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Ignited Minds: Elango turns Kuthambakkam village as a model village
....the story of R Elango, a Dalit leader turning his village into a Model village in India
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In a Quake’s Wake, Hunnarshala Builds Homes — and Entrepreneurs
Today, more than a decade after the Gujarat disaster, Hunnarshala has come a long way. One of the goals of its founders was to retain a community feel — a potentially challenging task in an area where caste is a key issue and it is easy to get mired in sectional disputes and attempts to corner the assistance available. But Hunnarshala has managed to stay out of caste controversies.