Rotary Club of ­Sonepat Midtown, RI District 3012, under its project ‘W-1000’ trained and skilled 1,000 girl students from government schools in and around Sonepat, Haryana, with lessons aimed at ­building their confidence and motivated them to achieve bigger goals. The girls were ­sensitised

The gentle swaying of luscious coconut trees in the breeze dancing to the rhythm of the undulating waves of the Arabian Sea lapping ­Kerala’s coastline is truly a wondrous sight to behold. These intrinsically graceful movements are reflected in the lilting movements of Mohiniyattam, a traditional dance

Ever wondered if flowers have a power to calm the mentally-ill? The patients at the Richmond Fellowship Society in Bengaluru have proved that it certainly does. This Holi, Bengaluru is all

On Feb 14, a convoy of vehicles carrying security personnel on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was attacked by a vehicle-borne suicide bomber at Lethpora in the Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir. The attack resulted in the death of 40 Central Reserve Police Force jawans. The terrorist

Kathakali is probably the most fascinating traditional performing art form in India’s rich cultural pageant… this uniquely interpretative dance is governed by dramatic dynamics, including an elaborately defined code of body kinetics, which combines with beautifully eloquent gestural representation. — K Ayyappa Panicker, noted Malayalam poet

Nayan Patel, a member of RC Westminster West, London, RID 1130, has been appointed to the Board of Trustees at Lepra, a UK-based specialist charity which works to eradicate leprosy in India, Bangladesh and Mozambique. Nayan Patel receiving Service Above

It is believed to be the largest all-women’s market in Asia, and accompanied by the couple Rtn D Ravishankar, President of RC Bangalore Orchards, and his wife Paola, who are, comparatively speaking, stalwarts of Manipur, having built a school and much more in Manipur, I step into

Since August 2017, nearly a million Rohingya Muslim refugees have crowded into the Cox’s Bazar region of Bangladesh, fleeing violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State. Women and children face difficult challenges in the massive refugee camps, including lack of adequate shelter, healthcare and educational resources, and an increased

Club President Any member in good standing is eligible to be elected club president for a one-year term, though most presidents have already served their clubs as a committee chair or in some other leadership role.   District

An All-Faith Memorial ­Service was hosted by RC Madras Bay City, D 3232, at the Ethiraj College for Women in Chennai to pay homage to the martyrs of the Armed Forces. DG Babu Peram attended the solemn event along with many other ­Rotarians, uniformed officers, NCC cadets,