Can We Trust NGOs?
YOU might not have heard of this unusual form of measurement, but the Edelman Trust Barometer has been tracking trust…
Small Talk With Vishal Talreja
CHANGE leaders do great things, and often that is all we know about them. Here we want to get a…
Change Yourself, Change The World
By VENKAT KRISHNAN N —- I HAD an interesting conversation with a seasoned development professional some years back, as he held…
Is Your Smartphone Preventing You From Giving?
By MOHIT HIRA —- WHEN I was first asked to write for this blog, I tossed around a few themes. And then,…
Why You Should Hand Over All Your Money Right Now
By SHOVON CHOWDHURY —- MONEY is important, and we think about it a lot. This is normal. But we need to recognise…
Your 500 Bucks Deconstructed: How Small Donations Help
ONE thing that often stops us from donating to a cause we find meaningful is believing we are too broke to make a…
Who Are We To Decide Who Deserves Charity?
By SANGHAMITRA CHAKRABORTY —- THERE is a time in your life when your child asks you questions. Lots of questions, repeatedly and…
Giving Is Actually (Scientifically) Good For You
WE’VE all experienced how great it feels to give to someone we love or who is genuinely in need. But did…
What It Takes To Be A Mindful Giver
By CHAITHALI PISUPATI —- THE conventional list of basic needs of a human being is food, water, clothing and shelter and…
Indira Gandhi Was Nehru’s Gift Of Hope To Japan
1949 in Japan was a difficult time. World War II had seen to the attack of over 67 of its cities…
Cwordfunding: Indians don’t want to pay for stuff
THE first time I heard of the concept of crowdfunding for creative projects, I remember thinking how wonderful it was that…
Tied Up In ‘Nots’
By SARA ADHIKARI —- WANTING to live by self-imposed ethical rules has never been more difficult than now. The other day,…
On giving, and not giving
India is a country with extreme disparities among its population. Typically in India, ‘Behind every successful person, there is another…
Living is Giving at the Purkal school
The Purkal school is nestled in the Shivaliks, at the foothills of the Himalayas. It has roomy classrooms with a…
How it all began at Purkal Youth Development Society
G.S Swami is 80 years old, standing tall as the mountains and as invigorating as the winds around Dehradun, the…