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Firang Invasion of India’s Social Enterprise Ecosystem

Vishy KurugantiApril 13, 20123 mins

As you are reading this, an impassioned group of 500+ individuals from various walks of life would have descended upon Taj Land’s End, Mumbai for Sankalp Forum – India’s largest social enterprise…

Five Reasons to be Excited about Sankalp Forum 2012

Vishy KurugantiApril 10, 20123 mins

At the outset I need to mention that I’ll be missing out on this year’s action at Sankalp Forum. Due to a last-minute personal situation, I had to cancel my plans. Instead of live-tweeting with gusto…

3 Pictures, 1 Video and a Superpower Wannabe

Vishy KurugantiApril 07, 20121 mins

You can probably surmise what the 3 pictures are all about. Scroll down just a bit and any lingering doubts will be dispelled by the 10 second video. Picture #1 Picture #2 Picture #…

TechSangam turns one year and 17 days old

Vishy KurugantiMarch 29, 20123 mins

Pic: courtesy eqmdallas.com March 3, 2011 was my last day with Adobe India. Eight days later I wrote the first TechSangam post – Evolution of the human race – an inspiration post based on Arthur C…

The Get Rich Guide for the Development Sector – a brilliant satire!

Vishy KurugantiMarch 24, 20125 mins

Pic: courtesy newdelhi.olx.in Every now and then, we hear about corruption in the NGO sector. During the ebb and flow of the Anna Hazare (India Against Corruption) agitation, the UPA government’s…

The poster children of social enterprises in India

Vishy KurugantiMarch 22, 20121 mins

My first post on Firstpost was published earlier today. I’m creating this wrapper post — with the link — purely for the benefit of this blog’s 180+ email subscribers. Here is that link – The poster…

Key Takeaways from Forbes India Panel on Creating Shared Value

Vishy KurugantiMarch 21, 20122 mins

Pic: courtesy Forbes India Back in Dec 2011, I attended a very interesting panel discussion organized by Forbes India. The panelists were Azim Premji Foundation’s Dileep Ranjekar, FabIndia’s Sunil…

Famous Quotes on Philanthropy and Giving

Vishy KurugantiMarch 14, 20121 mins

Pic courtesy: csrinpractice.com I spent 20 minutes searching for a long-forgotten quote on philanthropy (for use in my next post). I didn’t find it. But… I found some good ones, not all of which are…

Global Journal's Top 100 Best NGOs – an India Commentary

Vishy KurugantiMarch 06, 20123 mins

Pic: 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…

Social Enterprise Jobs in India – Who's Hiring?

Vishy KurugantiFebruary 29, 20123 mins

Pic: courtesy socentex.com A few months ago, a 2nd year MBA student from Mumbai (let’s call him “Nikhil”) emailed me asking for advice/leads on the social enterprise sector. Nikhil had some exposure…

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