Day: November 1, 2016
Making India Literate
We’ve never seen corporates chase Rotary but for the first time they are doing that… to work with us on literacy through the TEACH programme.
Leaving a legacy of clean India
On the eve of Gandhi Jayanti, and to commemorate the memory of Gandhiji who had dreamt of Swachh Bharat, a Wash in Schools Rotary- UNICEF
Come, swing for Rotary
The South Asia Fellowship of Golfing Rotarians (SAFGR) and International Fellowship of Golfing Rotarians, D 3190, Bengaluru, will host the Inaugural Asian Fellowship of Golfing
From Mumbai to Bhutan
From Mumbai to Bhutan Rotary Clubs of Mulund and Mumbai Parleshwar, D 3141, are hosting an International RYLA in Bhutan from December 3 to 13,
Giving one more life
Abhi Pandey is five years old and a bundle of energy and mischief. As I talk to his mother Soni Pandey, he keeps trying to
Where college students grow vegetables
Fousya H, a student of the ITI for Women in Kazhakuttom in Kerala, is all excited as she shares the good news that her family
Making Miracles in classrooms
Our education system needs to be revamped as the learning outcome of our children is quite poor, observed M P Vijayakumar, an IAS officer and
How economics would solve the Cauvery row
Can economics provide a solution to the problem of river waters sharing? This question is important because although Karnataka was ordered by the Supreme Court,
What is brewing in Rotary
Whoever drinks beer, he is quick to sleep; whoever sleeps long, does not sin; whoever does not sin, enters Heaven! Thus, let us drink beer!”
Develop a good body image
Body image is not quite literally what we see in the mirror. It is really the interpretation and our own analysis of what we
From the Editor’s Desk – November 2016
Touching little lives In the last two months, I’ve had the opportunity to look at two great medical projects that have quite a lot in
CSR for farmers’ welfare
Mandatory CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) spending introduced by the Indian Government is an effective step for speedier and overall development in the country. According to
A special place
Pawan has a gift, he can paint almost anything he sees. “He painted the Nilgiris Mountain Railway train with just thumb impressions and went around
Message from the RI Director – November 2016
The New Normals I’d like to draw your attention to the interesting words… New Normal. It is a term in business and economics that refers
Pappu’s Mission Education
Pappu Kathat was only 13 when he left his Lasaria village in Rajasthan’s Ajmer district to come to the national capital to work as a
A Food Odyssey in Delhi
Cooking is an art and we possess the instinctive art of cooking,” proclaims, rather pompously, you’d think, the menu card of the restaurant called Purani
India is doing well in philanthropy
The Piramal family’s philanthropy dates back over 80 years when the grandfather of Ajay Piramal, Chairman of the Piramal group, started the first school for
Meet your Governors
Bigger projects is his mantra His focus during his year is to show all the clubs the magical effect of “how TRF can multiply your
Club Matters – November 2016 Issue
RC Villupuram — D 2982 The club set up a drinking water facility costing Rs 35,000 at the Panchayat Union Middle School in Melamangalam and