Jadav, a farmer in a village in Thane district in Maharashtra, has recently planted almond saplings in his field.
In a groundbreaking move towards reformation and empowerment, Rotary India Literacy Mission (RILM) has collaborated with the Department of Correctional…
RC Mumbai Borivali East, RID 3141, inaugurated a new building at the Zilla Parishad School at Sarsun village in Jawahar taluk, Palghar.
The country and its legal profession suffered an irreparable loss in the early hours of Feb 21 when Fali Sam Nariman crossed the bar to move to the Almighty’s court.
Waves of sheer nostalgia are bound to engulf a certain generation of Indian music lovers when they close their eyes and recall those much-awaited magic words each Wednesday evening
The best help a person can give someone suffering from a sudden cardiac arrest is administer CPR.
[two_third padding=”0px 0px 0px 0px”] Gujaratis are known for adept money management, and RC Ahmedabad Sarvam, RID 3055, demonstrated this…
When the offspring of someone close to you does something special — and we’re not talking awards — you feel an indescribable joy and pride.
[two_third padding=”0px 0px 0px 0px”] Recently I visited the De Los Santos Medical Center in Manila, Philippines, and saw a…
[two_third padding=”0px 0px 0px 0px”] Rotary’s focus turns to two themes this month. March is Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Month,…
[two_third padding=”0px 0px 0px 0px”] There are many pathways to peace, and in Rotary, we are fortunate to have Rotary…
The Rotary International Convention in Singapore will offer so many special events and exclusive experiences that you’ll want to make a plan to make the most of your time.
[two_third padding=”0px 0px 0px 0px”] As March unfolds, Rotary takes centrestage in celebrating its steadfast commitment to addressing the critical…
[two_third] February 20/21 were tragic days for India as we lost two of our iconic citizens, who we grew up…
Holding a pride of place at the transgender award ceremony titled Matram (change in Tamil) hosted by the Rotaract Club of Shri Krishnaswamy College for Women in Chennai was the veteran Noori Saleem, a transwoman from Ramanathapuram in Tamil Nadu, who emerged victorious after battling long years of societal pressure, taunting, and all other forms of humiliation and discrimination to create a home for over 300 HIV positive children abandoned by their families because of their infection.
The motive power of Rotary is friendship,” said Paul Harris at the Rotary Convention held in Edinburgh in 1921. The friendships that are forged between Rotarians can be the beginning of great things for our community.
Near the market yard of Panvel city in Raigad district of Maharashtra, a two-acre urban forest — Rotary Ghandat (dense in Marathi) Jungle — with a park in the front has sprung up, thanks to RC Panvel Central, RID 3131. This green hub has become a centre of attraction for locals and tourists alike.
Rotary Club of Calcutta, RID 3291, in association with the Howrah Municipal Corporation (HMC), has set up the district’s first blood centre — the HMC Rotary Blood Centre — at Howrah, Kolkata. The facility was inaugurated in February by Arup Roy, state minister-in-charge for urban development.
A multipurpose mega service project titled Create Hope reached out to over 800 beneficiaries from diverse fields at the Ayana Convention Hall, Vijayawada, on the sidelines of the two-day district conference of RID 3020 named Sneham (friendship) in January. RC Vijayawada Midtown hosted the Discon in which 1,200 Rotarians from around 90 clubs took part in the sessions and other events.
Muthiah Pillai joined Rotary “driven by the prospect of networking and advancing my business.”
It’s often said there is an underlying unity in India’s huge diversity. We don’t agree on many things. But one of the few things that we do agree upon wholeheartedly is a strong preference for noise, the louder the better. Our diversity converges around extreme loudness. A few weekends ago this was brought home to me once again. Suddenly, quite out of the blue, a massive thumping of electronic music started up from behind our house. It’s a massive parking lot owned by a massive builder. It’s always full but not on weekends. So the builder has been renting it out to ‘events’ companies.