Month: March 2017
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
Springfield club seeking shoes, socks for vulnerable kids
The deadline is looming for shoe donations to the Springfield Rotary Club’s programme for children in need in the United States and other parts of
Mélanie can do it: Woman with Down’s Syndrome turns weather presenter
A woman with Down’s Syndrome has achieved her dream of becoming a weather presenter following a Facebook campaign supported by tens of thousands of people. Mélanie
Northfield Rotary announces ‘Good Neighbour’ Award
Carol and Gerry Gengenbach were honoured with the Northfield Rotary Club’s Good Neighbour Award. The award goes each year to someone outside the club whose
Clubs mark TRF centennial
Rotary International is celebrating the Rotary Foundation’s 100 years, so the regional district challenged local clubs to commit to 100 days of service projects to
Gender equality will come only with courage: Rotarians
Everyone must “be bold for change,” and four Langley women were thrown into the spotlight this weekend for leading by example. In her own words,
Sunrise Rotary Club sends medical supplies to Africa
Rotarians from the Scottsdale Sunrise Rotary Club gathered at a Tempe warehouse on February 9 to load up more than 1,000 pieces of medical equipment
Letters to the Editor – March 2017 issue
Excellent coverage of DDZI Congratulations for the vivid and comprehensive reports of DDZI in the January issue. I felt as if I had attended the
Club Matters – March 2017 issue
RC Mayiladuthurai — D 2981 Fifty-four teachers from middle to higher secondary schools were honoured with Nation Builder Awards. Club President M Subramanian presided over