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I consider RI presidentship an exciting opportunity: Bharat Pandya

Rasheeda Bhagat

He became a Rotarian in 1989 as a young surgeon at 30, “by accident,” when his father’s patient J P Saxena, who was starting a new Rotary club in Borivali invited him. He was

Singapenn marathon promotes HPV vaccination

Team Rotary News

Over 3,000 women and girls took part in the ­Singapenn Marathon in Chennai, to raise awareness about cervical cancer prevention and women’s safety. The event, spearheaded by Nallammai Ramanathan, was organised by RC Madras Central, RID 3234, and Inner Wheel

Their hearts beat for children

Rasheeda Bhagat

If I was asked to quickly name a current single ongoing project that explains the essence of what Rotary is, what it believes in, and what it does to change lives in different corners of the world with help often

Nepal’s Rotaractors to the rescue

Jaishree

For Suraj Bhandari, the flash floods in Nepal were not a distant disaster. He is from Chitwan, one of the affected areas, and watched with concern as the Narayani River, a tributary of the Trishuli, swelled and damaged crops and

Look beyond outcomes, to lasting impact: Babalola

Jaishree

A visit to Goa by RI President Yinka Babalola, as part of his India tour in August, saw 35 new Rotaract clubs chartered in RID 3170. Addressing Rotaractors at a meet hosted by RC Porvorim, he congratulated the new clubs

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RI President

Olayinka Babalola

RI Director

M Muruganandam

RI Director

K P Nagesh

Editor

Rasheeda Bhagat

TRF Chair

Jennifer Jones

TRF Trustee

A S Venkatesh

Projects

Rotary Olympiad for special children

V Muthukumaran

It was a fun-filled Sunday for over 1,000 special children at the Rotary Olympiad, an athletics meet for the differently-abled hosted by RI District 3233. Every child is a winner in this Olympiad, said District Youth Service director Vinod Nair. The participants raced against each other, stretching every limb beyond

People Of Action

Stitching livelihoods

V Muthukumaran

Empowering rural women is the prime focus of RID 3212 DG Gandhi Krishnan. Earlier, as DGE, he had declared his intention of distributing over 1,000 sewing machines during PELS (presidents-elect learning seminar) for 120 incoming club leaders in Feb 2026. All the 124 clubs across the seven revenue districts, right from Ramnad in the north

RID 3191 hosts Rotary Agriculture Conference

Team Rotary News

As part of the Rotary Intercity Synergy Exchange initiative of RID 3191, Rotary ­Bengaluru Malhar organised the Rotary Raithara Sammelana, an agriculture conference that brought together nearly 600 farmers from across Karnataka, connecting them with agricultural scientists, entrepreneurs and startups. The event, inaugurated by the then DG B R Sridhar,

Club matters – October 2026

V Muthukumaran

RC Nagapattinam Holytown Relief assistance worth ₹1 lakh each was given to seven families affected by a fire mishap at Vadugacherry village. The essentials

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