Lessons in leadership
Fifty-five incoming district leaders — DRRs-elect and district secretaries-elect — from 30 districts underwent elaborate training in various Rotary aspects such as growing members, strengthening The Rotary Foundation, working with grants etc at the Rotaract Zone Institute hosted by RID 3131 and held in Pune from March 21–24 this year.
PRIP Shekhar Mehta and PRID Mahesh Kotbagi inspired the delegates and enhanced their knowledge of Rotary and its concepts. RID 3131 District Governor Manjoo Phadke inaugurated the zone institute and conducted the goal-setting seminar.
PDG Prashant Deshmukh spoke on the roles and responsibilities of a Rotaract district secretary. Sneha Gharmalkar, the title winner of the Mrs India Pride of the Nation 2023, gave tips on grooming and etiquettes for the Rotaractors.
Other topics covered included roles and responsibilities of the district Rotaract leaders, Rotaract-Rotary relationship, and communication within the district. PDG Ravi Vadlamani, PDRRs Karthik Kittu, Thansen Paandi, Arjun Dev, Harikrishnan Pillai and Akash Chikate shared their knowledge and experiences, empowering delegates with valuable insight.
A multi-dimensional panel discussion featuring PDRR Kishore Babu, DRR Arun, DRRE Shanel and DRRN Mahi Bahn was moderated by PDRR Sahil Gandhi.
PRIP Mehta distributed the certificates to the incoming district leaders at the end of the zone institute.
PDRR Arjun Dev was the institute chair and DRRE Drishti Singh, the secretary. Host DRR Siddhesh Gaikwad (RID 3131) was appreciated for the smooth progress of the event.
