The Rotaract Club of H.R. College (RCHR) celebrated International Women’s Day with the Ananda Yaan ladies at Worli last week. The project was called Dil Se Dil Tak and included lively sessions full of love and laughter on this special day. The programme began with an icebreaker which divided the seniors into two groups. Every pair...
The team Partners-In-Service of the Rotaract Club of Hinduja College (RCHC) organised AY Ki Holi for the seniors of RCB’s Ananda Yaan at Mazgaon. RCHC Rotaractors conducted games and interactive activities for our elders and applied gulaal to them. The event concluded with music and dance....
Ananda Yaan members of Byculla enjoyed their annual outdoor picnic to Palghar district on February 24th, 2023, Friday. The seniors began with the famous Mahalaxmi temple of Dahanu where they enjoyed a darshan and then their breakfast in the verdant surroundings. The main attraction came next at the Govardhan Eco Village near Wada, where members...
On January 10th, 2023, our elders from Mazgaon Ananda Yaan were taken to Cotton Green’s Rotary Clinic (a free dispensary) for a health check-up. In all, 31 members visited the clinic, where they underwent different types of check-ups including eyesight and dental. They also visited the homoeopathy and general physician clinics. Free medicines, health advice,...
THE ANANDA YAAN SPORTS DAY WAS HELD at the Botley Boy Compound in Byculla on December 17th, 2022. The Rotary Club of Bombay, in collaboration with the Rotaract Club of Atlas SkillTech University and the Dignity Foundation, spearheaded the project. It was a beautiful day, and we began with a lively Zumba session before moving on...
Legal awareness sessions were organised by Mumbai Suburban District Legal Services Authority for the senior citizens of three Ananda Yaan centres, an initiative of the Rotary Club of Bombay managed by Dignity Foundation. Sessions on basic legal awareness and government schemes were delivered by Mr. Satish Hiwale, Secretary, Mumbai Suburban District Legal Services Authority. The programme was...
Diwali celebrations were organised in all three centres of Ananda Yaan: Dr. E. Moses Road, Byculla and Mazgaon. There were competitions and programmes like rangolimaking, singing, dancing etc. Members turned out beautifully dressed, and the centres were decorated in keeping with the festive season. Members performed in the competitions and participated in programmes with great energy....
ANANDA YAAN MEMBERS OF OUR BYCULLA CENTRE PUT UP A STALL TO SELL CHINESE FOOD MADE BY THEM, TO RAISE FUNDS FOR CHARITY. The stall was featured at an event organised by Dignity Foundation to celebrate International Day for Older Persons on October 1st, 2022. Eight members from our elder centre in Byculla dressed up in...
Pitru Paksha or Shraadh is a 15-day period in the Hindu calendar during which Hindus pay obeisance to the departed souls of their ancestors. To coincide with this period, Rtn. Charu Agrawal organised a Pitru Paksha lunch on September 23rd, 2022, for 180 members of Ananda Yaan centres as a gesture of paying respects...
Team Partners-In-Service of the Rotaract Club of Hinduja College conducted Raas Garba 2.0 with Ananda Yaan (an RCB initiative in association with Dignity Foundation). AY members shared the history of Navratri with the Rotaractors and other information pertinent to it. Like, this festival is majorly celebrated in western India, it marks the victory of good over evil. It...
The team Partners-In-Service of Rotaract Club of Hinduja College organised a fun version of dumb charades called ‘Golden Advice’ for Ananda Yaan (Byculla). Our elderly AY members had to act out life lessons to Rotaractors. Ananda Yaan is an RCB initiative in association with Dignity Foundation with 175 members across two centres. Members were informed about the...
There are countless underprivileged elders in central Mumbai who live in little tenements of under 300 sq. ft. With the pressure on space so severe, the elders sometimes end up getting treated like unwanted furniture. Ananda Yaan (a mission to happiness) is aimed at being that ray of sunlight that brings an element of happiness to these...