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Namashkaar

Hi readers

Well, we are back again with yet another edition of

your newsletter AArohAn. this edition goes with

the great effort from manier folks, including our readers, who have

contributed to the newsletter. To be a little more poetic, here it is.....

We know the wait was worthwhile

We wish our readers always smile

And we give them a reason to live n love

Others and every needy whom we should serve...

so heres our edition on goodliness now

On harmony, helping and caring vow,

we hope youd like our effort AgAin

As a rainbow is, after a rain...

As we write again for another time

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Till our next editionHappy Reading

YoursThe Editorial Team of RCIMNU

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From the Mentors DeskBy: - Dr. Sapna Parashar

Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try. The

members of the Rotaract club have been trying hard to achieve new

horizon in the area of social cause and individual development.

I am pleased that the members of Rotaract Club have been

performing various activities related to social cause and individual development on a regular

basis. Every day we need to achieve greater heights by working hard to achieve the goal. With

every activity, they instill the spirit of performing a social cause into each & every individual of

the society. I am extremely pleased with the way things have progressed in recent past.

Rotaract Club of IMNU has also been founded on three things- mutual respect,

recognition of responsibility to help each other on the basis of each others equal worth and

working together to make this society, a better place for everyone to live in.

The responsibility is collective as well as individual. It has been performed well by the

team till now. I hope the new members will keep up to the levels and will take Rotaract Club to

further new heights.

With this I would like to congratulate you and wish you all best of luck for a beautiful

journey with the club ahead.

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Faculty CornerWeb 2.0 and Online Activism

By: - Dr. Nityesh Bhatt, Associate ProfessorInformation Management Area, IMNU

The term Web 2.0, coined by Tim O'Reilly isassociated with web applications that facilitate participatory

information sharing, user centered design and collaboration

on the World Wide Web (WWW). These sites allow users

to interact and collaborate with each other on social media

platform as creators of contents rather than the websites

where as users their role is limited to the passive viewing of contents. Examples of Web 2.0

include social networking sites, blogs, wikis, video sharing sites etc.

The use of information and communication technologies (ICT) has been widely

discussed for businesses, education, government and other sectors. In recent years, ICT in

general and Web 2.0 in particular have been significantly credited as contributor to the

mobilization of worldwide protests for political and socio-economic transformation. In

response, many embarrassed and bewildered governments made intricate efforts to control

such online media. In this regard, a blog associated with Wired

(http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/01/tunisia/) lucidly describes the efforts undertaken by

Tunisian authorities. On 11 March 2011, Reporters without Borders gave its annual award for

online media freedom to the Tunisian blogging group Nawaat.org. Founded in 2004, it played

an important role rallying anti-government protesters by reporting on the protests which the

national media ignored.

Social media played a major role in toppling of government in Egypt too. Here the

historic moment was the emergence of The April 6 Youth Movement, first Egyptian

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Facebook group started in Spring 2008 to support the workers in El-Mahalla El-Kubra, who

were planning to strike on April 6. By January 2009, it had 70,000 predominantly young and

educated members with core concerns of free speech, nepotism in government and the

country's stagnant economy. Subsequently, another Facebook page We Are All Khaled Saeed

was contributed by Google executive Wael Ghonim, sparked the revolution in country. It

attracted over 400,000 followers soon and played a prominent role in spreading and bringing

attention to the growing discontent. The page called for protests on 25th January, known as the

day of wrath. Hundreds of thousands of protestors flooded the streets to show their discontent

with the murder and the corruption within their country. Ghonim was also jailed for 12 days.

He has gained quite a large following through his Twitter account where he had created a

narrative of the events happening day to day in Egypt. The TIME magazine added him in its

"Time 100" list of 100 most influential people of 2011.

Protesters like Ghonim leveraged Facebook to schedule the protests, Twitter to

coordinate, and YouTube to tell the world. Sharif Abdel Kouddous, a journalist with

Democracy Now! had provided live coverage and tweets from Tahrir Square during the

protests and has also been credited with using new media to raise awareness regarding the

protests.

This online activism was effectively seen in India too in last eight months. India Against

Corruption (IAC), a movement of Anna Hazare team which demands comprehensive reforms

of anti-corruption systems in India, specially through their version of Jan Lokpal Bill, have also

adopted ICT to unprecedented level. Massive support garnered by team from various section

of society was historic but without Facebook, SMSes, IVRS, Call Centre, Twitter; this

movement which galvanised whole India and specially youths and middle class against

corruption, may not have been revolutionary as witnessed by whole world. From the common

man to sports and Bollywood celebrities, all extended support to Anna through social

networking sites, which further created more buzz around the whole movement.

IACs urge to give miss call on the number 022-61550789 to support Annas drive

generated 2.5 crore missed call by latest count. By the time Anna was arrested by the Delhi

Police, over 500 pages had been dedicated to Anna and his anti-corruption campaign, Google

saw 122,000,000 search results (0.31 seconds) from people to know who Anna Hazare is and

within hours, 180,000 users signed an online petition to free him. Annas interview, recorded

inside Tihar Jail has been visited by more than 100,000 people on YouTube India against

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Corruption. Facebook fans saw 500,000 people joining in; the page has more than 400,000

likes on its page. Later, there was a flood of pages devoted to Anna and his movement and

numerous tweets were also floated in his name. After a lot of misunderstanding and malicious

gossip about him, Anna himself resorted to blogging and tweeting and also launched a

Facebook profile in a bid to connect with his supporters.

A random Google search on Anna Hazare by a media group returned 13,800,000 results

(in 0.09 seconds), more than Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi - 11,700,000 results (0.08

seconds), Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi - 1,170,000 results (0.08 seconds), or

Congress president Sonia Gandhi - 1,160,000 results (0.08 seconds). BJP president Nitin

Gadkari returned a poor 793,000 results (0.06 seconds). Similarly, a recent report released by

Google on Dec 16 2011 reveals that Anna Hazare was the second 'Top Searched Person' on

cyberspace in 2011 after Bollywood Actress Katrina Kaif. Anna Hazare also topped the list in

the category of 'Fastest Rising People'.

Teams latest initiative to start Jail Bharo Andolan from December 30, 2011 to January

1, 2012 across India (which was deferred later), received approximately two lakhs registration

upto 28 Dec 2011. Adoption of technology by Team Anna was appreciated even by Govt. of

India. According to Union Law Minister (Govt. of India) Mr. Salman Khurshid, Annas

movement was a remarkable combination of traditional politics and unconventional modern

practices. We were at a disadvantage because we did not use the social media as effectively as

Annas movement did.

Buoyed by the success of Web 2.0 as an emerging media, world will surely witness more

rigorous use of ICT for social activism. Whether this strengthens the democracy is under

debate but people have surely received a platform to raise their concern. It can be an excellent

opportunity for Governments too, including India to take it constructively for involving and

engaging citizens.

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Shouldering the Burden - Child LabourBy: - Rtr. Anu Shukla

Chandigarh, Jul 1, 2011: The Punjab government on Thursday said

that over 667 child labourers were rescued last week by labour

department during raids at several centres across the state.The raids

were conducted at 6,166 centres between June 12 and June 18 during

the Child Labour Eradication Week observed in the state, state labour

minister Arunesh Shakir said.

The RTE lays down that all children under the age of 14 should be enrolled in school.

Yet the Child Labour Act does not expressly prohibit the employment of children in

agriculture, and an estimated 5.6 million children, or two thirds of all children employed, are

working in the fields. The above news item and the view of the site India Together stir

something in us. Even though the laws are created, they are not followed. The efforts are made

at all levels at the government of India level, by the UNICEF, by the ILO, by the media and by

the World Bank as well.

There are reports and there are laws and there are conferences. Still we lag behind; the above

data makes it clear. Why cant we stop it? Why, then Right to Education becomes a reality

rather than a dream?? Why, do we find 667 child labourers even today????

It is all because we lack spirit. Remember something?? Yes, at that same small shop in that

village you stopped and asked Chotu 2 cup chaii milegi? Instead of askinghim to do work,

we should have +aid Chotu tum yahan kaam kyu karte ho? But we would not have spared

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even a minute wasting the time on why is this child working here?

What is his motive behind this? Doesnt he have parents? Does he

know about his rights?We have worked on the improvement of children by opening

schools and bringing a meal system in them. But this is not enough

as we all have seen that there was a scam involved. NGOs alone cannot solve the problems.

Donate some small amount for them every year, work for them in TEACH FOR INDIA

campaign, try and understand their main hurdles. It is very easy to create laws but too difficult

to implement them.

You can donate online, read about them in the links mentioned below. The next time you

celebrate luxuriously, think about them and donate some amount for them.

www.ecoindia.com, www.labour.nic.in, www.nhrc.nic.in, http://planindia.org

http://www.ecoindia.com/http://www.labour.nic.in/http://www.nhrc.nic.in/http://planindia.org/http://planindia.org/http://planindia.org/http://www.nhrc.nic.in/http://www.labour.nic.in/http://www.ecoindia.com/

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Rotaract Mentorship ProgramBy Rtr. Surbhi

The first year MBA (FT) and (FB) students also got involved in

the mentorship program of Rotaract Club of IMNU (Institute of

Management, Nirma University).

This program known as NIRMAN gives a dedicated guide

cum friend to poor students. The mentor and mentee meet at the

Community Center of Manav Sadhna, an NGO working for the

upliftment of the poor children. It is functioning from Sabarmati

Ashram, Ahmedabad. Rotaract Club is associated with Manav

Sadhana through mentorship program NIRMAN. The purpose of

NIRMAN is to help these children, who belong to poor families, develop their career and

help them in the education by discussing the real-time issues being

faced by the children. The members play the role of mentors to

guide the poor children for education and career. While interacting

with Mr. Shirish, Chief Coordinator of NGO, the members came to

know about the extra co-curricular activities the students were

involved in. The Community Centre has a clinic, playground,

computer centre and the entire basic infrastructure needed for the development of these

children.

The children, after their school, come to the center in the

afternoon for these extra-curricular activities and stay there till

6p.m.. The members and the first year students interacted with the

children, played games and also helped them with their studies.

Both the children and the members of the team were enthusiastic.

RCIMNU will have the formal mentorship allotted to the first year

students in the next visit to Manav Sadhna.

These programs provide a ray of hope in the life of these children who are ignorant and

are unable to share the intricacies of their life to the world.

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Sanidhya in a SARAL wayBy: - Srijani Dutta

Blessed are those who give without remembering. And blessed are

those who take without forgetting. - Bernard MeltzerThis can be said of the 100 odd kids along with their mentors who

participated in the cultural event Sanidhya organised by the social cell

Saral of Institute of Management, Nirma University (IMNU) during its 2-day cultural Fest

Richter 10. This event took place on 3rd December, 2011 and included the social cell of

IIMA named Prayaas and that of MICA named Jagriti. All these people came together on

this day to make it a day of giving, sharing, dancing, singing, fun & frolic, and becoming

children again.

Prayaas can be said to be a result of project done by Geeta, a PGP-I student and her

study group as part of the curriculum requirements for the course, ISPE(Indian Social and

Political Environment) in the year 2003. Gradually, this project turned into the prayaas

(endeavour) of the students of IIMA to give a future to the kids, bring smile to their faces,make them learn studies as well as important things in life like values, ethics, as well as have fun

in life. Jagriti being the social service wing at MICA aims at a wider horizon l ike addressing

various social and environmental issues by involving the entire MICA community. Taking care

and providing education of the underprivileged children is an integral part of this wing. As for

Saral, being the social cell of IMNU was also started by its students 2 years back, by involving

the kids of the construction workers and maid servants living in and around the campus in day-

to-day learning activities as well as fun activities. Today Saral sponsors the school going students

totally including their fees, books, clothes and keeps on trying to grow these talented little

humans into independent men and women. All these 3 social communities came together and

participated in Sanidhya.

The event started off with the Talent Show with an informal introduction with the kids in

the auditorium where each kid introduced himself. This was followed by dance, song, recital

performances by kids from all the 3 cells. They even taught dance to the volunteers, turning the

event into a learning experience for both the younger and elder people. The highlight of theshow was when 50 kids from Prayaas performed together on popular numbers like Dabangg.

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After this, the kids had a fun-filled snacks time followed by a craft workshop conducted

by the students of the 3 institutions themselves. It was basically a time of sharing whatever ideas

and creativity the students had, which not enriched the environment, but also formed a

bonding among the volunteers of the 3 institutions. Finally, there was Sports and Fun Time

which included small token prizes as well as consolation prizes and the kids had the time of

their life. This brought the end of the 3 hour event, which would always bring smile to the faces

of all the people who were present for days to come.

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Information CornerList of Blood Donation Organizations in India

An effort to save precious time in the case of emergency..

1). Dera Sacha Sauda

Dera Sacha Sauda

Shah Satnam Ji Dham

Sirsa - 125055

Haryana, India

+91-1666-245688, 245738, 245588

+91-1666-245888, 245500

2). Jeevan Rakshak, The Life Saver

Community+91-9389908300

3). Indian Blood Services

Indian Red Cross Society

1, Red Cross Road

New Delhi 110001

INDIA

Tel: (+91-11) 23716441/2/3

Fax: (+91-11) 23717454,23717063

Web site : www.indianredcross.org

4). Indian Blood Donors (Online Blood

Bank)Indianblooddonors.com

5). Friends2support (Online Blood Bank) http://www.friends2support.org/

6). Online Support http://wedonateblood.com/

http://www.derasachasauda.org/http://www.jeevanrakshak.org/http://www.jeevanrakshak.org/http://www.indianredcross.org/http://www.indianredcross.org/http://www.jeevanrakshak.org/http://www.jeevanrakshak.org/http://www.derasachasauda.org/

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7). Indias Online Blood Donors Database http://thefirstblood.tk/

8). Indian Blood Bank http://www.indiabloodbank.com/eligibledonor.php

Who Can/Can't Blood Donate

Organ Transplant (within one year) Let others benefit from your goodhealth. Do donate blood if ...

You are between age group of 18-60 years.Your weight is 45 kgs or more.Your haemoglobin is 12.5 gm% minimum.Your last blood donation was 3 months earlier. You are healthy and have not suffered from malaria, typhoid or other

transmissible disease in the recent past.

There are many, many people who meet these parameters of health and fitness!

Do abide by our rules - be truthful about your health status!

The health of blood is ensured before it is taken as well as after it is collected.

Firstly, the donor is expected to be honest about his or her health history and

current condition. Secondly, collected blood is tested for venereal diseases,

hepatitis B & C and AIDS.

You have to be healthy to give 'safe blood'Do not donate blood if you have any of these conditions Malaria (within 1 year) Hepatitis B, C.

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Any other type of Jaundice (within 16 years)AIDS Tuberculosis (within 2 years) Diabetes (are you under medication currently?) Fits/ Convulsions (are you under medication currently?) Cancer Leprosy or any other infectious diseasesAny allergies (Only if you are suffering from severe symptoms) Hemophilia/ Bleeding problems Kidney disease Heart disease Chicken Pox (within 1 year) Hormonal disorders Hemoglobin deficiency / Anemia (recently) Drastic weight loss (recently) Small Pox Vaccination (within the last 3weeks) Blood Donation (within the last 3 months) Blood Transfusion (within the last 6 months) Major Surgery (within the last 3 months) Pregnancy (within the last 6 months)

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Flex your Neurons... !!

By: - xQuizit(The Quiz Club of IMNU)

1.when is the world Child lAbour dAy CelebrAted?

2. Who is the founder of Rotary Club and when it was formed?

3. when is the humAn trAffiCking AwAreness dAy CelebrAted Around

the world?

4. Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011?

5. Who is the first environmentalist to win the Nobel Prize for peace

and in which year?

6. Which organization works for the upliftment of child and youth in

India?

7. Who was nominated five times for Noble Peace Prize but was never

awarded any?

Answers are provided at the end of the magazine

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The ROTARACT TEAM

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Answers:1. 12th June2. Paul Harris - February 23, 1905 - Chicago, Illinois USA3. 11th January4. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee, Tawakkol Karman5. Wangari Maathai (Kenya) in 20046. Child Relief & Youth (CRY)7. Mahatma Gandhi

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