NRIPULSE NEWS DESK

The first fundraising event of 2005 to benefit Asha for Education- an action group for basic education in India, will be held on January 15th at the Georgia Tech Student Center. Mrs Sanghamitra Chakrabarti, foremost student of acclaimed singer Rageshwar Bhattacharya, will enthral Atlantans with the songs of India’s legendary poet and Nobel Laureate - Rabindranath Tagore.

The concert will begin at 6:45pm and last for over 2 hours. The event is open to the public and all proceeds will benefit literacy related projects for the underprivileged in India. Chakrabarti will be accompanied by Amitava Sen on Violin, Tirthankar Dasgupta on Tabla and Shah Alam Khokan on Keyboard. Tickets are $10.00.

“We are very excited to have Mrs. Chakrabarti in Atlanta," said Sathyan Subbiah, Asha-Atlanta volunteer who is coordinating the concert. “The support from the community for Asha's grassroots development work in India, has been great, and it is wonderful to be able to reach out to various communities in Atlanta through such fundraisers”

Asha is a non-profit organization, with more than 51 chapters in the US, and works closely with NGOs and other support groups in India to catalyze socioeconomic change primarily through the medium of education. The organization is committed to empowering underprivileged women and children in India by enabling them to access education, health care, social justice, and equal opportunity in their daily lives. All contributions to Asha are tax-deductible. All donations are sent to project partners in India. 

To purchase tickets or for more information on Asha-Atlanta and the concert, call Sunit Mukherjee at 678 480-7879 or Prolay Das at 404 394-4041 or visit www.ashanet.org/atlanta