Twenty years ago, when Ajit Deshpande Medical Center (ADMC) opened its doors no one expected that some day one of Rotary Club of Bombay’s Kohinoor projects would serve upwards of 24,000 patients annually and completely free in the areas of dermatology, tuberculosis, dental care and more. What began with the Sonu Nigam fundraiser show last...
Fellow Rotarians, Very Warm Greetings!!! Last Tuesday, it was a delight to meet and listen to the flying journey of Aarohi Pandit, the well-deserved recipient of the Uma Jain Award for Young Women Achievers. Aarohi has made all Indians proud and on behalf of our Club, I wish her all the best in achieving greater heights, flying...
The Rotary Club of Bombay’s Water Resources Committee member Rtn. Abhin Alimchandani visited Loyola Ashram School in Dahanu and Lal Bahadur Shastri High school in Manor, and inaugurated the two Jal Jeevan Safe Drinking Water facilities installed there by the Committee under a Global Grant. Abhin enjoyed the visit and appreciated the excellent work being done...
Mega medical camp of RI Dist. 3141, held on January 18 and 19, 2020, at the Phoenix Mills Compound. The camp was attended to by medical doctors and yoga teachers from Kaivalyadham Lonavla and Mumbai [gallery columns="2" size="full" link="none" ids="21623,21624"]...
If any of your kids or relatives in the 9th or above standards are interested in science and space, they may take part in a summer camp organised by ISRO under the name YUVIKA from May 11- May 22. You can enrol online from February 3 to 24. For further details, visit www.isro.gov.in. If selected,...
N M Joshi Bhavishya Yaan students brought in a mini Republic Day Parade celebration to the school last week, inspired by the Parade in Delhi. Big floats were not possible so a few contingents or groups were made. Of course, the flavor of the groups was local: 1) Defence Services & Scouts 2) Maharashtra 3) Amchi...
Lady members of the Ananda Yaan Byculla Centre (a joint venture between Dignity Foundation and Rotary Club of Bombay) celebrated Haldi-Kumkum on January 21st, 2020. A live dosa counter was setup at the Byculla Centre. Rtn. Sherebanu Baldiwala organised special south Indian snacks at the centre and along with Rtn Charu Agrawal participated in the...
Captain Aarohi Pandit, a 23-year-old pilot from Mumbai, became the world’s first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean solo in a Light Sports Aircraft (LSA) last year. She spoke of her experiences at the Rotary meeting last Tuesday Rotarians gave a rousing welcome to the 23-year-old pilot Captain Aarohi Pandit who smashed multiple world records as...
By Rtn. (Dr.) Ashok L. Kirpalani The Coronavirus (aka 2019-nCov) has spread from Wuhan, China all over the world and is very similar to the SARS outbreak which occurred in 2002 from China and the H1N1 Influenza outbreak which started in 2009 from Mexico. The virus is carried by Bats, which are often eaten by Snakes...
The Rotary Club of Bombay, in collaboration with the Cancer Patient Aid Association, conducted an early detection cancer screening camp on January 23rd, 2020 at the Traffic Police headquarters in Worli. At the camp, more than a hundred traffic police personnel were screened and educated on cancer awareness. Cancer specialist Rtn. (Dr.) Ian Pinto was...