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IDRF in the News
- "IDRF’s goal has been to put power, not charity, into the hands of the impoverished through development programs implemented by reliable local NGOs..", —an interview with Dr. Vinod Prakash in Bold Journey Magazine, September 2024.
- "Service Before Self: A moving chronicle of resilience, patriotism, and social impact", by Manvi Pant, New India Abroad, December 13, 2023.
- "On one of my first IDRF trips to rural India, I was wonderstruck to see villagers sharing their sleeping and living areas with their cattle......" An interview with Dr. Vinod Prakash in GoSolo, January 20, 2023
- Dr. Vinod Prakash: Founder and President of India Development and Relief Fund, an interview in Be-Roll, July 11, 2022.
- 10 Little Charities Making Big Impact on the World, by Andrew Gestalt, May 20, 2022.
- Indian Tribal Care Trust Mobile Medical Unit, by Snigdhamayi Sudevi Devi Dasi, Feb 12, 2022.
- COVID relief: NIA provides half-million groceries to 13,000 families, The Indian Eye, January 01, 2021, page 27.
- COVID: Indian American Docs, Gurudwara Join Hands for Food Drive,The Quint, June 25, 2020.
- Indian-American doctors, gurdwara launch food drive for Covid-19 patients, by Kanishka Sarkar, The Hindustan Times, June 25, 2020.
- “$36.25m raised for humanitarian causes- Visual impairment is no handicap for this full-time volunteer”, by J.V. Lakshmana Rao, India Tribune, January 11, 2019
- “Experience the Joy of Giving Back through IDRF!” by Dr. Niti Duggal, TANA Patrika, Volume 26, Issue 8, October 2018, pages 26-27
- “Nar Seva, Narayan Seva is their commitment to the needy” by J.V. Lakshmana Rao, India Tribune, October 5, 2018, page 4.
- “Embracing and Enjoying the World Bank’s Development Mission in My Retirement”, by Dr. Vinod Prakash, The 1818 Society Quarterly, Volume 1, Issue 2, Fall 2018.
- “Life devoted to serving people in distress; service is their religion”, by Manu Shah, India Herald, September 12, 2018.
- “India Development And Relief Fund (IDRF) – Dr. Vinod Prakash’s Helping Hand for Bharat”, by Manu Shah, Hindu Post, September 4, 2018.
- “The Development Mantra and IDRF”, by Ashok Sinha, Hindu Vishwa, April 16, 2014.
- “Payback Time”, Sunday Magazine, by Usha Rai, The Hindu, April 27, 2014.
- “IDRF for Development in Rajasthan”, by Dr. G.R. Verma, Rajasthan Association of North America (RANA), International Convention, New York, July 2014.
- “IDRF for Development Activities in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana”, by Dr.Sasala Challa, Telugu Association of North America (TANA), August 2014
- “Aid Groups Focus on Rehabilitation for Kashmir Flood Victims”, by Sunita Sohrabji, India West, September 26, 2014
- “India Development & Relief Fund helps achieve ‘Clean and Strong India’”, by Seshadri Kumar, India Herald, October 29, 2014
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