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2. 25-4-2012
President's Message
My Dear Rotarians,
Last week we had Rotary Midtown Silicon Journalism Award. As we all know media can bring lot of
change & discipline in the society through it's factual reporting. It is very much relevant that from
Midtown we have instituted this award to motivate the Journalists. On this occasion I would like to
thank Rtn.Naveen Chandra one of the Director of Silicon Controls for instituting this award. And I would
also thank our Past President Rtn. Bheemesh for anchoring the programme so nicely & I would also
thank Rtn. Gopi for his excellent support for the programme. Today let us discuss about Club Business.
Today’s Tea - delicious Ice cream pizza from Polar Bear is Hosted by Rtn. Naveen Chandra. Thanks
Naveen.
Bye till next week….
Thank You Rtn. Raghavendra
Dear friends, reached!!! still rings our ears calling
Last 2 weeks I missed the action in midtown. I us to bind ourselves in a tireless
was away visiting Murdeshwar, Kollur, Shringeri effort to build a brighter India, a
and Horanadu in two instalments. While I was g re ate r I n d i a , o f co u nt l e s s
away editor elect Rtn. Srinivas did an excellent job tomorrows. 150 years past the birth
of taking care of the bulletin. Thanks Seenanna of this great soul, present India
During the weekend Mysore witnessed a great faces new challenges, the enemies are within – the
th
event – as part of 150 birthday celebrations of corruption, nepotism, dishonesty. Can we hope for
Swami Vive kananda- a four day convention “ the rebirth of such an indomitable, inspirational
Bharatiya Adyatmika Sammilana” was held under soul to set ourselves free again from the clutches of
the auspices of such evil spirits?
Ramakrishna One more week left, the midtowners onto
Ashrama, Mysore. Bangkok are upbeat with all the preparations.
Being an alumnus Chairman Sundar and Co-chairman are ready with
of Sri Ramakrishna their last minute tips and advise. I am sure we are
Vidyashala I going to have a great time together. But before that
st
m a n a g e d we have one more meeting on May 1 - Rotary
sometime to Midtown Shramajeevi Award.
attend the event “In a day when you don't come across any
for few hours on problems, - you can be sure you are travelling in a
Sunday. More than wrong path”- Swami Vivekananda.
50 monks from
southern India Wedding Anniversary
deliberated for 4
days on the subject of Hinduism and relevance of
Swami Vivekananda in the present context. Swami
Vivekananda's visit to Mysore more than 120 yrs
ago was remembered. A few memorials were
inaugurated on this occasion including Niranjan
Mutt, where Swamiji stayed while he was in
Mysore. Swami Vivekananda is remembered today
with great affection , gratitude and devotion as the
beacon light of India's spiritual renaissance. His Rtn. PHF. PP Sundara Raja Rao R. & Shashikala Rao
.
wake up call 'Arise! Awake! Stop not till the goal is 27-4-2012 Cell : 9343830682

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25-4-2012
AMBULANCE DEDICATED TO SOCIETY
Our beloved MLA Sri S A Ramadass One Of The Best Arguments.!!
dedicated the fully furbished ventilator An atheist professor of philosophy speaks to his class on the problem science has with
facilitated Ambulance donated by Rotary God, The Almighty. He asks one of his new students to stand and.....
Mysore Midtown under Matching Grant to Prof: So you believe in God?
SGDM Trust, Chamundi Vanam, Mysore. Student : Absolutely, sir.
Prof: Is God good?
Student : Sure.
Prof : Is God all-powerful?
Student: Yes..
Prof: My brother died of cancer even though he prayed to God to heal him. Most of us
would attempt to help others who are ill. But God didn't. How is this God good then?
Hmm?(Student is silent.)
Prof:You can't answer, can you? Let's start again, young fella. Is God good?
Student:Yes.
Prof:Is Satan good?
Student: No.
Prof:Where does Satan come from
As Rtn Narendra Babu made it a point to call Student:From....God...
Midtowners for this occasion, the response Prof:That's right. Tell me son, is there evil in this world?
was very positive as sizable numbers Student:Yes.
gathered on Saturday 21st at Chamundi Vanam Prof:Evil is everywhere, isn't it? And God did make everything. Correct?
early at 9.30 AM. The MLA kept up his Student:Yes.
appointment and was present at 10 AM as Prof:So who created evil?(Student does not answer.)
scheduled. After seeking blessings from Prof:Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things exist
in the world, don't they?
Goddess Chamundeshwari in the premises Student:Yes, sir.
and welcomed by Rtn Narendra Babu who is Prof:So, who created them?(Student has no answer.)
one of the trustees, the MLA inspected the Prof:Science says you have 5 senses you use to identify and observe the world around
Ambulance and appreciated the gesture. you. Tell me, son...Have you ever seen God?
Quickly posing for a group photo, the MLA left Student:No, sir.
for a busy day ahead. Prof:Tell us if you have ever heard your God?
Ambulance itself is 'ICU on wheels”. It is one Student:No, sir.
of the most sophisticated in the city with Prof:Have you ever felt your God, tasted your God, smelt your God? Have you ever
had any sensory perception of God for that matter?
modern ventilator, monitor and defibrillator Student:No, sir. I'm afraid I haven't.
equipment all fixed and ready for use. The Prof:Yet you still believe in Him?
main purpose of the ambulance is to transfer Student:Yes.
critically ill patients from one ICU to another Prof:According to empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol, science says your GOD
ICU with all the life supports so that no doesn't exist. What do you say to that, son?
casualty occurs during the transit. Presently Student:Nothing. I only have my faith.
such transfer will cost a huge amount and Prof:Yes. Faith. And that is the problem science has.
Student:Professor, is there such a thing as heat?
Narendra Babu of the SGDM trust hopes to
Prof:Yes.
provide the same service at less than half the Student: And is there such a thing as cold?
cost. This will definitely a boon for the poor Prof:Yes.
patients who are critically ill and will need Student:No sir. There isn't.(The lecture theatre becomes very quiet with this turn of
transfers from one hospital to another for events.)
better treatment. Providing a trained Student: Sir, you can have lots of heat, even more heat, superheat, mega heat, white
paramedic person to accompany the patient is heat, a little heat or no heat..But we don't have anything called cold. We can hit 458
degrees below zero which is no heat, but we can't go any further after that.There is no
an added advantage. such thing as cold. Cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We
Midtowners celebrated the occasion with a cannot measure cold. Heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the
sumptuous breakfast at GTR courtesy absence of it . (There is pin-drop silence in the lecture theater.)
Babanna. Thank you Babu for a wonderful Student : What about darkness, Professor? Is there such a thing as darkness?
program and we wish you and your trust all Prof : Yes. What is night if there isn't darkness?
the very best in your endeavor. May God give Student :You're wrong again, sir. Darkness is the absence of something. You can have
low light, normal light, bright light, flashing light.....But if you have no light constantly,
you more strength to serve the needy. you have nothing and it's called darkness, isn't it? Inreality, darkness isn't. If it were you
-SBC would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn't you? Cont to page 4

4. Happy
Birthday
Ri Convention Promises Inspiring
Speakers At A Great Value
Rtn. Manoharala R. Rotary's 103rd convention in Bangkok, Thailand, 6-9
29-04-2012
May, will offer attendees an unforgettable experience in the
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Land of a Thousand Smiles. Bangkok is a city filled with exotic
temples, unique museums, and ancient attractions. The RI
Convention also promises great speakers, including two
Cont from page 3
individuals who have spent their lives promoting economic
Prof:So what is the point you are making, young and community development, one of Rotary's areas of focus.
man? Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus will be a
Student: Sir, my point is your philosophical keynote speaker Monday, 7 May. Yunus is the founder of
premise is flawed Grameen Bank, which provides small loans to entrepreneurs,
Prof: Flawed? Can you explain how? particularly women, in impoverished communities.
Student: Sir, you are working on the premise of Also speaking on 7 May will be Hugh Evans, cofounder
duality. You argue there is life and then there is
death, a good God and a bad God. You are viewing and CEO of the Global Poverty Project, an organization
the concept of God as something finite, something dedicated to motivating people to take action to end extreme
we can measure. Sir, science can't even explain a poverty. The Global Poverty Project recently added polio
thought.. It uses electricity and magnetism, but has eradication to its list of campaigns.
never seen, much less fully understood either one. Star Alliance member airlines are offering travel
To view death as the opposite of life is to be discounts to Bangkok for Rotarians. Save up to 20 percent on
ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a
substantive thing. Death is not the opposite of life: most published .
just the absence of it. Now tell me, Professor. Do Microfinance pioneer : Muhammad Yunus was an
you teach your students that they evolved from a economics professor at the University of Chittagong in
monkey? Bangladesh when he began transforming lives through
Prof:If you are referring to the natural evolutionary microcredit. What began as personal microloans to poor
process, yes, of course, I do. women in nearby villages grew into Grameen Bank, which
Student: Have you ever observed evolution with today has more than 2,500 branches throughout the country.
your own eyes, sir? (The Professor shakes his
head with a smile, beginning to realize where the Since 1983, the bank has helped launch or expand the
argument is going.) businesses of more than 8.34 million borrowers – 97 percent
Student: Since no one has ever observed the of them women.
process of evolution at work and cannot even What makes Grameen Bank even more impressive is its
prove that this process is an on-going endeavor, nearly 97 percent repayment rate – a recovery rate higher
are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you not than any other banking system. Grameen social business
a scientist but a preacher? (The class is in uproar.)
models can be found in 58 countries, including Canada,
Student: Is there anyone in the class who has ever
seen the Professor's brain? (The class breaks out France, Norway, the Netherlands, and the United States.
into laughter.) In October 2006, Yunus and Grameen Bank were
Student: Is there anyone here who has ever heard awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to foster
the Professor's brain, felt it, touched or smelt it? No economic and social development from the bottom up. Yunus
one appears to have done so. So, according to the chairs the Yunus Centre, which was formed to help
established rules of empirical, stable, disseminate information and promote the Grameen model.
demonstrable protocol, science says that you have Ending poverty, hunger, and polio : Hugh Evans began
no brain, sir. With all due respect, sir, how do we
then trust your lectures, sir? (The room is silent. his humanitarian work at age 14, traveling to the Philippines
The professor stares at the student, his face from his home in Australia as an ambassador for World Vision.
unfathomable.) He founded the Australia-based Oaktree Foundation, a youth-
Prof:I guess you'll have to take them on faith, son. run aid organization that aims to end global poverty, and in
Student: That is it sir... The link between man & god 2004 was named Young Australian of the Year.
is FAITH . That is all that keeps things moving & The Global Poverty Project formally launched in 2008.
alive. Using a combination of advocacy campaigns and education,
the organization seeks to motivate the public to halve poverty
Next Week in Midtown and hunger by 2015, a target of the UN Millennium
Development Goals.
Rotary Midtown Recently, the Global Poverty Project has set its sights on
Shrama Jeevi Award another goal of particular importance to Rotarians: ending
polio. The organization is conducting an online petition drive to
Date: 1-05-2012 at 6.30pm encourage world leaders to fully fund polio eradication, and
held an End of Polio Concert on 28 October in Perth, Australia
Venue : RCL Hall, JLB Road