Talk Show

Meeting Details

Meeting Date 04 Mar 2023
Meeting Time 18:30:00
Location Zoom
Meeting Type Regular
Meeting Topic Talk Show
Meeting Agenda
Chief Guest Samara Mahindra
Club Members Present 58
Minutes of Meeting Pre-Fellowship started at 6.30 p.m. on Zoom, with many members interacting on various topics. President Uday Dharmadhikari called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. and welcomed all members, guests, and visiting Rotarians. President Uday thanked Rtn. PP Dr. Madhavi Vaze and Rtn. Darshan Rathod for their generous contribution to RCPC Projects. President Uday announced that Rtn. Nitin Desai, a senior entrepreneur and social activist, was presented the prestigious Punyabhushan Award. The presentation ceremony was held at Balagandharv Rang Mandir, Pune on March 1, 2023. President Uday gave a brief update on various Club projects, including the Eye Check-Up Camps and the assimilation get-together of members at Beetroot Bistro held on Sunday, February 26, 2023. He also informed members about upcoming programs, the annual vocational awards, and the Rotary District 3131 and Inner Wheel District 313 event, The Diva — Embrace Equity: A Women’s Day Special Event. We wished happy Birthday to Rtn. Shantilal Lunkad, Rtn. Dr. Ramesh Sachdeva, Rtn. Sunil Shah, R’Ann Pushpa Lunkad, Rtn. Shashi Raj Talwar, and Rtn. Navin Tewari. We wished happy wedding anniversary to Rtn. Dr. Shona and Dr. Milon Nag, Rtn. Rajan and R’Ann Nisha Khinvasara, and Rtn. PP Polly and R’Ann Yasmin Patel. Rtn. Nandita Khaire introduced the speaker for the day, Samara Mahindra, founder and director of CARER, India’s first integrative oncology start-up. With more than 10 years of experience in the field of Integrative Oncology, Samara is a counselor to cancer patients, and a breast cancer recovery trainer. Samara was interviewed by Aditya Dharmadhikari.