Director-in-charge: Rtn. Ajit Lalvani Chair: Rtn. Madhusudan Daga Co-Chair: Rtn. Vrinda Rajgarhia Members: PP Ramesh Narayan, Rtn. Alok Sekhsaria, Rtn. Charu Agrawal, Rtn. Ptn. Devi Narayan, Rtn. Ptn. Ekta Shah, Ms Rashmi Bapna. Ananda Yaan spent most of the year in lockdown. We were unable to have in-person meetings for our members except for a brief interlude of two...
Rations All members of the Byculla Centre of Ananda Yaan have received ration kits consisting of dry grains, oil, sanitation kits and essentials that can last a month for the entire family. The ration is helping them fight these tough times with hope. Sanitisers and sarees Rtn. Satyan Israni, with the association of Blossom Industries, donated hand sanitizer...
Acknowledging the fact that creativity is as necessary for the health of the body as yoga, Zumba, physiotherapy and mental health, Ananda Yaan held a creative session for its members on May 20th, 2021. Ms Sudha Barshikar taught our senior citizens how to make bags with old t-shirts and old dupattas. The method was simple...
ANANDA YAAN (BYCULLA CENTRE) ORGANISED A SESSION ON EMOTIONAL WELLBEING FOR ITS MEMBERS ON APRIL 23RD, 2021. WE WERE SUPPORTED IN THIS BY THE SAMARITANS MUMBAI, A RENOWNED HELPLINE IN THE FIELD OF MENTAL/ EMOTIONAL HEALTH. Ms. Jayashree Patwari, a senior volunteer in Samaritans Mumbai, conducted the session in a unique style. Chairman Rtn. Madhusudan Daga...
ON APRIL 22ND, 2021, OUR ANAND YAAN TRAVELLED THE WORLD IN A FEW MINUTES WHEN DR. SUSHMA LEHRI EXHIBITED PHOTOGRAPHS FROM HER WORLD TOUR AND NARRATED STORIES AFTER EACH PHOTOGRAPH ON ZOOM. Dr. Sushma Lehri is retired Director of the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET), a residential institute of B.R.A University, Agra. She is passionate...
ANANDA YAAN (WITH THE DIGNITY FOUNDATION) INVITED NUTRITIONIST PREETI KALE TO CONDUCT A DIET AND HABIT-BOOSTING KNOWLEDGE SESSION FOR ITS MEMBERS ON APRIL 15TH, 2021. Miss Preeti explained ‘immunity’ as an army. In simplified language, she explained to members that immunity plays a very important role in our body as it fights with harmful elements that...
ANANDA YAAN ALONG WITH DIGNITY FOUNDATION ORGANISED PHYSIOTHERAPY FOR SENIOR MEMBERS ON MARCH 18TH (BYCULLA CENTRE) & MARCH 19TH (DR. E MOSES ROAD CENTRE), 2021. Dr. Surabhi Agarwal (P.T.) visited both centres to conduct practical sessions on the importance of exercise for all, including senior citizens. She discussed the need for them to not ignore their symptoms...
THE TEAM PARTNERS-IN-SERVICE OF THE ROTARACT CLUB OF HINDUJA COLLEGE, SUPPORTED BY THE PARENT ROTARY ROTARY CLUB OF BOMBAY, INITIATED THEIR FIRST ON-GROUND EVENT AY KI HOLI, ALONG WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE ANANDA YAAN COMMITTEE. The event was conducted on March 24th, 2021, as a pre-Holi celebration, allowing the Rotaractors of Hinduja College to spend...
A FREE EYE TEST CAMP WAS ORGANISED FOR ANANDA YAAN BY ADITYA JYOT FOUNDATION. The Rotary Club of Bombay thanks Rotary Club of Mumbai Sion PP Dr. Radhika Krishnan, CEO of ‘Aditya Jyot Foundation for Twinkling Little Eyes’ for her stellar work in serving society by facilitating free eye check-ups, advanced screenings and cataract surgeries. Our thanks,...
A UNIQUE ART AND CRAFT SESSION THAT USED COFFEE WAS HELD FOR THE SENIOR CITIZENS OF DR. E MOSES CENTRE’S ANANDA YAAN IN ASSOCIATION WITH DIGNITY FOUNDATION ON MARCH 13TH, 2021. MS. RASHMITA GANTI EXPLAINED THE PROCEDURE FOR DRAWING AND PAINTING WITH COFFEE. NOT ONLY DID THE AROMA ELEVATE ALERTNESS AND ENERGY LEVELS BUT BOOSTED...
SEEKING TO STRENGTHEN THE LINK BETWEEN FOOD, HEALTH AND IMMUNITY, ANANDA YAAN, IN ASSOCIATION WITH DIGNITY FOUNDATION, ORGANISED A TALK ON NUTRITION FOR ITS MEMBERS. On March 6th, 2021, Ms. Priti Kale from FitFuda Fitness Centre visited the Dr. E. Moses Centre to conduct an interactive session on food and nutrition. She discussed foods that have nutrition...
ANANDA YAAN AND COTTON GREEN COMMITTEE PLANNED A WOMEN’S DAY OUTING FOR A GROUP OF 35 SENIOR CITIZENS FROM THE E. MOSES CENTRE. THEY VISITED AND GOT TREATMENT FREE OF COST AT COTTON GREEN CLINIC ON FRIDAY, MARCH 5TH, 2020. 31 got their eye tested by Dr. Mital Lalan, out of which 13 patients need to...