A.R. Rahman wants to make poverty history

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 & 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.