Is a just system also fair?
Traversing the domain of knowledge, institutions, culture and ethics. Invited Presentation at the International Conference on Is Knowledge Justiciable? Essen, Germany, 21 – 23 March, 2005. Download
(With R.A.Mashelkar) Women and Formal and Informal Science, IIMA
Working Paper No.2005-05-02, May 2005, published in History of Science, Philosophy and Culture in Indian Civilisation (General Editor: D.P.Chattopadhyaya), Volume IX Part 3, Women of India: Colonial and Post-colonial Periods (ed. Bharati Ray), New Delhi, Sage Publications India Pvt Ltd., Chapter 10, p. 208 -235 Download
Indigenous knowledge and innovations for managing resources, institutions and technologies sustainably
A case of agriculture, medicinal plants and biotechnology. Paper contributed for presentation at the Seminar on IBSA Seminar on Economic Development and Social Equity, August 2-4, 2005 at Rio, Brazil Download
innovations for making small enterprises competitive
Overtaking China, lecture delivered at the Ludhiana Management Association, organised by Department of Business Management, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, on 19th October 2005 Download
Transforming Indian villages through innovations, knowledge network and entrepreneurship
Dealing with the bottom of the pyramid or tip of the iceberg, Lecture delivered at the Convention on Transforming Villages into Vibrant and Prosperous Entities-Innovative Strategies, organized by the Lucknow Management Association, Lucknow, on 24th October 2005, published in Lucknow Management Association Convention Journal (Eds., M.Akbar and Jabir Ali), Vol.1, No.1, 2005, Addendum, p.1-7. Download
Ethical issues in accessing people’s knowledge and innovations for developing low cost health technologies
Ethical issues in accessing people\’s knowledge and innovations for developing low cost health technologies, paper prepared for presentation at the IV International Congress of Ethnobotany (ICEB), Istanbul, August 21 – 26, 2005, published in the Proceedings of the ICEB 2005 (Ed. Z.Fusun Ertug), November 2006 Download
How to kill innovations: is bigger always the better?
How to kill innovations: is bigger always the better? At a time when the whole country, rather the world is looking for reviving the economy, our country seems to be racing ahead in killing innovations systematically. We all know that the maximum number of jobs in the industrial sector is created by the small and…
Is longer, faster, stronger, smarter life also the happier?
Is longer, faster, stronger, smarter life also the happier? Reflections on slower, sustainable and more inclusive life experience, Paper prepared for presentation at the World Forum on Tomorrow’s People: The Challenges of Technologies for Life Extension and Enhancement, March 14-17, 2006 Said Business School, University of Oxford, IIMA W.P.No. 2006-04-04-O7 Download