Appointment for Rajya Sabha

Appointment for Rajya Sabha TV’s programme ‘Guftagoo’

Dear Aabid Surtiji, 

We want to have a heart to heart interview with you for Rajya Sabha TV’s programme Guftagoo.

Guftagoo is an explorative-inquisitive and intimate conversation with celebrities and important people from various fields. Its a half an hour show.

It is an attempt to put together the guest’s concerns, ideas, passions towards his/her fields and reflections on existing time and society. Program will be having  relevant visuals/songs/video clips and inputs from person’s work. We are already running such shows under this series, Sufi-Pop singer RabbiShergill, noted singer Shubha Mudgal, Mallika Sarabhai, Commentator Jasdev Singh, Ebrahim Alkazi, Muzaffar Ali, Pradip Krishen, Bollywood lyricist Irshad Kamil, Pt Chhannulal Mishra, Syed Haidar Raza, Amol Palekar and Raghu Rai to name a few.

Please fix a date (whenever you are in Delhi next time) for the same.

Thanks

Syed Mohd Irfan

Rajya Sabha Television

12A, Gurudwara Rakabganj Road

New Delhi-110 001

011-23094293 – 294, 295, 296

5th April 2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUaqR2nweyU

Taru Lalvani award

Hello Mr. Surti,

It was inspiring to meet you and a privilege to be of some small help. I do hope we meet again and am always happy to forward your cause as needed.

Best wishes,

Jetu Lalvani 
6th May 2013 8:59 AM

Caring Friends

To

Shri Aabid Surti,

Drop Dead, Mumbai.

 

Sub: Introduction of Caring Friends (CF)

 

Dear  Aabid,

Greetings. Hope everything fine at your end.  Sending you this introductory mail on Caring Friends.

Caring Friends (CF) (website – www.caringfriends.org.in) is an informal group of friends, who have come together to act as a bridge between outstanding NGOs and donors. We do the due diligence – visit, assess and assist the NGOs – so that every rupee that the donor contributes is used in humanitarian work.  Our only criteria to support an NGO is the excellence of work and factors like caste, creed, religion, region, language  or gender are of no consequence.

How we are different:

1. More often than not, we find the NGO.  We reach out to them.

2. We do a preliminary site visit.Inspect the quality and impact of the work.

3. Once satisfied, the core team of CF makes the initial and substantial donation to the NGO (in six figures).  We monitor their progress for months and sometimes a year or two before bringing them to the attention of our larger circle of Friends.

4. Happily, the NGOs who work with us also mentor the newer NGOs.  They network with and learn from each other.

5.  We take pride in our zero overheads.  All administrative costs are borne by us. In fact, there is no legal entity called ‘Caring Friends’ nor any Bank Account in the name of Caring Friends.  We don’t take cheques in our name. Cheques are made directly to the NGOs.

6. Counterpart in USA

Caring Friends also has a USA counterpart in the form of ARPAN FOUNDATION (www.arpanfoundation.org.)   founded by two brothers, viz., Anand and Parag Karia, a very dedicated and committed duo. They have been a very core part of CF and work on the same basic principles. Donations to Arpan Foundation by US residents enjoy tax exemption under the US Laws. Contact details of Arpan

Mr. Anand / Parag Karia, Founders,

Arpan Foundation,

19401 S. Vermont Av. Ste K-105,

Torrance, CA 90502,   USA.

Email: anand@arpanfoundation.org /parag@arpanfoundation.org

Phone:310.707-1151, Fax: 310.515.8546 

Website: www.arpanfoundation.org

 

We are closely associated with more than 30 outstanding institutions all over India and working in many different domains of socio-economic development and humanitarian service. Mention below a few of them along with their websites:-

  

NAME OF INSTITUTION

 

  

PLACE

  

FOUNDER

  

WEBSITE

 

MAHAROGI SEWA SAMITI WARORA, 

MAHARASHTRA

LATE BABA AMTE 

 

www.anandwan.in 

 

SAMAJ PRAGATI SAHAYOG BAGLI, DIST. 

DEWAS, M.P.

DR.MIHIR SHAH www.samprag.org
PARIVAAR EDUCATION SOCIETY  KOLKATA, 

WEST BENGAL

VINAYAK LOHANI 

 

www.parivaar.org  

 

SAMPARC 

 

TALEGAON DABAHADE, PUNE AMIT BANERJEE  www.samparc-india.org 

 

SNEHALAYA AHMEDNAGAR, 

MAHARASHTRA

GIRISH KULKARNI www.snehalaya.org
MAHAN TRUST MELGHAT, TALUKA DHARNI, Dist 

AMRAVATI

DR ASHISH SATAV www.mahantrust.org
DILASA SANSTHA GHATANJI, 

YAVATMAL MAHARASHTRA

MR.MADHUKAR DHAS www.dilasa.org .
HELPERS  OF THE HANDICAPPED KOLHAPUR, 

MAHARASHTRA

 

MS  NASEEMA HURZUK www.hohk.org.in
  

SGBS TRUST, (UNNATI

VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE)

 

  

BANGALORE

  

RAMESH SWAMY

  

www.unnatiblr.org

BHAGINI NIVEDITA GRAMIN 

VIGYAN NIKETAN

BAHADARPUR, 

DIST.JALGAON

MAHARASHTRA

MS  NILEEMA MISHRA www.bngvn.org 

 

 

Our last mentioned associate, Ms Nileema Mishra, Founder-President of Bhagini Nivedita Gramin Vigyan Niketan has been honoured with Magsaysay Award 2011 and has also been awarded the Ashoka Fellowship. She has also been conferred with prestigious Padmashree Award by GOI on 26th January.

Will phone you next week between 10.00 and 12.00 in the morning to explore how we can take it further.

With best wishes and warm regards,

Ramesh Kacholia / Nimesh Sumati

20th June  2013

 

(Main Coordinators – Ramesh Kacholia / Nimesh Sumati)

C/o. M/s Glorimex Pvt Ltd, 1/12 Dhiraj Pen Compound, Near IndusInd Bank,

58-59, Andheri-Kurla Road, Andheri (E),  Mumbai-400059

Email :  ramesh@caringfriends.in / nimesh@caringfriends.in / www.caringfriends.in

Tel.(O)28216366/9947/9951  *  Mobile: (Ramesh) 98927 73450  /  (Nimesh) 98201 45587

Solo trip from Gujarat to Tamilnadu

Solo trip from Gujarat to Tamil Nadu

Good evening sir,

1. I am a freelance conservationist who is presently undertaking a motorcycle solo trip from IIM Ahmedabad to Ooty, and enroute, i am meeting a number of companies explaining the importance of water conservation. I am in Mumbai and want have an appointment with you on 28 march, ie tomorrow.

2. I will call at 8.30 am and fix up the exact time.

3. Thanking you.

Mike Murugan

Mar 27, 2013

 

Aabid ji

Thank you very much regarding sending the information for drop dead.

I will show these important clips to all my students.

Being a school teacher I want to contribute this nation something unique as you are doing . I have already form an  education club  ( GYAN KIRAN EDUCATION CLUB ) with my school teachers to fight with pollution and work for better envirnoment .

Please send some guide lines and your thoughts for  our club .

Our association and my freinds are waiting for advise in this regard

Thank you once again

JAI HIND

Deepak Thakur

20th Sep 2012