EDITORIALVol. LIX No. 3 Friday, 19th July. 2013

Editor :Rtn. T.ParthasarathyAdvocate & Tax ConsultantS/o T.Venkata RaoR.C.Church Road, Berhampur- 760001Cell : 9583367444

Co- Editor :Rtn. P.ParthasarathiAdvocate & Tax ConsultantBrundavan Nagar, Hillpatna,Berhampur- 760003Cell : 9437077453Email id : chilka.rotary@gmail.com

Today’s Program Today’s Program Today’s Program Today’s Program Today’s Program : Reporting on R.I.Convention by our members who returned from Lisbon.

Next Week’s Program : (26th July‘13) Next Week’s Program : (26th July‘13) Next Week’s Program : (26th July‘13) Next Week’s Program : (26th July‘13) Next Week’s Program : (26th July‘13) : Dr. Debasis Bebarta,M.D will speak on Hepatitis (Liver).

Good Evening Dear Rotarian,Our R.I President 2013-14 emphasises on engaging Rotaryto change lives.Lets analyse the first part of the theme “ Engage Rotary”.How best can we engage Rotary to achieve the secondpart of the theme?Engaging Rotary means many things, one of which alsomeans Membership development.Membership development starts from the point ofbringing a non member into the membership fold, traininghim to be a good Rotarian and completes with engaginghim in the Rotary activities.We give a lot of stress in bringing in new members, butthe same energy is required to retain the member andmore then that energy is required for engaging him inour activities.Our R.I President says, “It’s not done until that newmember is engaged in Rotary, inspired by Rotary, anduses the power of Rotary service to change lives.”Its not only the club’s duty to achieve this, rather itsevery individual rotarian’s duty to accomplish it.One key area to increase interest of our members in ourclub activities is to involve them effectively.I know its very easy to be said than to be done. But itsnot hard atleast to hope for good. I hope we can increasethe active membership of our club and make each one ofour member to be a Rotarian as described by our R.IPresident.Our President Rtn. Satyadev Khemani’s one of the focusareas is increase in member’s involvement throughfellowship. Lets give him a hand of support and walkwith him.Editorial team of “The Chilka” extends its support forany activity relating to develop our member’s involvmentin our club activities.Thank you.....

CREATING A NEW GENERATION OF

PEACEMAKERS IN UGANDAFor more than 20 years, northernUganda lived in the grip of a civil warthat killed over 300,000 people,displaced 1.8 million more, andforced 36,000 child soldiers as youngas seven years old to fight in theresistance movement.Although a truce brought an end to the violence in 2006,much work remains to secure a lasting peace.In November, The Rotary Foundation awarded aUS$16,096global grant to the Rotary clubs of Rubaga,Uganda, and Lambert Airport, Missouri, USA, to providetraining in peace-building to 200 teachers and 1,300students at 10 high schools in the region. The sponsorclubs will work with theGreat Lakes Center for ConflictResolution in Gulu to carry out the project. The effortalso will create "peace clubs" at the schools, which willuse music, drama, and other means to provide ongoingeducation about conflict prevention and resolution to thesurrounding communities.The Great Lakes Center is the brainchild of twoformerRotary Peace Fellows, Robert Opira (2005-07) andGodfrey Mukalazi (2004-06), who came up with the ideawhile studying at the University of Queensland inAustralia. The nongovernmental organization is workingto address conflict and security challenges in the five-country Great Lakes region, where more than five millionpeople have died since the mid-1990s in conflicts in theDemocratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Ugandaalone.After the grant project is completed, the center willintegrate the training curriculum and peace clubs into itsactivities and continue to work with the 10 schools. Theknowledge and skills acquired by the teachers and studentswill enable them to become lifelong agents for peace intheir communities and the nation.

163 YEAR OLD INDIAN TELEGRAM

SERVICE IS SHUTDOWN

PERMANENTLY

Indian Telegram Service which is 163 year old wasshutdown officially on 14th July 2013 at 9 P.M . IndianTelegram Brings a lot of memories to the people whoused it when no alternate communication source in theolden days . Because of the advancement of Technologyand the usage of social networking sites and SMS hasfinally led Telegram service was closed from Sunday.

Although several countries continue with the telegramservice, India is the last to use it on a large scale.

"Taar" as it is called in India is inextricably linked withkey moments of his life: the nexpected death of a younguncle; news that he was admitted to a prestigious mastersin business administration program in 1971. The arrivalof a telegram always raised heartbeats. Receiving atelegram used to be a very major event in thehousehold….one used to wonder, whether it is carryinggood news, bad news.

For more than 130 years after being launched by India'sformer British rulers in 1850, the telegram was thebackbone of urgent communication. The terse messagesannounced momentous events: the death of a familymember, the birth of a child, news of a soldier on thewarfront. It is believed to have played a role in the

The project, which is aligned with the peace and conflictprevention/resolution area of focus under theFutureVision Plan, is supported by districts 1911 (Hungary), 5890(Texas, USA), 6060 (Missouri, USA), 6200 (Louisiana,USA), and 9200 (Eritrea; Ethiopia; Kenya; Tanzania;Uganda).The districts together contributed $14,597 from theirDistrict Designated Fund, and the Rubaga club provided$3,000.Rubaga club members helped plan the project's trainingcurriculum and will participate in the training and promotethe effort in the local media. They will also assess theproject's impact to help ensure its sustainability.The Lambert Airport club is monitoring the effort'sprogress and promoting it in the media.The Great Lakes Center "is grateful that it is working asa partner with The Rotary Foundation," says Opira, amember of the Rotary Club of Gulu. "There are a lot ofconflict and security challenges in the region. Throughthe family of Rotary, we can better serve our community."

country's history. Transmissions across telegraph wireshelped the British suppress a popular revolt against theirrule in 1857. Cutting telegraph wires later became apopular form of nationalist protest.

The service survived the advent of the landline telephoneand email because of low telephone density and verylimited access to the internet. But the proliferation ofmobile phones through the remotest corner of the countryduring the last decade finally made it obsolete. At theheight of the telegraph service in 1985, 60 milliontelegrams were punched. That number has shrunk to about5,000 a day. Plummeting revenues forced India's state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, which runs theservice, to close down the service from mid-July.

Shamim Akhtar, the general manager of the telegraphservice in New Delhi, said the service is no longercommercially viable with losses adding up to $250 millionin the last seven years. "These days there are so manyother modes of communication available to us, whichare more economical, faster and reliable, and BSNL wasincurring loss in the operation of this service. Since 2006we have incurred a loss of 1500 crores [250 milliondollars]," explained Akhtar.

As the service shrank, so did the staff. Once numberingmore than 12,000 employees, there are now less than1000. Most of them are men in their fifties, who havespent their entire working lives sending out countlessmissives of good and bad tidings. But the era ofdispatching urgent news is over. During a recent visit toa once-buzzing telegraph office in New Delhi, time appearsto hang still.

A handful of people sit before computers typing outmessages mostly sent by people who want an officialrecord of a communication for legal or other purposes.One is from a city resident to the police commissionercomplaining that a police station has failed to record hiscomplaint. Others come from lawyers, families of soldiersor government officials.

Having watched the rapid advances in technology overthe last decade, it is believed that anything is possible inthe future. Day by day communication is taking new shape.One scientist has predicted that in the years to come,every man will have an antenna on his head and eachnewborn will be given a telephone number, and newexchanges will be set up in space. For now, the state-owned BSNL has more modest ambitions to expand themobile phone network and broadband internet servicesto every corner of India.

TREASURER’s APPEAL

Dear members ,You are requested to pay your Annual /Semi-Annual dues for the year 2013-14detailed as below by 31st July’13.Half yearly dues - 2,725/-Annual Dues - 5,450/-Pay your dues within the duedate to avail special gifts.

ANSWER to Last

Week’s Quiz

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Correct answer was given byRtn. V.Ajit Kumar RajuAnn. Sarita KhemaniRtn. Dr. S.Manmadha Rao

NEWS HEADLINES

OF THE WEEK

OF THE WEEK

What is the meaning of the Rotary Wheel ?

KNOW OUR NEW MEMBERName : Rtn. B.Sudhir Kumar Subudhi

Classification - Cloth DistributionDate of Joining - 5th of July 2013Date of Birth - 25th of May 1976Spouse - ManjuWedding Date - 12th March 2000Lets - IshaAddress - Parvati Textile,

Hanuman Bazar, Berhampur - 760 001

Phone - +91-9937200050E-mail - parvatitextiles@gmail.com

HEALTH BENEFITS OF SWEET POTATOSuperior fiber contentSweet potatoes containalmost twice as much fiberas other types of potatoes.Contributing close to 7 gramsof fiber per serving, theymake an excellent starchyaddition to any meal. Thehigh fiber content gives them a "slow burning" quality.This basically means their caloric energy is used moreslowly and efficiently than a low-fiber carbohydrate.Heart-healthyThey contain a large amount of vitamin B6. This vitaminis crucial in breaking down a substance calledhomocysteine, which contributes to hardening of thearteries and blood vessels. Vitamin B6 helps keep thewalls of these important blood passageways flexible andhealthy which allows blood to flow freely.In addition, sweet potatoes contain high amounts ofpotassium. Potassium plays an important role in loweringblood pressure by ridding the body of excess sodium andregulating fluid balance. It is also an important electrolytethat helps regulate the natural rhythm of the heart, andmaintains normal function of the brain and central nervoussystem.Rich in beta-caroteneBeta-carotene or vitamin A is an important antioxidant.One medium sweet potato provides your body with thecomplete recommended daily allowance of vitamin A andthen some. Vitamin A is useful in the prevention of severaldifferent types of cancer as it is one of the most potentantioxidants out there.

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witness4. 62-year-old man arrested for raping FIVE daughters for

20 years in Rajasthan5. Posco drops Rs.30,000 crore steel mill project in

Karnataka6. Army says 300 terrorists in 'groups of ten' waiting to

enter Indian territory7. Caged parrot' seeks freedom: CBI bats for increased

autonomy8. Drunken rickshawpuller's injection claims baby's life in

UP govt hospital9. Snowden reveals Indian embassy among 38 targets spied

upon by US10.No need to seek Govt permission to quiz officers in

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MESSAGE FROM PDG Rtn. DEBASIS MITRA

Dear President Satyadev,Greetings,We are back in Kolkata after our short yet most enjoyable,worthwhile & memorable visit to Rotary Berhampur D3262. We do not have enough words to express our feelingsto you, First Lady & Inner-wheel Chair Ruby & all themembers of the of the most special Club in D 3262. Thehuge reception at the Station, the Inner-wheel Project, asumptuous morning breakfast, our wonderful stay inMayfair Gopalpur, an well-attended gala Joint InstallationCeremony, mega Project Rotary Swarghadham & RotaryBhavan visit & fare-well at the Station were all highlightsof this unforgettable visit. I also got an opportunity tovisit my grand-father late PDG Dr S.B Palit's Club & paymy tribute to him.Thank you for all that you did to make our visit memorablein every-way. Convey our heart-felt good-wishes toSecretary Rajesh Choudhury, our Aides Srinivas Prusty &Dr Isaque, P.K Acharya, members of Inner-wheel & Rotary& last but not the least your wonderful son & daughterwho have made our stay enjoyable. You are a great leader& morning shows the day.Wish you & Ruby a great year in office & keep in touchfor anything that we can do for you.

Warm regardsDebasish & Papia

MEMBERS IN LIMELIGHTRtn. Pres. Satyadev Khemani along with PP Rtn.P.K.Acharya and Rtn. Satya Subramanium has attendedthe Installation Ceremony of Rotary Club of BerhampurEast on 7th of July ’2013.

Published by Rtn.Rajesh Choudhury, Hony. Secy. Rotary Club of Berhampur, Edited by Rtn.T.Parthasarathy, Printed by Ravi Graphics.

Meets every Friday at 6.30 P.M

Rtn. Satyadev KhemaniPresident

Rtn. Rajesh ChoudhuryHony. Secretary

HEARTY WISHES

The President and members through Chilka presenttheir warm wishes and wishes many more happyreturns of the day to the Birthday Rotarian of thelast week :

Rtn. Nivedita Panda - 14th July

The President and members through Chilka presenttheir warm wishes to the Rotarian who celebratedhis Wedding anniversary in the last week :

Rtn. Er.Deepak Kumar Panda - 14th July& Ann. Sabita

OF THE 2ND REGULAR MEETINGof Rotary Club of Berhampur, RID 3262 for the year 2013-14, held on 12th July'13 at 7.00 p.m., R.C.S.Hall,Berhampur.

1. President Rtn. Satyadev Khemani called the meetingto order.

2. President welcomed the members & Guests to the 2ndregular meeting, also welcomed & invited the speakerMr. Pranay Mandal on to the Dias.

3. President appealed to invoke National Anthem.4. President thanked all the members for their

involvement and making the Installation Ceremony agrand success.

5. Committee Announcements(a)Rtn. Mihir Ranjan Panigrahi felicitated the birthday boys & members who celebrated their weddinganniversaries during the last week.(b) PP. Rtn. E. Chandra Mohan Rao imparted Rotary

Information.(c) Rtn. Dr. B. Satya Subrahmaniyam, Chairman,Weekly Programme requested all members to arrangegood & eminent speakers for the regular meetings.(d)Rtn. B.V.Kumar, Chairman, Attendance committeeappealed the members to make-up their attendance & inform.(e)Rtn. A. Sivanarayana, Treasurer appealed all themembers to pay the Annual/Half Year subscriptionsof Rs. 5450/- & Rs. 2725/- respectively.

6. President called upon PP. Rtn. Ranjit Panda to introducethe Speaker of the evening Mr. Pranaya Mandal.

7. The Speaker Mr. Pranaya Mandal spoke on the topic"Buddhism in the Contemporary world" & gave anarrative talk on Buddhism. The Speaker answeredthe queries raised by Rtn. I. Ramesh, PP. Rtn. Dr.K.M.Pathi, Rtn. B.V.Kumar & PP. Rtn. V. Santosh, etc.

8. Hony. Secretary Announcements : -(a)Secretary informed the receipt of invitation fromRotary Club of Berhampur East for the Installationfunction held on 7th July'2013.(b)Secretary informed the receipt of letter fromPresident, Ganjam Chamber of Commerce, Berhampurfor their Best Wishes for the Installation Ceremony &for a successful Rotary year ahead.

9. President informed regarding "Leadership Seminar"to be conducted by Rotary Club of Balasore on Sea on21st July 2013 at Balasore and requested members toparticipate in the Seminar to learn more and moreabout leadership skills.

10. President welcomed and thanked all the new 5members present, who were inducted on 5th July'2013to the Rotary Family.

11. President invited Rtn. Epari Laxmikanta to handoverthe citation to the speaker of the evening Mr. ParnayaMandal.

12. President thanked Rtn. M. Bala Raju for hosting theSnacks of the evening.

13. Rtn. Basant Kumar Sahu proposed the vote of thanks.14. Sgt.-At-Arms Rtn. Deepak Saha Hazra presented the

attendance analysis of the meeting as under : -Total Members : 140Effective Members : 139Honorary Member : 1Members Present : 70Guests : 5Percentage of Attendance : 50.36%

15. Today's anti scooter prize was lifted by Rtn. Silla RamaRao.

16. President Rtn. Satyadev Khemani adjourned themeeting.

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