Independent Research and Policy Advocacy

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Blogs

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.

Our Work

June 1, 2021 | Dvara Research

As part of our ongoing research on DBT exclusion, in this case study we discuss how data entry error leads to failure of cash transfer

By Aarushi Gupta, Anjali Nambiar, Aishwarya Iyer
May 26, 2021 | Dvara Research

In this blog post, we attempt to unpack a crucial question, how effective could the CSC model of facilitating vaccine registration be?

By Aarushi Gupta, Aishwarya Iyer
May 3, 2021 | Dvara Research

In this post, we cover the case of a daily wage worker in need of money, who turned to the programme, but failed to receive her wages

By Aarushi Gupta
April 21, 2021 | Dvara Research

This post reviews various sources of literature on how COVID-19 has affected migrant households & conclude by summarises some of the recommendations provided by sector experts

By Rakshith S. Ponnathpur
April 14, 2021 | Dvara Research

In this post, we revisit the issue of over-indebtedness in microfinance and provide a set of suggestions to address them

By Sowmini G Prasad
April 13, 2021 | Dvara Research

In this post, we analyse the community-based health insurance model and suggest pathways for reform

By Anjali Nambiar, Hasna Ashraf
April 9, 2021 | Dvara Research

In this post, we discuss the market & regulatory barriers that prevent most farmers, banks & NBFCs from participating in the commodity derivatives market

By Deepti George, Dwijaraj Bhattacharya, Madhu Srinivas
March 19, 2021 | Dvara Research

This casestudy showcases exclusion from the PDS leading to further exclusion from COVID-19 relief efforts targeted at ration cardholders

March 18, 2021 | Dvara Research

In this blog post, we analyse the VimoSEWA model in India, which shows the strength of community-level intervention and support

By Anjali Nambiar
March 2, 2021 | Dvara Research

This post summarises the research findings from our recently concluded project on exclusion and grievance redress that was undertaken in collaboration with Gram Vaani et.al

By Aarushi Gupta