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THE GATEWAYTHE BULLETIN OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF BOMBAYVol. 53 Issue No. 31 Mumbai January 31 to February 6, 2012 Pages 8 Price Rs. 3/-For Private Circulation Only‘Padma Shri’ forDr. Mukesh Batra,Dr. Swati PiramalDr. Mukesh Batra, an activemember, and Dr. Swati Piramal,a former member (she is thespouse of the Honorary member,Mr. Ajay Piramal), havebeen conferred the Padma Shriin the awards list announced bythe President on the eve of RepublicDay, 2012.They join the long list of citizenswho have been honoured by theRepublic of India for outstandingservice to the communitythrough their labours andendeavours.Dr. Mukesh Batra has been honouredfor his contribution in thefield of “Medicine: Homoeopathy”.Dr. Swati, on the other hand, hasbeen decorated for her work inthe area of “Trade and Industry”.Hearty congratulations to both theawardees.Do ends justify the means?The debate continuesNobody sticks to rules if they canbe circumvented, bent or brokenfor benefit. Cutting corners, findingexcuses, blaming others, claiming innocence,feigning ignorance, these arethe traits of modern-day traders, businesspersons, industrialists, professionalsand others.In the circumstances, when theends always justify means, does themuch-vaunted Four-Way Test propagatedby Rotary International haveany relevance? Does it need to bemothballed and consigned to oblivion?An overwhelming majority in anygathering will respond to such a querywith a resounding “Aye!” But whatwould take its place? A motto thatexhorts one to “win at all costs”? Ifthat were the case, the Four-Way Testwould have been abandoned long ago.For, the above scenario is not typicalof the present times. Such scenes haveplayed out in every decade of the lastcentury and not only in the first decadeof this one.Yet, the Four-Way Test has stoodthe test of time and continues toguide, motivate and inspire professionalsand business persons in theyear 2012 as much as it did in theyear 1932 when it was first introduced.(For those who came in late, in1932 Herbert J. Taylor, then presidentof a nearly bankrupt Chicagocookware company, believing hisemployees were in need of an “ethicalyardstick”, wrote these four questionson a small piece of paper: Is itthe TRUTH? Is it FAIR to all concerned?Will it build GOODWILLand BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? Willit be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?(When those lines were penned,the USA was in the grip of the GreatDepression. Herbert Taylor went onto become President of Rotary Internationalin 1954 when he formallypresented to it the copyright to the24 words of the Four-Way Test.(By that time, it was already inwide use around the world and waseven acknowledged by Newsweekmagazine.)Proof of the fact that the Four-Way Test is relevant even in today’scut-throat world came at thelast meeting with the screeningof a Hindi film with English subtitlesbased on the Test and adaptedfrom a stage play penned by PPDadi Engineer; this play was firstperformed at the Club in 1978 andagain in 2009.(Continued on Page 2)www.rotaryclubofbombay.orgRI Theme for 2012-13is unveiledR.I. President-Elect Sakuji Tanakawill ask Rotarians to build PeaceThrough Service in 2012-13. He unveiledthe R.I. Theme during the openingplenary session of the 2012 InternationalAssembly, a training eventfor incoming Rotary District Governors.“Peace, in all of the ways that wecan understand it, is a real goal and arealistic goal for Rotary,” he said.“Peace is not something that can onlybe achieved through agreements, bygovernments, or through heroic struggles.It is something that we can findand that we can achieve, every dayand in many simple ways.”(Continued on Page 2)ForthcomingmeetingsJanuary 31, 2012The Somchand Parikh Award forBest Teacher and the Anita ParikhAward for Empowerment ofWomen to be presented.February 7, 2012Mr. Niu Qingbao, Consul-Generalof the People’s Republic ofChina in Bombay, to address theClub.First day, first show. The people behind the short film based on The Four-Way Test, ‘Kya Yeh Sach Hai?’ made byChairman Suresh Jagtiani, at the last meeting. From left are Sitaram Shah (who played the main role), SudhaMalhotra Motwane (she gave her voice for the theme song), Suresh, PP Kalpana Munshi (she acted as thenarrator), President Paul George, Shyyamniwas Somani and Madhusudan Daga (the latter two played key roles)

Rotary meets the$200 m ‘Challenge’;Bill Gates givesanother $50 mRotary International has succeededin meeting the Bill &Melinda Gates Foundation’s $200million match in funding for polioeradication, raising more than $202.6million as of January 17.“We’ll celebrate this milestone,but it doesn’t mean that we’ll stopraising money or spreading the wordabout polio eradication,” RotaryFoundation Trustee John F. Germtold Rotary leaders at the InternationalAssembly in San Diego, California,USA. “We can’t stop untilthe entire world is certified poliofree.”The fund-raising milestone wasreached in response to $355 millionin “Challenge” grants awarded toThe Rotary Foundation by theGates Foundation. All funds havebeen earmarked to support polioimmunisation activities in affectedcountries where the vaccine-preventabledisease continues to paralysechildren.“In recognition of Rotary’s greatwork and to inspire Rotarians in thefuture, the (Gates) foundation iscommitting an additional $50 millionto extend our partnership,” saidMr. Jeff Raikes, CEO of the GatesFoundation.“Rotary started the global fightagainst polio and continues to setthe tone for private fund-raising,grassroots engagement and maintainingpolio at the top of the agendawith key policymakers,” said Mr.Raikes while addressing Rotary leadersat their International Assembly.The new $50 million grant fromthe Gates Foundation is not a challengegrant.FOUR-WAY TEST FILM TOBE UPLOADED ON‘YOUTUBE’; MAY BECOPIED ON PEN DRIVES(Continued from Page 1)The film version of the Four-WayTest, titled “Kya Yeh Sach Hai?” wasmade by Chairman Suresh Jagtiani.He wrote it, produced it, directed it,photographed it on his digital cameraand even handled the entire post-productionwork, including the editing,synchronisation, music and so on.One of the unique features of thefilm was the karaoke section towardsthe end that enabled the audience tosing the title song as it was renderedon the screen in the mellifluous voiceof Sudha Malhotra Motwane.Adding to the thrill of the momentwere scores of Rotaractors from H.R.and other colleges, some of themsporting red t-shirts; they emergedfrom the shadows to sing the chorus,“Kya yeh sach hai, kya yeh sahi hai”.It was a fitting finale to the premiereshow of the film.The plot, in brief, was as follows:A firm bagged an export order that itknew it could not fulfil within therequired time. So it got a lawyer todraw up an agreement with one importantclause, that of “force majeure”which, it believed would enable it tocite circumstances beyond its controland to get away with any delayin delivery.However, it soon realised that thegoods prepared would not be approvedby the buyer, so it allowedthe working conditions in its factoryto deteriorate, forcing the workers togo on a strike. Citing the strike assomething beyond its control, thefirm bought time, got a new consignmentprepared and then exported it –to the satisfaction of all concerned.But was this approach truthful?Was it ethical? Although it appearedto have benefited everybody, did itbuild goodwill and foster friendships?These were the questions posed bythe narrator of the film.The film had Sitaram Shah playingthe main role, that of Mr. Chopra,the man who insisted that the endsjustified the means. His character assertedthat by allowing the workersto go on strike, he had protectedmany jobs, ensured that the firm didnot suffer a loss, earned the gratitudeof the board of directors and of theshareholders and so on.Shyyamniwas Somani enacted therole of the general manager, a manforced against his wishes to toe theline being taken by Mr. Chopra. WhileMadhusudan Daga looked every inchthe works manager at the factory,Suresh Jagtiani was quite smooth asthe legal brain that drew up the agreement.And PP Kalpana Munshi wasconfidence personified as the narrator.Suresh thanked Meera Kumar forher assistance in translating the originallines into Hindi and Sudha for singingthe theme song. He had a specialword of praise for Baji Bilimoria whohad inspired him to make the film.He said later that the film wouldbe uploaded on YouTube so other RotaryClubs could download it forscreening. Those interested in a highresolutionprint could approach himfor a copy of the film on a pen drive.R.I. Theme for 2012-13is unveiled(Continued from Page 1)Peace had different meanings for differentpeople, said Sakuji.“No definition is right and no definitionis wrong. However (in whicheverway) we use the word, this iswhat peace means for us. No matterhow we use, or understand the word,Rotary can help us to achieve it,” headded.Sakuji, a businessman from thegreater Tokyo metropolitan area, revealedhow becoming a Rotarian broadenedhis understanding of the world.After joining the Rotary Club of Yashioin 1975, he said, he began to realisethat his life’s purpose was not to makemore money but to be useful to otherpeople.He said the Japanese tradition ofputting the needs of society above theneeds of the individual helped his countryrebuild after the tsunami and earthquakein March, 2011.“This is a lesson that I think thewhole world can learn from, in a positiveway. When we see the needs ofothers as more important than our ownneeds – when we focus our energies ona shared goal that is for the good of all– this changes everything. It changesour priorities in a fundamental way.And it changes how we understandthe idea of peace.”Sakuji said he would ask Rotariansand the incoming leaders to focus onsupporting the three priorities of theR.I. Strategic Plan and on promotingthe three Rotary Peace Forums to beheld in Hiroshima, Japan; Berlin; andHonolulu, Hawaii, USA.“In Rotary, our business is notprofit. Our business is peace... Our rewardis not financial but the happinessand satisfaction of seeing a better, morepeaceful world, one that we haveachieved through our own efforts,” headded.The man behind the movie is Four-Way Test Chairman Everybody loved the film. Members of the Rotaract Clubs of Bombay, of H.R. College and othersSuresh Jagtiani. Everything pertaining to the film was at the last meeting. In the first row are Mina and Shyyamniwas Somani, Nowroze Vazifdar,handled by him, like a true professionalPresident Paul George, PP Kalpana Munshi and Suresh and Aruna JagtianiJanuary 31 to February 6, 2012 THE GATEWAY, The Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Bombay Page 2

President Paul George conducts the last meeting. Others at the head table are, from left, Hon. Joint Secretary SitaramShah, Chairpersons Dolly Thakore and Suresh Jagtiani, Hon. Secretary Jagdish Malkani and Chairpersons PoonamKumar and Shyyamniwas SomaniRohan Dalalbecomes PaulHarris Fellowa second timeRohan Dalal has become a PaulHarris Fellow for a second time.President Paul George announcedat the last meeting that with a contributionof Rs. 52,000 to The RotaryFoundation, Rohan was now atwo-star Paul Harris Fellow.Members at the last meeting applaudedRohan’s thoughtful generosity.At the last meetingThank you, PremnathPresident Paul George thankedPremnath at the last meeting forhosting an outstanding Fellowshipprogramme at his riverside bungalow,“appropriately named Nirvana”, atLake Nivade near Panvel on Sunday,January 22.He said that the large number ofRotarians and spouses who took thetrouble of travelling to his beautifulhome enjoyed the hospitality that Pritiand Premnath offered to their valuedguests.(Photographs in a subsequentissue)PP Haresh Jagtianigives Rs. 1 lakhAmunificent donation of Rs. 1 lakhhas been made by PP HareshJagtiani for the Club’s projects.President Paul George, who announcedthe contribution at the lastmeeting, thanked Haresh for his generousbirthday donation.He also thanked the other memberswho had made contributions on theirrespective birthdays. While GauravNevatia had given Rs. 5,001, threemembers – Nrip Raj Jain, MeeraKumar and Subhash Sagar – had sentcheques for Rs. 5,000 each.Enjoy the best‘Sunday brunch’after theTerry Fox RunPresident Paul George remindedmembers at the last meeting of theirdate on Sunday, February 5, with overa thousand children at Marine Driveas they participate in the annual TerryFox run to raise funds for research oncancer among children.Apart from encouraging their ownchildren and grandchildren to take partin the run, members could contributetheir mite to the worthy cause by buyingdonor passes for the sumptuousbrunch that would be laid out in theRegal Room of the Trident Hotel justafter the event. A few donor passeswere still available at a nominal cost ofRs. 2,500 each.Paul pointed out that all donationsreceived through the brunch would goto the Tata Memorial Hospital andwould be utilised for research on thesubject of cancer among children.As members are aware, PP GulKripalani has been spearheading thisunique fund-raising event which isorganised by the Terry Fox (India)Committee in association with theRotary Club of Bombay and theOberoi Hotels group and is now in its14th year.The brunch would begin at 12 noonand end around 3 pm. Apart from arich, sumptuous fare, the afternoonwould offer other “surprises”, too,such as games, wines, dance and music.The Terry Fox run had become animportant date on the city’s philanthropiccalendar, he added.(LEFT) Great to have you with us.Moutouallaguin Claude, a VisitingRotarian from the Rotary Club ofSaint Benoit La Reunion, exchangesbanners with President PaulGeorge at the last meeting(Held on January 24, 2012)PRESIDENT Paul George calledthe meeting to order and welcomedthe two visiting PDGs, Dr.Badar Maskati and Dr. MadhukarBhide, the visiting Rotarians, Rotaryanns,guests and others.BIRTHDAYSMembers celebrating their birthdayduring the week were felicitated.ATTENDANCEMembers 140Visiting Rotarians 4Rotaryanns 11Guests 3In the front row. PDGs Dr. Badar Maskati and Dr. Madhukar Bhide along with Club members. They came toTotal 158see ‘Kya Yeh Sach Hai’, the film based on The Four-Way Test made by Suresh Jagtiani that was screened atSvc. box collection Rs. 5,000the last meetingJanuary 31 to February 6, 2012 THE GATEWAY, The Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Bombay Page 3

Why this early hour, early hour, ji? Ashok Goyel, a former winner of the tournament, tees off. He delivered the quote of the tournament (See report). In thesecond picture is Ashok Advani saying ‘Fore!’ (Third photo) Avid golfer Moy Biswas, whose family has instituted the Rotary Club of Bombay Golf Trophy,peers into the distance after teeing off. Finally,President Paul George, who hopes to participate in next year’s event, tees off this year’s tournamentGOLF TOURNAMENT TO RThe annual golf tournament for the Sports Chairman who wanted toRotary Club of Bombay Rolling hurry back to oversee the arrangementsHalf a beer between four persons is not fair. From right, Mr. Mohit Jain,Dr. Anand Shah, Naresh Kumar Jain and Shyyamniwas SomaniTrophy donated by the Biswas Familyappears to have acquired a distinctlyglobal look. When the fifthedition was held on Saturday, January21, at least five participants werenot local boys. Only one of them,Bernd Schneider, is a member of theClub, but the others came from distantlands to enjoy a delightfulmorning’s game on the greens of theWillingdon Sports Club.President Paul George, who welcomedthe players as well as the nonplayers(who almost matched theplayers in numbers) at the award ceremony,revealed that other RotaryClubs, sports clubs and organisations,including a few located elsewhere inthe world, had approached SportsChairman Moy Biswas and requestedthat the Club tournament beexpanded to include them, too.But Moy and the Club had politelyturned down the requests anddecided to retain the unique characterof the tournament. Moreover, withfor the fellowship and presen-tation programme that was to follow.Finally, just after 1 pm all the foursomescompleted their games andtrickled back to the “Cabbage Patch”for the fellowship and Moy got busywith their cards to tot up their scoresand to identify the winner. Every participantwas offered a memento withhis/her name etched on it.When Moy requested Paul to revealthe names of the winners, therunner-up turned out to be DineshLalAnd the winner, for the secondtime in a row, was none other thanthe evergreen Dev Thukral. Loudapplause greeted the announcementand all those present congratulatedthe champion as thePresident presented him with therolling trophy.Bernd surprised everyone by presentingthree cards offering dinner forfour persons at various restaurantsin the new hotel, Sofitel, which wouldAwaiting the announcements. Both players and non-players attended thethe Fellowship Committee also involved,it had now become a two-in-said the Sports and Fellowship Com-open shortly in the BKC area. Paulpresentation ceremony in the ‘Cabbage Patch’ at the Willingdon Sports Clubone affair – a sporting encounter followedmittees had decided to retain one ofAnother group awaits the results. As members are aware, the FellowshipCommittee has been associated with the Sports Committee for this eventby a fellowship get-together,making it a quintessential Rotaryprogramme. Those present on theoccasion applauded the decision.To turn to the game, while the firsttee-off took place as scheduled at 8.16am, the last foursome was off an hourlater. All 32 players were then on thegreens, skilfully navigating their waythrough the 18 holes. Interestingly,the first group to return to the hutwas the one that was the last to teeoff.It consisted of Ashok Minawala,Mr. Gautam Agarwal, Mr. AdityaShah and Moy Biswas and completedonly eight holes in deference to thethe cards for another occasion. Theother two cards were given after adraw of lots. The lucky winners wereMadhup Vaghani and Mr. Kush Shah.Moy also thanked Naresh Jain,his son Mohit, as also MadhupVaghani, for sponsoring the presentationarticles.The tournament ended with Paul“looking into the future” and predictingthat he could “see” his nameamong the contestants at next year’stournament.The participants in the tournamentplayed in the following foursomes:Pradeep Chinai, Dr. AnandShah, PP Ajay Kanoria and Mr. UdayJanuary 31 to February 6, 2012 THE GATEWAY, The Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Bombay Page 4

And this is the winner! President Paul and Chairman Moy flank winnerDev Thukral after presenting him with the rolling trophy – he has won forthe second time in a rowESIST ‘GLOBALISATION’Better luck, next time. Moy and Paul with Dinesh Lal who was declaredthe runner-up at the end of the fifth annual golf tournament, held onJanuary 21Bhansali; Bernd Schneider, SureshGoklaney, Bimal Mehta and DilipDalal; Sushil Jalan, Mr. Hemant Vyas,Mr. Mohit Jain and Darious Irani;Mr. Abhiram Sheth, Mr. Kush Shah,Madhup Vaghani and Mr. Rishi Dalal.Mr. Andrew O’Brien, Mr. BrianKenny, Dev Thukral and Ashok Advani;PP Arvind Jolly, Ashok Goyel,Dinesh Lal and Mr. Hira Sehgal; Mr.A. Vaidheesh, Kastur Sheth; RotaryannBrinda Shah and RotaryannPadma Lal; Ashok Minawala, Mr.Gautam Agarwal, Mr. Aditya Shahand Moy Biswas.While Mr. Andrew O’Brien is theChief of Operations at Harvard BusinessSchool, Mr. Brian Kenny is theChief Marketing and CommunicationsOfficer at Harvard BusinessSchool. Mr. Hemant Vyas is visitingfrom Houston, Texas, and Mr. HiraSehgal from London.Several non-players made it a pointto reach Willingdon Sports Club intime for the fellowship and the awardpresentation programme. They includedseven Past Presidents, viz.,Dr. Rahim Muljiani, Rajnikant Reshamwala,Arun Sanghi, Kalpana Mun-shi, Harry Singh Arora, Dr. RumiJehangir and Ashish Vaid.PPs Arvind Jolly and Ajay Kanoriawere also present in their capacity asplayers.Other members who attended werePresident-Elect Nowroze Vazifdar(he proposed the vote of thanks),President-Nominee Nirav Shah, Hon.Joint Secretary Sitaram Shah, SportsCommittee Vice-Chair Anand Dalal,Ramesh Narayan, Abhinav and NidhiAggarwal, Arvind and Rachna Agarwal,Madhusudan Daga, SandeepDasgupta, Ritu Desai, Naresh KumarJain, Ashok and Vatsala Jatia, Kishorand Mrinalini Kher, Fali Mehta,Hoshang Nazir, Manojj Patodia,Mehul Sampat and ShyyamniwasSomani.Moy’s spouse Mrudula and theirtwo sons were also present, playingthe role of hosts.Before dispersing, Paul andMoy conferred the award for“Quote of the Tournament” onAshok Goyel who, on seeing histee-off time, complained: “Youhave given me a tee-off at 8.48 am– it’s the middle of the night!”A special dinner for four. Bernd Schneider and President Paul George flankMadhup Vaghani who will enjoy dinner with his family at the new SofitelThe global angle to the golf tournament. Mr. Andrew O’Brien, Chief ofOperations of Harvard Business School, with President PaulThe ‘first family of golf’? Moy and Mrudula Biswas are flanked by Nowroze And this is Brian. Mr. Brian Kenny, Chief Marketing and CommunicationsVazifdar and Paul, and also by their sons (extreme left and extreme right)Officer, also of Harvard Business School, with PaulJanuary 31 to February 6, 2012 THE GATEWAY, The Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Bombay Page 5

Management Studies ChairpersonPoonam Kumar lauds the studentswho acquitted themselves admirablyin the competitionTHE FOUR-WAYTESTOf the things we think,say or do...1. Is it the TRUTH?2. Is it FAIR to allconcerned?3. Will it build GOOD-WILL and BETTERFRIENDSHIPS?4. Will it be BENEFICIALto all concerned?One ProfitsMost WhoServes BestWith the trophy, memento, certificates and cash award. Shilpa Pundir, Harish Trivedi and Ekta Nandrajog from theK.J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research receive the Rotary Club of Bombay-Mega AceConsultancy Rolling Trophy for Management Studies. The presentation was made by President Paul George andChairperson Poonam KumarRotary-Mega Ace Consultancy Trophyfor Management Studies is presentedPresident Paul George and ManagementStudies ChairpersonPoonam Kumar gave away the awardsto the winners of the recently-concludedRotary Club of Bombay-Mega Ace Consultancy Rolling TrophyCompetition for ManagementStudies at the last meeting.The K.J. Somaiya Institute ofManagement Studies and Researchreceived the first prize in the contestwhich was held at the Indian MerchantsChamber on December 19. Thewinning team received the rolling trophy,mementoes, certificates of appreciationas well as a cash award ofRs. 25,000.The institute was represented byHarish Trivedi, Ekta Nandrajog andShilpa Pundir and made a winningpresentation on “FDI in retail – willit kill local business?”Last year’s winner, the WelingkarInstitute of Management, bagged thesecond prize – a cash award of Rs.15,000, mementoes and certificatesof appreciation. The institute wasrepresented by Himanshu Kapadia,Olivia D’Mello and Varsha Cetlurwho dwelt on “Skill development inIndia: Meeting the demographic challenge”.As already reported, there was atie for the third prize; it was sharedby the Symbiosis Institute of ManagementStudies, Pune, and theSydenham Institute of ManagementStudies, Bombay. Certificates of excellenceand a cash prize of Rs. 7,500each was presented to the two teams.The Symbiosis Institute teamcomprised Aditi Puri, Alok Dhodapkarand Arundhati Bakshi and had alsomade a presentation on the same subjectas the trophy-winning group, viz.,“FDI in retail – will it kill local business?”The joint winners, the SydenhamInstitute, on the other hand, threwlight on “Healthcare development:Reaching the poor” and was representedby Akanksha Sharma, ChintanShah and Ankit Tripathi.In a brief speech, Poonam revealedthat the competition had become verypopular among students and moreentries were being received every year.In fact, there were requests for expandingits scope to allow studentsfrom other parts of the country totake part in it.Paul joined the members as theyapplauded Poonam for organising anexcellent event.Service AboveSelfJanuary 31 to February 6, 2012 THE GATEWAY, The Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Bombay Page 6

SHERIFF, CITY POLICE TAKE PART IN SEVERAL‘ROAD SAFETY’ PROGRAMMESSeveral Rotary, Rotaract and InteractClubs took active part in the“Road Safety Fortnight” organised inthe city from January 1 by RotaryInternational District 3140 in associationwith the Rotary Club of Bombayand the Bombay Police.Deepak Kapadia, who is both Districtas well as Club Chairman for RoadSafety, reports that one of the highlightsof the fortnight was the sight ofInteractors and Rotaractors standingon the pavements outside their schools/collegesand at other vantagepoints, holding aloft banners and postersasking motorists to drive safelybecause someone was waiting for themat home.Many sports personalities had alsoagreed to act as “brand ambassadors”for the campaign. They participatedin the drive organised by the RotaryClub of Bombay along with theRotaract Club of H.R. College (a reporton this appeared in The Gatewaydated January 17).Another highlight was the interactiveprogramme held on February 11,when senior personnel of the TrafficPolice answered questions posed tothem by young boys and girls.Among the Interact Clubs that heldtheir own drives outside their premiseswere those at Bharda New High School(they did so on January 5), HVB Academy(January 6), St. Anne’s School(January 7) and Fort Convent and St.Mary’s (on January 10).When District Governor Vijay Jalanmade his Official Visit to the RotaryClub of Bombay on January 17, thePresidents of the Interact Clubs at theabove schools conveyed informationabout their activities to him.The Interact Club of Green LawnsHigh School, sponsored by the RotaryClub of Bombay Worli, wonderedwhether they could also take part inthe drive to propagate the need forroad safety. When invited to do so,the Club sent 40 members to WorliIsland, near the Worli-Bandra Sealink,on January 12; they, too, held aloftbanners emphasising safe driving.Printed on the banners that theyheld up were the following slogans:“No road safety – Know injury,” “Lifedoesn’t have a reset button: Drivesafely,” “Follow traffic rules – Saveyour future” and “Your family is waitingfor you: Drive safely.”Before the interactive programmeat H.R. College on January 11, 50Rotaractors of the college displayedplacards outside the two institutions,viz., H.R. and K.C., conveying the needfor road safety to college-going youth.When the formal programme washeld in the premises of H.R. College,District Governor Vijay Jalan, PresidentPaul George, President-ElectNowroze Vazifdar, District AvenueChair N.D. Joseph and Deepak werejoined by the Sheriff of Bombay, (Dr.)Indu Shahani, the Joint Commissionerof Police (Traffic), Mr. Vivek Phansalkar,the Deputy Commissioner ofPolice, Mr. Nandkumar Chaugule, seniorofficers from the traffic departmentand about 100 Rotaractors andInteractors.Chairman Deepak presented bouquetsto the dignitaries and made abrief speech pointing out that the Clubhad received great support from theTraffic Police, especially from Mr.Phansalkar, while organising programmesinvolving Rotarians, Rotaractorsand Interactors.He had allowed the formation of“Human Chains” at key places suchas Churchgate, the Regal cinema island,Worli island and outside the premisesof various schools. He had alsogiven permission for street plays onroad safety at the Gateway of India,Inox cinema at Nariman Point, R-CityMall, Phoenix Mall and so on. He haddeputed senior officers at the venuesand also facilitated participation in theMumbai Marathon.President Paul, who welcomed thegathering, stressed the need for roadsafety because many precious humanlives were unnecessarily lost on roads.He was pleased to note that Rotaractorsand Interactors were takingkeen interest in promoting the cause.Rotaractor Dinesh, who representedH.R. College, said it was verytragic that every year over 200,000people died in road accidents in India.In Maharashtra alone, around 18,000people, many of them very young inage, died. The young generation hadnow taken up the cause very seriouslyand would propagate it by taking partin rallies and by distributing postersand pamphlets in societies, schoolsand colleges.District Governor Vijay Jalan saidit was tragic that so many valuablelives were being snuffed out in roadaccidents which occurred because oflack of road safety. Several RotaryClubs in the District had initiatedawareness programmes; the distributionof stickers and posters had beentaken up not only in the city, but alsoin the suburbs of Thane and Deonar.He thanked Mr. Phansalkar and hisdepartment for helping Rotary Clubsto spread mass awareness throughoutDistrict 3140.In a brief speech, (Dr.) Indu Shahanisaid she always got upset when shelearnt about people, especially theyoung, dying in road accidents. Shesaid the Rotaractors of H.R. Collegewere enthusiastically participating inthe noble task of spreading the messageof road safety.Mr. Vivek Phansalkar complimentedthe Rotary Club of Bombayfor taking the lead in propagating roadsafety measures, pointing out that theyouth were “the citizens of tomorrow”.He also lauded the Club formobilising leading sports personalitiesto become “ambassadors” for the campaignand thanked the Sheriff for promotingthe cause through the youth.There had been a good response tothe campaign at public places and outsideschools and colleges. Publicity inthe press and on the electronic mediahad also helped spread the message.As a result, he claimed, there had beena noticeable fall in the accident rate.But it was the driver at the wheel,the person riding the two-wheeler, whohad to scrupulously follow the rulesto ensure his/her safety lest there wasan accident and it ruined the lives ofone or more families.He agreed that it was a difficult taskto ensure safety on roads, what with250 new cars coming out on the city’sroads every day. Proper lessons andtraining were not being imparted atthe time of issuing driving licences andtwo-wheeler riders avoided wearinghelmets, thus risking their lives. Thiswas one of the reasons why the policedepartment was imposing heavy fines.(Continued on Page 8)Releasing posters, banners and other material. President Paul George (secondfrom left) with (from right) Deepak, DG Vijay Jalan, Indu Shahani, the JointCommissioner of Police (Traffic), Mr. Vivek Phansalkar, and the DeputyCommissioner of Police, Mr. Nandkumar Chaugule (extreme left)The H.R. Rotaractors played a key role. Seen here with President Paul, Mr. They came a long way, indeed. Students of the Marathi Municipal School atVivek Phansalkar and others. At right is District Avenue Chair N.D. Joseph Marol (near Sahar airport) came to present their version of road safetyJanuary 31 to February 6, 2012 THE GATEWAY, The Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Bombay Page 7

ROTARY CLUB OF BOMBAYFOUNDED 19 MARCH, 1929Charter No. 3128, Dated 08 May, 192997-B, Mittal Tower, Nariman Point,Mumbai 400 021, INDIATel.: +91-22-2202 4089Fax.: +91-22-2202 4509rotaryclubbombay1@gmail.comOFFICE-BEARERS 2010/11PRESIDENT PAUL GEORGEImm. Past President Pradeep SaxenaPresident-Elect Nowroze VazifdarVice-President Nirav ShahHonorary Secretary Jagdish MalkaniJoint Hon. Secretary Sitaram ShahHon. Treasurer Ishraq ContractorCLUB SERVICE – New MembersDirector in charge Nowroze VazifdarClassifications PP Dr. Adi DasturMembership PP Ashish VaidMember. Dev. & DisCon Nirav ShahInformation PP Dr. Kekoo KavaranaMentoring & Assimilation PP Sandip AgarwallaCLUB SERVICE – Programmes/MeetingsDirector in charge Framroze MehtaFellowship Shernaz VakilCo-Chair Pranay VakilCulinary Delight Ritu Prakash DesaiCo-Chair Renu BasuSportsHiranmay BiswasProgramme Dolly ThakoreCo-Chair Nandan MalusteSergeant-at-Arms Roda BillimoriaCo-Chair Hiren KaraAttendance Arvind AgarwalBulletin & Website Farokh BalsaraCOMMUNITY SERVICE – MedicalDirector in charge Dr. Vandana BulchandaniChairman Emeritus,TalwadaPP Dr. Rahim MuljianiHTEC, Talwada PP Dr. Rumi JehangirADMC, Talwada Dr. Sorab JaveriOral Health Dr. Mala JagtianiControl of TB Prof. Rohini ChowgulePolio & Jaipur Foot Shyyamniwas SomaniCancer Aid Zinia LawyerCo-Chair Farokh BalsaraCOMMUNITY SERVICE – Non-MedicalDirector in charge Shailesh HaribhaktiRCCPP Kalpana MunshiOld Age Homes/Senior Citizens Ratan TankhaHealth & Heart Care Dr. Aashish ContractorDifferently Abled Naresh Kumar JainVOCATIONAL SERVICEDirector in charge Vineet BhatnagarRotary & Public Awards Nelum GidwaniFour-Way Test Suresh JagtianiLegal Case Practice Sameer TapiaArts & Public Relations Priyasri PatodiaINTERNATIONAL SERVICEDirector in charge Ashok MinawalaR.I. Programmes PP Arun SanghiRotary Foundation PP Arvind JollyFund-Raising (Dr.) Sonya MehtaCo-Chair Pradeep ChinaiNEW GENERATIONS – EducationDirector in charge Arin MasterBhavishya Yaan Manojj Kumar PatodiaCo-Chair Manish ReshamwalaSuraksha LoansScholarships Ashok JatiaMerit-cum-MeansScholarships Freyaz ShroffTEAC Junior College Bipin KapadiaManagement Studies Poonam KumarNEW GENERATIONS – YouthDirector in charge Arjun JollyInteractMeera AlrejaRotaractMehul SampatCo-Chair Ravindra FotedarNight Study Centres Bimal MehtaRoad Safety Deepak KapadiaDISTRICT THRUST PROJECTSDirector in charge Suresh GoklaneyWater Conservation/Rural Development Dilnavaz VariavaSolar Energy/Environment Madhusudan DagaDisha/Vocational Trg. Sunny PariyaramSlumber Kits PP Rajnikant ReshamwalaRegd. No. MH/MR/South-109/2012-14; R.N.I. No. 14015/60Posted at Mumbai Patrika Channel Sorting Office, Mumbai 400 001, on every Saturday-MondaySheriff, city police take part inRoad Safety programmes(Continued from Page 7)Following his talk, he released a setof posters on “School Children andRoad Safety” published by the Clubin English and Marathi. These wouldbe displayed in over 1,000 schools anddistributed to Interact Clubs, municipalschools and housing societies.For its part, the Traffic Departmentpresented commendatory certificatesto District Governor Vijay Jalan,Chairman Deepak Kapadia and theRotaract Club of H. R. College for takingactive part in the road safety campaign.The formal programme was followedby a question-answer sessionin which the police personnel answeredall the questions posed to themby the students.One of them lauded the traffic policefor its excellent management of trafficduring VIP movements and duringGanapati, Diwali and other festivals;another asked why the fine for drunkdrivingwas not increased; a third wonderedwhy more money was not beingspent on infrastructure, given therapid increase in the number of vehicles.The Deputy Commissioner, Mr.Nandkumar Chaugule, revealed thatthe traffic police had indeed submitteda proposal to double the fine ondrunk-driving. As for infrastructure,he said the government would constructmore flyovers, sealinks, bridgesand better roads. These would be takenup for implementation very soon.The H.R. Rotaractors presented thedelightful skit on road safety that theyhad performed at the Rotary Club ofBombay on September 13.Little children from the MunicipalSchool at Marol (near Sahar internationalairport) took the stage to performa skit of their own and to rendersongs that stressed on the need forroad safety. These children were escortedby SafeKids Foundation whichhad been collaborating with the RoadSafety Committee.The programme was compered byJunaid Khan, President of the RotaractClub of H.R. College.Deepak has thanked Mrs. CymbelinePereira, the Interact Coordinator,for galvanising the Clubs underher care.Well done, Deepak. Keep it up, H.R.Happy BirthdayParvesh MehraJanuary 31Alok SekhsariaJanuary 31Kekoo GandhyFebruary 2Mukul DalalFebruary 3Dr. Hoshung MobedjiFebruary 5Dhananjaya MehtaJanuary 31Marek DzikiFebruary 1Dasharath MahadeviaFebruary 2Madhusudan DagaFebruary 4Spouses/RotaryannsPhiroza ContractorFebruary 1Nirmala BanajiFebruary 2Sangeeta MansharamaniFebruary 4Umme-Haani BagasrawalaFebruary 6Editorial Consultant: Anmol Purohit,Sajjan Sons, 203/204 Triveni, MithChowki, Marve Road, Malad (West),Mumbai 400 064. Cell: 09322227026;Landline: 022-28880712E-Mail: anmolsp@gmail.comRegd. No. MH/MR/South-109/2012-14, R.N.I. No. 14015/60Printed, Published by Rtn. PP Arjun Bulchandani on behalf of Rotary Club of Bombay and printed at Nikeda Art Printers Pvt. Ltd., Unit No.H & I,Kanjur Industrial Estate,Quarry Road, Off L.B.S. Marg, Bhandup (West), Mumbai 400 078 and Published at 97/B, Mittal Tower, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400 021. 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