A book by Kuunal Verma
The Dharma of Giving
How Ancient Indian Wisdom Transforms the Way Institutions Ask, Receive & Inspire
Publishing March 2027
Waitlist members receive an advance first chapter.
What modern fundraising forgot, and India's oldest traditions never did.
Why do some institutions of higher education attract abundance, while others doing equally good work are always short of money?
After three decades raising funds for Indian universities, hospitals, institutions of higher learning and nonprofits, Kuunal Verma traces the answer to something modern fundraising lost and the older traditions never did.
The Dharma of Giving maps the five movements of giving, the Pancha Daan Chakra. It shows how an institution that masters them transforms the way it asks, receives and inspires.
Pancha Daan Chakra: the five movements of giving
The framework at the heart of the book.
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Daan
Not charity. The considered, intentional transfer of resources to a purpose that transcends the self.
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Bhiksha
Explored in the book.
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Dakshina
Explored in the book.
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Sankalp
Giving with deliberate, committed intent. A fundraising instrument of extraordinary sophistication, sitting in our own texts.
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Seva
Explored in the book.
Publishing March 2027
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