Pittsburgh_Patrika_October_2016

The Pittsburgh Patrika, Vol, 22, No. 1 , October 2016
medical college.” Padma Venkatraman, with whom I now work to help
the leprosy patients, is R.Venkatraman’s daughter.
I could not have become a doctor if the annual fee was any higher than
Rs.200! Only the government-subsidized education enabled me to accomplish
whatever I did in my life. This is probably true for most of us.
In that spirit, I appeal to all of you to help the less fortunate children in
India to reach their full potential.
In the past several years I have met many dedicated NGOs in Tamil
Nadu helping the needy -- AIM (All India Movement) for Seva, The
Tamil Nadu Foundation (TNF), Ekal Vidyalaya, Udavum Karangal, to
name a few. I am sure there are equally good or better NGOs in other
parts of India.
I always feel if each one of us helps our own village where we come
from, India will be a better country. Two years ago, I saw a big banner in
the Guindy Engineering College in Chennai, once a premium institution
in Chennai. It read “EDUCATE A CHILD WHO IS NOT YOURS” Let
us do this together.
If you want for further details, contact me at 724 438 8242 (H), 724
322 7175 (C) or e-mail: balus61@mail.com •
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