Day: September 1, 2026
Making a difference – September 2026
Skill development for women Under its Women’s Empowerment and Skill Development project, RC Mumbai-Bhandup, RID 3141, has trained 190 women in sewing and fashion ornamentation
Mending little hearts
Mending one little heart at a time, patiently and lovingly, slowly but surely, the Gift of Life project of the Rotary Club of Bombay Airport,
Meet your Governors
Neonatal, dialysis units at hospitals This Rotary year (2026–27) is the last one for RID 3170, after which it will be split into two districts
Club matters – September 2026
RC Pondicherry Marina — 2981 Vocational skills in tailoring and bag-making were imparted to 15 individuals with speech-hearing challenges and physical disabilities. After completion, they
The language conundrum
Language and dress can be highly interlinked. This came home to me many years ago when I took the short flight from Chennai to Coimbatore.
A Chandigarh school named after PRIP Saboo
On August 11, the 92nd birthday of PRIP Rajendra Saboo, the Bhavan Vidyalaya, New Chandigarh, was named Bhavan’s R K Saboo Vidyalaya. Saboo is the
A rush of adrenalin
In recent times we have seen huge upheavals in the lives of India’s younger generation, particularly Gen Zee, as we have now got to know
A lesson in boundaries, safety and speaking up
The Rotary Club of Ulhasnagar, RID 3142, conducted Sparsh Ek Ehsaas (touch and awareness), a personal safety awareness programme for 495 students from Classes 1
Let need lead the way
As I travel to various districts witnessing the projects carried out by clubs around our region, one thing that strikes me is the passion with
Make polio history
This month, I want to have some fun and do a little preplanning exercise for World Polio Day on October 24. Are you with me?
Climate action by TN women on wheels
Spreading Wings is an adventurous car odyssey of this daredevil team from an all-women’s club, RC Chennai Meraki, RID 3233, and they have crisscrossed the
Keep growing
Grow the club. Hold it. Build its future. We are living in an uncertain world — conflicts that continue, economies that fluctuate, communities facing climate
Milk for fragile infants
For a premature or low birth weight baby in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), breast milk can be as important as any medical intervention.
1.25 million is more than a number
Rotary has always been about people. Not projects. Not numbers. People. Our goal of reaching 1.25 million Rotarians and 125,000 Rotaractors by our 125th anniversary
Tell your stories of transformation Babalola
I’ve heard Rotarians say the pressure to bring in new members is diluting the strength of our membership, and we are focussing more on quantity
Delving the depths of London’s underbelly
This is the story of innocence fatally lured by and enmeshed in an intricate web of duplicity spawned by overweening ambition and false gods. London
The price they pay
What four decades in Rotary have taught me about the people who lead it. I have been in Rotary for four decades. In that time I
RID 3240 Rotaractors’ memorable trip to Bhutan
In a unique gesture of group bonding, around 80 Rotaractors from over 20 clubs in RI District 3240 recently undertook a one-day trip from Assam
Managing arthritis
How often have you, like many others, woken up in the morning with stiff joints and aches all over? Sometimes this follows an unusually strenuous
Tackling heat in the city
Microclimate zones determine the temperature in your neighbourhood. Have you wondered why the meteorological department’s maximum and minimum temperatures seems to be at variance from