SOLAN, Oct. 31 -- MAGSAYSAY award winner and well-known social entrepreneur Anshu Gupta, who is founder of the NGO Goonj, has urged youth to contribute to the nation building and to question the government on utilisation of public resources.
Magsaysay award is internationally-recognized as the Nobel Prize counterpart of Asia and is the highest award given to Asian individuals and organizations.
Speaking to students and faculty of Shoolini University here today, Gupta said more people die due to lack of proper clothing than those who die due to natural calamities.
Known as the "clothing man" of India, Gupta said poverty itself is a disaster.
Stating that he was against the use of words like 'charity', Gupta said his organisation aims to ...