Open letter to Dr. Sandeep Pandey

Author: Administrator Admin, Indian Politics
Publication: www.india-forum.com
Date: September 10, 2005
URL: http://www.india-forum.com/authors/15/Administrator-admin

I am not a rich person by any standards. But like most Indians, I was (and still am) concerned about the plight of the millions in India further down on the economic scale. When I first came to the US for grad school, my earnings were by no means substantial, but I felt that it was important to contribute towards India's development and did not think twice about foregoing my own comforts. Like many of my colleagues and friends, I decided that rather than complain about the problems facing India, I would try to do something about them. I volunteered my time and donated a part of my earnings to local charity organizations including AID and ASHA, two of the most active organizations on campus that I believed were doing development work in India. Although I no longer contribute to these organizations, I am distressed to hear reports that AID has been diverting funds for other purposes, including funding fundamentalist and political groups in India. There is more to be said about these groups and their activities, but that is not the focus of this article.

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