HOLY VIBES Like everything in the lockdown, the annual Ganpathi festival has been a revelation. Whether you are a devout believer, an atheist or neutral observer, the festival has come at a time when we have witnessed the absolute worst (we now have the largest per day rise in covid19 victims of any country) and absolute best...
I WILL TALK ABOUT THREE TRENDS THAT ARE CHANGING THE WORLD, THEN THREE CHALLENGES THAT MOST BUSINESS SOCIETIES FACE AND THREE WAYS TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES. Like many of you, I was forced to read and memorize Shakespeare since I grew up in India and I discovered that in addition to Shakespeare knowing a lot about humans...
WE CELEBRATED GANESH CHATURTHI ON AUGUST 22 AT OUR BYCULLA ANANDA YAAN (AN INITIATIVE BETWEEN DIGNITY FOUNDATION AND ROTARY CLUB OF BOMBAY). WE HAD 11 MEMBERS PARTICIPATE ALONG WITH RCB AND DIGNITY TEAMS. THE MEMBERS WERE EXCITED AND HAPPY THAT THEIR NEIGHBOURS AND DIGNITY AND ROTARY PEOPLE WERE VISITING THEIR HOMES ON ZOOM. They were worried...
THE ROTARACT CLUB OF JAI HIND COLLEGE ORGANISED PS AND QS, A SEMINAR ON ESSENTIAL MANNERS, FOR THE CHILDREN OF MOTHER FOUNDATION NGO ON JULY 18, 2020, FROM 6 PM TO 7 PM ON GOOGLE MEET. This seminar was for children from the ages of five to nine. The seminar was organised to help them inculcate...
“PARSIPAANU” BY RTN. JIMMY POCHKHANAWALA In order to understand what Parsi stands for, it is necessary to harp back to our most ancient of monoethical religions – Zoroastrianism. Our prophet was Spitama Zarathustra. He was the first prophet to preach that there is universal one God and God is said to have revealed Zarathustra, the simplest...
A SPECIAL INDEPENDENCE DAY AT ANANDA YAAN BYCULLA, WITH PRESIDENT FRAMROZE MEHTA! The spirit of Independence was felt at our Ananda Yaan centre at Byculla (a joint initiative of Dignity Foundation and Rotary Club of Bombay) where over 30 senior citizens broke the shackles of the lockdown and celebrated Independence Day with the help of technology! Yes,...
SAFE TRAVELS Remember what airport security was like after 9/11? Removing shoes and belts at airport security and that cumbersome rule about no liquids in hand luggage? Well, now that’s part and parcel of air travel and we are so used to it that we cannot even remember anything less stringent. With the slight resurgence of travel, the luxury...
The Rotary Club of Bombay’s “Parsi Nite” was held on August 18, 2020. It was held on Zoom and members participated with great enthusiasm! Over 150 members and their partners attended and many were dressed in traditional Parsi attire. The Fellowship Committee had organised an innovative evening with a variety programme consisting of a humorous talk:...
DON’T STAY AWAY FROM STRAYS Life for stray animals and their caretakers before the pandemic and lockdown was challenging. It was full of ignorance and apathy at its best and cruelty and violence at its worst. Currently, the plight of strays during these trying times is worse than normal in many ways with a growing number...
“WE ARE INDIANS, BOLD AND FREE,” SANG THE K.G. TOTS OF THE LIGHTHOUSE CLASS ON AUGUST 15TH, 2020. As it was not possible to hold a physical flag-hoisting ceremony due to the lockdown, it was decided to have an Independence Day assembly online using the Zoom platform. Over 30 students from K.G. to class 5 participated...
