Month: May 2021
Rotary members are writing the future
In the classic film Lawrence of Arabia, Peter O’Toole plays T E Lawrence, the British scholar, military officer and author who helped Arab tribes in their
Investing in our youth is our future
A brave, frank, clean-hearted, courageous and aspiring youth is the only foundation on which the future nation can be built – Swami Vivekananda May
One-to-One
Five years ago, the UN laid out a compelling vision for the future. The global goals present a framework for a cleaner, fairer, more inclusive
Geeta Dutt the ballerina of song
Just mention her name, and music lovers get misty-eyed. Geeta Dutt had an exquisite, almost ethereal voice, and gave Bollywood music some of its
The Covid cauldron
The second, and much more devastating wave of the Covid pandemic has brought India and its citizens down to their knees. With over three lakh
Scaling up WASH projects
In the next five years the GoI is planning to build 100,000 check dams across India. And we have committed to undertake 10 per
Let’s make Rotary an organisation of choice that doesn’t need marketing: RIDE Venkatesh
You want to hide under the chair when RI Director Elect A S Venkatesh says casually about solving Sudoku puzzles, his favourite pursuit apart from playing
Cycling for humanitarian causes
Iranians will restore your faith in humanity; I believe every single person should visit Iran at least once in their lifetime. In India we