The other NilekaniVishy KurugantiNovember 29, 20205 minsPhilanthropy’s changing gender? Philanthropy has been overwhelmingly male-driven because (obviously) it’s men who’ve accumulated enormous surplus of wealth across eras and industries. In the last 2…
Global Journal's Top 100 Best NGOs – an India CommentaryVishy KurugantiMarch 06, 20123 minsPic: courtesy globaljournal.net The Global Journal released its inaugural Top 100 Best NGOs list. I read about it in this DNA article which focused more on the fact that (gasp!) Bangladesh had beaten…
Top Takeaways from Banerjee and Duflo's Poor EconomicsVishy KurugantiNovember 18, 20114 minsPic: courtesy Pooreconomics.com If you’ve been following this blog for sometime, you know that I consider Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo’s Poor Economics as a bible of sorts — to understand poverty…
Elitist School Systems – teachers with high ambition and parents with low expectations (double-whammy)Vishy KurugantiSeptember 21, 20114 mins[Editor’s Note: This is the sixth in a series of excerpts from chapter 4 (education policy) of Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo’s Poor Economics.] Parents are not alone in focusing their expectations…
Pratham's Contributions to Indian Education Policy DebateVishy KurugantiSeptember 10, 20114 mins[Editor’s Note: This post is the fourth in a series of six excerpts from Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo’s Poor Economics, specifically from chapter 4 (on education policy) – Top of the Class. The…
