India is a vast, varied and a highly populated country and therefore our problems are also deep routed and complex that cannot be easily tackled. It is however heartening to know how the new generation of celebrities that include the Bollywood fraternity, as also several industrialists and businessmen, are contributing to tackle the mammoth problems that the nation is facing.
The Premji Foundation, floated by Wipro founder Azim Premji, is at the forefront of cracking educational problems in India. Other notable entrepreneurs in this list are Mukesh Ambani and Ajay Piramal who have committed substantial amount of their personal wealth to charitable purposes.
Shah Rukh Khan is active through his Meer Foundation and Make a Wish Foundation. Salman Khan has launched Being Human charity that provides education and healthcare services for the underprivileged in India. Many of these celebrities do not believe in showing off or talking about it anywhere.
With so many NGOs & charitable associations actively involved in varied areas, the positive impact will certainly be felt more and more as the years pass. Moreover, their efforts are supported by government initiatives also. It has been rightly said that the longest journeys in the world begin with a small step.
Bharat Shah
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