In The Psychology of Human Misjudgment, Charlie Munger—Warren Buffet’s long-standing business partner—brilliantly describes the man-with-a-hammer-tendency as follows: ‘to a man with only a hammer, every problem looks pretty much like a nail’. Indeed, we all tend to look at the… Read more

Exactly 2 years ago, on the eve of Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birthday and a major philanthropy summit organized by Indiaspora, we announced the formation of the India Philanthropy Alliance (IPA), an 11-member coalition of nonprofits active in the United States… Read more

In the summer of 1921, a young surgeon named Frederick Banting and his student Charles Best, working in the laboratory of physiology professor JJR Macleod at the University of Toronto, made one of the greatest medical discoveries of the 20th… Read more

During the early months of 2016, I decamped to Key West, Florida to take a break from running mission-driven organizations.  I decompressed from 18 years leading Grameen Foundation and geared up to take the helm at the American India Foundation.  As I prepared… Read more

Table of Contents: View the Report: Indiaspora Monitor of University Giving View the Slide Deck: Long version View the Slide Deck: Short version View the Press Release Press: Times of India, "PIOs have donated more than $ 1.2 billion to… Read more

Indiaspora Releases Monitor of University Giving More Than $1.2 Billion Donated by Indian Americans to U.S. Higher Education Press Release Tuesday, September 25, 2018 Washington, D.C., USA Indiaspora today announced the creation of the Monitor of University Giving - a… Read more

Over the last few years, a number of studies and surveys of Indian diaspora philanthropy (and Indian philanthropy generally) have been published.  This interest is in part a reflection of the impressive and growing capabilities and stature of Indians around… Read more

Anjula talks about her childhood years in England She elaborates on her move from tech to pop culture Listen to how Jimmy Iovine had a huge impact on her life. She shares her journey with celebrities like Lady Gaga and… Read more

Who is served by philanthropic initiatives and how?  My recent research in India’s microfinance industry has urged me to revisit taken for granted notions of donation and assistance that implicitly structure our conversations about helping to transform the conditions of… Read more