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Establishing commodity cooperatives – crucial role of member stakes

Vishy KurugantiAugust 12, 20113 mins

[Editor’s Note: This is part 5 of a 7-part series on commodity cooperatives in drought prone regions, originally authored as a pre-published paper by Dr. Trilochan Sastry (Academic Dean, IIM-Bangalore…

BOPEEI: Generating off-grid electricity in cloudy and coastal regions

Vishy KurugantiAugust 11, 20113 mins

[Editor’s Note: An early blog subscriber and friend clued me onto an energy inclusion social enterprise started by one of her classmates from University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. The…

Establishing commodity cooperatives – perils of using funds to mobilize people

Vishy KurugantiAugust 08, 20114 mins

[Editor’s Note: This is part 4 of a 7-part series on commodity cooperatives in drought prone regions, originally authored as a pre-published paper by Dr. Trilochan Sastry (Academic Dean, IIM-Bangalore…

Establishing commodity cooperatives – social mobilization

Vishy KurugantiAugust 04, 20113 mins

[Editor’s Note: This is part 3 of a 7-part series on commodity cooperatives in drought prone regions, originally authored as a pre-published paper by Dr. Trilochan Sastry (Academic Dean, IIM-Bangalore…

How commodity cooperatives differ from milk or sugar cooperatives

Vishy KurugantiAugust 01, 20114 mins

[Editor’s Note: This is part 2 of a 7-part series on commodity cooperatives in drought prone regions, originally authored as a pre-published paper by Dr. Trilochan Sastry (Academic Dean, IIM-Bangalore…

Commodity Cooperatives in Drought Prone Regions – Part 1

Vishy KurugantiJuly 29, 20114 mins

Trilochan Sastry (Academic Dean, IIM-Bangalore) [Editor’s Note: I had a scintillating conversation with Dr. Trilochan Sastry (Academic Dean, IIM-Bangalore and social entrepreneur/activist) a few weeks…

Travel Another India – One Village at a Time

Vishy KurugantiJuly 20, 20114 mins

[Editor’s Note: Last week, I had an engaging phone chat with Gouthami, co-Founder & CEO of Travel Another India (TAI), a rural responsible tourism social enterprise registered in Chennai. This post is…

Travel Another India (TAI) in Pictures

Vishy KurugantiJuly 19, 20111 mins

Our review post on Travel Another India (TIA) – One Village at a Time was published today. Here are the rest of the wonderful pictures. Rural Locales Amraee Rural resort in Pranpur (Madhya Pradesh…

Sakhi Retail: Maharashtra's rural distribution and marketing network

Vishy KurugantiJuly 12, 20113 mins

[Editor’s Note: I had a brief conversation with Upmanyu Patil (CEO of Sakhi Retail) on the sidelines of Sankalp Forum 2011. Last week, I followed up with a phone conversation. This post is the result…

India's Largest Rural BPO's ambitious plan to create 'hubs' in every rural district

Vishy KurugantiJune 23, 20114 mins

[Editor’s Note: Yesterday I drove up to Whitefield to meet Murali Vullaganti, co-founder and CEO of India’s largest rural BPO, Rural Shores. What I heard must have excited me because I’m publishing…

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