Month: October 2019
Indian DGs set a goal of raising $30 million this Rotary year
Today I saw Rotarians who are really and truly people of action; I was very impressed with this project that Rotarians in RI District 3150
RC Omerga conserves water in drought-prone Marathwada
The clouds are hovering in the sky and there is an intermittent light drizzle as we drive from Solapur in Maharashtra to the little town
What’s it like to live on less than $2 a day?
It’s the lack of shoes that I remember most. It was 1993. Melinda and I were travelling through Kenya, Tanzania, and Zaire (now the Democratic
Truly, Rotary connects the world
A lost passport during vacation abroad is a real nightmare. Not only will it disrupt your travel plans significantly, it can lead you into a spiral
The Great Ganga Run
Rotary International President Nominee Shekhar Mehta recently flagged off and participated in the ‘Great Ganga Run’— an endeavour organised by the National Mission for Clean
Rotary brings Kannamma sanitary pads to deprived girls
Moved by the plight and agony of underprivileged girls at government schools who had to miss classes, with some even dropping out from school, due
Meet your Governors – October 2019
Safe drinking water is his priority With heavy rains lashing Odisha this monsoon, doing safe drinking water projects is a major priority for Debasish Mishra
Rotaractors address suicide
Unfortunately, some people get so depressed as a result of their mental illness or stress, that they consider suicide as an option to escape
Comfort books make travelling a pleasure
Travelling abroad poses two major problems for people who read a lot. One is what books to carry; the other is how many. I know
The aspiration for education…
After the Godhra tragedy and the riots that followed in Gujarat in 2002, I went to Ahmedabad as a journalist to report on the ground
Island-hopping in the monsoon-soaked Andamans
In the aftermath of a rain, you might catch a mesmerising rainbow! But make no pre-bookings — hotels, ferry rides or watersports. Because at
RC Bangalore Orchards takes up 125 Happy Schools
Children in bright uniforms welcome us with a broad smile and the school teachers led by the headmaster greet us with gratitude as we step
A Rotary club helps mend hearts in rural Chhattisgarh
In 1999, four young and idealist doctors from AIIMS, Delhi, came to Bilaspur to establish a rural centre for medical care in the Achanakmar forest
On the racks – October 2019
GileadAuthor : Marilyn RobinsonPublisher : Hachette IndiaPages : 282; Rs.399 Gilead is a book about a book about fathers and sons. The book is
Rotary Art Olympiad
Rotary Club of Pune Sinhagad Road, RID 3131, launched a mega drawing competition last year on a national-level and internationally across the US, England and
Let’s make India literate by 2025: RIPN Shekhar
Way back in 2010–11 when we in Rotary first dreamt of making India literate, I had said it is probably the most important thing
RC Mysore West’s pioneering work for children with hearing loss
Now that you’ve been at this institution for 30 years, how many hearing-handicapped children have been integrated into regular schools, I ask Parimala Murthy, who