The Gyan Mitra Initiative: Building a Sustainable Knowledge Ecosystem for Community Empowerment
How local talent is trained as Gyan Mitras to become lifelong catalysts of knowledge and leadership within their ...
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Blogs
28/08/2026
01/08/2026
Social Sector Thrives on Collaboration, Not Competition
Why cross-sector partnerships between NGOs, government, and corporates are critical to scaling impact across rural India.
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19/06/2026
From Aspiration to Achievement: Empowering Rural Youth
A Scholar's Journey from Aspiration to Achievement through the Swades Excellence Scholarship.
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19/06/2026
Corporate to Community: Reflections on a Decade of Learning and Letting Go
Ten years ago, I made a defining decision of my professional life - to walk away from 27 years in the corporate world to pursue...
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17/06/2026
Community-Driven Change Needs Shared Goals; Not Set Targets
Decades in the corporate world condition you to think on the lines of targets - quarterly targets, annual targets, monthly targets etc.
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14/06/2026
Sweet Homecoming: Stories of Reverse Migration in Rural Maharashtra
How a young farmer has transformed his family's paddy fields into thriving farms using sustainable practices.
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09/06/2026
A Health Champion Making Lasting Impact
How Swades Mitra Aarti Pawar goes above and beyond for community well-being and healthcare access.
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08/06/2026
When Our Frontline Taught Me What Leadership Really Means
When the pandemic hit in 2020, all of us were caught off guard.None of us knew how to navigate ...
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04/06/2026
Water Access: A Foundation for Rural Health
How clean drinking water and sanitation infrastructure transform health outcomes in rural communities.
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01/06/2026
Beyond Compliance: Why CSR Has The Potential To Do More
A friend recently asked me, if you went back to the corporate world, what would you do differently?...
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19/05/2026
Viksit Bharat Must Begin with Viksit Gaon
The vision of a Viksit Bharat - a developed India by 2047 - is ambitious, inspiring, and necessary...
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19/05/2026
Grant Making and CSR Funding Need a "4 E MINDSET” FOR TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE
At Swades, we believe sustainable change cannot be delivered to communities...
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29/02/2024
Defeating Cancer: A Comprehensive Guide to Prevention and Treatment
At the beginning of 2024, as is the case every year, the gyms were flooded with new members, people took up yoga, decided to...
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