VOL. 05 | FEBRUARY, 2017THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF ROTARY MIDTOWN, BANGALORE
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IN THIS EDITION:
Ÿ Message from The President
Ÿ Message from The Secretary
February 2017: Club Services
Ÿ 40th District Conference
Ÿ Join Meeting of Zone D Clubs
Ÿ Japan Habba
MESSAGE FROM THE
SECRETARY:
Dear Members,
Another month of hectic activity, the Rotary family came together
at the 40th District conference, it was a wonderful fellowship and
learning event. Then there was the Japan Habba, an introduction
to Japanese culture which was held at St.Joseph's Auditorium. On
17th Feb we had the much awaited “Real Estate Panel Discussion”
where our Midtowners in the real estate business shared their
views about the past, present and future of real estate and
investment opportunity in that sector and finally we celebrated
the 112th Birthday of rotary. An entire month of learning,
celebrations and fellowship all in the spirit of Rotary
Regards
Narendra Pasuparthy
Secretary Ry 2016-17
MESSAGE FROM THE
PRESIDENT:
Dear Fellow Rotarians,
Last Month – 23rd February, we marked 112 years since the
founding of Rotary. It's incredible to think about how much has
changed since the first Rotary club met in Chicago when Paul
Harris as a Founding Member.
We will never know how different the world would have been
without Rotary, but I do know that world is a far better place with
Rotary and that Rotary itself is stronger because of everyone of
you. Thank you for being a part of “ ROTARY SERVING HUMANITY”.
I hope that you take the time to not only reflect on all that we
have done in the past 112 years, but also celebrate our recent
accomplishments and plan for many other events for future.
All the best for your endeavours!! Keep smiling & serving &
feeling joy while doing so!!
Warmest wishes
Nishu Jouhari
President RY 2016-17.
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Ÿ Informative Insights into Real Estate
Ÿ Happy Birthday Rotary!!!
Ÿ The Invisible Energy
Ÿ Birthdays and Anniversaries
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their brief background. All of them are leaders in
their fields and their talks were both inspirational
and informative.
1 B K Shivani : A Rajyoga Meditation Teacher who
has been studying spiritual knowledge and
practicing the ancient technique of Rajyoga
Meditation for the past 16 years.
2 Shankar Jagannathan : Author, Economic
historian & Business Advisor. He is a visiting
faculty in Corporate Finance in IISc & Union Bank
Staff Training College.
3 Dr. Mahesh S Kotbagi : Ex Member of Senate and
Medical Facility. Honourable professor at
different Medical and Management Institutes.
4 Nirupama Menon Rao : A retired Indian diplomat,
Foreign Secretary and Ambassador. Ambassador
Rao hold an honorary Doctor of letters degree
from Pondichery University in India. She is
currently working on a book on India's China
relationship, titled: “The Politics of History:India
and China, 1949-1962”.
5 Pujya Gyanvatsal Swami of Akshardam: Disciple
of HDH Pramuk Swami Maharaj. HDH Pramukh
Swami Maharaj is the fifth spiritual hierarch of
Bhagwan Saminaryan of Akshardam Sanstha and is
a saint par excellence.
6 M D Kowshik: Actor, Director and Magician.
Performed more than 1000 magic shows in
schools, colleges, Universities, corporate and also
in international forms at USA, Canada, UK,
Singapore, Dubai, Qatar and many more
countries.
7 Aravind Sitaraman: A computer scientist with
over 29 years of work experience and is one Cisco
System's leading inventors with 57 patents. He
led and was part of several international
standard bodies.
8 Vikram Sampath : A Bengaluru huduga who has
done us proud, a Bachelor of Engineering in
Electronics and Masters in Mathematics from
BITS-Pilani. Currently working on a task assigned
by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
CLUB SERVICES:
40th District Conference at
ELAAN Convention Centre
4th & 5th February, 2017
The conference was on 4th and 5th Feb 2017, at
ELAAN CONVENTION CENTRE, J P Nagar, Bangalore.
A well furnished large Air-conditioned hall with 3000
seating capacity with ample car space. Wonderful
opening speech by D G H R Ananth and District
Conference Chair N T Sagar.
Thought Provoking speakers, innovative interactions
and open house discussion as Rotary believes in
WHAT CAN'T BE SOLVED THROUGH THE COMPLAINTS,
CAN BE SOLVED THROUGH DISCUSSIONS. Speakers
who addressed the audience are listed below with
POSITION HOLDERS
Designation RY 2016 - 17
President: Rtn Nishu Jouhari
Immediate Past President: Rtn Sathish Manandi
President Elect: Rtn Uday Masturlal
Vice President: Rtn Kshama Bhatia
Hon. Secretary: Rtn Narendra Pasuparthy
Hon. Joint Secretary: Rtn Kunal Patel
Hon. Treasurer: Rtn Akhilesh Babu
Sgt-At-Arms: Rtn Masood Kareem
Directors
Community Service: Rtn Srikanth Bhagavat
Rotary Foundation: Rtn Gunashekar Vuppalapati
Vocational Service: Rtn Aditya Shroff
T E A C H: Rtn Shrikant Pandit
New Generation: Rtn Seema Sibbal
Co-Opted Directors: PP Rtn M G Pramod
PP Rtn A V S Murthy
Chairman - Maanasi: Rtn Ramesh Bulchandani
Chairman - Dispensary: Rtn Masood Kareem
Chairman - School: Rtn Kamal Bhandari
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The spectators enjoyed a memorable fellowship
experience with amazing fun activities and dance
floor. Food with sumptuous delicacies which tickled
the taste buds.
President Rtn. Nishu Jouhari, PDG Rtn. Viswanath
Setty B R, Rtn. Uday Masturlal, Rtn. Narendra K
Pasuparthy, Ann. Reshma N. Pasuparthy, PP Rtn.
Kunja K A, PP Rtn. Quresh Merchant, PP Rtn. Varadu
Seshamani, Rtn. Ravikiran N. Vemulkar Rtn. Srikanth
Bhagawat were part of the District Conference.
JOINT MEETING OF ZONE D
CLUBS NID Workshop 2017
10th February, 2017
Our Zone Polio Chair Rtn. Vinod Bhatija had
arranged, joint meeting of Zone D Clubs at Rotary
House of Friendship, Lavelle road, Bangalore on 10th
February at 7:30 pm. Programme started with
Welcome speech by ZG Rtn. Fazal Mahmood, 19 clubs
had participated in the programme. Rtn. Prasad
Sundaram, of Rotary Bangalore Brigades oriented
NID workshop 2017. Main highlights of the workshop
are listed below:
Ÿ Severity of Polio virus on children by power point
presentation.
Ÿ Significance of Polio Virus Eradication.
Ÿ DG Rtn. H R Ananth's objective on Polio
Eradication from Earth, by a AV record.
Ÿ Procedures to organize Polio Plus programmes by
Rotarians / Rotary Clubs.
Ÿ Coordination with Surrounding Hospitals.
Ÿ Arrangement of volunteers with proper
training.
Ÿ Canvassing Polio Programme.
Ÿ Management of Polio Booth.
Ÿ Basic information about Polio Vaccine Dosage,
preserving methods, shelf life etc.
That was a totally informative programme with
demonstration of Polio vaccination activity to New
Rotary Clubs of ZONE D. Lots of appreciation to
Young Rotractors, who are actually doing a great job
in the field, and helping Rotary in achieving
Eradicating Polio from Mother Earth. Prez. Rtn.
Nishu Jouhari, Rtn. Ramesh Sadhwani, Rtn. Kiran
Boal, Rtn. Ravikiran N Vemulkar, PP Rtn. K A Kunja,
Rtn. Syed Mukkaram, Rtn. Anand Saraf, Ann. Rekha
Saraf and Rtn. Tosher G. Hormusjee, were present in
the programme.
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Japan Habba
10th February, 2017
Japan HABBA 2017, an Indo-Japan Cultural Exchange
Programme was conducted on 10th Feb 2017 at St.
Joseph's Auditorium.
Event was organized by Japan Habba Trust and
Rotary International District 3190. Midtown was a
part sponsor for this fest.
Chief Guest : H.E. Mr. Kenji Hiramatsu,
Embassy of Japan
Guests of Honour : Mr. Junichi Kawaue,
Acting Consul General.
Mr. Hajime Inose, Chairman,
Japanese Chamber of C & I,
Bangalore
Mr. Akinori Urakawa,
Chairman, Japanese Association
of Bangalore
Rtn. H R Ananth,
District Governor 3190
Rtn. Anil Gupta, Director
International Services R D 3190
Mr. P N Karanth, Hon. Secretary,
Indo Japanese Chamber of C & I
Introduction of Chief Guest, H E Mr. Kenji Hiramatsu
– Embassy of Japan, to the audience was done by our
President Rtn. Nishu Jouhari,
Japan Habba is an extension of Prime Minister
Narendra Modi's commitment to his Japanese
counterpart to celebrate 2017 as 'The year of Japan-
India Friendly Exchanges'
The Japanese performers were felicitated in Indian
style before commencing the stage show. His
Excellency Mr. Kenji Hiramatsu spoke about good
relationship between India and Japan and hoped to
further cement the cultural and economic ties by
many such events, cultural exchanges and travel
between both the countries.
After the address of the Ambassador we had the
pleasure of witnessing very talented Japanese
musicians doing a duet with flute and drums. The
auditorium echoed with thunderous applause when
flutist Ryutaro Kaneko and Japanese Taiko drum
master Yasukazu Kano cast a spell on the audience
with their lively show. Japanese pop singer Shiho
Rainbow too enthralled the audience.
It was good to see Rtn. Ravikiran N Vemulkar, Rtn.
PP Kiran Boal and Rtn. Seema Sibbal among the
spectators.
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Informative Insight into Real
Estate - Panel Discussion.
17th February, 2017
We had a wonderful evening on 17th Feb, at the
Grand Ball Room, Hotel Lalit Ashok, with great
Panelists PP Rtn. Irfan Razack, Rtn.Ramani Shastri,
Rtn.Raja Bagmane, PP Rtn. M R Jaishanker,
Rtn.Farook Mahmood and Mr. Raj Menda. Moderator
Rtn. Peeran S S framed perfect questions instantly
and conducted programme flawlessly which derived
lots of interest from the audience.
A perfect well furnished large Grand Ball Room, at
Lalith Ashoka, which was full with 132 Rotarians,
Anns of Midtown, Rotarians from Brigades,
Orchards, NCC clubs and few Annets.
Inspirational introduction speech about the panelists
by Moderator Rtn. Peeran S S. Applauding the
success of the panelists.
Thought-provoking discussion, answered questions
like, “Where to invest?”, “Is Bangalore, a safe place
to invest?”, “Buying and selling the property in a
short term benefits or long term?”, “How short term
capital gains and long term capital gains can benefit
the individual?” etc. Discussion about the smart
cities and many more interesting topics made the
panel discussion a successful event of Rotary
Bangalore Midtown.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROTARY!!!
22nd February, 2017
District 3190 organised a programme at ELAAN
Convention Centre, J P Nagar, Bangalore on 22nd Feb
20017 to celebrate 112TH Rotary Happy Birthday and
to greet the incoming district team for R Y 2017-18.
The programme was co-sponsored by our club, along
with many other Dist 3190 clubs.
Effective Speech by Speaker Dr. Arun Madhavan,
from Art of Living, was well received by the
audience. He quoted many examples of good
deeds. He expressed his opinion on Rotary Mission
and vision in serving the humanity.
District Governor Elect Rtn. Asha Prasanna Kumar,
presented her team to the audience. Rtn. Nishu
Jouhari, Rtn. Uday Masturlal and Ann. Sejal Uday,
Rtn. Narendra K Pasuparthy, PP Rtn. Sathish
Manandi, PP Rtn. K A Kunja, Rtn. Kunal Patel, Rtn.
Quresh Merchant were present for the programme.
THE
INVISIBLE
ENERGY
Like so many other energies - sound energy, light energy, electrical energy, etc., which are
primarily invisible forms of energy and come under the realm of matter or the five elements,
the energy of thought and feeling is also a form of invisible energy. The only difference is that
it is an energy which transcends the limits of matter or the five elements and is metaphysical
or nonphysical and extremely subtle in nature.
It is a living or conscient energy which originates from the conscient soul, as compared to the
other energies which are non-living or non-conscient in nature. But at the same time, it is
important not to forget that it is closely connected with the physical body and can only
express itself through a physical body. Also, we perceive this energy only when we are inside
the physical body. It is an energy which keeps going and going for as long as we live. It is this
energy which we need to learn to channelize, control, manage, discipline, etc. because by
doing that we experience our original virtues of peace, love, joy and power. This is something
which we have not been able to do since a long time, and something which a lot of people
have desired to achieve since thousands of years.
Meditation can help us in channelizing our thoughts in a positive direction. The channelization
of this thought energy improves the quality of our life as it has a positive effect on the various
body systems, the quality of all roles that we play and very importantly on our relationships –
not only with others but with our self and the Supreme Being or God also.
Birthdays...
Date Person
01 Feb Ann Sangita Poddar
02 Feb Annet Megha Malik
Annet Pratik (Rtn L K Dokania)
Annet Nityn Bulchandani
Rtn Sunil Mysore
06 Feb Rtn Arun Chamaria
07 Feb Ann Archana Bajaj
Ann Namita Kejriwal
11 Feb Ann Kirtan (Rtn Kuntal Amin)
15 Feb Annet Satyn Bulchandani
16 Feb Rtn Ali Mohamed
Rtn Madhu Gupta
Rtn Mukta Setty
Annet Priya (Rtn Marattukalam)
18 Feb Rtn Ramesh Sadhwani
19 Feb Ann Nandita Kanoria
20 Feb Annet Akash Vikram (Rtn Aditya
Shroff)
21 Feb Rtn Sundaramurthy N C
23 Feb Annet Annirudh Agarwal
(Rtn Gagan Bihari)
24 Feb Rtn Ajay Goel
Rtn M C Agarwal
Annet Sonal Bhargava
25 Feb Rtn Ann Savita
Annet P Rajesh
(Rtn Ananda Kumar P)
26 Feb Ann Rizvana Masood
27 Feb Rtn Dr Kshama Bhatia
Annet Ananya (Rtn Atul Kaushal)
28 Feb Rtn Rohitesh Hamirwasia
Annet Karan Malik
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... & Wedding Anniversaries
Date Couple
03 Feb Rtn R V Prasad & Nivedita Prasad
06 Feb Rtn M R Jaishankar & Githa Shankar
Rtn Vijay Shankar Bhargava &
Rashmi Bhargava
08 Feb Rtn Harshvardhan Bhuwalka &
Manju Bhuwalka
10 Feb Rtn Vimal Kedia & Savitha
12 Feb Rtn Farook Mahmood &
Jabeen Farook
Rtn Masood Mareem &
Rizvana Masood
16 Feb Rtn Aditya Shroff & Ananta
17 Feb Rtn Adil S Fazal & Shabana
Rtn Rajeev Sikka & Anuradha Sikka
Rtn S. N. Mishra &
Vijaya Lakshmi Mishra
18 Feb Rtn Atul Kaushal & Amita Kaushal
19 Feb Rtn Satish Manandi & Sudha Sathish
21 Feb Rtn Gagan Bihari &
Ritashree Agarwal
26 Feb Rtn Nadeem Ahmed &
Asthma Nadeem
