Volume No. XXVIII | 5th October 2018 | Issue No. 09

Dist. Governor : Rtn. Mukul SinhaEditor : Nisha Padia

RI President : Rtn. Barry RassinPresident : Rtn. Chitra Agarwal Secretary : Rtn. Pranay Agarwal

RI District 3291 | Club No. 27735

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She is an instructor, trainer, consultant, ENERGY healer and THERAPIST. She started her journey in YOGA PRANA VIDYA in 1997. She has devoted her life for the wellness of people and society at large. She conducts many courses for the elevation and improvement of lifestyle. She has a student base of more than 5000 pupils.

Hundreds of spiritual seekers have beneted by the meditation , knowledge, services and other practices conducted at her healing center. She has travelled extensively to reach the seekers of her noble service. Ms Durga Banka travels all over the world for global peace.

Some of her more sought after therapies and life changing courses include

ENERGY BASICS of health to increase your WELL-BEING

Advanced techniques, to use energy, through the use of the power of colors.

New techniques, to maintain Mental and Emotional hygiene, Removal of unwanted energies and relling of healthy, fresh & radiant energy.

Energetic DefensePowerful usage of Crystals that can direct, increase & transfer various subtle energies to body and environment.

The Brain Power Workout.

Awakening the light within you and helping to Ignite your Soul.

The path of Arhatship.

Kriya ShaktiEnergy technology for better business management. - Understand the esoteric perspective dynamics of your business.

Upcoming Club Events11th Oct. : Eye Surgery

8 patients

28th Oct. : Eye Surgery 40-45 patients

Next RWM12th October

OCTOBER ISECONOMIC AND

COMMUNITYDEVELOPMENT MONTH

SPEAKER

OF THE WEEK

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The RWM on 28th September, was an informative session by Dr. Arnab Gupta - Director & Professor, Dept of Surgical Oncology, Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre & Research Institute, Thakurpukur, Kolkata. Through an excellent presentation, Dr Gupta not only shared some alarming facts about cancer but also emphasised that cancer is curable if timely detected. Facts show that cancer is on a rise in India - this deadly disease may probably affect 1 in every 8 persons. Indians seem to be aping the western countries and this lifestyle change, is one of the reasons for the increasing cancer patients in the country. However, the biggest cause of cancer is smoking. Dr Gupta informed us that there are 4000+ compounds (including nicotine) in a single cigarette which are the cause of cancer. Among women, breast cancer is common can be treated by early diagnosis and a vaccine can prevent cervical cancer if administered timely.Dr Gupta shared details about Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre & Research Institute - which was built by his father. The hospital is doing a lot of research on cancer and is giving special care to child patients - they have a toy train on the premises and a beautiful play area too. If was heartening to hear that Kolkata has an advanced yet affordable medical facility with state-of-the art machines for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.Dr Gupta ended the session with a couple of songs - on the members' request. Blessed with a melodious voice, he kept the listeners enthralled! It was a great RWM - a very informative and eye opening session.We also celebrated our Secretary Rtn Pranay Agarwal and Editor Mrs Nisha Padia’s birthdays which were in the same week.

Cancer is Curable if Detected Early : REPORT ON RWM

Report by Mrs Aparna Biyani

Interim the period 24th September to 3rd October, Mahanagar, carried out one blood grouping camp at “Shapoorji Pallonji Engineering Construction” Mukundapur Kolkata.700099, where 60 SOS donors were registered. The requirement of 2 patients were met with.

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EYE SIGHT

7 cataract surgeries took place on the 4th of October.

Patients from NGO U t t a r H o w r a h Sevasamity(GOPAL B H AWA N ) , h a d undergone their eye surgeries with Intra Ocular Lens (IOL) at o u r H . C G a r g hospital.

Rtn Vinod Mahipal, PP Deepak Chowdhury and Rtn Vikash Tibrewal are donating Rs11,000 to support the Homeopathy clinic for the coming year. Great going Rotarians.

P P P r a d e e p R a w a t h a s announced to distribute 400 t-shirts, in the Pakhuria village. Great service.

Blessed to help

Report on RWM:

The Best way to nd yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others : Mahatma Gandhi Report by Rtn Sandeep Shah.

RCC Mahanagar did exactly that at a very well organised "Mega Health & Eye Check up camp" at Eastern Bakeries, factory, of Rtn Shyam Modi at Diamond Harbour Road,24 Pgs(South). Villagers from nearby areas also ocked to the health camp which started at around 10 am and continued till 3.30 pm, with 203 people registering for the check up, on 2nd October, 2018.

The Eye check up for vision power and cataract detection was done by team of ophthalmologists, from our H C Garg Rotary Mahanagar Netralaya. Blood tests, such as Haemoglobin levels, Cholesterol level and Blood sugar levels along with weight, height, blood pressure were checked, partnered by Medinova Diagnostics, attended by their Doctors and Director Pathologist, who also gave a b r ie f speech about Tha lassemia awareness.

RCC Mahanagar was represented led by President Chitra Agarwal, with her spouse Manoj Agarwal, their kids

Shrishti and Akhil. PP Pradeep Rawat, PP Harkesh Gupta with spouse Neena, Rtn Shyam Modi with spouse Renu and son Aayush, Rtn Bhupesh Agarwal with spouse Shalu and children and Rtn Sandeep Shah with spouse Bhawna also attended the event.

The arrangements, of the Mega camp was very well planned and separate cubicles were allotted to the ophthalmology team as well as blood tests. Volunteers with Mr Mondal, attended to the patients by allotting them separate numbers and guiding them to different cubicles. 203 registrations were done in a very short span due to excellent planning and coordination. The villagers looked happy and satised as many were having their blood tests done for the rst time in their life. We could see that the women outnumbered the men and came dressed up as if celebrating an occasion.

H o s p i t a l i t y w a s f a n t a s t i c a n d r e f r e s h m e n t s w e r e y u m m y a n d sumptuous. On reaching the venue we

were offered Coconut water(Daab), along with Hot samosas, guavas and bananas. Many members had tea made to their choice . Lunch was an elaborate arrangement of " Khichdi, Aloo dum, Chana dal, Beguni(Brinjal fry), Puri, Salad, Papad, Chutney, Curd, Rosogollas and Sweet curd followed by delicious Paan. Kudos to Mrs Renu Modi, the food was hot and served with warmth and care. Everyone enjoyed thoroughly. Members also took a tour inside the cake factory to see the process and packing guided by Aayush Modi while others took a walk around the premises of the factory surrounded by Palm trees, Betel nut plants, Banana trees and a pond where some of the staff, caught some shes.

All said and done, it was an awesome experience for all of us present and will be etched in our memories for a long time. "Father of Nation- Mahatma Gandhi" who aptly said " The Best way to nd yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others".

MEGA HEALTH CHECK UP

Published by the Secretary Rtn. Pranay Agarwal & Edited by Nisha Padia

THMINUTES OF 1216 RWM OF ROTARY CLUB OF CALCUTTA MAHANAGAR HELD THAT HOTEL HINDUSTAN INTERNATIONAL ON FRIDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 2018

³ President Chitra Agarwal called the meeting to order.³ National anthem was sung led by Spouse Bhawna Shah.³ President Chitra Agarwal welcomed the members, spouses & guests to the meeting.³ President Chitra Agarwal welcomed the guest speaker Dr. Arnab Gupta to the meeting.³ President informed members regarding the projects and events of the club during the last week.³ President informed members regarding new approved Global Grant for the Widow skill

development project and Global Grant for Happy Schools.³ Club Secretary conducted club business.³ The minutes of 1215 RWM and 1st Club Assembly was put before the house and conrmed by PP

Satish Kr. Bansal.³ The forthcoming club events were announced by the Secretary:

t Cataract Surgery on 01st, 04th, 11th and 28th October.t Mega Health Check-up Camp on 02nd October 2018.t Next RWM on 05th October 2018.

³ Guest speaker was introduced by Rtn. Savita Kothari.³ Guest speaker Dr. Arnav Gupta conducted the session on “Possibility in Prevention of Cancer”.³ PP Satish Bansal handed a memento to Dr Arnab Gupta³ Spouse Aparna Biyani proposed vote of thanks.³ There being no other business, President terminated the meeting.

Rtn. Ashok Agarwal : 6th Oct.

Rtn Mahendra Kr. Mohta : 8th Oct.

Mrs. Amrita, spouse of Rtn Ashish Jhawar : 8th Oct.

Wish you many happy returns of the day

HappyAnniversary

9th Oct : Mrs. Anu & Rtn. Dr. Rampal Vidhawan

Wish you many happy returns of the day

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DID YOU ALSO KNOW1. The Farkhor Air base located in Farkhor

near Tajikistan is India's rst and only military base outside the country.

2. With 1,380 aircraft, the Indian Air Force lags behind only U.S.A, Russia and China which makes it the fourth largest air force in the world.

3. During its 'Raahat' mission in the wake of Uttarakhand ash oods, the

Indian Air Force made a world record in aviation by airlifting almost 20,000 civilians.

4. With 1380 aircraft, the Indian Air Force lags behind only U.S.A, Russia and China which makes it the fourth largest air force in the world.

5. Flying ofcer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon is, till date, the only member of the Indian Air Force to have been awarded the Param Vir Chakra for his exemplary display of courage during the Indo-Pak war of 1971.

6. Padmavathy Bandopadhyay is the rst woman Air Marshal of the Indian Air Force. She was also the rst woman ofcer to become a specialist in aviation medicine. As of now, there are around 300 women pilots in the IAF.

7. Situated near Ghaziabad, the Hindon Air Force Station of the Indian Air Force is the largest in Asia and 8th

largest in the world.

8. Located in Palam, Delhi the museum hosts some rare memorabilia of the Indian Air Force right from when it was formed in the year 1932.

9. A special forces unit of the Indian Air Force, the Garud Commando Force was founded in the year 2004. With 2000 personnel, it has the longest training course among all the other Indian special forces. The Garud Commando Force is renowned for its skills and rescue operations.

10. Arjan Singh is the only living Indian military ofcer with a 5-star rank. His rank is now at par with that of a Field Marshal.

11. Twenty-eight aircraft, including Dakota 1940 vintage aircraft, will be participating in the Air Force Day's y past ceremony on October 8th. Dakota is ying for the rst time in in Air Force Day ceremony.