IIW Milestones

  • 1905. Paul Harris started the first Rotary Club in Chicago USA
  • 1924, Jan. 10th. The first Inner Wheel Club was formed in Manchester, England by Ms.Oliver Golding with Ms.Nixon as Secretary. The day is   observed as International Inner Wheel Day.
  • 1928. The first Inner Wheel District, No. 5, was born in England.
  • 1931. The first overseas Inner Wheel Club was born in Ballarat, Australia.
  • 1934, May 6th. The Association of Inner Wheel Clubs in Great Britain and Ireland came into being.
  • 1936. It was decided to mark the occasion of a club’s formation by granting a certificate of membership which is now called “Charter”.
  • 1948. The first overseas Inner Wheel District “The Netherland District” was formed. The same was later numbered as Dist. 26.
  • 1955. The first Inner Wheel Club in India was formed in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
  • 1965. The first Inner Wheel District in India was formed with Ms. Asma Mascati as the Founder Chairman under the Association of Inner Wheel Clubs of G.B.I. This District at first was numbered 75, later on as Dist.305.
  • 1967. International Inner Wheel 1st Conference was held at Brighton, England was formed and Ms.L.Weightman became the first President of International Inner Wheel.
  • 1968. Mrs. Malati Rana was appointed the first I.I.W.R. to represent our country on the International Board (1968 – 70).
  • 1970. The first International Inner Wheel convention was held at the Hague, Netherland.
  • 1976. The Association of Inner Wheel Clubs in India and Sri Lanka was born. Raksha Mehta was the first Pres. Of the Association.
  • 1977. The first Conference of the Association in India was held in at Bombay, Maharashtra.
  • 1977. July Dist. 319 was formed with 12 Inner Wheel Clubs.
  • 1986. Mrs.Minna Kapur, Past President of the Association of Inner Wheel Clubs in India, is the first lady from India to be elected as the President of International Inner Wheel (1986-87).
  • 1993. Mrs.Anita Agarwal, a Past President of the Association of Inner Wheel Clubs in India, is the second lady from India to be elected as the President of International Inner Wheel (1993-94).
  • 1993. International Inner Wheel of Port Blair is the first Inner Wheel Club in the Union Territory of Andaman &Nicobar Islands which was added to the Association of Inner Wheel Clubs in India in Dist.329.
  • 1993. The highest number of new Inner Wheel Clubs were formed (i.e., 50 clubs)during 1993-94.
  • 1993-04 Mrs. Kamala Ramakrishnan was the first lady from India to be elected as the Editor of International Inner Wheel.
  • 2007. Mrs. Kamala Ramakrishnan, a Past President of the Association of Inner Wheel Clubs in India, is the third lady from India to be elected as the President of International Inner Wheel (2007-08).
  • 2010. Dr. Pallavi Shah, a Past President of the Association of Inner Wheel Clubs in India, is the fourth lady from India to be elected as the President of International Inner Wheel (2010-11)
  • 2010. Mrs. Gomathi Viswanathan, a Past President of the Association of Inner Wheel Clubs in India, is the second lady from India to be elected as the Editor of International Inner Wheel (2010-11).
  • International Inner Wheel is the second largest voluntary Women’s Service Organisation in the World. International Inner Wheel is also recognised by the United Nations as a Non-Government Organisation (NGO).
  • Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are no more a part of the Association of Inner Wheel Clubs in India.
  • 2014. Abha gupta becoming IIW President.
  • 2015- PDC Karuna Senthilnathan was the national Editor 2015-16
  • 2016- PAP Gomathi Viswanathan was elected the Association CCCC for the period 2016-19
  • PAP Alagu Annamalai elected Treasurer of International Inner Wheel for the year 2016-17
  • 2017- IPDC Archana Kamath elected as Association Secretary 2017-18
  • 2017- PAP Kapila Gupta elected President of International Inner Wheel for the year 2017-18.PAP Alagu Annamalai elected Treasurer of International Inner Wheel for the year 2017-18
  • 2019. PAP Patricia Hilton is elected IIW Board Director 2019-20
  • 2020. PAP Bina Vyas is the sixth Inner Wheel member from India to be elected IIW President 2020-21
  • 2021. PAP Sarita Lunani is elected IIW Treasurer 2021-22. PAP Mamta Gupta is elected IIW Board Director 2021-22

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