On the outside, Kapadwanj is like any other sleepy town in India. Located about two hours south of Ahmedabad, this town is like no other from the inside. It’s blessed with a…
It is almost an impossible task to change business behavior when there is a set (and successful, if I may add) way in which we have been operating for a…
We live in a raucous world where the buzz of static noise and the cacophony of high-pitched sounds drown out meaningful stuff. It is somewhat paradoxical that in a world…
Train travels have always excited me for the very element of surprise. One can never imagine what you can come across on these journeys. In the good old days when…
The 18th December, 2014 tweet chat by Doers’ Labs focused on identifying the main steps to measuring social impact, and the finer points of each step. But the first question…
If I narrate you story of an interview where the candidate negotiated hard for incremental compensation and higher incentive, what would be your first impression? What would be your assumption of…
While going through the CSR reporting in India, Survey Report 2013 by KPMG I stumbled upon a heading ‘Regulation drives reporting‘. This seems so true in the common scenario. The…
In the cyber-noise that is social media today, one can’t be blamed for wondering at the real value of trying to be heard out there in the midst of the…
Seven years ago, when I found myself actively involved with the social sector, I was deeply touched by the sheer number of interesting and passionate people I started meeting, all with a…
To create sustainable social impact, funding is important but often it is not directly proportionate to the depth of impact. The Companies Bill, 2013 (Section 135 of the Indian Companies…