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Returning to the Migration Meme

Vishy KurugantiMarch 09, 20124 mins

Pic: courtesy IndiaToday.in In the past week, three conversations with three different migrants in Bangalore (all working as security guards) reminded me why I need to devote more time (and blog space…

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

Vishy KurugantiMarch 06, 20124 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, 20125 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…

Koramangala's Street of Shame – Ugly Spot #3

Vishy KurugantiFebruary 27, 20124 mins

This is Part 2 of a series on Koramangala’s Street of Shame. Ugly Spot #3 is the unofficial open dump where the BBMP truck does its garbage pickup. It’s at the intersection of the road leading to…

Koramangala's Street of Shame

Vishy KurugantiFebruary 26, 20124 mins

This past week, I shifted my theater of operations — from Koramangala 3rd Block cafes on 80 Feet Road to Koramangala 5th block cafes on 1st Cross Road. Why did I do that? Maybe I needed a change…

Hippocratic Oath for Social Entrepreneurs

Vishy KurugantiFebruary 24, 20123 mins

Hippocrates (460-370 BC) Pic: courtesy osmanian.com On the final day of the Acara Summer Institute 2011, after the teams had made their final presentations, this appeal from Dr. Trilochan Sastry…

RSBY: a government initiative that (Gasp!) seems to work

Vishy KurugantiFebruary 22, 20125 mins

The RSBY smart card for BPL families [Editor’s Note: RSBY expands to Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna (Hindi for “National Health Insurance Policy”). The brainchild of IAS officer and Director General of…

Empaneled hospitals in RSBY Network (as of Feb 20, 2012)

Vishy KurugantiFebruary 22, 20123 mins

Note: Applying flat 37% as BPL percentage for all states; State population from 2011 Census.

The Complete RSBY Process Flows

Vishy KurugantiFebruary 22, 20121 mins

RSBY: Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna, FKO: Field Key Officer, DKM: District Key Manager

Arming farmers with timely information – what it really means

Vishy KurugantiFebruary 17, 20122 mins

Pic: courtesy agricorner.com Reuters Market Light (RML). ITC eChoupal. Ekgaon Technologies. IKSL. TCS mKrishi. These are some of the leading social enterprise initiatives from established companies or…

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