Day: December 1, 2021
Remembering India’s milkman: Verghese Kurien
As we celebrate the birth centenary of India’s legendary milkman Verghese Kurien, born on Nov 26, 1921, the mind goes back to the two delightfully
RI Prez inaugurates RC Jubilee Hills Learning Centre
The Sarath Gopal Rotary Club of Jubilee Hills Learning Centre in Hyderabad was inaugurated by RI President Shekhar Mehta in October. The centre came into
Sushil Gupta, the Rotary soldier, lives on in our hearts
If I ever had to write a piece for the Reader’s Digest magazine on the most unforgettable character I had ever met, then Sushil
Not simply courage, conviction too
We have all heard the phrase: ‘out of the mouths of babes’. This was one reason I had not picked up Malala Yousafzai’s book,
In Brief – December 2021
Padma Shri for Rotarian doctor Dr Krishna Mohan Pathi, past president of RC Berhampur, RID 3262, has been conferred with the Padma Shri Award for
Rotarians on a quest for an Indo-Pak Peace Park
In the fourth week of October, barriers came tumbling down between India and Pakistan when members of six Rotary clubs, three from India — RCs
RID 3181 leads the way in promoting bamboo cultivation
Rotary’s seventh area of focus is even more pronounced now as, at the recently concluded COP26 UN Climate Change Conference at Glasgow, RI President Shekhar
Golden jubilee fest at Surat, Coimbatore clubs
A Charter Night with cultural shows, a medley of Bollywood musicals and traditional dance, and the honouring of 10 charter members by DG Santosh Pradhan
From RI South Asia Office desk – Nov 2021
Rotary Foundation month November is Rotary Foundation month. Here are some ideas to ensure your November events are a success: Educate Rotarians about the Foundation’s
Not all Rotary is the same
The new face of Rotary ‘Down Under’ Rotary in Australia is like the country itself — big and diverse. Australia is the world’s most successful
On a culinary trail of Indian regional food
Nalli Nihari Rajesh Wadhwa Executive chef Taj Palace, New Delhi This rich indulgent preparation finds its origins in Shahjahanabad, which we call Old Delhi today
Prez Mehta puts Rotary pin on a humanitarian
During his visit to Bhubaneswar, (RID 3262), RI President Shekhar Mehta was conferred an honorary doctorate by educationist Achyuta Samanta, founder, Kalinga Institute of Industrial
On the racks – December 2021
Stories I must tell Author : Kabir BediPublisher : WestlandPages : 319; Rs.256 From the first magical encounter with The Beatles as
Meet your Governors
Rotary clubs flourish in Mumbai’s housing societies Three years ago, RC Mumbai Lower Parel was formed in a Mumbai housing society. It set a
RC Calcutta Yuvis constructs 1,000 toilets
Rotary Club of Calcutta Yuvis, RID 3291, has sponsored construction of toilets in 1,001 homes across villages in North and South 24 Paraganas and Hooghly
RC Deonar gifts tabs to schoolchildren
Rotary Club of Deonar, RID 3141, recently gifted 8-inch tabs to 10 teachers and 105 students studying in Class 7 at the Subhaschandra Bose Vidyamandir
Of bureaucracy, and airports
Last month my wife and I had to go to Bengaluru to sign a document that could have been signed electronically. After all, we had
Heart surgery done on Nigerian child in Mumbai
With DG Rajendra Agarwal, RID 3141, declaring 100 heart surgeries on foreign children as one of his thrust areas in this Rotary year (2021–22), RCs
Jena – Germany’s City of Glass
Jena is a small city with a magnificent past in the former East Germany, being a traditional centre for literary get-togethers, scientific research and philosophical
Art auctions to fund menstrual health awareness projects
Three out of ten paintings of Rtn B Dakshayani were sold at an exhibition in Kingston, UK, and she donated one of her paintings to
Into dynamic peace
It’s very good, very healing to have a mental detox; it’s just that many of us don’t know how to go about it. Besides,