A report on the celebration of the International Day of Older Persons in Mumbai by the Dignity Foundation.
There’s nothing like music and dance to lift up the spirits, especially on a day when the downpour won’t stop. Thus, it was sheer exuberant enjoyment of life on October 10 at the CIDCO Convention Centre at Vashi in Mumbai, where the Dignity Foundation celebrated the International Day of Older Persons. The performances by the various Chai Masti centres of Mumbai were all unique, entertaining and full of energy and enthusiasm, whether in the form of renditions of songs from old Hindi films or a rhythmic yoga presentation or a skit explaining what GST is or the fusion dances.
Earlier in the day was a recipe contest presided over by jury members Lulu Raghavan, Managing Director, Landor; Tara Deshpande, noted actor, writer and model; and dieticians Deepa Nandi and Dr. Rathnaraje Thar. The chief guest for the evening was Dr. N Ramaswamy, Municipal Commissioner, Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation. Dr. Sheilu Sreenivasan presented the annual report of Dignity Foundation (DF) and Dignity Lifestyle Trust (DLT), highlighting the exemplary portfolio of projects undertaken over the past one year. For those who missed out on the event, here is an abridged version of what Dr. Sreenivasan said on the occasion.
Extract of Dr. Sheilu Sreenivasan’s Speech
I am most grateful to our Chief Guest Dr. N Ramaswamy for consenting to be with us this Annual Day. In 1998, Dignity Foundation members worked for some six years with the BMC, and each Dignitarian even received an honorarium for their contribution to solid waste management in 24 municipal wards of Mumbai. It will be my unique privilege if you ask me to come and meet you with a proposal for enhancing the goals of Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation in which our senior citizen members will be key contributors.
Through this year it has been my goal to deliver four practices of good management:
This story is from the November 2017 edition of Dignity Dialogue.
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