Independence Day Celebration @ YMCA Kamak School, Madurai : 15 Aug 2014

Year after Year, Rotary Club of Madurai West has been celebrating India's Independence day at YMCA Kamak School, along with the children and faculties. Rotarians gather at the venue, while the school authorities make elaborate arrangements for the celebrations. After hositing the flag, our president Rtn.Ravee delivered his Independence day address. The children who are quiet special perform various drills and talent expressing acts. Our club makes breakfast arrangements for grand gathering. It is indeed a novel effort on our club to continue with this good tradition of Independence day with these special children on this special day. This year lots of new rotarians, who joined just one month back took keen interest to participate and celebrate the occasion.

Kind Gesture by our Rtn.Dr.G.Vasudevan

Following article appeared in The Hindu on 10th May 2013. Students who passed out of +2, can avail 10% discount at our Rtn.Vasu's "Mahal Restaurant" in Town Hall Road, Madurai. That's a great gesture by our humble Rotarian in recognizing and honouring these students in his own way.

 

Madurai West Celebrates Independence day with handicapped children

On the morning of 15th August 2011, President Raja Govindasamy and his ann Asha, accompanied by Secretary Rajeshkanna and his ann Kavitha and a number of Rotarians visited the YMCA KAMAK SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF, to clebrate one more year of independence with the inmates.

The Principal of the School in her welcome referred to the children missing "Annachi Rajagopal" this year, for he always comes two weeks earlier to motivate the children to put up a good show.

Other members from Madurai West included, R.Meenakshisundaram, S.B. Rajkumar and his son Master Premkumar, NAN, Jacob Abraham C.Damodharan, C.R. Chandran, N.M.P.Gunasekaran and V.M.Nandalal.

National Flag was hoisted by our President, followed by an impressive "MARCH PAST" in which he took the salute. Then the children demonstrated their talents in a mass drill, dances, and gymnastic exercises. Raja gave a noving address and complimented the Teachers and the School authorities for the excellent manner in which they were looking after the children. He also complimented the parents for their care and understanding the children.

Prizes, sponsored by Madurai West, were distributed to the winners of the various competitions held earlier in the School. Following this we hosted a delicious breakfast to the children, their parents and the teachers and staff of the school.


- Reported by Rtn.PP.NAN

Good Samaritan

Project : Eye

Youth Service : 2009-2010

Celebrating Independence day

Polio Plus

Rtn.President.C.R.Chandran administring Polio Plus to a child, ably assisted by Rtn.Meenakshi sundaram, Secretary-Rotary Club of Madurai West.

Looking on are Rtn.PP.Angayarkannan, coordinator at Lady Wellington Polio Plus camp along with Rtn.Rajesh Kanna, Director-Service Projects.

RYLARIANs and RYLA Team 2009-2010

RYLA Team : Rtn.L.Ramanathan - Chairman RYLA, Rtn.NAN Narayanan, Rtn. R.Rajagopal, R'Ann Muthu Ramanathan, Rtn. Khursheed Majeed along with 58 Rylarians at Mahatma Residential School, Alagarkoil.

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RYLA 2009-2010

This years RYLA was conducted on 8th, 9th and 10th of Jan 2010 at Mahatma Residential School at Alagarkoil.

RYLA Chairman Rtn.Ramanathan proved himself to be a fit candidate for better responsibilities by conducting the RYLA succesfully. He is a good Team Player. Starting from RYLA Pilot Faculty Rtn.Ravee, Veteran Rotarians Rtn.NAN and Rtn.Rajagopal, RYLA Chairman fixed up the Right Person for the Right Job. Rtn.Rajesh Kanna, Director - Service Projects should have been gifted to have such a succesful wonderful project and and unrelenting RYLA team.

Totally 58 students from various colleges in and around Madurai participated in the 2 Nights 3 Days residential Program. Mahatma School was kind enough to provide all the facilities with sumptous food.

The ambience was pleasing and condusive for the speakers who gave lots of tips and training in "Dare to be Great" - RYLA Theme. Apart from that, Rylarians did undertake a trek in Alagarkoil hills and did have camp fire.

By and large it would have been a memorable day for Rylarians, RYLA Team, Rotarians and faculties.

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Man behind the Anaesthesia Station Donation

Dr.DK.Raja who graduated out of Madurai Medical college now works at West Wales General Hospital, Carmathen, UK. When this hospital was upgrading its machineries, the newly installed Anaesthesia stations were unanimously decided to be donated to Government hospital in India. As a good guesture Dr.DK.Raja wanted to donate it to the Hospital from where he graduated. His friend Dr.Chandrasekaran who is now the HOD of Anaesthesiology department in GH appreicated the idea and fully cooperated with the project. Both of them got the Dean Dr.Sivakumar to pursue the project. And to ship the machines from UK to India without any hazzels, Dr.DK.Raja donated the machines through Rotary club of Carmathen UK. In India, Rotary Club of Madurai West was hand picked by them and the project atlast is a reality.

In this file photo, Dr.DK.Raja is seen along with Member of Rotary club of Madurai West when he was in India in July 2009. Here he is seen felicitated by Rtn.Dr.Edwin, Rtn.PDG.PV.Parthasarathy, President C.R.Chandran, and Rtn.Dr.Ramasubramanian

Donation of Anaesthesia Machines

It has been a historic moment on 18-Dec-2009 at Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai, India and Rotary Club of Madurai West. Rtn.CR.Chandran, President of the Club along with secretary Rtn.Meenakshi Sundaram organized an elaborate meeting in the presence of Rtn.A.Purushothaman, District Governor of RID 3000.

Dr.DK.Raja, an old student of Madurai Medical college, now working at West Wales General Hospital, Carmathen, UK chose the Rotary Club of Carmathen, UK and Rotary Club of Madurai West in India for a good cause. He chose both these clubs to transport and donate the latest Integrated Anaesthesia Stations worth about 1.20 Crores to Government Rajaji Hospital located in Madurai, Tamilnadu in India which is serving lots of poor and needy people.

The stations come as a boon to the patients undergoing surgery in the hospital. Death due to anaesthesia complications would be minimized with these latest machines.

Thanks to the steneous efforts of Rtn.DL.Viswanathan, Project Contact whose persistent follow up with customs officials in India made them release the machines.

In the eventful meeting, the machines were handed over to the Government Hospital represented by its Dean Dr.Sivakumar and HOD Dr.Chandrasekaran, in the presence of Madurai Corporation Commissioner Mr.Sebastin.

Kudos to Rotary club of Carmathen, UK and Rotary Club of Madurai West. Both of you have lived to the true spirit of Rotary : SERVICE ABOVE SELF. Long live all the good hearts.

A Humanitarian Project - Invitation

For the Sake of Honour Award to Dr.Kousalya Devi, Gandhigram

November 6th 2009 should be called as a memorable day for every Rotarian. Our club honoured Dr.Kousalya Devi of Kasturba Hospital at Chinnalapatti, in Gandhigram with "FOR THE SAKE OF HONOUR" AWARD.

Her simplicity, lifestyle,dedication,passion and Conscience made many admire her. Our club rightly identified her as the Most Suitable person to recieve this years Award. Her collegue for 40 years Dr.Pankajam, Ex Vice Chancelor Gandhigram University was rightly present to felicitate her.

Our club deems it a Privilege and thank Dr.Kousalya Devi for having accepted the award from our club.

Do click the attached image here to see the Citation given to Dr.Kousalya Devi and her profile. Also find our Bulletin Copy published the next week with details of the Award Function.

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Eye camp

On Wednesday 26 Aug 2009 our member Rtn.Dr.A.Saravanakumar, Opthalmologist, with his staff conducted Eye Screening Camp for the students of Madurai Sivakasi Nadar's Pioneer Meenakshi Women's College, Poovanthi. More than 200 students benefited out of the eye camp. Thanks a lot to Rtn.R.Kanagasabai for making elaborate arrangements for the eye camp and making is useful. Rtn.R.Rajagopal, Rtn.Rajesh Kanna, Rtn.RM.Subramanian and Rtn.RK were rotarians present apart from the President and Secretary.

Independence day celebration on 15-Aug-09

Our Club has been celebrating Independence Day at this school for the Deaf and Dumb for the past several years. As usual we ( Rtns. C.R.Chandran, R. Meenakshi Sundaram, R.Rajagopal, Jacob, Damodharan, N.M.P.Gunasekaran, Anvar) assembled at the School at 8 AM. The students and the staff greeted us. The function started with the prayer and followed by a speech by Rev S. Suyambu, Correspondent.
Our President hoisted the National flag. Students sang t h e F l a g s o n g . M r Muthukumar readout the oath and the students repeated it. It was followed by a mass drill. It was excellent. Secretary in his speech appreciated the staff for their patience in teaching these students. President Chandran in his speech stressed the importance of Independence Day in the modern context. We enjoyed the karagattam by Ms. Vaishnavi, Kaliswari, Anu and Jayapriya. They proved that they are in no way less than others. In his thanks giving s p e e c h M r . J o s u v a applauded our club for the consistent patronising. Mrs Mercy Ida in her speech thanked our good Samaritan Rtn. RR for his followup. With National anthem the meeting came to a close. The students were given breakfast and we too joined them. All thanked the caterer for his benevolent supply of breakfast to all students. It is indeed a very special to celebrate Indpendence day with special people in the YMCA Kamak School for deaf and dumb.

"MEGA PROJECT OF 2009"

Visit of Rtn Dr S.K.Raja from Rotary Club of Carmarthen, Wales, UK (Rotary District 1140) on 29.07.09 West Wales General Hospital, UK marked the begining of Mega Project of 2009. He is donating Anesthesia machines (worth Rs 50 Lakhs) to Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai through Rotary club of Roour,UK.

Rtn Dr S.K. Raja. President C.R. Chandran organised a tea party at Hotel North Gate. IMPP Rtn DL Viswanathan thanked the Doctor for his yeomen service. PDG Partha, Rtn.R.Rajagopal, Rtn.Dr. Harivasagam, Rtn.Dr.D.Ramasubramaniam, Rtn.Dr.Edwin, Rtn. Domodharan, Rtn.N.M.P. Gunasekaran, Rtn.Dr.K.R.Krishnan, Rtn. Rajesh Kanna, Rtn.Ramaswamy, Rtn.Dr.Sethuraman (he happens to be the batch mate of the Chief Guest) and Rtn R.Meenakshi Sundaram were present. Rtn.Dr.Raja explained the finer details and advantages of the Anesthesia machine.

President in his speech applauded him for selecting our club for the good job. He garlanded the chief guest with a sandal malai and adorned him with ponnadai. The machines are expected to arrive Chennai in 2 weeks time. The Chief Guest in his speech thanked the memebers for being present. Though the machines are 6 years old they will be of immense value to our Hospital. Secretary proposed vote of thanks.

And thanks a lot to the Project Coordinator Rtn.C.Dhamodaran and Rtn.IPP.Viswanathan for having taken tremendous efforts and making this project a reality.

Latest Update: The Anaesthesia Machines have as per schedule in India in July itself. Thanks to the Customs officials who have atlast cleared all the machines and the accessories by 22nd October 2009. The machines are likely to be handed over before 2nd week of November to Govt.Rajaji Hospital in a Gala Function. West is making us all proud.

Interpersonal Relationship of Counselling : for College Teachers

On Saturday, the 25th July 2009, our club in association with N.M.S.Sermathai Vasan College for Women conducted a project on “Interpersonal Relationship of Counselling” for the teaching staff of the Said College. Mr.N.Sivasubramanian, President of the College and Mrs.Dr.S. Kowsalya Principal helped a lot to make it a great success.

As the first person to handle the sessions, Mr.R.Shantharam, M.B.A. emphasized the importance of cordial interpersonal relationship between the staff and the students. The main points he stressed upon were, as a teacher one should have continuous efforts to improve himself and make the students better learners and better persons. Of course only a burning candle will be able to light another.

Rtn.Aruna Visweswar, our member and principal of Adhyapana School, commenced her session with a novel exercise for the participants which was well appreciated. She stressed that a better interpersonal relationship among the staff members effective communication is very essential . Proper knowledge and better understanding between the staff is needed to tell them about what is to be done at present and in future. She said that better to think twice before one speaks to another and does an act. Mrs.Aruna Visweswar being a lady and the staff of the college being ladies was able to feel the pulse of the participants
in a better way and was very much above the expectations and everyone without an exception appreciated her very much. Kudos to our member Mrs.Aruna Visweswar.

Our member, Rtn.PP.Natanagopal was very prompt in his arrival even
though his train trip from Chennai was very much delayed by more than 4 hours.
He advocated that one should be self confident, courageous enough and believe in himself and his abilities to achieve his goals. Imitation and efforts are the essential ingredients to achieve. It is always better to act than to react and to accept our faults and to ignore the ill treatments by being patient, were his advice to the audience.

Mrs Usha Rani Mohan - Lecturer in psychology in her session had involved all the students by her number games. Her session was quite lively and entertaining. She quoted certain points related to psychological approach towards students. She captured our attention just by quoting and conducting memory tests and techniques to uplift the memory power of the students. First one, memory power related creative story technique. Second one, memory powerrelated to associative technique.
She analyzed the interpersonal relationships through certain measurements known as Socio Metrics. Her deep interest in analyzing the concepts of psychology. She showed some demonstrations with the selection of certain candidates as participants. Altogether she touched the essence of psychology in the field of teaching. Rtn R.Rajagopal was thanked by the Principal and the staff for organising a wonderful and useful program for the students.
Reported by Rtn.PP.RM.Subramanian and Mrs Yoga Lakshmi of Sermathai Vasan college. All photographs were taken by our young Rotarian Rajesh. We thank him a lot for bring this project live infront of our eyes.

Encouraging School Students

Students work hard and dream of being the topper in their school. Among a number of aspirants, naturally only one could be the first rank holder. It is indeed a life time achievement for the student when they come first in State level Public exams - the 10th and 12th Standard. The school management often recognize the State First rank holder and sometimes times the first runner up (second rank holder) too, with suitable certificates and Cash price. It is absolutely fine that the best candidates are appreciated. But the 3rd rank holder could have missed the recognition by a whishker. And they get no recognition or appreciation from authorities.

Our club has been filling up this gap left out by school authorities. We recognize the 3rd, 4th and 5th rank holders with Cash Price. Our club is fortunate to have the Benevolent donor Mr.Seshadri of Graphico Printing Press Madurai. The price money sponsored by Mr. Seshadri is given away to deserving students of Corporation school in the presence of their Teachers,Parents and other guests.

This year on 17th July 2009, at the Banquet Hall of Hotel Pandyan the students were honoured as per the following deails:

Miss. M.Divya and Miss. G.Deepika of the Ponmudiyar Corporation School, Madurai, for having scored 1120/1200; and 1112/1200 respectively securing the 3rd and 4th rank in the State at the XII Exam.

Miss. P.Subha of the Kasturibai Gandhi School, for securing the 5th rank the above examination with 1110/1200.

Miss. S. Gayathri of E.V.R.N. Corporation School, Miss. T. Tharani of Velivetheyar Corporation School and Miss. R. Anitha of Thiru.V.Ka. Corporation School for having secure the 3rd, 4th and 5th ranks respectively with 482/500; 480/500 and 476/500.