Navada
(US),
(ANI):
Oscar
winner
musician
A.
R.
Rahman's
"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
and
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.
Rahman
is
giving
live
"Jai
Ho" concert
in
Kolkata
(India)
on
November
14
in
support
of
the
Foundation.
Acclaimed
Hindu
statesman
Rajan
Zed
has
applauded
Rahman
for
his
efforts
of
making
poverty
history,
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.