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Minds on the Margin are not Marginal MInds

 Mind on the margins are not marginal minds: Betting on green grassroots innovations or learning from Honey Bee network Ideas for talk: Why is that there so little content on web on  green grassroots innovations all around the world except what honey bee network has done so far? Is it because finding unaided innovations by…

diverse nature, diverse machines, lesser entropy: day with innovators of arecanut processing machine

it was fascinating to see at a meeting organised by areca research foundation, vivekanand engg collge, campco -farmers\\\’ cooperatives which markets about ten per cent  of the produce worth 700 crores; a variety of areca peeling machiens develoepd by individual innovators without any formal training buta lso some with such backgrounds. key learnings: a) if…

district level social venture fund : warangal may take lead

visited warangal, Andhrapradesh  and talked to more than 500 students and faculty form Kakatiya university affiliated colleges. One of the new ideas which emerged was setting up of a Warangal District social venture fund. Prakash, an eminent educationalist and some other friends including the president of the asia’s one of the largest rural markets ( 1500 crores turnover) agreed to take initiative in this regard, thanks or…

tribute to lin ostrom for nobel prize

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…

Remembering Gandhi: just for a dry leaf

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…