India Development Review
India Development Review (IDR) is India’s first independent online media platform for leaders in the development community. Our mission is to advance knowledge on social impact in India. We publish ideas, opinion, analysis, and lessons from real-world practice.
Articles by India Development Review
September 26, 2022
Should you attend that event?
Let's be honest, we all know the answer to this one.
September 16, 2022
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.
September 12, 2022
Statement of solidarity
Concerned citizens have come together to release a statement in solidarity with nonprofits in India that have recently been raided by the Income Tax Department.
August 26, 2022
Atishi Marlena and Pramath Raj Sinha on the faults in our education system
Arun Maira speaks to both experts on the state of education in India and why teaching methodologies in schools and colleges need to change.
August 12, 2022
Overheard at a social impact conference
Yes, we have been eavesdropping on your conversations.
August 11, 2022
Why an ineffective school improvement programme was scaled up
A programme to improve school governance in MP was scaled up despite being ineffective. What can its perceived success teach us about improving public service delivery at scale?
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August 9, 2022
Data protection and digital rights in India
In a country where digital literacy and access still have a long way to go, what shape do digital rights and data protection laws need to take?
August 8, 2022
Little Miss, Mr, and Mx in the social sector
Of course, we had to make a version of this meme trend.
August 5, 2022
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.
August 5, 2022
Having a dream is not enough
In Part I of this conversation, Dream a Dream’s co-founder Vishal Talreja and CEO Suchetha Bhat share the story of the organisation’s implosion, Vishal’s burnout, and how owning up to failure was the first step in building back differently.
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