We wrote last month that one of the team members behind Grassroutes, and a Grassroutes Fellow himself - Anurag Dutta has been short-listed for the Habitat Young Visionary Award 2009. The update is that he came in second! A huge achievement in itself, bagging an internship with National Geographic in Hong Kong. Way to go, Andy!

The award is given to a young voice that articulates and impacts on the mainstream of natural and societal consciousness for the creation of a natural environment where excellence prospers.

The killer detail: Andy chose Grassroutes as his idea to tap India’s latent youth potential. Here is the slidedeck that he used in the final round.