Runner, 16th June, 2009 Volume XVI No 39

JUNE…… Rotary Fellowship Month

Incoming Event:

16^th Installation Meeting of our Club and Installation of District Governor, 2009-10, our own beloved

Rtn Utpal Majumdar will be held on

Friday, the 3^rd July, 2009 at Hotel Taj Bengal.

Our club is co hosting this event jointly with R.C. of Salt Lake City., Please keep this date free.

Sunday, 21^st June, 2009

COTS at Outram Club at 10 A.M. followed by Lunch and fellowship.

Incoming Service Directors for Rotary Year 2009-10:

Club Service: Rtn Chittaranjan Ghosh.

Community Service: Rtn Pulak Mokherjee.

Vocational Service: Rtn S.S. Flora

International Service: Rtn P.K. Mathur.

Youth Service: Rtn Swati Bhattacharjee

are requested to plan their programmes and projects immediately and get in touch with Incoming Secretary Rtn Sanjay Kanodia, so that we can discuss these in COTs to be held on Sunday, on 21st June, 2009 at Outram Club at 10 A.M.

Get Well Soon…

Our PP Rtn Pulak Mookherjee is being hospitalized at AMRI Hospital, Dhakuria for Cardiac Problem, for which he has undergone a Bye pass surgery this morning. We pray and wish him an early recovery and very good health.

Get well soon, Pulak da…

Blood Donation Camp:

President Rtn Rathin Chatterjee and PP P. K. Mookherjee attended a blood donation camp organisid by Royal Sporting Club at Kumartuli on
Saturday 6th June 2009. President Rtn Rathin Chatterjee donated a sum of Rs. 1500/= and Rtn Partha Bose donated Rs.1000/= .

President Rtn Rathin Chatterjee and PP P. K. Mookherjee highlighted on the utility of such blood donation camps.

58 Bottles of blood were collected.

Installation Meetings:

PP Rtn Kuldip Singh Virdi attended the 13^th Installation meeting of R.C of Calcutta East Central on Sunday, 12^th June at Rotary Sadan.

Abhinandan District Award Ceremony:

Will be held on Saturday, the 27^th June, 2009 at G D Birla Sabhaghar from 3 PM onwards.

Our club members in the District Committees for next Rotary Year 2009-10:

District Governor, 2009-10 Rtn Utpal Majumdar.

District Conference:

Chairman Rtn Sanjit Chatterjee.

Secretary Rtn Rathindra Nath Chatterjee.

Treasurer Rtn Subhash Agarwal

Coordinators:

Rtn Pulak Kumar Mookherjee

Rtn Chittaranjan Ghosh.

Rtn Pramod Kumar Mathur.

Rtn Sukhdev Singh Flora.

Rtn Harabhajan Singh Thethi.

District Secretary, Organisation Rtn Chittaranjan Ghosh.

Asstt. Governor, Zone-22 Rtn Pramod Kumar Mathur.

Community Service, Non-Medical-I Rtn Pulak Kumar Mookherjee.

Community Service, Medical-I, Co-Chairman Rtn Dr Rabindra Nath Dutta.

Special Aide to Governor Rtn Subhash Agarwal.

Rtn Dilip Chandra Chatterjee.

Cards that Care Rtn Chittaranjan Ghosh

& Directory Publication Rtn Pulak Kumar Mookherjee.

Rtn Chittaranjan Ghosh.

District Fellowship, Member Rtn Pramod Kumar Mathur.

Rotary club’s Constitution, Bye laws and Rtn Tarun Kumar Banerjee.

Club leadership plan. Chairman

Renewable Energy, Advisor Rtn Udit Bhanu Dasgupta.

Convention Promotion, Member Rtn Chittaraqnjan Ghosh.

Corporate Social Responsibility, Co-Chairman Rtn Swati Bhattacharjee.

World Perace, Understanding & Conflict

Resolution, Chairman Rtn Harbhajan Singh Thethi.

-do-, Member Rtn Sanjay Kanodia.

Child Heart Surgery, Co-Chairman Rtn Sukhdev Singh Flora.

Anes’ Participation in Rotary, Chairman Anne Sunayana Majumdar.

Rotaract Dist. Secretary Rtr. Vishal Pandey.

(Adminstration & Coordination)

CONGRATULATIONS….

Minutes of the 728^th Regular Club Meeting held on 9^nd June, 2009 at Outram Club at 7 P.M.

President, Rtn Rathindra Nath Chatterjee:

# called the Regular meeting no 728 to order.

# National Anthem was sung by all members led by Rtn Subhash Agarwal.

# requested the club members present to switch off their mobiles.

# confirmed the minutes of the previous regular club meeting No 727 held on 2^nd June, 2009 at Outram Club, subject to corrections.

# requested members to pay their Half Yearly dues quickly and positively as we have already sent RI dues and club is short of funds.

# Club Treasurer, Rtn Subhash informed that sunshine box collection by members forgetting to put up Lapel pin during regular weekly meetings has exceeded to Rs 800 plus.

# requested PP Rtn Pulak to introduce the guest speaker of the evening, Mr Arun Bandopadhya, Prof of History whose topic was “ Green politics in Europe & India in the late 20^th Century”

# Prof Bhattacharjee spoke on the above subject highlighting the Narmada Bachao andolan and fishing by traulas(boats) at Kerala. Other important events regarding environment were also discussed which was followed by very interesting interaction session in which Rtn Sanjit, Rtn Pulak and Rtn Harbhajan took active part.

# an appropriate vote of thanks was extended to Prof Bandopadhya by PP Rt Kuldip.

# informed the members about Installation programme to be held now on 3rd July, 2009 jointly with R.C. of Salt Lake City at Hotel Taj Bengal

# announced that Joint Board Meeting for the current and incoming Rotary year, will be held after regular meeting.

# requested incoming club officials, especially Directors of various avenues of services to chalk out their plans and projects for the incoming Rotary year 2009-10 immediately. For any help and guidance, any senior club member can be contacted.

# announced that COTS fixed for Sunday, the 14^th June will now held at Outram Club on 21^st June, 2009 (Sunday) at 10.30 A.M. followed by Lunch and fellowship. All members are requested to attend.

President Rtn Rathindra Nath Chastterjee, in absence of club secretary Rtn Rajiv Chaturvedi, requested PP Rtn Harbhajan Singh Thethi to conduct regular club business..

PP Rtn Harbhajan Singh Thethi:

# extended greetings Rtn Dilip Chatterjee for his birthday on 9th June.

# announced that next regular club meeting will be held on Tuesday the 9th June, 2009 at Outram Club.

# Prof Arun Bandopadhya, Prof of History will be Guest Speaker and will speak on Environment.

# Joint Board meeting will follow the regular club meeting.

# requested members, those are yet to pay their club dues, should immediately pay their dues, especially 2^nd Half Yearly

dues for Rotary Year 2008-09 to our Treasurer Rtn Subhash.

PP Rtn Harbhajan Singh Thethi, announced the club statistics and terminated the meeting., which was followed by fellowship.

CLUB STATISTICS:
Total Members: 28

Members Present: 14

Joint Board Meeting was held on 9^th June, 2009 at Outram Club after the regular meeting:

It was decided that a new savings a/c will be opened at Punjab National Bank, New Alipore Br, Kol-53 immediately and one existing Savings a/c with Punjab & Sind Bank, Bhowanipore Br, Kol-25 will be closed.

It was decided that an amount of Rs 3000 per Rotarian will be collected from our club members for incoming installation on 3^rd July, 2009 at Hotel Taj Bengal.

An appeal by PP Rtn Sanjit for an amount of Rs 5000 for donating text books was approved from the designated fund contributed by PP Rtn Pramod.

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The Founder of Rotary

Paul P. Harris, the creator of Rotary. He was born on 19th April, 1868 at Racine, Wisconsin, USA. He was the second of six children and used up his childhood with his grandparents in New England who implanted in him decent ethics and Scottish good sense whereas being compassionate and affectionate. The grand parents packed him with the enthusiasm to live a persistent living. Paul wedded a Scottish bride, Jean Thompson Harris (1881- 1963). They were hapless. As youthful gentleman he was audacious and curious with zeal to investigate life, regions and people. He was the organizer of youth group called Conspirators.

Paul devoted exertion as a reporter of a leading daily, a business college teacher, and stock company performer and as a cowboy. He did tour expansively as a salesperson for a marble and granite company in USA and Europe. During 1896, he traveled to Chicago to put into practice law. Practicing as lawyer, Paul failed to find immediate accomplishment. He alleged that he had to go starving and dejected for countless days. Those days were for the most part influential for the origins of “Rotary”. Lonesome days in Chicago encouraged him to come across associates for companionship and to carve up shared concern. In the company of Gustavus Lochr, Hiram Shorey and Silvester Scheiele, the association originated and turned into history.

Paul and Jean assisted Rotary mature. In his confession he said that devoid of children of their own, Jean and Paul had adopted Rotary. Paul was in no way aggressive even though he was the originator of the Rotary. He by no means hunted eminence and would all the time take a rear place at the weekly meeting.

On the other hand he was a grand person and a friend as well. He passed away on 27th January, 1947 he had preferred in his will that he must be buried beside his companion Silvester Scheiele who was the foremost President of earliest Rotary Club of Chicago. Such was the passion of his camaraderie. He left over him a wealthy bequest of companionship and brotherhood for worldwide considerate and service to humanity.

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Incoming year (RY 2009-10) Board Members

IPP : Rtn Rathin Nath Chatterjee.

President : Rtn K.S. Virdi.

President Elect : Rtn. Rajiv Chaturvedi.

Vice-President (1) : Rtn H.S. Thethi.

(2) :Rtn Subhash Agarwal.

Secretary :Rtn Sanjay Kanoria.

Treasurer :Rtn Sanjit Chatterjee.

Directors:

Club Service :Rtn Chittaranjan Ghosh.

Community Service :Rtn Pulak Mookherjee.

Vocational Service :Rtn S.S. Flora

International Service :Rtn P.K. Mathur.

Youth Service :Rtn Swati Bhattacharjee.

Other functionaries:

Editor :Rtn. Arun Bhattacharjee.

CICO :Rtn Pradip Kumar Pal.

Sgt at Arms :Rtn Pramod Kumar Mathur.

Coordinator :Rtn Chittaranjan Ghosh.

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Runner, 09th June, 2009 Volume XVI No 38

JUNE…… Rotary Fellowship Month

Today’s Speaker:

Dr Arun Bandopadhya, Prof of History.

To speak on Green politics in Europe & India in the late 20^th Centurry.

Next Week:

COTS at Outram Club at & P.M.

Incoming Service Directors for Rotary Year 2009-10:

Club Service: Rtn Chittaranjan Ghosh.

Community Service: Rtn Pulak Mokherjee.

Vocational Service: Rtn S.S. Flora

International Service: Rtn P.K. Mathur.

Youth Service: Rtn Swati Bhattacharjee

are requested to plan their programmes and projects immediately and get in touch with Incoming Secretary Rtn Sanjay Kanodia, so that we can discuss these in COTs to be held next Tuesday, on 16^th June, 2009 at Outram Club at 7 P.M..

PP Rtn Pramod has returned from Dubai, where he visited for St Xavier’s alumni project. We hope that he enjoyed his trip.

Club and District Activities:

Installation Meetings:

PP Rtn Kuldip Singh Virdi attended the 16^th Installation meeting of R.C of Calcutta Metro Central on Sunday, 7^th June at AAEI Club.

Text Books distribution:

The ceremony was held on 31^st May, 2009 at 5 P.M. at RCC Khandalia, club premises in presence of Mr. Prasanta Mondal, Member, Kalatalahat Gram Panchayat, South 24 Parganas, Sri Haripada Manna, Club Secretary and other RCC members.

Total 120 Nos. books were distributed with 45 Nos. students between Class V to XII only.

Abhinandan District Award Ceremony:

Will be held on Saturday, the 27^th June, 2009 at G D Birla Sabhaghar from 3 PM onwards.

Incoming year (RY 2009-10) Board Members;

IPP: Rtn Rathin Nath Chatterjee.

President: Rtn K.S. Virdi.

President Elect: Rtn. Rajiv Chaturvedi.

Vice-President (1): Rtn H.S. Thethi.

(2): Rtn Subhash Agarwal.

Secretary: Rtn Sanjay Kanoria.

Treasurer: Rtn Sanjit Chatterjee.

Directors:

Club Service: Rtn Chittaranjan Ghosh.

Community Service: Rtn Pulak Mokherjee.

Vocational Service: Rtn S.S. Flora

International Service: Rtn P.K. Mathur.

Youth Service: Rtn Swati Bhattacharjee.

Other functionaries:

Editor: Rtn. Arun Bhattacharjee.

CICO: Rtn Prodip Pal.

Sgt at Arms: Rtn Pramod Mathur.

Coordinator: Rtn Chittaranjan Ghosh.

What does "Namaste" mean?

The gesture Namaste represents the belief that there is a Divine spark within each of us that is located in the heart charka. The gesture is an acknowledgment of the soul in one by the soul in another.

"Nama" means bow,

"as" means I, and

"te" means you.

Therefore, Namaste literally means "bow me you" or "I bow to you."

To perform Namaste, we place the hands together at the heart charka, close the eyes, and bow the head. It can also be done by placing the hands together in front of the third eye, bowing the head, and then bringing the hands down to the heart.

This is an especially deep form of respect.

Although in the West the word "Namaste" is usually spoken in conjunction with the gesture, in India, it is understood that the gesture itself signifies Namaste, and therefore, it is unnecessary to say the word while bowing.

We bring the hands together at the heart chakra to increase the flow of Divine love. Bowing the head and closing the eyes helps the mind surrender to the Divine in the heart. One can do Namaste to oneself as a meditation technique to go deeper inside the heart chakra; when done with someone else, it is also a beautiful, albeit quick, meditation.

For a teacher and student, Namaste allows two individuals to come together energetically to a place of connection and timelessness, free from the bonds of ego-connection.

If it is done with deep feeling in the heart and with the mind surrendered, a deep union of spirits can blossom.

Ideally, Namaste should be done both at the beginning and at the end of class.

Usually, it is done at the end of class because the mind is less active and the energy in the room is more peaceful. The teacher initiates Namaste as a symbol of gratitude and respect toward her students and her own teachers and in return invites the students to connect with their lineage, thereby allowing the truth to flow ” the truth that we are all one when we live from the heart.

Courtesy: Ajay Patodia

Minutes of the 727^th Regular Club Meeting held on 2^nd June, 2009 at Outram Club at 7 P.M.

Actg President, PP Rtn Harbhajan Singh Thethi:

# called the Regular meeting no 727 to order.

# National Anthem was sung by all members led by Rtn Swati Bhattacharjee.

# requested the club members present to switch off their mobiles.

# confirmed the minutes of the previous regular club meeting No 726 held on 26^th May, 2009 at Outram Club, subject to corrections.

# requested members to pay their Half Yearly dues quickly and positively as we have already sent RI dues and club is short of funds.

# Club Treasurer, Rtn Subhash informed that sunshine box collection by members forgetting to put up Lapel pin during regular weekly meetings has exceeded to Rs 800 plus.

# requested Rtn Swati Bhattacharjee, who has returned from a trip to Leh and Ladakh, to speak about her trip.

# she told the members about the excitements of the high altitudes and lakes and how she faced low oxygen difficulty.

# informed the members about Installation programme to be held now on 3rd July, 2009 jointly with R.C. of Salt Lake City at Hotel Taj Bengal

# announced that Joint Board Meeting for the current and incoming Rotary year, will be held next week after regular meeting.

# requested incoming club officials, especially Directors of various avenues of services to chalk out their plans and projects for the incoming Rotary year 2009-10 immediately. For any help and guidance, any senior club member can be contacted.

PP Rtn Harbhajan Singh Thethi, in absence of club secretary Rtn Rajiv Chaturvedi, requested PP Rtn Pulak Mokherjee to conduct the regular club business.

PP Rtn Pulak Mokherjee:

# extended greetings Rtn Dilip Chatterjee for his birthday on 9th June.

# announced that next regular club meeting will be held on Tuesday the 9th June, 2009 at Outram Club.

# Prof Arun Bandopadhya, Prof of History will be Guest Speaker and will speak on Environment.

# Joint Board meeting will follow the regular club meeting.

# requested members, those are yet to pay their club dues, should immediately pay their dues, especially 2^nd Half Yearly

dues for Rotary Year 2008-09 to our Treasurer Rtn Subhash.

PP Rtn Harbhajan Singh Thethi, announced the club statistics and terminated the meeting., which was followed by fellowship.

CLUB STATISTICS:
Total Members: 28

Members Present: 11

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4-Way Test

The Four-Way Test Followed by Rotarians worldwide in their business and profession and professional lives, The Four-Way Test was created By Rotarian Herbert J.Taylor in 1932. It has since been translated into more than 100 languages and is used by organizations and individuals throughout the world.

Of the things we think, say or do

1. Is it the TRUTH?
2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?
3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTERMENT FRIENDSHIPS?
4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
   

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Club Statistics 2008-2009

R.I Club No: 29914
Dt. Of Charter: 29.12.1993
Rotaract Club : 1
interact Club : 1
R.C.C. : 1
RFSM : 1
PHF : 9
MPHF : 3

No. of Members : 22
Meeting day : Tuesday
Meeting Time : 7.00 pm
Venue : Calcutta Rowing Club
Bulletin : Runner

President : Rathindra Nath Chatterjee
IPP : Sukdeb Singh flora
President Elect : Kuldip Singh Virdi
Vice President : Dibyendu Kumar Mitra, Harbhajan Singh Thethi
Secretary : Rajeev Chaturvedi
Treasurer : Subhash Agarwal
Directors : Swati Bhattacharjee, Pulak Kumar Mookherjee, Dr.Rabindranath
Dutta, Sanjit Chatterjee, Ajoy Sen
Editor : Saumen Dutta
Sgt-at Arms : Dilip Chandra Chatterjee
CICO : Pramod Kumar Mathur

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