Honouring Fr McGrath - Contributing to his Dream - Human Life Centre

Forwarding this message from Prof Shukla.

Folks!
Fr McGrath has been an icon for so many XLers and to XL as such - an institution by himself...
Human Life Centre has been his dream to continue contributing to the society.. one way to honour him would be to support the cause he has been nurturing
I am forwarding Mario Lobo (77batch)'s mail below, please circlate it
maybe our time to pay-back...

thanks
madhukar

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From: Mario Lobo


Dear Madhukar,

To honour Fr Mc Grath for the contribution he has made to the lives of most of us, who have had the honour of knowing him and especially to continue the good work he has initiated for the weaker sections of society I am sending in my contribution of Rs 1 lakh. I would actively encourage each one of you to send in whatever contribution you wish to make directly as indicated below. Following is the note I received from the HLC office with the instructions.

The information below will be very helpful for XLRI alumni wanting to give donations to Fr. McGrath - both in India and abroad. It will take care of "wire transfer" in India as well as alumni based abroad who will need the Swift Code and other code details. To be on the safe side, you can mail them the FULL DETAILS below. This way they
will have the complete information.

Name of Account : Human Life Centre

Bank Account No : 0160301000003770

Bank Name & Address : The Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd,
Plot No. 622 - B, Janpath,
Saheed Nagar, Bhubaneswar 751007

Bank Code No. (SWIFT CODE) : LAVBINBB

IFSC Code (for RTGS/NEFT) : LAVB0000160

Bank's MICR Code No. : 751056002

Madhukar, it would be good if you can forward Fr Mc Grath's address and Bank details to other XLers whose email addresses are available with you. This will enable many more to make their contributions.

With Best Wishes,
Mario

National Social Entrepreneurship Conference @ XLRI (Jan 31 - Feb 1, 2009)

Folks!

I am happy to share that we are organising the 1st National Conference on Social Entrepreneurship at XLRI during January 31 - February 1, 2009.

I am pasting and enclosing the conference brochure + nomination form.

This event would be of interest for those involved in the development sector (social entreprenurs/NGOs/CBOs, Acedmics, CSR executives, etc.). Most welcome to register...

...and please also pass it on to others who you think will find this of interest.

thanks

madhukar

ps: we are also looking for sponsors - so any help on this front would be most welcome

The Purpose · To showcase innovative social entrepreneurship ventures by individual entrepreneurs, NGOs, corporates, and government agencies · To provide a common platform for sharing experiences, issues and concerns. The Theme One common theme that cuts across diverse social entrepreneurial ventures is their aim to create a more sustainable and equitable society. Social entrepreneurs achieve this by innovating solutions which make available the societal resources (education, energy, credit, healthcare, livelihood opportunities, market-linkages, etc.) to those who lack access to these. Correspondingly, proposed theme for the Conference is: The Social Entrepreneurship Conference is designed across 6 sessions over two days, each dealing with the "access" issue, viz.: · Access to Credit & Financial Services · Access to Education · Access to Healthcare & Hygiene · Access to Livelihood Opportunities · Access to Market, and · Rural Access to Societal Resources In addition, the Conference will also provide an interactive platform/workshop for the delegates to share their work, concerns and issue, and arrive at collaborative solutions. Date January 31 & February 1, 2009 Venue XLRI, Jamshedpur For Whom Development sector professionals, i.e., · Social entrepreneurs, · NGOs, · Government officials operating in development space, · CSR executievs, · Academicians, and · Interested students Participation Fee* Indian Delegates Foreign Delegates Residential (twin-sharing) Non-Residential Residential (twin-sharing) Non-Residential Social Entrepreneur/ NGO/ CBO Rs. 3,000/- Rs. 1,000/- $200 $150 Funding Agency/ Support Organisation/ Govt Depts Rs. 5,500/- Rs. 4,000/- $300 $250 Academic Rs. 4,000/- Rs. 2,500/- $250 $200 Corporate Rs. 6,500/- Rs. 5,000/- $400 $350 Student in a full-time course Limited seats are available for student participants, at a participation fee of Rs. 750/- * fee includes Participants’ Kit and all meals (residential) & lunch (non-residential) ** Last Date of Registration: January 19th, 2009 The Cheque/DD should be drawn in favour of XLRI Jamshedpur Nominations, on enclosed Registration Form, should be sent to: Prof Madhukar Shukla Conference Coordinator The 1st National Social Entrepreneurship Conference XLRI CH Area (East), Jamshedpur 831 001 Ph: 0657 – 398 3333 Fax: 0657 – 398 3200 Email: seconference@xlri.ac.in

Pictures and Video of Singapore Edition of XLRI Alumni Dream Run

13/12

XLRI Dream Run
Singapore
Botanic Gardens

Yes a whole lot of xlers in Singapore ran around the botanic gardens and felt really good to be a part of the community...in just a few hours and few steps we were able to build a great camaraderie and friendships. thanks to everyone who turned up and showed their support to xl and to the cause.

as you all may be aware by now, we were running to raise $ 5k for the XLRI Social Entrepreneurship Trust

The run was super. The weather, thanks to the rain god - it rained in the afternoon: was nice and cool..

we started a bit late but still were able to make the full 5k( approx) and be back by 8 pm. Not bad eh...thanks everyone...

A special one goes to Deepak (97 batch) from Stan Chart. He promised that he will come with his family (wife and 2 sons) and all of them did the whole run. A real WOW !...

Super job Deepak. I really admired your enthusiasm and the spontaneity. You are truly an XL soul. I hope we meet again and I really felt very happy for your kids and wife - they took the time and made all of us feel really PROUD.

Another special thanks should go to SCAMPY the loving adorable doggie and Nans (1983) and Shubha ( 1984) who made that happen. Scampy is so so adorable and was the darling of the party..

Talking about a party - thanks to Abhilasha to have made it to SBG after a party - even that shows true support and spirit.

Pity that many people said they will come but did not show up and did not message...

Oh I should not forget to thank Lavanya Rajesh for the super collection mechanism and t shirt logistics - thank you so much...

The location worked out really well. It was nice and cozy and we could use all the facilities etc till late.

I had asked Prof.Madhukar about increasing participation etc and he had indicated to me once in an e-mail - "if it is to happen and if the wishes are positive and there is good energy - the UNIVERSE will provide"...yes so it is.

When I arrived at 6.30 pm, honestly, I had my doubts and trepidations about the turn out - but I brushed the negativity aside and sent out many positive wishes and it seems like it all turned out well. what a dream (run) come true ...

I think the t shirts sold well and many million thanks to the new batches who have arrived in Singapore who fully supported the cause and made the contributions.

Thanks Dr Shree for spreading the word around.

I do want to just dial back on the objective we set and the next steps:

We did promise that we would raise $5K. Many people have supported us in this cause. shyam, aditya and few others have already indicated their contributions and our thanks goes to all of you..

We have to support the xl social entrprenuer trust. Like Rajesh said in his speech - it is not a charity. it is a business and business with a cause and they need the help. they are doing good work and we should not let this slip between the cracks. so guys and gals - it is up to us - and here is a great opportunity to pay it forward or give back or how/whatever you want to think about...

So friends - a small favor - even if you were not able to make it today it does not matter - find some time do your own run or walk - and send to us your contributions either to me or Rajesh. I think many of the people have our numbers - so please call

Since many of you are on vacation or last minute business travel etc - we are extending the date to make your contributions to 25 January 2009. Yes a good 6 weeks.

We'd like to send the contributions over to Madhukar by that time .... So there is time.

But don't wait. Just do it NOW. ..The spirit is in the giving and sharing and the time is perfect.

Love and Peace.
Best Wishes
Ramesh



View the photo album: XL Dream Run, December 13, 2008

Watch the Video:

Dream4Others - 3rd Social Venture by XLRI Students

Please register on http://www.Dream4Others.com - the 3rd Social Venture by XLRI students - and supported by XLRI Social Entrepreneurship Trust... your 5 minutes in filling up a 7-item survey can make a difference
ciao
madhukar

www.dream4others.com
We are pleased to inform that few students of XLRI, Jamshedpur, have st­arted an online research venture, whereby we will be generating funds for the NGO's to help the needy t­hrough market research.

The dream for a better India is somewhere in the mind of every Indian. Few are trying to do som­ething about it, to take it further. Most are sitting laid back thinking what possible contribution t­hey can make. Everyone dreams of a comfortable life, a lucrative job and a happy family for ones­elf. But only some has the heart to dream for others. Our part, we chose would be to support soc­ial groups and organizations by generating financial resources that will help them concentrate in
helping the poor.

We want you to "be the change" by registering yourself at the site and answering few questions.­ Every time you answer these questions we will donate Rs. 50/- to Rs.200/-­ to a registered charitable social welfare organisation on your behalf. There are special prizes to be won on each survey and few monthly bumper prizes also. These prizes will range between Rs. 2000/- to Rs. 20000/-.

We will also be highly grateful if you can refer the site to everyone you know and ask them to giv­e their 5 mins for a noble cause. This will not be worthless as a normal chain mail usually is, and we will provide all the accountability of the money being donated through our site.

Please click on the following link on www.dream4others.com and help us to take the initiative for­ward to the highest level.

Raj Jalan
Dream4others

Social Entrepreneurship Conference @ XLRI: need help for leads for funding/sponsorship

Folks!

looking for money/funding/sponsorship!! - or leads/contacts which will lead to money/funding/sponosorship

How does one get funding/sponsorship of about Rs 15 lacs (besides the participation fee) for the 1st National Social Entrepreneurship Conference at XLRI scheduled during January 31st-February 1st, 2009?

The target participants are about 100-150 representing development sector professionals (social entrepreneurs, NGOs, government officials operating in development space, CSR executievs, academicians, and interested students) who will attend the Conference.

,The following have confirmed their participation as speakers so far (in last 10 days)...any leads/ contacts will be helpful

- Mr Anshu Gupta (Founder, GOONJ & Ashoka Fellow)

http://www.goonj.info/

- Ms Aparna Bannerjee (CEO, Project Sukanya & Ashoka Fellow)

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/life/2008/04/11/stories/2008041150110400.htm

- Mr CV Madhukar, (Founder, PRS Legislative Research & Co-Founder, Akshara Foundation & Ashoka Fellow)

http://www.aksharafoundation.org

- Mr Dilip Ranjekar (CEO, Azim Premji Foundations)

http://www.azimpremjifoundation.org

- Dr Joe Madiath (Founder & Executive Director, Gram Vikas)

http://www.gramvikas.org/

- Mr Keerti Bhusan Pradhan, (Head of Programs - India Office, Right to Sight)

http://www.righttosight.com/index.htm

- Dr Pradip Sarmah (Director, CRD & Ashoka Fellow)

http://www.crdev.org/rb.asp

- Mr S Shivkumar (Chief Executive, ITC E-Choupal)

http://www.itcportal.com/rural-development/echoupal.htm

- Mr Samit Ghosh (CEO, Ujjivan)

http://www.ujjivan.com/

- Dr Vanita Viswanath (CEO, Udyogini)

http://www.udyogini.org/

- Mr Venkat Chaganvalli (CEO, EMRI - Emergency Management & Research Instt)

http://www.emri.in

- Mr Verghese Jacob (Lead Partner, Byrraju Foundation)

http://www.byrrajufoundation.org/

- Mr Vijay Mahajan, (Founder & CEO, Basix)

http://www.basixindia.com/

ciao

madhukar

The "other" runners

besides the 300 students...

List of Runners

Faculty/Staff

Prof. Ashis Kumar Pani
Fredrick D'Souza (Freddie)
Fr James Santhanam
Prof. Madhukar Shukla
Prof. Madhvi Sethi
Prof. Raghu Ram Tata
Prof. Sanjay Patro
Prof. Sanjeev Varshney
Prof. Santanu Gupta
Prof. Sharad Sarin
Dr. R Parameswaran

http://www.xldreamrun.com

A Fund-Raising Event

for
The XLRI Social Entrepreneurship Trust

SBI XLRI Branch Code: SBIN0004660
A/c No: 30274085172

[Pl visit the website to donate through Paypal]

"XL-Dream-Run" - Pledge/Contribute for a cause (XLRI Social Entrepreneurship Trust)

Hello Folks!

Seeking your help/ contribution for The XLRI Social Entrepreneurship Trust:

http://tinyurl.com/XL-SocialEntrepreneurshipTrust

through XL Dream Run (Nov 16th, '08):

http://www.xldreamrun.com

(organised by XLANC, XL Sportscom, CII's Young Indian Chapter @ XLRI, & XLRI Alumni Association)

- 240 XL students (including a few faculty!) have registered to participate in the XL Dream Run for this cause

- Paypal Account is in place

- We even have some "Early Donors" who have given us a head-start with a kitty of $600+ !! :0)

The Cause:
The XLRI Social Entrepreneurship Trust is supporting 3 Social Entrepreneuship Ventures by XL students who have decided to take the "road less travelled" as a career option. These are nascent ventures, currently in the form of partnership firms. We are trying to provide them support through the initial incubation loans (thanks to the Rs 10.5lac contributions received from the XLRI batch of '81 and from the Jamshedpur Alumni Chapter)

The details of the social venture projects approved to be funded by the Trust are available at:

http://tinyurl.com/XL-SET-Projects

Briefly, these are:

- Parichay: a venture to connect the rural/tribal artisans & craftsmen to the market. It was covered here earlier this month:
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081012/jsp/jharkhand/story_9957000.jsp

- Swavalamban: a venture to use "ox-driven generator" (patented technology) to provide electricity to rural India. It was covered here a few days back:
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081018/jsp/jharkhand/story_9985179.jsp

- Dreams4Others: a venture to use online market-surveys to provide funds to NGOs.

To raise funds for these and other future activities of the XLRI Social Entrepreneurship Trust, we are organising the XL Dream Run (http://www.xldreamrun.com) , during the 5th Annual Alumni Homecoming (Nov 15-16), where the students will run for the cause, and the alumni can pledge money for the cause.

Thus this mail and a plea... If you can contribute (whatever amount) it will be our pleasure to have your name at:
http://tinyurl.com/XlDreamRun-Donors

Please also help us out by communicating/ pleading/ coercing/ blackmailing your bachmates or other xlers - even non-XLers - to contribute ;)

This will be one of its kind event - and we also look for you help for Corporate Sponsorship, Media Coverage, etc.

thanks and cheers

madhukar

Vote for XL Students' Venture @ Tata-NEN Hottest Start-Ups

Folks!

XL students' entry to "XLRI's Venture @ Tata-NEN Hottest Start-Up" (Parichay) happens to be 1 of the 3 Social Ventures which the XLRI Social Entrepreneurship Trust is supporting (thanks to the contribution from the 81batch & Jamshedpur Chapter)... The 3 ventures are floated by the present batch students, who are looking at a different trajectory in life/career....and make a difference

Please vote for "Parichay" - a venture to provide market-linkages to rural/tribal artisans by logging in at:

http://www.hotteststartups.in/viewandvote.do?method=fetch&businessFn=viewandvote&startupId=691

or

http://tinyurl.com/XLRI-Parichay

(Parichay inaugurated their "Design & Learning Center" for the rural/tribal artisans yesterday, covered:

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081012/jsp/jharkhand/story_9957000.jsp

&

http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Parichay-design-centre-kicks-off-social-entrepreneurship-at-XLRI/372332/

Your vote may help them getting the publicity - and mentoring/ funding!

I will come back to you in a week-10days (with a begging bowl;) for the XLRI Social Entrepreneurship Trust (oh... we do need your contribution to support such inititiatives from our students! ;)... write to me (off-line) if you can individually help the kitty of the XL SET Trust

meanwhile, if you have time and enthu, pl help us to support the students who have chosen to walk on "The Road Less Travelled"

ciao

madhukar

Vote for XLRI in CNBC-TV18 online survey

www.mbauniverse.com/AofB/

CNBC-TV18, along MBAUniverse.com and TNS, has launched a nationwide survey to rank India's top B-schools.

The results of this nationwide survey are expected to be announced in November 2008. CNBC-TV18's 'A of B Ranking' will arrive at the 'A list' of B-schools after a comprehensive multi-tier research and survey.

As part of the study, an online perception survey is being carried out where MBA Students & Aspirants, Recruiters and Alumni can vote for their favorite B-schools. The survey is hosted at:

www.mbauniverse.com/AofB/

Please pass on this message to other XL alumni - and to HR Managers and Employers

Ruchi Varshneya (98 BMD) running a marathon, needs sponsors

Ruchi recently sent me this mail.

Hi Kim,

I wanted to ask for some help from you. I wanted to share my recently found passion with you and also ask for your support.

I am training to run a marathon!! Completing a marathon means a victory of mind over body for me as I have no running experience and a regular busy life raising children and working full time not to mention the after effects of having twins on my body :-).
This intersects a passion of mine - helping at least some of the destitute children in India.

A link to my fundraising website is :
http://www.ashanet.org/princeton/marathon/runners/publicmypage08.php?runnerid=2008TA579

As a fellow XLer, I would love to get your support towards primary education of not-so-fortunate children back home.

I have registered for the following events:
Half Marathon (13.1 miles) at Sandy Hook Beach, NJ on Oct 5, 08
Full Marathon (26.2 miles) in Philly on November 23, 08 - My Goal

I am progressing well. I ran 12 miles each last two Sundays, I am running 4 days a week averaging around 25-30 miles per week.

I never believed I could run, but the coaching program of Asha for Education revealed other wise...

Best Regards,
Ruchi

Save the Indian Tiger

Ok, this isn't related to campus, but its something I feel very strongly about & I wanted to get the message out to as many people as possible.

Please sign up & do your bit and feel free to mail this message to your friends.

Hi Everyone,

Many of you must have been following the news channels which have been highlighting the truth about the Indian Tigers as discovered by the latest census.

This census (perhaps the most credible one done in a very long time) states that the number of tigers in India today is just over 1400 with a probabilisitic survival rate in 2020 of under 10%. This rate assumes that no steps will be taken by us humans to correct this downward trend and all the reasons causing the falling population.

There is something we can do, even while sitting in the comfort of our homes or offices. We as a collective have the power to push our government to act.

NDTV is running a petition on their website and I hope that they are actually going to use that petition to bring the government to act (as opposed to simply using it as a gimmick to increase their eyeballs)

Our tigers are in deep trouble and there are at least 2 ways that you & I can act towards a solution.

1. Sign the Save the Tiger petition on NDTV
http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/savetiger/sthome.aspx
Hardly 15,000 people have signed it so far.

2. Log onto the prime minister’s website http://www.pmindia.nic.in/write.htm
and send him a polite mail (not more than 500 characters allowed in the mail, so choose your words with care), asking for the highest level of protection for India’s project tiger reserves. I request you to do this because tiger protection is not on his priority list - indeed, as the
Chairperson of the Wildlife Board, he can do a lot, but hasn’t. Our job is to put it high up on his agenda.

The one thing I request you to not do is to see this as someone else’s problem; it’s the least we can do. Also please forward this petition and this cause to your friends, so we can work to be the change we want to see in our country.

Regards,
Kim
http://whazzupegypt.blogspot.com/

Help Xlers in the Mumbai Marathon on 20th Jan

To our knowledge following are XLers who are participating in the Jan 20th Mumbai Marathon to raise funds for different social causes.

Details are below for those who may like to help them in their efforts and contribute funds.

You can donate online through their secure giveindia page.

Emmanuel David(83bathc) & wife Nazarene

Donation to go to: Roshan Vikas Foundation Hyderabad

http://www.giveindia.org/give/pledgepage/EmmyNaz
http://www.giveindia.org/give/pledgepage/EmmyNaz1

Abhijit Kelkar (94batch)

Donation to go to: CHILDLINE India Foundation (http://www.childlineindia.org.in/)

http://www.giveindia.org/give/pledgepage/LetsGive

Chandramouli Venkatesan (91batch)

Donation will go to: HelpAge India (http://www.helpageindia.org/)

http://www.giveindia.org/give/pledgepage/Mouli

Narayan Swamy (91batch)

Donation will go to: The Akanksha Foundation (http://www.akanksha.org/)

http://giveindia.org/give/pledgepage/NSMarathon