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Waste from every household will help light up street lamps of Pali Hill It’s time that citizens have put their waste to some use! And this use is for a greater cause of the public by setting an example for other societies and residents to follow. Waste generated from every household in Pali Hill is being collected and used to create biogas which is then used to generate energy to light up the street lamps of this elite hilly area of Bandra. Members of Pali Hill Residents Association (PHRA) came up with this idea of treating waste in an ethical way by segregating it. Waste from every household was being segregated into biodegradable or organic (vegetable skins, fruit leftovers, food residue, kitchen waste) and non-biodegradable or inorganic waste (plastic, glass, metals, wire, electronic device). But
residents then realised that this was not enough and they had to find a better sustainable way to manage their waste. So residents came up with this idea of setting a biogas plant which could treat waste in an ecofriendly manner and generate biogas which could be used for various purposes. Madhu Poplai, Secretary of PHRA, said, “We approached the BMC in 2016 and gathered funds to set up this plant within Pali Hill. We gathered over Rs 30 lakhs through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds to set up this biogas plant.” Ronald Rodrigues Pic: Milind Mandavkar CONTINUED ON PAGE 7>>
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On 10th April 2018 another magnificent piece of architecture that stood at the junction of Hill Road and BJ Road in Bandra was obliterated, swiftly and suddenly
End of a Bandra Icon Almost every one of us that has ever been in Bandra had seen it – standing at the junction of Hill Road and BJ Road (BandStand Road), right where Hill Road starts to curve towards Mehboob Studio, diagonally opposite the rear gate of St. Andrew’s Church. It was an icon in its own right, yet not many in
Bandra ever knew its name. This magnificent piece of architecture had stood at the junction of Bandra’s two arterial roads for close to a century. One can only imagine the view from its upper floor windows in its heyday, before there were any skyscrapers in the area. It was perhaps located at
the best vantage point to view the Arabian Sea and “St. Andrew-by-the-sea” in one vista. The last few decades hadn’t been kind to it. Locked in legal disputes, it had long been abandoned and in a state of neglect and disrepair. A part of the roof had caved in a year or so ago, and it looked to be in a precarious condition. On 10th April, in one swoop, it was gone. Another magnificent house from another time in Bandra’s past was oblit-
erated, swiftly and suddenly. The word from the authorities is that it was in a dilapidated condition, and was torn down for “road widening” purposes. As we lose another piece of our local heritage to the ravages of time, let us enjoy what is still left. And let us remember this one, that was once perhaps one of Bandra’s finest. Debasish Chakraverty
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Resident Volunteers Save A Leaf & set up Dream Grove in Bandra It has been two months to this day that a small group of people opened the gates of a forgotten park in the by-lanes of Bandra. There was a dream, to bring the community together, to care for fallen leaves. That’s where the story of the Dream Grove began. As you walk into the park on a Sunday evening, you will see bright, smiling faces greeting you with backs bent – some carrying bedsheets full of dry leaves from their building compounds, some bringing tools, saplings, refreshments and snacks – this is the group of volunteers working to setup a little farm in the D’Monte Road BMC park in Bandra. Marie Paul says, “For me, this began as a self-expression programme as part of my Landmark Forum program where we participate in a community project as part of our service instead of being self-centred. Miraculously, as I put out the intention for a project, Premila came into my world. Suddenly out of the woodwork and through the mighty WhatsApp, word spread about a pilot project for the BMC to showcase how to conserve and build the soil in the park, organically.”
D’monte Park Road’s Dream Grove is a local citizen-BMC initiative that endeavours to be a model for sustainable green spaces in the city. Dream Grove aims to showcase and build awareness that natural waste like leaves and biomass is a resource that needs to be harnessed and not trashed. Inspired by the #SaveALeaf campaign to Clean Our Air, Build Our Soil, Green Our City, Grow Our Food, local volunteers of all ages come together and gather excess leaves in the locality and via natural methods build soil to grow diverse edibles; thereby reducing food-miles, adding to bio-diversity and bonding as a community. diversit Premila Martis says, “I have two emotions - Pride in volunteers and hope that we can demonstrate that sustainable low-cost green spaces are possible in the city.” Mani Patel who is a resident of Bandra shares, “I am interested in learning about different ways to use garden waste, gardening, but mostly having fun and getting together with people not just from my area of residence.” Most volunteers share a common sentiment after working at the park.
Volunteers working to setup a little farm at the BMC park on D’Monte Road They believe being a part of this initiative has fostered a sense of community and connection in all involved. And the feeling to be able to give back to nature some of what has been given to us means a lot. Local resident Amit Dhairyawan shares, “We wanted to support this as a community action and for our children to become aware of what it takes to grow your own food. This way, our children relive a past where summers were spent outside, digging in the dirt, picking whatever grew on the trees
around and most of all, had fun without gadgets.” A new young volunteer, Marisa D’Mello says, “I’ve just come once to the park. I felt a sense of community in the group I met, along with a sense of a larger purpose and positivity. I also learnt a lot!” If you would like to volunteer at the park, you can visit every Sunday from 5pm - 6.30pm. Once you become a regular volunteer, you would be kept posted about mid-week farm work. Diipti Jhangiani
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Bandraite Derek Raymer passes away at age 93 Derek Raymer, an Anglo Indian born in Sholapur; came to live in Mazagaon and then Bandra. He soon learned to love the Chimby (Chimbai) waterfront - to collect bait for his religious fishing every Sunday morning at Bandstand, with other retired angling enthusiasts like himself. He lived a fulfilled life till the end – dying in his sleep at 93. He will be remembered for his humbleness, amiability, sense of humour and zest for life. Derek was a wellknown face in Bandra’s social circles, decades ago. He loved the outdoors, especially fishing - and took every opportunity to spend a few hours with his fishing rod and reel, using weights he made himself, with a homemade wooden mould and lead melted over a kerosene stove. He excelled in swimming, loved playing sports including badminton, football, hockey and cricket. Derek captained the Railway Hockey team in the early 50s. He loved reading especially “Westerns” written by Louis L’Armour, jigsaw & cross word puzzles. He also loved going to the cinema and watching John Wayne movies. He was born to the late Edith Maud Nailer and Eustace Edwin Raymer on October 22, 1924. His mother died when he was three years old and as his father worked as a train driver on the Great Indian Railways, he was sent to
Barnes Boarding School, Deolali; together with his siblings, Derrice, Esther, Nesta, Hector, Mavis and Phyllis – all of whom he outlived. Derek finished school at the age of 18 and went straight into the Army as part of the British Army in WW-II at the Burma front. The end of WW-II and Indian Independence saw most of his siblings leave India & Derek decided to join the Indian Railways. He met his wife Marie Teresa Conn at a Railway Dance at Parel. Together they raised four children, Lorraine, (married to Michael Highmoor), Richard, Lesley-Anne (married to Dion D’Mello) and Lindsey (married to Arthur Roberts). He was a loving grandfather to Robyann, Meagan and Sheldon. He relocated to Canada on insistence of his 3 daughters in 2004 after the demise of his wife. They took care of him and made sure he was fit at this age to dance at the Christmas and New Year annual shows, right up to the last show in Dec 2017. He was known as “Pop” for his cheerful ways. Jim Reeves was his favourite singer. He was one of those people who enjoyed natural good health & did not require any kind of medication right to his last breath. In Bandra, his memorial mass will be on 27th May 2018 – 10:15am at Mount Carmel Church, Bandra West. Ken Hodges
Beacathon: Run for a purpose To mark the significance of ‘Earth Day’, Beacon High School (Khar) held their second annual Beacathon at Carter Road on 22 April, 2018. The early morning event had participants from all age groups, right from 6 years to 70 years. The enthusiasm and exuberance of all participants was remarkable.
Indeed, it was something to experience. The objective of this event was to create awareness among the students, not just by preaching, but by manifesting the message of health and the environmental influence on our well-being. The students cheered their peers and held messages to apprise the impor-
DANCING HELPS PARKINSON PATIENTS Yes, you read the headline right – dance your way to better your body movements and take control over your Parkinson problem. Volunteers helped increase body movements capabilities of around 35 Parkinson patients, to the tune of Cha Cha Cha music at the Bandra Gym hall. The superb setting and guidance improved the success rate. Dr. Cheryl Misquitta – Bandra Gym President and Committee Members, Denita Gomes, Karen D’Mello, Gordon Athogiaus and other volunteers were dance partners for each of the Parkinson patients. With the Cha Cha Cha beat in the air, almost all patients forgot their physical disability and mentally moved like normal able-bodied people. It was very commendable, that all volunteers were very patient with their dance partner and adjusted to the level of their disability.
The multi-community late morning sessions were very well conducted and the atmosphere cordial. This type of therapy seemed to work for almost all the Parkinson patient, who were amazed at the activity level they could reach, in a short span of time. In about 90 minutes – these patients were transformed to realize that they could have more movement that they ever thought possible. Just before the end of the session, all held hands; forming a circle and moved to the slow beat of some superb meditation music. These were scenes of camaraderie – very touching. We need more such Parkinson outreach programmes – that will empower patients to reach beyond conventional treatment and have a better sense of well being. Sunita Kapadia
tance of environmental conservation. The event comprised of races for children, their parents as well as a walkathon for grandparents. The Chief Guest for the occasion was Shri Vinay Deshmukh, Deputy Commissioner of Police. The winners were felicitated with medals and certificates by Mrs. Jamali (Principal), Mrs. Sumaya (Vice-Principal) and Shri Desmukh, which brought about cheerful applause from the audience.
Shri Sanjay Kadam, Assistant Commissioner of Police and his team were instrumental in the smooth functioning of the event. Every participant made sure they crossed the finish line, as they believed in the motto, "There is a moment in every race. A moment where you can either quit, fold, or say to yourself, I can do this”. Kshama Mendez
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J.R.D. Tata – The Magic of Leadership An extremely refreshing and inspiring book. We cannot say a ‘little’ book, for it is definitely not little. At 518 pages, this books packs a heavy punch in more ways than one. Every one of these pages has something enjoyable and educative to read. This is the author’s (Cyrus M Gonda) eleventh book, and he tells us that it has been seven years in the making. In an era where we have an excess of material goods, but great leaders are in short supply, this book can definitely develop a new generation of leaders. This book is based on a trademarked leadership model which Cyrus has conceptualized and developed. He calls it ‘The 4V Model of Leadership™’ and the four Vs are Vision, Values, Valour, and Victory. Cyrus’s research demonstrates that to evaluate the effectiveness of any leader in any domain (military, political, corporate, sport, or any other sphere), the leader needs to be evaluated on these 4 Vs. Cyrus has taken India’s most loved and respected corporate leader of all time – Padma Shri J.R.D. Tata, and has selected 53 incidents/anecdotes from his professional career and personal life. Why 53? Because J.R.D. was Chairman of the Tata Group for 53 years. He has then slotted these 53 ‘leadership learnings’ into four sections, each representing one of the ‘Vs.’ Thus there are several of these learnings in each of the four sections. Various aspects of J.R.D.’s corporate vision, his value-based functioning, the moral, spiritual, and even physical valour he displayed on various occasions, and the victories or results he achieved on various fronts, each forming a separate chapter or learning, form the basis for this book. Not only does each of these 53 chapters have highly interesting and instructive anecdotes from J.R.D.’s life, but also similar anecdotes and incidents from the lives of other popular leaders from across the world and from every era of history and all fields of endeavour. These are added to the chapters to cement the learnings. Many of these anecdotes about J.R.D. are in print for the first time
ever, as Cyrus has done his homework All the very best.” Adil & his wife Yaswell, having spoken to many people min were touched & their spirits rose who had the good fortune to interact at J.R.D.’s honest and genuine efforts with J.R.D., and these individuals have at motivating them, a couple whom he shared their experiences with Cyrus. had never met before. As just one such example, Mr. Mahesh Like this, there are many other such Shah mentions how in 1992, he was personal anecdotes revealed by other waiting outside Churchgate railway individuals in this book, making each station for a taxi to take him to his des- chapter worth reading over and over tination, the Bombay Stock Exchange. again. At the end of each chapter are It was pouring with rain, Mahesh was ‘Takeaway Tips’ for readers to improve drenched, and not a single cab halted their leadership effectiveness. This for him as the cabbies felt he would makes the book a complete handbook have drenched their seat. Suddenly, a on leadership for existing and aspiring Mercedes stopped and someone from leaders alike. inside waved for Mahesh to come in. Each chapter is innovatively titled, Mahesh didn’t know who it was, but & gives a clear idea about the particular he gladly dashed into the car. Then he leadership attribute of J.R.D. being exsaw it was none other than J.R.D. Tata plained in it. Just a few examples – (‘Alon the rear seat. J.R.D. made Mahesh ways Be Well Organised’ from the Vicomfortable, asked his destination, and sion Section, ‘Focus On Quality, Not On said “If you don’t mind, I will just get Quality’ from the Values Section, ‘Take down at my office (Bombay House, Tata Physical Discomfort In Your Stride’ headquarters) first, then my driver from the Valour Section, ‘Enable will leave you at the Stock ExCompetitors And Industry To change.” Grow’ from the Victory Mahesh shared this Section.) Within each anecdote with Cyrus chapter it has been “Mr. Bhesadia, never when he was an auexplained why that consider yourself small. dience member at a particular chapter You will grow big from whertalk on leadership focusing on that ever you have started. Work which Cyrus gave particular leaderhard and work honestly, and to the Gowalese Inship attribute falls dustrialist’s Associunder that section. you will grow in whatever ation. The rationale business you are in. All the Another anecof this book being, very best.” dote is shared by a whenever any organJ.R.D. Tata Parsi caterer, Mr. Adil isation wants to select Bhesadia, wherein he a person for a leadership mentions how he was once role, or promote a person into seated in the lobby of the Taj Mahal a leadership position, or any young hotel, & J.R.D. was seated nearby. Adil, person or even an experienced indinot knowing J.R.D., wanted to speak vidual aspires to grow into a leadership to the great man, though his wife was person, or an existing leader wants to hesitant. But Adil walked up and intro- become even more effective at his job, duced himself & his wife as the propri- this 4V Model Of Leadership becomes etors of a small hotel in Juhu, Mumbai. the tool against which the organisation J.R.D. courteously stood up, shook or person can evaluate himself/herself. hands with the couple, made polite J.R.D.’s many anecdotes have been used small talk, and then motivated Adil by to shape the fulcrum of this book & this telling him, “Mr. Bhesadia, never con- model, as no leader in Corporate India sider yourself small. You will grow big has till date surpassed his success, both from wherever you have started. Work financially, as well as a leader of men. hard and work honestly, and you will This 4V Model Of Leadership has grow in whatever business you are in. been validated & been given the seal of
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Though this book has been centred around the tremendously uplifting leadership style and achievements of Mr. JRD Tata, The 4V Model is universally applicable, and I believe that future-oriented organisations must take this model into cognizance while selecting individuals to occupy leadership roles and positions…..I am a firm believer that we Indians can hold our place with the best in the world in any sphere, including being thought-leaders in the crucial fields of leadership and management, and I am proud and delighted that it is an Indian, Cyrus, who through The 4V Model Of Leadership, has made this valuable contribution to the vital discipline of leadership development. Lt. General I.S. Singha
approval by none other than Lt. General I.S. Singha, who has graciously written the Introduction to the Model, as it appears in this book. General Singha, among his other stellar global achievements, has been the Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission at Golan Heights in Syria and Israel from 2012 to 2015, in the course of which he has successfully negotiated with Al Qaida & Al Nusra terrorists. General Singha writes: ‘Though this book has been centred around the tremendously uplifting leadership style & achievements of Mr. JRD Tata, The 4V Model is universally applicable & I believe that future-oriented organisations must take this model into cognizance while selecting individuals to occupy leadership roles & positions..I am a firm believer that we Indians can hold our place with the best in the world in any sphere, including being thought-leaders in the crucial fields of leadership & management, and I am proud and delighted that it is an Indian, Cyrus, who through The 4V Model Of Leadership, has made this valuable contribution to the vital discipline of leadership development.’ The book has been attractively laid out by Mr. Nauzad D. Irani. The cover has been pencil-sketched by Mr. Zainulabedin Firoz Merchant. The Foreword has been provided by Mr. Farrokh K. Kavarana of the Tata Group, who has spent substantial time with J.R.D. during his tenure as a senior Director of many Tata companies. In the Foreword, he shares interesting insights about the professionalism and humility that J.R.D. always exhibited as the chairman of the Group. The book is available on Amazon, among other online sites, and also in leading bookstores such as Kitab Khana and Granth. Truly the title is apt – J.R.D. Tata The Magic Of Leadership. Bandra Buzz Team
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Clifton DeSilva of Bandra receives a trophy from Nitin Gadkari for listing Dhruv Consultancy Ltd. In order to recognize the efforts of Clifton DeSilva, a trophy was awarded to Clifton DeSilva from the Hon. Union Minister of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways - Mr. Nitin Gadkari at a glittering function held at Hotel Trident Nariman Point – on Saturday evening, 12th May 2018. Recently, Clifton was instrumental in the successful listing of Dhruv Consultancy Ltd. - a leading company engaged in infrastructure consulting, that raised around Rs. 24 crores. The event was well attended. Clifton Desilva is the Director of Altina Securities Pvt. Ltd.; which is a member of the National Stock Exchange of India and is engaged in the activity of stock broking and wealth Management. Prior to setting up of Altina Securities Clifton DeSilva was the investment Manager and Director at Tatas, where he managed the investHon. Union Minister of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways - Mr. Nitin Gadkari ment portfolio for a period of ten years. awards Clifton DeSilva for successful listing Dhruv Consultancy Ltd He also successfully managed the investment portfolio of several leading Responsibility (CSR) Altina Securities Literacy. Till date, Altina Securities luminaries. focuses on its twin objectives of pro- has organized over 1000 investment As a part of its Corporate Social moting Entrepreneurship & Financial seminars, published over 1000 articles
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on investments in leading investment publications, organized several full day workshops on wealth creation and organized several industrial visits to leading companies like Siemens, Tata Motors, Piaggio (Vespa) to name a few. It should be noted that all these initiatives have been free of cost to the participants. Promotion of Entrepreneurship is done both at the start up level and scale up level. At the start up level aspiring entrepreneurs are nurtured and supported to scale up their operations and at the scale up level companies are nurtured and supported to unlock the huge value created by listing their companies on the stock exchange. Altina Securities has already helped to unlock the value of many companies, by assisting them to list on the stock Exchange and also is in the process of unlocking value of more than 50 companies which are at various stages of listing. Clifton, do keep up the good work. Siddarth Kanojia
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Waste from every household will help light up street lamps of Pali Hill is a continuous process as waste is being dumped everyday and the gas is being stored in the balloon. While, Rohit Due to combined efforts of residents Agarwal, Group Head of ORS, said, “The and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corpora- gas generated in 2-3 hours can provide tion (BMC), a Waste to Energy Plant has electricity sufficient to light 60 lamps been set up at the reservoir ground at for 10 hours per day. Once the plant is Pali Hill. The functioning of the plant running it keeps generating biogas and is entirely managed by the firm named converting it into energy continuously.” YASASU which is part of waste energy PHRA claimed they will handover treatment organisation Organic Re- this project to the BMC so that the civic cycling Systems (ORS). This plant can body can treat waste and supply elecconsume around 800 kg of waste every tricity locally. Poplai added, “We will day, generate biogas gas and can pro- handover this entire plant to the BMC vide electricity to light over 60 lamps. in three months as the plant is set up on This plant has the capacity to recycle the reservoir land which belongs to the and reuse 1 metric tonne of waste on a BMC.” While, the BMC has considered daily basis. a project of this magnitude as a pilot So, how does this work? Waste from project of Mumbai. every household around 23 bungalow BMC has tied up with Reliance Enand 78 societies at Pali Hill, which is ergy to provide connection of electric segregated, is dumped into the society lines to street lamps through this plant. dustbins or garbage bins of every build- Poplai explained, “If we wanted to coning. These garbage bins are collected by nect all the street lamps of Pali Hill to the BMC truck every morning. These this plant the BMC would have to dug trucks then take the biodegradable up the electric lines and secure or organic waste to this plant connection. This would and dump it on the receivincrease the cost of the er slide of the plant at project to around 70 “We approached the 12 pm every day. Curlakhs. But instead BMC in 2016 and gathered rently, around 500 to we have tied up 600 kgs of biodegradwith Reliance funds to set up this plant able waste is being Energy which within Pali Hill. We gathered dumped per day. already has a over Rs 30 lakhs through CorThis waste is then connection of all porate Social Responsibility collected manually street lights. We (CSR) funds to set up this by the workers at the will connect this biogas plant.” plant and once again plant to the ReliMadhu Poplai segregated for any inorance line to light up ganic material. The organic all the street lamps.” waste is dumped into the shredThough this waste is der which is use to shred the waste and currently being used to light up convert it into a form of liquid. This liq- street lamp biogas can be used for muluid is then treated in a digester which tiple purposes. Yashas Bhandh, senior churns the waste, mixes it with specific member of YASASU, said, “Biogas can inbuild enzymes and converts it into be used for cooking, heating, generatbiogas. The biogas is then stored in a ing energy and maintaining the electric balloon on the top of the plant. supply of various societies. We have The biogas is then treated to gen- our plants at Belapur, Solapur and BKC erate energy which is supplied to vari- and the waste is being used to generate ous local electric lines thus lighting the biogas.” lamps of the plant. In addition, comThe aim of this plant which was inpost is created as residue in the process augurated on May 6, 2018 is to provide of creation of biogas. This compost is electricity to over 100 street lamps of being used as manure for plants and Pali Hill by using the waste generated trees in public gardens. by residents. Waste management and As of now, the biogas is used to light treatment has been tried by the BMC, around 30 lamps within the premise societies and communities at various of the plant. BMC has not provided levels but have not been successful in connection to other street lamps lines the long run. This project is an initiative yet. Akshay Chewli, site engineer from of the residents who are waiting for the YASASU, said, “We are waiting for con- BMC to provide connection to all street nection to be provided by BMC after lamps to see the benefits of the project. which we can use the gas to provide electricity to around 80 street lamps in Ronald Rodrigues Pali Hill area. The generation of biogas Pic: Milind Mandavkar CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
Madhu Poplai of Pali Hill Residents Association addresses the gathering
MLA Adv. Ashish Shelar awards Pali Hill residents for their efforts
L to R: Sharad Ughade (AMC), Adv Ashish Shelar, Madhu Poplai & Swapna Mhatre
The team that helped setup the biogas plant at Pali Hill
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New age Career Choices A career is an individual’s metaphorical “journey” through learning, work and other aspects of life. With results around the corner students are generally in the dilemma on which career to pursue, doctor or teacher or maybe an engineer but with the changing times there are so many career choices which not only allow one to earn which are creative and sometimes fun. We met up with some real enterprising women from Bandra who’ve perused niche careers & made a mark for themselves in the society. Michelle Phan has said & I quote “Makeup is not a mask that covers up your beauty; it’s a weapon that helps you express who you are from the inside.” Unquote. Make up isn’t as simple as it sounds, it takes the minutest details to get that eyeliner perfect or to cover that pimple. We met up with the charming, warm Lavanya Arsiwala, who runs her own makeup academy & makeup studio, to know from her why & how did she choose & unconventional career as makeup. Lavanya, please tell us how did makeup as a career happen? Ever since I can remember makeup, design and art have been a part of my life! Post class 10th I chose to pursue Arts for my 10+2, thereafter I graduated in commercial arts from Delhi. Post graduation life took an unexpected turn as I became a flight attendant for a brief while. Though my first calling was always makeup. I always would follow makeup trends & my desire to dabble in makeup was too strong. My children were grown up by then and I felt a definite need to formalize my knowledge and skill sets.
Where did you learn makeup from? I enrolled in an 8-week professional makeup course at Fat Mu, Mumbai. The course provided me with a foundation to anchor my knowledge in makeup, and also told me that I was hungry for more! Within 48 hours of having completed my course, I was on a flight to Delhi to study the Airbrush Makeup technique at the then recently launched Temptu Airbrush systems. Airbrush makeup is a highly sophisticated nobrush technique, that offers a flawless, porcelain finish. The makeup is HD, silLavanya Arsiwala (left) weaves her magic with a simple and elegant look icone based and extremely long lasting. This makeup is sprayed onto the face with an airbrush. I was hooked on, and friends, family and even people I didn’t ist’. It is a boutique studio, which offers I became amongst the few makeup art- know, requested me to upload more makeup courses that can be customoften. My passion was now taking de- ised. Though it is a small studio, it is big ists to practice it in Mumbai. finitive form and by now it was clear on information. What did you do once you returned that I would like to set up an Academy to teach and share my knowledge and Your advice to all those wanting to take from Delhi? make up as a career? Over the next few weeks after my re- love of makeup. My advice to anyone taking up a career turn from Delhi, I got a series of relike mine, is that, like any other field, quests from friends for personal make- Any turning point in your career? up lessons. The “3 Day 3 Look” personal An advanced course in Bridal and Ar- this also requires hard work and dedmakeup course that I designed in re- abic makeup from the London College ication. There are no short cuts. Just sponse to their requests, is now one of Makeup (Dubai) proved to be the tip- because you are not following a path of medicine or engineering, does not of my bestsellers and continues to be ping point. mean that one can take it easy or slack a firm favourite amongst clients at my academy even today. Demand for my From the advanced course what next? on work. Follow your heart, work hard, makeup classes was building up and I Upon my return, I held a Master Class be updated at all times, never stop started operating from a Home Studio, which proved immensely successful. learning and give it your 100% every where I was offering bridal makeup, But by now doing informal classes no time. No job is too small to do. Always looks for special occasions and personal longer fulfilled my desire and the need remain humble and caring towards makeup courses. Clients came through for having my own space where I would your clients, treating each one like a offer makeup courses for professionals, VIP. Never stop dreaming, and work toreferrals and word of mouth. amateurs and anyone else who shared wards your goal. How did you market your makeup my passion! In February 2018, my studio - ‘Lavaanya Arsiwala Pro Makeup For more details contact you can visit classes was word-of-mouth enough? The desire to teach and reach out to a Academy’, was born. Here I teach both - her Facebook, YouTube & Instagram larger audience saw the launch of my professional makeup courses, for those pages: Lavanya’s Makeup Masala or YouTube channel - ‘ Lavanya’s Make- who want to enter into this very excit- email lavanyaarsiwala@yahoo.com up Masala’, where I uploaded tutori- ing world of makeup artistry, as well als once a week - and the buzz started personal makeup courses for women Contd. on Page 9 >> to build! The response was great, and who want be their ‘Own Makeup Art-
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Breathing Life into the Mangroves Five years ago, when Rehan Merchant, a web designer by profession, began his work on the mangroves at Carter Road, people passing by or jogging on the promenade were sceptical about what he was doing. A man with a vision and determined to prove his point, nothing hindered Rehan’s effort and he continued to work with vigour. Now, the results lie in front of everyone, his persistence has paid off and through it, the mangroves are slowly turning over a new leaf. Mangroves consist of halophytes, which are plants and trees that are highly salt-tolerant and can grow in an acidic environment with high salt content. Found along the Mumbai coastline, Carter Road is home to these mangroves. Mangroves consume a large amount of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, thus, helping to maintain the climate and reduce pollution levels. There are three types of mangroves: red mangroves, black mangroves & white
mangroves, named after the colour of their wood; all of which are found at Carter Road. The soil in mangroves consists of clay, silt or particles of rocks, sand and tiny particles of shells. They’re home to crabs, birds, bats, oysters, shells, sea vegetables and various types of algae and environmental bacteria and organisms. If you happen to walk on the promenade at Carter Road & notice a man with a handcart, near the mangroves, you’ve come across Rehan Merchant. He has put up a few signs, as a brief note to the public, about what he’s doing and how it’s worked. You might notice a lot of plastic bags or garbage and assume that waste was the problem. The truth is, Rehan never had a problem with the garbage & it was the least of his concerns. The actual problem was the sewage that was accumulating in an area of the mangroves & spreading through them. Contd. on Page 3 >
Rehan Merchant began work on the mangroves at Carter Road five years ago
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What do you want to be when you are 17? In January last year, when we asked 16 year old Jemimah Rodrigues this question, she said it would be to break into the senior Indian cricket team. At 17 years and 129 days, this Bandra girl has had her dream come true! Last week, Jemimah was called to join the 16-member Indian squad on its tour to South Africa, where they will play 3 ODIs and 5 T20Is as a part of the ICC Women’s Championship. But for Jemimah the feeling still hasn’t sunk in, “Maybe when I get out with the team for the first game will I experience the real feeling.” Recently, in November last year, she became the youngest and only the second Indian woman player to score a double century, playing for Mumbai in the U19 inter-state tournament. But her consistent performances in the senior Women’s Chal-
lenger Trophy earlier this month sealed the deal for her. It was for the third time in three years that Jemimah was playing at the senior Challenger Trophy and she was looking forward to making her presence felt this time around. She grabbed the opportunity with both hands and stamped her mark finishing the tournament as the third highest run-getter and only behind seasoned campaigners, now Indian teammates, Punam Raut & Smriti Mandhana. Introduced to the game by her elder brothers, Enoch and Eli, at the age of 4, when most girls were figuring out whether they liked a pink or blue coloured dress, Jemimah has come a long way since. But her talent was discovered only by chance; when she was invited to attend the selections for the summer camp of the Mumbai girls’ team when at a training session her
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60 year old resident saves Sherly Village
brothers were attending at the KMCC, Shi- in one of the games, I managed to strike up vaji Park. Until then, Jemimah had no clue an eighth wicket partnership with a senior about the existence of the Indian women’s player. In the immediate next game, I was cricket team. “While I entered the ground sent in to bat at one down. It was then that with my dad - him holding my kit bag in my dad realised that I should focus on my one hand and my hand in the other - the batting too,” reminisces Jemimah. other girls laughed at the sight. But in only the second ball that I bowled, I had taken Valerian D’Costa the first wicket of my career. Not long after Contd. on Page 2 >>
Three 4G towers illegally installed by Raj Kaushal were demolished by the efforts of Allan Dominic Pereira along with the BMC and political authorities at Sherly village on November 5, 2015. The whole Shirley gaothan signed a campaign against these towers as they were harmful to their health and illegal. Allan Pereira, 60 years old, took the initiative of noticing, informing and single handedly conducting a signature campaign to fight against this menace. This was pro-active activism at its best. On November 2, 2015 Allan no-
ticed these three Reliance Jio 4G towers on the terrace of Rama 2 building which is just next to his residence at Sherly gaothan, Bandra West. Unaware of the ill effects of these metal towers, Allan was happy that these towers would improve the internet connectivity of their village and provide the youth mainly with faster 4G internet. It dawned only when his friends enlightened him that these towers were harmful to their health; the radiations from these towers were cancer causing, would lead to disruption of eyesight in the long run
and affect the senior citizens by various cardiac health hazards. Then, along with his friend Wilbert D’Silva, Allan immediately informed Stephen Noronha, the Congress President of Block 40. Stephen then brought this to the notice of Asif Zakaria, Municipal Corporator of that area. Immediate action was taken by Asif & Stephen as a letter was filed to the BMC ward officer Tawde and Allan was then guided to conduct a signature campaign against these towers. Ronald Rodrigues Contd. on page 07 >>
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INFOCUS Food for the body is not enough. There must be food for the soul - Dorothy Day Monika Mahajan truly justifies the above statement. The young, dynamic Punjabi woman chose curating cuisines as her career. Can be rightly said she designs food for the soul. A never before heard of career we met up with her to know her story. Monika, tell us a little about yourself? Since childhood I’ve been inclined towards anything and everything creative, be it art, painting, dramatics or designing clothes. After my 12th I did a 3 year diploma in Interior Designing at Raheja School of Architecture along with my B.Com at MMK College. It wouldn’t be wrong to say I was born with creative genes. How did you proceed post graduation? I got married into a Punjabi family at 23 who loved food. So I had no choice but to cook well & also had an advantage of using our heirloom family secret recipes. I also travelled a lot where I would love to go to the local vegetable market, meat shops, gourmet cafes & admire their fresh produce & along with their presentation.
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When did you think of making curating cuisines a career? I’ve always enjoyed decorating & creating exotic platters, from the time I learnt cooking, it was thanks to my best friend Perizaad Zorabian who convinced me to start professionally. So in 2017 July was the first platter that I curated, from then onwards there has been no looking back. Any considerations while curating a platter? Yes of course one needs to keep in mind the persons taste, age & food preference. So a good brief well in advance helps in curating How do you reach out to people? the perfect platter. Social media & word-of-mouth have been the main sources. Also now-a-days Do you curate as per people aren’t looking at the traditional the occasion? gifting ideas. My clients feel it’s healthYes, I curate depending ier to gift customized home cooked beupon the clients needs & spoke platter to someone rather than budget. Platters are priced taking a wine bottle or a dessert. between Rs. 3,000/- upwards & the maximum we go up too is Your advice if someone wants to take Rs. 7,000/-. Be it Chinese, French, Jap- up curating cuisines as a career? anese, Thai, Burmese, or just cheese The most important advice which I & dips. The bespoke platters for a pic- would give is perseverance, a keen eye nic would have my beet or lamb slid- for choosing ingredients, understanders with French fries a fresh salad etc. ing the client’s needs & most of all a There are platters for expecting moms, passion. My motto has been “When you birthday parties, fusion platters & plat- love what you do, you don’t work for a ters for the fitness freaks & vegans. single day.” And that’s exactly how I’m
living. Any and everything is possible when you put your mind to it. So follow your dreams you’re passionate about and you will be unstoppable. Follow Monika on Instagram: @curatedcuisinesbymonika or email monikamjan@gmail.com, to gift a platter or curate a cuisine for yourself. Try it trust me you will love it!!! Watch this space for two more exciting career choices in our next month’s edition, what do you think it could be that one could enjoy & even earn? Keep thinking until next month Sayonara!! Sheetal Mansharamani
Anna Bredemeyer: India’s first Supermodel
Anna Bredemeyer (right) 2nd runner up at the 1976 Miss Asia Quest
Anna Bredemeyer on the ramp for Abu Jani & Sandeep Khosla (2015)
Anna Bredemeyer, India’s first Supermodel, has had a stellar career. Starting with Sunsilk ads while still in school, she was 2nd runner up at the 1976 Miss Asia Quest and was a Femina cover girl. Leading fashion photographers from Gautam Rajadhyaksha to Adrian Stevens, Denzil Sequeira & many more have captured Anna’s sublime beauty for posterity. To name a few from the Vimal campaign to Nivea to Avant Garde & Ghanasingh jewellers her face lit up the advertising scene, while she set the ramp on fire as a supermodel for SNDT, NIFT, Abu-Sandeep, Wendell Rodricks and Rohit Bal’s premium fashion shows. Society Magazine did a cover story on Anna: “The making of a Supermodel”. Anna became Brand Ambassadress for Beautiful Boulevard, India’s first international brand luxury lifestyle store with brands like Tiffany’s Lancome & Omega. In 2002, the advertising industry body, ABBY, bestowed on Anna a singular honour: “Distinctive Recognition in the World of Advertising”. In 2004 she became PR & Marketing Head for the world renowned brands, Mont Blanc & Canali. She became Vice President - Marketing for High Street Phoenix & Palladium. She choreographed & modelled for Burlington’s of the Taj on cruise ships. She was awarded DNA’s “Externally Stylish Female” in 2010, at the same time as Amitabh Bachchan won for the male! At 2015’s Lakme Fashion Week,
she walked the ramp for Abu Sandeep. With such impeccable credentials, Anna is now grooming and mentoring teenagers in her Personality Development and Grooming workshops, with interactive & participative courses that prepare and empower young adults to conduct themselves in society. I asked: “What qualities kept you on top for so long, Anna? Dedication, discipline and hard work”. You must give it your best, yet stay grounded. I never let success go to my head. I want to tell my students: be brave and positive. Learn to play the cards that you are dealt. Connect with people so that they can identify with you. Love what you do & your passion will show. Above all, be yourself, believe in yourself!’ Personality development is important because life is very challenging. Peer pressure & social media may make youngsters feel inadequate. Often both parents are working: so expectations from kids is more, but family support & interaction is less. Self-esteem, soft skills, learning to like oneself (because we all have gifts to share with the world), a positive self-image & external presentation are the qualities I hope to instill. Validation and acceptance help one deal with external pressures. I have brought up a son in today’s world: I can empathize with today’s young people”, she smiles. Marie Celine D’mello
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WANDERING THROUGH EUROPE’S HIPSTER CAPITAL: LISBON Lisbon, is one of those delightful cities that never fails to fill the soul and captivate the heart. Situated along the south of the country’s west coast, it has an incredible mix of colorful houses, museums, architecture, eclectic music, squares & cafés to watch the world go by. Bright sunny weather, delicious fresh catch and centuries of history awaiting to be explored, join me as we wander through its winding streets sipping some wine, greeting the locals on either corner, while discovering Europe’s hipster capital. Lisbon is a city that is hard to not love. It is the second oldest city in Europe after Athens and is fondly known as the last city of the old world before the discovery of the Americas. Every street in Lisbon abounds with tales of history, the great fire, the earthquake & of heroic battles fought and wars won. Walking down the streets of Lisbon to find my hostel at Rue de Santa Catarina I couldn’t help but notice the trash, graffiti, and abandoned buildings every-
where. The city had this old, gritty feeling to it, that lend it tons of character. On the beach front at Cais de Sodre lies the life size mockery statue of Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 18th Century Portuguese Statesman who abandoned his people after the deadly Lisbon earthquake in 1755. The city is a wonderland of narrow cobblestone streets, opulent tiled buildings, vintage yellow trams, and stunning views at every turn. The best way to explore Lisbon is to walk. Despite being a city of 7 hills, Lisbon will surprise you at every turn, be its panoramic views of its classic red titled roofs, a little vintage boutique or just its amazing street art. Sitting close to the main area of Baixa-Chiado, which is the elegant and artsy district loved by poets & writers is Belém, which was formerly a harbour & departure point for all Portuguese ships in the discovery era. Each monument and garden you explore will seem like turning the pages of a history textbook. The main attraction in Belem is the
Torre de Belém (Belém Tower), which was built in the early 16th century and was part of a defense system at the mouth of the Tagus river and a ceremonial gateway to Lisbon. Overlooking the Tower of Belém on the other side of the road is the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, a former monastery of the Order of Saint Jerome near the Tagus river in the Parish of Belém. The construction of the monastery and Church began in 1501, and was completed 100 years later. The Metro in Lisbon is simple to understand, and isn’t a massive network. However, it’s easy to wander around the old city and see lots in the beautiful old trams that take you where you need to go. If your schedule permits and you have a free day, head off in a 40 minute train ride to Sintra, one of the most beautiful places, full of old palaces in the mountains. Lisbon eats well and looks good doing it. As most of Lisbon is along the coast, sea food is plenty and fresh. The city’s diverse immigrant communities cook cuisines from Goa to Cape Verde to Brazil which for now blends harmoniously with the city’s old-school traditions. This is a city to indulge a sweet tooth and dig into grilled meats paired with good, affordable wine. On our first evening in Lisbon we picked up some juicy Portuguese sausages Linguica de Botics and later dinned at Floresta do
Calhariz an authentic Portuguese café where we ordered grilled octopus and dog fish with some local Port wine. A must try dessert in Lisbon is Pastéis de nata, a kind of custard tart. The place to go for the original version is the Antiga Confeitaria de Belém, a bakery where they are known as Pastéis de Belém. Often dusted with cinnamon and powdered sugar, these soft-in-the-center sweets go best with coffee, and you’ll want the time to nibble at them, still warm from the oven, in one of the bakery’s serving rooms. Lisbon is a city that is hard not to love. Don’t breeze through here. Spend a few extra days to really settle in and enjoy a city where no one rushes, meals last a few hours, and everyone has a smile on their face! Portugal wooed me. In my few days in Porto and Lisbon, I loved what I saw. Although it’s lively and busy, the rhythm of life is somehow slower. Although it has got a modern vibe, it respects tradition. And although it is visited by an ever-increasing number of tourists, it still boasts tons of character and uniqueness. Some places wow you. Some places take your breath away. And then there are places like Lisbon that capture your soul, and you’re never the same again. Brinelle Lobo
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RESURRECTION AT MOUNT MARY’S STEPS
The milestone-styled plaques of Bomonjee’s steps (2016) & the excavation (Feb 2018)
There has been a resurrection of sorts, at Mount Mary’s steps, here in Bandra. Here lie two milestone-styled plaques, that were almost lost to time, but have been brought back to life. In 1879, Bomonjee Jeejeebhoy, constructed the first Mount Mary’s steps, at personal cost, and presented the same to what was then “Bandora Municipality”. These steps were known, in what was then still Portuguese-speaking Bandora, as “Degrados de Bomomjee”.
Two milestone-styled plaques were installed, with the inscription “Presented by H. Bomonjee Jeejeebhoy to Bandora Municipality” on one, and “Bomonjee’s Steps for Pubic Use” on the other, on either side of the steps. Over the next 138 years, these two milestones were left more than half buried, thanks to decades of unintelligent road repairs, that raised the height of the road around these plaques. By late 2016, these plaques were almost
The resurrected plaques at the “Degrados de Bomonjee”, April 2018
un-noticeable to most, randomly painted over, damaging their originality. In late 2017, an effort to save these plaques was started. They were literally archeologically excavated from the road, and pillars were constructed close to their original site, in order to raise them above ground level. By April of this year, these two heritage plaques were extracted from the earth and placed atop these pillars, to save them from further damage. This has
also made them easier to see, and relatively safer from the ravages of time, not to mention our local road repairs and reconstruction! The milestones are now easily visible to anyone who passes by Mount Mary’s steps. These plaques are an integral part of Bandra’s history and heritage, a window into our own past. Thankfully, they have been resurrected for present and future generations of ‘Bandorans’. Debasish Chakraverty
quietly being allowed into a darkened Joggers Park. No one ever watched & waited, ready to accost him. Where I live now we have several luminaries, mainly literary; mainly dead, but there is a quiet respect of privacy. A suburban sense of pride in our local residents having chosen to live among us, so we spin a thin shroud of protec-
tive silence. I know I valued it in Bandra for many years. Among other bustling localities where constant crowds gathered I noticed how whether at my grandfather’s now lost mansion, or outside SRK’s dreamhome, no one hovers long. A suburban decency outlives my memory of Bandra-istan. Anwesha Arya
Suburban Decency There is a decency about Bandra-folk. It struck me last night as I was getting a taxi home from Ashford in Kent. Only recently I read in a property magazine that Sir Paul McCartney lives in the neighbouring village. As we drove past this tiny place named Peasmarsh, something clicked, so I asked the cabbie. In London, cab-drivers are a fount of knowledge, so I imaged their Kentish cousins would be similar. I was surprised when he informed me, “Sorry sweetheart, we cabbies around here have an un-written rule. We never give out addresses of well-known locals.” And then I remembered a similar trend in the people of Bandra. A simple common decency. I happen to know what it’s like living with famous people. When my father died, our bungalow at 36 Carter Road was flooded with the entire population of Bandra it seemed. But in his lifetime we never had crowds. Two buildings
away at Rock Cliff another famous film director Hrishikesh Mukherjee was often visited by Amitabh Bachchan, among others. There was never any finger-pointing or forceful hand-shaking, or picture-taking. Before we moved to Bandra, when Rajesh Khanna was working in my father’s film Aavishkar (1974) he had already bought his palatial sea-facing property, up the road from him was beloved lyricist Naushad. On Pali Hill another slew of well-known addresses exists Gulzar, Aamir Khan & his famous director father & cousins. Then the celebrity corners where Dilip Kumar once lived still might garner interest, but the intriguing fact is that few pass these places a second glance. It is possible I am somewhat romanticising this. Clearly distance has made this heart grow fonder. However, I do recall late evenings outside the closed gates of Joggers Park, a shining maroon Mercedes slowing to a purr. Dilip Kumar
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The Heat is On... Dear Reader, With longer summer days and rising temperatures, Bandraites are almost beaten by the extreme heat. This drives locals to open spaces like parks and promenades. Early morning or late evening seems to be the best time to move outdoors – and an air-conditioned area is your best bet. While summer heat is needed for ripening, seed germination, drying and other natural uses – temperatures are now reaching new record heights, due to environmental issues. The critical climate balance is changing because of toxic chemicals. On World Environment Day – 5th June 2018, 5pm to 10pm; Carter Promenade will witness an informative programme – with the Arabian Sea as the ideal backdrop. All are invited to experience nature in her elements – as on several times, it has drizzled showers of blessings. At the national level, the political heat has reached unprecedented heights – with the harsh weather conditions adding to people’s misery. Democratic values have stooped so low – that it looks unimaginable. Yet, it has happened. Now, the scenario of the Karnataka ‘Natak’, seems to be taking a logical turn – for the better (?) Enough is enough. You cannot fool all the people, all of the times. The bitter truth will finally prevail. Many Bandraites are celebrating the resignation of the new CM
– and await some sense in politics now. If you are feeling the heat on any important issue of community concern, do contact us. Bandra Buzz is your media platform for wide coverage of vital local issues. With our new Mobile App, your favourite neighbourhood newspaper is within reach of many more – right in the palm of their hands. You can expect a lot of updates, as we evolve to improve our services to you. Meanwhile, thank you for your continued support through the years – that has encouraged us to scale new heights. Till then, take care.
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Letters to the Editor NEVER ENDING REPAIR WORK ON ST MARTIN'S ROAD Please see what can be done about St. Martin’s Road repair (towards Turner road end) - which has now been going on for more than 5 months. It’s a major hazard with 2 wheelers plying on it despite signs endangering pedestrians. Ajit Gurnani OPEN DEFECATION ON THE ROCKS Dear Mumbai Police - there is a steady increase in number of people openly defecating on the rocks at Carters and Bandstand. Who do we complain for such cases. Are there agencies put in place to ensure this doesn't happen? Schnieder TRAFFIC CHAOS Mumbai Police I’m guessing it is now your official strategy to abandon Bandra streets to the mayhem it’s residents deserve. It is chaos thanks to double parking, roadworks and a complete disregard of the law. Never see any patrolling at locations like 33rd Road and Linking Road and at St Andrew’s Road. More-
over the in-charge of Traffic, Sharad Ovhal, blames the BMC for the chaos, like that’s the only problem. Don’t you guys talk to each other? It’s 2018, it’s not that hard. Rohan Vyavaharkar GARBAGE DUMPING BY HAWKERS Ice Factory lane which is off Hill Road is full of kachra thrown by hawkers to whom you have given license or not. Maybe they pay you a hefty haftas. Shameful. To think that this suburb commands 40k per sq. ft. Chetna Bhatnagar BANDRA'S UNADDRESSED ISSUES 25% of pollution in Bandra can be reduced if BMC stopped digging roads. Another 25% if the parks were given back to citizens frm BMC, which does a get job of destroying them. Clearing out illegal slums would do another bit. Somnath Mukherjee Email your Letter to the Editor on news.bandrabuzz@gmail.com
BANDRA ROAD REPAIRS SLOW AND SHODDY Bandra roads are a death trap to pedestrians, motorists and bikers. Last monsoon an eminent doctor went to his death, swallowed into an open manhole and his body was fished out from the waters of the Worli sea face. After this tragic incident BMC and Ruling Party woke up to the horrors of their negligence and started replacing existing manholes with new safety covers to prevent further mishaps. In the process they have dug up roads, removing paved blocks and started tarring the surface. Due to slow and shoddy work, the public is put into a lot of inconvenience. There is a constant danger of people tripping over paved blocks or even bikers losing their balance and causing grievous injury to passersby. Mumbai is a very congested city and every inch of space is used by unlicensed hawkers. Hill Road is a classic example of how officials have made walking unsafe by allowing hawkers to sell their wares on pavements. Why is this not totally banned? For two reasons, one there is a lot of unemployed youth waiting to take up to crime so this small business of hawking is better than getting involved in nefarious activities. Secondly these hawkers pay 'hafta' to the police and the BMC. And since both parties are happy with the arrangement, who cares for the jaywalker on the road? Will this country ever improve? Yes definitely, when you get rid of these suckers feasting on your blood. Last year the BMC Commissioner said that all drains would be cleared of debris, sludge and waste matter be-
fore the commencement of the monsoons. So far so good. Yes they hired dark skinned migrant labourers from the South and these poor people most of whom are homeless and live on our pavements, did a good job of clearing the drains in the oppressive heat of the summer. The process is still ongoing but the removal of waste from mounds heaped on the sidewalks inhibiting foul smell lies on the wayside for weeks. There is also an interesting anecdote which the BMC at this late hour before the monsoon sets in, is fully repairing the road leading to Jain Mandir. Why has the BMC given this road a priority by digging the entire road almost six inches deep and laying it new metal (stones), levelling the same and now tarring the surface? The answer is because the Ruling Party of the Corporation has its main office at the junction. This type of road repairs to suit those who run the business is an act of favouritism, while other roads and by lanes are totally ignored. So who is responsible for this? Its the local Ward Corporators whose job it is to get things done. Chinchpokli Road has a hutment colony, Bazar Road is a mess, yet no attention is paid to these roads. They are uneven, potholed and dangerously unsafe, yet BMC does nothing to make it friendly to walk or ride a bike. People of this country are fed up with the government and their lackadaisical approach. Better vote rightly in 2019 and get rid of these partisan lawmakers who only favour the saffron brigade. Amar Singh
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MAY 2018
BANDRA BUZZ
NEWS
Mastek Foundation raises Rs 40 lakh in 3 hours to build a school for 3500 underprivileged children Mastek Foundation through the fifth edition of its annual fundraiser, inspired, raised Rs. 40 lakhs in 3 hours in support of Samaritan Help Mission, a Kolkata based NGO to construct a school building for 3500 underprivileged children in the Tikiapara slums of West Bengal. The concert accentuated this message of social sensitivity through the poetic brilliance, passion of the late Padma Shri Sahir Ludhianvi, who held social issues like poverty, prostitution, violence against women and homelessness very close to his heart. Bollywood playback singer Sanjeevani Bhelande along with Prashant Naseri and a 25 saaz orchestra conducted by Chirag Panchal. The audience at Rangsharda Auditorium was mesmerized by her rendition of 30 evergreen Bollywood classics of Sahir. Ashank Desai, founder of Mastek melodiously expressed another masterpiece of the great poet ‘Wo Subah Kabhi Toh Aayegi’ that spoke volumes about the determination to drive social change. Funds raised will go towards construction of a school building by Samaritan Help Mission. Human Rights
Activist, Mamoon Akhtar and founder of Samaritan Help Mission, Kolkata has changed the destiny of over 5000 children, saving them from hazardous occupations like rag-picking, drug peddling and working in small factories under harsh conditions. As a result of poverty, Mamoon was forced to drop out of school. Determined to eradicate illiteracy, he started teaching slum children and went on to establish Samaritan Help Mission. Their main motto “We go by need. Not by creed”. Digital fundraising partner GivNow, the social enterprise division of Benow, a digital payments start up incubated by Mastek provided a unique user-friendly experience that enabled donors to contribute to the cause using a donation link and QR code. A special live telecast on Facebook, people from across the country came out in support of Samaritan Help Mission and made generous contributions that were equally matched by Mastek Foundation. Sanjay Mudnaney, Co-Founder, Trustee Mastek Foundation and Co-Founder GivNow said, “We need to increase retail giving in India by lever-
aging technology. The combination of a live performance for a cause with a unique experience of digital live donations is done for the first time. Givnow leverages our deep experience of technology, a highly successful employee giving program at Mastek and digital payments at Benow”. Mamoon Akhtar founder of Samaritan Help Mission said acknowledged, “Mastek Foundation has been a long term supporter of the work of Samaritan Help Mission. We are us-
ing the solution developed by GivNow for our digital donations and fundraising campaigns and it is very easy to use. This fundraiser organized by Mastek Foundation will help us construct our new school building for the underprivileged children in Tikiapara, one of the poorest slums at Tikapara in Kolkatta. We appreciate the support of Mastek Foundation and GivNow” Christina Kinny
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