Makar Sankaranti (Jan 14) is celebrated as harvest festival across India when the Sun moves from the zodiac Sagittarius to Capricorn.

In a heartwarming endeavour, the Rotaractors of RAC Stella Maris College for Women, RID 3234, paid tribute to infants gone too soon and laid to rest at the Kilpauk Cemetery in Chennai.

Udaan, a flagship district project of RID 3142, aims to uplift a less privileged settlement of around 60 families located on the outskirts of Kalamboli in Raigad district near Navi Mumbai. “This community has existed for over 200 years but has seen very little development. In fact, they got access to water and electricity only a couple of years ago,” says Ramiya Pillai, the District Avenue chair in charge of this project. The families, primarily daily wage earners, live with minimal resources and opportunities.

On World Kindness Day (Nov 16) RAC Navi Mumbai Sunrise, RID 3142, conducted a workshop to empower the transgender community

Tanisha Raghuwanshi, the secretary of the Rotaract Club of Meghdoot Symbiosis, RID 3040, stood nervously in front of a group of girls at

During the peak Covid times, the then DRR Varda Sardana, RID 3012, mooted a novel Project HOPE — Helping Other People Everyday

In a mega food distribution drive, around 10–15 Rotaractors of RC Ahmedabad Mid Town, RID 3055, come together every Sunday to serve 50kg of khichdi, a pudding made of rice and lentils with other ingredients, at Makarba, a jhuggi jhopdi (squatter settlements) in the city. “Project Nivaala (food bite) is a five-year-old initiative that reaches out to underprivileged families in slums by providing wholesome, nutritious food,” says club secretary Savan Barbhaya. In a year, they hold at least 60 Nivaala camps (or drives) including those on festivals like Holi, Diwali and Navratri.

The Rotaract Club of Bombay Hills South, RID 3141, marked World Population Day (July 11) in September by organising an impactful series of events targeting children, adults, and individuals from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds under their Project One Earth, Many Lives.

With the aim to forge unity among different communities, RAC Kankaria (Ahmedabad), RID 3055, is holding a 2km-rally for the last 14 years from Kankaria Lake, coursing through nearby colonies, and then ending at the starting point in a circle.

Over 10,000 people were trained in administering CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) through Heartbeats, an initiative of the Rotaract Club of Medicrew, RID 3141. It was a nationwide endeavour where special camps were organised in Delhi, West Bengal, Mumbai, Mangalore, Baramati, Sambhajinagar, Rajkot, and other cities and rural areas. Around 200 volunteers from the club trained the public in this life-saving technique.