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Kagad Kach Patra Kashtakari Panchayat (KKPKP)

Vishy KurugantiApril 05, 20122 mins

[Editor’s Note: This is the first of a 3-part series on a unique urban cooperative organization – an evolution from a ‘Convention of 800 Ragpickers’ to a registered trade union and finally to its…

PPP in Education and other Insights from Krupakar Manukonda

Vishy KurugantiApril 04, 20122 mins

Most schools in India DO NOT look like this! (Pic: courtesy dooneducation.com) Yesterday, just as I was getting off the Twitter grid, saw this tweet from Nitin Pai: https://twitter.com/#!/acorn/status…

Undesign patterns of Koramangala's Street of Shame

Vishy KurugantiApril 03, 20124 mins

[Editor’s Note: This is Part 3 of a series on Koramangala’s Street of Shame.] Ugly Spot #3 (open dump) on 1st Cross Rd, Koramangala 5th Block It’s been 16 days since I posted the last picture in this…

TechSangam turns one year and 17 days old

Vishy KurugantiMarch 29, 20123 mins

Pic: courtesy eqmdallas.com March 3, 2011 was my last day with Adobe India. Eight days later I wrote the first TechSangam post – Evolution of the human race – an inspiration post based on Arthur C…

The Get Rich Guide for the Development Sector – a brilliant satire!

Vishy KurugantiMarch 24, 20125 mins

Pic: courtesy newdelhi.olx.in Every now and then, we hear about corruption in the NGO sector. During the ebb and flow of the Anna Hazare (India Against Corruption) agitation, the UPA government’s…

The poster children of social enterprises in India

Vishy KurugantiMarch 22, 20121 mins

My first post on Firstpost was published earlier today. I’m creating this wrapper post — with the link — purely for the benefit of this blog’s 180+ email subscribers. Here is that link – The poster…

Key Takeaways from Forbes India Panel on Creating Shared Value

Vishy KurugantiMarch 21, 20122 mins

Pic: courtesy Forbes India Back in Dec 2011, I attended a very interesting panel discussion organized by Forbes India. The panelists were Azim Premji Foundation’s Dileep Ranjekar, FabIndia’s Sunil…

A Time to ISR!

Vishy KurugantiMarch 15, 20122 mins

ISR = Individual Social Responsibility V. Ravichandar, individual social responsibility practitioner extraordinaire I first heard this acronym when I met V. Ravichandar (“Ravi”) 6 months ago…

Famous Quotes on Philanthropy and Giving

Vishy KurugantiMarch 14, 20121 mins

Pic courtesy: csrinpractice.com I spent 20 minutes searching for a long-forgotten quote on philanthropy (for use in my next post). I didn’t find it. But… I found some good ones, not all of which are…

Stop MNREGA for ONE year and let's kickoff Second Green Revolution

Vishy KurugantiMarch 12, 20123 mins

Pic: courtesy oecotextiles.wordpress.com “Stop MNREGA for one year and let’s kickoff Second Green Revolution with the corresponding budget of Rs. 40,000 crores!” Let me quickly disenchant you that a…

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