Rotary Cosmopolitan Chandigarh receives Charter from Rotary International

New Rotary Club chartered today

Chandigarh, 30^th March: A new Rotary club was chartered in the city today at Rotary House.

Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Chandigarh, the Rotary Club of Cosmopolitan Chandigarh was presented the Charter from Rotary International by the Rotary District Governor Ajay Madan.

Former Chief Secretary Punjab, Sarvesh Kaushal, IAS (retd) was installed as the first charter President of the new Club who said that it was a privilege to take up the responsibility of coming together for the good of society.

District Governor Ajay Madan informed that the District (comprising Chandigarh, part of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, UP and Utrakhand) has achieved a world record in membership growth and for establishing new Clubs, and already 18 new clubs have been formed.

Former world President of Rotary International Rajendra K Saboo, congratulated the new team said that the members of the newly formed club shall bring in more of their respective professional knowledge, expertise and experience to work for the betterment of society through humanitarian projects.

Rotary Chandigarh's President Jaspal Singh Siddhu introduced the new charter president Sarvesh Kaushal and assured that more members joining the club would further strengthen its activities, and complimented the advisor to the new club, past district governor Praveen Chander Goyal for assisting in its formation.

Other office bearers who were inducted into Rotary included Vice President Hardeep Kumar IAS (retd) former Additional Chief Secretary Haryana, Col P.S. Randhawa as the Club Secretary, Mr. Yogesh Garg, Treasurer, Mr VK Singh as Joint Secretary.

The Board of Directors included Nick Ruppal for Club Service; G.S.Wason for Vocational Service, Dr Satbir Singh for Community Service, Mrs Saguna Jain International Service, and Gurdish Pal Singh for Youth Service, while Surinder Rihal to be the Sergeant-at-Arms.

Assistant Governor Salil Bali, District Editor M.P. Singh, Incoming Assistant Governor and Past President of Rotary Chandigarh A.P. Singh, and Past Presidents Charanjit Singh and Baldev Aggarwal, Incoming club president Vinod Kapoor, club secretary Rashi Adhlakha, Jagseer Singh Mann and Rotaract DAV President Anshuman Sharma and his team of Rotaractors attended the ceremony along with first lady Anita Kaushal, Principal of Post Graduate Girls College, Sector 11, Chandigarh, Basu Goyal, and others were present at the meeting. 

UT Advisor inaugurates rotary project in GMCH32

UT Advisor to the Administrator inaugurates High Dependency Unit in GMCH32

Rotary Club Chandigarh provided Rs.53 lakh worth of equipment

Chandigarh: 28^th February :  The Advisor to the Administrator, Chandigarh, Mr Dharam Pal, inaugurated the High Dependency Unit in Govt Medical College and Hospital today for which Rotary Club of Chandigarh furnished it at a cost of Rs.53 lakhs.

Mr Dharam Pal commended the Rotarians for their prompt response in providing an adequate facility for the patients in the hospital.

Rotary Club Chandigarh President Jaspal Singh Sidhu informed that the club had received the request from GMCH32 to refurbish the High Dependency Unit for Covid patients, and the Rotarians provided 16 completely mechanized beds with air mattresses, high-end monitors along with a compatible UPS system at a cost of Rs.53 lakh

The Club also provided portable endoscopic equipment to GMCH32.

The project is funded by Rotary Club Chandigarh with the support from The Rotary Foundation and an international partner Rotary Club of Greater Lake Charles in USA informed by Past Rotary International President Rajendra K Saboo.

Past District Governor Madhukar Malhotra the project coordinator along with the Director, GMCH32 and another team of doctors accompanied the advisor to the Administrator. 

Rotary Club Chandigarh to fight Alzheimer Dementia

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Rotary Club of Chandigarh to lead Alzheimer Dementia in northern region 

The 4th chapter of the Rotary Action Group to fight Alzheimer Dementia in the northern region was opened here today at Rotary Club of Chandigarh. 

The chairman of the Rotary Action Group for Alzheimer Dementia in India, Wg Cdr DP Sabharwal of Bengaluru and President of Rotary Club of Bangalore Cantonment Vinod John informed that 4 million people in India suffer from dementia and there is dire need for generating awareness in the country. 

Past Rotary International President Rajendra K Saboo officially inaugurated the 4th chapter of ADRAG and said that it would be a great support to the patients and families in the region. 

Rtn Ajay Madan, District Governor 3080 said that every club in the District in the area of the District comprising Chandigarh, Panjab, Haryana, Himachal, UP and Utrakhand, shall be engaged in this much-needed project for the benefit of the society. 

President Jaspal Sidhu assured that a massive awareness campaign shall be launched in Chandigarh. 

Rtn past president Amrit Pal Singh has been assigned to lead the campaign in the entire District 3080. 

रोटरी क्लब ऑफ चंडीगढ़ अल्जाइमर डिमेंशिया के लिए काम करेगा

आज चंडीगढ़ में रोटरी एक्शन ग्रुप फॉर अल्जाइमर डिमेंशिया ने दक्षिण भारत में रोटरी क्लब चंडीगढ़ के चैप्टर का आगाज़ किया.
पूर्व रोटरी  इंटरनेशनल प्रेजिडेंट राजेंद्र कुमार साबू ने डिस्ट्रिक्ट ३०८० को अडॉप्ट करने हेतु इस प्रोग्राम को
डिस्ट्रिक्ट ३०८०  में आधिकारिक तौर पर कार्यक्रम का शुभारंभ किया
रोटरी एक्शन ग्रुप के विंग डीपी सभरवाल ने बताया कि रोटरी क्लब ऑफ चंडीगढ़ चंडीगढ़, पंजाब, हरियाणा, हिमाचल प्रदेश, यूपी और उत्तराखंड के रोटरी डिस्ट्रिक्ट 3080 में अभियान की अगुवाई करेगा।

बैंगलोर छावनी रोटरी के अध्यक्ष विनोद जॉन जहां एडीआरएजी का पहला अध्याय स्थापित किया गया था, ने बताया कि भारत में 4 मिलियन लोग अल्जाइमर से पीड़ित हैं और इसे जागरूकता और पुनर्वास की आवश्यकता है।
रोटरी डिस्ट्रिक्ट 3080 के गवर्नर अजय मदान ने कहा कि रोटरी क्लब चंडीगढ़ के आरटीएन अमृत पाल सिंह कमेटी के अध्यक्ष के नेतृत्व में क्षेत्रवार अभियान चलाया जाएगा.

रोटरी क्लब चंडीगढ़ के अध्यक्ष जसपाल सिद्धू ने कहा कि बड़ी संख्या में रोगी मनोभ्रंश से पीड़ित हैं और हम जल्द से जल्द पता लगाने के लिए जागरूकता कार्यक्रम शुरू करने की पूरी कोशिश करेंगे।

Literati21 Concludes with Virtual Session

Press Release 2 / 12 Dec 2021

Literati21 Concludes

Literati21 concluded with the online digital version in the evening. In the 15 sessions over 35 authors participated, including Jim Davidson from Colorado, and   Parinda Joshi from the USA,  Shubendra from UAE  and Kishwar Desai joined from London, UK.

The evening online virtual session of Literati21 brought the curtain down to the two-days event .

The US based management professional and University teacher Dr. Raza Mir's latest book "Murder at the Mushaira" was the focus of discussion with Resident Editor of Indian Express Manraj Grewal Sharma. 

Manraj brought out the exquisite dimensions of Raza Mir's own personality and his deep knowledge of Urdu poetry that is so beautifully intertwined with a murder mystery, the intriguing characters in the backdrop of Indian mutiny. 

Talking about the tradition of mushaira, Urdu language, and rich contribution of Ghalib, whom he called the Indian Shakespeare, Raza Mir said that his inspiration for this historic fiction had been his love for history, Urdu language and the intriguing plots of Agatha Christie.

Raza Mir said that Ghalib as an exponent of Urdu language was ahead of his time and experimented with the medium including the newly introduced postal system by the British which he used extensively by writing letters.

CLS Chairperson Dr Sumita Misra decoded the enigma called Devika Rani with the author of recent book on her by Kishwar Desai, who joined from London.

A multifaceted personality, author, founder of Partition Museum and a Global Ambassador, Kishwar has recently published, "The Longest Kiss; The Life and Times of Devika Rani" after much research and travels across the globe to collect nuggets of information till she stumbled upon bag fulls of original documents and her letters to her husband that resulted in the book that revealed her fame as the first lady of Indian cinema being the co-founder of major film studio called Bombay Talkies.

Devika suffered much violence at home and yet she had a firm belief in herself and was able to setup a thriving studio, and she disclosed that book would hit the big screen too soon.

In another session Swati Bhadoria talking to Delhi based author and filmmaker shared hard facts of emotional wellbeing by finding peace with our inner self.  In her recent book, "Hinge" Vandana Kohli said that many incidents and behavior of others leaves us with anger and angst, and the unanswered perennial question "why me?" that leaves one mentally disturbed and fractured, need to be understood and managed.  She talked about how one can balance one's life through tools that can bring peace and avoid extremes.

Shubendru joined from Dubai and shared insight into his historic-fiction, " Sultan : The Legend of Hyder Ali ", which emerged through painstaking research, travelling, and going through 200 years old military records and archives.

The concluding session, Anshuman Arora interviewed Jim Dadvidson, an adventurist, mountaineer and an environmental geologist who survived a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in the Himalayas while he was on Camp One in 2015 to Mount Everest, shared his real life adventure which he has published in his memoir, "The Next Everest: Surviving the Mountain's Deadliest Day and Finding the Resilience to Climb Again".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Literati21 concludes

Literati21 concluded with the online digital version in the evening. Inthe 15 sessions over 35 authors participated, including Jim Davidson fromColorado, and   Parinda Joshi from the USA,  Shubendra from UAE  and Kishwar Desai joined from London, UK.

Literati21: Schedule for 12th December

Sunday . 12 December 2021
UT Guest House, Sector 6, Chandigarh

 

10:30am             The Battle of Longewala: Remembering our Heroes
                             Gurjot Kaler and Hardeep Chandpuri in conversation with
                             Col D S Cheema

 

11:15am             The Poetic Rendezvous
                             Prof Archana R. Singh, Jupinderjit Singh & Lily Swarn
                             in conversation with Nisha Luthra

 

12:00pm             Keynote Address:

                             Divya Dutta in conversation with RJ Mehak

 

12:45pm             Soldier 2.0: Planning Ahead

                             Col Sunil Prem in conversation with Col Avinash Sharma

 

2:00pm               Rama's Footsteps: A Journey of (His)Story

                             Neelesh Kulkarni in conversation with Niharika Bhuwania

 

2:40pm               Pehchaan Punjab Di: Sur, Saaz te Sangeet
                             Dolly Guleria and Sunaini Guleria Sharma in conversation with
                             Ninder Ghugianvi

 

 

Sunday . 12 December 2021 . Digital

5:30pm               Hinged: Finding a Balance within

                             Vandana Kohli in conversation with Swati Bhardoria

 

6:10pm               Of Murders and Mushairas

                             Raza Mir in conversation with Manraj Grewal

 

6:50pm               Devika Rani: The Enigma Decoded

                             Kishwar Desai in conversation with Dr Sumita Misra

 

7:30pm               Sultan: The Legend of Hyder Ali

                             Shubendra in conversation with Niharika Bhuwania

 

8:10pm               The Next Everest: Challenges, Uncertanity and Resilience

                             Jim Davidson in conversation with Anshuman Arora

                            

 

Literati21 opens on 11th December with digital sessions

Sunday sessions will be at the UT Guest House

The first day of Literati21 shall be a mix of bureaucracy to Bollywood, cuisines to humour to pathos of partition, with its online sessions which can be accessed on Chandigarh Literary Society's social media handles on Facebook and YouTube @clschandigarh.

Pandemic has given the writers a lot of time to look within and into the diverse aspects of life, and have come out with writings that spell hope, which Literati21 celebrates this year, said CLS Chairperson Dr Sumita Misra.

The Sahitya Akademic Award winner for English Literature and her novels extensively feature Jewish life, culture and cuisine in India, Esther David's latest book, "Bene Appetit: Cuisine of Indian Jews" shall be focus of the discussion with equally prolific writer Lily Swarn.

Two brilliant bureaucrats who have received accolade for their remarkable contribution to the policy making process, and are authors of some of the best-seller non-fictions, Anil Swarup and Deepak Gupta shall be exchanging notes with former Resident Editor of Indian Express Vipin Pubby.

Vivek Atray, the former IAS officer, author and speaker would be in conversation with Rakeysh Omparkash Mehra, the brilliant Bollywood writer, director of Rang De Basanti, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, Aks and Delhi-6 fame, in the session based on his book, "The Stranger in the Mirror".

 

Punjab's partition is an unforgettable episode in the life of the people in the north, and the session on Uprooted: The Aftermatch of Punjab's Partition, shall feature Ludhiana-based psychiatrist and author of two books on partition, Anirudh Kala, and Manreet Sodhi Someshwar, author of 'Lahore: the Partition Trilogy" shall be in conversation with Jupinderjit Singh

The day would culminate with RJ Mehak quizzing San Francisco based best-selling prolific author novelist Parinda Joshi, whose third novel 'Made in China' has been adapted into a feature film by Maddock Films starring Rajkummar Rao and Boman Irani.

On Sunday, the Literati21 shall be having their morning sessions at the UT Guest House, Chandigarh.

 

Literati2021

Programme Schedule

Saturday 11 December 2021 . Digital

Facebook Live @clschandigarh 

YouTube Live @clschandigarh

 

5pm      Bon Appetit: Intermeshing of Culture and Cuisine

              Esther David in conversation with Lily Swarn

 

5:30pm Civil Service or Disservice? The Road Ahead

              Anil Swarup and Deepak Gupta in conversation with Vipin Pubby

 

6:15pm The Stranger in the Mirror

              Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra in conversation with Vivek Atray

 

7:00pm Uprooted: The Aftermatch of Punjab's Partition

              Anirudh Kala and Manreet Sodhi Someshwar in conversation with Jupinderjit Singh

 

7:45pm Hillariously Yours: The Recipe for a Delightful Read

              Parinda Joshi in conversation with RJ Mehak