ILLUMINATE - Edition 3

ABOUT THIS ISSUE

Illuminate the title for the newsletter sequence of the MES Rotaract Club for the year 2022 23 aims at presenting to its audience the activities and growth of the club as the year progresses. Illuminate also has a specific aim at enlightening the audience about the endangered species of animals in its different editions, this edition of the newsletter circles around the Javan Rhinoceros, an endangered animal.

The third dition of Illuminate is a compilation of club updates that consists of the theme and the associated logo for the Rota Year 2022 23, the projects completed by the club in the third month of this journey and the creative mind's artwork in the conclusion of the newsletter.

These factors combined in creative ways and presented to keep our audience informed about our performance. Happy reading.

IN DANGER OF DISAPPEARING

Ft. JAvAN FRHINOCEROS t. JAvAN FRHINOCEROS t. JAvAN RHINOCEROS

Javan rhinos are the most threatened of the five rhino species, with only around 60 individuals that live only in Ujung Kulon National Park in Java, Indonesia. During the good days in the past, these majestic creatures inhabited lands across large part of Southeast Asia, from near Calcutta in India, throughout Bangladesh, southern China, Laos, Vietnam Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, the Large Island of Sumatra, and the western half of Java. These Rhinos have a dusky grey coloured skin with a number loose folds giving the appearance of armour plating. They also have a characteristic single horn of about 10 inches. Rhino horn has the same horn structure as the hooves of horses and re grows if broken off. It is not used for fighting, but for scraping mud from the sides of wallows, pulling down food plants, and for protection of the head and nose when breaking through dense vegetation. They are mainly browsers and often feed on pioneer plants that dominate in gaps in the forest created by fallen trees Javan rhinos have a lifespan of 30 40 years. They are solitary beings who wander the vast expanses of the forest cover on their gigantic bodies that easily weigh about 2000 5000 pounds. The Javan rhino showed the most dramatic decline of all three Asian rhino species, and by about 1930 Javan rhinos were restricted to Ujung Kulon, a small peninsula on the westernmost tip of Java and a few small isolated populations in Vietnam and possible Laos and Cambodia These animals were mainly poached for their horn and hide However, due to the Rhino Protection Units, poaching has been completely exterminated and according to the records, the last rhino to die due to poaching was in 2010 Because of this, their population has been slowly but steadily increasing, however inbreeding remains to be an impending threat to their population expansion.

MESSAGE FROM

ROTARY BANGALORE NORTHWEST PRESIDENT

RTN. PRATAP UJJINI

ROTARY BANGALORE NORTH WEST

September was the month of basic education and literacy and October is the month of economic and community development Rotary’s focus on these two themes is more important now than ever, as the impact of the economic upheaval caused by the pandemic has a magnifying effect on the most vulnerable class of the society Our focus towards education secures the future of many families and in turn societies But just a focus on the future will not solve the immediate problems, Swami Vivekananda said “do not preach on empty stomach”, hungry people cannot be taught anything It becomes critical to make the vulnerable stable economically, for, as we slowly recover from the pandemic, it is important to take up projects which help alleviate the needy from the bane of illiteracy and poverty. Our war on polio is not yet over, the detection and reinfection of polio in countries where polio appeared after decades has once again demonstrated how crucial it is to completely eradicate this disease from the face of the world Rtn Jennifer Jones, President Rotary international, has committed an additional $150 million towards global eradication I urge you to create awareness about this disease on the world Polio day which falls on Oct 24th It is important for Rotaractors to register their names and emails with Rotary to receive communications and share your experiences and ideas with Rotary. Another way of exchanging ideas and sharing your experience of Rotary is through student exchange programs. This program has not only transformed the life of the youth but also moulded them to become Leaders I urge you all to take advantage of this program to have a glimpse of the program check this page www rotary org/en/rotary youth exchange your passport to adventure

Yours in Rotary Pratap Ujjini

MESSAGE FROM THE FACULTY CO-ORDINATOR

RTN. DR. VEENA NAGRAJ MES ROTARACT CLUB

Dear Rotaractors,

"Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better "

It's impossible to achieve your goals without working hard. If you can make a plan towards that achievement, then you need to surround yourself with motivated people and be ready to learn from them.

A keen observation, open mind and quick learning of good habits will always help in achieving your goals.

Ensure that big goals are broken into small tasks and they happen in the stipulated timelines

Look around you for people who inspire you and get your inspiration. Hoping to have meaningful activities soon

Wishing you a very happy and colorful Deepavali the festival of lights.

Yours in Rotary Rtn Dr Veena Nagaraj

MESSAGE FROM THE DISTRICT ROTARACT REPRESENTATIVE

RTR RTN JOSEPH WILSON R.I DISTRICT

Dear Inspiring Rotaractors of Rotaract Club of MES College, Warm greetings from Team Falcons! I would specially like to thank the Rotaract Club of MES College for all the Fabulous Work you have been doing It's always been an honour to work with your Energetic Team and we wish you all the Very Best for your future Endeavours Our theme for the month of September is Basic Education & Literacy The world is making good progress in this area According to the United Nations Millennium Development Goals progress report, literacy rates among adults and youths are on the rise and the gender gap in literacy is nanarrowing But pressing global needs remain: 58 million children worldwide are out of school Even after four years of primary schooling, as many as 250 million children cannot read and write 781 million adults are illiterate Rotary/Rotaract supports activities and training to improve education for all children and literacy for children and adults. The Rotary Foundation enables Rotaractors/Rotarians to ensure that all people have sustainable access to basic education and literacy by involving the community to support programs that strengthen the capacity of communities to provide basic education and literacy to all;

>Increasing adult literacy in communities;

>Working to reduce gender disparity in education;

>Supporting studies for career minded professionals related to basic education and literacy As the end of the quarter dawns upon us, we would like to appreciate you for doing such impactful Projects and achieving so much in such less time, Kudos to all of you, let's continue to keep up the good work Our Next Biggest Event is here, Our Flagship Project of Rotaract District 3190 Rota Fest'22, this year it's gonna be a 2 Day Event, bringing back Pratibha the Cultural Fest for Government School Kids on Day1 & Day2 for all our Rotaractors, Looking forward for all of you to participate in this Mega Event Lets all come together as one Rotaract Family to Inspire To Impact

Yours in Rotaract, Rtr Rtn Joseph Wilson

MESSAGE FROM

THE ZONAL ROTARACT REPRESENTATIVES

Rotaract Greetings, September Being a month of academic RaCMES have continued thier projects and fellowship.

I would personally Congratulate the President Rtr Siddharth and the entire team on completion of thier 8th Installation I deeply appreciate the PR and the Editorial team for the fantastic creatives

RTR. ANIRUDH KULKARNI ZONE LEOPARDS

RTR SAHANA MOHAN ZONE LEOPARDS

This month's newsletter theme being Javan Rhinos, Javan rhinos are the most threatened of the five rhino species, with only around 60 individuals that live only in Ujung Kulon National Park in Java, Indonesia.

Wishing the entire team all the very best for upcoming projects

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT, MES ROTARACT CLUB

RTR. SIDDHARTH CHHABRA MES ROTARACT CLUB

Greetings everyone. I'm delighted to report that we, the MES RaC, were able to complete so many impactful and fun projects in the first quarter of Rota Year 22 23 MES RaC has always been dedicated to improving the community and working towards a better future. With every new day, we are more eager, committed, and committed to staying true to our mission and vision. I am looking forward to meeting and connecting with more people in the coming quarter and sharing a wonderful experience

The entire team's consistent support and the club's enthusiastic members are responsible for all the progress. Congratulations to us all! Let us work together to make a positive impact on society and establish better relationships and values

Many more projects are slated for the coming month, and we remain committed to our club's motto: 'If not us, then who?' My 'dream team' and I are eager to finish what we ' ve started and change the world together.

Thanks, and Regards Rtr. Siddharth Chhabra.

MESSAGE FROM

THE SECRETARY TEAM, MES ROTARACT CLUB

Warm Greetings!

September marks the last month of the First Quarter, the Secretarial Team at MES Rotaract Club is moved by the consistent growth seen this quarter The threshold is set high for the forthcoming quarters This month saw many knowledge gaining events being conducted and participated in. Knowledge is always gained better when there is a fun factor involved in it and the projects of this month had just the right balance of fun and knowledgeable insights. The beginning of the month marked the successful completion of the first milestone for the team The Club Installation conducted this month was a grand success and filled with amazing memories that will be cherished by the club for long.

RTR. DEEPIT VISHWAJEET MES ROTARACT CLUB

RTR RANJANA J RAO MES ROTARACT CLUB

The smooth show was possible due to the immense efforts put in by the installation organising team and the board members. We are very glad to be a part of such a wonderful team who rise for the cause when the need arises As the President rightly said during the Installation, it surely is a “Dream Team”!

The success we saw in the first quarter is great motivation for us to abide by our theme for this Rota Year, INARA which means to Lighten up the Darkness We aim to strive harder at bringing a difference in the society and making this world a better place to live in and justify the Tagline of the Club , which goes by “If not us, then who?”

The club is elated to announce the theme for the Rota year 2022 23 “INARA”, an Arabic origin word, which means to “Lighten up the Darkness” and our tagline is “If not us, then who?”. This is indeed a question worth introspecting.

The club came up with 5 main avenues that we are going to focus upon this year: Gender Inequality, Social Injustice, Climate Crisis, Illiteracy, Animal Cruelty.

With no restrictions bound to just these five avenues, we have with us a plan of many more activities that have the sole purpose of service and building better bonds with the people, animals and the environment as a whole.

The world needs a guiding light so let us all put in our utmost contribution and be a ray of hope to society.

The logo depicts the theme of the year, INARA which means to lighten up the darkness. This is depicted by a Feather that appears to be transforming the dark aspects into brightness.

The metallic feather depicts the strength of the team to work towards bringing about changes in the society The elementary features of the feather depicts the fragility of the various problems to be addressed like social injustice, animal cruelty, lack of education The feather is symbolised as a shield of hope that is always there to protect and nourish the society, that is in turn causing the circle of brightness. The complete Circle illustrates that there is neither a beginning nor an end to Hope and Happiness The dark semicircular ring portrays the overlapping canopy of negativity in the world that needs to be eradicated.

The semicircular ring consisting of bright clouds symbolically emphasises upon the changes brought about in the society like gender equality, reduced emissions, basic literacy for the children and unity among people.

THEME 2022-23

CLUB INST

The 8th Installation of the President and Board of Directors of the club was a pompous show. It was held on the 6th of September, 2022. DRR Rtr. Rtn. Joseph Wilson installed the President, Rtr Siddharth Chhabra for the Rota Year 2022 23 Dignitaries from the parent Rotary also graced the occasion and installed the board members. The event was graced by about 75 members which included District members, Rotaractors from various other clubs as well as members of our club. The support of the audience enabled the show to run smoothly The club logo, the theme of the year INARA, the club tagline “If not us, then who?”as well as the main focus areas of future events were introduced. The first issue of the Club Newsletter, “ILLUMINATE” was released. The club is instilled with faith to strive hard to make impactful changes in the society and build better bonds with people around and contribute in making the world a better plac

RESPONSIBILITY OF YOUTH IN VULTURE CONSERVATION

A very informative seminar was conducted by the Rotaract Club of Swarna Bengaluru on 10th September to create awareness about the dwindling population of vultures, the dire consequences faced by them due to various human activities that are detrimental to their habitat and the ways in which we can resolve this problem

8 volunteers from our club participated in this session The speaker of the session, PP Rtr Krishnarjun CN eloquently led the session and provided a deep insight into the consequences faced by the vulture species due to human activities. The session concluded with a beautifully directed animated video about the issue.

A talk session on how to improve personal branding on social media was hosted by the Rotaract Club of Delhi Janak on 11th September. The speaker of the session was Social Nakul, a social media marketer with 22k+ following on Instagram and 3+ years of experience helping brands and coaches to upscale their social media channels This joint initiative included 10 members who participated from our club Topics such as Social media presence, content and frequency of content uploading were touched upon. It was a very interactive and informative session, trivial details about the effective utilisation and management of the Instagram algorithm were explained too.

PERSONAL BRANDING ON SOCIAL MEDIA

PERSONAL FINANCE

A session on Personal Finance was led by Rtn Jigisha Rajguru on 11th September. It was aimed at providing knowledge about effective financial practices and developing money management skills. The speaker briefed upon the ways in which the young population can control their expenses and manage it efficiently, hence reducing stress caused due to financial mismanagement.

RAKTDAN AMRIT MOHATSAV

A blood camp was organised by Akhil Bhartiya Terapanth Yuvak Parishad, Rajajinagar on 17th September in the college quadrangle. It was a part of the multiple blood camps arranged by their organisation throughout Bangalore. 6 Members of the club volunteered in organising the camp successfully. Fruitful returns were reaped with an overall turnout of 78 blood packet collections.

WONDER CYSTER 2.0

Wonder Cyster was a seminar hosted by Rotaract Club of Koramangala on 18th September. The club collaborated for the same. The session was conducted to create awareness about menstrual health and hygiene. Being the collaborative club, 15 members of our club participated in this session with great interest. The speaker for the session, Dr. Aastha Singh briefed about the ways in which men can support women in promoting awareness about MHM. The basics of Menstrual Hygiene was also elaborated upon. The session aimed at training the trainers, that is to provide knowledge in such a way that the participants are made capable enough to train other people about menstrual health and hygiene.

CREATIVE y p

But my mind always says there are yet more to explore When I move away from darkness to light, Yet there is my shadow following me right?

When I was a child, I would say Moons and stars followed all my way I would always have this fearful feeling That an invisible eye is always seeing

While traveling, my own thoughts lock me in a cave Yet there is a release from it, by a cool breeze wave The shadow of mine experiences my tears Sometimes it also enjoys the moment of my cheers

Wherever I go..

My heart and soul says yet more, And the Divine power always helps me out from my sore.

By Rtr. Ramyashree K 1st BSc Z Psy

By Rtr. Chaithrika Hegde 1st BA