Day: December 30, 2020
The gift of a healthier environment
Having grown up amid lush green forests in the mountainous landscape of Sri Lanka, I always recall the words of the great poet Rabindranath Tagore:
Afghanistan: more questions than answers
In 2005, while working with the Hindu Business Line, I got an opportunity to visit and report from the war-ravaged Afghanistan. It had then been
Strategic planning critical for clubs
January is finally here. As we look forward to 2021, our thinking doesn’t have to stop at the end of these 365 days. Are you
When pictures speak
It was colours galore and celebration of nature at its best at the Global Greens photo contest organised by the Interactors of RID 3040, led
Rotarians install Rs.1.08 crore mammography equipment at Trivandrum Medical College Hospital
During his tenure as governor of RID 3211 (2017–18), Suresh Mathew had the dream to take on an ambitious district project with several components, to
RC Rasipuram donates cows to transform lives of rural women
Dark clouds of uncertainty and fear gripped Rathinam (60) at Kaatur village near Rasipuram, Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu, after she lost her only source
On the racks – January 2021
The amazing human body Author : M V RavikumarPublisher : Kaveri TrustPages : 76; Rs.99 A compilation of interesting facts about the various organs and
Mohammad Rafi, the complete singer
Can a single song capture the sheer magnificence of Hindi film music? Listen to Man tarpat Hari darshan ko aaj from the 1952 film
A season of Hope and Opportunity
As we ended a year wrecked by the Covid pandemic I am reminded of the famous book by Charles Dickens A Tale of Two Cities
New year, old experiences
When Schindler’s List the film was released, in 1993, it created a sensation. What many don’t know is that the manner in which this
Dear Rotary leaders
Dear Rotary leaders, “Ethics is knowing the difference betweenwhat you have the right to doAnd what is the right thing to do.” Vocational Service asks
One-to-One
When I joined Rotary, it was like moving into a new house — a house with four large, beautiful windows, each offering a different and
What this pandemic has taught us
As this, the most uncertain, horrendous, terrifying and devastating year in my living memory, comes to a close, I wonder if there are even a