RID 3132 DML Pratibimba, Issue 4

WHAT’S INSIDE DRR’s Monthly Letter, October 2015

The Four-Way Test

The Four-Way Test is a nonpartisan and nonsectarian

ethical guide for Rotarians & Rotaractors to use for a

personal and professional relationships.

Of the things we think, say or do

Is it the TRUTH?

Is it FAIR to all concerned?

Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER

FRIENDSHIPS?

Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

The Four Way Test … 1

Message From District Rotaract Representative … 2

Once A Rotaractor, Always A Rotaractor! … 4

DZR Visits Schedule for the Month of October … 5

Rotaract Wiki … 6

Club Happenings … 7

Know Your Council Members … 10

Upcoming Events … 12

Article: Should Creativity Be Part of Curriculum? … 14

From the Desk of District Rotaract Representative

Dear Rotaractors, Warm Rotaract Greetings!

I hope that all are doing well in their personal and profes-sional life & in Rotaract too.

Three months of this tenure are already passed & I can say that they really went smoothly and lots of things were done successfully. Starting from DA, then 4 Zonal Fellowship Meets, Club installations, Club assemblies, RAW, RYLA, par-ticipation in Literacy program, lots of various innovative pro-jects were conducted successfully by the clubs and it proved to be a great start.

It is rightly said by Dalai Lama, “The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness”. Thus, appreciation is next to excellence. And, I really want to appreciate all the clubs who have paid their district dues on time and for-warded their first step towards excellence.

Planning and implementation always go hand - in - hand.

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A brilliant planning is nothing without a successful imple-mentation of it. I would like to suggest all the clubs to plan realistic projects which can be implemented successfully & focus more on proper implementation of one project rather than planning n-number of projects at a time.

They say, “Well begun is half done”. We have begun well but still there is lot more to do. We have to increase our mem-bership; we have focus on professionalisms; we have to make efforts to publicize Rotaract more and more. And for all these, we need to increase our dedication, our working spirit and of course, we need to be one… to be THE ONE!

“Lot more heights are waiting for us; Lot more challenges are welcoming us;

But we can climb through if we are one; So, pull your socks up &

Let’s be the One”!

– Rtr. Sagar R. Kharade DRR, R. I. District 3132

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Once a Rotaractor, Always a Rotaractor!

Sub Editor of Dainik Divya Marathi, Rtr. Vivek Rathod, gives a brief about his Rotaract journey…

Me: Since how long you are a member of Rotaract?

Vivek: Since 2010

Me: Which club you are a member of?

Vivek: Rotaract Club of Aurangabad

Me: Which 5 words would you use to describe Rotaract?

Vivek: Pioneer of life, personality, professionalism, Socialism and communication

Me: What did you enjoy about being a member of Rotaract?

Vivek: It teaches us to how deal with any conditions. It develops the abilities to be a leader.

Me: What type of activities did your club get involved in?

Vivek: Activities which helps to develop all skills and overall personality.

Me: What are your highlights as a Rotaractor?

Vivek: Secretary of Rotaract Club of Aurangabad (2011-12), District Public Relation Officer (2013-2015), President of Rotaract Club of Aurangabad (2014-15)

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Zone 1

18th October, 2015 Rotaract Club of Aurangabad

18th October, 2015 Rotaract Club of Cidco

25th October, 2015 Rotaract Club of Aurangabad East

25th October, 2015 Rotaract Club of Achievers

1st November, 2015 Rotaract Club of Aurangabad West

1st November, 2015 Rotaract Club of Aurangabad Airport

Zone 3

18th October, 2015 Rotaract Club of Sangola

1st November, 2015 Rotaract Club of Barshi Evergreen

Zone 4

23rd October, 2015 Semiannual DZR Visit RaC Panchgani

24th October, 2015 Semiannual DZR Visit RaC Satara Ajinkya

30th October, 2015 Semiannual DZR Visit RaC Satara Camp

31st October, 2015 Semiannual DZR Visit RaC Wai All Club Presidents are requested to take follow-up of DZR’s for arranging respective clubs DZR visits.

DZR VISITS SCHEDULE FOR

THE MONTH OF OCTOBER

ROTARACT WIKI

Rotary International Theme (2001 MOP)

Annual Rotary message expressed through the president. The theme is of paramount impor-

tance to the implementation of service throughout each Rotary year.

Rotary World (2001 MOP)

Newspaper published five times a year, in nine languages, for Rotary club, district, and interna-

tional leaders. A universal source of information on all programs of RI and The Rotary Founda-

tion, and on Rotary news of interest originating in the clubs and districts.

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards [RYLA]

An intensive training program for community youth leaders. Young people chosen for their

leadership potential attend an all-expenses-paid seminar, camp, or workshop to discuss leader-

ship skills and to learn those skills through practice. Every RYLA includes: Fundamentals of

leadership; Ethics of positive leadership; Importance of communication skills in effective lead-

ership; Problem-solving and conflict management; Rotary's purpose and service to the commu-

nity; Building self confidence and self-esteem; and Elements of community and global citizen-

ship.

"Service Above Self" (2001 MOP)

Rotary's official motto, which may be used in Rotary literature and elsewhere.

Special Months in Rotary (2001 MOP)

Months designated by the RI Board to emphasize the involvement of every Rotarian, and not

just clubs, in Rotary activities. They are: Literacy (July), Membership and Extension (August),

New Generations (September), Vocational Service (October), The Rotary Foundation

(November), Rotary Awareness (January), World Understanding (February), Magazine (April),

Rotary Fellowships (June).

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RC Satara Camp and RaC SataraCamp along with Sakal Newspaper and Smart Art Classes con-ducted 3 day's workshop on Eco Friendly Ganpati Idol Making in DS English School, Kanya Shala, An-ant English School of Sa-tara city.

RaC Latur Midtown Con-ducted a Club Assembly.

On the occasion of Gan-pati Visarjan, RaC Latur

Midtown dis tr ibuted 25000 water pouches in visarjan rallies at Latur.

Awareness Campaign by RaC Latur Midtown.

RaC Aurangabad Cidco conducted a Club Assem-bly.

This Ganpati Festival, RaC Aurangabad Cidco has organized a Selfi with Bappa Competition.

Awareness Campagin by RaC Jalna Central.

RaC Achievers had a guest talk on ‘Rotaract Events: Success & Fail-ure’.

Second meet of District Rotaract Organisation, RID 3132 conducted at DRR Sagar’s Place.

Date of Birth : 30th March,1992 Blood Group : B+ Home Club : Rotaract / Rotary Club of Aurangabad Airport Detail Postal Ad-dress : N-9, L-27/1, Shivaji Nagar, Near Renuka Mata Mandir, Cidco,

Aurangabad – 431003 (M.S) Mobile No. : 9028089531 Email Address : [email protected] Language(s) Spo-ken : Marathi, Hindi, English

Hobbies : Travelling Area of Interest : Teaching

Education : B.E (Civil Engineering) & Pursuing M.Tech (Structural engineer-ing) from VJTI, Mumbai

Occupation : Student Post(s) served at club level : Tresurer, Community Service Director, Joint Secretary

Know Your Council Members

RTR. SAGAR MITTAL (District Director — Finance)

RTR. AKSHAY JOSHI (District Director — Membership Development, SAA)

Date of Birth : 21st March,1988 Home Club : Rotaract Club of Jalna Mobile No. : 9923877999 Email Address : [email protected] Language(s) Spo-ken : Marathi, Hindi, English

Occupation : Owner, Sagar Gases Pvt. Ltd. Post(s) served at club level : President

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RTR. NARENDRA JAYVANT SHELAR (DZR — Zone 4)

Date of Birth : 07th Aug Blood Group : B+

Home Club : Rotaract Club of Satara Camp

Postal Address : R-10, G-2, Rudraksh Residency, Tamajainagar, Karanje, Satara – 415002 (M.S)

Mobile No. : +91 88888 33985, +91 8550933985

Email Address : [email protected]

Language(s) Spo-ken : Marathi, Hindi

Hobbies : Travelling, Photography, Visiting New Places, Making & Main-taining new friends

Area of Interest : Planning, Developing New ideas, Social Work

Education : M.B.A. (Marketing)

Occupation : Owner, Unity Technosys (Software Development Company)

Post(s) served at club level : President

Post(s) served in Society :

1. Charter President - Raja Shivchatraprati Yuva Pratisthan, Koynanagar 2. Charter President - Saee Medical Foundation

RTR. YUVRAJ RANSING (DZR — Zone 3)

Date of Birth : 2nd August Blood Group : A+

Home Club : Rotaract Club of Modnimb

Postal Address : A/P- Shivajinagar, Modnimb, Madha, Solapur - 413 301 (M.S)


Language(s) Spo-ken : Marathi, Hindi, English

Area of Interest : Social Work


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RTR. NOMAN SHAIKH (DZR — Zone 1)

Home Club :

Mobile No. : +91 8087195315


Language(s) Spoken : Hindi, Urdu

Hobbies : Travelling, Making new connections

Area of Interest : Planning, Social Work

Education : B.E.


Rotaract Club of Techplorers

End of an article series, Know Your Council Members

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Rotasia SriLanka

Second slab

for the main attractive event of South Asia,

ROTASIA 2016,

ends on 18 Oct 2015.

Register yourself today!

For Details, Contact: Rtr. Suyog Pote, District ISD (902 825 9233)

जीवत शरदः शतम !!

DRRe Shantanu Khalikar — 14th Oct District Literacy Chair

Rtr. Aditya Deshpande — 14th Oct

District Club Service Director

Rtr. Arvindjeet Singh Chhabda — 21st Oct District Secretary (Events)

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Upcoming Events Dazzling Dandiya

(A Zonal Dandiya Night of Zone-1)

Date — 17 October, 2015

Timing — 7:00 PM to 11:30 PM

Registration Charges — INR 150/- each

(inclusive of entry pass & refresh-ment)

EXCITING PRIZES FOR ROTARACTORS

Host Club: Rotaract Club of Jalna

For Registrations, Contact:

Rtr Dinesh Jaiswal (9923695225, 9420224225 )

Why Always Me?

Project will be executed in three steps;

1. Collecting views, facts, issues related to women & women safety. And then com-

piling a book of all the views.

2. Spreading Awareness of the laws re-lated to women.

3.Building toilets for women.

JOIN US IN THIS INITIATIVE!

STEP ONE ENDS ON 15 OCT 2015

For Details Contact: Rtr. Sonalika (07507048598)

([email protected])

7 Days Challenge

Duo concept to share our knowledge

and to increase Rotaract Visibility!

For Details, Contact: Rtr. Arvindjeet Singh

(96575 40150)

Sports Meet for Zone 1

Contact: Rtr. Aditya Deshpande (90288 93510)

The word Creativity comes from the word create. Creativity is the abil-ity to create. The ability to do anything is dependent on the drive to do so and the knowledge needed to it. How would anyone teach anyone to be able to create? Something to ponder upon! Zen monks have a very wonderful theory on life. It is believed that life is like crossing a river, and to do that you have a boat; the more knowledge you have of your boat the better you'll be able to cross the river! Similarly creativity will come inherent if you have enough knowl-edge and the passion to use it well. Thus my approach, that creativity cannot be added to our curriculum. Instead the passion and knowledge required to awaken creativity within, can be inculcated. A student cannot be expected to be creative by just overloading him with projects and assignments. Whereas making him sensitive to the problems in society and educating him all about them may spark his creative self to find a solution. The drive or passion and in some cases obsession has led to beautiful discoveries, the world has wit-nessed.

Should creativity be part of curriculum?

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Mahatma Gandhi thought of Satyagraha without learning creativity in his entire schooling. He was sensitive to the problems of the society. He had a degree in Law. Both combined and he ended up finding a solution. But then again to implement it he had to have a passion. Similarly Jobs gave us Apple because he was passionate about the computers. He wanted the world to see what he could create to make lives easier. His approach was simple and creative is what the guard-ian says now. His words 'Stay Hungry Stay Foolish' point exactly to the fact that; Stay hungry as in be driven for it and stay foolish so that you can know more. Edison's acute obsession for the light bulb is a more popular example. Imagine his obsession when he calls his failed experiments as a source of knowledge too. And of course, our late President Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam's drive to see India as a super-power resulted in the revolutionary innovation of SLV (Satellite Launching Vehicle). The intensity of his vision and to work upon it couldn't have helped him without knowledge and the force of his pas-sion. His hunger to see India rise was his obsession and his summit. And I am pretty sure he wasn't taught to be creative in school. But yes, his teachers did groom him to be passionate about his work. "The simple ideas when take shape will become complex, learn not to give up then for you are closest to winning" was his answer when he was asked "How did you overcome failures?" Thus I rest my argument with an inference; Creativity can be induced in a student by making him/her making him/her resourceful and sensi-tive. Passion will grow and what will come later will be phenomenal for the world to see.

- Prathamesh Khandalkar, [email protected]

* The views/opinions/facts/visualizations expressed in this article are the author's own and do not reflect the view of the DRO, R. I. District 3132 or any of the member club (s).

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With Best Compliments from

RTR. ABHISHEK MAHAJAN (PRESIDENT)

& BORD OF DIRECTORS

ROTARACT CLUB OF TECHPLORERS

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