Recent graduate Karthika featured in local News 9 interview
Watch the wonderful 2 part interview on YouTube.
SB students and volunteers bring art to Bangalore
Shanti Bhavan volunteer Yazmany Arbodela, with the help of our students, put on an art exhibition in Bangalore.
Open Mic: Interview with Ravi Hutheesing
Jago Mumbai Radio interview with Shanti Bhavan volunteer and professional musician Ravi Hutheesing on the program “Open Mic” (30:51).
An Interview with Dr. Abraham George
Image-In-Asian features a full length interview with SB founder Dr. Abraham George, moderated by former volunteer Rahul Madhavan.
Shanti Bhavan Makes Academic History in India
The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) released their results on Wednesday, and for the second year in a row the entire 10th grade class of Shanti Bhavan, a tuition-free home and school dedicated to Dalit (formerly known as “Untouchables” – approximately 25% of India’s population of 1.1 billion) children, secured First Division...
Needed, a Giant Leap Forward
Needed, a giant leap forward By Nileen Putatunda, September 16, 2005 Education experts from the World Bank, Lantt Pritchett and Varad Pande – in a recent presentation at the Planning Commission – said that although substantial progress had been made, a lot more needed to be done to achieve the targeted results under the Sarva...
By George, Charity Begins at Home
By George, charity begins at home By Asha Rai, August 16, 2005 BANGALORE: WHAT does becoming the No 2 grower of bananas in South India have to do with running a state-of-the-art, residential school for underprivileged children? In Abraham George’s hands, they both become instruments for radical social intervention. In the first instance, helping landless...
Charlie Rose Interviews Dr. Abraham George
Shanti Bhavan founder Dr. Abraham George sits down with Charlie Rose to discuss India and the school on May 18, 2005.
Tired of Waiting for Progress, Activist Works with India’s Poor
Tired of waiting for progress, activist works with India’s poor By Tiffany Lu, April 21, 2005 Abraham George named his school in India the Haven of Peace, and that is exactly what he provides for the impoverished rural society of India. He has dedicated his life to improving the social and gender-based injustices in India...
Rich Man’s Passage to India’s Poorest
Rich man’s passage to India’s poorest By Bob Braun, November 29, 2004 Abraham George knows too much of the world to be content in any one place in it — and loves it too much to stop trying to change it. So he is awake nearly all the time, on the phone to India and...
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