Day: September 29, 2020
When a corporate kept returning to RC Gorkhpur with CSR funds
It all began in 2018–19 when the then secretary of the club M P Kandoi suggested to the members of his club, Rotary Club of Gorakhpur,
Tribal students get opportunity to interact with top tech professionals
Proving yet again that Rotarians are indeed ‘people of action’ and refuse to be cowed down by the worst of calamities, and adhering to two
Rotary creates Miyawaki forest in Salem
In a big push to social forestry, 30 Rotary clubs in Salem, RID 2982, Tamil Nadu, have planted over 15,000 saplings to create a Miyawaki
RILM’s mission: A literate India by 2025
The Rotary India Literacy Mission (RILM) aims for total literacy in India by 2025 through its flagship programme TEACH,” said RILM president PRIP Kalyan Banerjee,
RID 3232 sets up a group of Rotary journalists
RI District 3232 has created a team of Rotary journalists comprising enthusiastic Rotarians and Annettes from various clubs in order to disseminate information about the
Yash made goodness attractive
He was a hero in steadfast, purity of purpose and service. He kindled our hearts in friendship. Yash Pal Das was the embodiment of
Meet your Governors
A Super Six of Rotary projects All the 130 clubs spread across the eight revenue districts of RID 3000 are busy implementing Super 66,
PDG Funsho named one of Time’s 100
Dr Tunji Funsho, Rotary’s Nigeria National PolioPlus chair, has been named one of the “100 Most Influential People in the World” listed annually by the
Luis, the trailblazer
Luis Vicente Giay had unparalleled vision, unquestionable integrity and unsurpassed intellectual gravitas. His professionalism and simplicity made him an exceptional leader of this pioneer service
A theory on fools
The other day I read a remark on Twitter that said this corona virus has one benefit: it has helped us identify the fools amongst
Living life forward…
These are the times to be mentally stable and physically fit. The reason? The world is not what it was some 20–40 years ago. Those
An all-women’s club in Tiruchi combats transgender phobia
Around December 2018, as S Hemalatha was getting ready to become president of the Rotary Club of Tiruchirapalli Shakthi, an all-women’s club with 41 members, like
A Shillong Rotarian feeds the hungry
The Aahar kitchen in Shillong provides free food to at least 300 people daily. It was launched in 2018 by the Ardhendu Charitable Trust, of
A Rotary Covid centre wins patients’ hearts
From behind a plastic seperator at the Rotary Covid Care Centre in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, Raziya blows kisses to her seven-year-old daughter Pakiza Salim while speaking
Once a refugee, this Rotarian has enabled free heart surgery for thousands
He was only a child of nine, when, accompanied by his pregnant mother and two-year-old brother, was taken by the police in Lahore to the
Yash Pal Das: Rotary loses a leader of integrity and charisma
My friend Yash Pal Das, past RI director and an illustrious son of Ambala city, passed away on September 22 in New Delhi. He was
Municipal school students get smartphones from RC Bombay Harbour
It was a memorable Independence Day this year for 51 Class 10 students of the Colaba Municipal School in Mumbai, as all of them got
Hasta la vista, El Capitán Luis
Luis Giay, the 86th RI president, has left us, leaving us only with some wonderful memories. He was adored by the Rotary world and was