Building institutions for collective governance: horizontalization of society There is a crisis in the country at all levels. Most institutions, elite or otherwise seem to be becoming more centralised, impervious to the feedback from below, lacking horizontal and vertical accountability and are also getting alienated from common interest. Why is such a spectacle being…
Returning from a very inspiring visit to suruchi yantra vidyalaya and sampoornav kranti vidyalaya vedchi. Suruchi has more than 40 kinds of hand tools for workers for improving their productivity. Mohannbhai parikh had set up this centre for improving the skills of blacksmiths, and also their tools and furnaces for making implements for farming fifty…
Interview for WISR book 31st May 2012 Professor Anil K Gupta Professor Gupta has been a professor in the Centre for Management in Agriculture at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, since 1981. He is the founder of the Honey Bee Network, a fellow of WAAS, and the Executive Vice Chair of the National Innovation Foundation.…
online compilation of lessons learned from students of earlier batches of CINE course( creativity, innovation, knowledge network, entrepreneurship) http://pageflip-flap.com/read?r=ayoYb6PCUakB2NKXo#/cover it is a work in progress, there are questions given in the end to which readers can send their response at cinecourse@iimahd.ernet.in, best answer will get an invite to attend one of my classes here and spend a…
social needs which we need to address but are not able to address: will list them here briefly: a) online open source as well as IP protected collaborative design platform with stakes of those who contribute b) multi-language multimedia (MLMM) open source database for educational lessons for school children( to overcome asymmetry between privileged and…
Service to strangers Sanjay and Tula, an engineer and a computer professional, got together several years ago to bring about a small change in the world through Vishwagram, Yuvagram and Karunagram initiatives. They decided not to seek any funds from private or public sources, national or international agencies. Their belief was simple, if they are…
excerpt from another book in work, Fireflies of creativity: nature has never anything too much: Around 1995, we decided to develop a series of film on creativity and innovation at grassroots. These were the first films on the subject and Jayantibhai Patel, a young producer was very enthusiastic about this partnership. For shooting the story…
Eating pakodas sans oil: challenging young minds In a month’s time, it will start raining. Many of us will then relish pakodas with a cup of tea in the moist evening. Can we then wish to have pakodas without oil sticking to them, conscious as we all are now a days about cholesterol and excessive…
An open letter to emperor Ashoka Respected Emperor Ashoka You were the pioneer king who despite being very cruel earlier had a change of heart and became one of the most benign, considerate and just king in Indian History. One of the your earliest edicts was discovered at girnar in Gujarat which had an advice:…
‘I am the flute, music is thine’ Knowing how little I know about the science of architecture, I was intrigued when I was invited to talk about grassroots innovations to a very interesting, intriguing and inspiring meeting of some of the world’s most famous architects. Rauzia Ally, half Kashmerian, HALF Keralite , and Guyanese in…