In a room filled with children softly gliding their pencils over paper at the Yuktha Charitable Trust, an orphanage in Bengaluru, Prathap, a

An inter-school arts competition for school students in Thane has given a platform for young talent to display their skills in a range of crafts under Project Hooner (skill in Hindi) being conducted by RAC Thane North, RID 3142, for the last 25 years. “The art competition is our flagship project earning us goodwill and boosting our public image among schools in Thane,” says club president Siddhesh Naik.

RAC Mumbai Mulund South, RID 3141, gathered at club secretary Ruchi Bheda’s house early in the ­morning  with aprons on, ready to cook up a giant batch of Pav Bhaji for Project Dabbawalla, an initiative to distribute nutritious meals to individuals in the Khindipada slum in Mumbai. The team assigned roles — chopping, stirring, seasoning etc. “And soon the air was filled with the aroma of tomatoes, spices and butter. Some members took on the role of taste-testers and got playfully competitive over who could make the bhaji taste just right,” smiles Ruchi.

Around 150 young girls were the centre of attraction at the VR Punjab Mall in Kharar as they shopped for new clothes to their heart’s content at one of the posh boutiques there.

This Holi was special for the 250 children residing at the S K Foundation, an NGO in Janakpuri, New Delhi

A young entrepreneur decided to form a new Rotaract club in Delhi  after he convinced around 15 Rotaractors who had either quit a club or looking for a new group to share their like-minded views and ideas to join his brainchild. “Earlier I used to be in a community-based club, but members started leaving to join other district clubs for personal and other reasons,” recalls Rajat Kapoor, charter president, RAC Delhi Dynamic Leaders, RID 3011.

Children are the focus of the 35-year-old RAC Dahisar Coast, RID 3141, a community-based club in the northernmost suburb of Mumbai.

RAC Jai Hind College, RID 3141, recently concluded its Silent Saturday campaign, a month-long community service initiative with the theme ‘Brighter Days, Kinder Ways.’

Inspired by the story of Cinderella, who attended a ball and returned with a unique shoe made just for her, RAC Jai Hind…