Chamundi #37 20Mar2014, Rotary Mysore, weekly bulletin

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Issue: 37, 20 March, 2014
Tom J. Davis, Rotary Club of Butte, Montana
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31 President of Rotary International, 1941-42
"There is no greater problem confronting mankind than learning how to live
together. But as we are spending astronomical sums each day in learning to die
together, cannot we spend a little time in searching for a means of living
together?"
We had Prof Krishnamurthy
at our meeting last week
talking on something that
will impact us hugely over
the coming years – nano
technology.
About Prof. Krishnamurthy
An Engg Graduate from Mysore, Prof. L. Krishnamurthy did his MTech from IIT Kharagpur and his PhD from
Kuvempu University. He heads research on Nano materials by Nano Mission, DST, Government of India. Prof.
Krishnamurthy works at the Department of Mech. Engg, NIE Mysore and is a co-convenor of the NIE Center
for Nano-Technology.
aero engg medical imagery pharma - anti cancer
smart phone
sports
sustainable energysustainable energy
wearables
thin film
This week @ Rotary Mysore
Mr. Venkatesh N.T., District Manager will address us on Magic Bus India Foundation,
Rotary Center, 6:30 pm, Thursday 20th March.
nano particle nano tech equipmentnano concept
Nano is small, and how small? It is one billionth of a meter. A human hair is 100,000 nanometers thick. That is how
small nano is.And what is so special about a nano particle? Its surface area. Smaller size means larger surface area,
leading to a billion times more atoms and molecules on the surface, for the same volume. This aspect of a nano
particleleadstomyriadapplicationsinallfuturisticmaterialsusedinallwalksoflife.Atopdownorbottomupapproach
could be adopted towards nanotechnology. Huge areas of applications are – Integrated circuits in computing, waste
management, mechanical heat transfer, space, aerodynamics, sensors, coolants, lubricants, sustainable energy as in photo-voltaic
cells, in medicine and pharma as in water insoluble drugs for cancer, electronics, textiles, wearables like jackets, shoes, household
items,sportsgearandsoon…
Nano-Technologywillchangethenatureofalmosteveryhuman-madeobjectinthecomingyears,concludedProf.Krishnamurthy.

2. CHAMUNDICHAMUNDI
Towards
Dattagalli School Project
Round Table has promised Rs. 13.5 lakhs out
of a proposed 27 lakhs towards the Dattagalli
Integrated School Project, for its immediate
requirements. On an appeal from PDG M.
Lakshminarayan last Thursday, members
who announced their contributions for our
DattagalliProjectarelisted.E&OE
Donations
Rtn. Dr. B.R. Pai Rs. 100000/-
PP T. K. Chittaranjan Rs. 25000/-
PP M.T. Ramachandra Rs. 100000/-
Rtn. Ravishankar G Rs. 100000/-
Rtn. Ravi N. Rs. 50000/
Loans
PP Sathish Kumar M. Rs. 100000/-
PP Vasudev Bhat R. Rs. 100000/-
PDG R. Guru Rs. 200000/-
Rtn. Ravi C. Rs. 100000/-
Rtn. Ravishankar N. Rs. 100000/-
PP Abbas Vagh Rs. 100000/-
Rtn. Harish Shenoy Rs. 100000/-
Rotary Mysore wholeheartedly thanks the contributors for their timely gesture.
Home guard
Ms. Shivaranjani honoured
AfamiliarnameinMysoreoverthelastweek,
Ms. Shivaranjani, a home guard in charge of
traffic at Ramaswamy circle, was honoured
by Rotary Mysore for her selfless service in
returning a bag with Rs 5 lakhs to its rightful
owner. Congrats Ms. Shivaranjani! May her
tribeincrease!
As already reported, PP Sathish Kumar
recentlycelebratedanewadditionintohis
life.Hereheis,beamingwithjoy!
Visually impaired Shivananjiah, a final year
BA student at Maharaja's College, needed Rs
2000/- for his text books. And Rotary Mysore
promptly came up with the desired amount.
And Shivananjiah happily responded with a
D.R.Bendre' composition in his melodious
voice.
Dr. B.R. Pai thanked
Rotary Mysore thanked Rtn. B.R.Pai
for his contribution of Rs. 37,500
towardsTaareZameenPar.
For Regenerative Therapy of
Master Skanda
Those who followed all the events
presented at the recently concluded Taare'
Zameen Par could not have missed Master
Skanda, one of the livewire performers
there. He has a history of delayed
milestones and needed Rs. 35,000 for
regenerative therapy. So when Skanda
came with his mother to the Rotary Center
last Thursday, our Rotarians promptly
responded on the spot and in a matter of
minutes collected and donated the said
amount (including Rs 5000/- from Rotary
Mysore). This is what Rotary stands for, we
remindedourselves.
The Zonal Level Pre PETS & SETS
seminar for incoming Presidents and
Secretaries of our Zone was held at
Rotary Center last Saturday. Rtn. M.
LakshminarayanwastheChiefGuestand
had words of sound advice to the
prospective club leaders. Earlier, he had
lighted the lamp along with AG Rtn.
Bheemesh who too addressed the
gathering along with our host President
Rtn. M.C.S.Manohara. The 3 Zonal
Lieutenants including our own PP Rtn.
Anantharaj Urs were present. Rotary
Donation to deserving ShivananjiahDonation to deserving Shivananjiah
In a passionate plea on RTI, Dr. R. Balasubramaniam called upon people to gain awareness
on the Right to Information Act. He was speaking at a Zone 7 joint Rotary RTI awareness
meeting hosted by Midtown at the Rotary High School auditorium this Sunday. We need to
use its provisions effectively, and also need to bring pressure not to dilute it further, he
said.Hesuggestedthatweorganizemoresuchawarenessprogramsforthegeneralpublic.
DG Rtn. S. Gururaj, Dist RTI Chairman Rtn. B. Pundalika Marathe, Asst Governor Dr.
M.N.Bheemesh and a number of Rotarians were among the interested audience. Retired
Principal Satyanarayana Rashinkar and a farmer from Piriyapatna, Shivanna, were
felicitatedontheoccasion.
PRE PETS and SETS hostedPRE PETS and SETS hosted
Mysore's incoming President and
Secretary too were active participants.
Rtn. Nandakumar shared his vast
experience on Club Assembly and
Meetings, Board meetings, GoV
protocols, Membership Development,
family meets, TRF and Future Vision
Plan. Past AG Joseph Mathew spoke on
club finance, budget preparation,
reporting and awards. The highlight of
the seminar was the inimitable Rtn.
M.S.Raghu with his motivational and
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3. team building workshop. He literally
stole the show and empowered us all for
the tasks ahead. The program was
organized by incoming AG Rtn.
Jayaprakash of Central Mysore. Rotary
Mysore hosted the event and provided
breakfast and lunch to all the
participants from the 12 clubs of our
Zone.
Our Rotarians have over the last few weeks
become health conscious and have started
regular weekend walks at Kukkarahalli. This
Sunday was special with a rather early Holi
celebrationendingwithcoffeeatRamyaa's.
Rtn. Santosh has opened Lobo’s, a new
restaurant and lodge near Infosys. Way
togo,Santosh,congrats!
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World Water Day 22 March
Water and energy are closely interlinked and interdependent. Energy generation and
transmission requires utilization of water resources, particularly for hydroelectric,
nuclear, and thermal energy sources. Conversely, about 8% of the global energy
generationisusedforpumping, treating andtransporting watertovariousconsumers.
In 2014, the UN System – working closely with its Member States and other relevant stakeholders – is
collectively bringing its attention to the water-energy nexus, particularly addressing inequities, especially
for the 'bottom billion' who live in slums and impoverished rural areas and survive without access to safe
drinking water, adequate sanitation, sufficient food and energy services. It also aims to facilitate the
development of policies and crosscutting frameworks that bridge ministries and sectors, leading the way
to energy security and sustainable water use in a green economy. Particular attention will be paid to
identifyingbestpracticesthatcanmakeawater-andenergy-efficient'GreenIndustry'areality.
ObjectivesofWorldWaterDayin 2014
• Raiseawarenessoftheinter-linkagesbetweenwaterandenergy
• Contribute to a policy dialogue that focuses on the broad range of issues related to the nexus of water
andenergy
• Demonstrate, through case studies, to decision makers in the energy sector and the water domain that
integrated approaches and solutions to water-energy issues can achieve greater economic and social
impacts
• Identify policy formulation and capacity development issues in which the UN system, in particular UN-
WaterandUN-Energy,canoffersignificant contributions
• Identify key stakeholders in the water-energy nexus and actively engaging them in further developing
thewater-energylinkages
• Contribute asrelevanttothepost-2015discussionsinrelationtothewater-energynexus.
Rotary
Information
Rotary
Information
POLIO FREE CONCLAVE 2014:29 - 30 March 2014
Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. HAVE YOU REGISTERED?
Online Registration Form website www.rotarypolioplusindia.org
Greetings!
It is a matter of great pride and satisfaction for every Rotarian in India that together we were able to sustain
three years without a single reported case of Polio. This achievement as you may know was celebrated
on 11th February 2014 at New Delhi at a function organised by the Health Ministry at the Talkatora
Stadium.
The South East Asia Region (SEAR) comprising of 11 nations of which India is one will now be certified
POLIOFREEbytheWorldHealthOrganisation(W.H.O.)on27thMarch2014.
To commemorate this significant milestone in Rotary's effort of Global Polio Eradication a POLIO FREE
CONCLAVE 2014 has been planned at Vigyan Bhawan New Delhi on 29th & 30th March 2014 for which
the Honourable President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee has very kindly agreed to be the Chief Guest on
29thMarch2014.
You along with several other Rotarians have been a part of this herculean effort in making India Polio Free
and would surely wish to be a part of this historic event. I encourage you to register and join your fellow
Rotariansinthiscelebration.
IdohopethatyouwillplantobeinDelhiandlookforwardtoseeingyouthere.
Warmandsincereregards.
Yash Das, Advisor, Rotary Polio Free Conclave 2014
MESSAGE

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
With summer
holidays
round the
corner, here
are some
useful sites
for your
child's
edutainment.
Wealth:
Lost wealth makes a man miserly.
– Alfred de Musset
Through tattered clothes small vices
do appear;
Robes and Furred gowns hide all.
– Shakespeare
Wealth is a power usurped by the few,
to compel the many to labour for
their benefit.
– Shelley
No wealth can satisfy the covetous
desire of wealth.
– Jeremy Taylor
time to
celebrate
time to
celebrate
Birthdays
th
Subramanya Rao K. 14 Mar
th
Abbas S. Vagh 15 Mar
Wedding Anniversary
Ravishankar G.
& Aruna
th
17 Mar
Raian F. Irani
& Jyotsna
st
21 Mar
in a lighterin a lighter
vein!vein!
Father figure
There were three fathers to be in a
hospital waiting room, waiting for
their babies to be born.
The first nurse comes out and tells the
first father, "Congratulations you're
the father of twins!"
He says, “Great! I am the manager for
the Minnesota Twins.”
The second nurse comes out and tells
the second father, "Congratulations
you're the father of triplets!”
He says, "That's cool! I work for 3M.”
The third father runs screaming out
the front door.
The third nurse comes out, and asks,
“Where's the third father?"
One of the other fathers said, "Oh he
just ran out the door.”
The nurse asks, "Why?"
He replied, "He works for 7-Up!”
Health BitesHealth Bites
Man on the Moon?
(contributed by Rtn. Rajaram)