India Development Review
India Development Review (IDR) is Asia’s largest knowledge platform for ideas and insights on philanthropy and social impact. We publish ideas, opinion, analysis, and lessons from real-world practice.
Articles by India Development Review
November 13, 2025
Half a century later, where does India’s Gramdan movement stand today?
Led by Vinoba Bhave, Gramdan, or collective land ownership by villages, emerged as a major social movement in the 1950s and ‘60s. While more than 3,000 gramdani villages exist even today, these communities face complex challenges.
November 12, 2025
It’s time to rethink MEL
Originally devised to help organisations reflect and learn from their work, monitoring, evaluation, and learning has been reduced to a reporting tool. How can this change?
August 29, 2025
Indian agriculture can’t thrive without women farmers
Kavitha Kuruganti and Ireena Vittal discuss why women farmers’ labour, knowledge, and leadership often go unrecognised, and what would change if they were valued.
August 1, 2025
Women in the workforce: What we know (and what we’re missing)
Using insights from IDR articles, we answer four key questions that explore the social and economic factors shaping women’s participation in the workforce.
July 21, 2025
Sh*t nonprofits say: Part XV
What do you mean you don't want to fundraise for your salary?
July 18, 2025
The state of India’s Panchayati Raj system
From legal frameworks to finances and functions, the Panchayat Devolution Index 2024 evaluates how states transfer power to local governments for a stronger democracy.
July 11, 2025
The impact of climate change on agriculture: What we know
Using insights from existing IDR articles, we answer four key questions on the impact of climate change on crops, food security, and smallholder livelihoods.
June 24, 2025
A playbook for scaling impact
From working with governments to building open tools, nonprofits have found diverse ways to scale impact. A new report offers lessons from those who’ve done it.
June 9, 2025
Mental health at work: what you get vs what you need
Maybe mental health support isn't about your webinar on stress management.
May 28, 2025
The long-term effects of trust-based philanthropy
A three-year study reveals how nonprofits used MacKenzie Scott’s unrestricted grants and how the funding influenced their resource allocation, leadership, and impact.
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