A Time to ISR!Vishy KurugantiMarch 15, 20122 minsISR = Individual Social Responsibility V. Ravichandar, individual social responsibility practitioner extraordinaire I first heard this acronym when I met V. Ravichandar (“Ravi”) 6 months ago…
Famous Quotes on Philanthropy and GivingVishy KurugantiMarch 14, 20121 minsPic 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…
Stop MNREGA for ONE year and let's kickoff Second Green RevolutionVishy KurugantiMarch 12, 20123 minsPic: courtesy oecotextiles.wordpress.com “Stop MNREGA for one year and let’s kickoff Second Green Revolution with the corresponding budget of Rs. 40,000 crores!” Let me quickly disenchant you that a…
Returning to the Migration MemeVishy KurugantiMarch 09, 20123 minsPic: 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 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…
Social Enterprise Jobs in India – Who's Hiring?Vishy KurugantiFebruary 29, 20123 minsPic: 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 #3Vishy KurugantiFebruary 27, 20123 minsThis 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 ShameVishy KurugantiFebruary 26, 20122 minsThis 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 EntrepreneursVishy KurugantiFebruary 24, 20122 minsHippocrates (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 workVishy KurugantiFebruary 22, 20124 mins[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 Ministry of Labour and Employment…
