by Esha Dwibedi | 24 Mar, 2017 | Insights
I work as part of an organization, that believes in empowerment. Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about what empowerment means for me, so I went to the dictionary for help. According to the Oxford dictionary, empowerment means ‘the process of becoming stronger... by Esha Dwibedi | 28 Nov, 2016 | Hosts
I have been working with Technology and Action for Rural Advancement (TARA), the enterprise incubation wing of Development Alternatives Group for the last four months. This seems like a good time to elucidate what TARA does. Development Alternatives was founded by Dr.... by Esha Dwibedi | 17 Nov, 2016 | Insights
“Dwibedi… toh Brahmin ho?” “Umm… Haan” “ Achha. Kahan ke Brahmin ho?” “ Umm… humlog Kolkata mein rahte hain” “Achha. Toh Diwali ke time ghar nahi ja rahe ho?” “Nahin. Aap ticket dekh lijiye.” “Rahane do bitiyan. Sambhal ke jana” This is a snippet of the conversation I... by Esha Dwibedi | 26 Oct, 2016 | Insights
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth – The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost Every day, we make choices in our lives. And... by Esha Dwibedi | 24 Sep, 2016 | Insights
As part of my work with TARA, for the last few weeks, I had been doing a lot of research on various government schemes and provisions available for small loans for MSME entrepreneurs. In the process, I now have a much clearer picture of the MSME sector in India. MSME...