Category Archives: Cover Story

Saving Social Work from Itself – The Future of Social Work: Seven Pillars of Practice

When the idea of ‘future of work’ has become the centre of virulent debate these days, the idea of ‘social work’ cannot escape the chatter. That’s what Prof. Brij Mohan…

It’s a Story of Ants Fighting the Elephant – The RTI Story: Power to the People

In his foreword to the book Gopalkrishna Gandhi writes: “On the dust-laden street of revived spirits, gutsy agitations, arduous marches – for a new championing of rightful claims of rightful…

First Innovate in Workplace Design Breakthrough Products Will Follow

Where should innovation begin in organizations – first at workplace and people or with new products? Author Carol Sanford tries to answer this billion dollar question in her new book The…

Zero is a Nice Number

Of the many crusaders for a new world order in the last hundred years Muhammad Yunus seems to be one of the most persuasive. His idea of a new world…

India’s Coal Story

India’s Coal Story – From Damodar to Zambezi by Subhomoy Bhattacharjee, (Sage Publications India, April 2017) is an entertaining as much as an informative read. But to say that ‘Choose…

Total Recall – The Untold Story of Akshaya Patra

A few corporate stars associated with Akshaya Patra ensured that it got excellent press in recent years. The media has been lapping up the stories of how more than a…

Informative, But Weak on Wish List

State of India’s Livelihoods Report 2016 By Girija Srinivasan & Narasimhan Srinivasan, March 2017, Sage Publication he second State of India’s Livelihoods (SOIL) report is highly informative and offers rare…

Is the Management Guru Business Dying?

Are business icons eclipsing the halo of famous management gurus? Do the rising sales of business biographies, both print and digital, and plummeting sales of business books support the above…