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,

There are two distinct ­languages — the verbal which separates people, and the visual that is understood by everybody”. These words of Yaakov Agam best describe all performing arts and are true of Indian classical dance that have survived for centuries by communicating through visual medium transcending

A training workshop for young women to protect themselves from molesters and stalkers was conducted by Rotary Club of Poona, D 3131. A team of ­national-level ­professionals gave hands-on training to the participants. “Such a need in unarmed ­combat was

One year is all you have, go forth and work with passion. You have such powerful leadership in your zones. You have Kalyan Banerjee, Raja Saboo and K R Ravindran, and the directors, past, present and future. What Basker has done in membership is truly impressive. You