Share By Arpit Srivastava: “Social entrepreneurs are not content just to give a fish or teach how to fish. They will not rest until they have revolutionized the fishing industry.” – Bill Drayton, CEO, chair and founder of Ashoka Have you ever felt the urge to go out there, to help and change the lives [...]
Share Ranjeet Kumar: A sincere effort can culminate into a revolutionary saga. This is what happens when a vision transforms into a mission and the seed of social renaissance is sown. The vision of Aditya Natraj got a platform of reality when the idea of transforming grass root education was supported by Ajay Piramal head [...]
Share Shivani Ghildiyal: There is no denying the fact that we, the youth of the nation, are practical enough. We have a capability to clearly demarcate between black and white. Still, there are certain moments when we, rather than being creatures of logic, turn into creatures of emotions. The moment we see the ill fate [...]
Share Tanaya Singh: The important thing is not so much that every child should be taught, as that every child should be given the wish to learn. John Lubbock The best entrepreneurs today are the ones who commit their lives to the cause of the Gift. The gift of desire given to every child –“The desire to [...]
Share Meenakshi Gaur: Can a not-for-profit organization be run with the same efficiency as a for-profit business? Can a not –for-profit organization stick to its motive of helping the poor without incurring losses? The answer to these questions has changed from a resounding “no” to a significant “yes”. Today the definition of business has changed; [...]
Share Hemant Sahal: “Once upon a time, there was a wise man who used to take daily walks on the beach. One day, he came across a young man picking up small objects and throwing them into the ocean. He came closer and called out, “Good morning! May I ask what it is that you [...]
Share Jyothi Nair: This is part IV of our IV part series on emerging social enterprises in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh Bangladesh, a highly populated developing country, is making its progress towards the Millennium Development Goals. In this process of development planning, social sector development integrated with poverty alleviation has been the main objective. Social [...]
Share Karuna Ahuja: “A dream you dream alone is only a dream, a dream you dream together is reality.”–John Lennon Over the years, there has been a resurgence in youth activism in India and all across the country, young people, equipped with a sense of unprecedented communications know-how and an instinct to protect, are fighting [...]
Share Arun Sharma: This is part III of our IV part series on social enterprises. Continuing with our journey through some of the most admired social entrepreneurial ventures across India and Pakistan, this part of the series once again visits some of the ventures in India that have decided to take the unusual route to [...]
Share Sahiba Singh: India is the second most populous country, which has about 16% of the world population and 2.4% of the land area. Rapid industrialization in the last few decades have led to the depletion of precious natural resources in India depletes and pollutes resources continuously. Furthermore, the rapid industrial developments have, also, led [...]