Day: October 1, 2026
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
Can three days teach teenagers to lead?
The first challenge at the three-day Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) camp in Akola, Maharashtra, had little to do with leadership: “The students had to
Women Rotarians take to the pitch
Leading up to National Sports Day on August 29, RC Raipur Cosmo Divas, RID 3261, hosted a two-day Rotary Interclub Fellowship Women’s Premier League, bringing
Devastated by Taliban… forgotten by world
The essence of the book The Vanishing Girl of Kabul (Hachette India) by the award-winning journalist Zahra Joya (and co-authored by Amie Ferris-Rotman) is captured
A special tea for a special man
It seems like the season of Rotary Fellowships. Suddenly in the space of a few weeks we at Rotary News have received a bunch of
Look beyond outcomes, to lasting impact: Babalola
A visit to Goa by RI President Yinka Babalola, as part of his India tour in August, saw 35 new Rotaract clubs chartered in RID 3170.
A Rotary reckoner
Rotary in a Nutshell is a handy compilation of basic information about Rotary, making it a useful reference for new Rotarians and an easy way
A fun auction for TRF
At the TRF event during the recent visit of RI President Yinka Babalola to Hyderabad, one of the most enjoyable moments came when the President
I consider RI presidentship an exciting opportunity: Bharat Pandya
He became a Rotarian in 1989 as a young surgeon at 30, “by accident,” when his father’s patient J P Saxena, who was starting a new