Shattering barriers
She was initially reluctant to join the IPS, “being more interested in dance, dramatics, debates and didn’t fit the stereotype of a police officer, being neither athletic nor masculine.” But her father convinced her
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Profiles
Ready wit and full of fun
Ask Juliet Riseley what her husband, Rotary International President Elect Ian Riseley, enjoys the most about Rotary, and without a moment’s hesitation she says: “It is clearly the people. There is a New Zealand saying (a Maori proverb) he tangata, he tangata, he
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Charity is my passion
At the age of 22, in 1985, after graduating in Commerce, he left his home because his father gave him an ultimatum: either join as a clerk in the school where he had studied in his village in Kerala, and where
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A Rotary Bhishm Pitamah
It was a walk down memory lane for this centenarian during a felicitation meet to mark his 100th birthday at RC Moradabad Midtown. And for over 60 years, this physician, affectionately called the Bhishm Pitamah, strived to deliver healthcare to the poor with a humane touch through his club in D
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A priceless donation
Please don’t make anything of it. I only did it out of goodwill,” says Captain Mohan Bir Singh when I call him. He is a bone marrow donor and a member of RC Chandigarh, his donation has
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For the joy of giving
He is an AKS member and has been regularly donating to The Rotary Foundation over years for the sheer “joy of giving. It gives me joy to see
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We need to transform Rotary
He comes from a modest family background; his father was educated only up to the 8th grade, and though born in the US, his parents took him back to Austria at a very young age. John’s father returned to the US, as
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… and the children stopped dying
His reason for joining Rotary was simple. “Because my father was a Rotarian. I joined his law firm and he made me join his club,” says incoming TRF Vice Chair Thomas Thorfinnson. That was in 1980 and the club in Minnesota, USA had
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Cracking two vital Rotary concerns
He may only have some 60,000-odd Rotarians under his umbrella as an RI Director, but Safak Alpay’s writ runs over a whopping 80 countries in part of Zone 19 and 20. “If you consider that Rotary International has some 200 countries under it, then geographically at least,
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No ego trips for him
He used to be an angry young man, “both personally and professionally and people were scared of me.” Two months ago a man came with his
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K R “Ravi” Ravindran
K R Ravindran insists you call him “Ravi” immediately after you’ve been introduced. He has bearing: He is tall, with excellent posture, and he has the off-handed self-assurance of someone who is impressively accomplished. His disarming features are his restless curiosity and profound modesty. Ravindran is CEO and founder
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