"It was a wonderful experience interacting with you and appreciate the way you have planned and executed the whole publication process within the agreed timelines.”
Subrat SaurabhAuthor of Kuch Woh Pal
“… Work hard, honestly, and give of yourself generously. I am truly grateful to Ved Arya for compiling these stories of fifteen highly inspirational leaders who are living examples of this principle…”
- Amit Chandra, Chairperson, Bain Capital India & Co-founder, A.T.E. Chandra Foundation
“… This volume describes many unsung heroes in government, and several business persons/ philanthropists, who have made remarkable contributions to development in India. This reaffirms the power of collaborative action between government, business, and civil society, to beat poverty, and regenerate the environment.”
- Vijay Mahajan, Co-founder, PRADAN, Founder, BASIX
Ved Arya
Ved Mitra Arya, 64, is a social development entrepreneur and author who has devoted his life to impacting livelihood opportunities for India’s rural poor and working for the cause of poverty alleviation and empowerment.
An aeronautical engineer from IIT Kanpur and a management graduate from IIM-Ahmedabad, Ved left behind lucrative jobs in the corporate world and relentlessly pursued solutions for the weakest sections of society
As a person with wide-ranging interests ranging from reading to running, and ghazals to gulab jamuns, Ved Arya is a man on a mission, quietly and unassumingly hurtling towards his calling with deep resolve… his curiosity and candor helping him bond with, and get on board, a growing powerhouse of willing supporters who want to contribute to an evolving and exciting challenge. It is amazing that he carries a big responsibility on his narrow but able shoulders with consummate ease and humility.
vedarya@thebuddhainstitute.org
