by the Minister for Industry Mr. Uday Samant and Mr. Prasad Lad (MLC Vidhan Parishad) for the village Development Programme in Gale (Vada) village and efforts taken to converge with various Government schemes for tribal villagers. The felicitation was accepted by President Vineet Bhatnagar and Rtn. Bimal Mehta. This was at a CSR conference organised...
Rotary Club of Bombay’s Lighthouse students participated in an Annual Taekwondo Competition organised by the DSB International School in Lower Parel on December 4th, 2022. Our children have been learning taekwondo weekly for the last three years and were ready to face external competition. We are proud to share that Rudra Meher from Lighthouse won three medals...
I STARTED CRRAFT OF ART ABOUT 13 YEARS AGO TO REINTRODUCE MONUMENTS TO PEOPLE - ESPECIALLY TO THE YOUTH TO BRIDGE THE WORRYING DISCONNECT THAT IS DEVELOPING WITH THEIR ROOTS. wanted to create an event to which they could relate and revisit in their mindspace. For this, I chose the monuments and to take them to...
Rotary Club of Bombay held a treasure hunt “Yeh Hai (South) Bombay Meri Jaan, on Sunday, December 4th, 2022. The hunt was organised by Rtn. Ptn. Ushma, Rtn. Gautam Doshi’s wife. We had seven teams in seven cars with a total of 37 members, their partners and children participating in the event.THE TEAM NAMES WERE -...
Tadoba Tiger Reserve, the last week’s fellowship trip by some of our members, was a delightful experience. Not only did we all enjoy the diversity and inclusivity of nature but also learned that right policies and conscious people can preserve this lasting character of our planet. To me, the trip was also a useful “feedback”...
Reserve in the last week of November. It was an eagerly anticipated trip with 42 attendees including Rotarians and partners. Several more had shown an interest but it was completely sold out. Our trip began with a flight to Nagpur and a twohour drive to Bamboo Forest Lodge at Tadoba. The resort was warm and welcoming,...
The alumni of the N M Joshi Marg Bhavishya Yaan project experienced a unique Equine Leadership Course at Mahalaxmi racecourse last week. Apart from lessons in leadership and team building, they enjoyed this experientially different event and, also, the brunch at the Turf Club afterwards. Our former students learnt the characteristics of a good leader. All...
Bhavishya Yaan students of G K Marg experienced a day to remember. They were taken to the sets of the TV show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa to witness some performances for the semi-final episode. Maniesh Paul, Rubina Dilak and Faisu interacted with the kids and made sure they were having a good time. The staff and kids...
I told my school where I am going today. I am a little afraid about how and what I'll speak but after I reached here, I felt some confidence. Today, I am here to ask for a computer lab for my 1500 children. I have been working for 30 years and I am about to...
2.2 lakh Indians get End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) every year, resulting in an additional demand for 3.4 crore dialysis annually. With approximately 5000 dialysis centres, largely in the private sector, the demand is less than half met. Since every dialysis has an additional expenditure tag of about Rs. 1000-2000, the annual expenditure for patients is...
RTN. MANOJ ISRANI OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF BOMBAY HAS COMMITTED, A FOURTH TIME, TO DONATING USD 2,50,000 TO THE ANNUAL FUND OF THE ROTARY FOUNDATION (TRF). This takes his cumulative giving to USD 1 million, and he becomes a member of the prestigious Arch Klumph Society’s (AKS) Foundation Circle. In an interview to The Gateway bulletin in...