The Alternate Vision

THE ART OF GIVING
Venkat Krishnan (PGP ‘93), GiveIndia
He’s worked with a newspaper, a television channel and as principal of a school. Venkat then launched GiveIndia, to promote the culture of ‘giving’ in India. He is an entrepreneur but his mission is one with a difference.

SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL
Anand Halve (PGP ‘77), chlorophyll
After two decades in advertising Anand set up a brand consultancy called chlorophyll. He believes ’small is beautiful’ because in the quest for size and scale you lose out on the joy of creation. This is an alternate model of entrepreneurship.

A SENSE OF OWNERSHIP
S B Dangayach (PGP ‘72 ), Sintex
He is not the owner of the company but in every other sense works like an entrepreneur. The man behind the iconic Sintex water tanks believes in constant evolution and creation of new products. And after 34 years with one company he is still passionate about it!

BASIC INSTINCT
Vijay Mahajan (PGP ‘80), Basix
An IIT-IIM graduate, Vijay has devoted his life to addressing issues of inequality and social justice but through management techniques. He pioneered the concept of microfinance in India through an organisation called Basix which gives loans to the rural poor.