ethics Archive

28 April

Discourse, democracy and debate: Are we getting what we deserve?

Written by anilg

Discourse, democracy and debate: Are we getting what we deserve? The popular adage is that people get the government they deserve. I am not sure that the current tenor of the electoral discourse is either dignified...

debate, democracy, dissent, election, india, mandarins, myopia Leave a Comment

21 April

sristi: what does it stand for

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SRISTI SRISTI (Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies and Institutions www.sristi.org), which means creation, was born in 1993, essentially to support the activities of the Honey Bee Network to recognize, respect and reward creativity...

manifesto Part two: Ten policies that must change soon-the case of education

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Part two: Ten policies that must change soon-the case of education In this season of manifestos, I am sharing my own agenda, which is actually not my own in the true sense. It belongs to all...

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16 March

My manifesto: not that it matters………… vyakti ( individual), vichar ( idea), vyavahar ( practice) and sanskar (embedded values).

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My manifesto: not that it matters………… vyakti ( individual), vichar ( idea), vyavahar ( practice) and sanskar (embedded values). The Dissent lies at the heart of democracy: great leaders are judged by the extent to which...

elections, india, innovation, manifesto, poverty alleviation, vote for change Leave a Comment

02 February

Manifesto for Public Health: why isn’t prevention better than cure?

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Manifesto for Public Health: why isn’t prevention better than cure? If Food subsidy had not been targeted at 65 per cent people but say only 40 -50 per cent people, we would have found enough resources...

abhay bang, communication, food security, grassroots innovation, health, healthcare, inclusive innovation, india, inertia, infant mortality, innovation, innovations, mass mobilisation, post office, subsidy, train Leave a Comment

20 January

Manifesto for primary education: A change not monitored is a change not desired.

Written by anilg

Manifesto for primary education: A change not monitored is a change not desired. Ever since the middle class decided to discard government schools for admitting their children, the quality of education has declined drastically. The salary...

Anil gupta, educational innovation, election manifesto, grassroots, honey bee network, iim, india, inspired teachers, policy, primary education Leave a Comment

25 August

The ship of theseus: Aesthetics of alienation

Written by anilg

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...

aesthetics, alienation, irony, transivity of life 1 Comment

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