Month: December 2015
रोटरी समाचार – दिसंबर 2015
दिसंबर 2015 Print edition has been uploaded , Please click on रोटरी समाचार – दिसंबर 2015, Volume: 33, Issue 06
Rotary News – December 2015
December 2015 Print edition has been uploaded, Please click on Rotary News – December 2015, Volume: 66, Issue 06
Salaam Chennai
As Chennai’s streets turned incredibly and unbelievably into virtual rivers that swirled and sloshed around the homes of lakhs of residents in various areas in
Little known facts of Kashmiri food
It was my very first meal at the family homestead in Srinagar. We were all seated on the thickly carpeted floor, with copper bowls in
Pamper your taste buds in Vienna
At the Grand Hotel in Vienna, I am amazed to see an explosion of veiled women, with large shopping bags of designer goodies, children and
Polio pioneers saluted
For a hyperendemic country reporting from 2–4 lakh polio cases annually during the early 1990s, it was a stupendous feat for India to be certified
Discover Seoul
Tour Jeju, the Fantasy Island Designated as a UNESCO National Heritage Site,
A momentous Diamond Jubilee
PDG J B Kamdar recently celebrated the Diamond Jubilee of his organisation, Nadi Airtechnics Pvt Ltd in Chennai and Rotary dignitaries graced the occasion. Humanitarian
A match between voice and vision
“Yes M’am, how can I help you?” responds a pleasant voice on the other end of the phone. I’m calling the Drishti Call Centre in
A Peace messenger
Every Rotary club must have a SAARC Committee that will develop and implement comprehensive plans for promoting goodwill and lasting friendship among the SAARC nations.
Memoirs of India’s Telecom Man
Lovers carve their names on trees and rocks —and Indians who had worked for the government, well, they write their memoirs. This is in contrast
A man of spirituality, compassion & action
There are people, though not very often, who come to the world with divine blessings and make their own destiny, overcoming the challenges of humble
Grooming leaders
More than 100 students, along with the Interactors, took part in the programme. Sessions on leadership skills, personality development, problem-solving and conflict management, swimming lessons
From misfits to outfit designers
The white walls of RC Kankaria, D 3051’s Rotary Vedic Apparel Training Centre, are decorated with fabric, thread and instructions in Gujarati on the different
Honouring Unsung Heroes
The who’s who of the city assembled at the Holiday Inn Golden Mile, Hong Kong, on June 23 to honour and celebrate the world’s unsung
Live long … Die strong
Pause to prepare: For this change to occur, let knowledge be our guiding star; faith in our capabilities, our strength; and healing practices, our chosen
Vintage Rotarians – At 100, he attends Rotary meetings
This centenarian’s life story — at least the earlier years, reads like Gulliver’s Travels. Well almost; with tensions, pulls and pressures associated with World War
Twinkle in the eye of Leelaben
I don’t know your name Collector Sahib but you are very welcome in our village,” says Leelaben, the 30-year-old woman, handling the mike like a
TRF Chair Message – December 2015
Presidential conferences have become popular meetings for Rotarians from around the world, but the conference programmes vary from year to year with each president. President
Every time… for Africa!
The 15×10 Surgeons’ lounge adjacent to the two operation theatres at the Government Zewditu Memorial Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, is buzzing with activity. The
President Speaks – December 2015
When the Canadian army liberated the Netherlands in 1945, they found the country on the brink of starvation. Seeing the suffering of so many, and