Michael Thevar: A man with a mission

Krish links to a Washington Post story on Michael Thevar, Co-owner of Temp Solutions, Philadelphia, who has been quietly doing for the past several years what the organized private sector in India has been busy finding excuses for the last two years to avoid: hiring educated Dalit and lower caste employees. Thevar has made it a mission, it’d look like, to go out of the way to identify and help lower caste job aspirants. Krish says:

It is time for free market fundamentalists, who by their ignorance think that reservations spoils the merit, to realize that globalization and liberalized economy in India will be successful ONLY IF everyone in India benefit from it. It is time for them to realize that if the liberalization program in India fails, they are the ones to be blamed. Only their stupidity will kill this in India now. The Narayanamurthys and Azim Premjis don’t deserve our salute. It is people like Michael Thevar, who are the real heroes of Indian Enterpreneur spirit.Kudos Michael.

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18 Responses to “Michael Thevar: A man with a mission”


  1. 1 Virendra Kumar Dec 5th, 2007 at 10:59 pm

    This is a big endeavor to our community
    everyone should follow the Michael Thevar’s foot step.
    I need his help but how i contact him..

    Please anyone suggest me how i contact him.
    Mail me at viru.rewa@gmailcom

  2. 2 hari shankar Dec 5th, 2007 at 11:35 pm

    I salute Michael thevar for the missiom he is working on.Many more Michael thevar are needed in India for bringing the Dalit on equal platform.

  3. 3 biswajeet balabantray Dec 6th, 2007 at 10:06 pm

    sir
    I am a btech student in computer science and engineering and I eagerly wait for the day when I can render my service to you(If at all I am given a chance).
    Sir I really with the deepest desire in my heart want to work eith you believe me.
    Sir I may sound childish because till now I am un aware of the corporate style of conversation.
    Yours faithfully,
    Biswajeet Balabantray
    CV Raman college of engineering
    orissa
    India.

  4. 4 dinesh chandra Dec 7th, 2007 at 9:38 am

    sir I can appriciate your valuable approach and consideration .i am doing M.Tech.with Materials Science after MSc in Chemistry .directly or indirectly we are victim of humiliation, i am also belongs to poor family. so you are most wellcome with deepest heart. thanks
    we shall wait for reply and for contact address.

  5. 5 kuffir Dec 7th, 2007 at 11:42 am

    virendra, biswajeet, dinesh chandra,

    you can post here enquiries here: http://www.tempsolutionsinc.com/

  6. 6 Gurinder Singh Azad Dec 9th, 2007 at 12:31 pm

    Dear Michael,

    Heartiest Congratulations !

    I salute your effort. You are the real hero of this earth who believes not in talking but in act. I have a great respect for you and has a firm believe that it will go long long. This plant will grow enough to cover the entire suppressed one’s to take under its shadow.

  7. 7 vinesh Dec 11th, 2007 at 10:00 am

    i am really grateful to the process, because it not only help an individual ,it help an family, community and the generation,

  8. 8 Nikhil Baliga Dec 21st, 2007 at 8:35 pm

    Michael Thevar himself is segregating people based on caste. For the uplifting of the society, he should give jobs to those who are poor in general, not those who are poor in the dalit communities. What’s the fault of a qualified person who’s poor but not a Dalit? Does he not deserve a job in Thevar’s company? Only then can we progress. We keep insisting on eliminating all kinds of segregation and discrimination - caste based, sex based or economic condition based. And yet, we keep introducing more and more rules that makes sure that such segregation remains.

    When a person is being recruited for a job, or getting a seat in a college, there should be absolutely no “special” cases whatsoever. If you are giving priority to people just because they are from SC/ST background, then in spite of them getting low marks, they still are getting seats and jobs, although others are better qualified for the job, just because of their belonging to SC/ST, who also pay reduced fees in colleges. Such seats/jobs should be given to people purely based on merit, and a little concession based on their economic background only - only the poor deserve reduced fees in seats, only because they can’t pay. Otherwise nobody deserves such partial treatment. Even the cost of forms for JEE exams is Rs. 1000 for boys and Rs. 500 for girls. Everywhere we are making distinction to eliminate discrimination which further strengthens the differences. Only if everyone are seen as the same can we eliminate it.

  9. 9 Rajeev Kumar Dec 28th, 2007 at 11:38 pm

    heartiest congratulation

    It is the time to new revolution for dalit talents to show thier hidden potnetials. More than AZIZ premji or any other industrialist Michael Thevar is more deserving . I salute him for his invaluable contribution to the society.
    He is the man of enterpreneurship.
    we must get inspiration from him.
    ekal chalo ekla chalo ekla chalo re

  10. 10 khaimang Feb 7th, 2008 at 2:54 am

    congrats’

    I have read about what you did for the downtrodden, neglected, subjugated people, who were denied their rights, by the usury imperialism within the four corner of the world.

    It reminds me our Netaji Ambedkar, who speaks for the million of poor peoples.

    Wish you all da best

  11. 11 Ramesh Chandra May 11th, 2008 at 8:42 am

    Dear Michael,

    Heartiest Congratulations !

    I salute your effort. You are the real hero of this earth who believes not in talking but in act. I have a great respect for you and has a firm believe that it will go long long. This plant will grow enough to cover the entire suppressed one’s to take under its shadow.

  12. 12 Krish Jul 6th, 2008 at 12:58 am

    I just want to point out that the above comment in the name of Lalit Khandare was not made by the person himself. Someone is forging his name on the comment. I have contacted Apurva and Anupam in this regard. It will be a great service if the above comment is removed.

  13. 13 Bombay Addict Jul 6th, 2008 at 10:59 am

    Krish - We’ve taken it off.

  14. 14 Anil Kumar Jul 10th, 2008 at 10:59 am

    Dearest Michael Thevar Avl,

    I wish you are in Good Health. Fine here.

    I have ‘No Words’ to appreciate your Mission, Aim at the highest level. I never heard before in this Modern Society, SOMEONE WHO HAS DARED TO WORK FOR DALITS(of India)MARGINALIZED, UNDERPRIVILEGED and being an Indian!! My Heartfelt Salutes to U.

    I am a Struggled Social Worker too, worked for Poor Children’s Education & Welfare in Coimbatore(T.N.) & Vijayawada(Andhra Pradesh).

    I have served more than 14 years, now studyng Master Social Work(2nd Year) from Annamalai University.

    I would be delighted to have Email correspondence with you anytime in your busy schedule.

    Email: anilaroma@gmail.com, anilrajkot@gamil.com

    Take Care,

    Anil.

  15. 15 Anil Kumar Jul 10th, 2008 at 12:42 pm

    Dear Nikhila Baliga,

    Good Day!

    I agree with U to some extent that Poor from all communities should be considered for reservations or help. But I totally disagree with your comment on Michael Thevar. Why U think he is segregating people ?? U tell me how many genuine or true intentioned people in the country or NRIs have made any efforts or anything regarding this. U dont know we are living in India, where still Casteism, being ‘Low Caste’ is a STIGMA to Progress or Fit among other — while in Job, Sports, etc.

    U tell me changing incidents or scenario in India, where Low Caste people accepted as others.

    I understand tht U are disgusted or humiliated due to missing opportunities or growth, for just being Economically Backward. But More Importantly — Importance should be given to Low Caste, so that there is Unity or Uniformness in Wealth, Status at par with Castes(in India). My Dear Friend Nikhil I saying with my years of wider
    experience, as a Automobile Engineer turned Social Worker.

    So, its wrong on your part to say that or Critisize Mr Michael Thevar is Discriminating or Segregating People. Its very very easy to find a helping person in your community/caste; but not a person in any religion/caste to help Low Caste, Marginalized Castes in India.

    Imagine — I am leading Sportsman; how it plays in mind if i am Discriminated?? Unfortunately our Hinduism though its on of the Greatest Religion or way of Life; still our Indian Society has not reached to a Humanity Way yet!!

    Take Care,

    Anil.

  16. 16 kuffir Jul 12th, 2008 at 10:48 am

    krish,

    do you think people aren’t rational enough to realize there’s something suspicious about the comment you pointed out?

  17. 17 Anil Kumar Jul 12th, 2008 at 10:59 am

    Dear Kuffir,

    Good Day!

    “do you think people aren’t rational enough to realize there’s something suspicious about the comment you pointed out? ” Can U Elaborate Further Pls..

    Take Care,

    Anil

  18. 18 kuffir Jul 14th, 2008 at 4:50 pm

    anil,

    no, this isn’t about any of your insightful comments..:)

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