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    August 11, 2025

    POV: A nonprofit’s programme report launch day

    How's everyone feeling about it? (ft. Panchayat Season 4)

    by Shriya Roy
    2 min read

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    The visibility funders expect.

    The image is a scene from Panchayat. An older woman, who is the village sarpanch, is telling someone, "Whoever comes to your shop, you give them a samosa to eat. And tell them that it is from us, for free". A younger woman, her daughter, stands in the background._Nonprofit humour

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    How senior management takes credit for the same.

    The image is a scene that is set in the same shop as the first image. This time, as a customer eats a samosa, two men who belong to a rival political group stand behind him. The older man tells the customer, "They (the sarpanch and her group) provided the flour to make the outer crust of the samosa, we provided the potatoes that went inside the samosa"._Nonprofit humour

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    Meanwhile, the management’s reaction when they were asked for logistical support, more resources, and conflict resolution during the programme.

    The image features the sarpanch's husband, who is the village pradhan, and the village's deputy pradhan sitting on a motorcycle. The pradhan is holding pieces of cotton in his hand and says, "There is no need to listen to anything. If we listen to what is being said, it will make us angry. Here, stuff this cotton in your ears"._Nonprofit humour

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    The field team members who know that they have done all the heavy lifting, but will rarely get any credit for the same.

    The image features the two men from the scene in the shop. They are the political rivals of the sarpanch's family. As both men walk down the road, the younger man points his finger at the older man and says in anger, "Don't take me lightly"._Nonprofit humour

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    Junior team member who was tasked with coordinating with the resource people, talking to funders, putting together quotes, working with the graphic designer, and being the unofficial point of contact throughout the programme.

    The image features the panchayat secretary and his assistant standing in the panchayat office. The assistant smiles and tells the secretary, "We should also quit our jobs and join politics"._Nonprofit humour

    Feature image courtesy: Amazon Prime Video

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    Shriya Roy

    Shriya Roy is a multimedia editor at IDR, where she is responsible for managing and building video content. Prior to this, she was a journalist for six years across print, TV, and digital newsrooms. She worked as a researcher at NDTV, as a correspondent with The Indian Express, and as a multimedia editor at Feminism in India. Shriya received the Human Rights and Religious Freedom (HRRF) journalism grant in 2022 and produced a documentary exploring caste bias in grassroots cricket in India. She has worked extensively on covering sports at the intersection of gender and human rights. Shriya holds a bachelor’s degree in English literature from Sri Venkateswara College, Delhi University.

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