Over the past month, I have been a silent spectator, witnessing a miserable drama unfold in Bangalore. This is regarding a remarkable project to safeguard an important art collection through the upkeep and modernisation of an ailing state gallery the Venkatappa Art Gallery (VAG), by turning it into a new museum for the city. These plans … Continue reading What Price Philanthropy?
Breaking the Stereotype
Today’s Indian woman is making a mark across diverse fields – from business and politics to sports and social work – breaking stereotypes and smashing glass ceilings along the way. It is interesting to note that 6 of the Top 10 Banks in India are headed by women and 12% of India’s 5,100 pilots are … Continue reading Breaking the Stereotype
A ‘People’s Budget’ to Spur Inclusive Economic Growth
Budget 2016 can be described as a ‘people’s budget’ that is aimed at spurring inclusive economic growth through measures that will drive rural development, relieve agricultural stress and boost farmers’ welfare. The Budget however has missed out on outlining innovative policies to spur India’s manufacturing sector to drive growth at a time when the economic … Continue reading A ‘People’s Budget’ to Spur Inclusive Economic Growth
Bangalore Can Be India’s Smartest City
As a city recognized by the world for its IT excellence, Bangalore has a global brand appeal. Bangalore has leveraged its technological capital to create the world's second fastest growing start-up ecosystem, attracting venture capital at the highest pace of investment in the world according to Compass, a San Francisco based Global Start-up Ecosystem Ranking … Continue reading Bangalore Can Be India’s Smartest City
India Needs to Embrace a Start-Up Culture
A recent WHO report shows that out of the 27 million babies born in India every year, close to 3.6 million are born prematurely, and out of this more than 3 million infants fail to survive due to complications. Tragically, India accounts for almost a fourth of pre-term births globally putting it in the ranks … Continue reading India Needs to Embrace a Start-Up Culture
10-steps to make Bangalore a World -Class City
Once a little-known Indian city, Bangalore today has captured the world’s attention for its IT excellence. Ironically, the very city that delivers innovative solutions to the globe is itself mired in civic chaos evidenced by bad roads, shoddy infrastructure, lack of water & power, unruly traffic and poor waste management. It is the sheer inertia … Continue reading 10-steps to make Bangalore a World -Class City
Fairness In The Workplace Should Focus On Gender Equality
Historically, the corporate world has been a male bastion with restricted entry to women. It is only in recent times that this “men only” club has opened up membership to women. This has seen a steady increase of women professionals in the corporate workplace the world over and India is no exception. Corporate India now … Continue reading Fairness In The Workplace Should Focus On Gender Equality
Women at Work: Biocon Founder on Philanthropy, Sexism and Politics
In the first in a series of interviews with women who are leaders in their field in India, The Wall Street Journal’s India Real Time met Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, the founder of biotechnology company Biocon Ltd. 532523.BY +0.16%, and one of India’s richest women. Last month, Ms. Mazumdar-Shaw was named by Forbes as one of the most generous people in Asia. … Continue reading Women at Work: Biocon Founder on Philanthropy, Sexism and Politics
Wanted Now: A Ministry for Bangalore
Bangalore’s problems are a complex tangle of issues with various civic and utility bodies and their overlapping agendas often working at cross purposes. The result is that in the past few years the city has slid into a morass of neglect and no one knows who is responsible for what. A quick and efficacious way … Continue reading Wanted Now: A Ministry for Bangalore
B.PAC Mission: Rescue and Revitalize Bangalore
Introduction The past decade has seen Bangalore morph from an economic and climatic paradise into a living hell for its denizens. For a city that contributes over 60 percent of Karnataka’s GDP and contributes 66 percent of its tax revenues, rampant unplanned and mismanaged growth has resulted in crumbling infrastructure, poor public transport, power and water shortage, … Continue reading B.PAC Mission: Rescue and Revitalize Bangalore