Month: October 2024
Project Vignettes – October 2024
Dr Prithika Chari, past president of RC Madras Temple City, was the first neurologist (she is a qualified neuro surgeon too) to join the Apollo Hospitals in Chennai.
Club Matters – October 2024
School uniforms were distributed to children at a government school with project chairperson Shalini Singhal coordinating the event.
Letters to the Editor – October 2024
I am past president of my club. Your article on diagnosis of breast cancer (September issue) is interesting and it is news to me
Mobile cancer care screens 4,000 women
The mammography bus had come to her neighbouring village near Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, to screen women for breast and cervical cancer. “I was asymptomatic, hence did not feel the need to go through such a medical procedure. But following an awareness campaign by Rotarians, I went for the screening inside the diagnostic bus. I was shocked to know that I had an early-stage cancerous lesion on the cervix.” She then underwent a minor surgery to remove the lesion at a hospital in Coimbatore. Ditto is the case of Rani (58), her friend, who was detected with a tumorous lump in her breast at the Rotary camp.
Books and essentials make children happy
In an outreach to socially disadvantaged students, RC Nagpur South East, RID 3030, distributed 6,000 books, 300 school bags, 500 water bottles, 300 lunch boxes, 300 geometry boxes and 175 uniforms to students in 23 zilla parishad and five urban schools in and around Nagpur.
Adult diapers for old age homes
The Rotary Club of Mapusa Elegance, RID 3170, has launched a programme to provide adult diapers to old age homes in and around Goa.
Trustee Chair visits service projects in Chennai
The true essence of Rotary is fostering global partnerships to address local challenges,” said TRF Trustee Chair Mark Maloney,
as he inaugurated Project E-Shala Version 2 in Chennai.
It takes a team
With World Polio Day on Oct 24, I’m proudly rooting for Rotary as we team up around the world to End Polio Now. I had
Staying up days and nights with stories
This time, my online library delivered two vastly different books. The first, a surprise, was a potboiler by none other than Louisa May Alcott.
The power to transform lives
Dear Rotarians, As we progress through this Rotary year, I am filled with pride and optimism for the impact we are making in our communities.
Remembering a hero of polio eradication
World Polio Day, on Oct 24, is a time to celebrate progress and rededicate ourselves to finishing the job of eradicating the disease. Let’s also
A global peace gathering
Attending the Rotary International Convention in Calgary is a way to support peace. When you walk the House of Friendship, meeting fellow members and learning about clubs’ concerns,
A complete Rotarian
On March 24, 2020, PDG Ramakrishna Raja passed away. Just a month earlier, he was honoured with the Doyen of Rotary Award by RI District 3230 on the diamond jubilee of the Rotary Club
Rotary Foundation (India) receives Best CSR Partner Award
The Rotary Foundation (India) was honoured with the ‘Best CSR Implementing Partner (Global Organisation) Award’ at the 14th India CSR Awards held in New Delhi on August 22.
Rotary E Club empowers night school learners
The Rotary E-Club of Empowering Youth, RID 3132, undertook literacy initiatives in August, benefiting the 25 night schools in Ahmednagar. Night schools serve as a vital resource for young adults who, despite financial constraints, are determined to pursue education while working to support themselves. The students, aged around 25–28, manage a delicate balance between daytime labour and nighttime learning, says Bindu Shirsath, the project coordinator. These schools typically operate for two hours every evening, with each accommodating around 100 students.
Renewing the fight against Polio
The occurrence of two Vaccine Derived Polio (VDPV) cases in India has alarmed all of us. India has been free of the wild polio virus (WPV) since January 14, 2011. The two WPV-endemic countries in the world are Pakistan with 17 cases and Afghanistan with 18 cases to date.
Interact grows in RID 3090
Interact clubs in RID 3090 has grown from seven to 382 in three years from 2021 and here is how we did it. I started my Interact chairmanship of the district on July 1, 2021, and served for three years until June 2024. The invaluable support of 125 Rotary clubs gave a gigantic boost taking the count to 382 in the three years, making RID 3090 rank third in India and fourth in South Asia.
RC Pune Central raises Rs.1.2 crore in 45 minutes
In just 45 minutes, Rotary Club of Pune Central, RID 3131, garnered an impressive commitment for Rs.1.2 crore from its 118 members during its annual ‘Spirit of Giving’ event. This unique fundraising festival, now a staple of the 40-year-old club, draws contributions each year to support its various service projects.
Meet Your Governors
His most cherished Rotary memory is participating in the friendship exchange programme in 2014, which took Mohan Parashar to South Alabama, RID 6880, USA.
Literacy programme for jail inmates
In an interesting initiative, Rotary India Literacy Mission (RILM) has launched a motivating programme for prison inmates in West Bengal through a comprehensive literacy project. “Thanks to the initiative and help from my friend Imran Zaki, an eminent social worker in Kolkata and Sanjay Singh, ADG, Correctional Homes, West Bengal, RILM has been able to give the gift of literacy to about 800 prison inmates from eight correctional homes in West Bengal through our adult literacy programme,” says past RI President Shekhar Mehta.