ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the idea of social enterprise from a contextual understanding of social change strategies and processes at the grassroots in India. According to Swati Banerjee, poverty and deprivations primarily drive social change and social innovation efforts in India. The context of poverty and socio-economic marginalities in India continues to be one of the most challenging in the world. The diversity in India is also reflected in deepening inequities emerging from both historicity and contemporary contexts. The chapter examines case studies of grassroots organizations in India. It demonstrates that in what way the case studies in India can enrich another version of social enterprise. The chapter proposes a discussion about the concept of community-preneurship and its convergence with a solidarity-based version of social enterprise. Maharashtra has emerged as one of the leading states with respect to growth and development in India.
