This document provides a summary of a Rotary club meeting and events involving the Rotary Mysore Midtown club. It discusses the club's visit from the District Governor which included presentations on club projects, speeches, and entertainment performances. It also summarizes a large astronomy event organized by the club for local students and a multi-generational play event bringing together children and elderly adults from homes in the community. The summaries highlight the club's community service activities and emphasis on fun and fellowship.

1. Survival of Organisations Like Rotary in the Present Context
Issue: 20Volume: 34 Date: 19.11.2014 Pages: 4
By Dr. (Flt Lt).M.A.Balasubramanya
Born in 1967 in a low middle class family, had his early education in Mysore. He graduated in Medicine from Mysore Medical
College in the year 1989. Subsequently he specialised in Anaesthesiology from Mysore Medical College, Mysore and Christian
MedicalCollege,Vellorein1998.
As a medical student inspired by the teachings of Swami Vivekananda joined a group of medico friends who founded the
Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement - a registered Voluntary Social Service Organisation started in 1984. He has contributed
largely to the initiation, growth and evolution of the organisation. The organisation is now nationally acclaimed and serves
directlymorethan1millionpeoplethroughits8institutionsand50programsinthesectorsofHealth,Education,Socio-economic
empowerment Non-Profit Management, Indian Culture Studies, Training, Research and Advocacy. He has held various positions
intheorganisation'sGoverningBoardbeingitsPresident,VicePresident,andSecretaryovernearly3decades.Presently,heistheChiefExecutiveOfficer
oftheOrganisation.
He has more than 29 years of experience volunteering and working in the Non-profit sector. Has served the Indian Air Force as a Senior Medical
Officer for 5 years. Has wide-ranging experience in managing issues of Health, Education, Research, Training, Evaluation and Advocacy. His areas of
special interest include Leadership Development, Tribal and Rural Development, Non-profit Management, HIV/AIDS and Comprehensive management
of chronic illnesses. He has pioneered various public-private partnership initiatives, some of which are National Models in the sectors of Health,
especially HIV/AIDS, Emergency Medicine and Non-Profit Management. He has been an accomplished trainer. He is a Guest faculty in various State and
National level training institutes of the Government. He is a faculty in Department of HIV, Public Health Management and Department of Development
Management in the University accredited Institutions of the Organisation. His research papers in Health, HIV/AIDS and Non-Profit Management have
beenpresentedatvariousNationalandInternationalConferences.
He has been member of various planning and policy committees at the National Government, State Government, and Academic bodies of various
UniversitiesinKarnataka,India.Hehasbeenanevaluatorforvariousnon-profitinstitutionsandprogramsinvariouspartsofthecountry.HeisaWitness
auditor for accreditation in Health Sector of various Quality standards Certifying agencies. He has closely worked with more than 30 National,
Internationaland UN agencies.HehaswidelytravelledbothinIndiaandAbroad.
He is married to Dr Padmaja T J, an Obstetrician and Gynecologist & has two sons – Aravind (13 years) and Pranav (10 years).
Midtown cricketers triumph!!
Quarter finals (Saturday) – Rotary Royal struggled to score 24 runs in
8 overs, Midtown cruised to victory in 1.5 overs with all 10 wickets intact.
Openers Rtn.Milton (c) & Rtn.Aiyanna romped over the opponents'
bowling.
Semifinals(Sunday)–Midtownputupadauntingtotalof97for4in8
overs. Milton,Naveen, Madhu & Manju went berserk with the bat and
scored at will. Rotary Vijaynagar could only score 51 runs in 8 overs thanks
totidybowlingandsharpfielding.
Finals (Sunday) - Midtown V/s Central – a blockbuster match ended in
a nail biting finish. Central managed to score 67 runs in allotted 10 overs.
Midtown fielded well to restrict the batsmen venturing for big total. The
run chase was made difficult even after a cracker of an opening over, the
middle overs went dry as pressure mounted. Star cricketers
Rtn.Madhusudhan and Rtn.Manjunath ensured that Midtown did not
falter again. Rtn.Manjunath scored 2 towering sixers to seal the match in
the last over which required 14 runs. Rtn.Manju top scored with precious
20 runs ((n.o) and also took 2 wickets making him the man of the match.
Midtownscored71in9.5overswith5wicketsinhand.
Special thanks to Rtn.Venky, Rtn.Gangesh for sponsoring the team
colors & Rtn.Naveen Chandra, Rtn.Manoj for sponsoring swanky new
bats. Midtown qualified for District sports from zone 7. The district sports
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is slated for 29 & 30 November 2014 at Mysore. Come and cheer the
team, in all probabilities you may witness Midtown winning the coveted
cupforthefirsttimeever!!!
Team Midtown: Rtn.Milton, Rtn.Manoj, Rtn.Aiyanna, Rtn.Nagraj
Rtn.Umesh, Rtn.Sanjay, Rtn.Dr.Raghu, Rtn.Naveen Chand,
Rtn.Madhusudan, Rtn.Manjunath, Rtn.Dr.Pramod Gubbi, Rtn.Balaji (did
notplay),Rtn.Rakesh
- Rock

2. A Memorable DG Visit
Itwasthattimeoftheyearwhentheclubbecomesa
hornets' nest buzzing with busy bees. The much
awaited event of the year when the District Governor
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official visit was on Wednesday (12 Nov). President
Venky and team had made elaborate arrangements to
ensure that this official visit enters the archives of
midtown in style. The tradition of popping surprise with
midtown fun began with a big band of midtowners
joining the Governor for a sumptuous breakfast at
Ramya. The entourage then went to Murugan medicals
where DG Rtn.Dr.Bhaskar Shrinivas inaugurated the
new look Rotary banner atop Murugan medicals.
InsteadoftheregularRotarymessageontheboard,this
year the banner invites public to join the Rotary
movement. Later Governor was taken around fully
decked up RMA, a visibly happy Governor appreciated
the yeoman service of people behind RMA. Soofi trust
was the next destination where Governor witnessed
the service activities. It was then time for a closed door
meeting with the Governor going into the details with
President and Secretary. The club assembly was well
attended and began with a powerpoint presentation of
all the projects for the current Rotary year, thanks to the
efforts of newbie Rtn.Gopal the new look powerpoint
captured the essence of Midtown. DG Rtn.Bhaskar
appreciated the efforts of midtown and exchanged
thoughts on various aspects. He stressed on
membership retention and extension, also asked the
club to look at increasing the strength of women in the
club.Atastyworkinglunchwaswaitingattheendofthe
clubassembly.
A big surprise awaited everyone at Pai Vista in the
evening. A well designed backdrop, thanks to Rtn.Srini,
coded the theme of the evening – fun and frolic. The
showmen of Midtown Rtn.Harish and Rtn.Dr.Prahlad
took the show by storm in trademark Midtown style.
True to the repute the duo effortlessly converted the
stiff collared, formal meeting into a rupture of laughter
without of course diluting the essence of Rotary. The
duo dressed up as Visiting Rotarians from Andhra
entered the hall to floor the audience with their wit and
humor. “Thousand apologies, nayana,..” and so many
pun replete dialogues profusely flowed making the
audience R O F L . Ann.Prabha Prahlad and
Annette.Prerana Prahlad rendered one of the most
melodious invocations. Annette.Pranav Prahlad
completed the “Prahlad's” show onstage by
introducing the Asst. Governor in a unique way. District
Governor in his address to the audience shared
valuable thoughts and experiences and prompted the
Rotarians to participate & contribute to Rotary. A
seemingly happy Governor expressed his satisfaction,
just then another surprise was in store for the Governor
couple. Having informed that he will not take any gifts
or mementoes during club visits, the governor & first
lady were handed over a unique memento which they
could not refuse, an elegant photo of the first couple of
the district was handed over. Secretary Rtn.Mohan
joined the bandwagon by making his announcements
in telugu which was then followed by a candid vote of
thanks by beaming President Elect Rtn.Umesh. The
meeting ended just at the right time when guests were
ready for a gala dinner. Smiles on all faces courtesy the
“telugu”duo,presenceoftheelegantGovernor'sfamily
and a nice dinner made Rtn.Venky & team satisfied.
Chairman of the event Rtn.Harish pulled up one more
masterpiece hinting things to expect when he takes up
the baton. Another memorable DG's visit enters the
gloriousarchivesofMidtown. -Rock
Rotarians said it
Rotarians said it
 “Thousand apologies… we
are separately together from
Andrapradesandi…”
Rtn. Harish. K.B. during DG
visit public function.

3. More than 1200 students expected from
nearly 20 schools, big names in the field
o f A s t r o n o m y f r o m M u m b a i ,
Hyderabad, Bangalore were coming, total budget
crossing unexpected 1.5 lakhs, first time 2 big LCD
screens at the auditorium, after the recent Mangalyaan
success expectations were high, it rained heavily on
Friday, and forecast was more rains for Saturday, all
must have given sleepless nights to the Chairman of the
event Rtn. Raju Baliga. The agony continued – first
session post inauguration were all bouncers to the
young minds, who had come with lots of hopes of
seeing stars and planets and were made to listen to hi-fi
talks on dry topics like Remote sensing, Global
informatics Sensing etc and naturally well before lunch
the kids were restless and Raju
lost his cool and had to give a
piece of his mind to the
youngsters present, to control
their restlessness. It was
perhaps only the post
lunch session that
brought life to the
wholeeventandfinally
Raju was a relieved
man.
Rohan Ganapathy,
young Aeronautical
E n g i n e e r f r o m
Coimbatore pulled
out a surprise and
was a mega hit amongst
the young audience. His
aim to inspire the children
to take up astronomy was a
stupendous success. His
simple way of explaining
complicated astronomical
phenomenon with very
good graphics was really
astonishing. Well that was
Raju Bangaya “Brahmanda” ManRaju Bangaya “Brahmanda” ManRaju Bangaya “Brahmanda” Man
the last session. Before that Life in space station by Ms.
Sahana Jagannath, was interesting and captivated the
children. Her story of life in INRIA, Paris while doing her
Masters in Astronomy kept the students glued to the
edges of their seats. That was followed by a 20 minutes
videoonlifeinaspacestationtookthe childrentotheir
fantasy world. Probably more such talks were required
forthekindofaudienceweweretargeting.
In the morning it was the inaugural session wherein
chief guest, former vice- chancellor of Kuvempu
University –Prof. K Chidananda Gowda, who himself
was a scientist at NASA recalled his days at NIE and
explained few astronomical wonders. NIE Chairman
Rtn. S. L. Ramachandra, occupied the dais along with
Prof Jagannath who was the key person behind this
mega event. Kum. Smriti Baliga rendered a melodious
invocation. Sponsors for the event IOB Manager and
Asst.Managerswererecognized.
Ist session post inauguration was by Dr. K. M.
Jagadish, from Bombay, Dr. Venkateshwar Rao from
Hyderabad, both spoke about RS and GIS and their
applications. Both being very big names were very
humble to come to a Rotary event and that itself needs
to appreciated. An amateur astronomist Mr.
Subrahmanya from Bangalore spoke about the role of
AmateurAstronomists.
The whole event was superbly anchored by Rtn.
Gopalkrishna which is a new find to midtown and
immediately got the recognition of PMC- Permanent
Master of Ceremony. Kudos to Raju Baliga and
Bhanuchandran who had done excellent groundwork
for the event. Thanks to Prof. Jagannath for his
enthusiastic support but for whom this kind of event
would not have been possible. Prizes were given to
winners of poster making and drawing competitions.
Seeni continues carry on with his A+ grade with his
magnificent banner. All in all VenkyNaMo and
ThaNaMo pulled out one more successful event in less
thanaweek.
- Rtn. Dr. Prahlad

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Aboutus In-house Magazine Published by
Rtn. Mohan Kumar T.N, Hon. Secretary
Rotary Mysore Midtown, JLB Road, Mysore - 570024
Editorial Board: Rtn. Dr. K.A Prahlad,
Rtn. Bheemesh, Rtn. Ramakrishna, Rtn Bhanuchandran
Rtn. Pramod Gubbi, Rtn. Sundar, Rtn. R.S. Vishwanath
BUSINESS MEETING
Date :
26.11.2014
Time :
6.30 pm
44Way TestWay TestWay Test
of the things we say or do
 Is it the TRUTH?
 Is if FAIR to all concerned ?
 Will build GOODWILL & BETTER FRIENDSHIPS ?
 Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned ?
Rtn. Rajenda Babu
24th Nov.
BIRTHDAY WISHES
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Rtn. Sanjay .P
21st Nov.
Rtn. Madhusudhan .R
26th Nov.
Venue :
RCL Hall
Aadu Aata Aadu ........... A Long Cherished Dream
'We don't stop playing because we grow old,
wegrowoldbecausewestopplaying.'
President Mrs. Premilla Jain had envisioned
bringing together children and the elderly from
various Homes in the city and get them to bond
throughplay.
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On November 16 – a bright sunny Sunday,
about 300 youngsters and the young at heart
converged at RMA School for Aadu Aata Aadu
andhadaball!
Chief guest of the day, tennis ace Rtn. R.
Nagaraj was the right choice to set the ball
rolling. He spoke of the benefits of being a
sportsman and charged the audience. Guest of
honour Mr. Umesh, Manager Indian Overseas
Bank – main sponsor of the event spoke words of
praise for the meaningful projects taken up by
Inner Wheel members. Rotary President
Venkatesh and Rtn. Alagappan – Chairman RMA
School graced the occasion. Bubbly Chaitra
anchoredtheproceedingsenthusiasti-cally.
Mr. Vasanth Kumar Shetty and his team from
Mangalore, experts in organizing such events
conducted the different activities for children
while our members kept the senior citizens
entertained with fun games and music and
dance. Old and young alike kept shouting for
more. Ubiquitous Prabha with mike in hand and
oblivious to the sharp sun was one busy person
making announcements, rendering music for
musicalchair,givingawayprizesandcheeringthe
little ones. Dr. Gayathri was seen holding her
hand bag tight as she was the treasurer for the
event. Sheela Urs promptly wrote out the
certificates for all the winners. All the Inner
Wheel members actively involved themselves to
make the event a grand success. Congratulations
to President Premilla and Secretary Lavanya who
worked round the clock and meticulously
organizedsuchamegaevent.
Pejawar Children's Home bagged the shield
for the maximum number of medals won. Water
bottlesweredistributedtoalltheparticipants.
We profusely thank Rotary Midtown, RMA,
InteractVolunteersandourspecialthankstoRtn.
PP.VishwanathRavandurforallthesupport.
The best reward for us is the smiles on the
littlefacesandtheblessingsoftheelders.
- Chandrika