Social Transformation Archives - Vivek Patwardhan https://vivekvsp.com/category/social-transformation/ The Events in Human Resources and Employee Relations space, and in My World through my eyes. Mon, 19 Jan 2026 06:17:01 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 113682794 The Hidden Factories of Dharavi https://vivekvsp.com/2026/01/hidden-factories-of-dharavi/ https://vivekvsp.com/2026/01/hidden-factories-of-dharavi/#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2026 06:16:58 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=9818 My niece, Anagha, managed to connect with Imtiaz Alam, who makes leather jackets. He stays in Dharavi (Mumbai). I always wanted to meet people in...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2026/01/hidden-factories-of-dharavi/feed/ 6 9818 HOMES AND LEADERSHIP https://vivekvsp.com/2025/04/homes-and-leadership/ https://vivekvsp.com/2025/04/homes-and-leadership/#comments Wed, 02 Apr 2025 09:23:47 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=9430 This is a story of two men who are not well educated but who have left an indelible mark on their world. And they have...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2025/04/homes-and-leadership/feed/ 9 9430 Leading with Mashaal in Healthcare https://vivekvsp.com/2025/01/leading-with-mashaal-in-healthcare/ https://vivekvsp.com/2025/01/leading-with-mashaal-in-healthcare/#comments Wed, 15 Jan 2025 11:17:41 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=9172 How Voluntarism Can Make Big Change This ‘Mashaal’ story began in 2017 when (Late) Dr Sheetal Amte thought of enhancing leadership skills among healthcare professionals....

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2025/01/leading-with-mashaal-in-healthcare/feed/ 8 9172 The Flag of Protest https://vivekvsp.com/2024/10/flag-of-protest/ https://vivekvsp.com/2024/10/flag-of-protest/#comments Mon, 21 Oct 2024 20:33:06 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=9036 When Art And Protest Go Together “Flag!” Lulu, my parrot, said. “What flag was that?” Lulu, my parrot, spoke as I hurriedly walked out of...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2024/10/flag-of-protest/feed/ 1 9036 Transforming Maternal and Child Healthcare https://vivekvsp.com/2021/10/health/ https://vivekvsp.com/2021/10/health/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2021 21:38:11 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=7087 The statistics is shocking. I quote: ‘The major complications that account for nearly two-thirds of all maternal deaths (in India) are severe bleeding (mostly bleeding...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2021/10/health/feed/ 4 7087 Dr. Anurag Mishra’s Medicine For Leadership https://vivekvsp.com/2021/10/medicine-for-leadership/ https://vivekvsp.com/2021/10/medicine-for-leadership/#comments Mon, 11 Oct 2021 17:39:48 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=7075 When we discuss Leaders and Leadership, the discussion veers around to explore one oft discussed question: Are Leaders born or made? I have discussed this...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2021/10/medicine-for-leadership/feed/ 6 7075 ‘Akkarmashee’ A Must Read Biography https://vivekvsp.com/2021/05/akkarmashee-biography/ https://vivekvsp.com/2021/05/akkarmashee-biography/#comments Sun, 30 May 2021 05:40:14 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=6860 While reading a book, I often pick up a reference of another interesting book. I can’t remember where I read about ‘Akkarmashee’, the autobiography of...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2021/05/akkarmashee-biography/feed/ 6 6860 How Kabir Lived Up To His Name https://vivekvsp.com/2021/04/kabir-parikh/ https://vivekvsp.com/2021/04/kabir-parikh/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2021 02:23:30 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=6748 Meet this exceptional boy, Kabir Parikh. He is not a celebrity; but I will not be surprised if he eventually becomes one. The tell-tale signs...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2021/04/kabir-parikh/feed/ 7 6748 Build Responsible Citizenship for Development https://vivekvsp.com/2020/09/responsible-citizenship-development/ https://vivekvsp.com/2020/09/responsible-citizenship-development/#respond Thu, 03 Sep 2020 15:36:06 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=6379 (Ms Anjali Kanitkar, the Founder-Trustee of Aroehan, was Associate Professor, at the College of Social Work Nirmala Niketan. Recently she retired as Director, Social Audit,...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2020/09/responsible-citizenship-development/feed/ 0 6379 We Catalyse Village Development: Dr Helen Joseph https://vivekvsp.com/2020/07/development-villages/ https://vivekvsp.com/2020/07/development-villages/#comments Sat, 18 Jul 2020 12:28:10 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=6318 Dr Helen Joseph was Professor at the College of Social Work, Nirmala Niketan (affiliated to the University of Mumbai) since 1983. Throughout her academic and...

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