Month: May 2022
Talat – a unique voice with tremor, tadap & tenderness
Talat Mahmood is the only singer who hasn’t been copied by others,” Lata Mangeshkar remarked once. Ace composer Anil Biswas often asserted that Rafi,
A special day for the disabled
Under its newly-created avenue, Able to Ability, RID 3141 organised a series of programmes to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities by joining
A PDG’s passionate foray into sanitary pad and incinerator manufacture
About four years ago, when PDG Vijay Rathi, RI District 3132, was on one of his frequent visits to Latur in Maharashtra, he was curious
A mid-sea, fun training session for RID 3211 AGEs
The incoming governor of RID 3211, decided to celebrate the nearing end of the Covid pandemic and the 117th birthday of Rotary by conducting his
Pune Rotarians upgrade an NICU
Rotary Club of Poona Midtown, RID 3131, recently expanded the neonatal ICU facility at the Seth Tarachand Ramnath Charitable Hospital in the city with the support
Put on your dancing shoes
Sometime back, my son and daughter-in-law celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary. Amidst a cheerful atmosphere, their friends were having fun, joyfully clapping and dancing to
A dermatology camp to mark Leprosy Day
A skin check-up camp was organised by RC Chennai Bharathi, RID 3232, with the support of the National Leprosy Education Programme and the Gremaltes Hospital at
Pune Interact clubs execute a clutch of service projects
During the Covid pandemic, a group of teenagers in Pune were eager to do their bit for the medical frontline staff, inspired by their Rotarian
RC Deonar nurtures RCC for 25 years
For more than 25 years, the members of RC Deonar, RID 3141, have nurtured the concept of Rotary Community Corps (RCC) in the Karjat taluk
A single club in Bengaluru does 200 projects this year, spending over Rs.1.5 crore
A single club in Bengaluru, RC Bangalore Lakeside (RCBL), has been carrying out projects at a breathtaking speed, participating with full gusto as the lead club
MKD tablets power Dodd’s literacy dream
An industrial engineer, Kulbir Dodd was a consultant in top US companies including the Whitehead Institute at MIT, Boston, for over 20 years. He was at
Women’s cricket has arrived with a bang!
All of last month, having always been an early riser, I spent the mornings watching the ICC Women’s World Cup in cricket. It was an
How much carbon on your plate?
Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are,” was the phrase coined in 1826 by French lawyer Anthelme Brillat-Savarin.
A trailblazer blind school in Solapur
After two years of shutdown due to the Covid pandemic, the Bhairuratan Damani Blind School in Solapur reopened in February and the sense of elation and
India Pak Rotarians meet at Kartarpur
RI Director Mahesh Kotbagi announced the setting up of the ‘Rotary Global Peace Park’ at Kartarpur in Narowal district, Pakistan. He, along with his wife
Medical equipment gifted to government hospital
RC Chandigarh, RID 3080, installed a high dependency unit (HDU) equipped with 16 mechanised beds with air mattresses, high-end monitors along with compatible UPS, and
RC Madras Central installs WASH facilities in schools
In a mega WASH in Schools (WinS) initiative, RC Madras Central, RID 3232, built a slew of sanitation facilities and renovated classrooms at three government
Leveraging stress
In my last article I wrote about ‘managing stress’. I mentioned ways in which one can manage the symptoms of stress by stimulating the
Project Vignettes
Vocational training for women RC Tiruchirappalli Butterflies, RID 3000, in association with Nippon Paints, organised a 15-day vocational training programme for underprivileged women to learn