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Inspiration Trustees AdvisoryBoard Project Team Partners
Our Inspiration
LATE SHRI ADIKANDA KAR AND SMT. SWARNALATA KAR
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Late Shri Adikanda Kar, the inspiration behind the making of ADIRE passed away on 23 Mar 06 at the age of 84. Born an orphan and brought up in rural surroundings in Orissa, India, Shri Adikanda Kar lived in many states of India before settling in an isolated village called Jahangirabad. He always had the urge of helping the poor and the needy. Throughout his life, he fought for the rights of the poor people many a time sacrificing his personal wealth and family life.
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His ambition of bringing the oppressed class of his village to a level where they can have a descent standard of living, and constant persuasion of his wife Swarna Lata to their son Mr. Durga Prasad Kar led to the making of ADIRE. Mr. D.P. Kar, now a resident of USA has the vision of an integrated development of rural India with the help of modern technology and appropriate skill training of the rural people. To begin with, ADIRE started the initiatives from Mr. Kar's native village Jahangirabad in Orissa and now progressing to the nearby villages.
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Late SMT. SHANTI DEVI - Born in a well-to-do family in Orissa in 1936 Late Smt Shanti Devi had spent her school and college days in actively participating in India's freedom movement. Being a writer herself she fought for women power through out her life regularly writing news articles for women upliftment and empowerment. Her ideologies and writings are the inspirations for her daughter Shreemayee Kar, wife of Dr. D.P. Kar to be actively involved in the initiatives of ADIRE.
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Bishnu Charan Panda
A journalist by profession Mr. Panda now lives in Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry, India. He is instrumental for ADIRE to adopt some of the expertise and skills from Ashram's ideologies of integral development. With his advice and support, people from the villages have been undergoing various training programs related to energy efficient low cost house construction in the Earth Institute, Auroville.
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Dr. Durga Prasad Kar - Founder
An economist and electrical engineer by profession, Dr. Kar has post graduate degrees in Economics, Business Administration and Electrical Engineering. He has done intensive research in the electricity industry and has shown that rural India cannot prosper with the expensive and unreliable power grid. He wants to experimentally prove in a Ph.D. dissertation that renewable energy can accelerate rural economy for both economic independence and sustainable development without any need for long-term subsidies. He has completedhis Ph.D. in Economics from Colorado School of Mines under Professor Carol Dahl. email: dpkar2002@yahoo.com
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Trustees of ADIRE
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Abatana Sarangi - Managing Trustee, ADIRE
Mr. Sarangi, an accountant by profession is currently the managing trustee of ADIRE. He supervises ADIRE's programs directly in the villages. With his amicable nature and cheerful personality he has the respect of all the villagers and ADIRE staff & volunteers.
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Madhab Charan Dash - Chairman, ADIRE
Mr. Dash spent 30 years of his career in USA as a chartered accountant before returning to India in 1988. He has set-up a college for women in his native village in Orissa, and currently involved in various charitable and developmental work in Orissa.
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Durga Charan Naik - Treasurer, ADIRE
Mr Naik currently a station master belongs to the village Kalyanpur. Since his childhood he is involved in many charitable work in his village.
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Shreemayee Kar - Trustee, ADIRE
With Information Technology and a Management background Shreemayee is currently involved with ADIRE's activities at the grass root level. She is in charge of human resource development, management and technology in ADIREemail: kar_shree@yahoo.com
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Dr. Maitreyee Nanda
- Dr. Nanda has post graduate degree in Physics and Ph.D. in cryogenic engineering from Indian Institute of Technology. A scientist by profession she has been an advocate of women empowerment and is actively associated with many charitable, developmental activities. ADIRE's woman groups Adi'kruti and Adi'shikha were formed and are functioning with her advice and guidance.
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Dr. Tophan Pati - Trustee, ADIRE
Dr. Pati is a psychiatrist by profession and currently a trustee of ADIRE. Besides his medical profession, he is involved in various charitable activities and is the current president of Rotary Club of Cuttack midtown, Orissa. With his support and guidance and Rotary's collaboration, ADIRE has been able to carry out and implement various health care, nutrition and sanitation related activities in the villages.
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Other trustee members Sarbeswara Sarangi, Chaitanya Mohapatra are also involved in direction and guidance of ADIRE team.
ADIRE's Advisory Board
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Bob Chalice
Bob Chalice has more than thirty years’ experience in healthcare operations improvement, including extensive business and academic experience and independent consulting. He is currently principal of the Chalice Consulting Group of Wausau , WI (email: BobChalice@Charter.net). Previously, Chalice was the system director of Operations Improvement for Lee Memorial Health System of Fort Myers, FL, and director of Management Engineering for Wausau Hospital of Wausau, WI. Chalice earned his Bachelor’s degree in Physics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his Master’s degree as well as PhD/abd (all but dissertation) in Industrial Engineering and Computer Science from Northwestern University-Evanston. He has written two books on improving healthcare quality, access and cost and continues to consult in those efforts. He is also actively involved in the charitable application of sustainable green technologies.
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Dr. H. G Kulkarni
A biotechnologist by profession and a retired scientist from Bangalore Dr Kulkarni has the passion for rural development, plantation, and technology transfer for the betterment of poor. He is currently associated with Center for Research, Development & Projects in Biotic, Abiotic & Frontier Technologies, Pondicherry and the industrial and Environmental Advisor for Sri Aurobindo Handmade Paper, Pondicherry. He is a constant source of inspiration and motivation for ADIRE team.
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Aparajit Panda - A chemical Engineer by profession Mr. Panda has considerable management experience with a degree in chemical engineering from Indian Institute of Technology and Business Administration from Carnegie Mellon University. ADIRE seeks his consulting and expertise in various areas related to biogas, biomass, biodiesel, home modernization and workshop.
Mr Sahu is an experienced teacher with more than 15 years of experience with Sri Aurobindo Integral Education System. ADIRE seeks his advise for Adividya school and training the school staff.
ADIRE's Partners and Collaborators
ADIRE has established partnership and collaboration with various educational & training institutions and non profit organizations for cosulting, capacity building, technology transfer etc. Some of its partner organizations are,
SHAMA, Inc. a non profit organization in the USA, to empower low income women in India through innovative cultural, educational, medical, and developmental programs in collaboration with like minded organizations, and to foster awareness of the culture of India in the local community in USA.
Indo-American Friendship Foundation (IAFF)
a non profit organization founded in 1988 in USA with the objective to develop awareness and interest among Americans about India's culture, problems and potentials; PROMOTE friendship and understanding between people of India and USA through cultural, educational and technological exchange; AWARD grants, scholarships and prizes to promote and recognize academic, technological and cultural accomplishments in India; DEVELOP programs for the welfare of Americans of Indian origin; and DEVELOP programs in India in support of development of economically backward regions and communities.
Auroville Earth Institute, Auroville, Chennai, India
Rotary Club, Midtown Cuttack, Orissa, India
VASTAV, a non profit organization in India for dissemination of science and technology applications in rural India
Our Team
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Kamakshi Pattanayak
Project Coordinator - A graduate in Political Science,Kamakshi coordinates activities of all the projects of ADIRE.
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Rama Pani
Accountant- A post graduate in Mathematics, Rama takes care of the accounting activities of all the projects of ADIRE. He also in charge of education, women empowerment projects in the village Ganeswarpur.
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Bishnupriya Pati
Bishnupriya loves teaching kids. She currently drives the Adividya school, library, study circles and health hyigene related projects in the JABAKA villages.
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Sameer Mohapatra
A graduate in Liberal arts and mass communication, Sameer takes care of all the IT and internet related activities for ADIRE and also teaches at Adividya school.
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Sujata Sethi
Sujata loves teaching small kids. She currently teaches the elementary level kids in Adividya school and also actively volunteers in the hyigene related projects in the JABAKA villages.
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Babaji Bhoi
Production Coordinator: Babaji is in charge of infrastructure development projects related to CSEB brick making, construction of energy efficient low cost housing, construction of roads, canals etc.
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Madan Pati
Energy Coordinator- Madan Pati takes care of the solar energy related projects and infrastructure projects related to CSEB making and construction of Energy efficient low cost housing.
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Sumitra Sethi
Member' Adikruti- Sumitra is currently taking care of all women apparels and home furnishing projects of ADIRE
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