Ananda Yaan celebrated Haldi Kumkum on February 8th, 2022. Haldi Kumkum is a Maharashtrian tradition from the time of the Peshwas that comes around the same time as Makar Sankranti. Married women dress up and go out to meet other women, their friends and relatives, have fun, sing, and dance. This event helped them get...
The Rotary Club of Bombay, in association with Dignity Foundation, organised a musical event for our Ananda Yaan centres on November 26th, 2021. V.G. Abraham and Minakshi Adsule, volunteers from Entertainment for Senior Citizens, conducted live performances for our Dr. E Moses Road and Byculla centres. As it was live, members were able to request the...
The Rotaract Club of ISME celebrated ‘55 Wala Bachpan’, a Children’s Day event at Ananda Yaan (an activity centre of RCB in association with Dignity Foundation), with approximately 70 middleaged women. The event began by addressing the ladies as students and introducing the team that would be interacting with them. Bollywood film Sholay was used as...
A dental check-up camp was organised for Ananda Yaan’s senior members at the Dr E. Moses Road, Worli, on November 18th, 2021. Six volunteers of the Rotaract Club of Government Dental College and Hospital, Mumbai, conducted the dental screening and counselling of 27 senior citizens. Periodontal (gums) problems were a major issue. A few people with...
On November 10th, 2021, Shilpa Mehta, actor in many Bollywood hit movies like Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham, Hum Tum, Asoka, and Student of the Year and in daily soaps like Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki, Kyunki Sans Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi visited the Byculla centre of Ananda Yaan. As Shilpa interacted with members, they welcomed her excitedly....
On November 3rd, 2021, 20 members from the Rotaract Club of H.R. College went to Ananda Yaan, Byculla, and organised a two-hour party with the seniors there. It began with a rangoli competition, went on to a game round with tongue twisters, charades and antakshari. Finally, a dance and music session ended the evening with chocolates...
Ananda Yaan Art and Craft: Resource person Mani Mulla taught the elders at our Ananda Yaan’s Byculla centre how to use waste plastic bottles as planters and their caps to close open plastic bags. Birthday celebration: Rtn. Kirit Kamdar arranged lunch for AY elders of our centre at Dr. E. Moses Road, on his birthday. On...
Ananda Yaan had a morning filled with games when the Rotaract Club of H.R. College paid them a visit on October 12th, 2021. About 80 senior citizens of our Dr. E. Moses Road centre were divided into two categories and the 15 visiting Rotaractors played games with first one group and then the other. A retro...
The District Legal Services Authority, Mumbai, conducted four sessions on legal awareness, exclusively, for RCB’s members of Ananda Yaan (in collaboration with Dignity Foundation). Rtn. Satyan Israni invited former judge Advocate Hitendra Wani, and Secretary and Advocate Aileen Marques from the District Legal Services Authority, Mumbai, to conduct legal awareness sessions for our Ananda Yaan elders. Through their...
This year’s theme for the International Day for Elders was ‘Digital equity for all ages.’ Ananda Yaan, in collaboration with Dignity Foundation, arranged an online musical show. Around 250 members from Ananda Yaan, Lighthouse, Bhavishya Yaan and senior citizens and children from other NGOs came together to enjoy old melodies sung live by leading singers of...
RCB’s Ananda Yaan, in association with Dignity Foundation, has planned three monthly visits by a doctor to each AY centres(Byculla and Dr. E. Moses Road). This will ensure that our members get a regular check-up and that no early symptoms are ignored. The doctor will also prescribe medicines, the cost of which will be borne...
As Janmashtami vibes flowed all around last month, the Rotary Club of Bombay’s Ananda Yaan, supported by Dignity Foundation, held a storytelling session on the life of Lord Krishna. Ms. Sarita Shetty, a wellknown storyteller, who has performed for Google, Hamley, Penguin India, Star India, SonyYay, TATA Cancer Hospital Bombay, etc., performed the stories. Members were...