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Success Stories Are Missing In The Media: Kailash Satyarthi, Activist & Nobel Peace Prize Winner

Kailash Satyarthi has been active in the movement against child labour since the 1990s and has freed over 80,000 children from various forms of servitude and helped in successful rehabilitation through his organization, Bachpan Bachao Andolan. In a brief chat with The CSR Journal, he emphasizes on the need to look beyond a mandate...

Focused Attention is Needed for Resources to Reach the Last Mile: Moutushi Sengupta, Country Director, MacArthur Foundation

Moutushi Sengupta is the Country Director at MacArthur Foundation. The foundation supports creative people, effective institutions to build a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. In her conversation with The CSR Journal she says, “Philanthropy has become much more selective. I am very enthused about the act. But before we have a regulatory body,...
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CSR Is A Jackpot For Social Workers: Siddhant Mohite, Founder, OYE (Organisation for Youth & Elderly)

Siddhant Mohite, Founder and President of OYE- Organisation for the Youth & Elderly. The 21 years old  wanted to do social work since the age of 11, but no one allowed him as he was too young. OYE today has a large audience on social media, 3000 OYEsters, and a lot of support from the youth. "Most communication...
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Ethical business practices bring profits: Rakesh Makkar, Fullerton India

Rakesh Makkar is the Executive Vice President and Head – Business, Marketing and CSR at Fullerton India Credit Company Limited, a non-banking finance company. Having the firm’s CSR activities spread in rural and urban areas, Makkar believes that CSR activities also ensure relation with beneficiaries which in turn helps in growth of the business....

We Need To Rise Above Petty Politics: Sameer Desai, Secretary of Mumbai, BJP

“Minimum Social Responsibility should be an undertaking by every citizen in their daily lives. The youth need to be increasingly aware of their responsibilities,” says Sameer Desai, Secretary of Mumbai, BJP.  With everyone putting in efforts to make a difference, be it monetarily or man hours, he emphasizes on the need for politicians, NGOs...
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Govt and Corporates have to work together to see a better India: Jitendra Kalra, Reliance Foundation

Jitendra Kalra, the Chief Operating Officer of Reliance Foundation heads a 450-member-team wearing a humble smile. Prior to this position he has worked with Indian Civil Services, United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) and Dr Reddy’s Foundation that showed him different dimensions of society. His experience in varied sectors makes him believe that bigger...
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We Are Over-regulated and Over-monitored: Sanjay Dutt, MD, India, Cushman & Wakefield

“Besides capital, there has to be expertise and conviction to make a difference”, says Sanjay Dutt, MD, India, Cushman & Wakefield, while in conversation with The CSR Journal. Being in favour of the mandate, he believes it will trigger a thought process to initiate activities and put a sense of responsibility on the inconsistent....
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We always had laws, but implementation is the challenge: Paresh Parasnis, CEO, Piramal Foundation

Paresh Parasnis, the CEO of Piramal Foundation, the wp arm of Piramal group believes that the corporate houses should be given time to learn and work in the social sector. Having corporate experience for about three decades in HDFC Standard Life Insurance, Parasnis joined the social sector in 2012. With close to 2000 employees,...
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CSR Has Mobilised A Lot of Funding: Jonathan Addleton, Mission Director, USAID/ India

Getting more flexibility, corporates can now carry out CSR activities through non-profit entities and societies set up by governments that do not have three years' track record in undertaking such projects. With the latest amendment to rules pertaining to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), entities would have a wider choice in carrying out such works...
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Greed Makes People Do Many Things: Sudha Murthy, Chairperson, Infosys Foundation (Interview Part 1)

Sudha Murthy is the Chairperson of the 20 years old Infosys Foundation. She talks about how her vision for India is very different from that of Narayana Murthy.  An ardent social worker, Mrs.Murthy says, “Nothing in life should be given free besides mother’s love. In corporate social responsibility, it is not only about the...
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The TATA’s Are My Role Model: Sudha Murthy, Chairperson, Infosys Foundation (Interview Part 2)

The concept of giving to someone who is not your own has just started in India. There is still time till the understanding of ‘my personal good is not important, but my public good is important’ is part of the Indian mentality. Sudha Murty, Chairperson, Infosys Foundation, in the second part of the conversation...
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CSR Should Be Free From The Pressure of Nobility Vidya Balan

Vidya Balan, a populous Bollywood celebrity,  has not only marked her presence in multi lingual films but also as a relentless philanthropist for the society. She campaigns for causes mainly related to education, sanitation, women empowerment and nutrition. In conversation with The CSR Journal, she speaks about how allocated resources need to be used...

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