More women leaders needed Your effort to promote gender equity is praiseworthy. In the coming years we will experience a situation in Rotary where more women district governors will steal the show in the leadership contest. Your statement that ‘women are cost conscious’ is widely acknowledged. It is

Rotary in smaller cities It gave me immense pleasure to read the ­coverage on the devoted and extraordinary efforts of RC ­Ratlam, D 3040, in the June issue. I joined this club in August, 1973 and it didn’t take me too long to convert from a member to

1 Stagnant membership RI Director John ­Matthews’ interview is inspiring, even more is his observation on the need for strategies for retaining membership. His frank remarks about ­stagnant ­membership of 1.2 ­million due to lack of right priorities is an eye-opener. Rotary leaders

A project inspired by an editorial I am president-elect of RC Ahmedabad West (District 3054). I like your call to implement the Four-Way Test in its true sense in the March Editorial. I appreciate your attempt to provoke our conscience. Inspired from this write-up of

Rotary must slash PR costs Community service is the backbone of Rotary and plays a vital role in enhancing its public image. Rotary’s PolioPlus and polio eradication programmes have immensely enhanced the image of Rotarians across the world and even the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is investing

Hampi’s glory In the article on Hampi, the writer states this was the second richest city in the world after Vatican in the 15th century AD. Well, who were the Western historians who visited both Hampi and Vatican in that era and came to such a conclusion? If

Time for introspection All Rotarians in India must read the article Frankly Speaking in the January issue as the topics discussed are serious and disturbing. It is a shame that even now Rotary clubs resort to underreporting of membership with impunity. Also, the election of district governors, in

Nice articles in November The launch of an online Rotaract News to carry the activities of Rotaractors from January is welcome. RC Jalna Midtown, D 3132, can send a small write-up with details of Shudhu tablets to be published in Rotary News. It is well said by RI

Rotary-GOI partnership As soon as I receive Rotary News every month, I usually glance at the Editorial. The ­October Editorial, The power… to do good, inspired me. It’s good to find the GoI seeking partnership with Indian ­Rotarians in the ­Universal ­Immunisation Programme. I feel

A timely Editorial The Editorial ­Freedom from misogyny, patriarchy (September issue) is a timely appeal and worth considering. Unwholesome comments of men against women are matched by the strong rhetoric of women who want personal freedom, thus reflecting the ground reality. Training in ­martial arts

Worrisome change Rotary clubs in India have changed a lot from what they were in the 20th century, but the ­direction is worrisome. The liberty given to the clubs in ­inducting members, the ­dilution of ­personal touch with ­electronic ­communication which has resulted in poor ­attendance at weekly