Begin the year with "Love All" says former Rotary's world president Kalyan Banerjee

Anil Chadda installed as new Rotary Club Chandigarh's President

at the installation meeting of the Rotary Club of Chandigarh, former world president of Rotary International, the third Indian to hold the position in 2011-12, Kalyan Banerjee, asked the Rotarians to begin their new Rotary year in the spirit of Wimbledon.
Kalyan Banerjee who was at Wimbledon was called to the city by his senior world president of Rotary International Rajendra K. Saboo, to be the chief guest at the installation function, compared the beginning of the Rotary year in the same spirit of tennis. 

Every game in tennis, he said, begins with Love All, and it is this spirit which should continue in all our endeavours. 

He called upon the Rotarians to put emphasis on mental health since Indian population has been vastly affected by the pandemic and even the youngsters in schools and colleges are under extreme stress due to the advent of technology. 

Technology and AI is another area, which should be addressed by Rotary, he remarked. 

Rtn. Anil Chadda, a chartered accountant, received the collar of presidentship from his predecessor Rtn Vinod Kapoor, and said that the Club has already in the process of setting up a Human Milk Bank in Mohali for which Rs.31 lakh have been contributed. 

He informed that very soon single use bags for the aphresis machine in the Rotary and Blood Bank Society Resource Centre in Sector 37, shall be provided at a cost of Rs.16.6 lakh. 

The Club shall also initiate a special programme for the senior citizens, to commemorate the 70 years of Chandigarh, and 65 years of the Rotary Club of Chandigarh. 

Past RI President R.K. Saboo recalled how Rotary began its journey by donating a mortuary van in 1961, and the club has given to the city two chief justices of India and six supreme court judges. 

 took the reins of the club leadership as President of the Rotary Club of Chandigarh 2023-24.
The outgoing President Vinod Kapoor handed over the collar of the club presidentship at a ceremony held at CII here today.
The meeting began with the invocation by the students of Bhavan Vidyalaya, Sector 27, Chandigarh.
Anil Chadda while sharing his vision for the year 2023-24 informed that the club has already signed an MoU for supply of equipment worth Rs.31 lakh for the Rotary Milk Bank at Mohali.
The Club shall also be handing over aspheresis bags to the Rotary Blood Bank Society Resource Centre worth Rs.16 lakh, which shall soon be handed over, besides creating special mental health counseling initiatives in various government and private schools in the tricity, start awareness campaign on breast feeding, organize blood donation camps, and special programmes for senior citizens.
Former world president of Rotary International Kalyan Banerjee from Vapi, Gujarat was the chief guest on the occasion who said that Rotary should undertake projects to address mental health issues that have escalated post-Covid in all sections of the society. He also asked Rotarians to address the challenges of AI.
Former world president of Rotary International 1991-92 Rajendra K. Saboo complimented the new team for starting the year with meaningful projects and said that the new team under Anil Chadda would 'Create Hope for the World', the needy and the destitute in our community.
On this occasion the club's coffee table book listing out its various projects in the city was also released by the chief guest Kalyan Banerjee.
Rotary Club of Chandigarh's new board of directors under the leadership of President Anil Chadda includes Vice President Praveen Aggarwal, President-Elect Jatinder Kapur, Secretary Col.Alok Batra, Treasurer Pawan Kumar Pahwa,  Joint Secretary Dr. Aman Bhatia, Director Club Service Baldev Garg, Director Vocational Service Sartaj Lamba, Director Community Service Teena Avninder Virk, Director International Service Aman Agarwal, Director Special Projects Abha Joshi Sharma, and Sergeant-at-Arms Shuchita Luthra, and Editor PP AP Singh.
Assisting the Board shall be PRIP Rajendra K. Saboo, PDG Madhukar Malhotra, PDG Praveen Chander Goyal, Immediate past president Vinod Kapoor.

Rotary to setup Human Milk Bank in Mohali

 

- MoU signed by Rotary Club Chandigarh and Dr B.R.Ambedkar State Institute of Medical Sciences, Mohali 

Mohali, 13 July:  Rotary Club of Chandigarh and the Dr B R Ambedkar State institute of Medical Sciences, AIMS Mohali signed an memorandum of understanding here today to setup a not-for-profit human milk bank.

The MoU was signed by Dr Bhavneet Bharti, Director of the AIMS and Rtn Anil Chadda, President of Rotary Club Chandigarh to setup this unique facility.

Rtn Anil Chadda informed that this would be a boon to pre-term born babies that require human milk, and we have named this project as Rotary Hope Project.

He informed that a philanthropist from Yamunanagar Subhash Garg who is a past district governor in Rotary has contributed Rs. 31 Lakh for setting up the plant and equipment for this project in Mohali.

Dr. Bhavneet Bharti informed that there is a dire need for human milk especially for the preterm babies (born before 37 weeks of gestation) and their number is believed to be 3.5 million every year. 

In this region, we too have similar requirements because donor human milk is protective against many serious diseases like neonatal  sepsis, neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis( NNEC), Dr. Bharti said.

The milk is obtained from donor mothers voluntarily, which will be preserved and pasteurised to be used within three months, said Dr. Bharti.

Dr. Bharti who herself joined the Rotary Club Chandigarh shared the idea with the Rotarians who came forward and organized a CSR contribution of a corporate body to fund the setting up of the plant.

She informed that the total project cost is about Rs.1 crore for which a seperate block in the institute has already been readied and the equipment will be installed shortly and we hope to open it up within a month or so.

Rotary Club of Chandigarh is in 65 years of its existence in the city and has to its credit setting up of Rotary PGI Serai, state-of-the-art blood bank in Sector 37, a Rotary Vocational Training Centre in Sector 18, international dolls museum in Sector 23, besides having done over 700 free heart surgeries of children, informed Rtn Pres. Anil Chadda.

For further information:
Rtn. Anil Chadda, President, Rotary Club Chandigarh, M: 98140 13641

New Rotary year begins with blood donation camp

 

New Rotary year begins with blood donation camp

 

Chandigarh 1 July: 

At the start of the new Rotary Year world over, Rotary Club of Chandigarh began its year by organising a blood donation camp. 

35 units of blood were collected at the camp held at Rotary and Blood Bank Society Resource Centre, in Sector 37 today. 

Rtn. Anil Chadda, a chartered accountant, who has taken over as the Club President for 2023-24 today, expressed his gratitude to Rotarians and Vishal Puri, chairman of the ICAI Chandigarh Chapter for participating in this noble cause.

He said that blood is the only medicine that a human can give to another human being to save lives. 

 

The theme of the new Rotary year, Rtn Chadda said is "Create Hope in the World", and every act of kindness and selfless service brings hope to the people in need. 

 
Caption: Rotarian Rosy Katyal donates blood. Standing behind are (left to right) Rtn.Capt. Harish Valecha, Club President Anil Chadda, Director Community Service Rtn. Teena Virk, Club Secretary Rtn Col. Alok Batra, and Rtn Jitender Kapur

 

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रोटरी के नए वर्ष की शुरुआत रक्तदान शिविर से हुई     चंडीगढ़ 1 जुलाई:  दुनिया भर में नए रोटरी वर्ष की शुरुआत में, रोटरी क्लब ऑफ चंडीगढ़ ने इंस्टीट्यूट ऑफ चार्टर्ड अकाउंटेंट्स ऑफ इंडिया चंडीगढ़ चैप्टर के सहयोग से एक रक्तदान शिविर का आयोजन करके अपने वर्ष की शुरुआत की।     आज सेक्टर 37 स्थित रोटरी एंड ब्लड बैंक सोसाइटी रिसोर्स सेंटर में आयोजित शिविर में 35 यूनिट रक्त एकत्र किया गया।    आरटीएन. चार्टर्ड अकाउंटेंट अनिल चड्डा, जिन्होंने आज 2023-24 के लिए क्लब अध्यक्ष का पदभार संभाला है, ने इस नेक काम में भाग लेने के लिए रोटेरियन्स और आईसीएआई चंडीगढ़ चैप्टर के अध्यक्ष विशाल पुरी का आभार व्यक्त किया।    उन्होंने कहा कि खून ही वह दवा है जिसे एक इंसान दूसरे इंसान को देकर उसकी जान बचा सकता है।     आरटीएन चड्डा ने कहा, नए रोटरी वर्ष की थीम "दुनिया में आशा पैदा करें" है, और दयालुता और निस्वार्थ सेवा का हर कार्य जरूरतमंद लोगों के लिए आशा लाता है।

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"I wanted to cleanse the toxin from cricket", says Neeraj Kumar author of 'Cop in Cricket'

"I wanted to cleanse the toxin from cricket", says Neeraj Kumar author of 'Cop in Cricket'

 

Chandigarh,  June 9, 2023:

One of the most respected former Delhi Commissioner of Police and BCCI's chief of anti-corruption, and author of 'Cop in Cricket' Neeraj Kumar, IPS (retd) was in the city on an invitation of the Novel Bunch at the IT Park here today.

He was in conversation with another cricket enthusiast and cardiologist Dr. H.K. Bali who probed into the book's corruption in cricket.

I had seen the working of BCCI inside out whose officials had least interest in cricket and being an avid cricket fan myself, I have tried to expose the sheer apathy towards the sportsmen, the spectators, and the game which pained me, Neeraj Kumar said.

Neeraj Kumar  served in the BCCI's Anti Corruption Unit from June 2015 to May 2018, that won him deep respect from the young cricketers whom he accompanied to various national and international cricket tours, but also exposed the maladies, what he calls the 'dark side' of cricket,  that affect the cricket administration.

Betting is just a tip of the iceberg, but the malady goes deep down with the funds being misappropriated at the level of state cricket associations, and nepotism in selection of young players, etc., though he had to also to look out for and prevent any match fixing.

Hardeep Chandpuri of Novel Bunch introduced the author while exIAS officer, TEDx speaker and author Vivek Atray and himself a cricketer, concluded the session.

The event was hosted by Net Solutions.

 

Jugernat Publications, 244 pages, Rs.399.00

 

Five Punjab Teachers to get Rs.1 Lakh each in Awards

- Malti Gyan Peeth Puruskar 2023 announced 

Chandigarh, 14 May: Five teachers from Punjab from Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English & Social Studies, were selected for the Malti Gyanpeeth Puruskar 2023, a prestigious school teachers award being given to innovative and brilliant teachers since 2013.

Nominations were invited and after initial scrutiny, 23 teachers were shortlisted for another round of written tests, interview with a panel of subject experts, and final interview with a high-profile jury members here yesterday at the PHD House.
The five winners are Romani Ahuja and Harpreet Kaur from GSS Smart School, Ludhiana, Rakesh Kumar from GSS School, Mehlan, Distt Sangrur, Manjeet Singh from Govt High School, Khandebad, Distt Sangrur and Somdatta Bhattacharya from Jain Bharti Mrigawati Vidyalaya, Delhi.

Each of the winners shall be recognized at a public function in New Delhi, on 29th May, comprising of a Robe of Honour, a citation, and Rupees one lakh.

President of the MMM Foundation Manoj Singhal said that the Malti Gyanpeeth Puruskar were instituted in 2013 by the MMS Foundation, to recognize and encourage excellence in education, in honour of late Smt. Malti Mohinder Singh Syngle, an eminent educationist, doyen of women empowerment, and one of the first women of Punjab who did PG and BT (Bachelor of Teaching, now B.Ed) who passed away in 2019 at the age of 97 years.

From 2013 till 2022, 80 teachers have been awarded and the Foundation plans to extend the awards now to government schools all over the country, he added.

Tej Magazine, Secretary of the MMM Foundation informed that nominations were invited from  Teachers / Lecturers Higher Secondary Schools in the States of Punjab & Haryana, besides from All India network of Higher Secondary Schools run by Shree Atma Vallabh Jain Federation of Educational Institutions (SAVJFE), and out of 23 contestants, five have been selected by the eminent jury.

The 11-member panel of jury chaired by Manoj Singhal, Chairman and Managing Director, MM Auto Industries Ltd, comprised B.B. Tandon, IAS (retd), former Chief Election Commissioner of India; Dr. Nand Kishore Garg, Chancellor, Maharaja Agrasen University, Baddi; Prof. S.P. Bansal, Vice Chancellor, Central University  of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala, HP; Dr (Prof) Arun K. Grover, former Vice Chancellor, Panjab University; Rajesh Khullar, IAS, ACS & Financial Commissioner, Revenue, Manmesh Singh Sidhu, IAS, Secretary Labour, Govt of India; B.S.Brar IPS (Retd), former DGP Goa;  Dr. Anil Kohli,  former President, Dental Association of India, Smt Ruby Jain, Director, MM Auto Industries; Sikandar Lal Jain, Advocate.

The awards will be given away at New Delhi on 29th May by Shri Arif Mohd Khan, Governor of Kerala and Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha.

MMM Foundation is a non-aided NGO, founded by Mr. Manoj Singhal, CMD of MM Auto Group out of his passion for education and this annual Malti Gyan Peeth Puraskar is tribute to his mother's dedication for educating the poor. The society is running educational campus in District Sangrur, Punjab benefiting children from economically backward families with quality education at an affordable cost.

For further information:

Mr Tej Magazine, Secretary, MMM Foundation, New Delhi. M: 9779021508

मालती ज्ञानपीठ पुरस्कार 2023 की घोषणा

पुरस्कार के लिये चयनित पांच अध्यापकों को मिलेगा एक - एक लाख रुपये का इनाम

चंडीगढ़, फिजिक्स, कैमेस्ट्री, मैथ्स, इंग्लिश और सोशल साईंस के विषयों की पांच अध्यापकों को प्रतिष्ठित मालती ज्ञानपीठ पुरस्कार 2023 से सम्मानित किया जायेगा। यह पुरस्कार विगत 2013 से दक्ष स्कूली अध्यापको को उनके उत्कृष्ट इनोवेटिव योगदान के लिये दिया जाता है। पुरस्कृत होने वाले अध्यापकों में लुधियाना स्थित जीएसएस स्मार्ट स्कूल लुधियाना की रोमानी आहुजा और हरप्रीत कौर, जिला संगरुर स्थित जीएसएस स्कूल, मेहलां के राकेश कुमार और जीएचएस खांडेबाद के मंजीत सिंह और नई दिल्ली स्थित जैन भारती मृगावती विद्यालय, दिल्ली की सोमदत्ता भट्टाचार्य शामिल हैं।

प्रक्रिया के तहत फाऊंडेशन ने नामांकन आमंत्रित कर आंतरिक स्क्रूटिनी की जिसमें अंतिम दौर में 23 अध्यापकों को शॉर्टलिस्ट किया गया । अंतिम दौर में सेक्टर 31 स्थित पीएचडी हाऊस में शनिवार को अंतिम दौर में ज्यूरी पैनल की मौजूदगी में लिखित परीक्षा, इंटरव्यू और फाइनल इंटरव्यू के पश्चात विजेताओं की घोषणा की ।
 

विजेताओं को नई दिल्ली में आयोजित होने वाले भव्य आयोजन के दौरान केरल के राज्यपाल आरिफ मोहम्मद खान और सांसद मेनका संजय गांधी द्वारा पुरस्कृत किया जायेगा।  इस दौरान प्रत्येक विजेता को  एक लाख, रोब आॅफ आॅनर और प्रशस्ति पत्र भेंट किया जायेगा।
 
एमएमएम फाउंडेशन के अध्यक्ष मनोज सिंघल ने बताया कि मालती ज्ञानपीठ पुरस्कार एमएमएस फाउंडेशन द्वारा 2013 में स्वर्गीय मालती मोहिन्दर सिंह सिंघल की स्मृति में स्कूली शिक्षा में उत्कृष्ट को पहचानने और प्रोत्साहित करने की दिशा में स्थापित किया गये थे। मालती मोहिन्दर सिंह एक विख्यात शिक्षाविद, महिला सशक्तिकरण की अगुवाई करने वाली और पंजाब की पहली महिलाओं में से एक थी जिन्होंने पीजी और बीटी (बैच्यूलर आॅफ टीचिंग, अब बीएड) किया था और जिनका निधन 97 वर्ष की आयु में वर्ष 2019 में हुआ।
 
वर्ष 2013 से 2022 तक  80 अध्यापकों को पुरस्कृत किया जा चुका है और फाऊंडेशन अपनी योजना के तहत इस पुरस्कारों को विस्तार देश भर के सरकारी स्कूलों तक कर रही है।
 
एमएमएम फाउंडेशन के सचिव तेज मैगजीन ने बताया कि पुरस्कारों के इस संस्करण के लिये पंजाब और हरियाणा के हायर सेकेंडरी स्कूलों के टीचरों और लेक्चरर के नामांकन आमंत्रित किये थे। उन्होंनें बताया कि 11 सदस्यों की ज्यूरी की अध्यक्षता एमएम आटो इंडस्ट्रीज के सीएमडी मनोज सिंघल थे जबकि ज्यूरी मैंबर्स में पूर्व मुख्य चुनाव आयुक्त बीबी टंडन (आईएएस), बद्दी स्थित महाराजा अग्रसेन युनिवर्सिटी के चांसलर डाॅ नंद किशोर गर्ग, धर्मशाला स्थित सेंट्रल युनिवर्सिटी आॅफ एचपी के वाईस चांसलर प्रोफेसर एसपी बंसल, चंडीगढ़ स्थित पंजाब युनिवर्सिटी के पूर्व वीसी प्रोफेसर अरुण के ग्रोवर, एसीएस और वित्त आयुक्त राजस्व राजेश खुल्लर (आईएएस), भारत सरकार के श्रम आयुक्त मनमेश सिंह सिद्धू (आईएएस), गोवा के पूर्व डीजीपी बीएस बराड़ (आईपीएस), डेंटल ऐसोसियेशन आॅफ इंडिया के पूर्व अध्यक्ष डाॅ अनिल कोहली, एमएएम आॅटो इंडस्ट्रीज की निदेशक रुबी जैन और ऐडवोकेट सिकंदर लाल शामिल थे।

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ਪੁਰਸਕਾਰ ਲਈ ਚੁਣੇ ਗਏ ਪੰਜ ਅਧਿਆਪਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਇੱਕ-ਇੱਕ ਲੱਖ ਰੁਪਏ ਦਾ ਇਨਾਮ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਜਾਵੇਗਾ।

ਚੰਡੀਗੜ੍ਹ, ਭੌਤਿਕ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ, ਰਸਾਇਣ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ, ਗਣਿਤ, ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ ਅਤੇ ਸਮਾਜਿਕ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ ਵਿਸ਼ਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਪੰਜ ਅਧਿਆਪਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ  ਮਾਲਤੀ ਗਿਆਨਪੀਠ ਪੁਰਸਕਾਰ 2023 ਨਾਲ ਸਨਮਾਨਿਤ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਵੇਗਾ। ਇਹ ਪੁਰਸਕਾਰ 2013 ਤੋਂ  ਸਕੂਲਾਂ ਦੇ  ਹੁਨਰਮੰਦ  ਅਧਿਆਪਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਸ਼ਾਨਦਾਰ ਨਿਵੇਕਲੇ ਯੋਗਦਾਨ ਲਈ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਜਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ। ਪੁਰਸਕਾਰ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਜੀਐਸਐਸ ਸਮਾਰਟ ਸਕੂਲ ਲੁਧਿਆਣਾ ਦੇ ਰੋਮੀ ਆਹੂਜਾ ਅਤੇ ਹਰਪ੍ਰੀਤ ਕੌਰ, ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ ਸੰਗਰੂਰ ਦੇ ਜੀਐਸਐਸ ਖੰਡੇਬਾਦ ਦੇ ਰਾਕੇਸ਼ ਕੁਮਾਰ ਅਤੇ  ਜੀਐਸਐਸ ਸਕੂਲ, ਮੇਹਲਣ  ਦੇ ਮਨਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਅਤੇ ਜੈਨ ਭਾਰਤੀ ਮ੍ਰਿਗਾਵਤੀ ਵਿਦਿਆਲਿਆ, ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ ਦੀ ਸੋਮਦੱਤ ਭੱਟਾਚਾਰੀਆ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹਨ।

ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆ ਦੇ ਹਿੱਸੇ ਵਜੋਂ, ਫਾਊਂਡੇਸ਼ਨ ਨੇ  ਨੋਮੀਨੇਸ਼ਨ  ਨੂੰ ਸੱਦਾ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੀ  ਸਕਰੂਟਿਨੀ   ਕੀਤੀ, ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ 23 ਅਧਿਆਪਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਅੰਤਿਮ ਦੌਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ਾਰਟਲਿਸਟ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ। ਸ਼ਨੀਵਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਪੀ.ਐੱਚ.ਡੀ.ਹਾਊਸ, ਸੈਕਟਰ 31 ਵਿਖੇ ਜਿਊਰੀ ਪੈਨਲ ਦੀ ਹਾਜ਼ਰੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਫਾਈਨਲ ਰਾਊਂਡ ਵਿੱਚ ਲਿਖਤੀ ਟੈਸਟ, ਇੰਟਰਵਿਊ ਅਤੇ ਫਾਈਨਲ ਇੰਟਰਵਿਊ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਜੇਤੂਆਂ ਦਾ ਐਲਾਨ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ।
 ਜੇਤੂਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਕੇਰਲ ਦੇ ਰਾਜਪਾਲ ਆਰਿਫ਼ ਮੁਹੰਮਦ ਖ਼ਾਨ ਅਤੇ ਸੰਸਦ ਮੈਂਬਰ ਮੇਨਕਾ ਸੰਜੇ ਗਾਂਧੀ  29 ਮਈ ਨੂੰ ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੋਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ਾਨਦਾਰ ਸਮਾਗਮ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਸਨਮਾਨਿਤ ਕਰਨਗੇ। ਇਸ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਹਰੇਕ ਜੇਤੂ ਨੂੰ ਇੱਕ ਲੱਖ ਰੁਪਏ, ਸਨਮਾਨ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ ਅਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ੰਸਾ ਪੱਤਰ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਜਾਵੇਗਾ।

ਐਮਐਮਐਮ ਫਾਊਂਡੇਸ਼ਨ ਦੇ  ਪ੍ਰੇਜੀਡੇਂਟ  ਮਨੋਜ ਸਿੰਘਲ ਨੇ ਦੱਸਿਆ ਕਿ ਮਾਲਤੀ ਗਿਆਨਪੀਠ ਅਵਾਰਡਾਂ ਦੀ ਸਥਾਪਨਾ ਐਮਐਮਐਸ ਫਾਊਂਡੇਸ਼ਨ ਦੁਆਰਾ 2013 ਵਿੱਚ ਸਵਰਗੀ ਮਾਲਤੀ ਮਹਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਦੀ ਯਾਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਕੂਲੀ ਸਿੱਖਿਆ ਵਿੱਚ ਉੱਤਮਤਾ ਨੂੰ ਮਾਨਤਾ ਦੇਣ ਅਤੇ ਉਤਸ਼ਾਹਿਤ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਕੀਤੀ ਗਈ ਸੀ। ਮਾਲਤੀ ਮਹਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ, ਇੱਕ ਪ੍ਰਸਿੱਧ ਸਿੱਖਿਆ ਸ਼ਾਸਤਰੀ, ਮਹਿਲਾ ਸਸ਼ਕਤੀਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਮੋਢੀ ਅਤੇ ਪੀਜੀ ਅਤੇ ਬੀਟੀ (ਬੈਚਲਰ ਆਫ਼ ਟੀਚਿੰਗ, ਹੁਣ ਬੀ.ਐੱਡ) ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੀ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੀਆਂ ਪਹਿਲੀਆਂ ਔਰਤਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਇੱਕ  ਸੀ  ਜਿਨਾਂ੍ਹ ਦਾ ਦਾ ਸਾਲ 2019 ਵਿੱਚ 97 ਸਾਲ ਦੀ ਉਮਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਦਿਹਾਂਤ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ ਸੀ।
 
2013 ਤੋਂ 2022 ਤੱਕ, 80 ਅਧਿਆਪਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸਨਮਾਨਿਤ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਫਾਊਂਡੇਸ਼ਨ ਦੀ ਯੋਜਨਾ ਦੇਸ਼ ਭਰ ਦੇ ਸਰਕਾਰੀ ਸਕੂਲਾਂ ਤੱਕ ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਪੁਰਸਕਾਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਵਧਾਉਣ ਦੀ ਹੈ।
 
ਐਮਐਮਐਮ ਫਾਊਂਡੇਸ਼ਨ ਦੇ ਸਕੱਤਰ ਤੇਜ ਮੈਗਜ਼ੀਨ ਨੇ ਦੱਸਿਆ ਕਿ ਪੁਰਸਕਾਰਾਂ ਦੇ ਇਸ ਐਡੀਸ਼ਨ ਲਈ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਅਤੇ ਹਰਿਆਣਾ ਦੇ ਉੱਚ ਸੈਕੰਡਰੀ ਸਕੂਲਾਂ ਦੇ ਅਧਿਆਪਕਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਲੈਕਚਰਾਰਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਨਾਮਜ਼ਦਗੀਆਂ ਮੰਗੀਆਂ ਗਈਆਂ ਸਨ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੱਸਿਆ ਕਿ 11 ਮੈਂਬਰੀ ਜਿਊਰੀ ਦੀ ਅਗਵਾਈ ਮਨੋਜ ਸਿੰਘਲ, ਸੀ.ਐਮ.ਡੀ., ਐਮ.ਐਮ. ਆਟੋ ਇੰਡਸਟਰੀਜ਼ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਕੀਤੀ ਗਈ, ਜਦਕਿ ਜਿਊਰੀ ਮੈਂਬਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਾਬਕਾ ਮੁੱਖ ਚੋਣ ਕਮਿਸ਼ਨਰ ਬੀ.ਬੀ. ਟੰਡਨ (ਆਈ.ਏ.ਐਸ.), ਡਾ. ਨੰਦ ਕਿਸ਼ੋਰ ਗਰਗ, ਮਹਾਰਾਜਾ ਅਗਰਸੇਨ ਯੂਨੀਵਰਸਿਟੀ, ਬੱਦੀ, ਸੈਂਟਰਲ ਦੇ ਚਾਂਸਲਰ ਡਾ. ਯੂਨੀਵਰਸਿਟੀ ਆਫ ਐਚ.ਪੀ, ਧਰਮਸ਼ਾਲਾ  ਦੇ  ਵਾਈਸ ਚਾਂਸਲਰ ਪ੍ਰੋਫੈਸਰ ਐਸ.ਪੀ.ਬਾਂਸਲ, ਪੰਜਾਬ ਯੂਨੀਵਰਸਿਟੀ ਚੰਡੀਗੜ੍ਹ ਦੇ ਸਾਬਕਾ ਵੀਸੀ ਪ੍ਰੋਫੈਸਰ ਅਰੁਣ ਕੇ ਗਰੋਵਰ, ਏਸੀਐਸ ਅਤੇ ਵਿੱਤ ਕਮਿਸ਼ਨਰ ਮਾਲ ਰਾਜੇਸ਼ ਖੁੱਲਰ (ਆਈ.ਏ.ਐਸ.), ਲੇਬਰ ਕਮਿਸ਼ਨਰ, ਭਾਰਤ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਮਨਮੇਸ਼ ਸਿੰਘ ਸਿੱਧੂ (ਆਈ.ਏ.ਐਸ.), ਗੋਆ ਦੇ ਸਾਬਕਾ ਡਾ. ਡੀਜੀਪੀ ਬੀਐਸ ਬਰਾੜ (ਆਈਪੀਐਸ), ਡਾ. ਅਨਿਲ ਕੋਹਲੀ, ਸਾਬਕਾ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ, ਡੈਂਟਲ ਐਸੋਸੀਏਸ਼ਨ ਆਫ ਇੰਡੀਆ, ਰੂਬੀ ਜੈਨ, ਡਾਇਰੈਕਟਰ, ਐਮਏਐਮ ਆਟੋ ਇੰਡਸਟਰੀਜ਼ ਅਤੇ ਐਡਵੋਕੇਟ ਸਿਕੰਦਰ ਲਾਲ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਸਨ ।

Conference on endocrinology concludes.

 

Chandigarh, 16 Apr:  The two-days medical conference named EPIC (Empower Physicians with International Practices in advanced Diabetes Care), concluded here today with a motivational keynote by the Padma Bhushan Olympian Abhinav Bindra.

Abhinav shared his life's journey and how the sports changed his outlook towards life with various facets of life and character that helped him develop better self-respect, self-discipline, and self-confidence, and more importantly overcome the fear of failure.

One learns to listen to one's coach and other experts and self-analyse one's strengths and weaknesses, and hone the ability to stay in the moment, focussed and determined, through regular practice, he said, which everyone should try to be the best and get better than yesterday.

Abhinav responded to the doctors' queries on stress, and anxiousness, he said that all conflicts emerge within and it is only through the practice of staying focussed on the moment to accomplish what one wants to do can make a difference.

When asked about the absence of more sportspeople winning medals for the country, Abhinav said that we need to develop a culture of sports with everyone happily participating in games joyfully, and celebrating it, which would encourage more youth to excel for better performance.

Abhinav Bindra along with EPIC's organizing chairman Dr. Sanjay Kalra and secretary Dr. Sachin Mittal conferred Lifetime Achievement Award on two stalwarts in the field of endocrinology,   Dr. B. S. Bhatia, Prof. Sarita Bajaj, for their contribution in the field.

Earlier the medical sessions covered various aspects of diabetic patients, wherein the cardiologists Dr. HK Bali, Dr Puneet Verma, Dr Rajneesh Mittal, Dr. Soumik Goswami, Dr. Anil Dhall, Dr. Neeraj Bhalla and Dr. Dilip Bhalla, underlined the need for early detection, prevention and treatment of cardio-renal damage to

Dr. Akshata Desai, Dr. Gurpreet Singh, Dr Mani Kant Singla, Dr Savita Kapila, Dr JK Mokta, Do Soham Mukherjee looked at the practical challenges and solutions in the use of insulin for diabetic patients.

The conference concluded with a session on Work-Life balance by ex-IAS, author, and TEDx speaker Vivek Atray, who touched upon physical and mental fitness by advising patients to follow creative pursuits and manage their anger and stress through regular meditation, essential to managing the lifestyle disease like diabetes and obesity.

Dr. Sachin Mittal, organising secretary, said that sensitization of general practitioners towards newer developments in endocrinology was essential and also how different organs affected by diabetes need to be taken care of at an early stage.