Month: November 2020
Of emotional intelligence and maturity
More than ever we need to live in a huge, transparent emotional bubble. The reason being: there is so much information about Covid, war
A slap in time
Recently I was asked a strange question by a young nephew. He is about 10 years old and, according to his parents, overly energetic. They
Pandemic relief by Rotarians across India
Bracing up to the Covid challenge, Rotarians across the country have reached out to the frontline warriors, hospitals, health departments, needy families and migrant labourers
Rallies, awareness campaigns mark World Polio Day
On World Polio Day, more than 4,000 Rotary clubs in 136 countries hosted around 6,000 events to celebrate and raise funds to root out polio
Meet your Governors
30 small clinics to offer healthcare to needy families Medical projects are Alok Gupta’s top priority, and his first project was the inauguration of
Women Rotarians beat pandemic with novel ideas & projects
The Covid lockdown notwithstanding, a group of four women Rotarians from across the world have created an exclusive platform for women Rotarians to brainstorm and
Lighting up lives
This Diwali the homes of a tribal community living in Saag Pada hamlet near Nashik will shine a lot brighter, thanks to RC Nasik, RID
Club HOP – November 2020
RC Tiruvarur – RID 2981 A vocational training centre was started for widows and underprivileged women to provide free training in tailoring and help them
Youth must get skilled for excellence: RIPE Shekhar Mehta
At a time when thousands of people are losing their jobs due to the corona pandemic and other reasons, holding webinars on skilling students and
From RI South Asia Office desk
PAN requirement for RF(I) contributionsPAN requirement for RF(I) contributions Effective April 1, 2020, it is mandatory to provide PAN numbers for all contributions made online/offline
Letters to the Editor – November 2020
The first RI woman president It was heartening to read about the nomination of Jennifer Jones as the first ever RI woman president for 2022–23.
Rotary Quilon looks back at 70 eventful years
On a balmy summer evening in 1949, a few doyens of industry and a dozen professionals in Kollam got together to discuss an idea. The
Measles, rubella can be eradicated by 2023: Jacob John
By eradicating polio from India we are contributing ₹600 crore per annum for our national wealth. If we eradicate measles and rubella (MR), though