Page | 1 PA Table of Content Foreword from District Governor (2020 - 21) ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ......... 3 Foreword from District Vocational Services Counsellor (2020 - 21) ................................ ................................ ................................ ........ 4 Foreword from District Vocational Services Director (2020 - 21) ................................ ................................ ................................ ............ 5 Foreword from President, RBWC (2020 - 21) ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .......... 6 Foreword from Director Vocational Services, RBWC (2020 - 21) ................................ ................................ ................................ ............. 7 Season 1 | Episode 1| Space Technology ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .............. 9 Season 1 | Episode 2| Green Entrepreneurship ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .. 11 Season 1 | Episode 3|Digital Marketing ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............. 14 Season 1 | Episode 4 – SPNF Technology ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............ 17 Season 1 | Episode 5|Modern Agriculture Technologies – Part 1 ................................ ................................ ................................ ....... 20 Season 1 | Episode 6|Modern Agriculture Technologies - Part 2 ................................ ................................ ................................ ....... 23 Season 1 | Episode 07|Energy Swaraj ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................ 26 Season 1 | Episode 8 – Block Chain ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ..................... 29 Season 1 | Episode 9 | Making Sense of Nutraceuticals The Benefits & Risks ................................ ................................ ..................... 31 Season 1 | Episode 10|Blue Revolution ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .............. 33 Season 1 | Episode 11|Food to Flight ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................. 36 Season 1 | Episode 12 |Future of Mobility ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ......... 38 Season 2 | Episode 1|Home Composting ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........... 41 Season 2 | Episode 2|The 3Rs – Recycle, Reduce or Reuse ................................ ................................ ................................ ................. 43 Season 2 | Episode 3|Water Conservation ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ......... 46 Season 2 | Episode 4 – Plant Based Diet ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............. 48 Season 2 | Episode 5 – Green Periods ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................ 50 Page | 2 PA Season 2 | Episode 6 – Natural Cleaners ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............. 53 Season 2 | Episode 7 – Sailing Through Success ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .. 56 Season 2 | Episode 8 – Beyond challenges ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ......... 58 EPILOGUE ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................... 61 Page | 3 PA Foreword from District Governor (2020 - 21) Dear Friends in Rotary, Greetings to you. I would like to congratulate the District Vocational Service Team for a wonderful Sky Rocker Rotary Year - 2020 - 21 under the leadership of the Director Rtn. Dr. Radhakrish na P M. The Jnana Vaividya - Vocational Diversity Speaker Series which was initiated by the District Vocational Team with Rotary Bangalore Whitefield Central as the lead Club, was a great success. The weekly series, with its diversity of speakers provided knowledgeable and insightful content which helped boost the morale of Rotarians. This program was a boon to many clubs when the speakers motivated members which in turn increased participation of within the clubs in Bangalore as well as outside Bangalore It also gave an opportunity for collaborations between the clubs during the lockdown period. The speakers of the program, were honored for their contribution in their respective fields which encouraged many to contribu te more to the society. I would like to recognize the efforts of President Rtn. Manoj Kabre and his team for the wonderful coordination between the participating Clubs which ensured this program reached maximum members. Kudos to the entire team. Warm Regards Thank you Rtn. Na gendra Prasad B L District Governor, 20 - 21 RI District 3190 Page | 4 PA Foreword from District Vocational Services Counsellor (2020 - 21) It is said “Knowledge is Power; Information is Liberating; Education is the gateway of Progress – in every family; even in every Society”. True to the saying here was a program that brought in information to educate us, on the success of extra ordinary Knowledge s ome had cultivated. Here was a program that showcased how we could find opportunity in each challenge – the challenge he re was the pandemic and the disruption it had caused. ‘Jnana Vaividya’ was a simple but brilliant concept – to showcase work of some of the extra ordinary achievers in different vocations, in their own words & experience sharing. The idea was conceived bu t the next step was to finalise a theme, to get some focus & flow of program, as a series of talks. Once the broad concept of an interesting theme was finalised it took lot of interactions; t alking with many in Rotary and out of Rotary; discussing amongst the committee and talking to the recipients of our Invitation; finalise the dates and title of the subject – it was a daunting task but the taste of the pudding is in eating. So much so the speaker series was formally started off on the 5th August 2020 and the first set of 12 week series saw huge success with more than 1000 Rotarians; Rotaractors participating and getting inspired by different vocational aspects & accomplishments of a few extra ordinary achievers. An ou tcome of this program was launch of yo u tube channel under the same name ‘Jnana Vaividya’ – making it available again for those interested. The response of the participants and the enthusiasm of the Vocational service team – made the committee to launch the second edition of the program exten ding the program to another 8 episodes and as a result several ideas; programs were born because of this well executed initiative ‘Jnana Vaividya’ in our Rotary District 3190. It would be appropriate to recognise the support extended by District Governor 2 020 - 21 Rtn Nagendra Prasad; Dist Vocational Service Director Dr Radhakrishna and continued efforts of RBWC President 20 - 21 Rtn Manoj Kabre; RBWC Director Rtn Rajaram and many – who made this series ‘Jnana Vaividya’ a valuable gift to many Rotarians & famil y during this testing times. I have great pleasure in joining the team to present this book "Vocational Opportunities for a Greener World" – excerpts of the twenty sessions we had under Jnana Vaividya series. Rtn K.S.Nagendra Past Governor 2013 - 14, Vocational service Counsellor 2020 - 21 RI District 3190. Page | 5 PA Foreword from District Vocational Services Director (2020 - 21) When we started the Rotary year 2020 - 21 we were in the midst of first covid wave. The lockdown and restricted movement opened an opportunity for us to explore possibilities of doing on - line projects under vocational service avenue. One such project is Jnana Vaividya. One of the core values of Rotary being diversity, District Vocational Service Team along with Rotary Bangalore Whitefield Central conceptualized Jnana Vaividya Project on online platform – which stands for Exploration of Knowledge Diversity. The project is all about hosting a weekl y TedX type knowledge sharing event by an expert of international fame followed by question & answer session. We also implemented a unique plan of inviting other Rotary clubs not only from District 3190 but also from other districts & countries, Rotaract c lubs, Lions clubs to participate in this series as GUEST clubs. The team also made sure of selecting the topic which is part of new knowledge era & has positive contribution to protecting the environment & reducing use of fossil fuels, leading to new - norma l vocational path, or practices or setting up of community based microenterprises helping youth & women. The series implemented in two legs saw twenty different knowledge areas and on an average attendance of more than hundred. So me of the concepts discu ssed also took a shape of a dedicated group formation, with members committing on reduction of use in electrical power & shared results of their actions; formation of two women based microenterprises exclusively for assembling solar appli ances in Mulbagal & Ramnagar hosted by Rotary Mulbagal Central and Silkcity Ramnagar clubs. We have also seen active discussion & possibility of implementing natural farming technology using SPNF method in the near future. After seeing these positive impa cts the team though t of putting together all the learnings, possible opportunities and relevant links along with profile of invited speakers in the form of this book. The idea is to share this wealth of knowledge among Rotarians, Rotaractors, Interactors and friends of Rotar y in coming years with an intention of inspiring readers develop projects or choose newer type of vocations which would help gr eening the globe. I should say THANKS to District Governor Rtn.Nagendra Prasad, District team on Vocational Service, RCB Whitefi eld Central team lead by President Manoj Kabre, speakers, and the audience to make one of the memorable project of my life. Best wishes!! Rtn. Dr Radhakrishna P M District Vocational Service Director 2020 - 21 Rotary International District 3190 Page | 6 PA Fo reword from President, RBWC (2020 - 21) Rotary truly Opens Opportunities. This was evident during the start of the Rotary Year 2021 - 22, when Covid had gripped us all and we Skyrocker Presidents were grim about how the year would pass, when physical presence in the community would be a challenge. The guidance and inspiration from our Vocational Service Director Rtn.Dr.Radhakrishna, and the support of our beloved DG Rtn.Nagendra Prasad, did the trick. Just initiated as a small idea, Jnana Vaividya was an outcome of this collaboration – a speaker se ries curated to bring in diverse vocation leaders from various parts of the country and abroad, who would give a talk for about 40 minutes to the Rotary audience. The subjects were carefully crafted and then a lookout for the leading do - ers in these field began. A systematic approach to finalizing the speakers and the programme format was accomplished by our Vocational Service Director Rtn.Rajaram, and this speaker series was launched on 5th Aug.2020. During the 12 - week series, we were able to successfully disseminate information about diverse vocations to 1000 + Rotarians / Rotaractors and Friends of Rotary, across the world. The sessions were widely appreciated by everyone, which led to also launching of a YouTube channel ‘Jnana Vaividya’. As the Covid - sec ond wave hit us all, a suggestion was floated by Dr.Radhakrishna of attempting a second edition for this speaker series. This too was embraced by our club Rotary Bangalore Whitefield Central (RBWC). Two of our new members Rtn.Smita Kulkarni and Rtn.Shekar Hariharan came forward to help with supporting Rtn.Rajaram, and there was a bigger team to run the Second edition of Jnana Vaividya. With an excellent support from the District IT team led by Rtn.Devadasan and Rtn.Vacchan, for facilitation the District Zo om connection as well as the circulation of invite for various weeks, the entire programme has been a great learning experience for all of us at RBWC. This platform allowed us to connect with 100+ clubs including Inner Wheel and Lions clubs in addition to our own Rotary and Rotaract clubs. As a next step, we plan to launch projects inspired by these talks, under the banner ‘Jnana Vaividya Yojana’ where two - three clubs can collaborate and execute the projects. Jnana Vaividya ‘opened opportunities’ for us to ‘serve to change lives’ ! Sincere gratitude to our District Governor and District 3190 Vocational Service Team. Manoj Kabre President (20 - 21) Rotary Bangalore Whitefield Central www.rotarybwc.org Page | 7 PA Foreword from Director Vocational Services, RBWC (2020 - 21) As a Vocational service director of the Rotary Bangalore Whitefield Central (RBWC) it is my great honour to be a part of this Jnana Vaividya vocational service talk series. This idea was very well thought by the able leadership of District 3190 Vocational Service Director Rtn. Dr. Radhakrishna PM and RBWC President Rtn. Manoj Kabre. Vocational service is one of the pillars of Rotary. Jnana Vaividya, as the name described, we had planned to invite 1 2 accomplished professionals from various diverse fields to talk about their vocation and the associated opportunities in their field. Every bit of the program was well planned and associated theme was created by selfless volunteers. A well aligned logo is very much essential for successful communication of the theme. Mr. Bhavin Shah designed an excellent logo which depict that diverse people coming together as a team and sharing the knowledge. Mr. Yash Arora & Mr. Ramesha created required colleterials whic h made this event very professional. My sincere thanks with gratitude for their selfless service. Though the pandemic restricted and confined us to our home, it could not stop Jnana Vaividya from bringing the great accompli shed professionals from across th e world to our home. I don’t think this could have been possible even in pre - pandemic days. Due to overwhelming support and response received from Rotary clubs across the word, and friends of Rotary, Rtn. Dr. Radhakrishna suggested to re - start the Jnana Va ividya with another 8 more eminent speakers, and it was very well supported by Rtn Smitha Kulkarni and Rtn Shekar Hariharan. This booklet is Jnana Vaividya’s compiled synapsis of all the 20 speakers’ wisdom. We hope this will help all of us to unders tand these professions better and utilize their knowledge in community improvement and empowerment. Based on your interest you can visit the respective speaker talk in the Jnana Vaividy a YouTube Channel Once again, my sincere thanks to DG Rtn. Nagendra Prasad, District Vocational Service Director Rtn. Dr. Radhakrishna PM and R BWC President Rtn Manoj Kabre and all the RBWCians and all the guest clubs who supported and made it a great s uccess. Rtn. Rajaraman V Vocational Service Director (2020 - 21) Rotary Bangalore Whitefield Central http://rotarybwc.org/ Page | 8 PA SEASON 1 Page | 9 PA Live event held on August 5, 2020. Season 1 | Episode 1| Space Technology Abstract and Key learning The talk was divided into two segments namely Spacetech as hobby and as professional journey. With reference to hobby for teenagers, young people and even elders activities that can be taken up are making paper model rockets as educational tool & understand what rockets are made of; developing model rockets as a school project, setting up low cost spacetech lab to attract young minds into excitement of space technology & nurture few budding rocket engineers; being part of Amateur radio clubs through Ham radio operation using satellite links – dedicated communic ation channel, which will be handy during disasters like tsunami and floods; astro - photography to capture milky way, movement of earth on its axis, movement of asteroids; simulation learning of launching satellites through gaming with thorough technical va lidation of every steps & moves. Getting involved professionally in spacetech can be seen through vibrant ecosystem of startups prevailing in this space, incl uding those who are trying to make private satellite makers, developing various applications in th e front end for use of the society. In fact tools like satellite telephony, GPS have transformed the world in terms of providing service at door steps through swiggy, zo mato, uber, neighborhood ATMs and many more applications have brought in improved produ ctivity in many sectors. There are huge investments by Amazaon, Bharati Airtel in starting/ acquiring ventures for large scale building communication satellites & ro cket launching services which will make dream of connecting anybody from anywhere, be it in airplane high in the sky or ship in the midst of ocean a reality. Satellites have positioned itself as “eye in the sky” and the applications are never ending, to name a f ew; attending broken down car in a remote place; attending to surgery remotely; mapp ing agri field of farmers over a period of time to assess his credit worthiness, assessing air pollution, helping fishermen to locate the catch, climate changes, utilization, p reservation & helping build natural resources etc. Page | 10 PA Opportunities for New Age Vo cations & projects for good of the community Following are some of the opportunities for Rotarians to use the learnings • Spacetech labs in schools • Promote space photography & simulation rocketry as hobbies • Use satellite data to plan community economic dev elopment projects – with examples like lake rejuvenation, afforestation, assisting farmers to choose the crop for the season, disaster management etc. • To add one of the new items in Career Guidance & Counselling by vocational service team Where can I find more information Here are some of additional resources where you can find more information • Exclusive space podcast platform focusing on India: https://www.newspaceindia.com – a exclusive space podcast platform focusing on India • Telegram group: https://telegraph/New - Space - India • Indian amateur radio satellite program http://amsatindia.org • Paper scale models: https://www.axmpaperspacescalemodels.com • Building spacetech lab: https://www.rocketeers.in Speakers Bio Page | 11 PA Live event held on August 12, 2020. Season 1 | Episode 2| Green Entrepreneurship Abstract and Key learning The question that was addressed in this session is “can we address myriad problems affecting environment through entrepreneurship?” and the answer is yes through an integrated approach of “Climate Collective” by utilizing talent pool available with startup s working in the environment space. How it is done by working on different verticals at times they are sequential too! The actual activity chart includes annual climate start - up week, climate start - up job fair, climate start - up round table, circular ec onomy round table, climate entrepreneur boot camp, climate launch pad: start - up business proposal & competition event at different locations from regional up to global level and networking, Page | 12 PA Some of the successful start - ups who took up this journey w ho are also contributing towards significant reduction of carbon footprints are listed. 1. Nikola Motors – electric mobility redefined: customers - autoriksha owners; price INR 30K per kit; Climate impact: CO2 18250 MT per year. 2. Insulight ceramics - Eco - friendly Lightweight Thermal Insulating Ceramic from Thermal Power Plant Waste; customers - ceramic manufacturers; price INR 10K per MT; climate impact: CO2 169 Million Tonne per year 3. Broom & blooks: Converting worshipped flowers into natur al products: Fertilizers for roof top gardens – at least five time value addition. Opportunities for New Age Vocations & projects for good of the community Following are some of the opportunities for Rotarians to use the learnings : • Identify the startups & microenterprises in the environment space and encourage them to get in touch with Climate Collective for support. • Environment Sustainability Rotary Action Group to identify the problems concerned with environment and probable solutions in terms of business ideas mitigating the issue through various programs in colleges & communities. • Network with similar initiatives elsewhere and build strong force to reckon with using presence of Rotary through out the globe. Page | 13 PA Where can I find more information Here are some of additional resources where you can find more information • www.climatestartupweek.com ; www.climatestartupschool.com ; https://climatelaunchpad.org/2021/ • https://ied.eu/blog/green - entrepreneurship - sustainable - development - for - business/ • https://www.researchgate.net/publication/285170513_Green_entrepreneurship_The_missing_link_towa rds_a_greener_economy Speaker Bio About Pratap Raju Pratap Raju has been in the climate and clean tech space since 20019. From being one of the pioneers in solar in the early days of National Solar Mission, he has pivoted to supporting climate and clean tech startups throughout South Asia. Founding part ner of The Climate Collective Network, he also leads other programs like the Climate Launchpad program across South Asia as well as Uzbekistan and Israel. A graduate from Harvard and then Oxford University, Pratap Raju has been an entrepreneur for the pas t 20 years in IT, media, renewable energy, and now climate. About The Climate Collective Network The Climate Collective is a non - profit focused on unleashing the innovation and e ntrepreneurial talents of people in South Asia. The main goal of Climate Collective is to build and support the emerging innovation ecosystem around climate and sustainability through a variety of start - up tools and programs. For this, the Collective is b uilding local climate entrepreneurship ecosystems throughout South Asia through a regional partnership model to execute programs across the subcontinent. Climate Collective is also a proud partner of based New Energy Nexus, an international non - profit that supports clean energy entrepreneurs. The Collective currently is focusing on building out the climate and clean tech ecosystems in South Asia through the following programs: - Climate Launchpad, a European Union program to incubate ideas and early - stage st artups - Climate Ready, an entrepreneurship development program for women entrepreneurs in climate and clean tech - Climate Startup School, an educational platforms for climate entrepreneurship and for professionals looking for a career change - Climate Runway (to be launched), a climate and clean tech accelerator - Climate Pilot, a service to build and execute startup programs for corporates to solve sustainability problems - Climate Boost, a service to support climate - focused non - profits to build incubators and ac celerators Page | 14 PA Live event held on August 19, 2020. Season 1 | Episode 3|Digital Marketing Abstract and Key learning The trends are very clear, traditional marketing methods has to give way to digital marketing as it provides superior customer engagement and at the same time provide higher return on the investment to the marketers. This is going to happen just simila r to disruptive innovations happened some time back with products ( e.g. iPhone redefining the product, while competitors Nokia, Samsung were nowhere near the point of explosion!) and services (e.g. Uber establishing its own market understanding unmet ne ed of the customer vis - à - vis largely unorganized taxi segment). The i nnovative digital marketing system is going to hit us like tsunami especially during post - covid scenario, catalyzing seamless collaboration between online platform & strong communication with backend offline physical stores. However, the retailer and B2C c ompanies would be wondering how this new model would ensure higher return on investment. Actually digital marketing’s strength comes from the fact that newer technologies available under its command can track & me asure impact of all the ad campaign whet her it is billboard, print, television, social media, chabots, phone, video or physical visit to showroom (through tools like QR scanner, cloud telephony, foot fall tracking etc.). Not just measuring it can integrate all data available & connect to prospe ctive customer and steeply increase chances of lead converting to sale. Page | 15 PA The three things that plays a key role in this digital technology intervention are 1. Good integration of online to offline system 2. Search engine optimization across all lead generating points 3. Content of the advertisement both from substance & creativity point of view. The major ad campaigns which used to be addressing millions of people earlier are going to become one million personalized ad campaigns in the new post - covid era. The high success rate is assured because of collaborative approach which gets initiated by the personalized campaign & integrated data accumulat ion about the customer choices & interest followed by follow - up communication with customer. This kind of seamless aisle experience has brighter chances of acquiring customer and getting him back next ti me for cross sales. During the talk three case studi es were also presented which included transformation of a retail chain stores of electric & electronic goods, retail chain stores of multiple goods and Mobile App campaign for a bank. The presentation was followed by interesting Question & Answer session w hich provided more clarity on the power of digital marketing in creating superior customer engagement and can make the marketers win the game! Opportunities for New Age Vocations & projects for good of the community Following are some of the opportunitie s for Rotarians to use the learnings • Using digital marketing for setting up a long sustaining service project • Using digital marketing tools for raising funds for service projects • Exploring digital marketing as new age vocation – especially by young Rotarians and Rotaractors • To add one of the new items in Career Guidance & Counselling by vocational service team Where can I find more information Here are some of additional resourc es where you can find more information • https://www.bangkokbankinnohub.com/eywa - media - raising - customer - engagement - to - a - more - meaningful - and - interactive - level - for - ensured - advertising - success/https://www.adido - digital.co.uk/blog/how - to - improve - roi - in - digital - marketing • https://youtu.be/g4XPRGfMb4A • https://neilpatel.com/blog/increase - roi - with - analytics/ • https://digitalmarketinginstitute.com/blog/how - to - boost - your - organizations - digital - marketing - roi • https://bl og.hubspot.com/marketing/measure - content - marketing - roi Page | 16 PA Speaker Bio Page | 17 PA Live event held on August 26, 2020. Season 1 | Episode 4 – SPNF Technology Abstract and Key learning Agroecology is farming that “centers on food production that makes the best use of Nature’s foods and services while not dama ging these resources”. Agriculture as a vocation will be a success, when one understands : ● Nature has been naturally sequestering a critical mass of carbon - dioxide in the soil and forests for millions of years. ● In nature, there is already nitrogen and carbon cycle which ha s kept the planet cool and sustainable for millions of years Subhash Palekar Natural Farming (SPNF), formerly known as Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) ● Is a holistic alternative to present paradigm of high cost chemical or organic inputs - based agriculture practices and ● Is a practise that is resilient to the negative and uncertain impacts of climate change SPNF - A FARMER MOVEMENT ● SPNF/ZBNF principles are in sync with the principles of Agroecology, a world - wide movement. ● Its greatest strength is that, it is based on the latest scientific discoveries in Agriculture, and, is rooted in Indian trad ition. 4 Wheels of SPNF : Page | 18 PA ● Beejamritha - Microbial seed coat ● Jeevamritha (JVM) - Microbial culture for boosting and sustaining health of soil ● Mulching - Soil cover using Straw, Soil or Live crops to create a microclimate for microbes ● Waaphasa - Proper aeration at the root zone of crops to enhance nutrient uptake and fight diseases Why SPNF? - from farmer perspective Aids farmers to mange their farms and crops ● By better management of natural resources (soil, water, solar energy) ● Produce more with less, while increasing resilience ● Produce more crop with less drops (90% savings in Palekar 5 layer fruit model) Why SPNF? - minimizes cost of cultivation ● Eliminate usage of chemical fertilizers & pesticides ● Eliminates or minimizes usage of organic inputs like Farm Yard Manure (FYM) ● No other external organic inputs such as vermicompost, biofertilizers are needed or allowed Opportunities for Rotarian Projects SPNF Karnataka volunteer strength is very minimal, but our strength is in training and hand holding farmers practically in their fields to successfully implement SPNF. We have successfully done this last year with more than 40 farmers across Karnataka districts . With Rotarians at various district level, we would like to build SPNF farmer community (AP ZBNF implementation has been very successful) . This community would include primarily small and marginal farmers, both rain - fed and irrigated lands. This will help the community build a bio - diversifi ed produce which can lead to successful marketing of their produce directly to consumers.. Not much funding is required, minimal fund to cover seed cost, saplings, community cow - rearing and preparation of SPNF related microbial concoctions and astras (he rbal pesticides). Buying the produce or setting up a market for the poison free food produced, is another place where Rotarians can contribute, to make the program me more motivating for participating farmers..An idea, this poison free food could be consum ed by the respective district level Rotarians Where can I find more information • https://www.youtube.com/subhashpalekarkrushi • About SPNF Karnataka : o ● www.youtube.com/spnfkarnataka o ● www.spnfkarnataka.org o ● http://spnfkarnataka.blogspot.com Page | 19 PA Speaker’s Bio