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[8 Aug 2011 | 10 Comments | 254 views]
No laughing matter, this

This is anything but Hahhahhaha..
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Pl watch and weep for these children..
Then take a pledge to spend at least 30mins every week to do something to improve the eduaction standards of a young child (or ideally, a few children) near your home or work-place).
Together, we can Reclaim India – the India where literacy rates were higher than Britain just 200 years ago…Jai Hind, Jai Bharat!

Miscellaneous, Personal »

[5 Aug 2011 | No Comment | 145 views]
Photographs from the Leadership Workshop and Saluting Our Heroes launch

Some photographs from the Leadership Development workshop in Pune…
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and some from the various meetings related to “Saluting Our Heroes: The Param Virs of Bharat” book launch…
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Related Posts: 18-hour workdays, too many ideas… and “Saluting Our Heroes” – The formal launch/
P.S. You can order your copy of the book here: “Saluting Our Heroes” – The formal launch
P.P.S. More photos from various meetings and outreach events here

Corruption in India, Debates & Discussions, Politics and Governance in India »

[1 Aug 2011 | 63 Comments | 1,226 views]
Now, not just worried but also angry with IAC and Anna

I began to get seriously worried about “India Against Corruption” and “Team Anna” when I spoke to Prahlad Pandey last week. Prahlad is a young enthusiastic FTI member and now a full-fledged political activist. Many of you would remember him as the hero of a lone man’s fight against the “system”. But when I spoke to Prahlad last week, I became seriously worried. He was enthusiastically planning for August 16th, he told me. When I asked does he not feel uncomfortable about this, knowing that after all corruption is just …