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...
Actor Boman Irani shared the story of his life with Rotarians HAVING played a number of roles on screen, carrying some of the finest characters with ease and making everyone laugh: ‘it is never too late to start’ rings true with the 59-year-young actor Boman Irani. Luxury, big hotels, big budget films, great fame, Boman...
Lawyer and Managing Partner MZM Legal, Zulfiquar Memon spoke to Rotarians about the nature of white collar crime “THE nature of white collar crimes is such that you cannot trust anybody. It is like a classic thriller scene where you never find out what happened. The most important ingredient in any fraud is greed. And greed...
Professor of Geopolitics, Madhav Nalapat spoke to Rotarians yesterday about the need to accept the shifting world order MADHAV Nalapat, India’s first professor of geopolitics, is modest about the number of achievements that follow his name. “He is the right person for this talk – Geopolitics and US, China and India power shifts. He understands the...
Architect Rahul Kadri who spoke to Rotarians at the last Tuesday meeting emphasized that the needs of the many must outweigh development decisions that benefit a few SIX PILs were filed against Mumbai’s Coastal Road development. Architect Rahul Kadri visited the Rotary Club of Bombay on September 3, 2019, and spoke about the plan and some...
Rtn. Tara Deshpande talks with author Ashwin Sanghi and co-author PP Rtn. (Dr.) Mukesh Batra on their book 13 Steps to Bloody Good Health! Tara: Ashwin, tell us more about the title. Ashwin: I hold the world record of most rejected authors in the world; 47 publishers rejected my first book and I was very depressed. My...
Anant Goenka, MD of CEAT Tyres, talked about retooling the company to make it a profitable, future-proof organisation LAST Tuesday, the Rotary Club of Bombay welcomed Anant Goenka, MD of CEAT Tyres, to talk on “When rubber hits the road.” Established in 1958, CEAT is one of India’s leading tyre manufacturers today with a strong presence...
Conservation architect Vikas Dilawari warns that meaningful restoration is suffering from indifference EXPERIENCE counts and so it was a delight to hear Conservation Architect Vikas Dilawari at the Club meeting last Tuesday. Vikas’s beautiful presentation packed fabulous images of before and after restoration works that kept the audience engrossed. The conservation movement started with the World Wars...
Health coach Ashdin Doctor talks about different kinds of energy and how to replenish them FIVE years ago, Ashdin Doctor collapsed. He had been overworked and overstressed, he had been in an emotionally-abusive relationship and that had taken its toll. He says, “I was getting ready for a presentation. I was putting on my shirt when...
Former Commissioner of Police, Mumbai and more recently India’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Javed Ahmad reflects on changing political relationships POLICING in India or a big state like Maharashtra or a metropolitan area like Mumbai is a challenge. This is not just because of the number of people, but also the rollercoaster nature of our vibrant...
Shekhar Gupta takes a post-Budget look at the Narendra Modi style of leadership THE BIGGEST positive of the past five years is that a lot of money/ value was delivered to poor India. There were three and a half good schemes. First: free toilets; second: housing via the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana and third: free LPG...