Leaders Speak

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...

Ganesh Natrajan has been appointed the Chairman of NASSCOM Foundation for 2014-16. He is also a Founder and Board Member of Global Talent Track, a pioneer in Employability Skills Training in Asia. In his brief chat with The wp Journal, Natarajan expresses the huge task it is to make 300 million people employable in...

M.R. Rangaswami is a software executive, investor, entrepreneur, corporate eco-strategy expert, community builder and philanthropist. While chatting with The CSR Journal team, M.R. speaks about the importance of putting profits to good use, which in turn can mean much to the country. In line with the same, there is also a crucial need for...

The CSR Journal in conversation with Harsh Mariwala, Chairman, Marico Ltd speaks on the importance of an organisation’s duty and the importance of its role in society. Disagreeing on the need for a supervising body, he says, “If someone really wants to evade , either way they will.”

Vidya Shah is the CEO of EdelGive Foundation, which is the philanthropy arm of Edelweiss group. Her presence on the board for various prominent organisations enables her to contribute strategically. Thus, helping them to buuild a stronger presence by implementing useful plans in an efficient manner. Vidya Shah, while sharing her insights with The wp...

The CSR Journal in conversation with Kazutada Kobayashi, CEO & President, Canon India speaks on the Japanese philosophy of CSR and the inspiration behind activities taken up in India. The CSR policy that Canon follows and what continues to trigger their interest in CSR irrespective of the obstacles one can face from the government....

Narayan Iyer, CEO, Indian Development Foundation chats with The CSR Journal and shares his views that come from 24 years of experience in the social sector. Explaining the burning issues, he expresses his thoughts on how CSR funds and employee involvement can make a huge and faster impact in the areas of need. But...