Dr. Anilkumar Latey has been a member of the Rotary Club of Poona Downtown for last 36 years and he also served as President of RCPD in 1997- 1998. Dr. Latey received his MS and Ph.D. degrees in Zoology from the University of Pune and Bombay, respectively. He served on the faculty as a lecturer and professor of zoology for 40 years at the University of Pune and retired in 2000. He taught several zoology courses to graduate and postgraduate level students and conducted research. He published five books and authored several research articles in zoological sciences and served as a mentor to MS and Ph.D. candidates. He was a visiting professor at the School of Life sciences, University of West Indies, Port of Spain in Trinidad under a Rotary Scholar Grant in 1999. Over the years as a rotary member, he has been involved in spearheading several projects and made several presentations to numerous clubs in India and many countries around the world. His wife ( Meena) is also a devoted member of the Rotary Club of Poona Downtown.