
Two generations apart, Ravi Chopra and Zubin Sharma had a single-minded vision -- to see social change in India.
What inspired them? Listen to their passion and dedication to start their “100-year-old project.”
“You may not see the change happening now but the impact is far-reaching. It is a 100-year-old project.”
“The need to help people is more than just providing a platform.”
“Building strength and resilience.”


Dr. Ravi Chopra addressing students at the 'Development Practitioners Training' program at PSI for kids who had passed their 12th grade but for various reasons had not been able to attend college. It is an 11 months residential program. The pedagogy consists of classroom sessions, lab work, field visits, exposure tours and internships. Dr. Chopra taught Development theory, Arithmetic, Language (Hindi & English). At the end of the program, the students got jobs in PSI or other organizations.
Dr. Ravi Chopra’s association with ICA is 50 years old. He joined ICA in 1970 after FREA was formally merged with ICA. Prof. Mehta was Raviji’s mentor. “I first met Prof. Mehta in the summer of 1967 in Bombay. We worked closely together despite the physical distance.”
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Letter from ICA
We celebrate a new moment in history as a democratically elected President takes over in Washington DC.
ICA wishes you a wonderful new year! We hope you will continue to “lend a hand” to quote our new President, to the underprivileged.
We start the new year knowing how all of you supported ICA’s charities during the past year darkened by a crushing pandemic in the world and racism in the US. Your moral support and monetary contributions for the pandemic, BLM, food for the hungry, floods, charitable efforts in India all strived to make a better world for those in need.
A silent prayer for the 400,000 who have lost their lives to the pandemic.
May the New Year herald a new beginning, may it encourage ordinary people to do extraordinary things, may this be the start of a peaceful year.
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