I had the opportunity to visit several projects in rural Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala during 2002-2005. My upbringing was typical urban middle class and exposure to rural India prior …
United and democratic after 61 years! How?
No one gave us a chance. No one thought we will preserve democracy all these 61 years, barring a 2-year aberration during the emergency years. Statistically, India’s democracy is a …
WAH ’07 Updates
WAH ’07 was centered around Child labor. Eleven projects were showcased & over $140,000.00 were raised during the campaign. A list of the projects can be found in the link …
Statistics and Rural India
Statistics are to be interpreted with the right eyes to make some meaningful sense. We earlier saw the story of two India’s — the India shining and the tottering India; …
Sustainability
When we start getting involved in organizations like Asha, an early question we have is, “Will we have to support this project forever? How can we help more and more …
Agrarian Crisis of India Shining!
India is rapidly developing.Services sector is booming.Our GDP is increasing at 9%.We are cutting nuclear deals with USA.Our youth have the credit to buy German and Japanese cars and motorcycles. …
WAH 2008 launched: Empowering Rural India- One child at a time.
So, if you didn’t know, WAH 2008 has been launched. If you are here, then you are in the right page for the right reason and for those who don’t …
What price, our education system?
Today, Sep 5th, on Teacher’s Day, spare a thought to the education of the children of India. For one fancy moment, imagine that we are not mired in the morass …
Timbaktu Update
Timbaktu Collective in Andhra Pradesh is one of the projects supported by WAH this year. With it’s holistic approach to education and community development it is one of those model …
What are the rights for the child of a migrant laborer ?
Apparently in the esteemed IIT Kanpur, ‘Right to life’ is not one of them. “A Tragic Death at IIT Kanpur Students of IIT Kanpur were shocked to receive a mail …