TechSangam

Creating a Nation of Electronics Geeks

Vishy KurugantiAugust 02, 20113 mins

Srikanth Jadcherla, CEO of Seer Akademi, successfully using webex in a remote rural school in Nalgonda District. [Editor’s Note: Srikanth Jadcherla is a serial entrepreneur straddling the worlds of…

No frills traveling MBA program from TREES (Part 2)

Vishy KurugantiJuly 21, 20114 mins

[Editor’s Note: I originally wrote about the education social enterprise “TREE Society” (Training Resources for Enabling Enterprises Society) back in April. In the past few months, they began their…

Somaiya Trust's Help-A-Child scholarship for college students

Vishy KurugantiJuly 06, 20112 mins

[Editor’s Note: A retweet in my Twitter stream took me to Andrea McLeod’s profile where I learned that she manages the fundraising and communication functions at Mumbai-based Somaiya Trust. A few…

Surprise Surprise! The crown jewels in India's Midday Meal Programs are Charitable Trusts

Vishy KurugantiJuly 03, 20114 mins

Akshaya Patra, a Sanskrit term with origins in the famous Hindu epic Mahabharata, translates to inexhaustible vessel. A public charitable trust which provides nutritious, high quality and tasty mid…

Akshaya Patra in 24 Pictures

Vishy KurugantiJuly 01, 20111 mins

A few months ago, a friend forwarded an email with 24 pictures of the Akshaya Patra kitchen workflow. If Akshaya Patra is ever asked to use only 24 pictures for a fundraising pitch, they should use…

War stories from Ashoka Fellow Solomon Prakash

Vishy KurugantiJune 30, 20112 mins

Solomon Prakash knows a thing or two about social entrepreneurship. After all, he’s devoted the last 20 years in pioneering work in education, poverty alleviation, employment and labor related social…

Acara Summer Institute 2011 Day#1 Highlights

Vishy KurugantiJune 28, 20113 mins

Acara Institute Co-founder Fred Rose (pic courtesy acarainstitute.org) As I wrote in my introductory post on Acara last week, the Acara Summer Institute 2011 is in full swing this week at the…

The Acara Institute Challenge: inspiring social entrepreneurship at the university level

Vishy KurugantiJune 24, 20112 mins

Pic courtesy acarainstitute.org [Editor’s Note: In the past fortnight, I had a Skype call with Fred Rose, Co-Founder & CEO of Acara Institute, and a meeting with Arun Patre, their India Manager. The…

BPO-level education for illiterate villagers in 8 months!

Vishy KurugantiJune 21, 20113 mins

[Editor’s Note: Last month I spent a few hours chatting with Sunil Savara at his Koramangala office. Savara is co-founder of Head Held High, a social enterprise with aspirations to become the largest…

Anand Kumar's Super 30 Journey

Vishy KurugantiMay 11, 20114 mins

Anand Kumar speaking about his journey (Source: Sankalp Forum 2011)Well organized conferences usually feature popular speakers towards the start and end of the day. The penultimate session at Sankalp…

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