Rotary came to India in 1919 with the formation of the Calcutta club just after 14 years after its founding in the United States of America. Thereafter it started growing all over in India mainly in big cities. It was in December 1948 that little after India’s independence the first Rotary Club was established in Sangli as Rotary Club of Sangli and it was sponsored by Rotary Club of Kolhapur. The charter was presented on the 4th February 1949 at the hands of the Late Rtn. Behram N. Karanjia, the then Governor of Rotary District 92. Late Rtn. K. A. Chougule became the Charter President and late Rtn. Rajabhau Desai the Charter Secretary. The number of charter members was just 14. Today the membership has grown to 93, a growth almost 7 times.
Our various successfully sponsored and commissioned projects in last 58 years like Remand Home, Chintamanrao College of Commerce, a School for the Deaf and Mute Children, Blood Bank, Eye Bank, Health Club, Community Hall, Swimming Pool, Jogging Track, Ushamohani Vikalang Punarvasan Kendra, Rotary Nagar – 40 Low Cost Shelters etc. prove that our club is one of the leading clubs of this region and we are proud of it. These various milestones themselves speak about our tremendous and successful achievements. Some of the major projects so far undertaken by our club and the activities are listed on “The Success Story of Rotary Club of Sangli.”
