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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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

 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...

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....

 1. interaction will fast ( hasten) the process of GRI R&D and diffusion; the forms of interaction between formal and informal sector has been studied at length;  see Biggs, 1987, Gupta, 1981, 1987, Chambers, 1987 briefly:...

key issues  LIyan and her students raised are: Development and Diffusion of Farmer Innovation in China: Interaction between Informal and Formal Sectors research assumptions: 1. interaction will fast the process of GRI R&D and diffusion; 2....