Rotarians and Rotary clubs, or Districts, that undertake well planned and meticulously executed projects that benefit the local community, transforming people’s lives, naturally want them known to other Rotary clubs. Many of you feel there is no better way to do this than to showcase the project

In his Independence Day message from the ramparts of the Red Fort, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a new slogan — India Jodo (Unite India). Spelling out his vision of a new modern India that was free from communalism, casteism, corruption and terrorism, he said every Indian

July has been a tragic month for Rotarians, as they lost an irreplaceable senior leader who had been elected as the incoming RI President for 2018–19. As Indian Rotarians prepared to go to bed on July 13 there flashed on their mobile screens, through facebook, whatsapp or

The Atlanta Convention, where The Rotary Foundation celebrated its 100th birthday of doing good in the world, and which took such long years of planning, was a unique birthday celebration in more than one way. Attracting an attendance of over 40,000 Rotarians from every

As Chennai reels under acute water crisis with the mercury soaring to a punishing 42–43 degree Celsius, and rare dark clouds gather only to disappear, it was heartening to hear incoming RI President Ian Riseley’s message, both at the International Assembly (IA) and the MDPETS in Jaipur,

That the daughters of India need a leg up has been reiterated time and again, and by none less than Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself, who launched the beti bachao beti padhao scheme in January 2015 from Haryana, one of the Indian States infamous for a skewed

For the second consecutive year, the 2,450 delegates at the South Asia Literacy Summit in Chennai got a taste of the magic that a Nobel Laureate can create. Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi mesmerised the hall packed with Rotarians, making them laugh with a dose of his

It was good to see a special session at the District 3080 conference discussing the value that spouses bring to Rotary. That a veteran Rotary spouse such as Usha Saboo, wife of PRIP ­Rajendra Saboo, observed wryly that finally this issue was getting importance, was indicator enough that till now Rotary

As incoming RI President Ian Riseley unveiled his theme for the Rotary year 2017–18 — Rotary: Making a difference —, before the mind’s eye flashed a rapid series of projects that Rotary has done in India and which I’ve seen up and close during the 28 months that I’ve edited Rotary

When the theme of your Institute is Nothing is Impossible, can you let the RI President return home without fulfilling his very simple request —getting a tee-shirt made for the event? Even if it was made at 6 am and just before the Dazzling Dubai Zone Institute Convenor, RI Director Manoj

As the demonetisation debate rages — its pluses and minuses, a great scheme which could have been planned and implemented better to spare pain to the ordinary Indian, and so on — what cannot be denied is the urgent and crying need to make huge dents on corruption and the black