Thursday, June 23, 2011

Lecture on 'hunger elimination'


                       LECTURE ON HUNGER ELIMINATION
A)   HIGHLIGHTS:

IS THERE ANYBODY BOTHERING ABOUT 40 CRORE INDINAS GOIN TO BED WITHOUT FOOD ?
ARE NOT YOU SHOCKED AND ASHAMED THAT OVER 45% CHILDREN BELOW FIVE YEARS ARE UNDERWEIGHT, 55% STUNTED, 70% ANEMIC AND 9% INFANT MORATLITY?
IF THE FATHER OF THE NATION MAHATMA GANDHI WERE TO RAISE QUESTIONS ON HUNGER, DO YOU HAVE ANSWERS?
DO YOU KNOW WHAT MOTHER TERESA AND DR.NORMAN BORLAUG, NOBEL PEACE LAUREATES DID FOR HUNGER ALLEVIATION?
ARE YOU MOVED AND IS YOUR PHILANTHROPIC SPIRIT IGNITED TO FEED THE POOREST OF THE POOR AND SAVE THEIR LIVES?
DO YOU BELIEVE IN THE ‘ART OF GIVING’ BACK TO THE SOCIETY IN NEED OF BASICS LIKE FOOD, CLOTHING?
THEN, DO YOU WANT TO LISTEN TO AN ENLIGTENING LECTURE ON ‘ TOWARDS  HUNGER ELIMINATION – VOICE OF THE FATHER OF THE NATION’ BY DR. V. RAJAGOPAL, FOUNDER ‘HUNGER ELIMINATION AND YOU MOVEMENT (HEYm) AND PRESIDENT ‘SOCIETY FOR HUNER ELIMINATION (SHE) TIRUPATI INDIA –

B)    ABOUT THE SPEAKER :

Dr. RAJAGOPAL VELAMOOR, M.SC. Ph.D. FISPC, FISCAR (TIRUPATI, 1944)
FOUNDER, HEYm AND PRESIDENT, SHE;  DIRECTOR CPCRI –RETIRED;  CHIEF, AGRICULTURE TODAY REGIONAL BUREAU; CONSULTANT- ORGANIC FARMING, ENVIRONMENT
PUBLICATIONS :  400 INCLUDING RESEARCH PAPERS, BOOK CAHPETRS, BOOKS, ARTICLES ON HUNGER AND AGRICULTURE IN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS/MAGAINES
AWARDS: SARDAR PATEL BEST INSTITUTE, BEST KVK, PROF. RD ASANA GOLD MEDAL, LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
COUNTRIES VISITED:  DENMARK, SWEDEN, ENGLAND, EDINBOURG, GERMANY, NETHERLANDS, VIETNAM, PHILIPPINES, THAILAND, VANAUTU, MALAYSIA, USA
HONORS: PRESIDENT, INDIAN SOCIETY FOR PLANTATION CROPS, LIFE MEMBER OF ISPC, ISCAR, MEMBER COCONUT DEVELOPMENT BOARD, BOARD OF STUDIES MANGLORE/CALICUT UNIVERSITIES
CONTACT: e mail – rajvel44@gamil.com; home land line 0877-2287083 mobile – 094412 00217

C)    VENUE WHERE LECTURES DELIVERED/ NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS/DATES
 Regional Science Center, Tirupati – students, 150    16-10-09 
Indo-American Seeds Co, Banglore – Researchers, 85.  28-10-09 
Directorate of ICAR Coord.Banglore – Researchers,20 17-11-09 
S.V.University Tirupati – VC ,faculty, students, 165……04-09-10 
MAIPA, Tirupati – Faculty, students, senior citizens…   21-09-10 
Regional Science Center, Tirupati- students/teachers,135 16-10-10 
Knowledge Hub Tirupati, Senior citizens- 70……………09-02-11 MSSwaminathan Research Foundation,Chennai-youth,170,19-02-11   
Madras Chamber of Commerce, corporate Heads,90……19-03-11

Friday, June 17, 2011

Facts about hunger-7


      PLEDGE: HUNGER ELIMINATION AND YOU MOVEMENT(HEYm)

            SOCIETY FOR HUNGER ELIMINATION (SHE), TIRUPATI

 I read the objectives and goals of the movement / the Society

Ø     I am deeply moved by the Voice of the Father of the Nation  for  hunger elimination,     emotional appeal that is soul searching

Ø       I am inspired by the selfless service rendered by the Nobel laureate Mother Teresa to the poorest and downtrodden, the philanthropic approach

Ø  I am motivated by the yeoman service on ‘global hunger elimination’ by Dr.Ernest Noraman Borlaug, the Nobel Laureate

Ø   I strongly feel the social responsibility to rescue the lives of chronically hungry Indians who need to be cared with compassion

Ø  I resolve to help the children affected by malnutrition and to prevent child mortality; children of today are youths of tomorrow, a National asset

Ø    I consider ‘hunger elimination’ a divine duty to provide food to those who are deprived and starved for long; feed the unfed and save the unsaved

Ø     I humbly join the SHE with a sense of care, concern and compassion for the millions of hungry people of Mother India; it is duty bound action

Ø      I am willing to render free service in whatever area called upon to do

Ø     I shall spread the message of HEY m to my relatives and friends for a noble cause and ensure membership

Ø    I sincerely pray to the Almighty to help me to wipe out the tears of the poorest and downtrodden

Ø     I wish the HEY m/ SHE all the best  and hope it spreads to other States with more people involved in large number

  Signature with date and place

             Name, designation/address with phone/mobile number/ e mail ID
            Note: Please send along with the ‘membership’ application attached

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Facts about hunger -6


                                   H E Y MOVEMENT
                         (Hunger Elimination and You)
                “Service for a noble cause to save human life”
                                   Dr. V. RAJAGOPAL
Preamble: The report that India is placed in the 66th position out of 88 countries for Global Hunger Index (GHI), along with poorest Nations like Ethiopia is the saddest news (International Food Policy Research Institute, IFPRI Washinton). India is identified as a country with ‘lack luster performance in hunger elimination during the last 18 years’. Out of 930 million ‘hungry’ people in the world, India hosts nearly 250 million, almost 25 to 28% of Indian population. The country has the dubious distinction of being categorized under ‘serious to alarming to extremely alarming Nation’, where many States have the worst affected ‘hungry’ people with Madhyapradesh topping the list. Many of the affected people go to bed without food for days together, leading to unregistered starvation deaths. The fact that malnutrition and mortality of children under five years of age contribute to ‘hunger index’ speaks about the insensitivity, in spite of death of thousands of poor children per day. Abject poverty, hunger, starvation deaths are prevalent in the country to deplorable level, but many people are ignorant and indifferent about the serious human problem, as social consciousness is much lower among the citizens.
Contrasting scenario: While the poorest of the poor struggle hard to fetch a quarter of a square meal per day, but denied even that much for days together, leading to extreme weakness and starvation deaths, the middle class to upper class to the richest people, blessed by Almighty enjoy over and above their requirement of food, exemplified by extravaganza in functions like marriages, birth day parties, religious and cultural festivals. How much of food items are carelessly wasted on such occasions is known to everyone, but the attitude is one of indifference to the fact that such wasted food is equivalent to feeding hundreds and thousands of most needy people with prolonged ‘hunger’. It seldom occurs to one’s mind that starvation death is the cruelest punishment to human beings, unfortunate lot in the Indian society. The poorest people are resigned to their fate, whereas the ‘haves’ feel their blessed to enjoy life.
Genesis of HEY: A visit to the IFPRI by the author and discussion with the scientists who work on GHI around the world, with special reference to the situation in India, where the GHI was high due to malnutrition and mortality of children below five years prompted the author to find a solution to the National problem. It is a shame that fairly rich India should be in such bad situation on hunger front. Earlier, articles on hunger index and food production, inflation were published. The inner consciousness with the blessings of Almighty propelled the idea to launch a movement to eliminate hunger to save humanity. The idea crystallized into a format to involve everyone and aptly coined “HEY movement”, to create awareness on the public with the humble appeal to consider the problem in its totality and to participate in eliminating hunger. The firm belief that many Indians would agree to understand the problem and come forward to render helping hand, made me to venture into the HEY movement.
Divine duty: All that is required by many of us, the chosen fortunate people blessed by Almighty, who are well placed and can afford to show much needed compassion and concern to the poorest ‘hungry’ people, is to act with firm commitment to eliminate ‘hunger’ altogether by providing food to the extent possible to our highly neglected brethren in society who feel they are the cursed lot and unfit to live. They have the right to live as all others and need confidence to live as normally as all of us do with our family. So it is nothing but a ‘divine duty’ to rescue such people who experience prolonged ‘hunger’ and on the verge of losing life.
Current position: Although it is the duty of the Government of India and States to help the ‘hungry’ people to pull out from distress by providing adequate food, it is not possible for the Governments alone to  address the magnitude of the problem of ‘hunger’ in the country with nearly 250 million people. Even if funds are allocated for poverty alleviation, hunger, shelter, health of affected people, it does not serve the purpose to the desired level, as revealed by the GHI remaining at high level for years together and the critical comments of the IFPRI. So, elimination of ‘hunger’ should be peoples program with agenda that takes care of all the affected people. Though many private organizations, trusts, temples are undertaking ‘free food’ scheme (Annadhaanam) for poor people, still the number is too high to be tackled by them. Noon meal scheme for the school children, a laudable action initiated by the Government of Tamilnadu and being followed by other Governments, is not adequate as many children in India die of malnutrition according to IFPRI and WHO reports. More often free food is provided to people already sufficiently fed or those who can buy food and seldom the really unfed ‘hungry’ are the beneficiaries. The problem can be solved to some extent with involvement of individuals with personal efforts.
Compassionate appeal: In this context the Nobel Laureate for Peace Mother Teresa once said “if you cannot feed 100 people, feed at least one per day”. This compassionate appeal from the person who rendered selfless service to Society and the poor in India, should stir the heart of every individual the spirit to serve the most ‘hungry’ by initiating action to feed the poorest of the poor. Hunger elimination will be the noblest cause in human society for everyone to get involved whole heartedly.
Novel initiative: With the above in mind the author is ambitious to initiate a National movement aptly coined “HUNGER ELIMINATION AND YOU” (HEY movement) with the objective – to feed the poorest of the poor and most ‘hungry’ people in the area and save their lives and the goal – to wipe out ‘hunger’ totally and make India hunger-free, with pride.
Action plan: There are two ways to eliminate ‘hunger’, depending on one’s own convenience and situations – i) to donate money to registered/recognized trusts, organizations, temples etc involved in ‘free food’ schemes for poor people on various occasions. In this, you are not directly involved but depend on the organizers to serve the cause, ii) to provide ‘food’ with your own ( and family members) hands to persons plagued with ‘hunger’ on occasions like birthdays, wedding anniversary, marriages, festivals etc. In this you get the experience of literally serving the most ‘hungry’ persons as a commitment to divine duty. The first option is for those who have no time but enough money to entrust the job to organizations; however, the personal satisfaction of having contact with the poor people will be absent. The second option ensures a rare experience of serving food and witnessing the joy in their faces with whole hearted gratitude. You can serve ‘food’ either prepared at home (most appropriate) or obtain from temples as ‘prasadams’ blessed by Almighty or buy bread, bun, fruits. Whichever way you fill the stomach of the ‘hungry’ persons it is a noble cause unparalleled and not only you get satisfied but feel blessed too by Almighty.
Occasions for undertaking HEY: There are number of occasions when ‘hungry’ people can be fed in our diversified society. A) Birthdays of yourself, wife and children – In addition to the party you host to the friends and relatives, set apart a percentage of money to spend on HEY with either of the options. B) Marriages, house warming etc – try  to avoid extravaganza and reserve some percentage of money to feed ‘hungry’ people; do not feed them with leftover food items as that would be most hurting as if condemned human beings, instead prepare few items afresh to serve them so as to make them feel they are being really cared . C) Religious functions, special poojas in temples – since children are the worst affected due to starvation, show extraordinary consideration to ‘hungry’ children. If you are offering milk, curd, fruits to Gods in temples, set apart at least 25% to feed children with acute malnutrition; if served with a glass of milk or offered fruits they would regain health and be grateful to you forever, with such an innocent smile, an unforgettable experience to touch your heart. God will really bless you for such magnanimity and concern for young children. D) National festivals like Independence Day, Republic Day, Gandhi Jayanthi  and other occasions like Diwali, Christmas, Ramzan, New years Day are also suitable to make the poor and ‘hungry’ feel happy and enjoy as much the family members enjoy the days with you. E) Death anniversaries – on these days feed particularly the elderly and disabled men and women and also offer small token of some money, with reverence and gratitude that you got an opportunity to eliminate hunger. So there are ample opportunities for you to help the ‘hungry’ with that innate spirit to serve human society. In fact you can serve the poor like ATM (anytime movement for HEY) either in your place or while you are on tours, pilgrimage etc. You just have to ignite that innate spirit keeping in mind how ‘hunger’ is a curse for few souls who require your attention. Individuals, group of families or friends can feed the people with ‘hunger’ on any special occasion like graduation, new job, engagement, foreign assignment etc.
Spread the message: As ‘hunger’ is a life and death problem being encountered by millions of people in the country, as patriotic and compassionate Indians it is our duty to rescue the affected people as far as possible. It is not difficult to reach the vast population with the advanced communication technology with the message on HEY movement. The e mails can be sent to all the relatives and friends with attachment on HEY movement, with a request to forward the divine message to their group of people; likewise the information can spread to thousands of people if one is convinced of the value of human life in jeopardy for people with acute ‘hunger’. The success of the HEY movement depends on the sincerity of purpose and the call for divine duty to eliminate ‘hunger’ throughout the year on some or other occasions listed. If implemented with pride and honesty few lakhs of people can be saved from ‘hunger’ in reasonable time.  Is it not possible for you to send the message just sitting at home spending valuable time for a noble cause? Act swiftly with prayer.
Highlights of HEY:  HEY movement is just an individual’s strong desire to create awareness among the people on the crucial problem of ‘hunger’ and is not a trust or organization; it does not collect any donations from any one, hence avoids the problems of accounting; it is purely a voluntary movement by one’s own conviction but not under compulsion; it just believes in motivating the right thinking people to take up the cause of ‘hungry’ people in the country; it has no religious, caste, creed, color appeal to undertake the task of eliminating ‘hunger’; it proposes to maintain a list of those who responded positively to the appeal and eagerness to serve the affected people; it plans to maintain the register with  the names of those who undertake the service with details and bring out a report at frequent intervals to attract more and more people towards the total elimination of hunger and make India a hunger-free Nation ultimately. We the Indians cannot be passive onlookers when millions suffer for food and make IFPRI place the country with high GHI. It is the responsibility of every Indian living in India or abroad to see that India’s image as a country with largest ‘hungry’ people is wiped out.
Do you wish to join the HEY movement ? send the reply…. JAI HIND !!!

Dr.V.Rajagopal, Retd Director, CPCRI Kasaragod, Kerala, is now working on issues connected with ‘hunger index’  (poverty and livelihood), environment, drought management, capacity building for self help group of women and youth through technologies to earn income.
Flat 102, Sri Kataaksham, 18-4-60 Railway colony
Sri Paada Eurekha Residency, TIRUPATI – 517 501, A.P, 0877-2287083
094412 00217, e mail id – rajvel44@gmail.com

Saturday, June 4, 2011

Facts about 'hunger' - 5


                         FOOD WASTAGE –  A CRIMINAL ACT !
‘While the rich people have excess food to waste, the poorest have none and die unnoticed’
The food production in the country with over 230 million tons is claimed to be adequate to feed the population but the hidden truth is that about 30% of the food is wasted in different forms, namely grains, fresh and processed items. The economic loss incurred due to food wastage is seldom highlighted and its implication in addressing the problem of chronic hunger is rarely understood.
We have good statistics on the production of overall food items like cereals, pulses, oil seeds, millets, vegetables, fruits, milk, meat and fishes on All India and State basis. The production scenario is impressive in many sectors with world ranking. The estimates show that there is enough buffer stock to meet the demands of the public even in adverse situations like drought and floods.  This means that the availability of food to the citizens is satisfactory as claimed by the Government, but the fact remains about the non- accessibility to the poorest of the poor. The food crisis does not only mean the increase in prices but also the quantity of food items wasted due to different causes. The record high food inflation reflects on the non- affordability of essential commodities to the poorest of the poor.
 In addition to the post harvest loss ranging from 25 to 35% among the food grains both as fresh and dry materials, the wastage of perishable items like vegetables and fruits also add to the overall food basket lost in the system. The main reason attributed to loss of quantity and quality of grains is the poor storage and transport facilities in the country. Even the major go downs like Food Corporation of India lack infrastructure facilities to protect the valuable food items.  The wastage also includes the processed food items at domestic, community and large scale sectors which are ignored though essential in the context of quantum of food wastage. It may be difficult to quantify the wastage as the data are seldom maintained properly as wastage occurs at different levels. The variety of food items prepared on different occasions involve many ingredients of high value like spices and thus add to the quality. Although the domestic wastage may be negligible, especially from lower and middle strata of the society, the rich class and the community based preparations in marriages, seminars and high level meetings account for substantial wastage of food items. Several tons of food preparations in marriages are thrown as leftover food in the garbage cans collected later by the poorest of the poor. The wastage in the hotels and restaurants are no less in the country.
Although there is no authentic data to substantiate these huge wastage it is reasonable to presume that several tons of ready to consume food are wasted in the country. In a marriage party of 1000 people the sumptuous food consumed will be less than 60 to 65%, the remaining going as colossal wastage. Either the several food items served on the plate or collected in buffet system, only less than 10% of the guests consume all the items, while others leave out partially tasted food ranging in quantity. If a plate meal in a  middle to rich class marriage costs Rs. 200/ to 500/ with an average of Rs.350/ plate wastage of 25% accounts for Rs 87500/time/marriage and for 1000 persons the economic loss will be huge. When multiplied with thousands of marriages per day the loss would run to several crores of rupees. Even a middle class family feels it is a prestige to provide lavish food, incurring lakhs of rupees taken on loan. ‘I wanted to arrange a decent feast but not very expensive, but my sambandi insisted on extravaganza to protect his prestige and image’ bemoaned a middle class parent and ‘ at the end many guests did not turn up, leading huge wastage’ he grumbled.  The food wastage in corporate parties will be very high accounting for further loss. The fabulously rich people contribute to wastage of food since they will have less time and concern to realize the implications of valued food that can feed several thousand hungry people
 In a country where over 400 million people go without food every day, out of which more than 50% are chronically hungry such huge wastage of food is a criminal act. The poverty and hunger increased in the country since independence as there was no clear vision to rescue the hungry people. In terms of the financial loss due to food wastage it is equivalent to feeding lakhs of hungry people. The wastage of tons of processed food can combat hunger of millions of people in chronic stage. Although some organizations help in pooling the unused food items for distribution to the hungry people still it is a pathetic sight to see many children and women collecting food left over and thrown in the bins in the marriage and hotel surroundings. It is estimated that Rs.730 crore will be required to feed one million hungry persons per year at the subsidized rate of Rs.20/ per person twice a day. 
The solution lies in minimizing the food items in marriages and big parties, as many guests do not even touch some items.  A package deal for processed food in hotels, restaurants, marriages with provision to supply the non-consumed items to the chronically hungry will be the right step. General public should be conscience of the wastage of food that can fill the stomach of hungry persons. The mindset of the citizens have to change with the awareness that millions of children and elders suffer from chronic hunger leading to malnutrition and various diseases. It may be made mandatory that all marriages and other parties set apart at least 20% food items for feeding the hungriest in the country to make India hunger- free by 2020, as a moral and social responsibility with divine blessings. The social activists have a great role to play in educating the public on the value of food to the poorest who has the right to live as others do.
Dr.V.Rajagopal, Founder, Hunger Elimination and You movement, TIRUPATI- 517 501, A.P
rajvel44@gmail.com

Friday, June 3, 2011

Society for Hunger Elimination (SHE)

Do you want to know about SHE, the objectives, goals etc?


                      HUNGER ELIMINATION AND YOU MOVEMENT – AS A SOCIETY

Hunger Elimination and You movement (HEYm) is registered as a SOCIETY FOR HUNGER ELIMINATION (SHE) under the Registrar of Societies Act, A.P. in Tirupati as Head quarters

Objectives:

Ø  To awaken the people on the serious problem of hunger among the poorest of the poor and down trodden through awareness programs – publication, lectures, demonstration, exhibition

Ø  To identify chronically hungry people in affected areas through survey and to create database on poverty and hunger

Ø  To register the genuine persons exposed to chronic hunger for rendering service and issue of identity cards

Ø  To initiate action plan to rescue the children with malnutrition / underweight , aged men and women

Ø  To provide food materials to the ID holders through community kitchen or through authorized food distributors

Ø To ensure establishment of a ‘Hunger Elimination Fund’ in the public and private organizations, colleges/schools, social organizations etc through voluntary donations

Ø  To enroll volunteers willing to render service for SHE in different ways

Ø To mobilize funds from willing members as admission fee, annual subscription for running the SHE and  beneficiaries to receive only in kind (food/clothes etc). Voluntary donations or sponsorship are accepted

Ø  To undertake publication of a Newsletter on the activities of SHE and to propagate the service to the poor

Goal: To strive hard to make India hunger free by 2020 and to ensure normal peaceful life to the poor and down trodden with confidence and human dignity

Background: Nearly 400 million Indians go to bed without food every day and the country is ranked 

dismal 66th position for Global Hunger Index. The country is categorized under ‘serious to alarming to

extremely alarming’ category. The children are the worst affected with malnutrition/underweight with high

mortality. There is poor food and nutritional security to women prior to and after child birth. The country is in

danger of producing ‘youth’ with weak health, both physical and mental, in the years to come if the present

children are not cared for
.
Motto: CARE – CONCERN – COMPASSION – COMMITMENT – COOPERATION (C5 FORMULA)

Vision: LIGHT THE LAMP OF HOPE AND CONFIDENCE IN THE MINDS OF HUNGRY 

            PEOPLE TO LEAD NORMAL LIFE WITH HUMAN DIGNITY

Mission: CARE THE UNCARED, REACH THE UNREACHED, FEED THE UNFED, 

               SAVE THE UNSAVED

Facts about 'hunger' -4

Are you keen to ignite your philanthropic spirit to help the hungry Indians? Then ...

The 'feeling of hunger' needs to be felt individually :

>When you sit to take a plateful of 'food' daily you might pray to the Almighty God
   thanking Him for providing the food...

>but, for few seconds, imagine how many million Indians especially children are not
  fortunate to enjoy the luxury of 'food' daily and forced to go to bed empty stomach

>When you miss a meal and feel the pain for few hours, what could be the plight of
   those chronically 'hungry' Indians with prolonged hunger

>When you come across the poorest children with malnutrition - underweight, stunted
   and anemic then reflect your mind that lack of 'food' they are entitled to but not
   provided adequately for long....is the root cause,

>When you dress up well and happily go around, then please spare few seconds to
   witness the poorest of the poor without proper clothing to protect the body from
   heat and cold and forced to wonder on the roads uncared for and unattended to.....

>We do come across the above daily but have no TIME to think and really feel as most
   of us are insensitive and indifferent to human sufferings with the opinion that God was
   kind to us and the poor are unfortunate and have to suffer......

>Well, 'feeling' for the hungry people for one or two days does not make you a philanthropist
   but feeling for long with real mental preparation to provide food and clothing to the
   most needy would make you a humble 'philanthropist' with divine duty, moral and social
   responsibility; the participation should be voluntary and NOT under compulsion or to
   oblige someone..
> For becoming a philanthropist, you don't have to be a lakhier/millionaire; with whatever
   resources you have you can contribute for the noble cause of feeding hungry persons


>Now, if you are interested in being a philanthropist then join the 'Society for Hunger Elimination'
  (SHE) established in TIRUPATI as a movement called HUNGER ELIMINATION AND YOU
  (HEY)..........this is going to be a National effort with branches in as many places as possible 






Facts about 'hunger' - 3

Do you know what Mother Teresa said about 'hunger' and what Dr.Norman Boralug did?



 MOTHER TERESA’S APPEAL – A NOBEL LAUREATE

If you cannot feed one hundred persons per day, feed at least ONE daily”

“India does not have the problem of men material and money, but lacks motivation for

selfless service to the poor”. Follow her foot steps for noble cause. She did yeoman

service to the poorest of the poor and downtrodden of India, which none else could do


Dr. HERNST NORMAN BORLAUG - A NOBEL LAUREATE – a world renowned 

agriculture scientist who championed the cause for hunger elimination across the

globe, a good friend of India. Emulate his example in ensuring basic food needs.

He was responsible for ensuring 'green revolution' in the world including India 


Many African and Asian Nations implemented his policies on agriculture related to 

poverty alleviation and huner elimination. We Indians owe to lot to him


These two role models can serve as motivators to all those who are eager to feed the


poorest of te poor