The founder, Louis Marchesi, was a young member of Norwich Rotary Club who felt a need existed for a club where the young business men of the town could gather, on a regular basis. At their meetings they could exchange ideas, learn from the experiences of their colleagues and play a collective part in the civic life of Norwich. Within a year of inception the membership of this Round Table had grown to 85 and interest was being shown in establishing Round Tables elsewhere. A second Round Table was established in Portsmouth and subsequent growth was rapid, with 125 Tables and a membership of 4,600 by 1939. Round Table proved it had international appeal with the first overseas Table formed in Copenhagen in 1936.
After 1945 the pattern of growth was rapidly re-established with Tables being ‘chartered’ all over the UK. Today there are about 900 Tables with a membership of around 10,000
In response to India’s COVID-19 crisis, Round Table India (RTI), a nonreligious, nonpolitical and nonsectarian organization, has launched Project H.E.A.L (Healthcare Enhancement for Active Living) with the aim to facilitate the improvement of medical infrastructure across the country. At laun... (more)
Mr. Prakash Raj for Films and Entertainment, Mr. Venkatesh Prasad and Mr. Rohan Bopanna for Sports, Mr. K Ullas Karanth for Wildlife Conservation, Mr. Vilas Nayak for Art, Dr. Aneesh Vidyashankar for Music, and Saalumarada Thimmakka for Environmental Conservation
Round Table India along w... (more)
Round Table India in association with NGO Robin Hood Army distributed 70,000 food packets among the underprivileged as part of their ongoing campaign 'Freedom from Hunger'.
