Letters to the Editor – October 2026

An inspiring Fellowship article

My sincere thanks for the article on Rotary fellowship for healing. I met this young couple at a Rotary meet in Shimla where they demonstrated the power of the subconscious mind. After the event, I invited them to my table and briefed them about Rotary Fellowships. I have been a Rotarian since 1989 and a regular Convention delegate. At one such Convention, I became a member of one Fellowship.

Pragati Sablok, Harsimran Choudhry, Harleen Kaur and I worked to get this new Fellowship going. I am happy and proud to see this article, which has boosted our morale, and will definitely motivate Rotarians interested in hypnosis and healing worldwide.

Dr Suresh Kumar Sablok, RC Nahan Sirmour Hills — D 3080

The article, A Rotary Fellowship for healing is quite revealing. Healing the mind and transforming life means that your daily reality, choices, and happiness improve dramatically once you release old emotional wounds and change how you think. As noted in insights on how A healed mind will change your entire life, intentional mental health alters everything from how you handle triggers to how you experience peace.

K M K Murthy
RC Secunderabad – D 3150

With reference to the Editor’s note titled A rush of adrenalin, the work done in good spirit leads to the desired results to some extent. While athletes and players are given medals, trophies, for a Rotarian it is the satisfaction while doing service projects that carries weight and honour.

As the RI President states, we have to find the ‘best year’ from the last 5–7 years, and then make efforts to better that year with our performance. That satisfaction is our reward.

Niranjan Kar
RC Bhubaneswar — D 3262

In the Sept issue, RI Vice President M Muruganandam’s clear articulation of Rotary’s core values is simple and impactful: “Fellowship, diversity and integrity are ‘of’ the members. Service is ‘by’ the members. Leadership is ‘for’ the members.”

He says, “Rotary is a membership organisation, take away the members, and there is no project, no club, no district, no Rotary. Strong members build strong clubs. Strong clubs build strong districts. Strong districts build a stronger Rotary.”

R Murali Krishna
RC Berhampur — D 3262 

I was delighted to read the insightful article RIDs 3141, 3000 put India on top, which captures the achievements, leadership, growth and service initiatives of both the districts, showcasing the impact of Rotary. The article presents the journey through facts, figures and achievements, and reminds us that the true strength of Rotary lies not merely in the number of projects or the scale of contributions, but the lives touched, communities transformed, and leaders created through service.

Such achievements come from  visionary leadership of IPDGs Manish Motwani (RID 3141) and J Karthik (RID 3000), determined to make a difference. I appreciate Karthik for his exemplary governorship, which set a benchmark for effective district leadership. My congratulations to RID 3141 Rotarians for their accomplishments.

U Khalif Ahamed
RC Dindigul Fort — D 3000

The message from  TRF trustee chair Jennifer Jones is a touching incident from her own life. The tragic but factual event of her father’s plight shows the ground realities in healthcare. As she said healthcare remains uneven across countries and communities. Let us work hard to bridge the gap between the vulnerable and the privileged.

D Harischandra Rama
RC Anantapuramu — D 3160

I agree with T D Vasu, RID 3233, that lavish club installations are diluting Rotary’s core principles. Not following protocols loses the organisation its decorum. Such lavish events eat away the finances of the club. Its time  RI steps in to stop these extravagant events. The incoming leaders are not groomed properly at PELS/SELS, where the training content gets lost in the projection of candidates aspiring to become DGs. Often, RI’s training content is totally ignored or barely 10 per cent used. The training platform is used to project district leaders.

K Nagendra Babu
RC Madras North West — D 3233

RI director K P Nagesh has rightly said, “it all begins at the club.   Friendship before fellowship, purpose before position and opportunities before obligation.” These words are worthy of introspection. He says, “people will always remember how Rotary made them feel.” We have to be vigilant in clubs and districts to ensure that negative behaviour is nipped in the bud. The Rotary Learning Centre provides tools to address such deviant behaviour.

Ranvir Kumar Agarwal
RC Moradabad Mid-Town — D 3100

A Rotary inspired AC dress

In 1990, as a member of the GSE team, I had the opportunity to visit a Rotarian in Chicago. What fascinated me most was not just his hospitality, but his spirit of innovation. At the age of 80, he was building a helicopter all by himself in the backyard of his home.

That sight stayed put in my mind. Almost 40 years later, while going through some articles in Rotary News, led beautifully by Editor Rasheeda Bhagat, that old memory came alive, and I asked: If an 80-year-old Rotarian could build a helicopter, why can’t I, at 74, fulfil a dream cherished for 40 years to develop an ‘AC dress’ that could provide relief from scorching summer heat for those who work outdoors — farmers, field workers, industrial workers, police and army personnel, who work in extreme heat.

I’ve now developed a low-cost prototype of an AC dress. It is only the beginning, but for me, it represents something much bigger: the power of Rotary to inspire us to dream, innovate, turn ideas into reality and thus benefit society.

Ashok Jindal
RC Nabha Greater — D 3090