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80 years in service of Humanity MADHURAVANI to community 2020 - 21 ªÀÄzsÀÄgÀªÁt Club No. : 015638 Dist : 3170 Estd : 1940 Charter No. : 5282

Editor : Rtn. Dr. S. G. Purohit

AUGUST - 2020 Celebrating 80 Years

Rtn. Holger Knaack Rtn. Sangram Patil R. I. President Dist. Governor

Rtn. A. C. Tahashildar Rtn. Dr. M. L. Kulkarni President Secretary

Club Address : Near K.C. Park Post Office, Dharwad - 580 008 (Karnataka-India) ROTARY CLUB DHARWAD Rotary MADHURAVANI - 2020 -21

Rtn. Dr.(Smt) S.G. Purohit. Editor Madhuravani

Dear Rotarians,

Every great challenge is an opportunity. Rotary is not just a club, it is an invitation to endless opportunities. The world is changing rapidly. The Covid­19 crisis has forced all of us to adapt new technologies. We need to change dramatically to face the challenges of this new age. On the Corona pandemic front, India as well as the rest of the world , it is not only people's health and well being is hit severely, but also grim prospects of economies across the world due to lockdowns. Millions of under privileged Indians have been hit hard by Covid­19. Both the Rotary India leadership as well as individual clubs have led from the front in helping both the Central and state governments and provided help to the worst affected. Rotary's empathy, generosity and simple kindness are powerful tools in the recovery from this pandemic. It is the time that individual Rotarian has to act as leader and attract others to the Rotary. Every Rotarian is a leader who creates leaders. For this magic formula of Rotary is that a leader should have a vision, the vigour to act and the heart to care. Rotarians have to act as 'Trail Blazers' with service above self as Rotary opens opportunities. In these critical times it is important to be innovative and find opportunities. Let us explore increasing the membership by forming more flexible clubs and inducting more women members into Rotary. Encourage couple membership for active participation of ladies in the club activities. Women should play an integral role by giving them leadership opportunities. There is need of energy, commitment and leadership of young people. Increase the membership numbers through diversity. We have to empower young professionals and more women to take greater roles and responsibilities in Rotary. Have a nice Reading. ROTARY CLUB DHARWAD Rotary MADHURAVANI - 2020 -21

Rtn. A. C. Tahashildar Rtn. Dr. M. L. Kulkarni President Secretary

At the outset, I want to thank my fellow Greengs Dear Rotarians, Rotarians for making the July month a successful month. First physical weekly meeng on 2ndjuly was well aended and all gave good suggesons how to do As the month of July silently made its way Installaon Ceremony. Your advice was to hold actual as for August for the rest of the world amid well as virtual Installaon Ceremony was very much unprecedented apprehensions, the situaon successful. was not same with the Rotary Club of Dharwad, The Installaon Ceremony went off smoothly as the month raced through several preparatory with social distancing and also many fellow Rotarians witnessed by logging in to Zoom Virtual Installaon meengs and subsequent Installaon Ceremony, Ceremony. Virtual weekly Meengs, BOD Meeng, and I thank PDG Rtn. BazilD'souza the Installing many such acvies. Appropriately, I Officer who inducted me as president of the oldest club congratulate you for seng the Rotary wheel in and I was also inducted into Rotary when PDG moon by beginning the Rotary year through BazilD'souza was Governor. During, Installaon we successfully compleng the first month without inducted two new members. We did charity also by giving wheel chair (donated by Late Rtn. Vasant. Amminbhavi) to leng ongoing crisis dampen your spirits. the needy person. Thanks to Shri. Sanjay Amminbhavi for I am overwhelmed by the resilience donang wheel chair. shown by each one of you by partaking in The other three meengs were conducted on Installaon Ceremony which was a stupendous Zoom plaorm. The speakers were from different parts of success. Primarily, the Event Chairman Past Karnataka addressed the meengs. All three Zoom meengs were well aended. The aendance shows the President Rtn. D. B. Masur, President Rtn. A. C. Rotarians are adjusng today to new order of the day. Tahashildar, the Board Members, PDGs and all I thank PP Rtn. D. B. Masur, monthly counselor the Rotarians who aended the event actually or for guiding & boosng our confidence in conducng the virtually are responsible for the success. Installaon Ceremony. I also thank him for arranging good Thereaer, I did not see any dip in the speakers to Zoom meeng. We also conducted tree plantaon project at Shrus College, Dharwad on 26th July, enthusiasm, it only kept surging through well 2020. aended Virtual Weekly Meengs, BOD Next month being MEMBERSHIP & NEW CLUB Meeng, and many such events in spite of crical DEVELOPMENT, we have monthly counselor PP Rtn. situaon we are forced to comprehend with. Yashkaran Singh Lauly. I welcome and express my Having said that, unfortunately there is gratude for accepng our invitaon to be a monthly counselor for August month. neither any respite from the growing uncertainty Next month i.e., August month is MEMBERSHIP nor we are able to see it anyme soon. Therefore, & NEW CLUB DEVELOPMENT month, I request all I feel It is inevitable for us deal with these Rotarians to try to bring as many as young, good Rotarians challenging mes for some more me to come in to the club so that our club becomes more vibrant. and hope we will advance with the same zeal and Young Rotarians will have new ideas & enthusiasm. convicon as we did in the month gone by. I seek your co­operaon & guidance, advice in the coming month & making our meengs & projects more meaningful. Once again I thank all the Rotarians for Hoping for the early return of OLD NORMALCY. making Installaon Ceremony a grand success. Thank You, Yours in Rotary ROTARY CLUB DHARWAD Rotary MADHURAVANI - 2020 -21

Biodata of Late Rtn. Er. P.P. Vasant R. Aminbhavi

Vasant R. Aminbhavi was an eminent Civil Engineer, good Orator, Educaonist and a sincere hard working Rotarian. He was known for his punctuality. His speeches never bored the audience. He spent more me, energy and money voluntarily for Rotary in general and

Rotary club and school in parcular. He was born on 26­2­1940. Had his B.E (civil) in 1961 from Pune. He was a member of ­ 1. Instute of Engineers 2. Instute of Valuers 3. Associaon of Consulng Engineers 4. Rotary Club Dharwad (Main) 5. Management Commiee of Rotary School, Dharwad He spoke 5 languages namely – Kannada, English, Hindi, Marathi and Gujarathi. He was the promoter Director of Aminbhavi & Hegde Consulng Engineers' PVT LTD at Dharwad. He was a member of Expert Civil Engineers. He visited various places from different states like Haryana, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh etc. His recommendaons were accepted and implemented in the respecve states. He entered into Rotary during 1991­92 and was the President of the Rotary Club Dharwad during 1999­2000. He brought up many projects and glorified the club. He was eager to present wheel chairs to the physically handicapped children and give much assistance to educate economically backward children voluntarily. He handled many porolios in the Rotary club. Aended maximum number of District conferences. He was a major Donor towards TRF. He used to invite foreign students to the club and made them to share their experiences in India. He was keen to movate Interacters, Rotractors and Rotarians. He was survived by 2 daughters and a son. Daughter Sujata is a graduate (B.Sc) and is eminent Yoga teacher. Daughter Seema (MBA) has been working for Bharat Natyam and training many students. Son Sanjay is a very eminent Civil Engineer like his father and has a special recognion in the field of Civil Engineering. He is involved in delivering Technical lectures and many projects. Rtn. Er. P.P Mr. Vasant Aminbhavi breath his last on 09­06­2020 due to the old age health problems. Let us all pray God to rest his soul in peace. ROTARY CLUB DHARWAD Rotary MADHURAVANI - 2020 -21

Biodata of Late Rtn. P.P. Krishna A. Siddhanti

Shri K.A. Siddhan (Krishnamurthy Annagi Siddhan) was born on 14­04­1940 at Annigeri. He was a very popular figure in the field of Educaon, Rotary, Law and Vedic literature. His qualificaons were M.A. (Economics), M.A.(History), B.Ed, LLB. This speaks about his keen desire for knowledge. He worked as a Research Assistant in Economic Research Instute, Vidyagiri, Dharwad. He was past student of K.E.Board Hr. Sec. School, Dharwad and he joined K.E.Boards Hr. Sec. School as a teacher in 1964 and was principal of KEB's C.P.U College for 10 years. He was the recipient of “Best Teacher Award” by the Govt. Of Karnataka in 1994. He served in the field of Educaon for 34 years (i.e 1964 to 1998). He was a well known Resource person for English, Social Studies and Economics for PUC purposes. He gave many programmes in AIR Dharwad such as Educaonal programmes, “Daari Deepa” vedic lectures etc. Being a staunch devotee of 'Ganapa', he edited “Modak” a monthly magazine devoted for the literature about Ganapa and other vedic maers. He was a very good Orator in English and Kannada. He was Honorary president of Tatvanveshan Mandir and gave many discourses for the public. He joined Rotary club Dharwad (main) in 1986­87. He was the president of Rotary Club Dharwad in the year 2001­02. During his presidentship he arranged and conducted many projects even in the villages, Health check­up, Distribuon of wheel chairs and also giving financial assistance to the weaker secons of the society etc., were some of his projects. He aended most of the District Conferences and guided the Rotarians. He was fond of Interact clubs and toned up their funconing in the Rotary club and K.E.Boards Hr. Sec. School, Dharwad. He was Rotarian from 1986 to 2019., i.e 33 years. He was survived by 3 kids (2 boys and 1 girl). Eldest son Vinayak (M.E) is a D.G.M in Bosch Company, Bangalore. Second son Vijay is Diploma (Instumentaon), MBA and is serving in Airtec as a Manager, Daughter Ketaki is a housewife. Shri K.A. Siddhan breathed his last on 21.10.2019 due to old age health problems. Let us pray God to rest his soul in peace. ­­­­­­Rtn. R. A. Siddhan ROTARY CLUB DHARWAD Rotary MADHURAVANI - 2020 -21

The Rotary I miss – Down the Memory Lane

Back in Late 90's & early 2000's, when I was a school going kid, the Rotary I witnessed had a charm of its own. As kids, we never knew about the wonderful yeoman service Rotary is involved in, all we cared about was the fun­filled get­ togethers that our club RC Dharwad regularly organized for us.

Meeng all your friends every month, all uncles & aunes pampering us gave us a strong feeling that we actually belonged here. We regularly had pot­luck dinners, picnics, cultural events & compeons, games, movie nights (I remember watching Lagaan, Chota Chetan 3D at Sangam Talkies where the enre Balcony was booked for families of Rotary club of Dharwad as a fund raising event). Our Birthdays were celebrated in the monthly dinner meengs. And there never was a dearth for sumptuous food. Annet's Corner in the Madhurvani was all about our achievements, stories shared by us etc. (Special Thank you to our enthusiasc President uncle for bringing back Madhurvani)

Also had an opportunity to help dad during his Governorship. Used to spend my enre vacaons at the Rotary Office. It opened up plethora of opportunies for me to meet Rotarians of all professions, cies, states & other walks of life. The craze connued when I joined the Interact Club in my school at St. Joseph's & served as a President bagging so many awards & recognions for my school. Something, which was a first and never­seen­before event in our school. Well, not intending to boast but saying this so that all my fellow annets reading this should go right now & join the Interact movement in their respecve schools. You can thank me later ;)

We literally knew every single Rotarian uncle, aunes, their kids and not sparing even their pets. Such was the camaraderie, friendship & a sense of togetherness amongst all of us. Trust me when I say I'm sll in touch with so many of them. We relish those moments every now & then. For all the Annets reading this, Rotary is an amazing place to be. I would love to see the families get more involved and I'm sure this year will mark the start of a new era! Long live Rotary! Amol R. Deshpande ROTARY CLUB DHARWAD Rotary MADHURAVANI - 2020 -21

TREE PLANTATION AT SRISHTHI COLLEGE, DHARWAD

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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Rotary support in eradicang Polio from the world has been exemplary. With

only two countries in the world sll with polio cases, we have polio­free world. Even

in India, we are working totally hand in hand with the government to eradicate Polio

from India. I have enjoyed receiving their support when I dreamt about it in 1993. I

compliment them and thank them for their contribuon to the pulse polio

programme brought in 1994.

Even during these mes of Covid­19, Rotary has risen to the occasion and not

only contributed Rs.105 crore to P.M.Care fund, but also have done grass­root level

work to the value of Rs. 95 crore taking to the total to 200 crore. Rotary has

distributed more than 1 crore masks, few lakhs litres of sanizers, thousands of PPEs

is visible. Rotary is helping migrang labourers by providing them food, footwear and

healthcare facilies, wherever they were needed. Rotary has done yeoman service in

helping heart surgeries for more than 20,000 children across India over the years. Eye

care, Cancer care centres etc too is commendable. I am aware of Rotary's future plans

under the leadership of incoming RI president from India, Shekhar Mehta. I have

been told that his plans include seng up of many hospitals, blood banks, dialysis

centres, work on prevenve health care, mega health care etc.

I compliment Rotary for their health care iniave and wish them the very best

as they connue to serve mankind with utmost dedicaon and sincerity.

­­­­­ Harsha Vardhan ROTARY CLUB DHARWAD Rotary MADHURAVANI - 2020 -21

Preparatory Meeting for Installation Ceremony Weekly Meeting No. 01 Date : 02-07-2020

The Panic of Pandemics Some Reflections Weekly Meeting Date : 16-07-2020 by Ms. Pooja Haliyal Asst. Prof. Dept. of studies & No. 03 Research in English Ranichannamma University Belgavi ROTARY CLUB DHARWAD Rotary MADHURAVANI - 2020 -21

Talk on ‘‘My Experience as a Rotarian’’ Weekly Meeting No. 04 Date : 23-07-2020 By Mr. Tallom R. Dwarakanath Past President of Rotary Club Bangalore South RID 3190

Talk on “Sharing Leadership Moments as a Rotarian at Sri Lanka Weekly Meeting No. 05 Date : 30-07-2020 by Mr. M. Jaggannath, Regional Manager, KarnatakaLIC of India, Bangalore ROTARY CLUB DHARWAD Rotary MADHURAVANI - 2020 -21

BEST ROTARIANS & BEST PAST PRESIDENTS

YEAR PRESIDENT BEST ROTARIAN BEST PAST PRESIDENT

2009­10 Rtn. Dr. Shivappa Rtn. S. G. Betageri ­­­

2010­11 Rtn. L. J. Pal Rtn. Narayan. Koparde ­­­

2011­12 Rtn. Yashkaran Singh Lauly Rtn. Dr. M. A. Mummiga ­­­

2012­13 Rtn. Dr. Y. P. Kallangoudar Rtn. S. S. Dodwad ­­­

2013­14 Rtn. P. B. Laxmeshwar Rtn. Dr. Suneet. Purohit Rtn. Dilawar. Desai

2014­15 Rtn. N. K. Padasalgi Rtn. R. A. Siddhan Rtn. V. R. Amminbhavi

2015­16 Rtn. Ramesh. Herlekar Rtn.Dr. M. L. Kulkarni Rtn. K. A. Siddhan

2016­17 Rtn. Dr. M. A. Mummiga Rtn. A. C. Tahashildar Rtn. Ramesh Herlekar

2017­18 Rtn. R. S. Aladaka Rtn. S. S. Dodmani Rtn.Dr. Y. P. Kallangoudar

2018­19 Rtn. B. S. Khanadali Rtn. Yashkaran Singh Lauly Rtn. Dr. S. F. Kumbar

2019­20 Rtn. P. N. Mokashi Rtn. Ashok. Nagasamudra Rtn. Yashkaran Singh Lauly

Congratulations DG Sangram Vishnu Patil R. I. District 3170 R N T Executive Committee Member (2020 - 21) ROTARY CLUB DHARWAD Rotary MADHURAVANI - 2020 -21

Birthday’s September Month Marriage Anniversary September Month - Nil -

JENNIFER JONES

Rtn. Dr. M. A. Mummiga Rtn. A. C. Tahashildar

2Sep Annet Mahendra S/O Rtn Madhu Hongal

5Sep Annet. Deep. D/o Rtn. Shankar Sadhani

7Sep Annet. Navin S/o Rtn. Chandrashekhar H.S

7Sep Annet. Tanushri The 2020-21 Nominating Committee for D/o. Rtn. Arvind Deshmukh President of Rotary International, having 8Sep Aneet. Neeha D/o Rtn. A.C. Tahshildar. functioned in accordance with the bylaws of Rotary International, has indicated that it 9Sep Annet Kasturi D/o. V. D. Tahashildar unanimously nominated 11Sep Rtn. Dr. Maktumhussain A. Mummiga

12Sep Ann. Suvarna W/o Rtn. Ashwinkumar Ghargi JENNIFER JONES of the Rotary Club of 13Sep Ann Jayshree W/o. D Doddamani WINDSOR-ROSELAND, ONTARIA, 18Sep Rtn. A. C. Tahashildar CANANDA 18Sep Annet Srinivas S/o. N T Miskin

23Sep Ann Nirmala W/o. Rtn. R. M. Shet for the office of President of Rotary International for the year 2022-23 24Sep Annet. Shrijay S/o. Rtn. Arvind Deshmukh

28Sep Annet. Guruprashant S/O Rtn A.Kotregowda All are requested to 30Sep Ann. Aruna W/o. Rtn. M. K. Janthli pay their Rotary dues of Rs. 10,000/- for the new year 2020-21 Rtn. L. A. Naik, Treasurer

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