The mud chulhas of IndiaVishy KurugantiAugust 17, 20112 minsI’m still halfway through my post on Greenway Grameen Infrastructure (published here). The Greenway Grameen Infra crew has done a fair amount of market research and have amassed a veritable photo…
Working for informed and participatory democracy – the PRS storyVishy KurugantiAugust 09, 20117 mins[Editor’s Note: It’s a pleasure to bring TechSangam’s first guest post, on PRS Legislative Research (PRS), from Yogesh Upadhyaya. Yogesh is co-founder of banking and financial services software…
Why I Like These Social Enterprises – Part 1Vishy KurugantiJuly 18, 20114 minsPic: courtesy inthroughit.wordpress.com It recently struck me that I should start adding a “What I like about <enterprise x>” section to each post. The section would include social metrics the…
Some GDP and health trends from GapminderVishy KurugantiJune 22, 20111 minsA friend alerted me to Gapminder.org a while ago and today I finally sampled some of their amazing datasets via their nifty Trendalyzer. If you haven’t heard of Gapminder, their mission statement…
India's Ashoka FellowsVishy KurugantiJune 10, 20115 minsPic: courtesy india.ashoka.org [Editor’s Note: Last month, I sat down with Solomon Prakash for the first of what promises to be many more interesting conversations. Solomon is a serial social…
Thoughts on philanthropy disruptionVishy KurugantiMay 13, 20112 minsWorld’s Top 2 Philanthropists posing a rare casual look (Pic: courtesy topnews.net.nz) Two panel discussions at Sankalp Forum 2011, both on impact investing, provided food for thought. One of them…
Katuri's QuestionVishy KurugantiApril 07, 20112 minsNo! This is not the color scheme we picked. It’s almost a year since we purchased the Reva as our second car. The borderline-giddy post Hum do humare do…bina exhaust ke on my personal blog records…
Evolution of the Human RaceVishy KurugantiMarch 11, 20112 minsIf you were to drop into a bookstore or a library looking for an Arthur C. Clarke book, you’d quickly be directed to the Science Fiction area. There is however one of his works that’s worthy of also…
