While the phrase 'Social Entrepreneurship' sounds oxymoronic, it certainly is not an unfamiliar concept in the Indian market and society. India is a hub of social entrepreneurship and has a long history of doing business for social causes. The business giants like Amul, Aravind Eyecare, Lijjat,...

Community Radios are a relatively recent phenomenon in India. However, they are an impactful platform and hold a vast potential to reach out to India’s widely dispersed, varied and secluded communities, who have specific local needs and aspirations. Moreover, by providing a voice to the...

The term Social Entrepreneurship has gained an increasing currency in India and abroad, in the recent. However, in many ways, social entrepreneurship still remains a term in search of a “definition-in-practice”. The broad definition of social entrepreneurs describes them as entrepreneurs...

Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 A Term in Search of a Definition -- 2 The 'Entrepreneur' in Social Entrepreneurship -- 3 Entrepreneurial Thinking: A Method to the Madness -- 4 Social and Commercial Entrepreneurship -- 5 Quarter Idealism and a Pound of Pragmatism...