Members were in for a surprise when they attended the RCB meeting on 17th January with guest speaker Seema Mehta – an expert practitioner and performer of Kathak Yoga. The sound of ghunghroos filled the space while President Nominee Rtn. Jagdish Malkani started the meeting with announcements covering the upcoming events, birthdays of the week,...
The RCB meeting of 10th January saw an impressive turnout of people to hear Dr Chintan Chandrachud, Associate, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP London . The happy occasion saw RCB President Dr Mukesh Batra announce that Past President (PP) Dr Rumi Jehangir had through the AH Wadia Trust made a donation of Rs 25...
RCB was privileged to have hosted Professor Dr. Nikhil Dhurandhar, Department Chair at the Department of Nutritional Science, Texas Tech University at the 27th December weekly meeting held at the Taj, Colaba. Professor Dhurandhar, is a past President of the Obesity Society (North America chapter) and a homeopathic practitioner who immigrated to the USA from...
Continuing the focus on educators and their vision for our society, RCB invited Don Gardner, Principal B.D. Somani International School to talk about 'Learnings from Shakespeare'. "400 years after his death, Shakespeare is still making a very positive influence all over the world. Like elsewhere, he has fans all over India too. Which is probably...
Not so long ago, India’s population was considered a curse that weighed down prosperity and constricted available opportunities for advancement. However as the developed world led by USA, Europe and Japan begin to grey, countries faced with the prospect of lack of human resources within their borders, will be forced to look globally to fill the gap. This...
India, the seventh largest nation with over a billion people, has one of the largest transport sectors. However, not without its own set of challenges. Mumbai, the financial capital of the country has seen immense development in its transport infrastructure over the last decade, but the ever increasing population in the city is rendering the...
“What is our country today?” started PP Rtn Shailesh Haribhakti, a renowned chartered accountant, who lends his expertise to several professional and governmental regulatory bodies, and is currently the chairman of the National Pension Scheme Trust as well as a Member of the Advisory Committee of Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority. “We are a...
“We each live our lives wearing a magical amulet, until one day that amulet falls off. And all of a sudden, you become aware of each and every thing that you took for granted, that you assumed would work perfectly well. You become hopeful about it, and you become very grateful for every little generosity...
From the United Nations’ earliest days, in the aftermath of World War II, the organization’s humanitarian mission has always dovetailed with Rotary’s efforts to administer aid and build peace. Scheduled to be held at the UN Headquarters in New York City on 12th November, the theme for this year’s Rotary Day is ‘Responsible Business, Resilient Societies’....
“Mr. Sudheendra Kulkarni has been often looked upon as a strategist, and as an advisor to none other than the former Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Bihari Vajpayeeji. In fact, there were numerous occasions when Atalji would lean to Sudheendra for his inputs on how delicate situations must emerge with a balanced view”, states Rtn Poonima...
A true nationalist, Shailesh Gandhi has been a champion of transparency and honesty in the country. A tireless proponent of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, he has dedicated hours and days on spreading the importance of this Act and educating people on filling an appeal in a manner that it is sure to be answered. Amongst his other achievements as the Commissioner, Central Information Commission (CIC), are that his was the first paperless government office in...
As a fellow Rotarian, Dr. Aashish Contractor needs no introduction. We are all aware (rather we ought to know!) that he heads the Rehab and Sports Medicine Dept. at Sir H N Reliance Foundation Hospital, and that he is the Vice-Chairman of the International Council of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, as well as the Certification...