My dear brothers and sisters in Rotary! 

A smile erupts on his face when he says hello, bowing his head and adding a gentle chuckle. He moves among us gracefully – with his interpreter Eiko Terao in tow – maintaining his signature cheer without revealing whatever else might be on his mind. But he’s probably thinking about Rotary. To hear him tell it, the only time Sakuji Tanaka is not thinking about Rotary is when he’s sleeping and eating. And that only goes for when he is not dining with other Rotarians. “Rotary pretty much occupies my every waking moment,” the new president of Rotary International playfully admits. Tanaka says that his wife, Kyoko, would describe him as “a Rotary nut.” A glance at his résumé supports this claim. He’s been a member of the Rotary Club of Yashio, Japan, for 37 years and has served Rotary at every level, including district governor, training leader, regional Rotary Foundation coordinator, member of the Polio Eradication Advocacy Task Force and Future Vision Committee, chair of the 2009 Birmingham Convention Committee and Permanent Fund Committee for Japan, RI director, and Rotary Foundation trustee. Through it all, and after 49 years of marriage, Kyoko has been a willing companion on his Rotarian journey. Together, she and Tanaka are Paul Harris Fellows, Benefactors, and Major Donors. Although she doesn’t speak English, he says his wife has a knack for communicating with people through gestures and body language, and that she is a “jolly, uplifting person.”

DG( Nominee) 2012-13, Rtn Ravindra Salunke was born on the 26th of July, 1953, in Nizamabad, AP. Ravindra is M SC (Agri.)from Udaipur University with Hons & 1st position in the university. Both his parents were teachers and his father was winner of the presidential award for being best teacher at the hands of Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan.
Ravindra’s life partner, Ann Mrs. Anar is a doctorate in English Literature and working as Principal of the Venkatesh Mahajan college of Arts and science, at Osmanabad. He has a record of meritorious service as
1) Agriculture gazetted officer in sugar factory with Government of Maharashtra, 2) Direct recruitment officer in Bank of Maharashtra in Karnataka,
3) and also in State Bank of India in Maharashtra.
After serving for fifteen yrs, he started his family’s own paper board manufacturing unit at MIDC, Osmanabad. He has specialized in manufacturing jacquard board required for textile designing. Now with 2 units & the product is sold all over South India.
He is also a volunteer for consumer protection and has served as a member of the Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum of Osmanabad District for five years. He is presently president of small scale industries of Maharashtra state & is working with Laghu Udyog Bharati, a nationwide NGO for the promotion and protection of small scale industries. Along with his social services, his hobbies are traveling, reading , listening to classical and devotional music. He follows Vedic philosophy in life and is a staunch supporter of Arya Samaj. He is also a member of Bharat Swabhiman movement of Yogi Ramdeo Baba and a volunteer for pranayam teaching. During the last 10 years he has actively served on various district committees in Rotary District 3130 and 3132. The important one being Asstt. Governor with PDG Dr. Mahesh Kotbagi and Director Club administration with PDG Zubin Amaria.
He is a trustee- treasurer of Rotary Seva Trust, Osmanabad since it’s inception in 1998. This trust has established a 25 bedded eye hospital as a centennial project under his leadership. This hospital with present investment of more than Rs.1.25 Crores, is best permanent project of Rotary, and serving the community on daily basis. Ravindra is at present looking after the hospital as Executive Trustee (Hon.). of J.F.Ajmera Rotary Netra Rugnalaya, Osmanabad. This is the first trust in the district to avail Income Tax Act 80-G exemption and FCRA approval