Rotary Club of Bombay

From the President’s Desk

Rotary Club of Bombay / 2019 (Page 32)

Dear Friends, Last week, we lost our dear Rtn. (Dr.) Nayna Dastur. She was a member of our Club for 23 years. She was loaned the classification “Medical Practice: Gynaecology & Obstetrics.” We wish her family strength through this difficult time. Under the Water Committee, we recently inaugurated two plants at Ashagad and Talwada on Republic Day. I...

The Urban Heritage Committee organised a wonderful evening of music, featuring acclaimed jazz pianist and composer Richard X Bennett at the Durbar Hall of the Asiatic Library on January 18, 2019. The concert was well attended by a select audience of about 80 guests. Richard, a New York-based musician has headlined in Mumbai at the...

Dear Friends, I am glad to see the increasing number of members at our weekly meetings. I do hope the attendance continues to increase in the coming weeks. Last week RCB took part in the District 3141 Mega Medical camp at Lower Parel. Rotary Club of Bombay put up a stall, the message of which was:...

Raveena Tandon makes an appeal: Save Mumbai’s green lungs, SGNP and Aarey Milk Colony Raveena Tandon, brand ambassador of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP), addressed the Rotary Club of Bombay on ‘Taking Mumbai to a Greener Future’ last Tuesday. Taking a blunt approach, Raveena made it clear that she was there not as an actress but...

Join us for an interesting and fun perspective on maintaining a healthy lifestyle with renowned physician Dr. Jehangir Sorabjee. Dr. Sorabjee will share learnings from his many years of experience on how to lead a balanced life, even in today’s fast paced world. On February 14, 2019, 7 pm onwards followed by drinks & dinner...

Rtn. S. K. Mitra visits Rotary Clubs in Ann Arbor, Michigan, during a trip to USA I have just spent over a month with my daughter, Srimoyee (Director, Stamps Gallery) and her family in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. I have been here before but this was a longish stay as Srimoyee delivered her second child a...

A medical camp was held at the Phoenix Mega Medical Camp, held from January 18 to 20, 2019 at Phoenix Mill compound, Lower Parel, Mumbai. The Rotary Club of Bombay organised for a team of specialists from the Kaivalyadhama Yoga Institute to arrange the facilities at the camp, and attend and manage all walk-ins. They gave...

Congratulations to Hon. Rtn. Adi Godrej on receiving the prestigious ICSI Lifetime Achievement Award for Translating Excellence in Corporate Governance into Reality....

Dear Friends, The past week has been a sad one as we lost Rtn. (Dr.) Hoshung Mobedji, Smt. Lalita Gopikrishna Piramal, mother of Rtn. Dilip and Hon. Rtn. Ajay Piramal and Smt. Kusum Kanu Doshi, mother of Rtn. Gautam Doshi. We offer our sincere condolences to the grieving families. The last week was an action packed one...