Ram: I also watched the story of Abraham george.. Looks like we still have some doers rather than talkers. Great!!! May be we get some inspiration. Barua
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ram Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Assam" <assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu> Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 12:56 AM Subject: [Assam] India Untouched - Abraham George > Just finished watching the Charlie Rose show. One of his guests was > Abraham George. George has lived in the US for 25 + years, he is a > business man, and philanthropist. > > He has started his own NGO, developed the best journalism school in > India, and is attacking the problem of poverty head on. He has come > out with a new book titled "India Untouched, The Forgotten Face of > Rural Poverty ", with a foreword by Tom Friedman. > > The website is here, and this is a must read for all those who are pro > or anti NGOs in India. George offers new solutions to the problem of > poverty, and come down hard on successive GOI administrations who have > failed to solve this problem. > > The website offers great excerpts from the book. Here is one: > > http://www.indiauntouched.com/ > > ****** > India needs a political reform revolution to go with its economic one. > "With prosperity coming to a few, the great majority are simply spectators > to this drama," said Mr. George. "The country is governed poorly, > with corruption and heavy bureaucracy at all levels. I am a great advocate > of technology and globalization, > ****************** > > --ram > > _______________________________________________ > Assam mailing list > Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam > > Mailing list FAQ: > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html > To unsubscribe or change options: > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam > _______________________________________________ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
