THE Rotaract Club Of Hinduja College held an event named Ashirwaad on August 14th, 2019. This was a one-day project to celebrate Raksha Bandhan with Ananda Yaan members. Rotaractors tied rakhis to every member with a traditional aarti, and sought their blessings. Their very own director Rtr. Yash played the National Anthem on a guitar and...
Rtn. Vikram Daiya availed of Ananda Yaan’s Anand Seva in the most unique way. While he will enjoy Sonu Nigam’s show with his family and friends, he also is bringing along 10 senior citizens of Ananda Yaan. He and Gauri have bought 10 additional tickets for members of Ananda Yaan who are regular and have...
RTN. PTN. EKTA SHAH availed of Ananda Yaan’s Ananda Seva to celebrate her birthday. Members of RCB’s Byculla Ananda Yaan Centre, in partnership with Dignity Foundation, experienced the pilgrimage of a lifetime. On July 18th, 2019, Byculla Centre members visited not just one or two but four holy places in a span of 12 hours! Fifty-eight senior...
DISTRICT 3141 has launched an awareness drive for Ananda Yaan. Aligned to the initiative, our partner Campaign For Good is seeking creative entries for this awareness programme from young professionals in the advertising industry. Campaign India, the leading advertising magazine is proactively promoting the contest. Other national newspapers like Free Press Journal and DNA have chipped...
ANANDA SEVA is a unique opportunity for all Rotarians and their friends to get involved with elders. You can celebrate special days or make any day special for Ananda Yaan (AY) members by giving them experiential opportunities such as learning a new activity, participating in a satsang, enjoying a tasty snack or going for...
Under the programme called Ananda Yaan, we have started Day Care Centres for the aged at Dadar and Byculla with the objective that elders who belong to economically-weaker sections of society can enjoy some happiness in the evening of their lives. We have supported an old age home at Ambernath for several years. This project...
To inspire the inner chef and expose them to new styles of cooking, SMILZ Nishkam Seva Trust organised a cake and bread baking session on April 3, 2019, with senior citizens of Ananda Yaan at Byculla, coordinated by the Dignity Foundation team. The Rotary Club of Bombay thanks Sonal Shah and her daughter Jinal Shah for...
Holi Hai is a project organised by the Rotaract Club of H.R. College along with the Ananda Yaan Committee. Twenty-five members of the Club celebrated Holi with 70 senior citizens at the Ananda Yaan Centre in Byculla. To break the ice in the start, and to make the senior citizens feel comfortable, everyone played antakshari. Post...
Members of Ananda Yaan, Byculla made hats at a creative origami workshop taken by Bobbie Vijayakkar on March 15. Bobbie Vijayakkar or Bob, as everyone calls him, is a 65-year-young acclaimed architect and interior designer by profession and an origami enthusiast. Bobbie graduated from Sir JJ college of Architecture, Mumbai in 1977. “I’m just...
The Rotary Club of Bombay’s Elder Care Committee and Cotton Green Committee organised a comprehensive check-up for members of the new Ananda Yaan Centre that opened at Dr. E Moses Road, Worli, recently. Members visited the Cotton Green Clinic on March 1, 2019. The check-up was smoothly coordinated by Vrushali Palwankar from the Rotary office and...
Rtn. Vikram Dahiya organised a kirtan and satsang (religious song and lecture) on February 22 to spread the message of The Gita to elders at the Ananda Yaan Centre at Dr. E. Moses Road. Sriman Satyanand Das and Nand Gop Das from ISKCON’s Chowpatty Temple, also known as the Hare Krishna Temple, addressed 75 senior...
Rtn. Charu Agrawal, as a committee member of Ananda Yaan, went to the Byculla Centre to play Housie with members early this month. Recognising that the cold wave of winter this year would have been particularly harsh upon the elders, she took 75 woollen shawls and snacks too. A warm heart, some generosity and a simple...