Realising that old age is a second childhood and a time when one needs love and care, 17 Interactors of the Interact Club of Bharda New High visited an old age home – Our Lady of Piety – at Vijaywadi, Chira Bazar, at 11.30 am along with their moderators Mrs. Tasneem Gilitwala, Mrs. Shubhangi and Principal...
Thirty-four children from Bhavishya Yaan took part in a painting competition held at the Piramal Art Gallery, NCPA, by PP Rtn. (Dr.) Mukesh Batra, on March 7. The photographs, all of which were taken by Mukesh, an avid photographer, captured the essence of his travels across Rome, Venice, Amalfi and Positano and were sensational. The children...
The Rotary Club of Bombay’s Elder Care Committee and Cotton Green Committee organised a comprehensive check-up for members of the new Ananda Yaan Centre that opened at Dr. E Moses Road, Worli, recently. Members visited the Cotton Green Clinic on March 1, 2019. The check-up was smoothly coordinated by Vrushali Palwankar from the Rotary office and...
“There is a new food revolution all over India but there have been a couple of mini food revolutions in India in the last five or six decades. Each decade has seen a revolution. In Bombay, in the ’50s and ’60s if you wanted to go out to eat, you went to the local Chinese...
SEBI-registered research analyst Hemindra Hazari brings a lot of fire power to his talks. The cannons he fired at last Tuesday’s meetings were honest, brutal and showed up the mess India’s finance companies have woven around themselves. And all this is despite various levels of monitoring by government and independent agencies. Therefore, Hemindra examined the...
Dear Friends, The Rotary Club of Bombay’s Literacy Committee inaugurated a new Computer and English room for Bhavishya Yaan at the Prabhadevi Municipal School on February 25. Almost 50 Rotarians came together for the inaugural event. Last week’s Tuesday meeting saw the release of a book showcasing the 40 year journey of the Phiroze Ratanshah Vakil Eye Centre at...
Recently, the Rotary Club of Bombay supported an event held by an Animal Welfare organisation called In Defense of Animals (I.D.A.) at the Royal Opera House on February 7, 2019. RCB has lent its support to I.D.A. previously too. The event was attended by President Vijay Jatia, Samir Chinai and Rtn. Priyasri Patodia. Please note: I.D.A. looks...
Rtn. Vikram Dahiya organised a kirtan and satsang (religious song and lecture) on February 22 to spread the message of The Gita to elders at the Ananda Yaan Centre at Dr. E. Moses Road. Sriman Satyanand Das and Nand Gop Das from ISKCON’s Chowpatty Temple, also known as the Hare Krishna Temple, addressed 75 senior...
The Bhavishya Yaan programme launched itself at the Prabhadevi Municipal School amidst much excitement and fanfare on February 25, 2019. The magnanimous donors, Rtn. Rajas Doshi and Rtn. Ptn. Jyoti Doshi, had been instrumental in getting this project off the ground. The day began with the Bhavishya Yaan children speaking about English and Computer classes followed...
In last Tuesday’s meeting, the Rotary Club of Bombay commemorated the efforts of PP Rtn. (Dr.) Rahim Muljiani, PP Rtn. (Dr.) Rumi Jehangir, Dr. Anil Deshpande, Rtn. Arin Master and Dr. Priyanka Doctor for their unstinting support in running the Phiroze Ratanshah Vakil Eye Centre at Talwada. The eye centre at Talwada is RCB’s longest-running landmark...
Rtn. Charu Agrawal, as a committee member of Ananda Yaan, went to the Byculla Centre to play Housie with members early this month. Recognising that the cold wave of winter this year would have been particularly harsh upon the elders, she took 75 woollen shawls and snacks too. A warm heart, some generosity and a simple...