BENGALURU, May 2025 – The Rotary Club of Bangalore, in collaboration with its charity partner, the Rotary Club of Bangalore Charitable Trust, is proud to announce the 8th edition of its “Exemplars” initiative. This annual program seeks to identify and honor individuals and organizations making significant positive impacts within their communities in and around Bangalore.
For 91 years, the Rotary Club of Bangalore and its Charitable Trust have been dedicated to extensive philanthropic activities. Their remarkable contributions include operating a state-of-the-art blood bank, providing free healthcare to 1,000 patients monthly at their hospital, and running a private school serving 500 students. Beyond these ongoing projects, the Trust has built over 41 schools for the government, refurbished 156 Primary Health Centres benefiting 1.3 million people, renovated 100 Anganwadis impacting 2,000 children, and upgraded 125 government primary schools reaching over 17,000 children. They have also donated 40 dialysis machines and actively support numerous other socially relevant community projects across Bangalore.
“While we are deeply committed to ‘doing good in the world’ through our own projects, we are continually inspired by the extraordinary work undertaken by others in our communities,” says a spokesperson for the Rotary Club of Bangalore. “The ‘Exemplars’ initiative is our way of highlighting these unsung heroes – the change-makers and path-breakers – who are solely focused on improving the lives and lifestyles of our citizens. By shining a light on their efforts, we aim to inspire even more good work and contribute to making this world a better place.”
Previous recipients of the “Citizen Extraordinaire” award, recognizing their outstanding contributions, include esteemed Bangalore personalities such as Dr. B.M. Verma, N. Lakshman Rau, Prof. C.N.R. Rao, Prakash Padukone, Prof. U.R. Rao, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Arundhathi Nag, and Dr. Annadurai (ISRO).
The Rotary Club of Bangalore invites the community to join them in recognizing those who embody the spirit of service and dedication to societal betterment.
