Please note: Rotary News Annual subscription revised from July 2026: Print Rs 600 and E-Version Rs 360.
Rotary News is the official regional magazine for India recognised by Rotary International. Published by the Rotary News Trust, based in Chennai, we have a subscription base of 1.5 lakh Rotarians across India. The magazine is published monthly in three languages — English, Hindi (Rotary Samachar) and Tamil (Rotary News Tamil).
By advertising in Rotary News, you can reach HNIs in India.
Other magazines published online by us include Rotary News Plus (monthly) and Rotaract News(quarterly), which highlights Rotary and Rotaract service welfare projects.
The Trust is managed by a Board of Trustees, comprising current and past Rotary International Directors from India
Rotary News Tamil was introduced, with a subscription base of around 25,000 readers. Rotaract News, a quarterly digital magazine, was launched to highlight Rotaract service projects and events. Rotary News Plus, a monthly online magazine that showcases additional Rotary service projects, was also launched.
PDG Krishnan V Chari was appointed Trust
secretary and editor, with PDG Madhura
Chatrapathy serving as chairperson of the Trust.
RI officially recognised Rotary News and Rotary Samachar as the regional magazines for India. At the time, their combined circulation was 15,000 copies.
The Rotary News Trust was established, and formally took over the magazine from the Manipal Group; PDG Panduranga Setty served as its first secretary.
The Manipal Group acquired the magazine from Hosali, who however continued as editor. PDG Ramesh Pai served as its publisher.
PDG Debu Hosali of Bangalore who was
publishing MysIndia took over its operations.
The first issue of Rotary News was published on
July 15, 1952, from the Hosali Printing Press.
The magazine ceased publication due to
closure of Rotary International’s Middle
Asia office in Bombay.
MacRae emigrated to South Africa; the
magazine continued under new Indian
ownership.
Rtn Alistair MacRae founded The Eastern
Rotary Wheel, published by A MacRae &
Co, Bombay.
Dear Rotarians,
Please encourage your Rotaract clubs to share details of their significant service projects with us to publish in Rotaract News, the quarterly online magazine for Rotaractors.
Rotaract club presidents or secretaries may email a brief note on their project, along with their contact details, to rotarynewsmagazine@gmail.com. Please attach high-resolution action photographs, preferably featuring the beneficiaries, in JPG format. Only individual photographs will be considered; photo collages will not be accepted.
