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Rasheeda Bhagat
Born in an agricultural family RI Director K P Nagesh grew up in a village in Kanakapura taluk, Karnataka. Till high school he studied in Kannada medium, with English and Hindi as subjects. “I
Rasheeda Bhagat
I’ve heard Rotarians say the pressure to bring in new members is diluting the strength of our membership, and we are focussing more on quantity and not quality. But Rotary is by invitation. Who amongst you is a poor-quality person?
Rasheeda Bhagat
One of the heartwarming booths at the Taiwan Convention was put up by the initiators of the Rotary Fellowship of Hypnosis and Healing (RFHH), started by Rotarians in RID 3080. Dr Harsimran Singh Chowdhary, an allergist from Paonta Sahib, Himachal
Namrataa Srivastav
RID 3141 under Motwani’s leadership shines a candle IPDG Manish Motwani’s RI District 3141 helped India to emerge second globally in TRF-giving with a contribution of $45 million, making this (2025–26) a Rotary year India will remember with pride. His
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Bharat Pandya, a member of RC Borivli, RID 3141, is the selection of the nominating committee for RI president for 2028–29. He will officially become the president-nominee on September 15 if there is no challenge. Pandya served as RI director
Dear Rotarians,
Please encourage your Rotaract clubs to share details of their significant service projects with us to publish in Rotaract News, the quarterly online magazine for Rotaractors.
Rotaract club presidents or secretaries may email a brief note on their project, along with their contact details, to rotarynewsmagazine@gmail.com. Please attach high-resolution action photographs, preferably featuring the beneficiaries, in JPG format. Only individual photographs will be considered; photo collages will not be accepted.
Olayinka Babalola
M Muruganandam
K P Nagesh
Rasheeda Bhagat
Jennifer Jones
A S Venkatesh
Rasheeda Bhagat
Mending one little heart at a time, patiently and lovingly, slowly but surely, the Gift of Life project of the Rotary Club of Bombay Airport, RID 3141, has managed to provide critical paediatric and life-saving heart surgeries to over 625 children born with congenital heart diseases at a total cost
Kiran Zehra
V Muthukumaran
Jaishree
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Skill development for women Under its Women’s Empowerment and Skill Development project, RC Mumbai-Bhandup, RID 3141, has trained 190 women in sewing and fashion ornamentation courses, equipping them with industry-specific skills to get them more gainful employment. Eighty women have completed their training in two batches so far. “We are committed to ensuring a sustainable
Kiran Zehra
A sewing machine is a useful household appliance. But in the right hands, it can also become the foundation of a business, says PDG Sanjeev Gupta, member of RC Indore Uptown, RID 3040. “That is the idea behind the partnership between our club and Usha International, which has helped 70
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Rotary expands a school in Trichy RI Vice President and RID M Muruganandam inaugurated a building (1,200 sqft) at the Government Aided Middle School
