The
FUTURE
OF INDIA
VIRTUAL GALA

Saturday, November 13, 2021
8:30 PM EST

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EKAL GALA 2021

The 5th annual Future of India Gala at Ekal is a premiere event featuring fireside chats from three distinguished speakers - Niren Chaudhary, CEO of Panera Bread (his life story is made into the famous Netflix Film "The Sky is Pink"), Renu Khator, Chancellor, University of Houston System and Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Founder of Biocon Limited. Innovative entertainment selections will be interspersed throughout the gala to make this event enlightening and entertaining.

FEATURING DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS

Renu Khator
Renu Khator
Chancellor, University of Houston System, President, University of Houston

Only the second woman to hold the position, Khator has led the transformation of University of Houston into a Top-Tier Institution.

Niren Chaudhary
Niren Chaudhary
CEO, Panera Bread

An undisputed leader of corporate leadership on a global scale in the food retail industry, Chaudhary has steered Panera during the difficult Pandemic times using very innovative methods to manage the bottom line, take care of the employees and give back to the community. His family’s inspirational story is the plot of the famous Priyanka Chopra starrer, "The Sky is Pink".

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
Executive Chairperson and Founder of Biocon Limited and Biocon Biologics Limited

India's richest self-made woman, she founded India's largest listed biopharmaceutical firm by revenue, in 1978. Under her aegis, Biocon delivers on the promise of making medicines accessible and affordable to millions of patients worldwide.

Entertainment by Penn Masala

Penn Masala is the world's first and premier South Asian a cappella group, specializing in the fusion of Bollywood and pop-culture music. Formed in 1996 by students at the University of Pennsylvania, Penn Masala's music has been influenced by the Eastern and Western cultures.

GALA CO-CHAIRS

MOHAN WANCHOO

Chairman & CEO - EC Infosystems

KAMLESH SHAH

President - Synoptek LLC




CORE TEAM

  • Anil Parekh
  • Suresh Iyer
  • Subra Dravida
  • Arun Gupta
  • Ramesh Shah
  • Ranjani Saigal
  • Seema Gupta
  • Pratibha Goyal
  • Yogi Patel
  • Madhu Bansal
  • Prakash Shah
  • Ankita Shah
  • Prakash Waghmare

Unable to attend on November 13?

If you cannot join us on the night of the gala, you can still contribute to the future of India. Gifts can be made online to help support this important cause.



Donations Received

US $11,747

Pledges
Made

US $4,103,600

Donors

Payal Dixit
Sugar land, TX

US $500

Ranojoy And Shruti Hazra
Atlanta, GA

US $1,095

Shobana Sampath And Sri Krishna
Acton, MA

US $365

Anil Mehta
Glendale, WI

US $365

Jamshed And Parastu Dubash
Shrewsbury, MA

US $365

Kumari Devulapalle
Thousand Oaks, CA

US $101

Raj Khanna
Sugar Land, TX

US $100

MANORAMA CHOUDHURY
SOUTHBOROUGH, MA

US $1,460

Anonymous
Framingham, MA

US $101

Anil Parekh
Cerritos, CA

US $730

Atul Thakkar
San Diego, CA

US $365

Naimish And Sadhana Shah
Naperville, IL

US $1,100

Paresh Chari
Knoxville, TN

US $100

Sandeep Belani
Long Island City, NY

US $5,000

Pledges

Dinesh Shah
TAILORING TRAINING CENTER - $30,000

US $30,000

Bhupen & Meena Patel
Schools

US $1,825

Perfection Of Man Foundation
GRAMOTHAN RESOURCE CENTER - $350,000

US $350,000

Pratima & Haren Joshi
TAILORING TRAINING CENTER - $30,000

US $30,000

Rasik & Pushpa Patel
TAILORING TRAINING CENTER - $30,000

US $30,000

Ramesh & Santosh Khatri
TAILORING TRAINING CENTER - $30,000

US $30,000

Dayton & Cincinnati Group
GRAMOTHAN RESOURCE CENTER - $350,000

US $350,000

Uma & Avdhesh Aggarwal
Schools

US $16,425

Uma & Avdhesh Aggarwal
Schools

US $1,825

Jayant & Jyoti Sheth
Schools

US $5,110

Jayant & Jyoti Sheth
eShiksha Tablets

US $15,000

Harshavadan & Ila Vyas
eShiksha Tablets

US $15,000

Vinod Moradeyia
Schools

US $730

Sarva Mangal Family Trust
eShiksha Tablets

US $150,000

Sarva Mangal Family Trust
Telemedicine

US $350,000

Prashant Patel
Schools

US $1,825

Rashmi & Satish Anklikar
TAILORING TRAINING CENTER - $30,000

US $30,000

Bhavk Patel
Schools

US $1,825

Rashmi & Satish Anklikar
Ekal on Wheels

US $70,000

Hemant & Gita Shah
Schools

US $5,475

Asha & Vijay Dallal
Ekal on Wheels

US $70,000

Himanshu Patel
Schools

US $1,825

Dr Chitranjan & Bhavana Patel
Schools

US $7,300

Yogesh Joshipura
Schools

US $365

Kishor & Kalpana Doshi
DIGITAL LITERACY TRAINING CENTER - $30,000

US $300

Braham Rattan Aggarwal
GRAMOTHAN RESOURCE CENTER - $350,000

US $350,000

Pallavi & Mrugesh Parikh
INTEGRATED VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT - $250,000

US $250,000

Uma & Bharat Aggarwal
INTEGRATED VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT - $250,000

US $500,000

Rakesh Gupta
Telemedicine

US $50,000

Nrupendrarai Shah
Ekal on Wheels

US $70,000

San Diego Group
Ekal on Wheels

US $70,000

Anu & Subra Dravida
INTEGRATED VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT - $250,000

US $250,000

Shachi Rattan
Telemedicine

US $50,000

Rakesh & Kamini Shreedhar
eShiksha Tablets

US $25,000

Azad And Nutan Anand
eShiksha Tablets

US $1,500

Satish Gupta
GRAMOTHAN RESOURCE CENTER - $350,000

US $350,000

Haren Joshi
TAILORING TRAINING CENTER - $30,000

US $30,000

Sankalp Sankalp
INTEGRATED VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT - $250,000

US $250,000

Jugal Malani
Ekal on Wheels

US $70,000

Rajeev Aggarwal
eShiksha Tablets

US $50,000

Mukesh Bhatt
Ekal on Wheels

US $70,000

Prakash Waghmare
TAILORING TRAINING CENTER - $30,000

US $30,000

Shachi Rattan
Schools

US $36,500

Mahendra And Chandra Jain Trust
Schools

US $24,820

Satyapal Khera
Schools

US $1,825

Ajay & Bindu Patel
Schools

US $9,125

Help Transform Rural India

Pledge Your Support Today

EKAL PRIMARY SCHOOLS - $1,825

Covers 5 Schools.
$365 per school per year.

E-SHIKSHA - TEACHING TABLETS - $15,000

Covers 30 Schools.

TAILORING TRAINING CENTER - $30,000

Covers capital expenditures and operating expenses for 3 years.

DIGITAL LITERACY TRAINING CENTER - $30,000

Covers Capital Expenditures and Operational Expenses for 3 years.

TELEMEDICINE - $50,000

Covers 30 Villages

EKAL ON WHEELS - $70,000

Covers capital expenditures and operating expenses for 3 years.

INTEGRATED VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT - $250,000

Over 5 Years

GRAMOTHAN RESOURCE CENTER - $350,000

Over 5 Years

ANY OTHER AMOUNT

You can also pledge any other amount to support Ekal.

ABOUT EKAL

Ekal Vidyalaya is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization with a targeted mission of eradicating illiteracy and bringing basic education to children across rural India. Currently, Ekal operates nearly 79,675 one-teacher schools, which provide free education to more than 2.1 million children. But, there is more work to be done, as we aim to reach a total of 100,000 villages by 2021.

With your help, in collaboration with our global network of philanthropists and non-profit organizations, we can achieve our goal of eradicating illiteracy in India. And with widespread literacy, the door will be open to a far better future for all of India. One where prosperity is universal, where healthy communities thrive, and where India accelerates its rise onto the world stage.

When you support Ekal, you're supporting India's future.

Ekal - Empowering 100 Million Villagers to be ATMANIRBHAR (Self-Reliant)

Literacy

79,000+ Schools, with 2.1+ Million Children

Digital Literacy

E-Shiksha (Tablets in Schools), Ekal on Wheels (Mobile Computer Labs)

Health

Tele-Medicine, Arogya Resource Centers

Skill Training

Tailoring, Organic Farming, Computers, Mobile Repair etc.

Integrated Village Development

Gramothan Resource Centers (GRC)
THE FUTURE OF INDIA GALA IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY EKAL VIDYALAYA.

Contact at eventusa@ekal.org or ranjani.saigal@ekal.org for more information about the virtual gala 2020 event.

1-855-352-5872 | ekalusa@ekal.org
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