What are some of the broad travel trends you predict in the coming months? Domestic tourism is definitely not only looking up, but it is at a place that there is no turning back. There are the expected concerns, though, after the Mumbai local trains have opened up. We have seen the story play out everywhere...
PP SHAILESH HARIBHAKTI: It was very thoughtful of you to have given us the topic of reflections of the Budget because I think we have allowed a sufficient amount of time to be spent in truly doing that. So, I am going to talk to all of you about the 3 hundred-billion-dollar idea which I see...
Covid-19 was an invisible enemy and on May 8th, when the Government of Maharashtra appointed me Municipal Commissioner of the city, I remember I had read an e-newspaper early that morning that there had been a death on a road divider in Dharavi. A dead body had been lying there, a dead body in an...
It is important to understand the sense of actualization of potential that this country has in terms of sports. Demographic advantage can be of great help in multidiscipline sports and events, provided things are done right which is actually happening in cricket. I’ll continue to draw parallels between cricket because I think it is crucial...
I moved to Chennai about a year and two months ago before the pandemic, from the San Francisco Bay area. I had always been interested in rural living, so, I bought myself a ranch and lived there surrounded by cattle ranch – that was my life in US for last 10-12 years. So, moving back...
THIS TIME, LAST YEAR, PROJECT MUMBAI WAS JUST ANOTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANISATION IN MUMBAI. WE WERE YOUNG; WHEN WE STARTED OFF, WE WERE THE MASTER MINDS BEHIND A COUPLE OF UNIQUE INITIATIVES LIKE SMILING SCHOOL PROJECT, WHICH IS AMBITIOUS AND ONE OF THE LARGEST ADOLESCENCE MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMMES IN THE COUNTRY. THIS WAS FOR THE SCHOOL...
THE FELLOWSHIP COMMITTEE ORGANISED A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS FELLOWSHIP ON DECEMBER 22, 2020. IT WAS ATTENDED BY A LARGE NUMBER OF MEMBERS AND PARTNERS, DRESSED IN THEIR FESTIVE BEST! Rtn. Rituprakash Desai, Chairperson of the Fellowship Committee, welcomed members to the virtual party and thanked hosts President Framroze Mehta, PP Dr. Mukesh Batra, PP Paul George, and...
CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT YOUR FORMATIVE YEARS AT DALAL STREET, BEFORE YOU MADE IT TO WALL STREET? AND, WHAT IS IT THAT LED YOU FROM DALAL STREET TO WALL STREET? I am thankful to Rotary, first of all. It is a privilege as I am a product of Rotary. This is what it looks like...
I STARTED CYCLING WHEN I WAS VERY YOUNG. KIDS THESE DAYS ARE BLESSED BECAUSE PARENTS GIVE THEM BICYCLES AND ALL THE SPECIAL GADGETS OF THE DIGITAL WORLD. IN OUR TIMES, WE WENT TO NEIGHBOURHOOD CYCLE RENTAL SHOPS WITH 50 PAISE IN OUR HAND. WE WOULD CHOOSE A CYCLE AND COME TO THE PUMP. THERE WOULD...
I AM FROM A SMALL VILLAGE WITH JUST A HUNDRED HOUSES. MY FATHER WAS A POLICE CONSTABLE AND HE WANTED TO EDUCATE ME BUT SOCIETY DID NOT APPRECIATE OR APPROVE OF SUCH THOUGHTS. IN FACT, SOME FAMILY MEMBERS WONDERED WHAT WAS THE POINT OF EDUCATION FOR GIRLS IF, AT THE END, ALL THEY DID...
MY FOCUS WILL BE ON THE DECADE A CENTURY AGO WHEN RI (ROTARY INTERNATIONAL) WAS TRYING TO CIRCUMNAVIGATE THE GLOBE WITH ROTARY CLUBS. THE ON-GROUND LEADER WAS JWD WHO FORMED A RECORD 32 CLUBS. AND HIS MAJOR WAS DR CRAWFORD MCCULLOUGH WHO ORGANISED THE DAVIDSONRALSTON (JAMES LAYTON RALSTON) TRIP TO AUSTRALIA IN 1921. Davidson followed by...
I WOULD LIKE TO DEDICATE THIS AWARD TO FARMERS BECAUSE THE FAITH THAT THEY HAVE IN US AS PROFESSIONALS IS AMAZING. ONCE THEY COMMIT THEIR CONFIDENCE, THEY DO NOT QUESTION DECISION MAKING, ABILITIES OR PLANNING. I would also like to dedicate the award to the team – I may be its face, but everybody works. We...