Swavlamban by Drishtee: Gandhian Perspectives on Village-Centric Development

Satyan Mishra () and Dhirendra Mani Shukla ()
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Satyan Mishra: Drishtee Foundation
Dhirendra Mani Shukla: Indian Institute of Management Lucknow

A chapter in Social Entrepreneurship and Gandhian Thoughts in the Post-COVID World, 2023, pp 215-232 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter narrates the evolution of Drishtee, a social enterprise that strives to bring shared prosperity to rural areas, over the last two and a half decades. Deeply inspired by the Gandhian philosophy of self-reliant village economies, Drishtee identifies economic and social interdependencies among rural community members and brings interventions to leverage and sustain these interdependencies. Based on the reflections of Mr. Satyan Mishra, co-founder of Drishtee, this chapter documents some of the key initiatives undertaken by Drishtee in rural areas over the last two decades to help rural communities become self-reliant. These initiatives include the development of the rural ecosystem for Swavlamban (self-reliance), the introduction of a digital platform-based barter system, experimentation with self-managed teams, and the implementation of “Nai Talim.”

Keywords: Social entrepreneurship; Gandhian perspective; Self-reliance; Rural ecosystem; Barter; Livelihood opportunities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-4008-0_10

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