Day: December 1, 2019
Good health is everyone’s right
We believe good healthcare is everyone’s right. Yet 400 million people in the world can’t afford or don’t have access to basic healthcare. Disease results
A novel idea to forge new partnerships/friendships
When as the DGE of RI District 3201, Madhav Chandran was preparing to undertake one of the most exciting journeys of a Rotary leader’s life,
Asia-Pacific Rotary magazine Editors discuss strategic issues
An audit report card on the content, design and visual appeal of regional Rotary magazines is on the cards to expand its reach among Rotarians
Shattering the ‘beauty myth’…
Reading and rereading classics is a constant source of joy for me. It amazes me that every couple of years when I revisit my favourites
On the racks – December 2019
Nail in the pillow: Collection of Twisted Tales Author : Mohan MenonPublisher : Notion PressPages
Rotary India celebrates Shekhar Mehta
Pictures by Rasheeda Bhagat, Jaishree and special arrangement
One-to-One
Good health and good thinking are our most precious possessions, good health being the most important. Only if health is good, everything else follows. A
Smuggling immigrants in containers to UK: Flashback to 25 years ago
The tragic news that 39 people were found dead in a container in Essex on October 23 is a reminder that smuggling of illegal immigrants
Meet your Governors
Golden Jubilee Governor He is a second-generation Rotarian. His father, Pradyuman Shah, was a Rotarian for 40 years and mother Hansaben had served as
Starting a dialogue on menstruation
It was ideas galore as delegates from four districts gathered at a menstrual hygiene management (MHM) seminar hosted by RC Seven Hills Dharwad, RID 3170.
World leaders pledge $2.6 billion for polio’s Last Mile
Several world governments and philanthropists pledged $2.6 billion towards funding a worldwide polio eradication plan that has taken decades to reach what global health specialists
Ouch… those late night flights!
What defines a super power? Experts have suggested many definitions — money, muscle, culture etc — but I have just one criterion: what time does
Feel good, feel strong
Yesterday, I tapped on the message What’s your hearing age? You may have received it too on your cellphone. You tap. A wailing sound comes
Group dynamics work best in Rotary: Shekhar Mehta
In no other organisation do group dynamics work better than in Rotary. Isaac Newton had said that “if I am able to see farther, it
Meeting our goals, old and new
Three years ago, RI General Secretary John Hewko was asked by Harvard Business Review, how Rotary and Rotarians were able to sustain the fight against
Make your gift to TRF
Ni hao, Rotarians! The year is almost over, and I know that you are thinking about giving gifts and making last minute contributions. You are
Aloha, Rotary!
Dear fellow Rotarians and members of the family of Rotary, There is no experience quite like attending the Rotary International Convention. Discover the true
Eyecare at their doorstep
As Rotary Club of Guindy, RID 3232, celebrates its silver jubilee year, the members are excited about their project Sight Now, which was launched two
A Rotary bazaar for farmers
Combining two of Rotary’s core areas — enhancing livelihood and protecting the environment — into a single project, and adding a third dimension critical to
A Rotaract club sustains an annual event for special children for 19th year
If sustainability is the crucial factor in getting an award, then one should go to the Rotaract Club of Akash, sponsored by RC Madras Fort,