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Aamir Khan to join global initiative

Aamir Khan to join global initiative

by The Daily Eye Team January 21 2015, 12:43 pm Estimated Reading Time: 1 min, 10 secs

India is a signatory to the programme and Aamir is the representative from India several personalities across the globe have signed the initiative to make a better tomorrow and create awareness in their countries. Two critical United Nations summits will take place this year. The first in September, where the world must agree new goals to eradicate extreme poverty, tackle inequality and ensure a more sustainable planet. The second is the climate summit in December where steps would be taken to ensure the wellbeing of people today doesn’t come at the expense of children’s futures. Joining the likes of Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Malala Yousafzai, Bill Gates, Hugh Jackman, José Padilha, Bono and Ted Turner among others, Aamir Khan is the only person invited to join the initiative from India. India is a signatory to the programme and Aamir is the representative from India. As a part of Action 2015, Aamir will work towards achieving the New Millennium Goals which are; removing poverty, education for all children and protecting the environment among other goals. His job will be to promote the idea from a grassroot level that poverty and illness can be eradicated and to tell those in need that help exists. Aamir has been selected to be a part of the initiative due to the welfare work he has been carrying out in India.

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Piroj Wadia


PIROJ WADIA is a journalist of long standing, she was Assistant Editor for Cine Blitz and  The Daily,  and   edited TV & Video World, India’s first & only authentic television magazine. She is  equally ardent about television as  she is about films, and critiques both. She has been keenly watching and observing television since the 1990s and has witnessed the industry’s growth and sea changes.   She has  served on the jury for the Indian Television Academy (ITA)  and the  Indian Documentary Producers’ Association (IDPA); and on the script committee of the Children’s Film Society, India (CFSI). Currently, she is  researching on the contribution of the Parsis to Indian cinema.


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