Engage, Empower, Execute, Exit: How Swades Foundation Builds Durable Change
In conversation with Mangesh Wange, CEO, Swades Foundation
06 Mar 2026
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When Exit Is a Choice, Policy Loses Its Grip: Rethinking Women’s Work, Care, and Identity
In conversation with Dr. Shraddha Srivastava, Independent Researcher
26 Feb 2026
Community as India’s Primary Mental Health Infrastructure: The Live Love Laugh Journey
In conversation with Anisha Padukone, CEO, The Live Love Laugh Foundation
11 Feb 2026
A Mentor’s Take on India’s Economics Pipeline: Civil Services, Higher Education, and the Missing Middle
In conversation with Gaurav Bansal, Faculty for Indian Economy, GS Score
15 Jan 2026
When Institutions Outlast Programmes: A Practitioner’s Rural Lesson Book
In conversation with R. K. Anil, Development Practitioner, Civil society organisations, World Bank and UNDP programmes, and CSR foundations
06 Jan 2026
Why Policy Should Start at the Last Mile: Lessons from Odisha’s Nutrition Frontline
In conversation with Ramesh Sahu, Program Manager (Nutrition), Azim Premji Foundation
28 Dec 2025
Building Agency, Not Just Access: What VOICE-4 Teaches India About Gender Policy
In conversation with Anusha Bharadwaj, Founder and Strategic Advisor, VOICE-4
22 Dec 2025
Childcare as Infrastructure: How Mobile Creches is Reshaping Early Care for Working Families
In conversation with Chavi Vohra, Executive Director, Mobile Creches
13 Dec 2025
Educating for Equity: How the Akanksha Foundation is Re-Shaping Urban Schooling
In conversation with Saurabh Taneja, CEO, Akanksha Foundation
03 Dec 2025
Building Care into the System: Lessons from India’s Palliative Network
In conversation with Adarsh Varghese, Head of Facilitation Division, Pallium India
20 Nov 2025
When a School Has Two Rooms and Two Futures: Notes from East Champaran, Bihar
In conversation with Akshita, a Teacher
13 Nov 2025
Designing Development: Mission Samriddhi’s Experiment in Rural Transformation
In conversation with Ram Pappu, Executive Director, Mission Samriddhi
30 Oct 2025
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