Day: March 23, 2017
MoUs galore
The Literacy Summit, in total, witnessed signing of eleven MoUs. Teacher support: An MoU with Global Education to train 18,000 teachers in Maharashtra. E-Learning: An
Rotary exchange to India spreads friendship, understanding
One of Rotary International’s mottos is “World Peace through Understanding.” It is to convey that, when you know people better, they can’t be your enemies.
Let’s globalise human compassion
In a world where globalisation is the new mantra and we’re all connected with each other through high-speed internet, air travel and so on, “we
TRF Challenge 2017 – 18
There was both energy and adrenal in the hall as for the first time ever, a mega “gaggle” of some 300 senior Indian Rotary leaders,
A Venice experience in Mexico
The green waters of the winding canal and the plethora of colourful gondola-like boats crisscrossing their way deftly through the water, instantly reminds you
A romance with India’s Textiles
Recently I had the honour of taking Duke of Wellington Charles Wellesley and Duchess Antonia along a textile tour of Kancheepuram, the city of silks.
Cleaning up the Ganga
Rotary India WinS Committee has signed an MoU with the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.
Freeze frame on child abuse
Making movies can be exciting, engaging, epic, heartfelt, purposeful… and that’s what young film students from 17 colleges across Maharashtra discovered as they created short
Literacy Heroes felicitated
They are ordinary people with extraordinary will; they share a common passion of driving out illiteracy from India. These unsung heroes were felicitated by RILM
Make peace with your aversions
An extraordinary human being and spiritual teacher Tony De Mello tells this story: A man who took great pride in his lawn found it plagued
Remembering the Centennial journey
It was a remembrance night at the Centennial Dinner on Day 2 of the South Asia Literacy Summit where RI President John Germ, RID Manoj
Boxes of Love
50-year-old Pramila Khadse, a vegetable vendor at the Mahatma Phule fruit and vegetable mandi, Pune, could not control her tears when she received a stainless-steel
RISAO celebrates TRF Centennial
To celebrate The Rotary Foundation’s centennial year, RISAO staff members came together and resolved to participate in different service projects, in addition to strengthening their
Importance of E-voting
A good deal of time was devoted at the Disha meet on the importance of e-voting by both RI Director Manoj Desai and RIDE C
Enslaved children, undervalued daughters
For the second consecutive year, the 2,450 delegates at the South Asia Literacy Summit in Chennai got a taste of the magic that a Nobel
Rotary in a mission mode
Rotary is an organisation that is in a “mission mode” and today India needs organisations in a mission mode. “It is a disciplined organisation with