A few years ago, I visited San Francisco, where I stayed with my childhood friend. Every weekday he would drop his children to school and his elder mom-in-law to a day care centre for elders in the morning and pick them up in the evening. In the evening at the dinner table, she would be so happy...
From President of The Advertising Club to the President of the Rotary Club of Bombay – and with many other national and international recognitions in addition to these – PP Ramesh Narayan’s work in advertising and community service encompasses a considerable range. While Rotarians know him best for conceiving and implementing RCB’s star projects – Bhavishya Yaan, Ananda...
Purujit Aggarwal, son of our Rotarian Abhinav Aggarwal, has made a website ‘baselaw.org’. The website is targetted at teenagers interested in studying/pursuing a career in law. Purujit is all of fourteen years old. He is a student at DSB International School Mumbai. Check it out! In the picture above: Rtn. Ptn. Nidhi and Rtn. Abhinav Aggarwal flanked...
To view the living conditions in Dandwal, watch the video HERE. This video emphasizes why RCB is committed to the Integrated Village Development at Nilmati-Dandwal Grampanchayat. Phase 1 of the project, in collaboration with Chirag Foundation, is 12.5 per cent complete. The plan is help develop a self-sufficient and sustainable village ecosystem, allowing for zero...
Our very own PP Dr. Mukesh Batra is no stranger to writing books. However, for the first time, The Nation’s Homeopath (also the title of his new book) has done a deep dive into his own history to write the story of his life. “It was a cathartic experience,” shared PP Dr. Mukesh. The book...
ROTARY PANCHATATTVA PROJECT RI DISTRICT 3141 Director-in-Charge: Rtn. Ram Gandhi Project Director: DGN Sandip Agarwalla Chair: Rtn. Poonam Lalvani Co-Chair: Rtn. Abhin Alimchandani Members: PP Ashish Vaid, PP Vijay Jatia, Rtn. Dr. Aashish Contractor, Rtn. Ajai Kumar, Rtn. Bimal Mehta, Rtn. Dilnavaz Variava, Rtn. Manish Sampat, Rtn. Dr. Prakriti Poddar, Rtn. Swati Mayekar Objective: Carry out holistic development in an adopted...
ALL-DAY MEALS, 30 JACKETS AND SWEATSHIRTS, AND 70 BAGS DONATED TO CHILDREN OF THE DESIRE SOCIETY, CARING FOR SPECIAL CHILDREN PROJECTS AASHIYANA & ROTARY ANGELS PROJECT AASHIYANA – DISTRICT 3141 500 new houses will be constructed in Wada, Palghar District, Maharashtra for 500 socially-disadvantaged families. These low-cost shelters, which will include toilets, are being built under the Pradhanmantri...
HUNGER Rotary Club of Bombay distributed meals and snacks to 6000 underserved in one week at 26 different locations. From a small child of three years old to a senior citizen of 83, who does not like surprises? It is seen that when a person gets surprised it hits his dopamine system and a person feels happier,...
As part of the District’s 3H Project which encompasses Hunger, Health and Hygiene, RCB were accompanied by President Naveen Chavda and his team from Rotary Club of Bombay Hills South who undertook to feed four padas across Talwada and Vikramgadh on Saturday, February 6th. Food was distributed to malnourished children food and nutritional supplements in...
As part of the District’s 3H Project which encompasses Hunger, Health and Hygiene, RCB undertook to feed 6000 beneficiaries across Mumbai in January. Food was distributed to tribal people in Jogeshwari, children in Geeta Nagar and Ganesh Murthy Nagar in Colaba, children in various Salaam Balak centres, the Byculla and Worli Ananda yaan centres and senior...
New initiative to connect Clubs founded by JWD James Wheeler Davidson was an internationally very well-acquainted Rotarian. Born American, he explored the North Pole, lived many years in Shanghai and Formosa (today Taiwan), migrated to Canada and was instrumental in Rotary’s global spreading during the early days. James Wheeler Davidson was dubbed by Rotary Founder Paul...
Last year, Dist 3141 WinS committee undertook Project 750 Dhaal in the 752 Zilla Parishad schools of Palghar district. It was to provide them with 1142 handwash stations. The Rotary Club of Bombay led the charge with a Global Grant of US$ 264,465 to cover 600 schools (a total of 775 HWS). In addition, RCs of Bombay...