Day: February 1, 2021
Meet your Governors
Despite Covid, he wants to add 1,000 members Over long years, Pandian has led many district projects that saw a participation of large number of Rotarians
Teaching is all about giving
Ranjit Sinh Disale, a teacher at the Zilla Parishad Primary School in Paritewadi village, Solapur, Maharashtra, won $1 million as Global Teacher Prize 2020 for
Unveiling the mystery of the cosmos for children
We were so happy to visit the Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium, where we learnt so much about science and found how in olden days people used
A nostalgic trip to my alma mater
Last month a small group of us decided to visit our old college in Delhi University, the academically venerable but very low profile Hindu College.
Helping children walk
What happens when a team of orthopaedic surgeons and physiotherapists get together? A slew of corrective surgeries that will put little children back on their
Quintessential Vajpayee
When former Prime Minister A B Vajpayee passed away in August 2018, there was a spontaneous outpouring of grief. Even from those who are opposed to
Flying to Ever Ever Land?
When you see Madhukar Talwalkar’s strapping, athletic physique and hear his strong, clear voice declare, ‘I’ve just completed 87 years of a wonderful life,’
Where schools are a ‘fragile lifeline’ for girls…
Even as RI President Holger Knaack advised the incoming district governors at the zone institute aptly titled ‘The Odyssey’ to embrace the digital era, the
Crucial public healthcare lessons from the Covid pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic has taught scientists engaged in public health many valuable lessons, and the first one is that investment in public health is
Our diversity allows us to be so brilliant & shine brightly: Jennifer Jones
The future of Rotary is what you have created here… the kind of technological leap Rotarians across the world have made in the last 10
Let us embrace the digital age: Holger Knaack
The Covid pandemic, while bringing so much suffering to the entire globe, has also enabled Rotary to open opportunities in many different ways, such as
Time to “upscale our performance”: Shekhar Mehta
I miss shaking hands and exchanging warm hugs in picturesque Kochi, but in this new normal, this outstanding institute has been organised virtually. The human spirit
Birla defines “new paradigm of corporate citizenship”
The very definition of the conventional role of corporates and social responsibility of business as merely pursuing legitimate profit and shoring up shareholder value
Rotary Task Force for Covid vaccination
The Covid vaccine has been rolled out in India on January 16 with the first shots being given to health workers and frontline staff. Senior
Make every drop count
There is no doubt that Mother Earth is going through horrid environmental changes. Rising sea levels, melting glaciers and extreme weather events like flash
Rotary equips Pondicherry hospitals
Samir Kamra, member of RC Pondicherry Port, RID 2981, sponsored a desktop computer worth `50,000 to the Covid ward at the General Hospital and a
Pandemics offer hope too: Trustee Chair Ravindran
In a pandemic, nearly everyone is hit at once, which means we really have no one to turn to who does not need help himself.
Of shikaras and heaven on earth
All these relations originate from these houseboats of ours. Don’t you see how many letters I receive? Letters come from far-off countries across the
A cyclothon to promote cleanliness in Bhusawal
RC Bhusawal Railcity, RID 3030, joined hands with the municipal council of Bhusawal to organise a cyclothon to promote and create awareness on cleanliness under
One-to-one
The miracle is not to fly in the air, or to walk on water The real miracle is to walk well on the Earth. Rotary
Next Institute at Mahabalipuram Chennai
Look forward to the next Rotary zone institute at Mahabalipuram, a heritage town replete with Pallava architecture near Chennai, on Dec 10–12. “Mahabs Rotary