Day: September 1, 2021
Kishori Amonkar (1932–2017): The Lonely Perfectionist
Geet Gaya Pathharon Ne.’ This lovely song from the 1960s Hindi film of the same name had me wrong-guessing the identity of its singer. Was
On the racks – September 2021
Service Above Self – The Biography of M K Panduranga Setty Author : Vedam Jaishankar M SatyanarayanPublisher : Vimal PublicationPages
Solar lights keep elephants away in Assam villages
Living in constant fear of wild elephants, villagers living in mud huts at Kherjan and Dhekiajan, a cluster of 10 villages to the east of
Books can be like a hockey team
We’ve been uplifted, and the icing on the cake was the calm, confident, graceful gold medal-winning demeanour of Neeraj Chopra. So young, so dignified
In Brief – September 2021
Tom Daley knits a medal case for his gold medal After winning gold in the synchronised 10m platform diving at the Tokyo Olympics, Tom Daley,
Meet your Governors
He’ll transform Puttur into a clean city More than 70 out of 85 clubs in his district have resumed weekly physical meetings and 100 per
Powered by the wind
In today’s world, at home or at the workplace, energy has become the basic source to power every one of our requirements — be it
Medical equipment for Covid centre in Mumbai
Medical equipment worth ₹20 lakh were donated by RC New Bombay Seaside, RID 3142, to the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation for treating patients at its
Let’s aim for quality education for all children
The last few weeks have been hard. In addition to the pandemic, we were witness to an earthquake in Haiti, uncontrolled fire in Greece and
Gordon McInally selected 2023–24 RI President
Gordon R McInally, a member of RC South Queensferry, Lothian, Scotland, is the selection of the Nominating Committee for President of Rotary International for 2023–24.
We need to increase awareness on organ donation
Not many Rotarians may be aware that India ranks second to the United States in doing the largest number of transplants in the world. However,
Develop the wonderful elixir… gratitude
There’s nothing like a little physical pain to keep your mind off your emotional problems,” says Snoopy. It’s true. You may have experienced it
Of drivers & journalists and their declining skills
Compared to its counterparts in most parts of the world, the middle class in India lives quite comfortably, what with access to cheap domestic help
Who will help Afghanistan’s women?
As I watch horrific images emanating from Afghanistan of desperate women behind a barbed wire fence at the Kabul airport screaming for help saying “the
RC Bombay enables complex paediatric heart surgery
When 4-year-old child Hemant Naik, whose family lives in a Mumbai slum area in Ghatkopar, required a complex heart surgery, RC Mumbai Ghatkopar, RID 3141,
A Marathon Man
Ever energetic and enthusiastic, never tiring, physically and emotionally, a man of a long race, was Carlo Ravizza. Possessing multi-skills, some of them family traits,
Rotary flag flutters on the Annapurna summit
Meet Bhagwan Chawale (39) who recently scaled the Mt Annapurna, the 10th tallest mountain in the world. He is a member of RC Pune Gandhi
Rotary-Rotaract synergy in RID 3291
Rotary clubs in RID 3291 are creating a role model by associating with Rotaract clubs to implement service projects and design various programmes. “It has
Rotary Prez announces recognition for membership growth
Setting a three-point working agenda for Rotarians in zone-4, 5, 6 and 7 (Indian subcontinent) for his presidential year, RI President Shekhar Mehta declared that
10 years of giving hope to burn victims
Over 600 burn victims have benefited immensely since 2012 through Hope after Fire (HAF), a unique flagship project of RC Coimbatore Metropolis, RID 3201, being
RC Delhi South launches Beti Siksha
In Rotary year 2020–21, our club members spontaneously decided to take up a project to empower girls because it is common knowledge that even after