16th April was a red-letter day for 31 students and some mentors and teachers of the Bhavisha Yaan program of GK Marg Municipal school. They were invited to spend the afternoon at the studio of Republic TV, which turned out to be something that far exceeded everyone's expectations. The afternoon began with some scrumptious snacks provided...
"Are you ready to shop till you drop?” was a mega festival organised by Big Bazaar.To make this a real experience for our Ananda Yaan members we had a donor Mr. Anup Jatia. Anup celebrated his father’s 75th birthday in a unique way. He and his wife, Shruti Jatia arranged for gift coupons of Big...
Eight BY Alumni and students from GK Marg and Byculla BMC schools attended an art workshop at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sanghralay on 7th April. India’s leading artist Brinda Miller herself taught these children along with many others who had registered for this workshop from Bombay. She not only generously gave this opportunity to our...
Summer vacations for bhavishya yaan junior starts with a fun filled day. A small party was organised at G K marg municipal school. Mr Dolly - a famous magician entertained the children with his magic. Not only that but he ended the show with a very important message for the children – "Always respect your parents,...
The Tuesday meeting began not with a speaker as is typical, but a technical glitch that made the experience of singing the national anthem a little more heroic, for we had to keep in tune without being guided by the backing track. Till the last moment, many were unsure whether or not to assume that the...
Irfan Khan, a student from the first batch at Worli got his BSc degree from Mumbai University and is working in an IT company. Irfan who was initially guided by Rashna Cooper and was also a recipient of a scholarship from the Rotary Club of Bombay during his college days at Rizvi College is one...
50 elders from the Byculla Center Of Ananda Yaan were given a musical treat on April 1st 2018. Alert India the NGO that does great work in the area of leprosy control had organised a fund raiser in the form of a Sudesh Bhosle Music concert. Two donors decided to bus 50 elders to Chembur...
Sandokan, by the second half of the 19th century, was a young Indian prince diminished of his title and kingdom by British imperialists. To avenge this disastrous turn of events, he made constant attacks on the British forces, in his new avatar as the captain of a den of pirates. Although Sandokan is a character...
Dear friends, One of the things I was apprehensive about when I was taking over as President of the RCB was the rather daunting prospect of raising money for our large, meaningful and very necessary social service projects. Yet, I committed myself to one thing. I would not seek funds for my Rotary year alone. I would try and...
The Ajit Deshpande Medical Center at Talwada sports a hi-tech look at the TB Clinic where a Doctor uses a Tab to generate an e-prescription which is printed out on a wifi enabled printer. Technology enables our doctors to provide the best care possible to our underprivileged adivasis at Talwada. Congratulations Dr. Rohini and team!...