
“You cannot live in a city and claim to work for the rural poor. That doesn’t happen. If you really want to work for people in rural areas, you should live in a village and experience their living conditions, understand their way of life. . . .”In addition to his young family, Hiremath brought along $33,000 in funds donated by IDS supporters in the U.S. The money was earmarked for projects in rural development and women’s empowerment in India. Hiremath registered a non-profit organization called India Development Service (International) and began working to empower the socially and economically backward.
For more information about S. R. Hiremath’s life and work, please click here to read “Man with a Mission.” This 2013 article is lengthy but well worth your time.
Also, click here to listen to Jerome McDonnell’s April 9, 2015 interview with S. R. Hiremath in Bangalore.