Satya Bhushan Anand. The Grand Old Rotarian DISTRICT 3140 CLUB MARCH Mid-Town Bulletin

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1 Vol 48 Issue 08 March 2016 For Private Circulation RI President KR RAVINDRAN District Governor SUBHASH KULKARNI Club President RP ANAND DISTRICT 3140 CLUB Satya Bhushan Anand The Grand Old Rotarian MARCH Mid-Town Bulletin March 2016.indd 1 3/23/2016 4:24:04 PM

2 cover profile The Grand Old Rotarian S.B. ANAND The discipline that my father observes where his health is concerned is admirable. His morning walk at Kamala Nehru Park and light vegetarian meals during the day is the secret to his fitness, which he practises even now! He is also a great fan of cricket and watched Test matches at the Brabourne Stadium. However, his main admirable traits are contentment, punctuality, honesty, dedication and integrity. These are the precious gifts that I have received from him and I am proud to be Satya Bhushan Anand's daughter. It is with pleasure that I write to compliment a long-term friend Rtn Satya Bhushan Anand. We have been very close to each other and have shared many experiences together as a part of Rotary. Bhushan was born on 17th February, 1923 in Bhera, then in undivided India (now in Pakistan). His family came to live in Mumbai when he was three years old. After obtaining a BCom degree from Sydenham College, Mumbai, he established a business in auto parts called K.L. Anand & Sons, which is based at Opera House. He married Pushpa in 1947 and they have four children. Rtn Satya Bhushan is a loving father. His daughter Rashmi, says, Daddy/Daddyji/Nanaji as he is fondly called by all his family members has batted a long innings and is just 7 runs short of his century! The Grand Patriarch of the Anand family, he is highly respected by members of all ages. As a young dynamic teenager, he was an actor in a theatre company in Mumbai (then Bombay). When India was in the midst of the freedom struggle, he participated in the long marches at Gowalia Tank Maidan for the Quit India Movement. He was presented with a badge from the Government for being a freedom fighter. I remember he joined the Rotary Club of Bombay Mid-Town in Being extremely friendly by nature, he was very popular at the club. Lots of Sunday lunches and dinners were hosted by him at his home. His motto being service above self, he was always ready to serve Rotary and the society. His kindness and his desire to help others are some of the many qualities that I have learnt from him. A Rotarian of 48 years standing he started as a Charter Member of the Rotary Club of Bombay Mid- Town, and served as President in Bhushan has served the Rotary Club of Bombay Mid- Town in various capacities as Office Bearer and as Chairman of several committees. He is a truly dedicated Rotarian. He has counselled Rotary Exchange Students. He has also chaired the Scholarships & Awards Committee for many years. He has maintained 100% attendance for a length of time. He was also the President of the Bombay & Maharashtra Motor Parts Associations. Now, 48 years later, we are a more vibrant, active and fun-loving group, and are even more dedicated. Some of the faces have changed, but our goal remains the same to serve those in need through hard work and community leadership, says the grand old man. President R.P. Anand MARCH Mid-Town Bulletin March 2016.indd 2 3/22/2016 6:28:53 PM

3 RI President KR RAVINDRAN District Governor SUBHASH KULKARNI Club President RP ANAND Vol 48 Issue 04 OCTOBER 2015 OCTOBER Mid-Town Bulletin For Private Circulation District Governor SUBHASH KULKARNI A Visit to Kamla Mehta School for the Blind news President R.P. Anand, Rtn G.G. Kapadia, Rtn Ashwin Shah, Rtn Anil Ambo and Rtn Naren Mohatta visited the Kamla Mehta Dadar School for the Blind (KMDSB) on 17th February, Suparna Ajgaonkar, the school s Director, received the Rotary delegation in her office. After exchanging pleasantries, the delegation was informed about the current activities at the school and the budgetary expectations. Following a tete-a-tete over tea and biscuits, Rtn Anand handed over a cheque of `50,000 as a donation from the Rotary Club of Bombay Mid-Town (RCBMT) to the school, which was gratefully received. Rtn Anand stated that RCBMT shall continue to support the school. Ajgaonkar showed the delegation albums of the previous visits by members of the Rotary Club. This brought back memories of RCBMT's continuous support to the school over several decades. She led the entourage to inspect the various sections and activities of the school, including computer training, the science laboratory, the Braille class, the library, the hobby centre, the music and dance venue and the gymnasium. At the end of the tour, the delegation was served snacks prepared by the visually challenged students. KMDSB imparts academic education from pre-school to college, and has hostel facilities for visually challenged girls hailing from various socio-economic backgrounds without any consideration of caste, creed or religion. Rtn Naren Mohatta For Private Circulation Vol 48 Issue 03 September 2015 Vol 48 Issue 02 AUGUST 2015 For Private Circulation DISTRICT 3140 CLUB RI President KR RAVINDRAN RI President KR RAVINDRAN District Governor SUBHASH KULKARNI Club President RP ANAND DISTRICT 3140 CLUB Club President RP ANAND DISTRICT 3140 CLUB Ramgopal Mehra SEPTEMBER Mid-Town Bulletin A Rotarian 100 years strong Dr Deepak Garg A young Rotarian par excellence AUGUST Mid-Town Bulletin Abuzar Zakir A hardworking member of the Rotary Club of Bombay Mid-Town Mid-Town Bulletin, the official magazine of the Rotary Club of Bombay Mid- Town is inviting members and non-members alike to advertise with us. The revised rates* range from `5,000/- for a full-page ad to `2,500 for a half-page ad. MARCH Mid-Town Bulletin March 2016.indd 3 3/22/2016 6:29:00 PM

4 news Rotary Club of Bombay Mid-Town and Rotary Club of Jalna inaugurate 10-day Free Plastic Surgery Camp The doctors offering their services included Anaesthesiologist and Head of the Department at EVK Hattingen Dr. Gerhard K Schlosser, Maxillofacial Surgeons Dr. Jihan Mohasseb, Dr. Alexis Landers, Dr. Jana Stranger, Anaesthesiologist Dr. Detlef Cramer, Mike Rehn, Plastic and Hand Surgeons Dr. Perikles Kolokythas and Dr. Fons van der Hoofd, Surgeon Dr. Rene Stranzenbach, Male Nurses (Surgery) Rouven Falk and Jorg Mrugalla, Nurse (Anaesthesia) Rita Arns- Schmidt and staff of the Mission Hospital. Rotary Club of Bombay Mid-Town and Rotary Club of Jalna coorganised a 10-day Free Plastic Surgery Camp at the Mission Hospital in Jalna. President R.P. Anand and Rtn Badrinarayan Barwale inaugurated the 13th edition of the annual camp. It was conducted by a team of 11 German plastic surgeons and paramedical staff. It was a great success. It is a unique project where medical facilities are provided at the patient's doorstep. The camp was totally free for the patients there were no charges for the surgeries, medication, dressing or food. The members of the Rotary Club of Jalna devoted their time by being present throughout the day and looking after the logistics. Dr. Christopher Moses, the Medical Director of the hospital and a Rotarian, looked after the patients and arranged for the hospital equipment needed for the surgery. Dr. Anil Tibrewala, President R.P. Anand and Rajesh Bajaj made it a point to be present at the venue to see that the team of doctors and their colleagues were looked after properly. Rtn Dr. Anil Tibrewala inner wheel Inner Wheel Club Report March 2016 On March 8, 21 members attended a meeting and picnic at Urmila Jain s bungalow in Panvel. Besides breakfast, lunch and high tea, they played antakshari and visited the school, which has a strength of 650 pupils. The children put up a beautiful performance for the Inner Wheel Club members. There was a cooking demonstration by Smt. Sumati. A sum of `2lakh was given towards 10 toilets. Fatima donated `20,000 for another toilet. Madhu Gandhi gave `1lakh for five computers, and Sharad Agarwal donated `55,000 towards a borewell. Madhu Gandhi President, Inner Wheel Club, Rotary Club of Bombay Mid-Town MARCH Mid-Town Bulletin March 2016.indd 4 3/22/2016 6:29:01 PM

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6 news A Few Rotarians visit Vietnam And Cambodia Later, we also visited the Terrace of Elephants, the Terrace of the Leper Kings, the Courtyard and other magnificent ruins of ancient temples. We also visited Angkor Wat, the crown jewel of Khmer architecture and one of the largest, best preserved Vishnu temples. The Ramayana and the Mahabharata are pictorially depicted along its long corridors. It was a pleasure to listen to our ancient stories from the Cambodian guide. All of us enjoyed the tour immensely and departed with promises to organise many more such tours. I thank Anil Kejriwal for organising this trip. Dr. Kirit Mody Seventeen Rotarians and Anns, under the leadership of Anil Kumar Kejriwal and Gaurav Kapadia of the Rotary Club of Bombay Mid-Town, took a trip to Vietnam and Cambodia for 9 days. Our first destination was Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam. It is a very beautiful city steeped in history. On our first evening in Hanoi, we visited a water puppet show, a fantastic theatrical art that originates from Northern Vietnam. Our next visit was Halong Bay. After travelling a distance of 250 km, we boarded a traditional wooden boat to view the scenic beauty of 1000 Islands and unique rock formations called Stone Dog, Incense Burner and Fighting Cock. The next day, we visited the Hoan Kiem Lake and Ngoc Son temple with a tiny tortoise pagoda. Later, we wandered around the old quarters and experienced the local culture, while our wives indulged in some shopping. Our next stop was Saigon, now known as Ho Chi Minh City, a vibrant metropolis where traditional and modern life converges. We visited the gorgeous Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon, the Museum of Vietnamese History and the Thien Hau Pagoda. We also visited the Cho Lon Market also known as Chinatown. Rotarians and their spouses had a field day bargaining and buying presents for their near and dear ones. We visited the Cu Chi Tunnels, an incredible underground network of tunnels used during the Vietnam War. Our last stop was Cambodia. We landed in Siam Reap and left for the city of Angkor Thom in the evening. We entered through the South Gate. The causeway was lined with pictorial representations of the ancient Indian story of Samudra Manthan. The causeway depicts the episode where angels and demons were churning the sea to extract the elixir of immortality from it. To all Rotarians, Our Chairman Anil Kejriwal had organised a trip to Vietnam and Cambodia from 21st February to 1st March, Five Rotarians Dr. Kirit Mody, Anil Kejriwal, Varsha Vadera, Gaurav Kapadia and I, along with our respective spouses had gone along with seven others. We reached Hanoi on 22nd February. It was very chilly. We visited many places of interest and even went for a boat ride. We then proceeded to Saigon (Ho Chi Minh city) for two days. Our wives did a lot of shopping. We were shown the tunnels in which the Viet Cong soldiers hid while fighting the war with the Americans. The last two days of our trip were spent in Cambodia. We had veteran tour guides during our trip, which added to the whole experience. We also stayed at excellent hotels during our fairly exhausting but enjoyable tour. We all bonded well and enjoyed each other's company. Our compliments and thanks are due to Anil and Bina Kejriwal and Gaurav and Poornima Kapadia for arranging our trip. They put in a lot of hard work. Dr. Arvind Kasbekar MARCH Mid-Town Bulletin March 2016.indd 6 3/22/2016 6:29:04 PM

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8 photo feature Village Dhaba Night at Wodehouse Gymkhana 3rd Feb RI President's Black Tie Dinner 14th Feb MARCH Mid-Town Bulletin March 2016.indd 8 3/22/2016 6:29:08 PM

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11 NASEOH Organised Distribution of Mobility Appliances in Ambernath naseoh A hundred and nine mobility appliances were distributed to seventy-eight screened and identified people with locomotor disability in and around Ambernath (West) at an event organised by NASEOH at the Mahatma Gandhi Vidyalaya, Ambernath (West) on Sunday, 6 March The appliances were sponsored by Rotary Club of Bombay Mid-Town and FUCHS Lubricants (I) Pvt Ltd. President R.P. Anand, Rtn Gaurav Kapadia, Rtn Kersi Hilloo, Rtn Munna Mitha and Mrs Hilloo attended the camp and distributed the appliances. Rtn Gaurav Kapadia MARCH Mid-Town Bulletin March 2016.indd 11 3/22/2016 6:29:12 PM

12 milestones ROTARY CLUB OF BOMBAY MID-TOWN OFFICERS & DIRECTORS President R.P. Anand Imm.Past President Mohan Lalvani Vice Pres. & Pres. Elect Sucharita Hegde Hon. Secretary Deepak Mehta Addl. Hon.Secretary Jaidev Mehta Jt. Hon. Secretary Dr. Deepak Garg Hon. Treasurer Anil V. Kamath Hon.Jt.Treasurer Rajeev Thakkar Sergeant At Arms Munna Mitha Addl.Sergeant Arindam Ghosh Advisory Committee: PDG Dr.Shirish Sheth, PP Rahul Mehta, Arun K. Mehta, PP Tilak Mehta, PP Bimal Shroff Director Club Service Kamlesh Sonawala Programmes Dr. G.P. Kasbekar Co-Chairman Deepak Mehta Events & Fellowship R.P. Anand & } Navin Shah Finance PP Bipin Jain Attendance Vicky Punjabi Bye Laws PP Y.K. Shankardas Fundraiser Chairman PP Bimal Shroff Co-Chairman Anil Kejriwal Classification Anil Ambo Membership & Retention } Membership Development Deepak Mehta Rotary Information PP Ashok Sharma Bulletin & Magazine Prasanna Bhagat Co-Chairman Anil Kejriwal PR & Social Media Sunil Gautam Director Vocational Service Kirit Jasani Career Guidance Scholarships & Voc. Awards Kiran J. Shah Club Website Rajeev Thakkar 4 Way Test Shaunak Thakkar Sr. Citizens Welfare Dr. G.P. Kasbekar F.O.F Rajeev Thakkar Literacy Mission (Thrust Area) PP Tilak Mehta Director Community Service Child Welfare: Midday Meal /SKMDS/ADAPT/Umeed Nare-Vaje Development Polio & Care of Physically Challenge Co-Chairman Medical Camps Plastic Surgery, Jalna District Relation & On to Conference Co-Chairman Director Youth Service Interact Rotaract Sports Inner Wheel } } } } Naren Mohatta Ashwin Shah N. M. Jain G.G. Kapadia PP Kersi Hilloo Abuzar N. Zakir Dr. Anil Tibrewala PP Anil Kamath PP Tilak Mehta Moorad Fazalbhoy Jamsheed Patel Vicky Punjabi Bharat Parekh Mohan Lalvani 01 April Hector Mehta 14 April Dr. Inge Krueger Anniversaries 08 Nazneen & Jamsheed Patel 13 Daisy & Hector Mehta 26 Shobha & Gopal Motwane Spouse s Birthdays 2 Neeta Patel 6 Radha Goculdas 7 Dinesh Vadera 9 Sudha Mehta 13 Rupande Parekh 13 Shakuntala Shetty 15 Uttara Bhandare 16 Nainu Thacker 18 Anjana Mody 18 Rajul Shah 18 Saloni Sharma Birthdays in April April Prasanna Bhagat 21 April Manoj Jalan 09 April Arun Jatia 24 April Lalit Goculdas Birthdays MARCH 2016 in July LITERACY 2015 MONTH 06 PP Navin Shah 09 Shashikant WEDNESDAY, Bhartia Harshad Speaker: VoraMr. Homi Ranina 10 Subject: Ajay Dalal The Union Budget Venue: Dr Ghanashyam Taj Mahal Kasbekar Hotel at 1.15 pm 13 Sunil Gautam 14 Aditi Choksey WEDNESDAY, Rajeev Special Thakkar General Meeting 23 Venue: Munna Taj Mitha Mahal Hotel at 1.15 pm WEDNESDAY, 16 District Governor Subhash Kulkarni's Official Visit Venue: Taj Mahal Hotel at 1.15 pm WEDNESDAY, 23 Speaker: Dr. Ashok Sanghvi Subject: Me, My Jugad and My Future Venue: Taj Mahal Hotel at 1.15 pm WEDNESDAY, 30 Speaker & Subject: TBA Venue: Taj Mahal Hotel at 1.15 pm Director International Projects Global/ Matching/ District Grants Co-Chairman International Family Exchange International Youth Exchange The Rotary Foundation [TRF] AG Leena Shah DS Pradeep Saxena } PP Navin Shah PP Anil Kamath Yogesh Pandya Anil Kejriwal Manoj Jalan Mahesh Krishnamurti Edited and published for Rotary Club of Bombay Mid-Town, Navjivan III Commercial Society Premises Ltd, 10 th Floor, Room No. 10 (R), Lamington Road, Mumbai Tel: Tel/ Fax: Mobile: rotary019@gmail.com Designed and Printed at Spenta Multimedia, Editors: Prasanna Bhagat, Anil Kejriwal, Gaurav Kapadia, Naren Mohatta Editorial Consultant: Aliya Ladhabhoy Design: Amol Patkar Peninsula Spenta, Mathuradas Mill Compound, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai Page coordinated by Allan Chenyen. For previous issues, please visit The paper for Mid-Town Bulletin is donated by Rtn Bimal Shroff for which the club is extremely grateful. Please send your articles and news for the Bulletin to Allan Chenyen (rotary019@gmail.com) preferably by the 10 th of every month. MARCH Mid-Town Bulletin March 2016.indd 12 3/22/2016 6:29:14 PM