The Onliest- August

Index
1. What the President has to say
2. From the Editors' desk
3. What is RC RUIA?
4. The Theme
5. BLOGGER-OF-THE-MONTH
6. Stars behind the clouds
7. Your corner
8. Alumni's Say
9. Events
10. Tribute
11. Team 2015-16
12. The making of this
magazine
13. Contact us
What the President has to say
ROTARACT! It's that one organisation
which has the power to transform
people's lives. My life has been one of
the many lives that this movement has
revolutionized!
ROTARACT! It's that one organisation which has the power to
transform people's lives. My life has been one of the many lives that this
movement has revolutionized! I joined Rotaract in July 2014 , soon I
was appointed as the Director Sports for the rotaract year of 2014-15.
Being a rotaractor of RC Ruia , it dawned on me that this is the place
where you can dream and not just halt there, here dreams see the
daylight of reality.
I had a dream, a herculean task to accomplish. But dreaming is not
where you stop. The journey of chasing your dreams is way more
worthy than that of accomplishing it. Chasing dreams made me believe
in pushing boundaries of the accepted. A leader , a people's person
waded her out. After 7 months of Rotaraction time however had come
then, to step up to the challenge, come out of the shadows and take the
gauntlet of leadership. It was time to take up the Presidentship of RC
Ruia.
RC Ruia has always been a venerable club. Each venture of RC Ruia has
set an impossible standard of impeccability and panache. I believe, with
my team along we are going to take RC Ruia further on the pedestal of
success and development in the year 2015-16. A wise man once told me
" Do not go where the path may lead ; make your own path as you ho
along". And something about it has
What the President has to say
stayed with me since then. I believe in challenges. I believe in 'Thinking
Big' .I believe in redefining the expectations of the club. I believe in
Scaling Galaxies. I , the 4th President of The Rotaract Club of
Ramnarain Ruia College urge you all to be a part of and support this
revolution, for a revolution this shall indeed be!
Thank you and Regards,
Rtr. Simran Sumbre
President 2015-16
The Rotaract Club of Ramnarain Ruia College.
Editors’ desk
Warm Rotaract Greetings,
With great responsibilities arise great
expectations- Yes, I'm ecstatic and
overjoyed but at the same time, terrified
and completely 'freaked out'.
'Would things be alright? What if we cannot live upto the name of
this bulletin THE ONLIEST meaning "the only one- nothing to
replicate it in any way"? How would the production process go?
Would we be able to accomplish this, no less than a feat, and come
out triumphantly?'- Phew! It was endless; it has been always.
But then, all that begins well ends well, for sure. In the same way,
after meticulous and arduous labour borne by Rtr. Anushka
Karmakar that goes into the making of this bulletin, I, alongside my
entire team of Editorial, feel extremely proud in presenting 'The
Onliest', with #PerksofbeinganIndian as the theme of this month?
Want to know more? Then what are you waiting for? Flip through
the pages!
-Rtr. Alpona Dutta
Editor 2015-16, RC RUIA.
Editors’ desk
"The Onliest". Wondering what it
means? It basically means one of a kind
and unique.
Namaste. Here I am, presenting before you, RC Ruia's ebulletin "The Onliest"- Issue 2. This month we decided to be
a little different. This issue's theme is " The Perks of Being
an Indian". Instead of telling stories of our history, freedom
struggle, etc we decided to tell the story of what sets Indians
apart from the rest of the world. Quirky facts, mind-boggling
ways of life and much more! Can you relate to any?
Hope y'all enjoy this magazine.
Rtr. Anagha Menon,
Editor 2015-2016.
What is RC RUIA?
In a world as vast and complex
as ours, there is one simple
thing, a concept that had
seemed equally complicated not
so long ago— our energy. The
youth has a majestic platform to
channel their energies. Youth is
a state of mind where you
embrace the power of personal
growth and personal
achievements. And here is such
a perfect platform offered to you
by the ROTARACT CLUB OF
RAMNARAIN RUIA
College, wherein you get to
grow and learn using your
potential, education and the
most important factor- your
energy to do good for the
society.
The Rotaract Club of Ramnarain
Ruia College (RC RUIA), in
association with the Rotary Club
of Mumbai Mahim, is an
efficacious organisation working
to serve the community in
almost every possible way, right
from working in collaboration
with a handful of the city's mass
‘
It is not just any other
organisation,
but a FAMILY!
’
and successful ventures, to even
undertaking some of its very own
and achieving amazing feats. Aged
16-24 years, the proud Rotaractors
dream huge and execute projects for
the same. Innovative changes in
everyone’s life including your own
self and the society is what the club
aims at. It is not just any other
organisation, but a FAMILY, a place
where amazing values and ethics
are nurtured and instilled in a
person that helps to mould the
individual's persona.
Seems interesting? Want to know
more?
THEN JOIN RC RUIA!
The Theme
#Perksofbeinganindian
There are some things which one will find
nowhere else but in this land that we call India
1. The first one, Maa ka pyaarIndians often feel more attracted to foreign cultures. But as it's said no
matter where you go, you realise your home is the best, similarly, our
nation, our motherland, INDIA IS THE BEST!
First and foremost thing comes is "MAA KE HAATH KA KHANA".
That tasty, scrumptious, relishing food that an Indian mother prepares
putting in so much efforts CAN NOT be found anywhere in the world.
'India ki kuch baat hi alag hai'-Indian mothers go to extremes when it
comes to pampering their 'beta/beti'. But but, there again, you get firings
too when the pampering becomes a bit too much.
But the bottomline- if you are not India, you will definitely miss the
"Maa ka pyaar"
2.Being a Festival animalWith the diversity of India comes
the huge number of festivals
India celebrate. Whether its Holi,
Diwali, Eid, Onam, Pongal,
Makar Sakranti, Rakhi, a festival
is never far from your calendars
reach .You will experience
variety of festivals of various
religions. Don't be stunned if you
find a BHAIJAAN kneeling in
front of Bappa, or a Brother
praying in the gurdwara.
3. Masters in driving- #Ohyeah
No pun intended, but after driving
in the worst case scenarios
presented by Indian roads and
traffic situations, we are just so
adept at driving that we can easily
pass the most complex tests of
driving without fret. While an
American can never even imagine
to drive in India , we can drive
anywhere is the world as it cannot
get worse, can it ? You will surely
get the degree of masters in
driving!
The Theme
4. The Ubiquitous Indian CommunityWe can go to any damn country in the world, and be pretty sure to find an Indian
community, Indian roommates and Indian restaurants. The Indian community is just
everywhere on the planet .
5. Strong memory
7. Apni bhasha-
#Elephant's memoryThough you have played many memory
games, no one can beat an Indian's
memory. We have actually become pro
by remembering our relations with our
far far cousins. We have the imense
power to remember each n every
relative with their name
Cutting chai...double-shouble...using
'ki' instead of 'that' or simply,
Hinglish- where will you ever find
such an amalgamation of languages?
We've our own etymologies, our
own lingual, 'cause after all, we
rock!
As a coin has two sides, Indians, no
matter how efficient they're, also
have some negative aspects. But as
my mother says (being the obedient
child)rather than looking at a
person's demerits, we should
acknowledge their virtues
6. Huge Collection of clothesWe can dress up western, Indian , even
more traditional village style, Lungi
style , Jaipur style. Just so many
choices for us that we are overwhelmed
with it . So much variety of clothes are
found, man!
‘As a coin has two sides, Indians, no matter how efficient they're,
also have some negative aspects. But as my mother says (being the
obedient child)rather than looking at a person's demerits, we should
acknowledge their virtues ’
-Rtr. Saloni Mhapskar
- Rtr. Hemadri Ludbe
FYJC ARTS, RC RUIA
BLOGGER OF THE MONTH
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Lonely dessert.
Red velvet cupcakes
With cream cheese frosting
Double chocolate donut
And a chai tea latte
She looked for somewhere
To sit and eat during break
Awkward and messy
Chocolate smile
Frosted fingers
She licked it off
And drank every last drop
Contentment was to be inevitable
But somehow it forgot
She sat in the middle
Of a loud, buzzing room
Never having felt so alone.
-Ankush Maiti
BLOGGER OF THE MONTH
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The Rainbow Is White
Once upon a time lived a fat boy. They called him 'Flabulous'.
The lady owning the farm nicknamed her goats 'The Nazis'
The fragment of letter said 'Even though love you must; love you
shouldn't."
The grocery owner was a pretty old man. He never smiled.
She sodomized her nephew. Said she liked it better small: Twinky-sized.
The child sleepwalked. It sometimes peed en route.
She scratched idly at the nape of her neck where an ant had bitten her.
Ordinary stories. I see them happen around me. To me. All the time. But
some of these stories are cut short and in their brevity they become
beautiful. Death, in my eyes, is not a tragedy. Death is a glorifier. The
most rusted life is gilded to glory by death. It retells ordinary stories in a
fascinating way.
Once upon a time lived a fat boy. They called him flabulous. Initially it
hurt him. Later, he learned on social media that he should wear
himself(flab and all) proudly and that's what he did. He stopped trying to
lose weight by not eating. He smiled all the time and even participated in
Inspirational Oration for the likes of him. A few years later, he died of
cardiac arrest. Some whispered "He was only 21" The others remarked
how SMALL he looked in death. "He died but he will continue to live in
how he inspired us", a fellow flabulous concluded in his eulogy.
The lady owning the farm nicknamed her goats 'The Nazis'. She bred them
and slaughtered them into a variety of mince pies and kebabs. They were
all she had for all of her meals. What was the goats' fault? They were
BLOGGER OF THE MONTH
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slaughterable. Just as once she and those who shared her blood had been.
The fragment of letter said 'Even though love you must; love you
shouldn't." A sixteen year old found it in her mother's dresser. "Look what
happened to me", the war-widow mumbled.
The grocery owner was a pretty old man. He never smiled. Everyone
pretty much hated him. It turns out, he was suffering from a rare condition
called "Moebius Syndrome" as explained by his doctor friend. Most
people had no idea what that even meant but they bought it and bawled
their eyes out for the sweetest man ever to have had graced their petty
lives.
She sodomized her nephew. Said she liked it better small: twinky-sized.
The shrink shrunk back into his chair in ill-disguised horror. It had hurt
her, she continued, when a man had penetrated her with a bigger one. Had
said she was so small, and he was sorry but he liked it better tight. As the
session ended, she was run over by a car. Accident or not? The Newspaper
Headlines read. No one really, ever found out.
The child sleepwalked. It sometimes peed en route. It's older sibling
sleepwalked too; it ran in their family. Once the older sibling, slipped over
the younger sibling's pee and died of intra-cranial hemorrhage. The elder
one used to paint beautiful...doodles. "World lost a possible Picasso", the
younger one sobbed as he half-remembered the unfortunate incident on his
Eightieth Birthday.
This is me. I scratched idly at the nape of my neck where an ant had bitten
me. I was reading "The Madman" then, and I happened to come across this
story.
Three ants met on the nose of a man who was lying asleep in the sun. And
after they had saluted one another, each according to the custom of his
tribe, they stood there conversing.
BLOGGER OF THE MONTH
The first and said, "These hills and plains are the most barren I have
. known. I have searched all day for a grain of some sort, and there is none
to be found."
Said the second ant, "I too have found nothing, though I have visited every
nook and glade. This is, I believe, what my people call the soft, moving
land where nothing grows."
Then the third ant raised his head and said, "My friends, we are standing
now on the nose of the Supreme Ant, the mighty and infinite Ant, whose
body is so great that we cannot see it, whose shadow is so vast that we
cannot trace it, whose voice is so loud that we cannot hear it; and He is
omnipresent."
When the third ant spoke thus the other ants looked at each other and
laughed.
At that moment the man moved and in his sleep raised his hand and
scratched his nose, and the three ants were crushed.
I buried the sorry corpse of the tiny ant in my best matchbox and vowed
never to scratch again without checking for an ant. I did not want to be the
god who kills.
When I was in kindergarten we were given "Memorize the color names"
assignment. The next day, Mrs.Tribbiani asked me what my favorite color
was. I answered 'rainbow'. "But 'Rainbow' is not a color, Jo", she squeaked
in her top squeaky voice. But now I think it is. The rainbow is white.
-Aishwarya Ghonge
Write-ups of winners from
'Stars behind the clouds'
Journalism often considered as
epitome of free speech and rightly
so because of the stories it covers is
under a threat with the on going
brutal assaults aimed at few
journalists , Precisely speaking
honest journalists are as rare as a
four leaf clover but sadly this
system is supressing them to the
fullest. In the world of crony
capitalism, Nepotism, Corruption
and various other henious crime we
bank on journalists to reveal the
truth but more often than not they
are found boot licking the same
criminals/politicians and hence get
paid to showcase false news, pretty
much sums up my previous
statement "Honest journalists are as
rare as four leaf clover" , Might
sound like insurgency but attacks on
journalist is a serious issue !
Jagendra Singh a small time honest
journalist who didn't fall to the
excessive greed of money and fame
worked secretly to reveal the truth
to the masses was burnt alive by
few policemen .
This catastrophic and qualm
incident took place in UP ,Its
ridiculous to see journalists being
assaulted for portraying the truth to
the masses .
A repugnant incident pretty hard to
comprehend as he was incarcerated
brutally
Jagendra Singh, a social media
journalist, was burned alive by
Uttar Pradesh Police for making a
facebook post against Ram Murti
Verma, a state minister in Uttar
Pradesh and a powerful Samajwadi
Party politician in Shahjahanpur.
On 30th May, Jagendra Singh
posted a series of facebook post
accusing Ram Murti Vera of gangraping a nursery worker with his
henchmen and forcibly grabbing
large tracts of land. He also accused
him of high-level corruption. The
following day police raided his
house and burnt him alive in front
of his son.
It's amusing to see Indian media
showing no remorse for this
incident while international media
has demanded a serious
investigation regarding this case,
Such a doomsday for honest
journalism, This 15th August I
would like to reminisce his noble
deeds he did for nation and
presented a beautiful example of
dope journalism !
-Siddhesh Ambure
Write-ups of winners from
'Stars behind the clouds'
Good Day!
It is with great pride and honor that
I introduce to you guys Ms. Rowena
Gadot also known as Maam Weng.
A grade school teacher in barangay
Rogongon, a hinterland school here
in Iligan City. Ma'am Weng is the
first ever person who insinuated the
construction of septic comfort
rooms in Rogongon for the lumads
residing there who are called
Higaonon, the act of social service
started there but it was far from its
end, since the place is not a very
accessible barangay, Maam Weng
started her mission to take every
possible outreach programs that she
can be involved in,
from Circumcission, feeding,
slipper giving, livelihood seminars
and supporting the Indigenous
group to attain all possible avenue
to progress their knowledge for the
betterment of the community.
Every year, Ma'am Weng brings the
spirit of Santa Claus from North
Pole al the way to Rogongon to let
the Higaonon kids experience the
typical Western Christmas that we
all so grew accustumed to.
Complete with gifts, ice cream and
the necessary magic to bring the
mega watt smiles on the faces of the
kids. All these are done in the
monday to friday days because
during weekends, when she is down
in the city area when she should be
taking a break, she is organizing
activities for the youth organization
that she helped organize, doing her
best to gather young people and
convincing and leading them to be
productive citizens of the
community.
Mariegold Jabla
Iligan City
YOUR CORNER
1. #BeingDesi
We Indians look up to the rest of the world, thinking about how much we
lag behind. We envy the other countries for their economy, culture,
everything. But here we don't realize that we have much more than them.
We have each other. We have the unspoken bonds we share, we have US.
Yes, all we Indians are emotional fools. We have feelings behind every
thing we do. We have an unseen bond with many, an unspoken relationship
with the people out there.
An example to this is our daily modes of traveling buses and trains.
It's not new to anyone of us that to make 'train' or 'bus' friends. And more
than that... It's not surprising that these friends of ours do include Aunties
and little school going children.
Saving up a seat for each other, sharing a snack during the journey, having
a little gossip, a laugh over something mild..... #perks of being an Indian.
It's only in India do you get to befriend a bus conductor. Where the bus
driver will try stopping the bus at the curb before the stop just so that you
can get down and won't have to walk all the way back. Where the
everyday Aunties get hysterical over a single cough or sneeze from you.
It's just so... Indian. It's just so us.
-Rtr. Rutvika Kondulkar
FYJC ARTS
YOUR CORNER
2. Sign Of These English Phrases Except
For In India!
We Indians carry pride in whatever we do. Then be it doing some extraordinary
activities or innovating some good English phrases. We have invented such a great
deal of English terminology which is nowhere to be found in official dictionary. But
anyways, language is one such thing which keeps evolving and can be twisted and
shaped in the way we want it to be. We use these English phrases in our daily life and
they in themselves have become our unique identity as they are used nowhere in the
rest of the world. An overview of some of these phrases:
• Like That Only/ Excessive Use Of
Only:
We will use only because we like only
as it adds an extra tinge of completion
to the sentence. Ask why? Like that
only! We use only in the end, in the
middle or even in the beginning of the
sentence just to give it some sense,
while the reality is that it doesn`t
make much sense! But, we are like
that only, any problem?
• What is your good name?
Legendary wordsmith, the great
Shakespeare said- What is in a name?
Really, why any name is supposed to
have any adjective? How can
anyone`s name be bad? As if people
keep their real name under wraps and
use their pseudonyms! In Hindi, we
say ‘Apka shubh naam kya hai?’ It
has been plainly translated into what
is your good name. It can even be
simply asked as, ‘what is your name?’
• Passing out of the school/college
You use the same phrase somewhere
else in the world; and you will be
taken to the doctor because there it
means getting unconscious. But in
India, students are generally lauded
when they say this. In real terms, it is
graduation or convocation, but is
converted into ‘passing out of any
educational institution’. Okay, we
understand you might pass out after
writing laborious exams and finally
‘passing out’!
• Out of station
This is the commonest mistake we
make when others ask us, “Where are
you?” or when we want to give some
nice excuse. But how can you be
outside or inside any station? The
actual term is out of town. Doesn`t it
connect with Harry Potter`s King`s
cross station where you had to enter
inside to reach till platform 9 ¾? But
this isn`t the magical word, so better
keep in mind to use the correct word
next time!
YOUR CORNER
• All about sleep
Most of us say, ‘Ok, bye! Sleep is
coming.’ Where had it gone to come
again? We are not playing any
personification game here to
transform sleep into a living being.
• Mother/father/god promise
Youngsters mostly use it to slip out of
any troublesome situation. If you
don`t take it seriously, you are sure to
die. It might be the effect of
traditionalism in India. But let me
remind, even the words like ‘swear’
exist in this world!
• Do the needful
It isn`t used anymore, people stopped
using it around the time British left
India. It is simply said to ask the
person to do a particular task. But
using it today indicates that you are
an ancient person. So why take the
risk? Just avoid using it!
• Relations
Phrases like real sister/brother are
used to enquire about blood
relationships. Also, nothing like
cousin brother and cousin sister
prevails; you can just call them
cousins.
This is our Grammar book created with full liberty. Hope this
gets replaced with a corrected version soon! Don`t know how
much time will it take, because at the end of the day, we are
like that only! 
- Rtr. Rutuja Bhosle
SYJC ARTS
YOUR CORNER
3. Bharat ki visheshta
Bharat Ki visheshta..
Anekta me ekta..
Khatirdari yahape hoti he aisi..
Duniya me kahi pe na ho wesi!
Khaneki list achi lambi khasi..
Punjabiyo Ki specialwali lassi!
Bengali kehte 'tumhi kemon acho?'
Sabse mitha unka rasgulla sacha!
Sab aapka yaha swagat he krte..
'Apanum svagata che' gujrati he kehte..
Maharashtrians ki Marathi is fun!
'Mhantat tumchyasathi kahipan..'
Yaha har chiz pe mile thank you free!
Tamilians jese kehte 'romba nandri'!
Yaha pe distance k sath bhasha bhi he badalti..
Fir bhi Sanskrit he sarva bhashanam janani..
Har city Ki alag he pehchan!
Samjna ise na itna asan!
Capital Delhi pe aye sabko pyaar ..
- Sakshi Vaidya
SYJC ARTS
Kehte wahape senti na ho yaar!
Jab koi bolne me interested nahi..
Kehte Abe kar mat dimag ka dahi!
Apni Mumbai yaha rehta Bollywood..
Famous yahaka sab street food..
Kuch locha kiya toh direct kalti maar!
Log yaheke he bade dildaar..
City of dreams never in loss..
People greet saying, 'Kya haal he boss'?
-So this is the country full of variety!
Har dil ka point of satiety..
YOUR CORNER
4. MY IDEAS OF BEING HUMAN..!!
We all are people who think about helping out someone or rather helping
out to do something for the society in general. In a busy and fast city like
Mumbai we all have our own views and steps for doing something for
improving the society or the city as a whole. We all have our own
discussions and debates about the different basic issues that go on around
the city and have our own views and solutions to it. Forget about the
discussions and debates about the city, we have our own views and
solutions about the problems going on in our own neighborhood. But these
problems and solutions only stop to discussions and debates. We never take
the efforts or never have the time and patience to the efforts to do
something for the same. What basically is the meaning of being human?
According to me, the basic meaning of being human in a busy life is at
least helping or caring to do something good for the society and city as a
whole.
Some months ago there were great debates, discussions and articles in
different news channels and newspapers about the brand “BEING
HUMAN” by the famous actor Salman Khan which actually became so
very famous that there are t-shirts, bags, badges, etc publicizing about the
brand. Some people took it in a positive way and there were some who
actually opposed for obvious reasons. This brand has now become so
famous that there are so many NGO’s under it in different parts of the city.
According to me despite whatever he might have done in the past, he has at
least helped so many people all around the city in his own way. Yes he
might be publicizing his brand and making a lot of money through this but
still, his initiative has helped up many people to improve their lives.
YOUR CORNER
There are so many small ways of being human to people. When we are
travelling in buses and trains and if old man/women come in, giving a seat
to him/her without seeing whether others get up or no is a way. During the
rainy season in a city like Mumbai there is always water logging
everywhere because of which the city actually comes to a standstill.
Talking about the issue in a group or among your friends and also
complaining to the municipality about the same is also a way. If you have
had a fight with your friend and after some months you see him/her in
depressed mood and you just ask her what is wrong with her, is again a way
of being human showing that you at least care about him/her. One of the
best examples I have experienced of being human is about “ANNUAL
DOG FESTIVAL IN CHINA” called “THE YULIN FESTIVAL”. This
festival has been a big revolt for the people in the city and they have taken
their own initiatives to stop this festival in a faraway country like China.
Posting up pictures, videos, sayings about dogs in many social networking
sites has been a great blow to ban the festival. There are many more
incidents where we “Busy Mumbaikars” have been humans in our own
ways. Some social incidents include- the Delhi and Mumbai rape case, the
Peshawar attack and much more.
However, there are more millions and billions of other ways of being
human to someone, the environment or the society as a whole. So basically,
concluding this I would say that just even thinking about the well being of
someone or something is the meaning of being human because once you
think well about someone or something, obviously you try to do something.
Radhika Raghupathy
YOUR CORNER
5. Perky Indians
India is a country where a burkha clad women dresses up her son as
Krishna on Janmashtami. India, where a Muslim girl aces a nationwide
quiz on the Bhagwat Gita, India, where the Hindu eats only after sunset on
the thirty days of Ramadan. India, where a nationwide holiday is declared
on the parsi new year, an infinitesimal minority. India, the land of Ashoka
and Akbar. India, the pulsating heartbeat of a million people, for a million
reasons.
We are Indians. We love adopting other cultures and pushing ours
conveniently to the background. We love our natural tan that the firangis
have to get the harder way. We love criticizing ourselves but when others
do it they become the butt of all our jokes on twitter. We are loud. We love
attaining ‘inspiration’ from the Hollywood movies and shows. We seem to
hate Bollywood but no other genre can suffice our enthusiasm at DJs.
Nothing can beat mutter paneer yet western food outlets make more money
anyday. We have innumerable goddesses but if every mother in the country
goes berserk if a minute passes after the curfew and the girl’s not home. We
are loud. We love blaring the speakers to the maximum on every occasion
because we think our gods are deaf. Without reservations we cannot
function. Our Indian food organizations are okay with the road side food
stalls sprouting from god knows where but restricts tested-in-every-way
Belgium chocolates. We have a censor chief who wants to ban words like
‘Bombay’ from mainstream cinema. We have a best-selling authors in a
language that is certainly not English are judging dance reality shows.
Then we complain about brain drain. (Cue-Applause)
Yet, we are Indians. However tempting is catching a flight to countries
where the walls of buildings are not paan stained, down somewhere we are
proud Indians. Our heart soars every time our batsman sets the ball soaring.
We blink back happy tears when our sportsperson wins a medal. We are
fighting and we will continue to fight.
YOUR CORNER
Dear Americans, we cannot talk the way you slang it. Dear Chinese, we
cannot eat noodles and rice with two slim sticks. Dear Germany, we don’t
know how one day your sportsperson breaks his arm and the next day he
wins 10 matches, we have no idea how to do the perfect ballet or the
perfect hip hop but what we do know is…we don’t throw our parents in old
age houses. We didn’t drop atom bombs on cities destroying humanity. We
don’t discriminate between the pigments of your skin. We don’t kill
innocent people. We are Indians and the best we do is we never give up.
-Priyanka Tibrewal
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6. #BeingIndian
Today, my neighbor bought me a bowl of payasam *_*
And that was when I actually realized how lucky was I to be born in an
Indian family!
Every festival I get to eat some or the other special delicacy. And
something more special is that I get gifts too! Though being a Hindu (more
proud to be an Indian! ) every festival brings joy and happiness in every
house. The whole atmosphere gets lightened up and so do people's faces.
The reason behind me liking Indian festivals is that it brings people closer
no matter what religion you belong to and another one is FOOD!
Going to a wider range. Just once, go to any random house and then you
will realize why India has a motto 'Atithi devo bhava'
Every guest is a God. This ideology makes me love India even more!
Just a second:have you ever been to an Indian wedding.
If you haven't PLEASE GO ASAP!
And if possible enjoy the prior 5 to 6 days. Because in India marriage is not
only about one day it's about that day,it's prior 7 days and henceforth your 7
lives!
There's nothing more entertaining than seeing your aunty dancing and then
you won't even realize when you reach the stage while dancing.
Adding more to the Indian marriage however strong your father is he'll see
you instead of the bride and wipe the tears which only you will notice. The
best part of the big fat weddings is that you get to enjoy all the 'rasam'sThe traditions which have something more than just being authentic!
Something more to the 'hatke' list of being Indian are the Bollywood
movies!
You could actually miss anything to watch these movies. If you don't
believe in happy endings you gotta see a Bollywood movie because we do
have a unicorn island with the sweetest endings ever!
Finally the biggest thing that makes me happy is that these Indian people.
Because wherever you go You won't ever feel alone, there will be people
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who will love you like you belong to them and would never expect
anything in return but only love.
For me India is a unicorn island and in this place even in a group of people
you won't loose your identity and that's what I love!
Rtr. Sanika Talekar
SYJC ARTS
YOUR CORNER
7. Being Unique, being Indian.
Being an Indian, there's one thing extraordinary,
We have local words, we can make a desi dictionary.
Our local language is thodasa different and crazy,
'That' is too mainstream, we use the word 'ki'
'Change' is ordinary, so with chillar we go,
People here drink 'cutting chai' & say 'bole toh'
'Maa ke haat ka khana' is an Indian's weakness,
We love to share it and flaunt our uniqueness..
In a country of varied languages, this belongs to no-one,
But it is so faadu, that it is loved by everyone!
Such uniqueness makes Indians a family,
I'm so proud of being a part of this country!
- Rtr. Shivani Chunekar
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YOUR CORNER
7. Being Unique, being Indian.
Being an Indian, there's one thing extraordinary,
We have local words, we can make a desi dictionary.
Our local language is thodasa different and crazy,
'That' is too mainstream, we use the word 'ki'
'Change' is ordinary, so with chillar we go,
People here drink 'cutting chai' & say 'bole toh'
'Maa ke haat ka khana' is an Indian's weakness,
We love to share it and flaunt our uniqueness..
In a country of varied languages, this belongs to no-one,
But it is so faadu, that it is loved by everyone!
Such uniqueness makes Indians a family,
I'm so proud of being a part of this country!
- Rtr. Shivani Chunekar
FYJC ARTS
YOUR CORNER
8. Blank canvas as it is
Blank canvas as it is,
Why stick xerox pages across it? Look at life like an oasis,
Since it refills hope in a desert pit.
Paint your way along a path,
Streak the heart's deepest desires.
Each one has a kaleidoscopic start,
Different in their own aspects, if you forget the quagmires.
Why imitate someone you're not?
Why attach the same goals to your existence?
She is one of a sort,
He is one of a sort; uniqueness doesn't deserve repentance.
But if the screen in your head, Shows errors on repeat,
Remember life is themeless and just go bed!
In the end it's only the mellifluous memories which count; so treat
them as a treat.
Rtr. Alisha J Syed
SY Bsc.
Alumni’s say
‘Once a ROTARACTOR
always a ROTARACTOR.
’
RC Ruia for me has been a family. It has taught me so many
things from virtues of leadership to the essence of self
confidence. I have been in the club since its inception and gone
through all the struggle and efforts it took to lay a strong
foundation. My Presidential year 13-14 was a great learning too.
It has introduced me to many wonderful and hard working
people. I had an amazing experience to work with them and see
them grow in every aspect.
As an alumni, I feel very very very proud of RC Ruia team. It has
been doing an awesome job. Hope it continues to serve the
society and develop many more better personalities. Kudos!
Rtn. Abhishek Shah
RCMM
(RC Ruiaite, 12-13 to 14-15)
Events
Try To Win
Making an energetic start for a new
academic year, the Rotaractors were
here with the first sports initiative for
the year 2015-16.’Try To Win’ was
the name ’Touch Rugby’ was the
game.
This event was jointly organized by
RC Ruia and RC Jai Hind. This
event aimed to promote the softer
version of the beastly sport 'Rugby'
,which is often not known to many
people . Also, this event aimed at
making bonds among members
through a sport which is not known
to many.
Stars Behind
Clouds
Since it was to grace the
Independence Day, the aim was to
instill a sense of patriotism in the
hearts if people and pay tribute to the
unsung heroes, who have gone
unnoticed and un-credited while
working, through writings.
Scavenger Hunt
The prime aim was to not only
Brand the Club but to also strengthen
the bond among the participants and
to make them learn to work as a part
of the team and not apart.As united
we stand , divided we fall !!
T Design League
FLAG
The main aim of the video was to
pay a tribute to the National
Flag on Independence Day. The
video was the a symbol of respect
towards the national flag. Through
the video we wanted to inculcate the
values of national integrity and the
feeling of patriotism among the
responsible citizens of the nation.
This project idea cropped up after
our first GBM. We had discussed in
the GBM about our official T-Shirt
design of the year and there were
many who came up with excellent
ideas. Thus, announcing a T-Shirt
designing competition was the best
possible way to give them a platform
to showcase their ideas. We were
open for both Sketches and Digital
Designs, so that no one is left out. It
was also decided that the winning
design, after final editing by Digital
Communication Directors, will be
our club's official T-Shirt design.
Results were to be declared on 18th
August at 8pm.
Events
Discover
Hospitality
To provide club rotaractors an
insight to the hospitality
industry.Discover hospitality is the
first session under the auspices of
district initiative Rotaract Bagpack,It's an attempt to introduce
rotaractors to careers under the
emerging hospitality industry.
Freeze the Night
Freeze the Night, was a photography
competition organized especially to
celebrate World Photography Day.
Further more being an online project
and open for all, the other aim of this
project was to provide a platform
for passionate photographers to
showcase their talents.
4th CHARTER
DAY
RC Ruia celebrated its 4th Charter
day. The basic idea of celebrating
this day was to show the members
that how important this day is to
every RC RUIAITE because this is
the day when RC RUIA came into
existence.
#FLASH ME
The aim was to celebrate World
Photography day by creating
awareness regarding various social
causes through
photographs.Concept:Through
#Flash me we wanted to test the
photography skills of people and
how can they depict the social
causes through it.
Events
THE BURP
There are so many foodies, but
they couldn't show their talent in it
and so burp was an event where
people could showcase their talent of
eating too! As it was Club Service
Initiative, it was meant for club
bonding.
Mission : Envision
'Mission : Envision' is divided into two phases.Phase 1 of the project aimed at
recording audio notes for the Visually Challenged And LD students Of Self Vision
Centre (SVC) of Ramnarain Ruia College. In the Phase 1 of the project the
Rotaractors of Ramnarain Club of Ruia College recorded the Academic notes for
the students which consisted all lessons of all subjects whichever the students
asked for and the audios will be stored in The SVC for future use. In this way our
Rotaractors decided of contributing towards the education of the Visually
Challenged and LD students. Our club believes in providing Quality education to
everyone. And to accomplish this our rotaractors give their best.
Phase 2 of the project aimed at providing or arranging examination writers for the
students of SVC. Just providing notes won't be enough if the students don't get an
opportunity to express themselves and perform their best in exams. Arranging
writers for these students is of vital importance and the institution as well as
students face a lot of problems to accomplish this need and eventually face lot of
loses on their academic front. So the rotaractors of RC Ruia took the sole
responsibility of Providing writers.
Tribute
I was very genuinely emotionally attached to the man even
though I never followed what he did or anything. When I was 4,
my playschool took us to meet him to his house. We spent a good
3 hours speaking with him.
This is one of my fondest memories from then. Very hazy, but I
remember bits of it. He was telling us this story, and I kept saying
we'd heard it. So he picked me up, put me on his lap and said that
we hadn't heard it from him so it was alright. He told us the story
about the Rabbit and the Turtle and their race and then explained
ti us what it meant and what we should learn from it. I sat in his
lap the entire time, I also remember him feeding me kaju barfi
because I wouldn't stop crying.
When we got lunch, I didnt know what a vada was it was the first
time I'd seen one and I asked him what it was and he spent a good
few minutes explaining to me what they were too. The patience
was just. Gorgeous.
What a lovely man, really.
Yep. Just that.
I wasn't very affected by his death or anything. Just I'd absolutely
forgotten about this. And all this talk about him brought it all
back.
So hey, stories right?
I have a photo in my room sucking my thumb standing in front
of him hahaha!
-Rtr. Vaishnavi Sanap
Fyjc Arts
Tribute
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam and the Youth.
“I can get the youth to dream. They have fewer biases about the
society.”
- Dr. APJ
Abdul Kalam
It was a severe blow to the country last night as the missile man
of India; Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam breathed his last while sharing
imperial bits of knowledge to the youth of India at IIM Shillong,
Assam. The reason of his death being cited as a cardiac arrest has
shocked and grieved millions of students across the country and
the minds that he inspired.
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam was the idol of masses of students in India.
Teaching being his passion, he left a mark on the 18 million
youngsters that he met over the past decade and a half.
Motivating and inspiring students to work harder towards the
future is what Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam wove his passion of teaching
with. Striving to change the attitude of ‘What can I take’ to the
opinion of ‘What can I give’ is what the late former president did,
working with the present of the country, the power of the country
and the spirit of the country: the youth.
The main reason why the students of this country were in awe of
the exceptional scientist is his approachable personality. A
symbol of immense knowledge and great importance, the
students would have definitely felt intimidated. But when a
former president and a magnificent scientist lets the young minds
Tribute
ask him anything, imagination and inspiration takes the place of
intimidation in their impressionable spirits.
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam’s student, Srijan Pal Singh, the one with
whom he co-wrote “Target 3 Billion” was fondly remembering
the late professor after he passed away, “You gave me dreams,
you showed me dreams need to be impossible,for anything else is
a compromise to my own ability. The man is gone, the mission
lives on. Long live Kalam.” Probably imparting strength and
wisdom to children and students across the country, Dr. APJ
Abdul Kalam has taught millions of hearts to dream before he
passed away. His wish was that after his death no holiday be
declared. Following his wishes, no holiday was declared. But the
United Nations Organization (U.N.O.) has rightfully declared Dr.
APJ Abdul Kalam’s birthday as World Student’s Day.
Working till the end, as a teacher more than as the former
president, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam changed infinite souls for the
better, being a role model for the masses and moreover, inspiring
the youth through decades of his glorious life.
*********
Quotes and Interviews taken from: The DNA and The Hindustan
Times.
Team 2015-16
CORE TEAM
President
Rtr. Simran Sumbre
Immediate Past President (IPP)
Rtr. Aayushi Savla
Vice President (Avenues)
Rtr. Vaibhavi Kadam
Vice President (Support Functions)
Rtr. Devraj Patil
Vice President (Support Functions)
Rtr. Mayuresh Dongre
Club Secretary
Rtr. Priyanka Bhasagare
Joint Secretary
Rtr. Vinit Harmalkar
Treasurer
Rtr. Snehal Supe
Sergeant-at-Arms (SAA)
Rtr. Hrishikesh Tendulkar
Official Club Advisor (OCA)
Rtr. Sanmeeka Deshmukh
Team 2015-16
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Avenues:
Community Service
Rtr. Yogeshwari Sutar
Sports
Rtr. Krutika Kadam
Rtr. Yash Bhagwat
Club Service
Rtr. Divyashree Shanbag
Professional
Development
Rtr. Vaidehi Gangan
Rtr. Mukta Dandale
International Service
Rtr. Simran Nawale
Support-Functions:
Editorial
Rtr. Alpona Dutta
Rtr. Anagha Menon
Public Relations
Rtr. Reena Nikharge
Web and Digital
Communications
Rtr. Mrunal Mahajan
Rtr. Anushka Karmakar
Partners-in-Service
Rtr. Revati Sawant
Marketing
Rtr. Hrishikesh Tendulkar
Human Resource Development
Rtr. Anushka Karmakar
Rtr. Anagha Menon
The making of this bulletin
'Anush, how're we gonna
do the mag? Again
overnight? Bro, I need a
JPEG too. Arre, format
theek nai hai. No, no,
newspaper jaise nai rakhna
hai! I need the articles
ASAP! Wrack your brains,
move your ass, do it!
Well, this is the actual
behind-the-scenes while
Don’t worry Alpona,
making the magazine'
everything will be done on
-Rtr. Alpona Dutta
time, like a boss. I’ll bunk
Editor
my college tomorrow and
complete it.
Damn! 1hr hour to go! Wait,
I’ll complete it in 10 mins! It
will be released sharp at
8pm!
-Rtr. Anushka Karmakar
Director Digital
Communications.
The making of this bulletin
'The theme of this time was
completely unique and quite
challenging but writing an article
for the same was complete fun. It
totally awakened "proud to be
Indian" feeling in me. Short
notices always turn into creative
writing; at least in my case :P.'
-Rtr. Saloni Mhapsekar
Team Editorial.
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'It was 6pm on Saturday and I
got up to my alarm saying
"write an article". I got up
with some sort of creative
block and finally decided to
write a poem. I started hunting
for desi slang and finally
ended up with a short poem, it
was almost 8.15 when i
finished the poem and i read it
almost a hundred times to
confirm it was good enough to
be sent. Finally,Alpona liked it
and I couldn't be happier. '
-Rtr. Shivani Chunekar
Team Editorial.
FYJC ARTS
'The magazine- When the idea of the
magazine started, I guess all had the
top most enthusiasm in them but as
the work started only a few were left
with it! I guess making a Forbes
magazine would be a kind of easier
because we have people who are
willing to be on the top and so it is
easy to write'
-Rtr. Sanika Talekar
Team Editorial.
SYJC ARTS
'Giving write ups for the magazine
that is to be published the next
day.Well, it's like a Tom and Jerry
chase. Here you are Jerry and the
Tom is time. Tom keeps you banging
with 'brain freeze hammers'
-Rtr. Rutvika Kondulkar
Team Editorial.
FYJC ARTS
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