Day: June 1, 2017
Quality & participation of Indian Rotarians need to improve
Taking new initiatives, giving a direction and leading teams is something that was honed in him from a young age by his father, and
Letters to the Editor – June 2017 issue
In the April issue it gave me immense happiness to go through the outstanding work being done by PRID Shekhar Mehta, RILM Chair. The Rotary
Plant a sapling, start a revolution
As Chennai reels under acute water crisis with the mercury soaring to a punishing 42–43 degree Celsius, and rare dark clouds gather only to disappear,
Working to ensure the Foundation’s future
We’ve had a wonderful time celebrating all the extraordinary achievements of The Rotary Foundation’s first 100 years. As we approach the end of this centennial
Let’s welcome Gen Next
Dear Friends, Let us be ready for Gen Next. There are many names given to this generation like Mosaics, Millennials, Net Generation (N-Gen), Navigators, the
Acting on the desire to help
Dear Fellow Rotarians, Growing up in Chattanooga, Tenn., my brothers and I learned young to work hard. It was a lesson taught to us by
Club Matters – June 2017 issue
Rotaract Club of Rivers — D 2981 The club which was sponsored by RC Pondicherry donated a wheelchair to a 20-year-old cancer patient Kokila who
A Zone Institute for Rotaractors
A judicious mix of learning and fun marked the four-day Rotaract Zone Institute 2017, titled The One, hosted by D 3230 for DRR elects,
Women demand toilets; old men reluctant to use them!
While an 11-year-old girl, K P Suchitra, from a little village in Karnataka is making waves by getting all the homes in her village to
Shattering barriers
She was initially reluctant to join the IPS, “being more interested in dance, dramatics, debates and didn’t fit the stereotype of a police officer, being
Bandhini… dots of elegance
I have always been fascinated by Gujarat… for its colour, people and its plethora of textiles. The women with their red bandhini odhnis, swirling skirts,
A child rights crusader
Anoyara Khatun (20) of Chhoto Askara village in North 24 Parganas of West Bengal dreams of a world where every child is aware of his
Corporation school students to visit Germany
For eight days in June this year, Pushparaj (14), a Class 7 student at the Canal Bank Road Corporation School, Chennai, will not be able
Let’s tell the world the value of our work
In the coming year, incoming District Governors across the Rotary world have been requested by RIPE Ian Riseley to compute two pieces of information which
Determining the price of a currency
Had the world been ruled by women, would the exchange rate have become a symbol of muscular national strength? That is, if women had been
Tablets to cure illiteracy
Eight-year old Diksha is a darling in her neighbourhood. She goes around teaching illiterate people in her village near Pune with the help of a
Taking water up the mountain
It is like a dream from which I don’t wish to wake up. No words to describe my happiness and gratitude as I see water
The rise of the super-agers
Move over anti-agers, hello super-agers! It’s about carrying your years, experience, wisdom and insight lightly, luminously, laughingly. Super-agers are those lovely, healthy, silver-haired folk,
We need clubs with Quality, not Quantity
Let us shift the focus to quality from quantity in the coming year. We are respected for our membership. Let’s also be respected as good
Rotary Ankleshwar celebrates TRF Centennial
RC Ankleshwar, D 3060, dedicated four social projects to mark the TRF Centennial. The mega event was presided over by RI Director Manoj Desai. EMGA