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VOLUME: XXX ISSUE NO.: 10

16TH OCTOBER 2020

R O T A R Y C A L C U T T A M A H A N A G A R

President: Rtn. Pranay Agarwal Secretary: Rtn. Manish Biyani

GUEST SPEAKER -MR. ARINDAM BANERJEE

UPCOMING DISTRICT & CLUB EVENTS

Calcutta Mahanagar

RI District 3291 Club No.27735

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Mr. Arindam Banerjee, whose motto in life is to ‘call a spade a spade’, is a practicing advocate in Calcutta High Court. He completed his LLB from Calcutta University. He was awarded for the best all Round student in 1991 from Bishop of Calcutta.

Upcoming Club Event1. Next RWM on 24TH Oct @ 11 AM on ZOOMUpcoming District Event2. Rhythmscape on 17TH Oct @ 8 PM on ZOOM

Mahangar thanks the following Rotarians for their contribution to Rotary Foundation towards donation of Dialysis machines to Kolkata Municipal Corporation

Sandook - Online Edition, the first of it’s kind online exhibition by our club, was a grand success with more than 5000+ visitors. Even the pandemic could not deter us from our motto of service above self.

SANDOOKONLINE EDITION

CHETLA DIALYSIS CENTER

PP Annand surekha Rtn. Anil Bothra PP. Deepak Choudhury

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PP. Rajendra Makhari Shyam Modi Ritu Kajaria

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MINUTES OF 1281ST RWM OF ROTARY CALCUTTA MAHANAGAR HELD ON

ZOOM ON 25TH SEPTEMBER 2020

AN EVENING WITH TARANJIT

MINUTES OF 1282ND RWM OF ROTARY CALCUTTA MAHANAGAR HELD ON ZOOM ON

2ND OCTOBER 2020

GUEST SPEAKER Mr. Arindam Banerjee

v President Pranay Agarwal called the 1281th meeting to order v President Pranay Agarwal welcomed the Guest Speaker Taranjit Kaur, all the members, spouses and other guests.v A presentation was shared showcasing all club activities and President Pranay Agarwal spoke about the Club projects of the past week.v Club Secretary Manish Biyani spoke about club business - upcoming club events, upcoming service projects and birthday wishes for the coming week. v Guest speaker Taranjit Kaur was introduced by anchor Vandana Rathi. v Taranjit Kaur spoke on health and hygiene for women and PadSquad, her initiative for menstrual hygiene. v Taranjit Kaur also judged and announced the winners of the Sandook Jingle contest. v Club Secretary Manish Biyani proposed the vote of thanks. v There being no other business, the President terminated the meeting.

Mr. Arindam Banerjee played Cricket in CAB under 19 league in school and has won several prizes in diverse inter school and inter-collegiate events like debates, elocutions, extempore speech, turncoat debates and creative writing. He represented his school and University in the debate circuit and is a regular member of Calcutta University (Department of Law) Debating team for five years. Mr Banerjee has appeared as special Counsel for Kolkata Municipal Corporation, WBIIDC, West Bengal State Council for Technical Education, West Bengal State Council for Vocational Education and the likes, for important matters like Singur land acquisition and also for all reputed real estate entities of the city in diverse litigation ranging from land related, municipal and other civil litigations.

It really gives an immense pleasure and different feeling when we see that someone is taking so much of initiative for the health & hygiene of women especially the deprived ones. Highly acclaimed actress and poet, Taranjit Kaur is one such woman. Co- founder of PadSquad, an initiative for menstrual hygiene, Taranjit took us to a journey of her life in our RWM held on 25th September. In a chit chat with Vandana Rathi, Taranjit briefed us on what attracted her towards the glamour

world and what she and her organization are doing towards the betterment of women of our country. Her jovial and smiling nature touched everyone. She also judged and announced the winners of the Sandook Jingle contest. The first prize was won by Rtn. Savita Kothari while the second and third prize was bagged by Seema Sonthalia and PP Ajay Lodha respectively.

In some way or the other, we pay our tribute to Father of the Nation- Mahatma Gandhi. On 2nd October on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, we at Mahanagar also paid our respect to Gandhiji by enhancing our know-how in form of a quiz competition organized and hosted by our

PP Anand Sureka. In the style and format of the popular TV show Kaun Banega Crorepati, Rtn.Sureka formed questions covering every aspect and journey of Gandhi’s life. The quiz was open for all and everyone was quick to

RTN. PAYAL AGARWAL

v President Elect Ashok Agarwal called the 1282nd meeting to order.v President Elect Ashok Agarwal welcomed our Quiz host PP.Anand Sureka, all the members, spouses, Inner Wheel members, Rotaractors and other guests.v President Elect spoke about the club activities and service projects in the past weekv Club Joint Secretary Payal Agarwal spoke about club business - upcoming club events, upcoming service projects and birthday wishes for the coming weekv A presentation on upcoming Club fundraiser ‘Sandook’ was presented v Pramila Dugar recited few lines on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti.v Our quiz host for the evening PP.Anand Sureka was welcomed. v PP.Anand Sureka conducted the quiz competition on the life and journey of Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhiv Seema Somani sang a beautiful song to give tribute to Gandhiji.v Winners were announcedv Vote of Thanks was proposed.vThere being no other business, President Elect terminated the meeting.

TRIBUTE TO FATHER OF THE NATION

answer thereby competing with each other. Anandji was aptly supported and helped by spouse Jyoti Sureka.The Sandook team also gave a brief about the fund raiser which was all set to rock the virtual platform from 9th to 11th October. The gathering had a privilege to listen to lines recited by Pramila Dugar and a patriotic song in the melodious voice of Seema Somani. Over all it was an evening filled with knowledge, learning and fun.

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Knock knock! Ghar pe yeh kaun aaya Le ke khushi ke pal, Mobile pe shopping kar lo Sandook ki machi hulchul! Rtn.Savita Kothari

SANDOOK JINGLE CONTEST

SANDOOK AWARDS

The ultimate shopping destination with a new look Welcome to our online exhibition Sandook!!!

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Chota budget mein bada dhamaka , life ho jayegi jhinga- la-la !!!

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TREASURE TROVE OF SANDOOK

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SANDOOK REVIEWS

HAPPY ORGANIZERSSandook, the treasure trove, was not only a treasure of jewellery, fashion, lifestyle, decor and a list of celebrities but also a treasure

Wow! What an experience of coordinating Sandook with an

Sandook online exhibition had stalls as the treasure troves. I was dealing with the stall owners with a strong team, consisting of Payal Agarwal, Shalu Agarwal and Lajo Lodha RTN .SAVITA KOTHARI

of exclusive members on the team, each having their unique talents & abilities which made the Sandook team special in every way. The whole journey of 45 days made each of us grow in our own potential and imbibe new ideas and lessons from the experiences of veteran members. The bonding and camaraderie that was created by everyday zoom meetings, never ending calls and some meets too, have etched beautiful everlasting memories. The way the stall holders were happy and appreciating the efforts put in by the team said it all. The leadership of Pranay -Neena, the technicals of Manish-Aparna and the Sandook veteran leaders, Seema Sonthalia, Seema Somani & Reena Bhandari have no match. A truly enriching experience and a super successful online exhibition are my treasures from Sandook

NISHA PADIA

bhabi. We promoted the stalls online on Facebook and Instagram. We were constantly in touch with the stall owners, to make sure they sent us their product pictures and videos to be uploaded online on their respective stalls. It was a super learning experience for all of us, as we learnt how to deal with all types of people from India, as well as, Singapore and Kathmandu. Sandook bound us like a family which we had lovingly named as the Special 26 and had us working towards making the whole experience of the online exhibition enjoyable for everyone who was a stall holder, a visitor or just a person in awe of the whole platform. The take back of the experience was very heart-warming for Mahanagar club as a whole with the rave reviews written by the stall owners and visitors about their experience. Sandook indeed was a treasure trove where we made gems of friends.

NEENA AGARWAL

excellent team of talented ladies. Everything went in such a smooth way. I am so happy with our team and my heart full thanks to Savita, Nisha, Aparna, Manish, Seema Somani Bhabhi, Jyoti Ji, Shalu, Lajo ji, Reena ji, Rita ji and others for being a part of this Special 26. I really enjoyed a lot, learnt a lot in the journey and the event turned out to be a mega success. Thanks to our President, Mr Pranay Agarwal, for having faith in all of us. A big thank you to Shekhar Bhaiya and Rashi Bhabhi for being our mentor and encouraging us at every single step.

HAPPY EXHIBITORSShweta (Meraarki):

Participating in Sandook was a great experience. I had 597 visitors in one day and there was great response. I had a very great exposure. Thank You Sandook.

Rajesh Kapoor (Mavericks): In precise, the experience at Sandook is S (Superbly) A (Articulated) N (for Noble Cause) D(using Digital Platform) O(with Onus) O(On) K(Customer is the King).

Shreepriya (Aura Bath) :

This was my first online exhibition and wasn’t sure how it’s going to work but the Sandook team made it really easy. They were able to help at every step. They gave my stall a very polished look. The overall look of the exhibition was also great and workability of the site was easy enough for anyone to browse it easily. The marketing was also very well done within a specific time frame. Zero complaints and 100% satisfaction both as exhibitor and visitor.

HAPPY VISITORS

Vinita: I thoroughly enjoyed the online experience of shopping in the online platform of Sandook, especially in the time of Covid. It had multiple choices from wellness to apparels to cosmetics to art. It was a delightful shopping experience, Thank You.

Radhika : Hi everyone, Sandook was really a nice event on virtual platform and this is the first time that I attended such exhibition. The concept was very good and the app was very user friendly. There were various stores and their collection was very nice, loved it. Rotary Calcutta Mahanagar has done a fab job and I would like to attend such a event in future also.

Saloni: Hello everyone, I just wanted to share the great experience that I had shopping in Sandook. How easy it was for me to register, find the products that I needed and most of all how easily all of this was going to reach me right here in Guwahati. I am pretty sure everyone would have found something to please themselves. It was fun shopping @Sandook.

SEE YOU AT SAN DOOK 2021

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200 ration kits were distributed in the Sundarban area which was badly affected during AMPHAN. The kits were distributed at Jharkhali Netaji Pally Hare Krishna Ashrama, P.O Jharkhali Bazar, P.S Jharkhali Coastal, South 24 PGS.

Along with the aforementioned, Bingo chips packets were distributed at Joynagar, South 24 parganas.

Three year old baby Nilasha Bose was admitted at RTIICS for PDA Device Closure (Heart Surgery) on 28th September. She was operated on 29th September successfully. Baby is doing fine. May God bless her.

PROJECT HEALING LITTLE HEARTS BLOODLINE

Blood being our life line, the work of our Bloodline project continued to provide life to many during this pandemic.

Birthdays are special and it becomes more special when we can spread happiness around us.

PP Rtn. Sanjay Bhandari and Reena Bhandari celebrated the birthday of their daughter in law on 7th Oct, 2020. They spread smiles by distributing freshly cooked food near Kalighat to around 300 people.

RIPE Shekhar Mehta celebrated his birthday on 14th Oct, 2020. His contribution spread smiles by distributing freshly cooked food in a nearby slum area to over 400 people.

The event was attended by Chairperson Neena Agarwal.

ANNADAAN MAHADAAN CHAIRPERSON

NEENA AGARWAL

We are happy to add 1 more Member to the Rotary Calcutta Mahanagar Family Rtn . Ramakant Lakhotia and Spouse Neena Lakhotia

Name: Ramakant LakhotiaSpouse name: Neena LakhotiaBusiness: Telecom Infrastructure, Rama Telecom Pvt. Ltd.Proposed by: Rtn. Pranay Agarwal

CHAIRPERSON ASHOK AGARWAL

PP RITA JHAWAR

Every year National Wildlife Week is celebrated in India between October 2nd and October 8th. It has been celebrated since 1954. The week is celebrated under the following theme

Theme 2020: RoaR (Roar and Revive) – Exploring Human-Animal Relationships

What are the objectives?The National Wildlife Week is celebrated in

WILD LIFE WEEK (2ND - 8TH OCT)

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the country under the following objectives

v To make people aware of the protection and conservation of wildlife

v To implement services that preserve wildlife

v They discuss and identify issues related to wildlife preservation.

A webinar was organized on the 3rd of October on zoom by Saevus and Rotary districts of India to celebrate the biodiversity and wildlife in our country with school children. Our Pride RIPE Shekhar Mehta was the chief guest for the event.

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Being close to Nature - Learn it from our own Bhawna Shah and her talented young daughter Yukta showcasing their creativity in being closest to nature.

Our very own Rtn. Payal Agarwal moderated the multinational event of the Rotaract Club of Saswata whose topic for the zoom event was “Safety Of Women With Rising Cyber Crime”. Congratulations on taking the flag of Rotary Calcutta Mahanagar higher.

PARADISO - A film produced by our very own PP Rita Jhawar. Story - Set in the 1960’s, in a city resembling Kolkata, Paradiso is about a man on a self-imposed silence which is hilarious as well as dark. In a way it mirrors the emptiness of our soul. The man lives in the world, one ‘Real’, one ‘Imagined’ till the point where both collide and become one. AWARDS & RECOGNITION 4th Indian Cine Film Festival - Best Director (Jury) Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival - Best Director Official Selection - London Independent Film Awards Official Selection - Rajasthan International Film Festival 4th Noida International Film Festival Best Screenplay | Best Music | Official Selection – Director | Official Selection – Actor | Official Selection – Actress Hollywood International Moving Pictures Film Festival, Los Angeles Miami Independent Film Festival, FloridaCourtesy: President Pranay Agarwal

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