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...
I ACCEPT THIS AWARD ON BEHALF OF A LOT OF PEOPLE: THE BRAVE NURSES WHO RISKED THEIR LIVES AND WERE ALL UNTRAINED, NOT EVEN QUALIFIED. I STARTED WITH A GROUP OF 24 NURSES WHO HAD NOT CLEARED THEIR NURSING COLLEGE, AND ALL THE DOCTORS, PHYSIOTHERAPISTS WHO BECAME DOCTORS DURING THIS JOURNEY. A SPECIAL THANKS TO...
THE DEFINITION OF JUNK FOOD IS RELATIVE. UNFORTUNATELY, IN OUR COUNTRY, BURGERS AND PIZZAS ARE THE FIRST PICTURES THAT COME TO US WHEN ONE TALKS OF JUNK FOOD. HOWEVER, IT IS NOT ABOUT WHAT YOU EAT; IT’S HOW MUCH OF WHAT YOU EAT. A LOT OF INDIAN FOOD CAN ALSO BE NAMED UNDER THE JUNK...
LET ME BEGIN BY SAYING THAT THE CURRENT STATE OF THE WORLD IS QUITE GLOOMY; WE ARE EXPERIENCING A SECOND WAVE ALL AROUND THE WORLD, ESPECIALLY IN EUROPE. I HAVE TO SAY THINGS ARE NOT LOOKING GOOD. In countries like Czech Republic and Belgium, the numbers of infected people are sky-rocking. It is the same in...
THE SECOND WORLD WAR HELPED MANY WESTERN COUNTRIES TO ACQUIRE HUGE FUND TO SET UP R&D IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNTRIES. FOR EXAMPLE, BOEING IN USA OR THE EUROPEAN AERONAUTIC DEFENCE AND SPACE COMPANY (EADS), NOW CALLED AIRBUS, THESE ARE DEVELOPED FROM THE TECHNOLOGIES OF WWII. ONE OF THE BEST OUTCOMES OF WWII WAS SPACE TECHNOLOGY....
I WANT TO TODAY FOCUS ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SMARTNESS AND HAPPINESS. I AM OBVIOUSLY INTERESTED IN THE TOPIC OF HAPPINESS BUT THE ANGLE THAT I TAKE IS NOT THE ANGLE THAT I ADOPTED WHEN I WAS A KID. I loved the topic of happiness but more recently I have been reading on the topic and...
WHEN PEOPLE SPEAK ABOUT LIFE LESSONS, IT IS USUALLY ABOUT THEIR GREATEST TRIUMPHS, THEIR GREATEST SUCCESSES, HOW THEY HAVE GOT WHAT THEY GOT. I THOUGHT ALL OF YOU DESERVE BETTER. SOMETIMES, FAILURE AND ITS DARKENING SHADOW BRING OUT THE BEST IN YOU – A QUALITY THAT SUCCESS COULD NOT HAVE PROBABLY EXTRACTED. Let me share three...