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Vol 48 • Issue 05 • Nov-Dec 2015

RI President | KR RAVINDRAN

Club President | RP ANAND

District Governor | SubHASH KulKARNI

A dedicated rotarian with a great sense of humour

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During this month, clubs are urged to develop at least one club program to the Foundation. (RCP 8.020.) (MOP 2013)

November is the time to celebrate the wonderful work of The Rotary Foundation. It’s a good time to reflect on the Rotary Foundation sponsored programs we support and on how each of us can contribute to make sure these programs continue.

Challenge all of your members to be an EREY (Every Rotarian, Every Year) member.

• Honour TRF contributors of the club (PHF/MPHF/Major Donor, Etc)

• Talk about Rotary Foundation/TRF alumni.

• Participate in District Foundation Seminar.

• Contribution to TRF through Every Rotarian, Every Year (EREY). A donation of $100 to the Rotary Foundation’s Annual Programs Fund can save the lives of 50 to 100 children. A donation of $1,000 can save the lives of 500 to 1,000 children.

• The Rotary Foundation also improves world understanding with Ambassadorial Scholarships and Cultural Exchange Programs.

• In addition, we make a big difference in Peace and Conflict Resolution through Rotary Peace Centers that educate Rotary Peace Fellows to become future leaders around the world.

Keep in mind that our own Rotary Clubs are representatives of the Rotary Foundation in our home communities, so all Rotarians are part of the Rotary Foundation.

This entry was posted in Rotary Foundation on November 14, 2011 by RCWS.

It is with deep regret and sadness that we inform you that our President RP Anand’s wife, Nirmal, passed away on the evening of Saturday, November 14. The Rotary Club of Bombay Mid-Town wishes to convey its deepest condolences.

Messages from Rotatians:

My sincere condolences to President RP Anand on the occasion of this terrible loss. I was unable to attend the prayer meeting because of official duties at that date. I wish to convey that I have been with him and his family in my thoughts again and again this week. — Michael Siebert, Consul General, Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany

We just learned of your terrible loss. RP and Rajeev, please accept our most heartfelt condolences. — Uttara & Ajoy Bhandare

Rekha and I are very sorry to know about Nirmal-ji. We offer our heartfelt condolences to you and the other members of the family. We pray to god to grant peace to her departed soul and courage to all of you to bear this irrepairable loss. — Satya Prakash Agarwal

Please convey my heartfelt condolences to Mr R P Anand and Rajeev for this irreparable loss. May her soul rest in peace. — Ghansham & Rovina Dembla

Our heartfelt condolence on the sudden demise of Nirmal-ji. We pray for peace to the departed soul and may the lord give strength to the family to bear with this untimely loss. In thought and spirit we are with you during your challenging moment. — Alka & Anil Ambo

Our heartfelt condolences to you and your family. We pray that her soul rests in peace and may god blesses her always. May god give you the strength to bear the loss. — Varsha & Dinesh

Grieved to learn of the sad demise of Nirmal-ji. As I am out of India I regret that I cannot attend [at the wake] at Chandanwadi. Please pass on my condolences to the family. — Moorad Fazalbhoy

With extreme sorrow and deep regrets we learned of the sad demise of your beloved wife. In this moment of bereavement we offer our heartfelt condolences. May God rest her soul in peace and give you the strength to bear this loss. — Dr. A B Mehta

November - The Rotary Foundation Month

In Memory of Nirmal Anand


Rtn Kirit JasaniKirit Jasani’s first introduction to Rotary International was through his brother and uncle who both were Rotarians. He was intrigued by the philosophy of the organisation that brought together business and professional leaders in order to provide humanitarian services and advance goodwill and peace around the world. In 1968, Kirit heard of a new Rotary club being formed in Mumbai (formerly Bombay) and decided to join. Following an interview with Shantibhai Zaveri, Kirit, was soon inducted as the youngest charter member of the Rotary Club of Bombay Mid-Town. Kirit and his wife Malini have been committed members of the Rotary. They have enjoyed supporting its charitable causes, participated in public relations and networking opportunities and built long-lasting friendships, like the one they share with Dr Shirish and Siloo Sheth, whom they met through the organisation. Malini, has been active in the Inner Wheel since its inception, has been a committee member and has also served as its Secretary. She fondly remembers working with its inaugural President Mrs Dahanukar and first Secretary Siloo Sheth. In 1975, the family’s diamond business took Kirit and Malini to Antwerp, Belgium where they spent the next 35 years. Kirit tried to continue as a Rotarian in Belgium but because of a language barrier decided to resign. He continued to remain friends with the Rotarians the Rotary Club of Bombay of Mid-Town on his frequent visits to Mumbai over the years. Kirit was born in Burma but moved to Mumbai soon after birth. Mumbai has always been home for him, where he went to school, where his siblings lived and where all his friends are. So after retiring in 2010, Kirit and Malini naturally returned to Mumbai. It was then that Kirit decided to re-join RCBMT and was immensely grateful to be welcomed by his fellow Rotarians as if he had never left at all. This year Kirit is the Director of Vocational Services and is looking forward to working under President RP Anand over the course of the current year. Malini and Kirit have three children and seven grand children. Their eldest daughter Aarti is married to Aashish, the son of Rotarian Kamlesh Sonawala and lives in Singapore. Their older son Aditya and his wife Deepali lived in Belgium for many years and have recently moved to Mumbai with their family. Their youngest son Anuj and his wife Nishita live in Hong Kong. Aditya and Anuj both work in the diamond and jewellery industry. When Kirit is not playing a round of golf, you will find him engrossed in a game of bridge. Bridge and Golf are his two passions, which he continues to pursue even today. Malini is also a talented bridge player and is considered a force to be reckoned with at the tables. She is a lover of the arts and is passionate about theatre, dance, paintings as well as textiles and tapestries. Malini and Kirit have a shared passion for cooking and entertaining, and are known to be gracious hosts. Kirit is a connoisseur of fine wines, a hobby he inculcated while living in Europe and considers Bordeaux wines among his favourites. He not only has a wonderful understanding and collection of wines but believes that they are best enjoyed over a gourmet home-cooked meal with good friends.

Kirit is also known for his quick wit and repertoire of jokes and shares one here for his Rotary friends: Two friends are sitting at the bar. One friend says to the other, “Did you know that in mating season, Lions make love, four five times a night?” His friend says, “Oh no! I just joined Rotary!”

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International Youth Exchange 2015 - German Students in MumbaiAfter a five-month wait, our Germans sisters and brothers from the International Youth Exchange Program arrived at Mumbai Airport on 19th October to be greeted with screams, hugs and laughter.

The following three weeks were filled with interesting events and visits to places of interest in and around the city of Mumbai. Coming at the time of the festival of Navrati and Diwali being around the corner, our German friends had the opportunity to experience a Dandiya night as well as visit Ramleela and see the burning of Ravan. We had some interesting and fun-filled visits to places like Dhobhi Ghat, Taj Mahal Hotel, Museum, ISKCON temple, Afghan

Church, TS Jawahar, Mani Bhavan, etc. We all saw interesting work being done by the Rotary Club of Bombay Mid-Town at NASEOH and at the villages of Potakhal and Baste. At the villages we all had great fun, not just seeing the village life but also experiencing it with rangoli making, drawing water from well, grinding grain, singing and dancing with the villagers, visiting the village school, etc. Most of us students from Mumbai too had their bit of learning through these visits as despite having lived in this city for all our lives, it was our first visit to many of these places, which we would have never dreamt of visiting otherwise. An exciting Zumba and a serene Yoga

session were also organized that exposed our German friends to the modern forms of fitness as well as traditional forms signifying how Indians have accepted and adapted new styles but stick to our roots. The highlight of the trip was a two-day visit to a farmhouse at Surat, during which we all had the unique opportunity to visit diamond cutting and textile factories and got a chance to shop from the famous textile markets of the city. With this, our guests also observed that unlike Germany, most places in India have a completely different culture and set up as compared to the other. Most were intrigued as to how things differ within Mumbai city itself! Thanks to the change in families, they understood how different cultures play a role in mannerisms and living style, which is so diverse and varies with each family in the same city! They enjoyed our great cuisine, music and dancing with Diwali dinners replete with firecrackers and mehendi evening with dholki and singing.

At the farewell dinner at ‘The Village’ restaurant, as each one shared their experiences of the three weeks here, we realized how small things we generally take for granted add to the vibe of the place and may seem so fascinating to those who’ve never had a taste of it earlier. Cows on the streets of Mumbai, camels in Surat, the warmth of their Indian families and loving care of host parents filled their hearts with happiness and brought tears to their eyes, as well as ours, while bidding goodbye.

This Exchange has touched the lives of the students as well as their families and has definitely impacted the life of us youngsters and taught us to view our city, country and a lot of other things differently. Today, we see a change in the way we view ourselves and others, learning to accept things and trying to make a change in the way we look at things. For us students, it is not the end

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of a wonderful Exchange but a whole new perspective of life and the way we view things with strong bonds formed and friendships that will hopefully last forever.

We see this even after parting ways as lanterns and diyas from India lit the homes of our German friends during the festival of Diwali while some of us Indians are eagerly waiting for Christmas this year to decorate our houses and celebrate the festival in a more traditional way than we did otherwise.

- Aashka Mehta, Aman Mavani, Anushka Nair,Devansh Jalan, Durga Bhassin, Divya Mehta, Priyal Shanker, Ruchika Jain, Sanjana Mathur, Tushna Vevaina

____________________________________A few quotes from the horse’s mouth:

It’s hard to forget someone who gave you so much to remember. - Anneka Adolphsen

God made us friends, cause no mother could handle us as sisters. -Annalena Meier

We all have a second home now, this exchange is only the first chapter of a long story of friendship and family. -Alena Neudert

Souls connect and souls tie. -Renee Nauman

Friendship isn’t about who you’ve known the longest. It’s about who walked into your life and stayed forever. -Roxana Wittek

The best things in life are the people we love, the places we’ve been and the memories we’ve made along the way. -Paula VO

It’s not good, it’s not bad, it’s just different. -Johannes Neeb

Here’s to the nights that turn into morning with friends that turn into family. -Divya Mehta

You have not lived a complete life till you have been on an exchange. -Aashka Mehta

Travelling lets you see a country, but an Exchange lets you live it. -Sanjana Mathur

In the end we only regret the chances we didn’t takeAnd I’m glad I took this one! -Anushka Nair

Exchange isn’t a month in your life, it’s a life in a month. -Ruchika Jain

I would never trade this experience for anything…one has to live it to believe it. -Tushna Vevaina

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October 14th: First Club Assembly

October 7th: Evening Fellowship at Wodehouse Gymkhana

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Mr. MN Singh & Welcome to Youth Exchange Students

21 Oct: Mr MN Singh, Former Director General of Police 21 Oct: Rtn Sucharita Hegde giving the vote of thanks

28 Oct: Exchange of Club Flags with IYE Students 28 Oct: Welcome Meet for IYE Students

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Punjab Night & 47th Charter Night Celebration


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The Government has approved Gold Monetisation scheme to reduce the gold’s demand in its physical form and fish out idle gold lying with households and other institutions. Gold collected through the scheme will be made available to jewellers for manufacturing of new jewellery and other items.

Around 800-1,000 tonnes of gold is imported annually and people hold such quantum of idle gold just for investment purpose every year. By taking advantage of gold monetisation scheme, people can deposit idle gold with authorised agencies and take advantage of the price escalation of gold as well as earn interest on the deposit.

On behalf of the Government, the sovereign gold bonds will be issued by the Reserve Bank of India. Distribution agencies will pay distribution cost and sale commission to the intermediate channels, which will be reimbursed by the Government Subject to the conditions that, the bond will be restricted to being issued to resident Indians only and the cap on bonds would be no more than 500 grams per person per year.

Features• Nominal rate of interest linked to international rate

for gold borrowing. The principal and interest of the deposit under the scheme will be denominated in gold.

• Issuance for a period of 1-15 years. Minimum period for Gold Savings Account will be one year. There will be provision for premature withdrawal subject to a minimum lock-in period and penalty to be determined by individual banks.

• Interest payable after 30 days of opening of the account.

• Capital gains tax will be the same as for physical gold for individual investors. This means that short-term capital gains tax will apply if you sell within three years. The profits will be added to your income and taxed at income slab. Long term capital gains tax is 20 per cent with indexation

• The bonds will be issued in denominations of 2, 5, 10 grams of gold. The minimum deposit at any one time shall be raw gold (bars, coins, jewellery excluding stones and other metals) equivalent to 30 grams of gold of 995 fineness.

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There is no maximum limit for deposit under the scheme. The gold will be accepted at the Collection and Purity Testing Centres (CPTC) certified by Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and notified by the Central Government under the Scheme. The deposit certificates will be issued by banks in equivalence of 995 fineness of gold.

• The bonds will be issued and redeemed by banks, non-banking finance companies, national

saving certificate (NSC) agents for a fee. This fee will be decided later.

• KYC to apply. The opening of gold deposit accounts will be subject to the same rules with regard to customer identification as are applicable to any other deposit account.

• The price of gold may be taken from the reference rate, as decided and the rupee equivalent amount may be converted at the RBI reference rate on issue and redemption. This rate will be used for issuance, redemption and Loan to Value purpose and disbursement of loans

• These bonds can be used as collateral for loans. The LTV will be equal to that of ordinary gold loans. As per RBI regulatons, the maximum LTV allowed for gold loans is 75 per cent A person investing in the bond would not have to worry about the quality of the gold. The authenticity factor is what is most beneficial in this.

The exact date of implementation will be announced by the RBI in the next few days.

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Project Good Health

Saifee Hospital, Mumbai in association with the Rotray Club of Bombay Midtown and Rotary Club of Lusaka successfully organised a free medical camp called Project Good Health in Lusaka, Zambia on November 14th, 15th and 16th, in association with the Levy Mwanawasa Hospital.

The camp was aimed at providing the best medical treatment to people from all walks of life residing all over Zambia. This noble project which benefited thousands of Zambians received the blessings of His Holiness Dr Syedna Aali Qadr Mufaddal Saifuddin Moula(TUS) who is the owner of the Saifee Hospital as well as the 53rd spiritual leader of the peaceful International Dawoodi Bohra Community.Saifee Hospital Chairman Shehzada Gaid Johar Bhaisaheb Ezzuddin and Executive Trustee Dr Moiz Bhaisaheb Nooruddin saw to it that the camp benefited one and all—the needy as well as the ones who could afford but needed the best medical advice and Saifee Hospital by all means matched the highest medical standards.

The camp saw a turnout of nearly 1,000 patients between the Levy Mwananwasa Hospital and the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka. The patients were from all classes of Zambia the rural as well as urban and the doctors, volunteers and all involved worked tirelessly. The two-and-ahal days of the camp also saw nine surgeries.

The patients thanked all our doctors profusely and requested the Saifee Hospital Team to stay back for more days. The management of the Levy Mwanawasa Hospital and officials from the Ministry of Health requested Saifee Hospital Doctors to come more often to Zambia.

Overall the camp was a memorable one benefiting all. With a heavy heart, the Saifee Hospital Team bid adieu to Zambia. At the airport the immigration staff and citizens who were present at the airport on seeing the doctors said, “Please don’t go, stay back.”

Abuzar N ZakirProject Chairman

“Project Good Health”

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Inner Wheel Club Report, October 2015 The following is the jist for the month of October.

1) Tribal school at Vasai Kustrog Nivaram Samiti in shantivan village. We are going to give `17,750 towards five desks for children to write on. Asha Singh is giving `7,100 for two more desks making it a total of seven desks (R24,850)

2) We are also giving a total seven ceiling fans (five Club and two Asha Singh) costing to a total of `21,240 to Kustrog Nivaram Samiti

3) Aryan school `7,500 for eight childrens extra classes in English

4) Seva Sadan R9,000 for six months English tutor and R3,000 for the window grill repair

5) `14,000 we have given to five people for vocational training in teaching each course is for R2,800 per teacher

6) SL&SS our on going project. We are giving for e- learning which is costing `60,000.

Warm regardsMadhu Gandhi


Rotary District-Level TB Camp ProjectRotary Club of Bombay Mid-Town organised a Rotary District-Level TB Camp Project on Sunday the 29th of November, 2015 at the Salvation Army HQ at Sankli Street in Byculla.

A total of about 250 economically weak people of various communities were screened and benefited from this camp conducted by the Doctors from the Saifee Hospital, Mumbai. Chest X-rays were performed on nine TB suspects. Of the patients screened, it was discovered that one patient was infacted with TB, who was immediately forwarded for further diagnosis and treatment.

Diabetes check up was also conducted at this camp attended by Rtn. Deepak Mehta, Rtn. Abuzar N. Zakir and Asst Governor Rtn. Leena Shah.

The Salvation Army’s Captain Andrews thanked the Rotary Club of Bombay Mid-Town and assured their full support in all our activities pertaining to Community Development projects. They also offered their services for organising HIV Camp, Diabetes and Hypertension Camp for our Rotary projects.

—Rtn Abuzar N Zakir

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Ten students from Germany who are on a visit to India under the Youth Exchange Program along with their Indian hosts visited NASEOH and spent quality time mingling and interacting with differently able beneficiaries at the Vocational Training Centre of NASEOH. It was an opportunity for NASEOH to explain and showcase the multiple abilities of the differently abled to the visiting students. Students also visited the Call Centre in the premises, which has been set up in collaboration with Eureka Forbes and operated exclusively by people with disabilities.

This visit was coordinated by Rotary Club of Bombay Mid-Town, spearheaded by Rtn Manoj Jalal, Chairman Youth Exchange Program, accompanied by Rtn RP Anand, the President, Rtn Gaurav Kapadia, Chairman, Committee for Welfare of the Handicapped and RtnNaren Mohatta, Director.

With Regards, Yogendra ShettyDirector General

National Society for Equal Opportunities for the Handicapped, India.

Report on the visit of German Students to NASEOH on October 27, 2015 under the Youth Exchange Program

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Just like every other year on November 27, 2015, the Somani family sponsored and donated mobility appliances

like calipers, braces, Jaipur prostheses, three-wheelers and wheelchairs to 28 needy persons with disabilities at

NASEOH valued at R1,25,150/- in total.

The team of Rotarians from Rotary club of Bombay Mid-Town lead by president Rtn RP Anand, Rtn Gaurav

Kapadia, Rtn Kersi Hilloo , Rtn Anil Kejriwal and Rtn Piyush K Khaitan, along with many members from Somani

family, lead by Mr Krishnakumar Somani, distributed these appliances.

The National Society For Equal Opportunities For The Handicapped, India, extends its grateful thanks to the

Somani family and the Rotary Club of Bombay Mid-Town for this support in meeting our core objectives.

With regards,Yogendra ShettyDirector General

National Society For Equal Opportunities For The Handicapped, India.

Distribution of Mobility Appliances at NASEOH

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Senior Citizens’ Event, October 30th

Seven gifts that do not cost anything

On 30th October,as Chairman of our Senior Citizens Committee,I had organized a Music Program at The Sir JJ Dharamshala,an Old Age Home at Nagpada Mumbai,Noted doctor cum singer Dr Rahul Josh and his team entertained the old residents at this home,The show went on from 11am to 1pm.The audience was so very happy with this program,that some of the old ladies also danced. It was truly amazing to see the extreme joy on their faces. However I regret to say that besides Pres RP Anand,Kirit jasani with his wife and myself no other Rotarian attended this lovely function. It was also nice of Mr Parab and Mr Kamtekar, our photographer to attend and help me.

Dr Arvind Kasbekar.Chairman Senior Citizens Committee

1. Listening: You must sincerely listen without any interruptions.

2. Affection: Be generous with appreciation, hugs, kisses and pats on the back. Let these small actions demonstrate the love you have for others.

3. Laughter: Share cartoons and funny articles and spread the joy of laughter.

4. Written Notes: A bried hand-written note or a poem may be rememberd for a lifetime and may even change a life.

5. Complement: A simple and sincere complement can make someone’s day.

6. Favour: Ever day, go out of your way to do something kind.

7. Cheerful disposition: The easiest way to feel good is to extend a kind word to someone.

“Love is the greatest gift we can give each other!”Compiled by Rtn Gaurav G Kapadia

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Birthdays in December 2015 ❧

21 DecemberDr Prafulla Sabadra

28 DecemberPP Dr Firoze Mirza

24 DecemberRajendra M.Mane

29 DecemberSuruchi Chand

20 DecemberPP Ajit Kamlani

14 DecemberRajen Patel

26 DecemberMahesh Krishnamurti

29 DecemberPP Anil Kamath

13 DecemberPP Tilak Mehta

02 DecemberNirbhay Jain

02 DecemberPP James Brunner

04 DecemberMoorad Fazalbhoy

10 DecemberMukesh Shah

12 DecemberRaju Barwale

12 DecemberPP Yoginder Shankardas

01 Indira and James Brunner

03 Leila and Shankar Sujan

04 Siloo and Dr Sirish Seth

05 Malti and Kiran Shsh

06 Julie and Rajesh Tandon

08 Bindu and Krishna Mehta

08 Geeta and PArag Parikh

09 Pushpa and Narendra Mohatta

10 Radhika and Dr Vijay Haribhakti

10 Anita and Prakash Mody

11 Sapna and Vicky Punjabi

11 Soniya and Arindam Ghosh

Anniversaries

Spouse’s Birthdays Corrigendum13 Dr. Sandhya Kamath

15 Hansa Kejriwal

15 Jyoti Mehta

15 Razia Mitha

16 Rekha Agarwal

In the list of donations for the financial year 2014-2015, published in the September issue of Mid-Town Bulletin, Rtn Santosh Kejriwal’s donation of R21,000/- was inadvertently left out. The error is regretted.

12 Hemangini and Rajeev Thakkar

12 Rupande and Bharat Parekh

14 Gargi and Siddharth Mukherjee

15 Nasreen and Dr Anil Tibrewala

20 Urvashi and Jaidev Mehta

23 Dr Varsha and Dinesh Vadera

24 Kirti and Ajay Dalal

25 Nisha and Akhil Shahani

26 Kate and Mehernosh Currawalla

27 Rovina and Ghansham Dembla

30 Lisa and Craig Johnson

The Rotary Club of Bombay

Mid-Town is proud to

announce that our member,

Rtn Sunil Gutam has

been felicitated with the

Lifetime Achievement

Award for his immense

contribution in the PR and

Communication industry at the sixth edition

of Exchange4media Group’s India PR and

Corporate Communication Awards (IPRCCA).

A member since July 13th 2008, Rtn Gautam

is the founder of Pitchform Partners and the

founder and Chairman Emeritus of MSL Group

India, previously M&M Partners.

Announcement

16 Dr. Vimal Kasbekar

20 Radhika Haribhakti

22 Kalpana Srivastava

23 Bina Shah

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ROTARY CLUB OF BOMBAY MID-TOWN

OFFICE BEARERS 2015–16President RP AnandImm. Past President Mohan LalvaniVice Pres. & Pres. Elect Sucharita HegdeHon. Secretary Deepak Mehta Addl Hon. Secretary Jaidev MehtaJt Hon. Secretary Dr Deepak GargHon. Treasurer Anil V KamathHon. Jt Treasurer Rajeev ThakkarSergeant At Arms Munna MithaAddl. Sergeant Arindam Ghosh

Advisory Committee:PDG Dr Shirish Sheth, PP Rahul Mehta, Arun K Mehta, PP Tilak Mehta, PP Bimal Shroff Director Club Service Kamlesh SonawalaProgrammes Dr GP KasbekarCo-Chairman Deepak MehtaEvents & Fellowship RP Anand & Navin ShahFinance PP Bipin JainAttendance Vicky PunjabiBye Laws PP YK ShankardasFundraiser Anil KejriwalClassification Anil AmboMembership & Retention Deepak MehtaMembership Development Rotary Information PP Ashok SharmaBulletin & Magazine Prasanna BhagatCo-Chairman Anil KejriwalPR & Social Media Sunil Gautam

Director Vocational Service Kirit JasaniCareer Guidance Kiran J ShahScholarships & Voc. Awards Kiran J ShahClub Website Rajeev Thakkar4 Way Test Shaunak ThakkarSr Citizens Welfare Dr GP KasbekarFOF Rajeev Thakkar

Director Community Service Naren MohattaChild Welfare: Midday Meal/SKMDS/ADAPT Ashwin ShahNare-Vaje Development NM JainPolio & Care of Physically Challenged GG Kapadia

Co-Chairman PP Kersi Hilloo

Medical Camps Abuzar N Zakir Plastic Surgery, Jalna Dr Anil TibrewalaDistrict Relation & On To Conference PP Anil Kamath

Co-Chairman PP Tilak Mehta

Director Youth Service Moorad Fazalbhoy

Interact Jamsheed PatelRotaract Vicky PunjabiSports Bharat ParekhInner Wheel Mohan Lalvani

Director International Projects PP Navin ShahGlobal/ Matching/District Grants PP Anil Kamath

Co-Chairman Yogesh PandyaInternational Family Exchange Anil KejriwalInternational Youth Exchange Manoj JalanThe Rotary Foundation [TRF] Mahesh Krishnamurti

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Please send your articles and news for the Bulletin to Allan Chenyen ([email protected]) preferably by the 10th of every month.

Birthdays in January 2016 ❧

01 JanuaryRajeev Anand

06 JanuaryPDG Dr Shirish

Sheth

22 JanuaryDr Nilesh Shah

11 JanuaryAnil Kejriwal

25 JanuaryArindam Ghosh

20 JanuaryPP Ashok Sharma

29 JanuaryPP Dr Kirit Mody

6 Purnima and Gaurav Kapadia

11 Maharukh and Burjor Nariman

14 Ranjana and Bernhard Steinruecke

17 Ramidevi and Murlidhar Jalan

20 Sarita and Bimal Shroff

20 Sheela and Rajendra Mane

23 Thrity and Sam Daruwala

27 Taru and Praful Sheth

27 Arati and Sunil Agrawal

29 Kanika & Piyush Khaitan

Anniversaries

Spouse’s Birthdays 02 Nishi Mathur

08 Shivani Didwania

12 Urmila Jain

14 Bina Kejriwal

15 Ila Sonawala

18 Suman Doshi

24 Kanika Khatian

31 Urvashi Mehta

FAMILY MONTH

WEDNESDAY, 02 DECEMBER Evening Fellowship at the Malabar Hill Club,

“Overdrive” Hall at 8.00 pm.

WEDNESDAY, 9 DECEMBERSpeaker Dr. Bhavin Jankharia, Subject “Active Aging”

Venue Taj Mahal Hotel at 1.15 pm

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2015FOF Meeting at Malabar Hill Club”. At the terrace,

“Overdrive” hall. 6.00 pm

FRIDAY, 11 & SATURDAY, 12 DECEMBERDistrict PrePets 2016-17

WEDNESDAY, 16 DECEMBERSpeaker & subject: TBA

Venue Taj Mahal Hotel at 1.15 pm5th Board of Directors Meeting @2.30 p.m. @Taj

WEDNESDAY, 23 DECEMBERClub’s ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

@1.30 pm @ Taj Mahal Hotel. Lunch @ 12.30pm

WEDNESDAY, 30 DECEMBERSpeaker & subject: TBA

Venue Taj Mahal Hotel at 1.15 pm

Events in December 2015 ❧

Documents

A dedicated rotarian with a great sense - Bombay Mid …bombaymidtown.in/wp-content/pdfs/mtb-nov-dec-2015.pdf · NOV–DEC 2015 3 Mid-Town Bulletin Rtn Kirit Jasani Kirit Jasani’s