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2017-2018 • Edition no.24dECEMBER 12, 2017
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The Lighthouse Bulletin ofThe Rotary Club of Madras
PREsidEnt Rtn. P. n. Mohan
HonoRaRy sECREtaRy Rtn. nikhil Raj
iMMEdiatE Past PREsidEnt Rtn. dr. n.V. arulmozhi Varman
PREsidEnt ELECt Rtn. Ranjit Pratap
PREsidEnt noMinEE Rtn. dr. Vjaya Bharathi Rangarajan
asst. sECREtaRy / BULLEtin EditoR Rtn. sandhya sridhar
diRECtoR CLUB adMinistRation Rtn. R. Rajenderan
diRECtoR yoUtH sERViCE Rtn. M sesha sai
diRECtoR PUBLiC iMagE and FUnd Raising Rtn. Vikram Chesetty
diRECtoR RotaRy FoUndation & intERnationaL sERViCEs Rtn. M. Balasubramaniam
diRECtoR sERViCE PRoJECt 1 Rtn. Balaji Chinni
diRECtoR sERViCE PRoJECt 2 Rtn. Usha Umapathi
diRECtoR VoCationaL sERViCE Rtn. s. Ravi
tREasURER (CLUB FUnds) Rtn. Hemant P. Chordia
tREasURER (CHaRitaBLE tRUst) Rtn. nimish C. tolia
tREasURER (sPECiaL PRoJECts) Rtn. Prabha srinivasan
Travel, with no regrets...
Vasundara (Vaz) had been in the corporate marketing field and whenever had time,
went for trekking, bicycling, skiing trips. She loves travelling and shared her experiences on her visits to various exciting places. Incidentally Vaz and Rohini are the daughters of Vidya Singh (ex-Rotary) and Rtn. PP Chandrakumar.
Rohini: What changed in your life that made you think of taking a solo trip?
Vaz: The reason to go on a solo travel holiday is when I realised that life was passing me by with no difference. I decided it’s time to create some life-changing memories and took off to South America on a backpacking holiday.
Rohini: Have you ever travelled alone?Vaz: Never alone.
Rohini: Have you planned and budgeted for your trips?
Vaz: I have worked since my 20’s and realised that there is so much to be done productively. So I formulated a ballpark budget for my trips after researching online on various blogs and connecting with people who had already some similar stuff. So I continued to save till I reached my ballpark budget. But there was a slight issue, as I planned for only three months, but ended up staying for five instead!
Rohini: Talk about your Chennai background...
Vaz: Like all Indian girls, we all grew up in very sheltered and protected environment. Even when we live away from home, we tend to gravitate towards friends, or friends of friends, which still keeps us in protected environments. Which is why I chose South America.
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Travellers Ms. Vasundara Devi Gohil and Ms. Rohini Chandrakumar had an interactive session titled ‘A girl with a backpack’ on the adventures of solo travel at the last Rotary meeting. The main idea of the discussion was to inspire more people, particularly women, to travel and unleash their minds...
“Playing with my nephew at festival time and he was upto his usual pranks. Nothing makes me smile more than happy days with family, at home, in Chennai.”
- Rtn. Shakthi Girish
Happiness is people and the simplest of moments gives us joy.
Rtn. Anil Srinivasan shares his smiley moment of this
week with us:
Wherein our fellow Rotarians and Spouses share their happy moments of this week.
the Reason for their smile
The LighthousedECEMBER 12, 2017 2page
19th Dec – Rtn S Subramaniam23rd Dec – Rtn Asha Mathen24th Dec – Rtn Harikrishna Jhaver
25th Dec – Rtn G Ravindran24th Dec – Ann.Jayshri (Rtn K Jayaramakrishnan)
20th Dec – Rtn Mahul H Shah Ann. Indraprabha
25th Dec – Rtn Jayant Hemdev Ann. Dimple
Birthday WEddiNG
Sgt-at-arms Rtn. Jayant Hemdev collared President Rtn. PN Mohan, who called
the 24th meeting of RCM to order.The Rotary invocation song was played.The minutes of the 5th Dec’17 was duly
confirmed.The President welcomed Probus Club
members, spouses, guests introduced by members.
Birthday and wedding anniversary wishes were extended by the President to the respective Rotarians/spouses who celebrate that week and thanked for their sunshine.
Rtn. P.S. Jagdish, Chair Golf Committee said that Mr. Bala of TCS has been invited and that TCS has been supporting our projects over the years particularly the school project and is the major contributor. A specially-made plaque was presented to Mr Bala. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Bala said that it is a pleasure to be a part for a social cause and wished the execution of the project is through in the coming days
The President conveyed a message from PP PS Govindachari requesting members to attend the Rotary International Horse Race at the Race Club on 21st Dec’17 at 3.30 pm. It will be High Tea followed by the prize distribution of the RI Cup at 4 pm. The President said that invites have been sent and to also treat this as a personal invite. Many PDGs and PPs, as well as district officials will be there for the event. The
President wished that more members of the RCM would attend.
The Secretary Rtn. Nikhil Raj presented a Dashboard showing the half-yearly achievements done so far in all avenues. The statistical figures about all the events were
shown along with secretary’s narration and also the expenses (sunshine, fund raising, fellowships, firesides, toilet, sanitation awareness, go-green, medical camps, scholarships, Rotary Nagar, beneficiaries, etc.). This will give a clear picture of the happenings till date.
The Secretary announced that the next weekly meeting is on the 19th Dec’17 at the
same time, which will be a closed door and the AGM of the RCM will be held.
Rtn. Usha Umapathi introduced the speaker Ms. Vasundara Singh and Ms. Rohini Chandrakumar.
Today’s program is a dialogue between two travellers Ms. Vasundara Devi Gohil and Ms. Rohini Chandrakumar on travelling and Vasundara’s trip to South America. The initial session had Ms. Rohini pose questions to Ms. Vasundara followed by Ms. Vasundara’s narrative of her amazing journey to South America and various places. Ms. Vasundara also played a short video to the places visited by her.
The President presented mementos to both Vasundara and Rohini and our club’s 80-year history book, ‘A Timeless Legacy’ on behalf of the RCM.
Rtn. Vikram Chesetty complimented Vasundara as a Young Empowered Woman and thanked her for sharing her fearless adventures to faraway places. He thanked Rohini for her interesting interview with Vasundara and for giving a context to her talk of today.
The meeting was then adjourned.
MINUTESDecember 12, 2017
Rtn Rita Chaudhuri – ` Rs.1000Rtn.PS Jagdish – ` Rs.2000Rtn Vikram Chesetty – ` Rs.1000Rtn K Ashok Vardhan Shetty – ` Rs.1000
SUNShiNE
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Rohini: Based on your travel experiences, how did you get out of your comfort zone?
Vaz: In India, we generally never go out of our way to make friends with strangers, and if someone comes and talk or sits with us, we tend to feel uncomfortable. So my natural instinct was to keep to myself. As the days passed, I realised that everyone was in the same boat as me, all looking to make friends. In the third meeting, all started chatting and making plans.
Rohini: How did this experience
change your apprehensions about a girl travelling alone, that too from India?
Vaz: Amazingly people were always surprised, as Indian women presume that world is a scary place. I had people supporting and encouraging me, but it needs a lot of courage to venture on our own.
Rohini: What have you gained and how did it transform you?
Vaz: Definitely, I have changed and feel lot more confident. My views on people and histories of other countries opened up. I made lots of new friends and feel like I would like to live a lot more for myself.
Vasundara shared safety guidelines and
her experiences in each place that she visited, like making friends with fellow travellers and updating the day’s plan, etc.
Vasundara pointed out the perception of family members when it came to women, and how they are brought up. We should allow our children to have the same experiences, not to be afraid, but encourage them to go out into the world. It’s all a part of learning to be independent, she said.
Vasundara covered the places she had visited by showing absorbing videos/pictures with interesting commentary – Peru, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia and Colombia.
The LighthouseDECEMBER 12, 2017 3page
DISTRICT NEWS FULL CLUB FELLOWSHIP
The Rotary International
Cup Reinstated
Ringing in the New Year
Our Past Governor R. Ramakrishnan who is also the Chairman of
Madras Race Club has reinstated the Rotary International Cup in this Racing Season. This Rotary International Cup will run on Thursday, 21st December 2017 at Guindy Race Course.
The last time this Rotary International Cup was given away in 1979, when the Canadian Rotarians came down to Chennai for the Measles program in Chennai and Vellore. Our PDG RK has taken steps to bring back this Prestigious Rotary International Cup again in the Guindy Race Course. This Cup is given by the Race Club in appreciation of the good works done by Rotary International and by the Clubs in our Dist.
PDG RK is hosting a Hi-Tea on 21st Dec at the Fifth Floor of the Dr. MAM Ramaswamy Bicentenary Stand at 3.30 pm for all the Trendsetting Presidents, Secretaries, Dist. Officers and Past District Governors.
The Clubs have also been invited to put up posters depicting the good works done by your Club as part of Public Image Exercise.
It’s the season for new beginnings, more fellowship and bonhomie.On behalf of the hosts of Madras Club, Rotarians and spouses are invited for the next Full
Club Fellowship on 27 December 2017.Rotarians are requested to take the time to send your confirmations to Rtn Nalini at [email protected]
From the pages of the July 1958 issue of the Rotarian magazine...
BLAST FROM THE PASTCompiled by PP Rtn. N.K. Gopinath
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EditEd aNd PUBLiShEd By: Rtn. asst. secretary, Rotary Club of Madras, ‘Rayala towers’, 2nd Mezzanine Floor, 158, anna salai, Chennai - 2, Ph: 28591020.
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Editor: Rtn. Sandhya Sridhar; Advisor: PP Rtn. Ravi KatariEDITORIAL COMMITTEE:
Rtn. Mohan Raman, Rtn. Sunita Suresh, Rtn. Shaan Katari Libby, Rtn. Biswajit Babu, Rtn. Shakthi Girish, P S Sridharan
Send in your articles, news, write-ups to be considered for publication here on [email protected]. Be in touch with the Lighthouse, your very own RCM magazine!
The LighthousedECEMBER 12, 2017
Our health is everything. Yet 400 million people in the world can’t afford or don’t
have access to basic health care. We believe good health care is everyone’s right.
Disease results in misery, pain, and poverty for millions of people worldwide. That’s why treating and preventing disease is so important to us. We lead efforts both large and small. We set up temporary clinics, blood donation centers, and training facilities in underserved communities struggling with outbreaks and health care access. We design and build infrastructure that allows doctors, patients, and governments to work together.
Our members combat diseases like malaria, HIV/AIDS, Alzheimer’s, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, and polio. Prevention is important,
which is why we also focus on health education and bringing people routine hearing, vision, and dental care.
HOW ROTARY MAKES HELP HAPPENDisease does not prevent itself. We educate
and equip communities to stop the spread of life-threatening diseases. Rotary members have hundreds of health projects underway around the world at any given time.
OUR IMPACT ON DISEASEThe Rotary Foundation is changing the
world by providing grants for projects and activities around the globe and in your own backyard.
Rotary makes amazing things happen, like:
Providing clean water: Rotary has worked with partners to provide more than 80 percent of Ghana’s people with clean water to fight Guinea worm disease.
Reducing HIV infection: In Liberia, Rotary members are helping women get tested for HIV early in their pregnancies. They used prenatal care to reduce new HIV infections in children by 95 percent over two years.
Ending polio: Rotary members have played a key role in bringing the world to the brink of polio eradication. Their efforts have not only ended polio in 122 countries but also created a system for tackling myriad other health priorities, such as Ebola.
Source:RI
december 2017 - disease Prevention and treatment MonthiNtErNatiONaL NEWS
