Month: May 2016
Help for a flood ravaged village
Anakaputhur near Chennai is an active handloom hub reputed for its ‘Madras handkerchief.’ The weavers hold a place in the Limca Book of Records for
Reaching out to the Gonds
The dusty 89 km-road from Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh leads to Bishanpura village, home for over 600 people of the Gond tribe. RC Jabalpur, D
Let wellness too drive Profits
Managers of manufacturing companies are familiar with three popular modes for maintaining their plant and machinery: Breakdown maintenance — attending to a machine when it
Germ inspires incoming Presidents
It is that time of the year when the incoming presidents and secretaries learn from veteran Rotary leaders the nuances of leading their clubs in
A Rotary Peace Conference laid the foundation for SAARC
Many people may not be aware that the Rotary Conference on Goodwill for South Asia that was held in Delhi in 1981, and was addressed
Literacy Focus
Rotary India Literacy Mission (RILM) programme aims to achieve ‘Total Literacy and Quality Education’ in India. Towards this end, RILM has entered into an understanding
A Cycle rally with a Message
February 21 — two days ahead of Rotary’s 111th anniversary, the streets of Gujarat, the UTs of Daman and Diu, and that of Dhule and
President-speak at COL
A couple of months ago, the Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia passed away. An article in the New York
Farm to Table
Farm-to-table’ or ‘farm-to-fork’ is the philosophy that embraces a sustainable approach to agriculture and dining. The concept is simple: there is value in consuming local,
Empowering Women at Him Jyoti
RI President K R Ravindran inaugurated the Him Jyoti Vocational Institute at Dehradun in Uttarakhand State, in the presence of PRIP Rajendra K Saboo, RID Manoj
The futile GDP debate
Few countries in the world indulge in as much futile debates as India does. For example, for more than a year now, economists have been
Retain that smile
Even today, in several parts of the world, when teeth are lost or missing, small removable inserts called dentures are placed in the missing spaces.
Korea … here we come
I was invited along with my family to Seoul, by my 15-years-plus business associate CAS Corporation, in March. We loved and enjoyed every moment there.
Memories … of Kasheer
Prologue: When armed terrorists enter your house at dead of night or in broad daylight, as it happened in Kashmir in 1989–90, what do you
Council Grants Clubs Greater Flexibility In Meeting, Membership
The 2016 Council on Legislation may well be remembered as one of the most progressive in Rotary history. Not only did this Council grant clubs
Why ISIS, Taliban are afraid of education
The feathers in Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi’s crown are many; the march he organised in 2001 to make education a fundamental right for every