Beyond the Glass Walls: The Mechanics of Change A glimpse from the mechanics training camp hosted by Samaan Development Society. What does your Monday morning look like? Rushed footsteps. A…

Delhi’s Air Crisis: Inequality, Governance, and the Political Economy of Breathlessness At six in the morning, before the winter sun fully rises, Ramesh steps out of his jhuggi near Sarai…

Trust Deficit in Philanthropy The Whisper It started with a whisper over dinner. “Do you know,” a fellow donor murmured, “that the report that said 140 children were in class…

Roads & Reasons: Personal notes from Bihar Our journey through Bihar, from Patna to Samastipur, Begusarai, Katihar, and finally Kishanganj, felt like traversing a living tapestry of India’s contrasts. Mile…

Why India Needs a Blackstone of Impact: The Case for Curated CSR A Tale of Two Realities On a humid July morning, Anu—the CSR head of a leading tech firm—opens…

India’s Social Sector Funding: A Growing Gap and Call to Action What if the world's fifth-largest economy was failing its most vulnerable citizens, not through malice, but through an arithmetic…

The Geography of Corporate Social Responsibility in India Late one summer, a health camp arrives in a well-off industrial town in Maharashtra. A young mother, Sunita, gets free medical check-ups…

The Deferred Promise: India's Unspent CSR Billions The truth is rarely convenient. As March races towards its end and corporate social responsibility (CSR) deadlines looms large, corporate India repeats a…

The Hidden Cost of irresponsible exits What happens when CSR Projects are abandoned? The impact of abandoned CSR projects on communities is devastating yet understated. Explore how responsible disengagement can…

Strategic CSR in Aspirational Districts Strategic CSR in Aspirational Districts: From Compliance to Competitive Advantage The future of impactful Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) lies in India's most underserved regions -…