When Sanand, an automobile hub of Gujarat, located on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, saw a spurt in Covid-19 infections in the second week of May, and a strict five-day lockdown was announced from May 13, the Gujarat government sought the help of the Sanand Janta Multispecialty Hospital,

One can’t miss the happiness on the faces of around 600 Adivasi villagers at Thakurpada, a remote hamlet 48 km from Nashik, when a drinking water supply project was inaugurated by RC Nasik Grapecity, RID 3030, with the help of CSR funds from Glenmark Pharmaceuticials.

The Rotary Club of Senoras, Jamnagar, RI District 3060, an all-women’s club as its name denotes, has seized upon the corona pandemic lockdown time to further work on its pet project of de-addiction from the extremely harmful gutka and other tobacco products.

Thirty-five-year-old Babita had to endure pain and psychological stress for 20 years before she had an image makeover at the 10-day Rotaplast Medical Camp at the Unity Hospital in Firozabad near Agra. “Her upper parts including the torso were grievously burnt, her hands crippled and she could

In a far-reaching initiative, RC ­Jamnagar, RID 3060, took up a series of workshops and MHM awareness sessions to root out prevailing superstitions among women on menses and also educate them against the stigma, social and cultural taboos related to menstruation through workshops for ushering in a

Nothing gives us great pleasure than seeing a child sleeping peacefully. But unfortunately, not many children enjoy the luxury of a good sleep. We see children, even infants, sleeping on platforms and other unhygienic places, and mostly with just a tattered piece of cloth for a bedsheet,

The Laharu Basti Primary School, about 20km from ­Siliguri in West Bengal, is transformed into a Happy School, thanks to ­Rotarians of RC Siliguri Green, RID 3240. The remote tribal school now boasts of classrooms spread over an area of 1,850 sqft, a robust compound wall and

Just minutes before the final ride, sitting on her bike, Shoma Chakraborty, member of RC Thane Aces, RID 3142, tried to control her tears, stunned by what she had achieved by being part of her club’s initiative Ride for Bharat ke Veer. Not only had she, the

Rotary Club of Hiranandani Estate, RID 3142, has undertaken a unique project of providing ‘Hygiene Kitchen’ for public organisations such as orphanages and old-age homes where the kitchen is in bad shape. “Serving safe food is not an option, it is an obligation. And more so when

While the eradication of poliomyelitis from India in 2011 was a milestone for Rotary, very few people have given thought to patients still suffering from the debilitating effects of this crippling disease. Numbering around lakhs, mostly elder citizens, they have to put up with conventional calipers made