BITS Of Social Impact : A Social Entrepreneurship Primer with Stories of Founders from BITS Pilani

By Harsh Bhargava| Sai Prameela Konduru

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About the book

What is social entrepreneurship? What are the practical tips for setting up and sustaining a social impact organization? How to assess the impact of programmes run by NGOs? This book answers such questions through the real-life stories of twenty-five founders and changemakers who have made a social impact.

All the founders featured in the book are alumni of BITS Pilani. The narratives cover social sectors like healthcare, education, environment, the arts and culture, and rural transformation. The book augments the thrust given to entrepreneurship and inter-disciplinary thinking and practices in the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.

The book will be of interest to the professionals in the development sector, social entrepreneurs, NGOs, impact investors, researchers, policymakers, students, educational and other institutions.

Pages: 296

Available in: Paperback

Language: English

Harsh Bhargava

Harsh Bhargava has been teaching social entrepreneurship, startup management, and related subjects in leading B-schools in Hyderabad. He has worked with a rural transformation NGO. An alumnus of BITS Pilani, IIT Kanpur and Naval PG School, California, Harsh is a former Commodore, Indian Navy. His previous books include BITS of Success and Virtual Leadership. When he is not teaching, regular community volunteering, along with travel, photography, golfing, and blogging keep him occupied.

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Sai Prameela Konduru

Sai Prameela Konduru is a software engineer by profession who works with a leading CRM product company. She is passionate about volunteering. She is an alumnus of BITS Pilani and University of California, Irvine. As the CEO of BITSAA (BITS Alumni Association) International, she led the launch of initiatives for job support, mentorship, alumni-run courses, mental health, and fundraising, among others. She loves driving and is a trained Kuchipudi dancer.He is currently chairman of the advisory board of the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF). He has written over thirty books on economics, history, politics and cinema, as well as fiction. He has also written columns for several newspapers and periodicals in the UK and India. He received the Pravasi Bharatiya Puraskar in 2004 and the Padma Bhushan in 2008.

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