Month: March 2023
When love defeats hate…
India, its social and cultural fabric, ethos, values… in short, its heartbeat, is much, much bigger than a film. But in more ways than one,
A precious resource inaccessible to many
Living in Australia, you think a lot about water. When you travel to the nation’s vast interior, the Outback, you can’t help but wonder how
Lessons from the tea master
I will never forget the gift of meeting tea master Genshitsu Sen during my trip to Japan in November. Not only is Sen the former
Singapore Rotarians partner with RC Sonkutch for school furniture
Way back in the late 1990s, Rotary Club of Sonkutch, RID 3040, Madhya Pradesh, realised the stark deprivation children from disadvantaged families, who study in
Rotary must connect with the public
Have you connected your friends and relatives to Rotary, and more importantly, do you connect with your club members and other Rotarians across districts,
President Jones attends several programmes in Sri Lanka
During her recent visit to Sri Lanka, RI President Jennifer Jones addressed a large gathering of Rotarians in the island nation and attended a black
Meet your Governors
Transforming rural Telangana Every day is a motivation and learning experience for Raja Sekhar Reddy as “my clubs have taken up mega village
Woes of truncated winters
Winter in North India, where I have been living since 1958, is becoming shorter by the year. It’s gone from being for 90 days to
The soleus pushup to bring blood sugar down
People diagnosed with diabetes are going to bless Professor Marc Hamilton who specialises in health and human performance at the University of Houston, Texas.
The road less travelled
Four years ago, a survey conducted in twenty tier-1, 2, and 3 cities estimated that an average citizen in urban India travels about 1,000km
Nashik Interactors clean a temple complex
More than 15 members of Interact Club of Wisdom High International School and Junior College, sponsored by RC Nasik, RID 3030, collected 25 bags of
Connection is a cure
F or Vera Cranmer and Sylvia Worden, two friends in their 80s, it’s hard to overstate how much they look forward to their regular visits with
All-women’s car rally breaks shackles
An all-women’s Rotary club in Chennai has dared to be different. Their signature project — Viriyum Siragugal (spreading the wings) — a cross-country car rally with
Education for Warkari children
The Warkari bhakti movement has been part of Hindu culture in Maharashtra since the 13th century. It includes worship of Vithoba, identified with Krishna at
Unfolding the TRF magic
Over successive years, The Rotary Foundation has been increasing its goal of collecting donations from Rotarians, so that it can help Rotary clubs around the
Rotaractors run a special classroom by the bridge
At a slum near the Poonamallee bridge in Chennai, underneath the shade of a few trees, Rotaract Club of Chennai Central, RID 3232, has set
You asked, Gordon McInally answered
On a blustery October day, McInally (that’s pronounced MAK’-ihn-al-ee) sat down with six members of Rotary’s communications team to take questions gathered via social media