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Report from 2010 Mumbai Conference

April 26th, 2010 by Board FTI

The first conference of FTI was held in February 2010 in Mumbai. A detailed report on the conference, published in the March issue of the Towards a Great India magazine, is provided below (report prepared by Supratim Basu and condensed by Sanjeev Sabhlok).

Main Conference dates:

20 and 21 February 2010

Venue:

L. J. Business and Training Centre, Dadar West, Mumbai

Who paid for the venue?

The local Mumbai team of FTI

Who paid for participants?

Individual FTI members paid for their travel and lodging

Photograph below: FTI members on the first day of the Conference, 20 February 2010

Left to right: Rahul Pandit, Ajay Anand, L.K.Kandpal, Siddharth Shankar, Ritesh Shukla, Supratim Basu, Anil Sharma, Akalpita Paranjpe, Ujjwal Bannerjee, Sanjeev Sabhlok, Dipinder Sekhon, Vishal Singh, Col. L. Anand, Shantanu Bhagwat, Kamal Sharma, Arun Shankar.

Not depicted (attended on the second and third days): Ashish Jauhari

Apology: Sandeep Shelke, Ram K. Atri, N.P. Singh. Many other members had wanted to attend but could not make it to this conference. We look forward to meeting them in future conferences.

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September 2009: Outreach program in Allahabad

September 12th, 2009 by Board FTI

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FTI conducted an outreach program in Allahabad on 2 September 2009. The outreach was led by Anil Sharma.

Six pictures from the outreach effort can be downloaded here (1.4MB). A report on the event will be published in the FTI Magazine on 15 September 2009.

Press Coverage

For various reasons the attendance at the program was limited, but the message was picked up in the local media. A hesitant but important beginning.

 


August 2009: Outreach program in Mirzapur

September 9th, 2009 by Board FTI

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FTI conducted an outreach program in Mirzapur on 30 August, 11am to 4 pm. The outreach was led by Anil Sharma.

Photographs: Seven photographs from the event are available here (2.6  MB zip file). A report on the event will be published in the FTI Magazine on 15 September 2009.

Press Coverage

 
 



Report on participation by members of the Freedom Team of India at the commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the formation of the Swatantra Party

August 6th, 2009 by Board FTI

The meeting was held in Mumbai on 1st August 2009. Awadhesh Singh, Vishal Singh, and Babu Joseph from FTI attended the meeting, along with S.V. Raju the organiser who is also an FTI member. In all, there were about 60-75 participants coming from diverse fields such as business, education, media, social work, etc. Some of the well-known participants:

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July 2009: Outreach program in Indore

July 2nd, 2009 by Board FTI

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FTI conducted an outreach program in Indore and surrounds from 2 July to 9 July 2009. The program (PDF, 6Kb) was led by Shantanu Bhagwat with active support from L.K. Kandpal and Ajay Anand.

Photographs: Visit to Simrol village click here (8.5 MB zip file with 52 photos).

Video: Click here for a video summary of the Simrol village outreach (takes you to Youtube).

Press Coverage

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[See other FTI Public Events and Outreach initiatives]

FTI conducted an outreach program in Indore and surrounds from 2 July to 9 July 2009. The program (PDF, 6Kb) was led by Shantanu Bhagwat with active support from L.K. Kandpal and Ajay Anand.

Photographs: Visit to Simrol village click here (8.5 MB zip file with 52 photos).

Video: Click here for a video summary of the Simrol village outreach (takes you to Youtube).

Press Coverage

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Religious Freedom and Tolerance policy released

May 3rd, 2009 by Board FTI

Members of FTI believe that religion is a purely personal matter, not a matter for government policy.
Following are some topics covered in this policy:
1. The significance of religious freedom and tolerance
2. The need to keep the state and religion separate
3. The role of the state in regulating the ‘excesses’ of religion
For more details click here…

Republic Day 2009: Freedom Team releases website and brochure

January 26th, 2009 by Board FTI

Press release from: Freedom Team of India

On the important occasion of the Republic Day, the Freedom Team of India has released its new website http://freedomteam.in and an eight page brochure.

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