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    Humour

    How to have friends on a development sector salary

    Your school friends became investment bankers, software engineers, and consultants. Here’s the unspoken angst this brings.
    by Saba Kohli Dave | 2 min read

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    Perspectives
    A question for all of us who care about change
    How do we resist the pull towards control and instead lean into the messiness of connection?
    by Gautam John | 5 min read
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    Philanthropy & CSR
    “If we don’t have failures, we haven’t done our job”
    Darren Walker, president of Ford Foundation, talks about the new era of philanthropy in India, centring communities, and the value of failure.
    by India Development Review | 2 min read
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    Education
    How peer-led teacher training is reshaping classrooms
    Here's how peer learning, alumni networks, and institutional support are reimagining top-down teacher training models.
    by Shveta Lall | 7 min read
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    Gender
    ‘Women’s work’: Unpacking gender bias and inequality in nonprofits 
    Gender-based disparities and biases often manifest in work culture. Creating spaces for dialogue can provide support and drive more equitable practices.
    by Parijat Ghosh | 7 min read
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    Ecosystem Development
    Friendship is at the heart of nonprofit success in Mizoram 
    In Mizoram, geography and culture pose unique challenges for nonprofits. Leaders overcome them by building relationships and strengthening communication.
    by Rodingliana | 2 min read

    Ground Up

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    In Kashmir, no TV drama means no livelihoods for artists
    by Sajid Raina, Tauseef Ahmad
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    Rights
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    Paperwork, but no payout: How the PMSBY falls short
    by Kishan Gurjar
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    Gender
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    How a small shift can drive community participation
    by Sattva Vasavada Sengupta
    Location Icon Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh
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    The challenge for blind students to find good scribes
    by Chhaya Kushwaha
    Location Icon Raipur district, Chhattisgarh

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    “If we don’t have failures, we haven’t done our job”
    #IForIDR | Amit Chandra on what he really thinks about IDR and more.
    Friendship is at the heart of nonprofit success in Mizoram

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    Frontline workers and first responders share their insights from working at the grassroots.


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    Health
    From self to society: Navigating silence and stigma around mental health
    A day in the life of a community health worker in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, who tackles mental health stigma through trust and support—in her own life and for the people she serves.
    by Geeta Shakya | 6 min read
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    Education
    Observing classrooms, building capacities
    A day in the life of an educator, who uses a technology-enabled approach to coach government school teachers in Palghar, Maharashtra.
    by Ketan Tambe | 8 min read
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    Social Business
    Sales and sisterhood: What drives a small-scale business in Pune
    A day in the lives of two women microentrepreneurs, who combine their marketing and product design skills to craft a winning formula for their social enterprise.
    by Asha Shinde, Sana Shaikh | 2 min read

    Failure Files

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    Social change leaders chronicle their failures and lessons learnt.

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    Social Justice
    Preparing for a marathon, not a sprint 
    Dalit civil rights activist Thenmozhi Soundararajan on why failure is an opportunity to build power, how systems of oppression affect well-being, and what healing looks like for individuals and communities.
    by India Development Review | 10 min read
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    Leadership & Talent
    Why don’t nonprofits talk about their failures?
    A number of risks, both real and perceived, stop nonprofits from talking about failure. Here's how various stakeholders can work together to overcome them.
    by Tanaya Jagtiani, Rachita Vora | 7 min read
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    Leadership & Talent
    The road to recovery
    In Part II of a conversation with Dream a Dream CEO Suchetha Bhat and co-founder Vishal Talreja learn about what it took to rebuild an organisation in crisis, and why it needed a new kind of leadership.
    by India Development Review | 15 min read

    IDR Interviews

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    Conversations with visionaries on their life's work, and their efforts to challenge the status quo in our country.

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    "Activists should go to places where laws are made and also where laws are implemented. If you don’t get into politics, you won’t be able to save the country."
    Dayamani Barla
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    Madhu mansuri hasmukh
    "I spoke of the rights of Adivasis in my songs. When the state of Jharkhand was created, we had great aspirations, and  these aspirations are also woven into my songs."
    Madhu Mansuri Hasmukh
    8 min read
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    "If we have Right to Education, Right to Information, Right to Employment, Right to Food, Forest Right Act, then why not Right to Health?"
    Dr Narendra Gupta
    2 min read

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    Insights and analysis of specific sectors in the development arena—what works, what doesn't, and what needs to change.

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    Education
    How peer-led teacher training is reshaping classrooms
    Here's how peer learning, alumni networks, and institutional support are reimagining top-down teacher training models.
    by Shveta Lall | 7 min read
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    Livelihoods
    How government schemes tangibly impact waste pickers
    A collective of organisations working with waste pickers in Bengaluru used the Social Return on Investment methodology to prove how critical entitlements are.
    by Ekta Sawant, Nalini Shekar, Zibi Jamal | 6 min read
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    Education
    Do language mismatches affect grade repetition?
    A study looked at how a mismatch between the language spoken at home and the medium of instruction at school can affect children's education. Here's what it found.
    by Anirudh Tagat | 5 min read

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    Approaches and ideas that cut across sectors and counter the dominant narratives around us.

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    • The image is a photograph of Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation._Philanthropic leadership
    Philanthropy & CSR
    “If we don’t have failures, we haven’t done our job”
    Darren Walker, president of Ford Foundation, talks about the new era of philanthropy in India, centring communities, and the value of failure.
    by India Development Review | 2 min read
    Teachers engaged in collaborative training session_Teacher training
    Education
    How peer-led teacher training is reshaping classrooms
    Here's how peer learning, alumni networks, and institutional support are reimagining top-down teacher training models.
    by Shveta Lall | 7 min read
    A group of women at a workplace sitting on a table and discussing_gender and inequality
    Gender
    ‘Women’s work’: Unpacking gender bias and inequality in nonprofits 
    Gender-based disparities and biases often manifest in work culture. Creating spaces for dialogue can provide support and drive more equitable practices.
    by Parijat Ghosh | 7 min read

    Expertise

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    Skills and functions that are core to growing programmes and organisations.

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    Leadership & Talent
    Photo essay: Frontline teams bridge the gap between skilling and employment
    Learn how frontline workers support gainful employment for India's youth through mobilisation, training, and job placement.
    by Ayesha Marfatia, Nitya Daryanani, Pragati Keswani | 4 min read
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    Programme
    Invest in the arts for social change
    The role of the arts in India’s development sector remains limited to sporadic efforts. Here’s why that needs to change and how funders can lead the way.
    by Raghu Gullapalli | 5 min read
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    Technology
    Using technology to support early childhood education
    Vipla Foundation’s experience shows how tech can strengthen early childhood education by addressing absenteeism, facilitating evaluations, and identifying classroom needs.
    by Tanupriya Singh | 8 min read
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