Our heartfelt condolences to R’ann Herpreet Gill on the sad demise of PP Rtn Col AJS Gill on 5th January 2019. Col Gill was President of our Club in 1995-96 and

received the Best President Award from the District Governor. He was also the Member of Paul Harris Society. May God grant eternal peace to the departed soul and

solace to the bereaved family to bear this irreparable loss. G6

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The Vitality of India

In our regular meeting on March 01, 2019 the Chief Guest Prof

Dr Gopal Krishan was welcomed by President Rtn Ashok Puri.

The President also gave a brief talk on Om meditation and

Pranayam. He demonstrated and adviced all present to chant

Om for five minutes daily as it gives us self healing power,

relaxes our mind, releases stress, good for heart, digestive

system and ensures sound sleep. Om is amazingly beautiful

frequency that acts as a cleansing agent for our body, removing

negativity and toxicity from our body and mind.

Prof Dr Gopal Krishan

Prof Dr Gopal Krishan was

formally introduced by Rtn Prof Dr

IS Dua. Dr Gopal Krishan is a

Professor Emeritus and a former

Professor of Geography in Panjab

University, Chandigarh. He was

born on July 05, 1940 in Bhalowal,

Sargodha, Pakistan. He is Bachelor

with honors, Master of Arts and

Doctor of Philosophy from Panjab

University, Chandigarh. He is also Doctor of Science

(honorary) from Pecs University, Hungary. His appointment in

Panjab University has been as Instructor, Lecturer, Reader and

Professor. He has held many important academic and

professional assignments in India and abroad in USA, UK etc.

He has also authored many books and completed large number

of research projects.

Prof Dr Gopal Krishan explained that nation-state derives

identity and sustains progression through its vitality.

Conceptualizing, identifying and measuring vitality is

therefore of utmost importance. As mentioned in his book,

‘The Vitality of India’, he looks at the vitality of India in time-

space perspective. This vitality is found grounded in the

strength and salience of its constituents.

Using the country’s sub-national units of states and union

territories as the bedrock of analysis, the vitality has been

referred to the critical parameters of the quality of governance,

economic dynamism, management of multi-culturalism and

flow of diaspora, among other things.

Each parameter is made to stand the test of its contribution yet is

not isolated from the context.

The Professor has made great efforts to capture all such realities

of India through a search for spatial variations in vitality of India.

Prof Dr Gopal Krishan’s book should be of great interest not only

to students and scholars of social sciences in general and of

geography in particular, but also to the policy makers.

THE FOUR WAY TEST Of the things we think, say or do

1. Is it the TRUTH? 2. Is it FAIR to all concerned? 3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? 4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

Date: March 08, 2019 (Friday)

Time: 6.30 pm

Venue: Hotel Shivalikview

Sector 17, Chandigarh

Volume XXXXIII No. 36 Dated: March 05, 2019 PROGRAMME

PP BL Ramsisaria presents a memento to Prof Dr Gopal Krishan.

Looking on is President Ashok Puri

Dr Gopal Krishan said

there is good rise of

middle class in India. It

has emerged as the

most powerful vitality

differentiating indicator

of various parts of

India. This is also the

integrative ingredient of

the whole at present.

Drawing upon a rich

database, an index of

vitality has been created

for each of the states.

National Anthem by R’ann Asha Sobti,

R’ann Indu Anand and Sergeant-at-Arms PP Rtn RTPS Tulsi

Global Grant Happy School Project

GMSSS Sector 35, Chandigarh

On 27.02.2019 our club inaugurated facilities provided

at this school. Rtn Renu Chopra gave demonstration on

hand washing. In his address President Ashok Puri

spoke about the role of Rotary in polio eradication.

School bags were given to 15 meritorious students.

Principal Mrs Ravinder Kaur thanked Rotarians for the

support. Other Rotarians present were PP Vinod Jawa,

Rtn Prof Rana Nayar and PP Amarjit Singh.

Govt Middle School, Abheypur, Panchkula

On 01.03.2019 our club inaugurated the hand wash

station at this School. Students gave demonstration on

hand washing techniques and also presented an

impressive skit on defeating use of plastic. On behalf of

the school, Headmistress Mrs Sudershana Devi issued a

letter of gratitude addressed to our President. Rotarians

present were President Ashok Puri, PP Amarjit Singh,

IPP Dr Rita Kalra, Secretary Salil Chopra, Rtn Dr

Harinder Jit Kaur, Rtn Renu Chopra and Rtn Suman

Gupta with her husband Mr Naresh Gupta.

Blankets distributed by our Club to Disabled Persons on 27.02.2019. Thanks to PDG Shaju Peter, PP BL Ramsisaria, President Ashok Puri, PE Salil Bali and Rtn Chandra Parkash for donating the blankets

Blankets were given to disabled patients and inmates of PP Rtn Dr VJS Vohra’s Nevedac Prosthetic Centre,

Zirakpur by President Rtn Ashok Puri and First Lady R’ann Sudha Puri

At Sai Mandir, Sector 29, Chandigarh blankets were distributed to disabled persons in

presence of R’ann Sudha Puri, Rtn Renu Chopra, R’ann Parul Bali, President Ashok Puri, PE Salil Bali, PP BL Ramsisaria, Rtn Chandra Parkash, IPP Dr Rita Kalra and Harmesh of RCC

for Persons with Disabilities

Dr Gopal Krishan presents wedding anniversary gifts to R’ann Shashi & PP Rtn Dr Balram Gupta and R’ann Asha & Rtn Vinod Sobti. Birthday gift and

punctuality award presented to Rtn Ravinder Jain, joined by R’ann Saroj Jain

IPP Rtn Dr Rita Kalra and Rtn Dr Sanjay Kalra

having meeting with Rtn Vipul Mohan of

Rotary Udaipur, GM at Radisson hotel

End polio campaign on 24.02.2019

Attended by IPP Dr Rita Kalra, Rtn Jeeten Bhambri, Rtn Sanjay Bhatia, Rtn Ritu

Bhatia, PP DP Khandalia with R’ann Sandhya, Rtn Anupam

Jain, Rtn Rakesh Jain, Rtn Renu Chopra, Rtn Salil

Chopra and Rotaractors of Le Corbusier at Urban Festival

organized by Architects of Chandigarh

Introduction of

chief guest by Rtn Prof Dr IS Dua

Vote of thanks

by PP Rtn BL Ramsisaria

Announcements by Secretary Rtn

Salil Chopra

Excellent performances by Persons with Disabilities

Event organized by Chandigarh Spinal

Rehab at Hotel Hyatt Regency, Chandigarh

On 25.02.2019 Maharaja Gaj Singh of

Jodhpur, the chief guest of the event,

felicitated Rtn Dr Col VK Kapoor for

providing free medical facilities to

disabled persons. Our heartiest

congratulations to him and R’ann Raj

Kapoor.

Others present from our club were Rtn

Dr Shashi Jain, Rtn Dr Harinder Jit Kaur,

IPP Dr Rita Kalra, PP Dr VJS Vohra

with R’ann Indu Vohra, Rtn RS

Sachdeva with R’ann Dr Vinny

Sachdeva, Rtn Rakesh Jain with Rtn

Anupam Jain and Rtn Ravinder Jain with

R’ann Saroj Jain.

Rtn Dr Col VK Kapoor

being felicitated by Maharaja Gaj Singh

PP Dr VJS Vohra with Maharaja Gaj Singh whose palace he visited few

years ago in Jodhpur, and had dinner with him in a wedding reception

Annapurna service

On 27.02.2019 at Samarpan School sponsored by Rtn Kulbir Bhatia, Rtn Nitin Kapur and Rtn Shashikant Adokar. Besides them Rtn Renu Chopra was also present to serve food to the

needy children

Our Signature Project at Peermushalla

Construction in full swing at Govt Elementary School

Stain Campaign on 02.03.2019

Medical Mission in Madagascar

PP Dr Vanita Gupta with Dr BC Gupta (volunteer), other doctors and volunteers; Team Leader PDG Ranjit Bhatia and PDG Dhian Chand with R’ann Meena. They

are in Madagascar serving the patients along with, as PDG Shaju Peter describes

him, beacon light of the mission PRIP Raja Saboo and Usha ji

Rtn Salil Chopra and Rotaractors of

Le Corbusiors participated in stain campaign march, giving

message to the society, specially

girls to switch on to self made

pads and adopt swachhta

Birthday of Spouses R’ann Dipali Adokar March 12 Birthday of Rotarians

Rtn DK Gupta March 08 Rtn MK Handa March 11 Wedding Anniversary R’ann Neena & Rtn Tejbans S Johar March 11 Punctuality Award Won by Rtn Ravinder K Jain

Prof Dr Gopal Krishan presents birthday gift

to R’ann Shradha Sachdeva

President Rtn Ashok Puri’s Thought of the Week

Never play with feeling of others because you may win game but risk is that you will surely loose the

person for a life time