Good afternoon, everybody. I hope after that great, heavy meal, we're all up to about 15 minutes of hearing me out. I’ll just talk about my life story. Quite a few ups and downs, actually. I was born and immediately got adopted. My father, who I knew as my adopted father, passed away when I was...
Rotary is a familiar name with you — your dad, your brother, and now Darab is a member. Has he come today? No, he's got typhoid, unfortunately. Zarine is here, but Darab drove me nuts with his typhoid because I didn’t know if I was going to come here today or be with him. I'm just...
Renu: I'm going to begin with your journey, before we get into the content of the book. You were a STEM child. STEM is better known in the last 12 years than it was when you were young. You excelled in your studies, juggling many roles as a young girl — dance, reading, sport, music,...
Rtn. Dr. Akshay Batra: Whenever a friend says something nice about you, always take it with a pinch of salt — or homoeopathy, in this case. PP Dr. Mukesh Batra: The last time I addressed this Club was 40 years ago and I remember that after that, they made me a member, and then the President. I guess...
Samira Sood: Thank you. Hi everyone. Thanks for having me here. It’s a real pleasure, Anupama, to be here with you. I’ve read a lot of your work and books, so it’s a privilege to be here and interview you. She needs no introduction, but I’ll just say that Anupama Chopra is like the fairy godmother...
Greetings to everyone. I am very grateful to the Chirag Foundation, Chirag Rural Development Foundation, and all the dignitaries here for this opportunity. Today, I want to share some thoughts with you about my work as a teacher at an Adivasi school. This is a school where students lack even the most basic amenities. They...
Mr. Irfan Pathan, former India team cricketer, Indian cricket commentator and analyst in conversation with renowned Indian sports writer and journalist Ayaz Memon. Ayaz: Thank you. It's an absolute pleasure to be here and to be sitting alongside Irfan Pathan. He might not remember this, but I saw him play his first match. Adelaide, I...
Mr Puneet Chhatwal, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Indian Hotels Company Limited, recipient of Rotary Club of Bombay’s Ramkrishna Bajaj Award for Good Governance Thank you. Good afternoon, distinguished guests and members of the Rotary Club of Bombay. Obviously, it's an immense honour to be here today and to receive this Ramkrishna Bajaj...
Panel discussion on My Country, My Life: Lieutenant Colonel Sheela Dehal, Wing Commander SS Krishnamurthy, Colonel Vembu Shankar SC, and Vice Admiral Girish Luthra, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, in conversation with Armed Forces Commentator and our esteemed moderator Milind Wagle Mr. Milind Wagle: My first question is to Wing Commander Krishnamurthy. Sir, the joy of being a...
Romila Nijhawan, Principal Partner, Nuvama Private on the Budget and its impact on investments Hi, good afternoon everyone. I'm honoured to be here, delighted actually, and this is not the first time that I've been to the Rotary Club of Bombay. I was here a couple of months back when Nuvama had the opportunity to have...
Revant Himatsingka, MBA graduate and clean eating champion from Kolkata, better known as the Food Pharmer Introduction and Background: Revant Himatsingka, known as the Food Pharmer, recently moved to Mumbai. An MBA graduate from Wharton and a certified health coach, he advocates for clean eating. Career Shift and Initiative: After 13 years in the US,...
Ms. Prachi Shevgaonkar, climate innovator and founder of the app Cool the Globe Hello. Good afternoon, everybody. I'm not standing behind the podium because you may not see me from there. But it's such an honour for me to be here because Albert Sir said so many kind words. And before any of that was there,...