Issue 7 • AUGUST 18, 2020

BULLETIN OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF MADRAS

DIST 3232 • 2020-21

PEOPLE- Rotary

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FOR A Membership
& New Club
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NEW WORLD Month

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Birthday

26th Aug – Rtn. Iqbal Sait

26th Aug – Rtn. Dr. Prashant Kekre
27th Aug – Rtn. Hemant Chordia
27th Aug – Rtn. Nimish C. Tolia
27th Aug – Rtn. Sanjay V. Parikh
29th Aug – Rtn. Sumit Kumar Kalra

Be Transported! 29th
25th
Aug
Aug
–
–
Rtn. Usha Umapathi
Ann. Mahvash
(Rtn. Iqbal Sait)
Greetings dear Rotarians, 26th Aug – Ann. Padma
This was perhaps one of the most difficult issues of Lighthouse to put together (albeit, in (PE Rtn. Mohan Raman)
a short tenure of a mere few weeks, I admit). 26th Aug – Ann. Ranjitha
Because I was faced with a problem that most Lighthouse editors would be delighted to (Rtn. S. Subramaniam)
face - I had a shipload of content that I had to rearrange and place in the proper manner!
29th Aug – Ann. Preethi
The weekly activities alone were vast.
(Rtn. Ranjit Bakshi)
International projects.
Our busy President Kapil bustling about from a project to a district meeting to 31st Aug – Ann. Archana
installation ceremonies. (Rtn. Anil Srinivasan)
Our dynamic Youth Services team involved in a dozen events all at once. 31st Aug – Ann. Valsa
A Nobel laureate guest speaker in the coming weeks. (Rtn PDG Benjamin Cherian)
And of course, our fantastic 1st Full Club Fellowship celebrations, which was nothing
short of a star-studded stadium affair brought onto our individual device screens.
A sumptuous home-delivered yelai sapaad. All our members dress in the tricolour
themes. Family members engaged in the Fellowship itself. A diverse programme of Wedding
colour and sparkle.
It deserved nothing short of an entire supplement by itself… and so that’s what the 25th Aug – Rtn. Raghunath
Lighthouse team decided to do. Narayanan and spouse Shantha
And that’s why, this week, we have not one, but TWO books for Lighthouse - one
27th Aug – Rtn. Maya Thiagarajan
regular issue that covers all that we’ve done at RCM.
and spouse Ritwik Bhattacharya
And one that’s all about the rainbow burst of colours that was our 1st Full Club
Fellowship - The Freedom Fellowship. 27th Aug – Rtn. Nalini Radhakrishnan
Not just words and photographs, but also videos to take us back to that magical and spouse Radhakrishna S. Iyer
Saturday, with just a click of the Play button. 29th Aug – Rtn. Ranjit Pendurthi and
Enjoy the read, enjoy the music, enjoy the memories made! spouse Sitamahalakshmi
- Rtn. Shri Shakthi Girish 30th Aug – Rtn. Capt. G. Ramaswamy
and spouse Kaushalya
30th Aug – Rtn. Mohan Kumar
Subramanyam and spouse Meena

WEEKLY MEETING
TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2020
2.00pm

MR. PRITHVI REDDY

State Convener -
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP),
Karnataka
National Executive of AAP,
Karnataka

SPEAKING ON
A COMMON MAN
IN POLITICS
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Rtn. Kapil Chitale, President Rtn. P B Prasad, Secretary

PP Rtn. P N Mohan Rtn. Sanjay Rao Chaganti

Rtn. Vikram Chesetty Rtn. Balaji Chinni

PP Rtn. S N Srikanth Rtn. R Vasudevan

Rtn. Vivek Parachur Speaker Raj Raghavan

MINUTES
MINUTES
OF THE MEETING TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2020
A fter collaring, President Rtn. Kapil Chitale
called the 7th meeting of RCM to order.
Sgt-At-Arms Rtn. Sanjay Rao Chaganti played the
Rotary Anthem.
Rtn. PP P.N. Mohan spoke his thoughts on the 4-
Way Test and said it is imbibed in him in all his
activities.
He urged that we must be true to our fellow
Rotarians as well to the benefactors to who help us
as well as the society at large.
He recounted the work done at our lake restoration
projects and his deep involvement and expressed
happiness that everyone who has come to know of
this has felt that these projects are beneficial to our
planet and to our communities and have praised it.
He said that he was very happy to be a Rotarian.
President Kapil, on behalf of RCM, passed deepest
condolences to Rtn. Suresh Kumar whose father
expired recently.
President Kapil then welcomed the guest speaker
Mr. Rajagopalan Raghavan, brother of our Rtn. R.
Vasudevan.
The President also welcomed Probus Club
members, Rotary members and spouses,
Rotaractors and guests present.
Rtn. Balaji Chinni, Director - Youth Services, said
that the installation ceremonies of our 24 Interact
Clubs will be done in phases and virtual.
At present, 3 Interact installations have been
completed and hopefully all will be completed by
mid-September. Out of the 9 Rotaract Clubs, 6
installations have been done and the remainder will
be conducted by the end of this month.
He said that the Rotaractors have started working
on projects, including Covid-related relief projects. He
invited members to participate in the career-
counseling programme for the Rotaractors on the 5th
September, where our Rtn. Dr. M. Parkavi has arranged
top speakers from the corporate sector to address the
participants and audience. District Rotaractors have
also been invited for this virtual meeting. More details
will be circulated shortly, he said.
He also requested members to participate in the
youth-service programmes.
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President Kapil added that the previous day's
Rotaract Club of Chennai event had been engaging
and appreciated them for the projects conducted.
Rtn. Vikram Chesetty made announcements on the
Freedom Fellowship, RCM’s 1st Full Club Fellowship
and thanked the 14 hosts and the Rotarians who
had supported the endeavour.
He thanked those who came forward to lend their
cars and drivers to deliver food to members (140
members, 420 meals!).
Team work made this possible, he said.
Rtn. N. Prakash coordinated with the famed
Arusuvai Natarajan for the sumptuous lunch.
They apologised for any glitches and mistakes that
may have unwittingly happened.
They recapped the event, which included the
beautiful programmes of music, poetry, dance and
more, curated and brought together by Rtns. Shaan
Katari, Maya Thiagarajan, Mohan Raman, Anil
Srinivasan and Raghu Kailas. The poetry of
Dushyant Gunasekar, son of our Rtn. Guna was
appreciated, as well as the superb music
performances of singer duo Sourendro and Soumyojit
from Kolkata. Leap Foundation, whose children also
performed, was also recognised and appreciated.
The people made all this possible were recognised
and thanked - Rtns. Bharat Pujara, Vikram Chesetty,
N. Prakash, Rajesh Mani, Dr. Sharon Krishna Rao,
Shanno Ravi and Secy. PB Prasad.
P P R t n . S . N . S r i k a n t h s p o ke a b o u t h i s
participation as the guest speaker at a joint meeting
of International Fellowship of Rotarian Doctors
(IFRD) and WASHRAG, where he spoke on saving
lives through social marketing, during COVID times.
Secretary PB Prasad read out the list of birthdays
and wedding anniversaries.
Rtn. R. Vasudevan introduced the guest speaker
Mr. Raj Raghavan, Senior VP of Indigo Airlines.
The speaker than shared his thoughts and
experiences in the field of HR with interesting
statistics and anecdotes.
Rtn. Vivek Parchur moderated the Q&A session
and thanked speaker.
The meeting was then adjourned.
 ROTARY CONNECT
PROVIDING A
PATH TO EDUCATION:
A Global Grant Project with Rotary Club of Madras
By Rtn. Rajesh Somasundaram
R ecently, Rotary Club of Madras co-funded a
Global Grant project in Canada, as International
Partner. In a project size of $106,000, RCM
contributed $10,000.
It’s called the FAR Project - The Rotary Facilitator
of Alumni Relations, in partnership with the local
Canadian entity Pathways to Education (P2E). The
partnership programme was localized at a
disadvantaged neighbourhood in north Kingston,
Ontario, in Canada.
Founded in 2001, Pathways to Education works in
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communities across Canada to
reduce high school dropout rates in low-income
areas. The programme offers tutoring, group and
career mentoring, transit and lunch vouchers and
one-on-one support to enrolled students.
In the Kingston programme, 50% of P2E alumni are
the first high school graduates of their family (2006-
2016 programme evaluation data). Some 80% of
alumni in the first graduating cohort in Kingston in
2014 wanted to continue their education at the post-
secondary level; however, follow up indicated that
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70% of those who did register had dropped out early
on.
In response, P2E Kingston secured temporary
funding for a counsellor (FAR) for 1 day per week, to
identify and help alumni address difficulties. The
intervention increased post-secondary retention rate
to Ontario standards or higher.
Already a complicated process (including potential
multiple applications processes, grants, bursaries,
loans, scholarships, course selection, school
policies, transportation and part time work),
transition to a post-secondary environment can be
extremely difficult in the face of parental
inexperience, indifference and even hostility.
The Rotary Facilitator of Alumni Relations (FAR)
provides or coordinates these services for P2E
alumni.
Immediate Project Activities and Goals:
• Provide Facilitator services for graduates of the
P2E programme for 3 days per week for 3 years.
• Provide mentoring, support, assistance for P2E
alumni who are:
o Proceeding to and attending post-secondary
institutions
o Proceeding to full time employment (likely to
involve referral to Kingston Employment Youth
Service (KEYS) for help for career counselling and
in finding employment or suitable apprenticeship
programs)
o Deferring a post-secondary education vs. full
time-time employment decision until personally
appropriate (will involve mentorship by formally
trained Rotarians)
o Seeking full time employment subsequent to
graduation from a post-secondary institution
(may involve referral to other helping agencies
(KEYS) to develop job search skills or identify
employment opportunities)
• Re-engage alumni in the P2E programme as
mentors to students at the high school level and to
assist in the development of Interact & Rotaract
Clubs.
• Establish a Rotary Interact Club as part of the P2E
Programme, to help students develop a sense of
community service and confidence in their own
agency.
• Establish a Rotaract Club to provide an
opportunity for P2E Alumni to "give back" to their
community while they are in post-secondary
institutions and after their graduation.
• Engage and train Rotarians as mentors,
specifically to the group of students deferring their
decision as to pursuit of post-secondary education
or who have withdrawn from a post-secondary
education stream.
Subsequent to FAR Project, further Rotary funding
of this project will allow time for the endowment
fund established by P2E and administered by the
Kingston Community Foundation to be grown to the
point where continued operation of the FAR
programme is sustainable. The mentorship
programme involving Rotarians will continue. The
relationship with KEYS providing career counselling
and job-search services for Alumni will continue.
In addition, Rotary Club will have established
relationships with young members of the Kingston
community through individual mentoring and
support of the Interact Club, and made a memorable
difference in the lives of many Kingston families.
Data and process notes will be taken throughout
the project, which will be evaluated. From this, a
programme template will be available for application
in similar vulnerable communities.

A NEW AGE IN HYGIENE & SANITATION

PP Rtn. S.N. Srikanth was the guest speaker at the 1st joint meeting of the International Fellowship of Rotarian
Doctors (IFRD) and the Water & Sanitation Rotarian Action Group (WASHRAG), on August 15, 2020.
The topic of his talk was Distance, Hands, Mask: Saving Lives through Social Marketing in Covid-19 Times.
Rtn. Srikanth reveals, "The science of Social Marketing (not to be confused with Social Media Marketing) draws
upon the principles of commercial marketing and behaviour change theory, to make people change their
behaviour voluntarily for their own good and for the good of the community at large, without any gain to the
marketer.”
He has considerable experience in successfully using behaviour-change and social marketing techniques in eye
donation, sanitation and other projects.
In fact, the open-defecation-free communities project of our Club was his brainchild.
With IFRD and WASHRAG forging a collaboration thanks to Rtn. Srikanth, the two groups will soon be working
together on WASH (Water, Sanitation & Hygiene) in healthcare facilities around the world.
SPOTLIGHT
THE FUTURE IS ALL ABOUT
PEOPLE ENGAGEMENT
RAJ RAGHAVAN - Senior Vice President, Human Resources, IndiGo (InterGlobe Aviation Ltd.)
Our guest speaker Raj Raghavan, brother of our
Rtn. Vasudevan, kept us all ears (and smiles and
fervent nods!) from the minute he started
speaking till the very last response at the Q&A
session. Understandably, a lot of the
conversation revolved around the economy of the
airline section during these tough, uncertain
times. But there were some very interesting other
facets revealed as well, about people
management, understanding customer issues,
changing mind sets and so on. Some of his
words…
OVERVIEW
The airline industry is perhaps one of the most
impacted industry sectors in the world, forecast to face
losses of 6-9 billion dollars this year alone. Many
airlines could fail, yet others see some harsh cost-
cutting and other processes and it’s a cruel irony
indeed, that a tiny virus that we scoffed at last
December, has brought us to our knees!
In India, until a few weeks ago, there was zero travel
allowed and most revenue was from the cargo
business. At Indigo, our losses were nearly 2500 crores
over two months, give or take a few!
The domestic travel industry will take 12-18 months
to go back to “normal” and cash reserves are going to
be a key factor to survive the year. For the first time in
the history of Indigo, we had to take decisions to lay off
employees and opt for avenues like pay-cuts and leave
without pay.
THE BRIGHT SIDE
On a positive note though, India could also be one of
the few countries to come out of this situation faster
than others. We have a huge domestic capacity and
consumption. Like China, which is now already
apparently operating at 80-90% capacity.
In the airlines industry, we have two terms - RASK
(revenue per seat km) and CASK (cost per seat km). As
long as we can keep CASK below RASK, we can be
profitable. To increase confidence of the customer and
thus, business opportunities, employee engagement is
key.
Taking Amazon as an example, Jeff Bezos’ philosophy
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was all about customer OBSESSION, not just
acquisition. So, we all had to keep re-acquainting
ourselves in that dept., with our ear to the ground.
Answer calls, respond to emails, sit with cust-serv. reps
and understand what they do… even authorizing these
reps to take major decisions for customer satisfaction!
ON-TIME EVERY TIME
Indigo is, I am happy to say, an incredibly well-liked
airline and known for good things, like being on time.
Did you know, for every plane to take off, over 100
people are involved, from engineer to ground staff and
others.
You can imagine the no. of cogs in the wheel. At our
training centre, I-Fly in Gurgaon, training includes
monitoring on-time processes, including red-amber-
green lights to see if the trainer has started and
completed the class on time! So, it starts all the way
from there.
SHARING FIRM OPINIONS
*** Unions give the employee a way to put a difficult
management on the back foot and address their needs
as people. But perhaps comes with a bad rep. and an
almost-militant tag, which has to change. That’s why
we see many newer companies still don’t have unions
and everyone deals with issues directly, a concept older
establishments continue to struggle with. Trust,
compassion and empathy usually resolve problems
well enough!
*** Our usual pre-Covid departure nos. were about
1700 and now it’s about 500 per day, but growing. But
the most important starting point is: people need to feel
safe about air travel. Trust us that we have more than
enough science and safety onboard.
*** At Indigo, we have firmly laid down processes and
tests before every plane takes off. This includes regular
psychiatric evaluations, employee benefits and so on.
So our staff is healthy and happy enough to be
responsible for all our flyers.
*** Happiness for me here? At Amazon, I would have
made way more pay. Stock options alone are worth
their weight in gold. But here at Indigo, I am so happy! I
am highly regarded, respected, directly in touch with
both employees and management and I love what I am
doing, beyond money.
CLUB LIFE
DESTINATION WEDDINGS
TO LOCKDOWNS –
The Quiet Joy From Reduced Choices
By Rtn. Sanjay Chaganti
E arlier this year, I participated in a luxurious
destination wedding in the UAE. The paradox struck
me – It reminded me of how I felt in the ashrams of the
Bihar School of Yoga in rural and remote India. And now,
over the lockdown, the same quiet sense of joy is alive.
What’s the common thread? Let me elaborate.
Let me start with food. Whether it was the magnificent
spread at the Waldorf Astoria, the very basic fare at the
ashram, or what we continue to eat during the lockdown,
the offerings are set. We eat what is presented to us.
These choices are reduced allowing us to focus our
energies on higher order issues.
This sense of simplicity extends to clothing choices.
Once you enter the hotel or the monastic gates of the
ashram, one’s set of clothes is fixed. In the ashram, I felt a
sense of joy in washing my clothes, putting them up on a
clothesline and returning to find them dry. Needless to
say, in the lockdown, what to wear has come down to five
t-shirts and three shorts over the past four months. How
simple, how nice!
Minimum Distractions = Maximum Focus
Physically, one is cut off from the world. We enter a
cocoon in all three situations. There is very access or
limited discussion about the world outside. In other
words, there are very few distractions. We are here for a
common purpose and our energies are focused.
Recognition of Privilege and Sense of Gratitude
As I experienced the opulence of the wedding, I was
struck by the privilege I enjoyed. Similarly, the
interactions with simple villagers during ‘seva’ at the
ashram, brought up similar sentiments. And the blatant
suffering of the vulnerable during this lockdown has only
TILLITONSE!
am (name changed), is a smart and
S capable individual. I have coached Sam
off and on again over the past five years.
Today, Sam reached out to connect. During
our conversation it was clear that Sam was
consumed by a few events from the past that
were still rankling. As we dug deeper, it was
clear that Sam was holding on too much to
the past and simply unwilling to let go of past hurts.
What is particularly noteworthy is while Sam is
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enhanced my sense of gratitude and made me contribute
more to support those less fortunate.
Creating “Random” Opportunities for Connection and
Growth
At the hotel one morning, I walked in for breakfast late.
Most of the guests had left. One acquaintance sat alone. I
decided to join him. And what a lovely connect we had.
This is not dissimilar to my 3-minute connect with a
wandering monk in the ashram. His one line about how
he joyfully balanced his with the need to earn a living was
an eye opener.
And of course, the extended time at home, has allowed
me the joy of connecting deeper with my teenage
daughter. She has come to me a couple of times with the
simple request: “May I sit with you?”
As most parents know, this is golden for a parent of a
17-year old!
These opportunities let me ‘be’ and be open to what the
world has to offer.
In summary, I found these seemingly paradoxical
experiences facilitating simpler living and resulting in a
quiet sense of joy.
financial very comfortable, s/he still feels
insecure because of something that
happened almost 30 years ago.
The past indeed is a huge load many of
us unnecessarily carry. I found this short 3
minute piece as a great reminder of this
simple yet powerful insight. Click on the
image (left) to watch the video.
*Tillitonse means “Are we Together?” in Tonga,
a Southern African language.
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Youth, Empowered!
“Empower” was an International- and
Professional-Service event, a webinar on youth
UPAKRAMA -
empowerment and motivation. We joined our
hands with Rotaract Club of Colombo Fort, Sri
Lanka, RID 3220. This event was conducted on
Installation
International Youth Day on August 12.
Ceremony
of The
Rotaract Club
of Madras

W e had two speakers at the webinar: one from

India, Ms. Suganya G, Medical & Psychiatric
Social Worker (MSW) and another, Mr. Shuhaib Ali,
Fo u n d e r o f P u f f e r f i s h , L a n g u a g e C o a c h ,
Communication Evangelist.
The agenda was unanimously approved. There were
around 54 participants as part of the webinar.
The event began with opening remarks from Rtr.
Harish Kumar, the President of RaC of Jeppiaar
Engineering College, followed by the introduction of the
speakers. Mr. Shuhaib Ali spoke about the importance
of youth in society and their responsibilities. He spoke
about the individual’s self-realization, self-
actualization and the the positive energy that an
organisation needs. He also spoke at length about
problem-solving abilities, time management and the
importance of not letting opportunities slip by.
The second speaker from India was Ms. Suganya G.
Her 1-hour session was on the mental health. Her talk
included sleep patterns, food habits; even the biological
clock within each one of us! She advised everyone to
take care of their mental and psychological well-being
and stay positive.
The event ended with a Q&A session, followed by
other quick announcements and finally, closing
remarks from both the ISD directors.
U PAKRAMA, the installation ceremony
of Rotaract Club of Madras was well-
executed, in virtual mode as is the “new
normal”, on August 16, 2020.
Rtr. Raj Kumar and his team were installed
in the presence of our President Kapil Chitale
and the Youth Service Team Rtn. Balaji
Chinni, Rtn. Dr. Parkavi and Rtn. Shivkumar
Eshwaran.
Nearly 160 participants graced the
occasion. The special invitees were DRR of
the Rotaract District 3232 Rtr. PP. Anbarasu
and the DRR Elect of the District, Rtr. PP.
Kamuvel.
The outgoing President and incoming
President for the year 2020-21 exchanged
the collar and gavel, with the Charter
exchange done between the secretaries.
COLUMN
HOW REAL IS
VIRTUAL?
By Rtn. Rinku Mecheri
Education is what remains after one has forgotten
what one has learned in school.” - Albert Einstein.
W henever I read this this quote, I always joke
that our Indian education system, being
evaluation-based, makes sure that we forget most of
what we learn! But the same quote takes on a new
meaning in the present context when children have
almost forgotten what they used to take for granted -
to learn in a physical classroom with a teacher
supervising and teaching them, in person.
It will soon be six months since schools shut and
education has slowly metamorphosed into an online
format. There has been ample discussion on virtual
education with digital training for teachers and a
host of initiatives to take learning online. Private
schools have moved their students to the virtual
classroom with technology, books and teachers in
place. Parents have ensured that their children gave
adapted to a new structure of learning, virtually.
But, these are only the privileged few! What about
the children who study in government or corporation
schools? Or those who live in smaller towns or rural
India? Unfortunately, the pandemic has created a
digital divide that separates the privileged class from
the poorer sections among students.
Online school or elements of it will continue to be
part of the new normal in the post-pandemic world.
The key drivers for this will obviously be access to
technology and infrastructure. I am told that almost
half the population in Chennai has access to a phone
not because they own one but because someone in
their family has one. The cost of mobile data is high,
power cuts are rampant and in remote areas, even
electricity is a luxury. All this makes access to online
education for a few hours every day almost
improbable. Consequently, we have lakhs of children
from poor families whose lives are at a pause amidst
the coronavirus restrictions.
I tried to reach out some parents and teachers of
younger school students in the tenements of
Perumbakkam, a resettlement colony, and found that
almost all of them are struggling to bridge the digital
gap — many families didn’t have smartphones, let
alone laptops. Some said they didn’t have mobile
connectivity, most parents were daily wage earners
and took their only phone with them to work. And
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families with more than one child at school face a
different struggle altogether! While most of them did
have a television in their home, the children weren’t
concentrating on the lessons being telecast. It’s
taking a long time for these schools to start the
online journey of education with their students, with
feeble result.
Even so, it was heartening to find that some
enterprising government schools had managed to
reach out to (some of) their students. Their teachers
were digitally trained by volunteers and were
learning to deliver effective lessons and even create
personal touchpoints with students in virtual
lessons.
Moreover, by virtue of teaching and training being
virtual, it’d been possible for schools and
institutions in Kanchipuram, Trichy and even
Aikudy to reach out for digital training and academic
content from Chennai. But however encouraging,
these cases are still far and few.
As a person from an NGO that works with
economically disadvantaged children said, “our
children come from a very different social background.
We don’t want them to give up on school and go back to
work for financial reasons. School used to also be a
safe haven for many of them, from mental or physical
abuse. We need to get them back to school.”
With the general news being that schools won’t
reopen for a few more months, the need for online
education to reach every school going child is
immediate. We need a cohesive effort by all
stakeholders – the government, educators,
corporates, social organisations and civic society – to
press the play button in their school life again and
the outcome can be life-changing! Maybe, this will
even go on to making literate India a reality.
We need more disbursement of gadgets among
students and a partnership with a service provider
for access to free data for all students. Till that
happens, we keep helping those around, have
conversations with the government, make change at
the micro level and hope that education stays with
our children, even after they have forgetten what
they learnt in school.
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Our First Noble Laureate Speaker! PRESIDENT

Rtn. Kapil Chitale
It is with pleasure and pride that Rotary Club of Madras brings a special HONORARY SECRETARY
speaker to address us all. Rtn. P B Prasad
A Nobel Laureate is our guest for the first time at RCM and it is none other than IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Rtn. Dr. Vijaya Bharathi Rangarajan
Prof. Muhammad Yunus.
PRESIDENT ELECT
Monday, August 31, 2020, at 2.45pm.
Rtn. P.V. Mohan Raman
See you all there!
PRESIDENT NOMINEE
Rtn. Jayshree Sridhar
Asst. SECRETARY/BULLETIN EDITOR
Rtn. Shri Shakthi Girish
DIRECTOR - CLUB ADMINISTRATION
Rtn. Shanno Ravi
DIRECTOR - YOUTH SERVICE
Rtn. Balaji Chinni
DIRECTOR - PUBLIC IMAGE
AND FUND RAISING
Rtn. Hemant Chordia
DIRECTOR - SERVICE PROJECT 1
Rtn. N. Prakash
DIRECTOR - SERVICE PROJECT 2
Rtn. Dr. Anuradha Ganesan
DIRECTOR - PANDEMIC & DISASTER
MITIGATION
Rtn. S Balakrishna
TREASURER (CLUB FUNDS)
Rtn. Aditya Agarwal
TREASURER
(CHARITABLE TRUST)
Rtn. Gooch Kumar
TREASURER
(SPECIAL PROJECTS)
Rtn. Nimish C. Tolia

LIGHTHOUSE COMMITTEE:
Editor: Rtn. Shakthi Girish

Rtn. Indrani Krishnaier

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Rtn. Sharon Krishna Rao
Rtn. Rinku Mecheri
Rtn. Rani Muralidharan

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