Although I am a vaccine manufacturer and developer, vaccines alone will not be the answer for us to get out of the pandemic. We will need vaccines and other solutions, including therapeutics and faster diagnostics or better diagnostics. The virus is mutating very fast. One hopeful answer to this would be that with multiple mutations,...
The Rotaract Club of Jai Hind College marked Nelson Mandela Day on July 18th, 2021, with a social media programme. An International Service initiative, the Instagram handle of the page was dedicated with reels and IGTV on racism. The reels collectively received almost 11,000 views, whereas the IGTV video received an audience of hundreds of...
Each Rotary year, District 3141 hosts the Academy for Awarding Rotaract Achievement (AARA). This year, the Rotaract Club of ISME College was presented Best Upcoming Club in the District. Speaking of their achievement, RCISME wrote in: “We ended the 2020-21 year on a high and look forward to having another successful year in the district.” [gallery...
Last week, PP Dr. Rumi Jehangir dropped by at PRVEC, the eye centre at Talwada, on his way to Gholvad. The Talwada eye centre is more than four decades old and has been carefully nurtured by PP Dr. Rahim Muljiani and PP Dr. Rumi. Accompanying PP Dr. Rumi were Rtn. Ptn. Pervin, their son Rtn. Peshwan...
To view the living conditions in Dandwal, watch the video HERE. This video emphasizes why RCB is committed to the Integrated Village Development at Nilmati-Dandwal Grampanchayat. Phase 1 of the project, in collaboration with Chirag Foundation, is 12.5 per cent complete. The plan is help develop a self-sufficient and sustainable village ecosystem, allowing for zero...
The Rotaract Club of ISME College recently finished an eight-week project titled Paathshala to introduce concepts of science, maths, technology and art to Lighthouse students. Lighthouse is a project to empower children of fishermen community under Child welfare committee of RCB in association with NGO , Vidya . STEAM subject taken through Pathshala helps the children...
on July 19th, 2021, and, met Rotarians in the city over an exclusive dinner at Four Seasons Hotel. RIP Shekhar is the 4th Indian to be appointed RI President in 116 years. While RCB’s President Shernaz Vakil was unwell and unable to attend, the Rotary Club of Bombay was represented by PP Arvind Jolly and Rtn....
The Rotaract Club of Jai Hind College organised a simple but effective project titled ‘Wings of hope’, to feed the city’s birds. Participants used eco-friendly bird feeders made by themselves, coconut shells, vessels, ready bird feeders, earthen pots covered with leaves. Beneficiaries expressed their joy with happy twittering....
Bhavishya Yaan Mentor Rtn. Ptn. Avaan Vakharia takes regular online Mathematics classes with BY students from Ambedkar School, Worli. Although this is not a BY class, Avaan has been voluntarily teaching these students daily, during the lockdown, to strengthen their Maths skills through problemsolving. They enjoy her class and attend regularly. Her commitment to the...
See the BY kids present their project HERE. Vitthal Popat Gund, Dnyaneshwar Subhash Jadhav, Devendra Chetan Chalke, Yash Sunil Jagdale, and Rohan Santosh Mhaske, from our Colaba School, worked on the Manhole Science Project inspired by the tragedy that took the life of Dr. Amrapurkar. Dr. Amrapurkar, a gastroenterologist from Bombay Hospital, fell in to a...
RCB’s senior citizen’s activity centre, in association with the Dignity Foundation, organised a dance module for its members on July 8th, 2021. Neeta Nilesh Sheth, a trained dancer, choreographed the elders. [gallery columns="2" size="full" link="none" ids="26953,26952,26951,26950"]...
