Month: February 2019
When Los Banos gets crabby, everyone’s happy
Don’t take this the wrong way, but “our chef is crabby because people just can’t keep their hands off his tempting legs.” This is not
RC Ocala celebrates 100 years of service
Members and guests of the Rotary Club of Ocala (Florida,US – RID 6970) gathered Friday at Tuscawilla Art Park to dedicate a four-pillar arbour erected
Rotary fundraiser to upgrade playground
The Rotary Club of Southington (Connecticut, US – RID 7890) intends to raise $100,000 for a new playground at Veterans Memorial Park, the largest fundraising
Menstrual hygiene project in Nigerian schools
Irked by high number of girls which studies have shown to miss school due to monthly menstrual cycle, Rotary Club of Lagos Palmgrove Estate (Nigeria,
Rotary makes a lasting difference
Almost everybody had heard about a local Rotary Club in their community, but a lot of people still believe Rotary is just a business club
The neem tree with sweet leaves
Narayan Chandra Naskar is 85 now and for decades he had just one prayer on his lips — to meet his relatives whose whereabouts he
Rotary camp for cleft lip, palate defects
Those with cleft lip and palate, including parents of newborns with such deformity, look up to the first Saturday in December each year for corrective
Rotary spreads warmth
Reaching out to underprivileged people who need protection against harsh winters, RC Nagpur Vision, RI District 3030, distributed over 1,300 new blankets to the homeless
Toxic kumkum-free campaign in Nepal temples
With an aim to keep temple idols in Nepal free from toxic vermilion powder, where often abir or gulal is used as kumkum, RI District
Letters to the Editor – February 2019
Nice articles in Jan issue I was pleased to see the January issue delivered in an eco-friendly paper envelope instead of a polythene cover which,
On the racks
Forest of Tides: The untold story of the Sunderbans Author : Manisha SobhrajaniPublisher : Hachette IndiaPages : 166; Rs.399 In Forest of Tides,
Nayan Patel appointed Trustee at Lepra
Nayan Patel, a member of RC Westminster West, London, RID 1130, has been appointed to the Board of Trustees at Lepra, a UK-based specialist charity
Rotary clubs adopt Ugandan village
Thousands of people in Uganda will benefit from the efforts of four Rotary groups in Somerset. A cross-county fundraising project has seen the clubs team
Rotary & Aster group to build homes in flood-devastated Kerala
In yet another important partnership, Rotary and the Aster DM Group, a healthcare major, have come together to build homes for the flood-affected victims of
Surat welcomes Maloney
RIPE Mark Maloney and Gay shared some nostalgic memories when they visited Surat in Gujarat, after spending two days in Mumbai. “It is so good
A Rotarian partners with a Colonel to change lives in the North-East
Jawaharlal Nehru famously called it the Jewel of India; it is also the birthplace of polo and raasleela, and famous for its exotic landscape, gently
Truth is beauty, beauty truth
Haq achchha. Par uske liye koi aur marey toh aur achchha. The packed hall burst into laughter when chief guest Arun Shourie recited these
Health camp and Happy School for tribal villagers
Some of the students at the Government Middle school, Nawargawan, a tribal village 30 km from Jabalpur, had “never worn shoes. Their families are so
The Old Boys Reunion ordeal
Ageing has several rewards, not the least of which is being able to watch other people work while you relax. But to compensate for this