Mail: Dr Rajendra Desai 2266 Channel Road, Balboa Peninsula, Ca 92661 USA Phone: (949) 673-5596 Fax: (949) 673-5536
Contact in India:Project Contact: S.K. Sanjay Phone: 91 821 521669 Fax: 91 821 440461
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Mail: Dr Rajendra Desai 2266 Channel Road, Balboa Peninsula, Ca 92661 USA Phone: (949) 673-5596 Fax: (949) 673-5536 Contact in India:Project Contact: S.K. Sanjay Phone: 91 821 521669 Fax: 91 821 440461
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Email Contacts IndiaContacts: Mysore Rotary |
DR. DESAI TOUCHING OTHERS IN HIS QUEST TO HELP THE DEAF YEAR 2002 YEAR 2001 I just returned from India having achieved some progress on Project Deaf India: Los Angeles to Singapore
PROJECT DEAF INDIA SUCCESSFULLY EXHIBITED
May 2001 Dr. Desai was invited by the "TIE-The Indian Entrepreneurs" group of Southern California, on May 16, 2001. He addressed a group of vibrant, hi-tech audience of 200+ young people and created an awareness of Project Deaf India. A lot of interest and interactive occurred following the meeting. In summary, The Project Deaf India remains alive and vibrant, creating a mass awareness both in our Rotary friends, as well as in the community. Dr. Desai plans to set up an "American Sign Language School" in Mysore to train more sign language teachers in India. He desires to apply for volunteer grants to send sign language teachers to Mysore and diligently pursues his dream with the cooperation of several Rotarians from California, India, Canada, and Great Britain. April
2001 Dr. "Raj"
Desai visited Rochester, NY at the world renowned "National Shown are Dr Desai with Professor DeCaro, (Click on photo for larger view)
He then proceeded to NTtD, where Dr. DoCaro took him on a personal tour from 9 am to 6
Dr Culhane happens to be one of the leading Rotarians of Rochester. It was a great
opportunity for Dr. Desai to know both of them informally. They promised their help and
encouraged Dr. Desai to Dr. Desai then went on to Washington, DC, to celebrate the 1" year birthday of his
granddaughter. He was also invited to give a talk to the International students studying
at India. Dr. Desai also visited the Computer Science Department at Gallaudet and the Department of Global Education, where he was received with equal enthusiasm.
DR DESAI SPEAKS TO SILICONE VALLEY TIE January 25, 2001 On January 14, 2001, Dr Desai was invited to Silicone Valley meeting of The INDUS ENTERPRENEURS (TIE), to give a talk on "Project Deaf India". TIE is an organization representing a diverse set of industries including software, biotech, financial and other services. It is an opportunity to network with other entrepreneurs in various stages of realizing their entrepreneurial dreams. In Northern and Southern California, it meets monthly in Cerritos and Santa Clara. The meeting was well attended by over 800 people because of the keynote speaker, Nobel Prize Winner, Economist Dr A. Sen of India. (Sixth Indian to win the Nobel Prize). Dr Desai and S. Iyar, CEO of Webex were the other speakers. Dr Desai illustrated his talk with Power Point slides, an exhibit at the registration area and pamphlets describing his mission. The president of TIE thanked him with a follow up letter "your presence and articulation about your mission on behalf of the deaf people added an element of spirituality to our monthly meeting. " It is hoped that Dr Desai's talk will create an awareness and interest by those in attendance. Dr Desai is back to normal activities following his knee surgery and plans to attend the Rotary International Convention in June at San Antonio. He wishes to thank Rotarian George Cooper, Mr and Mrs. Ronald and Susan Kwecht for their continued support for web site publication. |
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