Books - India Untouched

LokVani-LokVani: "The wide economic disparity between urban and rural India will erode India’s democracy, fuelling violence and breeding terrorism that puts the whole world at risk. Why hasn’t globalization reached the hundreds of millions of impoverished Indians earning less than a dollar a day? Even after the enormous assistance by international agencies, governments and private donors how have so many people failed to come out of poverty? And what are the implications of India’s example for the rest of the developing world? Fresh answers and insights into the problems can be found in India Untouched by Abraham George, founder of the George foundation, a not-for-profit organization focusing on alleviating poverty.

India Untouched in the remarkable story of Dr George’s first hand experiencing operating one of the largest non governmental in India. It is a story of suffering, cruelty, disease, and illiteracy, of corruption, waste, prejudice, and superstition. It’s the story of fifty years of poor governance, and a stunning rebuke to the myth that globalization alone will distribute wealth to where it’s most needed.

Formerly an officer in the Indian military, Abraham George arrived in America in 1969 with eight dollars in his pocket, a research scientist working for NASA. By the time he returned more that twenty five years later, he had earned a doctorate in developmental economics and finance, as well as enough money and acumen from his business venture to establish the George Foundation. He was determined to tackle some of the perennial problems facing the poor in this native country.

India untouched is nothing short of inspiring. It offers a wealth of innovative ideas for social and economic reform, borne of one man�s vision for change � ideas that have, in a remarkable short time brought about dramatic improvements. Most importantly, it a book about solutions: solutions for assuring good public governance, solutions for r building strong human foundations through education and health care, and solutions for creating economic opportunity an assuring justice for all. And to that extent, it is most decidedly a book about hope."