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August 2021 @NewsRotary /RotaryNewsIndia 420 ` ͮŶŶƵĂů^ƵďƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶ e Issu , l.65 Vol.65, Issue 2 Vol.65, Vo Dilip Kumar (1922–2021) P_Wrapper_Front_Front_Inside_August 2021.indd 1 28-07-2021 14:21:08 RNT Executive Ramesh Meher RI District 3030 Committee Members (2021–22) Secretary - Executive Committee Gaurish Dhond V Thirupathi Naidu RI District 3170 RI District 3160 Chairman - Governors Treasurer - Executive Council Committee Anup Mittal Jacintha Dharma RI District 3011 RI District 3212 Secretary - Governors Member - Advisory Council Committee DISCOVER NEW HORIZONS AT THE 2022 ROTARY CONVENTION 4-8 JUNE 2022 | HOUSTON, TEXAS, USA Register today at convention.rotary.org #Rotary22 P_Wrapper_Front_Front_Inside_August 2021.indd 2 28-07-2021 14:21:05 12 Inside 12 Two Delhi clubs construct a check dam in Rajasthan A water conservation project executed at Alwar district 18 by RCs Delhi Manthan and Delhi West. 18 World leaders must take Africa’s climate crisis seriously Activist Vanessa Nakate’s impassionate plea to world leaders address disastrous environmental consequences faced by Africa. 20 RI Prez Mehta urges Rotarians to grow Rotary, do more Top government leaders and senior Rotary leaders felicitate Shekhar Mehta in a mega zoom meet as he takes on his new role. 28 How a wedding reception led to creating a rural eye hospital 20 "OJEFBÝPBUFECZ4VCSPUP#BHDIJ DPGPVOEFSPG .JOEUSFF USBOTGPSNFEJOUPBOFZFIPTQJUBMBUBO Odisha village. 30 Chak de India, say Odisha girls The Rotary Hockey Academy founded by Rtn Jatinder Kumar Sharma trains 200 rural girls in three centres across Odisha. 30 34 Style, substance and more "USJCVUFUP%JMJQ,VNBS'PSNJMMJPOTPGIJTGBOT UIFSF will never be another magical hero like him. 56 Rotary builds a bridge for farmers RC Shegaon helps construct a sturdy bridge across a stream in a hamlet. 60 A guide to the updated Rotary Foundation funding model 34 Learn about the new policy changes in funding approved by TRF. 56 AUGUST 2021 ROTARY NEWS 3 K_Inside _August 2021.indd 3 28-07-2021 13:29:27 LETTERS RI Prez Mehta’s call to empower girls is welcome RI President Shekhar Mehta’s call to read about noble work of RC to Rotarians to focus on “empow- Mumbai Queen’s Necklace and ering girls” is very important. The many other clubs in India. Other character and cultural level of teach- articles like Rotary, Tata come ers is an important factor while together for mega projects, the imparting education and if this article on K L Saigal, and Make important characteristic is missing, your home energy-efficient, are both students and parents as well as all worth reading. Pictures are also the institutions should change this. eloquent. The issue with beautiful pictures Philip Mulappone M T of Mehta and Rashi has many RC Trivandrum interesting news articles, as usual, Mehta’s concept of Each one, Suburban — D 3211 including the relief measures of Bring one is excellent and empow- RC Queen Necklace in Mumbai, ering girls for a better world is a RI Prez Mehta’s focus on such as providing oxygen concen- novel idea. I wish him a successful empowering girls and ensuring trators, community fridges with Rotary year ahead. inclusion in Rotary service so that fresh food for those who cannot Messages from the new RI they have access to education, sani- afford to buy food. These projects directors motivate us. Trustee Chair tation, employment and healthcare speak volumes about Rotary’s care John F Germ quoting Helen Keller is very welcome. His theme carries for the people. shows us a way forward in this pan- a deep meaning and opens up R Srinivasan, RC Madurai demic. It is interesting to read about opportunities for clubs to do grand Midtown — D 3000 the life and services rendered by projects. It was a pleasure to see Mehta from the views of outsiders President Shekhar and Rashi on the Glad to see the beautiful photo of and his family members. cover in the June issue. RI President Shekhar Mehta and PRIP Holger Knaack dwells on Abhay Kishore Sandwar wife Rashi at their home in Kolkata the problems the clubs will face in RC Dhanbad on the cover of the July issue. the post-pandemic world. It is nice Midtown — D 3250 Reading a soaked June issue my own reading practice — 2–3 books tide over the water scarcity in their region, hanks to monsoon and the new at a time to beat fatigue in case a book thus improving their productivity. Thabit of postman dropping mails on makes heavy reading. TCA’s material is Dr Pon Muthaiyan the ground floor lobby instead of at the read start to finish unabated. Working for RC Aduthurai — D 2981 doorstep, I received a wet June issue. soul rather than body was also my credo Even the watchman did not want to han- in my active years ( I just celebrated my just read the July issue; with the overall th dle the soiled magazine, but it reached 80 birthday this March). Thanks for pro- I facelift, the magazine has improved a my hand finally. The refreshing content viding sustained and interesting reading lot with extensive coverage of clubs and made up for the dishevelled copy. The material unfailingly every month. projects. As empowerment of girls is the editor’s features on President Mehta and Mandyam Badarinarayana theme this year, I hope all clubs will dwell RID Mahesh Kotbagi were of great inter- RC Thane Hills — D 3142 upon this dream of RI President Shekhar est. They were not put on a pedestal but Mehta and implement related projects to their involvement and achievements found he elaborate features on President make it a grand success this year. the right coverage. I look forward to the TMehta and RID Mahesh Kotbagi DG Jacintha Dharma has become Wordsworld column of Sandhya Rao, are very informative, pointing to their governor of RID 3212 over a span of useful tips on taking care of oneself by achievements in Rotary so far with many 13 years of service as Rotarian of RC Bharat and Shalan Savur and never to be service projects to their credit. The water Nagercoil with strong foundation as an missed LBW by TCA Srinivasa Raghavan. projects taken up by RC Belthangady have Interactor and later Rotaractor, thanks to Sandhya’s bookmarks are a reflection of reached out to the farmers helping them to RYLA which also played a pivotal role in 4 ROTARY NEWS AUGUST 2021 G - Letters to the Editor - August 2021.indd 4 7/28/2021 3:16:47 PM LETTERS News filled with scintillating reading stuff. Dr V Ramasubramnian cautions that It was 36 years ago in 1985, that Rotary the third wave is inevitable, but said there initiated its all-time ambitious programme, is no need to panic as it will be milder. I am happy to note the five the polio eradication drive. Rotarians have Rotarians must follow his advice to be fit priorities of Prez Mehta, collected more than $2.1 billion and put in and healthy. especially empowering girls, countless volunteer hours to protect nearly Raj Kumar Kapoor which is the need of the 3 billion children. Polio cases were reduced RC Roopnagar — D 3080 moment. Proud to know by 99.9 per cent. A dynamic leader from Rotary News about If Rotary could achieve this incred- ible feat, why not try and develop a was fortunate to work closely with the immense help given by Covid vaccine too? Rotary may set up a IRI President Mehta and PRID Kamal Rotary clubs for Covid-relief Covid Vaccine Development Lab, where Sanghvi during the Centennial celebrations across the world. It was scientists can develop a Covid vaccine for in Kolkata. We had tirelessly worked on pro- an eye-opener to read the free distribution. Rotary has the money moting Rotary’s image through advertorials heartbreaking story of power as we have one of the biggest and news in leading publications. I saw in Tamong, the forest guard who Foundations, TRF. Mehta a monument of great inspiring ideas, lost his leg in an attack by a Tomi Eapen, RC Alleppey — D 3211 big dreams and giant social service goals. rhinoceros, from the article A true perfectionist and the motto Serve to Change Lives fits his character like a T. on the Jaipur limb camp in eing a TRF alumnus, now a proud Rotarian, I too share President Piyush Doshi, RC Belur — D 3291 Guwahati. The project is B Mehta’s dream of a Nobel nomination for praiseworthy and a moti- Rotary. Not for glory or fame, but a Nobel et us welcome President Mehta, vation for other clubs. The will take us a step closer to Rotary emerg- LDGs and new club presidents. PRIP sustainable water conservation ing as a top service organisation. I hope Holger Knaack in his message details projects by RID 3181 (June that proud moment when our RI president the challenges we may face in the issue) will be of great help to receives the prize on behalf of all Rotarians post-pandemic world. The Editor’s note farmers to boost their morale materialises this year. speaks eloquently about long-distance and enable them to do well in R Murali Krishna mourning and trauma felt by relatives liv- ing in foreign countries. the coming years. RC Berhampur — D 3262 S Muniandi Col Vijayakumar (retd) A touching editorial RC Dindigul Fort — D 3000 RC Alleppey he June editorial on long-distance Greater — D 3211 Tmourning is touching and reflects the he article Coimbatore Rotarians’ ground reality. Covid has snuffed out thou- TCovid relief projects (Jun’21) is sands of lives, and sole breadwinners fell well-written.