Indians, Racial Attacks & Philanthropy in the U.S.


How Indian Immigrants in the U.S. can Counter Racist Attacks

Opinion Piece by Ignatius Chithelen published by India O April 2017

Between January and April 2017, there were at least three physical attacks on Indian immigrants in the US, resulting in two deaths. One of the those killed was 32 year old engineer  Srinivas Kuchibhotla, in photo below, with his wife :



It is in the self-interest of Indian billionaires and chief executives in the U.S. to become major philanthropists, funding human rights, civil liberties, social and political groups, to counter racist attacks, says Ignatius Chithelen in this opinion piece published by India Today Online.

"Several Indian immigrants have achieved major financial success as founders and investors, mostly in technology companies and as chief executives of major US corporations.
"Only Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and six other Indian billionaires, in India and the US, have signed the Giving Pledge initiated by American billionaires Warren Buffett and Bill Gates. The pledge is a public commitment by the world’s billionaires and their families to give most of their wealth to philanthropy.
"Traditionally, Indian billionaires, like many from other countries, donate small amounts seeking business and political returns and for social climbing. Funding programs to improve the lives of the less fortunate are not popular due to the belief that the poor are lazy and do not seek work."





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