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18 October 2020
My dear friends from the world of Rotary and Rotaract, Some of you may know that the founder of Indian civilization, Adi Shankaracharya walked from Kanyakumari to Kashmir to convey his message to people. However, many of you would be surprised to learn that he…
Dear Rotarians, Environment & Disaster Management are intrinsically linked together. We cannot look upon either of them in isolation. Degradation of Environment is caused by Us. The resultant Disasters must inevitable, be managed by Us. Achim Steiner, Executiv…
There are many wonderful things that will never be done if you don’t do them. Building a donor base for The Rotary Foundation or any service activities is one such thing. Developing a good public image and an effective public relations programme for Rotary is …
Dear Rotarians OPPORTUNITY …The very word evokes the image of doors opening and new vistas emerging. Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go. They merely determine where you start. They say, “Knowledge is knowing tomato is a fruit. Wisdom i…
Dear Rotarians One hundred years ago, the seeds of Rotary were first sown on the fertile soil of India. Today, I stand before you all to celebrate the incredible results we Rotarians have achieved over this momentous century … a period that witnessed the Freed…
Dear Rotarians ONE HUNDRED AND COUNTING The figure 100 has always been a challenging figure to us from childhood. Starting from school, the maximum marks in the examination was 100 and we were ranked how well or badly we fared on how far we were near that figu…
Dear Rotarians One hundred years ago we launched Rotary in India. Today, I stand before you to celebrate the incredible results we Rotarians have achieved. Membership in India is increasing, poverty is plummeting, vocational service is soaring, selfishness is …
Dear Rotarians and Guests I express my sincere gratitude to you all, for your friendship, your devotion to service and for your expression of affection for me. The Rotary Foundation has already celebrated its first century of service. It provides us with resou…
Greetings from R I President Mark Maloney and the First Lady Gay. My District Governor of RI District 3141 Rtn. HarjitTalwar and his gracious lady Romi and over 5500 Rotarians of our District send you their greetings. My wife Nayantara and I deem it an honor t…
30 November 2019
1- BRAIN CHILD …. 2- MISSION —- Improvement of Health – Support of Education – Alleviation of Poverty— 3- Rotary 1st Service Organization— 4 – The Present situation—- Roots – Height – Branches 5- The only Foundation totally managed by Rotarians— 6- The only Fo…
It was in the year 1995 when I went to Calcutta as the Regional Co-ordinator of Membership Development, I had the opportunity to meet and interact with Rtn. Shekhar Mehta, who was assigned to assist me to find my way around in the conference. He impressed me t…
GRATITUDES……. CONGRATULATIONS TO SHEKHAR AND RASHI . Who will be the ideal leader? This question has been debated from the times of Mahabharat. Lord Krishna says that the ideal leader is a person with equanimity. I have known SHEKHAR for many years and have al…