Archive for the ‘A Tribute to Sitaram Rao’ Category

Microfinance Focus, Sept. 2, 2009: New Delhi-based ACCESS Development Services and Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon are jointly launching the ‘Sitaram Rao Livelihoods India Case Study Competition’ in memory of Mr. Sitaram Rao, the mentor and guru of the Indian Microfinance and Livelihoods movement who recently passed away. The competition aims to document motivating case studies to increase awareness on the livelihoods sector. The participants will ... Full story

By Naagesh Naaraayana Microfinance Focus, Aug. 10, 2009: Seven MFIs in the north-eastern region of India, including North-eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd (NEDFi), have announced a Micro-entrepreneurship award in memory of Sitaram Rao, mentor of Indian microfinance, who passed away on July 10. The ... Full story

A trained chartered accountant, he had held several senior advisory positions with finance, microfinance and international marketing companies including Equitas, the DCL Group (India),  Muscat Finance Company (Sultanate of Oman), Laila Group (India), and Paradigm InfoTech (USA).  He had also served as a visiting faculty member at Management ... Full story