Dreaming a museum of innovations and crazy creativity: where will it happen? Will children be my allies? After all, there are so many science parks and museum, there are also technology parks, art and culture museum every where but where is an innovation museum and that too of innovations and traditional knowledge of common people? Let me share what kind of…
Underdog Creativity Free condoms are used to lubricate machines and transport water, men declared dead try to get arrested to prove they are alive 3 BY Shubhangi Swarup EMAIL AUTHOR(S) TAGGED UNDER | dead | machines | alive | condoms CREATIVE INDIAN All these men (from rural Uttar Pradesh), declared dead by their relatives to grab their land, resorted to desperate means like kidnapping…
Convergence Is not Congruence Convergence is not just about technology but is a combination of technology, institute and culture. Take the case of villages, where physical communication is tough vis-à-vis in the cities. But, despite distances being lesser, communication in cities is poorer than in villages. Technology is not necessary for communication. In terms of…
Jackfruit Paradise Shree Padre <shreepadre@gmail.com> JACKFRUIT or kathal is India’s most neglected fruit. Except in Panruti. This sleepy coastal taluk in Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu is the heaven of jackfruit. It produces the best jackfruits in the country – fat, sweet and tasty. You can buy the fruit round the year. The…
Jackfruit Paradise Shree Padre <shreepadre@gmail.com> JACKFRUIT or kathal is India’s most neglected fruit. Except in Panruti. This sleepy coastal taluk in Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu is the heaven of jackfruit. It produces the best jackfruits in the country – fat, sweet and tasty. You can buy the fruit round the year. The…
Decolonization of mind: freedom from mental slavery On sixty third birthday of our independence, how do we decide what will be the pointers for future search for authentic discourse on the kind of development Indian society will legitimise. If we look at the symbols by which various organs of state measure their autonomy and distinctiveness, we realize…
20 Kenyan web and tech innovations worth watching 3 0diggsdigg 187Share By Mark Kaigwa 08.04.10 | View Comments 1,630 view(s) | email article print article share article Kenya is abuzz right now. The outlook for technology and innovation in Africa has never been brighter, and Kenya is positioning itself strategically in anticipation of a wave of groundbreaking web and mobile emerging…
INTERVIEW Tinkers, Hackers, Farmers, Crafters Interview with Emeka Okafor, founder of the creative powder keg that is Maker Faire Africa. By Meena Kadri African Ladies by Madam Cora Taylor. All images from White African: Maker Faire Africa, Ghana 2009 Emeka Okafor is a New York–based entrepreneur and blogger who curated the 2007 TEDGlobal conference in Arusha, Tanzania. A reporter…
at a meeting of Jamanagar chambers of commerce yesterday, set up 75 years ago, we ( hiranmay, Prof S Verma, Swami ji from RKM, and myself) raised the issue of setting up district social innovation venture fund of RS 1-5 crores to promote young budding innovators and entrepreneurs through local fund. In the context ofwww.techpedia.in, it…
Grassroots institution builders of modern Gujarat: The story of headache which led to popularization of ayurveda it is very gratifying that ayurvedic sector has received a strong support in the last few years in Gujarat and at national level, thanks to a dynamic devoted leadership of department. The state budget has doubled, more dispensaries have been created, and Jamanagar…