Vikram Singh Mehta - Anchoring Change: Seventy-Five Years of Grassroots Intervention That Made a Difference

1. 1. Synthesis: Towards a Framework for Grassroots Interventions
   VIKRAM SINGH MEHTA
2. 2. MYRADA and the Emergence of Self-Help Groups in India
   ALOYSIUS PRAKASH FERNANDEZ
3. 3. Seva Mandir: Exploring the intersections of Seva, Sadhna
   and Kranti
   NEELIMA KHETAN
4. 4. The Jamkhed Model: Sowing the Seeds of Community-based
   Primary Healthcare
   APARNA THOMAS, SHOBHA AROLE AND RAVI AROLE
5. 5. Eklavyas Journey of Adaptation and Evolution in Public
   School Education
   HRIDAY KANT DEWAN AND TULTUL BISWAS
6. 6. Beyond Cerebral Palsy: The Growth of Spastics Societies and
   Their Contribution to the Disability Movement
   RAJUL PADMANABHAN
7. 7. Gram Vikas and the MANTRA for Inclusive
   Community Development
   LIBY T. JOHNSON
8. 8. Dastkar: A Crafted Route to Development
   LAILA TYABJI
9. 9. Meals That Educated Generations:
   Lessons from Tamil Nadu
   CHANDRA MOHAN B AND A.R. MEYYAMMAI
10. 10. PRADAN and the Idea of a Development Professional
    NARENDRANATH DAMODARAN AND SMITA MOHANTY
11. 11. Wealth Creation through Community-owned Enterprise:
    NSPDTs Model of Cooperative Smallholder Poultry
    ANISH KUMAR
12. 12. Development Support Centre: Mainstreaming the Idea of
    Water Users Associations
    SACHIN OZA AND MOHAN SHARMA
13. 13. ANANDI: The Long Road to Gender Just Development
    SRILATHA BATLIWALA, SEJAL DAND AND NEETA HARDIKAR
14. 14. SELCO: Building Inclusive, Sustainable and
    Climate-Resilient Solutions
    HARISH HANDE AND SURABHI RAJAGOPAL
15. 15. Basix Social Enterprise Group: Innovations in Microfinance to Promote Livelihoods for the Poor
    VIJAY MAHAJAN
16. 16. Kudumbashree: Where Women Climb the Ladder
    of Empowerment
    S.M. VIJAYANAND AND SAJITH SUKUMARAN
17. 17. Goonj: Reviving the Barter Economy and Changing the Lens
    with Dignity at the Centre
    ANSHU GUPTA
18. 18. Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty: A Paradigm Shift
    in How Government Tackles Poverty
    K. RAJU
19. 19. ITC e-Choupal: A Lighthouse for Truly Inclusive Value Chains
    SIVAKUMAR SURAMPUDI
20. 20. the ant : Stepping Away from the Trees to Notice the Forest
    SUNIL KAUL AND JENNIFER LIANG
21. 21. The Brewing of Araku Coffee: Regenerating the
    Economy and Ecology
    MANOJ KUMAR
22. 22. Seeding and Shaping the Labour Migration Agenda:
    Aajeevika Bureaus Journey
    RAJIV KHANDELWAL AND DIVYA VARMA
23. 23. Janaagraha: Transforming the Quality of Life in Indias Cities
    SRIKANTH VISWANATHAN
24. 24. Mitanin in Chattisgarh: Community Health Work as a
    Social Movement
    SAMIR GARG
25. 25. JEEViKA: Fostering Pathways for the Transformation
    of Rural Bihar
    ARVIND KUMAR CHAUDHARY AND MAHUA ROY CHOUDHURY

For my grandfather Dr Mohan Singh Mehta and my father Jagat Singh Mehta, whose lives made a difference.

Vikram Singh Mehta

For Ma, Aftaab, Shekhartime present and time past, are both perhaps present in time future ...

Neelima Khetan

For Karuna, to be inspired by communities of hope and catalysts of change

Jayapadma R V

Contents

1. Synthesis: Towards a Framework for Grassroots Interventions
VIKRAM SINGH MEHTA

2. MYRADA and the Emergence of Self-Help Groups in India
ALOYSIUS PRAKASH FERNANDEZ

3. Seva Mandir: Exploring the intersections of Seva, Sadhna
and Kranti
NEELIMA KHETAN

4. The Jamkhed Model: Sowing the Seeds of Community-based
Primary Healthcare
APARNA THOMAS, SHOBHA AROLE AND RAVI AROLE

5. Eklavyas Journey of Adaptation and Evolution in Public
School Education
HRIDAY KANT DEWAN AND TULTUL BISWAS

6. Beyond Cerebral Palsy: The Growth of Spastics Societies and
Their Contribution to the Disability Movement
RAJUL PADMANABHAN

7. Gram Vikas and the MANTRA for Inclusive
Community Development
LIBY T. JOHNSON

8. Dastkar: A Crafted Route to Development
LAILA TYABJI

9. Meals That Educated Generations:
Lessons from Tamil Nadu
CHANDRA MOHAN B AND A.R. MEYYAMMAI

10. PRADAN and the Idea of a Development Professional
NARENDRANATH DAMODARAN AND SMITA MOHANTY

11. Wealth Creation through Community-owned Enterprise:
NSPDTs Model of Cooperative Smallholder Poultry
ANISH KUMAR

12. Development Support Centre: Mainstreaming the Idea of
Water Users Associations
SACHIN OZA AND MOHAN SHARMA

13. ANANDI: The Long Road to Gender Just Development
SRILATHA BATLIWALA, SEJAL DAND AND NEETA HARDIKAR

14. SELCO: Building Inclusive, Sustainable and
Climate-Resilient Solutions
HARISH HANDE AND SURABHI RAJAGOPAL

15. Basix Social Enterprise Group: Innovations in Microfinance to Promote Livelihoods for the Poor
VIJAY MAHAJAN

16. Kudumbashree: Where Women Climb the Ladder
of Empowerment
S.M. VIJAYANAND AND SAJITH SUKUMARAN

17. Goonj: Reviving the Barter Economy and Changing the Lens
with Dignity at the Centre
ANSHU GUPTA

18. Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty: A Paradigm Shift
in How Government Tackles Poverty
K. RAJU

19. ITC e-Choupal: A Lighthouse for Truly Inclusive Value Chains
SIVAKUMAR SURAMPUDI

20. the ant : Stepping Away from the Trees to Notice the Forest
SUNIL KAUL AND JENNIFER LIANG

21. The Brewing of Araku Coffee: Regenerating the
Economy and Ecology
MANOJ KUMAR

22. Seeding and Shaping the Labour Migration Agenda:
Aajeevika Bureaus Journey
RAJIV KHANDELWAL AND DIVYA VARMA

23. Janaagraha: Transforming the Quality of Life in Indias Cities
SRIKANTH VISWANATHAN

24. Mitanin in Chattisgarh: Community Health Work as a
Social Movement
SAMIR GARG

25. JEEViKA: Fostering Pathways for the Transformation
of Rural Bihar
ARVIND KUMAR CHAUDHARY AND MAHUA ROY CHOUDHURY