This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Activists are once again looking to Unilever, a major investor in Myanmar, to take a stand against the country’s persecution of the Rohingya minority. Last week, a global civil society…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Ganges, India’s largest and most vital fresh water resource, is now one of the world’s most polluted rivers. In addition to sewage water flowing in from households and industries, many…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This short write-up is shared by Dr. Nidhi Mishra in the honour of her late uncle Mr. Arun Kumar Mishra, a philanthropist who passed away on 3rd Jan, 2018. She…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Jonathan Hollander is the president, artistic director, and founder of the US-based Battery Dance Company, at The Oberoi which hosted him and his troupe ahead of their performance in Bengaluru.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. If you want to spend your spare time volunteering, an app set up by two students, with the help of funds raised from their parents, has an answer. Their startup…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2015, India decided to invest more in research universities, liberal arts and social sciences to improve the country’s position in global ranking of universities. Indian universities never made it to the top…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. That international borders limit migration is obvious. But why should provincial or state borders prevent people from moving within a country? After all, most countries do not impose restrictions on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Delhi, India, which is experiencing some of the worst air pollution it has ever seen. Very fine particulate matter, known as PM2.5—for the particle size in microns—is the most dangerous…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Philanthropy in India, after a slow start, has started to gain maturity. It is beginning to deliver benefits that have started impacting people around the country. Here are four trends in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Recently, Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace, in association with Alliance magazine, Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support (WINGS), and the Centre for Social Impact and Philanthropy at Ashoka University, released a highly…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. India’s commons—collectively owned land administered by the government—make up as much as 25 percent of the nation’s territory. The government legally owns these lands, but lacks the reach, incentive, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Most rural women in India lack a land title. If one’s husband died, or decided to leave the family, they could be left homeless, without rights to their home. All…