Month: October 2026
Rotary Olympiad for special children
It was a fun-filled Sunday for over 1,000 special children at the Rotary Olympiad, an athletics meet for the differently-abled hosted by RI District 3233.
A GG-funded brain centre in TN
ACraniofacial Centre was inaugurated by RI Vice President and director M Muruganandam at the Scudder Memorial Hospital, Ranipet, in Tamil Nadu through a global grant
Rotary empowers tribal girls in Andhra Pradesh
Imagine 640 impoverished girls in a remote corner of Andhra Pradesh opening a computer for the first time and discovering a digital world filled with
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Strengthening Rotary in Northeast As a provider of medical service, “I see a plenty of scope for Rotary to expand both in membership and community
Making a difference
Village adoption project at Cuddalore, TN RID 2981 DG K Vaithianathan inaugurated a bunch of welfare programmes worth ₹2.78 lakh that were completed by RC
Let’s embrace CSR funds
In 2021–22, the Rotary CSR India Grant model was launched to use corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds of companies to do community service projects. The
The age of the armchair experts
Have you ever wondered why educated Indians love to talk authoritatively about things they know nothing of? When such an issue comes up, which is
Graffiti for a cause
The outer walls of the Baiyappanahalli Police Station in Bengaluru have been transformed with vibrant graffiti carrying a simple message against drug abuse: Beda Bro
Food for thought and cooking for the planet
Both urban and rural regions need access to clean cooking solutions to bring down air pollution. Since the onset of the Israel-US-Iran war, every neighbourhood
A bridge school for children of migrant workers
The lack of access to education that lakhs of children of migrant labourers in India battle with is a grim reality, made grimmer by the
Like a rock
Being a rock is Rotary’s quiet superpower, and with this year’s instability we’ve been reminded how much that matters. Families face displacement, communities navigate climate
Their hearts beat for children
If I was asked to quickly name a current single ongoing project that explains the essence of what Rotary is, what it believes in, and
Nepal’s Rotaractors to the rescue
For Suraj Bhandari, the flash floods in Nepal were not a distant disaster. He is from Chitwan, one of the affected areas, and watched with
Of integrity… and corruption
For writing the profile of RI President Nominee Bharat Pandya, I sought a brief quote on his leadership qualities from two senior Rotarians who know
Moving forward, making an impact
October brings us to the beginning of the second quarter of the Rotary year. The first three months have seen clubs across our country turn
99.9 per cent is not 100 per cent
Aminu Ahmed Tudun-Wada knows what polio takes from a child. He contracted the disease as a young boy in Kano, Nigeria, and was left paralysed.
Let’s take the night train …
Monisha Rajesh shares the delights and discoveries of travelling by sleeper all over the world. If you like to travel, Monisha Rajesh’s latest is for
Rotarians reach out to flood-hit families
Rotary clubs in Assam, Kerala and Gujarat stepped in to support families affected by floods in these states, providing immediate relief as well as assistance
RID 3250 gives hope to the disabled
Preety Kumari, a 20-year-old student from Dhanbad, returned to the Rotary Gerry Powell Limb Centre just a week after receiving her artificial limbs at a
Understanding Autoimmune Disease
Our bodies are designed to fight disease, whether from a viral or bacterial infection or an injury that causes tissue damage and bleeding. As soon
He saw God in Rotarians
A late evening phone call at 10pm got PDG Praveen Goyal, RID 3080, out of bed on August 19. Instantly, he started calling Rotarians… all over