Day: June 3, 2021
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