Leaders Speak

Sharad Kachalia, Director, Navnit Motors in a chat with Pooja Domadia from The wp Journal talks about social activities the company is involved in. He believes that wp is not merely sharing a part of the profit with society but is essentially a responsibility towards society that every person has.

“Commitment is needed from more than one level of management and employee involvement is absolutely paramount. There is a certain amount of regulation required in the Indian working system but legal supervision can become draconian”, says Paul Abraham, COO, IndusInd Bank, while in conversation with The CSR Journal. In India, we have a vague...

ENTHUSED by the overwhelming response to the Yes Foundation’s national challenge to make short films on social issues in 101 hours (starting this Independence Day), Prerana Langa, CEO, Yes Foundation, the CSR arm of Yes Bank, tells The CSR Journal’s Raksha Shetty how the campaign ‘makes social change more experiential’ and personally, how the...

Godrej Group has been one of the pioneers of Indian business industry. The group has its presence in various sectors from locks to realty, FMCG products and many more in the business arena, and environment sustainability, education, healthcare, etc. in the social approach. Mr Nadir Godrej, MD of Godrej Industries, who is a poet...

Sanjay Behl, CEO, Raymond Ltd talks about Corporate Social Responsibility (wp) at Raymond Group and also expresses his views on the national wp norms. As the CEO, Behl is actively involved in the wp activities of the corporate house. He believes, that if each corporate works in skill training and social upliftment in their...

Arunabh Kumar is the CEO of The Viral Fever (TVF),  India's first Youtube channel for original content to cross a million subscribers. In conversation with The wp Journal, he highlights the need to put the youth in the driver's seat to get them actively involved in wp to bring about the desired change. Any activity...

Richa Singh is the Co-Founder of YourDost. Alarmed by the rising rates of suicides and stress levels in India and the social stigma attached to seeing a psychologist; YourDost provides an emotional support network for people to anonymously discuss problems with qualified and experienced individuals. While speaking to The wp Journal, Richa speaks on...

Manvendra Singh Shekhawat, a hotelier has his interests mainly in hotels, heritage conservation, design and social entrepreneurship. His hotels take the path less travelled and his NGO, I Love Jaisalmer, was responsible for launching the city's largest cleanliness and conservation drive. While speaking with The CSR Journal, he narrates about the cynicism faced and...

Anuradha Acharya is the CEO, Mapmygenome. She is currently serving as a governing board member at Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). While speaking with The wp Journal, she expressed the need to increase awareness about health and medical issues amongst employees. Taking into consideration the health scenario of the nation, which carries...

Mainak Chakraborty is the co founder and Co-CEO of GPS Renewables (Green Power Systems).  Fortuna Meida recently named him as "The Bioenergy person of the year, 2015". While speaking with The wp Journal, Mainak explains the methods used in the waste energy sector, which has seen a lot a failures. While working in Bangalore, his...

" Looking good is part of wp, doing better is the bigger part", says Anuraag Saxena, Asia-Head for the World Education Foundation, UK. He believes that skills from academia and corporate-life, can and should be applied to solve social challenges as much as they solve economic ones. During the interview with The wp Journal,...

T.V. Mohandas Pai is the Chairperson of the Board of Manipal Global Education Services. He was a member of the Board of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). Until mid-2011, Pai was a member of the Board at Infosys Ltd, Banglore where he headed Human Resources; Education & Research, to name a few. While...