First, find out what is actually true
Communities are rich in anecdote and poor in data. Every community initiative on the KASAUTI register begins the same way: an honest picture of its community’s real condition — the baseline every later claim of impact will be measured against.
State of the Swarnkar Community
The first baseline on the register belongs to the Swarnkar initiative: a socioeconomic picture — education, skills, occupations, enterprise, aspirations — across India and the diaspora. In design now; fieldwork with partners to follow. It will be published openly, in English and Hindi.
Education & skills
Where does a community actually stand — school progression, higher education, vocational and digital skills? Where are the real drop-off points?
Occupations & enterprise
The goldsmith economy in transition: who remains in the craft, who has moved, what enterprise looks like now, and where economic mobility comes from.
Youth aspirations
What the next generation wants — study, work, place, identity — and the gap between aspiration and available support.
Community organisations
A mapping of a community’s many organisations — who does what, where, and how a think tank can connect rather than compete.
Diaspora
A community beyond its homeland — Australia and elsewhere: numbers, professions, connection, willingness to contribute.
The Index
From the baseline, a small set of indicators tracked over years — so that in five years, “did anything change?” has an answer.
How we publish
- Methodology and instruments published with every study; peer review before release.
- Pre-registered success criteria for every pilot; failures published as prominently as successes.
- Community-identified data treated as sensitive: informed consent, minimal collection, de-identification by default, community consultation before publication.
- Everything free to read; accessible summaries in Hindi and English.
- Corrections made in the open.
Work with us
The baseline study needs collaborators: academics and researchers, community organisations with reach, and volunteers for survey work in India and the diaspora. Write to [email protected] or see how to get involved.
First publications are expected in 2027. Until then, this page carries the agenda — deliberately published before results, so the community can hold us to it.