Author: cranti

homage to the forgotten labourers on independence day

Helping farm labourers access new technologies and knowledge should be a priority for policymakers, argues innovation expert Anil Gupta. The concept of ‘farmers first’, which promotes farmer-led agricultural innovation, has been discussed for at least twenty years. But the idea of ‘farm labourers first’ is yet to emerge as a priority for any political party or…

GRIN-HBN-CHIN 2 -grassroots innovation -my response to issues

 1. interaction will fast ( hasten) the process of GRI R&D and diffusion; the forms of interaction between formal and informal sector has been studied at length;  see Biggs, 1987, Gupta, 1981, 1987, Chambers, 1987 briefly: I argued that one could look at the follwowing  table communication and power communication communication one way two way  no…

dialogue on studying grassroots innovations: indo -china learning colloquim-1

key issues  LIyan and her students raised are: Development and Diffusion of Farmer Innovation in China: Interaction between Informal and Formal Sectors research assumptions: 1. interaction will fast the process of GRI R&D and diffusion; 2. The interaction between informal and formal sectors in promoting the development and diffusion of farmer innovation takes place not…

deviant research: why is CGIAR system feeling shy of it?

 when agricultural scientist meet to determine the methodology of  prioritization of mega research programes, which they expect donors to support, why they feel shy of dealing with uncertainties more pragmatically. Why do we assure more definite resulst than what are possible? why do we argue that we have the mdoels which predict hwo research will…

let creativity of teachers be celebrated

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/index.php?issueid=115&id=52236&option=com_content&task=view&sectionid=30 COVER STORY India TodayCover StoryStory Let talent blossom July 17, 2009   Anil Gupta Professor, IIM-Ahmedabad  Bavabhai Sondarva, a teacher from Junagadh, asked his students to collect different thorns from different corners of the village. He then explained to them the conditions these thorns required to survive in. A simple approach like this that…

creativity taking many wings all around

during last week, i met so many creative people whose creativity, almost neglected by indians makes me feel sad and angry, but also hopeful. Things will  CHANGE. LET ME BEGIN WITH THE LATEST CASE OF JUSTICE DENIED, THis  TIMe BY a reputed magazine National Geographic, http://blogs.ngm.com/blog_central/wide-angle/ courtesy National Geographic HE INVENTED AND FILED A PATENT IN…