http://www.mrshoe.biz Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:37:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Polio survivor Gautam Lewis fight against Polio Comes “Full Circle” Thirty-two-year-old polio-survivor Gautam Lewis who lives in London will travel to his birthplace of Kolkata India to help in the effort to eradicate polio – a crippling and potentially fatal disease that is still endemic in Afghanistan, India, Nigeria and Pakistan. After ... http://www.mrshoe.biz/fight-against-polio-comes-%e2%80%9cfull-circle%e2%80%9d/ Gautam collaborated with Carol Naughton to produce the Peace of Art show in London. Peace of Art Gig (Peace of Art ) took place at the University of London Union (ULU) on Tuesday 4 November 2008. That day had been chosen as it was the centenary of the birth of Professor ... http://www.mrshoe.biz/peace-of-art-sir-joseph-rotblat-centenary-celebrations/ Tourists taking snaps of the Houses of Parliament got a little something extra in their photos during the weekend of 21st February, when Rotary illuminated the iconic building with the words End Polio Now. The dramatic message – Rotary’s pledge to rid the world of the crippling disease – was projected ... http://www.mrshoe.biz/bbc-news-24-interview-with-gautam-lewis-21st-feb-2009/ The global fight to rid the world of polio, the largest public health programme in history, is said to be in its final stages. Is eradication possible? Is it worth the enormous cost? Newshour on the BBC World Service brought together public health experts with very different opinions to debate the issue. Dr ... http://www.mrshoe.biz/fita-press-ridding-the-world-of-polio-bbc-world-service/ Part 1 Part 2 PASSPORT FROM POLIO has been scheduled to TX on Al Jazeera English on February 3rd 2009 With the global repeat pattern, actual times in GMT are: TUE 03 Feb 10:00, 19:00; WED 04 Feb 06:00, 14:00; THU 05 Feb 03:00 23 years ago British Music manager, photographer, pilot and polio survivor ... http://www.mrshoe.biz/passportfrompolio/ Gautam Lewis is an ambassador on behalf of Rotary International for the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, which was set up in 1988 and has immunized many millions of children against the virus. Gautam himself contracted polio when he was 18 months old living in the twin city of Howrah & Kolkata ... http://www.mrshoe.biz/foto8com-the-story-of-gautam-lewis/ ROTARY INTERNATIONAL'S POLIO AMBASSADOR RECEIVES “ASIAN WHO’S WHO” CHARITY AWARD 2008 Gautam Lewis who has been back to India where he was abandoned as a child to take part in Rotary Internatioal's mass polio immunization campaigns has received 'Asian Who's Who' Charity Award 2008. The Award was presented to Rotary International’s ... http://www.mrshoe.biz/asianwhoswhoaward/ This is an article in November 2008 issue of The Bulletin - The British Polio Fellowship will be having their 75th anniversary later this year. http://www.mrshoe.biz/press-the-bulletin-british-polio-fellowship/ Peace of Art Gig ( http://www.peace-of-art.co.uk ) takes place at the University of London Union (ULU) on Tuesday 4 November 2008. That day has been chosen as it is the centenary of the birth of Professor Sir Joseph Rotblat, who launched the WMDAP (Weapons Of Mass Destruction Awareness Program) spent ... http://www.mrshoe.biz/peace-of-art-free-concert-with-the-paddingtons/ London, Oct. 25: A 31-year-old man, dumped by his parents outside Mother House in Calcutta when he was three because he had polio, last night won an award in London for his polio alleviation charitable work in Calcutta. At the annual Asian Who’s Who dinner at Dorchester Hotel, Gautam Lewis, who ... http://www.mrshoe.biz/freedom-press-the-telegraph-kolkata-india/