2017-2018 • Edition no.17oCtoBER 24, 2017

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The Lighthouse Bulletin ofThe Rotary Club of Madras

PREsidEnt Rtn. P. n. Mohan

HonoRaRy sECREtaRy Rtn. nikhil Raj

iMMEdiatE Past PREsidEnt Rtn. dr. n.v. arulmozhi varman

PREsidEnt ELECt Rtn. Ranjit Pratap

PREsidEnt noMinEE Rtn. dr. vjaya Bharathi Rangarajan

asst. sECREtaRy / BULLEtin EditoR Rtn. sandhya sridhar

diRECtoR CLUB adMinistRation Rtn. R. Rajenderan

diRECtoR yoUtH sERviCE Rtn. M sesha sai

diRECtoR PUBLiC iMagE and FUnd Raising Rtn. vikram Chesetty

diRECtoR RotaRy FoUndation & intERnationaL sERviCEs Rtn. M. Balasubramaniam

diRECtoR sERviCE PRoJECt 1 Rtn. Balaji Chinni

diRECtoR sERviCE PRoJECt 2 Rtn. Usha Umapathi

diRECtoR voCationaL sERviCE Rtn. s. Ravi

tREasURER (CLUB FUnds) Rtn. Hemant P. Chordia

tREasURER (CHaRitaBLE tRUst) Rtn. nimish C. tolia

tREasURER (sPECiaL PRoJECts) Rtn. Prabha srinivasan

Earning them young!

Many awards were presented for the various categories. Students gave a tremendous

applause to the Director Rtn. Sesha Sai for his inspiration, involvement and encouragement in all the programs. Visuals were shown by the interactors/rotaractors about their work/activities and the winners shared their experiences, which was well appreciated by all present. Mr. Veeraraghavan of Rtn. Sesha Sai’s office was of great support in arranging the mementos/certificates for the program.

Rtr. Akash Gunasekaran, Secy Rotaract Club of Chennai, handed over their quarterly report July-Sept’17,in the booklet form, covering the service projects, to President and thanked the parent club RCM for their consistent support.

The President appreciated their presentation.Rtn. Vikram Chesetty introduced Ms.

Latha Menon, who adjudged our youth film competition on the 4 Way Test – for the VP Raman Rolling Trophy. Ms. Latha holds a Master Degree in Social Communication Media and is working in the film industry.

Ms. Latha briefed all on selecting the winners and the important features of the students’ presentations. She encouraged them to follow the 4 Way Test and develop their creativity.

Rotaractor Kiran More of the Rotaract Club of Chennai thanked all for gracing the occasion and the students for sharing their findings and opinions.

More on page 3.

The Youth Service Awards 2016-17 and the VP Raman Rolling Award for the 4 Way Test were presented at the meeting last week. The commentary for the awards was ably done by Rtn Jacob Kurian with his usual joie de vivre and tongue-in-cheek humour...

Ever since the weather has become chiller, my seven-year-old son pleads in the mornings in a groggy voice, “Can I sleep for extra 15 minutes papa...” As it may make him late to get ready for school, a brief bargain ensues, and a deal is normally struck with me for an extra 5 or 10 minutes (of sleep)...

This daily ritual of waking up Shreyas, then the bargain for time, followed by the extra 5 or 10 mts sleep, and then literally pulling him out of the bed to catch up with the speeding clock, is the cutest experience – it brings a playful smile upon both our faces. The smile stays with me through my day every day, till the next morning...”

Happiness is people and the simplest of moments gives us joy.

Rtn. Sai Srujan T. V. shares his everyday smiley moment with us:

Wherein our fellow Rotarians and Spouses share their happy moments of this week.

the Reason for their smile

yoUtH sERviCE aWaRds

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Sgt-at-arms Rtn. Jayant Hemdev collared President Rtn. PN Mohan, who called

the 16th meeting of the RCM to order.The Rotary invocation song emphazising

the 4 Way Test was played.The President welcomed the interactors,

Rotaractors, spouses, Probus Club members, faculty, teachers, co-ordinators, and visiting Rotarians who had come for the Youth Service Awards meeting.

Birthday and wedding anniversary greetings was extended by President to the respective Rotarians/spouses who celebrate that week and he thanked them for their sunshine.

The President said that the musical fund raiser Shivaji 90 was not only a satisfying one but also a stupendous success.

Rtn. Vikram Chesetty, Director, Fund Raising said that Sivaji 90 was not only about film music or Tamil film music or even about Sivaji’s songs, but it was a night showcasing the musical genius of our Rtn. Anil Srinivasan and his ability to bring out the best from the top musical talent of India. (More on page 5.)

He thanked all Rotarians for their support and gave special thanks to Rtn. Ramkumar and the Sivaji Ganesan family for their involvement.

Rtn. Dr Vijayabharathi requested all to join in the CAN STOP, Cancer Awareness Walk on Elliots Beach on 29th Oct’17 @ 7.30 am. The President also said that this has been done every year and requested all to support.

Rtn. Nalini Radhakrishnan said that a very exciting Supper Theatre has been planned on the 18th Nov’17 at Hyatt and requested members to book their table (8 members seating) priced at Rs 40,000. This English play will be followed by cocktail/dinner. She said that already 15 tables have been booked. She requested members to register with Rtn. Anand Vurgese, Rtn. Vidya Amarnath. The President added that this will be a very sophisticated play and will give a great experience since only 23 tables can be accommodated.

Rtn. Prabha Srinivasan, Treasurer Special Projects presented the Dandiya fund raiser accounts in detail for the benefit of the members showing the donations, ticket sale, expenses, net gain, etc. This was followed by a symbolic handover of the cheque amounting Rs. 20,65,844, the net profit from the dandiya fund raiser, by the Dandiya Committee. The President said that he would make the amount total Rs 21 lacs by contributing the balance amount.

The President said that on the 28th Oct evening, at Crowne Plaza, RCM and a few clubs of the District 3232 will have an interactive session with PRIP K R Ravindran. This wonderful dinner evening will have questions answered by PRIP and the questions will be prepared by our Rtn. PP B Shivkumar. He requested members to be there with spouse for this cocktail dinner.

The President said that today is the World Polio Day and read a message from RI – Let us pledge to drop polio to zero by supporting Rotary’s war against polio. The latest reports say that there are 11 cases of polio in Pakistan, 2 cases in Afghanistan, 1 case in Nigeria. He was hopeful that this war against polio will end this year. We all pray that WHO will declare the world polio-free through continuous medication and all pledged to eradicate polio.

Secretary, Rtn. Nikhil Raj, said that the next meeting is on the 28th Oct’17 at Crowne Plaza, 6.30 pm.

Program: Tete-a-tete with PRIP Rtn. KR Ravindran. Spouses are welcome.

The President handed over the proceedings to Rtn. Sesha Sai, Director, Youth Service (details on page 1 and 3).

The meeting was then adjourned.Editing courtesy: Rtn. Sunita Suresh

MINUTESOctober 24, 2017

31st Oct – Rtn PC Shyam Sunder Ann. Mohana2nd Nov – Rtn Deepak Chander Ann. Divya Chetti3rd Nov – Rtn Dr M Parkavi

Spouse: Rtn Kathirganapathiappan5th Nov – Rtn Dr Venkatesh Munikrishnan Ann.Dr Subashini

Rtn Girdhar Hemdev – `2000Rtn Vidya Amarnath – `2000Rtn Vikram Jalan – `2000Rtn PP SN Srikanth – `2000Rtn Sapru Mathew – `2000

SUNSHINEBIrtHday WEddING31st Oct – Rtn PP AS Venkhat Ramani31st Oct – Rtn PP A Verghese Chummar3rd Nov – Rtn CR Vaitheeswaran4th Nov – Rtn Jayant Hemdev4th Nov – Secy Rtn Nikhil Raj4th Nov – Rtn Harbinder Singh Rattha4th Nov – Rtn PP L Rajagopalan5th Nov – Rtn Sunil Sudhakar Shanker

6th Nov – Rtn Vikram Jalan31st Oct – Ann.Sujata (Rtn Gopalan Kannan)2nd Nov – Spouse: Nagu Chidambaram (Rtn Geetha Nagappan)2nd Nov – Ann. Rohini (Rtn N Vivek Pai)3rd Nov – Ann. Raheela Kareem (Rtn Abdul Kareem Sait)6th Nov – Ann.Nita (Rtn Hiren B Shah)6th Nov – Ann. Kiran (Rtn RK Jhaver)6th Nov – Ann .Shanthi (Rtn P Suresh)

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Youth Service Awards 2016-17 & 4-Way-Test Competition 2017

The awards were presented by the president,chairman (3 zones), President-Elect (Rtn. Ranjit Pratap), President Nominee (Rtn. Dr. Vijayabharathi), Ms. Latha Menon, Rtn. Mohan Raman and Rtn. Sesha Sai.

Youth awards mementos/certificates/cash prizes were also distributed to the winners amidst applause.

Rotaract Chairman Rtn. Dr Parkavi MBest Rotaract Club Rotaract Club Of ChennaiBest Rotaractor Ms Vincy Presilla – SDNB Vaishnav College, Chrompet InteRaCt awaRDsZone 1 Chair : Rtn. Chella KrishnaWinner Sherwood Hall Sr Sec SchoolRunner Up CSI Ewart Mat Hr Sec School Zone 2 Chair : Rtn. Balaji ChinniWinner Sri Sankara Sr Sec School, AdyarWinner Sri Sankara Vidyashramam Matriculation Higher Secondary School,Thiruvanmiyur Zone 3 Chair : Rtn. Vivek a ParachurWinner Alagappa Matriculation SchoolRunner Up Shrine Vailankanni Sr Sec SchoolSpecial Award Chintadripet Kalyanam Girls Hr Sec School MaIn awaRDsBest Interact Club The Children Garden HigherRolling Trophy Secondary SchoolBest Interactor Award Ms Anandhi – MCTM TrustRolling Trophy Centenary SchoolOutstanding Interactor Award R Rushil – Sri Sankara Sr Sec School 4-way-test – shRI V.P. RaMan awaRDWinner – Rolling Trophy Sri Sankara Vidyashramam Mat HrCash Prize Rs 10,000 Sec School1St Runner Up – Cash Prize Rs 3000 The Children Garden Hr Sec School2Nd Runner Up – Cash Prize Rs 2000 Sri Sankara Sr Sec School, Adyar

4 way test - winner

4 way test - 2nd runner up

Best Rotaractor

Outstanding interactor

Secy report

Zone 1 runner up

Zone 2 runner up

Zone 1 winner

Zone 2 winner

Zone 3 winner 1

Zone 3 winner 2 Zone 3 runner up

Overall Best Interact Club

Best Rotaract Club

Best interactor

4 way test - 1st runner up

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MOMENTS AT MEETING

This is one very happy selfie of Rotarians holding the record fundraiser – a cheque to be

remembered indeed!

Take happy, yet meaningful selfies at lunch, send them on to the Editor of the Lighthouse on +91 98400 82347 and see them published here!

a cheque to be remembered!

EdItEd aNd PUBLISHEd By: Rtn. asst. secretary, Rotary Club of Madras,

‘Rayala towers’, 2nd Mezzanine Floor, 158, anna salai, Chennai - 2, Ph: 28591020.

Contact the editor at: sandhyasridhar@gmail.com design: www.studiodescience.com

Visit: www.rotarymadras.in Contact club secretariat at:

office@rotarymadras.in

Editor: Rtn. Sandhya Sridhar; Advisor: PP Rtn. Ravi Katari

EDITORIAL COMMITTEE: Rtn. Mohan Raman, Rtn. Sunita Suresh, Rtn. Shaan Katari Libby,

Rtn. Biswajit Babu, Rtn. Shakthi Girish, P S Sridharan

Send in your articles, news, write-ups to be considered for publication here on rcmlighthouse@gmail.com. Be in

touch with the Lighthouse, your very own RCM magazine!

Festive Spirit

Outstation Fellowship – Kodai Kalam

FUNdraISEr – daNdIya

FUNd raISEr – SUPPEr tHEatrE

The final accounts of the RCM Dandiya Graba Raas 2017 Fundraiser were

presented and tabled by the Special Treasurer Rtn Prabha Srinivasan at the weekly meeting on Tuesday.

The Dandiya Committee Chairman Suresh Kumar, Co-Chairman Archana Shri Sanjay along with Director Fundraising Vikram Chesetty and the rest of the committee members presented a ceremonial cheque for Rs. 20,65,844, a record surplus after all expenses, to president PN Mohan.

Archana Sanjay presented a beautiful cartoon created by Rtn. Biswajit Babu, to celebrate the record collection and requested president Mohan to close the collection gap to round off the funds to Rs 21 lakhs, which he readily did by contributing a sum of Rs 34,156/-.

the Rotarians whose names were missed out in our bulletin dated October 3rd 2017 and have contributed to the fundraiser are.

Rtn. Balasubramanian M.Rtn. Hemant P. ChordiaRtn. V. S. NarasimhanRtn. Srinath YeshwanthRtn. Shakthi Girish

Be ready to experience a theatre like never before in Chennai, with the RCM’s fourth fundraiser for the year, in association

with MIOT Hospitals. It will take place at Hyatt Regency on Saturday 18th November 2018 at 7pm.

You can donate Rs.40,000 and get a table to seat 8 or 9 people at Rs.4,500 a plate, with a rich interplay of food and theatre in ten acts. The proceeds of this fund raiser go towards women’s empowerment.

For passes, contact Rtn. Anand Vurghese or Rtn. Vidya Amarnath.

a grand finale

a Unique Experience

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Cake mixing ceremony

On Tuesday, the 31st of October, at 12.30, before the regular Rotary meeting, Hyatt Regency

has invited Rotarians and Spouses to be part of the annual cake mixing ceremony.

Spouses are requested to warn to First Lady Rita Mohan, and be present before 12.30, as it will start sharp at 12.30 and finish by 1.15pm.

Fellowships, the bedrock of Rotary

Fellowships form the bedrock of friendships and the Rotarian spirit, and an outstation one

cements this further!The Kodai trip plans (November 9-12th) are in

place and there is great excitement as the Rotarians are ready to leave. As always, this trip is characterised by the warmth and generosity of the hosts, and this year, thanks are due to Hemu and Jai, Pals and Pravati, Gowri and Jaya, Jagdish and Meera, Lala Mathai and Thangam, Biswajit and Shalini and Rajesh Somu and Midhuna.

The golfers can coordinate with Rtn Jagdish. There are plenty of other exciting activities planned like trekking, boating, dinners and games.

And yes, a few last minute confirmations can be accommodated, say the planning team. So those of you who feel like a Rotary break to the hills, get packing and contact Rtn. Linesh/Rtn. Jagdish.

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FUNd raISEr – SIVaJI 90

It was an evening to remember for everyone who attended.

Conceptualised and curated by Rtn. Anil Srinivas, the Sivaji 90 program that took place at Music Academy on Saturday October 21, had stalwarts from the film industry attend, including the Sivaji family, Kamal Hassan, actor Nasser, Chinne Jayanth and others.

Kamal Hassan said that the Sivaji 90 program is possibly the best thing done to relive the memory of the great thespian Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan. In doing so, RCM has not only paid a tribute to the Nadigar Thilagam, but also

to several talented film musicians, composers, and playback singers, who were an integral part of Sivaji’s journey in becoming the demigod of tinsel town.

A line-up of scintillating playback singers rendered the songs to Rtn. Anil’s piano and they included Naresh Iyer, Andrea, Saindhavi, Sathyaprakash, Aalaap Raju, Sharvan, Sindhuri Vishal and Suchith.

The net amount raised from the fund raiser will be shared in due course once the event accounts are audited, Rtn. Vikram Chessetty announced in the last weekly meeting. He thanked

Rtn. Anil, Rtn. Ramkumar, Rtn. Balasubramanian M. (AVM), Rtn. Nalini Radhakrishnan (Akshaya) Rtn. Pratish Devdoss (VGN, Kamakshi Steels & CH Robinson), PE Rtn. Ranjit Pratap (Rayala) Rtn. Ramkumar Ganesan (Kalyan Jewellers) Rtn. Suresh Kumar, Rtn. P Suresh (Arun Excello), First Lady Rita Mohan (Nathella Jewellers) and the President for making the event a success.

The involvement of the Rotracters at the event venue and assistance of our Secretariat Sridhar and Venkatesh helped the evening’s programme start and end seamlessly.

tribute to a legend

in an evening

of music

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