President - Rotary Club of Bombay

THE GATEWAYTHE BULLETIN OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF BOMBAYVol. 53 Issue No. 1 Mumbai July 5 to July 11, 2010 Pages 12 Price Rs. 3/-For Private Circulation OnlyYou can enrich your life by reaching withinand embracing humanityMy dear Fellow Rotarians,It had to be an Indian who would askthe world to ignore gloss and to lookwithin. Rotary International PresidentKalyan Banerjee has done just that.His Theme for the year, ReachWithin to Embrace Humanity, is asIndian as can be and bids well to helpthe world correct itself.As far as the 1.20 million Rotariansthroughout the world are concerned,he knows what we possess and whatwe can achieve. That’s why he wantsus to reach within and to unleash ouruntapped potential which will give usthe opportunity to serve and to embracehumanity at the same time.Privileged as we are by virtue of thestatus, position and wealth we enjoy,we as Rotarians are nevertheless boundby a responsibility to ensure that wereach out and touch the lives of themarginalised and underprivileged sectionsof society.Over the last three years, yourBoard has looked at (and will continueto look at) the programmes andprojects of the Club from three perspectives:(a) their need; (b) their viabilityand sustainability; and (c) theirimpact on the community.Keeping these in mind and awareof the fact that we need to keep ondoing far more than we are doing rightnow, your Club has worked out thebroad contours of a three-pronged approachthat should enable it to meetsome of these objectives.Let me start by saying that we have,quietly and inexorably (and withoutWelcome to the Club,DG Vijay JalanDistrict Governor Vijay Jalan willbe the chief guest at the firstmeeting of the new Rotary year tobe held on Tuesday, July 5(Please see Page 12)realising it), moved on to playing aneven greater role for the community inTalwada where we run our Kohinoorproject, the Hasanali Tobaccowala EyeCentre. We also have the outstandingADMC next door which offers regularmedical care to the residentsthrough its TB unit, dental department,pathology laboratory and paediatricsection.Apart from providing solar energyto the two Rotary-run hospitals andthe Ashramshala (the biggest governmentboarding school for local childrenin Maharashtra), it was felt thatsomething else needed to be done. Theanswer was found some years ago –the establishment of a junior collegebang in the middle of the village sothat children finishing high school donot have to forego higher education.Few can afford to travel long distancesto attend junior college.Completion of the junior collegein Talwada tops the social agendaof our Club this year.Bhavishya-Yaan, which is fast becominganother illustrious project ofour Club, is a mission to a brighterfuture. It is a skills-enhancementprogramme for under-privileged childrenin Bombay’s municipal schoolsand has fired the imagination ofClubs in the District; it has won everyDistrict award and has beenrecognised by Rotary International,too.It is proposed to expand this projectso that it covers one more municipalschool from this year (it already coversfour). It impacts children’s livesnot only in the field of academics, butalso in art, music, sports, Englishspeaking and other social and computingskills. The confidence this hasengendered in the children is worthgoing miles to see. Thanks are due tothe NGO Vidya in whom we havefound an able and diligent partner.Our non-structured education effortsin the area of Vocational Trainingand Night Study Centres will be anotherarea of thrust this year. TheRotary Vocational Training Centre, ajoint venture with the BombayYMCA since 1994, has been a silentbut immensely successful project thatcaters to more than 1,400 studentsannually, offering them job-relatedskills that help them to earn a decentlivelihood.We have dealt with the young, theailing and the tribal parts of our population.What about the ageing section?India will soon have a large number ofsenior citizens who will require to belooked after with tender, loving care intheir sunset years. Our Club plans toadopt an Old-Age Home in a Bombaysuburb as part of its initiative for seniorcitizens.Which brings me to the DistrictThrust areas; these are Water Conservation,Solar Energy and the Environment.Our Club will deploy resourcesin terms of funds, expertise and manpowerand walk the extra mile to makean impact in these areas.My dear fellow Rotarians, I inviteyou to live your lives to the fullestand, at the same time, to grab the opportunitythat your Club offers youto give back to society, especially toour less-fortunate brethren. We havenot lived a full and meaningful life unlesswe have knowingly done somegood to someone who may never bein a position to repay. Such a fulfillingand enriching prospect is available andis being offered to you.– Paul GeorgePresident, 2011-2012The Rotary Club of Bombaywww.rotaryclubbombay.orgWE’RE HONOURED!R.I. PresidentKalyanBanerjee toaddress thefirst meetingof the ClubRotary International President-Elect Kalyan Banerjee will bethe chief guest at the first meetingof the Rotary Club of Bombayfor the Rotary year 2011-12.The meeting, which will be held atthe regular venue, the Taj MahalHotel, from 12 pm on Tuesday,July 5, will be chaired by PresidentPaul George.Members are requested to attendthe meeting in large numbers tohear the inspiring address byKalyan Banerjee, who is thethird Indian to serve as the Presidentof Rotary International.District Governor Vijay Jalan,along with First Lady Kiran, willbe the guest of honour at themeeting.The Rotary Club of Bombay ishonoured to have in its midstthe two most prominent personsin the Rotary world –Kalyan and Vijay.Welcome to the Rotary Club ofBombay!

Helping the youth, adding value to their lives;Paul George lets his work speak for himThe President and the First Lady. Paul and Sheila at home. Paul has an abiding interest in the environment; he loves nature trails, often goes trekkingand has done his bit to enhance the tree coverSome people call him Santa Clausin a business suit; a Santa Clauswho is visible all through the yearand not just around Christmas time.Others say that he reminds them ofa benign uncle with a beatific smileand a benevolent mien, who has asharp memory and loves to spreadlaughter and joy.As far as members of the RotaryClub of Bombay are concerned, hehas, for the last ten years, been seenas a man who lets his work speakfor him and who prefers silence tothe sound of his voice.Admitted to the Club on February27, 2001, and loaned the ClassificationSocial Service: International,Paul plays a key role in theconduct of YMCA institutions allover the city. That’s a role whichrequires him to interact with youngpeople all the time.But did you know that Paul,who joined the YMCA movementat the age of 22 (he’s 51 now), isan all-out Mumbaikar? Yes, hewas born and brought up inBombay.After obtaining his B.Com. degreefrom Bombay University and earninga Diploma in Business Management,he underwent a year’s formaltraining in theology and became aDeacon at St. Thomas’s Cathedral.For those who came in late, theRotary movement was founded in1905 by a great man called Paul Harris.And, what do you know, theYMCA movement was foundedmuch earlier, in 1844, by anothergreat man called George Williams.Therefore, one can say at a cinchthat Paul + George (or Paul Georgeto the rest of us) will lead the RotaryClub of Bombay in the newRotary year 2011-2012!This fruitful association betweenRotary and YMCA goes back morethan eight decades, when the RotaryClub of Bombay was chartered in1929. One of the Charter memberswas H.W. Bryant who representedYMCA. He served as Vice-Presidentfor two consecutive terms, first underSir Phiroze Sethna (1931/32) andthen under President Dr. W. Nunan(1932/33).Rotary and YMCA started workingtogether on the Night Study Centresin 1971; these unique institutionshave won acclaim for welcomingstudent with open arms. Theycharge no fees, require no uniformsand have no bells to signal the end ofclass. Their only requirement is aburning desire to learn and to gainknowledge.Paul has played a key role in thesmooth conduct of all the collaborativeventures between the YMCAand the Rotary Club of Bombay.As President of the Club, he can beexpected to strengthen the partnership.Besides, his experience at YMCAwill stand him in good stead as he navigatesthe ship of the Rotary Club ofBombay. He will certainly make surethat the Club and its members ReachWithin to Embrace Humanity.Paul is married to the charmingSheila who is an IT professional ofrepute and the Head of IT at LoopTelecom.The couple has two children, Rebekahand Reuben. Rebekah is a formerCathedralite who has just completeda double major in psychologyand economics from Cornell Collegein the USA. Young Reuben, onthe other hand, is also a former Cathedralitewho loves playing the tablaand the clarinet and is at presentpursuing his undergraduate studiesat St. Xavier’s College.Paul has an abiding interest in theenvironment; he loves nature trails,often goes trekking and has done hisbit to enhance the tree cover.One happy family. Paul and Sheila with son Reuben and daughter Rebekah, a former Cathedralite. The picture at right was taken after she completed adouble major in psychology and economics at Cornell College in the USAJuly 5 to July 11, 2011 THE GATEWAY, The Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Bombay Page 2

THE ROTARY CLUB OF BOMBAYOFFICE-BEARERS 2011-12PRESIDENTPAUL GEORGEImmediate Past PresidentPradeep SaxenaPresident-ElectNowroze VazifdarVice-PresidentNirav ShahHon. SecretaryJagdish MalkaniJoint Hon. SecretarySiratam ShahHon. TreasurerIshraq ContractorJuly 5 to July 11, 2011 THE GATEWAY, The Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Bombay Page 3

THE ROTARY CLCOMMITTEE CHAICLUB SERVICE – NEW MEMBERSDIRECTORNOWROZEVAZIFDARClassificationsPP Dr. AdiDasturMembershipPP Ashish VaidCLUB SERVICE – PROGRAMMES/MEETINGSMembership Dev.& DISCONNirav ShahInformationPP Dr. KekooKavaranaMentoring &AssimilationPP SandipAgarwallaDIRECTORFRAMROZEMEHTAFellowshipShernaz VakilCo-ChairPranay VakilCulinary DelightRitu DesaiCo-ChairRenu BasuProgrammeDolly ThakoreCo-ChairNandan MalusteSportsMoy BiswasSergeant-at-ArmsRoda BillimoriaCo-ChairHiren KaraAttendanceArvind AgarwalBulletin & WebsiteFarokh BalsaraCOMMUNITY SERVICE – MEDICALDIRECTORDR. VANDANABULCHANDANIChairmanEmeritusPP Dr. RahimMuljianiHTEC ChairmanPP Dr. RumiJehangirADMCDr. Sorab JaveriOral HealthDr. MalaJagtianiPrevention andControl of TBProf. RohiniChowguleHepatitis &Jaipur FootShyyamniwasSomaniCancer AidZinia LawyerCo-ChairFarokh BalsaraJuly 5 to July 11, 2011 THE GATEWAY, The Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Bombay Page 4

UB OF BOMBAYRPERSONS 2011-12COMMUNITY SERVICE – NON-MEDICALDirectorSHAILESHHARIBHAKTIRCCPP KalpanaMunshiVOCATIONAL SERVICEOld Age Homes/Senior CitizensRatan TankhaHealth & HeartCareDr. AashishContractorDifferently AbledNaresh KumarJainDirectorVINEETBHATNAGARRotary & PublicAwardsNelum GidwaniFour-Way TestSuresh JagtianiLegal CasePracticeSameer TapiaArt & PublicRelationsPriyasri PatodiaNEW GENERATIONS: EDUCATIONDirectorARIN MASTERBhavishya-YaanManojj KumarPatodiaCo-ChairMadhusudanDagaRotary SurakshaLoansAshok JatiaMerit-cum-MeansScholarshipsFreyaz ShroffTEAC (JuniorCollege)Bipin KapadiaManagementStudiesPoonam KumarNEW GENERATIONS: YOUTHDirectorARJUN JOLLYInteract - IMeera AlrejaInteract - IIShahzad QadirRotaractMehul SampatCo-ChairRavindraFotedarNight StudyCentresBimal MehtaRoad SafetyDeepak KapadiaJuly 5 to July 11, 2011 THE GATEWAY, The Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Bombay Page 5

THE ROTARY CLUB OF BOMBAYCOMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS 2011-12INTERNATIONAL SERVICEDIRECTORASHOKMINAWALAR.I. ProgrammesPP Arun SanghiRotary FoundationPP Arvind JollyFund-Raising(Dr.) SonyaMehtaCo-ChairPradeep ChinaiDISTRICT THRUST PROJECTSDIRECTORSURESHGOKLANEYWater Conservation/Rural DevelopmentDilnavaz VariavaSolar Energy/EnvironmentMadhusudanDagaCo-ChairJaidevMerchantROTARY CLUB BOMBAY CHARITIES TRUST NO. 3Permanent TrusteesDisha/VocationalTrainingSunnyPariyaramSlumber KitsPP RajnikantReshamwalaPP Dr. RahimMuljianiPP Dr. AdiDasturPP Arvind JollyPP Arun SanghiExecutive TrusteesIPP PradeepSaxenaPresidentPaul GeorgePresident-ElectNowrozeVazifdarVice-PresidentNirav ShahHon. TreasurerIshraqContractorJuly 5 to July 11, 2011 THE GATEWAY, The Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Bombay Page 6

THE ROTARY CLUB OF BOMBAYHonorary members of the ClubThe Rotary Club ofBombay takes great pridein the fact that manyeminent citizens of the cityhave consented tobecome Honorarymembers of the Club.All of them are leadinglights of the city, men andwomen who have made atremendous difference tothe way it has developedover the years.As Bombay attempts tobecome another Shanghai,the Honorary membersare certain to play theirrole in the transformationMr. Keshub MahindraMr. Adi GodrejMr. Ratan TataMr. Deepak ParekhMs Rajashree BirlaMr. L.N. MittalMr. Mukesh AmbaniMr. Ajay PiramalMr. Ravikant RuiaCLUB IX TO SERVE FORCE XIAfull complement of elevenmembers of the Rotary Club ofBombay will assist Vijay Jalan as heserves his term as the Governor ofRotary International District 3140.The eleven members of his teamduring the year 2011-2012 are as follows:First of all, PP Gul Kripalani willserve as Assistant Governor, whichis a key assignment.The second member on the Districtteam is PP Sandip Agarwalla.He will serve as the Avenue Chairmanfor District Thrust Area – Solar.Next, Shailesh Haribhakti hasagreed to serve as District Chair forVocational Scholarships.Likewise, Deepak Kapadia willbe District Chairman for Road Safety.The fifth is the veteran PPKalpana Munshi who has been appointedAvenue Chair for CommunityService – Non-Medical.PP Rajnikant Reshamwala willserve as District Chair for SlumberKit.The seventh member of the Clubteam is Alok Sekhsaria, who hasagreed to serve as an Avenue Co-Chair for New Generations – I.Serving alongside him will be PPAshish Vaid, the District Chair forInteract.Similarly, Bipin Kapadia will serveas District Chair for Bhavishya-Yaan.Vice-President Nirav Shah hasagreed to serve as Avenue Co-Chairfor TRF (The Rotary Foundation)Support.Finally, PP Arvind Jolly will serveas Avenue Co-Chair for FoundationBenefactor/Endowment.Good luck to the above elevenmembers who will work to serve thecommunity under the leadership ofDistrict Governor Vijay Jalan.Mr. Venugopal DhootPP SandipAgarwallaPP GulKripalaniShaileshHaribhaktiDeepakKapadiaPP KalpanaMunshiPP RajnikantReshamwalaAlokSekhsariaPP Ashish VaidBipin KapadiaNirav ShahPP Arvind JollyJuly 5 to July 11, 2011 THE GATEWAY, The Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Bombay Page 7

Arin Master, Director, Community Service – Medical, receives the Service Award Silver Plate for any Avenue ofService from President Pradeep. She shared it with Vineet Bhatnagar, Director, New Generation – Education, whocould not attend. In the centre, Programme Chairperson Dolly Thakore is presented with the Service Award SilverPlate for the Best Committee under Club Service. And at right the Trophy for Outstanding Performance by aRotarian under Club Service goes to the popular Sports Committee Chairman Hiranmay BiswasZinia Lawyer, Chairperson of the Cancer Committee, receives the PP Late Dr. P.M. Sangani Memorial Trophy forthe Best Committee under Community Service – Health. Next, it’s the Award for Best Committee under CommunityService – Education which is presented to Ashok Jatia, Chairman of the Rotary Suraksha Loan ScholarshipsCommittee. At right, the ever-smiling PP Dr. Rumi Jehangir, Chairman of the Hasanali Tobaccowala Eye CentreCommittee, accepts the Award for Best Committee under Community Service – Community UpliftmentShyyamniwas Somani, Chairman of the RCC Committee, accepts the Award for Best Committee under CommunityService – Urban Development. In the centre, Dilnavaz Variava, Rural Development Committee Chairperson,receives the Award for the Best Committee under Community Service – Rural Development. The last picture in thisrow has Nelum Gidwani, Chairman of the Committee for Rotary and Public Awards, receiving the Service AwardSilver Plate for the Best Committee under Vocational ServicePresident PradeeClub AwardsPradeep Saxena chaired his last meetingas President in the Ball Roomof the Taj Mahal Palace and TowersHotel on Tuesday, June 28.He started by thanking PP ArvindJolly for his magnificent donation (forthe fourth year in a row) of US $25,000towards the Paul Harris EndowmentFund. This had taken his total contributionto The Rotary Foundation overthe years to $100,000.Before taking on what he called thepleasant task of presenting the ClubAwards, Pradeep thanked the Office-Bearers, Committee Chairpersons andall others without whose help and cooperation,he said, the Club wouldhave achieved very little during theyear.Calling the Talwada and theBhavishya-Yaan projects the mostambitious programmes of theClub, Pradeep said that much hadbeen achieved in the fields of healthand education. And all of this hadbeen due to the tireless efforts ofshy but hard-working memberssuch as Sunny Pariyaram, DollyThakore, Shernaz Vakil, AshokMinawala, Dev Thukral and, aboveall, Ramesh Narayan.When it was time to present theClub Awards, Hon. Secretary BipinKapadia requested the winners to stepforward and to receive their trophies/plates from President Pradeep.The Service Award Silver Platefor any Avenue of Service (donatedby PP Late Taru Lalvani) was sharedby Arin Master, Director, CommunityService – Medical, and VineetBhatnagar, Director, New Generation– Education. It was received byArin as Vineet could not make it to themeeting.Programme Committee ChairpersonDolly Thakore received the ServiceAward Silver Plate for the BestCommittee under Club Service(donated by PP Merwanji P. Patel).Members showed their appreciationfor her achievements with prolongedapplause.The Trophy for Outstanding Performanceby a Rotarian under ClubService (donated by Hans Khimji andDeepak Kapadia in memory of PDGlate Naval Ardeshir) went to the popularSports Committee ChairmanHiranmay Biswas.Next, Zinia Lawyer, Chairpersonof the Cancer Committee, received thePP Late Dr. P.M. Sangani MemorialTrophy for the Best Committeeunder Community Service –Health (donated by Mrs. PrabhavatiSangani).The Award for Best Committeeunder Community Service – Education(donated by Govind Advani)The Late N.J. Vazifdar Memorial Trophy for Best Committee under Youth Service is bagged by Sunny Pariyaram,Chairman of the Committee for Night Study Centres. (Centre) The Rotaract Club of Jai Hind College is awarded theBest Rotaract Trophy (donated by the Rotary Club of Bombay). And at extreme right the Trophy for the BestCommunity Service rendered by a Rotaract Club sponsored by the Rotary Club of Bombay goes to the Rotaract Clubof Government Dental CollegeJuly 5 to July 11, 2011 THE GATEWAY, The Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Bombay Page 8

p gives away thefor 2010-11was received by Ashok Jatia, Chairmanof the Rotary Suraksha LoanScholarships Committee.Loud applause greeted PP Dr. RumiJehangir, Chairman of the HasanaliTobaccowala Eye Centre Committee,when he stepped forward to receivethe Award for Best Committee underCommunity Service – CommunityUpliftment (donated by PPAjay Kanoria).The Award for Best Committeeunder Community Service – UrbanDevelopment (donated by theBoard of Directors of the Club for2004-05) went to ShyyamniwasSomani, Chairman of the RCC Committee.Next, the Award for the BestCommittee under CommunityService – Rural Development (donatedby the Board of Directors of theClub for 2004-05) was presented toDilnavaz Variava, Rural DevelopmentCommittee Chairperson.Nelum Gidwani, Chairman of theCommittee for Rotary and PublicAwards, received the Service AwardSilver Plate for the Best Committeeunder Vocational Service (donatedby PDG Late Naval Ardeshir).The Late N.J. Vazifdar MemorialTrophy for Best Committeeunder Youth Service (donated byPP Late Dr. Jamshed N. Vazifdar) wasbagged by Sunny Pariyaram, Chairmanof the Committee for Night StudyCentres.The Rotaract Club of Jai HindCollege was awarded the BestRotaract Trophy (donated by theRotary Club of Bombay).And the Trophy for the BestCommunity Service rendered by aRotaract Club sponsored by theRotary Club of Bombay (donated byFeroze Patch) went to the RotaractClub of Government Dental College.Interact Chairman Arjun Jolly receivedthe Zodiac Trophy for BestYouth Activity (donated by the RotaryClub of Bombay).And the Convent of Jesus &Mary, Fort (better known as FortConvent), bagged the Trophy for theBest Interact Club (donated by theLate Shadilal Jain).The Hans Khimji Trophy for theBest Active New Member of theClub (donated by Hans B. Khimji)was presented to ManishReshamwala.Rotaryann Nandita Patodiabagged the Award for OutstandingService by a Rotaryann (donatedby PP Vikram Kamdar in memoryof his father, the Late BhagwandasKamdar).(Continued on Page 11)Interact Chairman Arjun Jolly receives the Zodiac Trophy for Best Youth Activity (donated by the Rotary Club ofBombay). In the centre, Interactors of the Convent of Jesus & Mary, Fort (better known as Fort Convent), bag theTrophy for the Best Interact Club. And at right it is the turn of Manish Reshamwala to pick up the Hans KhimjiTrophy for the Best Active New Member of the Rotary Club of BombayWell done, Ma’am. President Pradeep Saxena presents the Award for Outstanding Service by a Rotaryann toNandita Patodia. In the centre, the Late Dawoodkhan S. Tyebjee Trophy for the Best Senior Citizen of the RotaryClub of Bombay is given to Naresh Kumar Jain. And at right, Ashok Minawala, Chairman of the Fund-RaisingCommittee, receives the Late Chandanben Arvindkumar Kilachand Memorial Trophy for the Best Committeeunder International ServiceThe PDG Late Santosh Agarwalla Trophy for Best Woman Member of the Club is presented to Shernaz Vakil.Suresh Goklaney (centre), who is the MD of Eureka Forbes Ltd., is presented with the Award for Corporate SocialResponsibility. And at extreme right Ramesh Narayan is the popular recipient of the Rotarian of the Year AwardPresident Pradeep also presented three special awards. Rotaryann Bijal Kara (left) receives one for her sincereparticipation in the ‘Bhavishya-Yaan’ project at Colaba. Another Special Award goes to Alok Sekhsaria for hisoutstanding contribution to make the ‘Bhavishya-Yaan’ project another outstanding programme of the Club.At right, Pradeep presents PP Sandip Agarwalla with the shield received from the Mumbai Police in recognitionof ‘his invaluable contribution in organising a special course on hostage and crisis negotiation’ incollaboration with Scotland YardJuly 5 to July 11, 2011 THE GATEWAY, The Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Bombay Page 9

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Standard Club Constitutionand Bylaws adoptedMembers present at the last meetingof the Rotary year 2010-11, which was held on June 28, unanimouslyadopted the two mandatoryresolutions for the adoption of theStandard Rotary Club Constitutionand Bylaws.The two resolutions had been circulatedin advance to members andPresident Pradeep Saxena movedthem at the meeting for formal adoption.Both resolutions, the first foradoption of the Standard Rotary ClubConstitution and the second for adoptionof the Standard Rotary Club Bylaws,were carried unanimously.Birthday donationsPresident Pradeep Saxena announcedat the last meeting thereceipt of birthday donations fromtwo members. While Ajit Lalvani hadcontributed Rs. 5,001, Shahzad Qadirhad given a sum of Rs. 2,001. Hethanked both members for their generosity.Earlier, at the meeting of June 21,President-Elect Paul George announcedthat a birthday donation ofRs. 10,000 had been received fromPP Vithal Palekar. Similarly, he said,Sunil Vaswani had also made a birthdaydonation of Rs. 5,000.The elegant Zia Mody will open the inningsThe well-known legal luminary,the elegant Ms Zia Mody, whois a Senior Partner of the law firm ofAZB & Partners with offices inBombay, Delhi and Bangalore, willaddress the Rotary Club of Bombayat its regular meeting on July 12.She will open the innings for PresidentPaul George and for ProgrammeChair Dolly Thakore and her team inthe new Rotary year by speaking on“Life in law”.Ms Mody did her law at CambridgeUniversity and then hoppedacross to the US for her LL.M. atHarvard University. Thereafter, sheworked with Baker & McKenzie inNew York from 1979 to 1983 andwas admitted as a member of the NewYork State Park by examination.Her primary practice consists ofmergers and acquisitions, private equity,securities laws, BPO-relatedwork and litigation. She has practicedin Indian courts for over 15 years asCounsel and has advised several internationaland Indian clients in significantM&A transactions.Ms Mody was selected as one ofthe 25 most powerful women in Indianbusiness by Business Today inSeptember, 2004, and as one of India’s100 most powerful CEOs by TheEconomic Times in 2005. She has alsobeen awarded the honorific “BusinessWoman of the Year-2003” by TheFinancial Express in the categoryBest Knowledge Manager.Apart from her dedication to herlegal practice, Ms Mody is a committedBaha’i by religion and servesas a member on various Baha’iorganisations and Baha’i-sponsoredNGOs in the field of education andempowerment of rural women.She is also a member of the Boardof Directors of the Hong Kong andShanghai Banking Corporation, HongKong.Without a doubt,he’s a jollygood Fellow!PP Arvind Jolly has made yetanother donation – for thefourth year in a row – of US$25,000 to The Rotary Foundation.The amount will be credited to thePaul Harris Endowment Fund.With this, Arvind’s contributionto The Rotary Foundation over theyears has reached the magical figureof $100,000.President Pradeep Saxena announcedthe donation at the lastmeeting of the previous Rotaryyear, held on June 28, 2011, andasked Arjun Jolly, who was present,to convey the Club’s thanks to hisfather Arvind.Well done, Arvind! Keep up thegood work.President Pradeep gives away Club Awards for 2010-11(Continued from Page 9)The Late Dawoodkhan S.Tyebjee Trophy for the Best SeniorCitizen of the Rotary Club ofBombay (donated by Taher Tyebjee)was given to Naresh Kumar Jain.Ashok Minawala, Chairman ofthe Fund-Raising Committee, receivedthe Late ChandanbenArvindkumar Kilachand MemorialTrophy for the Best Committeeunder International Service(donated by the Late ArvindkumarKilachand).sented three special awards. The firstSpecial Award was for PP ArunSanghi for his continuous supportto the Club newsletter, The Gateway,through advertisements. Unfortunately,Arun could not attend themeeting on account of a health problem.But Rotaryann Bijal Kara waspresent to receive the second SpecialAward for her outstanding participationin the Bhavishya-Yaan project atthe Colaba Municipal School.And the third Special Award wentto Alok Sekhsaria for his outstandingcontribution and efforts to makethe Bhavishya-Yaan project the secondKohinoor project of the RotaryClub of Bombay.But one shield remained. This wasthe one received from the MumbaiPolice in recognition of “his invaluableThe PDG Late Santoshcontribution in organising a spe-Agarwalla Trophy for Best WomanMember of the Club (instituted byPP Sandip Agarwalla) was presentedto Shernaz Vakil.Suresh Goklaney, who is theMD of Eureka Forbes Ltd., was presentedwith the Award for CorporateSocial Responsibility (donatedby PP Harry Singh Arora in memoryof his mother, the late RajkarniArora).Finally, Ramesh Narayan wasthe popular recipient of the Rotarianof the Year Award (donated by ZiniaLawyer in memory of her motherMehroo Irani).Apart from the above annualawards, President Pradeep also pre-Honouring him for a job well done. Naresh Kumar Jain presents hiscompliments and congratulates President Pradeep Saxena in his ownunique style – by wrapping a shawl around his shoulders at the conclusionof the last meetingcial course on hostage and crisis negotiation”in collaboration with ScotlandYard and was presented to PPSandip Agarwalla.As President Pradeep completedthe awards distribution, NareshKumar Jain stepped forward to complimenthim in his own unique style– by wrapping a shawl around hisshoulders.Pradeep once again thanked all theOffice-Bearers for their guidance allthrough the year. He also acknowledgedthe role of the Rotary Secretariatand the work done by eachmember of the office staff.President-Elect Paul George proposedthe vote of thanks.July 5 to July 11, 2011 THE GATEWAY, The Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Bombay Page 11

Regd. No. MH/MR/South-109/2009-11; R.N.I. No. 14015/60Posted at Mumbai Patrika Channel Sorting Office, Mumbai 400 001, on every Saturday-MondayIt’s only in India that the values of Rotary areembedded in every citizen, says DG Vijay JalanAs he takes over the mantle of Governorof District 3140, Vijay Jalanmakes an unusual assertion. He statesthat it is only in India that the valuesof Rotary are embedded in every citizen.From childhood onwards, theFour-Way Test is a part of an Indian’svalue system.“We are truly a nation of Rotariansbecause we accept everyone with open“The future of Rotary will be safein our hands if we have the courage tostand up against all the wrongs aroundus and if we are strong enough to stopcorruption and support what is ethicaland fair,” the District Governoradds.But then Vijay is a man with anabiding belief in honest entrepreneurship.Welcome to the Rotary Club of Bombay, District Governor Vijay Jalan andFirst Lady KiranHe ventured out on his own earlyin life and started his export businesswhich he nurtured with dynamic zealand soon transformed it into Intercargo,one of Bombay’s respected logisticmanagement organisations whichhandles freight forwarding, shipping,transport and warehousing.A leader by example, his rise to thetop became visible when he was electedgeneral secretary of his college students’union and represented his collegein the University’s Students Council.After serving as youngest Presidentof the Bombay ManagementAssociation, he became Western Rearms.It is only in India that diversecultures co-exist in harmony.“As responsible Indians andRotarians, we should take up themantle of being the catalyst in bringingabout the change that we want tosee in society.ForthcomingmeetingsJuly 5, 2011The first meeting of the Rotaryyear 2011-2012. Paul George willchair the meeting as President.Rotary International PresidentKalyan Banerjee will be the chiefguest and District Governor VijayJalan will be the guest of honour.Fellowship will begin at 12 noonand the meeting called to orderat 12.55 pm.July 12, 2011The eminent lawyer, Ms ZiaMody, to address the Club.July 19, 2011Mr. Suhel Seth to speak on “Thehypocrisy of industry”.July 26, 2011The “Citizen of Bombay” awardfor 2010-2011 to be presented byIPP Pradeep Saxena to Mr. Gersonda Cunha. (The presentation wasdelayed for lack of dates suitableto Mr. da Cunha.)gional Chairman of the All India ManagementAssociation.Joining Rotary in 1984/85, heserved as President of the Rotary Clubof Bombay North in 1994/95. Andfor its performance during his term,the Club was recognised with the DistinguishedClub and Outstanding ServiceAwards.Moving on, Vijay served District3140 in various capacities. He is stillremembered for convening the Multi-District Rotaract Conference in 1989and has been associated with one Inter-CityForum after another over theyears, whether as Convener, ForumLeader or Faculty.He has served as Governor’s SpecialAide, District Secretary, AvenueChair and Assistant Governor (on twooccasions).A major donor to The Rotary Foundation,Vijay has received the ExemplaryServices Award, The RotaryFoundation Services Award (on twooccasions) and the Distinguished ServiceAward (in 2000). He is also amember of the Paul Harris Society andall three members of his family, wifeKiran, daughter Vrinda and sonSiddharth, are all Paul Harris Fellows.Past president of the Indo-BelgiumLuxembourg Chamber of Commerceand Industry, Vijay is also foundertrustee of a school for Adivasis in arural area and a major donor to an oldagehome in Nerul.Vijay’s spouse Kiran has an M.A.in Philosophy and is a past presidentand trustee of the NGO Archana TrustSuburban.The First Couple’s daughter, Vrinda,an MBA from New York University,is working with a pharmaceuticalmultinational; their son, Siddharth, anIT engineer, is with an advertisingMNC.Happy BirthdayHoshang BillimoriaJuly 7Jetu LalvaniJuly 9Suresh LullaJuly 7Spouses/RotaryannsLeela ChandaliaJuly 6Mr. Prakash MakhijaJuly 8Dr. Neelam GoyelJuly 9Perveen MajaiJuly 10Kavita DalalJuly 11At the last meeting(Held on June 28, 2011)PRESIDENT Pradeep Saxenacalled the meeting to order andwelcomed the members, the VisitingRotarians, Rotaryanns, guestsand others.BIRTHDAYSMembers and spouses celebratingtheir birthday during the weekwere felicitated.ATTENDANCEMembers 123Visiting Rotarians 1Spouses/Rotaryanns 17Total 141Svc. box collection Rs. 6,200ServiceAboveSelfEditorial Consultant: Anmol Purohit,Sajjan Sons, 203/204 Triveni, MithChowki, Marve Road, Malad (West),Mumbai 400 064. Cell: 09322227026;Home: 022-28880712.E-Mail: anmolsp@gmail.comRegd. No. MH/MR/South-109/2009-11, 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. Editor Arjun BulchandaniJuly 5 to July 11, 2011 THE GATEWAY, The Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Bombay Page 12