Aiyappa Massagi -Watere Literacy Foundation
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Wings chopped off
Life is always gonna be rocky ...thats not surprising..i always knew that but somehow i feel so vulnerable these days.Its become so easy for people to prop up and play with my self respect. Something is wrong ...here or there..Really do not where
Mr Murthy's Talk
1.We live in an Extraordinary era .The era after 91 where we have now sufficient in Grains and food but still lack in many areas. 320 million people cannot read and write 250 million do not access to water 750 m illion do not have a acceptatble level of sanitation 50% of primary schools have 1 teacher for 2 classrooms. 2.The youth rocks becauseWe aspire to reach to the less privilegedWe desire to leave a legacyWe are not happy with the pace. 3.The sense of confidence we must have is that we can make an impact 4.Solutions to most problems lie in the mind. 5.We all must say to ourselves ,I will not be apathetic and Will a step.After the fellowship Murthy felt we would be a better rounded person 6.The end value of power, money and education has to be to make society much better.We are the very very few people who have been fortunate to get a good educationAt some moment in time our grandchildren will ask ..What did you do when you had the enthuthiasm and power to make a difference.We fell...
Mr Murthy's Talk
1.We live in an Extraordinary era .The era after 91 where we have now sufficient in Grains and food but still lack in many areas. 320 million people cannot read and write 250 million do not access to water 750 m illion do not have a acceptatble level of sanitation 50% of primary schools have 1 teacher for 2 classrooms. 2.The youth rocks becauseWe aspire to reach to the less privilegedWe desire to leave a legacyWe are not happy with the pace. 3.The sense of confidence we must have is that we can make an impact 4.Solutions to most problems lie in the mind. 5.We all must say to ourselves ,I will not be apathetic and Will a step.After the fellowship Murthy felt we would be a better rounded person 6.The end value of power, money and education has to be to make society much better.We are the very very few people who have been fortunate to get a good educationAt some moment in time our grandchildren will ask ..What did you do when you had the enthuthiasm and power to make a difference.We fell...
This is what Desh told to us
1. Being naive is good.Do not just reason and find solutions for everything 2.Its important to fail.Its just unescapable. 3.In the non profit sector orgainisations nevr die,since the people who they cater do not have buying power.The whole sector becomes inefficient. 4.US has $300 billion worth of non profit entreprises. 5.The same business of quarterly results really everywhere. 6.You got have two things conviction and passion 7.Something isn't right kill it 8.If something is not worth working for leave it. 9.Take binary decisons 0 or 1 10.Excitement is everything 11 Biggest opportunity lies in IT in development 12.Build seeds and move on to the next venture(this was reply to my question) 13.Life is like juggling balls.Take care of the crystal balls. 14.Have an attitude that says Its not really bad,Look for the opportunity.
Snippets of the Social Entrepreneurship Lecture
1.Instinct,Mad about ideas 2.Destructive.Destruction of a vested existing concept 3.Looking for opportunity that create change 4.Sustain 5.The concept of sustainability changes .6.How long can I wait for things to happen.We cannot lose generations in thinking. 7.We need social social entrepreneurs to resolve problems,even if their is no problem creation should always be there.
Escape from the Sandbox
This Saturday was an awesome one,we decided to break free and moved out to Hampi.Hampi is a beautiful place spared of the commercial activities that normally tourist places are used to.I am putting up a few pics.