ABOUT US
Rotary Club of Madras Chenna Patna
The Rotary Club of Madras Chenna Patna was chartered in 1993 under the stewardship of Rtn. L. Hemachandrudu, our Founding President. The Club's mantra has always been one of seamless camaraderie and selfless service — and it has held since the first day. We celebrated our 33rd Charternite in May 2026 and installed our 34th President and Board in July 2026.
Across those years the Club has done yeoman service in child health and education for the underprivileged, community building and women's empowerment.
Where and when we meet
Hotel Savera, Radhakrishnan Salai (Cathedral Road), Mylapore, Chennai 600004
Every Saturday at 7:00 PM
What We Do
Our service work is anchored to four of Rotary International's areas of focus.
Basic Education and Literacy
School and college fee sponsorship, and classroom infrastructure for corporation schools.
Community Economic Development
Livelihood assets and micro-loans for families working their way up.
Disease Prevention and Treatment
Medical camps, blood donation drives, hearing aid distribution and polio eradication.
Maternal and Child Health
Nutrition and infant care support for mothers and children.
Signature Projects
Operation Day Break
Our flagship education initiative, supporting deserving students from economically weaker families through school and college fees. In 2025-26 this extended to 20 students from the fishermen community and a full college fee sponsorship.
Pink Auto
A district initiative the Club backs, placing an auto-rickshaw in the hands of a woman so she can earn independently.
Rotary Table Tennis League
Now in its fifth season — alongside the National Para Table Tennis Ranking Tournament, which the Club hosted for the third time in January 2026.
Sleeping Children Around the World (SCAW), free medical camps run jointly with neighbouring clubs, food and dignity support at MITHRA care centre and Mercy Home, and a Polio Awareness Campaign round out a year of sixteen community projects.
Club Life
Service is only half of it. Family fellowships, potlucks, temple visits, sailing at the Royal Madras Yacht Club, Onam and Diwali celebrations, Women's Day lunches, a Tamil pattimandram, and speaker meetings on everything from cyber fraud to the joy of living — thirty-seven such gatherings in 2025-26 alone. Our Anns and Annettes are as much a part of the Club as our Rotarians.
Leadership 2026-27
They lead a board covering Club, Vocational, Community, Youth and International Service, with chairmanships for Rotary Foundation, Health, Literacy, Environment, Peace, Micro Loan, Polio Plus, Fellowship and Public Image.
The Four-Way Test
Is it the TRUTH?
Is it FAIR to all concerned?
Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?