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District GovernorRTN SHASHIKUMAR SHARMA

Club PresidentRTN KAUSHIK SHAH

R.I. PresidentRTN. BARRY RASSIN

Dear Friends,

As a team we have achieved the numbers in terms of membership, large, sustainable quality projects which remain unmatched and super duper fellowships, which also remain the envy of most of the Clubs.

It will be with a deep sense of satisfaction we are going to end the Miracle Year improving the lives of thousands that we have touched through our service projects.. the multiplier impact ... unimaginable and awesome.

I thank you for being part of the most happy and happening Club in the District.

OCT - DEC 2018

President Rtn. Kaushik Shah

Membership on 1st July 2018 - 160Members + 1 Honorary Member.

Membership on 31st December 2018 – 180 Members + 1 Honorary Member

MEMBERSHIP

FIRESIDE MEETINGS

The third Fireside Meeting was graciously hosted by Rtn PP Radhika and Dipan Mehta on 17th November at their residence which was attended by 52 members and spouses of which 12 were new members. We thank both Radhika&Dipan for being such wonderful hosts.

The first six months of the current year have gone in a jiffy and the sailing has been smooth.

Its now time to reflect on what we have achieved in the first half and plan for the balance six months.

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On Saturday, 10th November, 7 pm show 101 members and spouses went for movie “Thugs of Hindostan” at New Excelsior Theatre. Premium Dress Circle Tickets were given to all along with food coupons.

FELLOWSHIP

On Sunday, 28th October our Club had organised a wonderful musical and magical Diwali Gala Night from 6 pm onwards at Lodha World One Ball Room together with an entertainment program by Kavita Murty and Sagar Kendurkar. To make it more special Rotary Sanskardham Academy had put up a stall where they displayed the handmade products which many members and spouses purchased. Dress Code was Royal Gems and Jadau for women and royal traditional for women. Kavita presented an inspired and excellent musical experience for the audience. Total attendance 225.

DIWALI GALA NIGHT MOVIE

SUNDOWNER CHRISTMAS PARTY

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White Sundowner Christmas Party was organized on 23rd Dec. at Estella Restaurant, which was attended by 108 members and spouses. It was a grand evening watching the beautiful sunset on the Juhu beach & the Rotarians rocking to the DJ Bollywood music.

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On Sunday 7th October 2018 our Club co-hosted TRF Seminar at Hotel Sea Princess, Juhu as Silver Co-host. Lead Club was Rotary Club of Mumbai Elegant.

The Seminar was attended by Rtn Satish Vora and President Rtn Kaushik Shah. Rtn PP Akkshay Mehta was the coordinator for the District Team.

Rtn PP Anju Siraj reached Major Donor Level 1, IPP Rtn Hiten Shah reached Major Donor Level 3, Rtn Pranabh Mody reached Major Donor Level 1, and Rtn PP Saurin Shah reached Major Donor Level 1.

9 Paul Harris Society Member recognition letters were received. Our Club got a recognition award for contribution of more than USD 1 lakh for TRF.

CO-HOSTINGS

On Sunday 6th October our Club co-hosted Rotary Job Fair at Valia Chhaganlal Laljibhai College of Commerce, Andheri West. Lead Club was RC of Bombay Seacoast. More than 1500 jobs were on offer, 2700 plus applications were received and 54 companies participated. Interviews were carried out by representatives of large corporate houses – Reliance, HDFC, ICICI and ITC.

CO-HOSTED ROTARY JOB FAIR CO-HOSTED TRF SEMINAR

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Our Club co-hosted R-MUN 2018 as Silver Host Club on Sunday, 21st October 2018 at ISME, Lower Parel. DG Rtn Shashikumar Sharma was the Chief Guest. Lead Club was Rotary Club of Bombay Pier.

A total of 40 countries were represented by a team of two Rotaractors per country. Most of the participants were dressed in the attire of the country they represented.

The MUN ended with valedictory function and trophies were given to the Best Team, Runner up Best Team, Best Speaker, Runner up Best Speaker, Best Debator and Best Dressed Team.

R-MUNA 2018 (Model United Nations Assembly)

ROTAL 2018 – SINGING & DANCING COMPETITION

Our Club co-hosted ROTAL – Singing and Dancing Competition as Silver Co-host. The finals were on 1st December at Mysore Association Auditorium, Matunga.

On 25th October our Club jointly hosted RKP III at Bahai Hall, New Marine Lines along with 14 Rotary Clubs.

The program included address by AT RtnNeenaKalra on “Youth and Partners in Service” and Training Facilitator Rtn Jhankar Gadkari on “TRF and Polio Plus”. The meeting ended with light meal and kulfi.

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internationally renowned celebrity Astrologer, Life C o a c h , m o t i v a t i o n a l s p e a k e r a n d V a s t u Consultant Dr Sundeep Kochar addressed the Club. He passionately believes in Destiny. Every h u m a n b e i n g h a s a purpose in life.For some the paths may be smooth or challenging with a fair s h a r e o f t r i a l s a n d tribulations and for some it may seem like swings and roundabouts and not getting to any destination, fu l l o f f rus t ra t ion o r desperation. 'What will happen, will happen' he is often quoted saying; 'so we need to accept and adjust to the change.'

DR SUNDEEP KOCHAR

8th October

Our Club had organised a n e x c e l l e n t N e w Members Orientation Program, “How to Enjoy R o t a r y ” a t I n d i a n Summer, Churchgate. The topics covered were Rota r y H i s to r y an d current update, various facets of Rotary, TRF, e x p e c t a t i o n s f r o m members and member responsibilities. Chief Guest was PDG Rtn Raju Subramanian and lead speakers were PDG Rtn Raju Subramanian, Rtn PP Saurin Shah and Rtn PP Akkshay Mehta. The other speakers were IPP Rtn Hiten Shah, Rtn PP Kalpesh Shah and Rtn PP Chetan Mehra. The Orientation Program was followed by Q&A session and ended with beer and lunch. Total a t t e n d a n c e 4 8 members and spouses, of which 23 were new members.

ORIENTATION PROGRAM

21st October

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PROGRAMS

LEENA ASHER

22nd October

M o t i v a t i o n a l a n d impac t fu l bus iness speaker Mr Suresh Srinivasan spoke on “ W h y B a d T h i n g s H a p p e n t o G o o d People”. His style as a speaker and presenter was fu l l o f energy, enthusiasm, engaging, realistic, fun, humor and thought provoking. His Mantra – I love you, I am sorry, please forgive me, thank you.

SURESH SRINIVASAN

19th November

Leading educationist L e e n a A s h e r , Chairperson of Billabong High International School and Kangaroo Kids Edu Ltd, spoke on “Power of Positive Thinking”. She was in conversation with Rtn PP Manoj Gursahani. Our Club inducted Rtn Rikeen Dalal, Rtn Rinaa Shah and Rtn Bhargav P a t e l i n t h e s a m e meeting.

RACE FOR HUMANITY 17TH DECEMBER - AGM

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PROGRAMS

Our Club had its Annual General Meeting to adopt the Audited Accounts of Rotary Club of Mumbai Queen's Necklace for the RY 2017-18, Audited Accounts of Rotary Club of Bombay Queen's Necklace CharitableTrust as on 30th June 2018 and Audited Accounts of Rotary Club of Bombay Queen's Necklace Charitable Trust as on 31st March 2018.

PE Rtn Sonal Jhaveri announced the results of election for the posts of Office Bearers and Directors for the RY 2019-20.

Rtn Sneha Pathak was declared as President for the RY 2020-21.Rtn Sonali Sinha was declared as President for the RY 2021-22.

51 Members and Spouses attended Race for Humanity Fund Raiser on 25th November hosted by Rotary Club of Bombay and Rotary Club of Mumbai Nariman Point at the Race Course. Our Club provided special rates for members and spouses.

Our Club was recognized for its contribution to Rotary Foundation with one Race Trophy being named for “Pediatric Heart Surgeries” project of the Club.

RIPE Mark & PP Gay Maloney, both of Decatur, Alabama, USA were welcomed by TRF Trustee Rtn Gulam Vahanvaty and a host of VVIPs and VIPs including DG Rtn Shashi Sharma DG Rtn Ashesh Ganguly of Districts 3141 and 4142, RIPN Sushil Gupta, RIDN Kamal Sanghvi and RIDN Dr Bharat Pandya, DGE Harjit Singh Talwar and DGN Rtn Sunnil Mehra, Members of College of Governors and Past RI Presidents and District Dignitaries. From 6 to 8 pm our Club was one of the Gold Sponsors for Inter City Forum held at the lawns of the Mini Club RWITC, which provided a platform for Rotary Dignitaries and Rotarians to hear and interact with RIPE Mark & Gay Maloney.

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President Rtn. Sonal Jhaveri

Immediate Past President Rtn Kaushik Shah

President Elect& Director - Vocational Rtn Sneha Pathak

President Nominee& Hon. Secretary Rtn Sonali Sinha

Joint Hon. Secretary Rtn Sonal Ravi Shah

Hon. Treasurer Rtn Rakesh Upadhyaya

Joint Hon. Treasurer& Chairman – Service 19 Rtn Shatul Gupta

Director, Club Admin 1, Programs Rtn Radhika Mehta

Director, Club Admin 2 Fellowships and Events Rtn Sandip Mehta

Director, Projects Medical Rtn Nikunj Jhaveri

Director, Projects - Non-Medical Rtn Rohan M Shah

Director – PR & Bulletin Rtn Vijay Shah

Director, TRF Rtn Satish Vora

Director, Membership, New Members& Fireside Meetings Rtn PP Gaurav Patel

Director, International Service Rtn PP Chetan Mehra

Sergeant at Arms & Meeting Rtn Hiten Parikh

Director, Sports Rtn PP Sanjiv Mehta

Director - Youth & Partners in Service Rtn Parool Merchant

Club Trainer Rtn PP Akkshay Mehta

CAT Advisor Rtn PP AnjuSiraj

CAT Advisor Rtn PP Hiten Shah

CAT Advisor Rtn PP Ashok Shah

CAT Advisor Rtn PP Saurin Shah

BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR RY2019-20

Dr Pratit Samdani, Physician, Associate Professor of Medicine and Head of Unit of Medicine at Sir J J Group of Hospitals and Deputy Coordinator of Medicine and Critical Care at the Breach Candy Hospital spoke on “Midlife Crisis and How it is Affecting Us”. Midlife is the golden period of life. It is important to cope with the midlife transition and not view it as a crisis. We need to re-assess our life, plan for future, go for couple counseling, keep calm, eat fruits and vegetables, whole grains, nuts, beans and avoid fatty foods, do work out 30 minutes a day. Our Club inducted Rtn Smitesh Mehta and Rtn Amit Shah in the same meeting.

From 6 to 8 pm our Club was one of the Gold Sponsors for Inter City Forum held at the lawns of the Mini Club RWITC, which provided a platform for Rotary Dignitaries and Rotarians to hear and interact with RIPE Mark & Gay Maloney.

DR PRATIT SAMDANI

3rd December

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PROGRAMS

EXCHANGE OF FLAGS

18th December

Fro m 21 s t to 2 3 rd December Rtn Sonal Jhaveri attended Pre-PETs at Mahableshwar. It was a great learning experience for her and r e s u l t e d i n s u p e r bonding with her co-Presidents.

PRE - PETS

19th November

R t n M o n i s h a S h a h a t t e n d e d R e g u l a r Meeting of RC of Bern and exchanged flags. As per their President she was the “Ice Breaker” as they have no women members yet and hope to change that soon. Congrats to Monisha.

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PROJECTS

On 31st October our Club distributed sarees and salwar suits to children at G a n d h i N a g a r Z o p a d p a t t i Supplemental Learning Centre in Malad. This Learning Centre is being partly funded by our Club through the NGO WeCan. A big thank you to Mrs Karishma Mehta for donating the sarees. The project was attended by Rtn Nikunj Jhaveri.

VISIT TO ACCESS LIFE

On 15th November members visited Access Life Assistance Foundation Centre at Chembur and inaugurated the project. Access Life is a Child Care Centre mirroring St Jude Child Care Centre for children below 15 years of age with cancer. Non residents of Mumbai are housed with parents, all meals, basic medication and transport from Tata Memorial is provided free of cost. Our Club is supporting their annual operating expenditure. The project was attended by Rtn Dr Chandrashekhar Joshi, Rtn Nikunj Jhaveri, Rtn Parool Merchant, PE Rtn Sonal Jhaveri and Rtn Rajeev Kapadia.

INAUGURATION OF EOTO PROJECT

On 6th October our Club inaugurated EOTO Charitable Foundation School Support Program supported and sponsored by our Club in three schools :Ÿ NMMC Secondar y School No 114, Koparkhairne, Navi Mumbai, Ÿ NMMC Secondary School No 108, Sathe Nagar, Thane, Digha, Airoli, Navi Mumbai; and Ÿ NMMC Secondary School No 103, Opp Gurudwar, National Burns Centre, Airoli, Navi Mumbai.

Congratulations to Rtn Rohan and Team for a well-organized project visit. Education Officer and 3 local corporators were the chief guests for the function. The project was attended by President Rtn Kaushik & Minal Shah, Rtn Apoorva Kiran Shah, Rtn Nikhil Rungta, IPP Rtn Hiten Shah, Anne Sapna Jalan, Rtn Asif Adiji, Rtn Satish Vora, Rtn Hardik Kapadia. Rtn Ravi Shah, Rtn Premal Shah, Rtn Abhilasha Rajoria, Rtn Devang Shah, Rtn Rohan & Aparna Shah, Anne Sunali Jhaveri, Anne Asmi Shah and Anne Mona Mehta.

SAREE & SALWAR SUIT DISTRIBUTION

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DISTRIBUTION OF SAREES

Thanks to Karishma and Pooja, on 16th November our Club distributed sarees and chocolates to Indian Multipurpose Trust for the Blind which has many small pockets near Ambernath where more or less all blind people stay.

Rtn Pranabh Mody, through his company J B Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd, donated medicines in two tranches worth Rs 3,61,500 and Rs 4,50,000 to Indian Red Cross Society to help mitigate the sufferings of Kerala Flood Affected Victims.

We are thankful to Rtn Pranabh for including our Club's name for this project.

DONATION OF MEDICINES CANCER SCREENING AND DETECTION CAMP

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PROJECTS

Our Club in association with CPAA and Nargis Dutt Foundation had organized a Cancer Screening and Detection Camp on Sunday 18th November from 10.30 am to 3.30 pm for 200 people at Dr Rajendra Prasad Nagar, Vile Parle East. Total 188 people (94 males & 94 females) were screened. The project was attended by Rtn Dr Chandrashekhar Joshi.

Our Club is fortunate that industrialist Shri Ajay Piramal has chosen our Club to fund two Global Grant Projects with a total outlay of approximately Rs 150 lakhs.

We have begun with one Pediatric Heart Surgery project at H N Reliance Hospital. Total surgeries approximately 100.

Total project value Rs 70 lakhs.

We will be exploring relevant opportunities for the second project.

We thank Rtn Vijay Shah for introducing this donation to our Club.

We also thank Rtn Nirav Shah, Rtn PP Sanjiv Mehta and Rtn PP Akkshay Mehta support to navigate this project through our Club.

FUNDING OF GLOBAL GRANTS

VISIT TO REALITY GIVES SCHOOL PROGRAM

On 26th November Rtn Nikunj Jhaveri and Rtn Monisha Shah had organized a visit to Royal City English High School at Dharavi under “Reality Gives School Program”. The School Program in Dharavi is from Junior -Kindergarten to Grade 4 where quality English-medium education is provided to 432 boys and girls aged between 3-12 each year. The school has an extremely updated education program which steers away from the rote method of learning. Our goal is to provide a higher quality of education, which they consider to be a combination of academic skills, values to guide behavior, and exposure to the world outside of the surrounding community. The project is inspiring and moving as we saw toddlers converse with us and expressing their views in English with utmost confidence. Their Director of Education Suman Barua, who joined last year from Harvard University, leads teacher training at the school. The project was attended by Rtn Nikunj Jhaveri, project leader Rtn Monisha Shah, President Rtn Kaushik and Minal Shah and Rtn Shilpa Mehta.

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REPORT - ST. JUDE INDIA CHILDCARE CENTRE VISIT TO VILLAGE MANGHRUN

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PROJECTS

The Ideal Village Programme - Manghrun - November 2018 – Progress Report

On 17th November Rtn Nikunj Jhaveri, Rtn Neha Parekh and Manish Keswani visited the Manghrul Village which the Club has adopted. It was observed that in six months time there is significant improvement in terms of sanitation, cleanliness and hygiene. It is a good start but a lot of work needs to be done.

Report of St Jude India Childcare Centre - October to December 2018

The Report gives details of the children s e r v e d / t r e a t e d a n d i m p o r t a n t l y demonstrates the various parts of India from where these low income families have travelled to treat their children.

The locations include Kolhapur, Nasik, Jhansi, Jalna, West Bengal, MP, Nagpur, Rajasthan, Buldhana, Nepal, Jalgaon, Prabhabani, Bihar, UP, etc. Age group is below 8 years. It is heartwarming to see how our Club's efforts enabled by donations from members touches so many lives. True to the spirit of giving, nor the donor or recipient know each other and yet results are lifesaving. These children have been staying in the units sponsored by our Club and Members at their Ajai Verma & St Jude Child Care Centre-8

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Sr. No. Particulars Oct - Dec-18

1 Construction of Individual Toilets for villagers 9

2 Construction of Bathroom for tribal households 5

3 Solid Waste Management 1

4 Diversion of waste water through Soak Pits to kitchen garden 10

5 Well and stand post repairs – Water Irrigation Work 1

6 New Toilet Construction at the school with water facility

7 School Toilet Repairs

8 Dust Bins in village 4

9 Hygiene Kit to tribal households 25

10 Health Camp

11 Anganwadi Painting/Whispering Wall 1

12 School Painting/Whispering Walls 1

13 Solar Street Lamps Installation  5

14 Computer training for beneficiaries and volunteers 5

15 Vocational trainings for Youth 2

16 Organizing Synergy Building programs, Competitions etc

17Trainings and Capacity Building (Cost for formation, Management training and

strengthening of Community Based Organizations)2

18Awareness campaigns and Focus Group Meetings on improving social

indicators -Health and Sanitation, Education1

We would like to acknowledge the good work done by Rtn Nikunj Jhaveri who has been a catalyst, role model, a doer and a super positive influence to the club's service projects under the Miracles in Action Banner. His spirit keeps old and new team members enthused and excited to do more.

D O N AT I O N O F S I X N E W C A N N O N DOCUMENT SCANNERS BY SON-IN-LAW OF RTN MUNJAL KOTHARI

Rtn Munjal Kothari's son-in-law donated six new cannon document scanners to our Club for distribution to Muktangan Schools.

DONATION

A K MUNSHI SCHOOL NGO SCHOOL AT THE CCI LAWNS

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CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS

On 23rd December from 11.30 am to 1.30 pm we celebrated Christmas with the children of our NGO School at the CCI Lawns. It was a pleasure to see the joy on their faces when they enjoyed the fun ride, games and activities. Participating school children:

Ÿ 60 Regina Pascis Girls OrphanageŸ 160 students of St Mathews SchoolŸ 85 students of Sanskardham school Ÿ Teachers 18

Food packets were given to each child from CCI Club. Return gifts to the children have been sponsored by angel donors. Superb efforts by Rtn Asif & Neha Adiji and Rtn Neelkamal Siraj.

The project was attended by Rtn PP Chetan and Anne Radhika Mehra, Rtn PP Chaitanya Mehta, Rtn Arun Todarwal, Rtn Nikhil Shah, Rtn Premal Udani, Rtn Asif and Anne Neha Adiji, Rtn Nikunj Jhaveri, Rtn Jayesh and Anne Rashmi Sheth, Rtn PP Hiten Shah and President Rtn Kaushik and Minal Shah and their son Samir.

On 21st December from 2.15 pm to 4.30 pm our Club celebrated Christmas with special kids of A K Munshi School at the school premises.

The project was sponsored by Rtn Deepak Harlalka. The project was attended by Rtn Nikesh and Sunali Parekh, their daughter Tanvi and her friend Jahaan, President Rtn Kaushik and Minal Shah and their son Samir, Rtn Deepak Harlalka, Rtn Vivek Matthai, R/Spouse Pradeep Solanki and Rtn Sonal Sheth.

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SPORTS INTERACT NEWS

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Accolades for Rotary Sanskardham School

On the eve of World Disabled day on 3rd December, The International Club of Lions and District Social Welfare Department had organised interschool sports day at Goregaon Sports Club. Rotary Sanskardham School students won first prize.

On 8th December Rotary Sanskardham School participated in Sports Competition with Regular Schools. Their school won first prize in Karate at Prabodhan Goregaon with 200 regular schools. A trophy and cash of Rs 2,000 was given. They also won a trophy and cash prize of Rs 2,000 for third place in marchpast among all regular schools. Kudos to the Principal and the students of the school.

Accolades for St Mathews School

In the DSO Boxing Tournament h e l d o n 1 2 t h O c t o b e r, S t Mathews School received 6 gold, 7 silver sand 1 bronze medals. Congratulations to the Principal and the participants

Ms Larzy Varghees, Principal of St Mathews School was conferred with International School Award 2018-21 o n 4 t h D e c e m b e r 2 01 8 a t Bengaluru by the British Council. She was recognised for “Leading the Integration of International Learning in the School”. St Mathews High School and Junior College was accred i ted fo r “Outs tand ing Development of the International Dimension in the Curriculum”

On 8th December for the first time in Malwani, St Mathews School received Best School Award as Second Runner Up from P/N ward in the Science Exhibition from 160 schools. The science exhibition was conducted by Education Inspector, West Zone, Greater Mumbai. Arbaz, Star Boxer of St Mathews School has been selected to Khelo India which will be held in Pune next month.

SOBO CUP

Our club kick started the Sobo Cup Cricket tournament on Saturday 20th October, 2018 with the first match against RC of Mumbai Hanging Garden at Parsi Cyclist Ground - Matunga East. Opening the batting Anil Chauhan and Jaideep put up a quick 28 and 21 respectively. Samir made a fiery 35. Queen's Warriors were 136 in 20 overs. RC of Hanging Garden were all out for 57. Rtn Samir Sanghavi took 3 wickets, Kalpesh Sanghvi -2, Vinay -1, Jitu - 2 and Sundeep -1 wicket. Cheers to the Queens Warriors' first victory in the SOBO CUP

3RD BRIDGE TOURNAMENT

On Sunday, 2nd December from 2 pm to 6 pm the following Rotarians participated in the 3rd Bridge Tournament hosted by Rtn Bharat Shah at his residence 15/4, Bhartiya Bhavan, Marine Drive. R/Spouse Dipan Mehta, R/Spouse Amar Sheth, Rtn Saurin Shah, Rtn Amit Dalal, Rtn Sunil Jhaveri, Rtn Devanshu Mehta, Rtn Mahesh Shroff, Rtn Bharat Shah, Anne Zara Shah, Anne Pallavi and Rtn Bindu Sheth. Dipan and Amar stood first and Bindu and Mahesh Shroff were second with their respective partners. A big thank you to Rtn Bharat & Surekha Shah for their kind hospitality.

SOBO BADMINTON TOURNAMENT

In Sobo Badminton Tournament held on Sunday, 2nd December from 2 pm to 5.30 pm at NSCI, Rtn Neeraj Gandhi and Rtn Pranabh Mody lost in the semifinals mixed doubles.

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