We meet on every wednesday 6.30 PM at Rotary Balbhavan in Panampilly Nagar

Kerala Dance

Terpsichore, daughter of the Gods then had her sway and we had a potpourri of Kerala dance numbers both popular and classical interpreted brilliantly by Madhavan of international repute assisted by a troupe of talented amateurs.

Initial years of the Rotary Club of Cochin were mostly spent as a social club rather than as a service club. It was more because the idea of service at grass root level had not caught up with Rotary at least in our country. “Vocational Service” in those days has been the major ingredient of Rotary just as Paul Harris intended it to be from the start in 1905.

Yet when occasion arose, our predecessors did not hesitate to go to the rescue of our less fortunate brethren or organise themselves to serve a common cause. Then Cochin State was ravaged by a devastating cyclone in July 1941 and many were rendered homeless. Our Club under the leadership of Rtn. T.K. Krishna Menon rose to help the needy. I quote from the bulletin dated 15th August, 1941:

“Dance Pageant”. This was the ambitious caption on handbills and posters described as a benefit performance under the auspices of our Club in aid of the relief fund organised by the Government to help those rendered destitute and homeless by the recent cyclone havoc in the State.

So at 6.30 p.m. on the 9th instant the vast auditorium of Menaka Theatre, Ernakulam was packed to capacity. Among the distinguished audience was the consort to H.H. the Maharaja of Cochin and many Princes of the ruling house. The father of the idea was Rtn. Achutha Menon – he was Chief Secretary to the Government and succeeded Sir Shanmukham as acting Dewan. Our thanks in this connection are due to him and to those Rotarians and their wives who blithely took upon themselves the onerous task of selling tickets to the public. From the crowd we had at the theatre, one can confidently say that their labours were amply rewarded.

A few Rotarians, it must be woefully admitted, refused to co-operate in any manner with the general effort”

The Bulletin dated 13th September, 1941 shows as follows:-

“Accounts” : The President announced that the variety entertainment has yielded Rs. 634-8-0 and that the Board of Directors has decided to give Rs. 34-8-0 to the School for the Blind, Kunnamkulam and the balance to the State Cyclone Relief Fund. He also expressed appreciation of the Club for the services done by the Secretary and some of the other members in making the entertainment a success it decidedly was.

The donation of Rs. 100/- from the Rotary Club of Bombay for the Cyclone Relief Fund was also announced and gratefully acknowledged.”

We must remember that these were dry when there were no Matching Grants or Community Service Trust and monthly subscription was Rs.5/- which included one lunch and one dinner. Rs. 600/- will have been a lordly sum then!

Later on when the Second World War was raging in Europe and Africa and Burma and Singapore and its ripples reached the shores of India and made our Rotarians restless to do something in aid of the War Fund, we organized a carnival on Saturday the 24th of January, 1942 at the Ram Mohan Palace (Present Kerala High Court) and the proceeds of the same an amount of Rs. 6637-11-11 was presented to Rotarian A.F.W. Dixon (Our member and Dewan of Cochin) by Rtn. Governor H.M. Desai during his official visit to the Club on 7th March, 1942 – A creditable achievement considering the value of money in those days. A detailed report of the carnival is best given in the words of T. Bhaskara Menon, Club Secretary and Bulletin Editor.

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  • Title: Closed Meeting

    Subject: BUDGET FOR THE RY 2011-2012

    Venue: Rotary Balbhavan Panampilly Nagar, Cochin - 36

    Date : Wednesday 20th July, 2011

    Time: Fellowship 1830 Hrs. .Meeting starts at 1900Hrs.

    Speaker : -

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    Subject: Ex- Governor of Tamil Nadu and Ex - Judge of Supreme Court of India

    Venue: Rotary Balbhavan, Panampilly Nagar, Cochin - 682036

    Date : Wednesday 27th July, 2011

    Time: Fellowship 1830 Hrs. .Meeting starts at 1900Hrs.

    Speaker : Justice M. Fathima Beevi

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    Venue: Rotary Balbhavan, Panampilly Nagar, Cochin

    Date : Wednesday 10-8-2011

    Time: Fellowship 1830 Hrs. .Meeting starts at 1900Hrs.

    Speaker : Mr. P.V. John

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    Venue: Rotary Balbhavan, Panampilly Nagar, Cochin

    Date : Wednesday 17/08/2011

    Time: Fellowship 1830 Hrs. .Meeting starts at 1900Hrs.

    Speaker : Rear Admiral Shrikhande, Chief of Naval Staff, Southern Naval Command, Cochin

  • Title: Charter Anniversary Dinner Meeting

    Subject: 74th Charter Anniversary

    Venue: Vivanta By Taj Malabar, Willingdon Island, Cochin

    Date : Wednesday 24th August, 2011

    Time: Assemble at 1915 hrs.

    Speaker : Rtn. DGE Major Donor V. Rajkumar

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    Subject: " Impact of US Debt downgrade"

    Venue: Rotary Balbhavan, Panampilly Nagar, Cochin - 682036

    Date : Wednesday 31-08-2011

    Time: Fellowship 1830 Hrs. .Meeting starts at 1900Hrs.

    Speaker : Dr Vijayakumar V K , Investment Strategist

  • Title: JOINT MEETING WITH INNERWHEEL CLUB OF COCHIN

    Subject: Onam Celebrations, Entertainment and Sadya

    Venue: Rotary Balbhavan, Panampily Nagar, Cochin.

    Date : SATURDAY 3rd Sept. 2011

    Time: 1915 hrs. for 1930

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    Subject: Mutual Fund

    Venue: Rotary Balbhavan, Panampilly Nagar, Cochin.

    Date : Wednesday 14th Sept, 2011

    Time: Fellowship 1830 Hrs. .Meeting starts at 1900Hrs.

    Speaker : Mr. A.P. Kurian

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    Venue: Rotary Balbhavan, Panampilly Nagar, Cochin

    Date : Wednesday 21/9/2011

    Time: Fellowship 1830 Hrs. .Meeting starts at 1900Hrs.

    Speaker : Dr. Pravin Kini, CEO, Bourn Hall International India, Kochi

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    Venue: Rotary Balbhavan, Panampilly Nagar, Cochin

    Date : Wednesday 28-9-2011

    Time: Fellowship 1830 Hrs. .Meeting starts at 1900Hrs.

    Speaker : Prof. M.K. Sanu

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    Subject: Classification Talk

    Venue: Rotary Balbhavan, Panampilly Nagar, Cochin

    Date : TUESDAY 4/10/2011

    Time: Fellowship 1830 Hrs. .Meeting starts at 1900Hrs.

    Speaker : Rtn. Lt. Gen. M.G. Girish

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    Venue: Casino Hotel, Willingdon Island, Cochin

    Date : SATURDAY 15-10-2011

    Time: 1915 hrs. for 1930

    Speaker : Dinner Meeting hosted by Rtn. PP. Jairam

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    Subject: Meeting with Mayor and Corporation Staff with regard to Ravipuram Crematorium Project

    Venue: Rotary Balbhavan, Panampilly Nagar, Cochin

    Date : Wednesday 19th October, 2011

    Time: Fellowship 1830 Hrs. .Meeting starts at 1900Hrs.

    Speaker : Worshipful Mayor Mr. Tony Chammani & Staff of Corporation of Cochin

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    Venue: Rotary Balbhavan, Panampilly Nagar, Cochin

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    Subject: Deepavali Celebrations

    Venue: Casino Hotel, Willingdon Island, Cochin.

    Date : Saturday 12th November, 2011

    Time: 1915 hrs. for 1930

    Speaker : Rtn. DGN MPHF Dr. Senthilnathan Siva, R.I. Dist. 3202

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    Subject: Contempt of Court Cases

    Venue: Rotary Balbhavan, Panampilly Nagar, Cochin

    Date : Wednesday 16-11-2011

    Time: Fellowship 1830 Hrs. .Meeting starts at 1900Hrs.

    Speaker : Mr. S. Sreekumar, Senior Advocate and Special Prosecutor in Jayarajan's Case

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    Venue: Rotary Balbhavan, Panampilly Nagar

    Date : Wednesday 23-11-2011

    Time: Fellowship 1830 Hrs. .Meeting starts at 1900Hrs.

    Speaker : Dr. Ranjini Raghavan

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    Subject: Ayurveda

    Venue: Rotary Balbhavan, Panampilly Nagar, Cochin - 682036

    Date : Wednesday 30-11-2011

    Time: Fellowship 1830 Hrs. .Meeting starts at 1900Hrs.

    Speaker : Dr. Krishnan Namboothiri, Chief Physician, Nagarjuna

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    Subject: Aviation Industry

    Venue: Rotary Balbhavan, Panampilly Nagar, Cochin 682036

    Date : Wednesday 7-12-2011

    Time: Fellowship 1830 Hrs. Meeting starts at 1900Hrs.

    Speaker : Mr. H.A. Munaff, Director & CEO Great India Business, GSA RAK Airways

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    Venue: Rotary Balbhavan, Panampilly Nagar, Cochin

    Date : Wednesday 14-12-2011

    Time: Fellowship 1830 Hrs. .Meeting starts at 1900Hrs.

    Speaker : Mr. Tom Jose IAS, M.D., Kochi Metro Rail Ltd.

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    Subject: Classification Talk

    Venue: Rotary Balbhavan, Panampilly Nagar, Cochin - 682036

    Date : Wednesday 21-12-2011

    Time: Fellowship 1830 Hrs. .Meeting starts at 1900Hrs.

    Speaker : Rtn. Shweta S. Vasudevan

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    Subject: Election of Office Bearers for the YR 2012-13

    Date : Wednesday 28th December, 2011

    Time: Fellowship 1830 Hrs. .Meeting starts at 1900Hrs.

    Speaker : Annual General Body Meeting

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    Subject: Use on Lokpal Bill

    Venue: Rotary Balbhavan, Panampilly Nagar, Cochin

    Date : Wednesday 04-01-2012

    Time: Fellowship 1830 Hrs. .Meeting starts at 1900Hrs.

    Speaker : Mr. T.N.T. Nayar, Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (Retd.)

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    Venue: Rotary Balbhavan, Panampilly Nagar, Cochin

    Date : Wednesday 11-01-12

    Time: Fellowship 1830 Hrs. .Meeting starts at 1900Hrs.

    Speaker : Dr. A.K. Pillai, Pediatrician, Florida, USA

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    Subject: DMRC

    Venue: Rotary Balbhavan, Panampilly Nagar, Cochin

    Date : Wednesday 11/01/2012

    Time: Fellowship 1830 Hrs. .Meeting starts at 1900Hrs.

    Speaker : Mr. Sriram, Project Head, DMRC

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    Subject: Role of Surveillance in Polio Eradication

    Venue: Rotary Balbhavan, Panampilly Nagar, Cochin - 36

    Date : Wednesday 18th January, 2012

    Time: Fellowship 1830 Hrs. Meeting starts at 1900Hrs.

    Speaker : Dr. Saira Banu M, Surveillance Medical Officer National Polio Surveillance Project - India

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    Subject: Christmas / New Year dinner meeting

    Venue: Casino Hotel, Willingdon Island, Cochin

    Date : Wednesday 25th January, 2012

    Time: 1915 hrs. for 1930

    Speaker : --

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    Subject: Music & Brain

    Venue: Rotary Balbhavan, Panampilly Nagar, Cochin - 36

    Date : Wednesday, February 1, 2012

    Time: Fellowship 1830 Hrs. .Meeting starts at 1900Hrs.

    Speaker : Dr. Anandkumar, Head of the Department of Neurology, AIMS

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    Subject: GSE Team Visit from Germany

    Venue: Rotary Balbhavan, Panampilly Nagar, Cochin - 682036

    Date : Wednesday 8th February, 2012

    Time: Fellowship 1830 Hrs. .Meeting starts at 1900Hrs.

    Speaker : GSE Team from RI District 1810, Germany, Team Leader Rtn Hubertus Sass

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    Subject: Classification Talk

    Venue: Rotary Balbhavan, Panampilly Nagar, Cochin - 682036

    Date : Wednesday 15th February, 2012

    Time: Fellowship 1830 Hrs. .Meeting starts at 1900Hrs.

    Speaker : Rtn. M. Thomas Jacob

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    Subject: End Polio Now Campaign & International Evening

    Venue: Rotary Balbhavan, Panampilly Nagar, Cochin 682036

    Date : Wednesday 22nd February, 2012

    Time: Fellowship 1830 Hrs. .Meeting starts at 1900Hrs.

    Speaker : Rtn. GGR. Georgekutty Karianappally

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