Month: July 2016
From the Editor’s Desk – July 2016
Fun time at Seoul Whether it was managing the smooth movement of 43,000-odd Rotarians through the various halls and corridors of the massive hi-tech KINTEX
A Convention moment …
The closing session of the Seoul convention was made memorable of course by great speeches from the top Rotary leadership, including R I President K R
Honouring workers
RC Tiruchirapalli, D 3000, recently honoured representatives of various groups that render people a daily service. These included two postmen, one telephone linesman from BSNL,
Inner Wheel serves Special Children
SDV Government School is the fourth Happy School in Poomthopp that is sponsored by the Inner Wheel Club of Alleppey, IW District 321. The club
Literacy Focus – July 2016
Dear Fellow Rotarians, “Moving around the country, I see that Total Literacy and the TEACH Programme has gained tremendous momentum among Rotarians and Rotary in
Coca-Cola teams up with Rotary to End Polio
At the Rotary International Convention in Seoul, Coca-Cola Pakistan reiterated its support to Rotary’s polio eradication efforts in Pakistan by announcing Rs 10 million for
India Day at Evanston
The Rotary Foundation inducted six Rotarians from India and one from Sri Lanka into the Arch Klumph Society, celebrating the event as India Day. Their
Letters to the Editor – July 2016 issue
Seoul convention Korea here we come… 43,000 plus Rotarians. What a sight it must have been! ‘Walk for peace.’ Yes, Rotary sets examples and fulfils
Rotary Means Business
While Rotarians work together for service and fellowship, ushering in transformation in communities, here is one more reason for them to network. They can
Home District fetes RIDE
Madurai (South India) recently hosted the who’s who of Rotary India to celebrate the appointment of Basker C as the incoming RI Director. The Rotarians
Reaching out to Rwanda
On our recent Rotary Medical Mission from District 3080, our team of 18 doctors and 9 volunteers was given a warm welcome by the Rotarians
Managing Depression
There are times in our lives when we feel ‘under the weather,’ ‘low,’ ‘down,’ or ‘a bit depressed.’ Things happen that may not make
Into the wild
Tree trunks wrapped in creepers, green moss on slippery rocks by a stream, and a carpet of bright crimson wild flowers, are the vivid memories
Farmers get high on Haldi
Three years ago, when Metoda village near Rajkot was reeling under severe drought crisis, the farmers were distraught. The maintenance cost of cotton and groundnut
End Polio Now wins Silver Anvil Award
The End Polio Now campaign of Rotary International has won the Silver Anvil Award of The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) for excellence in
Chikan Artists of Lucknow
Encouraged by the recent sale of their embroidered cloth, Tabassum Khan and Sheeba Khan planned to apply for a bank loan. “We wanted money to
Cheering Single Mothers
All single mothers are essentially courageous and resilient, but social conditions make their journey difficult. Instead of getting bogged down by those around them, they
Developing IT Excellence
RC Pune Pride, D 3131, along with the Computer Society of India (Pune Chapter) organised a nation-wide IT Olympiad 2016 for students and professionals. The
Big David, small Goliath
There used to be a time when very few people knew who the governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was. But ever since
Why single out women in Rotary?
The dust from a pink storm of another Women’s Day celebration has settled down to a year of rest. Facebook, WhatsApp, and newspapers of course,
Providing batik training
When the tail lights of Flight AK-62 finally blinked for the last time before disappearing behind the cloudy sky towards Kuala Lumpur, I heaved a