Day: March 2, 2016
Children’s day out at Raj Bhavan
The sprawling lawns of the Kolkata Raj Bhavan came alive with the merry sounds and peals of laughter when a Christmas party was organised for
Exceeding TRF goals during trying times
If ever the Rotarians of a tiny country such as Nepal, devastated by the earthquake of April 2015, needed a shot in the arm to
Celebrating Generosity
A more dignified way to celebrate Valentine’s Day would have been difficult to find in aamchi Mumbai, where Rotarians had turned out in their elegant
TRF Chair Message – March 2016
Arch Klumph had an idea — how good was it? When Arch Klumph was president of Rotary in 1916–17, he suggested in a speech at
Let’s make India Literate
Sachin Tendulkar has said, “There are over 200 million illiterate women in India. This low literacy negatively impacts not just their lives but also their families’
Rotarian spouses at San Diego Zoo
Little Ayesha wouldn’t let go of her new comforter. It was a sight to watch her swing from branch to branch with the pillow tucked
One more attack on a polio centre in Pak
Yet again a polio immunisation centre and polio vaccinators were targeted in the Pakistani city of Quetta, when a bomb went off on Jan 13
No to noodles; yes to ghar ka khana
The ‘Selfie with the daughter’ campaign not only took the country by storm but also opened the door to the women’s world in Bibipur
President Speaks – March 2016
Dear Fellow Rotarians, Some years ago, I was asked to speak at an Interact club in my home city of Colombo, Sri Lanka. I have
A life-changing engagement
In 2010, a colleague urged me to accompany her to Dhinka-Chika, a children’s home which she visited every Sunday. She taught the children English and
25 years and going strong
With the words “you are all part of my family,” RI President K R Ravindran, struck a personal note while addressing the PDGs and Rotarians
She considers CSR “Enlightened Self Interest”
When the Shroffs — Rajju and Sandra — established the first United Phosphorus facility in Vapi way back in the late 1960s, “there weren’t