ZUMBA GOLD FOR AY MEMBERS CHANCES are you’ve heard about Zumba — the new fitness dance programme that has become increasingly popular across the globe. Currently, over six million people take Zumba classes each week in one of 50,000 locations in 75 countries. But what you may not know is that Zumba isn’t just for the...
EMPLOYEES of the Aditya Birla Group volunteered at the Ananda Yaan Dr. E. Moses Centre (a collaboration of the Rotary Club of Bombay & Dignity Foundation) on November 9th. The activity ‘Age No Bar’ was to help senior citizens of the centre build an active healthy and living environment. This event was done in collaboration...
DIGNITY Foundation celebrated its 24th Annual Day on November 5th, at the Ravindra Natya Mandir, Prabhadevi. All the Dignity Foundation Chai Masti centres, Day Care centres and Ananda Yaan centres (the last being a collaboration between the Rotary Club of Bombay and Dignity Foundation) participated in the Annual Day event. The programme commenced with a performance...
Rtr. Bushra Shaikh and Rtr. Sejal Kesarwani, Partnersin- Services Directors of the Rotaract Club of Hinduja College, along with other Rotaractors of Hinduja College conducted a project called ‘Yeh Shaam Mastani’ on November 2nd, 2019 at the Byculla Centre of Ananda Yaan (in association with Dignity Foundation). The project mainly focused on giving AY members a...
By Rtn. Jaya Prasad On the auspicious occasion of Dhanteras, I decided to spend some valuable time with elders at Ananda Yaan. It was a celebration day for them and for me too. Upon arrival at the centre, I was greeted by Dileep, CC from Dignity and was warmly welcomed by very enthusiastic members of Ananda...
Senior citizens of Ananda Yaan’s E Moses Centre (a collaboration between the Rotary Club of Bombay and The Dignity Foundation) celebrated the first-year anniversary of the centre. They prayed for the wellbeing and continuity of the centre at Maharashtra’s most important religious places. The journey took place on November 7th. An all-ladies team of 53 senior...
CHILDREN and the elderly enrich each other’s lives when Ananda Yaan and Bhavishya Yaan come together. Daan Utsav is a time of giving. Giving can be in kind, which most people do, but one can also provide one’s service or knowledge and time. That is what our senior citizens of the Ananda Yaan, Byculla, did:...
Senior citizens break the Internet A post liked by 1.1 k people , 61 comments and 27 shares. We thank Shankar Mahadevan, the famous Indian singer and composer who is part of the trio of musicians Shankar- Ehsaan-Loy for posting about Ananda Yaan on his social media handle . Learning new tricks Debashree DasGupta, a music teacher/ consultant...
OUR President not only shares her birthday week with Bapu but similarly embraces humanity, simplicity and honesty. RCB President Preeti Mehta’s birthday was a cherished moment for everyone, from a four-year-old at Lighthouse to a 74-year-young from Ananda Yaan! Preeti celebrated her birthday with 110 tiny tots at Lighthouse (an initiative of Rotary Club of Bombay...
For Fall Prevention Awareness Week (September 22 – 28), the Smart Avenue Non Medical 1 team thought it was important to talk about factors that may increase one’s risk of falling. They did their mandate proud in the infotainment experience they provided to 250 underprivileged elders and 50 guests at the beginning of Fall Prevention...
LAUGHTER YOGA FOR ANANDA YAAN ELDERS LAUGHTER Yoga is the best medicine prescribed for seniors to keep them in good cheer. On August 23rd, 2019, one such session was conducted by Mr Rajat Dua, a certified yoga teacher with over 12 years of experience. Members of Ananda Yaan (Dr. E Moses Road centre) experienced joy and...
THE Rotary Club of Bombay celebrated Raksha Bandhan at both our Ananda Yaan centres in Byculla and Dr. E. Moses Road. The event was conducted by followers of the Brahma Kumari movement and coordinated by our project partners, Dignity Foundation. The speakers explained the true meaning of Raksha Bandhan and how it is not necessary for...