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Will this budget give a boost to children's Right to Education? - Write to the Finance Minister NOW.

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Dear Friend, We, the volunteer s  of CRY, request you to join us in demanding that in the upcoming annual budget of the government of India, at least 6% of the GDP be allocated for education of children. To create awareness and build public pressure, it will take each one of us to make our voices heard. Please copy & paste the content of the letter given below and email it to our Honourable Finance Minister, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee at the following address  pkm@sansad.nic.in . Click here  to read CRY's wish list from the Union Budget 2011 (on indianshowbusiness.com). Warm regards, A CRY Volunteer Initiative To Sri Pranab Mukherjee, Honourable Finance Minister, Government of India. Dear Sir, Over the course of the last 63 years, generations of children have not had access to education. Many of those who have been able to access it, have got very poor quality education due to shortcomings in infrastructure, teacher numbers and/or teaching quality. We need to ensure that future gener

Will this budget give a boost to children's Right to Education? - Write to the Finance Minister NOW.

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Dear Friend, We, the volunteer s  of CRY, request you to join us in demanding that in the upcoming annual budget of the government of India, at least 6% of the GDP be allocated for education of children. To create awareness and build public pressure, it will take each one of us to make our voices heard. Please copy & paste the content of the letter given below and email it to our Honourable Finance Minister, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee at the following address  pkm@sansad.nic.in . Click here  to read CRY's wish list from the Union Budget 2011 (on indianshowbusiness.com). Warm regards, A CRY Volunteer Initiative To Sri Pranab Mukherjee, Honourable Finance Minister, Government of India. Dear Sir, Over the course of the last 63 years, generations of children have not had access to education. Many of those who have been able to access it, have got very poor quality education due to shortcomings in infrastructure, teacher numbers and/or teaching quality. We need to ensur

‘Migratory Birds’

The eagle with its infinite span of wings, is unable to fly again The trauma of leaving the homeland continues to haunt ... -          Rajender Krishan   These lines from the poem ‘Migratory Birds’ by Rajendra Krishan reflect the pain of migration and the agony of leaving behind one’s homeland. My internship in CRY spanned over 8 weeks during which I did a project on the impact of migration on the workers who have migrated to Delhi for the commonwealth games constructions. The project was challenging and interesting at the same time. My mentor, Smita Sinha was very supportive of the whole project. Her insights into different matters were very helpful. Also, Leena Madam’s information on various events concerning the project was extremely useful. At many junctions through this project, I have learnt new things and unlearnt some old ideas. Being a graduate in economics, I have studied different theories on rural-urban migration; however, it was only during the project that