Sasidhar N Thumuluri's Page

In 2020 when Alchemy calls me I imagine myself in two different roles.



I will be running a chain of schools offering low cost but high quality education to thousands, if not millions, of poor children across India. I would be a social entrepreneur in education sector. I don't know yet how I will build a viable business model around this issue, but I think education is a cornerstone for sustainable development of any economy and, it is necessary to and I think I will crack that puzzle.… Continue

Vijay Mahajan, founder of BASIX - a new generation livelihood promotion organization in India, is the greatest visionary I have ever met thus far. His ideas, vision, actions, articulation and command over issues the world around him faces amazes me. His positive energy is so contagious that I have seen no one who met him and not became of fan for him instantly. He is not a spiritual guru or an academic but a real 'action hero'. He is a real social innovator and thinks of solutions all the time.… Continue

I think this is the key given the scale of the problem a social innovator has set out to encounter. It is one thing to think creatively but another thing to make it scalable and reach millions. What's the use if it can't serve the ma****. One should have a big goal in mind and strive to achieve it. For example microfinance is such a powerful idea that has reached millions and can reach billions. The idea is simple yet different because banks failed to achieve what a microfinance organization is… Continue