Unveiling ‘40 years of Talwada’
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 project. Seeing its effectiveness in villages surrounding
Talwada, what began as a camp stayed on to become a landmark in the field of public service and eye care for the needy for four decades now.
In this time, the doctors have performed not just the task of treating patients but also uplifting the overall knowledge of eye care in the area. Dr. Rahim has often said that it is criminal that people should lose their eyesight in this day and age due to self-neglect, lack of help or unavailability of aid.
The book details Dr. Rahim’s vision, a glimpse of the centre back then, the people who joined him along the way in
dedicatedly furthering his vision and all the struggles they faced in the early years are penned in this book. From the first operation that was conducted under the light of a torch held by a fellow Rotarian to now, with fully furnished operation theatres and nurses and attendants being brought in from Mumbai, this book is a keepsake of memories.
Please contact the Rotary office to get a copy of this souvenir.