Thank you very much for this honour. This will have a very special place in a house, in a home, and in my heart. Thank you, Ramesh. You sent me a call, and then Anand followed up and asked me for this. I was delighted, and so was my family. I would like to thank...
We can trace human existence back to the last maybe half a million years, 500,000 years, and then bring it into this last century, and I ask you what was the average life expectancy of an Indian a hundred years ago, say in 1925, you’ll be shocked to know that it was just 25 or...
A very good afternoon and gratitude to the members on the dais and all the Rotarians present this afternoon. I'll speak briefly on the three sutras of Vedic leadership. Each one of us has influence, and anyone with influence is a leader. The first principle of Vedic leadership is vinay, which essentially means humility. The word...
I just thought I'd share a little bit of my own life's journey, what shaped me, a little about my work, and what inspires me to do what I do. I’m also very inspired by everything that the Rotary Club is doing. I grew up in Calcutta and went to St. Xavier's School. I was actually...
Resolved that the Annual Report of the Rotary Club of Bombay for the year July 1st, 2023 to June 30th, 2024 be and is hereby adopted. The Resolution is proposed by Rtn. Sunny Pariyaram and seconded by Rtn. Pradeep Chinai. Carried out unanimously. Accounts of the Rotary Club of Bombay for RY 2023-2024: IPP Manoj Patodia and Rtn....
Rtn. Pranay Vakil: I'm sure all of you are living in a place that is either being developed, or the place to the right of you is being developed, or the place to the left of you is being developed, or some job nearby is under development. In any case, everybody knows about Dharavi being...
Harvinder Singh, Rotary Club of Bombay Arvind Jolly Award for Excellence in Sports awardee and Paralympic gold medallist in archery, discusses his achievements with his coach Gaurav Sharma, journalist Khalid H-Ansari, and Rtn. Mudit Jain. Rtn. Mudit Jain: Harvinderji, your performance has been consistent over the years, with lots of medals and now gold at the...
The last time I spoke at the Rotary Club of Bombay was when I was in the 10th standard at Cathedral. I won the Rotary Club Award for something or the other. I cannot remember what it was. The function was held in the Crystal Room. I remember being extremely nervous. I was asked to...
So nice to see such a lovely crowd here. I'm standing in front of a group of tremendously accomplished, successful individuals. All of you have undoubtedly imbued a lot of drive, determination, and dedication into achieving success in all the different fields and spheres that you are experts in. But with such success comes a...
We have many questions for you. Thank you for coming out today on voting day in the US. I'm going to start right away because everyone is eager to hear your insights. I'm not going to ask you who will win, but the voting will begin in a few hours. What are the three or...
Rtn. Zulfiquar Memon: It’s an absolute honour and a privilege to be here this afternoon. I must thank the Rotary President Satyan, Rtn. Rhea, and everybody for putting me in a position that I’ve been waiting for, for about 46 years, to ask him questions. So, I’m going to try and behave myself because I...
Siddhi Shah So before I read out this introduction that I have about Orry, I would like to ask, who is Orry? Does anyone out here know who Orry is? Who is Orry? A child from Cathedral school? An influencer, some may say. But before we go into who Orry actually is, I'm going to talk a...