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Vol. 5 6 I Is s ue No. 3 2 I Mum bai I Februar y 3 – Februar y 9, 2015 I Pages 8 I r 3/-
Rotarians learn about
modern retail in India
At last week's meeting, Kishore Biyani discussed the Indian retail industry
K
nown as the “Czar of the
Indian Retail Bazaar”,
Kishore Biyani is credited
with being the pioneer of modern
retail industry in India. He laid the
foundation for a retail revolution
in India by founding the Future
Group in the 1990s.
He thanked the Club for
inviting him to talk to people who
could be his prospective customers. He discussed the way
people look at business in India.
“I believe that there are three
businesses that everyone knows
about in India — cinema, politics
and retail. We fall in retail and it
is a simple business wherein we
sell our products directly to the
customers. India is an effortless
interaction of paradoxical ideas of
tradition and modernity and that
makes an entrepreneur’s job very
difficult. We believe that ours is a
country of the future, in terms of
consumption, and our consumption needs are getting higher
and higher by the day. India
celebrates more than 72 festivals
every year and all of them are
based on consumption. Our
consumption will touch three and
a half trillion dollars by 2030 and
we are here to make our country
reach those numbers," he said.
Biyani explained how the
Future Group works on community-based consumption patterns
in India. He said, “When we
began our journey in modern
retail, there was hardly anyone
in the business, so our emphasis was on creating a demand
for value-added products. We
believe in combining art and
science with the idea that you
can take an Indian out of India,
but you cannot take India out of
Guest speaker Kishore Biyani at last week's meeting
President Shailesh Haribhakti at last week's meeting
an Indian, no matter where they
are geographically.
"Indians love the concept
of chaos and our outlets are
based on this very principle as
the buyers love the atmosphere.
Understanding Indian consumers makes the art half of a retail
business. American markets have
grasped the science of it better
than we have as we are still trying
to understand Indian communities
and their preferences. We always
say that retail is our religion,
stores are our temple and
customers are our gods. As
retailers, we are forever in the
process of learning and today,
by being here, I have learnt a lot
from all of you.”
today's speaker: andrée brooks
February 3 to February 9, 2015
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Bhavishya Yaan introduces a
Personality Development Workshop
E
volution Revolution is one
of Bhavishya Yaan’s dream
projects through which the
BY Committee hopes to initiate
an all-round development of its
students across all BY Schools.
As a part of this vision, a
Personality Empowerment
Workshop was conducted at
the East Byculla Municipal
School with Marathi and Urdu
medium students from sixth to
ninth standard. Each batch had
approximately 50 students.
A few members of the Rotaract Club of H.R. College visited
the school for three consecutive
Saturdays and conducted various interactive group activities
to help the children communicate better with their friends and
teachers, boost their confidence,
improve their English speaking
skills and helped them cultivate
a habit of reading which will
make them better learners in the
long run.
Some speaker sessions
were also organised with faculty
members from the schools and
Rotaractors to help the children
focus better on their curriculum.
Donors to the Rotary Club of Bombay
Charities Trust No. 3 (2014-15)
Name
Cause
Amount
Rtn. Gaurav Nevatia
Education (Scholarship)
` 20,000
Rtn. Dr. Dinesh Daftary
Birthday Donation
` 10,001
Rtn. Sherebanu Baldiwala
Birthday Donation
` 10,000
Rtn. Pradeep Chinai
Birthday Donation
` 10,000
Rtn. S. K. Mitra
Bhavishya Yaan
` 10,000
Rtn. Dr. Akshay Batra
Birthday Donation
` 5,000
TERRY FOX RUN
Donor passes for the Terry Fox Brunch to be held on Sunday, February 1 at the Regal Room, Trident,
are available with the Rotary Office. Please do purchase to support Tata Memorial Hospital's
Cancer Research Programme.
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The Rotary Club of Bombay
is honoured to host its first ever
AWARDS NITE
On this occasion, the Club will recognise and salute individuals who have contributed
immeasurably to bringing about socio-economic changes in the country by displaying
exemplary humanitarian and leadership qualities.
The awards will be presented on:
March 5, 2015
Time: 7:30 pm onwards
Venue: Regal Room, Hotel Oberoi, Nariman Point, Mumbai
February 3 to February 9, 2015
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Bhavishya Yaan Committee's
Annual Cricket Fellowship
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n January 17, the
Rotary Club of Bombay
President’s XI took on
the Bhavishya Yaan XI for the
Annual Cricket Fellowship at P.J.
Hindu Gymkhana, Marine Drive.
The match was organised by
the Bhavishya Yaan Committee
along with the Sports Committee
of Rotary Club of Bombay. It
was a tremendous success,
what with several non-players
and non-cricketers waking up
early on a Saturday morning to
enjoy the game as well as to
watch enthusiastic cricketers
turn out in whites to play the
gentleman’s game.
It was the combined effort
of the tireless Moy Biswas, who
had successfully organised the
Golf Tournament a week ago,
along with the Bhavishya Yaan
group that ensured a good
turnout and a successful event.
This was the first time that all the
players of President’s XI
were Rotarians.
Moy was the first to arrive,
followed by Shivkumar Israni
and Deepak Kapadia. All players
(11 from the Club and 15 from
Bhavishya Yaan) made it well
before 8.30 am. When both the
captains walked for the toss, it
was Moy who tossed the coin
high up in the air. The toss
was won by President's XI who
elected to bat first with the belief
that the conditions of the wicket
were perfect for scoring.
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The two teams:
President’s XI: Hoshang Nazir
(Captain), Bimal Mehta (Wicketkeeper), Samir Mogul, Satyan
Israni, Ashwin Thakkar, Anuj
Arenja, P.K. Mohankumar, Ashwin
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Mehul Sampat and Viraf Hansotia.
Bhavishya Yaan XI:
Sudarshan Pardhi (Captain
and Wicketkeeper), Abhishekh
Gupta, Gorakshanath Karkande
(Colaba School), Rajendra
Chalke, Ashraf Khan (Byculla
School), Darshan Jadhav, Sagar
Bhandurge (NMJ Marg School),
Roshan Badak, Deepak Kate,
Prashant Manval (GK Marg
School) and Ankit Vishwakarma
(Worli School).
The match started on
schedule at 9.45 am. Samir
scored 53 runs and, as per an
unwritten understanding, had
to retire. Debutant Mehernosh
scored 30 runs. The quality of
fielding of the Bhavishya Yaan XI
was excellent. The President’s
XI finally scored 169 in the
allotted 20 overs. After a short
interval, the Bhavishya Yaan boys
walked out to bat with supreme
confidence. They made a slow
start thanks to brilliant bowling
by Samir, Ashwin and Hoshang
and agile wicketkeeping by Bimal.
Sudarshan provided the right
impetus to the innings with a wellscored 22 runs and ample support
from the others but unfortunately
they were all-out at 117. The
President's XI beat the youngsters
of the Bhavishya Yaan XI by a
comfortable margin of 49 runs.
Among the enthusiastic and
cheering spectators were BY
Committee Chairman Shivkumar
Israni, Ramesh Narayan,
Madhusudan Daga, Preeti Mehta,
Manoj Patodia, Rajesh Shah, Alok
Sekhsaria and Anand Dalal. The
other coordinators present were
February 3 to February 9, 2015
Rashna Cooper, Nandita Patodia
and Jaya Prasad.
Several Past Presidents —
Arun Sanghi, Sandip Agarwalla,
Nowroze Vazifdar, Nirav Shah —
were there to cheer the players
along with President Elect Sonya
Mehta, Sherebanu Baldiwalla,
Jayesh Jhaveri, Mahesh
Kubchandani and S.V. Prasad.
Moy brought the curtain
down on the event by thanking
Deepak Kapadia for his
invaluable contribution in
arranging all the facilities at the
P. J. Hindu Gymkhana. The
Chairman of the Bhavishya
Yaan Committee and Moy
presented mementoes to the
participants of Bhavishya Yaan
XI, before everyone retired for
a celebratory lunch. The 'Man
of the Match' was awarded to
Sudarshan of Bhavishya Yaan
XI for his brilliant innings of 22
runs and keeping wickets very
effectively by stumping three of
the opponents. The prize was a
cricket kit sponsored by Satyan
Israni consisting of a Sachin
Tendulkar Adidas bat, two
practice balls, a set of stumps,
an India jersey, cap and a kit
bag. Bimal Mehta was also
presented a special trophy by
his teammates for outstanding
wicket-keeping.
Moy also thanked the office
bearers of the Club for their
encouragement, support and
motivation, which ensured the
success of this event.
LETTER OF APPRECIATION
Dear IPDG Lata Subraidu,
On behalf of the trustees of Rotary Uttarakhand Disaster Relief Trust, I convey greetings and good wishes for the
New Year.
District 3140 has been very kind by providing generous financial support of R64.3 lakhs for the reconstruction of
schools in Uttarakhand destroyed by the 2014 flash floods. This entitles your district for placing recognition plaques
at six schools. One will carry the recognition plaque of The Rotary Club of Bombay (as informed by Past RI Director
Ashok Mahajan), four will carry the recognition plaque of District 3140, and one will carry the recognition plaque of
"Shivdevi Deviprasad Goenka Foundation" whose contribution came through PDG Sajjan Goenka.
It has been more than a year since Rotary in India embarked on the project of rehabilitation and reconstruction of
schools. We were unable to comprehend the challenges that lay ahead in constructing schools in remote and hilly
terrain but with a firm resolve to overcome these challenges, we made progress and have completed the first batch
of schools, which were handed over to the respective school management committees on November 14, 2014.
Seven more schools which are currently under construction are expected to be ready by end of February. In addition
to the three completed and seven under construction, depending on the weather and barring any unforeseen
circumstances, we hope to be able to complete the remainder of the 27 schools during the current year.
The schools that will carry the recognition plaques as mentioned above are located in the Agastmuni Block of
District Rudraprayag and are expected to be ready during the current year. On behalf of the trustees of Rotary
Uttarakhand Disaster Relief Trust, I convey my sincere gratitude for your generous support.
Kind regards,
Yash Pal Das
Trustee, Rotary Uttarakhand Disaster Relief Trust
February 3 to February 9, 2015
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Forthcoming Meetings
february 10
Deepika Gehani on
international luxury brands
Office Bearers 2014-15
President Immediate Past President President-Elect President-Nominee Honorary Secretary Joint Honorary Secretary Honorary Treasurer Shailesh Haribhakti
Nirav Shah
Dr. Sonya Mehta
Dr. Mukesh Batra
Nandan Maluste
Ritu Prakash Desai
Manish Reshamwala
Madhusudan Daga
February 4
Economic and community development
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 Freyaz Shroff
Sidharth Punshi
Gaurav Nevatia
Manoj Patodia
PP Pradeep Saxena
february 17
Bank holiday - no meeting
Ashok Gokal
February 6
Dr. Hoshung Mobedji
February 5
The statistics for the
meeting held on Tuesday,
January 27, 2015 are
as under:
Ravindra Fotedar
February 7
spouses
Sangeeta Ramesh
February 4 Honey Harish Ummehaani Bagasrawalla February 6 Jayanti Dasgupta
Zarine Davar
February 7
F orthcoming
Rotarians112
Visiting Rotarians
02
Rotaryannes04
Guests 06
Total124
Dr. Anand Shah
February 8
spea k er :
Community Service Box
Collection - R3,600/-
February 7
February 9
DEEP I KA
G E H AN I
On February 10, Deepika Gehani will discuss international luxury brands in India
D
eepika Gehani entered the
world of fashion while still
studying at the H. R. College
of Commerce. Practical training
in the family business led to a
degree in textile design and she
established her eponymous label
in 2000.
Retailing in India through
high-end designer stores such as
Ensemble, Ogaan and Kimaya,
she soon had a stand-alone store
in Mumbai and Delhi.
With a vision of creating
feminine silhouettes, Gehani's
collections are retailed at her
store in Kemps Corner, Mumbai,
and at the multi-brand luxury
outlet Samsaara in Delhi,
Mumbai, Chandigarh, Kolkata,
Pune, Bangalore, Dubai
and Kuwait.
The Pret Line of her collection
is available at Mogra in
Phoenix Mills and is also a well-
known label in Dubai, South
Africa and London.
She also retails her couture
through high-end fashion
boutiques in the Middle East,
South East Asia, USA and UK.
Her participation in the Lakme
and Wills India Fashion Week
established her as one of the
most prominent designers in the
Indian fashion industry.
In 2009, Gehani stepped
up as the Creative Director
at Genesis Luxury Fashion,
a sister concern of Genesis
Colors, holding company of the
Deepika Gehani label. With her
experience in handling premium
and luxury designer brands,
Gehani lends a professional
approach in her role.
She currently looks after
all requirements for brand
positioning, marketing and
merchandising for luxury labels
under the Genesis umbrella
such as Giorgio Armani, Emporio
Armani, Bottega Veneta, Michael
Kors, Jimmy Choo, Tumi and
Paul Smith in India.
Her design inputs and
marketing stratergies have helped
the company gain a sizeable
market share in the luxury
business segment in India.
Editorial Consultant:
Aditi Padiyar, Spenta Multimedia,
Peninsula Spenta, Mathuradas Mill
Compound, N.M. Joshi Marg,
Lower Parel, Mumbai 400 013.
Landline: 022-24811010
E-Mail: [email protected]
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