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In 1974 Raj Asavarsquos fathersent him to America on a fly-now pay-later ticket
So when he landed in theUnited States he was already in debt
For two years Raj workedan 84-hour-week job wash-ing dishes to pay off his ticket living expenses and to savemoney for his tuition He learned to wash dishes well More
than that he learned the dignity of laborFrom a dishwasher in Michigan to the chief strategy offi-cer at Perot Systems his final designation Raj believes hehas learned many lessons along the way For instance helearned that life has three stages Learning earning andreturning
Raj and his wife Aradhana who had a thriving corporatecareer at Hewlett-Packard believe they are now in the thirdstage of their lives After quitting their jobs some years agothey devote all their time and resources to giving back
Raj first arrived in America to learn Computers were tak-
ing off in the 1970s when he got here and he enrolled for anassociate degree in business data processing in the eveningsHe also got a job working on the production line at Chryslercarrying car parts twice his size
A lucky encounter with a Chrysler manager helped himget a job in the computer department at the company When
Chrysler was going through difficult times and laid off sev-eral contractors an opportunity arose for Raj to prove his
talentHe later joined General Motors and when GM bought outthe Ross Perot-owned Electronic Data Systems he got a chance to work with the former Presidential candidate which he describes as a ldquophenomenal learning experiencerdquo
While pursuing his masters Raj wrote a paper on a strat-egy for EDS to enter India Besides getting him an A ithelped him get noticed by the senior management He wassent to India to start EDS operations there
Aradhana also got a job with EDS and with their two boysthe family moved to New Delhi This entrepreneurialopportunity coupled with the fact that the kids would ldquoseeIndia up closerdquo was exciting Less exciting was the fact thatit took them 9 months to find ldquoan honest landlordrdquo willing
to issue rent receipts for a house they would rent The Asava family lived at the Le Meridian hotel till then
In Delhi Raj and Aradhana had an opportunity to helplaunch the first ever global volunteer day to benefit the chil-dren of Naya Prayas an Indian NGO This initiative wasprofiled in a Harvard Business School case study on entre-
preneurship and philan-thropy
When the Asavasreturned to the US in 1998Raj decided to work for a startup for a couple of years A sense of burnoutleft him feeling restless and
questioning the ldquomind body and soul connectionrdquo He took a nine month sabbatical to ldquofind himselfrdquo practiced yoga
meditation and read the Gita An offer from Indian indus-trialist Anand Mahindra to be their consultant in the USmade him launch his own consulting firm in 2000
In 2007 he was offered the job of chief strategy officer atPerot Systems and focused on navigating the company through the economic downturn caused by the subprimedebacle Rajrsquos strategy was simple go after businesses that were low-to-no-risk namely the federal government andhealth care It worked During his years there the company actually gave out bonuses while others in the industry weredownsizing he says
Maurice Uenuma a colleague at Perot credits Rajrsquos abili-ty to ldquoask tough questions to stimulate thoughtful discus-sionrdquo While Peter Altabef a senior at Dell with whom Raj
worked later says hersquos ldquoadept at getting people to see outsidetheir normal boundariesrdquo
Meanwhile Aradhana moved up the ladder at EDS and
G IVING B ACK M4 THE MAGAZINEIndia Abroad October 2 2015
Finding a real lifeManu Shah meets a high-energy Texas couple who kicked up jobs
in the prime of their careers to give back full time
983092M5
Raj and Aradhana Asava
at Pratham-Jaipur
COURTESY THE ASAVAS
8202019 Giving Back -- Finding a real life
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullgiving-back-finding-a-real-life 34
was responsible for setting uplow-cost development centersaround the world With Rajalso traveling there were times when the couple wouldnrsquot meetfor a month and once made a plan to meet at Frankfurt for a few hours before taking flightsgoing different ways
The second phase earning began to end in 2009 Aradhana was the first to quither job and step into the thirdphase returning
Aradhana at 46 was at thepeak of her career in 2009 Butshe gave it up after a five-minute consultation with RajShe wanted to channel her timeresources and skills towards theNGO Pratham and gladly trad-
ed in her 9-to-5 work day formore than a full dayrsquos work atPratham eventually serving asthe president for two years
Yogi Patel cofounder of Pratham USA said ldquoShe is very resourceful and is really tryingto help India fight the battle of illiteracy through their corpo-rate and Indo-American con-nectionsrdquo
Pratham is a cause both Asavas are passionate aboutThey have had they say a piv-
otal role in encouraging a groupof motivated individuals tolaunch an Austin chapter and joined their board as foundingmembers to guide and grow thischapter Today Prathamrsquos Austin outfit is growing the fastest and has become a rolemodel for upcoming as well as established chapters
Vandana Kumar president Pratham Austin who inci-dentally first heard about Pratham through an article in
India Abroad in 2009 said the Asavas ldquomade several tripsto Austin to help bring together a board create awarenessabout the cause and help with the right connections with-out wanting to be the center of attentionrdquo
Patel added ldquoNot only do they write checks or help raisefunds but I admire them because they make it a point to visit the Pratham schools in India even if they are located inslum areas talk to the parents teachers and students to geta firsthand feel for what Pratham does and needsrdquo
Raj followed in her footsteps in 2010 when Perot Systems was acquired by Dell With two grown children the Asavas were now empty nesters
ldquoBank accounts will grow and deplete but time justdepletes and disappearsrdquo felt Raj whose foundation in com-munity service was laid when he was growing up inHyderabad and his parents initiated a ldquolunch for allrdquo mdash a weekly ritual where the family spent most of the weekendcooking and personally serving meals mdash at a temple
Raj who was then 56 and Aradhana decided they had tomake the best use of their time pursuing hobbies spendingtime with family and working on causes that would make a difference Admitting that it was ldquotough to give up a healthy paycheckrdquo Raj did trade it for what he called ldquothe real liferdquo
The couple is now involved with almost 10 nonprofit
organizations and work in tandem to find the best possiblesolutions Aradhana quipped they are ldquoa twondashforrdquo one deal
Children education and health evolved as the three pillarsthey chose to invest their resources in They believed aninvestment and focus in these areas might eventually bringabout a transformation in millions of lives around the world Like they explain educating a child can break thecycle of poverty of a family Watching their two-year-old
grandson grow makes causes involving children ldquoresonaterdquoeven more with themNorth Texas Food Bank is another charity close to their
hearts Raj and Aradhana were shocked to learn that 20percent of the children in Plano Texas one of the mostaffluent cities in the US were malnourished They felt they needed to take a lead role in surmounting this problem
Aradhana became a council member at the North TexasFood Bank She regularly takes Indian groups to the food banks for volunteering She helped organize a Diwali Volunteer Experience at the 80000 sq feet NTFB warehouselast year and got about 200 desis involved in sorting food
Colleen Brinkmann chief philanthropy officer at the food bank said Aradhana ldquois a powerhouse and is constantly
thinking of creative ways to raise funds and awarenessrdquoRaj and Aradhana toured the Childrenrsquos Advocacy Centerof Collin County and were shaken to learn that there wereclose to 5000 reported cases of child abuse each year in thecommunity Impressed with the dedicated staff and the sys-tematic approach the center took to assist and represent the
children Raj joined the boardshortly after the tour
ldquoHaving come from the busi-ness worldrdquo Lynne McLeanchief executive officer CACCCsaid that Raj ldquohas the ability tothink strategically and thatrsquosreally helpful when yoursquore look-ing at future planningrdquo
She said Raj volunteered toldquofit the kids with the donatedshoesrdquo at the annual Back toSchool Fair organized by CACCC last year He handedout backpacks this year
It didnrsquot take long for Aradhana to figure out that vol-unteering while ldquorewardingand satisfying is equally chal-
lengingrdquo And also a completecontrast to the corporate world where work roles and responsi- bilities are clearly defined andpeople are held to it This isclearly not the case in a volun-teer organization where rolesand responsibilities may beunderstood but not alwaysadhered to After all this is nei-ther a paying job nor one for which the employee gets evalu-ated Working with such a work force says Aradhana takes
ldquolots and lots of patiencerdquoBack in the 1980s Raj spear-headed the formation of anorganization to engage theMaheshwari community (a smaller sect of the Rajasthani
Marwaris) across the USDwarka Taparia past president Maheshwari Mahasabha
for North America said Raj ldquohad a vision for the communi-tyrdquo He said Raj and Aradhana also launched the first
Maheshwari Patrika mdash a newsletter that was ldquoinstrumentalin connecting the community to meet around key culturalevents as well as keeping the community updated abouthappenings in other chaptersrdquo According to Raj Indian
Americans are the fastest growing community and they must contribute and help address the problems in the big-ger community They felt they wanted to use their timeeffort money and influence to be he says ldquoOne of the bridges between the Indian community and the larger com-munityrdquo
Raj described the younger generation of desisas ldquoidealisticknowledgeable and creative in their solutionsrdquo
To harness this idealism the couple introduced a Pratham Youth program and the first of its kind Kidsrsquo Club in theDallas Chapter Donor base dramatically increased becauseldquowhen children get involved parents also tend to getinvolvedrdquo he said
Reflecting on his life Raj said he realized that in these
ldquogolden yearsrdquo it was important to find causes where yourskills could make a difference take a lead role in giving back and enjoy time with family
As for Aradhana working with children who are foodchallenged abused illiterate due to financial reasons hasleft her unable to ldquojustify opulence in any formrdquo 983150
G IVING B ACK India Abroad October 2 2015
M5 THE MAGAZINE
Finding a real life
983092M4
COURTESYTHEASAVAS
The Asavas with the Childrenrsquos Advocacy Center of Collin County team one of the almost 10 nonprofit organizations they now work with
8202019 Giving Back -- Finding a real life
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullgiving-back-finding-a-real-life 44
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Q ANY QUESTIONS ON ISLAM
A WATCH WWWPeacetvtv
Visit wwwwhyislamorg
wwwTheDeenShowcom
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
Oldest Indian Restaurant
in Indianopolis for Sale
145 seater 475 seats
Banquet Hall
Serious enquiries only
(317) 250-3545
HELP WANTED
Hiring Hotel
Front Desk ManagerClerks
Bronx New York
MessageCall
(718) 646-1000
hirehojobronxcom
Need Waiters amp Helper
for Indian Restaurant
Call (317) 250-3545
HELP WANTED
Indian Restaurant NY
Tandoori Cook
amp DishwasherHousing provided
(607) 256-3425
Rasoi Restaurant
in St Louis Needs
Curry Chefs Tandooria
amp Waiters
Competitive salaries amp help
with relocation costs
Work authorization must
(314) 220-9662
To advertise in the Bulletin Board call toll free (866) 702-1950
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Having a Baby
Celebrating an Anniversary
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Place your ad under ldquoANNOUNCEMENTSrdquo
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Deadline every Thursday 5pmfor the following weekrsquos issue of India Abroad
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in select marketsEmail your interest to
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(908) 209-7071 amp (908) 294-8508
TRANZONCOM 866-503-1212
Tranzon Auction Properties | Michael B Carey | VT AUC Lic 057-0060459Sale subject to Terms amp Conditions Brokers welcome
Mt Snow Hospitality Property45 Route 100 West Dover VT
October 14 | 12pm
TESTIMONIALA SEER WHO PREDICTS THINGS THAT ALWAYS HAPPEN
ROSHNEE from NEWARK 47I first heard about Pundit Imran while he was making readings and helping people on a local TVI was having problems with my marriage and business was also not going well
I decided to take his contact and make an appointment for a reading I was amazed when he mentioned my
husbands name and many other accurate details about me and my family Among the many things he sawwas that I would be involved in an accident clearly mentioning the day and time Indeed it happened exactly
like he said Thankfully because of his timely prediction I survived however Guruji has since helped us livehappily in our marriage and our business is doing so well because of his advice He helps people using prayerand has a gift of distance healing with results in less than 2 days Do not suffer in silence contact him now
for advice and help with problems in marriage business immigration body pains lost lovers
Contact
Call +1 786 600 1084Email askguruimrangmailcom
ViberWhatsapp +27 76 719 5085 Website wwwguruimrancom
8202019 Giving Back -- Finding a real life
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In 1974 Raj Asavarsquos fathersent him to America on a fly-now pay-later ticket
So when he landed in theUnited States he was already in debt
For two years Raj workedan 84-hour-week job wash-ing dishes to pay off his ticket living expenses and to savemoney for his tuition He learned to wash dishes well More
than that he learned the dignity of laborFrom a dishwasher in Michigan to the chief strategy offi-cer at Perot Systems his final designation Raj believes hehas learned many lessons along the way For instance helearned that life has three stages Learning earning andreturning
Raj and his wife Aradhana who had a thriving corporatecareer at Hewlett-Packard believe they are now in the thirdstage of their lives After quitting their jobs some years agothey devote all their time and resources to giving back
Raj first arrived in America to learn Computers were tak-
ing off in the 1970s when he got here and he enrolled for anassociate degree in business data processing in the eveningsHe also got a job working on the production line at Chryslercarrying car parts twice his size
A lucky encounter with a Chrysler manager helped himget a job in the computer department at the company When
Chrysler was going through difficult times and laid off sev-eral contractors an opportunity arose for Raj to prove his
talentHe later joined General Motors and when GM bought outthe Ross Perot-owned Electronic Data Systems he got a chance to work with the former Presidential candidate which he describes as a ldquophenomenal learning experiencerdquo
While pursuing his masters Raj wrote a paper on a strat-egy for EDS to enter India Besides getting him an A ithelped him get noticed by the senior management He wassent to India to start EDS operations there
Aradhana also got a job with EDS and with their two boysthe family moved to New Delhi This entrepreneurialopportunity coupled with the fact that the kids would ldquoseeIndia up closerdquo was exciting Less exciting was the fact thatit took them 9 months to find ldquoan honest landlordrdquo willing
to issue rent receipts for a house they would rent The Asava family lived at the Le Meridian hotel till then
In Delhi Raj and Aradhana had an opportunity to helplaunch the first ever global volunteer day to benefit the chil-dren of Naya Prayas an Indian NGO This initiative wasprofiled in a Harvard Business School case study on entre-
preneurship and philan-thropy
When the Asavasreturned to the US in 1998Raj decided to work for a startup for a couple of years A sense of burnoutleft him feeling restless and
questioning the ldquomind body and soul connectionrdquo He took a nine month sabbatical to ldquofind himselfrdquo practiced yoga
meditation and read the Gita An offer from Indian indus-trialist Anand Mahindra to be their consultant in the USmade him launch his own consulting firm in 2000
In 2007 he was offered the job of chief strategy officer atPerot Systems and focused on navigating the company through the economic downturn caused by the subprimedebacle Rajrsquos strategy was simple go after businesses that were low-to-no-risk namely the federal government andhealth care It worked During his years there the company actually gave out bonuses while others in the industry weredownsizing he says
Maurice Uenuma a colleague at Perot credits Rajrsquos abili-ty to ldquoask tough questions to stimulate thoughtful discus-sionrdquo While Peter Altabef a senior at Dell with whom Raj
worked later says hersquos ldquoadept at getting people to see outsidetheir normal boundariesrdquo
Meanwhile Aradhana moved up the ladder at EDS and
G IVING B ACK M4 THE MAGAZINEIndia Abroad October 2 2015
Finding a real lifeManu Shah meets a high-energy Texas couple who kicked up jobs
in the prime of their careers to give back full time
983092M5
Raj and Aradhana Asava
at Pratham-Jaipur
COURTESY THE ASAVAS
8202019 Giving Back -- Finding a real life
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullgiving-back-finding-a-real-life 34
was responsible for setting uplow-cost development centersaround the world With Rajalso traveling there were times when the couple wouldnrsquot meetfor a month and once made a plan to meet at Frankfurt for a few hours before taking flightsgoing different ways
The second phase earning began to end in 2009 Aradhana was the first to quither job and step into the thirdphase returning
Aradhana at 46 was at thepeak of her career in 2009 Butshe gave it up after a five-minute consultation with RajShe wanted to channel her timeresources and skills towards theNGO Pratham and gladly trad-
ed in her 9-to-5 work day formore than a full dayrsquos work atPratham eventually serving asthe president for two years
Yogi Patel cofounder of Pratham USA said ldquoShe is very resourceful and is really tryingto help India fight the battle of illiteracy through their corpo-rate and Indo-American con-nectionsrdquo
Pratham is a cause both Asavas are passionate aboutThey have had they say a piv-
otal role in encouraging a groupof motivated individuals tolaunch an Austin chapter and joined their board as foundingmembers to guide and grow thischapter Today Prathamrsquos Austin outfit is growing the fastest and has become a rolemodel for upcoming as well as established chapters
Vandana Kumar president Pratham Austin who inci-dentally first heard about Pratham through an article in
India Abroad in 2009 said the Asavas ldquomade several tripsto Austin to help bring together a board create awarenessabout the cause and help with the right connections with-out wanting to be the center of attentionrdquo
Patel added ldquoNot only do they write checks or help raisefunds but I admire them because they make it a point to visit the Pratham schools in India even if they are located inslum areas talk to the parents teachers and students to geta firsthand feel for what Pratham does and needsrdquo
Raj followed in her footsteps in 2010 when Perot Systems was acquired by Dell With two grown children the Asavas were now empty nesters
ldquoBank accounts will grow and deplete but time justdepletes and disappearsrdquo felt Raj whose foundation in com-munity service was laid when he was growing up inHyderabad and his parents initiated a ldquolunch for allrdquo mdash a weekly ritual where the family spent most of the weekendcooking and personally serving meals mdash at a temple
Raj who was then 56 and Aradhana decided they had tomake the best use of their time pursuing hobbies spendingtime with family and working on causes that would make a difference Admitting that it was ldquotough to give up a healthy paycheckrdquo Raj did trade it for what he called ldquothe real liferdquo
The couple is now involved with almost 10 nonprofit
organizations and work in tandem to find the best possiblesolutions Aradhana quipped they are ldquoa twondashforrdquo one deal
Children education and health evolved as the three pillarsthey chose to invest their resources in They believed aninvestment and focus in these areas might eventually bringabout a transformation in millions of lives around the world Like they explain educating a child can break thecycle of poverty of a family Watching their two-year-old
grandson grow makes causes involving children ldquoresonaterdquoeven more with themNorth Texas Food Bank is another charity close to their
hearts Raj and Aradhana were shocked to learn that 20percent of the children in Plano Texas one of the mostaffluent cities in the US were malnourished They felt they needed to take a lead role in surmounting this problem
Aradhana became a council member at the North TexasFood Bank She regularly takes Indian groups to the food banks for volunteering She helped organize a Diwali Volunteer Experience at the 80000 sq feet NTFB warehouselast year and got about 200 desis involved in sorting food
Colleen Brinkmann chief philanthropy officer at the food bank said Aradhana ldquois a powerhouse and is constantly
thinking of creative ways to raise funds and awarenessrdquoRaj and Aradhana toured the Childrenrsquos Advocacy Centerof Collin County and were shaken to learn that there wereclose to 5000 reported cases of child abuse each year in thecommunity Impressed with the dedicated staff and the sys-tematic approach the center took to assist and represent the
children Raj joined the boardshortly after the tour
ldquoHaving come from the busi-ness worldrdquo Lynne McLeanchief executive officer CACCCsaid that Raj ldquohas the ability tothink strategically and thatrsquosreally helpful when yoursquore look-ing at future planningrdquo
She said Raj volunteered toldquofit the kids with the donatedshoesrdquo at the annual Back toSchool Fair organized by CACCC last year He handedout backpacks this year
It didnrsquot take long for Aradhana to figure out that vol-unteering while ldquorewardingand satisfying is equally chal-
lengingrdquo And also a completecontrast to the corporate world where work roles and responsi- bilities are clearly defined andpeople are held to it This isclearly not the case in a volun-teer organization where rolesand responsibilities may beunderstood but not alwaysadhered to After all this is nei-ther a paying job nor one for which the employee gets evalu-ated Working with such a work force says Aradhana takes
ldquolots and lots of patiencerdquoBack in the 1980s Raj spear-headed the formation of anorganization to engage theMaheshwari community (a smaller sect of the Rajasthani
Marwaris) across the USDwarka Taparia past president Maheshwari Mahasabha
for North America said Raj ldquohad a vision for the communi-tyrdquo He said Raj and Aradhana also launched the first
Maheshwari Patrika mdash a newsletter that was ldquoinstrumentalin connecting the community to meet around key culturalevents as well as keeping the community updated abouthappenings in other chaptersrdquo According to Raj Indian
Americans are the fastest growing community and they must contribute and help address the problems in the big-ger community They felt they wanted to use their timeeffort money and influence to be he says ldquoOne of the bridges between the Indian community and the larger com-munityrdquo
Raj described the younger generation of desisas ldquoidealisticknowledgeable and creative in their solutionsrdquo
To harness this idealism the couple introduced a Pratham Youth program and the first of its kind Kidsrsquo Club in theDallas Chapter Donor base dramatically increased becauseldquowhen children get involved parents also tend to getinvolvedrdquo he said
Reflecting on his life Raj said he realized that in these
ldquogolden yearsrdquo it was important to find causes where yourskills could make a difference take a lead role in giving back and enjoy time with family
As for Aradhana working with children who are foodchallenged abused illiterate due to financial reasons hasleft her unable to ldquojustify opulence in any formrdquo 983150
G IVING B ACK India Abroad October 2 2015
M5 THE MAGAZINE
Finding a real life
983092M4
COURTESYTHEASAVAS
The Asavas with the Childrenrsquos Advocacy Center of Collin County team one of the almost 10 nonprofit organizations they now work with
8202019 Giving Back -- Finding a real life
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullgiving-back-finding-a-real-life 44
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Q ANY QUESTIONS ON ISLAM
A WATCH WWWPeacetvtv
Visit wwwwhyislamorg
wwwTheDeenShowcom
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
Oldest Indian Restaurant
in Indianopolis for Sale
145 seater 475 seats
Banquet Hall
Serious enquiries only
(317) 250-3545
HELP WANTED
Hiring Hotel
Front Desk ManagerClerks
Bronx New York
MessageCall
(718) 646-1000
hirehojobronxcom
Need Waiters amp Helper
for Indian Restaurant
Call (317) 250-3545
HELP WANTED
Indian Restaurant NY
Tandoori Cook
amp DishwasherHousing provided
(607) 256-3425
Rasoi Restaurant
in St Louis Needs
Curry Chefs Tandooria
amp Waiters
Competitive salaries amp help
with relocation costs
Work authorization must
(314) 220-9662
To advertise in the Bulletin Board call toll free (866) 702-1950
Bulletin BoardBulletin Board
FRIDAY October 2 2015 INDIA ABROAD wwwindiaabroadrediffcom
Getting Married
Having a Baby
Celebrating an Anniversary
LET EVERYONE KNOW
Place your ad under ldquoANNOUNCEMENTSrdquo
in India Abroadrsquos Bulletin Board section in Color
Call (646) 432-6060 bull Toll free (800) 822-3532
Call (646) 432-60336026 bull Toll Free (800) 822-3532
Email classifiedindiaabroadcom
Find your Life Partner in our Matrimonial Pages
Deadline every Thursday 5pmfor the following weekrsquos issue of India Abroad
Come join and grow with usLooking for new distributors
in select marketsEmail your interest to
aaimports11gmailcom
(908) 209-7071 amp (908) 294-8508
TRANZONCOM 866-503-1212
Tranzon Auction Properties | Michael B Carey | VT AUC Lic 057-0060459Sale subject to Terms amp Conditions Brokers welcome
Mt Snow Hospitality Property45 Route 100 West Dover VT
October 14 | 12pm
TESTIMONIALA SEER WHO PREDICTS THINGS THAT ALWAYS HAPPEN
ROSHNEE from NEWARK 47I first heard about Pundit Imran while he was making readings and helping people on a local TVI was having problems with my marriage and business was also not going well
I decided to take his contact and make an appointment for a reading I was amazed when he mentioned my
husbands name and many other accurate details about me and my family Among the many things he sawwas that I would be involved in an accident clearly mentioning the day and time Indeed it happened exactly
like he said Thankfully because of his timely prediction I survived however Guruji has since helped us livehappily in our marriage and our business is doing so well because of his advice He helps people using prayerand has a gift of distance healing with results in less than 2 days Do not suffer in silence contact him now
for advice and help with problems in marriage business immigration body pains lost lovers
Contact
Call +1 786 600 1084Email askguruimrangmailcom
ViberWhatsapp +27 76 719 5085 Website wwwguruimrancom
8202019 Giving Back -- Finding a real life
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullgiving-back-finding-a-real-life 34
was responsible for setting uplow-cost development centersaround the world With Rajalso traveling there were times when the couple wouldnrsquot meetfor a month and once made a plan to meet at Frankfurt for a few hours before taking flightsgoing different ways
The second phase earning began to end in 2009 Aradhana was the first to quither job and step into the thirdphase returning
Aradhana at 46 was at thepeak of her career in 2009 Butshe gave it up after a five-minute consultation with RajShe wanted to channel her timeresources and skills towards theNGO Pratham and gladly trad-
ed in her 9-to-5 work day formore than a full dayrsquos work atPratham eventually serving asthe president for two years
Yogi Patel cofounder of Pratham USA said ldquoShe is very resourceful and is really tryingto help India fight the battle of illiteracy through their corpo-rate and Indo-American con-nectionsrdquo
Pratham is a cause both Asavas are passionate aboutThey have had they say a piv-
otal role in encouraging a groupof motivated individuals tolaunch an Austin chapter and joined their board as foundingmembers to guide and grow thischapter Today Prathamrsquos Austin outfit is growing the fastest and has become a rolemodel for upcoming as well as established chapters
Vandana Kumar president Pratham Austin who inci-dentally first heard about Pratham through an article in
India Abroad in 2009 said the Asavas ldquomade several tripsto Austin to help bring together a board create awarenessabout the cause and help with the right connections with-out wanting to be the center of attentionrdquo
Patel added ldquoNot only do they write checks or help raisefunds but I admire them because they make it a point to visit the Pratham schools in India even if they are located inslum areas talk to the parents teachers and students to geta firsthand feel for what Pratham does and needsrdquo
Raj followed in her footsteps in 2010 when Perot Systems was acquired by Dell With two grown children the Asavas were now empty nesters
ldquoBank accounts will grow and deplete but time justdepletes and disappearsrdquo felt Raj whose foundation in com-munity service was laid when he was growing up inHyderabad and his parents initiated a ldquolunch for allrdquo mdash a weekly ritual where the family spent most of the weekendcooking and personally serving meals mdash at a temple
Raj who was then 56 and Aradhana decided they had tomake the best use of their time pursuing hobbies spendingtime with family and working on causes that would make a difference Admitting that it was ldquotough to give up a healthy paycheckrdquo Raj did trade it for what he called ldquothe real liferdquo
The couple is now involved with almost 10 nonprofit
organizations and work in tandem to find the best possiblesolutions Aradhana quipped they are ldquoa twondashforrdquo one deal
Children education and health evolved as the three pillarsthey chose to invest their resources in They believed aninvestment and focus in these areas might eventually bringabout a transformation in millions of lives around the world Like they explain educating a child can break thecycle of poverty of a family Watching their two-year-old
grandson grow makes causes involving children ldquoresonaterdquoeven more with themNorth Texas Food Bank is another charity close to their
hearts Raj and Aradhana were shocked to learn that 20percent of the children in Plano Texas one of the mostaffluent cities in the US were malnourished They felt they needed to take a lead role in surmounting this problem
Aradhana became a council member at the North TexasFood Bank She regularly takes Indian groups to the food banks for volunteering She helped organize a Diwali Volunteer Experience at the 80000 sq feet NTFB warehouselast year and got about 200 desis involved in sorting food
Colleen Brinkmann chief philanthropy officer at the food bank said Aradhana ldquois a powerhouse and is constantly
thinking of creative ways to raise funds and awarenessrdquoRaj and Aradhana toured the Childrenrsquos Advocacy Centerof Collin County and were shaken to learn that there wereclose to 5000 reported cases of child abuse each year in thecommunity Impressed with the dedicated staff and the sys-tematic approach the center took to assist and represent the
children Raj joined the boardshortly after the tour
ldquoHaving come from the busi-ness worldrdquo Lynne McLeanchief executive officer CACCCsaid that Raj ldquohas the ability tothink strategically and thatrsquosreally helpful when yoursquore look-ing at future planningrdquo
She said Raj volunteered toldquofit the kids with the donatedshoesrdquo at the annual Back toSchool Fair organized by CACCC last year He handedout backpacks this year
It didnrsquot take long for Aradhana to figure out that vol-unteering while ldquorewardingand satisfying is equally chal-
lengingrdquo And also a completecontrast to the corporate world where work roles and responsi- bilities are clearly defined andpeople are held to it This isclearly not the case in a volun-teer organization where rolesand responsibilities may beunderstood but not alwaysadhered to After all this is nei-ther a paying job nor one for which the employee gets evalu-ated Working with such a work force says Aradhana takes
ldquolots and lots of patiencerdquoBack in the 1980s Raj spear-headed the formation of anorganization to engage theMaheshwari community (a smaller sect of the Rajasthani
Marwaris) across the USDwarka Taparia past president Maheshwari Mahasabha
for North America said Raj ldquohad a vision for the communi-tyrdquo He said Raj and Aradhana also launched the first
Maheshwari Patrika mdash a newsletter that was ldquoinstrumentalin connecting the community to meet around key culturalevents as well as keeping the community updated abouthappenings in other chaptersrdquo According to Raj Indian
Americans are the fastest growing community and they must contribute and help address the problems in the big-ger community They felt they wanted to use their timeeffort money and influence to be he says ldquoOne of the bridges between the Indian community and the larger com-munityrdquo
Raj described the younger generation of desisas ldquoidealisticknowledgeable and creative in their solutionsrdquo
To harness this idealism the couple introduced a Pratham Youth program and the first of its kind Kidsrsquo Club in theDallas Chapter Donor base dramatically increased becauseldquowhen children get involved parents also tend to getinvolvedrdquo he said
Reflecting on his life Raj said he realized that in these
ldquogolden yearsrdquo it was important to find causes where yourskills could make a difference take a lead role in giving back and enjoy time with family
As for Aradhana working with children who are foodchallenged abused illiterate due to financial reasons hasleft her unable to ldquojustify opulence in any formrdquo 983150
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The Asavas with the Childrenrsquos Advocacy Center of Collin County team one of the almost 10 nonprofit organizations they now work with
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Indian Restaurant NY
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(607) 256-3425
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amp Waiters
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husbands name and many other accurate details about me and my family Among the many things he sawwas that I would be involved in an accident clearly mentioning the day and time Indeed it happened exactly
like he said Thankfully because of his timely prediction I survived however Guruji has since helped us livehappily in our marriage and our business is doing so well because of his advice He helps people using prayerand has a gift of distance healing with results in less than 2 days Do not suffer in silence contact him now
for advice and help with problems in marriage business immigration body pains lost lovers
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