I was talking with a young adult about going to gym. I asked him if he went to exercise because he was unwell, for fitness perspective or overall health. He said he did so for his health. That made me question why we never go to see a psychiatrist or a therapist to check in...
The Rotary Club of Bombay has installed pheromone traps to help the cotton farmers of the Chopda area, district Jalgaon, control the attack of the Pink Boll Worm. The pests not only affect the farmers’ yield and profit but also the quality of produce. A pheromone trap is an environment-friendly, natural method of pest control. Lures...
75 art kits were donated by Ms. Vaishali Gupta, HOD of G D Somani’s primary section, to our Lighthouse Project’s children on July 26th, 2021, in loving memory of her motherin- law. Though we have overcome online technical learning difficulties in the last year, it has been a challenge to keep the attention of little children...
This is Divyansh Sharma from Standard 5 of the Lighthouse Project. He has been with Lighthouse since Grade 2 and it has played a big role in building his confidence, his spoken English and overall smartness. Divyansh wants to invite Rotarians for a special event. To know more, click here....
It took over 40 musicians and the Sony Scoring Studios in Hollywood, LA, to make India dance to Zingaat in Sairat. All that our Ananda Yaan elders needed was one little boombox. Ananda Yaan, in association with Dignity Foundation, celebrated all the July-occurring birthdays on July 31st, 2021. Unbounded revelry followed, underscored with cake, snacks,...
A few years ago, I visited San Francisco, where I stayed with my childhood friend. Every weekday he would drop his children to school and his elder mom-in-law to a day care centre for elders in the morning and pick them up in the evening. In the evening at the dinner table, she would be so happy...
Four Bhavishya Yaan alumni (Babasaheb Ambedkar school) joined Rtn. Satyan Israni in a discussion on crypto currency. These students are all in their first year of graduation and showed a great interest in investing. Satyan, who is excellent with children of this age, brought the talk to a level they could understand. After discussing...
CAPTURE THE IDEALISM AND ENERGY OF YOUTH In the past few weeks, I have noticed that several offsprings of our Rotarians have shown amazing passion and creativity to do some service in the community. Rtn. Mayank Kummar’s daughter set out to inoculate the families of policemen. Rtn. Abhinav Aggarwal’s son has created a website that informs and guides...
It is indeed a pleasure to receive this award. I want to say a heartfelt thank you for recognising and rewarding the work that we do at the Jai Vakeel Foundation with children and adults with intellectual disability. I think receiving this award for Best Teacher 2021 could not have come at a better...
Rtn. Gordon R. McInally, a member of the Rotary Club of South Queensferry, Lothian, Scotland, is the selection of the Nominating Committee for President of Rotary International for 2023-24. He will be declared the President Nominee on October 1st, 2021, if no challenging candidates have been suggested. McInally said, “Membership is the lifeblood of our organisation....