By Swarna Rajagopalan I founded and run a small nonprofit, Prajnya, far from the capital city and off the radar of foundation offices; our work features neither in CSR schedules nor in government schemes; we have no FCRA or marketing genius. All I had when I started off was a decent slate of academic and interpersonal skills,…
By Pradeep Patra ‘It’s an interesting time for philanthropy in India. While there is a significant increase in the total volume of giving, on the other hand we are still grappling with finding the right models to create sustainable impact while adhering to principles of social justice.’ So said Amitabh Behar of the National Foundation…
According to a recent research paper by economist Lucas Chancel, ‘income inequality in India is at its highest level since 1922’.[1] Earlier this year in January, an Oxfam report said that India’s richest 1 per cent hold 58 per cent of the country’s total wealth — higher than the global figure of about 50 per…