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Farmer cooperative to Farmveda in 7 years

Vishy KurugantiDecember 06, 20191 mins

Is it a coincidence that I invoke Dr. Trilochan Sastry in yesterday’s post and today there’s a message from him in my Inbox? Either that or I have psychic powers. Dear Sir/ Ma’am, To give you a bit…

A farmer's son deliberates on the cooperative decision

Vishy KurugantiMay 10, 20133 mins

[Editor’s Note: Last year, I attended the Anantpur Cooperative Federation Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Gutturu village of Anantpur district (Andhra Pradesh). Conversations with a few farmers and…

Observations from a farmer cooperative AGM

Vishy KurugantiJune 28, 20123 mins

[Editor’s Note: Earlier this month I was invited by Dr. Trilochan Sastry to attend the Anantpur Cooperative Federation Annual General Meeting (AGM). The meeting, held at the cooperative-owned…

Ford Foundation supported Farmers Cooperative seeks Head of Marketing

Vishy KurugantiJune 12, 20122 mins

[Editor’s Note: Last week I was invited by Dr. Trilochan Sastry to attend the Anantpur Cooperative Federation Annual General Meeting. The meeting, held at the cooperative-owned groundnut processing…

Why some blog posts have a longer gestation period

Vishy KurugantiApril 23, 20122 mins

[Editor’s Note: I couldn’t make up my mind on where to publish this post. Taking the easy way out by first publishing it on uLaaR and now here.] Pic: courtesy jamiecarie.com Years ago, during my days…

Hippocratic Oath for Social Entrepreneurs

Vishy KurugantiFebruary 24, 20122 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…

Takeaways/Quotes from TEDx-IIMB inaugural edition

Vishy KurugantiJanuary 05, 20122 mins

Pic: courtesy ted.com Last evening I attended TEDx-IIMB – the inaugural TEDx edition at IIM-Bangalore. I caught 2 out of the 3 sessions altogether. The diverse speaker list included sports celebrity…

The many lives of Trilochan Sastry – academic, social activist, social entrepreneur

Vishy KurugantiDecember 04, 20115 mins

[Editor’s Note: Over the past few months, I had a series of conversations with Dr. Trilochan Sastry (Academic Dean, IIM-Bangalore). His academic pedigree is as blue-chip as it can get – B.Tech from…

Establishing commodity cooperatives – role of promoting organizations

Vishy KurugantiAugust 25, 20113 mins

[Editor’s Note: This is the final part of a 7-part series on commodity cooperatives in drought prone regions, originally authored as a pre-published paper by Dr. Trilochan Sastry (Academic Dean, IIM…

Establishing commodity cooperatives – promoter philosophy, leadership and cooperative rules

Vishy KurugantiAugust 19, 20114 mins

[Editor’s Note: This is part 6 of a 7-part series on commodity cooperatives in drought prone regions, originally authored as a pre-published paper by Dr. Trilochan Sastry (Academic Dean, IIM-Bangalore…

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