To see the Taj Ballroom filled to the brim with rotarians was a welcoming sight. As the seats found themselves occupied and the room echoed with excited whispers, a sagely but wide-smiling man took to the stage’s podium. “I feel grateful for the opportunity to meet you all,” he began. “I have come here to learn...
A recent tweet by a socialite who fat-shamed a cop is testimony to the fact that body shaming is common in India. There are many people who have been victims of body shaming because they are underweight or overweight, the latter being more common. Obese people are most often at the receiving end of unpleasant...
The Certificate Distribution Programme of the Rotary Club of Bombay and the Bombay YMCA Vocational Training Centre was organized on Friday 28th April 2017 at YMCA International House and Programme Centre, Mumbai Central. The programme started with welcome and introduction followed by different cultural programmes performed by the students of various courses. The highlight of the...
On a pleasant evening, a dozen Rotarians turned up at the NSCI on 28th April for ‘Underarm Cricket’ under floodlights. The event took us back to our childhood days of cricket in gardens and compounds. Caught up as we were in the spirit of those youthful times, we could be forgiven for the patently exaggerated appeals...
7:30am is early for a Sunday, let alone a Sunday bang in the middle of a long weekend. Our Rotarians sure are enthusiastic! 15 players took part in the Club’s 6th annual tennis tournament on 30th April at the CCI. The players were Anand Dalal and his daughter Naisha, Bipin Vazirani, Ishraq Contractor and his son...
“The world will change,” began Aditya Puri, the current Managing Director of HDFC Bank, after accepting the prestigious Ramkrishna Bajaj Award for Good Governance. As the pioneer of HDFC’s digital banking services, Mr. Puri was of course talking about Digital India and how technology has changed the way our nation’s markets currently function. Before the inception...
Vegans are taking all over! It’s becoming trendy and fashionable to be vegan nowadays and many celebrities globally are supporting this trend. However, there is much more to a vegan diet than celebrity endorsements. There is abundance of scientific research available that demonstrates the health benefits of a natural plant-based diet. Such a diet is rich...
Ms. Anushka Jain heading this project as csr for Savlon India presented this session. Key points of this session were Eight steps to wash hands. How to use first aid. When we eat street food ensure that the vendor is wearing gloves. Importance of an antiseptic. They showed in special light how germs are there on our hands all the time. A...
The Second Annual Football Tournament, held on Saturday 4th March 2017, at the NSCI was another successful offering from the Sports Committee. In a 6-a-side format, the team captained by Rtn. Moy Biswas beat the team captained by Rtn. Sanjiv Mehra 4-2 over two hard-fought halves. Moy's team consisted of Rotarians Moy Biswas, Satyan Israni, Mehernosh...
Despite Mumbai’s intricate and seemingly wellconnected public transportation, our city is often missing from top 10 international rankings of public transport systems. In fact, studies show that the average Mumbaikar using the suburban railway spends one and a half hours commuting from their homes to work every single day. So, how do we solve this...
I am writing this editorial sitting amidst the mystic music coming from the sound of wind blowing leaves from trees planted all over the place in this beautiful country - Bhutan. It's been decades since Bhutan came up with the concept of gross national happiness (GNH). Coined by the former king of Bhutan, the term GNH...
The 7th Mini Fellowship of RCB was hosted by our New Rotarian Vivek & Ptn. Amisha Himatsingka in February 22nd 2017. The venue for a fun evening of Cocktails & Dinner was the Ground Floor Bar at the Bombay Gymkhana Club. In attendance were President Dr. Mukesh Batra, PP Paul George, Vineet & Rinku Suchanti, Rekha Tanna...