Feeling gung-ho over the newly carved district 3191, Udaykumar Bhaskara says, “in the coming years, our clubs will do wonders in membership growth, TRF-giving and CSR projects.”

A Rotarian since 2005, Sethu Shiv Sankar was initially drawn into Rotary by the inspiring service projects and motivational

Youth forums are active to make Rotary attractive to college students and young professionals.

Muthiah Pillai joined Rotary “driven by the prospect of networking and advancing my business.”

Rotary must hold training and orientation sessions for new members to educate them about “our global activities, so that they are involved in our service projects. It will increase our membership, and we must focus on public image building too,” says Arun Mongia.

In 2008–09, DG Subbarao Ravuri joined Rotary with a focus on fostering fellowship and networking.

Friendship and the kind of networking being offered drew Keshav to Rotary in 2002.