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Speaker / Gateway
February 28, 2023

KARISHMA SWALI The House of Chanakya is a luxury design firm, and our core is design excellence in exclusive hand craftsmanship. Our journey to showcase the age-old heritage of hand embroidery began when our father, Mr. Vinod Shah, founded Chanakya almost four decades ago, in 1986. Our country holds the deepest, widest, and most...

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Urban Heritage
February 10, 2023

'Repair and Restoration: Let's Talk about Mumbai's Modern Heritage', a presentation on Swastik Court by Atul Kumar, Founder Trustee, Art Deco Mumbai, followed by a conversation between architects Vikas Dilawari, Robert Stephens, and Atul. Venue: Durbar Hall, the Asiatic Society of Mumbai; 11th February, 2023. As part of the ongoing initiatives of The Urban Heritage Committee,...

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From the President’s Desk
February 7, 2023

“A PERSON OR A SMALL TEAM, COMMITTED TO A CAUSE BIGGER THAN THEMSELVES, CAN ACHIEVE ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING.” The word commitment kept coming up in my mind as I listened to Santosh Pise, founder of IndoScience Trust, and N Sudheer Kumar, Director of Capacity Building Public Outreach of ISRO, our speakers last Tuesday. Both use their love of...

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Speaker / Gateway
February 7, 2023

MR. SUDHEER KUMAR N, DIRECTOR CBPO, ISRO The Godrej family has been rendering a tremendous service to India and it’s an honour to receive an award from them on behalf of the Indian Space Research Organisation. As for the Rotary Club of Bombay, the faces of all its members, the different professions they come from and...

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Urban Heritage
February 4, 2023

The Killa-e-Lizzat culinary walk organised by RCB’s Urban Heritage Committee on February 4th began at 8.30 a.m. outside St Thomas’ Cathedral where 22 eager and hungry Rotarians began what was a delicious 3-hour and 2km food trail through Horniman circle and Fort, helmed ably by our guide, Riddhi Joshi and organised by the Asiatic Society,...

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From the President’s Desk
January 17, 2023

I was both surprised and thrilled to see a full room of our members to listen to our guest speaker this week. The founder of ArtDecoMumbai, Atul Kumar, was sharing with us the efforts of his not-for-profit organisation in working tirelessly to restore the stunning Art Deco structures that were constructed in 1930s in the...

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Ananda Yaan
January 17, 2023

On January 10th, 2023, our elders from Mazgaon Ananda Yaan were taken to Cotton Green’s Rotary Clinic (a free dispensary) for a health check-up. In all, 31 members visited the clinic, where they underwent different types of check-ups including eyesight and dental. They also visited the homoeopathy and general physician clinics. Free medicines, health advice,...

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Speaker / Gateway
January 17, 2023

WE ADVISED THE RESIDENTS OF SWASTIK COURT ON ITS REPAIR AND RESTORATION AND HELPED THEM EXECUTE THE SAME. Traditionally, there has been a focus on 19th century stones and timber construction in Mumbai, a classic example being CST Station which attracts a lot of funding and patronage. But we have not done anything for modern heritage...

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From the President’s Desk
January 10, 2023

New Year Greetings. It is my sincere hope that 2023 brings our members and their loved ones, new joys, good health and long term success. Every New Year, most of us jot down new wish lists and bigger goals. Whilst this works as a reasonable approach that provides motivation and clarity, I am wishing that this...