thIssue: 35, 6 March, 2014

Walter D. Head, Rotary Club of Montclair, New Jersey, USAth29 President of Rotary International, 1939-40

"In a world where precious little love is being lost between nations, [the] movement to save the children is revealing man's best and perhaps truest side. Just how great or small Rotary's part in this movement will be, nobody can yet say. [But] Rotary will open its great heart and do as it has always done when facing emergency - rise with magnificent courage, grateful for another opportunity to exemplify its one fundamental principle, the service of one's fellowman."

Rotary Mysore along with the Event Chairman PP B.S.Ravikumar thanks all Rotarians, Inner Wheel members, Rotaractors, Interactors, Anns, Annetts, SOFTEN Infoscions, Rotary Secretariat staff, photographers for their contribution and service over the last few weeks towards the success of our flagship event TAARE' ZAMEEN PAR. If we have collectively brought a smile on the face of the 800 kids who starred on Sunday, each and every single Rotarian can feel the great sense of satisfaction of a job well done!

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TAARE' ZAMEEN PAR- when the stars shone brightly

R o t a r y M y s o r e s u c c e s s f u l l y conducted its flagship event, Taare' Zameen Par, for the seventh time. TZP is a cultural festival for special

ndchildren, and was held on Sunday, 2 March. Nearly 800 kids from 18 institutions participated in the event at Jagan Mohan Palace Mysore. The cultural event featured drawing, article making, dance, fancy dress, singing, skits etc and the best performers were awarded with all the participating children getting mementoes and gifts.The program was inaugurated in the morning by SVYM founder Dr. R. Balasubramaniam. PDG R. Guru and K.S. Sundar, Associate Vice-President, Infosys Ltd., Mysore were the guests of honour. Dr. Balu said that these children retain their Godliness throughout their lives. He had a special word for the parents who had dedicated their entire lives for the betterment of their children. Rotary Mysore President M.C.S. Manohara, Secretary M.R. Rajaram, Event Chairman B.S. Ravikumar,

I n n e r W h e e l C l u b P r e s i d e n t U m a S h i v a p r a s a d , S e c r e t a r y P a d m a Sridhar were present a m o n g a h o s t o f Rotarians and parents and well-wishers.This was a special day for the special children who had an opportunity to showcase their hidden talents to the outside world. Whether it was the kids displaying their national pride with the national flag, o r p l a y i n g h i s t o r i c characters like Akbar or Shivaji, or playing the role of a doctor or an army man, the kids performed with e n o r m o u s z e a l a n d e n t h u s i a s m . T h e k i d s danced to the latest film songs and music and those at the backstage also joined them. There was even a r o b o t ! S o m e o f t h e m espoused social causes

National Pride

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Fancy Dress

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(More pictures of TZP in the next issue…)PRIZE DETAILSGroup I – Ages 1 to 10 Group II – Ages 11 and above

GRAND TOTAL OF PRIZES: 727

Institution I II III Cons Total I II III Cons Total

AIISH 38 38 18 126 220 - - - - -

Swasahaya Samuchhaya 2 1 1 - 4 3 3 - 14 20

Sneha Kiran 6 6 6 26 44 2 2 2 5 11

Aashiana 2 2 2 13 19 3 3 1 2 9

Karunamayi Foundation 2 2 1 2 7 2 2 1 10 15

Mathru Mandali 2 2 - - 4 4 4 3 10 21

Nireekshe - - - - - - - - 58 58

Arunodaya 2 2 2 3 9 3 3 3 - 9

Govt School TK Layout 1 1 1 1 4 - - - 2 2

Mythri Charitable 1 1 1 0 3 3 3 3 22 31

M J Soofi Memorial 2 2 2 1 7 15 15 15 4 49

Beautiful Gate - - - - - - - - 15 15

JSS 3 3 3 19 28 2 2 2 24 30

AWMD 4 3 3 8 18 3 3 3 15 24

JMJ 1 1 1 2 5 11 1 1 - 13

Manasshanthi 2 2 2 - 6 2 2 1 11 16

Govt School Kudremala 1 1 1 3 6 - - - - -

Chinnara Chiguru 1 1 - - 2 2 2 2 - 6

Drawing - - - - - 1 1 1 3 6

Art & Craft - - - - - 1 1 1 3 6

TOTAL 70 68 44 204 386 57 47 39 198 341

The overall institution-level prizes are as follows:I. Aashiana 2. AWMD 3. JMJ Doornahalli

enacting the fate of an old couple abandoned by their children, and also on how to take care of our environment. There was hardly anyone in the audience who didn't have a lump in the throat or was not wiping a tear in the eye.Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji of Suttur was the chief guest for the valedictory and blessed the children. Rotary District Governor Rtn. S. Gururaj was the guest of honour. Soften (a social initiative of Infosys-Mysore Employees), Inner Wheel Mysore, Rotaract Clubs of Mysore, NIE, GIMDS all put in their best efforts to make this event a grand success.

Rotasia Mysooru – South East Asian Rotaractor's Conference, was hosted by RID 3180, for the First time, in Mysore, at Silent Shores. The event was inaugurated on 31.01.14 and the valedictory was held on 02.02.14.Around 1200 delegates from Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Afghanistan and across India, participated in the event. The four days' event included DRR's Recognition, District Presentations, Discussion on Various Leadership and Life skills, Talk on Legacy of Mysore Dynasty - Shri. Shrikantadatta Narasimharaja Wodeyar, Youth - Law – Parliament Dialogue, Visit to Palace, Musical Performance by Shivamani and Stephen Devassy,

Dance, Singing and Rock band Performances. Along with Rotaract Quiz, Lucky Rotaractors, Mr and Miss Rotasia were also conducted. The conference provided a platform for Rotaractors from 28 districts to present and exhibit their cause, cultural, social and regional talents. The participants learned loads of Historical and Tourist information about Mysore and its surroundings. DRR Rtr. Rajeev presided at the conference and the Chairman of the event was PDRR Rtn. Abhinandan Shetty. Rotary Mysore supported the event and all its youth wings – especially Rotaract Mysore, Ro ta r a c t G I M D S , a n d Rotaract NIE participated in h u g e n u m b e r s a n d organized the event's most challenging endeavor. PP Rtr. Manura j was the Tr a n s p o r t C o m m i t t e e Chairman.

ROTARY AWARENESS QUIZ1. The second National Immunization Day

this year was held on __________.

2. The Rotary South Asia Literacy Summit was recently held in __________.

3. The RI theme for the year 2014-15 is _________.

4. Expand ROTI ______________.

5. The first female Vice-President of RI is ___________.

Answers:rd

1.23 Feb 2014

2.New Delhi

3.Light Up Rotary

4.Rotarians on the Internet

5.Rtn. Anne L. Mathews

INDIA POLIO FREEINDIA POLIO FREEThe Global Polio Eradication Init iative has achieved another milestone in its mission with India becoming P o l i o - f r e e . R o t a r y International's India National Pol ioPlus Society have organized a POLIO FREE CONCLAVE – organized by Rotary in India on the 29-30 Mar 2014, at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi. Polio-free Conclave 2014 is being held to help strengthen the leadership and funding commitment by the GPEI Partners to ending Polio globally. The remaining 3 e n d e m i c c o u n t r i e s Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nigeria are participating along with other South East Asian Region countries.Objectives of the Conclave:1 . To e n c o u r a g e t h e participation of Rotarians and their commitment to ending Polio globally with t h e i r s u p p o r t a n d contribution.2. The conclave will build synergies to ensure that the present focus and energy in t h e p o l i o e ra d i c a t i o n program is maintained till polio is certified to have been eradicated from the world.

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3. To ensure a renewed commitment from all stakeholders and partners for continued advocacy with all Political, Administrative, Technical, Religious, Corporate and Social leaders and organizations in all polio infected countries for ending Polio.4. To share the lessons learned in India with other polio infected countries and to encourage application of these lessons to stop the spread of the wild poliovirus in the entire Indian Sub-continent. 5. To encourage governments and leadership in the country to strengthen Routine Immunization in the country and spearhead to end other equally challenging public health scourges.Contact poliofreeconclave@gmail.com for details.Bill Gates,Co-chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation;“Rotarians, government leaders and health professionals have made a phenomenal commitment so polio afflicts only a small number of the world's children. However, complete elimination of the polio virus is difficult and will continue to be difficult for a number of years. Rotary in particular has inspired my own personal commitment to get deeply involved in achieving eradication.”

RI President's March Message

Growing up in Duncan, Okla., USA, I took it for granted that everyone could read. In my own elementary school, not only were

we expected to be reading by the age of seven or eight, we were expected to read upside down. We each took turns reading books to

the entire class, and of course, if you want to read out loud to a group while you show them the pictures, you can't do it the right way up. All the way through elementary school, we did that every week, until it didn't really matter to us which way we were holding the book.

I never thought too much about that skill at the time. But a few months ago, on a visit to a Rotary project in Decatur, Ala., I walked into a first-grade classroom and was asked if I would read a book to a class of six-year-olds. Naturally, I was happy to oblige. I sat down, opened the book they had chosen, and started reading to about 30 little kids – upside down, just the way I did it back in second grade.

In a sense, I was doing exactly what I'd learned to do more than half a century earlier. But as an adult, and especially as a Rotarian, I saw that experience in a different way. I was reading to a group of children who were well on their way to literacy themselves. We were sitting in their classroom, in a school where Rotarians came every week to read one-on-one with children who needed a little extra help. There wasn't any question that every child in that room would grow up to be a literate adult. And all of them took that completely for granted – as they took it for granted that adults would care enough to read them a book while showing them the pictures, even if that meant reading upside down.

We all know that millions of children all over the world aren't that lucky. That's why we make basic education and literacy a priority in our Rotary service. As we mark Literacy Month in Rotary, we remind ourselves what a gift we are giving when we help a child to read – whether it's a child on the other side of the world or right in our own hometown.

Ron Burton , President, Rotary International

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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

Quote HangerValourThe mean of true valour lies between the extremes of cowardice and rashness.

- CervantesBe valiant but not too venturous.

– John LylyEven God lends a hand to honest boldness.

– MenanderWhen valour preys on reason, it eats the sword it fights with.

- Shakespeare

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Corner4. r road a d 5. cycle cycle

6. 0 ------------ M.D. Ph.D.

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1. man ------------ board

2. stand------------ i

3. /r/e/a/d/i/n/ g/

Guess these phraseswith

lateral thinking:

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1. In my many years I have come to a onclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a melee.

- John Adams

2. If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed.

- Mark Twain

3. I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle.

- Winston Churchill

4. A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.

- George Bernard Shaw

5. Foreign aid might be defined as a transfer of money from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries.

- Douglas Case,

6. Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.

- P.J. O'Rourke,Civil Libertarian

7. Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.

- Ronald Reagan(1986)

8. The government is like a baby's alimentary canal, with a happy appetite at one end and no responsibility at the other.

- Ronald Reagan

9. The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin.

- Mark Twain

10. We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office

- Aesop

rich or poor - a perspectiveAnswers:1. Man Overboard2. I understand3. reading between the lines4. cross roads5. tricycle6. two degrees below zero7. Neon light8. Six feet underground9. Backward glance10. Life after death

7. knee ------------ light8. ground --------------- feet feet feet feet feet feet 9. ecnalg10. death ..... life

Introspection

To realize the value of a sister/brotherAsk someone who doesn't have one.

To realize the value of ten years:Ask a newly divorced couple.

To realize the value of four years:Ask a graduate.

To realize the value of one year:Ask a student who has failed a final exam.

To realize the value of nine months:Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.

To realize the value of one month:Ask a mother who has given birth to a premature baby.

To realize the value of one week:Ask an editor of a weekly newspaper.

To realize the value of one minute:Ask a person who has missed the train, bus or plane.

To realize the value of one second:Ask a person who has survived an accident.

To realize the value of a friend or family member:REMEMBER SOMEONE YOU LOST.

Time waits for no one. Treasure every moment you have.

Congrats!

Our Vice-President Rtn. H.S. Venkatesh has every reason to be proud. His son, Vikas is a full-fledged doctor now, having completed his MBBS degree in flying colors. Kudos to the doctor son and the proud father!

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