Raji Ajwani-Ramchandani is a post-doctoral fellow at the Centre for Policy Studies, IIT-Bombay. She has more than 18 years of work experience across India and in the United States. She has worked across various sectors such as banking, information technology, media, and entertainment. She has published research in the areas of microfinance, banking, and sustainable development.
Ajwani-Ramchandani speaks seven languages and writes the blog About Microfinance.
Featured Work
JUN 25, 2014 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Does India Really Need a Women-centric Bank?
With plenty of banks and microfinance services already available, does India's new bank have the right strategy to empower poor and rural women?
NOV 15, 2013 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Forging India's New CSR Mandate
India may become the first country to enact compulsory spending on corporate social responsibility, but is it taking the right approach?
AUG 20, 2013 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: POEM: Tomorrow's Child
This poem was written to convey the imperative of sustainability. As geographical lines blur due to trade and markets, so can ethics.
DEC 11, 2012 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: Buds of Hope
With technical assistance from a local NGO, poor farmers in Maharashtra have been able to supplement their seasonal income by cultivating organic jasmine buds.
SEP 10, 2012 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: Banking on Themselves: Self-Help Groups Empower Poor Rural Women
Microfinance groups have helped the women of Chimbali village overcome the constraints of physical access to banks, lack of education, and social taboos to build ...
MAR 13, 2012 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: Fruits of Our Labor
Through cultivation of organic mango orchards, Adivasi families in India have been able to build sustainable income and supply the processed-food markets.