Month: October 2016
Rotary for Rotaractors
The applause inside the auditorium fade out the noise of the heavy rain outside, said DG Shyamashree Sen describing the impact of RI Director
What your family should know
Although many of us are efficient in our daily lives and keep meticulous records in our professions, most of us leave inadequate and incomplete records
TRF Chair Message – October 2016
Celebrate World Polio Day on 24 October In our work to end polio, we’ve noticed a disturbing development: People in many parts of the world think
Letters to the Editor – October 2016
Let’s set a record for TRF TRF Trustee Chair Kalyan Banerjee’s message on strategic plan and goals for this Centenary year is thought provoking. It
Message from the RI Director – October 2016
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), also called corporate conscience, corporate citizenship or responsible business, is a form of corporate self-regulation integrated into
President Speaks – October 2016
The race to the finish Dear Fellow Rotarians, In 1979, James Bomar Jr., the president of Rotary at the time, travelled to the Philippines as
Literacy Focus – October 2016 Issue
5,000 Libraries on 50th Year of International Literacy Day Celebrating the 50th International Literacy Day (September 8), Rotary India Literacy Mission (RILM), along with the
Japan… where the clichés fall
I had thought, well, one can only wear gold, gape at the cherry blossoms. Or lean on a magnolia. Find a spirit in a shrine.
Restoring burn victims’ dignity
Can you imagine the kind of life a burn survivor leads, if not treated in time? The kind of trauma she would go through everyday
Sunny times at Rameswaram
Mission Solar Rameswaram was an initiative launched in 2013 by late President Abdul Kalam to usher in solar energy in his hometown, Rameswaram on
Club Matters – October 2016 Issue
RC Kallakurichi — D 2982 Close to 300 villagers were screened for cataract and 120 surgically treated at a camp conducted by the club in
And then there was Nagesh….
It was confetti and glitters for the ‘Go Getter’ Rotarians of Rotary District 3190. With their total contribution of $2.2 million to TRF for 2015-16,
Meet your Governors
A “daily wage worker” & AKS member! On the day he was inducted into RC Panaji Midtown in 1999, the club had got a $15,000
A priceless donation
Please don’t make anything of it. I only did it out of goodwill,” says Captain Mohan Bir Singh when I call him. He is a
Bangalore South turns 50
The members of RC Bangalore South, D 3190, had organised the ‘Royal Enfield Bike Rally 2016’ from Bengaluru to Ramanagar and back in August, along with
A special encounter
I can never forget a Friday morning in 1992; the time was around 11.30 am and I was in my Alipore Bungalow, the official residence
Decoding Tamil Nadu’s Industrial Quotient
In a welcome addition to business literature, Surge, a delightful debut by seasoned business journalist Sushila Ravindranath, provides a sneak peek into the industrial
Bombay’s early merchants
Unlike the British who record every little detail of their lives with supporting documents, Indians used to leave almost everything unrecorded. Even such documents
Cancer care at Guwahati
Cancer patients around Guwahati can now get palliative care at the newly equipped hospice constructed by the Deepsikha Cancer Foundation at Mirza in Kamrup district
Weaving smiles
I am a model. Have you seen my picture on the website?” asks Deepa Kevat, a weaver at Jhoole — a handloom weaving unit in
Don’t kill that fizz of Happiness
It happens to all of us. A song gets stuck in our brain and repeats itself all day long. Well, once, it happened to