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…
The Walls of wisdom: expanding space for women’s creativity During our walks in different parts of the country as a part of Shodh Yatras, we have discovered tremendous richness of creativity, local knowledge and wisdom among rural women. And yet when we look at different programs, processes and perceptions about developmental opportunities, this rich…
Meandering trails of Mizoram: an unexplored rich, warm and hospitable culture The image of north-eastern states often conjure in mind the images of strife, discord and a kind of hostility. But then nothing could be more unreal and untrue when one visits Mizoram. Eight foreign and 19 Indian students of IIMA went for about a…
I recently visited drought affected rural California and met some social change agents who have not given up trying to instill hope among young black kids who have been abandoned by USA government for all practical purpose despite a Black president. Prof Jef Romm, UCB, and a friend of over 35 years, took me around…
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…