Indian Americans for INDIA
(Selected news reports/profiles of Indian Americans & Organizations who are contributing towards building Modern India)

Jeena hope for kids - Indian American couple Rajni and Praveen Madan founded a non-profit organization "Jeena Hope for Kids," to provide support to South Asian families having children diagnosed with developmental disabilities in California's Bay Area and in India.

In the heart of Texas - Vijay Goradia, one of the top Indian entrepreneurs in Texas, is involved in more than a dozen charities; Pratham, the one he holds passionately to his heart, involves educating slum children across India.

Dr. Jaipal Rathi - 15% every month. That’s how much Dr. Jaipal Rathi sets aside from his salary for the charitable work in India, especially the development of Nagauri village in Meerut district in north India.

Dr. Ajit Ray - A retired professor of genetics at the University of Toronto, Dr. Ray, has taken it upon himself to help Indian children suffering from genetic malformations - more specifically those born with a cleft lip or cleft palate.

The volunteers of the Blind Foundation of India - This Illinois-based organization began with a chance meeting with the founder of the National Association of the Blind in India, Dr. Rajendra Vyas and Dr. Manu Vora.

Educating India, Silicon Valley Style - Founded in 1994 by well-known entrepreneur Prabhu Goel and his wife Poonam, Foundation For Excellence (FFE) has so far given out about $ 200,000 to nearly 800 students. Many students FFE has helped are in medical and engineering schools in India.

Om Dutta Sharma - In New York, just a cabby, in India, a school's hero . A story of an emigrant who lifts horizons of village girls.

Dr. Pailla Mala Reddy - Model Non Resident Indian (NRI) rebuilds village in Andhra Pradesh.

Payback time: India reaps brain-drain dividend - Émigrés from India in the United States are contributing to India's technology education.

Dr. Sharadkumar Dicksheet - Paralysed and barely able to walk or talk, refuses to give up. He comes to India every year for six months to do corrective surgery on those who cannot afford it. Free.