[ Point10tv ] : Kanan Dhru , Founder – Research Foundation for Governance in India ( RFGI ) – Part 1

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Jatin Chaudhary

This is the first part of 2-part series with Kanan Dhru, Founder – Research Foundation for Governance in India (RFGI) where she talked about her thought process behind starting RFGI.

* She mentioned about the recent experience of her parents where one of her uncle was extremely disapproving of her work.

* She was a lawyer in Gujarat High-court where she found many people were not able to get the justice which they could’ve got. When she met many established people, they suggested her to join back the corporate law firm instead of doing this!

*That led to the foundation of Research Foundation of Governance in India ( RFGI ) to bring legal reforms in India thru research work. She also talked about how she was able to build the initial team for RFGI.

* She also talked about their work to involve youth in Governance and policy-making. Some of their research work have been quoted in government commission reports also.

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[ Point10tv ] : What is Point10?

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Jatin Chaudhary
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[ Point10tv ] Sharon Weir , Founder & Research Head , The 4th Wheel , Exploring CSR’s Potential

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Jatin Chaudhary

Along with inspiring entrepreneurs, at e10 forums we have started inviting entrepreneurs who have just started their ventures to talk about their thought process on very important juncture of their life. * In this video Sharon Weir, Founder & Research Head, The 4th Wheel talks about fast-growing trend of how companies have started using employees, core competencies along with financial aid as part of their corporate social responsibility initiatives. *Sharon talks about their how three childhood friends with diverse experience chose to become a social entrepreneurs for a higher social impact. * She also explains the concept of ‘The 4th Wheel’ … Continue reading →

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[ Point10tv ] Dr. Suman Chahar, Chairperson, Sulabh Sanitation and Social Reforms ( Sulabh Sauchalaya ) – Part 2 & 3

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Jatin Chaudhary

This post contains the all three part of 3-part series with Dr. Suman Chahar, Chairperson, Sulabh Sanitation and Social Reforms about the incredible journey of 40 years of Sulabh International – a pioneering organization in the field of Sanitation in India. We have have covered the first part earlier and you can watch the video embedded below. In the second part Dr. Chahar mentions very important fact about Sulabh International that it was started with building 2 toilets with local municipality support. All great social reforms have started very small, but the thing is that they’ve been started. . In … Continue reading →

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[ Point10tv ] Dr. Suman Chahar, Chairperson, Sulabh Sanitation and Social Reforms ( Sulabh Sauchalaya ) – Part 1

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Jatin Chaudhary

This is the first part of 3-part series with Dr. Suman Chahar, Chairperson, Sulabh Sanitation and Social Reforms about the incredible journey of 40 years of Sulabh International – a pioneering organization in the field of Sanitation in India. * In this she shares her experiences on how embarrassing it was to stay in villages without basic toilets. In fact they stopped visiting their uncle’s place just because they didn’t have the toilets, which would make them uncomfortable. * She has completed Ph.D. from IIT Delhi and while she met Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak ( Founder – Sulabh International ) in … Continue reading →

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Ketan Talavia, Owner – Navrang Videomatics!

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Jatin Chaudhary

This is part of our “Inspiring People” series to narrate our experiences with the inspiring people we’ve met during the journey of Point10! We’ve had the amazing start to the year 2011. We launched Point10tv – featuring inspiring entrepreneurs and set-up the new company ‘SweetlyDesigns’ – Global marketplace for rural artisans. We’ve been getting great encouraging response for Point10tv both in terms of content and quality of the videos. You can check it yourself @ http://p10.in/tv The credit for the quality of videos goes to Ketan Talavia, Owner, Navrang Videomatics who records all our videos at our entrepreneurs10 forums. We … Continue reading →

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Entrepreneur10: Women Entrepreneurship Forum – February edition Update (must read)

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Jatin Chaudhary

Last Saturday we hosted the “Entrepreneurs10: Women Entrepreneurship Forum” in partnership with ‘WE: Connecting Women Entrepreneurs’ which was attended by 40+ entrepreneurs, professionals and students. We will be uploading all the videos on Point10tv in the first week of march. Veena Parikh – Managing Director, Shashwat Systems shared her inspiring entrepreneurial journey on being a woman and building traditional engineering business. Neha Shah, Founder, Neha’s Fitness Studio shared her entrepreneurial journey on building Gujarat’s best fitness studio after getting arthritis. Nisha Vikram – Founder , Gaatha Handicrafts shared her entrepreneurial story on her thought process behind starting Gaatha Handicrafts and … Continue reading →

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Digital Training Center in Tajpore village, bardoli – RuralShakti Initiative

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Jatin Chaudhary

As part of our RuralShakti mission, we’ve recently started the digital training center in Tajpore village, near Bardoli town. Sonal Konkani and Rahul Konkani are leading all RuralShakit initiatives in Tajpore village. RuralShakti initiatives aim to generate employment opportunities for local talent and educated youths, reduce rural-urban migration, and improve quality of life in semi urban areas by empowerment through technology, customized training methodology and innovative business models that are scalable and replicable in other parts of rural India. Following key points are covered in digital training center. Educate students on Linux Operating System. Ubuntu has its own Software center … Continue reading →

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Entrepreneurs10: Social Entrepreneurship Forum – update

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Jatin Chaudhary

Last saturday we hosted the “Entrepreneurs10: Social Entrepreneurship Forum” which was attended by 40+ entrepreneurs, professionals and students. Check the following pics which would explain more about the forum. Sharon Weir – Founder – The 4th Wheel presented the thought process behind starting the new venture based on Corporate Social Responsibility. Jatin Kataria talked about various initiatives he’s being part of i.e. Challenge Future & Panchajanya. Deepinder Mohan – Managing Director – Environment Planning Group Limited shared his entrepreneurial journey on building self-sustainable social enterprise business model of providing affordable quality drinking water to masses. Kanan Dhru – Founder & … Continue reading →

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When there is a will there is a way – Kuntaben Gamit, President, Adesh Mahila Mandal

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Jatin Chaudhary

This is part of our “Inspiring People” series to narrate our experiences with the inspiring people we’ve met during the journey of Point10! Kuntaben is the President of Adesh Mahila Mandal, Sajipara village, dang district. She lives with her husband and two kids. They earn their living by harvesting seasonal crops and animal husbandry. Yet it’s very difficult for them to make ends meet and provide the best for their children. When the Forest department of Dang wanted to give training to rural women for their development, she saw a golden opportunity for herself as well as the folks of … Continue reading →

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