Rotary News Plus – August 2019
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RI Director Dr Bharat Pandya on the Rotary initiative on prevention of non-communicable diseases.
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A Rotary club in Florida donates big to charities
As its fiscal year comes to a close, the Rotary Club of Winter Garden (Flordia, US – RID 6980) has been handing out some big cheques. In July,
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Rotary-CSR Awards in Pune
RID 3131 recently came up with a unique idea to enhance Rotary’s visibility in the society by organising the Rotary-CSR Awards. The Times of India and Economic Times partnered with the district to bring out this novel concept. An exhaustive film showcasing Rotary’s various service projects was
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Restoring eyesight for Gambian children
Geoffrey Hunwicks (Geoff), a 68-year-old British living in the Gambia, in West Africa, has been working with differently-abled children since 2002. For over two years Geoff has been suffering from a peculiar eye problem. Diagnosed as ‘lower lid Spastic entropion of left eye’, it is a medical
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Old books give us new life
Whatever the weather — wet or dry or cold or hot — this is the season for long reads. In the last 10 days, I’ve had the good fortune of visiting two topnotch bookstores in San Francisco, both of which stock new as well as used books.
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On a solo trip across Pondicherry
Can I take a photo?” I ask a gypsy man Ranga selling bead necklaces on the Promenade Beach in Pondicherry. Pat comes his response: “How much you give me?” In awe over his ‘English’ response I smile and say “I buy a necklace from
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Memories from Hamburg
Dr Pia Skarabis-Querfeld speaks about Medizin Hilft, the organisation
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From anxiety to ecstasy
Anxiety is the opposite of ecstasy. Anxious people are not striving for peace, they are unconsciously striving for ecstasy. Anxiety and ecstasy have the same pitch and intensity, only the quality differs. Anxiety makes you restless, you cannot sit, you are always tense, you continually pace up
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On the racks – August 2019
Becoming Author : Michelle Obama Publisher : Viking Pages : 426; Rs.999 In her memoir, a work of deep reflection, Michelle Obama invites readers into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her. She
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