Day: April 1, 2016
A mother-son jugalbandhi … over Embroidery
It’s not usual for mother-son duos to bond over needlecraft, but when that happens, unused bits of cloth at home get colour and sparkle. Every
Rtn Basker C, RI Director Nominee 2017–19, Zone 5A
Rotary News congratulates Basker Chockalingam, for his appointment as RI Director 2017–19. A Rotarian since 1988, he is a member of RC Karur, D 3000.
Returning their childhood
When the young woman, a qualified engineer who works in Nagarjuna Electricals, was asked what was the one major difference in her life before she
Unilever of rural India
Have you tried explaining to a woman from rural Bihar that she could use a decent sanitary napkin instead of rags or newspaper? “Try, as
TRF Chair Message – April 2016
Rotary is big — but still accessible to individual Rotarians The numbers are impressive: Rotary comprises more than 35,000 clubs with 1.2 million members in
Young Rotarians make Nepal proud
As I drive up the ragged and broken road, in the convoy of RI President K R Ravindran and spouse Vanathy (yes, it’s a convoy complete
Change — the only constant
I am happy to welcome Rtn C Basker as my successor for 2017-19. He is the first RIDN elected by Electronic Voting in Zone 5A.
From the Editor’s Desk – April 2016
And then there was the … Word The Rotary International Presidential Conference on Literacy and Wash in Schools kicked off at the Kolkata Netaji Indoor Stadium
Letters to the Editor – April 2016
No loose balls in Rotary News! As cricket fans, we always pardon our favourite bowler for bowling one or two loose balls in between his
President Speaks – April 2016
Dear Fellow Rotarians, Many years ago, in Kolkata, India, I had the chance to meet Mother Teresa. She was an incredible woman with an incredible
Why didn’t you come earlier?
Every single child, every single childhood matters. Once Netaji (Subhash Chandra Bose) said “Tum mujhe khoon do, mein tumhe azaadi doonga.” (Give me blood,
The five-minute miracle
We often speak of dealing with changes in life’s circumstances, but we rarely talk about what is truly important—the changes in us. Ah yes, we
Endurothon Gateway Challenge for Polio Awareness
Wg Cdr Param Vir Singh and his colleague G Narahari of the Indian Air Force, stationed at the DSSC, Wellington in the Niligiris, successfully set
An exotic travelling companion
Let’s face it, some people are ideal travelling companions; Calm, organised and respectful of other cultures. And some fellow travellers are best left at home.
Villagers get happy homes
Thirupper is located in the deep interiors of Thiruvallur District near the Poondi reservoir in Tamil Nadu. A group of Rotarians travelling to the venue
The last great wilderness Antarctica
In 2013, I got the opportunity to travel to Antarctica as a member of the International Antarctic Expedition team led by Robert Swan, the first
District Scores – April 2016
RC Pondicherry Central RI District 2981 A mobile therapy van was donated to Satya Special School that functions in the rural regions of Pondicherry. ___________________________________________
We’ll see an RI woman President in five years
We get asked all the time when will Rotary International see a woman President. But had we put someone in that place just to check
Rotary can give India the eternal gift of literacy
The chances of a child getting educated in India are tremendously dependent on the accident of birth; “whether you are male or female, where you
No longer Children of a lesser God
The next time, when a child knocks on your car window, try sending that child back to school. Just one child and you’ll understand what