Day: July 1, 2019
Word games are good medicine
I don’t know why,” my mum said a few months ago, “I am crazy about crosswords. I can’t seem to stop.” This was by way
Six women on RI Board for first time ever in 2020–21
One of Rotary’s core values is diversity; “we must reflect every part of humanity. Diversity ensures that Rotary represents all voices and speaks in
Rotarians clock 45 million service hours valued at $850 million annually
RI General Secretary John Hewko had thousands of delegates at the Hamburg Convention cheering lustily when he announced that for the first time ever
The Mind-Body connection in exercise
The new buzzword in the fitness industry is ‘Mind-Body’ exercise. This primarily includes yoga, pilates, Tai Chi, Qigong etc where the mind-body connection is
Rebuilt homes in Kodagu handed to beneficiaries
During the devastating floods that hit Kerala and Karnataka last year, in the Kodagu district of Karnataka “more than 3,500 hectares were devastated due to
A high-five for every effort
Ni hao, Rotarians! I am so excited to have this opportunity to communicate with you every month in my new role as chair of The
No one is an island
Dear fellow Rotarians and members of the family of Rotary, I love to travel! I even enjoy the mundane process of getting from here
On the racks – July 2019
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Mapuca Rotary holds Robotic Arm camp
The Rotarians of RC Mapuca, RID 3170, are happy that their club’s maiden effort to provide bionic upper limbs to eight beneficiaries through the Robotic
Of salt smuggling and dak bungalows
Having always been fond of reading, I am constantly on the lookout for new authors. So recently I discovered a man called Roy Moxham. In
Holger’s ‘Knaack’ of being in the right place at the right time!
It was five ‘o clock on a sun-kissed May afternoon in the pretty Schleswig-Holstein town of Ratzeburg, 40 minutes’ drive north-east of Hamburg. Holger Knaack
Let’s celebrate Rotary’s 100 years in India
My Dear Rotarians, I am proud that each day, our members pour their passion, integrity and intelligence into completing projects that have a lasting impact.
One-to-One
A torchbearer is one who carries a torch, someone at the forefront of the path, a person who inspires others in working towards a common,
Youth leadership and your work recognised at the Hamburg Convention
If any evidence was required of Rotary International really embracing youth energy, enthusiasm and leadership, and walking the talk when it comes to making Rotaract
Giving them dignity
The residents of MGR Nagar in Pattamadai village in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu are a happy lot as RC Tinnevelly, RID 3212, has gifted
Book released to mark 90 years of RC Bombay
Inspired by the words of Rotary’s founder Paul Harris, which stressed upon the value of a “good Rotary book”, Rotary Club of Bombay, RID 3141,
Rotary Group Study Exchange programme was a life-enhancing experience
A whole new mechanism is being worked out at The Rotary Foundation to ensure that a good proportion of the CSR funds that the Government
Memorable moments from Hamburg
Each RI convention has its special moments and is unique in its own way. For me the defining and most memorable moment of the
Meet your Governors
From compulsion to enjoying Rotary I was compelled to become a Rotary member in 1990 by the late Rtn Dharav who was a GSR
Karnataka Rotarians on a mission to green the Earth
India can emerge as the bread basket of the world if only we can revert the natural elements of soil, river and air to their