DEFINING RCB Whilst working on a compilation for a coffee table book on 101 vintage clubs by the Rotary Club of Poona, there was a question on what makes our Club special or unique. Is it that we have such a historic legacy that, for instance, four successive generations have been part of the same Club, with two...
Committee Members: Rtn. Jaymin Jhaveri, Rtn. Swati Jajodia, PP Vijay Jatia, DGE Sandip Agarwalla Under our Global Grant No 2099621, we had a total of $5,09,653 (INR 3,78,26,877/-) approved funds available to us to support surgeries of needy and deserving children suffering from congenital heart disease. As on February 21st, 2022, out of the abovementioned funds we...
On February 20th, 2022, members of the Rotaract Club of H.R. College engaged differently privileged kids in a football match. FIFA Streets is a project where RCHR members competed with street kids. There were three teams from differently privileged areas and two teams of RCHR members. There was a very intriguing finals which had penalties. The team...
The royal mountain retreat of the Mughals and the Buddhist Lamas, the Alps of India, Mughal Emperor Jehangir’s valley of paradise – the names given to Kashmir are plenty. The charm, however, remains the same. With the magnificent and lofty Himalayas as its crowning glory, Kashmir is resplendent with its mesmerising scenic vistas, pristine lakes dotted...
Anushka Reshamwala, granddaughter of PP Rajnikant Reshamwala and daughter of Rtn. Manish Reshamwala, has begun an organ donation initiative called Leave A Legacy with three friends. The effort has been entirely shouldered by Anushka and her friends without any help from their parents. Anushka writes: 500,000 people in India die every year waiting for an organ...
Rotaract Club of Sydenham College initiated ‘Happy New Air’, a major inter-club tree plantation drive. Its aim was to plant 150 saplings on the college campus, gardens and nearby local areas. Every single club planted saplings in their vicinity. Few clubs like RC Dhulia, RC TCET, and RC Sion went on the grounds for the...
The K. Nivedita Scholarship Programme for students of our Night Study Centres was held on February 15th, 2022, at the YMCA International House, Mumbai Central. NSC’s top rankers at the SSC and HSC exams of 2020-21 were given scholarships for further studies. 41 students received meritorious scholarships from the Rotary Club of Bombay. These students have...
“Think Big!” exhorted DGE Sandip Agarwalla, as he set the tone for the inauguration of Rotary Club of Bombay’s new IT Innovation Laboratory in Palghar on Sunday, February 13th, 2022. Funded by a generous donation from the Mahansaria Group of Industries, courtesy of our own Rtn. Yogesh Mahansaria, a one-ofits- kind, state-of-the-art has been set...
My mission is to see what we can do to make family relationships thrive and survive beyond three generations. So, what is a conflict? A conflict is a disagreement or a different point of view amongst family members. Research in the last 50-60 years shows the top reasons for conflicts in different families around the world: SIBLING...
Rotary Club of Bombay’s Elder’s Day Care Centre at Alibaug was funded by late PP Nalin Parikh, PP Ashish Vaid and Club funds. The centre was completed after seven years, and great efforts were put by PP Ashish to implement this wonderful space for elders. The inauguration was attended by 50 people with 30 Rotarians,...