Obama interacts with Kanpura villagers
Updated on Nov 07, 2010 09:46 pm IST
US President Barack Obama got firsthand account of how IT has revolutionised life in rural India, when villagers of Kanpura near Ajmer interacted with him in Mumbai from St.Xavier's College through video conference. After a short introduction by National Knowledge Commission chairman Sam Pitroda, Obama spoke to the villagers who shared the benefits of broadband penetration from online medical consultation, education and local e-governance.
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