Fellow Rotarians, Very Warm Greetings! For coffee connoisseurs, there is nothing better than the aroma of freshly brewed coffee and that stimulating high from ‘caffeine’. Also, there is a culture associated with coffee. Coffee culture is defined as a lifestyle or a social activity characterised by drinking coffee, especially in coffee houses. Coffee has its origins on...
Fellow Rotarians, Very Warm Greetings! Most of us are confined to the comforts of our homes, working from our homes and limiting our travel for essentials, while on the other hand, there are those many who are expected to do, and are doing, exactly the opposite - yes - the doctors, healthcare workers, police, sweepers and...
Fellow Rotarians, Very Warm Greetings! Last week we were fortunate to have with us (on our web meeting), Mr. R. Gopalkrishnan. His talk on “THE SHAPER – how the shaper of an institution thinks, behaves and acts differently from the CEO of a good company” was indeed interesting and thought-provoking. These days, with the ‘lock down’, just...
Fellow Rotarians, Very Warm Greetings! I hope we all are safe and sound. From time immemorial, music has formed part of our evolution history as human species. Music is a pattern of sounds. Music is found wherever the human species inhabit, in every known geographical region, culture and religion, past and present, varying widely between times and places....
Dear Fellow Rotarians, Very Warm Greetings! Hope all of you and your near and dear ones are safe and well. The world, as we know it, is currently going through a serious existential and humanitarian crisis. This grim situation has brought to light some important aspects of our lives which we seemed to have missed out or hitherto...
Fellow Rotarians, Very Warm Greetings!!! Holi, the festival of colours, typically marks the full moon day of “Phagun”, the 12th month of the Hindu calendar. Underneath the colourful chaos and dancing lies a unique and deeply-rooted tradition of culture and mythology. As per ancient Hindu Vedic scriptures, Holika was a demon, who was reduced to ashes with the...
Fellow Rotarians, Very Warm Greetings!!! When people talk about ‘fruit’, reference is usually to a very specific fruit or generally, ignoring the varieties of the fruit or its different colours. There is one fruit that deserves special recognition because it’s probably the world’s most universally consumed fruit and spans generations, as food from our toothless babies to our...
Fellow Rotarians, Very Warm Greetings!!! ‘Tea’ is probably the second-most popular drink in the world next to water. There are different types of teas and, endless variations and flavours – so there is always that perfect tea for everyone. There are Green, Black, Dark, Oolong, Pu-erh, Yellow, White and Herbal Teas. Then, there is the size of...
Fellow Rotarians, Very Warm Greetings!!! Last week, we had the privilege of being addressed by Admiral Robin Dhowan on India’s vast maritime interests as enablers of our blue economy, as India emerges as a resurgent maritime nation in the 21st Century. This made me think about India’s international land borders shared with our neighbours Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri...
Fellow Rotarians, Very Warm Greetings!!! It’s February, and all roads led to the most happening place in Mumbai – ‘the Kala Ghoda festival’, which has just ended. In mid-19th century, at the junction of D. N. Road, M.G. Road and Rampart Row, a sculpture of the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) was installed, in military attire...
Fellow Rotarians, Very Warm Greetings!!! Last Tuesday, it was a delight to meet and listen to the flying journey of Aarohi Pandit, the well-deserved recipient of the Uma Jain Award for Young Women Achievers. Aarohi has made all Indians proud and on behalf of our Club, I wish her all the best in achieving greater heights, flying...
Dear Friends, Very Warm Greetings!!! We are in the midst of what probably can be called as the ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’, which is convergence of boundaries or their blurring as we know them, between physical, biological and digital worlds through innovations. Technologies are emerging and evolving super-fast. As per some technology futurists, some of the most imminent...