Month: June 2020
Letters to the Editor – June 2020
Exemplary service by RC Mumbai Queen’s Necklace The cover picture in the May issue stole my heart by capturing the sublime innocence and beauty
Club Matters – June 2020
RC Nagapattinam — RID 2981 As part of its Covid-19 relief efforts, the club distributed kabasura kudineer (herbal water) to policemen, conservancy staff and public
Rotary India to partner with GoI in different initiatives
During this pandemic which has brought the world to a standstill, Rotarians are looking at opportunities to do good and help the government fight Covid-19.”
An Ironman Club President
A club leader in his thirties and with a strong interest in sports, enough to run marathons and ultimately win the Ironman title, is not
Amphan triggers reminiscences of the Gorkha agitation
Coming as it did, in the midst of Lockdown 4.0, Amphan was feared to be among the strongest cyclones over Bay of Bengal for over
Rotary can have a co-branded petroleum credit card with GoI: Minister
As part of the ‘new normal’ in post-Covid society, the Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas is willing to launch co-branded credit cards with
Rotary Club of Bombay’s sizzling service during pandemic
A vintage Rotary club which once had JRD Tata as its member, the Rotary Club of Bombay, RID 3141, was one of the first clubs
Rotarians bid a teary farewell to Frank Devlyn
After Past RI President Frank Devlyn succumbed to pancreatic cancer on May 27 at the age of 81, tributes poured in from across the
On the racks – June 2020
A woman is no manAuthor : Etaf RumōPublisher : Harper PerennialPages : 368; Rs.322 Palestine, 1990. Seventeen-year- old Isra prefers reading books to entertaining the suitors her father has chosen
Desi crime novels set in British era
The extended lockdown has had one good outcome that no one is talking about: Indians are reading more, reluctantly perhaps but how long can you
Jamnagar’s Rotary Senoras on a de-addiction drive during lockdown
The Rotary Club of Senoras, Jamnagar, RI District 3060, an all-women’s club as its name denotes, has seized upon the corona pandemic lockdown time to
Disaster Response Grants – a lifeline to overcome the pandemic challenge
Friends, As nations worldwide come to grips with having to confront and contain the spread of the coronavirus, the pandemic has thrown life completely out
Thank you for your generosity
Ni hao, Rotarians! As I write this message, the world is in the grip of the COVID-19 pandemic. I want to dedicate this column to
Rotary’s aloha spirit
Dear fellow Rotarians and members of the family of Rotary, My Rotary journey began 40 years ago when I joined the Rotary Club of Decatur,
One-to-One
The Covid pandemic has brought home to us two important facts; good health is vital, and that the virus affects people with co-morbidities differently. They
Heroes emerge, at gloomy times too…
Who had ever imagined that we would live in a time like this, when we would be scared of meeting and interacting with our own
Strengthening friendship on a virtual platform
Dear friends, The countless stories of humanity by volunteers distributing meals, essential medical supplies to the needy are awe-inspiring. During this crisis words like I
Rotary and Art of Living to work together for world peace
Peace was the central topic of discussion at the ‘Re-inventing, Service and Peace for Universal Oneness’ post-pandemic webinar dialogue between RIPN Shekhar Mehta and spiritual