ASHA: Indian Movement Primer Document (fwd)

[Subramanya Sastry <sastry@cs.wisc.edu>]

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From: vineeta yadav <vyadav@students.wisc.edu>
To: asha@cs.wisc.edu
Subject: Indian Movement Primer Document

Hello Everyone,

	For those of you who attended Dr. Parmeshwar Rao's talk, this email is
regarding the movement that he initiated in the US, to work towards
development goals in India.  After getting his Ph.D in the US, Dr. Rao went
back to India and has spent a lifetime doing what most of us are too afraid
to attempt, believing he can make a difference in where India heads
tomorrow and making that difference.    On a recent trip to various US
cities he spoke to diverse audiences trying to reach that idealist within
us that we are frequently too embarassed to admit to being.   A national US
movement is being organized right now as a result of his efforts and his
inspiration.  

	The process is at the point where city representatives need to come
forward to take on organizational responsibilities and spearhead the
movement locally.    I will be moving out of Madison after a month so I
cannot be the liasion for Madison.  I will be involved with this movement
in my new home however.     The information and contacts for the movement
are described in this email and there are two attached files.   You can
contact me for any information or to answer any questions you have.    I am
sending this to you with the assurance that more than one of you will step
forward to make that difference in all our aspirations and hopes for India
by volunteering for this role.   

	Folks, we all let off steam about Indians who sit and do nothing about the
appalling state our country is in today.   This is our chance to prove we
are  prepared to be different.    Before we all start digging into our
usual  bag of excuses to cloak our inhibitions in, I ask you to just read
the following quote and think about what fears we are willing to beqeath :

			 Cry,
                                 the beloved country,
         for the unborn child that is the inheritor of our fear.
                    Let him not love the earth too deeply.
              Let him not laugh too gladly when the water 
                           runs through his fingers, nor
                                    stand too silent 
           when the setting sun makes red the veld with fire.
 Let him not be too moved when the birds of his land are singing,
                                              nor
                 give too much of his heart to a mountain
                                 or a valley. For fear
                                      will rob him of all
                              if he gives too much . . .

                                               by

                  Alan Paton,from Cry the Beloved Country

Please, put aside that cynicism and dare to take a risk on your dreams....

Vineeta Yadav
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>From: "Jain, Anu" <Anu.Jain@icn.siemens.com>
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>Cc: "'Poonam'" <pkuruganti@hotmail.com>
>Subject: Indian Movement Primer Document
>Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 11:08:14 -0700
>Return-Receipt-To: "Jain, Anu" <Anu.Jain@icn.siemens.com>
>
>Hello Everybody,
>
>Here we go! Finally getting started on our City/Region Wide Coordination
>efforts for the National Movement.  A step forward to unite all of us
>Indians concerned about our motherland and willing to make an effort to
>bring about a positive change.
>
>*	MOVEMENT PRIMER DOCUMENT
>
>Attached is the Movement Primer (Version 1) document written by the San
>Francisco Bay Area Group Coordinators.  We went through several meetings and
>several dozen of emails to finalize the FAQ, Movement Process, Structure
>etc.  The meetings ranged from verbal bouts where everybody spoke at the
>same time, to times when no one spoke (everyone laughed out of desperation
>to get something finalized! :-)) and emails starting with genuine requests
>asking the other Coordinators to please, please, please read the contents
>because the enclosed were new insights, not reshuffling of existing
>thoughts!
>
>So, anyhow we all thought that perhaps our fellow Coordinators might save
>some time if they are able to use this document.  Also, if all of us work
>with the same ground rules, it would assist us in the National Convergence
>process.  
>
> <<Movement Primer1.doc>> 
>
>*	WEEKLY REGIONAL UPDATES
>
>We recommend we all exchange an email weekly briefing others on the status
>of the movement in their area.  The nation wide progress of the groups would
>keep us all in the loop and also assist in motivating our area groups.
>
>So, if by Sunday night everyone can email us (Poonam and Anu) short emails
>with the following information, we will consolidate the emails and forward
>them to all the City Reps by the following Tuesday morning.  For clarity and
>ease of consolidation and reading, please categorize your emails as follows:
>
>1.	Summary of current status of Movement in your area
>2.	Summary of what will be done in the next 7 days
>3.	Questions/Concerns where you would like feedback from the fellow
>City Reps.  Please number these as bullet items.
>
>
>
>*	NEED CITY/REGION WEB COORDINATORS
>The Bay Area has registered the domain name 'indiamovement.org' to
>consolidate the nationwide information, status and other needs of the
>Movement participants.  Please forward the name, email and phone # of the
>web person/persons assigned in your areas to Shyam Palleti
>[spalleti@cisco.com].  Shyam is the Bay Area Web Coordinator.
>
>Would appreciate if Shyam could get this information within a week.  The
>sooner we all consolidate our web efforts, the less work will go into
>redesigning and/or moving pages from one location to another.  Thanks so
>much.
>
>
>*	City Reps List
>
>Attached is a list of the individuals who replied to our original email
>requesting folks to come forward as City Reps.  This email is being out to
>everybody on this list.  Please forward any corrections, additions
>(hopefully, no subtractions).  
> <<LIST OF CITY REPS.doc>> 
>
>
>Well, that's it folks for this time.  Thanks for taking the time to read
>this far.
>Please forward any suggestions to make this city wide coordination process
>more efficient and worthwhile.  Suggestions are needed and are very welcome.
>
>Also, please remember everything in this email is a request or a suggestion.
>We (Bay Area Coordinators) decided to start this process only because it
>seems like we got a head start as Dr. Rao visited us in May. 
>
>Best regards,
>Poonam & Anu

Movement Primer1.doc

LIST OF CITY REPS.doc