“Why do we need to laugh? We need to laugh for our health. When we laugh, we release small protein molecules called endorphins. These endorphins energise our brain and are supposed to be anti-aging. So, if you laugh for 15 minutes a day, perhaps you could live up to 300 years of age,” joked Dr....
American physicist Patrick Gallagher addresses the changing nature of innovation On his first visit to India, American physicist and University of Pittsburg Chancellor Patrick Gallagher shared the idea of innovation and the Pittsburgh model of innovation and technology. “I am often asked, ‘How does a great university measure itself’, ‘What is the definition of success?’ You can...
A day after casting their votes last Tuesday, Rotarians were in the mood to discuss the issues of the elections of 2019 with Siddharth Varadarajan, founding Editor of The Wire. He said, “Contrary to what you may have read, I still believe that the elections are wide open.” “When I talk of issues revolving around...
CSMVS turns green with an LEED-grade certification en route What started in 2015, with a view to reducing carbon footprint, has culminated in a laudable, holistic, energysaving, sustainable practice. The Rotary Club of Bombay and CSMVS, Mumbai, joined hands to launch a solar energy project for the museum, generating green energy. RCB was instrumental in getting the...
DG Rtn. Shashi Sharma’s talk to RCB last Tuesday Every year, the Governor gives the year a name. I have named my year the Miracle Year. The new Governor who will start from July 1, 2019, has named his year the Smart Year. Why have I called my year the Miracle Year? I think this is...
Last Tuesday Subodh Jaiswal, Director General of Maharashtra Police, addressed the Club on Terrorism: A Bane for Mumbai DGP Jaiswal began by highlighting the beginning of terrorism in Mumbai. “Mumbai saw its first tryst with terrorists in March 1993 when several bomb explosions took place throughout the city. The death toll was 257 while injuries went...
Nitya Mehra, Executive Producer and Director of Made in Heaven, making waves on Amazon Prime, in conversation with Rtn. Sherebanu Baldiwala and Rtn. Abhinav Aggarwal Welcome to the Rotary Club of Bombay. Congratulations on the stupendous success of Made in Heaven. Thank you very much. When you create something, you want people to watch it but you...
Rather than be a parasite devouring all of Earth’s resources, mankind must develop more sustainable ways to fuel its engine of growth CAN POLICYMAKING integrate a scientific approach into development? This was the question thrown up by last Tuesday’s guest speaker Dr. Deepak Apte (Director, Bombay Natural History Society). Although Dr. Apte was speaking of India specifically,...
POLICYMAKERS AND LEADERS MUST ASK THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT OF THEIR FUTURE. HUMAN KIND ITSELF, AS A SPECIES, MUST KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION Indian-American anthropologist Arjun Appadurai has lived in the US for 50 years while his research and teaching has revolved around India. Many of the Rotary Club of Bombay’s Rotarians knew...
Shri C.H. Vidyasagar Rao took charge as Governor of Maharashtra on August 30, 2014. He brings with him a vast and varied experience of public service. A senior leader from Telangana, Shri Vidyasagar Rao has served as Union Minister of State for Home Affairs and subsequently as Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry in...
The subject of last Tuesday’s talk was ‘The new food revolution’. That would make the guest speaker – a food blogger of repute – Kalyan Karmakar, a revolutionary. However, Kalyan is more documentarian than a part of any resistance. His talk skated through milestones that have brought food consciousness to where it stands today. Affable...
SEBI-registered research analyst Hemindra Hazari brings a lot of fire power to his talks. The cannons he fired at last Tuesday’s meetings were honest, brutal and showed up the mess India’s finance companies have woven around themselves. And all this is despite various levels of monitoring by government and independent agencies. Therefore, Hemindra examined the...