AKS Member Manoj Israni talks about his experiments with art and the meaning of charity Some people go with the flow and others spot the next big wave a mile away and ride it. Art collector Manoj Israni does both exceedingly well. However, it is his boys Edward and Oliver – a cocker spaniel and a...
Lighthouse children visit Mongiland - Mongini’s Andheri factory. Monginis is an Indian pastry and bakery chain based in Mumbai with outlets in different cities in India and Egypt. Black forest, zebra torte, Ferrero Rocher cake, mixed fruit cake – these are just a few of the cakes confectionery giant Monginis produces everyday at their Andheri production...
On February 28th, there was a sendoff for the out-going tenth standard, organised by the Principal and the teachers of the NMJ school. As the school is very impressed by the work of Bhavishya Yaan, they invited Bhavishya Yaan staff and requested BY Mentor Jaya ma’am to be the chief guest to express their appreciation in...
Dr Batra’s Foundation unveiled the 15th edition of its photography exhibition Magic Moments with this year’s theme being ‘An Aussie Dream of Sunny Sands and the Offbeat Outback’ on March 3rd, 2020 at the Piramal Art Gallery, NCPA. The annual charitable exhibition, supported by the Tourism Board of Western Australia and Pan Pacific Hotel Perth,...
Post the stupendous success of the festive Rotary fellowships for Parsi nite, Diwali nite, and Xmas nite, our Club needed a fellowship that could provide a similar level of bonhomie and fun. The fellowship hosted by Rtn. Bimal and Rtn. Ptn. Aradhana Mehta on February 20th upon the sprawling lawns of their house provided just...
On February 8th, 2020, the Rotary Club of Bombay arranged an Eye Camp at our Ananda Yaan Dr. E Moses Road Centre (a joint venture between Dignity Foundation and Rotary Club of Bombay). This was our second eye camp here. The last one was held over a year ago. Again, we collaborated with the Aditya Jyot...
As my teacher Swami Chinmayanand says, ‘Success is a tribute that life pays to excellence’. When we cultivate an excellence of mind, then success is a natural offshoot. And, so, everybody desires success. Each one aspires to be successful; many become so because success makes us feel good about ourselves, gives a sense of accomplishment...
A meeting was held to apprise BY students and parents of the activities organized by Bhavishya Yaan for the students post their board examination to assist them with their future goals. Jaya ma’am chaired the meeting with 10th standard students and parents. Naseem teacher also attended the meeting. The parents were very happy with the above...
By Framroze Mehta I recently spent a long weekend in Panchgani with 12 school mates reminiscing our youth and the wonderful and carefree days at St. Mary’s School (ISC). Laughter, jokes, unabated banter and bonhomie, which can only be achieved over nearly 60 years of friendship, made the trip so very worthwhile. We stayed at Hotel Prospect,...
India Post Payments Bank visited the Ananda Yaan centres (a joint venture between Dignity Foundation and Rotary Club of Bombay). The Government of India, through the India Post Payment Bank, is giving under-privileged people access to banks at their doorstep. Not only can one open an account from the comfort of home, one can avail other...
Fellow Rotarians, Very Warm Greetings!!! Holi, the festival of colours, typically marks the full moon day of “Phagun”, the 12th month of the Hindu calendar. Underneath the colourful chaos and dancing lies a unique and deeply-rooted tradition of culture and mythology. As per ancient Hindu Vedic scriptures, Holika was a demon, who was reduced to ashes with the...
By PP Sandip Agarwalla Bleary-eyed we boarded the early morning flight, yesterday, March 6th, 2020 to Aurangabad from Mumbai at the unearthly hour of 4.45 am ! Immediately after landing our group of five persons from the Rotary Club of Bombay – myself, my wife, Malini, Rtn. Abhishek Saraf and his wife, Radhika and Rtn. Abhishek...