Impact of Technology on Reducing Poverty and Alleviating...

Google TechTalks
June 7, 2006

B. Ramalinga Raju and Venkat Changavalli

ABSTRACT
India is booming with visionary initiatives to transform rural India and its poor. This tech talk tells the story of one corporation that is leveraging its core competency to address the issues.

Satyam group of Industries took on new missions starting in 2001 - to serve and transform the "Bottom of the Pyramid" - a phrase coined by Prof. C.K. Prahalad. Driven by the vision of Mr. Ramalinga Raju and his family, Satyam is forging ahead on three different fronts:

The Byrraju Foundation: has developed a model of transforming villages into self sufficient commercial societies. To date this initiative has transformed...

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[ramans11]

Ramalinga Raju resigned from the Satyam board after admitting to cheating six million shareholders. After being held in Hyderabad's Chanchalguda jail on charges including cheating, embezzlement and insider trading, Raju was granted bail on 18 August 2010.

[2011rhythmdivine]

I highly applaud the efforts of the more privileged to uplift the poorest of the population.

[happykrishna]

@eequalsmvsquare :

Buddy.. Knowledge and prone to illegal conflict are mutually exclusive.. Please know and control your emotional leakage....

[eequalsmvsquare]

lol...Ramalinga raju...bastard....will soon be behind bars for life.