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Dharwad area have not reaped the benefits of such economic expansion.Deshp<strong>and</strong>e has recognized the challenge <strong>and</strong> is attempting <strong>to</strong> resurrectthe spirit of global social responsibility by inviting others <strong>to</strong> serve in adistant corner of the world. Hopefully, <strong>this</strong> non-governmental sociallyentrepreneurial approach will become the vehicle that will succeedwhere governmental ef<strong>for</strong>ts have not. Maybe another <strong>for</strong>ty years will<strong>tell</strong>, or perhaps we will know sooner in a busier, faster-moving (<strong>for</strong>some) India.I am grateful that I got <strong>to</strong> see <strong>and</strong>live again briefly in the twenty-firstcentury <strong>Hubli</strong>-Dharwad, India.Living <strong>and</strong> working there againreminded me of what I experiencedwhen I was there as a <strong>you</strong>ng man -that as one who serves, <strong>you</strong> stillreceivemorethan<strong>you</strong>give.PerhapsI had more <strong>to</strong> give now, but it was not aboutgiving <strong>and</strong> receiving <strong>this</strong> time. It wassimply about being there <strong>and</strong> beingwelcomed back <strong>for</strong>ty years later.I went back <strong>to</strong> a part of India that was busier<strong>and</strong> more populated than be<strong>for</strong>e. It has notbecome as "westernized" as the urban
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