Farmer cooperative to Farmveda in 7 years

Farmer cooperative to Farmveda in 7 years

December 06, 20191 mins

Is it a coincidence that I invoke Dr. Trilochan Sastry in yesterday’s post and today there’s a message from him in my Inbox? Either that or I have psychic powers. Dear Sir/ Ma’am, To give you a bit…

A farmer's son deliberates on the cooperative decision

A farmer's son deliberates on the cooperative decision

May 10, 20133 mins

[Editor’s Note: Last year, I attended the Anantpur Cooperative Federation Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Gutturu village of Anantpur district (Andhra Pradesh). Conversations with a few farmers and…

Observations from a farmer cooperative AGM

Observations from a farmer cooperative AGM

June 28, 20123 mins

[Editor’s Note: Earlier this month I was invited by Dr. Trilochan Sastry to attend the Anantpur Cooperative Federation Annual General Meeting (AGM). The meeting, held at the cooperative-owned…

Ford Foundation supported Farmers Cooperative seeks Head of Marketing

Ford Foundation supported Farmers Cooperative seeks Head of Marketing

June 12, 20122 mins

[Editor’s Note: Last week I was invited by Dr. Trilochan Sastry to attend the Anantpur Cooperative Federation Annual General Meeting. The meeting, held at the cooperative-owned groundnut processing…

Ragpicker Chronicles: how a cooperative transformed their lives

Ragpicker Chronicles: how a cooperative transformed their lives

April 05, 20125 mins

[Editor’s Note: This is Part 2 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 current…

Kagad Kach Patra Kashtakari Panchayat (KKPKP)

Kagad Kach Patra Kashtakari Panchayat (KKPKP)

April 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…

The many lives of Trilochan Sastry – academic, social activist, social entrepreneur

The many lives of Trilochan Sastry – academic, social activist, social entrepreneur

December 04, 20115 mins

[Editor’s Note: Over the past few months, I had a series of conversations with Dr. Trilochan Sastry (Academic Dean, IIM-Bangalore). His academic pedigree is as blue-chip as it can get – B.Tech from…

Establishing commodity cooperatives – role of promoting organizations

Establishing commodity cooperatives – role of promoting organizations

August 25, 20113 mins

[Editor’s Note: This is the final part 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…