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Sandeep SandhuSecretary

Atul GroverEditor

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BULLETIN OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF CHANDIGARH MIDTOWN : R.I. DISTRICT 3080

Venue: - Hotel President, Sector 26, Chandigarh

Vol. XXXII No. 9 Aug. 29, 2007 Programme: -

Time: - 7 PM

Friday, Aug. 31, 2007

Comparisons are inevitable!! And surely, young

Khushwant Singh would be well aware of this. Sharing

a name with a world famous celebrity, must have

trained him by now, to see the surprise on people's

faces, when they see him, expecting to meet, the

Khushwant Singh. But, surprise soon gives way to

respect and awe as they hear him speak about his

extremely well-written book, "Sikhs Unlimited"! In

fact, the inspiration to write the book came from his

namesake, the veteran author Khushwant Singh. It

took just a single meeting with him in December 2004

to gain courage to attempt a book. The book

developed into a travelogue -experiences with and of artists, musicians, theatre performers to film directors

extraordinary Sikh men and women of England and and entrepreneurs. Sitting in the comfort of the Sheesh

USA with whom the author spent time, living, dining, Mahal in Hotel President, we met, through

wining and of course being witness to the great Punjabi Khushwant's eyes, Gurjyot Singh- the American Sikh,

Character. Hargobind- the rock star, Ratanjit Singh-Akal Security,

Ranbir Kaur-the first Sikh lady American soldier, Khushwant Singh narrated excerpts from his book, Gurinder Chadha, the Rocket Sardar and so many along with a display of photographs showing how the more! The book also intends to inspire Indian youth by Sikhs, a fierce martial race from Punjab, a North presenting them with unique role models from Western state in modern India- have shown their trade different fields.mark buoyancy and are fast becoming important

citizens of the international community. They hold The book acknowledges the 'western' Sikhs as having a

decisive positions in almost every field: be it politics, mainstream identity as a huge number of westerners

the corporate world, education, social service or the had adopted the Sikh way of life, starting from 1969

arts. Following the Sikh trail had the young author onwards.

changing buses, catching trains and flights to reach the

fourteen handpicked personalities, ranging from

SIKHS UNLIMITED

Installation of Rotaract President - Miss Jaskirat Chief Guest - Brig KS Chandpuri, MVC, VSM of Laungewala Fame

Khushwant Singh was introduced to the house by PP and has free lanced in the past for BBC and also, has

Rtn. T S Anand. Khushwant Singh is a thirty five year old contributed articles on Agriculture in The Tribune.

citrus farmer in Hoshiarpur, Punjab. He visited After his brilliant address, Khushwant was thanked on Connecticut, USA in 2004 as a member of the GSE behalf of the club, by Rtn. Gurdeep Singh Deep.team from our district, which was led by PP Rtn. T S

We look forward to reading more of your amazing Anand. He is, at present, working for the Times of India adventures, Khushwant- Keep writing !

Punctuality Draw-'arranged' ?? for Team Leader PP Rtn. TS AnandThank You - by Rtn. GS Deep

Midtowners - Listen with attention

Rotaract Motivational Camp - Dev

Samaj College Sector 45, Chandigarh.

President Sandeep Sandhu, Secretary Atul

Grover & PP RK Goyal visited the Dev Samaj

College Sector 45, Chandigarh to motivate the

students to join the Rotaract Club. They got an

excellent response and with their installation

scheduled for Friday the 31st of August, we

should have an active Rotaract Club under the

aegis of our club.!

About Rotaract

Rotaract is a Rotary-sponsored service club for young men and women ages 18 to 30. Rotaract clubs are usually community-based or

university-based and are sponsored by a local Rotary club making them true "partners in service" and key members of the Rotary family.

Through the Rotaract program, young adults not only augment their knowledge and skills, but they also address the physical and social

needs of their communities while promoting international understanding and peace through a framework of friendship and service.

President, Secretary with Dr Mrs. Mira Modi & Mrs. Kumud Khurana Co-Ordinators of Dev Samaj College

PP RK Goyal Motivating the students.Prospective Rotaractors

BIRTHDAY GREETINGS WEDDING ANNIVERSARY GREETINGSR'ann Sonal & Rtn. Atul Grover Sept. 1PP Rtn. Pallav Mukherjee Sept. 2R'ann Paramjit & Rtn. Manmohan Singh Sept. 2Rtn. Jagvinder Singh Bawa Sept. 3R'ann Pritpal & Rtn. Joginder S. Puri Sept. 4

PP Rt. Harish C. Sethi Sept. 4

Rtn. Chitranjan Aggarwal Sept. 6 PUNCTUALITY DRAW Won by Rtn. PP T.S. Anand

Editor for the week : PP Rtn. Dr. Vanita Gupta- -

Update Roster of Members :

Manmohan Singh (PHF)

Clf. : Welding Electrodes Manufacturing

Address (O) : Weld Electrodes Enterprises,

170, Industrial Area, Phase-I,

Chandigarh - 160 018

(R) : 1504, Sector 18-D,

Chandigarh - 160 018

Phone (O) : 2655896, 4616057

(R) : 4634230

Mobile : 98881-61440

Fax No. : 2640378

E-mail : weldelectrod@gmail.com

D.o.B. : 19.02.1960

Wedding : September 02

Spouse : Paramjit

Vocation : Housewife

D.o.B. : August 16

Children : Simrata (D)

Jaisimer (S)

Nimrata (D)

Eye Camp

A team from Rotary Clubs of Castle Donnington &

Wollaton Park Nottingham Dist.1220 will be visiting in

the first week of November 2007 for a proposed eye

camp from 3rd - 5th November 2007. The team is being

led by Rtn Chander Mohan Khera PHF, Past President of

Rotary Club of Woolaton Park, Nottingham.

We would be providing them home stay from the 1st of

November to 8th November 2007. There are 5 couples

to be hosted and all volunteers may contact Rtn Arjan

Singh who is co-ordinating their visit.

Welcome Cake-cut by the Chief Guest