Month: May 2016
Crisis at the Doorstep
More than a million refugees from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan streamed into the European Union last year. Most entered via Greece after a harrowing raft
The Seven Sisters get a Rotary Medical Mission
If you don’t look too closely, Asunba seems like just another middle-aged man. He lives in a village near Dimapur, the largest city in Nagaland.
A man of commitment
When John Germ takes office as Rotary International’s president in July, it will mark his 40th year in Rotary. In that time, he’s likely best-known
A dream village school
In a quiet picturesque village near Theni in Tamil Nadu, the sight of little children alighting from their school bus, and marching to their classrooms
Audio Vision – Made in India
Vinod Deshmukh (55) began his career as an R&D engineer at Wipro, Bangalore, in 1982 and was instrumental in setting up Wipro’s design centre in
Happy schools, minds & bodies
Co-incidentally, just when Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a clarion call on Swachh Bharat, Rotary International was also introducing its WASH in Schools (WinS) programmes
Creating an IIT-like college for blind
When the father of Pramod Gokhale, a past president of RC Pune University, D 3131, was only 21, due to an accidental high dose of
Letters to the Editor – May 2016
Make it more visually appealing My father became a Rotarian when I was ten years old, and since then The Rotarian has been ‘must
A chapel of bones
Imagine a place of worship where chandeliers are made of human skulls and bones. On a recent visit to Prague, we came across a quaint
District Scores – May 2016
RC Attur Midtown RI District 2982 The club distributed sports kits to Gandhi Nagar Municipal School. RC Vaiyampatti RI District 3000 A seminar on anatomic
Where children love to go to school
Ab school jana accha lagta hai (I like the school now),” says Sagar Kathari who likes his mid-day meal and plays cricket in the
A cocktail of compassion, leadership and vision
My father came to Vapi and said: ‘Kalyan, there is nothing here, it is empty, barren land full of cobras and other snakes; chalo yaha
Democracy at its Best!
Council on Legislation It is held once in three years and attended by more than 530 representatives from all the RI Districts in the
Rotary Global Rewards
The Rotary Global Rewards (RGR) is our way of giving back to those who give so much,” says RI President K R Ravindran. The programme
From the Editor’s Desk – May 2016
Winds of change at Rotary The COL (Council on Legislation) meet was held in Chicago in May, and many Rotary leaders have hailed it
TRF Chair Message – May 2016
The TRF centennial celebration — ready for launch in Seoul The 100th anniversary of The Rotary Foundation will occur in June of next year,
President Speaks – May 2016
Dear Fellow Rotarians, Some years ago, in the Kano plains of Kenya, a well-meaning development agency took on the task of improving water availability to
The Myth of Mind-Body connection
The new buzzword in the fitness industry is ‘mind-body’ exercise. This primarily includes yoga, pilates, tai chi, quigong, etc where the mind-body connection is unmistakable.
COL Highlights
Representatives from the Districts worldwide gathered at Chicago to review and vote on proposed legislations at the COL held from April 11 to 15. It