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17th Feb 2009
How do we go from here?
I read Atanu Dey’s take onInnovation and Entrepreneurship in India in response to a question put forward by Sramana Mitra on her blog Why is the entrepreneurial ecosystem in India not coming together ...
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23rd Dec 2008
Back to the drawing board? — A harsh look at microfinance
To start, I want to say that my mind has been racing despite sleep deprivation and jet lag since I touched down in Mumbai at 0135 IST this morning. This is the first I have set foot in India since 200...
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1st Oct 2008
On Bailouts, Boons and Bill Clinton
So living in New York City has made it damn near impossible to not be wrapped up in the minute by minute saga that is the US financial crisis. Moreover, the fact that here at Stern Business School, ov...
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26th Jun 2008
Op-Ed: The Potential Marriage of Private Equity and Microfinance - Dysfunctional or Blissful?
The composition of the microfinance sector is becoming increasingly hybridized, as microfinance institutions (MFIs) morph into profit-making entities, and global financial institutions such as Citigro...
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13th Jun 2008
Op-Ed: The Intersection between Self-Interest and the Social Good
Today, I attended a lecture at the Ahmedabad Management Association (AMA) entitled, “Social Entrepreneurship: Challenges and Strategies,” by Lisa Nitze, Vice President of the Global Entrepreneur to En...
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4th Jun 2008
[Guest Post] (Op-Ed): India announces “safe” climate change action plan, misses a chance for international leadership
Editor’s Note: Guest Blogger Jordan Bower is an intern at Indicorps, where he is promoting growth of Ultimate Frisbee in Ahmedabad as a means of inspiring leadership and community integration among lo...
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23rd May 2008
Op-Ed: Why Traditional Income Generating Activities Simply Aren't Enough
Recently, traditional income generating activities, specifically those associated with self help groups (SHGs), have gained acclaim as effective tools for poverty alleviation. The assumption is that i...
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24th Apr 2008
Op-Ed: Should SKS Microfinance go Public?
A recent article on www.sramanamitra.com postulates that SKS Microfinance, which offers “several microfinance options to the poor in India for a variety of businesses from agriculture and livestock pu...
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30th Mar 2008
Op-Ed: Parle-G Biscuits or Daal and Rice?
The answer, in terms of nutritional value for children, should be obvious. However, in terms of government policy, the question is much more complicated. Even policy-makers responsible for implementin...
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26th Mar 2008
Op-Ed: Microfinance revisited and its role in reaching the missing middle
Two weeks ago I wrote about James Surowiecki’s article in the New Yorker that brought forward the inherent limitations of microfinance to actually generate a substantial number of jobs in a developing...
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18th Mar 2008
Op-Ed: Migration and its Discontents
There is no doubt that the issues of migration and urbanization within India are wrought with controversy. In the case of rural-urban migration, which is overwhelmingly the case, the impact on the soc...
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13th Mar 2008
Op-Ed: Transcending Theories, Entering Reality
Victimized. Marginalized. Stigmatized. Wayward. Downtrodden. Immoral.Vandana is a poor woman in prostitution. But that is not all that she is defined by, although academic discourse may be rife with t...
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