By Rtn. Jaya Prasad On the auspicious occasion of Dhanteras, I decided to spend some valuable time with elders at Ananda Yaan. It was a celebration day for them and for me too. Upon arrival at the centre, I was greeted by Dileep, CC from Dignity and was warmly welcomed by very enthusiastic members of Ananda...
Part II of PP Rtn. SANDIP AGARWALLA’S interview with RIPN SHEKHAR MEHTA about his journey from the Calcutta Mahanagar Club to the 18th floor of the Rotary World office in Evanston, USA Sandip Agarwalla: What is your message to our Rotary family in District 3141? Shekhar Mehta: I look at your district as one of the most...
DIABETES AWARENESS District 3141 conducted a radio awareness programme for juvenile diabetes. Five children of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar School took part in the radio recording. The children, who had never been to a studio before, were very excited at the recording procedure. Rahul of 24Fret, the recording studio, did a fabulous job and Mrs Neelam Lakhani...
Dear Friends, Very warm greetings. What a delightful afternoon it was at our weekly meeting with the recipient of the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan, the batting legend, Mr. Sunil Manohar Gavaskar. The audience was completely enthralled and in raptures with his eloquent and humorous speech. Fondly called Sunny Gavaskar, and known for his batting prowess against fast...
The BY children at the Ambedkar School saw a wonderful magic show on Children’s Day! The kids rocked with laughter all through the show. The magician, who had come from Mahabaleshwar, was amazing! He performed several tricks like making a ring disappear and then bringing it out of a banana, making a ball drop...
Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan, cricketor Sunil Gavaskar shared laughs and lessons he learned along life’s way at the Tuesday meeting THE Rotary Club of Bombay was delighted to welcome Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan, Sunil Gavaskar, as a speaker for their weekly meeting on November 5th, 2019 at the Taj President Hotel. Rotarians were pleased...
Senior citizens of Ananda Yaan’s E Moses Centre (a collaboration between the Rotary Club of Bombay and The Dignity Foundation) celebrated the first-year anniversary of the centre. They prayed for the wellbeing and continuity of the centre at Maharashtra’s most important religious places. The journey took place on November 7th. An all-ladies team of 53 senior...
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OVER a hundred, 130 to be exact, children were included in the largest Diwali Party for 1500 underprivileged children at the Race Course. We are grateful to Ms. Sumangali and Mr. Nitai Mehta (whose organisation Praja was a recipient of our prestigious RCB citizen award from four years ago) for extending the invitation through the...
Urvashi Butalia shares real stories about real women spear-heading the change in India I AM going to share with you three stories of the kind of woman that we see everyday in our lives but don’t take much note of. Baby Halder: A domestic worker, she is the kind of woman who would work in our houses...
IN A great example of our Club’s committees working together to make a difference, we are able to provide an entire year’s supply of sanitary napkins to 66 girl students of our Night Study Centres. A big thank you to the Bhavishya Yaan Committee for directing their surplus stock to the Night Study Centre Committee....
October 11th is observed as the International Day of the Girl Child (IDGC). This year Population First, in association with SBI Foundation, organised a seminar on Saturday, October 19th, 2019 to mark the occasion of the DGC. The event featured two panel discussions on education, health and empowerment issues followed by a scintillating performance by...