Month: October 2017
The Foundation of our service efforts
Dear Fellow Rotarians, In many ways, The Rotary Foundation is an invisible presence in our clubs. Most of what we do in our clubs and
Rotary’s Triumvirate
Dear Rotarians, I share with you some insights about three Rotarians who inspired me to become a Rotarian. First was the founder of Rotary Paul
Thank you for Giving
A few months ago, I raised the question, “What do the Trustees do, anyway?” I reflected that a critical role of ours is to listen.
Rotary to hold pancake, fun run fundraisers
The Rotary Club of Morganton (North Carolina, US — D 7670) will offer food and a chance to get in shape with its ninth annual
Gifting ideas
The other day, my sister who lives in London and I were on the phone, when suddenly, out of the blue, she said, “You
We need more Malalas and Leymahs
None of us can move forward if half of us are held back. So if you want a healthier, better world, you need to
Power to heal
The RAHAT healthcare camp organised by RC Jabalpur, D 3261, touched the lives of almost 10,000 people in a single day. The camp venue at
Making Bengaluru green
Bengaluru, hailed as the garden city, is fast losing its green canopy; “the capital used to be a verdant paradise, a favourite retreat for
An exemplary, replicable, scalable project
Some of the most beautiful things come in small packages, it is said. But small is much more than beautiful, it has the potential to
Helping India to become TB FREE
The Rotary India National TB Control Committee, in partnership with The UNION for Tuberculosis and Lung diseases, has joined hands with the Government of India
A rally for polio prevention
An impressive motor cycle rally was jointly organised in Mumbai by the Rotary Clubs of Mulund and Mumbai Bhandup to mark the World Polio Day,
The colourful fabric called Madras
How many of us know that textiles are intertwined with the history of the British rule in India? Indian textiles have created turning points
Rotary gives $49.5 million to eradicate Polio
With just 11 confirmed polio cases so far in 2017, the world is on the brink of eradicating polio, a vaccine-preventable disease that once
A Budapest teaser
Never having tried an exotic destination overseas on a group tour, we booked the Cox and Kings 6 days 7 nights Eastern Europe tour at
Let’s talk Peace
Let us encourage peace by forging friendship and improving relationships from within. Peace begins with a smile, which can make a big difference and needs
Innovate… come to me with crazy ideas
Close your eyes for 10 seconds and you will know how important is the gift of vision,” says noted Ophthalmic Surgeon Dr Amar Agarwal, who
Chau Mask Makers
Anil Sutradhar (92) recalls with pride that his art took him to places he had hardly dreamt of. The nonagenarian, who needs a stick to
5 things you might not know about ending polio
The road to eradicating polio has been a long and difficult one, with Rotary leading the fight since 1985. Going from nearly 350,000 cases
A Rotary Colony gets a temple
A new colony was born at Pudur Palapatti village near Salem in 2000 when Rotary built 32 houses under a low-cost housing project. This