Rotary International President Kalyan Banerjee - 2011/2012
On some days, when you pass his office on the 18th floor of One Rotary Center in Evanston, Illinois, USA, you will see Kalyan Banerjee seated at a large, round table with nothing on it, save for a few sheets of paper on which he is intently writing in longhand. Backlit by huge windows that offer a panoramic view of
He has been marshaling his energies for Rotary since 1972, when he joined the fledgling club in his hometown of
Over the last four decades, Banerjee has served Rotary as a district governor, president’s representative, committee and task force chair, Rotary Foundation trustee, and director. He also has been a member of the International PolioPlus Committee, heading up initiatives that have spurred Rotary’s polio eradication efforts in
Now, almost to his own amazement, Banerjee is the organization’s 101st president and the third from
To read the full story written by John Rezek in the July 2011 edition of "The Rotarian", please click on the link - http://www.rotary.org/en/MediaAndNews/TheRotarian/Pages/Banerjee1107.aspx