The [India] Tribune: Promoting Linux in Ludhiana

“A pirated copy of Windows Operating System is what runs most
computers in a majority of homes as well as small and medium
business establishments. A beginning has been made to break the
hegemony of Microsoft by a small group that has taken upon itself
the task of training the common man in the use and implementation
of the Linux operating system. Sucharu, a non-profit NGO, aims at
implementing Linux and software solutions.

“Started in Ludhiana with the objective of penetrating the
industrial hub, Sucharu aims at providing working knowledge of
Linux to run an organisation or a commercial enterprise in a
Sucharu (cleaner and efficient) manner. ‘Our objective is to help
everyone run their computing needs in an effortless and beautiful
manner by helping them understand how they can run their systems
with a versatile software free of cost,’ says Charu Bhardwaj, the
brain behind the project and an IT professional specialising in
Unix and Oracle administration…”

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