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We produce blogs to discuss new research findings, ongoing projects, and even personal reflections on the research process. Our blogs are written for a variety of audiences, including other researchers, policymakers, practitioners, financial service providers, grassroots organizations, impact investors and the public. The format is simple and easy to grasp. The language is straightforward, and the tone is non-academic. Our blogs can be of varying lengths. We choose to write a blog when we don’t want to do a full- fledged study or follow a rigorous research process. Blogs may contain opinions and they can also be based on experiences. Some of our blogs may just share some observations, learnings, or challenges.

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October 4, 2013 | Dvara Research

IFMR Finance Foundation’s “Complete Financial Inclusion and Financial Deepening” site has been created with a view to track national progress on these fronts over time.

By Anand Sahasranaman
September 30, 2013 | Dvara Research

This post is part 2 of a three-part series, and depicts the legislative and policy backdrop to agri-commodity markets in India

By Sreya Ray, Bama Balakrishnan, Dr. Kshama Fernandes
September 26, 2013 | Dvara Research

The Indian farmer might earn only INR 30 a day, but there are many of him. According to the 2001 census, the Indian agriculture sector employs about 60 percent of the population, of which farmers comprise 119 million (the rest are agricultural non-owner labourers).

By Sreya Ray, Bama Balakrishnan, Dr. Kshama Fernandes
September 22, 2013 | Dvara Research

At a fundamental level, it can be argued that internal revenue sources are the most critical funding levers available to a municipality because without effective, predictable generation of internal revenues, it will be impossible to attract new, external sources of funding.

By Anand Sahasranaman, Aditi Balachander
September 13, 2013 | Dvara Research

In the previous post of this series, we discussed the status of rural housing and motivations that determine the pattern of construction/upgradation of houses in rural areas.

By Mohammed Irfan
September 8, 2013 | Dvara Research

Even in an environment of great expectations, new RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan’s opening statement was remarkable for its ambition and clarity of purpose

By Amy Jensen Mowl
September 4, 2013 | Dvara Research, Forbes India

A new paper by Anandi Mani et al in the August issue of Science has a stunning finding – that the cognitive impact of being poor may be equivalent to as much as 13 IQ points.

September 4, 2013

Home ownership is an important aspiration for all of us. A house is more than just a roof over one’s head.

By Mohammed Irfan
August 30, 2013 | Dvara Research

The Reserve Bank of India has published on its website, a discussion paper on Banking Structure in India – The Way Forward which covers the following aspects:

August 20, 2013 | Dvara Research

Gary Hustwit’s documentary film, Urbanized (2011), presents an optimistic overture about the future of cities, but is not unchecked with caution.

By Rachit Khaitan