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Dear

SMARTIES,

Harjit Singh Talwar

District Governor 2019-20

Editor in Chief

Hearty compliments to our SMART Presidents for the gusto and enthusiasm with
which they are going ahead implementing balanced and meaningful service
projects in all avenues of service.

Commitment, involvement and connected to each other. Let us 2021-2022. We convey our hearty
team effort by all avenue teams, commit ourselves to growing congratulations and best wishes to
reflecting in the District seminars Rotary”. Shekhar on behalf of District 3141
and support to clubs, is truly and pledge our unstinting support
commendable and praise worthy. We need to reach out to new for a successful and rewarding year.
members, engaging and involving SMART Presidents of 8 Mulund and
AUGUST was the designated current members and creating Bhandup clubs and I are indeed
MEMBERSHIP development month more alternatives for membership fortunate to have been installed at
and I am happy to share with you for the next generation of Rotarians. his hands on 30th June 2019.
that we have clocked a net
membership growth of 226 To ensure SUSTAINABLE growth our I would like to take this opportunity
members in the first 2 months of approach should be 3 pronged - to thank all clubs in the District for
SMART RY. Compliments to the their encouraging response to our
Membership team ably lead by More members in Rotary “HUMANITY CALLING” initiative, to
Avenue Chairs Dr. Indumati help our brethren affected by the
Gopinathan and Girish Mittal, More Rotary in members - recent floods in Kolhapur region,
Counselled by Ramesh Kurup, imparting Rotary spear headed by PRID Ashok
advised by PDG Nitin Mangaldas information Mahajan and Group Avenue Head
and supported by the entire team. Jhankar Gadkari, ably supported
More Rotary from members by their team. We are grateful to
Rotary is a membership – involvement in projects & you for your generous contributions
organisation first and a service programs which will soon be used for rehabili-
organization after that. Once we tation measures in collaboration
have the members / numbers, We need to revisit our tried and with my co governor, DG Dr. Girish
service will automatically follow. We tested CLASSIFICATION Principle. Let Masurkar of District 3170.
need more HANDS (to serve), more us not just look at people we KNOW
HEARTS (to give) and more HEADS - instead look at people we NEED! Dosto –
(to ideate). Without members “AAP HAIN, TO HUM HAIN”
NOTHING is possible and With Let us approach parents of
Members, EVERYTHING is Possible. Rotaractors, Interactors and SMART EVENTS
partners of IW members who could
Our RI President Mark Maloney, be a good potential source for new 8th September 2019
highlighting the importance of members. Sampark Dist Public
Membership, says: Image Seminar
Our membership slogan for Venue: CCI Club, Churchgate
“Growing Rotary is all about taking the SMART year –
the connections that make our “EACH ONE, REACH ONE, KEEP ONE” 21st September 2019
organization unique in the world TRF Seminar / Venue: Trident,
and strengthening and multiplying It is a matter of immense pride for Nariman Point
them. In Rotary none of us is an all of us to have another Indian, PRID
island—all of us are here together, Shekhar Mehta, adorn the highest
whoever we are, wherever we are office in Rotary International, as
from, whatever language we speak Rotary International President in
or traditions we follow, we are all

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What’s

INSIDE

Tushar Gangoly

Editor in Charge

This edition’s focus of Basic Education and Literacy has been tackled from
different perspectives:

Rotary India’s by Shekhar Mehta, Reader's feedback
our district’s by Sandip Agarwalla
and Nargis Gaur, a personal Congratulations and kudos on Congratulations for a simple and
perspective by Kumar Deshpande, bringing out a beautiful edition of beautiful GML with good
the social by Ramesh Daswani and GML. Enjoyed the articles which information of district & club
a political one by Dr. Lucky Kasat. are very informative and very activities. Let me congratulate you
All with one aim - to inspire, nicely pictured. on sending the by-laws of Dist
motivate and achieve India’s 100% We have reproduced the article 3141 which will help manifold and
literacy by 2025. ‘Great Rotary Stories’ in our club avoid dark areas of information,
souvenir. misconception during elections.
We invite you to try your hand at
this edition of FrontWord which is RS Panesar Paresh Mehta
also available online. Solve and get RC Dimapur (District 3240) RC Bombay Airport
your name etched in history! Get a
celebrity peek of apna Jaggu Dada Corrigendum
in Vidyottama Sharma’s Partner’s (August 2019 edition)
Nook. Develop ideas for Literacy
Projects on Rotary.org Action Centre Page 13: Badar Maskati did bless the 14 July meeting from the
by Sandeep Ohri. And another heavens but, it was Queresh Maskati who spoke at the event!
talent is unearthed by Dipanwita
Dutt in Creative Corner as she
‘info-tains’ us with a piece of Rotary
Trivia.

MEET THE TEAM

COVER STORY CONCEPT Sunil Thakkar Kumar Deshpande Laximkant Kasat Vinay Khetawat

No explanation District Secretary Guest Editor Guest Editor Statergice Adviser
needed for this
month’s cover Suman Sharma Gaurav Sathaye Sandeep Ohri Radhika Krisnan
photo. It had to
be Co-Editor Co-Editor Co-Editor Co-Editor
unambiguous…
basic. Our
aspiration of
reaching for the
moon is the
perfect
ingredient to
motivate us to
believe we can

achieve our goal. India’s literacy rate stands
at 74% and we need a thrust just like the
polio campaign to remind us - we are this
close!

Anju Sairaj Dipanwita Dutt Moksh Juneja

Co-Editor Co-Editor Creative Co Editor

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Basic Education & Literacy

Rotary’s Top Priority

Nargis Gaur

Avenue Chair,
TEACH (Literacy)

Training and retraining of teachers and Nation Builder Awards; recognition of outstanding teachers
across India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan

E-learning modules in local languages that
conform to state approved curriculum.
Cost of each kit Rs. 25,000. Target: 200
schools

A programme to educate non-literate
Adults in 100 urban Co-operative Housing
Societies and Rotary Community Corps

Our aim is to promote education among
out-of-school children Rs. 3,000 per month
per supplementary teacher. Target: 50
schools

50 Happy Schools in association with Tata
Trusts by improving the conditions in
existing schools - toilets, drinking water,
hand washing stations, benches, desks,
uniforms, etc.

Teachers Training Program

TBC

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Rotary India

Literacy Mission

Sandip Agarwalla

Group Head,
TEACH (Literacy)

RIPN Shekhar Mehta, Chair Rotary India Literacy Mission,
in conversation with TEACH Group Head, Sandip Agarwalla

“For me Rotary India Literacy Mission is just not a project or a program, it is
a mission for every Rotarian, every Indian. We cannot have the scourge of
being an illiterate country. We cannot have the stigma of 1/4th of our
population being illiterate. Our country is progressing so well, we are on the
Moon, we are on Mars but we are still illiterate? We can turn this around, it is
possible. With the Rotary India Literacy Mission, we have hit the bull’s eye.
The hard work we have put in, research that we have done, the think tank
meetings that we have had, have led us to a situation where the
government is seeking our partnership, corporates are inviting us.
Tata Technology recently invited us to become their
advisor. Every fortnight we get one call or the other,
one government organization, or one state government - “please come we want to do this work
with you”. This means we are on the right program! If we put in all our energy and our focus in the
next 6 years, we can turn things around and make India a totally literate country.”

Geographical Reach

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Basic Education and Literacy

Theme of the Month

Dr. Lucky Kasat

MCh (Pediatric Surgery)
Guest Editor

“Teachers should be the best minds in the country.” DR. SARVEPALLI RADHAKRISNAN

THINK OF A PERSON WHO IS a Knight Bachelor - Fellow of British Academy – Bharat Ratna – British
Royal Order of Merit – 1st Sahitya Akademi fellowship scholar - Templeton Prize winner - FIRST INDIAN to
hold professorial chair at Oxford – which later started a scholarship in his memory - VC of Andhra Univ
and BHU - founder of HELPAGE INDIA – Ambassador to USSR – 2nd President of India.

THINK OF A PERSON WHO when THINK OF THIS PERSON WHO got a THINK OF THIS PERSON WHO was
requested by students to allow one-of-a-kind farewell from his India’s best and most
them to celebrate his birthday students in Mysore, who influential scholars of
on 5 Sept, said, “Instead of requested him to board a “COMPARATIVE RELIGION AND
celebrating my birthday, decorated horse cart with no PHILOSOPHY”.
observe Sept 5th as Teachers horses. He sat and his students
Day, as “teachers should be the took the place of the horses and His UNDERSTANDING AND
best minds in the country!” pulled the wagon all the way to CLASSIFICATION OF RELIGIONS is
Mysore railway station to drop thus: “HINDUISM INSISTS on our
THINK OF THIS PERSON WHO, after him! working upwards in improving
completing his school our knowledge of God. The
education, was asked by his THINK OF THIS PERSON WHO worshippers of the absolute are
father TO BECOME A PRIEST at a impressed STALIN by his of highest rank (Advaita
temple! credentials, who finally agreed Vedanta has the highest place);
to meet him in 1950. second are worshippers of
He was interested in physical Radhakrishnan suggested him personal God; then come the
sciences for his Masters, but he to take initiative to end the Cold worshippers of incarnations of
CHOSE PHILOSOPHY as he got War. Stalin replied, “It takes two Rama, Krishna, Buddha; below
free textbooks from a cousin hands to clap”. Radhakrishnan them are who worship deities,
who had just graduated in it! replied that left Stalin at a loss ancestors and sages, and
for words. “As a peace-loving lowest are worshippers of petty
country, USSR should withdraw forces and spirits. The deities of
its own hand as it takes two some are in water, those of
hands to clap!” children (in religion) are in
images of wood and stone, but
THINK OF THIS PERSON WHO the sage finds his God in his
visited China as India’s VP and deeper self. The man of action
was received by Chairman Mao finds his God in fire, the man of
Zedong. After shaking hands, he feeling in the heart, and the
PATTED him ON HIS CHEEK but feeble minded in the idol, but
quickly put him at ease by the strong in spirit find God
saying, “Don’t be alarmed, I did everywhere.” To Radhakrishnan,
the same to Stalin and Pope!” ADVAITA VEDANTA was the best
representative of Hinduism. The
THINK OF THIS PERSON WHO as Vedanta is not a religion, but
President of India, welcomed religion itself.
the King of Greece as, “Your
Majesty, you are first king of
Greece to come as our guest.
Alexander came uninvited!”

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Great

Rotary Stories

Dr. Lucky Kasat

MCh (Pediatric Surgery)
Guest Editor

When Rotary created a BIG Historical Day for INDIA!

period of time. We had a set of
architects who planned this.”

The event saw about 1.5 lakh Two close ups of the youth of
volunteers, mainly youth, turn up India who did it, braving the
for the event at YMCA Grounds heat.
here even as upto 50,000 of
The largest human national them formed the human flag.
flag involved 43,830 participants People from all walks of life
and was achieved by Rotary assembled holding placards of
International District 3230 and different colours – saffron, white
News 7 Tamil at the YMCA and green to form the Indian
Grounds, Nandanam in Chennai, national flag.
on 7 Dec 2014 with a slogan
“Rotary My Flag My India”.

It was an official attempt to A bird’s eye view
break the previous world record
in Lahore, Pakistan. They made
their national flag by gathering
28,957 humans just 10 months
ago in Feb 2014.

Guinness official Syeda
Subasi-Gemici, presented the
certificate validating the
attempt and said, “I was very
touched when I saw people
gather around 5 a.m. and wait
till noon in this heat to be a part
of this event. They have truly
showed their unity today.”

Isak Nazar, Governor of Rotary The eagle eye view - the shot that makes us proud!
Dist 3230 that organized the
event, said, “Planning for the
event started 10 months ago. We
mobilized people from colleges
and corporate firms over a

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CLUBS IN ACTION

RC Boisar Tarapur | Tree Plantation RC Mumbai Borivali East | Mid-day Meal

Description: Over 50 different types of tree planted Description: Midday meal provided to underprivileged
at at ZP School and Vagoba Khind students of Abhinav Vidyamandir School to ensure
Bene ciaries: 200 students their stomachs will not be empty and be able to
Volunteer-hours: 70 hours by 15 Rotarians concentrate on their studies.
and 10 Rotractors Bene ciaries: 90 students
Volunteer-hours: 10 hours
Cost: 63000

RC Mumbai Dahisar | Happy School Project RC Mumbai Kandivali West | Beach cleaning drive

Description: Distributed 1000 dozen notebooks, Description: Beach Cleaning Drive under environment
240 geometry boxes, 200 slates, e-learning kits, portfolio being Go Green started at Aksa Beach and
sanitary pads, lab science equipment, sports material, planned to do every month.
t-shirt and pants, dry snacks and WinS project.
Bene ciaries: 750 students Bene ciaries: Numerous
Cost: 550,000 Volunteer-hours: 74 hours (37 members)

RC Mumbai West Coast and RC Deonar, RC Bombay RC Palghar | Monsoon Cycle Rally
Bandra in association with RC Warsall and
RI Dist 1210 | ‘Touching Little Hearts’ Global Grant Description: Organised a Monsoon Cycle Rally themed
"Save Water". More than 300 students participated and
Description: Inaugurated at Kokilaben Ambani Hospital by was covered in local media - Pudhari & Punya Nagari
Chief Guest RID Dr. Bharat Pandya. The rst child to be operated newspaper and television news on Gaon Mazaa.
is 8 year old Master Rudra Galande from a farmer family in Nandad.
Bene ciaries: 50 pediatric heart surgeries Bene ciaries: 227 Students
Volunteer-hours: 15 nos x 50 x 6 days x 24 hours Volunteer-hours: 325 students x 5 hrs
Cost: US$ 69,000 Cost: 136,000

SEPTEMBER 2019

RC Mumbai Western Elite | Sanitation Project RC Mumbai Coastline | Rainwater Harvesting

Description: Distributed reusable, biodegradable, Description: Awareness on conservation of water through
antibacterial sanitary napkins named SAFKINS and a cost effective, handy device developed by
educated the girl students on personal hygiene Subhajit Mukherjee - a pan-India ambassador of
to prevent future ailments. Govt of India for Jal Shakti Abhiyan Ministry.
Bene ciaries: 65 students at Airport school and 230 Bene ciaries: 200 students
at ZP school at Vikramgarh Volunteer-hours: 36 hours
Cost: 25000 Cost: 10000

RC Mumbai Iconic | Fun- lled Event at Access Life RC Mumbai Lakers | Thalassemia camp

Description: Magic show & games organised for the Description: Centre for Social Initiatives, Rotary club
children a icted with cancer at Access Life. of Mumbai Lakers and Think foundation organised a
Bene ciaries: 42 people including 14 cancer children Thalassemia minor screening camp in association with
Volunteer-hours: 72 hours Rotaract Club of Singhad college and Rotaract Club
Cost: 14700 of S.M.Shetty college to generate awareness.
Bene ciaries: 323 students
Volunteer-hours: 10 hours

RC Mumbai Parleshwar | Workshop on RC Mumbai Divas | Flood Relief Work
child sexual abuse awareness
Description: Organised collection of relief material for
Description: Workshop conducted by NGO SBC3 "Center Kolhapur ood affected persons through NGO E-Seed
for Social & Behaviour Change Communication. of medicines for adults, kids and animals,
Bene ciaries: 241 children soaps, toiletries and food.
Volunteer-hours: 15 hours Bene ciaries: Numerous
Cost: 8194 Cost: 40000

CLUBS IN ACTION

RC Mumbai West End | Joy of Giving RC Mumbai Lower Parel | Mega Medical Camp

Description: Celebrated Independence Day by Description: Jointly with Rotary Club of Mumbai Nariman
distributing books, stationery kits and school bags Point and Innerwheel Club of Nariman Point supported
to 1,200 Tribal/Adivasi children from 30 State-run by Rotaract Club of KC College organise medical team
schools of Raigad and Alibag districts. from KEM and Nair Hospital to conduct the camp.
Bene ciaries: 1,200 Children Bene ciaries: 425 people
Volunteer-hours: 30 volunteers
Cost: 300,000

RC Mumbai Mahim | Digital Printer to GIPT RC Bombay Pier | Medical Camp

Description: Provided digital printer to Government Description: Organised General Medical & Eye Care
of India Printing Technology utilizing CSR Funds of Camp jointly with Inner Wheel Club of Bombay Pier
ThyssenKrupp to help students visualize what they by 3 doctors from Wockhardt Hospital and 3
are designing in addition it will facilitate to get optometrists from Lawrence & Mayo
better job opportunities. at MP Shah English High School.
Bene ciaries: 80 students Bene ciaries: 1050 children including 80 from disabled section
Volunteer-hours: 60 hours Volunteer-hours: 20 hours
Cost: 800,000 Cost: 10000

RC Mumbai Nariman Point | Night School RC Mumbai Nariman Point | Tree Plantation Drive

Description: Adopted Gokhale Night School and provided Description: Planted 250 trees near Central Railways
them with 3 cupboards, sports equipment, e-learning kit, Workshop at Sanpada. The employees of Central
scholarship of Rs 20,000 per class for students at the end Railways participated in the tree plantation drive and
of the academic year. agreed to adopt and nurture them.
Bene ciaries: 79 students Bene ciaries: Innumerable
Volunteer-hours: 4 hours Volunteer-hours: 5 hours
Cost: 100,000 Cost: 72500

SEPTEMBER 2019

RC Mumbai Queen's Necklace | Cheeni Kum RC Mumbai South | Eye Camp

Description: District thrust area - Diabetes Screening Description: Follow up and glasses for the students and
Camp organised for the parents of students of staff of three schools. For corrective surgery the children
St Matthews School, located in the Malwani slums. are sent to Dr Mehra’s clinic for further investigation.
Bene ciaries: 140 parents were tested and 24 of them Bene ciaries: 300
had sugar level above 160 Volunteer-hours: 20 hours
Volunteer-hours: 8 hours by Rotarians and Rotaractors Cost: 30000

RC Mumbai Ghatkopar | Project Dense Forest RC Deonar | World Hepatitis Day Seminar

Description: In association with MCGM in Mumbai to Description: Organise seminar to spread awareness
develop more than 10000 trees in a small area and on World Hepatitis Day as part of Rotary Seva Abhiyan
gradually expand to nearly one acre of dense forest. Project at Jawahar Vidya Bhavan School which received
Inaugurated on Kargil V ay Diwas, when trees were coverage in 2 newspapers.
planted in the name of each shaheed. Bene ciaries: 220+ students
Bene ciaries: Numerous Volunteer-hours: 20 hours
Volunteer-hours: 20 hours Cost: 9000
Cost: 7500

RC Mulund | Rotary Deaf & Mute school RC Mumbai Mulund South | Hygiene project

Description: Under District Grant organised installation Description: Empowered girls by teaching about
of computers and distribution of hearing aids and menstrual hygiene management & donated a years
notebooks to the Rotary Deaf and Mute School. supply of sanitary napkins free at Vatsalya Trust
Bene ciaries: 60 students orphanage and Divya Prabha orphanage.
Volunteer-hours: 30 hours Bene ciaries: 150
Cost: 273,000 Volunteer-hours: 30 hours
Cost: 35000



District 3141

Rotary India Emphasis Area

TEACHERS TRAINING PROGRAMME

A unique Teachers Training Programme for 44 Teachers was held
on 22nd August 2019 at Students Literary & Scientific Societies
(SL&SS) Girls High School, Thakurdwar, Mumbai.

The inaugural function was very crisp and precise. President
Sonu Chowdhry gave the welcome address and recognized
the presence of Dignitaries, Co-Presidents, Principal, Teachers,
Rotarians and Guests. Group Head Sandip Agarwalla co-ordi-
nated the entire programme and also addressed the need for
quality training for Teachers. Avenue Chair Nargis Gaur gave

brief on the various training programs that
have been planned during the year.
Counsellor Laxmiraj Shah encouraged the
teachers to learn the modern teaching
techniques and stay in line with the SMART
ways forward in the 21st century.

Chief Guest DG Harjit Singh Talwar was at
his best. He briefed the Teachers on Rotary
and its activities in India and around the
world. He acknowledged the teachers for
their very unique and distinct profession. His
words of encouragement with a shayarana
touch were very well appreciated. Principal
Shamika Ajgaonkar thanked Rotary for
always supporting the school.

The subjects covered in the Training
sessions were Heart of the Teacher, The
Teacher as a Facilitator and Becoming a
Teacher taken by very learned and qualified
faculties Mrs. Shailaja Mulay and our own
Neena Kalra and Machindra Borhade.

This training programme was meaningful
and very effective. It helped teachers to
build their skills and professional
competence.

Lead Host Club
RC Mumbai South

Co-host Clubs
RC Mumbai Malabar Hill
RC Mumbai Nariman Point
RC Mumbai Downtown Sealand
RC Bombay Seaface

Laxmiraj Shah

Counsellor, TEACH (Literacy)
District Secretary

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District 3141

School

Dropouts

Ramesh Daswani

Avenue Chair, Public Image CEO,

Light of Life Trust

Is the future of education secure in India?

Why do students drop out of school? On an initial enrolment of 100 Rotary along with NGO’s like the
Poverty, lack of awareness or lack of students, on an average, only 70 Light of Life Trust are coming
a good education system itself? finish school in India. While the together to fight against this
While the presence of a professional- number of students in the menace and give children the right
ly trained teacher can be termed as elementary education level is much to education, to make them
one of the major prerequisites for the higher at 94, many drop out during self-dependent and help them
education of a child, India the secondary level. Dropout rates secure their future.
experiences a shortage of qualified among Adivasis are the highest
teachers. Besides that schools in among all communities. Jharkhand
India are considered to be unsafe in has the highest dropout rate for
most parts of the country, especially schoolchildren in India (only 30 out
for girls. Add to that, the absence of of 100 finish school). In sharp contrast
separate functional toilets along with to Jharkhand, the states which have
caste discrimination practices in the lowest dropout rates are Tamil
classrooms - the dropping out from Nadu, Kerala, Himachal Pradesh and
schools is a huge menace plaguing Maharashtra.
India.

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Non-Medical III - Environment

SOHRABJI GODREJ VANMAHOTSAV

RC Bombay Seacoast jointly with The National Society of the Friends of the Trees celebrated the Sohrabji
Godrej Van Mahotsava from 16th - 28th July 2019.

It was inaugurated by Harjit Singh Talwar, DG RI 3141, in presence of Devangi Vakharia, Chairperson, Inner
Wheel, RI 314.
Over 650 trees and creepers were distributed to 250+ nature lovers, housing societies, institutions and 4
Rotary Clubs.

Rotarian Sunil Saraiya with the help of his brother Paresh
helped in bringing healthy and tall saplings of 500 trees and
creepers from nurseries of Baroda. Sunil celebrated his wife,
Smt. Padmajaben’s birthday by presenting the trees.

The trees given were Neem (100), Bakul (100),
Bijora (50), Indian Laburnum (50), Bael (50),
Parijatak (50), Son Champa (50), and
creeper Madhumalati (50). Son Champa,
Bijora and Madhumalati were very popular.

The Godrej Tree Vank which is giving
scientifically raised tree saplings also sent
150 trees like Bauhinia Purpurea, Putranjiva,
Arjun, Jambul, Sita Asoka, Karanj, Desi
Badam, and creepers like Alamanda and
Lasoon Vel.

Dr. Chandrakant Lattoo, renowned Botanist
gave necessary guidance to the tree lovers.

The trees and saplings were given out to:
1. RC Mumbai Iconic (20 nos) for planting at
Our Lady of Health Church, Versova, Yari
Road.
2. NSS Volunteers of Mahatma Night Degree
College of Arts and Science (25 nos) planted
at Franav Farms, Near Apna Phata, Rasayani,
through RC Deonar.

3. RC Mumbai Sion planted 20 nos at College of
Architecture, Chembur & 3 nos at Satyadham Society,
Sion East.

4. NSS volunteers of Ruparel college planted 15 nos at Fulpada
Dam, Virar West.
5. Sakina Gadiwala planted 15 nos at Panvel.
6. RC Mumbai BKC (22 nos) planted at Urban Health Centre,
Bandra East.
7. RC Bombay Seacoast (6 nos) planted at Anand Chandavarkar
High School, Khanivali Village, Palghar and 7 nos at Digamber
Padvi Ashramshala, Ambiste village, Palghar.

The Event was attended by members of RCB
Seacoast, IWC Seacoast, RC Khar, RC BKC and other
District officers and members of Friends of Trees.

Dr. Ashok Kothari

Avenue Chair, Tree plantation
and Nature Trails

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Vocational Service III

MSME - KEY TO INDIA'S GROWTH

This is the reckoning force in India today, It is
also a major contributor to its progress and
it’s emergence as an Asian giant in the next
few years to come.
Perspective and scale.
• 63 Million MSME in India alone.
• Contributes towards 45% of industrial

production.

• 31% in the service sector.
• Employs more than 110 million India’s

population.

• Have the capacity to create 1 Cr Jobs in
the next 3 years.

• Will contribute 50% towards India’s GDP
from 29.7% in the next 5 years.

RC Deonar along with 8 Co-hosts, hosted
the District SME seminar on 24th Aug 2019 at
the Grand Emerald Club in Chembur. The
event was well attended by over 140
delegates the objective was to gain a better
insight into this realm and deliberate on the
potential of the MSME force. This district
event was well planned by the SME team
and the organising committee. The invited
speakers came from different walks
rendered their expertise on the days focus
viz; MSMEs.
Every speaker had something unique to offer and
was applauded by almost all present . The Lead
Host RC Deonar were at their hospitable best. The
ambiance, the food and the general
atmosphere was friendly and welcoming.

DG Harjit Singh Talwar, PDG Dr Bal Inamdar, SME
Vocational Service III Team Counsellor Raghunath Rajan,
Chairs Capt. Ashok Aggarwal and Dr. Surendra
Manjarekar, were present and added their expertise to the
program. Undersigned Jhankar Gadkari was the convener
and mastered the program with aplomb. The event was well
appreciated by everyone.

“Small is Big”

Lead Host
RC Deonar

Co Hosts

RC Mumbai Iconic

RC Mumbai Bhandup

RC Mumbai Mulund South

RC Mumbai Sion

RC Bombay Chembur West

RC Borivli

RC Bombay Mulund Valley Jhankar Gadkari

RC Bombay Powai Group Head ,District Thrust Areas

District Training Facilitator

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Medical III

SMART DENTAL PROJECT

A mega dental project was conceived to be executed during the Smart Year to cover over 25,000 school
students around the District 3141.

The 1st phase of this project was kicked off with the Rotary Clubs of Zone 3: Bombay West, Mumbai North
End, Mumbai Mid West, JVPD Mumbai, Mumbai Divas, Mumbai Westend.

Podar Schools (Hindi & Marathi medium) were finalised - as most of
the children are under privileged - to conduct the check-up and

identify the students needing treatment, followed by
counselling & consent from parents to arrange their
visit for treatment to MGM hospital in Panvel.

On 18th July the check-up camp was
inaugurated by DG Harjit Singh, District
officers, Club Presidents and Rotaract
volunteers who assisted throughout the day.
Check-up was done for approx. 1600
children. They were given a talk and demo
on brushing techniques using models. A
team of 18 doctors from MGM Hospital &
Dental College with the help of 20 Rotractors,
Rotarians, R/Anns & Teachers of School
made sure the checkup went off smoothly.

Around 134 Students were shortlisted for
treatment and consent received from the
parents. Visits to MGM hospital
accompanied by 2 teachers and 2 parents
were planned in a phased manner and the
final trip is scheduled for the last week of
August, which will bring the first school to a
successful completion.

The 2nd phase of this mega dental check up
camp is scheduled for 29 August for 1700
plus students at National Girls School,
Bandra East. This is being organised by 16
clubs from Zone 4 to jointly conduct the
camp.

Meetings with other AG’s and their
respective Presidents and District team are
underway for the next phase in each zone of
the district.

Dr. Pankaj Maheshwari

Assistant Governor
Project Mentor

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Sangli, Satara, Help Generously;
Kolhapur Calling Project Humanity
Calling
• Lakhs displaced
• 1000s cattle perished • Rs. 1000.00 per capita { Rotarian }
• Property worth millions lost • From District 3141 to District 3170
• Imminent danger of wide
We are in touch with the task team from
spread epidemic Kolhapur. They expect help only in monetary
• Daily routine disrupted form, as the material support Is more than
• Family loss, immeasurable enough and unmanageable.

Project advisor: Smart Presidents draw a cheque.
PRID Ashok Mahajan ‘District Welfare Fund’.
On the reverse mention.
Zonal Coordinators: Humanity Calling.
Nargis Gaur,
Dr. Paresh Thakkar, Lead Coordinator
Sameer Tamhane, Jhankar Gadkari
Mayank Desai.

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Vocational Seminar II
1. IS JOURNALISM LOSING ITS CREDIBILITY
2. AWARENESS, CHALLENGES & RIGHTS OF CONSUMERS

RC Mumbai North Island with RC Bombay and 6 co-hosts, a
District Seminar was organised on 2 topics.

DG Harjit Singh Talwar was the Chief Guest, Avenue Chair
Kalpana Munshi, Co-Chair Harish Chokshi, Principal-Aide
Ramon Abrol, DS Mahender Chablani, AGs Prakash Patel and
Pankaj Maheshwari and Rotarians were present at Rotary Juhu
Centre on August 17, 2019.

The panelists were
1. Sujata Anandan, Senior Journalist & Author
2. Bharatkumar Raut, Former MP & Senior

Journalist
3. Vaibhav Purandare, Author &

Senior Journalist
4. Shaliesh Gandhi, RTI Activist
5. Mona Ambegaonkar, Award winning actress,

writer & filmmaker
Moderator - Vidyottama sharma

The panelists for Awareness, Challenges & Rights of
Consumers
1. Anand Patwardhan, Adv. A & A Law
2. Dr. Sitaram Dixit, Chairman, Consumer Guidance Society India
Moderator - Vishwanath Mannadiar, Adv & Solicitor

This was the first ever seminar at District Level under Vocational Service II.

The panel discussions were eye opening on many fronts, panelists

debated on many issues like sensationalization of incidents and to what

extent, be an informed consumer to protect one's rights. Urmila Prabhu

RC Mumbai Kalakaar put a brilliant show on song, President, RC Mumbai
music and dance on 4-Way Test. North Island

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Membership

NEW MEMBERS SEMINAR

Event “New Members Seminar”, at Tolani college auditorium,
Andheri East from 1-5 pm. With RC Bombay Chembur West as
lead host, RC Bombay as lead cohost and a bevy of cohosts,
Convened by Avenue chair PP Dr Indumati Gopinathan

A bright August 18th Sunday afternoon witnessed a first of its kind
event in District 3141 with 85 attendees of which 97% of the
delegates were new Rotarians, less than 3 years into Rotary.

RC Mumbai Mahim and RC of Powai topped
registration with 10 and 8 delegates
respectively. The seminar that began with a
delicious Sunday lunch and ended on a high
note with high tea and covered following
salient, basic aspects of Rotary with
delegates rooting for more!

What is Rotary, Mottos & Objectives of
Rotary and the 4 way test
The RI/District structure of Rotary
Youth and partners in service
International service, Club service,
Vocational Service, Community service
A discussion on success stories in Rotary

Faculty members included DG Harjit, PDG
Prafull Sharma, Dist Av chairs (Membership)
Girish Mittal & Dr Indumati Gopinathan, PP
Vinay Vyas, PP Jhankar Gadkari, PP Dr Arun
Choudhari & PP Chetan Desai. An interesting
discussion on mantras of successful
Rotarians saw PP Vinod Thakkar
(RC Dahisar), Dr Anil Bradoo (RC B. Chembur
West), SMART President Archana Parikh (RC
Wadala East) and IPP Nayan Maskai (RC
Bombay Bay View) sharing what makes
Rotary tick for them.
A refreshing element was a non-Rotary
interlude, a melodious song by Khushal from
RC Chandivali Mumbai followed by a standup
comedy act by PE Krishnan (RC Bombay
Chembur West). The event was plastic free,
an effort by District membership co-chair PP
Asha Janardhan. It was a Sunday afternoon
well worth for new members and also for the
not so new for whom it was a refresher
course!

Indumati Gopinathan

Avenue Chair, Membership

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SMART Installation

“Smart Vision 2019-20
Smart Vision 2019-20 To take the club membership at least
to 25 during the year, have more
“
“ fellowship activities, have better

“ bonding between members and to

make our presence felt in Bhandup.

Rotary Club of Mumbai Bhandup From left to right: Jayashree Shagrithaya,
Uday Shetty, Rajesh Kumar Saksena,
30th June 2019 Vinodkumar Aggarwal, R. Natarajan, Asha
Chhabria, C. R. Ramakrishnan, Chief Guest
President: Rameshwari Kachroo, Club Secretary: Lata Jha PRID PDG Sekhar Mehta, Harjit Singh
Talwar, Rameshwari Kachroo, Romi Talwar,
Chitra Ramakrishnan, Narayana Shagri-
thaya, Jona Rajalingam, Lata Jha, Dhiraj
Borikar and Jayant Kumar Raina.

Smart Vision 2019-20

“Have the best friendship, fellowship
and best community service to entire
society. Achieve net membership
growth 30%. Conduct our dream
District Grant project ‘Ola Kachra and
Sukka Kachra’.

Jagdish Bhute, DG Harjeet Singh Talwar, AG Rotary Club of Boisar- Tarapur
Milind Patil, Vaishali Shinde, Puyush Shah,
Ashvini Samant, Romanji Upadhaya, Rajesh 19th July 2019
Somat, Jitendra Chani, Dr.Jitendra Patil,
Rakesh Acharya, Rakesh Mishra, Satendra President: Jagdish Bhute, Club Secretary: Rakesh Acharya
Kumar Bajpai, Prashant Patil, Dr.Kalpana
Barapatre, Swamprabha Mishra, Dr.Mamta
Tripathi, Satendra Singh Shekawat,
Hariprasad Vishwakarma Bankar, Amit
Mahajan, Anil Jagdale, Sunil Sahi, Bagat

“Smart Vision 2019-20
To build a community connect to
Smart Vision 2019-20 empower an increasing number of

people and youth to be more socially
active and aware through our
activities.

Gaurang Chandarana, Kunal Kaushal, Dr
Rachana Rai, Kiran Emani, Naresh Bhasin,
Meena Bhasin, Anuja Kapoor, Nutan
Bhalla, Swati Dokania, Tonmoy Gope, DGN
Sunil Mehra, AG Ravi Jaswani

Rotary Club of Chandivali

20th June 2019

President: Ratan Wadhwani, Club Secretary: Vishnu Dingwaney

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“Smart Vision 2019-20

Smart Vision 2019-20 To conduct more flagship projects
and activities, to bring all communi-
ties together to make our city and
world a beautiful place to live in.
“
Rotary Club of Mulund “ Rajesh Agarwal, Sattar Khan, Aswin Malde,
Hitesh Ganatra, Ramesh Motwani, Dollar
30th July 2019 “Shah, Umesh Prabhu, Jitendra Mavani,
Rajesh Gandhi, Pankaj Gosrani, Nitin
President: Arihant Lodha, Club Secretary: Rishav Garg Kabbin, Sunil Chimedia, Nirmal Ganatra,
Deepakraj Lala, Sudhir Joshi, Ashok
Govande

“Smart Vision 2019-20 Rotary Club of Mulund Hills
Evolve with engagement, sincerity of
purpose and focus on strong humani- 29st June 2019
tarian service. Leaving behind our
comfort zone we shall raise our President: Chirag Shah, Club Secretary Ganpat Yeragi
abilities to serve our community.

Sitting (L to R) - AG Vinay Kulkarni, Ganpat
Yeragi, Chirag Shah, PDG Subhash Kulkarni,
Chandrakant Parle, Sanjay Dwivedi
Standing (L to R) - Dr. Paresh Thakkar,
Narayan Sharma, Shripal Daftary, Nilesh
Chaudhari, Sejal Shah, Sanjay Upadhaya,
Kishor Shah, Sharat Jain, Dr. Dhirendra Patil,
Harkishin Sharma, Prashant Sarvaiya, Bharat
Dedhia, Vijay Narula, Ajay Parikh, Rajendra
Shah, Prakash Kishinchandani, Bhupesh Gupta

“Smart Vision 2019-20
Continue to support our own Voca-

Smart Vision 2019-20 tional Centre, signature fund-raising
event - The Hiranandani Run, Bike

Ambulance service and other medi-

cal avenues.

DG Harjit Singh Talwar, Romi Talwar, Vikram

Swaroop, Deepak Daryanani, Narayan

Radhakrishnan, Sunil Gambani, Manju

Udasi, Nimish Agarwal, Eakta Menon,

Darshini Shah, Archana Singh, Parul Gupta,

Rotary Club of Mumbai Lakers Mamta Asthana, Sairam Patro, Jyoti
Sainani, Shraboni Thapar, Harpreet Arora
20th June 2019

President: Lubaina Colombowala, Club Secretary: Radhika Badani

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“Smart Vision 2019-20
We intend to modify and develop
Smart Vision 2019-20 our society to make it a clean,

disease free and technologically
developed especially Lower Parel.
“
Rotary Club of Mumbai Lower Parel “ From L To R Top Line
Kamlesh Kharade, Romiji Talwar, Ritaji
23rd June 2019 “ Sharma, Arun Bharghav, DG Harjit Talwar,
Sashikumar Sharma, Nitin Mangaldas,
President: Dr. Satyavati Yadav, Club Secretary: Deepan Shah Rajendra Agarwal, Neeraj Dharia,
Rajendran Unnikrishan, Chetan Kotak
From L To R Bottom Line
Bhavin Kamodia, Varshali Kalkar,
Vishakha Dixit, Madhvi Shah, Kavita
Ambani, Satyavati Yadav, Rajiv Deora,
Bhavik Shah, Deepan Shah

“Smart Vision 2019-20
Bring in the positive change in the
society around by building young
generation through - improving
maternal and child health, supporting
Muskaan, basic education and
literacy.

From Left – First Lady Romi Talwar, Usha,

Shobha, Sandhya, Vidula, Rashmi, Dr

Hemangee, Dhananjay, Vandana, Nita,

Seema, Varsha, DG Harjit, Manoj, Sunita,

Kishore, Vidya, Pradnya, Pradeep, Rotary Club of Mumbai Mahim
Abhishek, S Vekateswran, K Suryakumar
25th July 2019

President: Varsha Kishore Parulekar, Club Secretary: Usha Yegnaseshan

“Smart Vision 2019-20
Mulund's premier fellowship of

Smart Vision 2019-20 professional, business and social
leaders aspiring to give back to

society by adding value through their

skills and knowledge.Women empow-

erment, Health & Hygiene will be key

focus areas.

Dr. Aparna Padgaonkar, Swati Apte, C.K

Mohan, Sidharth Daftary, Vishal Chotrani,

Sapnesh Neema, Sonali Khattar, Meenakshi

Khosala, Sonal Saxena, Ami Shah, Laxmi

Rotary Club of Mumbai Mulund South Murarka, Sachu Ramalingam, Karan Raval,

7th July 2019 Yatin Thakker, Sameer Shah, Jagruti Parekh,

Trupti Shah, Varsha Manek, Kishore Parekh,
President: Dr. Aparna Padgaonkar, Club Secretary: Swati Apte Sanjeev Jain, Chief Guest PDG Prafull

Sharma, Vidyottama Sharma, Haresh Asnani

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“Smart Vision 2019-20
To create a positive imprint on

society by engaging in sustainable
Smart Vision 2019-20 projects, providing service to people

in need, helping people to help
“
Rotary Club of Mumbai North End “ (Sitting) Left to right Sanjay Bansal, Rajkumar
Goenka, Arun Khetan, Haresh Pillay, Dinesh
13th July 2019 “Gupta, Navin Agarwal, Satish Trivedi, Bimal
Bajoria, Suresh Agarwal
President: Sandip Kedia (Standing) Left to right – Dinesh Agarwal,
Madhukar Agarwal, Santosh Goenka, Santosh
Khanna, Subhash Tulsiyan, Sudhir Jhunjhun-
wala, Sunil Bhandari, Alka Bhadari, Leela
Jaya, DG Harjitsingh Talwar, Sandip Kedia, IPP
Anupkumar Chandarana, Raj Tejwaney, Arun
Bagaria, Sangeeta Khetan, First Lady
Rominder Talwar & Hemangini Brahmachari

“Smart Vision 2019-20 Rotary Club of Mumbai Cuffe Parade
To do 50 or more Pediatric Surgeries,
will be doing solar project in a village, 17th July 2019
will be doing upcoming project of
district event. President : Nikunj Jhaveri, Club Secretary Tarun Gadia

Seated from Left: AG Parminder Oberio,
Nikunj Jhaver, DG Harjit Talwar, IPP Pinki
Dalal, Tarun Gadia
Standing from Left: Yogesh Jesrani, Nayan
Shah, Mahendra Sundesha, Adv. Preeti
Gada, Shyam Lohia, Dr. Ashique Patel,
Janak Bhimani, Ashok Bhansali, Amit Vora,
Kamal Kothari, RI Charoo Mehta, Pramod
Aggrawal, S L Mohta, Anil Aggrawal, Sonal
Somaiya

“Smart Vision 2019-20
To add 30 new members. Giving 500
free cataract surgeries and execute
Smart Vision 2019-20 global grant of Rs. 70,00,000 for a

Rotary School catering to 49 villages in
Palghar.

Rotary Club of Bombay Northwest Malad Nigam Anil Patel, Jiten Patel, Manish Desai,
Rajeev Patel, Bharat Patel, Vijay Patel, Vishrut
28th July 2019 Shah, Dr. Nitin Malkan, Hitesh Juthani,
Narendra Jadeja, Nilay Purohit, Dr. Vipul Patel,
President: Nigam Anil Patel, Club Secretary: Jiten Girish Patel Dr. Viral Parekh, Munir Chandniwala, Dr. Yatin
Shah, Rajesh Bhuva, Kiran Patel, Pradeep
Leya, Dr. Parikshit Desai, Gautam Acharya,
Dipan Patel, Mahendra Joshi, Harish Gajjar,
Praful Acharya, Pritesh Panchal, Sanjay Patel,
Pankaj Gupta, Nitin Ganatra, Jayesh Radia,
Mihir Vora, Apurva Jariwala, Dr. Manisha
Anwekar, Arvind Patel

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SMART Installation

“Smart Vision 2019-20
To promote sports for underprivileged
Smart Vision 2019-20 children
“
Chief Guest RID Dr Bharat Pandya, DG Harjit
“
Singh Talwar, IPDG Shashi Kumar Sharma,
“
Nihal Rajendran Nair, Alisha Warang, AG

Rajesh Agarwal, Rajul J Vora, Sanjay Barde,

Rajendran Unnikrishnan

From left standing: Raunak Ramachandran,

Sagar Surve, Swapnil Varadkar, Krishnaku-

Rotary Club of Mumbai Champions mar Chavan, Pronoy Dev, Deepak Thakur,
Nikhil Panchal, Nirmal Agarwal, Arunagiri,

30th June 2019 Anil Nair, Vineet Unnikrishnan, Vinit Mani,

President Nihal Rajendran Nair, Club Secretary Alisha Warang Akshay Masane, Auguestne Rex, Sidharth
Sabapathy

“Smart Vision 2019-20 Rotary Club of Mumbai Iconic
To touch & impact as many lives
positively in underprivileged families 15th July 2019
& communities around us and
mobilize youth power to contribute President: Ritu Bagla, Club Secretary: Chitranjan Gupta
to society.

Left to right
Front row: Devika Raheja, Lakshmi Singh,
Monica Grover, Romi Singh, Ritu Bagla
Middle row: Sudhir Widge, Dilip Mulay, DG
Harjit Singh Talwar, PDG Vijay Jalan,
Sandeep Bagla, DGN Rajendra Agarwal, AG
Anuj Ajmera, Sham Rupani, Mnmeet Singh
Back row: Anish Soneja, Aloke Banerjee, DGE
Sunnil Mehra, Pankaj Gupta, Mustafa
Nalwala, Vinay Singh, Pankaj Gupta,
Masseur Sayed

“Smart Vision 2019-20
To recreate the traditional values and
Smart Vision 2019-20 ethics of the club for the new era of

Rotary. Making our families
comfortable with Rotary is another
motto for the year.

Rotary Club of Mumbai Downtown Sealand DG Harjit, AG Parminder Oberoi,
Chandraprabha Khonna, Narendra
21st July 2019 Shenoy,Pishu Mehtani, Yezdi Dubash,
Asgar Lala, Sugra Bagasrawala,
President Rohan Dalmia, Club Secretary: Bharat Bansal Usha Shroff, Sohin Patel, Bimal Malhotra,
Bankim Khona, Preeti Shah, Ajay Kasotia,
Darshan Chadda, Jyoti Chordia, Anantram
Mittal, Aditya Singh, Sahil Hathiramani

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Q & A on

SKIN DONATION

Jhankar Gadkari

Group Head, District Thrust Areas
District Training Facilitator

Courtesy interview of Dr. Sabhapathy

What is skin donation and why do we need it?
In a human body, there are various tissues and organs that can be
donated either post brain death or natural death. While all the organs
and skin can be donated after brain death, only eyes and skin can be
donated after natural death.
When it is badly burnt or damaged, it is unable to repair itself and in
such cases, skin transplant is preferred, as a way to promote healing.
Who can donate skin?
Anyone above the age of 18 years can donate skin. Also, every person
who donates eyes can donate skin. Individuals having diabetes or
hypertension can also donate their skin.
Is there any donor recipient match required?
Deceased person should not be suffering from any diseases like AIDS,
HIV, Hepatitis B and C, Tuberculosis, Jaundice, Sexually Transmitted
Diseases, skin cancer, active skin disease and septicemia. before
harvesting the skin, a blood sample is taken for necessary tests.
In skin transplant, there is no blood or tissue matching between donor and recipient required.
Which parts of the body skin is harvested?
Skin is taken only from hidden parts that are thighs, legs and back. Taking out skin does not cause any
bleeding or disfigurement. After harvesting the skin, the areas are covered with bandages.
What is the process of skin donation?
Skin is harvested within 6 hours of death. Once the family calls, we check the cause of death and our
retrieval team reaches the place of death as soon as possible.

Steps

Step 1: Scrubbing, shaving, and cleaning of the body is done.

Step 2: Using a special instrument called dermatome, the skin is harvested. Only 0.3mm thickness
of the skin is harvested.

Step 3: Once the skin is harvested, the area is covered properly with bandages.

Step 4: Harvested skin is preserved in 50 percent glycerol solution along with antibiotics in a
sterile container. The entire procedure takes only 45 minutes. The harvested skin is then taken to
skin bank.

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District 314

Inner Wheel

Dr. Devangi Vakharia

Inner Wheel District 314
District Chairman 2019-20

“ASHWASAN - UMEED – Seminar on ECOTHON-E-Waste
SURAKSHIT BACHPAN, EK learning disabilities Management Seminar –
PRAYAS” – 19th July 2019 -24th July 2019 31th July 2019

This seminar was to identify ways DC Dr Devangi Vakharia and DC Dr Devangi Vakharia and
to empower school children with Seminar Chairman PDC Dr Project Coordinator PDC
life skills through fun filled Shobha Ahuja, organised this Amita Timbadia had
activities to make them event to spread awareness for arranged ECOTHON - E waste
confidant, better communicators the Special needs of Differently management Seminar for
and providing a platform for abled Children. The event was Members to inculculate
better future. Dr. Gauri Hardekar graced by two eminent Reduce, Reuse and Recycle as
conducted the program under personalities in this field - Dr motto. The Guest Speakers
Project Chairman PWIIP Dr. Sameer Dalvai and renowned Kunti Oza and Hansu
Pallavi Shah and DC Dr. Devangi Psychiatrist Dr Harish Shetty. Dr Pardiwala explained how
Vakharia. A 3-day training was Harish Shetty, an eminent unplanned disposal of
given to 23 members to conduct Psychiatrist had the audience in E -waste poses danger to the
workshops by rapt attention as he explained environment and hazardous
Dr. Swaroop Sampat Rawal. them how to build Self Esteem in to labourers.
Children in simple yet humorous
way.

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

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

Inauguration of New Club

On 27th July, a new club IWC Kalina was inaugurated by DC Dr. Devangi Vakharia and
Dr. Nayana Balakrishnan was installed as the Charter President and Sampada Pai as
Charter Secretary with 26 vibrant members.

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District 3141

Rotaract

Kushal Bhuva

Rotaract District 3141
DRR 2019-20

"Hearts are many, Soul is one - 3141"

The echo of this slogan is still formed different groups having
ringing in our ears which was students from a variety of schools,
enthusiastically cheered by our each having a team leader who
participants at the 10th RYPEN. were on their toes with full zest
encouraging and managing the
participation of their teams in
all the 12 activities.

Oculus, an eye check up camp was
organised for each child helping
them getting free spectacles if
necessary.

RYPEN known as the Rotary Youth On the other hand, they had At last, Happy endings come in a
Program of Enrichment is a joint trainers,who were the guiding story with lots of ups and
initiative by Rotary and Rotaract for source for the participants and not downs.Team RYPEN from RI District
youth between 12-16 years of age only conducted activities in a jolly 3141 have also had their ups and
for enlightening and moulding them way but also helped them to brush downs, but their constant support
towards a better adulthood. up their skills of leadership, strategic towards each other has finally
planning, team building, coordina- helped them to achieve their
This RI Year our 13 SMART Rotaries tion and communication preparing Moto - Make it Happen!
and 14 Makers Rotaract Clubs of them to face challenges in the real
District 3141 together conducted word. Sensitizing them towards
RYPEN on 17 and 18 August, 2019 cleanliness and personal hygiene
impacting over 1000 students. An ensured an all round grooming to
entirely activity based structured our participants.
program was held for a period of 2
days at 2 separate venues having They also had an opportunity to
over 20 schools participating for learn basic first aid helping them to
their student's holistic development react proactively in emergency
yet in an enjoyable manner. situations.

Divided by uniforms, united by
superheroes, these participants

Project Name: Jashn-E-3141 Project Name: Learn a New Sport Project Name: RMUN
Date: 2nd, 3rd, 4th September, 2019 Date: 22nd September, 2019 Date: 9th & 10th November, 2019
Venue: Rotary Service Center, Malad Venue: Bombay Stock Exchange
Project Name: Shiksha
Date: 7th September, 2019 Project Name: MIPS Project name: Catalyst
Venue: RJ College, Ghatkopar Date: 2nd October, 2019 Date: November 16, 2019

Project Name: Scavenger Hunt Project Name: Startup Meet Project Name: The Millenial's
Date: 15th September, 2019 Date: 12th October, 2019 Summit (30 under 30)
Venue: HNR Tech, Matunga Date: November 24, 2019
Venue: Bombay Stock Exchange
(Tentative)

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11. In 1999, he dug a hole in the wall and installed an hosted by RCB Chembur West. (1,1,8)
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17. DG of RID 3230 responsible for the largest human flag. Sohrabji Godrej Vanmahotsav. Last Name. (6)
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19. She was the lead faculty at the Teacher's Training Internet based PC. Last Name (5)
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21. IWC Project Chairperson for District Seminar to school children. (9)
empower children. (7,4)
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Action Centre

Rotary Learning

Sandeep Ohri

GML Co-editor

September’s theme is Literacy

Coincidentally we also celebrate • Learn by Role: These are about from 15 minutes to 2 hours, on a
Teacher’s Day here in India. There is and for New Members, Club Roles, variety of topics like Becoming an
much to learn in and about Rotary, on Trainers, District Committees, etc. Effective Facilitator, All About Rotary
www.rotary.org and it is good for • Learn by Topic: These are on Peace Fellowships, Rotary’s Areas of
members to occasionally visit the site Membership, Fundraising, Projects, Focus, etc.
and learn more on topics that are Grants, PR, Awards, Rotaract, There is a wealth of information freely
close to your Rotary heart. After Interact, etc. available to each of us, and all we
logging in (and I’m assuming that by • About Rotary: With information have to do is go there and get it. But
now each of you HAVE registered on Rotary Priorities, Strategic Plans, then, as the saying goes, “You can
yourselves), click on the “Learning & Structure, Partners, History, Finan- bring the horse to the water, but you
Reference” tab and you will be cials, Directory can’t make him drink!”
presented with 4 main lists of options: • Policies & Procedures: Which has
the Governance Documents and
Council on Legislation and Resolu-
tions

There is also a separate Learning
Centre where one can “take e-Learn-
ing Courses” of durations ranging

Creative

Corner

MA SARASWATI.. The goddess of Knowledge, Art & Learning.

Typically adorned in a white saree, the symbol of purity.

This depiction of Saraswati endeavors to inspire and invoke all those

who through their ''Kala'' render 'Akar" to this world...kindred souls who

identify as "Kalakars"!

Praveen Rai

RCM Kalakar

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Partner’s Vidyottama Sharma

Nook Media Professional,

Partner of PDG Prafull Sharma

JAB WE MET – RYE Students with Jackie Shroff…A Gentleman

Among the many film artistes When we proceeded towards By the time we reached Bandra
that I have interviewed as a our car after the play, I spotted on Tuesday, Lais had called five
journalist, Jackie Shroff remains Jackie waiting for his car. more RYE students. I was very
one of my most favourite stars. Instinctively, I walked up to him embarrassed. But Jackie shook
By 2011-12, I had nearly lost and said, “Hello, Jackie”. He hands and calmly took us all to
touch with him. That was the exclaimed, “Arre, kidhar hai tu the 21st floor, served them
year my daughter Aavrutti had itne din se?” I requested him to sandwiches and coffee himself,
gone to RID 1940 (Berlin) as an meet Lais for two minutes. But listened to their stories, showed
RYE student. A smart she had left for dinner! “Koi baat them Kathak dance on a laptop
16-year-old student from Brazil, nahin. Tuesday ko milte hain Taj he had brought, explained its
Lais Maeda, was staying with Land’s End mein”, he said. nuances and also told them the
us. One day we took her to significance of colours on our
watch a famous play ‘Kishan vs health. He patiently posed for
Kanhaiya’ at Tata Theatre. Lais photographs for as long as they
was used to watching Indian wanted. I can never forget the
tele-serials in Brazil dubbed in happiness on the kids’ faces. “We
Portuguese. It is a known fact didn’t know Indian film stars are
that Indian film stars have a so good,” they later exclaimed.
huge fan following abroad.

Rotary

Trivia

Dipanwita Dutt

GML Co-Editor

California Rotarian champions news literacy:

In 1985, Vicki Whiting was a “If there were an article on a fire, we’d talk about what the fireman
third-grade teacher who wanted thinks about the fire. Then I’d ask the kids to write a sentence or two
to encourage her fellow about what the family thinks about the fire. ”Studying the newspaper,
educators to use the newspaper she says, helped the children learn to see the same facts and
as a teaching tool. So she created information from different perspectives. “Compared with a lot of
KidScoop, a page of child-friendly educational programs, it’s cheap,” Whiting says. “For the cost of a
content that is now syndicated in dictionary, a Rotary club can give a classroom a newspaper for a
300 newspapers across North year.” Learn more at https://www.kidscoop.com/
America. Whiting, a member of
the Rotary Club of Sonoma Valley,
California, started KidScoop after
seeing how reading the
newspaper with her class helped
her students learn not only to
read, but also to think critically.

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