CauseBecause

As colours blend, so do stories, ideas, and people.

May the colours we share today remind us that every shade belongs. 🫟

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.” — Martin Luther King Jr.

A reminder we return to, often.



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𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗜𝗻𝗰. 𝗪𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗿𝗼𝗼𝘁𝘀

Over the last decade, we’ve seen corporate India step beyond boardrooms and engage more closely with communities, in villages, classrooms, health centres, farms, and many other spaces across the country.

This upcoming book is our attempt to capture that journey.

Through first-person narratives from corporate leaders, policymakers, civil society practitioners, and domain experts, it brings together voices shaped by years of working at the corporate-community interface, the challenges, the learnings, and the evolution along the way.

We’re excited to share more with you soon.

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀.

In this episode of On Cam with CauseBecause, 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗭𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗵𝗶 (co-founder, Ukti Waldorf School) shares thoughtful insights on nurturing healthy childhood development, for parents, educators, and anyone shaping the future.

Hosted by 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗷𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗮𝘆𝗻𝗮.

"Are we listening to children, or shaping them to fit systems?"

Watch here: https://tinyurl.com/3fhe8p86

ON CAM WITH US: Salone Zutshi, Educator, Author & Founder UKTI - Delhi Waldorf School On Cam with CauseBecause isn’t a podcast, a formal interview, or a hot seat conversation. Sometimes, it’s the unstructured, informal moments over coffee, in ...

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗵𝗶'𝘀 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗡𝗘𝗣 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁?

A new report from Delhi Science Forum and 𝗔𝗹𝗹-𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲'𝘀 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 (𝗔𝗜𝗣𝗦𝗡) uncovers the fallout. With 100+ government school mergers since 2022, and the access to government schools reducing, especially for underprivileged students, DSF's Menon, Kamala stresses, "School education must be available for everybody... Regardless of class or family background."

While the policy promises equity, the enrollment crashing by 3.3 lakh students, overenrolled classrooms, longer commutes, a lack of basic facilities, teacher shortages and denied admissions for 80,000 children, say otherwise.

To read the full article, visit

Closures, Overcrowding, and Lack of Basic Facilities in Delhi Schools, Says DSF Report – CauseBecause Medium Development Closures, Overcrowding, and Lack of Basic Facilities in Delhi Schools, Says DSF Report CB Bureau Jan 14, 2026 A report on the Status of School Education in Delhi, released by the Delhi Science Forum (DSF) and the All-India People’s Science Network (AIPSN), highlights serious problems i...

𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀, 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁.

Indian endurance runner, 𝗣𝗼𝗼𝗷𝗮 𝗞𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝘆 brings a quiet strength to sport, rooted in consistency, resolve, and showing up through uncertainty.

From mountaineering to ultrarunning, her journey isn’t just about finishing races like Brazil 135. It’s about showing up, navigating doubt, and honouring an inner calling while balancing multiple identities with grace.

This thoughtful exchange brings her to reflect on resilience, support systems, and the subtle challenges women continue to face in the sporting space, leaving behind a simple but powerful reminder: "𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯."

Read the full conversation:

Miles, mountains, and a mind that does not quit—Pooja Krishnamoorthy is India’s quiet force of endurance – CauseBecause Medium Feature Point Miles, mountains, and a mind that does not quit—Pooja Krishnamoorthy is India’s quiet force of endurance Khushi Priya Jan 20, 2026 Conviction often reveals itself quietly—not in grand declarations, but in the steady resolve to keep going when the path is uncertain, demanding, and...

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗦𝗥 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱?

During a recent field visit to Udaipur, team CauseBecause went on the ground to understand how DS Group’s CSR work is helping redefine what continuity looks like in rural livelihoods. From collective irrigation systems to local enterprises and practical designs for women’s work, every effort reflected intent, learning, and growing trust.

The full field report documents these observations and the realities behind long-term social interventions.

To read the full report, visit https://tinyurl.com/mskz92h8

The coffee room is all set, it's time to pen down your thoughts and ideas :)
About 50 of us will be there from 9 am to 4:30 pm on 27 October 2023. Join us if you are from the sustainability and CSR domain and think your presence will add value to the conversations.

Environmentalist Rakesh Khatri at the CauseBecause office today.

Often referred to as the Nest-man of India, he started making nests for sparrows back in 2008, initially on his own and then with children everywhere. In that first year he made 20 nests – it took about 4 days for the first nest to be adopted by a sparrow. Since then, he has made more than 400,000 nests—and counting. :)

Khatri says people tend to ask why they should make the nests – shouldn’t the birds be doing that? Well, have we left them any space in our urban jungles?

The coffee is brewing (in our heads) and so are the conversations (again, in our heads only). We are so looking forward to both of the treats tomorrow – hopefully as much as the participants are. We are celebrating 10 years of CSR and some 25-30 leaders from corporate groups and foundations will be engaging at the event's trademark not-so-formal conversations.

So here's to Edition 7 of Coffee for Cause...
https://coffeeforcause.in

A coffee meet-up where –

If you are a brand that believes that is what will underline, justify and differentiate its existence...

If you are a corporation trying to align and re-align your operations, processes and essentially everything with what is sustainable (and the )…

If you are a social entrepreneur/ innovator/ disruptor trying to find for all things non-sustainable...

If you are a non-profit implementing programmes that are …

If you are a concerned /conscious/ conscientious individual always or mostly trying to lead a (but ever so often feel dejected by the state of affairs and left wondering if others are bothered at all about the environment, the planet, the future)...

– we meet and talk about all of the above and more. And go back home with something that feels like hope.

It was great meeting Govind Ram Saini in Jaipur. He is the voice of over a hundred ‘independent’ specially-abled individuals in and around Amer region of Jaipur. This humble human went door to door on his tricycle to distribute food during the lockdown.

The lady in bright orange is Sarita-ji, president of Nath Seva Sansthan, a go-to person for almost every villager in need. She had led a massive meal and ration distribution drive during Covid and mobilised volunteers like Govind Ram. For over a year, these people were sustaining thousands of families in the region.

The women in the second photo are some of the beneficiaries.
(All of these people here are part of the Hero WeCare family — part of their CSR journey.)

And what is Team CauseBecause (Ranjan in the photos) doing in this remote dhani (local word for hamlet)? Well, to experience the realities and the impact of a social intervention, we have to be there, with the beneficiaries. We don’t miss a chance to be with the team on the ground, especially when it’s in the country’s lesser-known places, where more interventions and holistic impact are needed.