About IDR

India Development Review (IDR) is India’s first independent media

and knowledge platform for the development community. Our
mission is to advance knowledge on social impact in India. We
publish ideas, opinion, analysis and lessons from real-world
practice. Our job is to make things simple and relevant, so you can
do more of what you do, better.
Organisation Details

• Founded in: 2017

• Founding team: Smarinita Shetty (Co-founder and CEO), Rachita Vora (Co-founder and
Director, Content and Partnerships), & Devanshi Vaid (Co-Founder and Director, Outreach
and Reader Engagement)
• Philanthropic partners: Ashoka Centre for Social Impact and Philanthropy, Tata Trusts &
A.T.E Foundation
• Board members: Abhay Havaldar Director (National Stock Exchange and Ex-MD, General
Atlantic), Amee Misra (Investment and Trade Economist, DFID), Garima Deveshwar Bahl
(Leadership coach and Founder, Avasaram), & Sandhya Rao (Finance Specialist)
• Knowledge partners: Alliance Magazine, The Bridgespan Group, Dalberg, FSG, Next
Billion, Stanford Social Innovation Review
Our Story

Although the development community in India has a vast trove of expertise and wisdom on
advancing social change, that knowledge often resides in silos, either locked in people’s
heads or buried within organisations.

This limited access to learning, insights, evidence and best practices constrains what we can
achieve–both individually with our programmes and money, and also collectively as a sector
seeking to create impact.

We founded IDR as a nonprofit in 2017, with the objective of surfacing these ideas,
experiences and practices, so that together we can do more and do right by the millions of
Indians whom we work with and for.
Our Story

We promise to highlight voices on issues that matter, regardless of whether they belong
to little-known grassroots organisations or big-name funders. We will write about what has
worked but we will also talk to our failures. We will showcase the big ideas even as we
cover the functional knowledge that helps us improve our programmes and organisations.

As a platform for Indian voices, we are committed to reflecting the diversity, complexity,
and inventiveness of the sector. We want IDR to be as much yours as it is ours.
 Topics We Cover

Corporate Social Responsibility

Philanthropy in India Education System in India
in India
Health and Tribal Health in
Environment in India Rural Development in India
India
Livelihoods in India Human Right in India Water and Agriculture
Leadership and Talent
Nonprofit Fundraising Board and Governance
Management
Monitoring and Evaluation Organisational Development Technology

Entrepreneurship Collaboration Diversity and Inclusion

Gender Inequality Scale