Day: May 1, 2018
Thank you for what you do: Barry Rassin
The drums and Nadaswaram played on as incoming presidents and Rotarians of D 3231, dressed in grey and white suits, with their spouses in pattu
She matters
An inter-club women’s summit titled Sakhi Sindhu, sponsored by RC Senoras Jamnagar and RC Devbhumi Dwarka was held in Dwarka to promote women’s membership in
Rs. 30 lakh in 90 days for End Polio Now
A special kind of magic that is unique to Rotary helped a dedicated team of Rotarians, Rotaractors and Interactors from RC Bangalore Down Town, D 3190,
Stories about stories
I love the Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren. She wrote primarily for children, but for many years she worked as a books editor, and was
Over fairy chimneys in hot air balloons
When you plan a holiday in Turkey, a must is of course the historic city of Istanbul, the capital of the Ottoman Empire (renamed
Rotary-VHS changing lives: Barry Rassin
In Chennai, RIPE Barry Rassin, accompanied by PRID P T Prabhakar and D 3232 DG R Srinivasan and other Rotary leaders, visited the Rotary Blood
Cycling for a cause & Promoting Peace
The fourth edition of a very colourful Tour de Rotary, a cycle rally with 800 enthusiastic participants, spreading out into a sea of orange safety
Creating Good Samaritans
Sneha Thomas instructs her friend to dial 108 for the ambulance, even as she bends over a dummy body, compressing the chest and giving a
Awaken the soul of Rotarians: Barry Rassin
Step back for a moment and perceive how an outsider views Rotary. If he or she evinces interest in joining your club, then as president
Alleppey promotes soil-less cultivation
Households in our city are growing healthy vegetables in their backyard or terrace. The practice is catching up quite fast. More than anything, these vegetables
A late bloomer in Rotary
He disarms you with his simplicity, easy manner and friendly disposition and the light touch with which he wears the mantle and handles the power
Dance of Life
Have you ever watched the undulating waves of the sea, the gentle swaying of leaves in the breeze, the brilliant fireworks in the sky after
A vision that unites us
Dear Fellow Rotarians, Rotary is a massive, and massively complex, organisation. We have 1.2 million members in 35,633 clubs in nearly every country of the
Invite Rotaractors to join a Rotary club
Fifty per cent of the world’s population is under age 30. So it is important that we ask: What do young people want? Of course,
Youth Power
Dear Rotarians, “The power of youth is common wealth for the entire world. The faces of young people are the faces of our past, our
Celebrating generosity
A special thanks to all of you. Your leadership and support have helped the Foundation do so much for humanity around the world,” said RI
Both Rotary and writing are his passion
He is not only a committed and passionate Rotarian but an avid writer as well, having under his belt nearly 50 published books, ranging from
Increasing incidence of rape… a challenge to Indian women
The anguish and outrage that have erupted across India over two recent rape cases, in Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir and Unnao in Uttar Pradesh,
An anti-ageing pill called exercise
There are two aspects to ageing. Your chronological age is the calculated number of years you have lived. Your biological or “real” age refers to
A successful RAHAT camp at Dhamtari
Yet another Rotary medical mission, organised jointly by RC Yamuna Nagar (D 3080), RC Raipur Greater and RC Raipur Millennium, D 3261, with support from