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Answering the call

Diana Schoberg

Shaped by his native land, RI President Yinka carries the dynamic spirit of Nigeria with him to Rotary leadership. Olayinka H Babalola makes his way to the front row. This is it. It’s showtime,

10% of Tamil Nadu MLAs are Rotarians

Team Rotary News

The 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly has witnessed a historic milestone — 23 of the 234 elected Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) are Rotarians, making up nearly 10 per cent of the House. Among them, five have been inducted into

Skilling village girls

Rasheeda Bhagat

Rotary Club of Akola, RI District 3030, has launched a project to help young village girls learn tailoring skills which will get them a livelihood. Focused on girls passing out from Class 10 and 12, who would otherwise sit at

Transforming rural education through digital learning

Rasheeda Bhagat

Leveraging the power of partnerships, a Rotary education initiative spearheaded by the Rotary Club of Pune Far East, RID 3131, titled Saksham, has emerged as a highly successful CSR-driven educational initiative which has taken e-learning to nearly 1,000 schools. It

Rotarians create an urban forest in Chennai

V Muthukumaran

Despite the mid-summer blaze and sweltering heat on a humid June morning, hundreds of Rotarians and Rotaractors from RID 3234 armed with shovels and saplings displayed a jubilant mood as they planted 15,000 trees to mark Word Environment Day, June

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Projects

A dream finds a way

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For Shubham Pandit, becoming a computer engineer was a dream built on hard work and determination. But financial constraints threatened to end his journey before it began. Shubham’s father, Vishnu Pandit, works as an office assistant and also takes up cloth alteration work to support the family. Though he worked

People Of Action

Making a difference – July 2026

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River restoration in Nashik With the support of panchayat president and local farmers, RC Nasik, RID 3030, has rejuvenated the Nandini River, a tributary of Godavri River, by desilting an 8km stretch. This river restoration project would save 480 million litres of monsoon water from running off downstream. J K Maini Precision Technology funded the project through

Young leaders find ­confidence and friendship at RYLA

Kiran Zehra

Set against the forested landscape of Balaghat in Madhya Pradesh, part of the Kanha–Pench tiger corridor, 125 young participants from across India and 10 International Youth Exchange students came together for RID 3261’s international and inter-district RYLA, a three-day leadership camp that combined training sessions, outdoor activities and cultural exchange.

Physically-challenged couples get Rotary homes

V Muthukumaran

Thirteen physically-handicapped couples were excited to receive the keys to their newly-built houses from RC Chennai Sun City, RID 3234. “They expressed their gratitude

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