As a fellow Rotarian, Dr. Aashish Contractor needs no introduction. We are all aware (rather we ought to know!) that he heads the Rehab and Sports Medicine Dept. at Sir H N Reliance Foundation Hospital, and that he is the Vice-Chairman of the International Council of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, as well as the Certification...
Held at the quaint Woodhouse Gymkhana, on the 23rd September, the Bohri Thaal Night provided a unique opportunity to celebrate the diversity of tradition and cuisine through an authentic dining experience. With ten generous sponsors (Aliakbar Merchant, Huzaifah Bagasrawala, Ishraq Contractor, Sabira Merchant, Shariq Contractor, Sherebanu Baldiwala, Sohel Shikari, Suhail Nathani, Farhat Jamal and Aziz Javeri), the unusual aspect was that the food...
On September 18th and 19, four Rotarians - Ravi Fotedar, PP Sandip Agarwalla, Mahesh Khubchandani and Rohan Dalal - of our Club's Water Resources Committee accompanied by Dr. Ajit Gokhale (an expert in agriculture, water management and environment), toured villages in the Yavatmal and Chandrapur districts to survey projects undertaken by the Rotary Club of Nagpur. Rotary Club of Bombay has partnered with...
Even the rain gods couldn’t dampen the spirit of Rotarians who gathered at the Darbar hall of the Asiatic Society last week. It was a proud moment for our Rotarians at the inauguration of the conservation lab. The Darbar hall in all its grandeur was an apt venue for the excellent talk by Magsaysay Awardee, Mr. P. Sainath. The diversity of rural India in terms of regions, languages, and skills...
The Cancer Aid committee in association with Cancer Patients Aid Association (CPAA), recently organized a fun-filled party on September 17, at the Radio Club for the 20 underprivileged children battling with cancer. Clown Show, Stage performance by Acrobats, Peppy music played by the DJ were few of the many activities planned and executed by Rotaryanne Susmita Mitra (Director - Special Projects, Cancer Patients Aid Association) to amuse...
The restoration of Asiatic Society’s Conservation Lab was spearheaded by RCB’s Urban Heritage Renewal Committee under the leadership of PP Dr. Sonya Mehta, with a view to restore, digitize and preserve the literary treasures that resided in the Town Hall of Mumbai. Despite its competent team of conservationists, the Society was unable to meet its expected number of book restorations in a...
“I’m going to have to cover a continent in a very brief period of time because that is what rural India is about! It is a continent within a sub-continent, and without exception,the most complex aspect of planet earth” began Mr. P. Sainath, former rural affairs editor of The Hindu, and winner of the Raymon Magsaysay Award for his passionate commitment as a journalist to restore the rural poor to India’s consciousness,moving the nation...
With a view to helping children see better, an eye examination camp was conducted at the Ganpatrao Kadam Municipal School, where children from 5th to 10th standard were checked. This camp was organized through the Aditya Jyot Foundation. Under the leadership of Dr. S Natarajan, Aditya Jyot which is a non-profit organization, work towards providing quality eye care services to the lower socio- economic sections of the...
In an effort to recognize the hard work and dedication of our exceptional Bhavishya Yaan School teachers and to set a benchmark, two teachers, Ms. Tasneem Khokkar (Colaba Municipal School) and Ms. Mariyam Y Soni (Byculla School) were presented with the Nation Builder Award last Tuesday....
“Why does sustained economic growth or development require inequality to be lower than what it is?” started Dr. Ajit Ranade in casual yet fascinating manner. And as aptly introduced by PP Shailesh Haribhakti, Dr. Ranade did afford us with his immense knowledge of economics and practical insights on a subject that is critically important to the whole world as it is to India. He began by explaining the difference between poverty and inequality, which are most...
The last week too, was a busy one. Starting with the afternoon with Dr. Ajit Ranade, whose immense knowledge of economics with absolutely contemporary issues was commendable, and his passion and conviction in promoting an inclusive, equal environment reflected his patriotic self. Another big event was the District Interact conference named ’Udaan Icon 2016’ which was a perfect example of teamwork between Interactors, Rotaractors and Rotarians. A shout out to Rtn Freyaz Shroff,...
Rotaractors of District 3141 with Avenue Chair Hussain Rassai (Youth Services 1), Convener Gool Ghadiali and host club, RC Mumbai Juhu, organized a District Interact conference named ’Udaan Icon’ aimed at youth and students of all schools across Mumbai held on 17th and 22nd Sept, 2016. Attended by close to 500 Interactors and over 200 Rotaractors, this 2-day Service Project, aims to provide a unique platform...