Month: July 2018
Sand eye on Rotary Day at Berhampur
Following the record for the ‘Largest human image of a foot’ on World Polio Day, Rotary Club of Berhampur, D 3262, entered the India Book
Ushering in more gender equity, within and outside Rotary
It is not by design but a random selection of the new District Governors’ interviews that Jaishree and I already had in our news basket
Rotary Calcutta presents community awards
In a glittering event the oldest Rotary club in India, RC Calcutta, D 3291, presented its annual Endowment Awards to over 100 beneficiaries who are
Be the Inspiration
Dear Rotarians, Let me begin by greeting and wishing all of you a very happy and meaningful Rotary year 2018–19. We must embark on this
RC Agra Grand donates a cath lab for underprivileged patients
Realising the hardship and trauma suffered by ordinary people in meeting rising healthcare costs, particularly in diseases related to the heart, the Rotarians of RC
Inspire, to make a better world
Dear fellow Rotarians, One year ago, the Rotary International Board of Directors adopted a new vision statement, reflecting our aspirations
Down memory lane at 90
The pioneering role played by the Rotary Club of Madras and the yeoman service rendered by its leaders in eradicating polio from this part of the world through partnerships with the government, NGOs and hospitals were recalled and appreciated at a glittering event held in Chennai to celebrate the club’s 90th anniversary.
Promoting toilets in Odisha
Akshay Kumar and Bhumi Pednekar starrer Bollywood flick, Toilet-Ek Prem Katha, focused on the perils of open defecation and also tried to sensitise people to
Bharatanatyam — fusion of body, mind, soul
A spectacular vision of dance etched forever in my mind is watching a thousand dancers performing Bharatanatyam in the central courtyard of the majestic Brahadeeswara
Ensure social and gender equity in agriculture: M S Swaminathan
Eminent agricultural scientist Prof M S Swaminathan, Founder, M S Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai, has been conferred the Doctor of Letters (D Lit) degree by
Beauty pageant funds breast cancer treatment
Rotary Club of Mithila, D 3250, hosted a beauty pageant in Mithila, a town in North Bihar. To raise funds for treatment of breast cancer
Calcutta South City celebrates Silver Jubilee
Rotary Club of Calcutta South City, D 3291, celebrated its Silver Jubilee recently in the presence of PRIP K R Ravindran and Vanathy Ravindran as
Our focus: building our Rotary legacy
About a year and a half after I joined my Rotary club, I terminated my membership because I missed four consecutive meetings. That was the