Month: August 2022
Prez Mehta at the CHOGM in Rwanda
Shekhar Mehta, as RI President in June 2022, presented the Rotary Award of Honour to Prince Charles at a private audience during the Commonwealth Heads
Rotary WinS facility at a Gurukul
Educating a girl child means educating an entire village. You are doing a great service by supporting girls’ education in this remote hamlet,” said
Robotics for government school students
Inside the auditorium of the Zilla Parishad Primary School at Lonikand near Pune, tiny robots manoeuvre around obstacles, move up and down miniature ramps,
Utterly butterly original
Yes, Tomb of Sand is utterly, butterly original, all 700-odd pages of it. It’s no wonder that Geetanjali Shree, whose novel has won the
Service at its best…
In the Rotary world, it is a great honour to get a visit from a serving RI president. Well, before June 2022, the last time
Two sides of the same coin
During my travels, Rotary often comes up in conversation. Most people associate us with local projects and fundraisers — which is great — but few
Let’s adapt to change
A couple of weeks ago, I had a conversation with a senior Rotarian. We discussed the impact of the recent pandemic on Rotary at the
Imagine Rotary
A new Rotary year has begun with a new world leader Jennifer Jones. We salute outgoing president Shekhar Mehta who set new records in membership
It starts with an invitation
We’ve all taken our own path to become a member of Rotary. Some of you joined because your father was a Rotarian. Some of
RC Jamshedpur keeps hearts ticking through an exemplary project
A 50-year old Afghan citizen Shadaab, with limited means, was diagnosed with a defective heart when a tertiary centre in India conducted a cardiac
Let’s have more regionalisation in Rotary: Shekhar Mehta
At the closing session of the Houston Convention, outgoing RI President Shekhar Mehta spelt out the many dreams that he has for Rotary. Encouraging
Meet your Governors
A blood bank, two dialysis centres & membership his priority Education, environment and disease prevention will be the three focus areas of the clubs
Rotary gifts for Delhi municipal schools
RC Delhi Lutyens, RID 3011, upgraded the infrastructure of five municipal schools in Delhi at a cost of ₹9 lakh. The club began the
There is no limit to unleashing women’s potential in Rotary
TRF Trustee Geeta Manek, who has served as governor in RI District 9212, Africa, has stars in her eyes when she talks about Rotary
The challenges in women’s empowerment
Empathy and ability to create strength, power of conviction, a process of constant learning and unlearning, and always trying to succeed in out-of-your-comfort zones
Patna gets a Rotary eye hospital
RC Pataliputra, RID 3250, in association with RC Guildford, RID 1145, set up the Mahavir Rotary Pataliputra Eye Hospital in Patna with a $94,000 global
Rotaractors reach out to flood victims in Assam
The heavy rains in Assam in June wreaked havoc on five million people across 2,900 villages in 27 districts resulting in loss of life,
RID 3232 excels in projects, membership growth
District conferences (discons) offer a unique opportunity to leverage the collective intelligence and capabilities of Rotarians to make their Rotary clubs vibrant so that
Multiple projects during club installation
A slew of projects was executed by RC Virudhunagar Elite, RID 3212, during the installation of its new club president K B Kamalasekaran and his team of office-bearers.
Future-proof your health
When I heard that the legendary singer Bhupinder Singh had passed away after suffering ‘health complications including urinary problems,’ little alarm bells went off