On September 28th, 2021, 15 members of the Rotaract Club of H.R. College organised a ‘learn with fun’ afternoon for the street children of Salaam Baalak supported by RCB’s Child Welfare Committee. Rotaractors divided the event into three segments: the first two involved questionanswer sessions whereby correct responses earned tokens to be redeemed by the children...
This year’s theme for the International Day for Elders was ‘Digital equity for all ages.’ Ananda Yaan, in collaboration with Dignity Foundation, arranged an online musical show. Around 250 members from Ananda Yaan, Lighthouse, Bhavishya Yaan and senior citizens and children from other NGOs came together to enjoy old melodies sung live by leading singers of...
As an architect, what is your vision for Kabul? Honestly, there was nothing there 20 years ago due to the war. So, when everybody came back to Afghanistan, everyone wanted to see development of education of youth and women. And there was a lot of progress that happened. We had beautiful mountains and as an architect...
A LEGACY SOON TO BE LOST A few days ago, we visited the Asiatic Library. Housed in a magnificent heritage building at Horniman Circle, an extraordinary woman now heads this legacy of the British. Vispi Balaporia and her team have spent many years working diligently to keep the library functioning and organising the many activities of the Asiatic...
Last week, 60 were given to children in four BY schools: G.K. Marg Municipal School, N.M. Joshi Municipal School, Colaba Municipal School and Ambedkar School, Worli. The remaining tablets will be distributed this week in BY’s Prabhadevi and Byculla centres. Parents and students were called to the schools to receive the tablets along with a...
Lighthouse students from grades 1 to 6 commemorated the Father of the Nation with an immersive Gandhi Jayanti celebration on October 2nd, 2021. While the tiny tots of standards 1 and 2 spoke about him and completed craft activities with the iconic spinning wheel (chakra), the older ones had a three-day event. As most children from...
In a world full of questions and possibilities, the Rotaract Club of Sydenham College held their second Installation Ceremony themed “WHAT IF - Reimagining the world around us”, on September 26th, 2021. Bidding adieu to Rtr. Yash Babrekar and his Clan of Champions of 2020-21 and welcoming Rtr. Deepanksha Khetawat and her Team of Heroes for...
ROTARY IS ALWAYS AROUND It’s strange how Rotary is always around us! There are signs and symbols of all the good work that is being done around the world. Yesterday in Lyon as I came out of the Notre Dame de Fourviere, and on to the square, there was a magnificent metallic reproduction of the entire city...
Our Rotary District 3141 has, for the first time, launched a Mediation Programme as part of Vocational Service, led by experienced Rotary professionals including advocates and chartered accountants. Our thanks to DG Rajendra Aggarwal for his approval and encouragement and PDG Raju Subramanian for being our advisor. The names of the Rotary Mediation Committee are...
RCB’s Fellowship and In-Camera Committee held its first In-Camera event for the current Rotary year on September 29th, 2021. The topic was “Moda Goa” - a fascinating insight into the late Wendell Rodricks’ dream project, the Moda Goa Museum and Research Centre. Rtn. Ritu Prakash Desai introduced the speakers, Jerome Marrel (Wendell Rodricks’ partner and administrator,...
I was still in college when we started OnCourse in 2010. The five founders are my husband Akhil and I, we are based in Bombay, and Nitin, Niraj and Abhishek based in Delhi and Gurgaon. We have offices across the world and our focus is under-graduate, post-graduate education abroad and test-prep, primarily for SAT, ACT,...