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...
Dear Friends, Very Warm Greetings!!! It was a delight listening to Mr. Prasoon Joshi in conversation with Rtn. Farhat Jamal at last week’s meeting. Mr. Joshi’s emphasis on brands reflecting self-pride and his contribution to social causes are very impressive. The nation last week, over four days – January 13th to 16th, welcomed not just the warmth of...
Dear Friends, Very Warm Greetings!!! Recently, at a get-together with friends, someone asked: “So, what have you been watching lately on Netflix?” And it occurred to me that this is the question that has replaced ‘What have you been reading lately?’” Nowadays, most people subscribe to Netflix and Amazon Prime and have one or two shows to recommend....
Dear Friends, Very Warm Greetings and A Very Happy New Year! Hope you all had a wonderful holiday, Christmas and New Year’s Celebrations. We certainly had a fun-filled Christmas Party, thanks to our wonderful Fellowship Committee. While we enjoyed our Christmas celebrations, a real Santa stepped out and it was none other than our very own Rtn. Suresh...