Increasing the Depth Of Engagement With Investees

The end of one year and the beginning of another is a good time to take stock of the time gone by. But where does one begin in a year that has upended nearly every aspect of our lives? 2020 was at once a reality check and a time of reckoning. It confronted us with problems we had never imagined and taught us lessons to last a lifetime.

Covid-19 laid bare the vulnerability of several sections of our population which were disproportionately affected on economic and health fronts. Most of these people are from the bottom 60 per cent of India’s income distribution, the lower and lower middle-income segments, which we refer to as the ‘Next Half Billion.’

The pandemic tested the health