Few years ago, a renowned cartoonist, Jules Feiffer penned a strip in which he showed an old man talking to his TV. "No one loves me," the man says, and the TV responds, "I love you." This is the story of millions of elderly people across the nation. Trapped by loneliness, they sit staring at...
The In Camera committee held a documentary screening on Thursday, 19th January 2017 at 6.30 pm. It was hosted by Ravi & Amita Sheth at their office and was followed by cocktails and dinner. The Rotarians met at 6.30 p.m. and the film screening was of 1 ½ hour followed by a Q & A...
After we extended a warm welcome to Mr. Bhushan Gagrani, the distinguished IAS officer and the Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Cidco, we had our very own Rtn. Purnima Advani talk about him to the members at our RCB meeting. She introduced him as an esteemed visionary, and also a successful planner and achiever. His...
Air and water are two essentials of life. However, with the pollution of these natural resources on the rise, it has become imperative to find ways of reducing man-made pollutants in the environment. With winters getting colder day-by-day many people burn fire wood to get some warmth. This too is an example of man-made pollution. Some...
To raise awareness on cancer and it’s early detection, Cancer Aid Committee, along with Cancer Patients Aid Association (CPAA), held a camp at Nagpada police station, where 95 police men and women were checked and screened for oral, prostate, breast and cervical cancer. CPAA is a registered, charitable organization that works towards total management of cancer...
Members were in for a surprise when they attended the RCB meeting on 17th January with guest speaker Seema Mehta – an expert practitioner and performer of Kathak Yoga. The sound of ghunghroos filled the space while President Nominee Rtn. Jagdish Malkani started the meeting with announcements covering the upcoming events, birthdays of the week,...
The nuclearisation of families is a trend that has been in vogue not just in the West but also in India of over the past few years. Apart from higher education levels, increased mobility of the workforce, rural to urban migration and brain drain to developed countries are all factors that are leading to nuclear...
What do you do with your used laptop? Here's a good use you can put it to. Abhishek Gupta is an alumni of your Club's Bhavishya Yaan program. He is studying in the First Year Junior College at the Elhinstone College. He has also doing an internship at the Pomegranate Edu Workshop where he is shaping up...
The RCB meeting of 10th January saw an impressive turnout of people to hear Dr Chintan Chandrachud, Associate, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP London . The happy occasion saw RCB President Dr Mukesh Batra announce that Past President (PP) Dr Rumi Jehangir had through the AH Wadia Trust made a donation of Rs 25...
Most RCB members are distinguished in their own fields of activity whether it's business or professionals such as doctors, lawyers, industrialists. As the leaders in their field they are a leading light and an example for other fellow citizens to emulate. As members of RCB they also share a passion of giving back to society...
On the occasion of International Women's Day, i.e., 8th March, the Rotaract Club of Jai Hind College brings back its flagship project 'Cheekh'! Cheekh, as the name suggests is the loud yet feeble cry for help by a woman exploited by the patriarchal society. The Rotaract Club of Jai Hind College aims at making this call...
Bhavishya Yaan Committee cannot thank Rotarian Suresh Agrawal enough for organizing a grand Christmas party for all 750 Bhavishya Yaan children from across the city. The party was organised by the Entertainment Committee of the Cricket Club of India, which is also headed by Mr Agrawal. The event also gave an opportunity to the Bhavishya...