“We all know and agree that poverty is the biggest long-standing problem that ails India. It’s easy and common of us — urban, well-to-do India — to shake our heads and curse our country and the government’s apathy every morning when we read or watch news about the country’s poor and their insurmountable troubles from hunger to disease to the lack of basic dignity in the eyes of the society,” believes the musician.

He adds that to change this attitude and to try and make a difference, he approached Rang De. “With Rang De, you do not donate money to help the poor. This is not a charity. Instead, it’s an investment. You loan whatever amount of money you can spare, from as little as R100 to the poor, to start small sustainable businesses where they can earn a living and live a life of dignity and respect. The best part is that the loan you give out comes back to you with interest,” he reveals.

With the current amount, Dixit will be able to fund the education of nearly 100 young kids from rural India. “The future of this country is in the hands of the youth, and if we empower them with education, there is no doubt that soon we will be able to eradicate poverty from this beautiful nation,” he expresses.