AY Turns Three
ANANDA YAAN (AY), ROTARY CLUB OF BOMBAY’S ELDER DAY CARE PROJECT, CELEBRATED ITS THIRD ANNIVERSARY WITH A VIRTUAL VARIETY ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME.
President Framroze Mehta charmed everyone with his short and sweet Hinglish speech. He said Ananda Yaan was a sterling example of what community work is all about.
AY Chairman Madhusudan Daga welcomed the large audience which consisted of elders of Ananda Yaan, students and alumni of Bhavishya Yaan, street children at Salaam Balak centres and members of the RCB and their well wishers. He thanked the team at AY with special reference to Rtn. Alok Sekhsaria, Rtn. Ptn. Ekta Shah, Rtn. Vrinda Rajgarhia and Rtn. Charu Agrawal.
An estimated 400-plus people witnessed the event hosted by Suditi Shah (daughter of Rtn. Ptn. Ekta and Rtn. Vandan Shah). The programme consisted of a wonderful medley by our favourite singer Vandana Daga. The event had a “straight-from-the-heart” message from famous Marathi actor Neena Kulkarni who recalled the inaugural ceremony of AY.
Sidharth Mahadevan, son of Shankar Mahadevan, then presented a peppy number recorded specially for the event.
Bipin Pandit had the audience in splits with his mimicry of famous Bollywood actors. Ameya Naik presented a soulful song along with a special message.
Eshna Kutty, the internet sensation, recalled how happy she was to perform for the students of the Lighthouse project last year and then presented her famous Sari Hula Hoop number.
The elders of AY presented a delightful dance number stitched together by Suditi Shah. Then it was time for the grand finale where Varun Kapoor presented a superb medley of songs.