Looking Back at the Decade of Africa, from 2022
“The Lion, the Giraffe and the Cellphone: Reflections on the Decade of Africa” was an essay featured at the conference: “Africa’s Turn? The Promise ...
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Have a SenseDrink in Brussels
Are you in Brussels? Or nearby? Are you into Social Business? Do you like beer? (And we’re talking Belgian beer!) I’ll be in Europe over the next co...
The Good Son
An anecdote from one of my field visits to the rural Marathawada region for First Energy (Formerly BP Oorja). Chit-chatting with a Villager in Bavi (A remote ha...
The King’s Speech
Sometimes, when I ride through the streets and see, you know, the common man staring at me, I’m struck by how little I know of his life, and how little he knows...
The Two Matches
One day there was a traveller in the woods in California, in the dry season, when the Trades were blowing strong. He had ridden a long way, and he was tired and...
We’re here!
We are going to die, and that makes us the lucky ones. Most people are never going to die because they are never going to be born. The potential people w...
The Girl Effect
This video by the Nike Foundation and NoVo is about the cycle of poverty in rural regions, and the impact one person can create by breaking it. Behind ev...
4 days left for E4SI, so apply NOW
If you’ve been planning to apply for E4SI – the Engineers for Social Impact fellowship-cum-internship program – it’s time! You have 10 c...
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What connects Isaac Asimov, Asia Carrera, Buckminster Fuller, Geena Davis, Martin Cooper, Julie Peterson, Alfred Hinds, and Bobby Czyz . Well, the connec...
E-Summit 09: Day 1: Epilogue (Part XII + I)
We all applaud Mr. Jobs for his innovative work at Apple but even he has made mistakes. He launched the first iPhone with a faulty price plan. He has struggled ...