Dear Members, Pl. find below a msg from Sri Ravi Verma. He will be in Katihar during the first week of February 2009 for organizing a job fair cum aptitude testing his positive action for IT people. Pl. take advantage and may give a wide coverage so that it reaches those who need it most.
I expect many more to make offers like this and that from Hassan Iqbal. Dr.V.N.Sharma --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Ravi Verma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dear Friends, > > Several of us have been emotional about the plight of our fellow Biharis > in Maharashtra. The outrage against the events of Maharashtra have been > widespread from all corners. There is a troubling question that people > from outside Bihar ask, "Why do millions of people of Bihar migrate to > other states for livelihood?". > > Migration of Bihari workers to other states is an age old phenomenon. > One would wish that overnight we could have economic activity on a > scale in Bihar that would eliminate the need for Biharis to venture into > hostile territories like Maharashtra. That is a long shot and may take > few decades. A lot of times, such enormity of task can be discouraging. > But we have to make a start somewhere. Non-resident Biharis are well > placed to do something for Bihar. > > Let us harness the emotion and make a fresh start. No effort is too > small and an ounce of action is better than a ton of good intentions. It > would be nice to set up a semiconductor plant in Bihar. For now, a low > cost food processing unit would do. With availability of DSL, it is > possible to have a small software development center in every town in > Bihar. That is what I am doing in Katihar since 2005. > > I am proposing the following. I offer to work with each individual to > mentor and support in any way I can. > > 1. Each of one of us proposes an activity at our place of choice. I hope > there will be many who would choose a place beyond Patna. > > 2. Let us meet. Dr. Ajay Jha or Colorado and I are organizing a job fair > cum aptitude testing in Katihar during the first week of February 2009. > Because of our respective background in IT and Agro-Business, we will be > testing people of aptitude these areas. We plan to collect resumes and > help the graduating BCAs and MCAs find jobs. A lot of the kids are > talented but get left behind because of poor command over English. > > If you are in IT, I plead with you to find time and come to this > meeting. I will be your host. Please RSVP. > > Let us prove our love for Bihar. > > > Regards. > > Ravi Verma > Bihar Foundation, US -- Dr.V.N.Sharma http://canvas.nowpos.com/vnsharma
