CELEBRATING 25 Years of GIDF on the occasion of the 50th Birth Anniversary of Aurobindo Chaudhuri♥️🎂♥️
The Aurobindo Chaudhuri Memorial Great Indian Dream Foundation (ACM GIDF) was established on 28th March, 2000 as a social action and research organisation of national repute, facilitating research and community development initiatives. Founded by Dr. Arindam Chaudhuri as a part of the social initiative of The Indian Institute of Planning & Management (IIPM) & Planman Consulting, GIDF since then has done work in more than 2000 villages across the length and breadth of India touching & impacting more than 1.5 million lives through Education projects, Livelihood projects, Environment & community development projects like mud water dams, cremation facilities, Night Sheltors etc, Women’s Self Help Groups, Health Initiatives, Social Justice initiatives, Seminars, Research, BMVP (Bharatiya Manavata Vikas Puraskars) Awards, Low cost Bypass Surgery initiatives.
One of the world’s greatest sports person ever, Sachin Tendulkar was the initial brand ambassador of GIDF and famously said the line — “There’s more to life than cricket” in the GIDF ad campaign.
During his time as the President of India, Shri APJ Abdul Kalam was the Chief Guest at the First Child Education Summit organised by GIDF & DPS Society. The event was attended by Shri L. K. Advani & CM of Delhi Smt. Shiela Dixit amongst others. Other notable events of GIDF have had Former President Shri Pranab Mukerjee in attendance amongst others. In 2003, the first copy of the book carrying GIDF vision statement, The Great Indian Dream was presented to Mrs. Sonia Gandhi.
The recipients of the annual BMVP awards include the Former President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee, Kiran Bedi, TN Seshan, Dr. Devi Shetty, Iron Lady Irom Sharmila Chanu, Mahasveta Devi, Medha Patkar amongst many other activists, social workers doyens from the world of art, culture & literature.
The vision for GIDF is guided by three books written by Dr. Malay Chaudhuri & Arindam Chaudhuri viz. ‘The Great Indian Dream’, ‘2047– A roadmap to beating USA & China’ and ‘What Marx Left Unsaid’ (additionally co-authored by Che Kabir Chaudhuri).
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