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We are currently hiring for the following positions: Finance and Compliance Lead, Product and Growth Manager, and Editorial Manager.

Values

Here are the five values that guide what we do, how we do it, and who we do it for.

Courage

We challenge the status quo. We stand up for what we believe is right, even when it is unpopular or undervalued.

We embrace new opportunities with a spirit of experimentation.

We seek feedback and own our mistakes, so that we can constantly learn and be better.

Playfulness

We approach our work with a sense of curiosity and openness.

Laughter and fun in the workplace are just as important to us as hard work.

Integrity

We do what we say and we say what we do. We are honest, reliable, and trustworthy.

We are guided by a deep commitment to doing right by the communities we serve, and to upholding our values, even when no one is watching.

Excellence

We hold ourselves to high standards. We believe that all work—big or small—is deserving of our time, attention, and best efforts.

We foster a culture of continuous learning and self-reflection—both of which are critical to helping us grow and produce our best work.

Kindness

We find strength in community and cultivate relationships with sincerity, grace, and respect.

We put people at the centre of everything we do and create a culture where everyone feels supported and empowered to do their best work.

Team

Anjali Mishra

Hindi Editor

Cincy Jose

Head, Editorial Operations

Debojit Dutta

Head, Features

Derrek Xavier

Editorial Associate

Devanshi Vaid

Co-founder and Director

Halima Ansari

Editorial Analyst

Indresh Sharma

Multimedia Editor

Jasmine Bal

Editorial Analyst

Joeanna Rebello Fernandes

Writer and Editor

Juhi Mishra

Karen Miranda

Finance Associate

Meet Kakadiya

Social Media Associate

Mehek Seth

Rachita Vora

Co-founder and Director

Rajika Seth

Director

Rakesh Swami

Raveena Kunwar

Digital Marketing Analyst

Saba Kohli Dave

Saloni Meghani

Editorial Consultant

Saloni Sisodiya

Samhith Kanamarlapudi

Product Consultant

Shreya Adhikari

Head, Climate & Podcasts

Shriya Roy

Multimedia Editor

Sidharth Bhatt

Smarinita Shetty

Co-founder and CEO

Sneha Philip

Director

Srishti Gupta

Editorial Associate

Subhash Sundaravadivelu

Suchorita Datta

Board

Praveen Bhatt

Former Head - Digital Marketing, Axis Bank

Sandhya Rao

Finance Specialist

Shailesh Deshpande

Former Head - Talent & Leadership, Godrej Group

Ethics Statement

Our Work

IDR’s mission is to advance knowledge on social impact in India.

Our editorial focus is on cross-sector solutions to development problems, cutting-edge ideas and real-world practice. We know that knowledge is only a part of the solution for any complex problem; but we also know that it is a crucial part. Therefore, we aim to publish substantive, well-written and thought-provoking articles in jargon-free language.

Our editorial direction is independent of any funder, nonprofit or partner relationship. We choose what to write about based on our collective judgement and experience of what will be most interesting and useful for our audiences. Independence, excellence and relevance are our highest priorities.

Voice

IDR works with a diverse community of contributors such as experts, practitioners, funders, researchers, writers, designers and freelancers. A large number of people working or investing in development in India consume, create or contribute to IDR. While we may speak in different voices, we share some core values.

We believe that the development community in India has a vast trove of expertise and wisdom on advancing social change. However, not all of it is accessible, locked as it is in people’s heads or within organisations. It is important to enable access to these valuable lessons, insights and decisions in order to move the field forward.

Operating Principles

IDR’s guiding principles are based on our responsibility to the reader to produce fair, independent and quality content.

Facts

We commission, create and curate content for our readers. For articles written by contributors, we trust that they have verified all facts, charts, graphs and data included in their pieces. Our team also fact checks and verifies all data wherever possible; in cases where data isn’t available, we defer to the expertise of our contributors. When errors are brought to our attention, we correct them right away.

Editorial Opinions

Our editorial content is often written by contributors external to IDR. Any opinion thus expressed should not be construed as an opinion endorsed by the whole organisation.

Governance

India Development Review is a Section 8, nonprofit company. Our board provides financial oversight and corporate governance, and also offers strategic advice to the CEO and senior staff. A complete list of board members can be found on the website.

Relationships with Funders

Since IDR will always feature a variety of voices in the development sector, it is possible that there will be times when a current funder will write for or be featured by IDR. In such instances, we will provide a full disclaimer of the relationship along with the article. As a nonprofit reliant on grant funding, we also maintain full transparency regarding all our funders.

Personal Conflict

In the event that an employee of IDR is a board member or has a spouse, partner, or other close relationship with an employee of an organisation that gets featured on IDR, we will disclose the relationship in the article.

Professional Appearances

Members from our team are often asked to appear in a professional capacity as experts at various conferences, roundtables and on media platforms. These appearances do not constitute endorsement of any organisation or individual that gets discussed.

Funding Partners

Our past and current partners include:

Aarti and Abhay Havaldar, Ashish Dhawan, Ashoka Centre For Social Impact and Philanthropy, ATE Chandra Foundation, British Asian Trust, Direct Web Access Ltd, Dr Reddy’s Foundation, EdelGive Foundation, Fiona and Luis Miranda, Forbes Foundation, Govind Iyer, Hindustan Unilever Foundation, HT Parekh Foundation, Independent and Public-Spirited Media Foundation (IPSMF)*, Koita Foundation, Kshirsagar Apte Foundation, Rainmatter Foundation, Rati and Riah Forbes, Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies, Tata Trusts, and Vidya Shah.

*Independent and Public-Spirited Media Foundation has provided financial support to IDR for the purpose of reporting and publishing stories of public interest. IPSMF does not take any legal or moral responsibility whatsoever for the content published by IDR on their website or any of their other platforms.