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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a concept, which states that private corporation or public organisation has a responsibility to the society they belong to. It minimises the cost as well as risks, thereby, increasing the brand value and reputation of the company. According to Howard Bowen (pp. 3), "CSR refers to the obligations of businessmen to pursue those policies to make those decisions or to follow those lines of relations which are desirable in terms of the objectives and values of our society." The CSR activities need to be in tune with effective strategic policies so that the aim of sustainable environmental, social and economic progress may be achieved. This article seeks to explain various initiatives taken in the field of CSR by the different companies of India. In doing so, it discusses the growth and the key challenges faced while trying to deliver the activities of CSR.

Civil Society spaces provide citizens opportunities to frame their collective identities and interests through the formation of voluntary interest groups and organisations set to specific purposes. In the west, historically these interest groups have contributed to the development of political thought that assisted to forge the economic interests of emerging bourgeoisie. This paper situated in the context of India begins with a thematic perspective and reviews the challenges that emerge as a result of the demands that emerge within the civil society space. The paper considered three broad range organizations for this review such as the Narmada Bachao Andolan (Save the river Narmada Campaign); National Alliance for People's Movement (NAPM); and the Self‐Employed Women's Association (SEWA). The authors see civil society as a conciliating place—where individual interests appear to mingle with societal requirements while providing adequate representation to the marginalized groups and expression of concerns around economic and environmental rights.

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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a concept, which states that private corporation or public organisation has a responsibility to the society they belong to. It minimises the cost as well as risks, thereby, increasing the brand value and reputation of the company. According to Howard Bowen (pp. 3), "CSR refers to the obligations of businessmen to pursue those policies to make those decisions or to follow those lines of relations which are desirable in terms of the objectives and values of our society." The CSR activities need to be in tune with effective strategic policies so that the aim of sustainable environmental, social and economic progress may be achieved. This article seeks to explain various initiatives taken in the field of CSR by the different companies of India. In doing so, it discusses the growth and the key challenges faced while trying to deliver the activities of CSR.