Best Club Trophy to Rotary Chandigarh Midtown

Salil Bali adjudged Best President in Rotary District

Rtn. Salil Bali accepts the trophy from IPDG Rtn Jitendra Dhingra at the
Rotary District 3080 Award function for 2019-20 held at Kurukshetra today. 

Rotary Club of Chandigarh Midtown won the Best Club Trophy in the Rotary District 3080 for the year 2019-20, with Rtn Salil Bali declared as the Best President in the Rotary District.

At the District Awards function held at Kurukshetra in the presence of a few club presidents and secretaries of last year with live streaming online, the awards were given to various clubs in the District for the service projects undertaken during the last Rotary year which ended on 30^th June under the leadership of District Governor 2019=20 Rtn Jitendra Dhingra.

Rotary Club of Chandigarh received the Awards for maximum projects during 2019-20, best project for medical mission to Zimbabwe, and best contribution to the Rotary Foundation during the year, which were presented to last year president Rtn Surinder Pal Kaur.

Rotary Chandigarh Shivalik received the best club award in its category for its 'Dinner in the Dark' project.

The last Rotary year's president Rtn Salil Bali of Chandigarh Midtown who attended the function and received the Best Club Trophy from the District functionaries for organizing 26 AIDS awareness camps.

Another District Trophy for its Best Project on TB awareness was also won by Chandigarh Midtown, besides its member Assistant Governor Deepak Sood adjudged as the best club trainer.

Salil Bali said that the club could do wonder because of the active participation of everyone of its 113 members despite the lockdown since March.

   Congratulating the award winners, Past Rotary International President Rajendra K Saboo through online video conference said that Rotary is a continuous process and with each passing year, it grows stronger and through the leadership opportunity that it gives to various Rotarians it not only makes them heroes for that year, but better human beings for the rest of their lives.

Over 150 Rotarians attended online, including various senior Rotarians, current District Governor Ramesh Bajaj, and past district governors including Kawal Bedi, Arun Sharma, Shaju Peter, Ranbir Singh, Manmohan Singh, Satish Saluja, Parmod Vij MLA, Yoginder Dewan, Ranbir Singh, Col Patnaik, TK Ruby, Jitendra Dhingra, and incoming leadership of the District Ajay Madan, and Naveen Gulati, amongst others.  

Sukhjit Gill is Rotary Club Chandigarh’s new President

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Sukhjit Gill is Rotary Club Chandigarh's new President

Rotary Honours Justice Rajiv Sharma by conferring Paul Harris Fellowship

 

Chandigarh, 8th July:

Rotary Club of Chandigarh installed its new President Rtn Sukhjit Singh Gill and Team for 2020-21 here yesterday through a virtual meeting in the presence of various dignitaries and prominent Rotarians from District 3080.

Rtn Sukhjit Singh Gill, who is a financial consultant took the collar of presidentship from his predecessor Rtn Surinder Pal Kaur, an ex-IRS officer.

Mr Justice Rajiv Sharma  of Punjab and Haryan High Court was the Chief Guest and District Governor Ramesh Bajaj was the Guest of Honour.

Outgoing president Surinder Pal Kaur informed that the club has spent nearly Rs.1.8 crores including Rs.55 lakh during the Covid on providing medical supplies to PGI, GMCH32 and General Hospital Sector 16, besides extensively providing dry ration and prepared food to the doctors, migrant labour.

The club was able to undertake 16 children for heart surgeries under club's Heartline project, besides various initiatives in the village Saketri, and throughout the lockdown the Club continued to meet regularly. 

On this occasion, Mr Justice Rajiv Sharma was conferred the Paul Harris Fellowship for his contribution to the environment,  by the Club contributing USD1000 to the Rotary Foundation.

Speaking on the occasion the chief guest who himself is a great environmentalist and known as 'green judge', Justice Rajiv Sharma said that everyone should be concerned and caring about our environment beyond our own homes.  He said global warming and other environmental destruction would lead to crisis for our earth and humanity.

He advised we must start living in harmony with nature, and respect environment and lamented the growing disharmony being caused by our dependency on technology especially the mobile phones. 

Rtn Sukhjit Gill shared the roadmap for the club during 2020-21 and said that the club shall continue to impact lives through blood donation camps, promote the flagship project with free heart surgeries through its partner hospitals, sensitise school children in menstrual hygiene and sanitation, launch of health education centre for the children of the city, and health of women and children.

Rotary Vidya Sadan in Bapu Dham shall be strengthened further to educate drop-out girls, and provide crèche facility for the daily wagers, and clubfoot treatment to children in GMCH32.

District Governor Ramesh Bajaj, guest of honour, stated that despite the continued lockdown the Club shall continue to reach out to the community come what may. Sharing success mantra with the new team, Ramesh Bajaj asked to follow 'BMW' i.e. prayer, Bless My Wisdom, Bless My Work,  Bless My Words, and Burn My Worries.  He advised the leadership to put up three factories for success, one, of Ice factory to stay cool; sugar factory to speak sweetly; and the third, love factory to instill compassion and love in your heart.

Earlier former world president of Rotary International, Rajendra K Saboo said that the leadership in Rotary changes on 1st July congratulated outgoing president Surinder Pal Kaur for her stellar achievements during challenging times and complimented the incoming team for their plans.

Assisting President Sukhjit Singh Gill in the team 2020-21 are Vice President Praveen Agarwal,  Secretary Gurvinder Saggu; Baldev Garg, Treasurer; Sonia Dhillon, Jt Secy; Dinesh Dua director club service, Vinod Kapoor, Director Vocational Service; Lalita Grover, Director Community Service; Gurmeet Chawla; Director International Service; Baldev Aggarwal Director Youth Service; Kulbir Dogra, Sergeant-at-Arms; PRID Rajendra Saboo, PDG Kawal Bedi, PDG Madhukar Malhotra, PDG Praveen Chander Goyal.

 Those who joined the meeting included past district governors Ranjit Bhatia, Madhukar Malhotra,   Yoginder Dewan, Manmohan Singh, Praveen Goyal,  Jitendra Dhingra,  district governor elect Ajay Madan, Usha Saboo, Inner Wheel President Komal Gupta, and Rotaractors amongst others with Rtn Dinesh Dua and Rtn Suditi Jindal moderating the session.

Past President Neena Singh recited the mool mantra of Japji while Rtn Ruchi Singla recited the Gayatri Mantra as invocations at the beginning of the meeting.

The Club was chartered on 13 May 1958 and has since grown with the city launching various projects for the community.

For further information:

President Rtn Sukhjit Singh Gill, M: 9356065058

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Pranab Roy selected for Ultra-Marathon in Mumbai

- Miraculous Recovery from spinal injury to run for the country 

Chandigarh, June 15:  Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has selected the trail-runner Pranab Roy for the 100km non-stop 12-hour stadium run to be held in Mumbai on 5-6 September 2020.

 

The event is exclusively reserved for the selected runners from the country based on their previous performances. Those completing the 100km or more of this ultra-marathon in 12 hours will be eligible for selection to represent India in the World Championship to be held in Crotia

 

The remarkable thing about Guinnesse world record holder Pranab Roy is that he is the second Indian athlete, after the hockey legend Sandeep Singh, to return to professional sports after a spinalcord fracture and paralysis.

 

Pranab developed passion for trail running during his school times and in 2015 he joined the National Adventure Foundation to complete a 141kms trail run, 12000ft above the sea level in Darjeeling. 

In 2016, he received Guinness World Records citation for completing the toughest terrain on western ghats in Maharashtra, the Satara Hill Marathon, and there was no looking back for him thereafter. 

In 2017, he ran for the Indian Army, a 60kms non-stop run in Arunachal Pradesh, which he completed in 4 hours, 40 minutes, 23 seconds, and in January 2017 he again ran for the army in another marathon that won him appreciations. 

In August 2018, he completed 116.15kms ultra-marathon in 26 hours and came first in the world with his performance at the Bengaluru Endurance Run.  

On 14-15 July 2018, he became the first Indian to complete the Asian Trail Master, a 75kms run  in 22 hours in a tough trail situated 18,600ft above sea level.  He represented India and was selected by the Athletics Federation of India.

In 2018 he was the only Indian to complete the 70kms non-stop trail running in the Asian Trail Masters in Indonesia, and was also selected by AFI for the Asian Trail Masters Thailand scheduled in March 2020 which was cancelled due to Covid19.

He had met with a serious road accident last year in Bengaluru which incapacitated him due to spinal injury, and was referred to PGIMER for further treatment, but with strong will, he has mentally trained to return to the trail running.

"I believe that everyone has the ability to master one's own destiny and be unstoppable," Pranab Roy says.  

 (Pranab Roy, Mobile 82960 41470)

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Bhavan Vidyalaya and Vivek High School win Best Delegates awards in Model United Nations

Chandigarh, June 15:  In the recently concluded Model United Nations (BVC MUN 2020) organized by Bhavan Vidyalaya Chandigarh,  Gaurav Dhir of Bhavan Vidyalaya and Tanisha of Vivek High School won the Best Delegate awards on Sunday.
The two-days BVC MUN 2020 saw participation of 290 students fro over 80 renowned schools, including 14 international schools from Australia, USA, Sri Lanka, UAE, Lebanon, Bosnia, Pakistan and the United Kingdom through online video conference.
Young participants debated and discussed issues assailing the present world including achieving sustainability, peace, justice climate change, and interstate conflict with the theme "From Regression to Expression".
Amongst the Best Delegate awardees included two youngsters from Pakistan, namely Hassan Aulakh and Saad Atif of Aitchison College, Lahore;  Lovisha Jindal of DPS Panipat; Asher Kaul of DPS Noida, Purunjay Chawla of Sanskrit School, Delhi; Arhaan Sawhney of Sri Ram School, Moulsari; Raghav of Ryan International, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, and Medhansh Kumar of DPS International Saket, besides two Chandigarh delegates, Gaurav Dhir of Bhavan and Tanisha of Vivek.
Senior Principal of the School Mrs Vineeta Arora said that BVC MUN has provided platform to young minds not only to hone their debating skills, but also understanding different perspectives from the stand points of countries other than their own.
Armaan Misra, Director General said that inspite of the frenzy involved in the stsate of affairs encompassing present day scenario, we at BVCMUN 2020 have tried to introspect and relinquish prejudices and reassess where we as individuals stand in grand order of society.
Chief of Staff BVCMUN, Armaan Angra remarked that we have always strived to englishten core human values of empathy, and cooperation and have become catalyst in this journey from pression to expression.
Concluding the session, Secretary General Prabhav Sharma said that in this age of physical distancing, social solidarity is crucial in order to generate a culture of sharing ideas while being challenged by systematic oppression  globally.
The conference concluded on a jubiliant and ebullient note.

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11 th Edition of Bhavan's Model United Nations Inaugurated

Online Videoconference brings together close to 80 schools across 15 countries

Chandigarh, 13 th June 2020: The 11 th edition of the BVCMUN, organized by Bhavan Vidyalaya, Chandigarh was inaugurated by Shri Suresh Kumar IAS, Chief Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Punjab via videoconference today.
Speaking at the opening ceremony to over 300 student delegates from close to 80 schools from countries around the world, Shri Suresh Kumar advised students to uphold expression against any repression.
Referring to the UN Charter on Human Rights he said that everyone had a right to speech and expression, but in no way was one to repress another human being.
Reminding young delegates to bring about transparency to bring about systemic changes in the world, he asked them to find innovative solutions to problems through negotiation and careful reflection. 'The world is looking for solutions today and solutions will emerge' he said.
Complementing the Bhavan management for providing value education and imbibing in children the ethical principles of life, he promised to stand by the school in good stead in the future.
Chairman of Bhavan Vidyalaya Chandigarh Shri Rajendra K Saboo, commended the team of young organizers for bringing together young participants from different countries on the virtual platform where serious issues of conflict between nations would be debated and discussed, on the theme of 'Regression to Expression'.
Though our world is one but we are fragmented on the basis of race, color, religion, caste, politics and intolerance, and these regressive circumstances need to be tackled by the young generation to address through positive expression of ideas that can unite us and bring about the change we desire, Shri Saboo said.
Senior Principal Mrs. Vineeta Arora, greeting the young delegates in her opening remarks, spoke with pride of how the BVCMUN had grown in all ways over the last decade. She acknowledged the visionary leadership of Chairman Shri Saboo, who sparked the idea of an online conference; further, she lauded the efforts of the student body in putting together the online version of the event, despite the odds due to the ongoing pandemic.
Those present in the opening ceremony also included Secretary, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Shri Madhukar Malhotra, members of the Kendra Committee and other dignitaries. Senior Principal Mrs. Vineeta Arora, Vice Principal Ms. Suparna Bansal, Principal, Junior School Mrs. Soma Mukhopadhay, and teachers of both the Senior and Junior Wing were also present.
BVCMUN2020 is themed 'From Repression to Expression' and student delegates,over the next two days, are set to engage in debates and deliberations over someof the most pressing issues that plague our world today through an array of compelling committees and agendas.
This year's BVCMUN has witnessed unprecedented participation of students from schools in the USA, United Kingdom, UAE, Lebanon, Pakistan, Australia, Sri Lanka, Bosnia, and India.
The opening ceremony culminated with BVCMUN20's Secretary-General Prabhav Sharma declaring the conference open by sounding the gavel.

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Bhavan's Virtual Model United Nations Tomorrow

Bhavan Vidyalaya, Chandigarh is all set to unveil its first online edition of the Model United Nations Conference  to be held on the 13^th and 14^th of June,

This will be the 11^th edition of the prestigious BVCMUN, since its inception in 2010, and  Mr. Suresh Kumar, Chief Principal Secretary to Punjab Chief Minister, Captain Amrinder Singh will be the Chief Guest tomorrow via video conference.

The conference is set to bring together schools across the globe via online videoconferencing, and present young minds with an opportunity to hone and exhibit their skills in the debating arena.

With the theme this year being 'From Repression to Expression', BVCMUN2020 aims to address the multifarious challenges plaguing the world today through its ten compelling committees and agendas, informed Senior Principal Vineeta Arora.

 Nearly 300 delegates from over 75 schools from India will participate, including 14 international schools across 8 countries i.e  from Australia, USA, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Pakistan and the United Kingdom.

The delegates shall be debating on various international issues in the following Countries, High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development; Group of 20; Historic Security Council; 75 year Review Committee of the United Nations; Joint Parliament Committee on Data Protection;  27^th Politburo of the Communist Party of Soviet Union (Politburo); International Organisation for Migration; Cabinet of Iran; Indian Ocean Rim Association; and Biden Presidential Campaign 2020 .

In a first, Bhavans facilitates Virtual Reunion

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In a first, Bhavans facilitates Virtual Reunion 

 

Chandigarh, 25^th May 2020: Bhavan Old Students' Society (BOSS), the alumni arm of Bhavan Vidyalaya, Chandigarh, conducted its first Virtual 'BOSS Connect' over an online teleconferencing platform yesterday. This avant-garde idea was conceived by the school alumni to facilitate pass outs from the school to reconnect with their alma-mater amidst the difficult times, where social distancing norms make physical reunions unviable.

 

The first edition of BOSS Connect held yesterday, brought together the Batch of 2000, and witnessed enthusiastic participation by the school alum from 10 different countries who were able to seamlessly interact with their friends and favourite teachers.

 

Senior Principal Mrs. Vineeta Arora, Vice Principal Ms. Suparna Bansal, Principal Junior Wing Ms. Soma Mukhopadhay graced this live event, along with teachers who were specially invited at the request of alumni.

 

'As the interaction is limited to a single batch, it becomes a highly personalized and super nostalgic event,' remarked Mr. Vinay Aggarwal, President BOSS, who conceived this unique initiative. He mirrored the enthusiasm shared by BOSS members and further remarked that setbacks like COVID-19 could not stop BOSS from finding small joys for the student community.  

 

The event was co-hosted by Ms. Richa Gupta, Vice President BOSS and Mr. Karan Mahajan, Ex-president BOSS.  Mrs. Radha Bahuguna, Teacher Coordinator for BOSS apprised participants about the various initiatives undertaken by BOSS during the COVID crisis. This was followed by an interactive session, where ex-students from across the globe questioned their favourite teachers and recalled memories reminiscing their good old school days. The Senior Principal, Mrs. Vineeta Arora, then addressed the virtual gathering and appreciated BOSS's efforts and lauded the team members for the successful event. This was followed by a gaming session hosted by teachers Mrs. Aruna Nanda and Mrs. Sangeeta Kakkar. These included tricky riddles, academic questions, Bollywood puzzles, and much more.

 

Mr. Keshav Garg, Member BOSS Executive Board, presented the closing remarks thanking the participants for their avid participation, and appealed to them to remain connected. The meet ended on a high note with BOSS promising its members more such pursuits in the future.