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MATHRU SANDESH Bulletin of Rotary Bangalore Rajarajeshwari Nagar Centennial R OTARY INTERNAT IONAL ANNOUNCES $ 8.4M GRANT TO FIGHT POLIO IN NIGE RIA Rotary International, on 22nd October 2014, announced a grant of 8.4 million dollars to Nigeria to assist the country s polio fight. In a statement issued in Dakar, Rotary said the grant came ahead of the Oct. 24 observance of the World Polio Day. It stated that the grant was part of Rotary s broader contribution of 44.7 million dollars to end the paralysing disease worldwide. It added that it would be used by UNICEF and the World Health Organisation (WHO) to support high quality polio immunisation campaigns in Nigeria. Rotary pointed out that with a 90 per cent reduction in polio cases, Nigeria was close to ending the transmission of the polio virus. The funding commitment follows Nigeria s 90 per cent reduction in polio cases in 2014, compared with 2013 cases, with only six cases recorded to date in 2014, the s t a t e m e n t noted. It said that Nigeria reported the highest number of polio cases in the world in 2012, adding that along with Pakistan and Afghanistan, Nigeria is one of only three countries where the wild polio virus never stopped. We will not stop fighting this disease until every child in Nigeria and the world is safe from this crippling disease, Dr Tunji Funsho, Rotary s National Polio Plus Chair for Nigeria, said. SOURCE: ROTARY.ORG VOLUME 6 ISSUE 4 November 2014 Inside this issue: Club ID # 68917 District 3190 RR Nagar Club News 2 RR Nagar Club News 3 RR Nagar Club News 4 Articles & Contributions 5 Articles & Editor s Note 6 Trivia 7 Rotary Information 8 Special points of interest: Subscriptions are due, please pay at the earliest PP Rtn. Satish Madhavan as has been selected as District Secretary for RY 2015-16 Excellent participation of Rotarians at the ICGF on Vocational Services, held at NIMHANS on October 12th

P A G E 2 M A T H R U S A N D E S H It was celebration time in our club on Oct. 18. We celebrated Dassera and Deepavali with great enthusiasm. It began with devotional songs on Shakti that were sung by Rtn. Girish, Rtn. rotary rajarajeshwari nagar news 3 D Show - dusseh r a, d a n d i y a & d i w a l i c e l e b r a t i o n s tained us by playing the mridangam skillfully. Soon after, Ann Chitra and her team lit up some 60 lamps, while all the lights were put out. It was indeed a splendid visual. This was then followed by a sound and light dance, enthusiasticially choreographed and presented by Annets Shreya, Sunaina, Samskriti, and Vibha. Last but not the least, t h e r e was a s t e l l a r Dandiya performance by our Anns S m i t h a, Padma, Vidya, Savitha, Latha, and Ms. Jaishree Charan. Vibha, Ann Radhika, Annet Vibha, Mr. B a s a v a r a j (father of Rtn. S h i v a k u m a r ) and myself. After this, Annet Subbu (son of PP Rtn. Ravindra B.) enter- Spread the Word! Invite someone to become a Rotarian today. Everyone was then encouraged to do the dandiya dance in gay abandon. The evening rounded off with an excellent dinner. I must mention that everyone was dressed to the hilt, especially the Anns. Check out the photos!!!

VOLUME 6, ISSUE 4 rotary rajarajeshwari nagar news P A G E 3 WATER TAPS PROJECT - GOVT. SCHOOL BANGARAPPANAGARA Our club has always been supportive of the Govt. School in Bangarappa Nagar. The club has endeavored to fulfill many of the school s needs such as student supplies (note books, bags, pencil cases, lunch bags, etc.), railings for all parapet walls, library cupboards, computers, so on and so forth. This year, on August 15, during the Independence Day Celebration in the school, the principal r eques t e d our Club to p r o v i d e hand-wash facilities for the stud e n t s. There were no taps, whatsoever in the school. And so, our Club took up the initiative, led by Rtn. Ravikumar. He donated tiles and delegated a set of plumbers to the project. Rtn. Srinath Babu, through Sai Ceramics, supplied the pipes and other fittings. This project was ably supported in many ways through other Rotarians too: BG Suresh, S. P r a s a d a R a o, S h y a m p r a s a d, Balasubramanyam, Shivakumar, Suresh Warrier, Madhavaraya, Shyam Kadur, and Narayan Raghavan. Overall, 6 taps were provided with a long, extended basin. A formal inauguration was done on 2nd Oct to coincide with Gandhi Jayanti. Oct 2 was also the day that the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Campaign Clean India) was launched. It is a national level campaign by the Government of India covering 4041 statutory towns to clean the streets, roads and infrastructure of the country. GLOVES / BAGS PROJECT ON OCTOBER 2ND Contribute Generously! To the Rotary Foundation This campaign was officially launched on the said day at Rajghat, New Delhi, w h e r e P r i m e M i n i s - ter Narendra Modi himself wielded the broom and cleaned a road. The same c a m p a i g n was initiated in RR Nagar by Bangalore University in col- laboration with BBMP. Our club joined their efforts by supplying the entire team (over 1000 students from across colleges in Bangalore) with gloves and face masks. This project was inaugurated by the VC of Bangalore University, Prof. B. Thimme Gowda. The team essentially cleaned up various areas of our neighborhood.

P A G E 4 M A T H R U S A N D E S H rotary rajarajeshwari nagar news Golu at ann chitralekha narayan s residence It was a fun filled evening as is wont every year. Ann Chitra invited the entire Club family for Navratri celebrations at her house. She keeps the traditional Golu doll display. Almost all Rotarians, their Anns and Annets participated in this festivity. There was a fantastic satsang, yummy food, and spiritual fellowship. The satsang continued until 9:30 p.m. ably supported on the harmonium by Rtn. Srihari and on the dholak by Rtn. Narayan. Rotarians, Anns & even Annets sang lustily with great devotion to make it a grand success. It is now a yearly event to look forward to. Heart surgery Our community services committee did a wonderful job of taking up one heart surgery this month. This is the first instance for our club taking up this initiative in this Rotary Year. The patient was Mr. Earth. Umesh, referred to the club by Rtn. Amarnath. The surgery was conducted at Jayadeva Hospital in Bangalore. Special mention must be made of Continue to Commit! Let s wipe this menace of the face of the Past President Rtn. Srinath Promotion of e-waste project A new initiative, as part of saving our environment a related projects was started this month. It is being done in association with Bin Bag (a new social entrepreneurship). Rtn. Srinath babu has initiated this project in Ra- jarajeshwari Nagar. We have identified various strategic retail locations in and around our community to strategically place the bins as well as display informative posters. The initiative continues in terms of lending one s B a b u w h o h e l p e d in resolving an issue t h a t c a m e up during this referral and Rtn. Venkatesh A who followed up with the District to get it resolved. commercial premises for this purpose. Donors are encouraged to hand over old computers, mobile phones or any gadget which requires the use of a battery as e-waste. This would be disposed off by Bin Bag.

VOLUME 6, ISSUE 4 articles & contributions P A G E 5 The amateur photographer s credo My camera is an extension of my ocular tissue. I click photographs not to capture a memorable moment but to make a moment memorable. If I stumble upon a deserted beach with only the thunder of the tide in my ears and the last golden rays of sunset in my eyes and have the sea breeze rustle through my hair and scrunch the fine white sand under my toes I will order everyone to say CHEESE! Before immortalising a beautiful landscape, I will plant the nearest available human with the corniest possible smile, front and center. A spell to capture distant objects: Abracadabra willy-nillyzoom! At social gatherings, I click Plan! Prepare! To attend in June 2015 RI Convention. countless pictures of the same people wearing the same clothes posing in the same manner with the same smiles, because practice makes perfect. May I never commit the sacrilege of capturing people as they are in life. The only candid snaps I take are those that can embarrass you. I will click a thousand portraits of each of my friends with the background out of focus. These will be their profile pics for the rest of their lives. A friend who carries my tripod is a friend indeed. On Saturday nights, my camera automatically clicks random pics of my friends and I bleary-eyed, drunk or passed out. On Sunday morning, I will tag everybody whose elbow, knee or little finger is visible in any of these keepers. Once I get committed/engaged/married, my profile pic cannot feature anyone apart from me and my beloved, or we will both die. I judge a photograph by its F a c e b o o k worthi n es s, and the number of likes and comments it garners. I will capture red roses, white roses, pink roses and a touch-me-not (because I m versatile) from my phone camera and superscribe *Insert Your Name* Photography on every photo in a nice conspicuous font. I will click photos of photos. I solemnly swear that the photographs I click will make you look flawless, wholly flawless and nothing but flawless, so help me God. Give me Photoshop and I will give you perfection. Sepia is my birthright and I shall use it. Instagram is my country and all Instagrammers are my brothers and sisters. I love my profile and am proud of its rich and varied filters. I shall always strive to look worthy of it. I shall give my portraits, couplies and all usies the Lux effect and post-produce everyone as a courtesy. To my Instagram and my peeps, I pledge my devotion. In their well-seeming and popularity alone lies my happiness. I spare myself the effort of thinking up appropriate captions for photos because they re all #instagood #picsoftheday #withmybestie #friendforever #iloveher. If at first you can t converse, Snapchat. I take screenshots of Snapchats and share them, because #privacywatsdat # s w a g # y o l o #otherwordsthatmeannothin g r e a l l y # p l u s #termsthatmakesensetonobo dybutyou. God couldn t provide a sun at night, hence He gave me Flash. I must honour Him by clicking selfies in the dark. Red-eye or not, here I come. Source: http://mrigankwarrier.wordpress.com

P A G E 6 Articles & Editor s Note M A T H R U S A N D E S H It is that day of the year.a birthday What excitement in deciding what to buy why not this? Why not that? What to eat why not this? Why not that? I realize that we die each moment Because time waits for no one The past is getting created With every passing second Can you capture that joy of giving and receiving That happens all through one s birth day? Pack it up in the prettiest wrapping And gaily adorn it with a satin bow? That would indeed be a befitting gift Except that it will have to be from you to yourself!! A Gift Are you Environment Conscious?? The delight, the joy, the happiness, the smile, the bliss These are all gifts that you have in you Unwrap them now, look at them, and hug yourself With a big THANK YOU!! A poem by Ann Chitralekha Narayan Dear Rotary family, It s my pleasure to have put the Oct. 2014 edition of our Club newsletter together. I have been quite busy this month, moving to our new office location. Despite that, I found a little time here and there to get this all together. What I have observed these past few months are the various initiatives that the new Board has taken up to bring in new blood, new ideas, new perspectives, and new contributions to the betterment of our community. I am now convinced that our Club is strongly rooted and we have plenty of leaders who will take this Club forward in the years to come. I have noticed that in our club, there are Rotarians, old and new, who come forward and support initiatives from the front, while there are equally dedicated members who support the same initiatives from behind the scenes. I thank each one of you Rotarian, Ann, Annet for being there. In many instances, as a club grows and becomes a veteran club, I have found that there is always some amount of politics that dilutes fellowship. However, in our club, solidarity is utmost we never let each other down. The beauty is the participation of Anns and Annets to make all our meetings and events successful and memorable. We all bring joy, togetherness, and love to our Club. We are indeed a personification of Vasudaiva Kutumbakam. I pray to Goddess Rajarajeshwari to bless our Club so that it may continue to be this way in future. I hope you like this edition as much as I liked working on putting it all together. Yours in Rotary, Narayan Raghavan

VOLUME 6, ISSUE 4 trivia P A G E 7 How well do you know our rotary 1. In 1945-46, forty-nine active Rotarians gathered in San Francisco, USA, to help a gathering of world leaders draft what? 2. In 1915-16, the first non- English speaking Rotary Club was chartered in which country? 3. Name the 5 avenues of service. 4. What is the largest program of our Rotary Foundation (based on total annual expenditure)? 5. What did Herb Taylor create in 1932? 6. What year were women officially admitted to Rotary? 7. What was the name of our organization before it was changed to Rotary International in 1922? 8. True or False: When a person becomes a member of a Rotary Club, he/ she automatically becomes a member of Rotary International. 9. What year was the Polio- Plus campaign announced by RI? 10. What is the official meaning of the Rotary Wheel emblem? 11. How many spokes and cogs are in the official Rotary Wheel emblem? 12. The name Rotary is derived from what? 13. What are the official colors of RI? 14. What is the title of Paul Harris biography? 1. United Nations Charter 2. Cuba 3. Club service, International Service, Vocational Service, Community Service, New Generations 4. PolioPlus Eradication Program 5. The Four Way Test 6. 1987 7. International Association of Rotary Clubs 8. False: Rotarians are members of Rotary Clubs; it is the Rotary Clubs that are members of Rotary International. 9. 1985 10. There is no official meaning 11. 6 spokes, 24 cogs 12. The early practice of rotating meetings among members offices. 13. Royal blue and gold 14. My Road to Rotary

P A G E 8 rotary information M A T H R U S A N D E S H We Celebrate!!!!! Board of Directors CONTACT US President : +91 9845168021 bgsuresh76@gmail.com Secretary : +91 9663387462 rotaryrrn@gmail.com Editor & Publisher : +91 9341237886 narayan.raghavan@athiya.com Mathru Sandesh, is a limited circulation, not for profit bulletin edited and published by Rtn. Suresh Warrier on behalf of the President of Rotary Bangalore Rajarajeshwarinagar Centennial. 1st - Annet Suhasini d/o Rtn. Vasundhara Naik 2nd - Rtn. Girish K.S. 4th - Rtn. Suresh Kumar C.S. 5th - Annet Swathi d/o Rtn. Shamsundar N. 6th - Annet Dhruv s/o Rtn. Santosh Burande 9th - Ann Kasturi w/o Rtn. Sreenivas Setty 12th - Ann Surekha w/o Rtn. Shamsunder N. 13th - Annet Vinutha d/o Rtn. Amarnath 14th - Rtn. Jitendra Goyal 14th - Annet Kruttika d/o Rtn. Suresh R. 16th - Ann Nagarathna w/o Rtn. Suresh Kumar C.S. 18th - Rtn. Arvind Mampally 20th - Annet Prasanth s/o Rtn. Chandru S. 28th - Rtn. Shankaraprasad N. 28th - Rtn. Dr. Madhusudan G. 30th - Rtn. Geetha Gowrishankar 9th - Rtn. Ranga N.V. & Ann Malathy 27th - Rtn. Vedprakash Tiwari & Ann Pooja RENDEZVOUS WE MEET @ 7.00 P.M., EVERY SATURDAY @ IDEAL RECREATION CLUB N OV E M B E R 2 0 1 4 Rtn. Suresh B.G. President Rtn. Balasubramanyam K.S. Immediate Past President Rtn. Adike Venkatesulu President Elect Rtn. Srihari Boregowda Vice President Rtn. Suresh Warrier Secretary Rtn. Shankara Prasad N. Joint Secretary Rtn. Satish Madhavan Treasurer Rtn. Shyam Prasad Sergeant at Arms Directors of Services Rtn. Adike Venkatesulu Club Services Rtn. Venkatesh A. Community Services Rtn. Ravi Kumar V. Vocational Services Rtn. Shyamsundar Kadur International Services Rtn. Gayathri Suresh Raghavan New Generation Services Editorial Team Rtn. Narayan Raghavan Rtn. Satish Madhavan Rtn. Shankara Prasad N. Rtn. Suresh B.G. Rtn. Suresh Warrier Ann Chitralekha Narayan Schedule of Events MONTH s EVENTS Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Nov 8th - Club Assembly Nov 15th - ICGF - International Services Nov 9th - Board Meeting Nov 14th - Come Home Safe Campaign in Schools Nov 22nd - Karnataka Rajyotsava Day Celebrations Nov 24th - Cancer Camp at Doddaballapur Nov 29th - Parichaya for Potential Rotarians