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Christmas Celebrations
At last week’s meeting, the Rotary Club of Bombay organised a Christmas Lunch
A
t last week’s meeting, the
Fellowship Committee of
the Rotary Club of Bombay
hosted a Christmas Lunch at
the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. 191
Rotarians and 45 Rotaryannes
were present at the event, some
accompanied by their spouses
and children. The event was a
grand success and the members
had a great time in each other’s
company.
The Club thanked President
Rtn. Shailesh Haribhakti, Rtn.
Paul George, Rtn. Aashish Contractor, Rtn. Sunny Pariyara, Rtn.
Gul Kriplani, Rtn. Akil Hirani, Rtn.
George Mathew and Rtn. Devendra Bharma for the sponsorship
and their generous contributions.
PP Rtn. Nalin Parikh, President Elect Rtn. Dr. Sonya Mehta, Ms. Zeenia Framroze (Dr. Sonya
Mehta's daughter) and Rtn. Rajas Doshi
Rtn. Subhash Sagar, Rtn. Suryakant Dalal and Rtn. Hariprasad Nevatia
President Rtn. Shailesh Haribhakti presenting a birthday gift to Rtn. Zinia Lawyer
Rtn. Joseph Koshy, R/Anne Lalita Koshy, Rtn. Sunny Pariyaram and Rtn. Dr. Rajeshwar Bali
Rtn. Dr. Ramchandra Lele, Rtn. Vandan Shah, Rtn. Shyamniwas Somani, Rtn. Ratan Tankha
and R/Anne Preeti Tankha
NO MEETING ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30
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PP Rtn. Dr. Rahim Muljiani, PP Rtn. Dr. Rumi Jehangir, Rtn. Vandan Shah, President Shailesh
Haribhakti, PP Rtn. Nowroze Vazifdar and Rtn. Dilip Dalal
Members enjoying the Christmas Lunch at last week's meeting
Rtn. Nanik Rupani, PP Rtn. Nirav Shah, Rtn. Haso Thadani, President Rtn. Shailesh
Haribhakti, Rtn. Dr. Nayna Dastur, PP Rtn. Gul Kripalani and PP Rtn. Paul George
Rtn. Dr. Ramchandra Lele, Rtn. Sitaram Shah and Rtn. Haso Thadani
R/Anne Shailaja Mogul, Rtn. Anar Shah, First Lady R/Anne Amita Haribhakti, President
Elect Rtn. Dr. Sonya Mehta, R/Anne Malti Jain and Rtn. Haso Thadani
PP Rtn. Nirav Shah, R/Anne. Aarti Sanghi, PP Rtn. Dr.Rumi Jehangir, PP Rtn. Arun Sanghi
and Rtn. Haso Thadani
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Bhavishya Yaan Christmas Party at CCI
T
he annual Christmas Party
for the students of Bhavishya
Yaan Schools was organised
by the Cricket Club of India (CCI)
this year, and saw participation
from more than 310 children. The
party was held on the CCI lawns
on Tuesday, December 23 in the
morning.
The lawns were adorned with
colourful Christmas decorations
and stalls were set up across the
area in order to keep the students
occupied through the course
of the party. For the children's
entertainment, adventure rides
and games such as Bouncy
Castle, Zorbing, Bungee
Jumping, Aqua Boat, Santa in the
Basket, and other activities like
face painting, hair braiding, and
glitter tattoos were arranged.
The students were
accompanied by teachers and
volunteers at all times in order
to ensure their safety. The kids
enjoyed the activities, games and
snacks provided by CCI. They
had a gala time and each of them
was provided with a gift bag.
The event was sponsored by
Rtn. Suresh Agarwal. Rotarians
and Rotaryannes who were a
part of the event were
Madhusudhan Daga, Suresh
Agarwal and his wife, Shivkumar
Israni, Avaan Vakharia, Jamshed
Vakharia, Deepak Kapadia and
Subrata Mitra.
ADDENDUM
Rtn. Dr. Aashish Contractor's name was wrongly published in the previous bulletin owing to miscommunication. We apologize for the error.
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Mega Medical Camp
T
he Phoenix Mega Medical
Camp held from December
12 to 14 near Phoenix
Tower, Lower Parel saw the
Rotary Club of Bombay giving
free medical services to
members of the community on
'Yoga Therapy and Yoga Culture
of Life'.
More than 24 stalls providing
various medical services like
thyroid levels test, blood test,
ECG, Mammography, Sujok
Acupressure were installed.
The visiting member/citizen
could avail of all the services in
one visit.
Rotary Club of Bombay and
the Kaivalyadhama Yoga Institute were on stall number 10.
The main aim of putting up this
stall was to offer free medical
services to those in need while
spreading awareness about
yoga therapy.
The first day of the camp
started with an inauguration
ceremony by D.G. Ajay Gupta
in presence of the Chief Guest,
Additional Commissioner of
Police, R.D. Shinde. Mr. Shinde
visited the Club's stall and was
impressed with the work done
by Kaivalydhama for people.
After the inauguration, the
Chief guest, the President and
the head of the event from the
Club, Rtn. Dr. Rajendra Aggrwal,
Rtn. Arjun Mudda and a few
other members visited each
and every stall. They visited the
Club's stall and were happy to
know about the Institute and
other yoga-related work done
by them. A short skit was then
performed by the students of
Kaivalyadhama explaining the
importance of yoga.
There were a lot of patients
coming in and visiting the stalls.
At the Club's stall, the patients
were first checked by the doctors and then the yoga teachers
taught them practices beneficial
to their health problems.
A total of 170 people had
visited the stall at the end of the
third day. The entire camp was
a huge success and the visitors
went home smiling. The certificates of students who participated in the skit were distributed
by the Assistant Director of
Kaivalydhama, Dr. G.P. Shukla,
on December 15.
The event was supported
and coordinated by Rtn. Sitaram
Shah of the Rotary Club of
Bombay and Kaivailydham Trust
Board supervised by Dr. Nutan
Pakhare (PRO and Medical
Consultant at Kaivalydhama).
The members of the Rotary
Club of Bombay expressed their
wish of more such camps to
be organised that serve people
in need and the Kaivalydhama
Yoga Institute is sure to be a
part of it.
District Governor Ajay Gupta with Rtn. Sitaram Shah and Rtn. Rajendra Aggrawal
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Rotary Club of Bombay and members of Kaivalyadhama Yoga Institute at their stall
D.G. Ajay Gupta, Rtn. Sitaram Shah with the chief guest, Additional Commissioner of Police,
R.D. Shinde at the inauguration ceremony
The skit presented by students of Kaivalyadhama, Mumbai
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A skit on the benefits of yoga presented by volunteers
Demonstration of yoga postures by Kaivalyadhama students
Past President Rtn. Nirav Shah at the stall
The medical check-ups and yoga practice on the second day
Pink Flamingo Field Trip cum Fellowship
The Environment Committee of the Rotary Club of Bombay is organising a Field Trip cum
Fellowship event on February 2 (World Wetlands Day) between 1.30 pm and 6.30 pm.
The trip would include watching pink flamingos that migrate to the wetlands of Navi Mumbai. An
award-winning naturalist will give the group a guided tour of the mangroves, mud flats and treat
Rotarians to some rare bird-watching.
After this, a 10 minute film on the importance of wetlands will be screened at the Seawoods Complex
Club House, Navi Mumbai followed by high tea hosted by Dr. Anjali Parasnis, a renowned scientist who
heads the Mumbai operations of TERI, the environment consultancy headed by Dr. Rajendra Pachauri
(who won the Nobel prize as the Chairman of IPCC).
Rotarians and Rotaryannes are requested to register with Madhusudan Daga (Chairman,
Environment Committee) via email to [email protected]. Please note that to keep this a
meaningful and entertaining experience, we can only have a group size of 50 on ‘first come, first served’
basis, so hurry and register.
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Happy Birthday
Forthcoming Meetings
JANUARY 6
Shri Shubha Vilas Das
JANUARY 13
Official Club Visit by District
Governor
Office Bearers 2014-15
President Immediate Past President President-Elect President-Nominee Honorary Secretary Joint Honorary Secretary Honorary Treasurer Club Service: New Members
Director in charge
Dr. Sonya Mehta
Classifications and
Membership PP Arun Sanghi
Rotary Information PP Paul George
Membership Development
and District Conference Dr. Mukesh Batra
Sergeant-at-Arms and
Assimilation Tara Deshpande
Club Service: Programmes and Meetings
Director in charge Meera Alreja
Programmes Nanik Rupani
Fellowship PP Ashish Vaid
Attendance Arvind Agarwal
Bulletin and Website Dr. Prakriti Poddar
Fundraising Pradeep Chinai
Sports Hiranmay Biswas
Community Service: Medical
Director in charge
Dr. Nayna Dastur
Chairman Emeritus – Talwada PP Dr. Rahim Muljiani
Hasanali Tobaccowala Eye Centre PP Dr. Rumi Jehangir
Ajit Deshpande Medical Centre PP Nowroze Vazifdar
Medical and Cancer Aid Dr. Anand Shah
Differently Abled and Polio Plus PP Kalpana Munshi
Community Service: Non Medical
Director in charge
Alok Sekhsaria
Women Empowerment
Arin Master
Environment and Water
Sanitation Madhusudan Daga
Legal Aid
Sameer Tapia
Old Age Home (Ambarnath)
Ravi Fotedar
Vocational Service
Director in charge Rotary Public Awards Vocational Training and
Night Study Centres Vikram Daiya
Shernaz Vakil
Sunny Pariyaram
International Service
Director in charge Hiren Kara
The Rotary Foundaion and
TRF Grants PP Sandip Agarwalla
Corporate Social Responsibility Suresh Goklaney
Youth I – Education
Director in charge Preeti Mehta
Bhavishya Yaan Shivkumar Israni
Merit-cum-Means Scholarships Roda Billimoria
Youth II – Early Act
Director in charge Interact Rotaract District Thrust Areas
Director in charge Committees on
District Initiatives Dileep Madgavkar
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Shailesh Haribhakti
Nirav Shah
Dr. Sonya Mehta
Dr. Mukesh Batra
Nandan Maluste
Ritu Prakash Desai
Manish Reshamwala
Freyaz Shroff
Sidharth Punshi
Gaurav Nevatia
Manoj Patodia
PP Pradeep Saxena
Satya Bansal
January 1
Economic and community development
The statistics for the
meeting held on Tuesday,
December 23, 2014 are
as under:
Dr. Dinesh Daftary
January 1
spouses
Binaifer Nazir Aziz Zaveri
Zarina Mehta
Dhvanika Thakkar
December 30
January 1
January 1
January 3
Rotarians141
Rotaryannes45
Guests02
Visting Rotarians
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Nalin Parikh
January 2
Gauri Jatia
Aparna Ramaswamy
Asha Shah
January 3
January 5
January 5
Community Service Box
collection - R6,620/-
F orthcoming spea k er : S H R I S H U B H A V I L A S D A S
On January 6, Shri Shubha Vilas Das will discuss will discuss "Secrets of lasting relationships"
S
hri Shubha Vilas Das
holds a Bachelor’s
degree in Electronics and
Telecommunications as well as an
L.L.B (specialising in Intellectual
Property Law). His career began
with the Tata Group and he later
moved to an international law firm
in Bangalore.
He has served society in
numerous different ways. One of
his many roles is counselling and
guiding students in the area of
leadership, overcoming failures,
and managing stress at various
colleges such as IISC, Bangalore;
BITS Pilani, Goa; Jamnalal
Bajaj Institute of Management
Studies and Sydenham Institute
of Management Studies. He
also conducts courses for
Management students based on
the learnings from the Ramayana.
Another activity he cherishes
is addressing the needs of
top-level personnel of corporate
houses through thoughtprovoking seminars on themes
such as ‘Secrets of Lasting
Relationships’, ‘Soul Curry to
Stop Worry’ and ‘Work–Life
Balance’ in companies such as
Hindustan Unilever, Mahindra
& Mahindra, Edelweiss, IOCL,
MTNL and Blue Cross Labs.
He was invited to speak on
the occasion of the Silver Jubilee
celebration of the National
Human Resource Department
(Government of India). The
session was attended by HR
heads of companies such as
Infosys and Flash Electronics.
The Axis Bank Annual Day
Programme was another event
where he presented a seminar to
more than 2,000 employees.
As the head of a publishing
house named Tulsi Books, he
also looks into publication of
books based on the themes of
spirituality and leadership.
He has authored a series
of books published by Jaico
Publishing known as Ramayana
—The Game of Life. These
books contain stories from the
epic Ramayana that impart
lessons for a fruitful and content
contemporary life.
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