Mr. Sahu grew up in the remote village of Mulbar in the state of Orissa, India. He was one of the few people in his
village who was able to receive an education and break out of the vicious cycle of poverty. As a result, he and his two
brothers moved to Sambalpur, a city 47 miles from his village. There his brother Rushi and he started a pharmacy. Their
younger brother Saheb became a physician and moved to the United States.
These three brothers never forgot their roots, and continued to help their village. Manaswi Sahu witnessed how the
people of his village took a leap of faith, picked themselves up by their bootstraps and transformed their lives. Mr.
Sahu and his wife live in Sambalpur, Orissa, along with his brother Rushi and his family.
