RI President Shekhar Mehta met Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday. He wrote in: “Had a great meeting with the Prime Minister Hon’ble Narendra Modi, courtesy PDG Ashish Desai and PDG Vivek Tankha MP. Discussed development issues where Rotary can work with the Govt. Excellent interaction for 45 minutes.”...
RCISME’s “Artful” Ways: Famous paintings, picture composition, origami tulips and painting a list of things they liked about themselves – the art session for Lighthouse kids conducted by RCB and the Rotaractors of ISME College was a talented affair. The proof is in these screenshots! These tulips don’t lie. [gallery size="full" columns="2" link="none" ids="27117,27118,27119,27120,27121"]...
Last week on persistent invitations from PP Paul George, I visited our joint vocational centre at the YMCA. I had forgotten how much good work we do here and how many ladies we are able to help and empower by giving them an opportunity to earn. I watched as crowded rooms full of eager young...
Rotary Club of Bombay has been recognised for achieving a Platinum Commitment of US$ 165,000 to The Rotary Foundation in the first month itself. We thank the TRF Committee and, especially, PP Nirav Shah and PP Vijay Jatia for their exemplary efforts....
RCB’s on-going ration distribution activity for Covid relief RCB donates kitchen kits for a thousand families in floodhit areas [gallery size="full" columns="2" ids="27097,27098,27101,27102,27100,27103,27099"]...
Master Hemant Naik, aged 4, was referred to Kokilaben Ambani Hospital for a heart surgery. He had Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) and had already undergone four balloon procedures and an open-heart procedure at Wadia hospital. He needed the Fontan procedure, a complicated surgery with a high risk. The parents were explained the risks before surgery...
Purujit Aggarwal, son of our Rotarian Abhinav Aggarwal, has made a website ‘baselaw.org’. The website is targetted at teenagers interested in studying/pursuing a career in law. Purujit is all of fourteen years old. He is a student at DSB International School Mumbai. Check it out! In the picture above: Rtn. Ptn. Nidhi and Rtn. Abhinav Aggarwal flanked...
Night Study Centres, a joint initiative of the Rotary Club of Bombay and Bombay YMCA, was started in 1966 in a Municipal School to support young boys and girls in their school education. NSC is a place where the students, who live in very small tenements, come to do their homework and study. Bombay YMCA’s...
The Rotaract Club Of Jai Hind College (RCJC), in association with Aara Consultancy, initiated a Professional Development project to guide students of standards 10th and 12th about the way ahead and what fields they could pursue according to their interests. The facilitator was Mrs. Vinni Shah Modani, a professional counsellor, who laid ahead ways to identify...
Brit Driver Alex Lynn’s victory has brought Mahindra Racing back to the winners’ circle after a dry patch of two-and-a-half years. Mahindra Racing has competed in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship since Season 1 (the latest is its 7th), representing the Indian car giant on a global sporting scale in single-seater motor racing. Alex...
Masina Hospital has launched a course in geriatric and dementia care, for young adults. The course, supported by RCB, is designed in collaboration with Tata institute for Social Sciences and Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders Society of India. The goal is to create well-trained caregivers. There are modules in gerontology, nursing care, psychological care, physiotherapy, occupational therapy,...