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MAHANAGAR GOES DIGITAL AMIDST LOCKDOWN - Rotary Club of Calcutta Mahanagar
Volume XXIX Issue No. 22 12th June, 2020

     MAHANAGAR GOES DIGITAL AMIDST LOCKDOWN
                                             MUSICAL MASTI WITH
                                              LEGENDARY SINGER
                                                 USHA UTHUP

                                        Usha Uthup was born on 7 November 1947 in
                                        Bombay, Bombay State, India (present day
                                        Mumbai, Maharashtra, India). Her birth name is
                                        Usha Vaidyanath Someshwar Sami Iyer. She is
                                        also known as Didi. She is an Indian pop, filmi,
                                        jazz, and playback singer who sang songs in
                                        the late 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Darling,
Upcoming Club Events                    which she recorded with Rekha Bhardwaj for
                                        the film 7 Khoon Maaf, won the Filmfare Award
                                        for Best Female Playback Singer in 2012. She
                                        is also an actor. She has also sung the title song
                                        for the show "Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai" season 1.

   Rotary Calcutta Mahanagar

Official Visit of District Governor
        Rtn. Ajay Agarwal             A letter from Honourable Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi on the
                  &                   occasion of MOU between RIHF(Rotary India Humanity Foundation) and
   First Lady Mamta Agarwal           NCERT on E Learning content telecast for classes 1-12 on NCERT TV
        on 20th June 2020             channels. A very proud moment for Rotarians of India.Thank you Rotary
                                      India leaders for this landmark achievement.
MAHANAGAR GOES DIGITAL AMIDST LOCKDOWN - Rotary Club of Calcutta Mahanagar
A sneak peek of Covid
 A very informative session held on the Pandemic by the Guest speaker Dr. Govind Rajgarhia where more than 42 people
 attended on Zoom. It was very well conducted by PP Anand Sureka and PP Deepak Chowdhury and a lot of Questions were
 answered by him. The Doctor advised a lot of precautions and things to avoid during the current situation.
 TAKE AWAY POINTS SUGGESTED BY DR. GOVIND RAJGARIA                                         TAKE AWAY POINTS FOR OFFICE GOERS :
 ON COVID 19                                                                               Ÿ Allow entry into offices with three precautions; a)
 Ÿ Disease caused by Covid 19 virus infection comes within the category of                       Take Temperature b) Ensure everyone puts on mask
     Mild to Moderate disease, and majority of people are safe. Don't get                        constantly c) Sanitize hands.
     panicked.                                                                             Ÿ     Avoid calling staffs inside the chamber. Sanitize the
 Ÿ   People suffering from multiple diseases e.g. old age, diabetic, hyper                       room to avoid any chance of infection.
     tension, kidney infection ,neurological manifestation etc are more prone              Ÿ     While inside office, soap is alright. Use sanitizer while
     to infection and they should be more cautious.                                              you are out.
 Ÿ   Children are relatively less at risk. However, parents should be vigilant and         Ÿ     Vitamin C improves immunity over a period of time.
     should keep constant watch and prevent children from taking hands into                      One should indulge in regular walk, exercise,
     mouth.                                                                                      healthy food to improve immunity.
 Ÿ   Covid Virus has incubation period of between 5 days to 14 days. It affects
     either Upper or Lower Respiratory Organs. It affects the target only on Close
     Contact.
 Ÿ   Medical Treatment basically aims at slowing down and then stops the
     effect of virus.
 Ÿ   Symptons of Covid positive cases are ;
     « 99% Fever.
     « Coughing.
     « Loss of Appetite.
     « Loss of Taste.
     « Loss of Smell.
     « Shortage of Breath.
     « Soar Throat.
                                                                  Compiled by:
     « Muscle Pain.
                                                       PP. Rtn. Anand Sureka
     « Diarrhoea.
 Ÿ   Now every hospital has emergency department that deals with Covid
     cases. One should refer the patient to hospital in case of any doubt. For
     mild cases, home quarantine with strict discipline is recommended on
     case to case basis.

“Kritie V Rathi” from 'Open Ur Cards
Since the lockdown has begun, Rotary Mahanagar has been organizing amazing events for their members.The most recent
meeting was held on 23rd May, it featured an interesting Tarot card reading session, with Ms. Kritie Rathi.Ms. Rathi was
introduced to the club by Mrs. Jyoti Sureka. Kritie gave us a beautiful & informative insight into the world of Tarot and
Angel Card Reading, which has now transformed from her hobby into her profession. She satisfied all member queries
raised during the session with a lot of
diligence.According to her readings, Jyoti Mahipal &            The minutes of the Emergency Board Meeting held on
Naresh Jalan will have to wait a couple of years to               Sunday, the 31st May, 2020 over Zoom at 6.30 Pm
become “IN-LAWS”. Some people were advised the                q President Rtn.Vinod Mahipal welcomed all the members.
do's & don'ts for their business. Ms. Rathi shared some       q Board members present were- PRIN Shekhar Mehta, Shelter Kit Chairman- PP Ajay
                                                                 Lodha, Advisor-PP Deepak Choudhary, President-Vinod Mahipal, Club Secretary-
hacks to keep negative energy away from home by                  Ashok Agarwal, IPP- Chitra Agarwal, Treasurer-ShyamModi, Directorrs-Ashok Singhvi,
placing rock salt at entry points & use it for mopping the       Vikash Tibrewal, Pradeep Biyani, Manish Biyani, Pranay Agarwal, Payal Agarwal &
floors. She also suggested to bless the water we drink in        Rooplekha Singh.
                                                              q It has been proposed by President to raise fund for minimum 200 shelter kits @7500/-
the morning with positivity.                                     each.
In her view, effects of Covid-19 would not see a              q IPP Chitra Agarwal suggested to try and raise funds for 500 Shelter kits.
diminishing trend until September, 20'. It was a very         q The promos to raise funds shall be prepared by Monday i.e 1st June 2020, by Project
                                                                 Chair PP Ajay Lodha.
interesting session, enjoyed by all the attendees.
                                                              q The same shall be used to make appeal to each one of the member's contacts in different
Let's keep the positive energy flowing on the note that:-        groups to create awareness for this Emergency situation for AMPHAN.
THIS SHALL TOO PASS....'                                      q It has been reported that Mahanagar has 100 Kits and till now fund committed by our
                                                                                 members is for 55 Kits.
                                                                             q   It has been proposed by Payal Agarwal that we have our Rotaractors working hard in
                                                                                 Sunderbans area and we can look forward to distribute the kits there also.
                                                                             q   It has also been proposed that other areas can also be identified.
                                                                             q   All Members shall be requested to give their best efforts to maximize the benefits to the
                                                                                 most needy people devasted by the Cyclone AMPHAN.
                                                                             q   The Board thanked RIPN Shekhar Mehta for his motivation and guidance & suggestions.
                                                                             q   The meeting was well coordinated and the Secretary Ashok Agarwal gave the Vote Of
                                       Report By:- Reena Bhandari                Thanks.
MAHANAGAR GOES DIGITAL AMIDST LOCKDOWN - Rotary Club of Calcutta Mahanagar
MAHANAGAR STATION

                                      MAHANAGAR'S LOG BOOK
                                                                                                            MAHANAGARCOACH
 MINUTES OF 1264 OF ROTARY CLUB OF MAHANAGAR HELD VIA ZOOM ON SATURDAY,
                            23rd MAY,2020 at 7pm.                                                                   Happy Birthday
¥ The president welcomed all the members and spouse to the Rotary Weekly Meeting                              RTN. RAAKESH JAIN 04-Jun
    No. 1264 on Zoom.                                                                                          RTN. VIJAY PADIA 05-Jun
¥   President Rtn Vinod Mahipal welcomed the Guest speaker Tarot card reader Kritie V
    Rathi .                                                                                                   RTN. PRAVEEN JAIN 15-Jun
¥   Spouse Jyoti Sureka introduced the guest speaker.
¥   Everyone wished Happy Anniversary to the President Vinod Mahipal and first lady
    Jyoti Mahipal
¥   Members and spouses asked questions regarding their future to the guest speaker.                             RTN.DAULAT & ROSHNI JAIN 03-Jun
¥   The Session was very well moderated by Jyoti Sureka
¥   Guest speaker answered all queries and concern of the members one to one very                                RTN.PRAVEEN & VEERA JAIN 05-Jun
    patiently.                                                                                                     RTN.ADITI & GAUTAM RAY 07-Jun
¥   The Members enjoyed the session.                                                                            RTN.MUKUND & RENU BHATTER 18-Jun
¥   The meeting ended in a very happy note by Vote of thanks proposed by Club
    Secretary Rtn. Ashok Agarwal.                                                                                RTN.RAAKESH & RASHMI JAIN 20-Jun

                                                                                                               Mahanagar Rocks
                        A poetic connection
       बस चले जा रहे है                 डगो से पृथ्वी को नापते हुए,
       पथरीले रास्तों पर पथरीले से      हौसलों से फासलों को पाटते हुए ।
       वे चले जा रहे हैं                समय दूरी के मानकों को परस्त करते हुए
       समय बे समय से अनभिज्ञ            मौसम के सख्त मिजाज को निरस्त करते हुए बस बढ़े जा रहे हैं
                                        ....
       पहुंचने को अपने गंतव्य
                                        हो रहे हैं हम अचंभित और हैरान
       बस बढ़े जा रहे हैं ।                                                                               RIPN Rtn.Shekhar Mehta live on DD Bangla on
                                        देखकर उनको व्यथित और परेशान                                       7th June. He spoke on the work done by Rotary
       भूख नहीं प्यास नहीं ,
                                        जिनकी बाजुओं पर टिका है निर्माण                                   towards human welfare and disaster
       धूप छांव का आभास नहीं ,                                                                            management.
                                        बदहाल हो गया क्यों आज वो इंसान
       रुपए पैसे भी खास नहीं ,
                                        रास्ते में सड़क,े पगडंडियां दोनों ही आई होंगी कैसे तो छालों संग
       कई हताश तो निराश कई ।
                                        चले और कहां रात बिताई होगी ,
       पर आस यही
                                        चलते रुकते ना जाने कितनों ने हादसों में
       दिल में समेट,े
                                        अपनी जान गवांई होगी ?
       कि कैसे घोंसलों तक लौटे ।
                                        और वह फिर भी बढ़े जा रहे हैं ,,,
       बस चले जा रहे हैं ....
                                                                                                          Our very own RIPN Shekhar Mehta had a
                                        पेट भरने ही तो गांव को छोड़ शहर में बैठे थे और उसी पेट की         conversation with SRI SRI Ravi Shankar about
                                        खातिर फिर गांव को लौटे हैं जन्मभूमि में ऐसी क्या ताकत है कि       developing a partnership for peace between
       जीवन भर की कमाई ,                                                                                  Rotary and the ART of Living.
                                        पनाह जिसकी पाने वोअपना सब कुछ झौंके हैं ।
       कपड़े बर्तन रजाई ,
       सब पोटलियों में समायी ।
       कंधों पर सब लादे हुए,                                                                                       LAST
       हाथों में बच्चों को थामे हुए
       बस बढ़े जा रहे है.ं .…                                                 By:- Pramila Dugar                   STOP

                                                                           Published by the Secretary Rtn. Ashok Agarwal & Edited by Rupalekha Singh
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