Dr. Abraham George
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So all my investment in real estate went to docks. And then stock market collapsed on me. And so one thing after another is a cascade. And I lost a great significant part of my wealth. And in the meantime, I was spending millions of dollars here in India, and I realized that I couldn't sustain it.
So I started selling everything and sold all my property, including my house in America, and put it into running the institutions here without closing many of them. One or two, I reduced the staffing. and kept it going. While my son, my older of the two boys, Ajit, he left his work and joined me in starting a fundraising effort. And miraculously, within two, three years, he found success.
So I started selling everything and sold all my property, including my house in America, and put it into running the institutions here without closing many of them. One or two, I reduced the staffing. and kept it going. While my son, my older of the two boys, Ajit, he left his work and joined me in starting a fundraising effort. And miraculously, within two, three years, he found success.
So I started selling everything and sold all my property, including my house in America, and put it into running the institutions here without closing many of them. One or two, I reduced the staffing. and kept it going. While my son, my older of the two boys, Ajit, he left his work and joined me in starting a fundraising effort. And miraculously, within two, three years, he found success.
People were willing to listen to his story. Maybe because I had already done quite a bit of work in this area and people felt convinced that I'm doing something honestly. And therefore, since 2010, we started receiving a lot of donations. And today, we are stronger than ever. In some ways, what happened to me was a blessing in disguise. The school and all the projects are not mine alone.
People were willing to listen to his story. Maybe because I had already done quite a bit of work in this area and people felt convinced that I'm doing something honestly. And therefore, since 2010, we started receiving a lot of donations. And today, we are stronger than ever. In some ways, what happened to me was a blessing in disguise. The school and all the projects are not mine alone.
People were willing to listen to his story. Maybe because I had already done quite a bit of work in this area and people felt convinced that I'm doing something honestly. And therefore, since 2010, we started receiving a lot of donations. And today, we are stronger than ever. In some ways, what happened to me was a blessing in disguise. The school and all the projects are not mine alone.
It's owned by, in theory, it's owned by everyone who contributed. contributes to it. So in that sense, I brought the community of well-wishers to a cause that meant something for them too, not just a personal project. And I think that's a way to do it. Try to do it all by yourself.
It's owned by, in theory, it's owned by everyone who contributed. contributes to it. So in that sense, I brought the community of well-wishers to a cause that meant something for them too, not just a personal project. And I think that's a way to do it. Try to do it all by yourself.
It's owned by, in theory, it's owned by everyone who contributed. contributes to it. So in that sense, I brought the community of well-wishers to a cause that meant something for them too, not just a personal project. And I think that's a way to do it. Try to do it all by yourself.
Even if you have money, it's not necessarily the right way to do it because you want to attract ideas and criticisms and everything else. And you have someone to report to. the board and make sure that you keep yourself honest.
Even if you have money, it's not necessarily the right way to do it because you want to attract ideas and criticisms and everything else. And you have someone to report to. the board and make sure that you keep yourself honest.
Even if you have money, it's not necessarily the right way to do it because you want to attract ideas and criticisms and everything else. And you have someone to report to. the board and make sure that you keep yourself honest.
Absolutely. One of the pressing issues in my mind is that in the next 10, 15 years, I have to transition to the next set of managers, next set of people whom I train and so on. So we already started on that. My son is there, but he cannot do it himself. The same thing he has to have many people surround him who will do a good job. And honestly, so the transition is just as important.
Absolutely. One of the pressing issues in my mind is that in the next 10, 15 years, I have to transition to the next set of managers, next set of people whom I train and so on. So we already started on that. My son is there, but he cannot do it himself. The same thing he has to have many people surround him who will do a good job. And honestly, so the transition is just as important.
Absolutely. One of the pressing issues in my mind is that in the next 10, 15 years, I have to transition to the next set of managers, next set of people whom I train and so on. So we already started on that. My son is there, but he cannot do it himself. The same thing he has to have many people surround him who will do a good job. And honestly, so the transition is just as important.
You have to recognize that you don't live forever. So I'm working on that.
You have to recognize that you don't live forever. So I'm working on that.
You have to recognize that you don't live forever. So I'm working on that.
Absolutely correct. For a magical reason, one of the Academy Award winners, Vanessa Roth, discovered us. And she said she would like to spend time, send us the camera crew and all of that, and she herself, and shoot. And she was shooting both boys and girls. And she realized that she needs to track them. You can't just take a snapshot and forget about it. So she kept going.