DAUGHTER OF RTN. ANAND SHAH, ANVITA RECENTLY RAISED RS 75,000 FOR THE LIGHTHOUSE PROJECT, to educate and support the children of Machchimaar Nagar. Anvita, a senior at Parsons School of Design in New York, was troubled by the pandemic-resulting hardships being faced by distressed communities around her. Anvita, who is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Communication...
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EVEN DINOSAURS NEED DIGITAL I can still remember the day when I got my first mobile phone sometime in the mid-1990s. It was chunky, clunky, seemed like a small ‘truncheon’ and better suited to being a weapon than a communication device! In contrast, on Tuesday the 7th of July, I used my very ‘smart phone’ to connect...
Being President of the Rotary Club of Bombay is an honour and privilege. I thank the Club and its members for the trust and belief they have reposed in me. I will endeavour to fulfil that trust and belief. At the outset, let me congratulate Immediate Past President Preeti, her Board and her team for a...
ABOUT PRESIDENT FRAMROZE MEHTA Framroze has been a Mumbaikar since the day he was born on July 18, 1957. He did his schooling from St. Mary’s School (ISC) and graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the prestigious Sydenham College of Commerce & Economics. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Pheroze Framroze & Co Pvt...
The Rotary Club of Bombay added one more first, among its many firsts this year, with a virtual Shukriya Night to congratulate Smart Year President Preeti Mehta for an amazing, heart-touching and successful Rotary year. Our own Rotarians, Tara Deshpande and Aditya Somani, were the charming hosts for the Shukriya Night and entertained and regaled the...
Entrepreneur Harsh Mariwala talks survival techniques for businesses Many a times, we have good employees working closely with us who perform exceedingly well but as the business becomes complex, things become bigger, they start becoming less and less relevant. Feeling guilty, we think we should be loyal to them. But, especially at the middle and senior...
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PAEDIATRIC HEART SURGERIES RCB partnered with various hospitals in Mumbai including Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, SRCC Childrens Hospital, Sir HN Reliance Hospital & Wadia Hospital along with Haria Rotary Hospital in Vapi, Gujarat to provide free paediatric heart surgeries to children from needy families. The hospitals work through medical camps held across the country and conducted by...
CANCER AID Director-in-charge: Rtn. (Dr.) Rohini Chowgule Chairperson: Rtn. (Dr.) Ian Pinto Vice-Chairperson: Rtn. Farokh Balsara Committee Members: Rtn. (Dr.) Aashish Contractor, Rtn. Hoshang Nazir, Rtn. Mudit Jatia, Rtn. Ptn. Soonu Balsara, Rtn. Zeenia Master, Rtn. Murrad Currawala Educational video on cancer prevention and treatment in collaboration with Indian Cancer Society: created and translated into regional languages and used by...