MEMBERS HAD AN ENJOYABLE ONLINE FELLOWSHIP FOR DIWALI ON NOVEMBER 11, 2020 Rotary Club of Bombay had its Diwali night on November 11th, 2020. The first virtual Diwali night ever, put together by the Fellowship Committee, it was enthusiastically attended by a large number of Rotarians and their partners who came dressed in their festive best. President...
PN Vineet and Rtn. Ptn. Rangeeta Bhatnagar gifted our club a wonderful evening with Baba Machine, an Indian acoustic Bollywood rock band. Over 70 Rotarians and spouses spent a couple of enjoyable hours listening to their favourite English and Hindi songs. Many swayed to the music and sang along too. Good sports Malti and Nirav danced...
The Rotary Club of Bombay’s “Parsi Nite” was held on August 18, 2020. It was held on Zoom and members participated with great enthusiasm! Over 150 members and their partners attended and many were dressed in traditional Parsi attire. The Fellowship Committee had organised an innovative evening with a variety programme consisting of a humorous talk:...
AFTER A VERY LONG TIME (MAYBE LONGER THAN MANY OF US CAN REMEMBER), RCB AGAIN HAS AN INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE. Our activities this year will circle largely around our – and 22 other Clubs – founding person: James Wheeler Davidson. The RC Bombay was chartered on March 19th, 1929, largely thanks to the efforts of a single man. WHAT...
In 1933, Paul Harris gave a radio address to “non-Rotarians” to interest them in joining the 28-year-old organisation. The speech is a great sign of Paul Harris’ optimism as it took place when both Hitler and Stalin were in power and America was in its deepest depression. Friends of the air. It is a real privilege...
The first Fellowship of the Rotary year had attendees swaying to Hindi film songs from the 50s, 60s and 70s. The playlist was rendered by singer Sandip Damani in the event, hosted by IPP Preeti & Rtn. Ptn. Gautam Mehta and Rtn. Swati & Rtn. Ptn. Vishal Jajodia, on Zoom last Saturday [gallery size="full" columns="4" link="none"...
The Rotary Club of Bombay added one more first, among its many firsts this year, with a virtual Shukriya Night to congratulate Smart Year President Preeti Mehta for an amazing, heart-touching and successful Rotary year. Our own Rotarians, Tara Deshpande and Aditya Somani, were the charming hosts for the Shukriya Night and entertained and regaled the...
Director-in-charge: Framroze Mehta Chairperson: Ashok Jatia Vice Chairperson: Rahil Shah Committee members: Rtn. Dilip Dalal, Rtn. Ritu Desai, Rtn. Tara Deshpande, Rtn. Ptn. Malti Jain, Rtn. Ptn. Vatsala Jatia, Rtn. Ajit Lalvani, Rtn. Sunita Mandelia, Rtn. Pratap Padode, Rtn. Anar Shah, Rtn. Ujjwala Singhania, Rtn. Rekha Tanna, Rtn Pranay Vakil, PP Rtn. Nowroze Vazifdar The following fellowships were...
Post the stupendous success of the festive Rotary fellowships for Parsi nite, Diwali nite, and Xmas nite, our Club needed a fellowship that could provide a similar level of bonhomie and fun. The fellowship hosted by Rtn. Bimal and Rtn. Ptn. Aradhana Mehta on February 20th upon the sprawling lawns of their house provided just...
By Framroze Mehta I recently spent a long weekend in Panchgani with 12 school mates reminiscing our youth and the wonderful and carefree days at St. Mary’s School (ISC). Laughter, jokes, unabated banter and bonhomie, which can only be achieved over nearly 60 years of friendship, made the trip so very worthwhile. We stayed at Hotel Prospect,...
The Young At Heart Committee of the Club organised a dinner at the Willingdon Sports Club so that senior excused Rotarians could meet a few young members. It was a successful function where active Rotarians were introduced to the old guard. Many Past Presidents were also present. It was a leisurely function where Rotary was discussed over...
Twenty-four Rotary Club of Bombay members and their spouses made a lifetime of memories during the outstation fellowship to unique Uzbekistan! Over four action-packed days, Rotarians marvelled at the country’s spellbinding architecture and the rich cultural heritage of its ancient cities. Intricate Arabic carvings, immaculate layout of shimmering turquoise tiles, larger-thanlife Madrasahs (Islamic schools), minarets,...