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Demand, Supply, and Regulation

There is massive demand for English, information technology (IT), and engineering courses fueled by India’s growth. This demand for language and computer literacy starts from primary education right up to higher education. India state institutions cannot meet the demand for … Continue reading

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English and poverty

What does English have to do with poverty? India has had a relationship with English that has cycled from love, hate, to begrudging acceptance, and back to pragmatism. When India was colonized by the British, leaders such as Nehru and … Continue reading

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We are here!

Fourteen hours and three stops from Cleveland — six hours in Mumbai before we caught our canceled flight to Bangalore and had our first four-hour visit with Mithra Foundation. We are in Bangalore ensconced in a spare guesthouse in the … Continue reading

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Who are we going to see?

In Bangalore and Chennai, we will be talking to five types of organizations. The organizations are split-up into clients (yellow) and resources (red) (see graphic below). The five types of organizations are: Clients (1) Non-profits that could be our potential … Continue reading

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Hello world. Welcome!

Last summer, Reuben Domike and I, along with the support of Dean Shila Garg and an alum, Sandeep Bhatia ’89, had an idea: Wouldn’t it be cool if we had a social entrepreneurship program that went global? It was no … Continue reading

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