By Shruti Veenam on March 22, 2010
One evening, about 2 months ago, I went for an event in Mumbai. I had no idea about what this was about as I was simply accompanying my colleagues. It turned out to be a awareness event about Embrace. By the end of the event I was so impressed by the product, I decided to [...]
Posted in Article | Tagged Embrace, Healthcare, Incubator, India, Science & Technology, Social Business Entrepreneurship, Stanford, USA |
By Shruti Veenam on January 30, 2010
a continuation of How your favourite gadget is changing the world: Part 1 of 2
Closer home
In India too, the mobile technology is being explored in various social fields. Though the penetration of mobile phones is not very high across India, the mobile still reaches interior rural villages and tribal areas in some states. There are [...]
Posted in Article | Tagged BabaJob, ClickDiagnostics, IFFCO Kisan Sanchar Ltd, India, Innovation, LabourNet, Mobile Phone, Not-for-profit, Question Box, Science & Technology, SEWA Rural |
By Shruti Veenam on January 26, 2010
If you are a regular urbanite like me, to you the mobile phone means just what Priyanka Chopra seems to convey with her idiosyncratic little nod in the Nokia commercial – ‘it’s not just a phone, it’s me’. The ubiquitous device has now been a part of your lifestyle for years. You need it to [...]
Posted in Article | Tagged Africa, Cell-Life, Community Policing, Disaster Management, Healthcare, Innovation, ISIS, Kenya, Mobile Phone, Not-for-profit, PeaceNet, Science & Technology, SexInfo, South Africa |
By Shruti Veenam on October 30, 2009
Last year I received a random e-mail forward from a friend that for some reason I read (I usually just delete forwards). That’s where I heard about the Yatra and today, more than one year after that mail, I am glad I read it. Being a participant on the Tata Jagriti [...]
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