DREAM T H E
NEWSLETTER OF
VOLUME 23 | ISSUE 08
www.rcpmt.org FEB. 2021
RI PRESIDENT : Rtn. Holger Knaack DG 3170 : Rtn. Dr. Sangram Patil PRISIDENT : Rtn. Yatin Parekh
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
RTN. YATIN PAREKH 2020-21
Let Rotary Grow….
When you do the right thing, you get the feeling of peace and serenity associated with it. Do it again and again -Roy T. Bennett
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This month our club had a small event to provide a needy person with wheel chair and we also made a provision for providing a toilet block to a much deserving family in a remote village. "Whatever Rotary may mean to us, to the world it will be known by the results it achieves". Paul Harris, Rotary Founder The Rotarians worldwide are known for addressing challenges for over 110 years through the vision of its founder – Paul Harris . Rotarians are professionals with diverse backgrounds who exchange ideas and form a meaningful, lifelong friendships and give back to their communities through humanitarian service besides advancing goodwill and peace around the world. Peace is state of harmony characterized by absence of violence , freedom from fear and good quality of life . Service is an activity performed for the benefit of others and are interlinked and intertwined ; When Basic needs – food ,water, shelter ,health are met then peace follows; Rotary is working for positive peace by meeting the needs of community; Rotary service is peace in action.
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Mussourie & Hrishikesh -Ann Swati S. Shirodkar
Then, what excitement, jackets, shoes, Covid test and we were off to Uttarkhand via Mumbai. A taxi was waiting for us at the Dehradoon airport and we drove to Mussouri on a long, winding, narrow, cold drive of 2 hours. The scenery was spectacular. Mountains everywhere. We reached late evening and slept early as we were all
Mussourie! The very word brings visions of coolness and freedom. Is this the time to go?, we were asked. Yet, feeling a bit low due to retirement we just clicked and were already mentally there in our Sterling Resort. A couple friend of ours from Mumbai too needed a break and decided to join us.
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We awoke early, took a change and were off to Hrishikesh for Ganga white water rafting and the famous Ganga Aarti. We had kullad tea which set us tingling and full of zest. We were taken by a jeep to the rafting area, which you feel looks easy but being strapped and belted you feel like a balloon ready to float.
We had 2 instructors, who showed us how to sit safely and pull the oars. Different command when a rapid is near. Excitement but fear too was building up! We were not young anymore! Only young at heart. Oh how we enjoyed the experience! They actually let us jump in the Ganga and float. It was bliss. After a ride of 12 km, we dried and changed and sat for the Ganga Aarti. It was sheer bliss! The ambience, the purity, the camlness sent me on a different trip. Tired but thrilled we returned to Mussouri late at night.
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Next day we visited the famous Landor town, which is a small, cute colonial town of the British era. We met Pranoy Roy, he lives there and wanted to meet the great author, Ruskin Bond but due to Covid couldn't. The walk,
the Café, the French coffee, the yummy pastries stole our hearts away.
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Last day, we drove to Kanakal, we went for a forest safari in an open jeep into an eco farm where we saw different trees blooming like the plum,rhododendron, we saw the pine, deodar and the fir. While returning ,sunset over majestic Nanadadevi, was a sight for sore eyes!
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A quick cool trip and we were back to our hot, humid Goa which of course has its own beauty.
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SECRETARY’S REPORT
RTN. RAJIV SHIRODKAR 2020-21 MEETINGS 31st Weekly meeting : Family Meeting On Tuesday, 2nd February, 2021 Vice President Rtn. Siddha Sardessai presided over the meeting. The Guest speaker of the meeting MsYellow Mehra spoke on “Nutrition and Diet”. PDG Rtn. Dr.Vinaykumar Pai Raikar inducted Mr. Vasant Agshikar in the RCPMT family. His classification is dealing with Fire fitting systems. It was a well-attended meeting. Rotarians, Anns and Annette had a good interaction with the guest speaker and great fellowship.
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SECRETARY’S REPORT Management & Planning.” He explained the peculiarity of Goa's geographical condition and briefed about proposal/ adoption of special laws for Goa. It was very interactive and a wellattended meeting along with questions and answers. The talk was very informative and enlightening especially the revised CRZ laws
34th Weekly meeting : Club Assembly on Tuesday, 23rd February, 2021 Vice President Rtn. Siddha Sardessai presided over the meeting. The Club observed one minute silence on the demise of Rtn. Girish Ragha's mother. The Club had invited AG Rtn. Ajay Menon as Guest speaker on the occasion of Rotary Day. AG Rtn. Ajay conducted Quiz competition on Rotary knowledge. It was innovative and all members had a good time. We also celebrated Rotary Day by cutting a cake and singing. The cake was made by Annette Dhir Madan. AG Rtn. Ajay Menon released the January Dream Magazine. Rtn. Siddha announced that the District Conference stands postponed to May 2021
32nd Weekly meeting : Club Assembly On Tuesday, 9th February 2021 Vice President Rtn. Siddha Sardessai presided over the meeting. He gave a brief update of the events and weekly meetings held in the month of January. He also shared the decisions taken at the BOD meeting held on 29th January 2021 and informed members of the events planned for the month of February 2021
33rd Weekly meeting : Club Assembly on Tuesday, 16th February, 2021 Vice President Rtn. Siddha Sardessai presided over the meeting. The guest speaker of the meeting was our own Rotarian Mahesh Patil. He spoke on “CRZ
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SECRETARY’S REPORT
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SECRETARY’S REPORT Saksharta: On 2nd February the club disbursed scholarship grant to on-going MBBS student Mr. Amog Bude. The Club donated Rs. 66000/-.
RLI Part I: 221st February Secretary Rtn. Rajiv Shirodkar attended RLI Part I on webinar organized by RC Sunrise Margao.
AGTS:
Manek Gem Trophy Cricket Tournament:
19th Feb to 21st Feb. Rtn. Dr.Vinaykumar Pai Raikar and Rtn. Santosh Shetye attended Assistant Governor Training Seminar.
Manek Gem Trophy is our club's permanent sports event. The tournament began on 28th February 2021. The first match was at 9.00am between RC Panaji and RC Riviera and at 2.30 PM between RCPMT and RC Miramar . It was a T20 format match and RC Panaji and our club RCPMT were the winners. Jerseys for our team were sponsored by Rtn. Tanmay Kholkar Rs 15000/-, Rtn. Sandeep Mukharjee Rs. 7000/- and Rtn.Dr. Sangam Kurade Rs7000/-
TRF Seminar: 21st February CLP TRF Rtn. Nazatrth Vaz attended TRF Seminar in Panaji.
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SECRETARY’S REPORT
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CHEF'S RECIPE
-by Maitreyi
Asian inspired Fish Burgers Dry Ingredients:
INSTRUCTIONS:
Ÿ 400 g Pomfret fillets (I used
Ÿ Finely dice the ginger stem and
the lemon grass stalks.
Pomfret but you can use any fish) Ÿ 11/2 finger sized piece of peeled
Ÿ Finely dice 3/4 of the pomfret
meat into an almost paste like consistency. Halfway during this process incorporate the diced ginger and lemongrass to get a homgenous mixture.
ginger Ÿ 3-4 stocks of lemon grass Ÿ chilli jam (alternatively you can use
chilli oil for an added hit of spice) Ÿ 1-2 tsp pepper powder Ÿ salt to taste Ÿ Burger buns Ÿ lettuce (1-2 whole leaves peeled
off a lettuce head per burger) Ÿ tomatoes ( 1-2 slices per burger) Ÿ Cheese slices Ÿ Oil for frying
Ÿ
Cut the remaining pomfret into chunky bits for added texture to the patty. Mix well into the remaining mixture.
Ÿ Add salt and pepper to season. Ÿ The mixture will get sticky
enough to mould into patty shapes. At this point you could keep the patties in the fridge to firm up before frying. (I got 4 medium sized patties from this mixture)
Ÿ In a flat bottomed skillet add just
enough oil to shallow fry the fish. Ÿ Once the oil heats up add in the
patties and fry till a nice brown sear appears on both sides Ÿ Add a dollop of chilli jam and flip
over to caramelize. Ÿ Add a slice of cheese and cover
the skillet till the cheese melts. Ÿ Meanwhile add a dollop of butter in
a flat bottomed pan and toast off the buns. Ÿ Assemble the burger with lettuce,
tomato and and the fish patty. Ÿ Serve hot with a cold beer
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Club Information:
Four Way Test
Rotary Club of Panaji Mid-Town Club No: 51217 R.I District: 3170 Founded on: 14-04-1998 Chartered on: 20-05-1998 Charter presented on: 02-08-1998 Meets every Tuesday Time: 19.00 hrs Venue: Clube Tennis De Gasper Dias
Of the things we think, say or do • Is it the truth? • Is it fair to all concerned? • Will it build Goodwill and better Friendship? • Will it be beneficial to all concerned?
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EDITOR’S MESSAGE
RTN. SANDEEP NADKARNI 2020-21 havoc, ground economies big and small and widen inequalities. This grey chapter will go down in the annals of history as one of the worst calamities to hit the globe.
Winners are not People who never fail But people who never Quit
Its has been a year since the novel coronavirus emerged and sent the world into a downward spiral. And contrary to popular belief it continues to wreck
The only silver lining has been the successful launch of vaccines around the world. Amidst the unprecedented pace at which vaccines are being developed from bench to bedside, a proud moment for India is to be bestowed as the pharmaceutical capital of the world winning us accolades from all corners. As the leading manufacturer of the world s vaccines and being one of the earliest countries to have eradicated both small pox and polio, it is safe to say we have both the expertise and the infrastructure to carry out large scale vaccination drives for the current pandemic as well. There is wide apprehension about the efficacy of the vaccines available to us. But as more and more people are receiving the vaccine, with few amongst them being adversely affected, strongly suggests the need of the hour is to strive towards majority of the population being vaccinated. As ambassadors of the society it is our duty to spread the message to the community at large to get vaccinated at the first available opportunity
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Theme for February
Peace & Conflict Issued in public interest by Rotary club of Panaji Mid-town