Month: March 2025
RID 3233, IIT-Madras form partnership
To mentor Rotary districts and clubs in design, development and implementation of humanitarian global grants and CSR India grant projects, an IITM Rotary Centre for Social Development was formed in the presence of IIT-Madras director Prof V Kamakoti.
Project Vignettes – March 2025
RC Goniana, RID 3090, organised the Gift of Mobility project, providing battery-operated artificial limbs to 180 beneficiaries at the panchayati Dharmshala.
Letters to the Editor – March 2025
Noteworthy articles The Feb issue has some interesting articles such as RC Agra’s child protection initiatives and RID 3231 lecture series titled Yathumanaval (she is
Hi-tech machine for Retinopathy Centre
To aid in the treatment of avoidable blindness due to diabetic retinopathy, RC Panaji Riviera, RID 3170, has donated an OCT (optical coherence tomography) machine worth Rs.43 lakh to the South Goa District Hospital, Margao, through a CSR grant from Jollyboard Ltd.
Club matters – March 2025
Dothies and sarees were distributed to over 100 elders at the Helpage India Old Age
A digital mission in Karnataka
Eighteen months ago, 15 Rotarians from RC Bengaluru Harmony, RID 3191, conducted a six-month pilot programme at five Arivu Kendras, in Kalaburagi district of north Karnataka. Arivu Kendras (knowledge centres) are digital learning centres located near village panchayats in Karnataka; apart from book catalogues, they are equipped with digital screens, laptops, desktops and mobile phones with internet connectivity.
Symbiosis University to host the Asia Peace Centre
Peace is important for society because it allows people to live safely and without fear of violence. It also promotes economic stability, national security and
Smiles from Miles
Kites filled the sky in Gandhidham, Gujarat, as participants of the Rotary Magical Miles Car Drive, an initiative by RC Mumbai Ghatkopar West, RID 3141, raised
Unite for Good
Rotary International President-elect Mario de Camargo at the International Assembly asked members to embrace growth, service and connection.
Building bridges between music notes and hearts
Listening to Brazilian cellist and Rotary Peace Fellow Diego Carneiro in Chennai was nothing short of mesmerising.
Bees know no borders, neither do Interactors
Bees know no borders,” said Rhyda M, an Interactor from Bengaluru, sharing an example of Israeli and Palestinian beekeepers collaborating through initiatives like
Things to know about Mario
After a day of interviews with the committee vetting candidates for 2025–26 Rotary International president, Mario Cesar Martins de Camargo returned to his hotel and waited. And waited. “It’s an elimination process,” he says. “The anxiety level reaches sky high.” When he got a call asking him to return to Rotary headquarters in Evanston, his first thought was that he’d made some sort of mistake. As he walked the few blocks to the building, he mentally reviewed everything he’d said. When he finally realised why he’d been called back, it was an emotional moment, he says. “The nominating committee stands up and applauds you, and you are invited to say your first words as president. Mine were, ‘Are you guys sure?’”
More than numbers, let’s increase our impact: Sangkoo Yun
RI President Nominee Sangkoo Yun feels that Rotary needs to forge
Rotary Peace Fellowship helps IAS officer scale new heights
The Duke UNC Rotary Peace Center, one of the eight Peace
RC Kanpur empowers women & children
The Shri Govind Hari Singhania Skill Development Centre in
A man of genuine love, unwavering kindness and exemplary leadership
As Rotary lost one of its illustrious past presidents Bill Boyd, two of his friends in the Rotary fraternity – past presidents Rajendra Saboo and KR Ravindran, remember the man, the leader, his legacy and of the warm moments spent with him.
The things we hold on to
Last month, while looking for something on a high shelf, a carton fell on my foot. Fortunately it wasn’t very heavy. When I looked inside I found half a dozen photo albums. We had forgotten about them entirely. Much excitement ensued as we flipped through the photographs, a few of which were from the late 1940s. Some of the people in those photos are dressed in European clothes, hats and sticks including. Others are in Indian clothes, sherwanis, churidars and all. The ladies are all in saris. Some of those photos were taken in large halls that had animal heads on the wall. I am pretty certain that the photos weren’t taken at our house. My father was a civil servant and never lived in such a big house and there was no question of animal heads on walls.