Ritu George
Ritu George
An artist and advertising & media planning professional, currently working with as a Global Impact Assessment professional with Wadhwani Foundation. She has also worked with Rural Shores BPO, Aurigo Software Technologies, and J Walter Thompson, besides doing voluntary work at Parikma Humanity Foundation and Swami Vivekanand Youth Movement. She has done Business Management Studies from SP Jain Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai and Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Technology) from Regional Engineering College, Bhopal. As an artist, she has exhibited in galleries in Bangalore, New York and online. As part of her artistic interests, she also hand crafts upcycled gift bags.
She believes that communities can get together and tackle common issues. Hear it in her own words:
It started with the cutting of a tree Some citizens got together with a plea How do we protect our surrounding These thoughts led to its founding Whitefield Rising-an effort by volunteers Of citizens who are giving and sincere To whom a common goal appealed Whose vision is a beautiful Whitefield How do we get together and share And show people that we should care A team for whom managing the Waste Got BBMP to get into action in haste.Emerging is a team to handle woes of Traffic
Residents are writing details in graphic Other issues are depleting Water and Lakes May be too high are the stakes? `Eat Your Street’ will surely Green Adding many a vegetable to our cuisine Our efforts are going to be put to the test Let us all give it our best!