Daijiworld Media Network—Mumbai (RD/CN)
Mumbai, Jan 21:
Deputy chief minister Chhagan Bhujbal presents an award to Kanchanmala Pande for her outstanding achievement in winning both the national and international-level swimming championship and finding a place in the Limca Book of Records as the first blind swimmer to tame the sea.
Lioness club and Bunts’ Sangh women’s division active members Mala Shetty and Rajani Shetty of the metro ran 21 kms in the Mumbai Marathon along with other members of Lions International. The members all ran for ‘Finance for Education for Rural Schools and Children of Blind Parents’ on Sunday January 18.
Sadguru Harsh Mataji of Shanti Mandiram Shivaguru Kshetram Coimbatore recently visited Bajpe Doddikatta Swayam Bhoolingeshwara temple and paid obeisance to Lord Bhoolingeshwara and Goddess Uma Maheshwari . Doddikatta temple governing council president L V Amin, honorary general secretary Gopal Amin, Puja Committee working president Shivram Poojary, Shashikala, Ratnakar Melanta, Harish Pai and others were present.
Karla Godrej, Neera Nundy - managing partner-DASRA, Parmeshwar Godrej-renowned socialite, Deval Sanghavi- president, DASRA & Dr. Deepa Narayan - Senior Advisor, World Bank during a function in Mumbai recently.
Mumbai Marathon 2009 participants Yuichi Takahashi, Japan's leading visually impaired runner along with wife Yoshiko and partner Toshikazu Sagawara at the Victoria Memorial School for Blind. They shared their experience with children about the marathon on Friday, Jan 16.
John Kelai, defending champion, Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon 2008, Gail Devers, Brand Ambassador Standard Chartered Mumbai Marthon 2009 with Indian athletes in Mumbai.
Muslim Youth organized a peace rally in Mumbai to protest against atrocities of Israel in Gaza recently.
Prithvi Raj Singh Oberoi, Chairman of the Oberoi Group, received Business India's Businessman of the year 2008 award from Omar Abdullah, Honourable Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir on Friday night in Mumbai.
K K Kumar, Chairman and Managing Director, Shakti Bhog today appointed actor Karishma Kapoor as the New Brand Ambassador and also announced their foray into Health Foods & Ready to Eat Products category in Indian and International markets on January 20.