CONTINUING ITS MISSION TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO CLEAN AND SAFE DRINKING WATER VILLAGES IN MAHARASHTRA, THE ROTARY CLUB OF BOMBAY RECENTLY INITIATED A PROJECT TO ADD A FURTHER 27 VILLAGES IN ITS AMBIT UNDER A GLOBAL GRANT. Before RCB executed this project, the villagers boiled well or ground water or added chemical powders in attempts to...
The Rotaract Club of Sydenham College organised its Charter Installation Ceremony on December 17, 2020. The theme for the Installation was ‘Mumbai Meri Jaan’. The Installation was an effort by members of the Club to give a fitting tribute to this cosmopolitan city which is a perfect blend of culture, customs, and lifestyle. The Sydenham Express...
CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT YOUR FORMATIVE YEARS AT DALAL STREET, BEFORE YOU MADE IT TO WALL STREET? AND, WHAT IS IT THAT LED YOU FROM DALAL STREET TO WALL STREET? I am thankful to Rotary, first of all. It is a privilege as I am a product of Rotary. This is what it looks like...
MUMBAI, INDIA’S GOURMET CAPITAL Today Mumbai is India’s restaurant capital. From it is a genre-defining to the genre-defying cooking. Mumbai is experimenting with flavours and formats that are transforming India’s food landscape, leaving a foodie like me spoilt for choice. There is an energy to the city’s restaurants, a sense that a chef can do anything...
I STARTED CYCLING WHEN I WAS VERY YOUNG. KIDS THESE DAYS ARE BLESSED BECAUSE PARENTS GIVE THEM BICYCLES AND ALL THE SPECIAL GADGETS OF THE DIGITAL WORLD. IN OUR TIMES, WE WENT TO NEIGHBOURHOOD CYCLE RENTAL SHOPS WITH 50 PAISE IN OUR HAND. WE WOULD CHOOSE A CYCLE AND COME TO THE PUMP. THERE WOULD...
WRITE STUFF A graphology session was held for Rotaractors on November 9th, titled Who Are You, Really?, by graphologist Rtr. Maitri Shah. She spoke about the use of graphology to explore one’s personality. She is the founder of a homegrown, India proud diffusion hub with a shaded soul vibe. The Shaded Soul (her organisation) blends into varied...
ELSIE NANJI’S UNIQUE AESTHETIC HAS CREATED IDEAS AND IMAGES OVER THE LAST FOUR DECADES THAT HAVE BLURRED THE LINE BETWEEN ART AND COMMERCE. WORKING WITHIN A CULTURAL AND SOCIAL CONTEXT OVER 40 YEARS, SHE HAS SHIFTED HER FOCUS FROM ADVERTISING TO PURE DESIGN IN THE WORLD OF GRAPHICS, ENVIRONMENTAL BRANDING AND INTERIORS. She feels fortunate to...
As an encouragement and a reward for the Bhavishya Yaan’s NMJ children for attending classes over Zoom, a fun online session was organised for children from Standards 5 to 10. Many students attended and thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Prizes were given to winners of the event as well as all the other children who attended BY on a...
GRATITUDE - A FORGOTTEN VIRTUE? Are you concerned about maintaining the health of your brain as you age? You’re not alone. Losing one’s memory and mental abilities to cognitive decline is something we all fear, and the current statistics on the prevalence of cognitive decline in this country are not pretty. By age 65, sadly 1 in...