Witty, spontaneous and a real entertainer – that’s how you’d describe well-known poet and author Jerry Pinto. Ahead of the launch of his new children’s book Postcards from Mumbai, the Goa-born writer conducted a story session at the Kitab Khana, the book haven at Flora Fountain, on Saturday February 8th. And, yes, 20 of our...
Amit Chandra spoke to Rotarians last Tuesday about the role philanthropy can play in our lives In my life, I have had the privilege of building two institutions: one along with my Guru Hemandra Kothari, DSP Meryll Lynch, which went on to become India’s premier Investment Bank before it was folded with Bank of America. And,...
Bhavishya Yaan XI vs President’s XI On a cool, windy and crisp winter morning of February 5th, Wednesday, the Bhavishya Yaan XI took on the Rotary Club of Bombay President’s XI for the Eighth Annual Cricket Fellowship at the P.J. Hindu Gymkhana, situated along the iconic Marine Drive. The cricket match was organised by Jimmy Vakharia, Chairman,...
Did you know that the architecture of the CSMVS is an amalgam of five different architectural styles? Or, that the museum’s dome is inspired by the Gol Gumbaz of Bijapur? These were just some of the fascinating facts Ms. Sharvari, co-ordinator for children’s programme at the Children’s Museum shared with our Lighthouse students when they visited...
Where in Mumbai would you find jellyfish made out of scrap cloth, a sweet old grandma artist and a tableau by India Post? All of these can be found at the 21st edition of the Kala Ghoda Festival 2020 and that’s where our Lighthouse kids headed on February 7th. From watching a potter create beautiful earthenware...
Fellow Rotarians, Very Warm Greetings!!! Last week, we had the privilege of being addressed by Admiral Robin Dhowan on India’s vast maritime interests as enablers of our blue economy, as India emerges as a resurgent maritime nation in the 21st Century. This made me think about India’s international land borders shared with our neighbours Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri...
Adm. Robin Dhowan spoke to Rotarians about India’s place in the maritime world In the Indian Ocean region, we have about 120,000 ships which transit through here every year and these ships carry 66 per cent of the world’s oil, 50 per cent of the world’s container traffic and 33 per cent of the world’s cargo...
We had an interactive storytelling session for primary kids at G K Marg on February 8th by Sarita Shetty, a passionate storyteller and writer. She is passionate about making a difference in people’s lives through the stories that she tells or writes. Thus her session was about ‘The Weightlifting Princess’. Through this, she conveyed a...
Fellow Rotarians, Very Warm Greetings!!! It’s February, and all roads led to the most happening place in Mumbai – ‘the Kala Ghoda festival’, which has just ended. In mid-19th century, at the junction of D. N. Road, M.G. Road and Rampart Row, a sculpture of the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) was installed, in military attire...
The Bombay YMCA – Outreach and Development Department – organised its Annual Get Together Programme for the Night Study Centre Students on January 25th, 2020. RCB’s President Preeti Mehta was the chief guest. PP Rtn. Paul George, General Secretary, Bombay YMCA and few members of Rotary Club of Bombay were also present. Gifts were distributed to...
For the past many years, our Club has been celebrating Haldi Kumkum with our vocational class students at Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar School, Worli. This year too, all the students and teachers gathered to celebrate this event with a lot of enthusiasm, on 25th January 2020. The event began with the lighting of a dia by the...