Congratulating the RI Women’s group for getting the RI board’s approval for its Rotary Action Group for Menstrual Health and Hygiene (RAG-MHH), RI General Secretary John Hewko said, “this grant model that we introduced in 2013 is the most important initiative that Rotary has undertaken since the

Be it Diwali, Pongal or the Tamil New Year, the boom boom maadu is part of the festivities in most parts of Tamil Nadu, although it is becoming a rarity in urban locations of late. Excited children run to the gate as soon as they hear the

Many middle class ­Indians of my generation face a peculiar problem. They don’t know what to say if you ask them a simple question: which school did you go to? This is because of transferable jobs of their parents. In my own case I went to school in Raigarh, Raipur, Delhi,

At a time when the world

As the 70s loom ahead of me, many decisions have to be taken. The most important one is that after 40 years I have decided to stop writing except once a month for this journal. And I cannot describe how blissful it is to wake up and not have to wonder

Last month a small group of us decided to visit our old college in Delhi University, the academically venerable but very low profile Hindu College. It brought back some wonderful memories. As the name suggests, the college was started in 1899 as a nationalist college. The old college magazines contain a

When former Prime ­Minister A B Vajpayee passed away in August 2018, there was a spontaneous outpouring of grief. Even from those who are opposed to the BJP and its ideology, because by and large Vajpayee was considered a man of moderation. There was

RC Bhusawal Railcity, RID 3030, joined hands with the municipal   council of Bhusawal to organise a cyclothon to promote and create awareness on cleanliness under the theme, ‘Green Bhusawal, pollution-free Bhusawal’. Three rallies of 5, 10 and 20km were flagged

Like everyone else I have also acquired friends over the years but retained only a few, 27 in all if you want to know. These retained friends fall into five broad categories: economists, journalists, accountants, bureaucrats and historians. Strangely, I don’t have any engineers and doctors as friends. I do know

The Bangalore Little Theatre (BLT), one of Bengaluru’s first English theatre groups, is celebrating its diamond jubilee this year. Vijay Padaki, a member of RC Bangalore, RID 3190, is its founder-trustee. He is also

It was colours galore and celebration of nature at its best at the Global Greens photo contest organised by the Interactors of RID 3040, led by its DIR Avhaan Narang. The contest was organised in partnership with Saevus magazine, that is devoted to environmental conservation.