Author: swaniti

A Unifying Narrative

Chitranshu Mathur Chitranshu is an alumnus of IIT Bombay and IIM Ahmedabad. He currently manages CSR activities at Godrej Industries, has worked in the non-profit sector for almost 3 years, and before that in education and infrastructure consulting for brief periods. He likes travelling and quizzing, and blogging. The Justice Verma committee constituted in the […]

Walking The Walk

Susmita Kundu Susmita Kundu is a software engineer who previously worked with Microsoft. She is currently pursuing her PGDM from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. She strongly believes that many of India’s problems can be solved if quality education is made affordable. Susmita loves technology, literature and dogs. The Justice Verma report is undoubtedly […]

Justice Liberty and Equality

Shreya Prakash Shreya Prakash is a 2nd year student at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore. She was awarded the prestigious NTSE scholarship in 2009. Shreya is keenly interested in Law & Public Policy. The constitutional commitment towards building a society for women is clear from the constitutional philosophy of justice, liberty and […]

Blood and Freedom

Heba Ahmed Heba is a graduate in political science from St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata, and is currently pursuing her Masters in international relations from Jadavpur University. Apart from being an avid reader and an amateur writer, her areas of interest include gender and culture studies, different schools of philosophy, theological studies and indigenous literature. The […]

Looking Forward to 2013

2012 ended, and so did all the jokes about the end of the world. The start to 2013 has been not as frenetic as the end of 2012 and this period has given us an opportunity for many to reflect on the year that was and their hopes and aspirations for the year ahead. We […]

The FDI Retail Debate

Join the Swaniti Initiative as we discuss Foreign Direct Investment in the Retail Industry in India. What is your take on the issue?

FDI in Retail: Catalyst for Change

Writing For The Motion: Rajiv Ranjan and Amit Agarkhed Rajiv and Amit are first-year PGP students at IIM-Ahmedabad.

Sustainable Growth Through Retail FDI

Writing For The Motion: Gagandeep Bhatia Gagandeep is a recent graduate of Punjab Engineering College and now works for Tata Motors. He is also a part of the Swaniti Governance Labs.

FDI in Retail: Illusions of Progress

Writing Against The Motion: Menka Pandey Menka is a Master’s student of Fashion Management at the National Institute of Fashion Technology, Kolkata.

The Bad and The Ugly of Retail FDI

Writing Against The Motion: Kanupradeep S. Kanupradeep is a first-year PGP student at IIM-Ahmedabad.