Month: November 2024
Skilling children in special schools
The Rotary Club of Bombay Queen City, RID 3141, installed vocational skill development centres in three schools for special children
Tackling mental health through sound, art & dance
The Rotary Club of Chennai Bharathi, RID 3234, has adopted a fairly new and interesting method to tackle mental wellbeing…. by pressing into service a triple combination of sound, art and dance therapies to engage a large number of people, with the special focus being on those who are dealing with various issues related to mental health.
Club Matters – November 2024
RC Trichy Diamond City Queens — RID 3000 Under Project Aasai Magal (maternity-cum-childcare project), pregnant women at a government hospital were felicitated and given nutritious
Yet another medical mission in Ethiopia
Helping people at the medical camp was an incredibly humbling experience. Seeing the gratitude in their eyes, despite the challenges they face, reminded me of the profound impact compassion and care can have.
Vision for the visually-impaired
Since its launch in 2022–23, Project Drishti, an initiative by RC Indore Uptown, RID 3040, has screened 726 visually-impaired children.
Letters to the editor – November 2024
The entire October issue is good, but the RI President and Editor’s messages highlighting family bonds in Rotary and atrocities on women are really interesting.
Bicycles for tribal students
Wearing a pair of worn-out Hawai chappals, Aakash Kumar, a Class 10 student at Rajkiyakrit Higher Secondary School, Pakur village, Jharkhand, walks seven kilometres every day to attend school. The journey, which takes him over 90 minutes, is along a rough, stony path
A solid Foundation
One of Rotary’s greatest strengths is the ability of our members to come together to create lasting change, and The Rotary Foundation helps us transform dreams of change
into reality.
Rotary in crisis in its birthplace: de Camargo
Addressing the Vision 2030 membership conclave organised in Madurai by incoming RI Director M Muruganandam, RI President-elect Mario de Camargo made it clear that membership should be the topmost priority of Rotary leaders at all levels, and went on to explain in detail the key and crucial terms and phrases in Rotary, which were often misunderstood.
Startling fall in numbers a huge concern
Did you know that the US, the country where Rotary was born, has lost over 100,000 members in the last 20 years? Probably not.
TRF and its coin-operated magic wands
In Rotary we all have access to magic wands that enable us to tackle various challenges in our communities.
India shines bright in TRF giving, clocking $32 million last year
When it was his turn to address the massive TRF Multi District conclave in Kochi, TRF Trustee Chair Mark Maloney effortlessly lightened the mood and lessened the fatigue of sitting through a long conference with his wit and humour.
A call to support The Rotary Foundation
Fellow Rotarians,
Season Greetings!
Our Rotary journey is built on service and a shared commitment to making the world a better place.
The stuff legends are made of
Is it possible to be ethical, retain the high moral ground in a world riddled with intrigue, sycophancy and corrupt business practices, and yet reach the pinnacle of success?
Delights of vegetarian cuisine
Exploring a vegetarian lifestyle can be a delightful journey, and Pure Vegetarian by Prema Srinivasan is the perfect companion for beginners and seasoned home cooks.
The intoxication of reading
Young Adult or YA is a category usually found in children’s book-lists referring to books that address readers from the mid-teens to the early twenties.
First convention? It won’t be your last
Whether Calgary will be your first convention or your 20th, Rotary leaders are confident you’ll walk away amazed.
Spirits and stiff joints
The other day I, along with some friends, all in our mid-70s, were discussing the fate, of all things, muscles in an ageing body. Our brains are no longer important.
India loses its Kohinoor… again
As an entire nation is heartbroken on the passing away of the iconic gentleman industrialist Ratan Tata,
Empower lives with your generosity
The Rotary Foundation’s mission is simple: “to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, support of education, and alleviation of poverty.”