Dec 20, 2022Bridging Gaps between HCD and ImplementationBridging Gaps between HCD and Implementation Divya Bhardwaj Head of Consulting Vihara Innovation Network The human-centred design (HCD) community has been making efforts through collectives like Design for Health to mainstream design into global health. Many organizations that champion HCD methods, for the last decade, have endeavored to demonstrate the…Public Health6 min readPublic Health6 min read
Sep 30, 2022Are Social, Religious and Cultural Factors Responsible for Meghalaya’s High Fertility?Are Social, Religious and Cultural Factors Responsible for Meghalaya’s High Fertility? Aditya Dev Sood Vihara Innovation NetworkFertility12 min readFertility12 min read
Sep 16, 2021A Shadow Pandemic of Grief and Psychosocial Distress: Unpacking Gendered Responses and Implications for Human-centred Interventionsby Divya Bhardwaj (Sr. Consultant — Mental Health, Gender & Social Acceleration) COVID-19 made Mental Wellbeing a Focus Area The lived experiences of COVID-19 over the past 18-months have exhibited its many socio-economic implications. …Gender Equality7 min readGender Equality7 min read
Published in CORENET·Aug 20, 2020Conducting Ethnographic Research Using Remote Channels of CommunicationMuch like everything, COVID-19 has adversely affected the field of research. With the onset of this pandemic, there are ethical and safety concerns that have risen around undertaking qualitative and human-centred research. At a time when enough emphasis can not be placed on minimum physical contact and practice of social…Ethnographic Research5 min readEthnographic Research5 min read
Published in CORENET·Jul 16, 2020How is COVID-19 impacting gender dynamics and creating newer vulnerabilities for women?While COVID-19 is a highly contagious and a potentially deadly virus, the lived experiences of the pandemic reveal its many socio-economic implications. A rigid lockdown was implemented almost overnight, disrupting lives and livelihoods across the country and bringing high degrees of uncertainty. …Coronavirus7 min readCoronavirus7 min read
May 29, 2020Remote Acceleration that helps Startups in the Time of COVIDOver the course of the lockdown, Vihara Innovation Network has connected with a number of startups and entrepreneurs from across the country, representing varying market segments and different stages of the funding cycle. Almost all of them shared with us, common accounts of zero market traction, inability to pay salaries…5 min read5 min read
Mar 26, 2020An Elephantine Crisis of Knowledge:How to be clearer about what is really going on with Covid-19 in India Aditya Dev Sood A true crisis rips away at our faith in different kinds of knowledge, credibility and established expertise. While this pandemic may have begun in China, it has now begun to ravage and destabilize…Coronavirus6 min readCoronavirus6 min read
May 27, 2019India’s Gotta Get Serious About Climate Change!Indira Gandhi memorably addressed the question of stewardship of the environment in Stockholm in 1972. Speaking on behalf of the Global South, she put the onus of its cleanup on the rich northern countries who were primarily responsible for its pollution. Half a century later, the Indian government’s public position…Climate Change5 min readClimate Change5 min read
May 27, 2019Perfecting the Art of Pitching and Getting Investor ReadyMore often than not, founders at some stage of their startup’s journey are engulfed in a dilemma over fundraising. It gets increasingly difficult when you’re faced with such a situation during the early stages of your startup’s inception. How do I make my startup an attractive proposition to an investor…Startup3 min readStartup3 min read
May 27, 2019Joseph Jeong’s Hot Take on Tech-Ed versus Ed-TechJoseph spent the better part of his life trading and investing money in Wall Street. He started working at the age of 9 and by age 14 he had found his passion for investing and trading. He went on to teach himself the art of investing and got his first…Entrepreneurship2 min readEntrepreneurship2 min read
