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LET THERE BE LIGHTThe Light Brigade of RCKG

ROTARY CLUB OF KANPUR GREATER ROTARY CLUB OF KANPUR GREATER

but the warmth from the glow of the lamps still remains!

As I sat down to write, I was amazed at the various forms in which the word 'light' could be interpreted.

It could just be the gaslight of your mundane cooking stove or the romance-infusing candlelight adorning a couple's dinner table or the supreme enlightenment of King Siddhartha under the Bodhi tree.

Thank you Mr. Edison for re-inventing the light of the bulb. Without a trace of doubt, it has proved to be the backbone of this issue of Milestones.

That reminds me, any guesses as to who invented the light bulb?

Thomas Edison invented the light bulb. Right?…Wrong!

We've all been taught that, but the truth is the actual inventor of the incandescent bulb was an Englishman. J.W. Starr developed the light bulb using a carbon filament inside a vacuum bulb in 1845.

And to discover how light and RCKG walk hand in hand, my dear readers,

Sit back, relax and read on…

Oct. - Nov., 20112

16th September 2011 –

2nd October 2011 –

14th October 2011 –

The 4th board meeting was held at President Elect Rtn. Anil Agarwal’s residence and was attended by 30 members. One of the major issues discussed was the need for more funds for the T.B. charity project, especially for the treatmentof the M.D.R. patients. Ann Kiran Agarwal played the perfect hostess.

The Scindia School Old Boys’ Association, Kanpur (SOBA) held a blood donation camp in association with Rotary Club of Kanpur Greater, Rotary Club of Kanpur Industrial, Bhargava Trust and Kanpur Bhargava Sabha at Dwarka Prasad Bhargava Charitable Trust. Rtn. Gopal Bhargava and Rtn. Anil Agarwal represented our club.

Rtn. Alok Kumar Lohia hosted the 5th board meeting at the Lohia Guest House. The 20 members who were present discussed at length the options for the fundraiser program to be

Meetings and Programs

On the cover The Anns of RCKG

T.B. Project Committee (2011 – 2012) - Ann. Rekha Vaid (Director), Ann. Sangeeta (Mahesh) Kapoor, Ann. Poonam Gupta, Ann. Nita Parikh, Ann. Sandhya Mohla.

Ex Chairpersons, Ann Wing - Ann. Suman Agarwal, Ann. Minu Sutwala, Ann. Sobby Saluja, Ann. Nandita Gupta, Ann. Neeta Mehrotra.

Ann Manju Agarwal (Chairperson, Ann. Wing 2011 - 2012), Ann. Ruchi Jain (Director, Balgrah Project), Ann. Preeti Singh (Member, Balgrah Project).

Seated (Right to Left):

Standing (Right to Left):

Standing (Left to Right):

The festival of LIGHTShas just gone by ...

Photograph taken at the myriad - mirrored Jain Kaanch Ka Mandir, Kamla Tower, Kanpur

held in December. The meeting concluded with delicacies over dinner prepared by Master Chef Rtn. Alok himself.

An inter-school Olympiad (games contest) for the mentally and physically challenged children was organized by the Rotary Club of Kanpur Industrial. Saira & Neeti, from the Girls Balgrah, who are sponsored by our RCKG Anns and attend ‘Amrita’ school, did us proud by winning many medals and prizes.

Children’s Day Carnival celebrated at the Boys Balgrah.

2nd Ann Wing program – Table Décor by Ann Manjari Gupta.

Board meeting followed by a General meeting, for the election of the new RCKG board (2012 – 2013) held at Cawnpore Club.

Birthday celebrations at Boys Balgrah.

Birthday celebrations at Girls Balgrah. Attractions for the month of December:

RCKG is proud to present the play ‘Krishna v/s Kanhaiya’ by the renowned, versatile film star Paresh Rawal in the Kanpur University Auditorium at 7:30 p.m.

Annual excursion of RCKG members to The Tiger Lagoon Resort, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve– Madhya Pradesh.

10th November 2011 –



21st November 2011 –


17th December 2011 –

22nd to 26th December 2011 –


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Were you with your spouse in a verbal boxing bout?

Or watching cricket finals as a fan devout!

Fine dining at a restaurant your favorite trout?

You must have been in Kanpur…

…where the lights go out !

Where were you when the lights went out?In the

shower?Watching

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the lift ?

- Annet Kartikeya Mehrotra

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GOD said...

"Let there be light!"

THE PLAY OF LIGHT

And light there was…in the sky – in the sun, in the moon and in the stars.

And on the Earth below, in the indomitable spirit of RCKG, whether in its charitable pursuits or

in its fun-filled fellowship meets.

And also in the amazing little glowworm or 'jugnu', who perhaps is the only living creature who

personifies the literal meaning of the word 'Torchbearer'.

And last, but not the least, in the word 'Light' itself, in the way it plays with prefixes & suffixes, words

& phrases to bring out a different essence altogether.

Thus a STORY written just for you…

The car screeched to a halt.

Anguished and fretful, I stepped out in the wild winter blizzard, only to discover a

flat tyre. There I was, miles away from home, troubled and tense, standing at the

crossroads with not a soul in sight. I looked around for help and was dismayed to see

that there was none.

It was then I spotted the tiny little cottage. The light of the lamp that hung on its porch

beckoned me with all brightness and instinctively, I tugged fiercely to my coat and

trudged against the piercing wind towards my only glimmer of hope.

Even before I could knock at the door, it opened to surprise me!

It was as though HE had been waiting for me. “Come in quickly, young man”, HE urged

as HE ushered me in. I saw HIM then. The white-bearded, sagacious face was aglow

with warm hospitality, and the light amber brown eyes shone with a spectacular sparkle.

“Make yourself comfortable for the night, my son”, said HE, “and when its morning, you can set off on your journey once again. But

before you retire, would you like to have a hot cup of tea?”

How did HE know it? That's just what I wanted.

“Yes, of course” was my willing reply. “But please make it light, will you?”

Happy and comforted, I took out my pack of cigarettes and searched through my pockets for my lighter, only to realize

I had left it behind in the car.

“Could you pass me a match-light please?” I asked.

There was no answer…the air was pregnant with a pause.

“How about I throw light on something better you could follow?” HE said softly, handing me my teacup. It was the purity in

HIS eyes and the earnestness in HIS voice – I could never have said 'no'!

And then... HE spoke.

“I know you are on your way to an important business meeting tomorrow. You have a wife to go home to, children to raise, old

parents to look after, and plenty of commitments to fulfill.I should not trouble you now. But I would still want you to come away from

all this…just for a little while…spare a few moments to do a good deed, extend a little help in the upliftment of the downtrodden,

spread a few smiles and always remember to count your blessings. It will only make you richer, happier and more content.”

Tucked under the warmth of HIS quilt, I listened to HIM mesmerized. HE went on and on through the dark hours of the

night and as the clock tick-tocked away inside, the angry thunder and lightning slowly appeased outside.

Before dawn, the nocturnal upheaval inside me had passed away.

The sunlight of the bright morning came streaming in through the louvers of my window to nudge me out of sleep.

“Wake up, my dear, its morning already!” said my wife, lovingly, “or else you will be late for the meeting!”

I I rubbed my eyes in disbelief – I was in my room, on my bed. I had been dreaming!

But the vision was as alive as ever. I could recall it vividly and it had left me enlightened. I felt

an extreme freshness surging within me. As I prepared to get ready for work, to drive ahead on

the road of life, I whistled and sang to myself with a light-heartedness I had never felt before…

Lead kindly light,

Amid the encircling gloom

Lead thou me on

The night is dark and I am far from home

Lead thou me on

Keep thou my feet

I I do not ask to see, the distant scene

One step enough for me.Oct. - Nov., 20116 - Ann. Neeta Mehrotra

thA Minute to Win it (9 September 2011)

JCI Kanpur Industrial (KIJC) organized a game competition where the 6 participants of each team had to perform various tasks in only 60 seconds. The RCKG

team - Rtns. Neeraj Prasad, Anil Agarwal, Rakesh Kapoor, Vipul Jain, and Anns. Ruchi Jain & Kiran Agarwal, vied for the top slot with other teams. That they could not reach the final round did not dampen the RCKG spirit. Their dress code, proudly stated 'Reach within to embrace humanity'!

thMeeting An Actress (13 Sept. 2011)An interaction between the upcoming actress Sonam Kapoor and women leading major social organizations of the city was organized at the i-Next office. With our Club President unavailable Ann. Seema Bhartiya (w/o Secretary Rtn. Rajiv Bhartiya) represented RCKG for the informal chat session.

rdDown Memory Lane (23 Sept. 2011)The card simply said “Down Memory Lane” and the

venue was rightly fixed at the 121 year old thCawnpore Club. This is the 16 year of RCKG

and a fellowship meet was organized to celebrate it with “music of our times”. The 4 Rotarian couples, Drs. Atul & Rashmi Kapoor, Suchitra and Raghavendrajit Singh, Gopal and

Vineeta Kejriwal and Anup and Neeta Mehrotra, went overboard searching, collecting and recording

the old time musical blockbusters. That a record breaking number of 93 members turned up went to prove that nostalgia is magnetic. Songs that reminded one of 'my good old IIT days' or of an LP record 'bought from my pocket money' were chorused by all, who danced in step with the rhythm and the beat.

A delectable dinner that followed was the icing on the cake. Each one left with a smile on their lips and a heart that sang

“I could have danced all night…and still have begged for more!”

thDiwali Celebrations (17 October 2011)This Diwali get-together was arranged with a difference. Specially crafted mobile phone holders were sent as invitation cards – a keepsake coupled with utility. The 5 project directors – Rtn. Sandeep Gupta & Ann Manjari, Rtn. Vikas Malhotra & Ann Geeta, Rtn. Ajay Agarwal & Ann Geeta, Rtn. Kanchan Khanna & Ann Ragini and Rtn. Sandeep Narain & Ann Gunjan – all stepped onto the scene in smart club attires. The photo shoot set at the entrance had an array of spades, clubs, hearts and diamonds as an eye-catching backdrop that continued indoors too. Needless to say, the festive spirits were high and the members enjoyed their card games with great gusto. Sumptuous snacks whetted appetites and good food and desserts satiated them. We are grateful to Rtn. Vikas, who sponsored a major portion of the eatables. The exuberant 75 members tuned the evening to a perfect celebratory mode!

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The birthday celebrations were held at the Boys and the Girls Balgrah. Anns Minu Sutwala, Manju Agarwal, Nandita Gupta, Neha Tandon, Rekha Vaid, Ritu Tandon, Ruchi Jain, Sandhya Mohla, Annet Devika Gupta played the perfect hosts for September and October.

They took special care to serve a change in cuisines that delighted the young ones. Games and other forms of entertainment were planned too. Children of the Girls Balgrah were presented with exciting gifts – school bags, badminton racquets, folding tables etc. – over games of Housie. On a different note, a colorful puppet show at the Boys Balgrah tickled the young lads. Our president, Rtn. Archana Khaitan, has been kind enough to donate a bicycle to Shivani, to commute to Vidya Mandir, her school.Furthermore, Ann Nivedita Tandon, Ann Ragini Khanna, Ann Manisha Chaudhary have adopted 3 differently-abled girls from the Girls Balgrah for this year. These girls attend "Amrita", a school for special children run with great compassion by Ann Dr. Rashmi Kapoor.

Jeevni

The Place :

The Achievements :

The Latest Report :

Located at the premises of the Pratap Singh & Sons petrol pump, Mall Road, Jeevni is a T.B. clinic run by the Rotary Club of Kanpur Greater since Nov. 2002. The Anns of our club come together with

unfailing dedication once a week (every Tuesday, between 11 a.m. & 1 p.m.) to distribute free medicines to poor patients. (The T.B. Comittee can be seen on the cover)

As of today, Jeevni has helped cure close to 1500 people afflicted by tuberculosis, (300 of them are MDR patients ) RCKG has been fortunate enough to receive an elusive matching grant of 21 lacs from the Rotary International in association with the Rotary Club of Sweden for 2 years.

Shalini Gupta was diagnosed with bone T.B. Her treatment at Jeevni began on Nov.2010. She is still under treatment and is responding very well to the medicines administered.

Durgesh Kumar Gupta was an MDR (multi drug resistant) patient who started treatment on 14.9.10 and was converted to ATT (anti tubercular treatment). He is fully cured and left the clinic with a smile on 20.9.11.

Arti Mansukha (21.9.10 to 20.9.11), Kalpana Shukla (21.9.10 to 19.9.11) & Neelam Chaurasia (21.10.10 to 27.9.11), were treated for a year & are declared cured now.

Balgrahth th( 20 and the 30

of Sept. & Oct.,)

Pulse Polio Drive th(25 September 2011)

The Pulse Polio Clinic, RCKG's oldest initiative in community service, was held at Raina Market on a Sunday morning. Members present included President Rtn. Archana Khaitan.Rtn. Atul Kanodia, Rtn. Anup Mehrotra andRtn. Gopal Bhargava.

Dear Friends, Friday, Oct 21, 2011

Our club has taken up some good humanitarian projects over the years, a project that stands out is the T.B. Project, which has stood the test of time, received recognition and support from the most unexpected quarters. An ambitious effort was made to extend this project to MDR (Multiple Drug Resistant) patients, but in recent times, the activity has been restricted to ATT (General T.B.) patients due to limited resources.

As members of this club, we have contributed in some way or the other to do something good for the underprivileged, any contribution of resources or time leaves one with a deep sense of satisfaction which can only be experienced on seeing the results of ones effort. Just imagine the feeling when one can save a life- save a family from falling apart, spare a person from intense pain, pain which lasts till the very end, with a contribution that can clearly be termed insignificant, the catch being that this contribution per patient is required every month for about two years, the length of time the MDR patient would have to bear torture and pain since most such patients do not have the means to spend on medication.

Since some long term assurance is a precondition for taking up ATT or MDR patients, we can move forward with confidence if sources of funds can be tied up, on analyzing the fund availability in the club, it seems that the best way forward is that we allow the ATT project to be funded by the club, while any individual can also sponsor one or more MDR patients. We should target about 50 MDR patients for this project to be relevant and make an impact keeping in mind that cost per month per patient will be Rs.1700/- and duration of treatment will be two years.

Treating 50 MDR patients will be a drop in the ocean, will not eradicate T.B. from the face of this highly polluted city but will not hit our balance sheets if we adopt one or more patients, the anomaly of nature is that diseases that require expensive treatment hit the poorest section of our society, and when a person gets afflicted by T.B. and that too the multiple drug resistant form he/she looses all hope as treatment is in most cases beyond the reach of the so called lower or middle class Kanpurite.

We look forward to your gracious contribution.Rtn. Vijay Parikh

The Appeal : TO KEEP THE LAMP BURNING.......................

A heartfelt thanks to all of you for lighting up lives!

When and why does a heart need a pacemaker? wire of the pacemaker is put through a vein to the heart. Within a

Let's put it simply…your heart is like the engine of a car. A car month a patient is back to work.

engine has 3 components. It has a petrol supply, a pump and a And how exactly does the pacemaker assist the heart?wire system. Similarly, the heart has a blood supply, a muscular For better understanding, consider the pacemaker to be your pump and an electrical network that makes the heart tick. home inverter. When there is load shedding, the inverter of your When there is a restriction in the blood supply (mainly due to home provides the necessary electrical backup and switches off blockages), a heart attack results. To cure it, we have to perform a as soon as the electricity returns. Similarly, the moment a bypass surgery, which brings about a smooth flow of blood. pacemaker finds that the electrical supply is absent, it switches

on and starts providing the all-important electrical signals to When there is a problem with the pumping of the heart, a heart continue the heartbeats. As soon as the heart starts working failure results. A person encountering a heart failure may report normally again, it switches off and goes into the polling mode.breathlessness, swelling and an inability to walk. As of today,

there is no surgical treatment for heart failure and it is treated For this reason, we call it a 'demand only by the intake of medicines. pacemaker', i.e. it will only work when

there is a need/demand for it. This way When there is a problem with the electric supply of a car, i.e. we are able to conserve the battery of the either the battery has weakened or the wiring or the spark plug pacemaker too. has malfunctioned, we have to reconnect the electrical system.

This is exactly what a pacemaker does to an ailing heart. By The pacemaker does not directly cause implanting a pacemaker, we provide the heart with an extra the heart to pump. It only provides the battery and an extra wire system. electrical signals required for the proper

What happens when there is a problem in the heart's electrical working of the heart.supply? Does it cause a heart attack? Does the pacemaker require frequent

change/charging?No, it doesn't. It just causes the heart to skip a beat, very much like your average scooter or car, which after a long period of Well that depends entirely on how much the pacemaker is used. rough usage, starts to 'miss'…i.e. it stops and goes, stops and According to the inverter analogy, an inverter in Kanpur, where goes…so on and so forth. there is a major shortage of electricity (an extremely weak heart),

So how is the missing of a heartbeat detrimental to a patient's may last for 3 years (considering the high frequency and health? magnitude of its usage) where as an inverter in Mumbai, where

electricity supply is abundant (a relatively stronger heart) may In most cases, whenever the heart skips a beat, the patient loses last for more than 10 years.consciousness. He or she may start fainting very frequently,

which is one of the primary symptoms of a problem with the The battery of an average pacemaker lasts for about 10 years.heart's electrical system and its need for a pacemaker. Thank you Rtn. Dr. Harsh for the excellent explanation.

It couldn't have been more interestingly put! What are the basic components of a pacemaker?It has been very gracious of Rtn. Dr. Atul Kapoor to provide us A pacemaker majorly consists of a battery and a wire. with the facilities of the Regency Hospital What about the operation?to support RCKG's pacemaker implantation project. The operation takes about 1 hour. We make a small cut of approx.

1½" only. In a pocket of the muscle we plant the pacemaker. The

LIGHTING UP LIVESPacemaker Implantationth

(25 October)

th10 November –

th14 November –

Sarvar Beg, a 50-year-old poor construction worker, is a father of 3

unmarried girls and a young son. He had been getting unconscious on and off over the last 11 months. He was being treated by a neurologist till he went to the department of cardiology who sent him to us.

49-year-old Ram Bilas, a resident of Kanpur, is a labourer at the flour-grinding mill. He had similar symptoms of frequent fainting and was advised by his doctor to go in for a pacemaker implant. A technician of the Regency Hospital happened to be his neighbour who guided him to the hospital. Rtn. B.L.Shriya, a distinguished member of the Rotary Club of Kanpur, specially dropped by to inquire about the patient's well being.

th Mrs. Nisha Khatoon received the 4 pacemaker. She is 50 years old and resides in Colonel Ganj, Kanpur.The operations were successfully performed

thby Rtn. Dr. Harsh Agarwal, the last one being his 56 of the RCKG pacemaker program.

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between Milestones (M) and our 'Dil Ka Doctor' (Dr.).

A CONVERSATION

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Hello everyone,

October and November have proved to be months of many firsts

for me. Although I have spent my entire childhood in Kanpur,

my maiden visit to the glittering 'Kaanch Mandir'

for the Milestones cover photo shoot was breathtaking to say

the least. Interestingly, while the Editor-in-chief struck a pose in front

of the lens, I widened my creative horizons as I donned a new

role of the 'professional' photographer-in-chief!

But more importantly, I realized how extraordinary it is to do something for the first

time....

My first bicycle ride and the subsequent fall…the delectable flavour of my first self-

cooked meal…that sinking yet ecstatic sensation that engulfed me as the flight of my first air journey took off...all are

deeply etched in my memory. They remind me of the pure 'awesomeness' of a maiden pursuit.

Given the dull monotony of everyday life, I guess we owe it to ourselves, if not for anyone else,

to indulge more frequently

in the amazing joy of experimentation.

So, when was the last time you did something for the first time?

This issue has been sponsored by

B+ve

“Listen good, See good, Speak good!”

Ex editor, Milestones, Ann Kiran Agarwal churned out a record breaking 12 issues of the club newsletter during the Rotary term 2009-2010. When we asked her – “What is the

of success?”Pat came the enthusiastic reply:

MODERN MANTRA

The Birthday Wish Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore differed deeply on many important issues but made no bones about it. Steadfast on their commitment to truth as they saw it, over a period of time, they also learnt to live with each other's views. They affectionately referred each other as Mahatma and Gurudev. On the latter's

th80 birthday, Gandhiji wished Tagore in his own, special way. He sent across a telegram, which read:

Gurudev, "FOUR SCORE NOT ENOUGH... MAY YOU FINISH FIVE!"

Mohandas

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fgUnh ugha bafXy'k ugha] NksVs&NksVs ns'k gks tSls daUuM+] rsyxq] eY;kye] ejkBh] rfey] xqtjkr] caxky] iatkch

dk'kehj vc rd csgky gS] vkU/kzk dks rsfyaxkuk dk [;ky gS ;w-ih- esa ek;kjkt gS]xqtjkr eksnh dk dkt gS

VªkfQd flXuy rksM+uk 'kku gS] iqfyl okys tSls lyeku gSvUuk dh Hkw[k ls lkjk usrk ijs'kku gS

bruk gksus ds ckn Hkh gekjk Hkkjr egku gS!

& ,usV va'kqy lwrokyk

gekjk Hkkjr egku gSA

Gandhi Jayanti ( )2nd Oct.,

Rtn. Neeraj Prasad

&Rtn. Ajay andAnn. Geeta Agarwal

President -Rtn. Archana Khaitan09336101965khaitanarchana1@gmail.com.................................................Secretary -Rtn. Rajiv Bhartiya09839100726kishorebandhu@yahoo.com.................................................Printed at -Solar Press, [email protected]. Gopal Bhargava

EDITORIAL BOARDAnn. Neeta Mehrotra 09839066950neetamehrotra31@gmail.com.................................................Annet. Kartikeya [email protected]

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