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Photo: Kiran Zehra. 60 DECEMBER 2020 ROTARY NEWS 3 K_Inside _December 2020.indd 3 27-Nov-20 12:07:44 PM LETTERS Community farming shows the way ctivist Mayank Gandhi has touched a have stressed the importance of TRF, Amagic lamp by introducing commu- our shining jewel. It’s good that measles nity farming in Maharashtra. This region, and rubella will be eradicated by 2023. once known for farmer suicides, has RC Bombay Rotarians’effrot, despite become a prosperous area. PDG Rahul monsoon floods, are laudable.Delighted Timbadia has proved that Rotary, with to read A Rotarian doctor recalls his its extraordinary network of people with brush with coronavirus and the article focus and skills, can create big change. on RC Quilon turning 70. Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus Club Matters was more apt than Club spelt out reasons for the world heading Hop. The earlier photos were clearer and towards disaster — Global warming, con- of viewable size, which is important to centration of wealth and growing, mas- clubs. The content is meaningful; I appre- sive unemployment. An eye-opener. ciate the good work of the editorial team. K M K Murthy, RC Secunderabad — D 3150 Philip Mulappone M T, RC Trivandrum Suburban — D 3211 he cover story on community farming was T motivating, informative and imparted knowledge. If he November issue has impressive content. The farmers in Marathwada can achieve acche din through Tstory on community farming is interesting and the passionate efforts of Mayank Gandhi, then there is in tune with Gandhiji’s vision. The planting of fruit hope for India to realise the same. PDG Timbadia’s trees will promote the economy and conserve ecolo- acts are inspiring and worth emulating. Your write-up gy. My compliments to the Editorial team for giving deserves wide circulation for motivating Indians. such useful articles. The gifting of a laptop to a de- Rajeev Chhabra, RC Nagpur — D 3030 serving girl, the article on our melody icon SPB, with striking photographs, are interesting. Yet another ommunity farming can add so much in the growth landmark in the history of Rotary is the nomination Cof our nation. Glad to hear from the RI president of Jennifer Jones as the first ever woman RI presi- that the RI board is forming a task force to assist clubs dent.With its sparkling inputs, this issue is a befitting to attract new members, the need of the hour. Diwali gift. Editor’s note covers many important aspects PDG Tarachand Dugar which require Rotary’s intervention. RI directors RC Madras East — D 3232 Great Indo-Pak initiative must come together to amicably settle he points made by Yunus were am very pleased with the Indo-Pak all outstanding issues to establish peace Tthought-provoking. The recog- I projects by Rtn Ravishankar Dakoju. and goodwill. nition of Rtn Tunji Funsho by Time Let these projects be the first steps to Ramakrishna K, RC Puttur — D 3181 magazine and S R Madhu’s article on resolve misunderstandings and the fes- Kishore Kumar were great. Though tering border dispute between the neigh- Great articles on Yunus, Kishore sang his own songs whenever bours. I request all the PDGs named in our music legends he acted, for some songs when the the article and Dakoju to adopt some he October cover story on Yunus music director felt that Mohammed Rafi more fellowship programmes and get Twas an eye-opener. So many fac- could sing them better, Kishore readily more PDGs from India and Pakistan ets of his personality have been brought agreed. Once when a song to be sung by to join. Rotary, as a friend of both the out. His faith in Rotary’s ability to bring Rafi required yodelling, he requested countries, should persuade and suggest change in the world was heartening. the music director to get it done by means to promote peace and our pro- Rotary News has done yeoman service Kishore, the master of yodelling. But jects and programmes must become a by bringing us this article. when the music director insisted on people`s movement in both countries. Group Capt V G Deodhar Rafi singing it, he went to Kishore, got We the people of India and Pakistan RC Nasik — D 3030 valuable tips on yodelling and then sang 4 ROTARY NEWS DECEMBER 2020 Letters to the Editor - Dec 2020.indd 4 11/28/2020 1:36:55 PM LETTERS the song, which was filmed on Feroze father, the late Rtn Jayant Shah, had Vatika at the Jagsundri temple. We Khan. That was the camaraderie singers travelled specially to meet Yunus. This planted around 300 saplings dedicated shared in the past. was before he got the Nobel Prize. He to our Rotary leaders. We also planted Santosh Tiwari, RC Jalna had gone to understand about micro- saplings in the name of Kiran Zehra and Rainbow — D 3132 finance and the Grameen Bank, and Editor Rasheeda Bhagat. On behalf of was very impressed by Yunus’s work. all Rotarians from our club, I thank you he article on SPB’s journey was After returning, he started microfinance for the article. Tinteresting. He has carved a niche through the Disha Trust in association Sunil Kumar Dogra, president in the hearts of Tamils with thousands with RC Poona North and Janki Devi RC Kangra — D 3070 of songs, entertaining lakhs of people. Bajaj Trust. It catered mainly to the Of course, one of the high points of his remote villages near Pune. he September and October issues career is Sankarabharanam in which he Yogesh Shah, RC Poona Tare just fabulous with both the cover has sung under K V Mahadevan’s music Central — D 3131 stories epitomising the distinct character composition. of Rotary. Dr S Subramanian uhammad Yunus has nicely I have listened to Nobel laure- RC Puliangudi — RID 3212 Mexplained the concept of social ate Muhammad Yunus in the webinar entrepreneurs, touching on a host of programme and his presentation was hanks to Rotary News for bringing developmental issues. His visionary impressive and realistic. Covid has Tout the concept of micro entrepre- thoughts and plans will make the right opened new opportunities on the virtual neurs as envisioned by Yunus. His com- impact in the world. Thanks for the platform where we can listen to distin- ment on not going back to pre-corona excellent write-up. guished persons. I also admire the lines days is thought-provoking. His concern Dr Pon Muthaiyan spoken by RIPE Shekhar Meta, “soft on Covid vaccine distribution needs to be RC Aduthurai — D 2982 spoken, mild mannered, humble…” on addressed by policy-makers. Rotary can the late PRID Yash Pal Das. take a role in vaccine distribution among great story on the newly-formed Soumitra Chakraborty weaker sections. A Rotaract club in Arunachal RC Calcutta Innovation — D 3291 Vinod Kumar A K Pradesh. It was with absolute delight that RC Nileshwar — D 3202 I read the news of the charter of RAC Kudos to PDG Sylvia Whitlock Namsai. This will help bring parity for he article When the mouse roared eading the cover story on Prof Yunus the youth of the region with the rest of Tin the September issue is an eye- Rthrough your article was great. India in the coming years. More power opener. PDG Sylvia Whitlock, who I could not retain much on the webi- to President Khusbu Sharma and DRR fought the legal battle for the right of nar and was looking for details, which Tushar Jalan. women to join Rotary, in spite of stiff I got in our magazine, and which have Gopinath N Pandalai, RC Bangalore opposition by the then leaders, and created a deep impression of his ideas in Indiranagar — D 3190 went on to become the first woman my mind.