A chance meeting, political upheaval, finding one’s community, falling in love: each of these has a profound impact on the course of one’s life. In this final episode of our miniseries, we hear from four of India’s most prominent social leaders about some of the early influences that shaped their careers.
This is a mini-series from Grassroots Nation that presents some of the key themes that have arisen in our conversations with some of India’s greatest social leaders. Each episode will explore a set of ideas: from watershed moments in India’s history that have left lasting impressions, to reflections on how their personal philosophies took shape and how they see their work contributing to the larger efforts of nation building.
This is the final episode in our miniseries, where we present important themes that have arisen in the conversations with the guests of Grassroots Nation. These episodes showcase what shaped their thinking, their relationships, and how small acts form the basis of collective action.
Featuring Maya Daruwalla, Aruna Roy, Bunker Roy, Ravi Chopra and Devaki Jain.
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A chance meeting, political upheaval, finding one’s community, falling in love: each of these has a profound impact on the course of one’s life. In this final episode of our miniseries, we hear from four of India’s most prominent social leaders about some of the early influences that shaped their careers.
This is a mini-series from Grassroots Nation that presents some of the key themes that have arisen in our conversations with some of India’s greatest social leaders. Each episode will explore a set of ideas: from watershed moments in India’s history that have left lasting impressions, to reflections on how their personal philosophies took shape and how they see their work contributing to the larger efforts of nation building.
This is the final episode in our miniseries, where we present important themes that have arisen in the conversations with the guests of Grassroots Nation. These episodes showcase what shaped their thinking, their relationships, and how small acts form the basis of collective action.
Featuring Maya Daruwalla, Aruna Roy, Bunker Roy, Ravi Chopra and Devaki Jain.
Grassroots Nation is a podcast from Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies. For more information go to www.rohininilekaniphilanthropies.org or join the conversation on social media @RNP_foundation.
Vijay Mahajan: The Engineer Who Showed India That The Rural Poor Is Credit Worthy
Grassroots Nation
1 hour 15 minutes 46 seconds
1 year ago
Vijay Mahajan: The Engineer Who Showed India That The Rural Poor Is Credit Worthy
Vijay Mahajan, is the co-founder and founder of some of India’s most well known livelihoods and social enterprise groups: the NGO PRADAN, and the BASIX Social enterprise group that has transformed the livelihoods of over three million lower income households across twenty states in India, as well as in other countries across the world.
Born in 1954, Mahajan graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi in 1970. He graduated from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad in 1981 and in 1988 he spent time at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University as a mid-career fellow.
He began his professional career at Phillips, a job that led him to travel extensively across rural India. After his MBA at IIM Ahmedabad, he joined the fabled NGO ASSEFA, and worked with the Bhoodan Movement in Bihar, the voluntary land reform movement where land was given to the landless poor. After working with the landless poor to develop the land they had received, through extensive land, agriculture and water development, Mahajan co-founded PRADAN, or Professional Assistance for Development Action in 1983 and in later years, the first entities that would grow to become the BASIX group in 1996.
At BASIX, Mahajan led his team in offering agricultural and technical development assistance, livelihood financial services that included microfinance, and institutional development support.
Today, Vijay Mahajan is the CEO of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation and the director of the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Contemporary Studies. He is in conversation with his former colleague and mentee, Preeti Sahai,an adaptive leadership educator and coach.
This conversation was recorded at Vijay Mahajan’s office in Delhi.
For more information, go to www.rohininilekaniphilanthropies.org
Audio used:
Unleashing change agents by PRADAN CHANNEL
The Pioneering develolpment apporach of Basix by basix b
Grassroots Nation
A chance meeting, political upheaval, finding one’s community, falling in love: each of these has a profound impact on the course of one’s life. In this final episode of our miniseries, we hear from four of India’s most prominent social leaders about some of the early influences that shaped their careers.
This is a mini-series from Grassroots Nation that presents some of the key themes that have arisen in our conversations with some of India’s greatest social leaders. Each episode will explore a set of ideas: from watershed moments in India’s history that have left lasting impressions, to reflections on how their personal philosophies took shape and how they see their work contributing to the larger efforts of nation building.
This is the final episode in our miniseries, where we present important themes that have arisen in the conversations with the guests of Grassroots Nation. These episodes showcase what shaped their thinking, their relationships, and how small acts form the basis of collective action.
Featuring Maya Daruwalla, Aruna Roy, Bunker Roy, Ravi Chopra and Devaki Jain.
Grassroots Nation is a podcast from Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies. For more information go to www.rohininilekaniphilanthropies.org or join the conversation on social media @RNP_foundation.
