Asha for Education

A January 17, 2008 New York Times article (link below) largely discusses and criticizes the Indian government’s response to the growing gap in education between the have’s and the have-not’s …

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 …

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 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 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; …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 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 …