Project Citizen students honored
Project citizen students honored
I had a great time attending the Project Citizen Student Showcase in New Delhi at the India Islamic Cultural Center. I met with 350 very bright students, and reviewed the student projects addressing some of the most important challenges facing India today. I saw excellent exhibits with creative solutions to water conservation, sanitation, child labor, mental health, and human rights for minorities. 
These “future leaders of India” demonstrated a core value of a well-functioning democracy – the need for citizens to participate and get involved in their communities. From Gandhiji to Martin Luther King, from Prime Minister Nehru to President Kennedy, community service is one of the many shared values between our 
two countries that has strengthened our democracies and our partnership. We have a lot to learn from all regions of India; I would like to hear from you… Send me your ideas on how democracies like India and the United States can partner together to solve some of the challenges of the 21st century.
October 28th, 2010 at 12:41 pm
Sir..I was watching your interview on CNN-IBN tonight. I didn’t know much about you before that. The interview was engrossing. It was nice to hear from you regarding some genuine concerns India is facing and how US is feeling about those. After the show was over I google-searched “Timothy Roemer”(you are the first contemporary politician I have searched… as I don’t follow politicians much). That drew me here at your blog. Now I am sharing my views on how the US and India can partner together…
* One of the most important point is cultural exchange. We would like to know more about America and I guess similar is the case for the Americans. Books, TV, or internet are secondary sources. People to people interaction is what we both need the most. We have joint military exercises…Why can’t we have joint art workshops or different workshops on different fronts of culture?
We would like to know more about America’s history, geography, art and we would prefer first hand experience. I don’t know how Swissnexx works but I would like America to open knowledge outposts all over India where cultural exchange will happen.
I would like to know from you if these ideas are possible to materialise, whether its difficult to implement if yes then what are the challenges..
Best Wishes
Arindam Ghosh
Kolkata