by Charu Thakur | Mar 11, 2025
(March 11, 2025) Gurnoor, a small-scale paddy farmer from Batala in Punjab, had seen the family struggle for generations, working under the sun to make a living. Despite changing times, his challenges only deepened due to limited knowledge and access. But everything...
by Darshana Ramdev | Jan 9, 2025
(January 9, 2025) When Karsanbhai Patel, an unknown chemist from a small town in Gujarat began making soap in his backyard, selling it door to door on his bicycle on his way to work, Hindustan Unilever, then the reigning Indian giant, only scoffed at him. This soap...
by Darshana Ramdev | Oct 19, 2024
(October 19, 2024) What inspired Ruchit Garg to quit his job at the Redmond Headquarters and return to India to set up a social enterprise for small holder farmers? Especially when Garg, who grew up struggling financially, actually made it to the Holy Grail of tech...
by Darshana Ramdev | Sep 26, 2024
(September 26, 2024) Over the course of a practice spanning more than thirty years, Rahul Mehrotra has entrenched himself in Mumbai’s architectural history, with his name featuring alongside icons like IM Qadri and Charles Correa. The founder of RMA Architects,...
by Amrita Priya | Mar 2, 2024
(March 2, 2024) A few years ago, prominent Indian American investor Frank Islam, donated $2 million to his alma mater, Aligarh Muslim University. An ace philanthropist, Islam and his wife Debbie established the Frank Islam and Debbie Driesman Charitable Foundation in...
