Category: Educational Innovations

isnt it nice that most tech innovation competitions in india borrow nominations from among those first scouted and awarded by Techpedia.in at sristi?

yet another distinction by GYTI( Gandhian Young Technologcial Innovation Award winner— http://www.techpedia.in/award/project-detail/Apparatus-for-making-silk-fiber-based-lamellar-biomaterials-to-solve?PHPSESSID=2f7242d054fc9bf279d6339ed88eab2d while sristi only gave them citation, they have now won a ten lac rs award at power Of shunya award function in Delhi 2 Dublin http://www.powerofshunya.com/Winner.aspx

32nd Shodhyatra in jalandhar

32nd shodhyatra in punjab http://www.sristi.org/cms/32ndshodhyatra We are trying to pursue following goals during the 32nd shodhyatra: a) recognise the selfless volunteers, community members and other functionaries in different field of social action such as education, technology, agriculture, biodiversity conservation, pollution control, nature conservation, looking after elderly and sanitation etc., b) we are particularly keen to…

The President of India launches innovator in residence and artist, writer in residence program at President’s house: first of its kind program any where in the world

PRESIDENT OF INDIA LAUNCHES INNOVATIVE “IN-RESIDENCE” PROGRAMME FOR WRITERS, ARTISTS AND INNOVATION SCHOLARS ON BIRTH DAY Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi : 12-12-2013 The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee launched an ‘In-Residence’ Programme for writers, artists and innovation scholars yesterday (December 11, 2013) at Rashtrapati Bhavan on the occasion of his birthday. He also kicked…

Online Doctoral course: Institution Building September 16, 2013 begins at 2.30pm ist today

FPM Course: 2013, Term II-III Institution Building for Sustainable Development Course Instructor – Prof. Anil K. Gupta (Wing 13, Extension Number – 4927) Introduction With the passage of time, the organizations have to renew their mandate, recharge their vision and enhance their capacity to govern themselves. In the process, the organizational members have to increase…

The ship of theseus: Aesthetics of alienation

Aesthetics of alienation   Recently when the film Ship of Theseus drew full house, the philosophical root of the question behind its story somehow did not get discussed enough in society. Anand Gandhi has dared to ask some very fundamental issues about life, its transitivity, its mutation through organ transplants and then where does the original identity reside, in the part, or the donor or the receiver. Apart from outstanding photography and beautiful…

how to make urgent as important: Ways of Knowing, Feeling and Doing

A paradox of modern times is that as our awareness about new knowledge is increasing, our ability to develop a feel for the problems around us is decreasing. It seems we are getting immunised by an ever expanding exposure and awareness. Thus while we develop feel for only a very small part of our daily knowledge, we take even lesser initiatives for…