Captain Aarohi Pandit, a 23-year-old pilot from Mumbai, became the world’s first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean solo in a Light Sports Aircraft (LSA) last year. She spoke of her experiences at the Rotary meeting last Tuesday Rotarians gave a rousing welcome to the 23-year-old pilot Captain Aarohi Pandit who smashed multiple world records as...
Tushar Arun Gandhi on the Mahatma 150 years after the Mahatma’s birth, do we deserve to be the bearers of his legacy and do we deserve him? He did what he had to do in his lifetime and whether or not he is relevant today does not matter; the pertinent question is whether we deserve to...
Prasoon Joshi shares his inspirations, his influences and his belief in people in an interview with Rtn. Farhat Jamal at last Tuesday’s meeting Your parents are trained classical vocalists; what influence did it have on your life as a creative person? I lived in the mountains in Uttarakhand. Those were not the great days of television and...
Rtn. (Dr.) Kirpalani delineated all the stakeholders in medical care and outlined the challenges There has been a change in the way patients see doctors over the last 15 years, said Rtn. (Dr.) Kirpalani. “My father’s patients worshipped him as a God and meant it. Today, after having done 3,000 transplants, I too have patients...
Minal Bajaj, who received the Anita Parikh Award for Empowerment of Women at RCB, spoke on: Beyond Women Empowerment We are all born empowered. The difference lies in how conducive our environment is in allowing each of us the liberty to comprehend that empowerment, sharpen it and exercise it in our daily lives. I believe I...
TRF Trustee, Rtn. Jennifer Jones addressed the Rotary Club of Bombay on Rotary in the global context JENNIFER JONES was the Rotary International Vice President 2016- 17 and, currently, is Trustee of The Rotary Foundation, 2019-23. She is the President and CEO of Media Street Production, Windsor. She is currently the co-chair of End Polio Now,...
Sarosh Bana, Executive Editor, Business India, speaks about the race to arm India AT LAST Tuesday’s meeting, Sarosh Bana, Executive Editor, Business India, spoke about ‘Arming India: Concerns of National Security’. He said: As far as India is concerned, defence has a wide connotation. India was the largest importer of arms in 2018, just behind Saudi...
RCB bestowed the Excellence in Public Life Award to PP Rtn. Mahendra Sanghi last Tuesday LAST Tuesday, PP Rtn. Mahendra Sanghi was bestowed the ‘Excellence in Public Life’ Award by the Rotary Club of Bombay. In his speech, Sanghi said: “Frankly, I’m slightly embarrassed to be receiving this award because Rotary is such an essential part...
Investment guru Rakesh Jhunjhunwala answers all queries about success in the stock market WE got Independence in 1947 but our animal spirits were unleashed in 1991 when liberalisation started. We are all actually products of that era. Since then, we have been aspiring a double-digit growth rate but that seems to be quite elusive at this...
Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan, cricketor Sunil Gavaskar shared laughs and lessons he learned along life’s way at the Tuesday meeting THE Rotary Club of Bombay was delighted to welcome Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan, Sunil Gavaskar, as a speaker for their weekly meeting on November 5th, 2019 at the Taj President Hotel. Rotarians were pleased...
Urvashi Butalia shares real stories about real women spear-heading the change in India I AM going to share with you three stories of the kind of woman that we see everyday in our lives but don’t take much note of. Baby Halder: A domestic worker, she is the kind of woman who would work in our houses...
Health and well-being instructor, Mickey Mehta shared the secret of age reversal at the Tuesday meeting with Rotarians AGE REVERSAL may be a controversial subject but that does not mean one cannot work towards mitigating the effects of ageing. Last Tuesday, Mickey Mehta addressed the Rotary Club of Bombay on being Mickeymized. Mickey shared his ideas on...