By Suhana Rahman Shukonna, past president of the Interact Club of Dhaka, Bangladesh, and coordinator of Project Talk Hope — My…
By Jason Browne — In September 2024, I found myself in an unexpected situation: I was “held hostage” by an…
Much has been written about RI President Stephanie Urchick’s initiative of using the Rotary Action Plan to grow Rotary. Recently, I witnessed…
At the ‘Namma School Namma Ooru Palli’ (NSNOP) Conclave hosted by the Department of School Education, Tamil Nadu,
We should have fun and enjoy the fact that we are creating magic. While we’re changing people’s lives, we’re also enriching our own
[two_third padding=”0px 0px 0px 0px”] This month, as we come together for the International Assembly and the Presidential Peace Conference,…
Rotaractors bring the party! The proof is in their photos and videos documenting the Rotaractor experience at the Rotary International Convention.
RC Kanpur, RID 3110, runs the Neki Ki Diwar (Wall of Kindness) at Rotary Shahid Park, Phoolbagh. During winter, this facility offers warm clothes, blankets, and other essentials to those in need. With active support from club members and the Rotaract Club of Kanpur Star, over 1,000 items have already been distributed this season.
By some measures, great progress has been made in building more peaceful societies around the world. Yet the reality…
[two_third padding=”0px 0px 0px 0px”] Dear Fellow Rotarians, As we mark Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution Month, let’s confront the stark…
[two_third padding=”0px 0px 0px 0px”] No other Prime Minister of India was subjected to the kind of abuse, humiliation and…
It was once-in-a-lifetime experience for the 42 all-women ‘Shegulls’ team from RID 3000 as they went on a week-long expedition to Manila, Philippines. They initiated five projects in the country in a joint endeavour with local clubs of RID 3820 with whom they had flag exchanges at interactive sessions.
Membership blues I read with interest the article on membership attrition by Rasheeda Bhagat. Club leadership is critical to arrest…
Rotary Club of Agra, RID 3110, has initiated a programme to raise awareness on safe and unsafe touch among schoolchildren.
In a move that promotes education of poor children, even while helping protect the environment, the Interactors of St John’s School
RC Cuddalore Coastal City – RID 2981 Rotarians distributed relief material consisting of edible items, groceries, blankets and other essentials…
A Rotary Knowledge Enhancement and Faculty Centre will be built in Thane to train Rotarians through a CSR grant
Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footprints…
An image doing the rounds recently on WhatsApp caught my attention. It featured Zakir Hussain, Dr Manmohan Singh
On July 24, 1991, Dr Manmohan Singh put India on the world map by liberalising the Indian economy. Just three weeks before that
Stress is spread over our daily bread. Office work stretches beyond the eight-hour shift quite naturally. Because the sun doesn’t rise or set on it because service industries, in particular, can seldom be conveniently compartmentalised into global time zones. Back-office stress stalks the post-Covid back-to-office routine as increasing globalisation goes loco. For example, a male employee in Mumbai addresses the clients’ requirements in a Manhattan-set timeline. The man from Matunga now competes with someone from Madurai, Madrid or Mexico. Outsourced work crosses geographical borders and time zones. And the red-eyed corporate traveller catering to the western multinational corporation (MNC) is accompanied today by the India-based, blurry-eyed work-from-home/call-centred colleague. This trend is entrenched and extended as shrinking western economies seek new bases and bigger markets in Asia. And India.