Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year 2013 !

Enough Is Enough!

Maharshtra Utsav 2012

Maharashtra-Utsav

State-level Intercollegiate Marathi Youth Festival

http://www.maharashtra-utsav.in/

from December 15 to 17, 2012. 

      

at Ravindra Natya Mandir, Prabhadevi.

To download the events list for Maharashtra-Utsav 2012 click here.

Strike ends .....

Bombay Panjrapole Strike Continues

Saamana provides a biased view...

Milk workers’ begin 3-day strike in Bhuleshwar

—Swati Deshpande 11.12.12 Times of India http://bit.ly/panjrapole2

Mumbai: Nearly 450 families residing in and around Bhuleshwar, including on Pedder Road and Carmichael Road, may not get their daily supply of milk for three days as workers of the 175-year-old charitable organization, Bombay Panjrapole, began a three-day strike on Monday. “Workers will take away their daily entitlement of 1 litre each and the rest, they said, will be discarded,” said trustee and chairperson Rustom Jeejeebhoy. Mumbai Gumasta union chief Shankar Salvi said the stir is due to the trustees’ failure to agree to their demand of ensuring marriage and other emergency loans of up to Rs 2 lakh to workers against PF and salaries, as were being given earlier. 

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Members of the Public are requested to oppose the strike. Please see the online form at  

http://bit.ly/panjrapole1


 

Support the Bombay Panjrapole!

Animal Lovers - Bombay Panjrapole (an animal shelter, mainly cows) was set up 175 years ago as an infirmary to take care of cows and other animals.

Today it supplies milk in Mumbai to a number of customers and continues to run as a charitable trust.

Revenues are down and costs are escalating.

In the midst of this the workers have chosen to go on strike seeking financial support for their children's marriage and pardon to a handful who fought with one another and caused blade wounds. The latter face criminal proceedings, the outcome of which will decide whether or not they will be allowed to work at the Panjrapole.

The formation of a credit society is under way.

But in the mean while does marriage expenses constitute an `emergency' and should blade wielding workers be reinstated without enquiry? Should cows not be milked and be caused pain? Should milk be wasted and poured down the drain as packaging and distribution is stopped?

Please lend public support by visiting the institution near CP Tank Mumbai - the address is at http://bombaypanjrapole.org.in/contactus.html.

Also please support the opposition to the strike by signing the online form at http://bit.ly/panjrapole1 also suggesting ways in which you may be able to help this institution.

Many Thanks.

Trend of rude club Secretaries at South Mumbai clubs.

The trend of Club Secretaries (employed) with a Naval Background, being rude to members, seems to be a malaise, at South Mumbai Clubs. A few members may be irregular in reporting updates to their marital status to the club, but that doesn't give the right to a Secretary to send out rude letters to all in the member category! And that too threatening the blocking of the use of membership cards! See the letter as below.

Also see the member's light hearted response, as follows:

Sir

1. I have received your letter dated 12.11.12 regarding my Gymkhana Membership earlier today, 24.11.12.
2. I like the club's approach "Guilty unless pleading innocent"!
3. My husband the late Mr. _________  has not resurrected!
4. I have not remarried, for fear of loss of my Willingdon membership!
5. I therefore pray that the club allows me to continue as a member!

I trust this satisfies the club's requirements!  

thanks & regards
 

Administration at clubs need to have a hospitality orientation, which is severely lacking.

Willingdon Club Parking Solution - an architect's perspective

Parking Rage!

South Mumbai Municipal Corporation - Corporator Elections

A NOTE BEFORE YOU VOTE


CAPTAIN VIJAY SHIVDASANI

captainvijayshivdasani@gmail.com; +91-9833622312

The main reason people do not vote and that there is so much cynicism is because many parties are tainted by rampant corruption, numerous scams and poor performance in governance. You and numerous other thinking voters like you do not find a credible educated candidate of calibre because such people shun politics. For these reasons I have decided to offer myself as an Independent Citizen Candidate – to do the best for Mumbai where I live, for South Colaba where I was born and for Navy Nagar where I spent many years in uniform.

I am a family man, groomed at one of the best schools – Cathedral School, Mumbai, and am alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Khadakvasla. I successfully completed an advanced navy post graduate study at the Royal Military College of Science, UK.

As a serviceman, dedication to my country and men is paramount. The motto, Service Before Self, was deeply ingrained at an early age. It has been uppermost in peace and war. I have had the responsibility to sail and command numerous warships, been the Commander of an operational aircraft carrier, the Operations officer in the 1971 war and Head of the Alma Mater – the Navy’s Signals Establishment, Kochi, where thousands of personnel are trained each year.

Working recently in Mumbai, as head of an NGO, Founder of a Charitable Trust, an active member of the Nariman Point Association and A Ward Federation, I sincerely believe I have the experience, knowledge and educational background to improve the standard of living and lower your taxes by better governance decisions and without corruption.

After retiring from the navy I lived and worked in Hong Kong. It is a modern efficient island city where despite limitations of space, every civic system works – ferries, roads, mass transportation and traffic, drainage, hygiene and healthcare services, municipal education, sanitation and water supply, the rule of law and police, clean green open spaces with low levels of pollution – all these are of a world class standard. This is what I would strive for in Mumbai. This is my Mission.

I am often asked what an independent citizen candidate can achieve. As the saying goes – never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world – indeed it is the only thing that ever has!
So do cast your valuable vote for Corporator for


Vijay Shivdasani - a Captain and Gentleman

Mumbai Marathon 2012 .... running for North East India

Our tee shirts for the Mumbai Marathon 2012 .... running for North East India - East West Interconnect Foundation - http://www.eastwestinterconnect.org.in