" Komma and Allam Support Fund "

Shradhanjali to Two Doctoral Students who lost their Lifes..

It is with immense grief and sadness that the Indian Students Association (ISA) LSU at Baton Rouge announce the untimely deaths of two of our friends and colleagues; Kiran Kumar Allam and Chandrasekhar Reddy Komma.

We are outraged by the blatant violence that has brought an end to such precious lives and condemn it. As expatriates, we know how friends become family in this land away from home. And it is this family that we turn to in our hour of need.

We would take this opportunity to thank the community, faculty and students who attended the memorial service and acted as a show of strength for the families of Chandrashekhar and Kiran. Many offers of help were made and we hope we will be able to assist the families both financially and emotionally.

As part of our small but significant Indian community here in the USA, we ask you to extend your heartfelt support to the bereaved families of these two young men in these trying times. As a first step, LSU has established a support fund for the families of the victims. We urge you to donate generously. Those wishing to donate to the "Komma & Allam Support Fund" can do so online by visiting http://www.lsufoundation.org/ and scrolling down For the Benefit of: select "Komma and Allam Support Fund." or send checks, made payable to LSU Foundation, to 3838 West Lakeshore Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70808.

We would appreciate it if this information could be communicated across the country and that the Indian community in the US would stand as a united front with the families

Spread the word...

Hey Hey! sorry guys we couldn't update the blog after the first post. We took a while due to some reasons. No excuse though....

Anyways, well the other day I asked one of my friends how did he like the first post, for that he said, I could relate to what you said but you didn't mention anything about the donations and the ways of doing it. He suggested to ask people to donate, there's nothing wrong in asking people and directing them to donate. Well money thing is secondary for this NGO, because AID has enough funds but the important thing which is missing is the "existence" of AID organization. Many people aren't aware about something like AID exists. What we request all the readers is to "spread the word", this would do and donation will follow automatically. Remember, even a single drop counts. So don't bother much about the number you are going to contribute.

Donations to AID are tax-deductible in the USA where it is registered as a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity with federal Tax-ID 04-3652609.

The Introduction

I know that today's generation wants to be the integral part of India's development but get confused how to do that. We do get inspired by watching the movies like "Rang De Basanthi" , "Chakde India" & "Swades", well at least I get inspired for a moment but then that josh thing lasts for an hour or two. And then I'm out of that josh. So we need someone to guide us.

Last night I was chatting with my friend Sravanthi. She is doing her MS in US, and she's president of Baton rouge (Louisiana) chapter, AID. So she told me about this NGO, Association for India's Development (AID), what all things they do to fund those in need and all. Well to be frank I didn't knew something like AID existed, even though it's more than a decade old organization. Not only me but I questioned couple of my friends do they knew about AID, on the sad note they too didn't knew that such an NGO existed. Anyways, I decided to join this organization and contribute whatever I can for the noble cause this NGO is committed to.

Association for India's Development (AID) is a volunteer movement committed to promoting sustainable, equitable and just development. In solidarity with non-violent people's struggles, AID supports grassroots organizations in India and initiates efforts in various interconnected spheres such as education, livelihoods, natural resources, health, women's empowerment and social justice.

A.I.D at a Glance:

• Founded: 1991
  Incorporated: 2003
  Chapters in the US: 36
  Number of Volunteers: ~1000
  AID-India Chapters: 6
  Projects Supported so far: 365
  Ongoing Projects: ~100
  Indian States with AID projects : 18
  Projects Visited by AID volunteers: All

Donations to AID are tax-deductible in the USA where it is registered as a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity with federal

Tax-ID 04-3652609.

Inspired by AID, volunteers across the globe have started the following independent organizations:
AID-India with 80-G tax deductible status in India, AID-Aus in Australia and AID-Canada in Canada. Smaller volunteer groups have also mushroomed in UK and other countries.