Month: June 2021
$15 million gift to fund new Rotary Peace Center in the Middle East or North Africa
The Otto and Fran Walter Foundation has pledged $15.5 million to The Rotary Foundation to start a Rotary Peace Center in the Middle East or
Honouring Paul Harris and enhancing Rotary’s public image
“Our 1.2 million-member organisation started with the vision of one man — Paul P Harris and in his honour we have installed his bust at
RC Madras donates equipment worth Rs.1.1 crore for Covid vaccination
As part of its support initiatives for the Tamil Nadu government’s ongoing Covid vaccination programme, after being chosen as the nodal club in this endeavour,
Letters to the Editor – June 2021
Murdering polio workers I was shocked to learn that three polio workers in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. were killed by extremists. Those workers were on duty to
Club HOP – June 2021
RC Thiruvarur Midtown — RID 2981 A medical camp was held at the Thiruvarur Medical Centre in which over 400 women were screened for
Bookmarks as signals and sentinels
Early April, I returned to The Library Book months after having inserted a bookmark to indicate where I had stopped reading. Some of you
Innovator, reformer, rebel: RIDE Mahesh Kotbagi
His demeanour gives you no clue of the tremendous pressure he is facing. His 75-bed Kotbagi Hospital is looking after 100 Covid patients when I
The trauma of long-distance mourning
As the second wave of corona pandemic rips apart India, almost every family we know is dealing with a personal loss. Of the untimely death
Coimbatore Rotarians shore up healthcare facilities
In its fight against the second wave of Covid, Coimbatore hospitals faced severe oxygen shortage following a high influx of patients in need of oxygen.
Dreaming big, bringing smiles: Shekhar Mehta
The first thing that strikes anyone who watches, or works closely with incoming RI President Shekhar Mehta from RC Calcutta Mahanagar, RID 3291, is
A new exciting post-Covid world beckons us
In January 2020, when I announced my presidential theme, Rotary Opens Opportunities, and spoke of the changes that
A time to look forward
“I have no fear of the future,” Winston Churchill once said. “Let us go forward into its mysteries, let us tear aside the veils which
Donate liberally to serve mankind better
It seems like just yesterday when we were “this close” to eradicating polio. Today, we are overwhelmed by a virus that mutates rapidly, respects no
One-to-One
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood and I took the one less travelled by; and that made all the difference.” The men and women
Adapt to the new normal of virtual world
A new era has set in after coronavirus, bringing in gender equity and sharing home and family responsibilities; breaking mental barriers and finding opportunities for
Sustainable water conservation projects by RC Belthangady, RID 3181
Keeping in mind the need for sustainable water conservation, RC Belthangady, RID 3181, has carried out a clutch of innovative, replicable and money-saving water conservation