Month: December 2025
Letters to the Editor – December 2025
It was a pleasure reading the article on our AED project. It was well covered and will increase awareness on cardiac arrest, its recognition and
A mobile blood bank to meet Thiruvananthapuram’s growing need for blood
Following a need-assessment survey conducted jointly by RC Trivandrum Central, RID 3211, and the CSI Mission Hospital, Kazhakootam, and keeping the focus on the city
Rotarians reach out to flood victims
This monsoon, several Indian states, including Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, and Jammu and Kashmir, were battered by heavy rains, floods and landslides. Rising river levels and
Rotary adds sparkle to seniors’ lives
The song Andru vanthathum ithe nila from the 1963 Tamil classic Periya Idathu Penn played out loud in the hall. Ninety-seven-year-old Lalitha, draped in a
Forging global peace, the Gandhian way
The Incheon International Peace Conference was held in September in South Korea. Sankar Kumar Sanyal, a Gandhian peace activist and president of RC Howrah, RID
Transforming lives with prosthetic hands
For many beneficiaries, simply holding a glass of water or picking up an object became an overwhelming moment of rediscovered ability. Some cut vegetables with
Skilling women in Surendranagar
An idea of Hiren Shah, president of RC Surendranagar, RID 3060, has blossomed into Project Kala Karmapeeth, empowering 155 women and girls through skilling in
A piggy bank of compassion
When six-year-old Viraj Agarwal broke open his little piggy bank and offered the coins to his grandfather, Vimal Agarwal, a member of RC Lakhimpur Kheri,
Project Vignettes – December 2025
Autorickshaws empower women Under Project Auto-Magic, Rotary clubs from RID 3191, in partnership with CSR sponsors Tessolve and Wesco, Bengaluru, distributed autorickshaws to 60 women
Club Matters – December 2025
RC Vijayapuram – RID 2981 Under the Project COPSE, planting drives are held to increase the green cover, enhance biodiversity and create long-term ecological balance.
At home with nature
Be part of an extraordinary, immersive experience of living in harmony with nature, and observe the consequences of mindless development. Many years ago, I read
Uplifting women in Bikaner
The Rotary Club of Bikaner Uprise, RID 3053, organised a three-day vocational training workshop to help local women and girls enhance their skills, confidence and
Rotary organises a Lit festival in Thane
The Rotary Club of Thane Hills (RCTH), RID 3142, in collaboration with the National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA), recently hosted the first Thane Literature
Polio warriors honoured
Tejas, the Rotary Zone Institute, devoted a session to celebrate three stalwarts — PRID Ashok Mahajan, PDG Deepak Kapur and former Union Health minister Dr
Making a difference – December 2025
A new blood bank in Moradabad DG Nitin Agarwal inaugurated a component separating blood bank at the Crest Hospital, Moradabad, set up by RC Moradabad
Let’s finish polio once for all
While there is good progress in the global effort to eradicate polio, almost nil at 99.9 per cent, “we are concerned over the two endemic
To health and happiness
This month’s special issue of Rotary magazine is all about happiness, that most elemental of human yearnings. More than a feeling, though, this state of
Recommit, re-energise, reimagine
December has a way of inviting us to pause. In that pause, we’re reminded of something Rotary has always understood well: good health is the
On a grander scale
As 2020–21 Rotary president, I shared our hopes for a new initiative: Programs of Scale. The seeds we planted then are now bearing remarkable fruit.
An Institute that delivered value
A zone institute is always a great time to listen to some incredible stories from and about ordinary people who have done extraordinary things to