
tors, BiPaps and Invasive Ventilators.
Community Fridges
The Club has installed several community fridges across Mumbai which are stocked with fresh food, leftovers, fruits
and vegetables by local people. Anyone in need of food can walk up to a fridge and take whatever they require.
There are no eyes watching them and no one judging their helplessness. Preserving dignity of those in need is the
philosophy of this initiative and it helps remove the stigma of begging. The locations of the fridges are well
planned, keeping them in close proximity to the contributors & the receivers. Temples, mosques, churches and
even restaurants have proved to be successful locations .One person is appointed to overlook hygiene & regular
maintenance.
Currently, with the lockdown the supply of food to these fridges has dropped. Hence the Club has again picked up
its Feed All in Need initiative to stock the fridges everyday with food.
Distribution of Medicines: Medicines of the total value of Rs. 7 lakhs were supplied by the Club to COVID treat-
ment centres at Nehru Centre and Poddar Hospital, besides Government run hospitals such as St George, KEM and
GT Hospital. Donation of medicines was also sent to hospitals in Mahad.

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UDAAN

NURTURING YOUNG TALENT

Rotary Club of Mumbai Juhu took a momentous decision 15 years back, which would positively impact
generations of Interactors in District 3140 – a legacy carried to District 3141 since its inception in 2016. The
decision to host the District Interact Conference Udaan annually was taken in 2005 during the tenure of PP
Deepshikha Srivastava, and each subsequent year has seen it grow in scale and popularity. Udaan is a plat-
form for Interactors to showcase their talent, and an occasion to develop and groom them through motiva-
tional talks by eminent speakers.
The constraints imposed by COVID-19 were turned into an opportunity during the Vision year. The platform
for the 16th edition of Udaan in 2020 was virtual, and the format exible enough to give the Interactors
enough time to prepare their entries as per their convenience. The event was launched on October 25, 2020
by DG Sunnil Mehra. RCM Juhu Youth Director Rtn. Varsha Baradiya was the host for the launch event.
The individual events were held according to a convenient time schedule from October 2020 to April 2021.
There were six competitions: solo dance, stand-up comedy, vlogging, solo singing, solo instrumental, and
photography. Entries were invited in the form of videos for the rst ve competitions, and in the form of jpg

les for the sixth. More than 300 Interactors participated in the competitions. The winning entries were select-
ed by eminent experts in the respective elds.
Prizes were awarded during the Grand Finalé held on a virtual platform on May 7, 2021. The event was orga-
nized by RCM Juhu along with the Interact Clubs of Rajhans Vidyalaya, Maneckji Cooper Education Trust
School, Shree Harshadji Valia International School, C. D. Bar wala School, J.B.C.N. International School, A. B.
Goregaonkar School, Air India Modern School, Panbai International School, MVM School, MVM International
Dream-Makers, and Shreeram Nagar Welfare School.

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UDAAN

NURTURING YOUNG TALENT

Rtn. Varsha Baradiya welcomed the participants. President Kala Sridhar explained that the Grand Finalé has
been scheduled in May, celebrated in the Rotary world as Youth Service Month. She thanked the moderators
for the coordination done by them for the success of Udaan.
The Chief Guest was DG Sunnil Mehra, who motivated the children during his address. He emphasized the
importance of introducing children to Rotary values during their formative years through Interact. DRRE Bharat
Patel addressed the Interactors, exhorting them to make a di erence because this moment will never come
back. Three PDGs were also present – Rtn. Raju Subramaniam, Rtn. Vijay Jalan and Rtn. Harjit Singh Talwar. A
total of 385 Interactors registered for the event. Moderators, teachers, parents and club members were also
present in large numbers.
Eminent ophthalmologist, social worker and recipient of the highest honor from the government of Maharash-
tra, Dr. Shaun Chinchole, made a presentation on the impact of computer and mobile use on the eyes of
children. Omshree Savant, one of the competition winners, enthralled the audience with his sitar performance.
The highlight of the evening was a magic show by one of India’s leading magicians Amit Patil.
The stage was set to unveil and present awards to the winners of various competitions at the hands of DG
Sunnil Mehra and PDG Vijay Jalan. DG congratulated Vision President Kala Sridhar of RCM Juhu for going ahead
with the ambitious project in the face of formidable challenges.
This year’s Young Achiever award was presented to Yash Ranjit, who did not give up his urge to study despite
his health condition. The following winners of various competitions were awarded e-certi cates:
Rtn Rakesh Kumar

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Rotary Club of Bombay Mid-City

Rotary Club of Bombay Mid-City has been in the forefront of service projects covering various strata of the soci-
ety. The members are generous whenever need for a project arises.
This year under leadership of President Ashok Kothari, the Club has achieved greater heights. The Club has
completed more than 50 projects worth more than Rs 80 lacs. This, for a Club of 38 members speaks volumes of
dedication, commitment, and leadership quality of President AK, as he is known in the District.
In this year of Covid this is not a small achievement.
Some of the projects are.
1. Signature project of installing PET bottle crushing machines at various railway stations. This is a very unique
project taking care of the environment and recycling of plastics. Some of the stations where they have been
installed are, Dadar, Kurla, Thane, Kalyan etc. One machine has been installed at a Mall in Hiranandani Complex.
2. An Old age home near Bhiwandi is taken care of by providing them with RO water ltration plant, food on
special occasions.
3. Three HHH (Hunger, Hygiene and correction of Malnutrition) was carried out at Palghar.
4. Planting of more than 300 trees under swatch udyan project besides installing dustbins at various places.
5. Providing Oxygen concentrators, masks, medicines, toilet kits for patients at NSCI dome, Blood donation camp
as well as health checkup camps.
6. Providing food, Fruits etc. at St Jude’s Cancer Patients’ Home
The Club also organized virtual and physical fellowship keeping social distancing in mind.
The atmosphere at RCBMC is very friendly and a new member can easily be assimilated. We will be glad to
welcome any of recommended by any Rotarian.

CLUB SPONSORED PAGE

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4 WAYS TO CELEBRATE
YOUTH SERVICE MONTH VIRTUALLY

Youth Service Month is a special time in
Rotary. Throughout the month of May, mem-
bers of Rotary clubs, Rotaract, Interact, and
those involved in Rotary Youth Leadership
Awards (RYLA) and Rotary Youth Exchange
celebrate the opportunities Rotary provides
to connect, grow through service, develop
leadership skills, mentor or be mentored, and
have fun.
Although COVID may prevent some of us
from celebrating Youth Service Month in
person, it need not dampen our enthusiasm,
excitement, and gratitude for these programs
and the volunteers who make them possible.
Here are four ways you can safely celebrate:
1. Serve. Make the month special by identifying needs in your community, and getting creative with ways
to meet them with local guidelines. This could include sewing masks for essential workers, collecting and
distributing supplies for shut-ins, or creating a phone chain to o er a message of encouragement to seniors
who are isolated and alone. Check out this list of projects being conducted by Rotary clubs around the
world for inspiration.
Stay Connected. Schedule an online meeting with your sponsor Rotary club, or with program participants
and alumni. Recognize past accomplishments and discuss ways to work together in the future to strength-
en participation. Visit the Meeting Online learning topic to nd and share resources, join discussions, and
ask for expert advice about creating online meeting spaces.
3. Unite behind a fundraiser. Empower Rotary’s response to the pandemic by donating to the Disaster
Response Fund. Grants from this fund are providing hospitals in Belgium, Croatia, and Italy with lifesaving
ventilators; and equipping frontline healthcare workers with personal protective equipment in Korea,
Nigeria, the Philippines, Spain, and the United States. In India, disaster response grants are providing disin-
fectant sprayers, beds, and mattresses for healthcare facilities.
4. Set and achieve goals. Take this month to focus on initiatives that will help your club earn this year’s
Rotary Citation. Brainstorm sustainable service projects, ways to increase giving to The Rotary Foundation,
and build awareness of Rotary in your community. Young people are looking for a way to make a di erence.
Show them how Rotary equips them to do so, especially in this time of crisis. And watch your membership
grow.

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ASK THE AKS

A chit-chat with AKS Taizoon Fakhruddin Khorakiwala
Q1: Let’s know about your connections with Rotary.
A: My father was a great inspiration to me. He was a
celebrated Rotarian and awarded “Citizen of Mumbai” by
his Rotary Club of Bombay. My brother Habil too is a
Rotarian.
While in school I was part of a very vibrant Interact club
(St Mary’s, 68-70). We had a project where daily we
would pick up bottles of avoured milk from Aarey
costing 33 paise and sell it for 50 paise. The pro t of 17
paise per bottle was pooled to defray expenses for
providing services to the Worli naka slum.
My wife pushed me into joining Rotary and my friend
Quresh Karachiwala introduced me 6 years ago.

Q2: Mind sharing some of the ethos of your Club, Rotary Club
of Worli.
A: It is a small club of 50 Members. The Club has a pool of
dedicated Rotarian who believes in spending huge amount
of time in Rotary service. They are my primary inspiration.
Q3: What was your inspiration to donate a large sum of
money to join the Arch Klumph Society (AKS) Club ?.
A: I am not a devout Muslim. However, the principles are
deeply embedded. One of the ve pillars of Islam is charity,
to be directed to people and not to buildings like mosques
etc. Zakat requires us to donate 2.5% annually of our
wealth. I am currently donating an even smaller portion of
my wealth and hoping to step it up every year to reach this
number. In some ways charity is also addictive like all
habits. Rotary is clean in a dirty world. By giving through
Rotary, I feel I too have been somewhat puri ed.

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ASK THE AKS

Q4: You have been part of some impactful
projects at your Club. Mind sharing some of
them and how you feel about it.
A: World class medical care for poor
Mumbaikars and others nearby areas has
been my focus.
• 200 paediatric cardiac surgeries @ Wock-
hardt Hospital. Huge di erence to quality
of life of a child for an entire lifetime.
• 300 paediatric orthopaedic surgeries
@SRCC “late F T Khorakiwala little hands
and feet” inspired by the focus of this
hospital on children ... introduced by
Pankaj Tanna.

• Three “Khorakiwala family” grants to KEM municipal hospital for upgrading and completing their ophthalmic
suite for diagnoses and treatment ... For the poor, loss of sight is almost loss of life ... inspired by Dr Sheela Kerkar
and introduced by Jayanth Nairi.

Q5: Anything else you feel our community should know about
you or being a donor.
A: It’s nice to be recognized. To contribute and to be part of
the caravan of civilisation and humanity, feeling their pain,
sharing their joys, re ning your traditions, honouring your
ancestors and passing your values to your children through
action... is an even greater feeling of self-worth, purpose and
immortality.
This I have found in Rotary giving.

Q6: What is the legacy you would like to leave behind?
A: That I was born privileged by family and talent ... and I
used it to leave the world (a small part) in a better place than
I found it.

Interviewed by Rtn K.V.Premraj

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YOUTH THE FUTURE OF INDIA

Ever since I was an Interactor & Rotaractor, my Dream has been that Every Child in Mumbai should be one.
And that’s what I set My Goal as, when I started this Year’s District Project Director Youth 2 assignment.
In the DTA itself I requested every Vision President to start at least One New Interact / Rotaract Club &
assured them of Support from Me & My team.
Even before the Year began, I got a Rotaract Certi cation Form from one of the Clubs, but in all fairness Our
DG signed the form on 1st July 2020. Then we started getting more inquiries & the ball started rolling
rapidly with Many Vision Presidents coming forward to form New Interact/ Rotaract Clubs.
A little Coaxing & Follow Up from My Youth 2 Team has seen a Unprecedented rise in the total number of
New Clubs this Year.
In the Vision Year till now, Youth 2 Team, have Chartered 27 New Interact Clubs (25 School & 2
Community) & 19 New Rotaract Clubs (11 Community based & 7 Institutional)
Still 3-4 Clubs are in the pipeline, as forms are submitted to RISAO, waiting for their Charter to come.

Some of the Clubs Chartered during this Year

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ROTARACT TO ROTARY

PDRR OM CHAWLA 2017 2018

Q: What inspired you to join Rotaract in 2008?
A: As a young teenager fresh out of school I had been inspired by my siblings Nikita and
Niharieka who were very actively dedicated involved in the movement and all the projects. I
used to watch them do di erent and exciting things daily and have fun while doing it. I saw
them evolve as people and wanted to be part of something that would give me a path and
direction in life. While I joined it to enjoy my college years and be part of a club, I learned things
daily, I learned to be kind and emphatic to people who did not have much, it made me more
social and outgoing as a person, it helped me shape my personality. At the age of 16 when my
other friends would spend their evenings in the canteen, Rotaract kept me busy with events
which would motivate myself and others. The movement taught me networking skills, helped
me be a leader, taught me how to be professional in my dealings and most importantly to give
back to the society.
I took my rst step in Rotaract by joining the Rotaract club of HR College under the aegis of
Rotary Club of Bombay. Later I did continue my Rotaract journey joining the Rotaract club of
Bombay Uptown under the aegis of the Rotary Club of Bombay Uptown.
Q: What did you do as DRR of Rotaract District?
A: On 24th January, 2016 I was announced as the DRR for the Rotaract year 2017-2018 and it
was a very big step in my life. I would be one of the youngest DRR’s of the movement at the
age of 25 running the movement in its 50th year. It was a day that I had been planning and
working towards for the last 10 years in the movement. A dream that I had silently worked
towards and made my reality. As a DRR you have many people’s expectations to live up to and
many people who look up to you and need to be inspired. In 2017, Rotaract District had 110
clubs with a strength of 5000+ people all depending on you. My 1st step as the leader of the
movement was to choose the right people and team to lead besides me. Once I had my crew
in place I put my goals forward and then started working towards them. It was important to
make sure that the movement ran smoothly and that I was always available to everyone who
needed me.
As a leader, I made sure to be approachable to everybody, be it a president of a club or a new
member. I had to make sure that the values of the organization were being passed down cor-
rectly and honestly to every member of the movement. Projects that were being organized
needed to be viable and provide all-around holistic development. My 360-degree vision for the
year included Education of the underprivileged, providing support to the specially-abled,
Digitalization of the organization, making sure we created the right future leaders with mento-
ring programs and training camps, collaboration with partners, and celebrating 50 years of the
organization. My role also involved a lot of traveling to various clubs, to know the members
within the organization. The year in all was about planning, inspiring, motivating, decision
making, being a problem solver, and most importantly being a visionary leader. It involved a
lot of networking, nancial management, addressing large crowds and abiding by the by-laws
of the organization.

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ROTARACT TO ROTARY

PDRR OM CHAWLA 2017 2018
Q: What has been your key learning including what is your
take on leadership?
A: The one and most important thing about leadership are
not about leading but more so about learning and giving
back. It’s about creating future leaders, taking risks, creating
long-term goals but achieving them by making short team
ones. Leadership is about having a vision and a plan and
making sure that everyone on your team is on the same
page. It’s about inspiring people and also being inspired by
what transpires around you, it about adjusting to changes
that happen and working around and nding solutions to
things that don’t according to plan. Leadership is about
evolving and making sure that everyone revolves around
you. Leadership is about listening to people and making
decisions that may not be easy but must be taken. The one
thing I learned is the route to your goals may change along
the way, but make sure that goals and destinations don’t.

My take on leadership is it's not about keeping everyone happy but delivering what is needed.
It’s about creating a balance between working and personal life, It’s about not misusing your
power but using it where it's needed. It's about always taking responsibility for actions of your
team members and standing up to the occasion. Leadership is all about turning endings into the
beginning and creating a legacy that lives on. Leadership is standing your ground even when
the world goes against you.
For me being the DRR in the 50th year, I had to give it my all, it was my only to prove that I
deserve to be standing as its lead. There was going to be no do-over. I made sure that I used all
my networking and resources to make it the best year and memorable 50th year of the Rotaract
District.

Q: Can you tell us your journey from a Rotaract Member to Rotary Member?
A: The journey has been a wonderful transition for me since i had previously worked with
many Rotarians and PDGs from PDG Bansi sir to DG Sunnil. I have joined the Rotary Club of
Mumbai Malabar Hill as a member in the RI YEAR 2019-20 under the leadership of DG Harjit
Singh Talwar and Smart President Punit Vakil, was fortunate to be a PHF in my rst year itself,
not just stopping at the club level have been fortunate to be a part of multiple district projects,
di erent role pro les indi erent year, like so far Rotary Seva Abhiyaan, Under the Over, Youth
Services, RYLA, RYPEN, Membership to Assistant Trainer in the upcoming year. It’s been an
amazing journey and looking forward to growing my association with Rotary. It’s an advan-
tage for us as the Dual Member program and I yet enjoy my membership with Rotaract as a
Vice President of Rotaract South Asia.
A highlight has so far been lucky and fortunate to be working with RIPE Shekhar Mehta sir, RID
Bharat Pandya sir along with DGN Sandip Agrawalla on the Health Curative Committee
Q: Can you tell us in brief about your professional background?
A: On the Professional front I am a Property Consultant at Cushman and Wake eld, we help
Private rms with corporate houses, Consulates, Consulting, Pharma, IT, and other companies
with their o ce relocation and renewals

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ROTARACT A BELIEF

Always a privilege to pen down your thoughts around the coolest organizations of the world called Rotaract.
Greetings to the members & stake holders. Rotaract is the best international platform for the YOUTH to come
together & enjoy Rotaraction. It is all about the platter of Opportunities & Networking that a youth of the city gets
here. It’s upon us how we wish to Empower ourselves by serving humanity or get exploited by others. If utilized in
a smart manner, we have and are the location for any activity we wish to explore & experiment before we try &
execute similar concepts or the activity in our REAL LIFE! The organization helps to clear the VISION in life.

Think of that ONE activity which you always wanted to do, Just do it here, experience your idea & learn from the
mistakes if any, Experiment today to work out ways & nd solutions for Transforming Tomorrow... justify your
deeds to yourself, not to the rest… work with your passion... not with the position... Yes! Be the change you want
to see and continue to set examples of being the Responsible Me!

Rotary has not elevated Rotaract because what rumors say around their need for members; but the reality is that
World Leaders think it is about time, the Youth is treated as Young Adults. Rotaractors over the last 50+ years have
shown great potential and commitment towards the Rotary ethos, values and made impactful di erence in
society.

Always remember;

Dear Rotaractors you are NOT ALONE; we have a club full of friends supporting you
Dear Rotaract clubs you are NOT ALONE; we have a district full of Rotaract clubs supporting you
Dear Rotaract District you are NOT ALONE; we have a zone full of districts in RSAMDIO supporting you
Dear Rotaract South Asia Zone you are NOT ALONE; you have world full of Rotaract supporting you
Above all, Dear Rotaract you are NOT ALONE; you have the wonderful Rotary Organization supporting you
So it's really important that we always look into the big picture & change the way of thinking; thus making our
organization stronger together. Let us put our Dreams into Action to make this year a memorable ONE!

Rtn. PDRR Rohan Dalmia

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SPIRIT OF GIVING

Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more. It's
enough to indulge and to be sel sh but true happiness is really when you start giving back.”
...No one has ever become poor by giving.”
Rotaracters of Rotaract Club of Mumbai Kandivli West had conducted number of projects
during the tough pandemic times.
To begin with—-In the month of November they planned a visit to Deepali Ashram, Madh island
and donated number of products which included Relispray, cotton, crocin, cough syrup, Vase-
line, huggies diapers (medium size), Vicks, Bathroom cleaner, cloth washing powder, Red chilli
powder, turmeric powder, mustard seed, cumin seed & powder and Cooking oil. That didn’t stop
them also after donating they played few games and danced with the kids.
The management at the orphanage appreciated their e orts and invited then to come again.
Moreover, the members enjoyed the experience and applauded the club for giving them a
chance to serve the community in a meaningful method.
Blanket donation was one such activity at Pandurang Waghe High School in the month of
December. They collected funds from club members and Parent rotary Club of Kandivli West.
After the collection of funds they contacted blanket retailers to get the best price. As the covid
restrictions were in place they sent a member to donate the blankets Rotaracters and their team
also visited Vimaltidevi Ashram, Gorai. On 14th February they distributed water bottles and
napkins Also gave the owners the diapers and under sheets which they had bought in bulk.
They spent some time with all of them. They had singing sessions and fun with them. All the
members enjoyed the experience and were overwhelmed with their stories.
Our Rotaracters have literally lived by the proverb ‘Your greatness is not what you have, but in
what you give.’ Trying to give their time, money and e orts in worthy things during tough times
like Covid. All thanks to our Smart and Dashing President Rtr Prasanna Bhatia, Hon Secretary
Kavya and Shruti Rajiv -Editorial director and Secretary Designate who always lead from front
The team has literally brought SMILES on the faces of needy people
Rtr Bhavana Bhadreshwara

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ROTARACT MOVEMENT
“THE RESPONSIBLE YOUTH”

“Standards are set by Norms – There is always a di erent way to do it” - Today, as I retrospect
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“Self Development through Service & Fellowship” – more than just a theme, it has truly been a
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When I became the DRR of Rotaract District 3140 during the 1998-1999, back then mobile
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Somebody once asked me as to what was so di erent about this movement – I strongly believe
that Rotaract is a “dress rehearsal stage” where you get a chance practice well before you step
out into the bigger real world; be it one’s professional life & career or one’s social life or even
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bly for once you can take me out of Rotary but you can never take Rotary out of me! – This is
what the movement means to me.
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Finally, as my small message to all Young Achievers –
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will never regret yourselves to be a part of this International Movement.
PDRR Rtn. Pankaj Phatarphod

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YOUTH SERVICES I

A REPORT..

This year has been surprisingly eventful in spite of the adversities and challenges presented to us
by Covid-19. This avenue of Youth Services caters to building leadership and entrepreneurial
skills in an e ort to make the youth of today, better citizens of tomorrow. This is the need of the
hour, as 65% of our nation is below 25 years of age.
This avenue is divided into 5 parts: RYLA, RYPEN, MUNA, MIPS & Developing Entrepreneurs.
• RYLA – Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (14 to 30 years old)
Aim, Bene ts and Goal: To energise, inspire and challenge the youth to discover their own
-potential and become e ective communicators.
• RYPEN – Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment (14 to 17 years old)
Aim, Bene ts and Goal: Cultivation of Youth and supports Rotary’s commitment to youth. A
bridge between RYLA, Youth Exchange and Rotaract.
• MUNA – Model United Nations Assembly
A simulation of the workings of the UN General Assembly
Aim: To develop an awareness of the UN and its global issues. Real resolutions are debated
during the conference.
• MIPS - Model Indian Parliament Session
MIPS simulates the workings of the Indian parliament
Aim: Awareness of the parliament and the situation of states. Exchange of ideas across state
boundaries.
Bene ts: Debating Skills/Self-Con dence/Public Speaking
• Developing Entrepreneurs
Aim: To hone entrepreneurial skills, facilitate growth and empower them to be e ective decision
makers and develop the ability to handle con ict. Be E ective Communicators/Handle E ective
presentation skills. Image Projection/Personality Development.
Bene ts: Dynamic leaders. Ability to handle their personal & professional life with poise.

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YOUTH SERVICES I

A REPORT..

We have had some amazing programs in the above avenues. Few are listed below:
• e-RYLA
Date: November, 2020 Hosted by: Rotary Club of Bombay Pier in association with: Rotaract Club of
SIES College, Sion, Rotaract Club of Medicrew and Rotaract Club of Bombay Pier
• RYPEN 2020
Date: December, 2020 Hosted by: Rotary Club of Mumbai Nariman Point
• e-MUNA
Date: 15-16th August, 2020 Hosted by: Rotary Club of Bombay West
• RYLA 2020
Date: 2-3rd November, 2020 Hosted by: Rotary Club of Bombay Kandivali in association with:
Rotaract Club of Bombay Kandivali
• G.O.T – Growth, Overcome, Transform RYLA
Date: 5-8th November, 2020 Hosted by: Rotary District 3141 and Rotary Club of Bombay Pier
In collaboration with: Rotaract Club of SIES College, Rotaract Club of Medicrew & Rotaract Club of
Bombay Pier.
• Incredible RYPEN
Date: 12-13th December, 2020 Hosted by: Rotary District 3141
• WISDOM Steer Your Path to Success
Date: 9th November, 2020 Hosted By: Rotary Clubs of Mulund & Thane East
• Project Jamboree
Date: 30th January, 2021 Hosted by: Rotaract District 3141 by DRR Ojas Joshi
• Sessions
Date: 5th January, 2021 by By Rtr. Rtn. Sakshi Pandit .Hosted by: Rotaract Club of Kolhapur Mid-
town Phoenix, Rotary International District 3170 & Rotary District 3141
Over and above this we have had many districts RYLA, RYPEN, MUNA, MIPS & Developing Entre-
preneurs in which our club has participated in.
Rtn Hussain Rassai (Project Director – Youth I)

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CITATION GOALS
AND INSTRUCTIONS

To be eligible for the Rotary Citation, clubs need to begin the year as active clubs in good
standing – or having paid each invoice balance in full upon receipt. To verify that your club is in
good standing, check your daily club balance report under Club Administration > Club Finances.
You should have an outstanding balance of $0.00. Invoices are due when they are posted, in
mid-January and mid-July.

Rotary club leaders can go into Rotary Club Central and select at least 13 out of 25 goals they wish to
apply toward citation achievement. This flexibility allows clubs to choose the goals that are most
relevant and achievable. In addition, many goals will be self-reported by marking “achieved” in Rotary
Club Central.

To achieve the citation:

Go to Rotary Club Central

Review the 25 available goals

Select at least 13 goals (or more than 50% of the available goals)

Achieve those goals

Report achievement in Rotary Club Central

Once you are in Rotary Club Central, navigate to the Goal Center, select the year, and click on the
All tab to see the goals.

Goal Goal Detail

Club membership How many total members does your club want by the end of the Rotary year?

Service participation How many members will participate in club service activities during the
Rotary year?
New member How many members will sponsor a new club member during the Rotary
sponsorship year?
How many club members will be members of at least one Rotarian Action
Rotary Action Group Group (RAG) during the Rotary year?
participation How many members will participate in leadership development programs or
activities during the Rotary year?
Leadership
development How many members will attend your district conference?
participation
How many club members will be members of a Rotary Fellowship during the
District conference Rotary year?
attendance How many of your club's committee chairs will attend the district training
assembly?
Rotary Fellowship
participation

District training
participation

Annual Fund How much money will be contributed to The Rotary Foundation Annual
contributions Fund by your club and its members during the Rotary year?

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CITATION GOALS
AND INSTRUCTIONS

To be eligible for the Rotary Citation, clubs need to begin the year as active clubs in good
standing – or having paid each invoice balance in full upon receipt. To verify that your club is in
good standing, check your daily club balance report under Club Administration > Club Finances.
You should have an outstanding balance of $0.00. Invoices are due when they are posted, in
mid-January and mid-July.

Rotary club leaders can go into Rotary Club Central and select at least 13 out of 25 goals they wish to
apply toward citation achievement. This flexibility allows clubs to choose the goals that are most
relevant and achievable. In addition, many goals will be self-reported by marking “achieved” in Rotary
Club Central.

To achieve the citation:

Go to Rotary Club Central

Review the 25 available goals

Select at least 13 goals (or more than 50% of the available goals)

Achieve those goals

Report achievement in Rotary Club Central

Once you are in Rotary Club Central, navigate to the Goal Center, select the year, and click on the
All tab to see the goals.

Goal Goal Detail

Club membership How many total members does your club want by the end of the Rotary year?

Service participation How many members will participate in club service activities during the
Rotary year?
New member
sponsorship How many members will sponsor a new club member during the Rotary
Rotary Action Group year?
participation
How many club members will be members of at least one Rotarian Action
Group (RAG) during the Rotary year?

Leadership How many members will participate in leadership development programs or
development activities during the Rotary year?
participation

District conference How many members will attend your district conference?
attendance

Rotary Fellowship How many club members will be members of a Rotary Fellowship during the
participation Rotary year?

District training How many of your club's committee chairs will attend the district training
participation assembly?

Annual Fund How much money will be contributed to The Rotary Foundation Annual
contributions Fund by your club and its members during the Rotary year?

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“CO WIN”ING THE PANDEMIC

As COVID-19 made its way through not just our bodies but our daily functionality, lifestyles,
habits. Education too was one such sector that was not left out by the e ects of the pandemic.
Home Schooling? Yes that sounds ideal...studying from your bed in your Pajamas? Of
course…. making internet excuses when called upon by the teacher? Wow that’s a new trick…
Oh how the dreams of homeschooling came to life, yes the genie did grant the wishes of an
extended vacation. Not knowing the severity of the situation hours, days, weeks, months
passed. The way of schooling did not change, the extended vacation never ended but what
set into the minds of children was monotony.
They wanted an escape, an escape from this virtual reality, a reality where time became an
illusion, day turned into night, insomnia kicked in because the innocent overthinking mind
started worrying about the future. The future that seems so clouded with judgment of the
“New Normal”, as if their thoughts were wearing a mask too.
It’s been a year of re ection, a year where our di erent social identities and the social groups
we belong to determine our inclusion within society and, by extension, our vulnerability to
epidemics. As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads uncertainty and hardship around the world,
Rotaract members and participants are innovating, caring for those a ected, and showing
that even at a distance, there are ways to help. Rotaract is all about the community, but the
welfare of their Interactors and peers means just as much.
The world went digital, where we once said that let's keep technology aside and live in the
moment, in times like these the same technology brought us closer in ways that cannot be
described. We know that we all needed to con de in one another so did the Interactors, their
de nition of “Fun” and “Engaging Activities” took a new route, the virtual kind but nothing ever
felt so real, where we as rotaractors got the opportunity to impart something new into their
lives, created moments of fun and laughter which would help them add sanity into the chaos
around them.
A yoga session? Yes stretching sounded fun after sitting in front of the screen studying all
day… A resume building workshop ? Why not, we all want jobs someday. It was so essential to
explain the di erence between a resume and CV to the Interactors along with the structured
format… Friendship Day card making? We could get our hands dirty with some paint and
colour, spend an afternoon with peers and learn card making using material available at
home, something as basic as bubble wrap. -- Always super enthusiastic to participate in these
workshops held for them.
Life has come full circle with another wave of the Pandemic, but we’re mentally and physically
much stronger to cope with it, understanding deeply that our careers will take shape, cause
we see that sliver of light at the end of the road. As of today we know our social community
needs us just as much as we need them.
We all love movies and one thing that we learned from the Avengers End Game is that there is
always a tomorrow. A tomorrow which we dream for, a tomorrow where we are mask free, a
tomorrow where we break free from our modern cages and rebuild society. The day is not far
when kids will be out there playing; the day is not far when this pandemic will be forgotten in
the chapters of a rustic history textbook. Till then we as Rotractors need to be the catalyst to
change to bring in the positivity back again. The zoom shows will turn real soon and we will
once again be out there helping the society to rebuild from the pains to relive once again.
Rtr Jhanvi Manek

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TRF CHALLENGE

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PAUL HARRIS APF CHALLENGE

Paul Harris APF Challenge 2020-21 for Zones 4,5,6, & 7

Criteria to qualify
For Districts – Minimum Annual Fund contribution of USD 30,000 received by RF(I) between 15 May
2021 to 25 June 2021
For Clubs - Minimum Annual Fund contribution of USD 5,000 received by RF(I) between 15 May 2021
to 25 June 2021
For Individual Donors - Minimum Annual Fund contribution of USD 1,000 received by RF(I) between 15
May 2021 to 25 June 2021

Awards
 Top 3 districts across four zones will be rewarded with customized Crystals.
 Top 3 districts from each zone will be rewarded with Gold, Silver and Bronze Certificates and
associated Trophies. Certificates will be signed by Trustee Gulam and the respective zone RRFC.
 All the qualifying clubs across the zones will be rewarded with Certificates which will be signed
by Trustee Gulam A. Vahanvaty and the respective zone RRFC.
 All the individuals who qualify for Paul Harris APF Challenge will be rewarded with special
recognition Certificates.
 Any individual contributing minimum of USD 10,000 between 15 May to 25 June will be
rewarded with beautiful Crystal carrying his/her name along with recognition Certificate.

Conditions
 Available modes of contribution will be online through Rotary.org and NEFT/RTGS transfers in
district virtual accounts opened with HSBC bank.
 If Rotary International South Asia Office comes up with any other contribution channel, it will
be communicated soon to all districts.
 Online contributions can be made from 14 May mid-night until mid-night of 25 June.
 For record purpose, contribution dates will be considered as per Foundation reports available
at RISAO.

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TRF AN EVENT TO REMEMBER

A seminar on TRF could not get any bigger or better than the one held on May 9, 2021. Not just by the sheer class of
the virtual event but even going by the fact that it was attended by TRF trustee Chair PRIP K R Ravindran as the Chief
Guest and equally participated by TRF trustee chair Ghulam Vahanvati, RID Bharat Pandya, PRID Ashok Mahajan, RRFC
Raju Subramnium, ARRFC Shashi Sharma, DRFC Ajay Gupta along with DGE Rajendra Agarwal, DGN Sandip Agarwalla
and DGND Arun Bhargava.
Our very own DG Sunnil Mehra had company with his counterpart from Israel DG Dr Nahum Frenkel (RID2490) and
PDG Ajay Bhatnagar from Switzerland. Apart from above we had several guests and dignitaries from Clubs of Israel &
Sri Lanka. Not to mention, the seminar being hosted by RCM Mulund South along with a total of 65 co-hosting clubs
with an attendance of galaxy of PDGs, other district avenue members along with over 315 members for the length of
the seminar. You all too will agree that, it does not get better than this.
Starting with national anthems of Sri Lanka and India with a backdrop showcasing various projects undertaken by RID
3141 with a sense of pride and achievement it also touched an emotional chord when a moment of silence was
observed in memory of all the Rotarians and their near and dear ones whom we lost to the pandemic, followed by an
invocation song of hope performed by members and sung beautifully by Rn Mini Khosla.
The o cial proceedings as summed up beautifully by MOC Rtn Deepak Chawla, was to understand what we could do
for the Foundation and what the Foundation could do for us. During the entire course of the evening, felicitations
were done to recognise the generous hearted benevolent members of the district for their contributions towards the
Foundation (not covered in earlier TRF seminars)
First session anchored by Rtn Vinod Kumar Agarwal, ZAC (Central) recognised:
a) Presidents of Clubs that are 100% PHF Clubs and who have either maintained their status or committed to maintain
the same, along with those of newly formed Clubs who have contributed to the TRF
b) New PHS Members
c) New Benefactors
Second session anchored by Rtn Bharat Jhunjhunwala, ZA Co-Chair (West) recognised:
a) Presidents of Clubs which achieved their all-time high yearly TRF giving since chartered
b) Individual Rotarians giving in excess of USD 7,000 in current year
c) Individual Rotarians giving in excess of USD 10,000 in current year

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Third session anchored by Rtn Anupkumar Chandarana, ZA Co-Chair (North West) recognised the following:
a) Major Donors Level 1
b) Presidents of Diamond Clubs contributing over USD 75000
Fourth session anchored by ZAC (South) Radhika Mehta recognised:
a) Presidents of Platinum Clubs contributing over USD 100000
b) Major Donors Level 2
c) Individuals contributing in excess of USD 10000

And the nal session anchored by DPD Manish Gyani recognised:
a) Presidents of New 100% PHF clubs
b) Top three giving Clubs
c) New Endowment Fund contributors
d) Major Donors Level 3
e) AKS members – Trustee Circle & Chair Circle
Let’s all join in giving a big round of applause to these benevolent members of RID 3141 who have made us proud.
Rtn Deepak Chawla whilst explain the bene ts of a Global Grant, additionally pointed out the advantage of friend-
ships that we establish with our international partners, and one such relation is with the members of RID 2490, Israel
since 2015-16 and has grown since then. DG Dr Nahum Frenkel, spoke about Israel’s Rotary association with India and
presented an AV showcasing the various Global Grants executed in India with the Rotary Club of Ramla, Israel.
Another International GG partner, PDG Ajay Bhatnagar from Switzerland, shared his experience about how he tackled
the TRF issue in a country politically nonaligned and averse to support an organisation headquartered in USA. He
brie y gave an overview of the GGs done with India
One could not but feel nostalgic, proud, and in awe, all at the same time when PRID Ashok Mahajan spoke of his
involvement in the Polio eradication program of the Rotary. Now that India is polio free, many of the young Rotarians
may not even know the troubles, the hardships and the resentments faced from certain section of the people against
the vaccination drive. He shared his enthusiasm with pride and satisfaction, having achieved polio free tag for India.
He is presently the Chairman of the Rotary’s Covid vaccination task force in India.
A Panel discussion of sorts:
Never ever witnessed such an open panel discussion with some hard hitting questions (provocating discussions in
words of Rtn Deepak Chawla) put across by moderator DGN Sandip Agarwalla to the elite panellists comprising of TRF
trustee Ghulam Vahanvaty, RRFC Raju Subramanium,, ARRFC Shashi Sharma and DGE Rajendra Agarwal.

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What are the plans of TRF to support each of the seven areas of focus? With funds depleting, why were large scale
grants introduced? Is 5% charge justi ed? Why now only 80% of DDF matched?, were some of the questions raised on
the forum. Topics like India’s representation in TRF trustees, proposal to bridge mismatch in Annual fund gap, steward-
ship and going overboard on sustainability issue by TRF was also discussed.
Replying to the above, details about Endowments fund, the utilisation of the income therefrom, goals and funds for
each areas of focus, be it WASH (50 mln) , Health (60 mln), Community devp (15 mln) and yet to set up for new focus
area viz. environment were freely discussed by Rtn Ghulam. Rtn Raju explained the need for scale grants and at the
same time said that there was a need to introspect, whether are we as Rotarians doing su cient to support these
grants or the foundation in general. PDG Shashi Sharma reasoned the need for grant charge as well as the need for
reducing the DDF matching. PDG Raju appraised the members of the APF giving challenge being launched to support
the Foundation in this year.
One needs to support the Foundation and this is no secret. DG Sunnil Mehra celebrating his birthday (blushing his best
self) could not have emphasised less the need for TRF giving and updated the members of his “vision beyond the
ordinary” with innovative ideas to support the APF giving thru corporate engagement program. He also announced
the resolving of technical issues involved in APF giving thru “Give to Gain project”.
RID Bharat Pandya at his usual best de ned Rotary as being encapsulated in two words viz. hope and opportunity. If
Rotarians are the heart and soul of Rotary then TRF is the backbone of Rotary. Congratulating the TRF team for their
work in these trying times and elaborated on the concept of e ective giving.
TRF Trustee Chair and PRIP K R Ravindran came across and a very humble person with a strong vision. He spoke of
the uncertainties faced by the world today, the horrifying e ect of the 2nd wave of pandemic, Columbia’s problem
of infection and various other challenges and harped upon the Rotary of rotary in times to come. Citing an inspira-
tional anecdote of NASA’s aborted moon mission where rather than focusing on the damaged craft, the team head
asked, “ What have we got in the ship that is good?” and the perspective changed. Focus on what is working and in
our control. Take charge of those things to shape up a new and a better world. Finally on behalf of the TRF he
thanked RID 3141 for its support.
Many thanks to lead host RCM Mulund South President Siddharth Daftary, Convenor Rtn C K Mohan and the entire
back-hand team with Rns Sunil Haribal, Paritosh Rungta, Hitenn Mehta, Capt Ashok Agarwal, Kishor Parekh, Yatin
Thakker and Swapnesh, and above all First Lady Shilpi Mehra for all the coordinating e orts without which this
event could not have been such a success.

Report by Rtn Dilip Shah

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SAMANVAY

THE COORDINATION

District Team Training Seminar was organized on zoom platform on Saturday, 1st May, 2021. Rtn Dilip set the
ball rolling with his inimitable style quoting anecdotes and bringing smile on everyone’s face.
PDG Subhash, gave a small introduction on “all about DTTS”. He said for the avenue chairs the task is well cut out
and each one will be involved and be on one’s own. They are being trained so that they make Clubs go about
doing District Thrust projects, giving them their responsibilities and guiding in ful lling the task of completion of
projects.
DG Sunnil Mehra while blessing the Seminar gave few very valid points of implementation in this current scenar-
io of lock downs and Covid horrors. He spoke on newer ways of communications, meetings through online
forum which increases learning and absorbing capacity to more than 60% as compared to physical meetings
where it is less that 40%. He advised the Team to not become monotonous, prepare well and brush up knowl-
edge before starting any communication. He also showed the process of sharing as Monologue, Dialogue and
Interactive. He gave a golden mantra to be “cool” while dealing with all as “re ection can not be seen in boiling
water”.
DGE Rajendra spoke on “My Dreams and Our Goals”. He highlighted some of the wonderful projects waiting to
be implemented next Rotary year, besides continuing current ongoing projects. He recommends thinking BIG.
Any project size should be big enough to take one beyond usual, exert extra e ort and capabilities of individu-
als. Besides the motivation helps in encouraging all. He gave his own personal examples of achieving things
which would look impossible to start with. DTA will de nitely throw more light on various Thrust area projects.
DGND Arun gave some simple mantra to all Team members of District. He broadly classi ed avenue chairs as
Thrust area avenue chairs and Traditional avenue chairs. Traditional avenue chairs must guide Presidents in
implementing projects by showing various options of raising resources from District and RI. He advised to
routinely check for resources by visiting Rotary.org regularly. It is wonderful place to get all information for
routine areas of service.
Thrust area avenue chairs are de ned individually. Hence homework is necessary to guide clubs. The success of
each avenue in thrust area depends on good coordination of district team, on site team and Presidents. This will
also help in de ning resources for each club to implement the projects.
PDG Bal Inamdar spoke on Roles and Responsibilities of each avenue. He quoted Bill Collins “Di erent ships in
same boat” The idea is that all avenue chairs, all district team members are doing di erent things to ful l goals of
the District but the end result is same, to excel. “Excellence is good but when combined with passion and love it
makes strong character of a person”. That is what a true leader emerges winner.
Rtn Rakesh Mishra, Rtn Yogesh Jesrani, Rtn Arun Chauudhary and Rtn Rajan Dua also spoke on various topics
Rtn Rajesh Dave

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TRANSFORM INDIANS
TO TRANSFORM INDIA!!

Setting up of an innovation Lab. at Pancholia School, Kandivali by RC Kandivali West
Friends, we all will agree that the world is changing and changing at a rapid pace…The world has seen major
revolutions from agricultural based economies to Industrial revolution to technological revolution ….We all
know now the shift is happening to automation leading to driverless cars to touch free air-conditioning
etc….the list is endless….if one thing that has remained constant in all these revolutions; it is the innovation &
the pace of innovations now is at a never seen before levels ….
Friends, we would all agree that India has been at the forefront in the technological world but only on the
execution and implementation sides and not on innovation front – though we Indians are dominant force in the
Silicon Valley where majority of the technological advancements are happening; but India has hardly seen any
innovation. Nitiin Komawar from Grok Education often says: 20 lac Indians employed in Silicon Valley amount
for contribution of approx. 1 GDP worth of India’s GDP every 2 years, .What 20 Lac Indian’s can do, why we need
130 Crore people to contribute the same? Put it inversely what will be India’s growth if 20 lac Indians start
innovating in India? How much of prosperity, job creation and happiness can it lead for all the Indians?
The key objective of this innovation centre is teach children of 6th to 9th standard the same curriculum of
maths, science especially physics and biology in an applied manner with solution based approach – where the
students will be encouraged to look at creating solutions for daily life problems…This course will be merged
with the latest skills required for students to keep them future ready like teach them – Robotics, IOT/sensor
technology, Arti cial Intelligence or Data Science and 3D printing…This amalgamation of latest technology
learning along with the required education will certainly prove a boon for these children…and prepare them to
face the challenges of the changing world….
In the future, students will have to innovate around technology. They will have to come up with ideas to solve
regular problems with robots, AI, and more. The exposure in schools helps create the foundation. Students
become pro cient thinkers in the technological lines. We at Rotary Club of Mumbai Kandivali West are always
committed to education and this Innovation centre will surely be our step in the direction – transform Indians to
transform India. We wish all the children abundance of Joy, Happiness and glittering future…
Rtn Rajendra Bhatia

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VISION ROTARY QUIZ

VISION Club Service II team successfully completed all the FOUR rounds of FIRST EVER NOVEL OPEN BOOK ROTARY
QUIZ. We had large participation across the 4 rounds of Quiz - from 979 Rotarians from 88 Clubs.
A BIG THANK YOU to all the participating clubs. The success of the Quiz (with its avowed objective of adding
to/refreshing the rotary knowledge of RID 3141 Rotarians) would not have been possible without their encourag-
ing their members for participation. The appreciation emails/messages received from many Rotarians really kept
us going.
It was a humongous task of collating data of all the four rounds to arrive at Individual winners. The methodology
used for determining ranking of the individual winners was the average time taken by the participant to submit
the quiz. Looking at the enthusiasm with which the Rotarians have participated in the Quiz, 25 winners will be
awarded for “overall “performance - Mementos to TOP 3 and Certi cates to the next 22 winners.

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VISION ROTARY QUIZ

The aggregate winning clubs were decided based on the sum of all the four rounds in 3 categories. .

The Mementos/Certi cates of Top Individual winners and the Clubs will be presented at the hands of DG Sunnil
Mehra at Unicorn Discon. The No1 club in each of the 3 categories will get a voucher from one of our sponsors
‘Sportspark’ for free use of their grounds for a club event for a couple of hours.
Once again, a big thank you to close to 1000 participants, their Clubs, the District team led by O cer on Special
Duty First Lady Shilpi Mehra, and Unicorn GML team for their valuable contribution in making VISION ROTARY
QUIZ a GRAND success.

Rtn. Virendra Widge (Avenue Advisor) / Rtn. Vikrant Shah (Project Director)

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URJA THE ENERGY

PETS-1 for incoming Rotary Year 2021-22 was held on Sunday, May 2, 2021 on virtual platform
around 200 participants attending the Seminar.
After a brief welcome address by DGE Rajendra Agarwal (who also acknowledged warm
wishes from the participants on his wedding anniversary), Lt.Gov.Designate Dilip Mulay
anchoring the Seminar invited the rst speaker of the day – PDG Subhash Kulkarni, District
Trainer Designate for Dream Year 2021-22.
PDG Kulkarni explained the purpose of the PETS – an important training event for President
Elects and a mandatory event before taking over the responsibility of a President of a Rotary
Club. Later, PDG Kulkarni enumerated 11 key points for planning well for the dream year
including tracking club’s strengths, goal setting, connecting and communicating with mem-
bers, building a strong team, delegating and leading from the front.
Next speaker was DG Sunnil Mehra who gave a excellent motivating talk to the participants,
urging the PEs to come out of their comfort zones with a clear perspective of achieving their
dreams of making a di erence. Let your dreams scare you and not allow you to sleep, because
if they don’t then they are too small. Think big, listen to your hearts and let others feel you’re
crazy.
DGE Rajendra Agarwal listed out the various opportunities for implementing service projects
with support of the District Avenue Teams. He urged the PEs to consider one project per day,
translating into 365 projects per club or over 40000 projects in Dist 3141 valued at approx-
..Rs.300 crores.
DGE’s Governor PDG Shrirang Prabhu in his talk, Enter to Learn, talked about acquiring work-
ing knowledge of Rotary, understanding community needs and knowing RI and District Focus
Areas before the start of the year. PDG Bal Inamdar spoke on Our Dream Is One. Dreams,
according to him, are today’s awareness of tomorrow’s problems. Giving an example of Dis-
trict Dream of ‘Cataract-free Palghar’ – a massive project to implement, when people say WHY,
ask WHY NOT? He concluded by saying future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of
their dreams.
PDG Shashi Sharma talked about E ective Leadership Thru’ Communication Skills while PDG
Gopal Mandhania gave Mantras for Successful Leaders. DGN Arun Bhargava gave a presenta-
tion on Why Dream with a 7-Step Approach to Achieving Dreams.
The last speaker of the day was former Rotarian Robert Clement, a regular columnist and
professional coach for better writing and speaking skills. His 45-minute presentation on the
vital ingredients of good communication through speaking and writing enthralled the partici-
pants while at the same time engraved their minds with acronyms like WPC (Watch the way
you speak, Plan the way you speak and Change the way you speak) and VOICE (Volume, Order-
ly, Indulgent, Con dence & Energy) as their key take-away.
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COVID CARE CENTRE

Covid - 19 Pandemic is at its peak in this second wave from March 2021 and according to experts
it’s going to get further worsened. Sudden surge of cases has resulted in shortage of beds and
oxygen in existing Covid hospitals. Mild to moderately infected cases are not getting hospital
beds and they are becoming critical before they get admitted for treatment. Many of these critical
cases eventually succumb to unfortunate death. Overall situation is increasing toll on healthcare
system and hospitals. In Palghar district also hundreds of cases are coming positive everyday
increasing patient load.
In this dire situation RC Palghar and RC Manor Highway have come forward to do their bit by
starting a Covid hospital with the help of expert team of Aastha Hospital, Manor who is already
managing Rotary Dialysis Center at Manor since past one year successfully.
This covid hospital is named "CARE- Covid Center" and it is situated at village Pargaon on Varai
Saphale Road, Taluka and District Palghar. It is 30 bedded hospitals set up with 12 bedded func-
tional ICU with central oxygen pipeline supply and 18 isolation beds. Aastha Hospital has
deployed their experienced sta and doctors for CARE Covid Center. Their team consists of 2 full
times ICU trained medical o cers, 10 trained nursing sta , and 3 cleaning sta , 2 security guards,
and other administrative sta all of them residing at the CARE Covid Center and giving services to
the patients. Apart from these there is a visiting Physician and 2 on call intensivists to handle
emergencies.
ICU of CARE Covid Center is equipped with central oxygen supply, BIPAP, multipara monitors,
syringe pumps, ECG machine and all essential and lifesaving drugs.
CARE Covid Center has received approval from district authorities to function as a Covid hospital
in category of DCHC (Dedicated Covid Health Center) wherein mild to moderately infected cases
can be admitted and given treatment on right time to prevent them from becoming critical.
Center will follow all Government treatment protocols and will stick to charges controlled by
Government guidelines.
IPP Amit Patil of the club has taken great initiative in starting this center who is also the chairman
of this project. Project is co-chaired by Rtn Dr Avinash Sonawane and Rtn Dr Jitendra Shirname
from RC Manor Highway. Team has worked tirelessly day and night and established a hospital set
up within 72 hours. Courtesy to Mr and Mrs Monteiro who has made available their residential
school of mentally challenged kids named 'Phulpakharu'. Project is well supported by fellow Rotar-
ians of RC Palghar and RC Manor Highway.
CARE Covid Center has been inaugrated formally on 30th April 2021 virtually with presence of DG
Sunil Mehra, members from both the clubs and team of Aastha Hospital.
Rtn Dr Avinash Sonawane

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O2 OXYGEN IS THE KEY WORD

As India battles the second wave of Covid-19, crippling the medical infrastructure of hospitals across India with
an over ow of patients, Oxygen Concentrators have seen a pent-up demand, with disease-stricken patients
and their relatives scrambling to get hold of one, when faced with alarming drops in oxygen levels.
Rotary Club of Bombay Juhu Beach has taken up the initiative of providing 50 Oxygen Concentrators of 5 litres
and 10 litres capacity at BSES Municipal General Hospital, Andheri West, Mumbai, thanks to the generous
contributions from our valuable donors and Ashland India Pvt Ltd.

Oxygen Concentrators provide around 5-10 litres of
oxygen per minute, with 93% +/- 3 % purity, and are thus
suitable for patients su ering from a moderate bout of
Covid-19. They are an absolute need of the hour because
while cylinders and canisters need to be re lled, oxygen
concentrators can work 24x7 and helps the hospital to
cater to not too serious patients in normal wards but still
requiring a continuous supply of Oxygen.

Disease Prevention & Treatment is one of the 6 areas of focus of Rotary International, therefore we are thankful to
Rotarians across the world that have been continuously making an e ort to make a di erence in the society, while
serving humanity.
Rtn Mona Shah

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A BLAST FROM THE PAST

A sneak peek into the life of Rtr Ojas before becoming the
DRR
I was chilling with my friends, a group of around 15 people,
when a guy started selling us passes for this party that was
happening. My college life took a very surprising turn; I was
selling the same passes, at the same place, to the same
circle - just a year later.
The rst Rotaract event of RC Deonar that I ever attended
was ‘Chai Pe Charcha’ - a debate competition that had
vadapav for snacks! I was someone who wouldn’t ever
speak to strangers, your classic de nition of an introvert.
The then president, Rtr. Pankaj Samtani came up to me and
told me that gelling up takes time for some people and that
it’s okay. I breathe. I o cially registered as a Roaractor post
Chai pe Charcha.
My main reason to join Rotaract were two things -
1. Nothing to do on weekends - I’m talking about 2012
here, when Net ix binge watching wasn’t a scene, and
when the daily limit of SMS blew up within 2 hours.
2. Curiosity - I’ve been an introvert, yes, but I’ve always
been very curious. I wanted to know more, do more, and
explore more.

Rotaract brought me out of my comfort zone, and before I even realized - your next door shy guy turned
into the guy who would sneak you out for parties. Parties, the word reminds me of the rst event I executed
- A Boat Party. This is what it was: 2 Boats, Over 350 people and an experience nobody will ever forget. It’s
till date, the Rotaract Episode we bring up at every informal chill session.
I decided on studying and taking up education in a college outside Mumbai but dropped the plan due to
certain reasons. There was, without a doubt, continuing Rotaract if I was in the city. I was then announced
as the Club Service Director, Sports Director and the Zonal Coordinator for the Rotaract Club of Deonar. I
have several stories from that year, the details of which I’ll not get into ; but there’s one thing I wear as a
proud badge since that year. I chaired a now-legacy project - ‘X-pressions’ - and this was the year where this
event secured sponsorship of over a lakh and the year we had the maximum number of participating
schools.
The upcoming year was when I was announced as the Sergeant at Arms and Chairman Finance at my club.
My story has not been all roses - this was the year I realized that I was horrible at handling nances. Howev-
er, this in no way brought me down. Here’s what I’d like to say from everything I’ve learnt that year :
1. You cannot be the jack of all trades and that’s absolutely okay.
2. Nevertheless, that particular year, I was studying, was a part of a committee that organized cricket
for colleges all over Mumbai, Global Peace Committee and The Student Council. There’s no boundary to
what you can accomplish and do if you put your heart into it. Remember, The Sky's The Limit.
3. No, I didn’t just work. I bagged free canteen food because I was a part of committees, got out of
mandatory attendances and got teachers to give consideration points during assessments because of
involvement in extracurricular. Regardless of what you do, Do Not Forget to Have Fun.

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The years after these have seen a lot of fun drama, but I can, without a inch, say that it was all worth it. I was
announced as the Vice President in the upcoming year, but due to unavoidable reasons, I had to take up the
Presidentship almost at the beginning of the year itself. To anyone who has been a President of a Rotaract
club and to our Rotaractors who aspire to be Presidents - There is no year, no experience that can compare to
this feeling, this emotion.
I was supposed to leave for Kolkata the next year - job placement. This, with a heavy heart, was going to be
my farewell to the movement. Hey, but the stars were in my favour. I secured a job in Tata with Mumbai as my
location, which maybe was a sign for me not leaving. My friends suggested that I should apply for the ZRR of
my zone and this was something I thought I could do as well.
The journey from becoming the ZRR to entering HRD was a very interesting one. I wanted to specialize in
Human Resources as well as Operations, but my college o ered only one specialization at a time. So, I decid-
ed to take up Operations and got into the HRD department at Council, to learn about Human Resources. It
might sound silly when put this way but I did learn a lot from my HRD years at the district.
The series of events pretty much owed after this - Chairman HRD 2018-19, District Rotaract Secretary
2019-20 plus DRR Elect 2019-20 and your current DRR. I’m not going to lie, it has been majorly hectic, but also
years lled with learning, experiments, success and failure, encounters and moments, embarrassment at
times but a pride feather in the cap during a lot of my tenure.
The goal that has kept me going has always been - to be known as a people’s person - to meet new individu-
als, have conversations and the fact that learning is not merely out of textbooks, but out of experiences. I
have always been to be okay with failing but never holding a regret of not having tried at all.
To every Rotaractor reading this, this moment has a lot to o er - put yourself out here, grab every opportuni-
ty by its neck and kiss it, nd your family and have fun. I wish you the best of luck, shine and confetti.
Rtr. Ojas Joshi (DRR 2020-21)

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GLOBAL DISTRICT CONFERENCE : PROJECT JAMBOREE

District Conferences' are about celebration and we thought that 20-21 was the opportune year to take this
celebration global. The journey which started with an irrational and impossible idea to pull o became
possible and a one-of a-kind project. To give out the experience of learning and unlearning, fun and frolic,
Rotaractors of 3141 connected to Rotaractors from di erent time zones, we thus attempted (successfully!)
the rst ever 24 hour live project.

The Key highlights of the Project were :

A total of 2573 attendees from 20+ countries.
An interesting panel consisting of District Governor not only from India (RID 3141 Mumbai and RID 3012 -
Delhi) but also International District Governors from RID 4500 Brazil and RID 3410 - Indonesia.

An address by The Rotary International President (Elect), for the rst time ever!
A vibrant cultural tour to 20+ destinations of the world.

The platform of Jamboree enabled us to take a step further in connecting to Rotarians and Rotaractors across
countries by learning from their organisational experience and respective cultures via speaker sessions,
performances, booths, meeting rooms, games and so much more with just one click. Rotaract is a global
organization and through Jamboree, we have been able to showcase the power of this connection by going
up an extra mile. Rotaract District 3141 has been able to successfully exchange ideas where language, pass-
port and quarantine facilities were never a barrier!

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R-BOSS : EXPERIENCE THE REALITY SHOWS IN ROTARACT STYLE

The idea behind conducting this event was to give an experience of reality shows to every participant. The
concept of Big Boss and Roadies were taken into consideration while forming the entire structure of this event.
Initially, we released a google form to select the people followed by group discussion and personal interviews.
Top 16 were selected after this criteria. Everyday, the organizing team assigned a minimum of 1 task to be
performed, which was used to either provide them with immunity or an advantage. Every evening, we conduced
a vote out basis which 2 people were eliminated from this show/event. This went on for 7 days. We had several
twists and wild card entries throughout the show. Every morning we assigned an exercise, a task to perform
which also acted like an alarm for this virtual house. There were di erent tasks related to presentations, quiz,
treasure hunt and other fun elements. We also had one person assigned as R - BOSS who used to put every
updates and communicate with all the contestants.
Finally, 3 people were taken into nals. We created a voting structure for nals where in participants had to pitch
other people to vote for them. Avi Mehta, Eesha Desai and Aastha Thakkar were the nalists and with maximum
votes Aastha Thakkar was announced as the winner for R - BOSS.
This event proved as an extremely fun-experience in a period where all of us desparately need refreshing breaks.

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GRACIAS :

We all have people in our life we love, people we
are thankful for - be it our parents, cousins, best
friends or anyone who o ered a helping hand. How
often do we express our gratitude for them?
Gracias was that step, for all those who wanted to
express their gratitude to the people around them.
Respondents were asked to jot down their feelings
and we delivered it to their loved ones’ on their
birthdays. It was a very unique and thoughtful way
to wish people and make them feel special.
We received several entries - and they were not just
simple birthday wishes. The entries were a bucket
full of emotions ; someone trying to make their
special one’s day remarkable, someone asking for
forgiveness, some remembering old days and
someone giving a fresh start to their relation.
This initiative wasn’t merely an event but an
attempt to bridge two souls.

-Rtr. Anjali Jain, The Rotaract Club of Ghanshyam-
das Saraf College.

LET’S TALK ABOUT YOU :

Let's Talk About You was a unique initiative under
the Professional Development avenue which was
conducted on 30th March, 2021 in association
with Rotaract Clubs of Ghanshyamdas Saraf
College and VPM RZ Shah College. As it was the
third year of this seminar since its inception, the
aim was to bring out something unique to the
table, hence the theme was 'Unusual Careers.'

Speakers such as Sanket Mhatre who is a renowned voiceover artist, Sarbajeet Mohanty, a parapsychologist and
Aishwarya Ayushmaan who is a human activist lawyer by day and drag queen by night, were invited. They shared
their personal journeys of how they created a space for themselves in their respective industries and what chal-
lenges were faced. It was an insightful event, curated speci cally for each speaker's profession. With a participa-
tion of 80 people and 3 amazing speakers, it was a pleasure to have everyone onboard!

- Rtr. Harshi Masrani, Rtr. K. Srigouri Jaganathan, Rotaract Club of S.K. Somaiya College

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HANDFUL OF GRAINS :

With India's ever-expanding population and its rampant problem of poverty, there are still many in this
country who go to sleep on an empty stomach. The unfair distribution of resources, especially of food has
resulted in the creation of a situation where food, despite being available, does not reach the poor sections
of society. To do our bit in bringing a change in such a scenario and provide remedy, The Rotaract Club of
N.M. College has, since 2013, taken active steps with the help of a project named “Handful of Grains”. A
legacy project with the aim of supplying grains and other related goods to the malnourished, poverty-strick-
en regions of India. This year, on 21st March 2021, the project successfully donated nearly 3200+ Kilograms
of grains as well as other necessary supplies. The Walvanda village of Palghar district had been taken up for
this year’s donations with an aim to improve the quality of life of its residents.

The ration kits distributed consisted of 5 kilograms of rice, our, onions, potatoes, 2 kilograms of sugar, 1
kilogram of each lentils, garlic, 500 grams of each turmeric powder, salt, red chilli powder, 200 grams tea and
2 soaps each. Further, keeping in mind the lack of school supplies in the village necessary for students, the
project donated 250 stationery kits which comprised of a long book, 2 pens, 2 pencils, an eraser, a sharpener,
and a scale. Through its e orts, Handful of Grains was able to impact the lives of 120 families and 250 chil-
dren of Walvanda.

The great success of the project delivered the important message of giving back to the society. A simple act
of donation can give many a chance to lead a healthy, happy life. With this motive, Handful of Grains aims to
continue serving the society.

- Rtr. Kanisha Kapadia, The Rotaract Club of N.M. College

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SANTA IN TOWN:

Santa In Town is an initiative by the Rotaract Club of Mumbai Mulund South where we distributed hygiene kits to
those who were in need.

This year being the third year of the project, we decided to take it a step further and become a Santa in this
situation of Covid by taking a few necessary steps and ensuring safety and hygiene for all.

We distributed 91 hygiene kits to the families of our adopted village Moryachapada, Badlapur and 64 hygiene
kits to the families of Cancer Bravehearts of Access Life Assistance Foundation making it a total of 155 hygiene
kits. The Hygiene kit included Mask, Sanitizer, Comb, Bathing Soap, washing soap, shampoo, toothbrush and
toothpaste. Along with the hygiene kits, we also distributed 70 Drawing kits to the children of our adopted
village Moryachapada, Badlapur. The drawing kit included Drawing Book, Oil Pastels, Sketch Pens, Eraser and
Double Click Mech Pencil (With Lead box). We also ful lled and distributed all the stationery needs of a trust
where we conducted our project Ankuram. Along with this, there was also a distribution of a few sweets and
games.

Last but not the least, we also distributed 40 + masks to auto rickshaw drivers in Mulund.

- Rtr. Isha Sharma, The Rotaract Club of Mumbai Mulund South (RCMMS)

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