DREAM March 2015

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Volume 17 | Issue 9NEWSLETTER OF

RI President : Rtn Gary C K HuangDG 3170 : Rtn Ganesh Bhat

Lead the Way >>>

Dear Friends,

Successfully eradicating Polio from India with Rotary’s ‘End

Polio’ initiative, Rotarians have now set their sight on a new

project “Total Literacy Mission“, not just for India but entire

south Asia through its new Mission. Word - - - -

signifies; eacher support, -learning, dult literacy, hild

development and appy school.

Literacy is an essential ingredient to reduce poverty, improve

health, encourage community & economic development and

promote civilized society. Definition of Literacy considered here

is more than just being able to read and write names, India’s

national average around 70% is much lower when compared

with other countries.

The Rotarians have given themselves 3 years time at this stage

for this uphill task across all states of India, working through

individual clubs at the grass root level. Is this possible ? is the

question, similar questions were asked when Rotary took up

Polio Plus, Today our efforts to eradicate polio have been

described as one of the finest humanitarian projects the world

has ever known and Rotary has even been nominated for the

Nobel Peace Prize.

Our club has been at the forefront of Literacy alleviation for last

15 years, though we have been able to extend a helping hand

to quite a few the task ahead of us to achieve total literacy by

2017. Which should not be a difficult one, particularly in state

of Goa, if all the stakeholders put in a sustained effort.

However in some States such as Uttar Pradesh and Bihar,

where half of India lives, the literacy rate being as low as 40%

would pose a real challenge to the set target.

This literacy month we have identified a National Bronze medal

winner of last 6 years in “Mallakhamb” to support him for his

Graduation, A Girl child for financial support sponsored by a

friend of Rotary, books to our adopted schools and Sahayata-

our Home care Nursing school, ordered E-Learning projectors

TEACH T E A C H

T E A C

H

for Hedgewar School & Dayanand Arya School, disbursed

Nutritional support to our Football team, while our on-going

Educational grant program continues to take care of our 11

Rotary Scholars.

When we do things for others, we see, how we can make a

difference, and this gives us confidence in our own ability to

create change. Throughout the course of our lives, well-doing

promotes deeper social interaction, enhanced meaning and

purpose for a more active life, keeping us from being too

preoccupied with ourselves or getting into harmful emotional

state. We often get a sense of joy from giving a meaningful gift

to a loved one, but perhaps no gift is as valuable as our time.

When you ask for charity, you allow others to experience the

happiness that comes from giving, We need to take first step,

ask for support, not only finance, but also sharing of other

resources like knowledge and time can change many lives.

Extending a helping hand for the first time however small the

cause may be will get someone in the habit of giving and if the

question is why give? or what do I get back by giving?, this

small story says it all ...

There once was a pig and a cow in the village. While the cow

was loved by all in the village, The pig was unpopular and

looked down upon, This puzzled the pig.

The pig said to the cow : People feel you are very generous

because each day you give them milk, butter and cheese.

People speak warmly of your good nature and your helpful

attitude. But what about me ? I give them everything I have. I

give them the famous Goa sausages, bacon and ham. I also

provide ingredients for mouth-watering sorpotel, yet no one

likes me. Why is that?

Do you know what the cow answered ? The Cow said: Perhaps

it's because I give while I am still living !!! HOW TRUE............

|02| THE dream MARCH 2015

<<< A Time for Action

The first issue of The National Rotarian

was published in January 1911.This 12

page tabloid was considered the best

way to distribute an essay written by

Rotary founder Paul Harris. The essay

was titled “Rational Rotarianism”. There

were also club news and advertisements.

About 2000 copies were produced by

printer Harry Ruggles, fifth member of

the Rotary club of Chicago. Soon the

issue went back to press for another

2000 copies. The issues were circulated

to Rotarians from USA and Canada.

The second issue appeared in July 2011.

It contained a “President's Corner”, news

from the clubs, and more than 20

advertisements. Soon after, the magazine

started its monthly publication schedule.

In 1912, by action of RI Convention, the

name of the magazine was changed to

“The Rotarian”.

Copyright notice was printed in the July

1914 issue of The Rotarian.

Liquor advertisements were excluded

from “The Rotarian”. The resolution was

adopted at Houston by Rotary with the

effect commencing from the December

1914 issue.

Chesley R. Perry (1911-1928) was the

first editor of the magazine; Vivian Carter

was the second editor (1928-1935);

Leland D. Case followed (1935-1950).

During the early decades, articles in The

Rotarian and Rotary regional magazines

focused especially on business ethics,

character development, and Rotary's

growth.

Paul Harris's last writing in The

Rotarian: When Paul Harris lay his head

down for the final time on 27 January

1947, the February 1947 issue of The

Rotarian not only had been printed, but

also was at the mailer, ready to be

labelled and sent to the Postal service.

So, when Rotarians around the world

began to receive their copies, what they

found was an issue with colour picture

of Saguaro cactus on the cover, and the

obligatory anniversary message from

Paul Harris on the inside. Many didn't

even know that Paul Harris had attended

his last meeting, or that the issue of The

Rotarian they had just received

contained the last writing of Paul Harris.

17 Nobel Prize recipients and 19 Pulitzer

Prize recipients have written for the

magazine.

Even Rotary critics such as George

Bernard Shaw, Sinclair Lewis, and H. L.

Mencken became magazine

contributors. In addition, well known

personalities and writers including

Jimmy Carter, Winston Churchill,

Mahatma Gandhi, Helen Keller, E.

Roosevelt, Rabindranath Tagore, H.G.

Wells, Bertrand Russell, Albert Einstein,

Dale Carnegie have

contributed.

The October 1977

issue of The

Rotarian received

citation from the US

Mental Health

Association for its

outstanding

April – The Magazine Month

THE ROTARIAN

–History

MARCH 2015 THE dream |03|

contribution to a better understanding of

mental health.

A special section on Nuclear Arms race

in April 1983 garnered The Rotarian a

Gold Circle Award from the American

Society of Association Executives.

The Rotarian won a silver award for the

Best black and white photography at

the 2003 Folio Show.

In February 1995, the magazine

published its 1000th issue.

Humour: Stripped Gears, the magazines

humour page, first appeared in January

1940 – although cartoons and jokes had

been published since the early days. This

column was 'retired” by the editors in

May 1983, when the magazine changed

its format, but readers disagreed with

the decision. By popular demand, the

column was reinstated in April 1984. The

magazine started publishing humorous

cartoons in its early years, and continue

to run six or seven per issue. Most

contributions to Stripped Gears come

from Rotarians throughout the world.

Each month, about 500,000 copies of

the magazine are printed. Most copies

(about 486,000) are printed in the USA,

and are mailed to the subscribers. An

edition of the magazine printed in New

Delhi, India, is mailed to about 14,000

Rotarians in India, Bangladesh, Nepa,

and Sri Lanka.

Currently the magazine is printed (for

USA) at the Brown Printing Company

plant in Waseca, Minnesota, (USA). Page

layout has been done in-house at One

Rotary Center on desktop publishing

equipment since December 1991 issue.

In January 2011, The Rotarian

completed its centenary.

Rtn. Milind ShankhwalkerClub President

“Nothing is worth more than this day. You cannot relive yesterday.

Tomorrow is still beyond our reach.”

Lead the Way >>>

Dear Friends,

Successfully eradicating Polio from India with Rotary’s ‘End

Polio’ initiative, Rotarians have now set their sight on a new

project “Total Literacy Mission“, not just for India but entire

south Asia through its new Mission. Word - - - -

signifies; eacher support, -learning, dult literacy, hild

development and appy school.

Literacy is an essential ingredient to reduce poverty, improve

health, encourage community & economic development and

promote civilized society. Definition of Literacy considered here

is more than just being able to read and write names, India’s

national average around 70% is much lower when compared

with other countries.

The Rotarians have given themselves 3 years time at this stage

for this uphill task across all states of India, working through

individual clubs at the grass root level. Is this possible ? is the

question, similar questions were asked when Rotary took up

Polio Plus, Today our efforts to eradicate polio have been

described as one of the finest humanitarian projects the world

has ever known and Rotary has even been nominated for the

Nobel Peace Prize.

Our club has been at the forefront of Literacy alleviation for last

15 years, though we have been able to extend a helping hand

to quite a few the task ahead of us to achieve total literacy by

2017. Which should not be a difficult one, particularly in state

of Goa, if all the stakeholders put in a sustained effort.

However in some States such as Uttar Pradesh and Bihar,

where half of India lives, the literacy rate being as low as 40%

would pose a real challenge to the set target.

This literacy month we have identified a National Bronze medal

winner of last 6 years in “Mallakhamb” to support him for his

Graduation, A Girl child for financial support sponsored by a

friend of Rotary, books to our adopted schools and Sahayata-

our Home care Nursing school, ordered E-Learning projectors

TEACH T E A C H

T E A C

H

for Hedgewar School & Dayanand Arya School, disbursed

Nutritional support to our Football team, while our on-going

Educational grant program continues to take care of our 11

Rotary Scholars.

When we do things for others, we see, how we can make a

difference, and this gives us confidence in our own ability to

create change. Throughout the course of our lives, well-doing

promotes deeper social interaction, enhanced meaning and

purpose for a more active life, keeping us from being too

preoccupied with ourselves or getting into harmful emotional

state. We often get a sense of joy from giving a meaningful gift

to a loved one, but perhaps no gift is as valuable as our time.

When you ask for charity, you allow others to experience the

happiness that comes from giving, We need to take first step,

ask for support, not only finance, but also sharing of other

resources like knowledge and time can change many lives.

Extending a helping hand for the first time however small the

cause may be will get someone in the habit of giving and if the

question is why give? or what do I get back by giving?, this

small story says it all ...

There once was a pig and a cow in the village. While the cow

was loved by all in the village, The pig was unpopular and

looked down upon, This puzzled the pig.

The pig said to the cow : People feel you are very generous

because each day you give them milk, butter and cheese.

People speak warmly of your good nature and your helpful

attitude. But what about me ? I give them everything I have. I

give them the famous Goa sausages, bacon and ham. I also

provide ingredients for mouth-watering sorpotel, yet no one

likes me. Why is that?

Do you know what the cow answered ? The Cow said: Perhaps

it's because I give while I am still living !!! HOW TRUE............


<<< A Time for Action

The first issue of The National Rotarian

was published in January 1911.This 12

page tabloid was considered the best

way to distribute an essay written by

Rotary founder Paul Harris. The essay

was titled “Rational Rotarianism”. There

were also club news and advertisements.

About 2000 copies were produced by

printer Harry Ruggles, fifth member of

the Rotary club of Chicago. Soon the

issue went back to press for another

2000 copies. The issues were circulated

to Rotarians from USA and Canada.

The second issue appeared in July 2011.

It contained a “President's Corner”, news

from the clubs, and more than 20

advertisements. Soon after, the magazine

started its monthly publication schedule.

In 1912, by action of RI Convention, the

name of the magazine was changed to

“The Rotarian”.

Copyright notice was printed in the July

1914 issue of The Rotarian.

Liquor advertisements were excluded

from “The Rotarian”. The resolution was

adopted at Houston by Rotary with the

effect commencing from the December

1914 issue.

Chesley R. Perry (1911-1928) was the

first editor of the magazine; Vivian Carter

was the second editor (1928-1935);

Leland D. Case followed (1935-1950).

During the early decades, articles in The

Rotarian and Rotary regional magazines

focused especially on business ethics,

character development, and Rotary's

growth.

Paul Harris's last writing in The

Rotarian: When Paul Harris lay his head

down for the final time on 27 January

1947, the February 1947 issue of The

Rotarian not only had been printed, but

also was at the mailer, ready to be

labelled and sent to the Postal service.

So, when Rotarians around the world

began to receive their copies, what they

found was an issue with colour picture

of Saguaro cactus on the cover, and the

obligatory anniversary message from

Paul Harris on the inside. Many didn't

even know that Paul Harris had attended

his last meeting, or that the issue of The

Rotarian they had just received

contained the last writing of Paul Harris.

17 Nobel Prize recipients and 19 Pulitzer

Prize recipients have written for the

magazine.

Even Rotary critics such as George

Bernard Shaw, Sinclair Lewis, and H. L.

Mencken became magazine

contributors. In addition, well known

personalities and writers including

Jimmy Carter, Winston Churchill,

Mahatma Gandhi, Helen Keller, E.

Roosevelt, Rabindranath Tagore, H.G.

Wells, Bertrand Russell, Albert Einstein,

Dale Carnegie have

contributed.

The October 1977

issue of The

Rotarian received

citation from the US

Mental Health

Association for its

outstanding

April – The Magazine Month

THE ROTARIAN

–History


contribution to a better understanding of

mental health.

A special section on Nuclear Arms race

in April 1983 garnered The Rotarian a

Gold Circle Award from the American

Society of Association Executives.

The Rotarian won a silver award for the

Best black and white photography at

the 2003 Folio Show.

In February 1995, the magazine

published its 1000th issue.

Humour: Stripped Gears, the magazines

humour page, first appeared in January

1940 – although cartoons and jokes had

been published since the early days. This

column was 'retired” by the editors in

May 1983, when the magazine changed

its format, but readers disagreed with

the decision. By popular demand, the

column was reinstated in April 1984. The

magazine started publishing humorous

cartoons in its early years, and continue

to run six or seven per issue. Most

contributions to Stripped Gears come

from Rotarians throughout the world.

Each month, about 500,000 copies of

the magazine are printed. Most copies

(about 486,000) are printed in the USA,

and are mailed to the subscribers. An

edition of the magazine printed in New

Delhi, India, is mailed to about 14,000

Rotarians in India, Bangladesh, Nepa,

and Sri Lanka.

Currently the magazine is printed (for

USA) at the Brown Printing Company

plant in Waseca, Minnesota, (USA). Page

layout has been done in-house at One

Rotary Center on desktop publishing

equipment since December 1991 issue.

In January 2011, The Rotarian

completed its centenary.

Rtn. Milind ShankhwalkerClub President

“Nothing is worth more than this day. You cannot relive yesterday.

Tomorrow is still beyond our reach.”

Follow Your Rotary Dream >>>

Dear

Dr Vinaykumar

Pai Raikar,

Indeed a magnificent

informative

document much

more then any other club bulletin making an

interesting reading.

Your recipe column intrigues my patients in my

clinic to read and to prepare various dishes.

-Dr. Jorson Fernandes

PDG RI District 3170

2012-13


Dear Dr Vinay,

The first time I came across 'The Dream' was in 2003

and I was very impressed with the layout, content and

Rotary knowledge.

Over the last 12 years, 'The Dream' has evolved into a

complete Rotary family magazine and most Rotarians

in our district look forward in eager anticipation to

receive the copy of the month.

This year 'The Dream' continues with its lively flavour.

The new addition like the vocational service column

which highlights the essential yet unknown common

people whose vocations are the most fundamental

makes a great reading.

The column which gives publicity of other Rotary

clubs service projects is a new concept and has proved

popular with other club members.

The cover page depicting the Rotary month making

use of Annettes is highly appreciated. The back cover

with public awareness message is very innovative.

-Rtn Subhash Sajane

Assistant Governor

Dear Milind, Vinaykumar & Siddha,

Excellent bulletin with interesting articles and

beautiful layout. The projects in the secretary’s

reports show the great community service carried

out by Panaji Mid-Towners.

Keep up the good work.

-Mr. Praveen SabnisPanaji, Goa

We are now online!!Check our ONLINE WEB EDITION on

http://issuu.com/rcpmtdream

<<< Create Awareness Take Action


Know your Rotary

What are Global Networking Groups?(Rtn. Rakesh Mallya)

Q

A. Global Networking Groups are groups of individual Rotarians

organized internationally to focus on shared topics of

interest. Global Networking Groups include Rotary

Fellowships and Rotarian Action Groups. All Global

Networking Groups are governed by these conditions:

1) Activities must be conducted independently of RI but in

harmony with RI policy, including the use of Rotary marks.

2) No group may be used to promote religious beliefs, political

issues, or other organizations.

3) RI recognition of a group in no way implies legal, financial,

or other obligation or responsibility on the part of either RI or

any district or club.

4) A group may not act on RI's behalf, represent or imply that it

has the authority to do so, or act as an agency of RI.

5) All groups must be self-sustaining financially,

administratively, and otherwise.

6) No group may exist or function in any country in violation of

its laws.

Rotary Fellowships

Rotary Fellowships is a group of Rotarians who unite

themselves to pursue a common vocational or recreational

interest in order to further friendship and fellowship. Governors

should appoint a district Rotary Fellowships committee with a

chair and at least three members to encourage participation in

Rotary Fellowships among the clubs of the district. Individual

fellowships are not covered by RI insurance and are

encouraged to assess their own risk and secure coverage as

appropriate.

Official recognition of the fellowships is subject to RI Board of

review and approval and other policies on fellowship formation.

Detailed information can be found in the www.rotary.org and a

list of fellowships in maintained at Rotary Fellowships.

Rotary action Groups

A Rotary Action Group is an association of Rotarians who unite

themselves to conduct international service projects that

advance the Object of Rotary. A list of all Rotarian Action

Groups is posted on www.rotary.org . Interested Rotarians are

encouraged to contact these groups as resources in

conducting service projects.

What are the various types of contributions to the Rotary Foundation?

(Rtn. Rajiv Shirodkar)

Q

A. Every Rotarian should be encouraged to contribute to The

Rotary Foundation to support the continued growth of

Foundation grants.

Contributions of any size can be made to three funds:

1) Annual Fund, the primary source of funding for the grants

and activities of the Foundation. Contributions are used

approximately three years after they are contributed.

2) Endowment Fund, an endowment fund from which

available earnings are spent in support of Foundation grants

and activities. The objective of Endowment Fund is to

ensure maintenance of a minimum level of grant activity

and facilitate new or expanded programs in the future. RI

encourages Rotarians to consider providing special support

to the endowment fund as a demonstration of commitment

to Rotary as a movement for the centuries and a world

leader in international service.

3) Polio Plus Fund, which pays all grants made in support of

the PolioPlus program and its goal of the worldwide

eradication of poliomyelitis.

Every Rotarian Every Year, is a program wherein a Rotarian

contributes every year to The Rotary Foundation. At least US#

100 should be contributed to Rotary Foundation.

Paul Harris Society, wherein a Rotarian contributes annually to

The Rotary Foundation a sum of US$ 1000, thereby being a

member of Paul Harris Society.

Race cannot be won by always being in top gear;

it is won by changing the gears at right time.

Follow Your Rotary Dream >>>

Dear

Dr Vinaykumar

Pai Raikar,

Indeed a magnificent

informative

document much

more then any other club bulletin making an

interesting reading.

Your recipe column intrigues my patients in my

clinic to read and to prepare various dishes.

-Dr. Jorson Fernandes

PDG RI District 3170

2012-13


Dear Dr Vinay,

The first time I came across 'The Dream' was in 2003

and I was very impressed with the layout, content and

Rotary knowledge.

Over the last 12 years, 'The Dream' has evolved into a

complete Rotary family magazine and most Rotarians

in our district look forward in eager anticipation to

receive the copy of the month.

This year 'The Dream' continues with its lively flavour.

The new addition like the vocational service column

which highlights the essential yet unknown common

people whose vocations are the most fundamental

makes a great reading.

The column which gives publicity of other Rotary

clubs service projects is a new concept and has proved

popular with other club members.

The cover page depicting the Rotary month making

use of Annettes is highly appreciated. The back cover

with public awareness message is very innovative.

-Rtn Subhash Sajane

Assistant Governor

Dear Milind, Vinaykumar & Siddha,

Excellent bulletin with interesting articles and

beautiful layout. The projects in the secretary’s

reports show the great community service carried

out by Panaji Mid-Towners.

Keep up the good work.

-Mr. Praveen SabnisPanaji, Goa

We are now online!!Check our ONLINE WEB EDITION on

http://issuu.com/rcpmtdream

<<< Create Awareness Take Action


Know your Rotary

What are Global Networking Groups?(Rtn. Rakesh Mallya)

Q

A. Global Networking Groups are groups of individual Rotarians

organized internationally to focus on shared topics of

interest. Global Networking Groups include Rotary

Fellowships and Rotarian Action Groups. All Global

Networking Groups are governed by these conditions:

1) Activities must be conducted independently of RI but in

harmony with RI policy, including the use of Rotary marks.

2) No group may be used to promote religious beliefs, political

issues, or other organizations.

3) RI recognition of a group in no way implies legal, financial,

or other obligation or responsibility on the part of either RI or

any district or club.

4) A group may not act on RI's behalf, represent or imply that it

has the authority to do so, or act as an agency of RI.

5) All groups must be self-sustaining financially,

administratively, and otherwise.

6) No group may exist or function in any country in violation of

its laws.

Rotary Fellowships

Rotary Fellowships is a group of Rotarians who unite

themselves to pursue a common vocational or recreational

interest in order to further friendship and fellowship. Governors

should appoint a district Rotary Fellowships committee with a

chair and at least three members to encourage participation in

Rotary Fellowships among the clubs of the district. Individual

fellowships are not covered by RI insurance and are

encouraged to assess their own risk and secure coverage as

appropriate.

Official recognition of the fellowships is subject to RI Board of

review and approval and other policies on fellowship formation.

Detailed information can be found in the www.rotary.org and a

list of fellowships in maintained at Rotary Fellowships.

Rotary action Groups

A Rotary Action Group is an association of Rotarians who unite

themselves to conduct international service projects that

advance the Object of Rotary. A list of all Rotarian Action

Groups is posted on www.rotary.org . Interested Rotarians are

encouraged to contact these groups as resources in

conducting service projects.

What are the various types of contributions to the Rotary Foundation?

(Rtn. Rajiv Shirodkar)

Q

A. Every Rotarian should be encouraged to contribute to The

Rotary Foundation to support the continued growth of

Foundation grants.

Contributions of any size can be made to three funds:

1) Annual Fund, the primary source of funding for the grants

and activities of the Foundation. Contributions are used

approximately three years after they are contributed.

2) Endowment Fund, an endowment fund from which

available earnings are spent in support of Foundation grants

and activities. The objective of Endowment Fund is to

ensure maintenance of a minimum level of grant activity

and facilitate new or expanded programs in the future. RI

encourages Rotarians to consider providing special support

to the endowment fund as a demonstration of commitment

to Rotary as a movement for the centuries and a world

leader in international service.

3) Polio Plus Fund, which pays all grants made in support of

the PolioPlus program and its goal of the worldwide

eradication of poliomyelitis.

Every Rotarian Every Year, is a program wherein a Rotarian

contributes every year to The Rotary Foundation. At least US#

100 should be contributed to Rotary Foundation.

Paul Harris Society, wherein a Rotarian contributes annually to

The Rotary Foundation a sum of US$ 1000, thereby being a

member of Paul Harris Society.

Race cannot be won by always being in top gear;

it is won by changing the gears at right time.

I Believe in Rotary >>>


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<<< Rotary Brings Hope


Four-time Olympic gold medallist Owens told

how “nice guys never finish last” in this

article, which appeared in The Rotarian in

May 1980.

THE MOST RPORTSMANLIKE ACT I've

ever known – and the one that enabled

me to win my four Olympic gold medals

– came from a man who was my

archenemy in every way. This is why I

know that fairness and simple, human

caring are unshakable in the human

spirit.

We have just survived an era, in sports

and in life, when it was almost

fashionable to be unsportsmanlike. It is

true that you must only “look out for

Number One” or “win by intimidation?”

not at all. There's more important truth to

be told. I can tell you something of it,

because I've known the other side.

It was two years after the Berlin 1936

Olympics. I'd gone from being about the

most famous person in the world to

being just about the most broke. Blacks

weren't allowed in professional sports,

so I couldn't use my athletic ability to

make a living. In fact, next to nothing

was open to me. The U.S. was still in the

Great Depression. I had wife, a little girl,

and another baby on the way. I took the

only job I could find – a playground

instructor – for $28.60 a week. Those

were the hard days, I thought.

Soon after that a couple of promoters

who were trying to get

Negro baseball started

came to my flat and offered

me five times what I was

making. I figured it was to

play ball. But the night

before the first game, they

told me a different story.

They wanted me to drum up

business by running an

exhibition sprint against a

racehorse. The signs outside read:

“Jesse Owens – The World's Fastest

Human Meets –And Beats? His Toughest

Competition Ever – A Real Racehorse!”

“I can't beat a racehorse,” I told the

promoters. “You will beat him,” one of

them said. “You will both start when the

starter's gun goes off – but the gun will

go off right next to the horse's ear. By

the time he stops rearing, you will be

halfway to the finish line.”

Which was just what happened. After

every race, I'd feel sick inside. Fot 14

nights, I stood side by side with that

horse, but couldn't stand to look at him. I

couldn't bear to face the mirror, either. “I

can't do it another time,” I told the

promoters at the beginning of the third

week. “You don't have to pay what you

owe me. I just want out.” Sure, I'd done

a few unsportsmanlike things as a kid,

but I wasn't a kid anymore. I made a

silent vow never to let it happen again.

It wasn't so long after that experience

that U.S. baseball

manager Leo

Durocher's “nice

guys finish last”

became the catch-

phrase of our

culture. The world

had by ten been

through two

terrible world wars, and too many people

were brainwashed to believe that you

can't be fair others and still be fair to

yourself. Yet the two are really one.

Sportsmanship itself is the ultimate

victory. A “nice” platitude? No. The

competition is a gift which enables you

to bring out the best that is within you.

The more you recognize this, the more

you value your “opponent”. That also

means you will compete harder against

him – but fairly, humanly. Anything less is

cheating yourself.

The individual who knew the bet was my

arch rival in the 1936 Olympics Games.

Luz Long was Hitler's prize athlete,

primed by the Nazi dictator for years to

accomplish just one goal: beat Jesse

Owens in the long jump. This would

supposedly “prove” Hitler's mixed-up

belief that the colour of your hair or skin

makes you superior to someone else, no

matter what you have got inside.

Fortunately, Luz Long didn't buy that

philosophy. When I got to Berlin was

under more pressure than any other time

in my life, before or since. And it got the

better of me. I just needed to jump

within a half-meter of my best to reach

the finals.

On my first jump, I leaped from past the

take-off board for a foul, so I played it

safe on the second, jumping from far in

the back of the board. But, I had played

ON FAIR PLAY -

Nice Guys- by Jesse Owens with Paul Neimark

Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen and my dear Friends.

Today we have gathered here to discuss and analyse whether “Swachh Bharat”, a

commendable mission initiated by our honourable Prime Minister Shree Narendra

Modiji is on right track.

India is dirty because of apathy of our people towards maintaining cleanliness in

public places. We see garbage all around us which pollutes and contaminates our

water, food and air, thus affecting our health and wellbeing.

It is also creating a bad image in the eyes of visitors to our country, shadowing the

progress we have made and creating a picture of a backward nation because of our

unclean and unkempt surroundings.

Our national capital New Delhi is also not spared. All our monuments, our beaches,

our places of worship, gardens, trains , railway stations, our buses, bus stands,

public toilets, not a single public place is clean.

Dear Friends, we should pause for a moment and ponder, “Is a short term drive

sufficient to get rid of this problem?” It is time to understand the root cause and

come with a permanent and sustainable solution.Yes, we do need to clean our

surroundings, it is our responsibility. But even more important is not to create and

spread this filth. What is the sense in first dirtying our surroundings and then

cleaning it occasionally?

The need of the hour is to be an alert watchdog and spread awareness among our

fellow countrymen on the importance of a clean and green environment; only then

this drive of “Swachh Bharat” will become successful.

To achieve this, we need to dispose of our garbage in a scientific and civilized

manner by segregating it into wet and dry waste which is the ABC of cleanliness,

ensure it is deposited in garbage bins only and is collected and sent for processing

by the civic authorities, minimize the use material hazardous to our environment

such as plastics for packaging, toxic chemicals as paints etc, encourage the three

R's, reduce, reuse and recycle, have our sewage systems properly maintained.

Please understand dear friends, “Swachh Bharat” is not a festival to be celebrated

on certain occasions posing for pictures to the media with a broom in hand. It is as

eternal as the existence of our mother earth and the food we eat, the water we

drink.

Right from our childhood we have been taught, 'CLEANLINESS IS NEXT TO

GODLINESS'. Time

has come for us

all to absorb it in

our souls and

make “SWACHH

BHARAT” a way of

our life.

JAI HIND...

it too safe. It was my worst jump since

early high school. I felt panic.

I felt a hand on my shoulder. I turned and

looked into the clear blue eyes of the

man who was supposed to be my worst

enemy in the world, Luz Long. He

introduced himself in broken English,

asking: “Jezzee, what has taken your

goat?”

I had to laugh in spite of myself. It felt

good. As soon as I laughed, the chiselled

lines of his lean, intense face broke into a

wide grin. “Look,” he said. “It does not

matter what the reason. What matters is

you qualify. I almost not qualify in meet

last year same trouble as you now. I find

this secret I tell you?” “Sure,” I answered.

Part of my thought that maybe it was a

plot that he'd say something which would

make me lose for sure. But no – down

deep I knew he was sincere. What Luz

showed me was a secret: to place my

towel only a few inches back of the take-

off board. That way, I'd have a place from

which to jump that wouldn't lose me

much distance.

It worked. It worked so well that I almost

broke the Olympic record on that

qualifying leap. In the finals a few days

later, Luz broke the Olympic record. On

my final try, I was fortunate to jump even

a little bit farther than he had. How did

Luz react? With joy!

He raced over to where I was standing,

threw his arm around me, and then

pulled me to the edge of the stands

where more than 100,000 German people

filled the stadium. He lifted my arm in the

air and yelled, “Jezzee Owenz!” He

shouted again. People in the stands

picked up his chant, shouting, “Jezzee

Owenz!” Soon the whole stadium was

cheering: “Jezzee Owenz! Jezzee Owenz!

Jezee Owenz!” I raised my other arm to

thank them and to still them. I took Luz's

arm and lifted it toward the skies. “Luz

Long!” Luz Long! Luz Long!” No, you

don't win anything by intimidation,

manipulation, or unsportsmanlike

behaviour. The nice guys I've known have

always finished first!

Rotary Orator of Goa ContestSWACHH BHARAT: ARE WE ON TRACK?Organized by Rotary Club of Panaji Mid-Town

Though the competition was for the age group 12-18 years, we received his application and we gave him opportunity to compete and he spoke his heart out.

Speech by Advait Mudras (Age 9 Years)

Mushtifund English Primary School Panjim

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Four-time Olympic gold medallist Owens told

how “nice guys never finish last” in this

article, which appeared in The Rotarian in

May 1980.

THE MOST RPORTSMANLIKE ACT I've

ever known – and the one that enabled

me to win my four Olympic gold medals

– came from a man who was my

archenemy in every way. This is why I

know that fairness and simple, human

caring are unshakable in the human

spirit.

We have just survived an era, in sports

and in life, when it was almost

fashionable to be unsportsmanlike. It is

true that you must only “look out for

Number One” or “win by intimidation?”

not at all. There's more important truth to

be told. I can tell you something of it,

because I've known the other side.

It was two years after the Berlin 1936

Olympics. I'd gone from being about the

most famous person in the world to

being just about the most broke. Blacks

weren't allowed in professional sports,

so I couldn't use my athletic ability to

make a living. In fact, next to nothing

was open to me. The U.S. was still in the

Great Depression. I had wife, a little girl,

and another baby on the way. I took the

only job I could find – a playground

instructor – for $28.60 a week. Those

were the hard days, I thought.

Soon after that a couple of promoters

who were trying to get

Negro baseball started

came to my flat and offered

me five times what I was

making. I figured it was to

play ball. But the night

before the first game, they

told me a different story.

They wanted me to drum up

business by running an

exhibition sprint against a

racehorse. The signs outside read:

“Jesse Owens – The World's Fastest

Human Meets –And Beats? His Toughest

Competition Ever – A Real Racehorse!”

“I can't beat a racehorse,” I told the

promoters. “You will beat him,” one of

them said. “You will both start when the

starter's gun goes off – but the gun will

go off right next to the horse's ear. By

the time he stops rearing, you will be

halfway to the finish line.”

Which was just what happened. After

every race, I'd feel sick inside. Fot 14

nights, I stood side by side with that

horse, but couldn't stand to look at him. I

couldn't bear to face the mirror, either. “I

can't do it another time,” I told the

promoters at the beginning of the third

week. “You don't have to pay what you

owe me. I just want out.” Sure, I'd done

a few unsportsmanlike things as a kid,

but I wasn't a kid anymore. I made a

silent vow never to let it happen again.

It wasn't so long after that experience

that U.S. baseball

manager Leo

Durocher's “nice

guys finish last”

became the catch-

phrase of our

culture. The world

had by ten been

through two

terrible world wars, and too many people

were brainwashed to believe that you

can't be fair others and still be fair to

yourself. Yet the two are really one.

Sportsmanship itself is the ultimate

victory. A “nice” platitude? No. The

competition is a gift which enables you

to bring out the best that is within you.

The more you recognize this, the more

you value your “opponent”. That also

means you will compete harder against

him – but fairly, humanly. Anything less is

cheating yourself.

The individual who knew the bet was my

arch rival in the 1936 Olympics Games.

Luz Long was Hitler's prize athlete,

primed by the Nazi dictator for years to

accomplish just one goal: beat Jesse

Owens in the long jump. This would

supposedly “prove” Hitler's mixed-up

belief that the colour of your hair or skin

makes you superior to someone else, no

matter what you have got inside.

Fortunately, Luz Long didn't buy that

philosophy. When I got to Berlin was

under more pressure than any other time

in my life, before or since. And it got the

better of me. I just needed to jump

within a half-meter of my best to reach

the finals.

On my first jump, I leaped from past the

take-off board for a foul, so I played it

safe on the second, jumping from far in

the back of the board. But, I had played

ON FAIR PLAY -

Nice Guys- by Jesse Owens with Paul Neimark

Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen and my dear Friends.

Today we have gathered here to discuss and analyse whether “Swachh Bharat”, a

commendable mission initiated by our honourable Prime Minister Shree Narendra

Modiji is on right track.

India is dirty because of apathy of our people towards maintaining cleanliness in

public places. We see garbage all around us which pollutes and contaminates our

water, food and air, thus affecting our health and wellbeing.

It is also creating a bad image in the eyes of visitors to our country, shadowing the

progress we have made and creating a picture of a backward nation because of our

unclean and unkempt surroundings.

Our national capital New Delhi is also not spared. All our monuments, our beaches,

our places of worship, gardens, trains , railway stations, our buses, bus stands,

public toilets, not a single public place is clean.

Dear Friends, we should pause for a moment and ponder, “Is a short term drive

sufficient to get rid of this problem?” It is time to understand the root cause and

come with a permanent and sustainable solution.Yes, we do need to clean our

surroundings, it is our responsibility. But even more important is not to create and

spread this filth. What is the sense in first dirtying our surroundings and then

cleaning it occasionally?

The need of the hour is to be an alert watchdog and spread awareness among our

fellow countrymen on the importance of a clean and green environment; only then

this drive of “Swachh Bharat” will become successful.

To achieve this, we need to dispose of our garbage in a scientific and civilized

manner by segregating it into wet and dry waste which is the ABC of cleanliness,

ensure it is deposited in garbage bins only and is collected and sent for processing

by the civic authorities, minimize the use material hazardous to our environment

such as plastics for packaging, toxic chemicals as paints etc, encourage the three

R's, reduce, reuse and recycle, have our sewage systems properly maintained.

Please understand dear friends, “Swachh Bharat” is not a festival to be celebrated

on certain occasions posing for pictures to the media with a broom in hand. It is as

eternal as the existence of our mother earth and the food we eat, the water we

drink.

Right from our childhood we have been taught, 'CLEANLINESS IS NEXT TO

GODLINESS'. Time

has come for us

all to absorb it in

our souls and

make “SWACHH

BHARAT” a way of

our life.

JAI HIND...

it too safe. It was my worst jump since

early high school. I felt panic.

I felt a hand on my shoulder. I turned and

looked into the clear blue eyes of the

man who was supposed to be my worst

enemy in the world, Luz Long. He

introduced himself in broken English,

asking: “Jezzee, what has taken your

goat?”

I had to laugh in spite of myself. It felt

good. As soon as I laughed, the chiselled

lines of his lean, intense face broke into a

wide grin. “Look,” he said. “It does not

matter what the reason. What matters is

you qualify. I almost not qualify in meet

last year same trouble as you now. I find

this secret I tell you?” “Sure,” I answered.

Part of my thought that maybe it was a

plot that he'd say something which would

make me lose for sure. But no – down

deep I knew he was sincere. What Luz

showed me was a secret: to place my

towel only a few inches back of the take-

off board. That way, I'd have a place from

which to jump that wouldn't lose me

much distance.

It worked. It worked so well that I almost

broke the Olympic record on that

qualifying leap. In the finals a few days

later, Luz broke the Olympic record. On

my final try, I was fortunate to jump even

a little bit farther than he had. How did

Luz react? With joy!

He raced over to where I was standing,

threw his arm around me, and then

pulled me to the edge of the stands

where more than 100,000 German people

filled the stadium. He lifted my arm in the

air and yelled, “Jezzee Owenz!” He

shouted again. People in the stands

picked up his chant, shouting, “Jezzee

Owenz!” Soon the whole stadium was

cheering: “Jezzee Owenz! Jezzee Owenz!

Jezee Owenz!” I raised my other arm to

thank them and to still them. I took Luz's

arm and lifted it toward the skies. “Luz

Long!” Luz Long! Luz Long!” No, you

don't win anything by intimidation,

manipulation, or unsportsmanlike

behaviour. The nice guys I've known have

always finished first!

Rotary Orator of Goa ContestSWACHH BHARAT: ARE WE ON TRACK?Organized by Rotary Club of Panaji Mid-Town

Though the competition was for the age group 12-18 years, we received his application and we gave him opportunity to compete and he spoke his heart out.

Speech by Advait Mudras (Age 9 Years)

Mushtifund English Primary School Panjim

Reach Out >>>

|08| THE dream 2015 MARCH

India is the Rabies hotspot in the world, every 20 minutes one

person is dyeing due to Rabies disease, majority of the deaths

are children and about 80% of the victims are poor rural

Indians, but still it is a neglected disease, though it is 100%

preventable. The stray dog population crisis on one side and

the increased rabies victims in India on the other side, earned

the attention of Dr.Luke Gamble, who founded this project

“Mission Rabies” due to his vision to see Rabies free India.

Mission Rabies Education is an integral part of this project.

Mission Rabies is proud to reach over 2lakhs children, 5,000

teachers and 10,000parents directly. Mission Rabies teachings

like “ How to avoid dog bites”, “How to manage if bitten by

dogs” is expected to significantly bring down the number of

dog bites and Rabies deaths in this country. The points given

below are very simple but that will make a big difference.

1.Do not disturb the dog while the dog is eating, sleeping and

feeding the puppies. 2. Do not run in front of a dog, the dogs

do not like it. 3. Do not have direct eye contact with the dogs

4. Do not through stone, pull the tail or hurt the dogs. 5. When

a barking dog approaches you ,do not run but stand still,

ignore the dog completely, do not pay any attention. 6. Avoid

going closer to or touching an unknown dogs unless it behaves

friendly (Wagging the tail) 7. If bitten by a dog, wash the

wound with running water for 10-15 minutes. This will wash

out 70-85% of the virus, then apply an anti septic and rush to

the hospital and get a course of 5 ARV(Anti Rabies Vaccine).

This Mission Rabies education, if spread to the community in a

big way, is a great service by anyone to support the

vaccinations and surgeries of Mission Rabies to eradicate this

deadly disease sooner instead of taking many years.

An appeal to the citizens: Please dispose the food leftovers

and food wastes properly to help to keep the dog population

under control by ABC surgeries.

Mission Rabies

laying the foundation

towards Rabies free IndiaDr. Murugan Appupillai India Manager Education,Mission Rabies, Worldwide Veterinary Service

Email: [email protected] Ph: 08939142747

Web: www.missionrabies.com

Rotary Shares >>>

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03 March 2015 Club Assembly

The Weekly Meeting of 3rd March was a Club

Assembly. This meeting was a follow up on the

projects completed and an insight into the

forthcoming projects of the Club. Rtn Santosh

Shetye who had visited RC Singapore North

handed over flag of the Club to the President.

10 March 2015 Chief Guest: Dr. Murugan Appupillai

At the meeting of 10th March, Dr. Murugan Appupillai was the

Guest Speaker. He is India Manager Education, Mission

Rabies, Worldwide Veterinary service and Former ITEC

Expert, High Commission of India). He spoke on the topic:

“Mission Rabies, How to avoid & manage Dog Bites”. This

insightful information came in handy to members and anns

who attended this family meeting. The club bulletin “the

Dream” was released at the hands of Dr. Murugan.

17 March 2015 Speaker: Rtn Ashish Prabhu Verlekar

Our member, Chartered Accountant Rtn Ashish Prabhu

Verlekar spoke at the weekly meeting on the Union budget.

His observations and inferences on the Union Budget of

2015 was appreciated by all members and Rtn Ashish

provided all the highlights into the budgetary provisions.

24 March 2015 Speaker: Rtn Sandip Nadkarni

On 24th March, unfortunately our Guest Speaker could not

turn up at the meeting due to some medical emergency. It

was then that our own member Rtn Sandip Nadkarni stepped

ahead and spoke on tug-of-war over “Mhadei” river

diversion and its impact on Goa.


The Weekly Meeting of 31st March was a Club Assembly, being

the first meeting after the Board meeting. This meeting was a

follow up on the projects completed and an insight into the

forthcoming projects of the Club.

Weekly

Meetings

40

We know that the dogs litter many puppies, not like human

being to give birth to one child in one year. A pair of dogs

produce 16 puppies in one year, do you know how many they

produce over a period of time? It is 67,000 dogs during their

life time of 6years. This is the reason for the exploding dog

population, making them frustrated and become a nuisance to

human being, even though the dogs are considered to be the

best companion animals in the world. What shall we do now?

Can we kill them? In India killing dog is a punishable offence as

per Indian penal code #1860 section 428&503 and PCA act

1960 section II.

Then what is the best way of dog population control? Yes, it is

ABC( Animal Birth Control) surgery, recommended by

WHO(World Health Organisation). Mission Rabies has recently

made a record of sterilising (ABC) 20,244 dogs in Goa state

within 6 months.(The estimated dog population of Goa state is

about 40,000dogs). These 20,000+ surgeries are expected to

stop 67crores of unwanted puppies in Goa state during the

next 6 years.

Mission Rabies a project for eradication of Rabies disease, a

deadly disease is moving forward in dog vaccinations in India,

Mission Rabies has so far vaccinated 1,58,500 dogs against

Rabies. Vaccinating at least 70% of the dog population

produce herd immunity and keeps the dogs, free from Rabies

virus. Since 98%of human Rabies in India is caused by dog

bites, vaccinating the dogs is the right way of eradicating

Rabies from human and animals as recommended by WHO.


Reach Out >>>

|08| THE dream 2015 MARCH

India is the Rabies hotspot in the world, every 20 minutes one

person is dyeing due to Rabies disease, majority of the deaths

are children and about 80% of the victims are poor rural

Indians, but still it is a neglected disease, though it is 100%

preventable. The stray dog population crisis on one side and

the increased rabies victims in India on the other side, earned

the attention of Dr.Luke Gamble, who founded this project

“Mission Rabies” due to his vision to see Rabies free India.

Mission Rabies Education is an integral part of this project.

Mission Rabies is proud to reach over 2lakhs children, 5,000

teachers and 10,000parents directly. Mission Rabies teachings

like “ How to avoid dog bites”, “How to manage if bitten by

dogs” is expected to significantly bring down the number of

dog bites and Rabies deaths in this country. The points given

below are very simple but that will make a big difference.

1.Do not disturb the dog while the dog is eating, sleeping and

feeding the puppies. 2. Do not run in front of a dog, the dogs

do not like it. 3. Do not have direct eye contact with the dogs

4. Do not through stone, pull the tail or hurt the dogs. 5. When

a barking dog approaches you ,do not run but stand still,

ignore the dog completely, do not pay any attention. 6. Avoid

going closer to or touching an unknown dogs unless it behaves

friendly (Wagging the tail) 7. If bitten by a dog, wash the

wound with running water for 10-15 minutes. This will wash

out 70-85% of the virus, then apply an anti septic and rush to

the hospital and get a course of 5 ARV(Anti Rabies Vaccine).

This Mission Rabies education, if spread to the community in a

big way, is a great service by anyone to support the

vaccinations and surgeries of Mission Rabies to eradicate this

deadly disease sooner instead of taking many years.

An appeal to the citizens: Please dispose the food leftovers

and food wastes properly to help to keep the dog population

under control by ABC surgeries.

Mission Rabies

laying the foundation

towards Rabies free IndiaDr. Murugan Appupillai India Manager Education,Mission Rabies, Worldwide Veterinary Service

Email: [email protected] Ph: 08939142747

Web: www.missionrabies.com

Rotary Shares >>>

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The Weekly Meeting of 3rd March was a Club

Assembly. This meeting was a follow up on the

projects completed and an insight into the

forthcoming projects of the Club. Rtn Santosh

Shetye who had visited RC Singapore North

handed over flag of the Club to the President.

10 March 2015 Chief Guest: Dr. Murugan Appupillai

At the meeting of 10th March, Dr. Murugan Appupillai was the

Guest Speaker. He is India Manager Education, Mission

Rabies, Worldwide Veterinary service and Former ITEC

Expert, High Commission of India). He spoke on the topic:

“Mission Rabies, How to avoid & manage Dog Bites”. This

insightful information came in handy to members and anns

who attended this family meeting. The club bulletin “the

Dream” was released at the hands of Dr. Murugan.

17 March 2015 Speaker: Rtn Ashish Prabhu Verlekar

Our member, Chartered Accountant Rtn Ashish Prabhu

Verlekar spoke at the weekly meeting on the Union budget.

His observations and inferences on the Union Budget of

2015 was appreciated by all members and Rtn Ashish

provided all the highlights into the budgetary provisions.

24 March 2015 Speaker: Rtn Sandip Nadkarni

On 24th March, unfortunately our Guest Speaker could not

turn up at the meeting due to some medical emergency. It

was then that our own member Rtn Sandip Nadkarni stepped

ahead and spoke on tug-of-war over “Mhadei” river

diversion and its impact on Goa.


The Weekly Meeting of 31st March was a Club Assembly, being

the first meeting after the Board meeting. This meeting was a

follow up on the projects completed and an insight into the

forthcoming projects of the Club.

Weekly

Meetings

40

We know that the dogs litter many puppies, not like human

being to give birth to one child in one year. A pair of dogs

produce 16 puppies in one year, do you know how many they

produce over a period of time? It is 67,000 dogs during their

life time of 6years. This is the reason for the exploding dog

population, making them frustrated and become a nuisance to

human being, even though the dogs are considered to be the

best companion animals in the world. What shall we do now?

Can we kill them? In India killing dog is a punishable offence as

per Indian penal code #1860 section 428&503 and PCA act

1960 section II.

Then what is the best way of dog population control? Yes, it is

ABC( Animal Birth Control) surgery, recommended by

WHO(World Health Organisation). Mission Rabies has recently

made a record of sterilising (ABC) 20,244 dogs in Goa state

within 6 months.(The estimated dog population of Goa state is

about 40,000dogs). These 20,000+ surgeries are expected to

stop 67crores of unwanted puppies in Goa state during the

next 6 years.

Mission Rabies a project for eradication of Rabies disease, a

deadly disease is moving forward in dog vaccinations in India,

Mission Rabies has so far vaccinated 1,58,500 dogs against

Rabies. Vaccinating at least 70% of the dog population

produce herd immunity and keeps the dogs, free from Rabies

virus. Since 98%of human Rabies in India is caused by dog

bites, vaccinating the dogs is the right way of eradicating

Rabies from human and animals as recommended by WHO.


Serve to Unite Mankind >>>


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“Literacy is one of the greatest gifts a person could achieve.”

And the Club has achieved a lot of smiles while gifting Literacy to the under-privileged. Secretary Rtn Siddha Sardessai lists the gifts delivered in the month of March.

6 March 2015

Holi Celebrations

Its that time of the year when you play with colours with those

close to your heart. The Club celebrated the festival of colours at

SinQ at Candolim. This event was hosted by our member Rtn

Mahesh Adwalpalkar. The family of Rotary had a great time with

colours at the event. Thanks to the Adwalpalkar family for hosting

the Club at their Club SinQ.

The Month of March is designated as the “Literacy Month”. With

our various projects and events, we emphasized on Rotary's

ongoing commitment to promoting literacy and numeracy.

11 March 2015

Happy Occasion with the less fortunate

When one experiences the

joy of giving, he will come

forward with newer ideas.

This has been the

underlying thought of this

project. “Happy Occasion

with the less fortunate”

project aims at enriching

oneself with the joy of

giving. We requested

members to celebrate at

least one of their happy

occasions in family like

birthdays and anniversary

with schools around Panaji.

08 March 2015

Cricket Tournament

The Club's annual Manek Gem Triangular Cricket Tournament saw

the Club defending the Champions title for the second time in a

row. Three Cheers to the Midtowners team!!

The third and final league match of the tournament was washed

out due to soggy playing conditions and RC Panaji Mid-town got a

walkover RC Panaji team.

The finals of the tournament was a well contested match. Batting

first, RC Panaji Riviera set a target of 174 runs buoyed by a superb

knock of 88 by Rtn Sanil. Rtn

Sangam took 3 wickets to

restrict the opposition to a

defendable score.

Batting second, Midtowners

overwhelmed the score in the

last and final over in a nail

biting finish to win the

coveted title with 4 wickets in

Joy of Giving

It is with great JOY that we announced launch of our second

series of project JOY of GIVING namely GIVE BOOKS GET JOY.

Under this project we requested our members and friends to

donate their precious used books to the needy schools & public

library.

We received tremendous response from all members as well as

through social media campaign and received books even from

Mumbai. Armed with loads of books, we sorted the same and

distributed it among schools and libraries across.

Rtn Manohar Kamat celebrated his birthday with the children of

Hamara School. Manohar hosted lunch to 80 children and also cut

the birthday cake with them. The children sang the birthday song

and also made some creative cards and roses out of paper and

handed over to the birthday boy. Rtn Manohar expressed his

happiness with the children who fondly fed him with a piece of

cake.

We had identified Dayanand Arya High School- Neura, Union High

School- Merces, Sahayata- Home Care Nursing School- Kalapur

and Sneha Mandir- Bandora as beneficiaries for the project. These

books were donated to their libraries for benefit of readers.

Rtn Santosh Shetye spearheaded this project and was

instrumental in spreading joy among those who gave books and

those who received.

hand. Rtn Yogesh Nadkarni scored a brilliant 52 under pressure

and was ably supported by Rtn Sangam and Rtn Aakash with well

made 27 runs each. Lifting the trophy, Captain of the winning

team Rtn Nitin Sud expressed satisfaction with the way the team

played keeping their poise and balance.



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“Literacy is one of the greatest gifts a person could achieve.”

And the Club has achieved a lot of smiles while gifting Literacy to the under-privileged. Secretary Rtn Siddha Sardessai lists the gifts delivered in the month of March.

6 March 2015

Holi Celebrations

Its that time of the year when you play with colours with those

close to your heart. The Club celebrated the festival of colours at

SinQ at Candolim. This event was hosted by our member Rtn

Mahesh Adwalpalkar. The family of Rotary had a great time with

colours at the event. Thanks to the Adwalpalkar family for hosting

the Club at their Club SinQ.

The Month of March is designated as the “Literacy Month”. With

our various projects and events, we emphasized on Rotary's

ongoing commitment to promoting literacy and numeracy.

11 March 2015

Happy Occasion with the less fortunate

When one experiences the

joy of giving, he will come

forward with newer ideas.

This has been the

underlying thought of this

project. “Happy Occasion

with the less fortunate”

project aims at enriching

oneself with the joy of

giving. We requested

members to celebrate at

least one of their happy

occasions in family like

birthdays and anniversary

with schools around Panaji.

08 March 2015

Cricket Tournament

The Club's annual Manek Gem Triangular Cricket Tournament saw

the Club defending the Champions title for the second time in a

row. Three Cheers to the Midtowners team!!

The third and final league match of the tournament was washed

out due to soggy playing conditions and RC Panaji Mid-town got a

walkover RC Panaji team.

The finals of the tournament was a well contested match. Batting

first, RC Panaji Riviera set a target of 174 runs buoyed by a superb

knock of 88 by Rtn Sanil. Rtn

Sangam took 3 wickets to

restrict the opposition to a

defendable score.

Batting second, Midtowners

overwhelmed the score in the

last and final over in a nail

biting finish to win the

coveted title with 4 wickets in

Joy of Giving

It is with great JOY that we announced launch of our second

series of project JOY of GIVING namely GIVE BOOKS GET JOY.

Under this project we requested our members and friends to

donate their precious used books to the needy schools & public

library.

We received tremendous response from all members as well as

through social media campaign and received books even from

Mumbai. Armed with loads of books, we sorted the same and

distributed it among schools and libraries across.

Rtn Manohar Kamat celebrated his birthday with the children of

Hamara School. Manohar hosted lunch to 80 children and also cut

the birthday cake with them. The children sang the birthday song

and also made some creative cards and roses out of paper and

handed over to the birthday boy. Rtn Manohar expressed his

happiness with the children who fondly fed him with a piece of

cake.

We had identified Dayanand Arya High School- Neura, Union High

School- Merces, Sahayata- Home Care Nursing School- Kalapur

and Sneha Mandir- Bandora as beneficiaries for the project. These

books were donated to their libraries for benefit of readers.

Rtn Santosh Shetye spearheaded this project and was

instrumental in spreading joy among those who gave books and

those who received.

hand. Rtn Yogesh Nadkarni scored a brilliant 52 under pressure

and was ably supported by Rtn Sangam and Rtn Aakash with well

made 27 runs each. Lifting the trophy, Captain of the winning

team Rtn Nitin Sud expressed satisfaction with the way the team

played keeping their poise and balance.

<<< Be a Friend

MARCH THE dream |13| 2015



then decided to start a trust in his memory. Accordingly a sum

on money was donated by the family to RC Westton-Ghosen in

the USA which was then subsequently transferred to RC

Porvorim by which a Colposcope Unit was purchased and

installed at the Vrundavan Hospital at Mapusa. With this,

awareness camps were started in rural areas where a team of

lady gynaecologists would show the participants a power point

presentation on cervix cancer etc, this usually was followed by

a Q & A session with the doctors. The participants were then

taken to the hospital for pap smears, those with infections

were provided free treatment etc. even those women who

required biopsies were done free of cost. This project has

been successfully running for the past 8 years. R C Porovorim

has been recently awarded with a Global Grants Project to

install a “Mammography Unit”. With this R C Porvorim will be

starting a “Women's Health Care Centre” based at the R G

Stone Hospital at Porvorim.

Rotary Club of Mapusa in the year 1996-97 under President

ship of Rtn.Dr.Digambar Naik took a decision to sponsor a new

Club at Porvorim. Rtn. N.P.S.Varde was entrusted the task of

Mentor and Co-ordinator for this initiative.

Rtn.Varde, as GSR, started contacting leading professionals

know to him and residents of Porvorim bringing them on a

common platform for interaction. He explained the philosophy

of the Rotary World to the gathering of individuals. In February

1997, 25 likeminded enthusiastic residents of Porvorim came

together and met at Casino Motel (behind the present day

Chodancar Hospital) and decided to join the Rotary movement

under the banner of “Rotary Club of Porvorim”. Similar

thoughts and spirit behind this decision and the common belief

of “ Giving back to the Society that has been kind and has

given a lot to each one of us”.

The Club was chartered on 30th.June'1997 by Rotary

International and the Charter was presented to the Club on

15th.June1997, with following Charter Office

bearers—Rtn.Sadanand Sawant-President, Rtn. Ravi Gupta-

Secretary, Rtn.Subhash Gulati – Presiden- Elect, Rtn. Cesar

Costa –Vice President and Rtn Anil Palekar – Treasurer.

About our Permanent Project:

The Prakash Cancer Aid Project was started from the Rotary

year 2007-08 under the Presidency of Rtn Santosh Kamat. Late

Shri Prakash Borwankar (Father in Law of Annette Manisha

Sawant d/o of our Club's Charter President Rtn Sadanand

Sawant) who passed away in the PUNE in 2004 after

succumbing to Cancer. His family members based in the US

Rotay Club of Panaji MidTown starts a new

series highlighting the projects of other

clubs in Goa as an extension of Friendship

and Fellowship towards Goan Rotary Clubs.

The Rotary Club of

Porvorim

Courtesy: Rtn Jeffrey Chagas Pereira

Club President

31 March 2015

Wheelchair Donation

We handed over a wheelchair with attached commode utensil to Mr Sadanand Shirgaonkar. He was recipient of a wheelchair that the

Club had given to him a few years back and there was a need for this due to his disability. The handover was done at the Clube Tennis de

Gaspar Dias before the weekly meeting in presence of the Club Members.

31 March 2015

Education Grant

26 March 2015

Board Meeting

The 9th Monthly Board Meeting was held on 26th March 2015.

This meeting was jointly hosted by Rtn Santosh Shetye and Rtn

Vinaykumar Pai Raikar at the residence of Rtn Santosh Shetye at

Caranzalem. The meeting was followed by fellowship.

Football Club

The payment for the Nutrition and the Coaching of Football team

at the Shri Dayanand Arya High School was made. As you may be

aware, the Club supports a football team at the school. And this

initiative of mixing sports with education has won many a hearts

as there has been an overwhelming response to the admissions to

the School. This value add to the education system has seen

better results in the education stream as well as on the sports

level. Football team Nutrition sponsored by Rtn. Rajesh Khaunte.

At the Weekly Meeting of 31st March, we handed over education

grant to Mr Shubham Babuli Gaude. He is a winner at the National

level in Malkhamb and is doing his BA. He was proposed by Rtn

Ashok Menon and the board through its education grant

committee had cleared his name and found him to be suitable

candidate for the grants. Mr Shubham expressed satisfaction for

being a beneficiary and promised to take his education and sport

with added enthusiasm and zeal.

<<< Be a Friend

MARCH THE dream |13| 2015



then decided to start a trust in his memory. Accordingly a sum

on money was donated by the family to RC Westton-Ghosen in

the USA which was then subsequently transferred to RC

Porvorim by which a Colposcope Unit was purchased and

installed at the Vrundavan Hospital at Mapusa. With this,

awareness camps were started in rural areas where a team of

lady gynaecologists would show the participants a power point

presentation on cervix cancer etc, this usually was followed by

a Q & A session with the doctors. The participants were then

taken to the hospital for pap smears, those with infections

were provided free treatment etc. even those women who

required biopsies were done free of cost. This project has

been successfully running for the past 8 years. R C Porovorim

has been recently awarded with a Global Grants Project to

install a “Mammography Unit”. With this R C Porvorim will be

starting a “Women's Health Care Centre” based at the R G

Stone Hospital at Porvorim.

Rotary Club of Mapusa in the year 1996-97 under President

ship of Rtn.Dr.Digambar Naik took a decision to sponsor a new

Club at Porvorim. Rtn. N.P.S.Varde was entrusted the task of

Mentor and Co-ordinator for this initiative.

Rtn.Varde, as GSR, started contacting leading professionals

know to him and residents of Porvorim bringing them on a

common platform for interaction. He explained the philosophy

of the Rotary World to the gathering of individuals. In February

1997, 25 likeminded enthusiastic residents of Porvorim came

together and met at Casino Motel (behind the present day

Chodancar Hospital) and decided to join the Rotary movement

under the banner of “Rotary Club of Porvorim”. Similar

thoughts and spirit behind this decision and the common belief

of “ Giving back to the Society that has been kind and has

given a lot to each one of us”.

The Club was chartered on 30th.June'1997 by Rotary

International and the Charter was presented to the Club on

15th.June1997, with following Charter Office

bearers—Rtn.Sadanand Sawant-President, Rtn. Ravi Gupta-

Secretary, Rtn.Subhash Gulati – Presiden- Elect, Rtn. Cesar

Costa –Vice President and Rtn Anil Palekar – Treasurer.

About our Permanent Project:

The Prakash Cancer Aid Project was started from the Rotary

year 2007-08 under the Presidency of Rtn Santosh Kamat. Late

Shri Prakash Borwankar (Father in Law of Annette Manisha

Sawant d/o of our Club's Charter President Rtn Sadanand

Sawant) who passed away in the PUNE in 2004 after

succumbing to Cancer. His family members based in the US

Rotay Club of Panaji MidTown starts a new

series highlighting the projects of other

clubs in Goa as an extension of Friendship

and Fellowship towards Goan Rotary Clubs.

The Rotary Club of

Porvorim

Courtesy: Rtn Jeffrey Chagas Pereira

Club President

31 March 2015

Wheelchair Donation

We handed over a wheelchair with attached commode utensil to Mr Sadanand Shirgaonkar. He was recipient of a wheelchair that the

Club had given to him a few years back and there was a need for this due to his disability. The handover was done at the Clube Tennis de

Gaspar Dias before the weekly meeting in presence of the Club Members.

31 March 2015

Education Grant

26 March 2015

Board Meeting

The 9th Monthly Board Meeting was held on 26th March 2015.

This meeting was jointly hosted by Rtn Santosh Shetye and Rtn

Vinaykumar Pai Raikar at the residence of Rtn Santosh Shetye at

Caranzalem. The meeting was followed by fellowship.

Football Club

The payment for the Nutrition and the Coaching of Football team

at the Shri Dayanand Arya High School was made. As you may be

aware, the Club supports a football team at the school. And this

initiative of mixing sports with education has won many a hearts

as there has been an overwhelming response to the admissions to

the School. This value add to the education system has seen

better results in the education stream as well as on the sports

level. Football team Nutrition sponsored by Rtn. Rajesh Khaunte.

At the Weekly Meeting of 31st March, we handed over education

grant to Mr Shubham Babuli Gaude. He is a winner at the National

level in Malkhamb and is doing his BA. He was proposed by Rtn

Ashok Menon and the board through its education grant

committee had cleared his name and found him to be suitable

candidate for the grants. Mr Shubham expressed satisfaction for

being a beneficiary and promised to take his education and sport

with added enthusiasm and zeal.


You go to any fair or feast of a church or jatra of a temple,

you will notice khajekar and another never missed

professional, a chanekar. These professionals sell chana

(roasted gram) and roasted groundnuts. They require a very

small space with heaps of chana and groundnuts on top of

the tables. They usually sell them in the age old traditional

measures of pad and aathvo (wooden measurements). It is

very common for the devotees visiting the feasts to come

back home with chana and khajem.

The chanekar buys uncooked chana and roasts them in a

place called as KHORN in Konkani. It consists of a big

fireplace on three laterite stones with a big pan on top.

Sand is put into the pan and heated till it is very hot. Gram

is put into the pan and with the help of wooden ladle,

chanekar keeps on stirring till the gram gets roasted. He

also put little oil in the pan so that the gram roasts better.

Once all gram gets roasted, the contents are sieved so that

the sand gets separated. The roasted gram is then put into

another pan and yellow colour is added to it to make it look

better. It can be salted as well, though usually the chana is

served without salt. The process is repeated throughout the

day. The procedure followed for the groundnuts is similar,

but people prefer salted groundnuts.

My father's elder sister used to live in Mapusa. Outside

Mapusa bazzar, there are two such chanekars. During

school holidays, whenever I visited my aunt, every evening,

I used to go there with my cousins to eat chana. The best

part was that, the chanekar used to give us chana free

before we would order. He always gave us a handful of

chana. He used to enquire about my family. They would call

my father mama (uncle). I visited him recently to get some

chana and groundnuts. First thing he did was to give me a

handful of chana. Then he recalled our memories of

childhood. I have great affection for that family. You will find

many Goan families eating chana or groundnuts post meals

as desserts.

by Rtn. Dr. Vinaykumar Pai Raikar

<<< Service above Self


Born at Panaji on 8th January 1940, as

daughter of famed judge Qeissoro,

Dr. Smt. Asha Sawardekar is widow of late

Wing. Cdr. Vishwanath. B. Sawardekar

(Gallantry award winner of “Kirti Chakra”

and “Ati Vishisht Sewa Medal''. She is

working in Goa for the last 50 years. Her

educational qualification is M.A., LL.B.,

Ph.D., She has Diploma in social Welfare

Policy and Administration in U.K. at

Swansea University in 1985.

She has dedicated her life for downtrodden

women empowering them with skill and

self-employment and she has helped ailing

old patients by providing health care and

love and affection in the old age home

“Sanjeevan”.

After completing her education in Bombay

in 1961 just after liberation of Goa in 1961,

she returned to Goa. That time the status

of women in Goa was very low. They were

very much behind in educational, social

and economic field. There were hardly any

women's associations for their

development. She organized women in

cities and rural area. She founded following

organizations with the help of volunteers:

All India Women's Conference Goa Branch,

Society for Youth Development, Women's

Co-operative Bank, and Goa State

Women's Co-operative Society. Through

these organizations she conducted

awareness camps, medical camps,

condensed courses for dropout students

to appear for S.S.C. exams, skill training

courses in tailoring, pickle making etc.

After her marriage she left Goa in 1967,

she continued her social work for the

welfare of women. She returned back to

Goa in 1972 as widow with two small

children to serve people of Goa again. The

courage shown by Ashatai in raising her

children as a single parent is exemplary.

Both her daughters are very highly

educated. Her elder daughter Binota, an

architect, recollects how Ashatai never

made them feel the loss of their father who

died in service of Indian air Force.

She worked as program officer in Institute

of Public Assistance (Provedoria) a social

welfare organization in Goa for 12 years.

She took care of 6 orphanages, 8 old age

homes, and 60 balwadis. She worked for

betterment of orphaned children and

helped them in their rehabilitation.

She worked as Project Officer in Rural

Development Agency. She was In-Charge of

Development of women and children in

rural area, a Central Government scheme.

During these 12 years, she went around in

all the villages of Goa and formed about

500 women's groups, they were given

revolving fund and skill and necessary

backup in marketing and linkage with

banks. About 6,000 rural women with their

families were helped to be self-employed.

Their health, education was improved, and

children were given nutritional diet,

medicines etc.

Since last 36 years she has been working

honorary in the capacity of President of

Sanjeevan, Society for Youth Development.

With lots of efforts she managed to get

5,000 sq. metres of land in Nagueshi village

of Ponda taluka and in 2003, a two storied

building was constructed by raising funds

from public. Since then she spends full day

and night making every inmate happy and

healthy. There are 50 patients all above 70

years to 100 years. Some of them are

suffering from mental

and physical diseases

like paralysis,

Alzheimer's disease

and cancer etc.

These patients stay in

20 spacious rooms

with common facilities

and are provided

medicines, proper

food and care with the help of services of

doctors, nurses and maintenance staff.

Besides old age home following programs

are also run in Sanjeevan

1. Home Nursing training and employment

2. Skill training courses like tailoring, bag

making etc.

3. Hostel for working women and college

students

4. Self help groups

5. Higher Secondary School in Nursing

started in 2013 which is affiliated to Goa

Board of Secondary & Higher Secondary

She was nominated by Goa Govt. and other

organizations on various committees. She

worked as member of child welfare board,

State Social Welfare Advisory Board,

Committee for Yashodamini Award

selection, and Mineral Foundation of Goa

etc.

She was also on the Managing Committee

of Matruchaya Orphanage, Sneha Mandir

old age home in Ponda.

She is recipient of several awards like

Award from Rotary International for Social

Service, Yashodamini Puraskar from Govt.

of Goa, Giant International for Social

Service, G.S. Amonkar Memorial award,

Women of the year award 2010 from The

Navhind Times Newspaper and Viva Goa

Magazine Award etc.

The ever energetic Ashatai is a small

statured lady with an abundant bundle of

energy striving very hard for the upliftment

of women and down-trodden and needy

people.

We at Rotary Club of Panaji Mid-Town take a

bow to Ashatai for her selfless work with

the motto of Service Above Self.

Dr. Smt. Asha V. SawardekarSocial Worker

To Dignify the Human Being >>>

CHANEKAR



You go to any fair or feast of a church or jatra of a temple,

you will notice khajekar and another never missed

professional, a chanekar. These professionals sell chana

(roasted gram) and roasted groundnuts. They require a very

small space with heaps of chana and groundnuts on top of

the tables. They usually sell them in the age old traditional

measures of pad and aathvo (wooden measurements). It is

very common for the devotees visiting the feasts to come

back home with chana and khajem.

The chanekar buys uncooked chana and roasts them in a

place called as KHORN in Konkani. It consists of a big

fireplace on three laterite stones with a big pan on top.

Sand is put into the pan and heated till it is very hot. Gram

is put into the pan and with the help of wooden ladle,

chanekar keeps on stirring till the gram gets roasted. He

also put little oil in the pan so that the gram roasts better.

Once all gram gets roasted, the contents are sieved so that

the sand gets separated. The roasted gram is then put into

another pan and yellow colour is added to it to make it look

better. It can be salted as well, though usually the chana is

served without salt. The process is repeated throughout the

day. The procedure followed for the groundnuts is similar,

but people prefer salted groundnuts.

My father's elder sister used to live in Mapusa. Outside

Mapusa bazzar, there are two such chanekars. During

school holidays, whenever I visited my aunt, every evening,

I used to go there with my cousins to eat chana. The best

part was that, the chanekar used to give us chana free

before we would order. He always gave us a handful of

chana. He used to enquire about my family. They would call

my father mama (uncle). I visited him recently to get some

chana and groundnuts. First thing he did was to give me a

handful of chana. Then he recalled our memories of

childhood. I have great affection for that family. You will find

many Goan families eating chana or groundnuts post meals

as desserts.

by Rtn. Dr. Vinaykumar Pai Raikar

<<< Service above Self


Born at Panaji on 8th January 1940, as

daughter of famed judge Qeissoro,

Dr. Smt. Asha Sawardekar is widow of late

Wing. Cdr. Vishwanath. B. Sawardekar

(Gallantry award winner of “Kirti Chakra”

and “Ati Vishisht Sewa Medal''. She is

working in Goa for the last 50 years. Her

educational qualification is M.A., LL.B.,

Ph.D., She has Diploma in social Welfare

Policy and Administration in U.K. at

Swansea University in 1985.

She has dedicated her life for downtrodden

women empowering them with skill and

self-employment and she has helped ailing

old patients by providing health care and

love and affection in the old age home

“Sanjeevan”.

After completing her education in Bombay

in 1961 just after liberation of Goa in 1961,

she returned to Goa. That time the status

of women in Goa was very low. They were

very much behind in educational, social

and economic field. There were hardly any

women's associations for their

development. She organized women in

cities and rural area. She founded following

organizations with the help of volunteers:

All India Women's Conference Goa Branch,

Society for Youth Development, Women's

Co-operative Bank, and Goa State

Women's Co-operative Society. Through

these organizations she conducted

awareness camps, medical camps,

condensed courses for dropout students

to appear for S.S.C. exams, skill training

courses in tailoring, pickle making etc.

After her marriage she left Goa in 1967,

she continued her social work for the

welfare of women. She returned back to

Goa in 1972 as widow with two small

children to serve people of Goa again. The

courage shown by Ashatai in raising her

children as a single parent is exemplary.

Both her daughters are very highly

educated. Her elder daughter Binota, an

architect, recollects how Ashatai never

made them feel the loss of their father who

died in service of Indian air Force.

She worked as program officer in Institute

of Public Assistance (Provedoria) a social

welfare organization in Goa for 12 years.

She took care of 6 orphanages, 8 old age

homes, and 60 balwadis. She worked for

betterment of orphaned children and

helped them in their rehabilitation.

She worked as Project Officer in Rural

Development Agency. She was In-Charge of

Development of women and children in

rural area, a Central Government scheme.

During these 12 years, she went around in

all the villages of Goa and formed about

500 women's groups, they were given

revolving fund and skill and necessary

backup in marketing and linkage with

banks. About 6,000 rural women with their

families were helped to be self-employed.

Their health, education was improved, and

children were given nutritional diet,

medicines etc.

Since last 36 years she has been working

honorary in the capacity of President of

Sanjeevan, Society for Youth Development.

With lots of efforts she managed to get

5,000 sq. metres of land in Nagueshi village

of Ponda taluka and in 2003, a two storied

building was constructed by raising funds

from public. Since then she spends full day

and night making every inmate happy and

healthy. There are 50 patients all above 70

years to 100 years. Some of them are

suffering from mental

and physical diseases

like paralysis,

Alzheimer's disease

and cancer etc.

These patients stay in

20 spacious rooms

with common facilities

and are provided

medicines, proper

food and care with the help of services of

doctors, nurses and maintenance staff.

Besides old age home following programs

are also run in Sanjeevan

1. Home Nursing training and employment

2. Skill training courses like tailoring, bag

making etc.

3. Hostel for working women and college

students

4. Self help groups

5. Higher Secondary School in Nursing

started in 2013 which is affiliated to Goa

Board of Secondary & Higher Secondary

She was nominated by Goa Govt. and other

organizations on various committees. She

worked as member of child welfare board,

State Social Welfare Advisory Board,

Committee for Yashodamini Award

selection, and Mineral Foundation of Goa

etc.

She was also on the Managing Committee

of Matruchaya Orphanage, Sneha Mandir

old age home in Ponda.

She is recipient of several awards like

Award from Rotary International for Social

Service, Yashodamini Puraskar from Govt.

of Goa, Giant International for Social

Service, G.S. Amonkar Memorial award,

Women of the year award 2010 from The

Navhind Times Newspaper and Viva Goa

Magazine Award etc.

The ever energetic Ashatai is a small

statured lady with an abundant bundle of

energy striving very hard for the upliftment

of women and down-trodden and needy

people.

We at Rotary Club of Panaji Mid-Town take a

bow to Ashatai for her selfless work with

the motto of Service Above Self.


To Dignify the Human Being >>>

CHANEKAR


Sow The Seeds of Love >>>


by Ann Ann Swati Santosh Shetye

Ingredients:

Mushrooms- fresh one packetPalak (spinach) – one bunchProcessed cheese cube 1Garlic 3 flakes finely choppedBlack pepper powder 1 tspOil I tbsp.Onion 1 finely choppedBread slices 4-5Salt to taste

Method:

Thoroughly wash mushroom and palak and cut both very fine. Heat oil and sauté the chopped garlic. Add the chopped mushroom and palak and stir. Cover and cook until both mushroom and palak are cooked (do not add water). Add salt as per taste and pepper powder and mix thoroughly. After this mixture cools down a bit, mix in grated cheese.

Serving – Mix in finely chopped onion into the cooked mushroom and palak. Cut each bread slice into 4 pieces. Put a spoonful of the mix on each piece and [lace it on an oven tray. Once all pieces are on the tray, toast them until the bread is crisp. Serve hot as starter or snack. Sesame seeds can be sprinkled on top for flavour.

Ingredients:

4 raw mangoes4 tbsp grated jaggarySalt to taste

Method:

Peel and cut raw mangoes into big pieces. Steam or boil in cooker. Once cooled, grind in a mixer along with the jiggery and salt to make a fine paste. If mangoes have lot of fibre, strain the juice and then add jiggery. While serving, mix 4-5 teaspoonful of the kairi panha, and mix with a glass of water. Adjust salt and sweetness as per taste.

A bit of cardamom powder or kesar can be added for more flavour. Can be served chilled to take care of the heat.

Mushroom And Palak On Toast

Kairi Panha

<<< Bridge the Gaps


Q 1. The first Indian to win an individual Olympic

gold medal, who is this person whose

autobiography is titled "A Shot at History: My

Obsessive Journey to Olympic Gold"?

Q 2. He loves music, as you can tell from the names

of his sons Raag and Jazz, but this

sportsperson is more famous for dominating

his sport in the 1990. Which person with

another musical sounding name am I talking

about?

Q 3. Which father son duo have both won Olympic

bronze medals for India, one in a team sport

and the other in an individual discipline?

Q 4. Whose gold medal victory at the 1998 Asia

Games supposedly inspired Mary Kom to take

up boxing?

Q 5. If V Anand was the first, who was the second

Indian to become a Chess Grandmaster?

Q 6. Arguably the most famous Indian non-

cricketing sportsperson. Who was dubbed the

'Wizard' and was supposedly offered the post of

'Colonel' in the German army by Hitler, who

saw him unleash his skills at the 1936 Berlin

Olympics?

Q 7. What connects Himanshu Thakur, Nadeem

Iqbal and Shiva Keshavan?

Q 8. The first Asian player to win the boy's singles

title at Wimbledon (a feat later emulated by his

son), which Indian twice reached the

Wimbledon semifinals in 1960 and 1961?

Q 9. Considered as the greatest pahalwan ever, how

do we better know Ghulam Mohammad, who

was born in Amritsar, migrated to Pakistan

after Partition, and remained undefeated

throughout his career?

Q 10. He joined the Indian army, where his talent for

running was discovered. He won the national

level steeplechase seven times in a row, and

QUIZ CORNER

represented India in an Asian Games as well.

After retiring from the army, he was involved

in a land dispute, which eventually led to him

taking up dacoity. Identify this person,

immortalized on the silver screen in an

acclaimed 2012 movie?

Q 11. If Ronjan Sodhi was the latest person to

receive the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award,

who was the first?

Q 12. Which club did Baichung Bhutia sign with in

1999, becoming the first Indian footballer to

sign a contract with a European club?

Q 13. Now for a not so famous son of a famous

father. One is the first Indian to break into the

top 100 ranking in his sport, the other a

sporting icon often called 'the finest athlete

India ever produced'. Name both?

Q 14. A household name. How do we better know the

'Payyoli Express', winner of multiple Asia

Games golds?

Q 15. And one for Indians worldwide as well. Name

this golfer who was world number 1 for 32

weeks in 2004-05 and has won 3 major golf

championships?

- Annet Sanat Pai Raikar

Ans: 1) Abhinav Bindra. 2) Geet Sethi. 3) Vece Paes (field hockey) and Leander Paes (lawn tennis). 4) Dingko Singh. 5) Pravin Thipsay. 6) Dhyan Chand. 7) India's 3 participants in the 2014 Winter Olympics. 8) Ramanathan Krishnan. 9) The Great Gama. 10) Paan Singh Tomar. 11) Vishwanathan Anand. 12) Bury FC. 13) Son is Jeev Milkha Singh, father is Milkha Singh. 14) PT Usha. 15) Vijay Singh.

Sow The Seeds of Love >>>


by Ann Ann Swati Santosh Shetye

Ingredients:

Mushrooms- fresh one packetPalak (spinach) – one bunchProcessed cheese cube 1Garlic 3 flakes finely choppedBlack pepper powder 1 tspOil I tbsp.Onion 1 finely choppedBread slices 4-5Salt to taste

Method:

Thoroughly wash mushroom and palak and cut both very fine. Heat oil and sauté the chopped garlic. Add the chopped mushroom and palak and stir. Cover and cook until both mushroom and palak are cooked (do not add water). Add salt as per taste and pepper powder and mix thoroughly. After this mixture cools down a bit, mix in grated cheese.

Serving – Mix in finely chopped onion into the cooked mushroom and palak. Cut each bread slice into 4 pieces. Put a spoonful of the mix on each piece and [lace it on an oven tray. Once all pieces are on the tray, toast them until the bread is crisp. Serve hot as starter or snack. Sesame seeds can be sprinkled on top for flavour.

Ingredients:

4 raw mangoes4 tbsp grated jaggarySalt to taste

Method:

Peel and cut raw mangoes into big pieces. Steam or boil in cooker. Once cooled, grind in a mixer along with the jiggery and salt to make a fine paste. If mangoes have lot of fibre, strain the juice and then add jiggery. While serving, mix 4-5 teaspoonful of the kairi panha, and mix with a glass of water. Adjust salt and sweetness as per taste.

A bit of cardamom powder or kesar can be added for more flavour. Can be served chilled to take care of the heat.

Mushroom And Palak On Toast

Kairi Panha

<<< Bridge the Gaps


Q 1. The first Indian to win an individual Olympic

gold medal, who is this person whose

autobiography is titled "A Shot at History: My

Obsessive Journey to Olympic Gold"?

Q 2. He loves music, as you can tell from the names

of his sons Raag and Jazz, but this

sportsperson is more famous for dominating

his sport in the 1990. Which person with

another musical sounding name am I talking

about?

Q 3. Which father son duo have both won Olympic

bronze medals for India, one in a team sport

and the other in an individual discipline?

Q 4. Whose gold medal victory at the 1998 Asia

Games supposedly inspired Mary Kom to take

up boxing?

Q 5. If V Anand was the first, who was the second

Indian to become a Chess Grandmaster?

Q 6. Arguably the most famous Indian non-

cricketing sportsperson. Who was dubbed the

'Wizard' and was supposedly offered the post of

'Colonel' in the German army by Hitler, who

saw him unleash his skills at the 1936 Berlin

Olympics?

Q 7. What connects Himanshu Thakur, Nadeem

Iqbal and Shiva Keshavan?

Q 8. The first Asian player to win the boy's singles

title at Wimbledon (a feat later emulated by his

son), which Indian twice reached the

Wimbledon semifinals in 1960 and 1961?

Q 9. Considered as the greatest pahalwan ever, how

do we better know Ghulam Mohammad, who

was born in Amritsar, migrated to Pakistan

after Partition, and remained undefeated

throughout his career?

Q 10. He joined the Indian army, where his talent for

running was discovered. He won the national

level steeplechase seven times in a row, and

QUIZ CORNER

represented India in an Asian Games as well.

After retiring from the army, he was involved

in a land dispute, which eventually led to him

taking up dacoity. Identify this person,

immortalized on the silver screen in an

acclaimed 2012 movie?

Q 11. If Ronjan Sodhi was the latest person to

receive the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award,

who was the first?

Q 12. Which club did Baichung Bhutia sign with in

1999, becoming the first Indian footballer to

sign a contract with a European club?

Q 13. Now for a not so famous son of a famous

father. One is the first Indian to break into the

top 100 ranking in his sport, the other a

sporting icon often called 'the finest athlete

India ever produced'. Name both?

Q 14. A household name. How do we better know the

'Payyoli Express', winner of multiple Asia

Games golds?

Q 15. And one for Indians worldwide as well. Name

this golfer who was world number 1 for 32

weeks in 2004-05 and has won 3 major golf

championships?

- Annet Sanat Pai Raikar

Ans: 1) Abhinav Bindra. 2) Geet Sethi. 3) Vece Paes (field hockey) and Leander Paes (lawn tennis). 4) Dingko Singh. 5) Pravin Thipsay. 6) Dhyan Chand. 7) India's 3 participants in the 2014 Winter Olympics. 8) Ramanathan Krishnan. 9) The Great Gama. 10) Paan Singh Tomar. 11) Vishwanathan Anand. 12) Bury FC. 13) Son is Jeev Milkha Singh, father is Milkha Singh. 14) PT Usha. 15) Vijay Singh.

Celebrate Rotary >>>


FOUR WAY TESTOF THE THINGS WE THINK, SAY OR DO

• Is it the TRUTH?

• Is it fair to all concerned?

• Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

• Will it be BENEFICIAL to allconcerned?

CLUB INFO

Club No.: 51217

R.I. District: 3170

Founded on: 14-04-1998

Chartered on: 20-05-1998

Charter presented on: 02-08-1998

Meets every Tuesday

Time: 19.00 hrs

Venue:Clube Tennis De Gaspar Dias

Rotary Club of Panaji Mid-Town

DISCLAIMER: Views expressed by contributors are not necessarily those of the editor, the Club, or Rotary International. Every effort is made to ensure that the magazine's contents are accurate. Information is published in good faith, but no liability can be accepted for loss or inconvenience arising from errors or omission. Advertisements are accepted at face value and no liability can be accepted for the action of the advertisers. The editors welcome contribution of articles, news items, photographs and letters but are under no obligation to publish unsolicited material. The editor reserves the right to edit for clarity or length. Contributors must ensure that all materials submitted is not in breach of copyright or that if such material is submitted they have obtained necessary permission, in writing, for its reproduction.

For your feedback, please send your comments and opinions on [email protected] Credits:Annette Krish Ashish Verlekar taking studies of Annette Ananya Ashish Verlekar in this month of Literacy of the Rotary Calendar.

<<< You are the Key


The child is father to the man, and it is in his home, by the

example of his parents, that the child must learn the value of

goodness, so that when he is a man it will be like an instinct in

him and he will rather lay down his life than betray it. The

future of this country, of any country, lies in the home, for it is

there that the men and women who will create the future are

fashioned.

But whereas young people have it dinned into their ears often

enough that they owe their parents love and duty, I don't think

that the parents often have it impressed upon them that they

likewise owe their children something too. They owe them,

above all, a love great enough to allow them to be themselves;

and their duty is to permit them to develop their own

personalities to the utmost of their capacities. That means that

they must allow the ties of family to be loosened when they

hamper rather than assist.

It requires a great deal of fortitude, tolerance, and self-sacrifice

to allow children whom you have been accustomed to guiding

to go their own way. The soundest insurance of democracy's

future lies in a sane and healthy family life given by its people

to their children.

The abdication of parental responsibility is resulting in the

tragic anarchy of juvenile delinquency. Nothing is sadder, in my

opinion, than those cases in which children lack nothing in

material things and yet parental irresponsibility destroys their

potential development as good citizens.

Too much money, high powered cars, and inadequate parental

supervision spell trouble just as quickly as does too little

money in combination with too little supervision. I firmly

believe that the tide of juvenile crime would be stemmed if

neglectful parents were made to face legal and financial

responsibility for the criminal acts of their children.

Time seldom alters your childhood dislike of the person who

convinced you there was no Santa Claus. These debunkers of

dreams do a great deal of damage. There's nothing more

painful than the hard facts of life exploding in your face.

Age has little to do with accomplishment. As time goes by, you

gain knowledge that brings you closer to your goal.

Unfortunately, too many people, after a certain period of time,

lose faith. Few of us would be so mean as to stick a pin into a

child's inflated balloon. Yet we think nothing of deflating

someone's ego with such pointed phrases as “Oh, you

couldn't,” “You shouldn't,” or “You are not qualified.” Life only

has purpose when you dream and do. Thousands of these

children, now alive and healthy, might have died in the past

few years had not Dr Jonas Salk followed to a conclusion of

his dream of a polio vaccine. With dreamers and their dreams

(and that means just about every one of us) it is helpful to have

faith in them.

Fundamentally, the youth of today are just as idealistic, just as

courageous, and just as loyal as they ever were. What they

need, though they are not always aware of that fact, is wise

leadership, and one of the main cause of their unrest is that

upon looking around the world they do not find enough of that

type of leadership. If we of the older generation are wise we

will not waste time in deploring youth's spirit of adventure and

change; we will sympathize with it, cooperate with it and seek

to guide it. Just a woolly desire to help is not enough. Adults

who would advise youth must know whereof they speak. The

young fellow, seeking help in selecting a career, wants facts –

solid, tangible pieces of information. It is to be hoped that we

elders will try to see the world through the eyes of youth, for

whether we like it or not, far-reaching changes are coming and

it is better that they come with our help than against our

opposition. These changes are likely to affect the fundamental

structure of the world's political, social, and economic life.

Mentoring the youth

for the future...

Acceptance gives best solution

on all the problems.“ “

Rtn. Dr. Vinaykumar Pai RaikarEditor

BIRTHDAY

WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

100 P

erc

en

tors

16th Apr Anahita d/o Rtn. Jacob John

16th Apr Sriram Rtn. N. Shriram

17th Apr Haroon Rtn. Haroon Ebrahim

17th Apr Malini w/o Rtn. Ramkrishna Bhide

17th Apr Suraj s/o Rtn. Chandra & Suchitra

18th Apr Chirag s/o Rtn. Namita & Deepak

18th Apr Shivani w/o Rtn. Shekhar Sardessai

20th Apr Mihika d/o Rtn. Virendra & Anu

20th Apr Yatin Rtn. Yatin Parekh

21st Apr Sayee d/o Rtn. Sanjeev & Mayura

21st Apr Nrutika d/o Rtn. Bhupesh & Sneha

23rd Apr Anveer s/o Rtn. Virendra & Anu

23rd Apr Maitreyi d/o Rtn. Ashok & Ranjana

29th Apr Jyoti w/o Rtn. Sandip Nadkarni

02nd May Rtn. Deep Bhandare & Dalia

07th May Rtn. Bhupesh Shah & Sneha

09th May Rtn. Nilesh Lawande & Pallavi

09th May Rtn. Jacob John & Tejal

11th May Rtn. Nazareth Vaz & Oslinda

11th May Rtn. Rajiv Chandan & Aashna

12th May Rtn. Manoj Caculo & Meghna

Rtn. Bhandare Deep

Rtn. Bhide R. D.

Rtn. Caculo Manoj

Rtn. Desai Sanjeev

Rtn. Kamat Manohar

Rtn. MG Chandrashekar

Rtn. Madgavkar Annand

Rtn. Mascarenhas Joe

Rtn. Menon Ashok

Rtn. Mone Sunil

Rtn. Nadkarni Sandeep

Rtn. Mallya Rakesh

Rtn. Nevrekar Madhav Rtn. Pai Raikar Vinaykumar

Rtn. Sardessai Siddha

Rtn. Shah Bhupesh

Rtn. Shankhwalker Milind

Rtn. Shetye Santosh

Rtn. Shirodkar Gaurish

Rtn. Vaz Nazareth

Pai Raikar Vinaykumar(RC Margao Midtown)

SUNSHINE BOX COLLECTION: `6,100/-

The family of Rotary Club of Panaji Mid-Town deeply mourns the sad demise of

Waman D. KamatFather/Father in law of Rtn Milind (Dattatray)/Minal Kamat

on 14.03.2015We pray to the almighty to give courage to the bereaved family to bear this irreparable loss.

MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE.

C O N D O L E N C E

ROVING AMBASSADORS

Celebrate Rotary >>>


FOUR WAY TESTOF THE THINGS WE THINK, SAY OR DO

• Is it the TRUTH?

• Is it fair to all concerned?

• Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

• Will it be BENEFICIAL to allconcerned?

CLUB INFO

Club No.: 51217

R.I. District: 3170

Founded on: 14-04-1998

Chartered on: 20-05-1998

Charter presented on: 02-08-1998

Meets every Tuesday

Time: 19.00 hrs

Venue:Clube Tennis De Gaspar Dias

Rotary Club of Panaji Mid-Town

DISCLAIMER: Views expressed by contributors are not necessarily those of the editor, the Club, or Rotary International. Every effort is made to ensure that the magazine's contents are accurate. Information is published in good faith, but no liability can be accepted for loss or inconvenience arising from errors or omission. Advertisements are accepted at face value and no liability can be accepted for the action of the advertisers. The editors welcome contribution of articles, news items, photographs and letters but are under no obligation to publish unsolicited material. The editor reserves the right to edit for clarity or length. Contributors must ensure that all materials submitted is not in breach of copyright or that if such material is submitted they have obtained necessary permission, in writing, for its reproduction.

For your feedback, please send your comments and opinions on [email protected] Credits:Annette Krish Ashish Verlekar taking studies of Annette Ananya Ashish Verlekar in this month of Literacy of the Rotary Calendar.

<<< You are the Key


The child is father to the man, and it is in his home, by the

example of his parents, that the child must learn the value of

goodness, so that when he is a man it will be like an instinct in

him and he will rather lay down his life than betray it. The

future of this country, of any country, lies in the home, for it is

there that the men and women who will create the future are

fashioned.

But whereas young people have it dinned into their ears often

enough that they owe their parents love and duty, I don't think

that the parents often have it impressed upon them that they

likewise owe their children something too. They owe them,

above all, a love great enough to allow them to be themselves;

and their duty is to permit them to develop their own

personalities to the utmost of their capacities. That means that

they must allow the ties of family to be loosened when they

hamper rather than assist.

It requires a great deal of fortitude, tolerance, and self-sacrifice

to allow children whom you have been accustomed to guiding

to go their own way. The soundest insurance of democracy's

future lies in a sane and healthy family life given by its people

to their children.

The abdication of parental responsibility is resulting in the

tragic anarchy of juvenile delinquency. Nothing is sadder, in my

opinion, than those cases in which children lack nothing in

material things and yet parental irresponsibility destroys their

potential development as good citizens.

Too much money, high powered cars, and inadequate parental

supervision spell trouble just as quickly as does too little

money in combination with too little supervision. I firmly

believe that the tide of juvenile crime would be stemmed if

neglectful parents were made to face legal and financial

responsibility for the criminal acts of their children.

Time seldom alters your childhood dislike of the person who

convinced you there was no Santa Claus. These debunkers of

dreams do a great deal of damage. There's nothing more

painful than the hard facts of life exploding in your face.

Age has little to do with accomplishment. As time goes by, you

gain knowledge that brings you closer to your goal.

Unfortunately, too many people, after a certain period of time,

lose faith. Few of us would be so mean as to stick a pin into a

child's inflated balloon. Yet we think nothing of deflating

someone's ego with such pointed phrases as “Oh, you

couldn't,” “You shouldn't,” or “You are not qualified.” Life only

has purpose when you dream and do. Thousands of these

children, now alive and healthy, might have died in the past

few years had not Dr Jonas Salk followed to a conclusion of

his dream of a polio vaccine. With dreamers and their dreams

(and that means just about every one of us) it is helpful to have

faith in them.

Fundamentally, the youth of today are just as idealistic, just as

courageous, and just as loyal as they ever were. What they

need, though they are not always aware of that fact, is wise

leadership, and one of the main cause of their unrest is that

upon looking around the world they do not find enough of that

type of leadership. If we of the older generation are wise we

will not waste time in deploring youth's spirit of adventure and

change; we will sympathize with it, cooperate with it and seek

to guide it. Just a woolly desire to help is not enough. Adults

who would advise youth must know whereof they speak. The

young fellow, seeking help in selecting a career, wants facts –

solid, tangible pieces of information. It is to be hoped that we

elders will try to see the world through the eyes of youth, for

whether we like it or not, far-reaching changes are coming and

it is better that they come with our help than against our

opposition. These changes are likely to affect the fundamental

structure of the world's political, social, and economic life.

Mentoring the youth

for the future...

Acceptance gives best solution

on all the problems.“ “

Rtn. Dr. Vinaykumar Pai RaikarEditor

BIRTHDAY

WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

100 P

erc

en

tors

16th Apr Anahita d/o Rtn. Jacob John

16th Apr Sriram Rtn. N. Shriram

17th Apr Haroon Rtn. Haroon Ebrahim

17th Apr Malini w/o Rtn. Ramkrishna Bhide

17th Apr Suraj s/o Rtn. Chandra & Suchitra

18th Apr Chirag s/o Rtn. Namita & Deepak

18th Apr Shivani w/o Rtn. Shekhar Sardessai

20th Apr Mihika d/o Rtn. Virendra & Anu

20th Apr Yatin Rtn. Yatin Parekh

21st Apr Sayee d/o Rtn. Sanjeev & Mayura

21st Apr Nrutika d/o Rtn. Bhupesh & Sneha

23rd Apr Anveer s/o Rtn. Virendra & Anu

23rd Apr Maitreyi d/o Rtn. Ashok & Ranjana

29th Apr Jyoti w/o Rtn. Sandip Nadkarni

02nd May Rtn. Deep Bhandare & Dalia

07th May Rtn. Bhupesh Shah & Sneha

09th May Rtn. Nilesh Lawande & Pallavi

09th May Rtn. Jacob John & Tejal

11th May Rtn. Nazareth Vaz & Oslinda

11th May Rtn. Rajiv Chandan & Aashna

12th May Rtn. Manoj Caculo & Meghna

Rtn. Bhandare Deep

Rtn. Bhide R. D.

Rtn. Caculo Manoj

Rtn. Desai Sanjeev

Rtn. Kamat Manohar

Rtn. MG Chandrashekar

Rtn. Madgavkar Annand

Rtn. Mascarenhas Joe

Rtn. Menon Ashok

Rtn. Mone Sunil

Rtn. Nadkarni Sandeep

Rtn. Mallya Rakesh

Rtn. Nevrekar Madhav Rtn. Pai Raikar Vinaykumar

Rtn. Sardessai Siddha

Rtn. Shah Bhupesh

Rtn. Shankhwalker Milind

Rtn. Shetye Santosh

Rtn. Shirodkar Gaurish

Rtn. Vaz Nazareth

Pai Raikar Vinaykumar(RC Margao Midtown)

SUNSHINE BOX COLLECTION: `6,100/-

The family of Rotary Club of Panaji Mid-Town deeply mourns the sad demise of

Waman D. KamatFather/Father in law of Rtn Milind (Dattatray)/Minal Kamat

on 14.03.2015We pray to the almighty to give courage to the bereaved family to bear this irreparable loss.

MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE.

C O N D O L E N C E

ROVING AMBASSADORS

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