Ladies Club milestone

The Bombay chapter of the Mahalakshmi Ladies Club celebrated its 45th anniversary on April 13, 2011 with a ballet performance by Urveez Kakalia and her group comprising Saisha Bacha, Zelina Wankadia and Jeroz Makhania.

(Above) Members of the Mahalakshmi Ladies Club with Zarin Dubash and Roshan Sethna (standing 2nd and 3rd from left); (left) Saisha Bacha’s ballet performance

The Club, started by Kamla Laxman, wife of the famous cartoonist R. K. Laxman, along with her mother had six members at first, helping and encouraging ladies who lacked exposure to the world. The Club organized outside activities for members. Today in Bombay alone there are 160-170 ladies in different sub-groups. Laxman, who is the president, has started clubs all over India in cities like Bangalore, Hyderabad, Poona and Madras. The Club organizes programs, lectures, demonstrations and talks by professionals as well as tournaments for quiz, etc under the supervision of acting president Kalindi Rohit Daru.

ZARIN JIMMY DUBASH

Program Coordinator, Mahalakshmi Ladies Club