Despite Rajiv Gandhi’s emphasis on science and the need to enter the 21st century, the Indian scientific establishment is demoralised and directionless. What has gone wrong?
Why then hasn’t micro-financing taken off? Ms Nilekani has funded, Sanghamitra, which is a micro-financial institution that’s targeted at the urban poor. If you’re still wondering what such an institution does, well it’s actually pretty simple; It offers loans to the poor at decent rates. View PDF
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry Ladies Organisation In association with the Indian Television Academy – Gr8 Women Achievers Award 2007. View PDF
It is 75 years since we raised our own flag in our own country, reclaiming it for ever more. What a time for celebration. Here we are, a young democracy, alive with the throbbing hopes of a young population, seeking to fulfil the promise of the Constitution that we gave ourselves in the new India. […]