October Issue

Rotary Club of Guwahati Luit, District 3240 October Issue Explore Assam -MANAS- Beginning this issue we will carry articles on Tourism & Weaves of Assam & North East India by Guest Columnist Ms. Madhusmita Khound, who is Travel & Tourism Entrepreneur. With Covid under control Assam is all set to Welcome Tourists, come Explore Assam & North East India – rich in Diversity, Language, Food & Culture. Email: Page 11-16 [email protected] We meet every 2nd & 4th Saturday at Hotel Atithi. Time: 7 PM

from the Desk of Editor It gives me a great pleasure to publish second edition of E-Bulletin “Luit Chronicle”. Rotary is the best October Month organization of connecting Birthday & Anniversary the people world wide. We are the proud member of Wishes this great NGO and have the commitment of serving Birthday the community as per their needs. Manoj More 10th This “Luit Chronicle” Rajiv Jain 15th bulletin is the platform for exposing Club Projects, Anil Agarwal 20th activities and action. Let us work Together to make our Marriage Anniversary Rotary Year 2021-22 a very successful one. Rupa & Bivash Dhar 30th Regards, Page 2 Rtn. Mona Shah Editor [email protected]

From the Desk of President Hello Friends, Festival Greetings! What a great start at our 6th Installation meet. I was overwhelmed with the support of all. It has made me feel that all members have special quality of facing the challenges. Any work cannot be done alone, big contribution of the entire Team makes it fruitful. I am blessed to be President of such a great Organisation where each member is a leader and I have full faith that we will blossom doing good for the society. I was nervous before the start of our diabetes and Eye Camp simultaneously at Kamakhya Temple premises. But the moment the Project started, each member was working with such enthusiasm to make the project successful. Our new member Dr. Amit Agarwal was supposed to stay for a little while but he stayed for nearly 3 hours and handled the crucial moments so coolly. Aashish Das & Pami Das need to be applauded for getting Real Juice of around Nine Lakh, unloading & dispatching them for distributions. Thanks to the Members for distributing at more than 20 locations. Special Thanks to Rtn. Munna & Mamta Agarwal for their contribution of Light & Sound System at Basishta Crematorium. Thanks to Rtn. Bobby & Manoj More, for Donating Water Cooler at the Basishta Crematorium. Both the Projects were inaugurated by Chief Minister of Assam, Shri. Himanta Biswa Sharma & Ms. Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, CEO News Live. My Greeting for upcoming Festivals! President Rtn. Samta Golchha Page 3

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Manas National Park, Assam Guest Columnist : Ms. Madhusmita Khound, Travel & Tourism Entrepreneur | email: [email protected] Manas National Park in Assam is a Greenery one is greeted by the UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site. This beautiful National Park located in the many Peacocks that live here. For Assam Bhutan Border is divided in 2 Countries India & Bhutan and is accommodation there are some contiguous with the Royal Manas National Park of Bhutan. It is a Project Tiger resorts and camps on the Reserve, Elephant Reserve and a biosphere Reserve. periphery of the Park. Manas Manas is only 3 hrs drive from Guwahati, remains open for visitors from the major city and point of embarkation in Northeast India for November to April and partially most travelers. The drive itself quite picturesque going through small towns, open in October and May. Three neat villages, paddy fields, tea gardens, roadside weekly markets etc. main activities can be done in On reaching Manas, apart from lush Manas – Elephant Safari, Jeep Safari and Rafting on the Manas River. The Elephant Safari takes place early in the morning and Jeep Safari a bit later in the morning. Manas is mostly dense forests with very tall trees and some grasslands. Page 11

Manas is famous for its unique scenic beauty and to quote the UNESCO World Heritage Tag declaration – Manas contains superlative natural phenomena/ areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance. The Big Five animals of Manas are - One horned Rhino, Swamp Deer, Wild Buffalo, Tiger and Elephant. Manas is also famous for the Golden Langur. Apart from that Manas is home to Indian Leopards, Clouded Leopards, Asian Golden Cats and Black Panthers, Gaurs, Asian Water Buffaloes, Barasingha, Dholes, Capped Langurs, Assamese Macaques, Slow Loris, Hoolock Gibbons, Smooth- Coated Otters, Sloth Bears, Barking Deers, Hog Deer's etc. The Park harbors more than 22 Endangered Species which are designated as Schedule 1 Species in the Wildlife Protection Act and enjoy the highest level of protection. ​ It is also designated as an Important Bird Area with more than 500 species of birds. More than 200 species of butterflies have been recorded at Manas. Important Facts about Manas National Park Total area: 950 square kilometers (370 sq mi) Altitude: 61–110 meters (200–361 ft) above mean sea level Annual Rainfall: 33 centimeters (131 in) mm Temperature (°C): The minimum temperature is around 15 °C (59 °F) and the maximum temperature is around 37 °C (99 °F) Page 12

Apart from the animals and the Golden Langur forest, the beauty of the turquoise blue waters of the Manas river against the backdrop of the Bhutan hills looks like straight out of a fairy tale. This park has undergone tremendous transformation in the recent years from the verge of destruction due to insurgency. There was mass deforestation and many animals died few decades back. When peace returned to the area, the forest also started healing and soon regained its beauty and magnificence. Page 13

Activities Elephant Safari, Jeep Safari, Rafting, Village Visit etc. Visiting Hours in the Park Page 14 On Elephant Back Timings : First ride from 05.30 to 06.30 hrs & Second ride from 06.30 to 07.30 hrs By Jeep Safari Timings : 06:00 AM to 03:00 PM

How to reach Manas National Park – By Air : Guwahati airport is 140 kms (approx) from Manas Rupsi Airport is 180 kms (approx) from Manas By Train : Guwahati railway Station is 130 km (approx) from Manas. Best time to visit Manas National Park November to April Sightseeing in Manas National Park It is essential for visitors to take prior permission from the Forest Department before entering the park. Page 15

About us Ms. Madhusmita Khound Travel Entrepreneur Avani Travel Services based in Assam is a Travel Company for avanitsi.com Domestic and International Travel. Avani is approved by Ministry of Tourism, Govt of India as an Inbound Tour Operator and is also recognized by the Tourism Department of Assam. Kaziranga Tours is an unit of Avani dedicated for promoting Tourism in Northeast India. [email protected] [email protected] avanitsi avanitravel Culinary & Tea Tours Wildlife & Birding Tours Handicrafts & Textile, Tribal Tours Page 16

Diabetic & Eye Camp at Maa Kamakhya Temple Date : 29th September Page 17

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We come across this principle Now it is the tendency of the winner to in day-to-day life, in business boast, he will boast that he has won and at so many places yet we 5000 Rs. after investing just Rs10. The succumb to it. For some it is news spreads, some will say he has just fun and time pass but won 10,000/- and the figure increases, some pay very dearly, some now 1000 persons more are interested swear that they will never fall to purchase lottery tickets and the show for it but still fall for it in one goes on. This has been going on since form or the other. Because this time immemorial. The 999 persons who principle, always tend to show lost Rs.10/- never raise their voice. A that those who have grown rich loser seldom raises his voice. We all and successful have taken know Miandad hit a six of the last ball of shortcuts which is generally not Chetan Sharma at Sharjah and Pakistan so. won the match, but few will remember that in that very match Srikanth batted Now what is this brilliantly. Why! Because we lost the principle? Suppose 1000 match. persons purchase lottery tickets @ Rs.10 and out of 1000 persons 1 person wins Rs.5000/- and the rest Rs.5000/- is divided in taxes, agent’s commissions etc. Again, see the various marketing concepts. A product which realistically should be worth 50 Rs. has an MRP of 150 Rs. A chain is made up and you are shown as part of the chain. The more the members you create the more you earn. Page 20

All by sitting in your beautiful house and inviting your friends and creating more members. The presentation is just mind blowing. Slides, video presentations and what not. They will say ’You know Mr. Pandey is a proud owner of a HONDA City car by making this chain. Now I ask how many Honda City cars has been distributed in total and the ratio to the number of members. They will say ‘don’t you want a beautiful holiday in Goa without any tensions’. They sell dreams. Are we not just a salesman /woman of such companies. Most such companies, chit funds, internet members, plantation companies etc. know the pulse of the people, know that this lottery principle will never fail. And at the end only a few persons earn at the cost of so many. Though I am not strongly against propagators of Vaastu, Feng Sui, Colour therapy etc. what I strongly feel is how so many people with so little knowledge of such theories just cash on one theory - the lottery principle. A interior decorator- cum- Vaastu expert from his small office will advise you where your entrance should be, where your water storage should be etc. etc. I would believe in such theories if for suppose at random 100 houses are selected at Singapore or some international city. People knowing nothing about Vaastu do the job of seeing whether there is progress, peace and well-being in each such house. Vaastu experts are given exact diagrams of the houses and they are to give their comments on each house. Now the findings are compared by a unbiased person and then he finds out the percentage, that say 60 % houses are having progress because Vaastu suits them, if such UNBIASED observations are carried out then such theories shall be worth believing if it shows some positive results. Page 21

I started reading a book which was describing a house where Sivarasan was killed (accused in Rajiv Gandhi’s murder case). The house was not constructed as per Vaastu. See the preconceived mind of the writer. As if the design of the house is responsible for the deeds of Sivarasan. I know a person who made so many structural changes as per Vaastu and yet did not get the desired result. He went back to this interior designer-cum-Vaastu expert. Now this Interior Designer-cum Vaastu expert (now in AC deluxe office) has a very easy way out. Honi ko kaun taal sakta hai. (who can change one’s fate). Another way is ‘ I have done what is best, but there is another thing which is .....your Haath ka rekha/Taqdeer/ Horoscope. So many ways out. And the loser never revolts and thinks it is his Taqdeer (fate). In short the predictions of above propagandists are mostly unpredictable. If you study all the successful people you will find only a few successful persons who has become successful because they were one out of 1000 (as in the above lottery principle) and the propagandists will always advertise them as heroes and the losers are then lost in the dustbin of history. But in reality majority of successful ones are successful by dint of their hard work and intelligence. Rtn. Pawan Kumar Golchha (Written about 15 years back) Page 22

Know Your Fellow Rotarians Name: Anil Agarwal Year of joining Rotary : 2016 (Charter Member) Birthday: 20th October Hobbies: Watching cricket, Anniversary: 23rd January Chatting with Spouse Education: B.com., L.L.B Likes: Outing at Restaurant Profession: Insurance Dislikes: Travelling Agent Why Rotary: It is a platform where Spouse: Priti Agarwal we meet people from different avenues which helps in growth of Daughter : Sakshi Agarwal. business, making friends and Completed her Event fellowship. Management from NAEMD, Mumbai and at present Project to remember : Project associated with Rising Samman, touched my heart by Events, Mumbai. seeing smile on the faces of Safai Karmacharis and others, it gives Son: Vaibhav Agarwal, immense satisfaction for studying in RGS, Guwahati. honoring them for their hard work. Page 23

Juice Distribution at various places Dabur India had given us 3 Variants of Real Juice of around Nine Lakh Invoice Value. We had distributed at the below locations, will continue in the month of October also. 1. Adingiri School 2. Mother Teresa Shantidaan, 3. Spastic Children Home 4. Helping Hand 5. Amar Ghar 6. Near Hanuman Mandir, Dispur 7. St. Judes Hospital 8. Shantidaan, Near Airport 9. Snehalaya Noonmati 10. Ganesh Mandir, Pandu 11. Front Line Warrior, Diphu 12. Labours, Galla Patty 13. Amingaon Labour Line 14. Kamakhya Mandir 15. Gotanagar 16. Hanuman Mandir, Sarabhati Page 24