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Field insights on public policy implementation in India, highlighting grassroots experiences, institutional gaps, and local innovations. These articles bring perspectives from practitioners, communities, and organisations working on the ground across sectors such as health, education, livelihoods, and local governance. It examines gaps between policy design and outcomes while highlighting practical innovations and lessons from implementation that can inform better policy design.

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From Industrial Systems to Panchayats: How ANODE Approaches Local Governance

In conversation with Sonali Srivastava, Founder and CEO, ANODE Governance Lab

25 May 2026

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“For first-generation learners, the gap between admission and arrival is rarely about ability. It is about architecture - whether the systems of guidance, mentorship, and opportunity extend beyond entry.”

From Admission to Arrival: Eklavya’s Transition Model for First-Generation Learners

In conversation with Raju Kendre, Founder and CEO, Eklavya India Foundation

06 Apr 2026

“Swades works across water, sanitation, health, education and livelihoods simultaneously – not for comprehensiveness, but for coherence. Progress in one area is designed to reinforce another, preventing gains from stalling.”

Engage, Empower, Execute, Exit: How Swades Foundation Builds Durable Change

In conversation with Mangesh Wange, CEO, Swades Foundation

06 Mar 2026

“Mental health systems depend not only on licensed specialists but also on individuals equipped to recognise distress, offer initial support, and facilitate referral.”

Revisiting The NCAHP Act: A Practitioner’s View From The Mental Health Training Frontline

In conversation with Monika Misra, Faculty for Psychology, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)

16 Mar 2026

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From the Ground to Policy: How MSSRF Connects Communities, Science and the State

In conversation with Soumya Swaminathan, Chairperson, M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation

29 Sept 2026

How Tamil Nadu’s Block Nurseries Are Turning Common Land into Working Assets

In conversation with Abiya Jose, Senior Associate, Centre for Research in Schemes & Policies (CRISP); Shadrach Sharon, Intern, Centre for Research in Schemes & Policies (CRISP); Vijaya Raghavan, State Lead – Tamil Nadu, Centre for Research in Schemes & Policies (CRISP)

26 Aug 2026

How Friends of Tribals Society Built a One-Teacher School into a Rural Development Movement

In conversation with Sajan Kumar Bansal, Patron, Friends of Tribals Society

20 Jul 2026

How Shramik Bharti Turned Punjab’s Flood Recovery Into Resilience

In conversation with Varinder Pal Singh, Director Punjab Interventions, Shramik Bharti

08 Jun 2026

From Biopharma Labs to Panchayats: Designing Pathways for Local Governance

In conversation with Sharmishtha Khanapur, Former Biopharma R&D Leader and Former Consultant, Mission Samriddhi

06 May 2026

How Bahaar Foundation Uses Social Entrepreneurship to Close the Home–Hospital Gap

In conversation with Meena Ganesh, Trustee, Bahaar Foundation

17 Apr 2026

What Shramik Bharti’s Field Practice Reveals About Designing Regenerative Agriculture from the Ground Up

In conversation with Rakesh Kumar Pandey , Chief Executive Officer, Shramik Bharti

27 Mar 2026

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

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