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September 2020 @NewsRotary /RotaryNewsIndia 420 ` ͮŶŶƵĂů^ƵďƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶ Vol.64, Issue 3 Vol.64, P_Wrapper_Front_Front_Inside_September 2020.indd 1 28-Aug-20 6:38:02 PM Another Milestone Our hard work has paid off. Through the work of Rotarians and our partners, the WHO African region has been certified free of wild poliovirus. This means that no child in any of the region’s 47 countries will ever again have to suffer from the wild poliovirus. While we celebrate this great achievement, we look to the next goal: to eradicate the wild poliovirus in the two countries where the disease has never been stopped, Afghanistan and Pakistan. “To all of our Rotary members: Thank you for your continued support and dedication, which has made possible the certification of the WHO African region as free of the wild poliovirus. We know this hasn’t been easy, and there is still work to be done, but you have helped achieve something remarkable.” Holger Knaack Rotary International President Help us meet the next challenge by donating at endpolio.org/donate P_Wrapper_Front_Front_Inside_September 2020.indd 2 28-Aug-20 6:37:59 PM Inside 10 Reaching eggs to the nutritionally deficient Hari Kishan Valmiki of RC Secunderabad has been instrumental in distributing 500,000 eggs to needy children. 16 Sushil Gupta conferred Rotary Award of Honor 10 RI recognises PRID Sushil Gupta with its highest award for his long and successful service to Rotary. 18 When the mouse roared 1%(4ZMWJB8IJUMPDL UIFÜSTUXPNBOUPIFBE a Rotary club, goes down memory lane on women’s membership in Rotary. 28 Indian Rotarians travel to Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara Rotarians from Amritsar meet Pakistani Rotarians at the gurdwara in Lahore, Pakistan. 32 RC Nagpur Fort gives hope 16 18 to disabled children The club facilitates corrective surgery and rehabilitation of disabled children through its Project Saksham. 38 When an eye hospital rejuvenated a Rotary club An account of how the Hooghly Eye Hospital saved RC Hooghly from being de-chartered. 46 Rotary opens a 300-bed Covid care centre in Bengaluru RID 3190 has set up the Rotary Advika Nayonika Covid Care Centre at Peenya to 38 52 treat patients with mild Covid symptoms. 52 The empress of melodies Beginning this issue, we bring to you a series of articles on India’s greatest singers. Who else but -BUB.BOHFTILBSUPLJDLPġUIJTTFSJFT On the cover: $IJMESFOCFOFÜUGSPNUIF egg-donation drive initiated by a Rotarian. Picture: Pervez Bhagat 28 SEPTEMBER 2020 ROTARY NEWS 3 K_Inside_September 2020.indd 3 28-Aug-20 4:55:38 PM LETTERS the write-up on Egypt with great Left Rotary, but wants magazine! pictures are all very good. The MoU am Dr Veerraju Veera, a retired scientist with the HRD Ministry to make I from ISRO, now residing in Kakinada, India literate and Africa’s river Andhra Pradesh. I am a past Rotarian from restoration project under the focus RC Kakinada Central, RID 3020, and was in area of environment are milestone Rotary for 15 years. In June 2020, I left the programmes for Rotary in 2020–21, club on personal grounds. As a Rotarian, I and will redefine our future. got Rotary News regularly. Soumitra Chakraborty I am deeply interested in going through the RC Calcutta Innovation — D 3291 magazine. In recent years, it has undergone so many improvements, attaining international Print vs e-version standards by good coverage of Rotary events such as RI conventions. saw a boxed letter of K Ravindra- conferences, along with beautiful and high quality visuals of Rotary I kumar, RC Karur, batting for the leaders. The articles are duly balanced by the Editor’s views on advantages of a print version, as it different topics. All these have taken the magazine to new heights. provides reading pleasure, with an Considering the above, I have developed a fascination for Rotary assurance by the Editor that print ver- News, and wish to continue reading the magazine even though now sion is continuing. But we shall show I am only a past Rotarian. I would like to continue to subscribe to a better way to the world. the magazine. Please let me know how I can remit the subscription While it is a pleasure to hold a due as an individual subscriber, so that I may continue to enjoy the print version in hand, we have to think magazine uninterrupted. of the damage to the environment as Dr Veerraju Veera, retired ISRO scientist, Kakinada it entails felling so many trees to pro- duce newsprint. Also, waterbodies We at Rotary News are delighted to note you’d like to continue are polluted when printed ink is dis- reading the magazine even after leaving Rotary.We’ve got your solved into them. We have to ponder subscription dues and will continue sending the magazine to you. on all these issues, and remember that Editor the earth’s natural resources need to be replenished. Raising the bar I liked the most is, Work from home, Gopalakrishnan H have gone through all the seven an old norm by TCA Srinivasa RC Hosur — D 2982 I issues of Rotary News from January Raghavan in the LBW column. this year which I had not been receiv- Guru Dutt NK received the July issue on the day ing for a few months as my name had RC Dombivli East — D 3142 I GoI announced a new education gone missing from your subscribers’ policy. I wasn’t surprised to read the list. Thanks for sending the copies. t is a matter of immense satis- comment in Egypt… an awe-inspiring I was simply startled to see them! You Ifaction that we get Rotary News civilisation by Usha Kumar that she have raised the bar tremendously and on time despite the lockdown. The had learnt the ‘lacklustre’ history of converted Rotary News into a proper, new RI President Holger Knaack India while in high school. But when highly readable, national magazine. has rightly focused on opening up I read the famous book The wonder As an experienced magazine publisher opportunities. All the articles with that was India by A L Basham, an and journalist, I should know! Well- accompanying pictures are wonder- Australian author, I felt elated, though done and keep up the good work. ful as usual. history was not my subject. Atul Dev The article Withstanding adver- The author cannot be blamed for RC Indraprastha-Okhla — D 3011 sity by Sheela Nambiar (July) is her comments on Indian history. It is very helpful for balancing our the result of an ‘English’ education he July issue is very interesting. health, work and life. The coverage system imposed by the British and TOf all the articles, the one which on Covid relief camps and webinars, followed by our rulers till date which 4 ROTARY NEWS SEPTEMBER 2020 Letters to the Editor - September 2020.indd 4 8/27/2020 4:40:00 PM LETTERS prevents us from appreciating our We can join hands to make major great history. We have to take pride in contributions to the Foundation this India’s great culture and civilisation. year. In my RI District 3212, DGND There is nothing wrong in glorifying V R Muthu and DG P N B Murugadoss Egyptian history; but it should not be have become AKS members by each at the cost of denigrating our culture. contributing $250,000 to TRF. Let us I hope this new education system will donate now instead of waiting for the change our inferior mindset. right time. Radhesh L Bhat A Easwaramoorthy RC Cochin Midtown — D 3201 RC Tirunelveli West — D 3212 t is astonishing to read that RID he cover photo of Kamalamma in I9212 in Kenya has taken up a unique Tthe June issue, with her innocent Jones is the name river restoration project described in smile, aptly shows her joy in giving to n 2005, Carolyn Jones of Rotary-UNEP implement Africa’s society even when her funds are lim- IAlaska in the US became largest river restoration project. This ited, and she can give only `500 as her the first-ever female trustee mega project for sustainable develop- contribution in preparing fresh meals of The Rotary Foundation. ment partnering with UNEP has 74 for the needy. She is a great example In 2022, Jennifer Jones of clubs across 11 counties in Ethiopia to Rotarians whoa are striving to make Ontario, Canada, will become and Kenya as joint stakeholders. the world a better place. the first ever female president DG Joe Otin, who is also a Rotary R U Raman of Rotary International. Both Ambassador to UNEP, has done tre- RC Pon Puduppatti — D 3000 these ladies have made their mendous preparatory work since historical mark in our organisa- 2018 to take up this project aiming A true Rotarian tion. It is my sincere hope that to provide fresh water, increasing the am a former president of RC when the book about Rotary’s ecosystem along the river bank and I Madurai Next Gen and nephew of Second Century of Service is enhancing the forest area, all laudable PDG A N Muthuraman, who passed written, Jennifer Jones will not objectives. This project fits in with our away recently. As a child I accompa- be forgotten as was Carolyn seventh area of focus which is environ- nied him to Rotary meetings, when I Jones when the book about ment. Our best wishes to the project visited his home in Trichy. Thanks the first one hundred years of team of RID 9212. to him, most of his children, neph- the Rotary Foundation Doing Veeranna A Huggi ews and nieces, including me, are in Good in the World was RC Shimoga — D 3182 Rotary.