http://desicritics.org/ Superior South Asian bloggers on Culture, Media, Politics, Sport, Business, and Technology. en Copyright 2006 by the authors Tue, 13 May 2008 07:29:23 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss BC custom software http://desicritics.org/2008/05/12/124418.php#comment-331963 >>"highly patriarchal societies of North India, where women rarely are allowed out to step out of their houses, let alone assemble in groups;" Bangladesh is more conservative, but still this model was a success there. I think micro credit companies in India need to find right ways to approach people here. If we consider the poor of India(also of north) most of the women do work in fields, construction site,house help etc. Yes conservatism is there, but it is mostly with people who do not need micro credit.They can afford to be conservative, poor cannot 331963@desicritics.org Tue, 13 May 2008 07:29:23 EDT