Channelnewsasia has done a profile coverage with me, and that has some good perspective on what we might do as Canaan Partners in India. If you have access to the channel, they are going to telecast this half hour show at following times:
Singapore: Monday 9.30pm
Repeat telecasts: Tuesday 12.30am & 12.30pm, Wednesday 4.30pm
Regional: Monday 9.30pm (HK& MNL), 7pm (DEL), 8.30pm (JKT)
Repeat telecasts:
Tuesday 12.30am (HK& MNL), Monday 10pm (DEL), 11.30pm (JKT)
Tuesday 9.30am (HK& MNL), 7am (DEL), 8.30am (JKT)
Wednesday 12.30pm (HK&MNL), 10am (DEL), 11.30am (JKT)
Thursday 4.30pm (HK&MNL), 2pm (DEL), 3.30pm (JKT)
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Hi Alok,
Yes, they did a great job there for sure. Regarding education, one of the initiatives which I think can be sustainable in the long run – Micro Loans for education for highschool/university education. An extension of this idea could be floating a bond which raises money from socially concious investors, and the money is used to invest in the children’s education. A child would start paying returns when he starts earning income (through a job he would take after college), and this income is translated as coupon payments to the investors. I think the investors would be ok with a lower rate of interest since this is a socially concious project. And to make it sustainable, some principles from Grameen Bank’s micro loan program could be embedded.
What are your thoughts on this?
Alok,
Great to see that you are looking to lend your support to an eduction initiative that is sustainable and scalable…it is all too easy to get fixated about business and/or technology and forget about those who do not have the same privileges that we take for granted.
Perhaps, you would consider “Freedom through Education” – an initiative started by “Round Table India”. This is a movement that is run 100% by volunteers (over 2500 in India alone) with an aim to educate 1 million children by 2008. We have already built hundreds of schools over India and reached half of our target with the support of governments and local bodies.
You can find more information here – http://www.live-documents.com/fte_more.html
Warm Regards,
Sumanth
Thanks Kaushal, initially I was very apprehensive with a show that is titled “million makers”, but I think they did a fair job of it in bringing out the passions.
On education, I and a few friends now want to do something in education area that is sustainable and scalable. If anyone has thoughts, would love to hear.
Hi Alok,
I just saw the profile coverage and it was great. It showed different sides of your personality and most importantly the attributes which led to your success, one of which is the excellenet education. And it’s a great initiative on your part to sponsor one girl child for her education. Wish you all the best.
Kaushal
(Budding entrepreneur)