Those who are eyeing the spoils of this pandemic
In a Covid-19-hit world, there is a whole new parallel socioeconomic ecosystem that is emerging, and in a way that is turning more than our health system on its head. We now have a mask for every occasion and dress type, a sanitiser
Who you are ” therefore how you are
It’s many weeks since we have been locked down in our homes. There’s a lot that is happening on the outside and inside. Social media is inundated with news and people’s expressions of their perceptions and experiences of the current situation. While some
A circle of whys
None of us can ever be sure to see the next morning, or the next hour even. So why this compulsion to be adamant? Why so smug about humiliating others, so righteous about one’s own religion and dismissive about another’s, so careless about
CSR experiences of leaders in India Inc.
CSR has become an integral part of most large corporations in India. Critical to its intentions, implementations and results are the CSR leaders in those organisations. When it comes to CSR, they set the tone, strategy and priorities, as also the related values
Judge me not: A need for safe spaces for victimised women and girls
‘She asked for it.’ ‘If she lost weight she’d be pretty.’ ‘She got promoted because of her looks.’ These statements reflect the usual body shaming, casual sexism, and blatant objectification that women and adolescent girls go through every day. Be it for the
Sugarcane everywhere, but where are all the stars gone?
Cartload upon cartload of sugarcane dominates the narrow roads of Bazpur until Kashipur (in Uttarakhand, as you leave the mountains behind). So much sugarcane, you exclaim and wonder. For all the sugar in our processed food products, you soon realise. Sugar, the modern-day
The cacophony of a system that is us
The siren of the ambulance mixes with the incessant horns of bikes and less-incessant horns of cars and I realise that that aggression is feeding some aggression inside me and I honk in turn at a random bike rider, thinking I am teaching
Some people, they just don’t know or don’t care
There are lots of different kinds of studies and the environment is one of them. The environment is something which people play with a lot. They throw garbage in the water and cut down trees, obviously not caring about how it can affect
This, too, is not too much
Child, I wish life was more than about moving on, getting by, letting go, living on, letting this and that pass, finding peace, finding acceptance, resigning to the ways of the world, and so on. Today I am feeling the shock of
Sustainability at India Inc.: A gist of talks with over 80 leaders, 119 reports
Sustainability, ensuring the future of life on Earth, is an infinite game, the endless expression of generosity on behalf of all. ~ Paul Hawken For nearly a decade, Team CauseBecause has been propagating the ‘people’ and ‘planet’ aspects of sustainability amongst Indian corporate