Conservation architect Vikas Dilawari warns that meaningful restoration is suffering from indifference EXPERIENCE counts and so it was a delight to hear Conservation Architect Vikas Dilawari at the Club meeting last Tuesday. Vikas’s beautiful presentation packed fabulous images of before and after restoration works that kept the audience engrossed. The conservation movement started with the World Wars...
Health coach Ashdin Doctor talks about different kinds of energy and how to replenish them FIVE years ago, Ashdin Doctor collapsed. He had been overworked and overstressed, he had been in an emotionally-abusive relationship and that had taken its toll. He says, “I was getting ready for a presentation. I was putting on my shirt when...
FOR those who don’t know, Super 30 is a film based on the life of mathematician Anand Kumar, who prepares underprivileged students for entrance to IITs under his Super 30 programme. It stars Hrithik Roshan in the lead. Last week, 15 Bhavishya Yaan students were not only overjoyed to watch the movie together and see the...
THE Child Welfare Committee would like to thank the Sadhu Vaswani Mission who celebrated Dada’s 101st birthday with our Lighthouse Children on July 31st. A DJ involved the children in a variety of games as soon as they arrived. Small gifts and biscuit packs were handed out as prizes to the lucky winners. The game session...
Dear Friends, Very ‘warm’ greetings from Mamallapuram. The last few days have been hectic and still very enjoyable. Having a pleasant walk on Puducherry’s seafront promenade full of historical sights, visit to the famous Auroville and Aurobindo Ashram, evenings filled with lots of fun, music and dance, we now are in Mamallapuram. Most visited the famous sites...
“SOLIDARITY on Wheels” (Ruedas Solidarias) is a social support programme through which the Rotary Club Punta Gorda, in Uruguay, in cooperation with the Uruguay Automobile Club (Automóvil Club del Uruguay - ACU) enables and reacts to situations of need which exist in numerous parts of the country. To enable a wide variety of service projects across...
ELECTRONIC waste or e-waste is a term for electronic products that are unwanted and/ or obsolete. E-waste is created from anything electronic, that is, computers, televisions, monitors, cell phones, laptops, cameras, air conditioners, printers etc. India is the fifth largest producer of e-waste in the world discarding roughly 18.5 lakh metric tonne of electronic waste each...
THE Rotary Club of Bombay, in partnership with the YMCA, provides a secure and quiet study environment for municipality school students to study via the Night Study Centre project. NSC runs 13 classes in 9 centres and provides books, an evening snack, and a tutor to guide the students with their homework. On Wednesday, July 31st...
WITH an aim to pay tribute to the late Nelson Mandela, the International Service team of the Rotaract Club of Hinduja College undertook an initiative called Nelson’s Legacy. This event was carried out in two different Municipal schools (Aryan Education Society and Shirodkar School) for four continuous days. Four different sessions were held from July...
DISTRICT 3141 has launched an awareness drive for Ananda Yaan. Aligned to the initiative, our partner Campaign For Good is seeking creative entries for this awareness programme from young professionals in the advertising industry. Campaign India, the leading advertising magazine is proactively promoting the contest. Other national newspapers like Free Press Journal and DNA have chipped...
TEN years back India launched Chandrayaan – a vehicle to the Moon while Rotary Club of Bombay launched Bhavishya Yaan – a vehicle for uplifting the future of underprivileged children! The Bhavishya Yaan programme (BY) of the Rotary Club of Bombay celebrated its annual day and 10th anniversary with much pomp and fanfare at the ISME...