India needs more non-profit unicorns

India needs more non-profit unicorns

August 08, 20202 mins

Nextbillion.net, one of my go-to resources in the early years of this blog, has an informative article highlighting the fact that India is woefully short in yet another area — the number of non-profit…

World Bank India Development Marketplace: Finalist Review Part 2

World Bank India Development Marketplace: Finalist Review Part 2

May 30, 20132 mins

[Editor’s Note: The World Bank’s Development Marketplace (DM) is a competitive grants program that surfaces and funds innovative projects with high potential for development impact that are scalable…

World Bank India Development Marketplace: Finalist Review Part 1

World Bank India Development Marketplace: Finalist Review Part 1

May 29, 20133 mins

[Editor’s Note: The World Bank’s Development Marketplace (DM) is a competitive grants program that surfaces and funds innovative projects with high potential for development impact that are scalable…

Poor leap-frogging the rich?

Poor leap-frogging the rich?

April 04, 20132 mins

The 1600 INR Pollinate lamp (Pic courtesy theatlanticcities.com) Just read an intriguing Mother Jones article on the adoption of solar power in India’s slums. The two solar startups profiled in the…

Building India through Enterprise – Meera Sanyal's Jagriti Yatra Story

Building India through Enterprise – Meera Sanyal's Jagriti Yatra Story

March 24, 20134 mins

Pic courtesy meerasanyal.wordpress.com A year ago I had a brief encounter with a young SELCO employee (Nikhil Nair – NN) following a scintillating chat with Harish Hande. Outside in the parking lot…

The Last 500 Feet

The Last 500 Feet

January 12, 20138 mins

[Editor’s Note: Paul Polak, social entrepreneur and author of Out of Poverty, wrote this highly informative narrative of the problems (and some proposed solutions) in the rural transportation area…