Month: May 2023
RID 3120 Rotarians bond over DisCon
Keynote speakers and lively breakout sessions made the three-day (Feb 3–5) RID 3120’s district conference titled Samagam (conclave) a fruitful event for over 1,000
RC SPIC Nagar celebrates golden jubilee
Artificial limbs, callipers and crutches were given to 110 amputees, mostly diabetic patients and accident victims, by PRIP Shekhar Mehta, in the presence of DG
Project Vignettes – May 2023
Mumbai hospital gets sonography machine RC Mumbai Kandivli West, RID 3141, with CSR support from IPCA Laboratories, donated an ultrasound sonography machine worth ₹29.5 lakh
Letters to the Editor – May 2023
A fitting tribute to Naushad The article on music composer Naushad was one of S R Madhu’s best tributes to those who contributed to Hindi film
Club HOP – May 2023
RC Pondicherry Legacy — RID 2981 The club donated three CPAP and four BiPAP machines worth ₹4.5 lakh to the Indira Gandhi Medical College
Meet your Governors
“After bifurcation, we will grow big” RID 3232 is slated for bifurcation in 2024 for easier administration. “Chennai district has grown big with over
Medical missions to Baripada in 2007 & 2023
After three years of the Covid pandemic, this time we had a medical mission to Baripada, Odisha, in March 2023. Here’s a flash back to
Rekha Shetty leaves behind a legacy of service
On the morning of March 28, the Rotary world rose shocked to hear that one of its shining stars PDG Rekha Shetty was no more.
Cool ways to beat the heat
As summer sets in, staying cool becomes a priority for everyone living in the tropics. There are projections of exceptionally hot weather for the
From Kerala to Ladakh on a Rotary Peace mission
As a Malayali from “the land of Kathakali, flavourful karimeen and an impressive literacy rate, I have always thought that there is no place better
International Polio award for PDG Sagadhevan
RID 3203 PDG E K Sagadhevan’s long years of work in polio eradication and collecting funds for the Polio Fund was recognised at the Lakshya
Create hope in the world
I am acutely conscious that the work of Rotary is not done on the 18th floor of the One Rotary Centre at Evanston, Chicago, but at
A cinema treat for the blind in Mumbai
Thanks to persistent efforts by those working for the disabled, reading and audio treats have been made accessible to the visually challenged, but visual treats
A community marriage for disabled couples
In a touching gesture, RID 3211, under its Project Parinayam (evolution), sponsored the marriage of 30 disabled couples at the Camelot Convention Centre, Alleppey, in
A real-life Bajrangi Bhaijaan story
A few years ago, Salman Khan’s Bajrangi Bhaijaan smashed records at the box office. The story was a heartrending one. A sweet and innocent little girl,
Rotarians transform a village near Bokaro
At a village called Algora, about 30 km away from the steel city Bokaro, in Jharkhand State, Rotary is a household name, all thanks to
Summer blues
It was a wonderful spring in North India this year. The temperature stayed between 15 and 30 degrees Celsius throughout March. Usually, it goes up
Our happiness lies in our gut
The most common form of despair is not being who you are,” said Danish theologian Soren Kierkegaard. And at some deep level, we all