Day: January 2, 2023
Gavaskar’s third innings: saving children’s lives
Every human being needs a second chance in life; and more so a child, as the gift of life is really precious. And few could
Chennai team wins IFCR’s Mini World Cup
The IFCR — International Fellowship of Cricket-loving Rotarians — Chennai team led by Captain Viswanath Krishnan won the IFCR Mini World Cup in Dhaka,
Introduce water literacy and community driven water management
At the Vizag institute, one of the most impressive and outspoken sessions was one dedicated to the memory of the late RI presidential nominee Sushil
TRF Star Performers (2021–22) — Zones 4, 5, 6 and 7
Membership awards to follow in the next issue.Pictures by Hemant Kumar
A Run to Read
The Run to Read programme was a dream shared by institute convenor RI director Mahesh Kotbagi a few months ago at an institute committee
Visakha Vista sidelights
Sunny’s autographed bat fetches Rs.45 lakh! After Sunny Gavaskar had completed his speech, he was requested to take a few balls from Rotarians including
Project Vignettes
A handicraft exhibition in Kolkata A three-day handicraft exhibition was organised by the Art for a Cause Committee of RID 3291 and RC Ganga Heritage
Keep the fire going: President Jones
I am sure you all must be experiencing butterflies in your stomach and are brimming with several ideas and plans to make your term
Russian Rotary leaders get trained in Delhi
With the Covid pandemic making international travel extremely difficult, and the war raging in Ukraine adding problems to mobility, recently Russian Rotary leaders — DG
Building hope out of recycled plastic
When earthquakes devastated villages across the island of Lombok, Indonesia, in 2018, the collapse of homes and school buildings displaced thousands of people and temporarily
Let us pole vault into a new world: Mashelkar
India needs to give a quantum push to grassroots innovation in tier-2 cities and villages to leapfrog into a new paradigm in science and
Once upon a time at Cambridge…
Four decades ago, I won a journalism fellowship at the Cambridge University in the UK. It was for just three months, for what they call
A govt school gets better infrastructure
RC Chennai ECR, RID 3232, adopted the Kudumiyandithoppu Elementary School (KES) in Panaiyur, a village near Chennai, in Sept 2019, to provide it with better
Fun moments and plain speaking at Visakha Vista
Post-pandemic, the meet-and-greet mega meetings of Rotary are picking up steam and this was proved at Visakha Vista, the zone institute held recently in Visakhapatnam,
Water, elixir of life
I drank half a glass of water before writing this article. For, a thirsty brain does not work efficiently enough. A hydrated brain sits up,
An Annet cricket star
It was a huge knock by 26-year-old Narayan Jagadeesan for his Team Tamil Nadu, playing with minnows Arunachal Pradesh at the Vijay Hazare Trophy cricket
A marathon in Salem against drugs
The city of Salem wore a festive look as Rotarians from RC Salem Phoenix, RID 2982, in partnership with the Salem City Police, organised a
India’s transition from a receiving to giving nation is remarkable
At the inaugural session of the Vizag institute, RI President Jennifer Jones congratulated India’s Rotarians for the “wonderful service projects that you do,” and urged
Project Smart Skills benefits students
Smart skills are being imparted to teachers and students of St Mary’s Hindi Medium School, Bistupur, by RC Jamshedpur Midtown, RID 3250, to make
Green resolutions for the New Year
They say it is best to take one step at a time to reach a goal. And if your goal is to make the