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A SPECIAL INDEPENDENCE DAY AT ANANDA YAAN BYCULLA, WITH PRESIDENT FRAMROZE MEHTA!
The spirit of Independence was felt at our Ananda Yaan centre at Byculla (a joint initiative of Dignity Foundation and Rotary Club of Bombay) where over 30 senior citizens broke the shackles of the lockdown and celebrated Independence Day with the help of technology!
Yes, our very own members used Zoom for the first time and came together virtually; the images were virtual but the spirit and fervour were real. Rtn. Ptn. Ekta Shah of Rotary Club of Bombay and Rahul Ursekar and Dilip Chauhan of Dignity Foundation laid the ground-work by creating a WhatsApp group to get the members together and then guiding them on how to download and use Zoom.
We began with our National Anthem, led by Ms. Rashmi Bapna who also sang a song for our members. The Chairman of the Ananda Yaan Committee, Rtn. Madhusudan Daga and RCB President Framroze Mehta also joined in the celebrations. Both of them interacted with the members and were happy to see the excitement amongst them. This was followed with a motivational video in Hindi made by Sandeep Maheshwari and patriotic songs by three of the members.
Other Rotarians who joined in the celebrations included PP Ramesh Narayan, Rtn. Ajit Lalwani, Rtn. Charu Agarwal, Rtn. Vrinda Rajgarhia, Rtn Ptns. Vandana Daga and Ekta Shah. Rahul Ursekar and Dilip Chauhan represented Dignity Foundation at the event.
The programme concluded
Jai Hind!
