Samabhavana Initiative . EST . 2013
Partnering Resources for India in Sustainable Movement
India's First Public-Private-Civil Society CSR Dialogue Platform
PRISM India is a flagship initiative of Samabhavana — one of India’s most experienced community development organisations with over 25 years of on-ground CSR implementation.
Since 2013, PRISM India has been creating a powerful convergence between the Indian Government, the Corporate Sector, and Civil Society — turning isolated CSR efforts into coordinated, sustainable impact.
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about prism india
What Is PRISM India ?
PRISM India — short for Partnering Resources for India in Sustainable Movement — is a national platform built to strengthen the way India approaches Corporate Social Responsibility. It is a Samabhavana initiative in collaboration with RoboSpecies Technologies Pvt. Ltd., a pioneering EdTech company driving Robotics, AI, IoT, STEM, and Digital Literacy across India
At its core, PRISM India believes that meaningful CSR cannot happen in silos. Real, lasting social change requires Government, Corporates, and Civil Society to sit at the same table — share knowledge, align resources, and act together.
PRISM India makes that table possible.
Since its founding in 2013, PRISM India has grown into India’s most credible CSR conversation platform — hosting India’s first CSR podcast, convening multi-stakeholder dialogues, and building the infrastructure for responsible corporate giving that reaches communities that need it most.
GOVERNMENT
Policies , regulation & national priorities
CORPORATES
CSR Investment and Implementation
CIVIL SOCIETY
On- Ground Expertise & Community Trust
INDIA'S FIRST CSR PODCAST
India's First CSR Podcast — Hosted by PRISM India
Long before CSR became a boardroom conversation, PRISM India was already hosting it.
The PRISM India CSR Podcast is India’s first dedicated podcast on Corporate Social Responsibility — featuring conversations with India’s most influential CSR leaders, government officials, war veterans turned social advocates, and civil society pioneers.
Each episode brings a different voice to the table: a corporate CSR head reflecting on what worked, a government official outlining the policy landscape, an NGO leader sharing ground realities. Together, they build a living archive of India’s CSR journey.
EP 01 - Upendra Mishra
RTD. GM (CSR) , NTPC Limited
EP 02 - Priti Srivastava
Mentor Advocacy , Reliance Industries
EP 03 - Shri Uttam lal
Director (HR), NHPC Limited
EP 04 - Anushka Bonia
CSR Lead , Jhonson Matthey India
EP 05 - Dr. Bhaskar Chattarjee
IAS (RTD), EX SEC. GOI. FORMER DG & EO OF IICA
EP 06 - Dr. K.K Upadhay
CSR, Sustainability & Corporate Responsibility Insights
EP 07 - BRIG. Rajiv Williams
War Veteran | EX-GROUP HEAD CSR, JSL
EP 08 - Shri Saroj Kumar Apato
VP, Strategic Partnerships, (ESSCI)
EP 9 - Sanjeev Kumar Verma
Head EHS - Aditya Birla Group VP | UN GCI
EP 10 -Shri Bibhuti Ranjan Pradhan
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (CD&CSR) INDIAN OIL CORP.
VISION & MISSION
Our Vision for PRISM India
The long-term goal of PRISM India is to strengthen cooperation between the Indian Government, the Corporate Sector, and Civil Society — creating a unified, accountable, and impactful ecosystem for social development in India.
PRISM India is the first initiative in the country to place unrelenting focus on converged public-private partnerships in the area of social development. Our work is guided by India’s developmental priorities and aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Mission arm
COINS - Corporates Investing
The mission arm of PRISM India — COINS (Corporates Investing Socially) — translates the platform's dialogue into action. COINS works to ensure that corporate CSR investment is purposeful, well-directed, and connected to India's most pressing social challenges.
what we do
How PRISM India Is Changing India's CSR Landscape
Building the Dialogue
a structured platform for honest, high-quality dialogue between Government officials, corporate CSR heads, NGO leaders, and social scientists. These conversations identify gaps, surface solutions, and spark partnerships
Engaging National and International Corporates
brings national and global corporations into a shared knowledge ecosystem — helping them understand civil society needs, align with government priorities, and implement CSR programmes that actually work on the ground.
Aligning CSR with India's Development Goals
Every discussion, podcast episode, and partnership brokered through PRISM India is anchored in India's most critical development challenges — aligned with the UN SDGs and India's own national development agenda. PRISM India doesn't just talk about CSR. It helps move the needle.
Forging Partnerships, Exchanging Resources
facilitates the formation of multi-sector partnerships and the responsible exchange of Corporate Socially Responsible funds — ensuring money flows to the right communities through the right implementing organisations.
WHY PRISM INDIA MATTERS
12 Years of Building India's CSR Conversation
PRISM India is the first initiative in the country to place unrelenting focus on converged public-private partnerships in the area of social development. Our work is guided by India’s developmental priorities and aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
“PRISM India is not a compliance platform. It is a movement.”
India’s CSR ecosystem has changed dramatically since Section 135 of the Companies Act made CSR mandatory in 2014. But mandatory spending doesn’t automatically mean meaningful impact. The gap between corporate intent and community outcome remains wide — and that’s precisely the gap PRISM India was created to close.
Through its podcast, conferences, and multi-stakeholder dialogues, PRISM India has spent over a decade pushing for a smarter, more transparent, and more accountable CSR ecosystem in India.
JOIN PRISM INDIA
Be Part of India's Largest CSR Dialogue Platform
Whether you are a corporate looking for credible CSR implementation partners, a government body seeking private sector collaboration, or a civil society organisation with expertise to offer — PRISM India has a place for you.