Month: March 2021
Let’s expand our services to preserve Earth
This year, we celebrate Earth Day on April 22 with a new sense of purpose. The environment is now an area of focus for Rotary.
The power of partnership
“Make no little plans,” American architect Daniel Burnham said. “They have no magic to stir our blood and probably themselves will not be realised.” When
Contribute generously to our Annual and Polio Funds
Anthropologist Margaret Mead said, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that
Maternal and child care must for healthy communities
Dear Rotary leaders, When the going gets tough, the tough get going. It’s a time of great stress and uncertainty. It’s also a moment in
One-to-one
As a second wave of the Covid pandemic threatens to sweep our zones, I recall Paul Harris’s words: “Rotary must continue to pioneer or be
Covid vaccination: Rotary lends a hand
Little did we realise when the first reports of the coronavirus began trickling in Jan 2020 that the entire world would be turned topsy-turvy.
Preparing district leaders to lead
At Lakshya — the annual training workshop for the DGEs, DGNs and incoming district chairs for different Rotary verticals, convenor and RIDE Mahesh Kotbagi
The young who’re making a difference
In December 2019, at 34, Sanna Marin from Finland became the youngest prime minister in the world. Isn’t it marvellous that so many young leaders,
Tracing the growth of Finnish women
At 34, Finland’s PM Sanna Marin became the world’s youngest prime minister in 2019, and her cabinet has a majority of women members. Women
Project Positive Health creates young advocates of healthy living
Calling Project Positive Health (PPH), a “great project,” RIPE Shekhar Mehta congratulated RID Bharat Pandya on its success. “The highest number of global grants
New Rotary models being worked out: Barry Rassin
Rotary will have a robust structure 10 years down the line with 45 regional boards managing its global affairs, while district governors will be playing
Let peace begin with us
Rotary’s peace programmes are not popular in our part of the world. It is a pity that we do not place much emphasis on them;
Leading, in Rotary, means you are leading your equals: Kalyan Banerjee
Your office is only for one year and you would want to leave your mark. But if you try to start from scratch, to achieve something monumental
Perils of school-hopping
Many middle class Indians of my generation face a peculiar problem. They don’t know what to say if you ask them a simple question: which
Empowering the differently-abled
Physically-challenged Gunasekaran was all smiles as I greeted him on a Sunday morning at the Builders’ Association premises. His radiance outshone his physical disability. “Today,
A fun way to learn about River Ganga
To give the slum children of their city an exposure to a slice of Indian culture, members of the Rotary Club of Allahabad Midtown,
DGs must engage, retain members: John Hewko
The creation of 3-H Grants programmes designed to carry out large-scale service projects in the area of health, hunger and humanity, and second, the creation
Covid protection toolkits for Delhi autorickshaws
Covid protection kits were presented to autorickshaw drivers to protect commuters from coronavirus while travelling in the three-wheelers in Delhi. Titled Rickshaw mein suraksha, the
11 million girls might never return to schools post-Covid
Covid-19 has inflicted all kinds of horrors on our world. But one of the most horrendous blows this tiny virus will inflict on
Rotary in India sets a new record in membership growth
As against the target of 4,000 new members in a month-long Paul Harris Challenge from Jan 23, the 40 RI districts in zones 4,5,6 and
RID 3232 trains 100 young beauticians & changes their lives
One hundred young girls will be ready to be inducted as beauticians this June-end, thanks to the women’s empowerment committee, Dhriti, of RI District 3232.