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World Bank India Development Marketplace: Finalist Review Part 1

Vishy KurugantiMay 29, 20133 mins

[Editor’s Note: The World Bank’s Development Marketplace (DM) is a competitive grants program that surfaces and funds innovative projects with high potential for development impact that are scalable…

A page each from Harish Hande and Naveen Krishna

Vishy KurugantiMay 31, 20123 mins

A vegetable cart seller in Bangalore (Pic: courtesy blog.travelpod.com) Recently, Harish Hande wrote a cogent and passionate article on Forbes India. The main point in his article is that businesses…

Wheeling the UP rickshaw pullers away from exploitation

Vishy KurugantiOctober 05, 20113 mins

Naveen Krishna (Managing Director, SMV Wheels) [Editor’s Note: Last week I had a phone conversation with Naveen Krishna, Managing Director of SMV Wheels (a Varanasi-based social enterprise with an…

Calcutta's dying breed of 'human horses'

Vishy KurugantiOctober 03, 20112 mins

As part of my research for an upcoming post on SMV Wheels (a social enterprise serving the rickshaw puller community), I’ve read many articles and viewed several photoessays. A photo gallery from…

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