Month: August 2023
A memorable day in Evanston
I was lucky enough to be at the One Rotary Center, the RI headquarters in Evanston, US, on June 30 with a bunch of Rotarians from
Rotary sets up a mega hospital in Tirupur
Rotary Club of Tirupur West, RID 3203, has completed the construction of the Rotary Tirupur West Public Hospital in the city. The ₹6.5 crore ($800,000)
RID 3212 gives the gift of spoken English to 5,500 rural girls
It was remarkable to watch Deepa, a student from Sri Vidya College of Arts in Sivakasi, captivating the audience by her fluent talk in English
Meet your Governors
Water-related projects, his priority Among the hallmarks of Rotary, it is diversity that attracted Mehul Rathod to this service organisation. “I watched my late
An elegy for printed books
Ten years ago, not knowing what to do with myself after retirement, I took the advice of a former colleague who is very good at
How to say no to plastic
Despite all the bans and spirited campaigns by environment activists and governments, plastic is still ubiquitous. From the humble vegetable vendor to upscale stores,
Engage with youth to secure their future: Banerjee
Today, the fears of Covid may have receded to the background, but people, specially the younger ones, students of IITs and the like, seem
A biodiversity park
Rotary Club of Deonar (RCD), RID 3141, has been associated with the Chembur Children’s Home (CCH), the biggest and oldest orphanage set up almost 100
Giving hope… through Jaipur limbs
Rotary Jaipur Limb, UK, a preferred charity of RIBI (Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland), has worked for long years to fund and support
Woman power in 7 Rotary districts in India
For the first time in the history of Rotary in India, seven Rotary districts — 3000, 3030, 3040, 3131, 3132, 3182 and 3262 — will
Gifting joy of reading to schoolchildren
To make a sizeable dent on children’s growing addiction to video games, television and surfing the Internet for long hours, and kindle an interest in
Winning a mini marathon after a complicated heart surgery
Unbelievable; amazing; what? In this condition? Superhuman; hats off to him for his determination! These are some of the reactions to what can only be
Teaching self-defence to girls
Around 2,500 girls from across various schools and colleges have been trained in self-defence techniques by Sensei P Vasu, a fifth-degree Black Belt expert in