Charumati Rotary Club was
founded in May 2002, and was chartered on 25th Dec 2003. The club derived its
name from a famous Buddhist stupa standing very prominently in the midst of the
city: Charumati Monastry Stupa in Chabahil, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Charumati was the daughter of Emperor Ashoka the Great who had come on
pilgrimage with her father and got married to Devpal, a king of ancient Nepal.
The club maintained outstanding memberships, prominent leaders from different
walks of business lives and the most sought after personalities. Initially, the
club had thrived. The morning had then been bright, and in no time there were
about 25 members who had met regularly at the Hotel Dwarika's in Battisputali. But
the club could not sustain the glory which it had obtained at the outset. For
some period in the past, Charumati club suffered an impasse that arose from
leadership crisis, and rolled into uncertainty.
This turbulent situation existed for a couple of years until a bold and
determined member took up the difficult challenge of reviving the club. Rtn.
Ashwini Agarwal, a charter member of the club, had taken up the challenge by
becoming the club’s third President and spurting and invigorating the club’s
activities.
Presently, the club has been revived and is now thriving. Of the present total
membership, eight of them are the original charter members – they have been
persuaded, motivated and brought back to the club.
Now we are proud Charumatians, sharing with our fellow Rotarian communities in
the district and all around the world.
The Charumati has a long term strategy "To provide various
types of support to needy schools and libraries in order to develop community
level education".
