Courtesy: The Rotarian 5/89

Read Know Your Rotary to tell him what it is

Why Know Your Rotary for new

members on induction

WHEN a prospective member signs the

membership proposal form, he/she, inter-alia,

agrees to abide by the rules and regulations of

Rotary. Without knowing Rotary’s Constitution and other

relevant rules, how can one follow them? That apart, only

a well informed Rotarian can deliver the right service, at the

right place, at the right time. He/she only can create the

true image of Rotary in the community around him/her.

Practically no RI president has failed to reiterate the necessity

for a sound Rotary knowledge for all the Rotarians. Token

examples:

RI President (1924-25) Everett W. Hill: Let us

always bear in mind that each new member we add

to our club decreases the efficiency of the club

unless we educate that member in Rotary.

RI President (1949-50) Percy Hodgson: (We must)

provide more and better Rotary information for the

new member...the entire future of Rotary rests in

the minds of the Rotarians of tomorrow...We should

no more expect a new member to learn Rotary

through assimilation than we would expect a

student to obtain a Master’s degree simply by

walking through our halls of learning.

Present a copy of Know Your Rotary to the new Rotarian

on induction as many clubs are doing now. Many past

governors as well as other veteran Rotarians have said that

this is the best book on Rotary. The small amount you are

ploughing back from the admission fee collected is going to

be an investment which in all probability will build a

d e d i c a t e d

Rotarian whose

contribution to

the club and the

community at

large cannot be

predicted.

And so clubs

may keep a few

copies handy

for presenting to

new members on

induction.

.

Know Your RotaryFourth edition now on sale

(updated and with another 80 pages of fresh materials)

"Know Your Rotary is a beautifully

produced compendium of knowledge,

history and encouragement. I particularly

refer to some of the sections in the book

that dealt with the subjects that had

undergone many changes. You have

incorporated the latest information from

the last Council On Legislation as also the

Code of Policies. This is incredible.

One can see that this book is not an

ordinary Rotary information publication;

it is a product of commitment to Rotary

and labour of love.

Speaking specially on the Foundation

chapter, you have dealt with all the related

subjects extremely well. I commend you

for including the answers to the questions

that come to the mind of Rotarians as to

why should one contribute to The Rotary

MANY Rotarians need to

know more about what

Rotary is, how it works,

what it does and what it asks for,” said

RI President (1990-’91) Paulo V.C.

Costa.

It is difficult, if not impossible, to

“This is incredible,” says Raja SabooPast RI President Rajendra K. Saboo, the only Indian who

held the positions of RI Presidency as well as Chairmanship

of The Rotary Foundation wrote a letter of appreciation to

the author after reading the fourth edition of the book. Here

are some excerpts:

Foundation . I do hope that the leadership

of Rotary in the districts and clubs will

surely make good use of this valuable

material........

The book you have produced is an

excellent reference material for any

student/practitioner of Rotary….

Rotarians will find the book very

informative and whatever reference they

would want to have could be found in it.

I, however, will encourage the full reading

of the book which will provide deep

insight on Rotary in general and in India

in particular.

I am sorry for the delay in my

response to you but I did not want to

give a perfunctory reaction. I wanted

to be more truthful as what I would

be saying and hence the delay…..".

Why should I buy the fourth

edition? I am having the third

edition with me.

Well, you do require the fourth

edition simply because of the fact

that during the last almost ten

years, while the book was out of

print changes galore have taken

place in Rotary and all these

changes have been incorporated

in the new edition. Apart from that

80 pages of new material have

been added replacing some of the

appendices which are now

available at the RI website.

What are the changes in the

fourth edition?

The fourth edition is certainly not

a rehash of the third edition. New

material and many new pictures

have found their way into the

book while it was revised and

updated. Chronological list of

Rotary countries and year wise

membership and club count have

been added as another appendix.

Most importantly, all the sweeping

changes called for by the historic

Councils on Legislation have

reflected in the book. The chapter

on The Rotary Foundation (TRF)

has expanded to 54 pages in view

of increasing importance of TRF .

Why should a veteran Rotarian

buy Know Your Rotary?

The world is changing. So is

Rotary. As a doc tor needs

Continued Medical Education

(CME) all Rotarians, especially

the past governors, past and

present club presidents, district

officials need regular updating

of their Rotary knowledge. A

large number of Past Distr ict

FAQGovernors have purchased the

book and they have told the

author (and written too) that the

book was of immense use in

the i r Rotary speech

preparations..

I follow all the latest deve-

lopments in Rotary. As such

why should I buy this book?

True, you knew many thingsabout Rotary and you continue tofollow-up Rotary news diligently.But you certainly would havebeen searching at times throughyour vast collections of Rotaryliteratures for that elusive bit ofRotary information which youcould not recollect. In this era ofinformation inundation, even anet search would not have givenyou the appropriate answer toyour doubt. If you have Know

Your Rotary by your side, that willquickly come handy without anywaste of your valuable time toprovide an answer to your doubtor Rotary information that you

need.

Why should the clubs buy the

book apart from individual

Rotarians?

Imparting Rotary knowledge is

one of the prime duties of clubs.

Each club may buy a few copies.

There is 20% discount on orders

of 10 or more copies. If any club

wants to buy the book for all

their members to make the club

100% Rotary l i terati , special

attractive offers will be given. At

any rate each club should ensure

a copy for club use, one copy

for the bulletin editor and a few

copies for new members on

induction.

.

Lo! what they wrote

after reading the fourth

edition:

"Know Your Rotary is

indeed one of the finest

publications I have come

across which deserves all

the appreciation. The

efforts put in by you, the

midnight oil burnt by you

and the sincerity shown by

you in bringing out this

publication is very much

visible. Though this book of

yours reached me

sometime back, yet, you

did not get my response

simply because I wanted

to go through it before

writing to you."

--Ashok MahajanRI Director (2007 - 09) &

TRF Trustee from 2009

“This book should certainly

rank among the most infor-

mative and well written

books ever written about

Rotary”

A.S. Venkatesh

DG (2007-08), Dist. 3230 &

Zone Coordiantor (2010-11)

“Your book written with such

hard labour and research will

indeed be a legacy left behind

for years to come”

Vishnu Das

Gov. Dist. 3201 (1996-97)

know all about Rotary in view of thevastness of the subject. But every Rotarian

is expected to know at least the basics and

should be abreast of the developments in

the Rotary world.

A survey has showed that most of the

Rotarians who leave Rotary possessed little

or no knowledge about Rotary.

To get a fair knowledge about Rotary

you have to read a large number of Rotary

publications. Even then you will have to

run from pillar to post for that evasive bit

of Rotary information. Time consuming

‘Googling’ will not give you any guarantee

on the authenticity of information you get

from various unofficial web sites.

Here is a book that tells you all about

Rotary, an one stop shop source for

Rotary information. More than five years

of research has gone in to the making of

this book. A cursory look at ‘Know Your

Rotary’ will give you a general idea of

Rotary, while a detailed perusal will make

you a Rotary pundit.

“

Know Your RotaryThe One Stop Shop Book for Rotary knowledge

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Published by Rotary Dist. 3201Written by Rtn. PP. N.Bhaskaran Pillai

2 Know Your Rotary : Introducing the author

RI Director Dr. P.C. Thomas releases the second edition of Know

Your Rotary. Others standing in the picture are Governor(199-00)Dr. Murughanaathan (left) and the author PP. N. Bhaskaran Pillai,draped in “Ponnada” (right)

This is not a resume of the author, only

a few lines, on his contributions to Rotary

and what others said about him.

Joined Rotary Club of Quilon West in

1978. As he learned more about Rotary,

the organization fascinated him and it

began to claim more of his working hours.

In 1983 - 84 he took charge of club’s

weekly bulletin. Publishing a bulletin,

especially a weekly was one of the time-

consuming Rotary jobs. Yet he brought

out the bulletins in style week after week

and became the most popular bulletin in

the district. No wonder his bulletin,

bagged the best bulletin award of the

undivided - District 3210 which included

the entire Sri Lanka.

When he became the club president

in 1985 - 86, it was a full time job for

him. One of his focus areas was club

attendance. Except his installation

The journey to Know Your Rotary ON his migration to Cochin, he joined Rotary Club of Fort

Cochin in 1994. Took up the publishing of club’s monthly

bulletin Fortnet. For three years he did this and all the three

years Fortnet (that was the name of the bulletin) bagged

District’s best bulletin award. Several GMLs reprinted

items from Fortnet which was acclaimed as world-class.

During 1995-96 he was in charge of District Conference

promotion publication, Vision Vista.

When Sunil Zachariah became the District Governor

he requested him to publish a monthly tabloid for the

district for promoting the district projects just like Vision

Vista, he took up the challenging job fully knowing the

work involved. The District governor gave him total

freedom and he was the editor, printer and publisher of

the tabloid.

Having seen the fate of bulletins distributed at the meetings, he

wanted to mail the tabloid individually to Rotarians, if possible to

their residential address itself so that the spouses also would get a

feel of Rotary good news. A comprehensive mailing list was soon

prepared that included all Rotarians of the District, leaders of partners

in service, Innerwheel leaders and all Past District Governors of India.

In order to get postal concessions, the tabloid was registered with

Registrar of News Papers of India, New Delhi. The first issue of the

tabloid, Rotary Dreams 3200 came out in July 1998.

.He made sure that the tabloid was useful to keep the readers

upbeat and up-to-date of what was happening not only in the district

but the Rotary world at large. Writing reports and editing the solicited

items were only part of the story. Type setting, page lay out, selection

of titles and fonts, pre-press work and printing, all were to be done

carefully to make the publication attractive. He had to work like

mad in order to see that each issue was as perfect as possible and

mailed on t ime. He has to handle every

department of the publication except the proof

reading which was done by his wife

commendably, each issue at least half a dozen

times to keep errors at bay. (She did the proof

reading of Know Your Rotary also) To him each

issue was as if his own child.

The saga continued next year also . He

triumphantly brought out another twelve issues

on dot the mailing dates.

Governors and past governors from all over

India liked the publications if the feed back was

any indication.. Rtn. Arun Kumar, Governor

(1998-’99) D. 3070, wrote, “Any District would

be proud of such a Rotarian who brings out Rotary

Dreams regularly.”

Many Past District Governors from various

parts of India wrote to him that they were looking

forward to the next issue, leave alone the case of

Rotarians of his home District. “Your tabloids are

not destined to dust-bins,” wrote one past

governor while many wrote that they preserved the publication for

future reference.

The district also acknowledged his efforts and hard work, by

sponsoring him to attend the International Convention held at

Singapore., Best district officer award was bestowed on him.

It seems that no district in India has tried publishing a monthly

tabloid which was individually mailed to all Rotarians in the district

before or after Rotary Dreams 3200.

Now coming to the book, he started delving deep in to Rotary

history from the early days of his Rotary life. From 1990 onwards he

started collecting materials for the book. His collections also included

most the RI publications released till then. Whenever in doubt, he

cross-checked and vetted the information with RI. He would have

read at least a thousand lines before writing a single line!

The first edition of the book was released in 1998. To the surprise

of the author the entire copies were sold out in less than 100 days. In

2000 the second edition was published and the third the very next

year. While the first edition was published by his home club, the

second and third editions were published by the district.

As he has been spending more time for Rotary than for his own

business/ profession since joining Rotary, his classification rightly

should be “Rotary International.”

meeting, all the meetings of the year

were 100% meetings and the club

achieved an attendance percentage of

99.97% during the year and made

Rotary history. The membership of the

club jumped from 38 to 56 during the

year and the Rotary Foundation Plateau

rose from 0 level to 300%. Purchased a

plot for the construction of a community

hall for the club and sponsored a new

club. He was the first Paul Harris Fellow

of his club.

From 1986 to 1992 he held various

district assignments. He was GGR twice,

Chairman Past Presidents Participation,

Area Co-ordinator - PolioPlus, District

Co-ordinator and District Advisory

Board member. As area co-ordinator of

PolioPlus he collected more than 200%

of Shares specified by RI from the clubs

allotted to him. He served the district

with distinction.

.

About the author’s periodicals

PRID (1995 - 97) (now RI president) Kalyan

Banerjee wrote on October 16, 1998

“The tabloid publication of Dist. 3200 Rotary Dreams is a most

unusual, attractive and interesting publication. .......... I see in this,

a bulletin which one wants to get a copy for oneself to read.”

Charles W. Pratt, the then editor of The Rotarian wrote to the author as early as1990: “You are a true Rotary Historian.”

Again when the author was editor of Fortnet the bulletin of Rotary Club of FortCochin, he (Charles W. Pratt) congratulated him on the “Professionalism andquality and for the excellent job in membership communication.”

A few excerpts from the hundreds of letters Rtn. Bhaskaran Pillai received

about the monthly tabloid Rotary Dreams 3200 which he published for

the District:

“A monthly bulletin with contents like those of Rotary Dreams would involve colossaleffort and perhaps you are doing it as a labour of love.”

Rtn. Panduranga Setty, RI Director (1991-’93)

“Whatever you edit, (Fortnet, Vision Vista or Rotary Dreams) is world class”V.V. Prabhu, (Past President RC of Quilonand bulletin editor for over three decades)

“I am sure you will set new standards in Rotary journalism..”Surendra Seth, Governor (1984-’85), D. 3070

(on seeing the first issue of Rotary Dreams 3200)

“It very well compares with Rotary World sent by RI head quarters.”T.C. Seth, Governor (1985-’86), D. 3110

“Rotary Dreams can be compared to any international publication”A.I. Abraham, Governor (1990-’91), D. 3210

“Hats off to you once again for your selfless service.”C.B. Neelakantaiah, Governor (1989-’90), D.3160

“The colourful layout, beautiful life like reproductions of the photographs, the richRotary information, aesthetically pleasing tabloids make us “Forget Not” Rotary

Dreams 3200.”

Rtn. Dr. T.J. Vyas, Governor (1998-99), D.3140

On October 10, 1999 District Governor of Erstwhile Dist. 3290 and

currently RI Director, Shekhar Mehta wrote: “Inspired by your

excellent publication “Rotary Dreams” we in District 3290 have

emulated your feat and have come out with “Rotary Times.” This

would be a bimonthly publication.

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� Read Know Your Rotary and

be a proud Rotarian

� Use it as an induction kit for

new members

� Gift the book to your friends

� Gift the book to local library

Know Your Rotary -

Fourth edition

ENTIRE gamut of Rotary has

been beautifully covered in 35

chapters spread in about 400

pages. With the fourth edition the

author has moved very close to his

goal to present a book to the Rotary

world covering all aspects of Rotary.

Believe it or not, it took more than

five years’s of studies and research

to publish the first edition in 1998

The second edition was released in

the very next year. The revised and

updated edition was published after

the CoL in 2001. Subsequently the

author could not publish another

edit ion though there was good

demand from all over India.

One peculiarity of the book is

each and every Rotary program has

been traced to its origins. As Cecero

has said, “not knowing what has

happened before you were born, is

to remain a child for ever.’

He has scanned all the 106 years

of Rotary history and have identified

most important events of each of

these years. You can read them in

the last chapter

The revision of the book was

started in 2009 and it took about 18

months for its completion. The book

was not only updated but about 80

pages of fresh material has been

added.

While the fourth edition was

under preparation, the author

constantly asked the question as to

why a Rotarian should contribute to

the Rotary Foundation. When ever

an answer came to his mind, he

noted it down and by the time the

book was finalized he had more than

70 answers. From the 70 he picked

51 answers and incorporated in The

Rotary Foundation chapter. A few

of them are given below:

.

Do you know that the Wall St. Journal has written that The Rotary’s polio

eradication efforts needs to be recognized with Nobel Peace price?

Do you know there is an interact club exclusively for youth offenders at

the Juvenile correctional facility in Columbia?

Do you know what is meant by the zero tolerance policy of RI?

Do you know that the World Community Service (initiated by the first

Indian RI President Nitish Lahary) has now been discontinued?

Do you know that the usage “Rotary Ann” is almost extinct except in India?

Do you know whether the Shelter box project which is now greatly admired

the world over was conceived by Royal Navy search and rescue diver Tom

Henderson and his Rotary club, Rotary Club of Helston Lizard adopted

the same as its millennium project?

Do you know that even though US has the maximum number of Rotarians,

the biggest and the second biggest conventions in Rotary’s history were

held in Japan?

Do you know that RI may not be able to hold an international convention

in India, thanks to lack of the required infrastructure facilities specified

for RI Convention?

Do you know at least three Rotarians from India have entered the Guinness

book of world records and one awareness programme of PolioPlus in India

has entered the Guinness Book of world records?

Do you know the world famous Rhodes Scholarships has been awarded to

7000 students during the last 106 years, Rotary has awarded more than

40,000 scholarships during the last 63 years?

Do you know that the inventor of Oral Polio Vaccine, Dr. Albert Sabin has

said that , “If you had not started PolioPlus in 1985, there would, at the

time of Rotary’s 100th birthday in 2005, be eight million more children

with polio?”

Do you know that Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity

evaluator, has given four star rating to The Rotary Foundation?

Do you know that India has overtaken Japan in membership strength, and now

India stands in the number two slot in Rotarian strength, next only to USA?

Do you know that all the three RI Presidents from India hail from one state

in India, West Bengal?

Do you know that the famous Rotarians from India include Ex-prime

minister, I.K.Gujral?

You can get answers to all these questions and many

more. You can also get 51 answers to the one

question as to why a Rotarian should contribute to

The Rotary Foundation. Read Know Your Rotary

and be a proud Rotarian!

Know Your Rotary

Contents

1. Origin and Object of Rotary

2. Rotary grows, conquering continents

3. Paul Percy Harris - the founder of Rotary

4. Club Service

5. Vocational Service

6. The 4 Way Test - ‘A test for all times.’

7. Community Service

8. Service to New Generations.

9. Youth Exchange

10. Rotary Youth Leadership Awards

11. Rotaract

12. Rotary Community Corps (RCC)

13. International Service

14. Attendance

15. RI and District Dues

16. Club - General Matters

17. District - General Matters.

18. District Conference

19. District Assembly

20. District Leadership Plan & CLP

21. The Rotarian

22. Regional Magazines

23. RI Convention

24. International Assembly

25. Council on Legislation

26. All about the emblem

27. RI Awards

28. Rotary International

29. Rotary - Ann to UN

30. RI Publications

31. The Story of Women in Rotary

32. Membership Development

33. The Rotary Foundation

34. Rotary in India

35. Years and events in Rotary

Appendices

1. Growth of Rotary - chronologically

2. Zones and their Districts

3. 2010-2011 Global Networking Groups

(RYLA)

Questions to the answers you read in

Know Your Rotary

Know Your Rotary : From the book

51

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1. The Rotary Foundation is yourown Foundation.

2. The main purpose o f TRF i sinternational understanding and worldpeace and as such a contribution fromyou will help bring peace on earth.

3. Unlike any other Foundation, youcan take part in TRF in its decision makingand the implementation of the decisions.

4. Your giving goes round the worldwithout the tag of individual giver identity.

5. The administration cost of fundcollection as well as its deployment isfar less than those of other foundations.

6. Why fund TRF programs? They aresimple, cost-effective, transparent andneed based.

7. 1.2 million brains work behind theproper use of the funds and 2.4 millionhands extend hands on participation freein project implementation.

8. Knowingly or unknowingly Rotaryhas made a difference in your life. Yourvision has broadened. The fellowshiphas brightened not only your life but yourfamily’s as well. In return what are yougiving to Rotary?. One way is to ensurean annual giving to TRF.

9. While contributing to TRF you canmake sure that your hard earned moneyreaches the right place and at the righttime, whereas if you are donating to anyorganization or individual, there is no

guarantee that the contribution willbreach the needy and deserving.

10 You get tax benefits. If you are in30% tax bracket and if you contribute$10,000, you save $3,000 by way of taxand hence your net cash out go is only$7,000. In other words, when youreffective spend is only $7,000, the needygets help worth a $10,000. Hands onvolunteer inputs from Rotarians furtheradds to this $10,000.

11. No contribution is too small for TRF,nor any contribution too big for TRF.

12. The recognition insignia you canwear with pride, which will send themessage, “I contributed. Did you?”

13. Every time you see the insignia, itwill give you a sense of satisfaction.

14. Your cont r ibut ion he lpsinternational as well as local serviceprojects. A balanced way of doing goodto others.

15. You can have your own charitythrough a Donor Advised Fund for whichthe minimum is only US$ 10,000/-

16. When you are saving for yourchildren, it makes eminent sense to deeda percentage to TRF also, by whichaction you are making sure that yourchildren live in a better world .Take anyTRF project. PolioPlus for example. Byeliminating polio from the face of theearth you are not only ensuring that yourchildren will not contract polio, but also

your children will not be called upon totake the expense and burden of lookingafter polio afflicted children as therewon’t be any polio around. Rotary is doinga job which neither any government northe UN could do without Rotary.

17. In US and Canada tangiblepersonal properties such as jewelry orar twork can be cont r ibuted.Contributing appreciated securities toTRF may benefit you in two ways. Youmay save the capital gains tax and youmay receive a charitable tax deduction.

18. TRF is your one stop shop sourcefor your char i ty g iv ing. No otherFoundation in the world is likely to havesuch a vide spectrum of service tocommunities and the world at large.Rotary service cover human life fromcrad le to c remator ium. Yourcontribution can be used to enlarge theworld vision of your next gen. throughan Ambassadorial Scholarship or canbe used for cataract surgery of a poorpatient who would see this beautifulworld, thanks to your munificence.

19. Value for money. For the sameamount you get more work done if it isthrough TRF. Your project is looked afterby extra ordinary leaders in their ownrights.

20. If you donate to the AnnualProgram Fund of TRF, half of that comesback to you as DDF and the other halfgoes for TRF funded Global projects.

You, not only get the benefit of the globalprograms but also can execute a worthylocal community service project ropingin matching grants which can be morethan double your contribution.

Aren’t you in a win win situation?

21. ‘Give more, live longer’ You willrealize it a meaningful slogan if youpractice it.

22. There is a destiny that makes usbrothers,

None lives for Self alone, All that we sent into the lives of others

Come back into our own- Poet Edwin Markham

Twenty three of 51 reasons why a Rotarian should contribute to The Rotary Foundation

You can donate your blood.

But individually you cannot

build a blood bank. But

Rotary can. If you make a

donation to TRF, your club

can rope in TRF to build a

blood bank for your needy

community thereby you can

arrange thousands of blood

collections and save the lives

of thousands.

YouYou can read the ful l

complement of 51 val id

reasons as to why a Rotarian

should patronize TRF �

Cover price Rs. 295/- Add Rs.25/- towards postage or Rs.60/- for dispatch

by speedpostThis leaflet is issued by Rotary Club of Fort Cochin,, the home-club of the author

Solves all problems

It is certainly exhaustive and useful. I am

sure the Rotarians of this country get an

excellent source for solving all problems.

Rtn. Kalyan Banerjee

RI Director (1995-’97)

For all to read

This book (Know Your Rotary) should be

read by individual Rotarians by which they

will get inspired. All the information required

is made available in this book.

Rtn.. Pratap Puranic

Governor(2001-02), D. 3170

All must have

In my considered opinion it is a book which

every PDG and the Rotarians who are

dedicated to spread Rotary ideals must have.

Rtn. O.P. Sapra

Governor (1988-89), D.3100

International Look

The get up of the book conforms to

international standards. The contents are

still more excellent. You have dealt with

every aspect of Rotary in a lucid style.

Justice M. Ramachandran

Former Judge: Kerala High Court

Most useful

In all my Rotary career, I have not come

across a more useful book.

Rtn. Sunil K. Zachariah

Know Your Rotary : A few opinions

D

Know Your Rotary‘This book is not an ordinary Rotary information publication’ - Raja Saboo

Governor (1998-’99) D 3201

Useful to all

.I find that this is a wonderful book and

especially of great help to new and old

Rotarians alike to get awareness on Rotary

philosophy and working.

Rtn. Dr. Sudhir Rashingkar

Governor (1991-’92) D. 3130

Presidents’ must

I am convinced that it (Know Your Rotary)

is the finest source of Rotary information

for new Rotarians and an excellent means

to motivate them. I also feel that all club

presidents must posses a copy of the same.

Rtn. Ramesh Khanzode

Governor(2001-02), D. 3030

Hand book on Rotary

I am amazed to see Know Your Rotary thebook you have published. This can be a handbook for Rotarians who wish to know,participate in the field of service. Photographshave also enriched the book.

Rtn. P.V. PurushothamanDist. Gov. (1984-’85). D. 2980

Rotary Bible

Know Your Rotary is an excellent,

informative and useful Rotary Bible. This

book is very useful for senior and Junior

Rotarians. Every aspect of Rotary is well

covered.

Rtn. P. N. GopalGovernor (1985-’86) D. 3200

Rotary encyclopaedia

I greatly appreciate you for thiscomprehensive book, which can beconsidered as a Rotary encyclopaedia.

Rtn. A.I. AbrahamGov. (1990-’91) D. 3210

Best Book on Rotary

Know your Rotary is the best book onRotary I have ever read.

Rtn. Dr. R. SubramaniamGovernor (1989-90), Dist. 3210

Compendium

To bring a compendium of this magnitude isa very strenuous and dedicated job.

Rtn. Dr. Girish V. UdapudiPast Gov. (1988-’89), D. 3170

Must for Rotarians

This book is a must for any Rotarian toget himself more involved in Rotary. It isthorough in all the essentials and gives thereader an insight into the working ofRotary.

Rtn. A.V. AcharGovernor (1998-’99) D. 3150

Useful to all

The book is packed with Rotary informationwhich even any veteran Rotarian of manyyears standing will be interested to read.

Rtn. D.K. DesaiRotary Club of Coimbatore

Tell-tale inquiries

“When I joined Rotary in 2001 my President

presented me your Book along with pin and

basics. Since then I find it to be very useful

during my tenure as editor, treasurer, sgt-at-

arms, secretary, president, GGR and Asst.

Governor. I just want to know how much should

I pay if I want to distribute it to my club members

coming to 40 numbers.”

Dr.Biju.J.Chemparathy

Asst.Governor, Dist .3201

District Governor (1997-98), Dist. 3060

Dr. Manoj Desai wrote on April 7, 1999:

“I have heard a lot about your Mini-

Encyclopaedia on Rotary from PRID Kalyan

Banerjee and my DGN Praful Bhatt. I would

love to have two copies of the same”

.....And one from Australia“ A visiting Rotarian who recently enjoyed a Curry

Night that we put on each year to support The

Rotary Foundation, gifted your book to a Past

President and organiser of the event for our Club

Rtn. Raj Chandra. Raj in turn passed in on to me,

due to my Club and District involvement. I have

found your book immensely informative and more

importantly easy to read and understand. The RI

Manual of Procedure I find to be like a contract

document, full of clauses and by no means user

friendly. I have subsequently described and shown

various elements of your book and its readability

to other District 9630 leaders; including the DG,

IPDG, DGE and DGN; all of whom would like a

copy. Congratulations once again on producing

such a valuable and ‘user friendly’ reference. I

look forward to your reply”

Alan (Dusty) Rhodes;

Asst. Governor, Dist.9630, Australia”

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Ideal Gift

Several DGE’s have distributed Know Your

Rotary to all the presidents- elect of their

respective districts between 1999 and 2003. One

out going District Governor of District 3240

decided to gift the book to all district officials

who performed well during his gubernatorial

year. When the outgoing District Governor of

District 3202 decided to honour the best region

in his district, the choice of gift naturally fell

on Know Your Rotary. When you think of

giving a gift to Rotarians, always remember,

Know Your Rotary.

‘It is a wonderful resource for

Rotarians to give to their friends, business

associates, and community leaders,’

wrote Rotary News once. “After reading

Know Your Rotary, one will want to

become part of this global forum,” it

added.

Gift the book not only to guest

speakers but to the local library as well,

as a PR initiative.

Wonderful Work

Your Know Your Rotary is an excellent book.My congratulations for the wonderful pieceof work.

Rtn. Narendra Kumar Mishra IASGovernor, (1998-’99) D. 3260

Great Help

It (Know Your Rotary) is simply fabulous.The book is going to be of great help to me.

Rtn. Udaya Mani PradhanGovernor (2000-01), D. 3240

PDG’s must have

In my considered opinion Know Your Rotaryis a book which every PDG and theRotarians who are dedicated to spreadRotary ideals must have....

Rtn. O.P. Sapra

Governor (1988-89), D. 3100

Love for RotaryIt is a comprehensive publication and lot ofresearch and labour has gone into itscompilation. Your work epitomizes your lovefor Rotary.

Rtn. Arun KapurGovernor (1998-’99) D. 3070

Wonderful publication

What a wonderful publication which is not

only good to look at but also very informative

and interesting.

Rtn. Santhosh K. AgarwallaGovernor (1972-’73), D. 3250

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How to procure

Know Your RotaryCopies of Know Your Rotary can be had from the author whose

address is given below. Please send your order along with demand

draft or cheque payable at par at Ernakulam/Cochin. If you buy

more copies to cover new members on induction, to present to the

guest speaker or present to the local library as a PR initiative, to

give to your bulletin editor you are eligible for attractive discounts.

Your can think of covering the entire club membership also to make

the club 100 per cent Rotary literati. The price, discount and net

prices are as follows:

One copy: Rs.295/- plus Rs.25/- towards postage.

Four copies to nine copies: @ Rs.245/- per copy plus

Rs.20/- per copy towards shipping expenses. (For example

if you order for six copies, the amount payable would be

Rs.245/- X 6 plus Rs.120/-, ie a total of Rs.1590/-)

Ten copies to 24 copies: @Rs.220/- per copy plus Rs.15/

- per copy towards shipping expenses.

Please send your order and payment to:

Rtn. N.Bhaskaran Pillai,

33/1054B, Pattathu Road,

Chalikavattom, Vennala P.O.,

Cochin - 682028

Phone: 09847157170

email: bhaskaranpillain@gmail.com

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Must for Bulletin Editors

The most read publication in the Rotary world is the club bulletin.

It is the most vital link in the member communication and as such

the role of club bulletin editor is vital. The author of Know Your

Rotary was club bulletin editor for four years and all the four years

it was adjudged as the best bulletin in the district. Going by the

feed back, all Rotary leaders in India liked his publications. One of

the main reasons for his success as a Rotary communicator is

undoubtedly his Rotary knowledge.

Know Your Rotary can certainly help bulletin editors and will

prove to be a great resource for them!

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