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President: Sushil Bajracharya Secretary: Dr. Laxman Joshi Editor: PDG Dilendra Raj Shrestha

Answer to  Last Week’s Question 

(What is the name of home club of RI President

K R Ravindran?)

Rotary Club of Colombo

This Week’s Question

What is the full form of ARRFC?

d'FHof NofM !))^ lb+M dfr{ @%, @)!^ • yf}+of d'FHof /f]6/L Sna on, /f]6/fS6 Sna

on j cfo\g k'rMof d+sfM d'FHofof ?ko\ GXoft . /f]6/L Sna onof gfof] ;'lzn ah|frfo{h', /f]6/fS6 Sna onof gfof] /f]dL >]i7 j cfo\g k'rMof gfof] lgd{nf >]i7h'+ yMyMu' Snaof d'FHof GXofMu' 3f]if0ff ofgflbn .

• Bf]M n'd+s] Hof h'n . y'u' jfMno\ a'lb+nfMlk+ /f]= rGb| axfb'/ dxh{g j /f]= pld{nf cdfToh'lkGt leGt'gf b]5fo\ Hof h'n .

• GXofOk' vF Gog] sg] e\mjno\ /f]= k|k'mNn dfg l;+x k|wfgh'+ la1fg tyf k|lalw k|1f k|lti7fgof sfo{zfnfof ;xhstf{ h'of Hofe\mjM GXofsf jofu' vF sgf lbn .

• /f]= ls/0f >]i7h'+ g]kfnL :Sjf; v]nf8Loft kfls:tfgof sDkgL a|f08 PDa];]8/ NoMu' no\tf vF sgflbn .

• lrTnfËo\ SofG;/of SofDk ;'yf+nfs GXofMu'ln+ cfo\g eafgL >]i7h' no\tf Kj+sf lbn .

• /f ]= ;'/ ]Gb| uf ] laGb hf]zLh' + a]nfotof /fhs'df/ Xof/L ono\ emfMano\ ;d'bfo\of kfv] + e'sDk lkl8tlkGt /fxtof Hof h"u' laifo sg] v+u' no\tf vF sgflbn .

• kL8LhL lbn]Gb| /fh >]i7h'+ yf}+ nlntk'/ lhNnfof b'u{d yfo\ 3';]nof Ko+u' :s"n k'g;g{df{0fog lg+lt :jof jofu' vF sgf lbn .

• gfof] /f]= ;'lzn ah|frfo{h'+ cfly{s cleofg lGxkf}no\ josMof Rj;' lkb+u' j cGt//fli6«o sfo{zfnfo\ yMu' kf} GXoAjofu' vF sgf lbn .

• j+u' jfMof d'FHof sf]l5gf vF gfnfsfo\u' Hof h'n .

• /f]6/Lof vF Gog] sg] e\mjno\ cjf8{ ;]/]dgLof lg+lt Snaof s[ofsnfkof l/kf]l6{Ë clk|n nfof b'g] ofo\ dfMu' vF sg] Hof h'n .

• y'u';Lof /fOnf SofDk clk|n nfo\ o]+ h'Ou' vF Go+s] Hof h'n .

• kf6{g{;{ Og ;le{;of laifo vFNxfanf GXofs';] gfof] efh'+ Snaof /f]6/L /f]6/fS6 j cfo\g gfkof :jfk'of laifo yMyu' cg'ej sgfbLt ;snoft Ogfk ofgf lbn . d'FHofo\ bLlk+ cKkf] hMlk+, cfo\glk+ j /f]6/fS6/ lkG;+ yMyMu' cg'ej sgf lbn .

Rtn. Amrit Raj Shakya Birth Day: April 6

Today’s Meeting

Rotary Information Sharing

• ;snof wfk'sy+ /f]6/L Sna onof cfo\g, /f ]6 ]/Log j /f ]6/fS6/ lklgu' ;xsfo{of x'gL Snaof s[ofsnfk lwl;nfSs GXofgf Rj+u' vF GXog] jn .

• kL8LhL lbn]Gb|h'+ /f]6/fS6 Sna on !( bF k'mO w+s';f Snaof kfv]+ /f]6/fS6of l8li6 «S6of g ]t [ Tj ofo \u ' yf;o\ Snaof /f]6/fS6/ t Yog] dk'mu' vg] b'u'ln+ g]t[Tj lasf;of lg+lt s'tM ofo\ dfMu' vF Go+sf lbn .

• /f]= k|k'mNn dfg l;+x k|wfg h' j /f]= k|df]b ;fu/l;+x k|wfgh' lkG;+ /f]6/fS6/ lkGt tflndof Uj;fUjo\dfMu' j plsof lg+lt yMlkG;+ dfy] UjfxfnL ofo\u' ar+ laoflbn .

• kL8LhL lbn]Gb| /fh >]i7h'+ cfo\g k'rMof s[ofsnfk lGxlGxy+ cKkf]of jgfRj+u' kl/k|]Ifo\ josMlklgu' ;+u7gfTds 9fFrfoft g ;'wf/ ofgf o+s] dfMu' j cfo\g k'rMof lalgodg+ bo\sf jg]dfMu' vF sgf lbn .

• /f]6]/Log, cfo\g j /f]6/fS6 of s[ofsnfkof laifo sg]u' e\mjno\ /f]6/fS6 Sna onof Uj;fno\ xfno\ ;LeL Rjo\u' tflnd SjrfMu' j jflt nM d'+s]u' laifoof Gjr' lao]Hofg+ h"u' vF sg] Hof h'n .

• cy]x] cfM jOu' bF !^.!& of lg+lt /f]6/fS6/ k|df]b l;+xoft gfof]of ?ko\ NoMu' vFg+ sg] Hof h'n .

• cfo\g k'rMof kfv]+ j+u' jfMno\ dlxgfaf/Lof laifo cGt/lqmof h"u', ;'gfsf]7L lksgLs Gofo\s'u', vF sg] Hof h'n;f jOu' zlgafM dl0fd08k laxf/o\ lkmlhof]y]/fkLof lzla/ h'Ou', @) ut] k'0f{r08L @& ut] Hofk' ;dfho\ SofG;/of lzla/ h'Ou' vF Go+s] Hof h'n . gfk+ lrTnfËo\ h"u' SofG;/of lzla/of laifo GXoyg] Hof g+ h'n .

• /f]= k|df]b ;fu// k|wfgh'+ lrTnfËof lzla/of e\mjno\ cg jgfan] cg ufdo\ nMof Aoa:yfof lg+ltg+ UjfxfnL ofgfjofu' vF sgf lbn .

• d]d]u' yLyL laifo vFNxfanf h';] yf}+of d'FHofof O{ sf]rfMu'ln+ gfof] efh'+ ;snoft z'efo\ b]5f;] yf}of d'FHof sf]rfo\sf lbn .

-yf}+of d'FHofo\ Ajlt sofbLlk+ /f]]6]/Log !!Dx, cfo\g &Dx, /f]6/fS6/ !!Dx, kfxfF !Dx hDdf #)Dx . ;g;fOg ()) tsf_

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APRIL Maternal and Child Health

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APRIL FOOLS’ DAY

April Fools' Day, sometimes called All Fools' Day, is one of the most light-hearted days of the year. Its origins are uncertain. Some see it as a celebration related to the turn of the seasons, while others believe it stems from the adoption of a new calendar.

New Year's Day Moves Ancient cultures, including those of the Romans and Hindus, celebrated New Year's Day on or around April 1. It closely follows the vernal equinox (March 20th or March 21st.) In medieval times, much of Europe celebrated March 25, the Feast of Annunciation, as the beginning of the new year.

In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII ordered a new calendar (the Gregorian Calendar) to replace the old Julian Calendar. The new calendar called for New Year's Day to be celebrated Jan. 1. That year, France adopted the reformed calendar and shifted New Year's day to Jan. 1. According to a popular explanation, many people either refused to accept the new date, or did not learn about it, and continued to celebrate New Year's Day on April 1. Other people began to make fun of these tradi-tionalists, sending them on "fool's errands" or trying to trick them into believing something false. Eventually, the practice spread throughout Europe.

Problems With This Explanation There are at least two difficulties with this explanation. The first is that it doesn't fully account for the spread of April Fools' Day to other European countries. The Gregorian calendar was not adopted by England until 1752, for example, but April Fools' Day was already well established there by that point. The second is that we have no direct historical evidence for this explanation, only conjecture, and that conjecture appears to have been made more recently.

Constantine and Kugel Another explanation of the origins of April Fools' Day was provided by Joseph Boskin, a professor of history at Boston Uni-versity. He explained that the practice began during the reign of Constantine, when a group of court jesters and fools told the Roman emperor that they could do a better job of running the empire. Constantine, amused, allowed a jester named Kugel to be king for one day. Kugel passed an edict calling for absurdity on that day, and the custom became an annual event. "In a way," explained Prof. Boskin, "it was a very serious day. In those times fools were really wise men. It was the role of jesters to put things in perspective with humor." This explanation was brought to the public's attention in an Associated Press article printed by many newspapers in 1983. There was only one catch: Boskin made the whole thing up. It took a couple of weeks for the AP to realize that they'd been victims of an April Fools' joke themselves.

Spring Fever It is worth noting that many different cultures have had days of foolishness around the start of April, give or take a couple of weeks. The Romans had a festival named Hilaria on March 25, rejoicing in the resurrection of Attis. The Hindu calendar has Holi, and the Jewish calendar has Purim. Perhaps there's something about the time of year, with its turn from winter to spring, that lends itself to lighthearted celebrations.

Observances Around the World April Fools' Day is observed throughout the Western world. Practices include sending someone on a "fool's errand," looking for things that don't exist; playing pranks; and trying to get people to be-lieve ridiculous things. The French call April 1 Poisson d'Avril, or "April Fish." French children sometimes tape a picture of a fish on the back of their schoolmates, crying "Poisson d'Avril" when the prank is discovered.

CANCER CAMP AT CHITLANG A one day cancer awareness and Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid (VIA) Test camp was organized by RC Yala Anns’ Group in Chitlang on March 23, 2016. A total of 167 women from Chitlang and nearby villages were benefited from the camp.