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Op-eds and commentary that hold a mirror up to civil society, reflect upon its evolution, and unpack key trends.
January 28, 2021
Public funds have been poorly allocated
Ahead of Budget 2021, India needs to rethink its overall strategy for the investment of public funds.
by
Nachiket Mor
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5 min read
November 20, 2020
Who is ‘self-improvement’ for?
There are entire industries dedicated to selling productivity and self-improvement. We need to analyse their impact on mental health.
by
Sadaf Vidha
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6 min read
October 29, 2020
We don’t need heroes
When it comes to human trafficking, we need to question the narrative around rescuing survivors.
by
Roop Sen
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6 min read
September 10, 2020
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Why are we only assuming the worst?
The pandemic is not the first crisis that the world has seen, nor the last. We need a manifesto of possibilities if we are to rebuild lives.
by
Reshma Anand
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5 min read
September 9, 2020
We need new ideas and practices
The pandemic offers civil society the opportunity to reflect on some of its inner failings, and reframe its dynamic with the government and business.
by
India Development Review
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5 min read
August 27, 2020
The social sector is facing an Armageddon right now
Ashish Dhawan on the long-term survival of the social sector, beyond the pandemic.
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India Development Review
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5 min read
July 9, 2020
Effective coalitions form bottom up, not top down
“The world needs local systems solutions to solve global problems. Therefore, all civil society actors must be good multi-stakeholder coalition builders on the ground.”
by
Arun Maira
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5 min read
June 4, 2020
Impact is the new mainstream
COVID-19 has brought an end to the ‘greed is good’ era. There will now be a new economic world order in which the only thing that will matter is an inclusive and sustainable world.
by
Vineet Rai
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7 min read
May 28, 2020
Civil society’s road to irrelevance
By disengaging with politics, the development sector is relegating itself to the sidelines and marginalising itself.
by
Amitabh Behar
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8 min read
April 29, 2020
What it takes to be an ‘Abundant Leader’
Effective leadership goes beyond outward-facing skills such as managing people and growing organisations. What matters is mastering the ‘inner game’ of introspection. Here are some concrete ways to do so.
by
Garima Deveshwar-Bahl
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8 min read
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