On Thursday, April 2, 2009, Pratham-Boston and NetSAP-Boston hosted a Bollywood Karaoke Night at Tantric restaurant.  This event was held to support Pratham's Read India campaign and also to celebrate Pratham's accomplishment in reaching over 21 million children in India through this program.  Pratham is India's largest non-profit organization working on primary education. Pratham launched the Read India program in January 2007 with the goal to reach 60 million children and ensure their ability to read, write and do basic math.

The evening was kicked off by the head of the Boston chapter, Vikas Taneja, who introduced the audience to the mission of Pratham and its accomplishments.

The Karaoke Night featured performances by Shirish and Ashish from the new music group "Kashish" (www.kashishtunes.com).  The event was very well attended by more than 130 local professionals, who had an opportunity to sing melodious tunes as well as interact with Pratham core team members.  The enthusiasm was evident in the long lines outside Tantric waiting to get in and most of the audience staying till the very end. In addition to fundraising, this event further expanded Pratham’s presense in the greater Boston Area and made additional individuals aware of the current illiteracy issues in India.

 For additional information, please visit the Pratham-Boston website (http://www.prathamusa.org/dnn/Chapters/Boston/tabid/62/Default.aspx).

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