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Farmer cooperative to Farmveda in 7 years

Vishy KurugantiDecember 06, 20192 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 of…

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…

Observations from a farmer cooperative AGM

Vishy KurugantiJune 28, 20123 mins

Penukonda (70km from Anantapur and 14km from Gutturu) – Pic courtesy tripmodo.com [Editor’s Note: Earlier this month I was invited by Dr. Trilochan Sastry to attend the Anantpur Cooperative Federation…

Ford Foundation supported Farmers Cooperative seeks Head of Marketing

Vishy KurugantiJune 12, 20122 mins

Dr. Sastry at the Gutturu processing mill (Pic: courtesy Forbes India) [Editor’s Note: Last week I was invited by Dr. Trilochan Sastry to attend the Anantpur Cooperative Federation Annual General…

Why some blog posts have a longer gestation period

Vishy KurugantiApril 23, 20123 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, 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…

Takeaways/Quotes from TEDx-IIMB inaugural edition

Vishy KurugantiJanuary 05, 20123 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, 20116 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, 20114 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, 20115 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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