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For the health of our children

For the health of our children   The recent reports about more than 50 per cent children in Gujarat being malnourished calls for a major catharsis and creative response at all levels. I am reverting to this theme because the report produced in the Chinthan Shibir , a meeting of senior officers in Gujarat did not…

Key initiatives for transforming national innovation systems from grassroots perspective:

Key initiatives for transforming national innovation systems from grassroots perspective: Dissemination: The old axiom, seeing is believing still holds true.  Today, a large number of organisations have facilities for field trials and demonstrations.  But the convergence is missing.  In the mobile telephony, different channels such as television, internet, phone and other services like GPS, etc.,…

insular leaders: indifferent followers–creating a market for merit

Insular leaders: Indifferent followers Creating market for merit With increase in popular consciousness and political awareness, the social expectations about the institutional performance are rising enormously. There seems to be a crisis in many institutions which otherwise have been respected for their integrity and involvement with larger social discourse. There are several sources of this crisis:  the leaders…

six major elements of cultural revitalization required for creating hunger for excellence and passion for providing high quality service to the people

While the infrastructure and human resources can be managed given the budgetary provisions from central and state government, creation of an entrepreneurial culture, strong peer group and rigorous research standards requires different kinds of interventions. What will make a good university, a great one depends upon the values and the culture that permeates everyday discourse and…

Water, wisdom and wasmo: a learning journey

Water, wisdom and wasmo: a learning journey I recently met a large number of village community leaders and innovators who have achieved remarkable results in collaboration with WASMO in Gujarat  in dealing with the problems of drinking water and sanitation. If through transparency, honesty and self critical attitude, public officials can achieve so much in…