K.G. Ananthraj UrsPresident

H.S. VenkateshSecretary

Arun B.R.Editor

Issue: 31 14th Feb. 2013

PRIP Raymond M. Havens

Rotary Club of Kansas City, Missouri, USA

“Rotary demands three important business obligations - sincerity in affirming, simplicity in bargaining, and faithfulness in performing. And to this may I add that good citizenship is a most positive business obligation.”

- 1923 RI Convention

Taare Zameen Par – Twinkle Twinkle Special Stars!

It was truly Stardust at Jaganmohan Palace as the flagship event of Rotary Mysore, Taare Zameen Par,

thwas conducted for the 5 year with a colorful showcase of cultural events. The auditorium reverberated with sound and dance as the special kids displayed their multi-talents to the packed house. The enthusiasm & zeal displayed by the kids brought a tear or two to many an eye, as more than 900 children, dressed in different costumes sang and danced throughout the day. The sense of participation, achievement and satisfaction on the kids' faces and the pride on their parents' faces were to be seen to be believed. Fancy dress and Drawing & Painting competitions were also conducted. As many as 15 institutions participated in the event. TZP is conducted by Rotary Mysore and SOFTEN (an Infosys CSR initiative), Inner Wheel Club of Mysore and Rotaract Mysore. Total arrangements were made to cater to the needs of these children who were well supported by their parents and teachers. The programme was inaugurated by MCC Commissioner Dr. M.R. Ravi. Vinu Sekhar, Infosys Mysore Development Centre Location Head - H.R. was the guest of honour. Rotary Mysore President Rtn. K.G. Anantharaj Urs, Secretary Rtn. H.S. Venkatesh and a number of Rotarians were present and along with other well-wishers thoroughly enjoyed the occasion. RID 3180 Zone 7 Asst. Governor Rtn. Joseph Mathew was the Chief Guest at the Valedictory held in the evening.A number of Rotarians had contributed their mite to the success of this event. Special mention needs to be made of the nearly 100 volunteers who had worked day and night over the last week for the event. I don't think many of them had much sleep on the eve of the event. Hats off to their selfless service. Hats off to Rotarians

Sunil & Kaleem and the rest of the team! As many as 552 prizes were given. Each and every participating kid and their teachers were given individual mementos (about a 1000 of them). Cash prizes totaling Rs 10000/= were given to the schools which finished in the top 3 – JSS Sahana, Nireekshe and MJ Soofi Memorial. These cash prizes were sponsored by PP Rtn. Vasudev Bhat.

MCC Commissioner Dr. M.R. Ravi lighting the lamp to inaugurate Taare Zameen Par at Jaganmohan Palace

thon Sunday 10 Feb morning as Rotary M y s o r e P r e s i d e n t R t n . K . G . Anantharaj Urs, Vinu Sekhar of Infosys Mysore, Rotary Mysore Secretary Rtn. H.S. Venkatesh, Event Chairman Rtn. R. Vasudev Bhat, Rtn. B.M. Prakash, Rtn. Rajaram, Inner Wheel President Mrs. Geethashree and the special kids look on.

School Name Total Prizes

AIISH 169

Swasahaya Samuchhaya 25

Sneha Kiran 40

Aashianaa 20

Nireekshe 55

Karunamai Foundation 16

Manashanthi 22

MJ Soofi Memorial 46

JSS Sahana 63

Mathru Mandali 35

AWMD 29

Beautiful Gate 7

Mythri Charitable 21

Govt School T K Layout 4

TOTAL 552

Rtn. Prashanth K.N. will address our club on Prasshanth's Photography followed by Presentation on Calendar Launch. Rtn. Prashanth is also sponsoring High Tea on

ththe occasion. Thursday, 14 Feb 2013 @ Rotary Center, 6:30 pm.

This Thursday @ Rotary Center

A TZP Special

Planning into the night Craftwork from Sufi Project on domestic animals

MCC Commissioner Ravi's address Infy's Vinu Sekhar's address Cross section of audience – proud parents

Drawing first prize Dignitaries having tea Fan Dance by AIISH

anti dowry Professions Asst. Governor

Civilization evolution fancy dress by Nireekshe Lady Judges

Skeleton Tom and Jerry – Sneha Kirana Ananthshayana

Service from a foreign land – Nireekshe Raakshasa Dance – Karuna Foundation Sunil with Sufi boys

Secretary jiving Prize distritbution - Abbas sir Prize distribution – Kaleem Mohd.

The Four-Way Test“Of the things we think, say or do:

1. Is it the TRUTH?

2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?

3. Will it build GOODWILL and

BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?”

Rtn. K.P. Shiva PrasadAushad Group of Pharmacies,

S&V Agencies, Mysore.

With Best Compliments from:

“For all your Medicine needsround the clock”

When French President Francois Hollande unveiled a plan in November for a business tax credit and higher sales taxes as a way to revive the economy, he was implementing an idea championed by economist Gita Gopinath. Gopinath, 41, a professor at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has pushed for tax intervention as a way forward for euro-area countries that cannot devalue their exchange rates. “Gita is already a major star, at the top of h e r c o h o r t i n i n t e r n a t i o n a l macroeconomics and still rapidly growing as a scholar,” senior Harvard economist Kenneth

Harvard’sGopinathHelps France BeatEuroStraitjacket

From the Editor's PenDear Rotarians,

One cannot forget this year's TZP

in a hurry. Rarely see so many

enthusiastic children in one place.

It is a truly unique event. Once

every year, these kids get an

opportunity to mingle with the

outside world. Still there was no stopping them

from putting their best foot forward. And boy,

were they enjoying it! A very special day indeed!

Heartfelt thanks to all those who made it

possible…- Arun B.R., Editorarunbelawadi@gmail.com, 98452 72343

Blood donation camp@ Mahajana Tourism

A blood donation camp was conducted at Mahajana Tourism Institute KRS Rd., Mysore

thon the 9 Feb by Rotary Chandrakala Hospital Blood Bank under the aegis of Rotary Mysore. Prof Nagapathi, Rtn. Mahalingaiah, Hon Sec. Rtn. Venkatesh, Rtn. Manjesh and others were present. 24 units of blood were collected on the occasion.

time to celebratetime to celebrate

BIRTHDAYthPrashanth K.N. 13 Feb

WEDDING ANNIVERSARYthSatish Mohan K. & Rashmi 11 FebthSanthosh V. & Indumathi S. 13 Feb

Rotarians Prakash & Sanjaybiked to Goa & back on Feb 1,2,3

Rogoff said “Her empirical work on price rigidities is simply stunning and has had everyone going back to the drawing boards. Her theoretical work on international debt and default defines the state of the art in the field,” he said, calling her strategies for the euro zone to achieve internal devaluations “very influential.”

Gopinath has less praise for policy makers in her country of birth. India’s current-account deficit, at 5.4 percent of gross domestic product, is “worrying,” Gopinath said, because it’s driven by lower savings rates…Gopinath’s path to becoming an economist and the first Indian woman to receive tenure at Harvard began almost by chance in the South Indian city of Mysore where she grew up. Like many Indian high-school students, she sought her parents’ advice on what to study at university, and like many Indian parents of the time, they wanted her to land a respectable job as a government official in the Indian Administrative Services…

(Excerpts from an article dt 7th Feb in Bloomberg, a top financial newspaper of the US, which was next day carried by EconomicTimes)

Rtn. T.V. Gopinath sir, you must be a proud father indeed! Notwithstanding the fact that your daughter fortunately didn’t take up your advice to go for the IAS! J We hope the Indian Government takes her advice like the French…What can we expect next? A Nobel Prize in Economics? Why not?

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Mini – blood donation camp @ TZPAs part of the TZP event, a blood donation camp was organized where 7 units of blood were collected.