Nevada
(ANI):
Oscar
winning
musician
A.
R.
Rahman
(Slumdog
Millionaire)
has
come
up
with
a
Calendar
2010
in
aid
of
"education
for
the
less
privileged
children".
ith
pictures
of
Rahman
in
various
music
related
moods/settings
and
his
thoughts
on
topics
like
love,
music,
and
language;
this
desk-top
calendar
is
being
sold
for
Rupees
250.
Reportedly
produced
by
A.
R.
Rahman
Foundation
in
collaboration
with
World
Light
(Audio
Media
Education
subsidiary),
its
photographs
are
captured
by
T.
Selvakumar,
Audio
Media
Education
director.
“All
praises
belong
to
the
Almighty",
is
one
of
the
quotes
on
the
Calendar.
A.
R.
Rahman
Foundation
wants
to
"make
poverty
history".
As
a
first
step
towards
achieving
the
vision
of
"strive
towards
making
poverty
history",
the
Foundation
will
set
up
educational
institutions
and
provide
world
class,
state-of-the-art
infrastructure
and
education
to
underprivileged
children
who
do
not
have
the
means
to
access
&
fund
their
education.
This
will
equip
them
with
knowledge
and
skill
sets
to
pursue
specialized
higher
studies
that
will
provide
them
career
opportunities
to
build
a
secure
future
for
themselves
and
their
families,
Foundation
states.
Foundation
is
reportedly
providing
free
music
education
to
30
students
from
corporation
schools
in
Chennai
(India)
in
Rahman''s
world-class
K
M
Music
Conservatory
and
aims
at
increasing
this
number.
Acclaimed
Hindu
statesman
Rajan
Zed
has
applauded
Rahman
for
his
efforts
in
educating
the
less
privileged
children,
saying
religions
tell
us
to
help
the
helpless.
Zed,
who
is
president
of
Universal
Society
of
Hinduism,
in
a
statement
in
Nevada
(USA)
today,
urged
other
world
entertainment
celebrities
to
follow
Rahman
in
contributing
to
poverty
eradication
from
the
planet.