Day: January 1, 2018
Swachh Bharat rallies in RID 3000
To promote Swachh Bharat, D 3000 undertook awareness rallies involving school and college students, Rotarians and the public, Rotaractors and Interactors through its clubs recently.
Partners in Progress
During the Rotary Institute 2017 in Kuala Lumpur, a two-day training programme for the partners of Governors Elect was conducted. The partners, led by Mala
Teamwork critical to maximising our impact
I love sports… in many ways it’s a metaphor for life. You can’t always win, especially if it happens to be a team I am
Frankly Speaking
We Indians love to complain and at the drop of a hat we shoot off a letter. Not only one letter, we send copies
D 3141 charts out zero-cost computer centres
On the skill development front, District 3141 has kicked off a novel project by opening four Computer Learning Centres — three in remote areas and
Celebrating the differently-abled
True disability lies in the eyes of people who can’t see beyond physical appearance,” says Vishwas KS, who lost his arms in an accident when
Inspired to give
Spanning a large geographic area District 3160 can surpass $1 million in giving to The Rotary Foundation as time and again the Rotarians across the
Lighter moments
Cynosure of all eyes The one person who was the cynosure of all eyes at the KL Institute was Binota Banerjee, the spouse of
Next Institute – Chennai!
At the Kuala Lumpur Zone Institute RI Director C Basker announced that the next Institute will be held in Chennai from Oct 5–7. PDG
Schools upgraded with CSR funds
Rotary Eclub Magnum, D 3012, has upgraded facilities at the Government girls schools in and around Gurgaon district, in Haryana. “Originally the plan was to
Saboo’s 10-point message on leadership
As he stood before the group of DGEs and their spouses, he was filled with “utmost positivity. I can see a new surge of
Our diversity… our strength
Dear Fellow Rotarians, In Rotary, our diversity is our strength. This idea dates back to the earliest years of our organisation, when the classification system
We are people of action
Happy New Year! We are at the halfway point of this Rotary year. There is plenty to look forward to in 2018 as we complete
Refreshing candour at the KL Institute
The most welcome and salient feature of the Kuala Lumpur Zone Institute was the candour, honesty and openness from senior leaders who did not pull
Let’s serve through our vocation
Dear Rotarians, The happiest people I know are the ones who have discovered the true meaning of happiness. Much of a person’s abilities have to
Why should girls have all the fun?
Last month I was invited for an event in Bengaluru as a speaker. All speakers were staying in a five star hotel, where when I
Straight talk… with philosophical sprinkling
Mahatria Ra If you have to achieve a target of 1.25 million members in India by 2025, introduce Rotary to at least 15 million
The classroom in a book
Sometimes, the oddest book captures your fancy. I’m a typical case, right through school totally terrified of arithmetic and anything mathematical. Thanks to an
Rotarians have raised and invested $4.1 billion in the last 100 years
Your year (2018–19) as Governors will be the second year of the second century of The Rotary Foundation and the opportunities we have before
I dream of a “strong, complaint-free Rotary in our zones”: RID Basker
The Kuala Lumpur Rotary Zone Institute Convener and RI Director C Basker, addressing its inaugural session, said Rotary had a strong presence in our
Many firsts at GETS
With RI Director C Basker’s penchant for training well-known, well articulated and well enforced through training sessions not only for RI general officers and