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Day 2: Visiting the Indian Institute of Technology–Madras (IITM) to talk with the Rural Technology Action Group (RuTAG) and the Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CSIE)

by diana | Jan 10, 2012 | Blog, Field Notes, Jan '12 India Trip

Prashanth drove me through Chennai wicked morning traffic and dropped me off at IIT Madras. It almost felt like a homecoming. This institution is where I began my research in India, and seeing the Gajendra Circle elephants made the memories flood back. Plus, if you...

Day 1: “Hit the Ground Running” with Peri-Urban Surveys

by diana | Jan 10, 2012 | Blog, Field Notes, Jan '12 India Trip

Back-dated blog post entries, edited from Diana’s personal blog. When I got off the plane and began walking to immigration, I took a whiff of the air and said to myself, “Yes, this is Chennai.” Immediately, my senses were transported to two years back, when I...

MIT $100K Elevator Pitch Competition

by diana | Nov 3, 2011 | Blog, Cambridge, Competitions

I need a better phone camera. Tuesday and Wednesday nights were spent with MIT $100K Elevator Pitch Contest events. As I have written, I’m working with a team of awesome MIT, Harvard, and University of Cambridge students and alumni on a new social venture, Essmart. In...