Osama Manzar is a convert social entrepreneur spearheading the mission to overcome the information barrier between Indias rural sector, and the so-called developed society, through Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) the not-for-profit organisation founded to accomplish the mission; www.defindia.net In 2003 he launched Indias first ever award for choosing the best e-content practices in India and South Asia. Osama is the Chairman of the Manthan Award South Asia for Digital Inclusion for Development; http Manthan Award has more than 1500 best e-content practices in its nomination bank. He has authored titles like: e-Content: Voices from the Ground (www.econtentworldwide.org); Internet Economy of India; Indias Best e-Contents, and Development