Writing
Notes on sustainable business, education and India
Essays from fieldwork, teaching and projects. New pieces appear here first.
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A soulful enterprise: building bridges from a ₹15,000 grant to a cultural movement
A 20-year-old MBA student in Ahmedabad turned a ₹15,000 university grant into Neev India — a venture that reconnects young people with their heritage.
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The 'Handprint' legacy: an Indian innovation for global sustainability
A visit to the Centre for Environment Education in Ahmedabad — the child's question behind the Handprint concept, and a campus built on minimal intervention.
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The Samudra Manthan: a blueprint for organizational sustainability
What the churning of the cosmic ocean teaches organisations about growth, its hidden poison, collaboration and selfless leadership.
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Leadership by proxy: the hidden strings of influence and its hidden costs
When leaders work through others, influence can slide into manipulation. Where the line lies, and a checklist to tell if you are acting as someone's proxy.
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Keeping the ESG promise: India accelerates while US & EU navigate backlash and delays
While the US and EU face backlash and delays on ESG, India is speeding up. A comparison of policy, corporate response, regulation and investor trends.
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India's 2025 ESG and sustainability shift: navigating the rapid transformation
Tighter SEBI disclosure rules, investor pressure and green finance are reshaping Indian business. What is changing, and the questions that remain.
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Navigating the turbulent waters: MNCs and global sustainability regulations
How multinationals handle a patchwork of sustainability rules: integrated strategy, private regulation, standards, global governance and dynamic capabilities.
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Corporate sustainability at a crossroads: navigating a fragmented future
US deregulation and tighter EU rules are squeezing companies. Why sustainability is now about survival and competitive edge, not brand image.
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Enhancing inter-departmental CSR collaborations: leveraging the CSR engagement meta-framework
How the CSR engagement meta-framework from my doctoral thesis helps departments work together on CSR by drawing on the diversity of their employees.
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From PhD to project leader: a journey of personal growth
Reflections after the second KODECET project meeting in Jyväskylä on moving from PhD student to leader of an international project.
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The resilience behind success: a journey of triumph through adversity
The personal story behind a top downloaded and top cited paper on employee relations with CSR, written during a time of grief.
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My first big win: leading an Erasmus+ project
Winning Erasmus+ funding for KODECET, my first independent project: circular economy education with universities in India and Thailand.
