RAJI WRITES

Salman Rushdie describes the opioid crisis in his new book, "Quichotte." He had researched it for years following a family tragedy. His youngest sister died at 45, of opioid abuse. “My youngest sister, 14 years younger than myself, died suddenly 12 years ago when she was only 45. And it became clear ... that she had had a much more serious addiction than any of us had suspected, and that her apartment was full of these medications, which had been improperly obtained. It was

Indians for Collective Action (ICA) is a San Francisco Bay Area nonprofit group whose mission is to support sustainable development in India by partnering with dedicated non-government organizations (NGO’s) and individuals. ICA celebrated its 50th year, and I attended the ICA Golden Jubilee conference at the Santa Clara Convention Center on Oct.20, 2018. At a preconference workshop, social entrepreneur Lijo Chacko spoke on his path to social entrepreneurship, and on raising f