MGRT-198 -Fund Raiser through Indoor Sport of Poker Tournament

Fund Raiser through Indoor Sport of Poker Tournament Held on 22nd February, 2009 At Karma Liquid Lounge between 2.00 pm to 7.00 pm.
Attended By Tr. Sunit Aggarwal – Chairman
Tr. Kishore Gada -Vice Chairman
Tr. Rajeev Chandaliya -Secretary
Tr. Rahul Murarka -Treasurer
Tr. Kanak Dhameliya -Fund Raiser Convener
Tr. Nilesh Rathod -Supply House Convener
Tr. Rakesh Reniwal -Project Convener
Tr. Divyush Goenka Tr. Vishal Jhunjhunwala Mr. Rakesh Kheni – Prospective Tabler
In our 1st Fund Raiser held, we had a good turn out of 33 people keen to come and participate in this Indoor Sport of Poker Tournament as player and viewers.
Player’s participation fee was Rs.3000 and viewers participation Rs.500 per head.
Tr. Nilesh started the Tournament by explained the rules to the players before the tournament was given a go. Tr. Nilesh also informed all present that 50% of the participation fees will go towards helping Chafekar School, Manor as Charity and Balance 50% will we distributed among winners of 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize with 35%, 20% and 15% respectively.
As the game progressed it started to get more & more interesting as the participant’s table size started to shrink till we came down to the 3 finalist.
All the Members and participants enjoyed the tournament. Snacks and Soft Drinks were served to all participants & viewers while Liquor was available at cost on individual order.
Mr. Jatin Gabani, Mr. Vikas Rathod and Mr. Chintan Gandhi was 1st, 2nd and 3rd Prize winner respectively. We gifted the Chip Boxes worth Rs. 500, 300 and 200 to the winners respectively. We also sold one Chip Box on counter.

With great pride I inform the floor & tabler that in this 1st Fund Raiser of MGRT-198, we raised approximate amount of Rs.55,000/
Warm Regards Tr. Kanak Dhameliya Convener – Fund Raising MGRT-198

4th NEX Meeting Invitaion

4th NEX Meet

All the Tabler, Circlers, Wives and Children of Round Table India members are welcome and invited to the 4th National Board Meeting of Round Table India and Finals of Gata Rahe Mera Dil in Ahmedabad. The NEX meeting will be on 10th and 11th of April where as the GRMD will be on 11th Evening. Please confirm your plans and other details in the following form

http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=cDZmTk9iaWFBX2QzckJDZXB0WHpxQkE6MA..

PCRT 110 Fellowship Report - Sula Vineyard Visit

A unique outbound fellowship cum HRD program was organized by PCRT 110 on the 7th February
2009 to Sula Vineyard, Nasik.

The highlight of the program:
1. 13 out of the 15 tablers in attendance. 24 adults and 16 children
2. Overnight program
3. Joint meeting with Nasik Round Table # 107 on the 7th Evening

A unique outbound fellowship cum HRD program was organized by PCRT 110 on the 7th February
2009 to Sula Vineyard, Nasik.

The Beginning of a wonderful Journey...

Departure for Nasik
PCRT # 110 took a call to arrange for a Luxury Bus Volvo for the trip to Nasik to
enjoy the fellowship and bonding to the utmost by travelling together. PCRT # 110
stickers along with banner were put up on all sides of the bus. Targeting departure
by latest 8 am, a decent job was achieved by managing to get all aboard the bus
commencing our journey by 9 am. Tabler Rahul Mutha sr. arranged for a variety of
packed breakfast which was cherished by everyone. The fresh preparations of tasty
local snacks surely initiated a great start to a wonderful picnic.

The fellowship on board the 5 hour journey to Nasik was
truly memorable. The singing, pulling each others legs, the jokes and games coupled with continuous flow of eatables surely tripped most. The twinklers too had their share of fun and were looking forward impatiently to the visit to vineyard. They too were welprepared with their own gizmos: Video games, Music pods and off course uncle Rahul to ensure lots of fun.After an early start to the day coupled with hearty breakfast, one by one everyone started to dose off as soon as we hit rough patches on the Ghat sections. A Million Dollar Pictures…….
Arrival at Nasik

After almost 5 hours of journey, we reached Nasik and then began the daunting hunt for the way to Sula Vintage. After a couple of hilarious incidences during
seeking directions, we finally made it to Vineyard. Everyone was excited about the beautiful scenery beholding the vineyard.
Lunch @

Mediterranean-style 50 seater LITTLE ITALY AT SULA is India’s first restaurant in a vineyard, offering a delightful, unique dexperience. The Italian pastas, pizzas and
antipasti are paired with Sula’s domestic and selected imported wines. Post a hectic travel time, gala feast along with exotic wines.

Wine Tasting
Post a real hearty treat, we proceeded towathe famous and knowledgeable guided tour of the vineyards and winery, uncovering the mysteries of the winemaking process from
grape to bottle. It truly was extremely interactive session with detailed process being explained in depth right from fruit to end product wine.
Our tour guide took us to around the He started by showing us3the inery explaining the varied process grape crushing machine as seen e grape goes thru before it in the background of picture. ltimately ferments into wine. re explained how he grape juice is stored at varied peratures and the storing process for ermentation into wine. his was followed by the cleaning And the process of transferring juice rocess of the fermenting container. from one container to another. One of our twinklers ready for a sip of the grape juice. ine T stingvthuThen we proceeded to the fermenting containers where we wettemfTpTwinklers having a go at the transport vehicle of grapes. WaWe ended our tour in Tasting Room. It sure was an experience of a different kind to most. he wine tasting room where we were led hrough the proper steps to see, swirl, sniff, nd sip wine.

A WORD FROM OUR MASTER TASTERS WHO VOUCH THE BEST DRINK TO BE THE GOOD OLD H2O4AND DEFINITELY NOT WINE

rendeavor on the revenge towards the GRAPES. Yes the stomping session where we hit s for messing with Stomping After a great day and especially aftethe wine tasting session, time for relaxation before weback at the grapeour heads…he he…ting ession, it was time for the stomping ession. A one off experience, everyone participated in this wonderful ancient ritual. he romantic couples, twinklers and st. Off course one affair…with grape pulp all over the place…….. he cleaning up help………………….. eing tipsy post the wine tasBssTall having a blahell of a messyT[Or direct tasting of grape pulp ..he..he..]After a really hectic fun-filled day, we headed back to Nasik city and checked in our hotel.

JOINT MEETING AND SOCIAL BETWEEN NASIK ROUND TABLE # 107 AND PUNE COSMOPOLITAN ROUND TABLE # 1105

Later in the evening a joint social betworganized at Hotel Emerald Park. NRT # 107 arranged a wonderful party for the evening. The DJ rocked the floor till the wee hours. FELLOWSHIP BASKET EXCHANGE D WON BY NRT # 107 BELOW PHOTOGRAPHS BARE WITNESS TO THE CRAZY BLAST TABLERS, CIRCLERS AND TWINKLERS EXPERIENCED AT THE JOINT SOCIAL………. een PCRT # 110 and NRT # 107 was TOAST UP FOR JOINT MEETING SHOWCASING AREA AWARThe next day post breakfast, a visit was organized to Trimbekeshwar temple and we returned back to Pune by late evening. Report by: Tr. Pritam Sanghvi, Fellowship convener 2008-09.

RTI National President's and A3 Chairman's Visit to Pune.

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Enlighten the Youth’ Program at South Gujarat University

In the tough times, when the whole world is talking of recession, our youths have to be more enlightened and aware. They have to develop and acquire all that will help them in facing the rough rides of the real world.
Keeping similar objective in mind, Surat Ladies Circle -72 took an initiative to sharpen the soft skills of MBA students of South Gujarat University. The program “ Enlighten the Youth” was organized in association with the Dept. of Business & Industrial Management of Veer Narmad South Gujarat University on Saturday 28th Feb. The target audience for the program was 4th semester MBA students who are slogging it out for appropriate opportunities in today’ scenario.

The program was brilliantly conducted by Tr. Sanjay Kondass, National HRD Convenor, with variety added by Tr. Vaishal Kapadia, Area III HRD Convernor, and Tr. Vinod Gupta of SRT 135. Several relevant topics like Leadership, communication, team work, public speaking and perspective of “NOW” was covered in 4 hours interesting session. Tr. Sanjay with his high energy level, vigour voice & magnetic smile lit up the room and kept the students totally enwrapped while he delivered. Students enjoyed being a part of that interactive session with him. Tr. Vaishal threw light on the skills of communication & team work with the help of various management games, while Tr. Vinod added his inputs by way of an inspiring story. The group of about 65 participants identified the traits required for succeeding in life and these students were really excited about the outcome of the program As one of the student commented, “This was a great digression from our studies and it gave us a very good insight into additional qualities required by us to succeed in the corporate world.”

The program was very well organized by SLC 72 Chairperson Cr. Prachi & HRD convenor Cr. Priya who looked into all the details for the smooth functioning of the same.
One unique feature of the program was the presentation made by Cr. Prachi highlighting about our movement, our objectives and our projects. LC India publicity CD was played followed by PPT presentation on SLC 72 decade long presence, activities & future plans. It was appreciated by all and many students showed their inclination of becoming a part of our organization.

“When the things become tough, the tough gets going. It is time to make our youth tough and India will be at the top of the world.”

Cr. Prachi
Chairperson SLC 72

ROUND TABLE GOLF CLASSIC " THE FUND RAISING EVENT OF AHMEDABAD FROLIC ROUND TABLE 199

National President Tr. Pranay Trivedi & Area III Chiarman Tr. Vineet Parikh’s visit to ROUND TABLE VIDYALAY, SOLAPUR

National President Tr. Pranay Trivedi & Area III Chiarman Tr. Vineet Parikh’svisit toROUND TABLE VIDYALAY, SOLAPUR



On project sight having look at the plan and On project sight having look at the WIP




Felicitation of NP Tr. Pranay Trivedi by VC Tr. Anand Bhutada of STCRT # 150&AC Tr. Vineet Parikh by Chairman Tr. Brijesh Gandhi of SART # 187



NP & AC with all tablers of STCRT 150 & SART 187


HRD Session by AC Tr. Vineet& Joint Social hosted by both tables of Solapur

Invitation From PURT 144 for Shiskha Rath

BRT2-The Round Table India Blind Man Car Rally

The ROUND TABLE INDIA “BLIND MAN CAR RALLY 2009”
The annual event for Bombay Round Table 2, The Round Table India Blind Man Car
Rally 2009 was scheduled on 15th Feb 2009. This event is the major fund raiser for the table and has become the annual event of BRT 2.
The planning for the event started in the month of Oct with Tr. Ankit (BMR convener)
heading the table to put up the great show. Tr. Ankit finalized the date of the event in consultation with National Association for the Blind and IARC.
1) SPONSERSHIPS :-
a) IN Cash: - Our ever dependable Tr. Ankur got the initial break with a
sponsorship of Rs 5.00 Lacs from Surf Excel (HUL) and Rs 1.00 Lacs
from Kissan (HUL). This was the main motivation for the entire table to
work harder for the funds. Tr. Neeraj got sponsorship of Rs 1.00 Lacs
from Nicholas Piramal Ltd... Our rookie tabler Siddharth was next with a
sponsorship of Rs 1.00 Lacs from ABC Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Rs 56,000/-
was raised from the sale of Banners.
b) In Kind :-
1) Tr. Neeraj arranged for the Braille watches from Titan for the top 3 Navigators.
2) Cr. Namita got Pantaloons to sponsor 3 gift vouchers worth Rs 5000/- each for the top 3 drivers.
3) Tr. Ankur got 2 gift hampers from SONY BMG.
4) Xotic and Apurva sponsored the cold drinks and mineral water for the event.
5) Blue Sea sponsored the snacks and lunch for the coupling event and the rally.
The table raised Rs 11.50 Lacs in total from Cash and Kind.
2) Pre-event Publicity and Promotion: - The table left no stone unturned with the
promotion of the event. Various tie ups with done to promote the event to encourage participation and awareness about the event.
a) BIG 92.7 FM: - Through Tr. Umesh a tie up was done with BIG 92.7 fm to promote the event. A 30 second promotional ad was aired 5 times a day for 10 days to promote the participation in the event. The promo ad has been attached for your reference.
b) Bright Outdoor Media: - HT Joginder Singh tied up with Bright Outdoor Advertising for 5 Hoardings to be put up at prominent locations in Mumbai.
c) DSN: - Tr. Rajesh (Chairman BNRT 19) helped the table in the tie up with DSN (Digital Signage Network). 240 LCD screens located at all Café coffee Day outlets, Mac Donald outlets and major railway stations screened the posters of the event 15 times per day.
d) Facebook :- Tr. Ankit created an event in facebook informing the details of the event. The event was circulated to all friends and contacts on facebook.
e) Pantaloons: - Through Cr. Namita, an A4 poster was displayed at all outlets of Pantaloons next to the billing department.
f) Red PR :- Red PR agency was appointed as the PR agency for the rally to promote the event and get the necessary media to cover the event.
g) Team-BHP: - Team BHP is the largest car community in India with more than 38000 car enthusiasts. A special thread was created for the promotion
of the event informing the members the details of the event and also a write up on Round Table India. A link to the thread is given hereunder for your reference.
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/motor-sports/52254-charitable-cause-
2009-blind-man-car-rally-edit-now-sunday-15th-february.html
3) Participation: - Chairman Vishal who was appointed as the registration convener for the rally did a phenomenal job. All the participants for the last 2 years were contacted by email, sms and calls informing them about the event. Also an invite was sent to all the tablers of Mumbai, All chairmen and Secretaries of all Areas and all NEX members. It was only due to his constant follow up that the table registered 97 participants for the rally. Due to the change of date from the 8th to the 15th Feb there were approx 25 cancellations and hence the total of 72 cars
flagged off on the 15th.
4) Celebrities at the event: - In Mumbai, Celebrities become a major factor to pull the media in. For the flag off the table had the privilege of FORT Prahlad Kakkad, Actress Urvashi Sharma, Music Director Nikhil and MLA Poonam Mahajan. The media turned up in full strength to cover the Flag off of the Rally. For the Prize Distribution, the table had the privilege of Celebrity Fitness trainer Mrs. Leena Mogre.
5) Post event Publicity :-
a) An entire forum was created at Team-BHP for the feedback of the rally along with the pictures. The link to the rally has been given for your reference.
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/motor-sports/53507-report-pics-blind-manrally-experience-feb-09-a.html.
b) A lot of media persons covered the event. The details of the same are enclosed for your reference.
c) Television Coverage: A number of television channels covered the event.
The coverage can be seen online at: http://www.youtube.com/ranjitRTI

(ii) News Paper Coverage. The event received extensive news coverage among all major
newspapers and others too. It even made it to the front page of the Times of India – South
Mumbai Edition.
Complete Newspaper Coverage can be seen online at the following address:
http://www.scribd.com/share/upload/9578436/1639xsan8275o5dxmtd0
Some clippings are as follows:

(iii) Hoardings were also put up all over the city. Pictures follow:

HRD Cum FELLOWSHIP POONA UNITED ROUND TABLE NO.144

A 2-Day Edutainment Tour to JALNA

1. HYBRID SEED PRODUCTION - R&D FACILITY & DEMO FARMS

2. STEEL SMELTING FACILITY

3. STEEL ROLL BAR MANUFACT FACILITY

Sat 3rd – Mon 5th January ‘09

INTRODUCTION

Hybrid Seed Production is a much-debated Technology around the world. BT Cotton, BT Brinjal etc are commonly read / heard words in Agricultural related and Food Shortage Alleviation Debates. PURT 144 was keen to know more about this technology and the issues surrounding it. Fortunately, the top few companies in the world at cutting edge of this technology are based in India. One such is Bejo Sheetal Ltd… an Indo Dutch JV promoted by our Own Tabler Tr. Vijay’s Wife… Sheetal’s Family in JALNA (6-7 Hrs from Pune) It is only once a year that this Company opens its doors to welcome Scientists, Agriculturists and Peers to witness the R & D leaps in this technology over the past 12 months... vide open visits to their R & D Facilities and Demo Farms. Hybrid Seed Production (aimed at cereal and vegetable crops) primarily aims at zeroing down on the genetically superior traits within Plants and selecting them to produce a hybrid that is genetically superior to its parents… Superior against Pest Attack… Superior in Yield… Superior in Quality (Taste, Application etc) PROGRAM 26 Heads left by Sleeper Coach on sat 3rd Jan to arrive at Jalna on 4th Jan 09. Very graciously, Sheetal Agarwal hosted us through out our stay. We were checked into a Hotel for some Rest and change and around 10am left to start what was to be a day full of New experiences every hour… on the hour. Renowned Biotech Scientists who patiently explained to us the Transformation and

selection Process of Hybrid Seeds took us around and explained the significance and processes at the… Plant Transformation Lab Molecular marker lab Pathology Lab Entomology Lab Tissue Culture Lab It was at these labs that we were shown the gene transformation procedure of introducing Bacterial / Viral / Animal genes in plant AND the identification of plant genome and their utilization for successful backcrossing of important traits into the desirable plant background. Next were visits to the Warehousing & Cold Storage facilities Following this was a Special Rajbhog Lunch arranged for us.
Next on, were visits to the 3 Demo Farms to witness actual results on Plants grown with hybrid seeds and possessing hybrid traits duly induced by humans. These included BT Cotton Farm, BT Brinjal Farm, Hybrid Capsicum, Broccolli, Cabbages (15 varieities) and other Exotic Vegetable Farms & Polyhouses.
Before further moving on… Sheetal & Vijay took us for a short fellowship at a Jalna hotspot with Snacks, Juices & Icecream The icing on the cake was a visit to the Night farm of TPS (Total Potato seed). Potatoes are grown from Potatoes… thus necessarily implying that the farmer (across the world) saves part of his yield as seed for the next crop. Bejo Sheetal is the first Company in the world to have developed a Potato SEED with unique hybrid technology. The availability of Seeds increases Yield dramatically and is especially useful in poorer countries of Africa and India to grow their staple diet. This unique production of Potato seed is done in Night Farms since 22 hrs of Lighting is required and Night Farms are lit up like daytime for 22 hrs. This was a unique sight unlike anything ever witnessed by Tablers before.
Following this was a lavish Dinner Hosted by Sheetal & Vijay at the Local Top Hotel and it was time to board our Sleeper Coach Bus at 11pm. Dhamaal on the Bus and Monday Morning 6am we reached Pune. CONCLUSION The experience was unique, knowledgeable and very very new. Special Thanks to Sheetal Agarwal’s Family in Jalna whose personal touch ensure great value addition to the trip. HRD Convener Tr. Karan Gehani and Mrs. Sheetal Agarwal organized this event and the 26 heads who attended, sincerely thanked the two of them for individually pushing them to participate in same. Hybrid Technology aims at increasing the abilities of Crops to defend themselves against Pests. Can this selective defence mechanism induced be cancerous to Human Beings too. Current Debates on the subject rage around the same. Having now been exposed and made to undertstand the severe testing that the product lifecycles go through.. removed all doubts that this technology will be a saviour for food problems of the future. HRDs

ON TRIP… Visit To STEEL SMETLERING UNIT

Beofre Visiting The TPS Night Farm, Tablers proceeded to a Steel Smeltering Unit where all witnessed Steel Scrap being melted and recast into cast Iron Slabs. All were awestruck watching the process at close to 800 deg C Visit To STEEL ROD (Construction) EXTRUSION UNIT Tablers then proceeded to yet another factory where Construction Steel Rods were extruded from the Cast Iron Blocks. This too was a unique sight for all watching the Steel being melted again and extruded into >30ft Rods
Report by…

Tr. KaraN Gehani HRD

Convener PURT 144