Manthan - Rotary India

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‘‘The best way to findyourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.’’

- Mahatma Gandhi

CONTENTSROTARY CLUB OF MIRAMARCLUB BOARD 2020 - 2021

PresidentRtn. CA Kamlesh Amlani

SecretaryRtn. Dr. Noel Britto

Vice PresidentRtn. Shantendu Mohite

Jt. SecretaryRtn. Sagar Kulkarni

TreasurerRtn. Dr. Riddhi Sampat

President Elect/Director Club Service IRtn. Snehlata Pednekar

Director Club Service IIRtn. Priti Sheth

Immediate Past PresidentRtn. Bhavana Raikar

Community Service DirectorRtn. Siddharth Deshpande

Vocational Service DirectorRtn. Sonali Nagvenkar

International Service DirectorRtn. Manisha Sardessai

Youth Service DirectorRtn. Vijay Jain

Sergeant At ArmsRtn. Megha Harmalkar

Club AdvisorRtn. Pratima Dhond

EditorRtn. Chintan VedSub Editor : Ann Ami VedCompiled by : Annet Vaidehi AmlaniDesigned by : Annet Dhriti Amlani

Disclaimer : All efforts have been made to provide com-prehensive and accurate information to the readers. The editor does not warrant the accuracy, adequacy or com-pleteness of this information and materials and express-ly disclaims liability for any errors or omissions or delays in updating this information and materials. In no event will the Editor, Club, Rotary International be liable for any damages arising in connection with this magazine or use thereof. The editor reserves right to edit materi-al for clarity or length copies are meant for fellow Rotar-ians and other without being commercial in nature and all insertions are done in Good Faith for reading plea-sure only. Not for Sale, for internal communication only.

01 President’s Message

02 From the Editor’s Desk

03 Secretary’s Report

07 DG’s Visit Photo Gallery

10 Vocational Service

11 Feature Story : Rtn. Atul & Rtn.

Preeti Tyaagi

13 Why is Republic Day

celebrated ?

15 Birthdays & Anniversaries

16 Book Recommendations

President’sMessage

Dear Club Members, Anns and Annets,

I wish you all a very happy and prosperous 2021! January always starts with great expectations and a sense of a new beginning, fresh ideas and initia-tives. Everyone is resolved to make the year dif-ferent. Will 2021 be different from last year? We don’t know, but I hope 2021 will be different and better for all of us.

This month we also celebrate The Republic Day.A thousand salutes to this great nation of ours. May it become even more prosperous and great. Happy Republic Day!

As I enter the second quarter of my term as Pres-ident of Rotary Club of Miramar, I thank all of you for all the support that I got until now. I hope this continues for the other half as well.

This month we had our official District Governor visit and had an eventful day with him. Rtn DG Sangram Patil came to visit us, he was accom-panied by our very own Assistant Governor Rtn. Krishnakumar. The day started with inauguration of toilet block a KRSS High School Savoiverem fol-lowed by inauguration of Happy School Project at Government Primary School Betki. He later in-augurated National Immunity Day by giving polio dose to children. DG was so happy with the Happy School Project,and looking at the infrastructure requirement for the school, he decided to sanc-tion an additional district grant of approximately Rs. 1,00,000. We missed the presence of First Lady

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Rtn. Utkarsha patil during the DG’s visit.

I’m proud to be the president under the visionary of Rtn. DG Sangram Patil, who has the potential to be the World President of Rotary Internation-al. I have to assure the DG that I will try to fulfil his dreams and goals set for district 3170. He has shown his resilience and courage to visit so many clubs during a global pandemic. So much was hisdedication to the organisation called Rotary.

DG has given us a budget of $5000 for donation of TRF as a club and Inspection of accords was done by our DG.

I also sincerely thank Vice President Shantendu Mohite for conducting two consecutive meetings in my absence.

We have our weekly meetings in physical form now with all the SOP guidelines followed. The venue decided is the same i.e Club de Gasper Dias. I hope to see all members present for the meetings.

Wishing you all a good and successful 2021.

Stay safe.

Yours in Rotary,Rtn. CA Kamlesh AmlaniClub President2020-2021

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From theEditor’sDesk

Dear Fellow Club Members, Anns and Annets

I wish you all a very Happy New Year. Hope 2021 is better for all of us.

This is the 7 th edition of our monthly magazine 'Manthan'. The theme for this month is‘Vocational Service’ which is one the five avenues of service of Rotary. Vocational Service encourag-es members to serve other people through their vocations, education, skillsets, which encourages high ethical standards.

This is our newsletter where our journey to providing service to the community is captured. This edition has also captured all the community service done by our DG Rt. Sangram Patil along with the members while he was here for the official DG’s visit.

The first half of the term is over but the struggle for getting articles for our magazine is still the same. I request all members to take a little interest in OUR monthly magazine and submit articles, recipes, drawings etc.

Stay home, Stay safe.

Yours in Rotary,Chintan VedClub Editor2020-2021

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Secretary’s Message

Dear Fellow Club Members, Anns and Annets

I wish you a very Happy and Prosperous New Year. I hope all of you celebrated it with caution and safety.

This month we had our official DG’s visit and had a very lively day with various activities done which will be mentioned further in the Secretary’s Report.

We have started our meetings in physical form starting from this month.

We all have started going out and enjoying ourselves, but remember to do your parts in staying safe and sa-nitise, as the Virus is here to stay.

Stay safe.

Yours in Rotary,Rtn. Dr. Noel BrittoClub Secretary2020-2021

Date : 21st December 2020

Donation of Cement Bags to KRSS HIgh School:Krishna Raghunath Shetye Savoikar High School is a high school at Savoiverem which is the only high school in the area which caters to the rural kids in that area. This school unfortunately didn’t have a proper toilet facility. A lack of access to proper sani-tation facilities poses a huge barrier to education as children frequently miss school due to hygiene-re-lated diseases. Toilets and proper washing stations can help stop the spread of many diseases, so our club decided to donate cement bags to the school to build toilets. Our member Rtn Lucky Singh spon-sored cement bags and Rtn Megha Harmalkar spon-sored the tiles..


Secretary’s Report - January 2021

Date : 31st December 2020

Contribution to NAB Teachers:NAB or the National Association for the blind is one of the biggest NGOs in India. The Goa branch of NAB was established on 10 th February 1983 and is since then working dedicatedly towards Preven-tion and Cure of Preventive & Curable blindness and for the education and upliftment of the Blind. The branch currently caters to around 2000 visually im-paired people. The teachers work tirelessly. Looking at their dedication, our Club decided to give our lit-tle contribution to these hard working teachers. Wecontributed Rs.12,000 towards the salary of the teachers.

Date : 8th January 2021

First Public Meeting:Due to increasing number of coronavirus cases across the country, we took to holding our weekly meetings virtually on zoom. Fortunately, the cases started to decrease, hence we had our first public meeting by following the SOP guidelines laid down by the Government.

Date : 31st January 2021

Inaugration of Toilet Blocks at KRSS HIgh School:Our club had previously donated cement bags and tiles to KRSS High School to build toilet blocks in the school to improve the sanitation in the school. These toilet blocks were inaugurated by our very own DG Rtn Sangram Patil in the presence of our AG RtnKrishnakumar.


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Inaugration of Happy School Project at Gov-ernment High School, Betki:The Happy School Project is a project that aims to provide/upgrade the infrastructural and co-scholas-tic facilities in state funded schools, to make them secure, attractive and happy learning places for stu-dents and teachers. For this project we chose to aid Government High School which is a primary school in Betki. This project was inaugurated by DG Rtn San-gram Patil and AG Rtn Krishnakumar. The teachers and students were so enthusiastic looking at which our DG granted an additional amount of Rs 1,00,000 for this project.


Felicitation of Doctor:In the current situation, as the pandemic is prevail-ing the world, the doctors working as covid war-riors are giving their noble services to the society and saving lives. One of them is Dr. Pooja Thakur Our club felicitated this brave doctor. The felicitation was done at the hands of our DG Rtn Sangram Patil.


End Polio at The Hands of DG Sangram Patil:Polio is a very deadly disease that can paralyze children. Rotary has always been vocal about this disease and has made a serious effort in eradicat-ing this deadly disease and has seen major suc-cess as well. To help eradicate it completely we had a polio immunization camp which was inau-gurated at the hands of DG Rtn Sangram Patil.




DG’s Visit:Once a year, the District Governor makes an official visit to each club in the district, between July 1st and December 31st. The purpose of the visit: To allow the District Governor to communicate directly with all Rotarians in our District. To listen to the Club Leader-ship and gain better understanding of their club. We had our official DG visit where DG Rt Sangram Patil came from Kolhapur to visit our club and was accom-panied by Assistant Governor Rtn. Krishnakumar.


First Public Event:To celebrate the DG’s visit, we had our first ever pub-lic event. This event was gracedby DG Rtn Sangram Patil, his fellow Rotarians fom Kolhapur, AG Rtn Krishnakumar, and our fellow club members, anns and annets. This event was filled with fun and laugh-ter and music. Our DG also performed a beautiful song.


DGE Rtn Gaurish Dhond and PP Rtn. Pratima Dhond at New Delhi:


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The theme of this month is Vocational Service Month. Vocational Service is one of the most important aspects of Rotary. It helps in building relationships. Learning about professions and job involvement is one of those foundation stones to creating an environment in our Rotary Clubs which builds relation-ships. Vocational Service is one Rotary’s five Avenues of Service. Vocational is difficult to define, so it is sometimes called the “Forgotten Avenue of Service”. One reason is Club, Community, International and Youth Service activities usually involve groups of Rotarians. They enjoy the fellowship of Club Service, the satisfaction of serving the needs of their communities, and the hope that their International Service promotes world peace and understanding. But Vocational Service – the second Avenue of Service -- is generally conducted by individual members. Often during the introduction of a new member there can be glimpses of what job choice has been made. And there are those occasional programs devoted to Rotary membership talks where a new member or a more seasoned member shares their life story and work experiences.

Intriguing, interesting and informative are words that will often describe these vocational talks.

New and innovative work positions are being created in our world. Vocational Service month is a great time to celebrate and learn about the life work of our members, whether it is a profession that has lots of history or newly established.

This month and in the months ahead, take some time during your club meetings to have Rotarians share their stories of what they do to impact their world. Relationships will be stronger and one of the reasons for the founding of Rotary will be expressed.

Vocational Service


FEATURE STORY Q. Which one of you got the idea of

starting a school ?Atul introduced the idea and we both worked on it.

Q. How did you all build your team? And who took what responsibilities of the work?We hired freshers and trained them on all the aspects of preschool, child safety and curriculum and Preeti managed the entire hiring, operations, training and curriculum part. Atul headed the Marketing arm.

Q. The name of your venture is defi-nitely wow! How did you all come about with the name WoW Kids and who was instrumental in christening the name? We brainstormed for almost a week and finally decided the name WOWKIDs. Preeti suggested the name.

Q. What exactly is your business model and key features (different than oth-ers) which interests everybody to your model ?We provide end-to-end solution to any-one who wants to start a Preschool in their own city at an affordable cost and that too without Royalty. We provide guidance at every step and that’s the reason we share an amazing professional relationship with all our Franchise partners across india.

Q. How has being an entrepreneur af-fected your family lives?FOUNDERS OF WOW KIDS

Rtn. Atul &Rtn. Preeti Tyaagi


It has added value to our personal and professional lives. We feel extremely moti-vated to have presented an opportunity to so many young people to start something on their own which had multiplied the em-ployment opportunities at the local level hence more independent and empowered citizens. We feel happy and super excited with the way WOWKids is growing.

Q. What are both of yours favorite as-pects of being an entrepreneur?Atul : I feel amazing when I can share my professional experience and guidance to make a positive change in another young mind and handhold their journey into en-trepreneurship. Also, I get to choose how to make the most of my time.Preeti : I believe the favourite aspect is that I am always amongst young minds i.e Chil-dren. Also , I am my own boss. The best part is the Confidence that You can help some-one make positive life changing decisions.

Q. Do you both believe there is some sort of pattern or formula to becoming a successful entrepreneur?Atul : If your idea or work is solving a problem, your are doing the right thing and keeping building it. Never be afraid of taking calculated risk.Preeti : Risk taking Ability, a positive atti-tude and Trusting your capability- and you can never go wrong.

Q. What are your greatest fears, and how do you both manage to overcome the same?The year 2020 introduced us to the Great-est fear humankind could ever experience and with sheer determination, our team’s trust, parent’s support and with a positive

attitude, we sailed through and are going to get stronger with each passing day.

Q. What motivates both of you to keep going?When we hear amazing feedback from our parents, our franchise partners as to how WOWKIDS has made a difference in their lives, that’s the ultimate motivation for us to keep working hard everyday.

Q. Any part of your experience you would like to share with us?Everyday brings new experiences for us and we are grateful for all as we learn ev-eryday.

Q. How did the Pandemic affect your business?The Pandemic gave a big jolt to the educa-tion sector and yes, it made a huge impact on our growth plan too.

Q. What is your take on The New Educa-tion Policy 2020?The NEP 2020 is a progressive and a rev-olutionary policy if it gets implemented across all states without any major change. It has finally acknowledged the importance of EARLY childhood years and has made it a mandate part of Foundational Literacy which is extremely encouraging. We hope our Government invests well in Teacher’s training for seamless execution of NEP 2020.

Q. Where do you see “WoW Kids” going in the future from here?WOWkids will continue to Grow each year and we hope to make the early years for any child to be their BEST years.


Republic Day is celebrated every year on 26 Janu-ary. We went for flag hoisting to our schools every year but what exactly is Republic Day celebrated for? This is the question that comes to our minds and often we get confused between Republic Day and Independence Day, so let’s see what Republic Day is celebrated for.

India became an independent nation on 15 th Au-gust 1947 after a long battle with the British. At this time, although independent, India didn’t have a permanent Constitution, but it functioned by mod-ifying the Laws of Colonial Government of India Act 1935.

When the leaders realized that India needs a full-

fledged Constitution that caters to the specific needs of Indians, a resolution was made on 29 August 1947 for the appointment of Drafting Committee for the development of a permanent constitution.

The panel is responsible for scrutinizing the “draft of the text of the Constitution of India prepared by Constitutional Adviser” along with “giving effect to the decisions already taken in the Assembly and including all matters which are ancillary thereto or which have to be provided in such a Constitution”. The committee was asked to submit the final draft in front of the Constituent Assembly for consider-ation and revision.

The Drafting Committee had seven members,

Why is Republic DayCelebrated?


Compiled By Annet Vaidehi Amlani

namely Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar, N Gopalas-wami, BR Ambedkar, KM Munshi, Mohammad Saadulla, BL Mitter and DP Khaitan. At its first meeting on 30 August, 1947, with Dr B R Ambed-kar as the chairman.

The first draft of the constitution was submitted by the committee to the Constituent Assembly on 4 November 1947. The Assembly met for 166 days, spread over a period of two years, 11 months and 18 days in sessions open to public before adopting the Constitution. After many contemplations and modifications finally on January 24th the 308 mem-bers of the Assembly signed two hand-written cop-ies of the document each in Hindi and English. And two days later history was created. The Constitution of India came into effect on January 26th, 1950. On this day, India was declared as a Republic Nation.

While India’s Independence Day celebrates its free-dom from British Rule, the Republic Day celebrates the coming into force of its constitution. Repub-lic Day is celebrated to commemorate the day the Constitution of India came into effect.

To celebrate this day, every year, a Republic Day pa-rade is held at the Rajpath in New Delhi. The day begins with the Prime Minister paying tribute to the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country at the Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate. The presidentalso hoists a flag at Rajpath and several important dignitaries, alongside the Prime Minister and the President, are present for the parade. Colourful tab-leaus, tank show, air show and bike pyramids are some of the most famous attractions of the parade.Also, a foreign head of the state is invited as the Chief Guest. However, things were different this year, given we are still coping with the pandemic. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson had to call off his trip due to the second lockdown imposed in the country and a large number of people will not be allowed in 2021.

On the eve of Republic Day, the President of India distributes Padma Awards i.e Padma Vibhushan,

Padma Bhushan and Padma Shree to the civilians of India every year.

To mark the closing of Republic day celebrations the Beating Retreat ceremony is held on the evening of 29 January, the third day after Republic Day. The three wings of the military, the Indian Army, Indian Navy, and Indian Air Force bands perform on this day.


Birthdays & Anniversaries

Send in your entries !I request you to kindly go through this month's magazine “Manthan" and let us know your feedback and suggestions.

To make our Newsletter richer in content, variety and quality, we urge all esteemed fellow Rotarians, Anns and Annets to contribute with their articles, write-ups, poems, recipes, artwork etc.

You can send your entries here :@[email protected]

Thank you in advance!

Bir thdays,Anniversar ies

2nd January Annet Harsh Bhonsle’s Birthday2nd January Ann Sonali Lotlikar’s Birthday2nd January Annet Iraj Sheth’s Birthday15th January Rtn. Kapil Karekar’s Birthday16th January Rtn. Noel Britto’s Birthday19th January Rtn. Megha Harmalkar’s Birthday20th January Annet Saanvi Tarcar’s Birthday22nd January Annet Myra Mundhekar’s Birthday24th January Rtn. Anupama Naik’s Birthday25th January Ann Deepak Harmalkar’s Birthday25th January Rtn. Natasha Parekh e Simoes & Ann Johnson e Simoes’

Anniversary26th January Ann Saiprakash Raikar’s Birthday27th January Rtn. Dhiresh Shah & Ann Komal Shah’s Anniversary27th January Rtn. Prasad Shirsat’s Birthday


BookRecommendations

21 Lessons for the 21st CenturyBy Yuval Noah Harari

The 5 am ClubBy Robin Sharma

Ninteen Eighty-FourBy George Orwell

To Kill a Mocking BirdBy Harper Lee

The AlchemistBy Paulo Coelho

Outliers: The Story of SuccessBy Malcolm Gladwell

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