Dr. Atul Shah Dr. Atul Shah is a Consultant Plastic Surgeon at the Nanavati Super Speciality Hospital in Vile Parle, Mumbai.He is also a Founder member and Director of the Novartis Comprehensive Leprosy Care Association. Born in 1949 in Jetpur, Gujarat, Dr. Shah completed his MS General Surgery in 1976 and MS Plastic Surgery in 1978 from...
Ajay Gupta 2015-01-20-The_Gateway_Jan_20-26 2015-01-20-The_Gateway_Jan_20-26On Tuesday, January 13, District Governor Ajay Gupta addressed the Rotary Club of Bombay at his annual visit. He started by inviting Rotarians to an open dialogue with him. “All your suggestions and questions are welcome. We need to know what changes and adjustments can be made at a district level. If you have...
Dr. Parag Ajagaonkar Dr. Parag Ajagaonkar is an Associate Professor at Mithibai College and visiting faculty at Ramnarain Ruia College. Associated with Mithibai for 22 years, Dr. Ajagaonkar has a Ph.D in Advertising, an MBA in Marketing, an MPhil in Industry and Labour and a M.Com in Accountancy. He is also a Ph.D guide for students...
Shri Shubha Vilas Das Shri Shubha Vilas Das holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Telecommunications as well as an L.L.B. (specialising in Intellectual Property Law). His career began with the Tata Group and he later moved to an international law firm in Bangalore. He has served society in numerous ways. One of his many roles...
Lakshmi Kaul A journalism and human rights graduate, Lakshmi Kaul specialises in development communications and social media campaigning. From designing and delivering focussed development research campaigns internationally and locally, she has combined the use of traditional and new media for social messaging. Having contributed immensely to the UK General Elections by mobilising and building awareness among the...
Shridhar Venkat 2015-06-02-The_Gateway__June_2_to_June_8_ Shridhar Venkat, an Eisenhower Fellow with more than 23 years of experience with leading multinationals such as Philips, ABB and Webex Communications (CISCO), addressed the Rotary gathering last week as the CEO of Akshaya Patra Foundation. Venkat along with Mohandas Pai, a trustee of the foundation, highlighted the extent of malnutrition amongst children in...
Dr. Prakash Pispati Dr. Prakash Pispati has a BSc (Hons) in Microbiology from St. Xavier’s College, an MD degree from Grant Medical College, and received his post-doctoral training in rheumatology in the UK and USA. He is the Director of Rheumatology at Jaslok Hospital & Research Centre and the Senior Consultant Rheumatologist at Saifee Hospital. He...
PP Rtn. Gul Kripalani At last week’s meeting, Rotarians spent an interesting afternoon with the Consular Corps. This event was co-ordinated by PP Rtn. Gul Kripalani, the Honorary Consul General for Iceland as well as the Chairman of Honorary Consular Corps Diplomatique, Mumbai (HCCD) and Vice Dean of Consular Corps Association Mumbai (CCAM). PP Rtn. Haresh...
Bavidra Mohan Bavidra Mohan is the India Fellows Manager at Acumen India and spends his time working closely with some of the country’s most promising change-makers to train them in leadership and accelerate their vision for transforming India. Mohan holds a BA in Sociology from Queen’s University, Canada, and an MA from Kingston University, UK. He started...
Nilesh Shah Nilesh Shah is the Managing Director and CEO of Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited. Kotak Mahindra is one of India's leading financial institutions, offering complete financial solutions that encompass every sphere of life. From commercial banking, stockbroking, mutual funds to life insurance and investment banking, the Group caters to the financial needs of...
Nasser Munjee Educated in the UK and the US, Nasser Munjee's entire career has spanned the creation of financial institutions in India. His career began with the creation of the first mortgage company in India — the Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) — with which he was associated for 20 years, rising to be its Executive Director....
Dr. Vibha Krishnamurthy Dr. Vibha Krishnamurthy has trained in Developmental Paediatrics at Children’s Hospital, Boston. She founded Ummeed Child Development Center in 2001 and is currently the Executive Director. She has 15 years of experience in India as a developmental paediatrician and serves on expert committees related to Early Childhood Development and disability for the WHO...