ndIssue: 27, 2 Jan, 2014

Sydney W. Pascall, Rotary Club of London, England, 21st RI President

We are all Rotarians. There is only one family of us…We realize that Kipling spoke the truth when he said:For there is neither East nor West, Border, nor breed, nor birth,When two strong men stand face to face,Though they come from the ends of the earth.

Dr. R Balasubramaniam (Balu) is a development activist who is a p h y s i c i a n b y qualification. After his MBBS, he earned his M P h i l i n H o s p i t a l Administration & Health Systems Management from BITS, Pilani. He has a Masters in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University. His living habits were greatly influenced by the teachings of Swami Vivekananda and at the age of 19, he founded the Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement (www.svym.org) based on the pr inciples of Ahimsa (non-violence), Satya (Truth), Seva (Service) and Tyaga (Sacrifice). He has spent the last 29 years of his life in the service of the rural and tribal poor in the forests of India. Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement (SVYM) runs the Vivekananda Memorial Hospitals at Saragur and Kenchanahalli; the Viveka Tribal Center for Learning – a tribal residential school at Hosahalli; the Viveka School of Excellence – a rural school at Saragur; the Vivekananda Teacher Training & Research Center at Hosahalli; the V i v e k a n a n d a I n s t i t u t e f o r Leadership Development, the

Vivekananda Institute of Indian Studies and the Grassroots Research & Advocacy

Movement at Mysore. SVYM also runs more than 50 projects reaching out to nearly half a million people across the state of Karnataka and also has centers in the USA and UK. Dr R Balasubramaniam is the recipient of numerous State and National Awards. Apart from

lecturing & teaching regularly at Harvard and IIM-B on Leadership, he is also the distinguished Frank Rhodes Professor at Cornell University, USA. He has served as the Head and Visiting professor of the Vivekananda Chair of the University of Mysore. He is a Tata Scholar, a Mason Fellow of the Harvard Kennedy School and a Fellow

at the Hauser Center for Non-profits, Harvard University. He writes extensively about Swami Vivekananda and on Development Issues in local Kannada and English newspapers and in his blog at rbalu.wordpress.com, and in The Ve d a n ta Ke s a r i a n d o t h e r publications. He runs Leadership workshops for Corporates, NGOs and the Government both within India and Abroad and he is currently researching into the leadership lessons that ancient Indian books and philosophy contain. It is appropriate that we in Rotary start our New Year with an inspiring talk by Dr. R. Balasubramaniam.

Today@Rotary Mysore

In our first meeting of 2014, Dr. R. Balasubramaniam, founder of Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement nd(SVYM) will talk on “Making Democracy Work”. 2 January 2014, 6:30 pm, Rotary Center.

Rotary Mysore Officers 2014-15Rotary Mysore Officers 2014-15

CHAMUNDICHAMUNDI

The new team of Rotary Mysore office-bearers for the Rotary year 2014-15 has been unanimously elected. In a brief meeting last Thursday at the Rotary Center, PDG R. Guru, in his role as the Returning Officer, announced the team and wished them well. He asked Rotarians to address the inherent challenges that each of us face in terms of balancing time between our work-business and Rotary work. He suggested that an Orientation from Rotary stalwarts would be in order for some of the newer office-bearers. He said he was confident that the new team under the hardworking leadership of Rtn. Sridhar S.V. would take the club forward.

In his thanksgiving speech, President 2014-15 Rtn. Sridhar S.V. thanked the

List of officers ofRotary Mysore 2014-15

announcement

thanksgiving

Name Responsibility

Rtn. Sridhar S.V. President

Rtn. Manohara M.C.S. Imm. Past President

Rtn. Venkatesh H.S. President - Elect

Rtn. Arun B.R. Hon. Secretary

Rtn. Chethan Vishwanath Hon. Joint Secretary

Rtn. S.K. Sanjay Treasurer

Rtn. Subramanya Rao K.S. Director - Club Service

Rtn. Sabareeshan C.K. Director - Vocational Service

Rtn. Shivanand M. Director - Community Service

Rtn. Shivaprasad K.P. Director - International Service

Rtn. Mukund Komarla Director - Youth Service

Rtn. Ravishankar D. Sergeant at Arms

Rtn. Prashanth M.P. Editor & Web Master

members for reposing faith in him and said he would do everything to justify their confidence.

Saturday and Sunday, the 28th and 29th of December saw some of the brightest minds of Mysore district congregate at our IJRPS auditorium for the Mysore District Open Chess Tournament 2013. Sponsored by Rotary Mysore, the tournament was organized by Mysore Professional Chess Academy.

thRtn. M.C.S.Manohara President Rotary Mysore inaugurated the tournament on the 28 Dec. Ms. Veena S.A. Principal IJRPS, Prof. S.K.Ananda Tirtha President MDCA and Sri

DISTRICT CHESS sponsored by ROTARY MYSORE

Raghavan felicitatedRtn. Raghavan, who served for seven years as Secretary-General of Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala Alumni Association, was felicitated for his meritorious service by Swami Muktidanandaji, Adhyaksha of Ramakrishna Mission. Congrats for your untiring efforts, Rtn. Raghavan!

Chamundi #25 had carried an article on the next big focus of Rotary – TEACH – which was highlighted at the recently concluded Rotary South Asia Literacy Summit. Round Table India President & our own Rtn. Harish Shenoy was one of the keynote speakers who spoke on Happy Schools. While we will get Rtn. Harish Shenoy to enlighten us about the same at the earliest, here are a few snaps of his talk.

Biddappa Vice-President MDCA were the Guests of Honour. IJRPS Education Society Hon. Secretary Rtn. Chittaranjan presided over the Valedictory function on

ththe 29 Dec and gave away the prizes to the winners. Here are some pics of the occasion.

Harish Shenoy at Rotary South Asia Literacy Summit

We, the Rotarians of our District are ringing in the New Year with our 44th RI Dist 3180

th th thConference on 10 , 11 , 12 January 2014. We are eagerly awaiting the landmark event of the year.

Parivarthan, Change, Transformation – in line with Rotary's theme of “Engage Rotary Change Lives” – is what you will get at this year's conference. The royal splendor, so much a part of Mysore, will be very evident throughout the conference, at the venue Silent Shores Resort & Spa in the Garden City of Mysore.

Have you registered? With anns and

a n n e t t e s ? I f n o t , R e g i s t e r immediately! Come have a taste of royal

Mysore and its hospitality…

Swami Brahmanandaji of Chinmaya Mission has kindly consented to inaugurate the Conference and deliver the

inaugural address.

Rtn. PDG Arun Sharma RID 3 0 8 0 w i l l re p re s e n t R I President Rtn. Ron D. Burton.

Rtn. S. Gururaj District Governor RI Dist 3180 will preside.

(Note: Registrations will commence on Friday thJan 10 at 4 pm.

Please be seated for the inauguration on Saturday Jan th11 at 8:30 am.)

Overview: 10th Jan: Registration @ 4pm followed by Cultural Evening@6pm, Fellowship & Dinner.

11th Jan: Breakfast starts @ 7:30am Inauguration @ 9am; Plenary Sessions @10:30am to 4 pm, Entertainment @ 6pm, Fellowship & Dinner @ 7:30pm

12th Jan: Breakfast @ 8 am; Plenary Session @ 9:30am; Event culminates with Lunch @ 1pm.

OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAMth10 Jan 2014

Cultural Evening & Entertainment

th11 Jan 2014

Inaugural Address

“Asheervachana”,Swami BrahmanandajiChinmaya Mission

Plenary Sessions

thThe 44 RI District 3180 Conference is upon us!!!It's time!!

Joy of GivingDr. Gururaja Karjagi,Creative Teaching Expert

For M-powerment,bring out the W-powerSmt. Vasanthi Hariprakash Journalist & TV Show host

Relevance of PR for NGOsSri N. Ravishankar,Aim High

NGOs and Government –a productive partnershipDr. SeetharamPresident, SVYM, Mysore

Tathva RasanubhavaSri Basavalingayya Hiremath

Persons with disability – a productive workforceSmt. Shanthi Raghavan, Founder EnAble India

Samajika ParivarthaneMaster HirannaiahWell-known Dramatist

Desha Kattuvudaralli Yuvajanara Patra(Role of Youth in Nation Building)Dr. Niranjana Vanalli,HOD Journalism, UoM

Women in Epics – LessonsSmt. Roopa Venkatesh, Chartered Accountant

RIP Special Representative's AddressPDG Arun SharmaRID 3080

th12 Jan 2014

Evening Cultural Entertainmentth th

on 10 & 11 Jan 6pm onwards

FireworksShow

Lakshmi &Indu Nagaraj sing

District 3180Cultural Competition

Winners perform

InternationalStudents from

Mysore Universityperform

“Beyond Taalas”Extravagant

Dance

MouthwateringDishes with

a Mysore flavor

Service as enunciated by Swami VivekanandaProf. PrabhushankaraKannada Litterateur

CHAMUNDICHAMUNDI

The Four-Way Test“Of the things we think, say or do:

1. Is it the ?

2. Is it to all concerned?

3. Will it build

and ?

4. Will it be to all concerned?”

TRUTH

FAIR

GOODWILL

BETTER FRIENDSHIPS

BENEFICIAL

time to celebratetime to celebrate

BirthdaythGanapathy K.B. 27 Dec

Annets'

Corner

JANUARY - ROTARY AWARENESS MONTHShare information about the relevance of

community service to Rotary's mission.

(new words that came up in 2013)

The ABCof

2013

Bitcoin - anonymous, decentralized, digital, encrypted currency and payment system.

Air Gap - space surrounding a computing device that is disconnected from all networks.

Drone - a flying machine, autonomously or remotely piloted, used for surveillance, military sorties and deliveries.

ITAP- I Took A Picture

Obamacare - The US Affordable Care Act signed into law in 2010.

Selfie - a photo self portrait.

Twerk - A mode of dance that involves vigorous shaking and thrusting of the rear end, usually with the feet planted.

Young Invincibles - People between ages 18 and 34 who are typically in good health and may not see the need to sign up for health insurance.

Sharknado - a movie featuring sharks being hurled about by a tornado.

No Filter - A label for a photo that has not been adjusted by software.

Quote HangerSecrets:None are so fond of secrets as those who do not mean to keep them.

– C.C.ColtonIf you would wish another to keep your secret, first keep it to yourself.

– SenecaWhen a secret is revealed, it is the fault of the man who confided it.

– La Bruyere

Amazing Paper SculpturesFrom Jeff Nishinaka

Amazing Paper SculpturesFrom Jeff Nishinaka

Health BitesHealth Bites

An Ideal Zoo

Facts on Polio Eradication ProgramWhat do you mean by Pulse Polio Immunization [PPI]?Administration Polio drops to all children below 5 years on a single day all over the country simultaneously is Pulse Polio immunization. The purpose is to replace wild poliovirus with vaccine virus in the country

What do you mean by AFP Surveillance?Detection of al l cases of Acute Flaccid Paralysis[sudden loss of power in any part of the body] in children below 15 years and subjecting them for detailed investigation to find out whether each case is Polio or not. This is the established method of tracking every case of Polio in a community.

When was the Global Polio Eradication Initiative launched?1988. The world health assembly resolved to eradicate polio by 2000 AD. 167 countries participated in the assembly. Rotary International participated in the assembly.

What is NPSP?National Polio Surveillance Project. This is the joint collaboration programme of the Government of India and WHO charged with Surveil lance and implementation of polio eradication progremme in India

What was the Global incidence of polio in 1988?3,50,000 children per year in 120 countries. India accounted for nearly 50000 cases per year.

When and where was the last case of Polio detected in India?

January 13, 2011. Howrah district in West Bengal [Name of the child: Ruksar Khatun]

Who are the partners in Global polio eradication programme? Federal and state governments, World Health Organization, UNICEF, CDC and Rotary International.

What is the financial commitment of Rotary International for the global polio eradication programme?1.2 Billion US $ spent by now. 550 M US $ committed further to complete the programme. Over 8 Billion US $ mobilized for the programme from other donors. This figure may go upto 11 Billion by the time Polio is eradicated totally.

Rotary InformationRotary Information

Stop Press!!!! Rotary Mysore led by our Rotarian M. Shivanand won the annual K.K.Mookerji award instituted by SPI and a cash prize of Rs. 100000 for the best NGO projects.Rotary Mysore congratulates Rtn. M. Shivanand and team and wishes them many more laurels in future!!!

Rotary Mysore wins K.K.Mookerji Award

CHEERS TO A NEW YEAR AND ANOTHER CHANCE FOR US TO GET IT RIGHT! HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014!