1) The document discusses a talk given by PHF PP Rtn. K.S. Chandrashekar about living by the 4-way test of life and his long involvement with Rotary since 1964, including serving as club president in 1976-77. 2) It provides biographical details about Chandrashekar's family and career working for various companies before joining Ideal Jawa at the recommendation of Farrokh Irani. 3) As a 50-year Rotarian celebrating his golden jubilee with the organization, Chandrashekar emphasized living by the 4-way test and how much he enjoys being a part of

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Issue: 39, 3 April, 2014
Charles L. Wheeler, Rotary Club of San Francisco, California
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33 President of Rotary International, 1943-44
"If we ever reach the point where we can feel that the greatest and
noblest things that Rotary could possibly do have already been done, at
that very moment our organization will begin to disintegrate."
As is his wont,
PP K.S.
Chandrashekar
was his usual
straight
-talking self. He
was speaking in the Life Perception
series, during last Thursday's weekly
meeting.
First things first. His grandfather was a
Senior Inspector in the Indian
Railways, and was called “Trolley”
Venkataramaiah, and the family was
shifting frequently from different parts
of the then Central Provinces to towns
n e a r e r h o m e l i k e H a s s a n ,
Chamarajanagar, K.R.Nagar. Father
Srinivasamurthy was a well-known
advocate. In addition he was a Hindi
enthusiast, and the powers-that-be
gave him the responsibility of
spreading Hindi in this region. Hence
he initiated the Dakshina Bharath Hindi
Prachar Sabha in Mysore and was
actively associated with it for nearly 20
years. He was, along with Mr. Badri
Prasad, responsible for the Hindi PG
Deptt in University of Mysore, when Dr.
K.N.Srimali was the VC. The family
was a big joint one with the brothers
staying together. Chandrashekar's
mother was a product of the English-
Scottish school and did all the right
things of those times like needle-craft,
embroideryetc.
All this gave young Chandrashekar,
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born on 11 Mar 1937 at Nagpur and
brought up in Central Provinces, a pan-
India perspective and fluency in
English and various Indian languages – but with a
problem – lacking in Kannada. As is/was the norm,
his parents were keen that he join an English
medium school – one of either Theobold school or
the Good Shepherd Convent – but due to force of
circumstances, he joined the Sadvidya Pathashala.
He was a scout leader those days. Later he joined
Marimallappa's where D.Krishna Rao was the Head
Master. Through all this, Chandrashekar had a
penchant for reading books, which he had picked
upfromhisfather.
After thinking of joining a veterinary course,
Chandrashekar approached Prof. Seebaiah and
joined B.Sc.(CBZ) course. After graduation,
Chandrashekar went to Delhi in search of his first
job. His attempts to work in a sugar mill at Iqbalpur
near Roorkee did not fructify. Pharma company
Sarabhai Chemicals (of Vikram Sarabhai fame)
beckoned him. He was selected after an interview
at Bombay and went to work at Solapur in 1962,
thus getting an opportunity to work at the largest
antibiotic manufacturing complex in India. Inspite
of having to wear suits in the heat and moving
around in public transport in the dust,
Chandrashekar did well – being well-versed in Hindi
and Marathi – and won a gold medal for marketing.
He moved south with a posting requiring to spend
15 days a month in Gulbarga. He spent time in the
evening playing shuttle badminton. His next job
was with Abbot's India International where he had
to tour 9 districts. It was at this time that he bought a
StandardHeraldcar.
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He joined Rotary on 7 Mar1964. He
was invited to Rotary Gulbarga and
introduced by Dr. TMA Pai. He was
informed about the payment of dues
and attendance to which he agreed. He
was asked to attend the Manipal
conference – the previous conference
was at Mysore under the Governorship
of Farrokh Irani – which he did. In
1967, he was asked to meet Mr.
Farrokh Irani, which he did, after some
hesitation, and that changed the
course of his life and career. Mr. Irani
asked him to join Ideal Jawa -
company.
He never looked back and was with
Jawa for 25 years in various capacities
including that of General Manager.
Chandrashekar recalled an incident
when a Sardarji vendor of spare parts
from Vijayawada offered him a bribe
whichhefuriouslyrefused.
In the meantime, Chandrashekar got
married in 1976 to Ann Kusuma. The
couple has two children, Shishir and
Oormila. Son Dr. Shishir is currently
consultant paediatric anaesthetic at
Great Ormond Street Hospital for
Children at London and is likely to
return to India soon. Daughter Oormila,
an M.Sc., was with CFTRI, and is the
first lady to win a Manchester
Fellowship in her field. She served in
Hong Kong for 7 years before shifting
toBangalore.
Chandrashekar fondly remembers his
experiences at the Mysore Sports Club
a n d h i s a s s o c i a t i o n w i t h
P.R.Mahalingam, and with the head
cook Natesan. The District Seminar
was held at Sports Club in the
company of N.R.Kulkarni, Gopalrajan,
"The
forever bike, forever value"
LIVING BY THE 4-WAY TEST OF LIFE
– a talk by PHF PP Rtn. K.S. Chandrashekar

2. CHAMUNDICHAMUNDI
Sitaram and of course Farrokh Irani. Chandrashekar was one of the founding members of YMCA
and MDFA in Mysore. He was Chairman of MDFA in its heydays during 1970-75 and had organized
a number of key tournaments of the time. He also remembers his association with CFTRI and HAB
Parpiaamongothers.HehaswidelytravelledtoanumberofplacesinIndiaandabroad.
PHF PP Rtn. K.S.Chandrashekar has always lived by and abided by the 4-way test. He thoroughly
enjoys his days at Rotary. Those days they had members only by invitation, he said. Unlike these
days, attendance was very strict then which laid the basis of his record 100% attendance at
Rotary. He remembered his mentors Farrokh Irani, Narayanaswami, K.M.Subba Rao, P.R.Sitaram,
Vasudevamurthy among others. His theme during his Presidentship in 1976-77 was “I Believe in
Rotary”. Celebrating his Golden Jubilee at Rotary now, he concluded that if there is a next birth, he
wouldliketocontinue asaRotarian. File photo: With the IJRS staff and children
Editor's Take
Rtn. Dr. B.R.Pai donated Rs. 1,00,000/= to
the Integrated School Project at
Dattagalli.
Our VP Rtn. H.S. Venkatesh advanced a
soft loan of Rs. 2,00,000/= for the same
cause.
RotaryMysorethanksthedonors.
Free Angioplasty Camp
I am happy to inform you that we have in Association with Jayadeva Institute of
Cardiology, Bangalore conducted a 2 day free Angioplasty camp on 28th and 29th
March at the Jayadeva Hospital, Bangalore where 45 patients were implanted with
Drug eluting stents free of cost.
We are proud to be part of Rotary Mysore.
Rtn. Badari Narayan and Rtn. Mrs. Kalindhi Narayan
Way to go, Narayan couple!
2. Collaborate for service projects – share and exchange ideas – they
can even be online - have re-orientation sessions - with Rotarians of
different clubs across the district for mutual benefit. Discuss and
successful initiation, completion of projects in different Areas of
Focus and Avenues of Service. Have more joint sessions with
Rotarians of other clubs. After all putting in time is the highest form
ofservice.
3. Empower youngsters – guide youngsters, rotaractors and
interactorstowardstheircareergoalsandprofessionaldevelopment
in chosen areas. When one acts with compassion, lives are
transformed.TheywillbecomeRotariansforlife.
4. Unique focus project – What is the one project that would uniquely
define our club? Go for one defining area of focus to be implemented
collectively. One that would create a paradigm shift for the people in
thearea.Thiswillstrengthenbondingandfellowship.
5. Go for one Intra-service organization project – for eg., Lions have a
greatimpactonEyesightProjectswhereasweinRotaryhaveamajor
impact on Eradicating Polio. If such organizations can get together,
surelyskyisthelimit.
6. Publicize – the good work done. Publicity can be handled at all levels.
Providepublicityindifferentforumsandmedia.
The Rotary Wheel is a symbol of progress. Let us grow with Rotary and
togetherscalegreaterheights.
-ArunB.R.,Editor
arunbelawadi@gmail.com,9845272343
DearRotarians,
AprilistheRotary'smagazinemonth. Fromtimetotime,
in our daily routines, we tend to forget what our
relationship with Rotary is. In this context, the words of
our RI President provide the reminder. “Rotary
magazines remind us that as Rotarians, we are all part of something
larger than ourselves.” This is as good an occasion as any to submit
some points I had penned down in one of my essays to Rotary. Here
goes…
A glance at the list of our members indicates that every possible
classification, skill-set and vocation is covered. Each one of us has
innate abilities and skills. Apart from our core competency, we have our
strengths – some are good at interpersonal skills, some at intrapersonal
– the strong and silent types, some are good at getting the job done,
some at hands-on skills, some speak or write well and some are creative
visualizers. It is therefore necessary for us to collaborate and engage
with one another in order to do a successful project in any area of life or
work; more so in Rotary. This engagement can be both face-to-face and
online.
HerearesomepointswherebywecanChangeLivesandLightupRotary:
1. Engage public – invite interested like-minded people – Rotarians
andothers-toourweeklymeetings.Thereneedtobebrainstorming
sessions rather than monologues from the speaker. Involve the
public. Provide publicity to these discussions. Some of the invitees
mayevenbecomemembers!
Thank YouThank You IDA Mysore bags National Award
Indian DentalAssociation Mysorehas bagged two awards – Dr.C.S.Raman
runners-up trophy for Scientific Activity and Dr. S.T.Rai runners-up trophy
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for Rural Activity for 2013-14, at the recently concluded 67 Indian Dental
Association National Conference at Hyderabad. Kudos to Rtn. Dr.
K.P.Maheshandhisteam.Surelymarriagehasbroughthimluck!

3. Rotary InformationRotary Information
RI President's April Message
Like attending a Rotary club
meeting, reading Rotary magazines
is an essential part of the shared
experience of being a Rotarian.
When you pick up a Rotary
publication, whether it's Rotary Down Under in
Australia and New Zealand, or The Rotary-No-
Tomo in Japan, you'll find that every single one
does just what it's meant to do: It informs, and it
inspires.Itkeepsyouuptodatewith Rotarynews,
brings you new ideas for your Rotary service, and
tells stories that are relevant and meaningful to
you. To me, these publications around the world
areatangible
representation of Rotary's greatest strength: that
each club is a local, community-based entity,
engagedinatrulyglobalnetwork.
This organization is incredibly large and diverse,
and as much as we all have in common in Rotary,
we are not a place where one size fits all. Our
expectations of a magazine, both culturally and
linguistically, are naturally going to be different.
With our regional publications, Rotarians in
Bulgaria can find out what's going on in Rotary in
Bulgaria, and what's going on elsewhere in the
Rotary world, along with the latest news from
Evanston. Because each one of our Rotary
publications belongs to the family of Rotary
magazines – each one is, like every Rotary club,
both fully local and fully part of our international
identity.
One of the greatest privileges of being RI
president is the ability to speak directly, every
month, to every one of our 1.2 million Rotarians.
It's awe-inspiring to me, as I write this, to think of
all of you, sitting down in your living rooms or at
the breakfast table or maybe on the train to work,
reading these words, and then turning the page to
find out what's new in Rotary. And
overwhelmingly, that is exactly what each of you
does. Not just because your Rotary magazine
turns up in the mailbox, or because you feel you
have to – but because Rotary magazines are good
magazines. I hope that when you pick up your
publication – whichever one you're reading right
now – you get the same feeling of pride, and
ambition,thatIdo.
Rotary magazines remind us that as Rotarians,
we are all part of something larger than ourselves.
They show us just how much we can achieve
through Rotary. Through them, we see what our
Foundation dollars do, we see what our fellow
Rotarians are doing, and we are inspired to
EngageRotary,ChangeLivesevenmore.
Ron Burton, President, Rotary International
President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee addresses the Rotary Polio Free Conclave 2014
A P R I L
MAGAZINE MONTH
Have you explored the rich world of
Rotary Media information? April is
magazine month and may be just
the time to find on the RI web site
links to "The Rotarian", "Rotary
World" and details of the 27
regional magazines published for
Rotarians all around the world.
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The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee addressed the
Polio Free Conclave 2014 organised by the Rotary
International. He also presented mementos of appreciation
and recognition to the former Health Minister Dr. A. Ramadoss
and Sh Ghulam Nabi Azad, Union Health Minister for Health
andFamilyWelfare.
Unprecedented programme to eradicate the polio virus from
the country was taken up by the central and state governments
supported by several national and international agencies such
as Rotary International, UNICEF, WHO, CDC and Melinda and
GatesFoundation,hesaid.
Present at the occasion were Shri Lov Verma, Health Secretary,
Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Mr. Gary Huang, Rotary International
PresidentElect, Mr. D. K. Lee, Chairman, Rotary Foundation, Sh Rajendra Saboo, Conclave
Chairman, Sh P T Prabhakar, Rotary International Director and Sh Kalyan Banerjee,
Conclaveco-chairman.
A Hundred Years Ago
The issue of the Rotarian exactly a hundred years ago shows a sketch of exchange of
ideas at a round-table. Another pic shows a street car that Rotary of Columbus Ohio
owned.

4. CHAMUNDICHAMUNDI
The Four-Way Test
“Of the things we think, say or do:
1. Is it the ?
2. Is it to all concerned?
3. Will it build
and ?
4. Will it be to all concerned?”
TRUTH
FAIR
GOODWILL
BETTER FRIENDSHIPS
BENEFICIAL
Quote Hanger
Annets'
Corner
If you are looking
for a career in
technology, these
are the defining
ones. See where
your interest lies,
and choose
carefully.
Youth:
Not cared this body for wind and weather,
When Youth and I lived in it together.
- Coleridge
Youth enter this world with very happy prejudices in their own favour.
- Samuel Johnson
What's to come is still unsure, In delay there lies no plenty;
Come kiss me, sweet and twenty, Youth's a stuff will not endure.
- Shakespeare
Young men are apt to think themselves wise enough, as drunken men are apt to think
themselves sober enough.
– Philip Stanhope
When one is twenty, ideas of the outside world and the effect one can have on it take
precedence over everything else.
Stendhal
Think out of the box
You are driving along in your car on a wild, stormy night, it's raining heavily, when
suddenly you pass by a bus stop, and you see three people waiting for a bus:
An old lady who looks as if she is about to die.
An old friend who once saved your life.
The perfect partner you have been dreaming about.
Which one would you choose to offer a ride to, knowing very well that there could
only be one passenger in your car?
* You could pick up the old lady, because she is going to die, and thus you should
save her first; or you could take the old friend because he once saved your life, and
this would be the perfect chance to pay him back. *
However, you may never be able to find your perfect mate again...
Here's an out of the box answer.
“IwouldgivethecarkeystomyOldfriendandlethimtaketheladytothehospital.I
wouldstaybehindandwaitforthebuswiththepartnerofmydreams."
time to
celebrate
time to
celebrate
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Vasudeva Murthy R.
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Rotary Anniversary
Prashanth M.P. 14 Mar 2013
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Shivanand M. 14 Mar 2013
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Suchendra B R Urs 15 Mar 2012
Sunil Kumar A. 27 Mar 1997
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Wedding Anniversary
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