Dr. Mukherjee Temperatures were running high on one Wednesday afternoon at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, and this time, it wasn't because of the sweltering Mumbai summer. It was the collective excitement of inaugurating South Mumbai's largest rooftop solar power plant at the gloriously beautiful museum! The panels are a sight to behold, juxtaposed against the...
Shabana Azmi Every once in a while a megastar comes along to widen and deepen the very essence of stardom. That is the experience that all of the two hundred and twenty-seven present at RCB's joint Club Meeting with RCB-Hill South on the 26th of April, took back with them that day. It was definitely one...
Dr. Murad Lala Climbing a mountain is different from other sports. The only opponents that you face are the demons in your mind. The only goals that you can score are the limits you set for yourself whether it be the top of the summit or anywhere else, in between. There are no spectators to cheer...
Abha Lambah On behalf of the Rotary Club of Bombay we are proud to present 'Citizen of Mumbai Award' to Abha Narain Lambah for her consistent and dedicated efforts to conserve the history and heritage structures of Mumbai", announced President Rtn. Dr. Sonya Mehta, as she conferred the award to the Conservation Architect and Historic Building...
Dr. Taraporevala When Superman wasn't saving the world, he was working as a newspaper reporter. It's practically the same with Dr. Taraporevala – he's an Associate Professor and Head Department of Sociology and Anthropology at St. Xaviers College, but he doubles as Director, XRCVC (Xavier's Resource Center for the Visually Challenged)", is how Rtn. Freyaz Shroff...
Dr. P. M. Nair If I'm a woman or child likely to be trafficked, I have a Constitutional Right not to be trafficked! And you, as citizens of this country, immaterial of your designation or portfolio held, have a Constitutional Duty to ensure that I'm not trafficked," were the impactful words with which Dr. P. M....
Mr. Phiroze Andhyarujina In keeping with the buzz of the Union Budget that has consumed the majority of the last week, RCB invited two relevant experts to decode the same for the Club Meeting. Rtn. PP Dadi Engineer, eminent Solicitor and Advocate and Sr. Partner with Crawford Bayley& Company, Solicitors and Advocates, and among other subjects,...
Viral Shah The 9th of February saw the young software prodigy Viral B. Shah address Rotarians on how we should all strive to move towards a 'Cashless India', which would result in saving enormous time, effort and money for the government, and more importantly, bring in the much needed convenience for the Indian layman to go...
Rtn. Sabira Merchant CB never ceases to amaze its members, and those who attended the Club Meeting on the 2nd of February will be in complete agreement! Because perched atop the Taj Rooftop, at the ' Rendezvous' that Tuesday afternoon, in addition to the cordial weekly lunch and informative Rotary announcements, the Rotarians had a gala...
Shaheen Mistri My life has been about trying to do whatever I can to catalyse all of us together to work for all children. I'm incredibly humbled to be amidst people who have already done so much work for society and have the capacity to do so much more. I wake up each morning and ask...
Brig. Behram Panthaki The Club Meeting held on the 12th of January, 2016, is one that will surely stay back for a long time in the minds of all present. There were two very charismatic speakers instead of one, and they spoke of a man who defined the very essence of that word! It was indeed...
Dr. Prakash Baba Amte Dr. Prakash Baba Amte is a medical doctor and social worker from Maharashtra. Son of the famous Magsaysay awardee, Baba Amte, he along with and his wife, Dr. Mandakini Amte, have also been jointly felicitated with the Magsaysay Award for 'Community Leadership', or as the citation reads, for "enhancing the capacity of...