hope TCS shows the courage to think beyond the obvious in the true tradition of TATAs
Literacy can be wiped out in 2 months using this approach and Cuba has done it. Fidel castro made whole of Cuba literate within one year of assuming power way back in 1950s.
Video lessons for literacy:
part1
http://www.esnips.com/web/
part2
http://www.esnips.com/web/IndialiteracyPart2
part3
http://bit.ly/LXbUJ
Total 22 lessons, can make a person literate in less than 22 hours using the widely available TV and inexpensive CD player.