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Editorial Glimpse of upcoming events Highlights of events undertaken My days with Rotaract Special report on Trek to Rajmachi

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EDITORIALIt's been just a month since our installation, and I feel

extremely glad to say, that our Rotaract club of DYPCOE is

already on a roll. The new BOD and members have settled

into their respective positions and are functioning efficiently.The overwhelming response for all the events undertaken and

an interesting line-up of upcoming events are a mark of the

gushing energy levels of our rotaractors.

The district event of 'Rajmachi trek' was the major event

conducted in August '10. This issue ofRozine includes a

special report about this trek. We have also covered the other

events undertaken in the past month. Additionally, we would

like to give our readers a glimpse of the various events thatthe club is planning to organize in this month.

We are starting a new column called My days with

Rotaract in Rozine this month onwards. Through this column,

our very own rotaractors will share their experiences of being

A Rotaractor. In this issue, we have our president, Rtr. Amol

Salke sharing his experiences in rotaract. He has been

associated with the rotaract club from the past three years,

and Im sure that his article will be very inspiring and

motivational for all the new and old members alike.

I hope that reading this issue of Rozine is a pleasurable

experience for all our readers.

-Rtr. Madhura Nakate

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President

Rtr Amol Salke

Secretary

Rtr Harshada Deshmukh

Vice-President

Rtr Geeta Deshpande

Club Advisor

Rtr Deepanker Ray

Treasurer

Rtr Ashwini Kharpate

Sergeant-At-Arms

Rtr Zahid Hussain

Community Service Director

Rtr Amey Kulkarni

Club Service Director

Rtr Suyesha Khot

Professional Development Dir

Rtr Amruta Pawar

International Service DirectorRtr Deman Sinha

P.R.O.

Rtr Bhavana Ughade

Asst. Professional Devl Dir

Rtr Abhishekh Upadhey

Director for Web Communication

Rtr Sunny Kumar Gupta

Editor

Rtr Madhura Nakate

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It gives me immense pleasure to handover my Clubs 2nd bulletin to you.

I would like to acknowledge and confirm that Ive really got a very sincere team

and real hard working rotaractors. I hope that most of you are aware of our

club hosting the ICF this year. We are working hard on it. I also want to add, we

are not just hosting ICF but we are giving it a new dimension and making it

more interactive and entertaining for all Rotaractors and Rotarians. So hope to

see you there. Thank you

Rtr. Amol Salke

1stSeptember 10 Beginning of School Adoption project.RCYPCOE has planned on adopting the Chapekar schools

for the school adoption project.

3rdSeptember 10 Club assembly of RCDYPCOE In this month there will be a DEBATE COMPETITION in our

college.

Rtr. Abhishek Upadhyay has been elected as the Chairperson

for the same.

We are continuing with last years project of Sale of eco-friendly Ganesh Idols. Work in progress.

At the end of Ganesh festival, the club will organize NirmalyaKalash.

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CLUB SERVICE

On the , we celebrated Friendship day at Club Level. The celebration was held ata nearby coffee house. It was an informal gathering of club members, which gave an

excellent opportunity for bonding & interaction. Club Service director Suyasha had organized

one minute games for entertainment. Most of the club members graced this event by their

presence.

Club hosted the Cops meetingChairperson: Rtr. Suyasha Khot VENUE: MMCC, Pune

We hosted the 2nd cops meet on 10/08/2010 at MMCC, Pune: The meeting was

called to order by DRR Rtr. AJIT KERURE, All the presidents & secretaries of respective zones

were present. The council members were also present. The meeting was formal & several

projects were discussed with all the presidents & secretaries. Rtr. NEERAJA PRESIDENT RC

KATRAJ was selected as COPS PRESIDENT and Rtr. ABHISHEK SECRETARY RC CMRD was

selected as COPS SECRETARY.

The First district bulletin was released & district directory was also released by

DRR Rtr. AJIT KERURE. The meeting was adjourned & was ended with yummy fellowship.

- Joint meet with Match club Cummins collegeVENUE: MMCC, Pune

The joint meeting with RC BNCA was the first step towards formation of match club.

The meeting started with the respective secretaries reading the minutes of last meeting. The

discussion that followed was about the joint project that could be done. We toyed with

ideas like cleanliness drive at bhushi dam, visit to orphanage, visit to old age home, trip to

wax museum. But finally we zeroed upon the idea of visiting an old home twice, in the

month of September.

After this, Rtr Deman shared his experience about his IDYE visit & Rtr Ruchita sharedher experiences about her study tour to Paris and Amsterdam. After finishing with the

formal sessions we played some ice breaking games and enjoyed them thoroughly. The

meeting was adjourned till the next meeting.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

On the , we distributed biscuits among the Warkaris of the Palakhi. On the 26thof August, Rakshabandhan was celebrated at Tara On the 28th of August, club joined hands with Rotary for the tree plantation project.

INTERNATIONAL

14th, 15th August District trek to Rajmachi12

th-17

thAugust Rtr. Deman participated in IDYE

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Report by Rtr. Deman Sinha

On Thursday 12th

August, early morning 02:00 AM we boarded Coimbatore Express. We

reached Coimbatore on 13th morning 07:00 AM. We had a grand welcome by RC of GRD along with

Dist. IDYE chairman. We had breakfast at Peoples Park with them. After taking a bath at one of

the club members house we visited their college (GRD College of Science). We met all the

members of their club and the principal of their college. We had a general meeting with the club

members in presence of their staff co-ordinator and exchanged our letterheads. After this,

President of the club showed us the whereabouts of the campus. We had delicious lunch at Rain

Forest Restaurant. Then we went to Silent Valley for site-seeing. After enjoying a lot there, they

dropped us at Murugan International, where RC of Coimbatore Sparks was already there to

welcome us. They welcomed us with warm greetings. Although we were very tired their welcome

itself was refreshing. After meeting the club members we went for dinner to Metro Park Inn.

There we had a buffet dinner. Later the district DRR & Secretary also joined us. It was nice chatting

with them. After that we returned to the hotel & watched a movie with the club members.

We slept around 03:00 AM. The next morning, we went for breakfast. The members of RC

Symphony received us at hotel. At the meeting venue, we interacted with their members. After

that we went to Kotagiri with all the club members. District event was organised there, due to

which many other clubs too were present there. We interacted with them also. We had lunch with

many clubs along with district cabinet members present there for the event. We had site-seeing of

whole Kotagiri with RC KCT members. The scenic surrounding of Kotagiri was overwhelming, and

though the climate there was cold we were still standing tall without any harm. Then we saw the

famous tea gardens of Kotagiri where we had sample tea to drink. The tea drove the cold out of

our body. After that we attended District event followed by dinner. We returned to the cottage

booked for us and directly went to sleep. Next day morning we attended the closing ceremony of

the event & returned back to Coimbatore by 9 PM with the members of RC Symphony. We thenhad a typical south Indian dinner with members of RC of Symphony & KCT together. Then we went

to the house of one of the Symphonys member for sleepover. Next day in the morning he

dropped us to Coimbatore Railway station where we boarded LTT express & returned back to

Pune at 11:00 in the morning.

It was really a nice experience being a part of IDYE. I met some reputed

personalities & had a good time making new friends there. I was overwhelmed with the

hospitality given by the host clubs. I would really like to go there again.

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PROJECT CHAIRMAN Rtr. Deman Sinha

On Thursday, 26th Aug2010 this project was successfully carried by RCDY PATIL. We the

rotaractors from RC - D.Y.PATIL went to TARA Home for Handicapped Children to celebrateRakshabandhan. We reached there in the evening. It was their playing time. They were pleased by

our sight and the idea of new playmates. We had a good time with them. Rotaractor Harshada ,

Geeta , Shruti and Suyasha tied rakhi on the hands of children and Abhishek , Ameya and Zahid got

rakhies tied by them. We donated diapers and Biscuits for the children at TARA. We played and

chatted with them. Few children were dancing to the tunes while others were enjoying it. Their own

brave ways of facing life are surprising and very motivating at the same time. They were very happy

with our presence. We will again visit TARA with more participants.

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My days with Rotaract! This topic came across as a real delight for mebecause it reminds me of the actual fun with Ive had in Rotaract. For me

Rotaract is not just a group; but rather like my family in Pune. Rotaract, for me,

corresponds to Lots of friends, knowledge and lots of contacts. Life with

Rotaract has never been boring, and I will say that joining the Rotaract club wasthe most happening and best thing in my college life.

My Rotaract journey started two and half years ago like an accident, and

after experiencing the actual world of professionalism through friendship Iwill say its more like practical MBA course.

In the last 2 years, I visited so many places across all over India in theprogram called IDYE i.e. inter district youth exchange. In this program therotaractors from one place are sent to other places to get new experiences and

also to exchange their views, experiences and cultures etc. The most memorable

IDYE for me was in December of last year to Kolkata where I visited so many

places in north east India and which was also extended to hill stations in

Nagaland. It was the best trip for me till date. And the most exciting thing is that

the friends I made there are still in touch with me like age-old friends.

Rotaract organizes lots of events all over India which include RYLAs

(Rotary Youth Leadership Awards), MDFM (Multi District Fellowship Meet),Rotasia etc. I always tried my best to attend those as it gave me a chance toexplore my world. And I specially want to mention that last years Rotasia

(Rotaract-Asia Conference) was great fun. The amazing event included threecontinuous sleepless nights and four days of interaction of rotaractors from all

over Asia. I am very glad to say that this years Rotasia is hosted by our district

and will be held in GOA.

In this month, we went to Rajmachi for trekking. For the first time in my

life I walked for about 50kms in just 2 days. I am really short of words to

describe this trek but to be frank with you guys those were two heavenly daysspent in the vicinity of nature and 120 rotaractors. I still remember the night in

the village of Rajmachi - that masti, the BESURE singers and then the creepy

ghost stories and more will be added by Madhura in her article.

I think these are memorable experiences which are very difficult todescribe in the form of an article. Id rather arrange one session in which I will

share my experiences about the most funny and educational days of my life my days with Rotaract. So stay tuned for more

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Located in the heart of the Sahyadris, adorned by picturesque waterfalls,

and breath-taking views, lies the winding way to the Rajmachi fort. Situated at a

distance of 20-22 kms from Lonavla station, the trek is an easy but long long walk

to the fort. Rajmachi has two citadels Shrivardhan and Manoranjan. The Tungarli

Lake and dam, the Bhairavnath temple and the fort top are the major spots to be

visited.

The 14th

of August 10 dawned with high spirits among the Rotaractors of

DYPCOE. The 6.45 am local from Akurdi station, took us to Lonavla, which was the

uniting point of different clubs of the district. The interaction started right here,

with the new members being introduced as breakfast was served. By 10.30 we

started our journey on foot. To cover a distance of 20 km on foot seemed close to

impossible for most of us. But our experienced rotaractors Harshada, Geeta andAmol, kept encouraging everyone. People sang songs and cheered along the way.

We crossed over to the other side of the express highway and the ascent started.

The houses along the way kept getting sparse and slowly disappeared.

The first spot to catch our attention was the Tungarli dam. Minuscule

streams trickled down from the dam to form waterfalls. The cold water was very

refreshing in the highly humid atmosphere. We walked on to cross the village of

Tungarli. After that, there was no sign of human settlement for a very long

distance. Climbing up and down the Sahyadri slopes, we crossed a lot of waterfalls.

The temptation to linger was strong, but the urge to reach our destination wasstronger. I was strongly reminded of Robert Frosts famous lines

The woods are lovely, dark and deep,

But I have promises to keep,

And miles to go before I sleep,

And miles to go before I sleep.

By mid-afternoon, there was a considerable droop in our energies. Lunch

time! It was a scenic spot with a wide stream, surrounded by a stretch of grass on

one side and a deep valley with a gushing waterfall on the other. Most of us settled

down on the huge stones amid the stream while a wooden bridge on the stream

suited some others. A traditional maharashtrian menu bhakri, pithla, thecha and

pickle was served. It was very amusing to watch our pizza-burger generation

gulping down this food happily. Even the simplest of food can be the tastiest,

provided youre hungry

After lunch, we started with renewed zest. It kept raining frequently. The forest

cover grew thick as we descended the valleys and opened up as we climbed up.

The little chai tapris on the way were a huge solace for our parched throats. At

some places, the path was damaged due to the rain and we got ourselves stuck in

the muck. It taught us to use the diversions through the forests whenever suchpaths appeared again.

RAJMACHI

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I had one of the most unusual experiences of my life that day. We were at a

peak of a mountain engulfed by a cloud. And incredible as it sounds, we actually

walked through the cloud to the other side. It appeared like very dense fog and

there was a slight difficulty in breathing. Our vision was restricted to a mere few

feet. The lines badal pe paon hai came true for all of us that day.By around 3.30-4 pm, we crossed the river and started our final ascent to the

village. Leaden legs protested but it was plain determination that edged us on. At

5pm, we reached the little village at the base of Rajmachi fort. Within minutes

everyone freshened up. We had the whole evening before us, to enjoy and

interact. Despite the fatigue and exhaustion, everybody gathered out in the

verandah, and started on the endless ride of enjoyment of singing, chatting and

cracking jokes. A small fire was lit, and our bunch sat around it. The evening was

punctuated with breakfast and a very tasty dinner. Finally, as exhaustion took over,

all the rotaractors decided on taking a good nights sleep.

The next morning, was an early one for us, as we all got ready and attended

the Independence Day function at the local school. Little school kids singing

patriotic songs brought back our childhood memories and made us nostalgic. After

the small function, it was time to get to the fort.

The climb was enjoyable. We crossed an ancient Bhairavnath temple on the

way. At some places the path was narrow and steep, but the final result was

fulfilling. The wide view from the top of the fort gave us a flattering realization of

the distance we had traversed. On our way back, we came across a tree full of

monkeys. It was an amusing sight indeed.

We arrived back to the village to satiate our hunger and finally bid farewellto the villagers. The returning path was the same and there were yet a few

rotaractors who had enough of energy to sing on their way back.

The last few kilometres were incredibly difficult due to fatigue and every

step was taxing. Yet somehow, all of us managed to make it to the Lonavla station.

The different clubs dispersed on their respective routes from here.

We returned back to Akurdi station, with a satisfied heart, aching legs, an

incredible experience to our credit and lots and lots of happy memories.

-Rtr. Madhura Nakate