So whose year is it anyway? As the Rotary year draws to a close, I am being increasingly accosted by well-meaning members of our Club with the question "So how has your year been going?" And my standard answer has been, "you need to tell me that". Yet I have been thinking about it and I really believe...
"Painting is self-discovery every good artist paints what he is" Paint It was a project organised by The Bhavishya-yaan committee of the Rotary Club of Bombay and The Rotaract Club of H.R College. It was a project where the 6th, 7th and 8th graders of the Colaba School spent their Thursday morning doing graffiti and painting...
26th January celebration at Fariyas Hotel:- Proud Moment when Our Alumni Invited us for his CSR Activity Master Kuldeep Singh, an ex-student currently working as receptionist at Faryas Hotel, invited us for flag hoisting and breakfast on the occasion of Republic Day. Manisha asked them to turn this into a learning activity and our students were...
Echo, those 4 letters, those 4 months, those final 4 days, there are no words which can describe this project. It all started with the organizing committee meeting at ISME for something, a something which would awaken another side of their soul, a something, which would make them family. These leadership sessions mentored us in...
Dear friends, The elderly gentleman whose picture you see is a member of Ananda Yaan Byculla centre. His name isn't important. His story is. When he joined Ananda Yaan some seven months back, he had difficulty walking and could barely see with one eye. A couple of weeks back he went to one of our Rotaryannes and told...
Should it not be assumed that a speaker, given a keen audience, a good thirty minutes to speak, and a buffet lunch at the Taj Mahal Hotel, is a little too complacent about the honour if he begins his speech by saying, “I will be a little short because I have to catch a flight...
11th. April saw the inauguration of a swanky new computer lab at the Bhavishya Yaan centre for excellence at NM Joshi Marg Municipal school. Mentor Jaya Prasad had made sure the place wore a festive look. The entire renovation and supply of new computers had been done by the Indian Hume Pipe Company, courtesy Rt....
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,...