Once upon a time in SeattleVishy KurugantiNovember 24, 20125 minsB was born into an upper middle class family in Seattle. Born in the mid 1950s, B had two sisters and showed early signs of competitiveness when he organized family athletic games at their summer…
Decades after White Revolution Gujarat gearing up for Blue RevolutionVishy KurugantiJuly 03, 20124 minsAll revolutions don’t have to be red in color. Milk is white and water is blue. – Old jungle saying [Editor’s Note: Meera Sanyal, CEO of RBS India who contested parliament elections in 2009 as an…
Acara Summer Institute 2012 – Nine Impressive TeamsVishy KurugantiJuly 02, 20123 minsAcare Institute 2012 – Students & Faculty (Pic: courtesy their Facebook page) [Editor’s Note: Last Friday I attended the final presentations of nine teams that made it to Acara Summer Institute 201…
Oh Crap! Where's the One Potty Per Household Project?Vishy KurugantiJune 14, 20113 mins[Editor’s Note: Last week, I spent a few hours with the Arghyam management team – Sunita Nadhamuni (CEO) and Vijay Krishna (Director, R&D and head of India Water Portal (one of Arghyam’s key offerings…
Visit to the Zenrainman's HouseVishy KurugantiApril 08, 20113 minsPic courtesy flickr.com [Editor’s Note: The purpose of this blog post is to acknowledge that water is a burning issue of the present. It requires the involvement and collaboration of governments, NGOs…