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Urban Heritage
September 17, 2019

The Rotary Club of Bombay has been actively invested in the Asiatic Society of Mumbai through its many funding and reno vation interventions. For the first time in its 215-year-old history, a woman has been appointed as the president of the Society. The announcement of 77-year-old Vispi Balaporia’s appointment was made on Saturday after she reportedly...

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From the President’s Desk
September 17, 2019

Dear Friends, The 10-day festival of the elephantheaded god Lord Ganesha, also known as Ganapati, began with the installation of idols in private homes, public places, with Ganesh Chaturthi on September 2nd amidst chants of ‘Ganapati Bappa Morya’, with ‘Gauri Visarjan’ on September 7th. The festival ended with Anant Charturdashi on September 12th amidst chants of...

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Speaker / Gateway
September 17, 2019

Architect Rahul Kadri who spoke to Rotarians at the last Tuesday meeting emphasized that the needs of the many must outweigh development decisions that benefit a few SIX PILs were filed against Mumbai’s Coastal Road development. Architect Rahul Kadri visited the Rotary Club of Bombay on September 3, 2019, and spoke about the plan and some...

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In Camera
September 17, 2019

THE In-Camera Committee’s ‘Iran by Road’ was held on August 29th, 2019. The pictorial talk, by the car enthusiast and Autocar magazine editor Hormazd Sorabjee, was attended by many Rotarians and their spouses at the lovely home of Rtns. Arin and Zeenia Master. The presentation was humorous, engaging and showcased the rich culture and history...

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Child Welfare Committee
September 17, 2019

ENVIRONMENTALLY-SAFE PAPER GANESHAS THE Child Welfare Committee sent a group of 13 street children from Salaam Baalak for a Paper Ganesha workshop at CSVSM by renowned artist Arzaan Khambatta. We thank him and artist Brinda Miller for including our children in this wonderfully innovative and creative session, teaching them to make their own idol in an...

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Fellowship
September 17, 2019

THE Fellowship & Assimilation Committee is pleased to announce its International Fellowship Trip to South America from March 7th to March 24th, 2020, for 18 days ! It will visit 4 countries: Peru, Chile, Argentina and Brazil. It will cover all the bucket list places that we have always heard about: Lima, Cuzco, Sacred Valley, the...

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Child Welfare Committee
September 3, 2019

PARSI New Year was celebrated by Lighthouse students on Friday, August 23rd, 2019. Students of classes 3 and 4 decorated the porch outside the class and a portion of the classroom floor with rangoli designs under the guidance of the teacher. The celebration was held in two batches – at 4 pm for classes 1 to...

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Vocational Training
September 3, 2019

THE Vocational Training Centre (VTC) for Excellence is a joint project of Bombay YMCA and Rotary Club of Bombay. It was established in 1993 and has, since then, provided vocational training facilities and services. It has touched close to 50,000 lives since inception and presently offers courses such as Tailoring, Advance Tailoring, Beautician, Mehendi-Basic and...

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Uncategorized
September 3, 2019

DISTRICT 3141’s team headed by our very own PP Rtn. Ramesh Narayan executed an awareness campaign on what exactly elders in society need from young adults. Research showed that what they really wanted, predominantly, was just one thing: ‘time’ from their young. The India Chapter of the International Advertising Association (IAA) decided to take this up...

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Water Resources
September 3, 2019

THE Jal Jeevan project is very close to all our hearts at the Water Resources Committee of the Rotary Club of Bombay. On August 29th, 2019, IPP Rtn. Vijay Jatia, PP Rtn. Sandip Agarwalla, Rtn. Siddharth Bhimrajka and Rtn. Anand Parikh visited Jalna to inaugurate three Jal Jeevan Safe Drinking Water facilities in villages in Jalna...