Western Australian Rotaractor and Rotarian Eeshwar Rajagopalan has been appointed to the Rotary International Membership Committee for 2020-23.Eeshwar is a member of the Rotaract Club of South Perth and the Rotary Club of Elizabeth Quay. He is currently the District Rotaract Representative for Districts 9455 and 9465 and Youth Director for District 9455. Professionally, Eeshwar is an engineering consultant, assisting in the development of real-time monitoring systems and operator training simulators for major hazard facilities, principally for the international oil and gas industry.
Western Australian Rotaractor and Rotarian Eeshwar Rajagopalan has been appointed to the Rotary International Membership Committee for 2020-23.
Eeshwar is a member of the Rotaract Club of South Perth and the Rotary Club of Elizabeth Quay. He is currently the District Rotaract Representative for Districts 9455 and 9465 and Youth Director for District 9455. Professionally, Eeshwar is an engineering consultant, assisting in the development of real-time monitoring systems and operator training simulators for major hazard facilities, principally for the international oil and gas industry.
Eeshwar has been part of the Rotary family since high school. He participated in several Rotary-supported youth programs including the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF), John Curtin Leadership Academy and RYLA. He joined Rotaract in 2012 whilst at Curtin University and, since that time, has held positions of President, Vice-President and Director. He joined Rotary in 2018.
During his time with Rotaract Eeshwar has led several international service projects including the Global Dinner project which raised funds for Shelterbox and the Thousand Paper Cranes Project which raised funds for Rotary Peace Centres. The Thousand Paper Cranes Project culminated with the placement of 2,500 paper cranes at the Children’s Peace Monument at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima Japan, in celebration of the International Day of Peace in September 2016. According to Eeshwar, both projects highlight the benefits of Rotaract - the opportunity to try new things in a supportive environment and meet with people from all around the world.
Eeshwar’s passion for innovative service projects has continued with his membership of Rotary. He is presently involved in Elizabeth Quay’s online cooking series ‘Come Cook with Me’, featuring local Perth chefs and eateries and raising funds for local charities. Already five episodes have raised nearly $9,000 and five more episodes are being planned.
According to Eeshwar, joint membership of Rotary and Rotaract has several benefits. “I can see the value and priorities of both organisations; I benefit from the distinctive membership experiences they offer and can access a larger community of people” he said.
With experience of both Rotaract and Rotary, Eeshwar will undoubtedly bring a valuable perspective to RI’s Membership Committee as it seeks to strengthen membership in Rotary and Rotaract. He is not concerned that the 2019 Council on Legislation decision to elevate Rotaract will weaken either party. “Both Rotary and Rotaract have value to offer members. They deliver different membership experiences and individuals will continue to choose the experience which best resonates with them” he said.