Field Notes
Who is actually waiting outside the hospital
The queue at a hospital gate is not who most people picture. Four groups, and why a plate of food is the expense a family cuts first.
21 Jul 2026 · 2 min read
Field notes
Stories, cost sheets and the occasional correction
We write about what a programme costs, what it achieved and where it fell short. If a post reads like a press release, we have failed.
Transparency · Featured
What ₹40 actually buys: the cost sheet of one meal
Groceries, cooking gas, packaging, distribution. A line-by-line breakdown of a single Daily Food Seva meal — including the parts we would rather round off.
3 August 2026 · 2 min read
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Field Notes
The relief phase nobody funds
Three weeks after the water goes down, the cameras leave. That is when a flood-affected family actually loses its year.
12 Jul 2026 · 2 min read
Guides
How to check any Indian NGO in fifteen minutes (including us)
Four public databases, one PDF and a phone call. A practical checklist for donors who would rather verify than trust — with our own numbers to test it on.
28 Jun 2026 · 2 min read
CSR
Five things we ask every CSR partner before we take the money
Not every ₹50 lakh is worth taking. The questions we ask corporate partners in the first meeting — and the two answers that make us say no.
13 Jun 2026 · 2 min read