Irfan Alam - A real Indian

Irfan Alam is invited by US President Obama for entrepreneur summit at Washington DC in April '10.
He is Chairman of Sammaan Foundation which works for the welfare of Rickshaw pullers.

He got banks to finance Rickshaw pullers, designed rickshaws which can shelve newspapers, mineral water bottles and some other small items for sale if the passenger needs them.These rickshaws also carry advertisements and the pullers get 50% of the ad revenue and the remainder goes to Sammaan.
This venture started with modest 100 rickshaws and now increased to three lakhs.
Also 10,000 odd are pedalling the special rickshaws, the process is underway to benefit others.

My Salute to this man.

Our small contribution towards equality for all

When we buy vegetables from vegetable hawker(सब्जी वाला) esp someone who is short of money and
whoever works in our homes, we should pay them decent money so that they can send their children to good schools, they can have a roof to sleep and cloths for protection from weather.
This contribution will finally help us to reduce the widening gap between rich and poor.
Consequences of too much gap will bring it with theft, killings and other social  problems.

Lets pledge together to make the world a better place for all.

My personal fuel saving tips

When we want to move our motor bikes from any place, initially bring it out on the road (e.g - In case of house, out of the main gate) without starting the engine.

When we return to our house, stop the motorbike before entering the main gate of our house.
Same way follow for other places like office etc.
Gift bi-cycles to friends as birthday/special occasion gifts.

More details at http://www.pcra.org/

HOCKEY

MP government has come foreward to the rescue of  our women hockey team by  bearing their expenses. Its a step in right direction which should be appreciated and emulated by us, The people of India.
Our women hockey team has performend extremely well in the past few years.
Their perforamance
2009-Asia cup silver, Champion challenge II winners
2006- Asian games bronze, C'wealth Silver
2004- Asia cup champ
2002-C'wealth champ

I donot think, they need anything else to prove their worth.
This is a peformance when the girls have found it difficult to make ends meet.
The girls are planning for a fund in name of Indian women hockey.
I request all of us to donate whatever we can to promote this national sport.

Kudos to Indian women hockey team

Hidden love of my father

When I started planting trees in my locality with God's grace, my father objected to it, saying its a waste of money my son but later he was the one who nurtured all the trees when I used to be on the high seas by watering them in time.