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Areti Sianni, Chief of Mission at UNHCR India and the Maldives, on refugee protection: a case for balance between national security and humanitarian concerns   In 2010, more or less the time I joined UNHCR, there were around 41 million displaced persons across the world. In 2022, the figure had risen to 180.5 million. A majority of...

Martin Maier, Consul General of Switzerland in Mumbai, speaks about India-Switzerland, a partnership for success.   As the Dean of the Consular Corps in Mumbai, I have the honour to convey to you warmest greetings from the whole Consular community in Maharashtra. As diplomatic officers, we are here to assist our citizens and companies and to foster...

Rtn. Farhat Jamal in conversation with Pooja Dhingra (Founder, Le15 Patisserie & Packaged Foods, Author), Aditi Duggar (Director & Founder, Masque & Urban Gourmet India Pvt. Ltd.), and Gauri Devidayal (Co-founder, Food Matters Group) on Food 2.0: What the future holds   Rtn. Farhat Jamal: These three very remarkable women have driven change in their own inimitable...

Niloofer Giri, exponent of Vedanta, Vedic chanting and Sanskrit, speaks about ‘Know Thyself: Understanding the paradoxical obstacle’   Om sahanaavavatu, Saha nau bhunaktu, Saha veeryam karavaavahai, Tejasvi naavadheetamastu maa vidvishaavahai, Om shanti shanti shanti. When we study or we hear about the knowledge to do with ourselves, there needs to be a shift in gears, so there’s always a prayer to centre our thoughts...

94th AGM report of Rotary Club of Bombay 1. Annual Report of various committees of the Rotary Club of Bombay for Rotary Year 2022-2023. Resolved that the Annual Report of the Rotary Club of Bombay for the year 1st July 2022 to 30th June 2023 be and is hereby adopted. The resolution is proposed by PP Vijay Kumar...

Should India be changed to Bharat, a debate between RCB’s Satellite Club and Rotaractors, moderated by PE Satyan Israni   Last Tuesday, PE Satyan Israni moderated a debate between Rotary Club of Bombay and RCB’s Satellite Club on whether India’s name should be changed to Bharat. In his introductory remarks, PE Satyan pointed out that the issue emerged...

You appear to have come from a celebration. Yes, I’ve come straight from a wedding and if my mother had not been with me, I would have changed and been late. But she made sure I came here straight. We’re addressing media, misinformation, fake news, and propaganda today. The challenge for many is discerning truth amidst...