Abraham George
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Abraham M. George | |
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Occupation(s) | Founder, The George Foundation |
Spouse | Mariam George |
Children | 2 |
Website | shantibhavanchildren.org |
Abraham M. George is an Indian-American businessman, academic, and philanthropist. He is the founder of The George Foundation (TGF), a non-profit organization based in
George has also been recognized as one of the world's leading
Early years
George was born and brought up in the seaside city of
. He is the second son of Mathew and Aleyamma George, one of four children.At fourteen, George was admitted to the
The assignment in Se La in Northeast Frontier of India ended abruptly after only ten months when George was injured in a dynamite explosion. Upon his return from convalescence, he was assigned to the Indo-Pakistan border, where he served for nearly two more years and rose to the rank of captain.[3][non-primary source needed] "George has spoken of his time in the army as formative experience: "There is, I suppose, some stage in each one’s life that has a greater impact on his future than all others. For me, it was these army experiences that helped shape much of my outlook on life."[3][non-primary source needed]
In 1968, the third year of George's service, he suffered a
Education and professional life
George joined his mother in
Soon after arriving in America, George attended
George had worked for Chemical Bank for two years when he decided in 1976 to start his own company,
The George Foundation and Shanti Bhavan Educational Trust
George returned to India in January 1995 after a long absence. His intent was to reduce the injustices and inequalities of which he had become aware and to this end he established The George Foundation, a non-profit charitable trust .[3]
One of The George Foundation's first projects was to formally study the issue of leaded gasoline in India and its long-term effects on children. The study showed that 51% of children in urban areas suffered from high lead levels. This ultimately led to India's government banning leaded gasoline.[4]
Another of The George Foundation's projects is the Shanti Bhavan Residential School, which offers world-class education and care to children from the poorest segment of India. As of 2024, after 26 years of the school's operations, many of Shanti Bhavan's first students have now graduated from college and are employed by global companies like EY, Goldman Sachs, Google, and others -- an accomplishment that has no parallel in India's social history. [citation needed]
The Shanti Bhavan story is told by the life-journey of five of its girls in a four-part Netflix documentary, Daughters of Destiny.[6]
Writing
George has authored several books and articles on international finance
- International Finance Handbook (2 volumes), John Wiley & Sons (ISBN 0-471-09861-2)
- Foreign exchange Management and the Multinational Corporation, Holt, Rinehart and Winston (ISBN 0-03-046641-5)
- Protecting Shareholder Value: International Financial Risk Management, Prentice Hall (ISBN 0-7863-0439-1)
Since becoming a full-time
- India Untouched: The Forgotten Face of Rural Poverty, Writer's Collective (ISBN 81-88661-18-X) - A description of Dr. George's initial 10 years of social work in rural India.
- Lead Poisoning Prevention and Treatment: Implementing a National Program in Developing Countries --distributed by World Bank to governments of developing countries in 2001 for policy implementation.[citation needed]
Awards
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- NYU Stern School of Business' Stewart Satter Social Entrepreneurship Award, USA[1]
- Spirit of India Award, American India Foundation, USA
- Hind Ratna Award, Non-Resident Indian Association, New Delhi
- Millennium Awards, Indian American Kerala Cultural and Civic Center, USA
- GOPIO (Global Organization of People of India Origin) 2017 Community Service Award
- Lifetime Achievement Award for contribution to social projects by Kerala Samaj, New York.
References
- ^ a b "Dr. Abraham M. George | Shanti Bhavan Children's Project". www.shantibhavanonline.org. Archived from the original on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ISBN 0-374-29279-5.
- ^ ISBN 1-59411-122-7.
- ^ a b Gross, Daniel (Fall–Winter 2006). "Return of the Native Son". STERNbusiness. Retrieved 13 April 2007.
- ^ George, Abraham. India Untouched.
- ^ Hale, Mike (28 July 2017). "Review: 'Daughters of Destiny' on Netflix Explores Caste Struggles in India". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 April 2022.