Month: February 2020
Balance and the older adult
Many of us have experienced the anxiety of having to deal with an older member of the family or a friend incurring injury as
Business casual
Outside of One Rotary Center, it was an overcast October day. Lake Michigan shimmered a steely grey, and the trees’ red and orange leaves appeared
An exclusive conference for Women Rotarians
Women members are a vibrant and important part of Rotary,” said RIDN A S Venkatesh, addressing the 300 women delegates from RIDs 3190, 3160, 3150, 3141,
An evening with Laxman
I still remember the day I got a peek into the office of the legendary cartoonist, R K Laxman at the Times of India building in Mumbai. The year
A Rotarian persevered, and a teenager walked again
A few months ago when A N Aiyanna, President-elect of RC Mysore Midtown, RID 3181, was returning from Rotary Midtown Academy, a high school run by
On the sidelines
A sterling interfaith service The complex culture, faiths and beliefs of India and its unity in diversity, recent events notwithstanding, was displayed beautifully at
RC Calcutta inks MoA for Circle of Centennial Clubs
In a significant gesture to knit all the 100-plus-year-old Rotary clubs across the world, RC Calcutta, RID 3291, entered into a memorandum of agreement (MoA).
A high-level Rotary delegation meets Pak Prime Minister on polio eradication status
The increase in Polio cases in 2019, mainly in Pakistan, has caused serious concern to Rotary and its partners. In this background, a high-level team
Rotary India honours two of its Jewels
It was a poignant moment in the packed hall at the Biswa Bangla Convention Centre in Kolkata where Rotary’s centennial in India was being celebrated
Rotary India celebrates centennial with service projects worth $300 million
As the centennial celebrations of Rotary India kicked off in Kolkata at the star-studded centennial summit, which saw the participation of some 4,000 delegates from
Letters to the Editor – February 2020
Group dynamics in Rotary The article Group dynamics work best in Rotary: Shekhar Mehta gives excellent guidelines to newly-inducted Rotarians. A collective team of Rotarians
Club Matters – Feb 2020
RC Cuddalore Coastal City — RID 2981 The district trained 700 women in tailoring across its six vocational training centres. The club provided motorised
Rotary Nepal Taiwan Medical Mission
Over 7,000 people benefitted from a two-day medical camp organised by RID 3292 in collaboration with RID 3523, Taiwan. Named Rotary Nepal Taiwan Medical Mission,
Affordable dental treatment in Pune
Manisha Sable of Pune who has undergone root canal treatment thrice is a satisfied dental patient. “I am a regular patient at the Rotary
Rotary houses for tribals
Rotary Club of Chengai Chennai Corridor, RID 3231, constructed concrete houses for eight families in Mettukadu, a village on Chennai’s outskirts. The village has been
Rotary clubs partner to set up dialysis centre in RID 3211
In a first-of-its-kind initiative in Thiruvananthapuram, RC Trivandrum Central, along with its partner RC Kazhakuttom, RID 3211, set up four dialysis machines at the Sri
A Project Positive Health camp at Mansa
RC Mansa Royal, RID 3090, began the new year with a medical camp under Rotary’s Project Positive Health-Stop NCD. At the inauguration of the
Protective clothing to promote hygiene
Rotary Club of Panaji Riviera, RID 3170, distributed jackets and gloves to 100 garbage collectors of the Municipal Corporation of Panaji City. The outfits
Manipal gets a Rotary Skin Bank
To help treat burn victims in and around Manipal, Rotary Club of Manipal Town, RID 3182, has recently set up the Rotary MAHE Skin
Medical camp benefits people of Kotla
A two-day medical camp was organised recently by RC Delhi Southex, RID 3011, at Kotla in Delhi. Around 1,800 people from the surrounding regions