We are not living in a world draped in silk or bathed in sunshine; rather, it is etched with challenges that grow daily. Thanks to escalating tension in the Middle East, naked aggression in Ukraine, the blocking of trade routes, and disruption in global shipping, local economies are left ­devastated. Amidst these trials, as you step into your roles as club presidents, it won’t be a cakewalk,” said PRIP K R Ravindran, addressing over 50 presidents-elect from RID 3220 at the Presidents-Elect Training ­Seminar (PETS) in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. P S M Charles, Governor of the ­Northern Province of Jaffna, was also present at the inaugural event.

During his recent visit to India, TRF trustee chair Barry Rassin visited Delhi, Pune, Bengaluru and Kolkata in India and Kathmandu in Nepal.

PRIP K R Ravindran, PRID C Basker, RIDN M Muruganandam and RID 3212 DG R Muthiah Pillai were present at an event in Madurai to felicitate RID 3212 IPDG V R Muthu for his inspirational leadership during his tenure in 2022–23.

Thank you for saving 777 lives,” said RI President Gordon McInally to the members of the Rotary Club of Chandigarh, RID 3080, as he visited Fortis Hospital in Mohali, which has been partnering with the club since 1991 in the Rotary Heartline project under which free heart surgeries are done. Till date, this project has saved 777 precious lives by doing cardiac surgery on children with heart problems. “I would say you have not just saved 777 lives… you have actually given new lives to 777 children, a commendable feat,” he said.