Seducing the Scientists: what can grassroots innovators do? There is worldwide indifference among the formal and institutional scientists about people’s knowledge and it ability to solve local problems. This indifference has only increased after short cut methods of learning from people, such as RRA/PRA gained currency worldwide ( thanks to donor agencies and world bank) and…
it was fascinating to see at a meeting organised by areca research foundation, vivekanand engg collge, campco -farmers\\\’ cooperatives which markets about ten per cent of the produce worth 700 crores; a variety of areca peeling machiens develoepd by individual innovators without any formal training buta lso some with such backgrounds. key learnings: a) if…
visited warangal, Andhrapradesh and talked to more than 500 students and faculty form Kakatiya university affiliated colleges. One of the new ideas which emerged was setting up of a Warangal District social venture fund. Prakash, an eminent educationalist and some other friends including the president of the asia’s one of the largest rural markets ( 1500 crores turnover) agreed to take initiative in this regard, thanks or…
Kindling/killing creativity of children: how to reform our school educational system Recently, we announced the Ignite 09 awards on the eve of Oct 15, 2009, the birth Day of Dr A P J Abdul Kalam, celebrated as Children Creativity and Innovation day by the Honey Bee Network. Having received more than thousand ideas and innovations…
Dear Colleagues, IIMA has a particular reason to feel happy about Noble prize for Dr.Elinor Ostrom. More than a decade and half ago, she spent several days at the campus and delivered a lecture at the Institute, interacted with the students and saw a film Skokie. I was not aware about her family link…
many times we can not see what is so obvious. Time and again we see our institutions of higher learning being biased against merit, not universally, but in many many cases, yet we don’t both about it. We keep quiet when injustice is done to others. I think th etime has come when peopel who…
Getting a nobel prize is not such a great thing after all, a brilliant person is expected to get such awards. venki also got an award. but what he said after getting award is more important. He blamed media that it did not bother about so many good scientists working in india till they were…
draft for comments: Remembering Gandhi: human touch in dehumanised world Rituals have an important place in life, why else do we clean our homes before diwali, say namastey to our elders and loved one’s every day morning ( in many families, this ritual has been done away with ) and visit holy sites even when…
it has been causing me considerable concern that as India seems to be rising economically, its capacity to take a longer term look at its present and future is going down. Is it inevitable that when we see far, we alienate those who wish to live in only present. Is that a coping strategy of…
the season of fasts is here -navratri’s nine days of fasting has just begun among hindus, while muslims have been fasting for the entire month of ramjan. the jain community which began fasting last month pursue various fasts – all ranging from a few days to an entire year – with restraints of a few…