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JUNE 2016 1 Mid-Town Bulletin
DISTRICT 3140 | CLUB 15496
For Private Circulation
Vol 48 • Issue 11 • June 2016
RI President | KR RAVINDRAN
Club President | RP ANAND
District Governor | SUBHASH KULKARNI
Ghansham DemblaA Gentleman Rotarian
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Born in Karachi, Ghansham Demla was 12 years old when he, along with his mother and brother, were forced to leave Pakistan due to the Partition in 1947. They boarded an Australian cargo ship which was coming to Mumbai (then Bombay) for repairs. They stayed in a dharmshala in Kalbadevi, Mumbai before moving to Pune and then to Delhi before coming back to Mumbai.
Ghansham Dembla studied at St. Xavier ’s High School which was the best school in Mumbai at that time. He then joined St. Xavier ’s College and acquired his Bachelor of Engineering degree in 1957. He then proceeded to do a post graduation in engineering from London University.
During his stay in London, he worked with the English Electric Company and was a part of the team which designed the electricals of Durgapur Steel Plant. The plant was set up in 1957 with the help of the United Kingdom.
On his return to Mumbai, Ghansham Dembla started Precision Rubber Industries Pvt. Ltd. to manufacture textile spinning components which were earlier imported. Today, the company is the largest manufacturer of these products in the
country, and exports the products to more than 35 countries across the globe.
Ghansham Dembla joined Rotary in 1974 as a Founding Member of the Rotary Club of Bombay Central which was created by Bombay Mid-Town. He served as the President of the Rotary Club of Bombay Central for the year 1979-80. During his term, all the Club’s members became either Paul Harris Fellows or sustaining members. Ghansham Dembla was the District Conference Secretary in 1985-86 when Prabhakar Store was the Governor of the District.
When Ajit Kamlani was the President of Bombay Mid-Town, he invited Ghansham Dembla to join the current Club. During late Mithu Malani’s presidentship of Bombay Mid-Town, Ghansham Dembla was the Chairman of the Paul Harris Foundation and received an award for the highest contribution collected.
Ghansham Dembla has applied the principles of Rotary to his business and has benefited from the same. He married Rovina in 1964. They have two sons – Bhenoy, who is currently based in Chicago and Diven, who lives in Mumbai.
Ghansham Dembla: A Gentleman Rotarian
The Board of Directors and members of the Rotary Club of Bombay Mid-Town wish to appreciate the enlightened leadership of Rtn R. P. Anand as President during the Rotary Year 2015-16. Strong growth took place in every sphere of Rotary activity, be it Club service, vocational service, community service, international service, etc. His support, guidance and encouragement went a long way to inspire the Directors, Committee Chairmen, and all the Rotarians to execute the various events and projects in an exemplary manner.
Even though Pres. R. P. Anand is 83 years young, he hides his age by sheer agility. He did not slacken his pace and spent considerable time visiting and supporting each and every project, packing many hours in a day entirely devoted to Rotary matters. He portrays an unadulterated rustic charm, which describes our loving President so accurately. He is a good example of how commitment and hard work pay off.
R. P. Anand deserves to be proud of his achievement – his determination to reach his goal has been admirable. During his tenure, over `40 lakhs were raised to fund the Club’s community projects without a fund raising programme.
We welcome Rtn Sucharita Hegde as the President for year 2016-2017. We are sure that the Rotary Club of Bombay Mid-Town will continue to expand and grow under her leadership.
Vote Of Thanks
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Ms. Laura Petraco came to Mumbai for three months as a Rotary Youth Exchange student from Brazil. Before she left, she wrote a letter which is published below.
Laura Petraco's Letter
– Rtn Santosh Kejriwal
The Rotary Club of Mid-Town’s Project Good Health in association with Saifee Hospital, Mumbai and the Rotary Club of Arusha (RI Dist. 9211) was a great success. The project was inaugurated at the renowned Cultural Heritage Centre on the outskirts of Arusha in Tanzania on Thursday, 14th April 2016.
The second edition of the two-day medical camp was presided over by 11 super specialist doctors from Saifee Hospital, Mumbai. Over 1100 patients from Arusha, Moshe, the interiors of Tanzania and Nairobi were treated at the camp.
The Tanzanian government and its citizens expressed their gratitude towards the Rotary Club of Bombay Mid-Town and Saifee Hospital for hosting a medical camp in Arusha.
Project Good Health is a success
– Rtn Abuzar Zakir
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Rotary Awards
Rotary Awards for the year 2015-2016
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Rotary Awards
List of AwardsSr. No. Name of Trophy Awardee1 PP Satya Bhushan Anand Trophy for Club Service Rtn. Prasanna Bhagat
Rtn. Anil Kejriwal
2 Late Dayaram Santdas Kamlani Trophy for Community Service Rtn. Prasanna Bhagat
3 PP Yoginder Shankardas Trophy for Service to Youth Rtn. Jamsheed PatelRtn. Manoj Jalan
4 PP Dr. Firoze Mirza Trophy for Vocational Service Rtn. Kiran Shah
5 PDG Dr. Shirish Sheth Trophy for Outstanding Performance by a New Member
Rtn. Dr. Deepak Garg
6 PDG Dr. Shirish Sheth Trophy For Outstanding Performance by a Past President
PP Rtn. Navin Shah for 2015-16
7 Late Shamdas Malaney Trophy for Best Project - Medical Rtn. Dr. Anil Tibrewala for 2015-16
8 Murlidhar Jalan Trophy for Environment Protection Rtn. Rajeev Anand
9 PP Adil Kajiji Trophy for Best Rotaract Activity Rtn. Yogesh Shah from the Rotary Club of Lala Lajpatrai College of Commerce
10 Shreeprakash Agarwal Trophy for Outstanding Senior Active Member Rtn. B.R. Barwale
11 PP V. B. Haribhakti Trophy for Outstanding Interact Activity President Hshita Rao
12 Late Firoze Baldiwala Trophy for Most Active couple Rtn. Mohan & Shanti Shahani
13 Kishor Jhaveri Trophy for Best Rotary Couple Rtn. Abuzar & Alifiya Zakir
14 PP Navin Shah Trophy for The Most Caring Rotarian PP Rtn. Anil Kamath
15 Praful Sheth Trophy for Wholehearted Club Participation PP Rtn. Tilak Mehta
16 PP Dr. Kirit Mody Trophy for Outstanding Endeavour To Bring About Social Change
Rtn. Nirbhay Jain
17 PP Mohan Shahani Trophy for Best Club Partner NGO NGO Salaam Balak Trust
18 Late Usha Lalvani for Best Lady Rtn. Suruchi Chand
19 Kishore Jhaveri Trophy for IW Member Attending Maximum Meetings
Mrs. Ashok Mehta
20 PP Rustom Davar Trophy For Significant Achievement Award Rtn. Rajeev Thakar PP Rtn. Ashok Sharma
21 Dinyar Jamshedji Trophy for Best Rotarian of the Year Pres. Rtn. R.P. Anand
22 Rtn Kamlesh Sonawala Trophy in Memory of his father late Shantilal N. Sonawala for Best Community Project – Non Medical
Rtn. Naren Mohatta
23 Rtn. Dr. Prakash Mody Trophy in memory of his father late Amrutal Mody for Best Committee of the Year
Fund-raising Committee Chairman PP Rtn. Bimal Shroff
24 Late PP Arrow Sinha Roy Trophy for Outstanding Outreach Service Rtn. Yogesh Pandya & Rtn. Dinyar Jamshedji
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Start planning for the TRF centennialWhen incoming district governors gathered in San Diego for the International Assembly in January, they began preparing for The Rotary Foundation’s year of centennial celebrations in 2016–17.
The district governors-elect also got a sneak peak of Doing Good in the World, a behind-the-scenes look at the Foundation’s rich history, from founder Arch Klumph’s initial proposal at the 1917 Rotary Convention up to the latest humanitarian grants. Governors received complimentary copies of the book, and author David C Forward, Governor of District 7500 (New Jersey, USA), addressed the gathering and signed copies.
“I have circled the globe to research, write and speak about the story of Rotary in action, and I have never been as proud to be a Rotarian as I am today,” Forward said. “This is something I can give to a town’s Mayor to help him or her understand the value of having a Rotary club in the community, or new members to help them become more engaged, motivated, generous Rotarians.”
Now is the time to start planning your club or district’s centennial celebration. In addition to spreading the word about the book, now for sale at shop.rotary.org, you have lots of ways to let your members know about the Foundation:
• DedicateclubmeetingtimetoFoundationtopicseachweek.Sharehowyourlocalandinternationalprojectsareimprovinglives through Rotary’s areas of focus.
• ContinueTheRotaryFoundation’slegacyofhumanitarianservicebyparticipatinginaglobalgrantordistrictgrantproject.
• ChallengememberstoincreasetheircontributiontotheFoundation.EncouragethemtogivethroughRotaryDirectandtojoin the Paul Harris Society by contributing $1,000 or more annually.
• StartorganisingacentennialeventinyourcommunityanduseittoeducateyourlocalmediaaboutRotaryanditsFoundation.
• Downloadthecentennialpromotiontoolkitatwww.rotary.org/foundation100.
– Reproduced from The Rotarian
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International Youth Exchange to Germany, 2016
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What we learn with pleasure, we never forget.— Alfred Mercier
Eleven of us from Lala Lajpatrai College, HR College and Jai Hind College were selected to be a part of an International Youth Exchange Program organised by Rotary Club of Bombay Mid-Town and Rotary Club Nidda, Germany. Though we had anticipated that the trip to Germany would be great, it turned out to be beyond our imagination. The journey for us started from the day we got selected for the Exchange Program. Not only the trip but the preparation too was a learning experience.
We reached Frankfurt on 7th May to a warm and loving welcome by our host families. Thanks to Facebook and Whatsapp, we already knew our host sisters and brothers so there were lots of hugs and laughter. Deutschland is a beautiful country with landscapes almost impossible to encounter in Mumbai. Our host families were scattered around in the Hessen region which is about an hour away from Frankfurt. None of us had experienced the countryside before. The place, unlike Mumbai, was sparsely populated. It had fresh air and lush green surroundings.
During the trip, we were taken to various manufacturing units where we learnt about the German system of operation and administration. The Germans are perfectionists and we were very impressed with their manner of functioning. We
visited the OVAG Wasserwerks which is a water supply company for Frankfurt, the vintage car hall of Messrs Bender, the REWE Group plant, the Hessian Parliament, the Glatfelter paper factory and other places. Some of us had the chance to ride in the classic cars owned by Mr. Stadler. We also received personalised T-shirts as souvenirs from Mr. Klaus Heimann at his printing unit.
This trip gave us the privilege to meet Mr. Rainer Wengorsch, the Honourable Mayor of Hungen and Mr. Raveesh Kumar, Consul General of India in Frankfurt. The interaction with these personalities was very inspiring.
At the welcome meeting organised by Rotary Club Nidda on 11th May, we presented a dance performance. Apart from Rotarians and dignitaries, all our host families with their relatives and friends were present at the function. The evening started off with a speech by Mr. Manfred Knoll and Mr. Raveesh Kumar. The Indian and German exchange students introduced themselves. We made a presentation on the diversity of India. This included the different languages, cuisines, dances, famous Bollywood personalities and landmarks in India. We also included a short quiz to make the environment interactive. Our dance performance reflected a mix of Bollywood and classical dance. This was followed by a lavish dinner featuring traditional German cuisine. The night ended with our host families joining us on the stage and dancing to Bollywood numbers.
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On 20th May, we cooked an elaborate Indian meal for our host families. The menu included lassi, tea, nimbu pani, chicken nuggets with dip, sev puri, aloo tikki, vegetable makhanwala, biryani, chhole, thepla, rava sevai and gulab jamun. The Germans were overwhelmed with the flavours of Indian cuisine especially since most of them tasted it for the first time. We were honoured with a farewell dinner held on 26th May. Each student made a heartfelt speech for his/herhostfamily.Followingthetraditionoftheearlier years, we clicked a group picture and bid goodbye to our families.
The biggest reason why this has been the best trip so far is because we didn’t visit the place as a tourist but lived there as the Germans themselves. For this, we are exceedingly thankful to each and every individual who made this trip possible, especially members of the Rotary Club of Bombay Mid-Town. It was a journey filled with growth and unforgettable memories. This trip made all of us more independent and self-sufficient and taught us the practicality of life. We also made lifelong bonds with our host sisters and brothers which we will never forget. A part of us will always remain in Germany. We now look forward to welcoming our German sisters and brothers here in Mumbai in October and ensuring that they get a taste of the legendary Indian hospitality.
No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.— James Allen.
– Tanisha Lekhraj, Anmol Nawalkar, Rahul Utamchandani, Aditi Merchant, Deshna Chheda, Krishna Vora, Manasvin Toprani, Parinaaz Mistry, Rhea Khanna, Salma Pachmariwala and Vidhi Saraswat
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Please send your articles and news for the Bulletin to Allan Chenyen ([email protected]) preferably by the 10th of every month.
Birthdays in July 2016 ❧
Spouse’s Birthdays
2 Alka Anil Ambo
10 Usha BHaskar Khira
17 Arati Sunil Agarwal
17 Madhuri M Mehta
20 Sarita Bimal Shroff
20 Malini Kirit Jasani
21 Shobha Pratap Sapat
27 Siloo Shirish Sheth
JUNE 2016
ROTARY FELLOWSHIP MONTH
WEDNESDAY, 01Speaker: Aditya Shastri
Subject: Humanity As A ReligionVenue: Taj Mahal Hotel at 1.15 pm
WEDNESDAY, 08Speaker: Mr. Kanwarjit Paintal
Subject: How Acting Brings You Closer To GodVenue:[email protected]
FRIDAY, 17Speaker: Annual Awards & Fellowship Dinner
Venue: Sunville
WEDNESDAY, 22Speaker: Madhushree, Bollywood Playback Singer
Subject: Bollywood Playback Singing – Past, Present, Future
Venue:[email protected] [email protected]
WEDNESDAY, 29Function at ISKCON, Tardeo at 10:30 am
Speaker: Gaurav KhemkhaSubject: Brexit
Venue: Taj Mahal Hotel at 1.15 pm
ROTARY CLUB OF BOMBAY MID-TOWN OFFICERS & DIRECTORS 2015-2016 President R.P. AnandImm.Past President Mohan LalvaniVice Pres. & Pres. Elect Sucharita HegdeHon. Secretary Deepak Mehta Addl. Hon.Secretary Jaidev MehtaJt. Hon. Secretary Dr. Deepak GargHon. Treasurer Anil V. KamathHon.Jt.Treasurer Rajeev ThakkarSergeant At Arms Munna MithaAddl.Sergeant Arindam Ghosh
Advisory Committee:PDG Dr.Shirish Sheth, PP Rahul Mehta, Arun K. Mehta, PP Tilak Mehta, PP Bimal ShroffDirector Club Service Kamlesh SonawalaProgrammes Dr. G.P. Kasbekar Co-Chairman Deepak MehtaEvents & Fellowship R.P. Anand & Navin ShahFinance PP Bipin JainAttendance Vicky PunjabiBye Laws PP Y.K. ShankardasFundraiser Chairman PP Bimal Shroff Co-Chairman Anil Kejriwal Classification Anil AmboMembership & Retention Membership Development Deepak Mehta Rotary Information PP Ashok SharmaBulletin & Magazine Prasanna Bhagat Co-Chairman Anil KejriwalPR & Social Media Sunil Gautam
Director Vocational Service Kirit JasaniCareer Guidance Scholarships & Voc. Awards Kiran J. Shah Club Website Rajeev Thakkar4 Way Test Shaunak ThakkarSr. Citizens Welfare Dr. G.P. KasbekarF.O.F Rajeev ThakkarLiteracy Mission (Thrust Area) PP Tilak Mehta
Director Community Service Naren MohattaChild Welfare: Midday Meal /SKMDS/ADAPT/Umeed Ashwin ShahNare-Vaje Development N. M. JainPolio & Care of Physically Challenge G.G. Kapadia Co-Chairman PP Kersi HillooMedical Camps Abuzar N. Zakir Plastic Surgery, Jalna Dr. Anil TibrewalaDistrict Relation & On to Conference PP Anil Kamath Co-Chairman PP Tilak Mehta
Director Youth Service Moorad FazalbhoyInteract Jamsheed PatelRotaract Vicky PunjabiSports Bharat ParekhInner Wheel Mohan Lalvani
Director International Projects PP Navin ShahGlobal/ Matching/ District Grants PP Anil Kamath Co-Chairman Yogesh PandyaInternational Family Exchange Anil KejriwalInternational Youth Exchange Manoj JalanThe Rotary Foundation [TRF] Mahesh Krishnamurti
AG Leena ShahDS Pradeep Saxena
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09 July Shashikant
Bhartia
13 JulySunil Gautam
11 JulyReena Khanna
10 JulyHarshad Vora
06 July Navin Shah
10 JulyAjay Dalal
10 JulyDr. Ghanashyam
Kasbekar
14 JulyAditi Choksey
19 JulyRajeev Thakkar
23 JulyMunna Mitha
