“Rotarians love challenges,” RIP Shekhar Mehta has said, throwing this gauntlet: ‘Each One Bring One’. Membership to the Rotary has hovered around 1.2 million for the past two decades. To be able to do more through service, Rotary needs to increase membership. Thus, RIP Shekhar’s ‘Each One, Bring One’ initiative asks every member to bring...
Our very own PP Dr. Mukesh Batra is no stranger to writing books. However, for the first time, The Nation’s Homeopath (also the title of his new book) has done a deep dive into his own history to write the story of his life. “It was a cathartic experience,” shared PP Dr. Mukesh. The book...
RCB’s Child Welfare Committee conducted a two-week summer camp in association with NGO Salaam Baalak for the children of their Chowpatty Centre. The camp, held from June 15th-30th, 2021, included art &craft, dance, story-reading& enacting and math camp. About 42 children participated in all the activities. A fun method was used to teach children mental maths...
Everything was going pretty well for the markets up until March, you are talking about how things might peak in the US economy, the US economy through 2019 has seen a growth around 2-2.5 to 3 percent. Trump era policy is working and he is pretty much beating his own trumpet saying how much the...
On June 28th, 2021, the Rotary Club of Bombay provided ration kits to the residents of a slum in the Chinchpokli area. These are amongst the communities of people most affected by the pandemic. Many of them held jobs in private offices as housekeepers, cleaners and sweepers. With the pandemic reducing the functioning of most...
Nutritionist Priti Kale Higiste is not new to Ananda Yaan. She has held many discussions with its elderly members and they, in turn, are comfortable sharing their concerns with her. On June 30th, 2021, Priti delivered a talk on calcium, its role in the body, its functions, importance and how to maintain the one’s levels....
The Rotaract Club of ISME (RCISME) volunteered to serve people who visited the Vashi Gurudwara in an activity that they called ‘Langar for hunger’. Fifteen Rotaracters went to the Vashi Gurdwara in traditional Indian clothes to do langar seva. Right from serving food to washing their dishes to helping other volunteers to clean the langar...
Intermittent lockdowns notwithstanding, a water conservation project has finally been completed by the Inner Wheel Club of Bombay, in Dignity Lifestyle Township, Karjat. A large reservoir that can store over 9.8 lakh litre of water during the rainy season, coupled with all associated investments for rainwater harvesting, has been constructed within the premises of Dignity...
#RCB #Lighthouse students participated in a special #yoga session by instructor Ms. Archana Shah, to follow the Common Yoga Protocol (introduced by the Ministry of AYUSH and formulated by yoga experts). This practice includes safe practices to improve the mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual health of the population. This protocol is performed on a large...
The Rotary Club of Bombay conducted a cancer screening camp in collaboration with the Cancer Patients Aid Association, on June 16th, 2021. The beneficiaries of the camp were women at the Anjuman Khairul Islam Girls School, Madanpura, Mumbai. From a total of 62 women screened, additional testing was planned for 12. The follow-up tests include...
Health has always been important at Ananda Yaan, RCB’s senior citizen’s activity centre in association with Dignity Foundation.Members attend yoga classes held by expert practitioners and have experienced its benefits. The classes are held at the centres, when they are open, and also online. Continuous yoga classes are integral, and the most-liked part of the...