Posted: 08/07/2010
Dr Kiran Martin along with Harvard University students Sam Michel and Cait Visek, and Usha and Mahinder, two college fresher students from Ekta Vihar, met with India’s Home Minister, Hon Mr P Chidambaram.
The group was honoured that Mr Chidambaram made the time to see them. Mr Chidambaram congratulated Usha and Mahinder and asked them a lot of questions about their educational journey. Usha is starting a BA programme at Maitreyi College, Delhi University and Mahinder has been admitted to Galgotias College of Engineering and Technology to study engineering. The Home Minister was very appreciative of Asha for having brought the students to this point. He encouraged them to take advantage of these opportunities and break the cycle of poverty. Mr Chidambaram, a graduate of Harvard Business School, was also pleased to hear that the Harvard students had chosen to volunteer at Asha and discussed their education and future plans.
Above: Cait Visek, Mahinder, Mr P Chidambaram, Usha and Dr Kiran Martin
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