Social Entrepreneurship in India

Nisha Pandey, Director and Professor, Gujarat Institute of Development Research (GIDR), Ahmadabad, Gujarat, India. She has published more than 25 research articles in leading Journals and three books in the area of social entrepreneurship and women empowerment. She is a visiting Professor at MIU, Iowa, Fairfield, USA, and a visiting scholar at INTI University, Malaysia. Dr. Pandey has worked on various interdisciplinary research projects in several institutes of International repute. Ashish Pandey is a Professor at the Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai. He has authored over 50 research articles published in leading journals and handbooks, focusing on areas such as spirituality at work, yoga and mindfulness, positive psychology, and the interface between business and society. He serves as a guest faculty member at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad and is a member of the Academic Council at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. Professor Pandey also actively collaborates with corporate and social enterprises across various industries, contributing to organizational and leadership development initiatives.