The Rotary Club of Bombay and Dignity Foundation made food a reason for Ananda Yaan to come together and spread happiness. On November 25th, 2020, Ananda Yaan organised a cooking show by Rtn. Tara Deshpande for its members. Along with her great cooking skills, Tara is known for her work as an author, actor, former model,...
Ananda Yaan is an initiative of the Rotary Club of Bombay in association with Dignity Foundation. Rtr. Palin & Rtr. Riya Jain, Partners-In-Service Directors, from the Rotaract Club of Hinduja College took the initiative and organised ‘Yeh Shaam Mastani’ for AY members where virtual singing and shayari performances were organised for participants. The event was initiated...
ANANDA YAAN (AY), ROTARY CLUB OF BOMBAY’S ELDER DAY CARE PROJECT, CELEBRATED ITS THIRD ANNIVERSARY WITH A VIRTUAL VARIETY ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME. President Framroze Mehta charmed everyone with his short and sweet Hinglish speech. He said Ananda Yaan was a sterling example of what community work is all about. AY Chairman Madhusudan Daga welcomed the large audience which...
THE GRAND FINALE OF RCISME’S YAADON KI BARAAT FOR ANANDA YAAN MEMBERS WAS ATTENDED BY CHAIRMAN MADHUSUDAN DAGA, CO-CHAIR VRINDA RAJGARHIA, PP RAMESH NARAYAN, RTN. ALOK SEKHSARIA, PE SHERNAZ VAKIL, RTN CHARU AGRAWAL, RTN. PTN. EKTA SHAH AND RASHMI BAPNA. Mrs. Sheilu Srinivasan, Founder President of Dignity foundation, graced the event along with programme coordinator Ms...
In the present pandemic times, the elderly are at a much higher medical risk which is likely to aggravate with the onset of winters with the chances of them catching a common cold and flu going up too. Many doctors have recommended regular steam inhalation for protecting one’s self from the virus and staying healthy. Keeping...
IN THE PRESENT SCENARIO, WHERE THE EXISTING PANDEMIC OF COVID -19 HAS CAUSED EVERYONE TO BE ANXIOUS, SCARED AND WORRIED, THE NEED OF THE HOUR PRIMARILY IS STABILITY OF MIND AND HEART TO COPE WITH THE SAID SITUATION COUPLED WITH HOPE AND PRAYERS. AS A STEP TOWARDS ACHIEVING THE SAID OBJECTIVE, WE AT ANAND YAAN...
Yaadon Ki Baarat, a project where RCISME collaborated with Rotary Club of Bombay and Dignity Foundation, made our elders relive their glorious days. In the first Zoom session named, ‘Humaare Zamaane Mein’ on October 10th, RCISME presented a skit for the elderly people. They displayed how drastically times have changed be it in clothing or the type...
On September 19th, the Rotary Club of Bombay conducted a meditation session at our Ananda Yaan centre (a joint initiative between Dignity Foundation & Rotary Club of Bombay). Over 30 senior citizen-members attended the session. It was a one-and-a-half-hour session conducted by Binaifer Chakraborty, introduced to our programme by Rtn. Ajit Lalwani. Binaifer was assisted by...
To help with growing levels of anxiety and depression, the Rotary Club of Bombay has introduced yoga thrice a week at Ananda Yaan Centre (a joint initiative between Dignity Foundation & RCB). Our elderly members have adapted well to the Zoom platform. They do yoga with the same enthusiasm as they did at the centre. They...
WE CELEBRATED GANESH CHATURTHI ON AUGUST 22 AT OUR BYCULLA ANANDA YAAN (AN INITIATIVE BETWEEN DIGNITY FOUNDATION AND ROTARY CLUB OF BOMBAY). WE HAD 11 MEMBERS PARTICIPATE ALONG WITH RCB AND DIGNITY TEAMS. THE MEMBERS WERE EXCITED AND HAPPY THAT THEIR NEIGHBOURS AND DIGNITY AND ROTARY PEOPLE WERE VISITING THEIR HOMES ON ZOOM. They were worried...
A SPECIAL INDEPENDENCE DAY AT ANANDA YAAN BYCULLA, WITH PRESIDENT FRAMROZE MEHTA! The spirit of Independence was felt at our Ananda Yaan centre at Byculla (a joint initiative of Dignity Foundation and Rotary Club of Bombay) where over 30 senior citizens broke the shackles of the lockdown and celebrated Independence Day with the help of technology! Yes,...
Director-in-charge: Rtn. Meera Alreja Chairperson: Rtn. Alok Sekhsaria Vice-Chairperson: Rtn. Vrinda Rajgarhia Committee members: PP Rtn. Ramesh Narayan, Rtn. Madhusudan Daga, Rtn. Charu Agrawal, Rtn. Ptn. Devi Narayan, Rtn. Ptn . Ekta Shah, Rtn. Ptn. Reshma Vazirani RCB, in collaboration with Dignity Foundation, runs two elder day care centres at Byculla and Dr. E Moses Rd. The centres provide...