RCB's newest Rotaract Club, The Rotaract Club of Indian School of Design and Innovation (RcISDI), has been chartered in the current rotary year. Since its inception, RcISDI has tried to initiate various small projects to integrate along with their intensive coursework. Most of them are club level initiatives. The following is an update on their...
Whether the Rotarians who descended upon the vibrant city of Benares in January 2016 returned spiritually enlightened may be open to debate; but there is no question that they returned with new friendships, wonderful memories, and enough sarees and mithai to clothe and feed an army. A total of 44 Rotarians and their family members,...
Rotarians are invited to a unique historical, informative and interactive opportunity, with noted historian Dr. Vidya Vencatesan, as she discusses the various interpretations of the epic, 'Ramayana', as portrayed in the eclectic flavors through the length and breadth of India. The discussion will be held on the eve of 4th February, 2016 at PP Rtn....
The 9th Annual Golf Tournament organized by the Sports Committee has come a long way since it was instituted in Jan, 2012. Its increasing appeal brought in 32 players this year on the 16th of January at the Willingdon Sports Club. It kicked off with the serious business of teeing with the following groups –...
The Town Hall which houses the Asiatic Society of Mumbai is a heritage building, located deep in the city's historic Fort area, shaped by colonial geography, architecture and sculpture. The Asiatic Society of Mumbai forms part of the network of institutions created by the British to generate, systematize and disseminate knowledge of India and the...
The 2016 Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon on Sunday, January 17th, was marked by the participation of Rotarians in the Dream Run, supporting the cause of from different centres for the Republic Day Assembly, was present as well and shared her vision for the children. The Assembly ended with a pledge from all to be good...
The Republic Day assembly was celebrated with great pomp at all five centres of Bhavishyayaan, witnessing active participation from over 700 students! The students were educated about the Indian Constitution, the Fundamental Rights and duties and what these terms actually constitute in their lives. Teachings were imparted through songs, dance-skits, plays and speeches. The Assembly...
Stressing on "Dignity of women" Prime Minister Narendra Modi had urged all the parliamentarians and the corporate sector to build separate toilet for girls in schools across the country. In keeping with PM Narendra Modi's emphasis on facilitating the 'dignity of women' by constructing separate toilets for girls in schools across India, the 8th of...
The recently renovated 53 year old IWA clinic was the perfect venue for a successful medical camp held for 40 BY students of the Colaba Municipal School on 12th January, 2016. General practitioners - Dr. Aspi Mehta and Dr. Shilpa Mukhtyar, along with the dentist Dr. Kshitija Sonavne diagnosed the children and recorded the needed...
On the bright Sunday morning of on 10th of Jan R/anne Sandhya Jaidev Merchant led a group of 22 Rtns on the much-awaited Heritage Walk to Bhuleshwar. Kothari Hospital at C.P Tank was the scheduled meeting point. Bhuleshwar is known as a dynamic, over- crowded area of small streets and teeming entrepreneurship, but what one...
Established in 1902, The Victoria Memorial School for the Blind (VMSB) has been in the service of the visually impaired for over 110 years. On the 7th of January, 2016, the RCB was pleased to show its support by donating Brail software to the VMSB. The support given by RCB through Dr. Batra's Foundation will...
The Bhavishya Yaan children of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar School visited the Standard Chartered Bank branch at 23/25 MG Road in December. The visit was organized by a 9-member team of enthusiastic Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) employees from the BKC head office. The children were educated on basic banking procedures. Later, an Established in 1902, The...