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Living in India: So What Do I Care?

By Anamika Majumder

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Summary: Anamika Majumder, the founder of One Billion Literates, explores the values that unify India, a nation increasingly divided by extreme wealth and extreme poverty.

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Anamika is a Software Engineer and has several years of experience working in companies like Sun Microsystems and Omgeo LLC (a subsidiary of Thomson Reuters) in Massachusetts, USA. She has an under-graduate degree from the Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India and a Master's in Computer Science from the University of Massachusetts, Boston. Anamika has moved back to India after 12 years in May 2010 to start a non profit organization called One Billion Literates whose mission is to improve English and impart technical training in rural India.


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guest
Apr 13, 2011 09:43

Great Work One Billion Literates. It's so important for people like Anamika - people with knowledge and skills, and determination - to step forward and become leaders to help fight poverty.

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Apr 14, 2011 03:26

Fantastic Ba, if people like you and me take a small step we can definitly create a newer and better India. In Mumbai itself its so very frustrating. It is supposed to the economic capital of the country but you should see the state of the road, transport and simple hygene. Mumbai is ruled by Bollywoood,ecah actor earing crorers of money per film, Ambani, tata all are here.....even the mafia is upposed to be the king here.....but no one does anything for this City....Mumbai ....who has the blessing of Mumbai devi....all other cities have developed so much ..I travel a lot and hwne i see Delhi, H'bad, Chennai ..i pity my beloved City.....people are only using it for personal economic gain and not giving anything back for the development of the city. Here a simple flyover takes years to.....we are seeing and facing the difficulties due to the Metro construction for yrs ..God knows when its going to be conpleted. Howcome Delhi manages it so fast and quick? I think i just poured my heart out...Keep up the good work!!!!

guest
Apr 18, 2011 11:52

Good article. Made me think how easy it is to forget the less fortunate as we race along in our daily life. Jay

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Apr 19, 2011 02:11

You Are absolutely right. As a citizen we have a lot of responsibly to our country and countrymen. The first thing is we have to educate our people to understand the value of our vote. If we do that and every street elect an honest, educated, and knowledgeable person as their Representative. ( for this you just have be human with unity and courage not necessary well qualified) Those good hearted human can do all the needful things to all the needy. Dear Anamka, our country is not poor from the beginning. Now it is too rich and it has been stolen and sold, cause we behave as illiterate even then we are very literate. Our main priority is join together and visit the villages, slums and very importantly WE MIDDLE CLASS and help them to understand to get to know their rights and hep them to get it.

guruvar
May 24, 2011 15:46

Bravo Anamika!

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