The onus to have a conscience falls upon architects, to do what is right for the environment around them Architect Brinda Somaya’s name stands at the forefront of leaders from her profession who work in synergy with the environment. Her philosophy – the architect’s role is that of a guardian, the conscience of the built and...
Over 2,500 under-privileged children enjoyed the Christmas Carnival splash thrown by Rtn. Suresh Agarwal at the CCI Club, Churchgate, this year. Not only was he generous in his sponsorship of this party, he also spent time with the kids. The mega Christmas Carnival is an annual party that Rtn. Agarwal has been hosting for seven consecutive years....
The Rotary Club of Bombay had its fourth Assimilation dinner on December 9, 2018 at Rtn. Ian and Blossom Pinto’s beautifully done residence. The evening began at 8.30 pm with a number of old and new members in attendance. To keep in the spirit of Christmas, the Pinto residence was decorated in a lovely Christmas...
S V Prasad recounts the fellowship to Odisha We, the 18 Odisha Juggernauts, embarked on our journey on December 3, 2018. After landing in Bhubaneshwar, we drove straight to the Lord Jagannath Temple Town, Puri, a 40 km drive away. In Puri, we took a green tour on cycle rickshaws to the Old Town, ending with...
The primary children of Bhavishya Yaan (G K Marg, BMC School) and Lighthouse (Child Welfare Committee) had a dental check-up by the Rotaract Club of Government Dental College on December 14, 2018. A dentist, a team of 10 interns and students interacted with the children to understand their past experiences with tooth aches, causes of tooth...
On December 13, Poonam Malani and her team from Sadhu Vaswani Mission Colaba visited the Lighthouse class from 4 to 6 pm to spread the message of love and harmony. Around 120 students from kindergarten to class 4 attended the session. A few mothers from the community were also invited to attend along with their children....
Fifty-two Bhavishya Yaan students visited the Cathedral & John Connon School on December 15, 2018, for a 4C conference spearheaded by the Interact Club, the 4Cs being Care, Compassion, Collaboration and Commitment. This year’s conference aimed to bring together the Interact Club members and Bhavishya Yaan children thanks to the kindness of Mrs. Isaacs –...
Tata Power employees organised SARAGAM, a musical evening, with 10 musicians and 10 volunteers from their company, at our Byculla Anand Yaan centre. A good quality sound system was set up by Tata Power with professional musicians entertaining the elders. The members were encouraged to participate by making requests of their favourite songs which the...
The Rotary Club of Bombay will confer the speaker of the day, Professor M M Sharma, with the Sohrab Godrej Award for Science & Technology, for his pioneering work in the field of Chemical Engineering, his path-breaking efforts in which UDCT got autonomy of UGC, and his innovative studies and contributions to Science & Technology....
Highly anticipated 12th Annual Golf Tournament coming up soon Like in the last several years, the Sports Committee plans to continue with the motto of spreading goodwill and fellowship through sports. What started off as a challenge on the greens of the US Club in south Bombay in 2008 has flourished and blossomed into a full-blown tree...
We thank Rtr Mehak Mehta, Rtr Palak Shah, Rtr Simran Lodha and Rotaract Club of H.R. College for celebrating Christmas and New Year’s eve with senior citizens and their grandchildren at newly-opened Dr E Moses Road centre of Ananda Yaan. Thank you Rtn. Chris for arranging fruits and juice for everyone. Members enjoyed the game...