ASHA: India Together newsletter, Aug 1999 (fwd)

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

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August 1999
India Together Newsletter Service
http://www.indiatogether.org/

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Dear Reader:

The August 1999 newsletter from India Together is presented here. Links
to new articles, as well as recent earlier ones, are included here. All
our articles are available for reading at the web site through links from 
the main page itself or from the archives. As always, India Together 
requests that you pass on this newsletter to any others who share your 
concerns and determination to build a better nation together. 

In this edition
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While it comes as no surprise that the World Bank promotes free-market
oriented economic growth, the revelation lies in the extent to which the
Bank contradicts its own principles and ideals. While in theory all WB
projects are meant to benefit the poverty-stricken masses of the third
world, the ground realities of these projects depict just the reverse.
Vinay Kumar reviews Bruce Rich's "Mortgaging the Earth".
http://www.indiatogether.org/finish/reviews/mortgage.htm

In a minute, the train would be off, his hunger unassuaged. Bleakly, he
looked at the woman, despairing beyond description. And then, clearly and
quite audibly to the woman, his monotone gave way to a different plea. As
the first puffs of smoke rose from the engine, he stopped appealing to a
compassion that no one had, and sought refuge in a humanity that is
infinitely more troubling -- naanum manishan thane? : We can't look away
from some things, says Ashwin Mahesh.
http://www.indiatogether.org/finish/edits/ash2.htm

As the British policies of divide and rule gained roots in the nation's
social psyche, Azad remained the staunchest opponent of the partition of
India. Partition, he asserted, was against the grain of our nation's
culture. "I am proud to be an Indian", he said. "I am a part of the
indivisible unity that is Indian nationality, and I can never give up this
claim".
http://www.indiatogether.org/finish/people/maulana_azad.htm

Earlier Stories
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In democratic societies, our voice is our greatest weapon. For all those
in America who share our concerns for India and her development, we
present an opportunity to raise your voice in support. Let the Congress of
the United States hear your views on India-US relations, and let the media
in your neighborhood know your concerns for India. Our comprehensive and
regularly updated page for lobbying efforts is now on the web.
http://www.indiatogether.org/us/lobby.htm

The quest for catalysts for positive change in India has made several strides
of progress since May 1999. The west coast conference of the Rejuvenate India 
movement was held on July 10 and 11, 1999 at Stanford University, California.
It was a momentous and unprecedented event, bringing together individuals 
from a wide cross-section to discuss on ways to catalyse change in India at 
the national level. Visit the movement webpage even as Dr.Parameswara Rao 
who initiated this movement, continues on the second phase of his tour of the 
United States to regional conferences in Baltimore and Chicago. 
http://www.indiatogether.org/im

While we strive toward decent standards of living in society, we might
also consider that our memories of cherished ones are preserved in often
forgotten corners of our cities and towns. India Together profiles an
unusual effort to bring life to an institution normally associated with
life, so that through our memories we may celebrate and remember those who
we have loved and lost.
http://www.indiatogether.org/finish/stories/grave.htm

They too had their dreams. Dreams of their children coming up in life, of
buying a house for their parents, of marrying their sweethearts. But their
country came first. They rose with a fire in their souls to the call of
duty. They knew this might be their last trip, they knew that they might
leave a widow behind, they knew they might die in pain, and even worse, in
obscurity. Sriram Ananth, of the sacrifices of our soldiers in war.
http://www.indiatogether.org/finish/edits/sriram.htm

Letters
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This is a brief collection of responses we have had from readers over 
the past few months. Feel free to email us your thoughts on any content 
from our pages, and we will give them every consideration to be aired. 
We'll try to update these pages once every week or two, as we hear from 
you. We're also interested in hearing from those who would like to take 
on this task for us, and manage this page. 
http://www.indiatogether.org/readers/views.htm 

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