October is the
Vocational Service Month at Rotary.
Vocational Service
focuses on:
·
Adhering to and promoting the highest ethical
standards in all occupations
·
Recognizing the value of all useful
occupations, not just those that are pursued by Rotarians
·
Contributing one’s vocational talents to
meeting the needs of the community
During October,
Rotary clubs are encouraged to focus on this important avenue of Rotary
service.
One of the suggested
activities for the Club is to present a vocational excellence award to someone
in the community who has exemplified outstanding professional achievement and
high ethical standards. The Vocational Excellence Award is awarded to an
individual who may or may not be a Rotarian.
The Awardee is expected to have demonstrated vocational excellence of
the highest order. In doing so, they are expected to have set a clear example
to others. Past President (PP)
Rtn.Arvind Shah, Chairman – Vocational Excellence Awards Committee began the
proceedings of the day by emphasizing the importance of Vocational Excellence
Awards and also naming some of the earlier recipients of this award from our
Club.
Rotary Club of Bombay
West chose Prof.Dr.Yashwant R. Trivedi for conferring its Vocational Excellence
Award for the year 2014. The Award and
Citation was presented to him by President Mohan Joshi in presence of PP
Rtn.Dr.Mohanbhai Patel, PP Rtn.Arvind Shah and Rtn.Dr.Anand Gupta, Director –
Vocational Service. Prof.Dr.Trivedi was
introduced to the members by PP Rtn.Dr.Mohanbhai Patel and the Citation
presented to him was read out by Rtn.Hemant Joshi.
Prof.Dr.Yashwant
Trivedi is a well-known poet and a writer who has authored over 150 books on
subjects as varied as literature, aesthetics, poetics, philosophy and
religion. His works have been translated
into several languages including Hindi, Marathi, English, Tamil and Telugu
amongst Indian languages and Greek, French and German amongst foreign languages. The Saurashtra University and The South
Gujarat University have honoured him by prescribing his book “Parishesh” as
text book at post-graduate level. His
poems are prescribed in SSC and HSC textbooks in several States in India.
As a Professor at
University of Mumbai, he taught graduate and post-graduate students for 31
years, including teaching M.Phil students and being a Ph.D guide for doctorate
students. He has delivered over 5000
lectures on Literature, Arts, Religions, Philosophy, etc. at various
universities and cultural institutions in India. He has also delivered 65
lectures at institutions in Europe and America.
Prof.Dr.Trivedi is
also known for his activities related with social service and human welfare.
Motivated by Rev.Vinobaji Bhave, he has served in rural areas for several
years. He has inspited over 400 upcoming poets and writers, giving them
exposure and helping them publish their books and articles. Currently, he is rendering services as
Chairman of Sahitya Samiti – Kala Gurjari and President of literary organization
‘Anandotsav’.
For his contribution
to the literary world and other related activities, Prof.Dr.Trivedi has been
conferred with 51 prizes, awards and medals, including Sur Singar Samsad’s
National Award for Post-Independence Poetry, Soviet Land Nehru Award, 5 times
Sahitya Akademi Prizes, Gujarati Sahitya Parishad Award, 1st Prize
in Kavilok, Best Laureate Award for enriching Indian literature, Chandulal
Selarka Award, Kakasaheb Kalelkar Award, Sheriff Dr.Mohanbhai Patel Award,
Saraswati Sanman Award, Samajratna Dr.Dipchand Gardi Saraswati Sanman Award,
Kanhaiyalal Munshi Award, Life Time Achievement Award from Human Society of
India, Priyadarshini Academy – Smt.Chandaben Mohanbhai Patel Award, KalaGurjari
Award, Dr.Mohanbhai Patel International Literary Excellence Award.
In his acceptance
speech, Prof.Dr.Yashwant Trivedi said that an award from a renowned
organization like Rotary is like a Oscar
to him and he thanked to all the Rotarians for recognizing him with this great
honour and respect.
Rtn.Dr.Anand Gupta thanked
him and also thanked PP Dr.Mohanbhai Patel for volunteering and taking the
responsibility of introducing such a great personality. Dr.Gupta also thanked the Chairman of the
Vocational Excellence Award Committee PP Rtn.Arvind Shah and his team comprising
of PP Rtn.Nandlal Chawla, Rtn.Dr.Prakash Trivedi, Rtn.Mohanlal Gupta,
Rtn.Jayant Vasani, Rtn.Sandeep Vasani and Rtn. Gaurang Mehta for their
contribution in selecting the right nominee for the Vocational Excellence
Award.
At the end a standing
ovation was given to Prof.Dr.Yashvant R. Trivedi as a mark of respect for his
outstanding contribution to the society and to the world of literature.
- Reported by Rtn.Dr.Anand Gupta
