Day: November 6, 2015
Light after Storm Kiran Zehra
Have you seen the movie ‘The Twister,’ asks Rakesh Jain, President of RC Calcutta Mahanagar, referring to the Hollywood thriller which shows the horrors of
TRF Chair Message – November 2015 Ray Klinginsmith
Have you ever wondered – Why is November our Rotary Foundation Month?It is well-established that The Rotary Foundation is the focus of attention in the month of
RI Director’s Message – TRF Month Dr. Manoj Desai
We all know November is The Rotary Foundation month. Our Rotary Foundation Does Good In the World! Any doubts? Well, the best proof is personal
President Speaks – November 2015 K.R. Ravindran
Dear Fellow Rotarians, One sunny morning at the end of June 1991, a van drove through the busy, rush-hour streets of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Winding
A buried water-system revived Jaishree
After the innovative QR codes installed in the city’s heritage monuments and artefacts to promote tourism, the discovery of the ancient underground canals comes as
Doing God’s work on Earth K.R. Ravindran
In 1893, 122 years ago, Swami Vivekananda travelled to Chicago from Calcutta, to speak at the very first of these Parliaments. He spoke of Hinduism:
RYLA atop a hill Kiran Zehra
Sitting on the banks of the sparkling Kodai Lake and listening to stories of leadership from the life of Dr APJ Kalam is everything I
Recharging villages with borewells Selvi
When the members of RC Nasik, D 3030, visited the rural communities surrounding Nasik for a dental cum health check-up camp, reality knocked them hard
Taking Rotary to the community Asha Venugopal
A multi district seminar on public image of Rotary was organised by D 3030 on October 11. Named Chhavi (Marathi for ‘image’), it was chaired
Towards a TB-free Mumbai Jaishree
Thousands thronged the 150 camps in and around Mumbai on September 13; it was an anti-TB campaign organised by the Rotary clubs of D 3140
Young Seamstresses Selvi
A stitch in time saves not only nine, but can also be an income generating vocation for women struggling to make ends meet. To empower
RI Director visits D 3262 Team Rotary News
Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has signed an MoU to be the Brand Ambassador of RI District 3170, for WINS (Wash in Schools) and Literacy
Dial 104 and gift sight Kiran Zehra
I see the world through my mother’s eyes,” says Ravi Hiremath who was born blind. The 16-year-old Dharwad resident led a thousand participants in a
India tops the world in membership growth PRID P T Prabhakar
India contributed 63.4 per cent of world’s net membership growth of 20,952 members. Zones 4, 5 and 6A created an all time record in membership
An unforgettable sojourn in Korea TCA Srinivasa-Raghavan
Most people when they retire from service go home. I went to Korea — because my wife who is a professor of Korean studies and