July is the most exciting month in Rotary, a time for fresh starts and new beginnings. For many, it’s an opportunity to take on new leadership roles. Rotarians brim with optimism, thinking about the good we can do for humanity in the 12

A new Rotary year is with us and we have learnt a lot of lessons in the year that has just gone by. As we engaged in bringing relief to hundreds of thousands of Covid- affected people, we learnt that the Rotary world

Greetings fellow Rotarians, Welcome to a journey of opportunities and joy. We are about to begin a new year of Rotary which is not only challenging but is also going to test our commitment towards our motto: Service Above Self.

My Dear Changemakers, I wish each of you and your families a great Rotary New Year! Together, let us make it the best year of our lives, by making it a year to grow more and do more. Let this

              In January 2020, when I announced my presidential theme, Rotary Opens Opportunities, and spoke of

“I have no fear of the future,” Winston Churchill once said. “Let us go forward into its mysteries, let us tear aside the veils which hide it from our eyes, and let us move onward with confidence and courage.” Churchill

It seems like just yesterday when we were “this close” to eradicating polio. Today, we are overwhelmed by a virus that mutates rapidly, respects no geographies, and spares no one. All of us have had to deal with the loss of loved ones

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood and I took the one less travelled by; and that made all the difference.” The men and women who make up Rotary in Zones 4, 5, 6 and 7 have really tread the untravelled path during this pandemic,

A new era has set in after coronavirus, bringing in gender equity and sharing home and family responsibilities; breaking mental barriers and finding opportunities for women in education and skill development. This is essential for national development, and gives Rotarians the opportunities to

              For years, Susanne and I hosted many Rotary Youth Exchange students in our home. This

In the classic film Lawrence of Arabia, Peter O’Toole plays T E Lawrence, the British scholar, military officer and author who helped Arab tribes in their struggle for independence against the Ottoman Empire. Lawrence leads a group of Bedouin warriors through