President - Rotary Club of Bombay

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