Forum Sponsors

We are extremely grateful to both individual contributors and organsiations who are helping us with the IRN event.

Contributions from Organisations

1. We are extremely grateful to IDRC, International Development Research Centre, Canada who are the principle forum sponsors. www.idrc.ca

2. We are very greatful To Vidhya Bhawan for giving us the space to organize the event. www.vidyabhawan.org

3. Highland Indian Association which jointly organized a fund-raising event with John Bryden and Alastair Hutchison of the IRN in Inverness, Scotland, in 2008.

4. Sadhna has very kindly offered us a 40% discount on the quilted bags, that form a part of the delegate kit.  www.sadhna.org 

5. HRH Group of Hotels is helping us to organize the inaugural dinner. www.eternalmewar.in

6. The HRH Group is hosting a light and sound show at the palace for all delegates.

7. Lake Palace Udaipur, is providing tea and snacks at the forum in the evening on all days of the forum

8. Lal Bagh Restaurant is providing bottled drinking water for all delegtaes. We are very thankful to them

9. YES Bank, Udaipur has kindly offered to print all the banners related to the forum  

Individual Contributors

1. Dr Baburao Baviskar provided for Registration for 4 Indian/South Asian delegates

2. Ms Chandralekha Bharati and Dr Vijaylakshmi Chouhan helped the IRN as we were planning the event at Udaipur. 

3. Duncan McGillivray and band, Christine Primrose, Aileen Carr, Coca, Indian Classical Dancers Tanvi and Ritcha, the Fraser School of Highland dancing, who provided the music and entertainment free of charge for the joint fund-raising Ceilidh in Inverness in 2008.

4. Dr Reddeppa Thimmarayanagari Reddy and his colleagues in the Paediatric  Unit, Raigmore hospital, Inverness, who made personal contributions to Seva Mandir for the event.

5. Alasdair Hutchison, Tain, who helped to organize the fund raising Ceilidh in Inverness without charge.

6. Amanda Bryan and Andrew Lever, Beauly, who organized the on-line auction to raise funds for the Forum in 2008 free of all charges.

7. All individuals and organizations who contributed items for the fund raising raffle and on-line auction in Inverness last year including Dr & Mrs Reddy, Highland Wholefoods, The Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society, Caley Marina, Rob Gibson MSP, John Bryden, Tanera and Robin Astley, Karen Refsgaard, UHI Millennium Institute, Inverness College, Amanda Bryan, and others.