Absorbing creative energy: India inclusive It was a week when I had a feast of ideas in a very wide range of domains Across the country. It was apparent that despite all the cynicism that headlines in newspapers may generate in the mind of common people, the effort to create new performance benchmarks continues.…
Impatient children: Indolent leaders Education is not just about learning facts or developing logical skills. It is also about empathy, imagination, inclusivity, collegiality, and playfulness. It is not surprising that large number of children who may be academically bright feel lost when faced with situations of ambiguity, ambivalence and uncertainty. IGNITE competition is organized by NIF every year…
why early childhood care is far more important than later stage care, why children deserve better attention from our policy makers and leaders of our society. why fifty per cent malnutrition among children is not some thing we can make a political football. Stress at early stage can cause irreversible disadvantage. some times, though there…
Agenda for mobilizing tech youth for transforming India: six challanges There are six challenges which tech youth is facing in reorienting not only its own motivations but also that of the larger society to use the talent and potential of youth far better than India does it today. There is a serious underutilization of this…
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/738417.shtml Man takes wheelchair-bound mother on 3,359 km trek On October 12, a young man and his wheelchair-bound mother finally reached their destination, completing an arduous 3,359-kilometer journey from Beijing to Xishuangbanna. Over the last three months, Fan Meng walked the whole distance, pushing his handicapped mother in her wheelchair to realize her dream. Fan,…
Inverted model of innovation: IGNITE ‘12 The unprecedented response to the IGNITE competition for children’s innovations by NIF has created new benchmarks of curiosity and creativity of children. Compared to around 4000 entries last year, this year 14889 children responded from 282 districts of 30 states and union territory. Selecting 32 children was not easy.…
message to techfest organizers at teri and other colleges : There is a dire need to bridge the widening distance between the opportunities available for creative communities and individuals in formal and informal sector. While individual innovators in every sector are disadvantaged their handicaps become several times multiplied when language, remoteness and illiteracy so characteristic…
The destiny of a small retailer: How can FDI help? There is a considerable opposition in the country on the issue of FDI in retail. A lot of political parties genuinely believe that FDI will mean larger scale, lower prices . Therefore the demise of small retail store. If we don’t take any other step…
Can politics be polite ? Why can\’t we agree to disagree on certain things and agree to agree on others which are beyond partisan interests? Why can\’t political discourse permit more openness to get feedback from critics and the normal citizens? When a cartoonist becomes a danger to national security and a corrupt politician or…
Cloudy cliffs: Forgotten frontiers Shodhyatra to Sikkim last week with the students from IIMA was an extremely enlivening experience. We absorbed undiluted warmth of local communities and much of the undisturbed nature in Yoksum region on the Nepal border. The contribution Sikkim is making for conservation of biodiversity, fragile mountains and keeping the water of…