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100	1		_aGeorge, Abraham M.
245	1	0	_aIndia untouched : the forgotten face of rural poverty
260			_aChennai _bEast West Books _cc2004.
300			_axv, 400 p. _bcol. ill. ;
520			_a This book is a personal account of the experiences of an extraordinaryphilanthropist of Indian origin, Abraham George, who has devoted his life toworking for the poor in South India for the past eight years. The backdrop isthe day-to-day lives of a great majority of Indians who live in the villages,mostly untouched by the rapid economic progress that has been occurring in everycity across the country since reforms were introduced in 1991. He tells hispowerful story candidly and honestly as he seeks solutions that would reduce thehardships faced by hundreds of millions of Indians still living in poverty andsocial deprivation.
650		0	_aRural poor
650		0	_aRural development
650		0	_aSocial service, Rural
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