Uncommon Ground

₹ 191 Lakhs

(2021-2022)

₹ 67 Lakhs | 2020-2021

From conflict to change

An idea that first found its expression as a television show and book (Uncommon Ground: Dialogues Between Business and Social Leaders, 2011) created by Rohini Nilekani, Uncommon Ground has always stood for the value that the balance between samaaj, sarkaar and bazaar (society, government and business) needs to be reestablished through processes of dialogue and exchange that are embedded as a way of working into the fabric of society itself.

Co-created as a dynamic and expanding movement with the CAMP Advanced Mediation Practice and other network partners, Uncommon Ground aims to build a societal muscle for transforming conflict and dissonance into creative impetus for change, by serving as a conduit of shared know-how and competencies.

₹ 191 Lakhs

(2021-2022)

₹ 67 Lakhs | 2020-2021

Grantees

Uncommon Ground seeks to build a systemic framework based on a multi-disciplinary approach including use of the principles of dispute resolution through mediation, with emphasis on self-determination and collaboration, towards catalyzing dialogue, not only to create shared spaces across various forums and different sections of society but also to mobilise societal actors and generate systemic change.

Uncommon Ground

Uncommon Ground – Lessons From Below

Microfinance rests on mutualism. This is very different from the individualism of free markets. Looking for models of financial prudence and sustainability? We don’t have to look very far. Tucked safely away from the scorching heat of the meltdown, at least so far, is the vastly distributed microfinance sector in India, which offers us fascinating […]

Jul 5, 2022 | Article

Civil Society | Uncommon Ground | COVID-19

Covid-19: Securing the Present and the Future

This is the most serious crisis since World War II. Politicians must step up; voters must allow them to. Politicians are elected because they campaign in poetry, but voters don’t always account for the fact that elected representatives must govern in prose. That chasm between the promise and the delivery becomes more dangerous at times […]

Jul 5, 2022 | Article

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