Day: May 2, 2024
Thank you for your support
As people of action, you dream about making the world a better place, and do the necessary work to make it a reality. TRF makes
Service at the centre
There’s something magical about Rotary. Even after all these years of being a member, I continue to be amazed by it. Take successful leaders from
The first glimmers of a lasting change
I am deeply gratified by Rotary magazine’s focus on mental health in the May edition — and I’m ecstatic about the enthusiasm shown across the
Empowering young leaders
Dear fellow Rotarians, As we embrace the vibrant spirit of May, we are reminded that it is not just another month on Rotary’s calendar, but
Share hope in Singapore
The speakers list is packed with inspiration. Breakout sessions are primed to provide tools for your club. And the House
Does peace have a chance in our world?
The escalation of hostilities between Israel and Iran, while the war rages in Ukraine, and civilians continue to be butchered in Gaza, reflects the troubled
Jaffna’s scars and beauty
As the plane lands at Jaffna’s Palaly airport, you feel excited with a sobering awareness of the not-so-distant ethnic war and
Graffiti art highlights social issues in Bengaluru
RI District 3191, in association with the Bengaluru Police, City Armed Reserve (CAR) – South Division, helped paint graffiti on
Changing lives with English-speaking capability
In the underbelly of India’s most glittering metro, Mumbai city, there are tens of thousands of bright, intelligent and ambitious
The Word from Down Under
After a recent stint of travel, I realised once more how important it is for bookstores to focus attention on local authors
US Rotarians visit Haryana for Polio NID
RC Delhi South Metropolitan, RID 3011, hosted a team of Rotarians from the US and North America who had arrived in India
RC Rourkela Royal offers critical care ambulance for neonates
With the implementation of its first global grant, the Rotary Club of Rourkela Royal, RI District 3261, has taken a big leap
Creating hope in a Naxal-infested area
Organising ‘a grand women’s gathering’ in the village Mehtakheda, located on the border of Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh
Meet your Governors
A Rotarian since 2005, Sethu Shiv Sankar was initially drawn into Rotary by the inspiring service projects and motivational
Understanding mental health challenges in youngsters
My neighbour was perplexed when her 20-year-old nephew constantly complained to her that someone was following him every time he steps out of the house. He even insisted that she accompany him which she did one night, and reassured him that there was no one shadowing them. Another day he verbally abused the apartment complex security person saying that he was laughing at him when he was not. The young man was suffering from schizophrenia, a serious mental disorder. It took a while for the family to understand his state of mind and provide him psychiatric help.
RAHAT medical camp in MP does 5,000 surgeries
The look of relief on the parents’ face when they saw their son cured of a congenital disorder at the camp was our most cherished gift,” says PDG Dhiran Datta, chairman of the RAHAT medical mission hosted by RC Jhabua, RID 3040, for a week in February, at Jhabua in Madhya Pradesh. The 12-year-old boy was suffering from a condition where his right arm was stuck to his cheek, and fingers intertwined with his mouth. “A year after his birth we had taken him to a couple of sadhus who said that he was cursed. We had accepted his condition until now. These divine men (Rotarians) have now saved our son and no words are enough to convey our thanks to them,” said the mother, with tears rolling down her cheeks, recalls Datta.
Cancer detection vehicles donated to Tata Hospital
RC Dombivli Midtown, RID 3142, through a CSR grant of Rs.35 lakh from Bharat Petroleum Corporation has donated a 25-seater bus and a Mahindra Bolero to the Tata Memorial Centre (TMC) in Khopoli, an industrial city in the Raigad district of Maharashtra.
Strategies to beat the summer heat
For those who live in tropical climes, the advent of summer is not a signal to bask in the sun and forget the blues of the winter. It serves as a reminder of the hot torrid months ahead when the rivers run dry, and people look heavenwards to rain clouds for deliverance from the heat. Of course, their hopes are a touch soured when the meteorological department predicts a hotter summer than previous years and the possibility of a delayed monsoon.
CSR projects in schools, hospital & villages
In a major fillip to classroom and sanitation facilities at the Government Primary School in Aralumallige village in the Doddaballapur taluk, a part of Bengaluru rural district, RC Bangalore Lakeside, RID 3191, joined hands with ITC Filtrona to build two classroom blocks, two toilet blocks and a mini science centre through a CSR grant project of Rs.32 lakh.
Bike for the big burn
Do we consume food — or does fast food consume us? This might seem like serving paranoia on a platter, but all. this business buzz around ultra-processed food (UPF) causes brain-fade or brain fuzz. Your resistance caves in to the hounding TV commercial and newspaper ads and advertorials. Welcome to the club that believes “Dieting is easy. I have done it a hundred times.”
Eco-friendly stoves make women happy
All the 10 tribal families at Sindalachiwadi village in Raigad district of Maharashtra are happy that they don’t have to suffer a daily ordeal while preparing meals in their mud huts. With their new biomass, smokeless stoves donated by RAC Panvel Elite, RID 3131, “cooking has become easy and painless for us. Also, the cooking time is reduced by around 40–50 minutes. With mud chullahs we were exposed to excessive smoke, suffered from frequent cough and eye irritation,” says Pallavi (35).Also, that chullah had to be fed with firewood from tree branches, and this resulted in shrinking green cover in their village.