Fwd: Invitation for Google Hangout with youth icon Balasaheb Darade

[Overseas VBI]

Dear OVBI Members,

Please forward the attached invitation among your friends.

Also many cities are planning to attend the hangout in groups. This way individual cities can take up some project also after the call with Bala. Please arrange a get together on June 1st and attend in groups. Also once anyone register on the website, OVBI team will send the invitation for the hangout. Please let us know if you have any questions/ suggestion.  

 

'Swades' In Real Life Come 'Hangout' With A Returned NASA Scientist Who Is Transforming Rural India Balasaheb Darade, an entrepreneur and nano technologist, returned to his village in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra and ran an initiative for three years to save the farmers from the Maharashtra Droughts. His integrity, effort and contributions won him a landslide victory in the local elections over incumbent political candidates with no bribes and no underhand dealings. Hear the story firsthand in an OVBI sponsored Google Hangout on June 1,2013 at 1:00 EDT.   Join Bala to learn how a heart full of resolve can transform seemingly insurmountable odds. He will share rare insights on his projects and ground-level efforts that have transformed the fates of thousands across rural Maharashtra. Some themes that will be touched upon in this unique session: Good Governance (drawn from Bala's experience as an ex-member of IAC extended core committee and an elected representative of the Zila Parishad) Drought Relief in Maharashtra (Bala's campaign, the Jal Jagruti Abhiyan, saved nearly 100,000 farmers in Maharashtra from one of the nation's worst droughts) The Possibilities for Indians Overseas to make a difference in India Some of Bala's Achievements & Awards: Member, Extended core team, India Against Corruption (Worked closely with Anna Hazare and Arvind Kejriwal during IAC revolution) Director, Shankara Rural Transformation Project (SRTP) for Vidarbha. The initiative addresses the plight of farmers hit by farmland suicides, unemployment and depression across 20 villages in the region Featured in the July 30, 2012 issue of India Today for his vision- Recipient, Maharashtracha Lal award by RED FM, Pune, 2012 - Recipient of numerous awards as a 'Youth Icon' - Founder, Relations Bridge Innovators, USA (2010) Awarded for his research and leadership through his academic career We look forward to seeing you there. Register now to ensure you don't miss out. Best, The OVBI Team overs...@gmail.com