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FEBRUARY 2022

PEACE AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT MONTH

NAGPURI CARNIVAL - ROTARY CLUBS OF NAGPUR VISION, ISHANYA & NORTH

Message from President’s Desk “Rotary creates environments where peace can happen”. Today, over 70 million people are displaced as a result of conflict, violence, persecution and human rights violations. Half of them are children. It is a tragic and sad time for the people of Ukraine and the world. We are deeply concerned by the deteriorating situation in Ukraine and the escalating loss of life and humanitarian hardship there. Continued military action against Ukraine will not only devastate the region, but also risk spreading tragic consequences across Europe and the world. As one of the world’s largest humanitarian organizations, Rotary has made peace the cornerstone of its global mission. In the past decade, Rotary clubs in Ukraine, Russia and nearby countries have transcended national differences and have actively engaged in peace-building projects to promote goodwill and to marshal assistance for the victims of war and violence. Today, our thoughts are with our fellow Rotary members and others in Ukraine coping with these tragic events. We refuse to accept conflict as a way of life. RCNV projects provide training that fosters understanding and provides communities with the skills to resolve conflicts with landmark projects like RCNV Provincial Ek Nayi Pehchaan Singer Tailoring Training programme and RCNV Sundari Beauticians Training to impart skills to Women and Girls from the city & rural areas near the city. RCNV Smiling Faces supports School Children with the Fees for continuation of education. RCNV team has participated in the Rotary Fight against Polio Programme with the Nagpur Municipal Corporation. RCNV Team of Doctors have conducted Neighbourhood Medical Check Up Camps. RCNV recognized our Lady Members who have excelled in their Vocation and received awards. RCNV alongwith two sister Rotary Clubs of Nagpur Ishanya & Nagpur North organized Nagpuri Fun & Food Carnival to bring large number of Rotarians & families together for an evening. By carrying out Service projects, our members take action to address the underlying causes of conflict, including poverty, discrimination, ethnic tension, lack of access to education, and unequal distribution of resources. We believe when people work together to create peace in their communities, such humanitarian work leads to an environment of peace, which is the cornerstone of our mission.

Editors Speak Rotary theme for February 2022 is Peace and Conflict Management.'Peace is not the absence of Conflict but the presence of Creative Alternatives for responding to Conflict'. Rotary creates Shalini an environment of peace and as a humanitarian organisation Peace is it's cornerstone. Rotary projects provide training that fosters understanding and provides communities with the skills to resolve conflict.Through it's service projects,peace fellowships and Scholarships rotary members are taking action to address the underlying causes of conflict,poverty,inequality and lack of access to education.

Greetings! The black clouds of Pandemic eventually seem to dissipate, everything slowly returning to ‘Normalcy’, however, Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine has led to another humanitarian crises. It appears the world still has had not Richa enough, many innocents will again bear the brunt of war, would be put into grave with no remembrance. ‘Harrowing ‘. The scars, the war will leave behind cannot be fathomed. We don’t want wars, do we? Nothing can be constructed on threats and tanks, the one and only gadget that can heal the world is ‘Peace ‘and Rotary has always been instrumental in promoting peace. Building peace needs a strong foundation and many of our Rotarians through their service and donation are doing good in the world. I would Like to urge to everyone to add at least some bricks to this foundation and help in building bridges of Peace. Happy Reading!

Shekhar Mehta - RI President At the start of the Rotary year, I challenged every club to plan and host at least one practical and action-oriented Rotary Day of Service. The event should address a challenge your community is facing that fits into one or more of Rotary’s areas of focus and should bring together volunteers from within and outside of Rotary. Rotary Days of Service can motivate Rotary, Rotaract, and Interact clubs to plan innovative and impactful projects. They can showcase your work as people of action and introduce prospective members to your club. I’ve been inspired by your response so far, and I want to share with you just one project that has captured my imagination. India is home to an estimated 74 million people with diabetes, a disease that is a leading cause of death. Furthermore, about 50 percent of those people remain undiagnosed. Rotary, together with the Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India, saw the urgent need to diagnose, track, and treat people who have diabetes. Working together and with other organizations, we hosted a nationwide blood glucose testing camp on 29 September, which is World Heart Day. The camp was spread across more than 10,000 sites in India, with more than 2,000 Rotary and Rotaract clubs participating in the effort. More than 1 million blood-sugar tests were conducted in a day, an accomplishment recognized by the Asia Book of Records. But more important than breaking a record is the fact that tens of thousands of people learned that they may be living with diabetes. They can now be treated for the condition, and they also have been made aware that they should take extra measures to shield themselves from COVID-19 and scores of other diseases that are caused or worsened by diabetes. This month, on 23 February, the anniversary of Rotary, let us celebrate with more service days, showcasing Rotary’s work in our areas of focus. I look forward to hearing about your Rotary Days of Service. Please share your projects on Rotary Showcase, or browse that webpage to find inspiration and project partners. In particular, I encourage you to execute projects that focus on empowering girls, as they have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic. The Empowering Girls initiative is resonating very well with members of Rotary as well as with non-Rotarians. The governments and NGOs in various countries are appreciating this meaningful effort. Let us keep focusing on it. I am also happy that the Each One, Bring One ethos is bringing fruitful results. Let us ensure that all club members introduce at least one person to Rotary, and that we then all work to engage new members and keep them in our clubs. In whatever we do, remember that we must push ourselves to grow more, do more as we Serve to Change Lives.

Healing Scars of War CREATING A PLACE When the conflict in Ukraine began in early 2014, Rotary members stepped up to help. TO HEAL “We thought, why not organize vacations for kids whose childhood was affected by war,” says Ryszard Luczyn, a member of the Rotary Club of Zamosc Ordynacki, Poland. Barbara Pawlisz, of the Rotary Club of Sopot International in Poland, and Łuczyn got support from the Poland-Ukraine Intercountry Committee. Rotary’s Intercountry Committees are networks of Rotary clubs in at least two countries, and they often work together on service projects or to foster peace between the residents of countries in conflict. Rotary clubs in Belarus, Poland and Ukraine participate in the network.

How Rotary plays a major role in Peace & Conflict

The Seven Centers of Peace Situated in different parts of the world, the Rotary Peace Centers offer tailor-made curricula to train individuals devoted to peacebuilding and conflict resolution — no matter where they land. Rita Lopidia vividly recalls her experiences as a Rotary Peace Fellow at the University of Bradford in England. “The classes in African politics and UN peacekeeping were my favorite,” she says. “The politics course challenged me to dig deeper into research to understand the history of the continent, and the peacekeeping class aided my understanding of global politics. As a practitioner, that was an eye-opener to have a global view of events happening around the world.” Lopidia's time at the Rotary Peace Center profoundly affected her. "After graduation, I traveled back to Africa and settled in Uganda due to the ongoing conflict in South Sudan," she explains. "There I established the EVE Organization for Women Development and started engaging the South Sudanese refugees in Uganda and their host communities. Through my organization, we were able to mobilize South Sudanese women to participate in the South Sudan peace process promoted by eastern Africa's Intergovernmental Authority for Development — and that led to the signing of the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan in 2018."

Ever since I have joined Rotary, I learn about Rotary involvement in most persistent issues. Be it saving mother & children or education. You will notice an Environment cause is balanced with working for core human needs of clean water, sanitation & hygiene. Rotary strongly support local economies and also leaves no stone unturned when it comes to fighting diseases. Another very interesting cause on which Rotary works internationally is Peace and Conflict Management. Interestingly February is Peace and Conflict resolution/ prevention month! That said, people affected due to conflicts require special attention as they are displaced from their native and sometimes are refugees in foreign lands. True to the Rotary mission Sagar Mitkary statement which aims to promote service to others, promote integrity, goodwill, and peace through fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders; the Rotary Fellows rise up and resolve issues created due to conflicts viz poverty, inequality, ethnic tensions, lack of access to education, lack of access to various resources etc. There are separate training sessions to become Rotary Fellow working in Peace and Conflict Management. Further, it is interesting to know that for a lot of projects, global grants are available. A detailed community assessment is made by involving the stakeholders at large. If technology and/or materials are required to be procured, the same is identified through a process and is incorporated in financial planning document. Here project sustainability planning is very important. One has to make sure the project is sustainable after the initial rotary grant and thus government and/or private participation should be identified. Local resources, skills and expertise in a conflict zone are identified and used for training and education. A separate mechanism for monitoring, evaluation and course correction is in place for maximum impact on society. Rotary projects with community-based approaches to peacebuilding seek to transform relationships, develop new methods of resolving conflict, and incorporate sensitivity to peace and conflict factors. It includes Youth Programming, Various level Scholarships for people in affected areas, Capacity building for communities in conflict-areas and Refugee Integration Projects. There are a lot of success stories available in public domain where Rotary has created an impact on communities which are affected by conflicts. It is pertinent and relevant very much currently since we are witnessing one such conflict between Russia and Ukraine and there are reports of Ukrainian community seeking refuge in its border European countries. I am sure we fellow Rotarians will rise upto the occasion and serve the humanity in every possible way.

Undisputedly, we are currently living in times where conflicts have assumed complex dimensions. Today’s conflicts have affected inter personal, inter communal, inter-state and international relationships. The greatest challenge faced by humanity is to resolve these conflicts and give peace a chance to build a just and civil society. Community service organisations like Rotary thus play a crucial role in furthering this cause by creating an environment conducive to peaceful resolution of all conflicts. As a humanitarian organisation, Rotary creates an environment conducive to peace. By carrying out community service projects, Rotarians help in addressing the underlying causes of conflicts, including poverty, discrimination, ethnic tension, lack of access to education and unequal distribution of resources. The values of Rotary make each Rotarian a messenger of peace. Virtues like forgiveness, compassion and understanding the view point of others are a hallmark of Rotarians and as such they can become effective Harish Thakur mediators through dialogues, discussions, negotiations and other collaborative processes. Rotarians can involve conflict resolution and mediation as a part of their service projects so as to effectively redress areas of social concern in India such as domestic violence, communal violence, plight of the migrants, economic disparities due to lack of self-reliance, to name a few. Relentless work done by Rotarians for eradicating diseases, supporting health care, providing clean water and sanitation, improving the health of mothers and children, supporting education, economic empowerment helps in creating a right environment for peaceful societies and to marginalise areas of conflict. In India, Rotarians can certainly play a positive role in resolving social conflicts. Empowerment of women is one major goal which can reduce social conflicts. RCNV projects such as Sundari and Ek Nayi Pechan are excellent initiatives which can strengthen underprivileged women to become self-reliant and take up responsibilities. From the global perspective, Rotary can play a major role in restoring world peace through its various avenues of service. Presently there are over 70 million people in the world who are displaced as a result of armed conflict, violence, persecution and human rights violations. Half of them are children. The ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict presents an opportunity to the International Rotary community to act as impartial agents for restoring peace and post conflict reconstruction. As Rotarians we should all be committed to understanding the conflicts that exist in our own society, to speak out when necessary and to seek solutions that reflect the values of Rotary.

Felicitation of RCNV Power Women 1) Name of the Project : Recognition of RCNV Power Women 2) Date of Project 18/02/22 3) Venue : Tarmirand Hall, Chitnavis Center, Civil Lines, Nagpur. 4) Director : Dr Jugalkishor Agrawal 5) Chairperson R Ann Asha Joshi and R Ann Sarita Agrawal 6) Number of Rotarians and spouses who attended the event : 60 7) Manhours Spent : 3 8) Beneficiaries : 4 9) Other Information : The Vocational Committee of RCNV has organised in it's weekly meeting of members to facilitate power women of RCNV. These women has worked hard for betterment of society. On this occasion President Vikram Naidu and Director Vocational Dr Jugalkishor Agrawal in presence of PP, Rotarian and Spouses facilitated them with momentos. Let's meet the RCNV Power Women 1) Rtn Dr Sangita Tajpuria - She is an IVF specialist and an empathetic medico who works hard diligently to paint smile. 2) Rtn Sneha Parikh - She is an Entrepreneur who is carving her niche in the world of aesthetic. She believes in putting her heart and soul in her work. 3) Rtn Shera Bano Merchant - She is a renowned Interior Architect from the city. With a refined taste and attention to details. She believes in designing purposeful spaces. 4) Rtn Jaishree Chhabrani - She is an Educationist and written 17 Handwriting books for school children. She strives to retain the handwriting skills on this planet for which she made a world record also. She is a homemaker, author, Soft skill trainer and a passionate podcaster. Rt IPP Jatin Sampat conducted the session.

Farewell Of PP Chandru And PP Manju Shahani In the history of Rotary, Feb 18th 2022 marked the popularity of the gorgeous couple PP Chandru and PP Manju Shahani through an event held at Tamrind Hall, Chitnavis Center. Their fondness was clearly reflected as around 90 members joined to pay a tribute to them while bidding them farewell. The day was a fiesta devoted to the years spent together with them to reminisce joyous moments. President Vikram Naidu welcomed the guests and members. Women from the RCNV were also honoured for their contributions to their different vocational fields, Rtn Dr Sangita Tajpuria, Rtn Sneha Parikh, Rtn Shera Bano and Rtn Jaishree Chhabrani. On the same day, MUNA chairs were felicitated for their incredible contribution to the event. Project announcements were done by directors. President Vikram Naidu honoured PP Manju and PP Chandru Shahani by presenting a memento as a token of love and respect. Hon. Secretary Jaishree Chhabrani and Jt Secretary Ritika Singhvi kicked off the show with a bang and some stunning Shayaris. The evening also witnessed a rendez-vous with this adorable couple by PP Sohrab Kanga where a few witty questions were asked and their response rejoiced the whole auditorium. PP Gulab Mahant shared an elaborate journey of him with PP Manju and PP Chandru Shahani. Hon Secretary Jaishree Chhabrani and Joint Secretary Ritika Singhvi gave an insight into their life and shared a few unknown secrets about them. All these while enthusiastic Rota kids waited patiently to pay a tribute to their favourite grand parents specially their granny whom they used to look forward for her amazing story telling sessions. After the thank you speech by Hon Secretary Jaishree Chhabrani meeting was adjourned by President Vikram Naidu. This overwhelming event was wrapped by cake cutting session and the sky was lit up with some amazingly beautiful sky lanterns.

NAGPURI CARNIVAL - ROTARY CLUBS OF NAGPUR VISION, ISHANYA & NORTH February 23, is also called World Understanding and Peace Day and also happens to be Rotary’s Birthday. The Board of Directors of Rotary International asks that all Rotary Clubs plan programs at their weekly meetings and take on special activities to emphasize understanding and goodwill as essential components of world peace. As such our club planned a mini-fellowship at the end of the Rotary week to celebrate the 116th birthday of Rotary. But then as said, मैं अकेला ही चला था जानिब-ए-मंज़िल मगर लोग साथ आते गए और कारवाँ बनता गया The Nagpuri fun and food Carnival started off as a Mini fellowship and ended up being a joint venture service project of Three prominent Rotary clubs-Vision, Ishanya and North. In short a germ of an idea between President Vikram, Director Madhumati and PP Nilesh Panpaliya, truly turned into a fully grown plant and ended up being a mega-successful event of RCNV. All the planning between the three clubs took part in exactly a week, involving more than 60 volunteers. Twelve Nagpuri food counters, twelve games counter, lucky draw every 30 minutes by prominent personalities, along with live music from Shubankar and Sneha was opened for rotary members, family and friends resulting in more than 1400 visitors enjoying the event. It was entertainment, entertainment and entertainment from the word go. Everything was planned to achieve the Rotary objective from Partners in Service, Networking, Fellowship, Vocational and finally ended up with a big service project. The Haldiram’s group of Nagpur committed to set up of water filtration plant for 6 villages around Nagpur. Facilitating relationship building between clubs was the objective well achieved. The feedback from the visitors and participants were encouraging “Well done! Hope you do this again next year and continue to build the Carnival.” “You all did a superb job and your passion for the cause resonated throughout the Carnival.” “The team were hugely supportive, offering ideas and helping us to make connections.” “There was a real carnival atmosphere on the day A small part of a big movement The event highlighted that small carnival are part of a bigger movement in Rotary. Feedback stressed the value of being given the support and encouragement to have a celebratory event and to link up with like¬minded people. Members and families from different clubs mingled, shared food and stories, had a laugh and felt a sense of closeness and coherence between local collective actions. We received reports of visitors’ surprise and delight at discovering new spaces and realising how much can be done, even on a small bit of land in the city centre. By PP Rtn.Nilesh Panpaliya

Vocational Project - PLASTO Factory Visit 1) Name of the Project : Vocational visit to R C PLASTO Wadi Nagpur 2) Date of Project 20/02/22 3) Venue : R C PLASTO Industry Wadi Nagpur 4) Director : Dr Jugalkishor Agrawal 5) Chairperson Rt Santosh Panse and Rt Yogesh Paliwal 6) Number of Rotarians and spouses who attended the event : 50 7) Manhours Spent : 4 8) Beneficiaries : 66 9) Other Information : The Vocational Committee of RCNV has organised vocational visit to R C PLASTO Industry Wadi Nagpur on 20/2/22. On this occasion President Vikram Naidu thanks management of the company for wonderful hospitality and sparing time to explain processes of manufacturing water tank, pipes and fittings. He asked members of the club to take full advantage of the visit. Er Vishal Agrawal Managing Director explained that how company grows over the years and also answered the queries of visitors. President Vikram Naidu gave away momento to Managing Directors as token of appreciation. Director Nilesh Agrawal and Vice President Admin Alpana Agrawal were present during the visit. Rtn Dr Jugalkishor Agrawal Director Vocational conducted session.

Vocational Project - Four Way Test Board 1) Name of the Project : Installation of Rotary Four Way Test Board at Niramay Bahuuddeshiya Seva Sansthan Madhav Nagar Nagpur 2) Date of Project 21/02/22 3) Venue : Niramay Bahuuddeshiya Seva Sansthan Madhav Nagar Nagpur 4) Director : Dr Jugalkishor Agrawal 5) Chairpersons Rt Sharad Paliwal and Rt Rajiv Rahalkar 6) Number of Rotarians and spouses who attended the event : 4 7) Manhours Spent : 2

8) Other Information : The Vocational Committee of RCNV has installed Rotary Four Way Test Board at Niramay Bahuuddeshiya Seva Sansthan Madhav Nagar Nagpur. Rt Sharad Paliwal unveil the Board. Rt Rajiv Rahalkar read out the content of the test and explain its meaning. On this occasion Director Dr Jugalkishor Agrawal asked to inculcate in decision making come across in various situations. Present on the occasion are Shree Prakash Panda, President of NBSS and Vice President Dr Ravindra Kshirsagar. Rtn Dr Jugalkishor Agrawal Director Vocational put his efforts to make program a success.

Vocational Project - Sundari 1) Name of the Project : Inauguration of Sundari Project....A three months Beautician Course for Young Girls and Women 2) Date of Project 09/02/22 3) Venue : Chitnavis Wada Mahal Nagpur 4) Director : Dr Jugalkishor Agrawal 5) Chairperson R Ann Asha Joshi and R Ann Sarita Agrawal 6) Number of Rotarians and spouses who attended the event : 4 7) Manhours Spent : 2 8) Beneficiaries Students : 20 9) Other Information : The Vocational Committee of RCNV has started fifth batch of Sundari Project in association with Chitnavis Trust and MAVIM, at Chitnavis Wada Mahal Nagpur. On this occasion President Vikram Naidu asked participants to take full advantage of the course as earlier batches has started earning after acquiring Beautician skills. Shri Rahul Kale, trustee of Chitnavis Trust also spoke on the occasion. Ms Nisha Thakur has given outline of the course. Rtn Dr Jugalkishor Agrawal Director Vocational conducted session. Chairperson R Ann Sarita Agrawal was also present for the program.

Medical Project Multispecialty health check up and Blood donation camp RCNV had organized a multispecialty health check up n blood donation camp successfully done on 27 Feb Sunday at Hanuman mandir Telangkhedi Ramnagar Slum area it was started at 9 am and closed at 12 pm around 200 patients visited in this camp out of 15 patients found Cataract surgery, Dental care and ENT, Eye check up and Covid vaccination for age groups 15 to 18 years has done 15 vaccination also blood donation by two young boys, ladies health awareness done by Dr. Shantala Bhole it was a great successful camp in short notice thanks to President Vikram Naidu PDG Vishwas Sahasrabhojanee Medical Project Director Dr. Pooja Poddar Dr. Shamik Ambatkar Dr. Shaunak Mokadam Dr. Akshay Daga Dr. Shantala Bhole Dr. Nandu Kolwadkar Dr. Arunima Panse Dr. Pooja Dhande Shalini Naidu Harish Thakur Sneha Parekh Kingsway hospital Hedgewar blood bank Vinod Kanhere and Hanuman mandir staff has made this camp successful.

Birthdays and Anniversaries Members Birthdays

Anniversaries

09th Feb : Ravleen Singh Khurana 10th Feb : Sharad Paliwal 10th Feb : Bhavesh Tahalramani 12th Feb : Yuvraj Pandharipande 13th Feb : Dr Nandu Kolwadkar 19th Feb : Shrikant Mukte 20th Feb : Pankaj Chokhani 21st Feb : Dr Vikram Alsi 21st Feb : Santosh Panse

07th Feb : Dr Ashwini & Dr Ramakant Tayde 09th Feb : Amit & Saryu Chandak 09th Feb : Astha & Nitin Sharma 09th Feb : Vanita & Rajeev Shukul 13th Feb : Vivek & Megha Agarwal 13th Feb : Abhishek & Richa Bhattad 13th Feb : Dr Akshay & Priyanka Daga 14th Feb : Dr Pooja & Rahul Dhande 14th Feb : Rashmi & Bhavesh Shahu 14th Feb : Pallavi & Rahul Upganlawar 16th Feb : Yogesh & Karishma Paliwal 16th Feb : Hetal & Jatin Sampat 17th Feb : Dhawal & Surbhi Jain 20th Feb : Varsha & Vaibhav Jaiswal 24th Feb : Vinod & Kavita Agrawal 24th Feb : Anjul & Rohit Dujari 24th Feb : Smita & Harish Munot 27th Feb : Ritika & Dr Rajesh Singhvi 27th Feb : Tushar & Sonal Singhvi

Spouses Birthdays 07th Feb : Vaijayanti Yadav 09th Feb : Rashmi Mitkari 10th Feb : Dr Arunima Panse 13th Feb : Gaurav Agarwala 13th Feb : Vicky Mulchandani 17th Feb : Shilpa Saboo 26th Feb : Riya Beedkar

Rotary Foundation The Rotary Foundation helps Rotary members to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace by improving health, providing quality education, improving the environment, and alleviating poverty. The Rotary Foundation transforms your gifts into service projects that change lives both close to home and around the world. Since it was founded more than 100 years ago, the Foundation has spent more than $4 billion on life-changing, sustainable projects. The main recipient of donations to TRF is the annual fund. When we donate, half our contributions are directed to the District Fund and the other half makes its way to the World Fund. Both help support and enable Rotary projects to become reality through grants. Global grants support large-scale international activities with sustainable, measurable outcomes in one or more of Rotary’s six areas of focus. Grant sponsors form international partnerships and work together to develop projects that respond to real community needs. Global grants can fund: Humanitarian projects Scholarships for graduate-level academic studies Vocational training teams In response to the deepening humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, The Rotary Foundation has created an official channel for Rotary members around the world to contribute funds to support the relief efforts underway by Rotary districts and has designated its Disaster Response Fund as the main avenue for contributions. A million people have fled Ukraine and are in dire need of emergency aid. The United Nations estimates that number could grow to as many as 5 million people displaced. Rotary clubs in Europe and around the world have stepped up their relief work, some working on the ground to help displaced families. Contributions made by RCNV members to the Annual Fund has made possible the Global Grant Project through DDF from Dist. 3030 as well as DDF from Foreign partner and matching grants from RI. By Harish Thakur RCNV members who have contributed to the Annual Fund in 2021-22 : PDG Vishwas Sahasrabhojanee USD $ 1000 President Vikram Naidu USD $ 1000 Past President Rajiv Behal USD $ 1000 Dir. Harish Thakur USD $ 1100 Rtn Varun Vijaywargi USD $ 2000 Rtn Sarang Upganlawar USD $ 1000 Rtn Rahul Upganlawar USD $ 1000

Rtn Sarang Upganlawar & Priya Upganlawar

Rtn Rahul Upganlawar & Pallavi Upganlawar

Rtn Varun Vijaywargi & Tanushree Vijaywargi 2000

Styling Tips by Nidhi Gandhi Most of us, always love to look out for trends, so as we look the most updated and measure up with the pace, the world of fashion is changing. But every time we start following a trend, do we really pay attention to whether it’s suiting our personality or are we comfortable in it? Here are some key points to guide you create your own style, before you start following any trend blindly, just because it’s in fashion!! 1. what’s your personal style by that I mean, your taste, profession, comfort, how you like to accessorise. If simply put together, what make you really happy. 2. Find an inspiration who you feel resembles closest to you and you also admire his/her dressing style. Start with family and friends whose style you admire. Spend time on social media, and observe how friends and celebrities dress, from casual outfits to work ready or for red carpet events. Blogs are full of fashion tips and inspiration, so find a few fashion bloggers whose style interests you and search through their archives for your favourite outfits. If there is a celebrity or an influencer whose style you like, try to find out who that celeb's stylist is, and look to them for inspiration. Fashion magazines are another great source. 3. Create a palette of wardrobe that you can mix and match to create effortless looks. These are classic pieces in neutral colours that go with everything: a little black dress, a denim jacket, simple T-shirts, a leather tote. You might already have some of these in your closet, Keep the ones that make you feel great, and replace everything else with basics that really work for you. These items may be simple, but they’ll help you show off your unique style by providing a foundation for more exciting pieces. 4. Identify your body means acknowledging your skin tone and body shape. Colours can be very tricky, so you simply create a moodboard of colours that compliment your skin tone and save it in your phone gallery. Also, a lot information is available on social media on which body shape category you fall, collect information on the silhouettes that would suit your body type. 5. Experiment with unique style choices. Once you've built your palate collection, it's time to add unique pieces to your wardrobe that show off your style personality. Personal style is all about playing with fashion, experimenting, to discover which clothes make you feel your best.

Bharli Vangi

Bharli vangi is a stuffed brinjal recipe with coconut, peanuts, sesame spiced paste Prep Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Cuisine: Maharashtrian Course: Main Course Preparation For Bharli Vangi • Wash the brinjals, slit them into 4 without breaking them and soak in salted water for 20 mins. You can also chop them and soak in salted water. • Dry roast the peanuts first, when they start to become brown, add the sesame seeds followed by dessicated coconut. Roast them till all of them are browned and smell fragrant. You can also roast them separately. • When the coconut, peanus and sesame seeds cool down. Add them in a grinder

Recipes with half of the chopped onions, ginger, garlic. • Grind to a smooth paste with some water. Make sure not to make it too liquidy. If You Have Chopped The Brinjals, Follow These Steps To Make Bharli Vangi • In pan heat oil, add the onions and fry them till they turn transparent. Now add the ground masala to the pan. • Fry the masala for 2-3 mins. Add the all the dry spice powders and tomatoes. • Mix it well with the rest of the masala paste. Fry for another 2-3 mins. • Finally add the chopped brinjals. Add 2 cups water, salt and mix the entire curry. • Cover and let the brinjals cook for 30-35 minutes. when the dish is ready, garnish with coriander leaves. • Serve bharli vangi hot with rice or chapati or puri.

Healthy yet Yummy..!!

Just like our traditional Bhel Puri recepie, Makhana Bhel is also made using same ingredient. To begin with put ghee in a pan and then add Makhanas. Roast them on very low heat for 4-5 minutes until they are crisp. Keep stirring so that makhana does not burn. Put the roasted makhanas in a large bowl and add some salt and black pepper or red chilly. To the spiced makhana, onion, tomato, coriander leaves, roasted peanuts, green chutney, sweet tamarind chutney, lime juice, chat masala, and salt. Quickly mix everything well. Add more chutneys if required The best part is that it can be made in very little time and with ease. For all the diet conscious folks, Makhana Bhel recipe is a low-calorie healthy dish. Also, it is a very good option as 2-minutes evening snacks for children.

Valentine’s Day should we care about it so much? Exciting! Stressful! Important! Over-celebrated! People’s opinions about Valentine’s Day vary. Some think it’s great, others are not so much. Flowers and chocolate. Instagram posts of presents and captions that express more feelings than most people care to read (no offense). For some people it’s a day of unity and happiness, for others it’s a reminder of divisiveness and hurt. So let’s understand what this means for few of my learned friends Rtn. Dr.Vikram Alsi Valentine's day is a day to celebrate Love. We have many days that celebrate love in Hindu culture, but none has caught fancy of the youth like Valentine’s day. Valentine's day during my college days was limited to gifting chocolates or roses to the special one. But with commercialisation has come many other factors like parties, going for weekends or staying the night out. These are the problems if done by youth without due care. To answer the question we should care about Valentine’s day as it can spread love and if not guided properly can lead to mishaps. Rtn. Aeyjaz Akolawala Even before I answer this question I feel I need to satisfy one query of mine that can be answered by you all-do we really need Valentine’s Day? our 365 days are anyways dotted with so many celebrations and occasionswe have Independence Day and Republic Day and the festivals like Holi and Diwali etc.. each of these days represent some significant event or happening! And to celebrate them with full vitality and fervour should be our priority! What then does Valentine symbolise? Is it a day to celebrate love? But why a single day only? Isn't the creation and outcome of love as said by many? Aren’t we to live our every single day sharing giving and receiving love.? Then why just one day to show our love for or towards someone! For me, this day has no significance! For me, every day is a day of love.. I do not need a single day in the whole year to express my emotions and feelings towards an individual. It is through my everyday behaviour, my bonding and my care that love is reflected bit by bit and magnifies with every passing day! So Valentine’s or no Valentine’s, for me every day is a day of love. Rtn. Tushar Singhvi Why not? Valentine’s is not only for couples, it’s a day to express love to anyone and everyone. Life is busy and bringing joy to the special ones in our lives and telling them what they mean to us is what makes Valentine’s Day! It gives you a day to be open and share your feelings! Rtn. Dr.Shamik Ambatkar This one, surely, is meant for the non-condescending types. Well, then, Why do we need to celebrate birthdays at all. I’d go a step further… only those who haven’t, ever, fallen in love, or are jilted, would question the veracity of Valentine’s Day. ……अरे भई ! जैसे, पीने वालों को पीने का बहाना चाहिए, ठीक उसी तरह , प्यार करने वालों को प्यार करने का बहाना चाहिये…..

It’s a way of celebrating life… celebrating true love. They say it’s not a part of our culture. The answer to that question is, that, we thought the world how to love, how to prevail over hatred through love, and, ours is a land that has fought battles, against all odds, to conquer love. Lord Krishna is the epitome of purity in love, Shravan Kumar’s love for his parents is platonic, Laxman’s love for lord Rama was respect, ours is also the land of Heer Ranjha and brothers fought for their sisters safety just because of a silk thread on the wrist. We have a greater right over Valentine’s Day than anyone else in the world. Infact, we must devise new ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Something that goes with the culture of our subcontinent. Let it not just be restricted to the youngsters, or just for the, in or out of teens. Let it be a day for expression of love, transcending age and gender barriers. It must be celebrated as marriages, tying Rakhi and Raas garbha & dandiya on the same day. Let harmony ring in again on this day, to let, the year pass through, in peace and love.

PP Sohrab Kanga Saint Valentine or San Valentino was a Roman Catholic Saint from the 3rd Century. He was martyred on 14th February AD 269. Pope Gelasius I started recognizing St. Valentine's Day in AD 496 in honour of the saint and the world started celebrating it as a festival of fertility. St. Valentine's Day was introduced to India by Anil Moolchandani in 1979 when he founded Archies Cards.This consortium of Greeting Card maker, Florist, Jeweller, Chocolate maker and Toy maker started making so much money that our home grown moral police started getting insecure. Starting with big daddy Shiv Sena, organisations like Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Bajrang Dal, Sri Ram Sena, Students Islamic Organisation of India and Chhapri KTM Riders Association, they bore down heavily on innocent Nibbas and Nibbis who were just out to have a good time and started harassing them to the extent that even the gardener at Ambazari Garden began to believe he was a reincarnation of Sherlock Holmes and handed over cowering teenagers to these boorish bullies. With the advent of Social Media and OYO, lovebirds do not face this problem so much these days so the newspapers on Feb 15th are filled with boring news of war, accidents and the 4th Covid Wave. However, I digress from the question, which is “Should we care about Valentine’s Day so much”? In answer, my wife has told me to say Yes…as long as I take her out to dinner on Feb 14th. Rtn. Yuvaraaj Pandharipande Reality is we should not care about Valentine's day at all. It's only celebrated for enjoyment , nothing else ... Every year Valentine changes so as rules ... Maximum valentine days are celebrated in oyo rooms with gifts n booze ...Normal life jeeyo Rtn. Dinesh Naidu Why not???.... Any symbolic day which spreads positive message should be celebrated irrespective of its origin, religion, ethnicity etc. Valentine's Day which is now universally accepted as a day to show your love becomes more important in today's world which is on the verge of III World War. Rtn. Dr. Sadashiv Bhole Valentines day is a day marked to make us realise and show that we love other people. Let's not put it in a religious perspective but I think it’s really a good idea that a day is marked to remember those whom we love and people who love you. It is a good idea and its also a socially a good idea to remember and any one day for loving our near and dear ones. Love is the most beautiful emotion and one should care about any day that celebrates love. Rtn. Dr. Akshay Daga Valentine’s Day is a celebration of love. Of late, it has gained prominence due to the exuberance of youthful display on one side and the over bearing reaction of some so called ‘protectors of religion’ on the other. So, if a day like 14th February can give some respite to these lailas and majnus to be bold enough and express their intimate feelings, then it is a day which should definitely be celebrated with full gusto. Certain over enthusiastic youth have cast a slightly sinister shadow by crossing certain limits set by our culture in the past few years. It is prudent to monitor and create awareness, rather than harassment by self styled anti Romeo squads.We enjoy bhang and drinks on holi or the occasional teen Patti during Diwali, but it does not mean that the festival is responsible for such vices and should be stopped or curtailed completely. So, yes, we should care about Valentine’s Day as love is becoming a rare commodity in today’s world and any excuse to celebrate love is always welcome. Let the flowers blossom rather then the swords and Trishuls of certain fringe elements in our motherland, as that is what true ‘ bhartiyata’ symbolises. Friends, Valentine’s Day gives us an opportunity to share the love with those who mean so much to us. Despite the commercialism and hype, we should never miss a chance to stop our busy lives and take a moment to encourage and hearten our spouses, children, and friends. PP Rtn.Nilesh Panpaliya

Rotary News

Burnham Rotary Club collects over £2,000 in a weekend to support Ukraine refugees Burnham-On-Sea Rotary Club members collected more than £2,000 at the weekend to help people in Ukraine affected by the war with Russia. The team carrtied out two days of collections on Saturday and Sunday at Sanders Garden Centre in Brent Knoll. Burnham Rotary Club President Chris Ashton thanked all those who had given donations and Sanders Garden Centre for their support, with a total of £2,025.72 being raised. He said the support had been humbling and told Burnham-On-Sea.com: “We have all been shocked at the horrendous scenes coming out of Ukraine this week and wanted to help.” “The money collected will help the Rotary Foundation buy medical supplies on the ground in Ukraine and the bordering areas.”

Rotary Club International aids Ukrainian refugees The Rotary International humanitarian organization is donating funds to create what are known as shelter boxes to provide housing for refugees fleeing the Russia-Ukraine war. The shelter boxes can provide for families of up to six people. It includes features such as tents, water purifiers and cooking utensils. Rotary International consists of business and professional citizens of all ages throughout the world. There are 36,000 clubs in more than 200 countries. Henrietta “Hank” Huisking, district governor of Rotary District 5500 and Rotarian of the Sierra Vista Sunrise Club, oversees 50 clubs with Rotary International and is working on providing assistance for those who have been affected by the Russian invasion. Huisking said there are Rotary Clubs in Ukraine and other countries refugees are fleeing to, such as Romania, Poland and Moldova. “What we are trying to do is make sure that those people are taken care of, their humanitarian needs, because we’re not political or religious,” she said. There is a program called the disaster relief fund, which sends money directly to Ukraine and the refugees in the surrounding countries. Anyone who is interested in making a donation does not have to be a Rotarian to help provide assistance or donations. “The help will go where it’s really supposed to go,” she said.