Month: April 2015
Relax, New Mom!
Dear Diary, Something strange happened to me this afternoon. Mia had just fallen asleep, the household help had come, attended to the chores and gone,
Gender equity through separate girls’ toilets
In Chennai recently we signed the Swachh Bharat declaration with (Union Minister) Venkaiah Naidu, who tweeted about it. While the party was on, somebody tapped
Promoting World understanding
The Model UN Assembly (MUNA) is part of Rotary’s programme to educate high school students about the United Nations Organisation and its commitment to world
A blend of modern and traditional
Reputed to be a city with ‘a thousand personalities’ once the sun has gone away, the real nightlife in the Eastern Spanish port city of
President Speaks – April 2015
Dear Fellow Rotarians, Today, there are so many more ways to communicate than ever before. In the age of video conferences and instant messages, we
Porishkar Kolkata
The Swachh Bharat buzz has caught on and pan India —across villages, cities and States — and corporates and NGOs alike are gearing up to
From the Editor’s Desk – April 2015
Let’s give them wings to fly One more International Woman’s Day has whizzed past our calendar in March. Surely, on this day, Indian women and
Paul Harris Fellows, All
All the 54 members of RC Mettupalayam, District 3202, have contributed a $1000 each to The Rotary Foundation this year too, after a similar activity
Time to end education apartheid
Ramon Magsasay Award winner and founder of M V Foundation, an NGO that has put one million children in school, Shantha Sinha, stole the hearts and
Wellness on Wheels
Rotary Club of Madras East, RI District 3230, donated Aarogyam Bus, a mobile cancer screening unit, to an NGO, Penn Nalam, on International Women’s Day.
Polio Flame fires Pakistani Rotarians
The Rotary End Polio Flame, which was launched at the Chennai Institute by RI President Gary C K Huang, had its most poignant moments while journeying
Make farming attractive to the young
The National Commission of Farmers (NCF) had proposed the following steps to strengthen the economic viability of farming. First, credit must be available at an
Mail Box
Why not SHE-Power? The Literacy Summit was outstanding, as the coverage on it, but with guilt I ask myself, “What have I contributed towards creating
From thatched huts … to shining homes
The two little nondescript villages of S Mambakkam and Manampathi, about 80 km from Chennai, wore a festive air on Sunday, and sprang to life
Literacy Focus
In March Rotary India Literacy Mission is focusing on strengthening the District Institute of Education and Training (DIET). Institutions under the State Council of Educational
Letters to the Editor – April 2015
Educative, Interesting In the March issue, every page and every article, including photographs so carefully chosen (and shot by the Editor) gives us, the readers,
Literacy in top gear
It started as a casual talk after a club meeting. We wanted to do something different, innovative and enjoyable. Literacy is a nationwide key Rotary
More Business People Should Be Involved In Humanitarian Work
The Rotary Foundation is 98 years old; basically you are asking people for money so you can go out and do good in the world.