Independent Research and Policy Advocacy

April 20, 2010 | Dvara Research

An article in The Hindu a few months back by P. Sainath stated that migrants from Ganjam staying in Surat send home Rs.400 crore a year.

By Vijayalakshmi C, Shilpa Sathe
April 19, 2010 | Dvara Research

Jim Rosenberg, Communications Officer for the CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor)  Technology Program, recently interviewed Bindu about how the financial system in India might be configured to deliver complete financial service access.

By Dvara Research
April 19, 2010

When you hold that cup of freshly brewed coffee where does that aromatic smell take you? What does that coffee remind you of?  You might not be alone when you say ‘Well, just coffee’; but there is more to it than you might think.

April 9, 2010 | Dvara Research

Including the poor into the formal financial system has been hard despite numerous and sustained efforts. The difficulty in achieving inclusion attains a whole new meaning in hills and mountainous regions where populations are sparse and connectivity is extremely low.

By Ajaykumar Tannirkulam
April 6, 2010 | Dvara Research

Given the scope of Microfinance in India, it is imperative to measure access and impact of finance to understand its benefits and challenges.

By Anita Sharma, Natalie Colatosti
April 1, 2010

A training exercise was undertaken recently for the wealth managers (WMs) of Sahastradhara KGFS (from 18th to 20th March) and Dhanei KGFS (from 25th to 27th March).

March 31, 2010

For a company of Google’s stature that has reached the scale it has, and still regard itself to be an Internet start-up is both admirable and inspiring.

March 30, 2010

IFMR capital closed a Rs. 264.7 million securitisation transaction with Grameen Koota, introducing a new bank investor to the microfinance capital markets.

March 24, 2010

Having a coffee at other stores could be a routine affair, but at Starbucks it’s an experience altogether.

March 23, 2010

Mr. M Dandapani Reddy of Badakushastali village, Orissa underwent a traumatic night on 9th March 2010, when his daughter N Rebati Reddy had fallen down and cut her chin.