Riding high with spirits, donning many hats : an artist, a driver, a designer, and an event manager. Hails from Mainpuri, grew up near Sabarmati, lives in Chandkheda I met Shailesh sharma, who paints, drives car, manages events and struggles to be happy by being himself. I was driven by…
Festival of Innovation: an ode to odd balls Indian society is celebrating the power of grassroots politics, purposeful innovations and pursuit of inclusive development through an entrepreneurial upsurge. There are not many countries in the world where creative and innovative school and college students and grassroots innovators are invited to stay at the President’s house…
In One of the first Indian state to declare itself as organic, finding clean mountains and stone pathways is not surprising. In fact there were more dustbins in the mountainous tracks near Lum village than in the plains. The result is that one does find plastic wastes near the settlements, scattered as they are. A child…
In an attempt to understand what makes a good teacher, colleagues at the Honey Bee Network were asked what attributes made a teacher effective. The following list is a compilation of views expressed by our colleagues Who considers both positive and negative sides of students Who engages with parents of students as well when needed…
President Obama’s visit has led to considerable expectations about what US can give to India during the forthcoming summit meeting between the Prime Minister Modi and the President Obama. The usual discussion about technology, more access for our programmers and software engineers, nuclear agreement and such other areas have already been commented upon by the…
During 1831 – 33, the first edition of Benares Illustrated by James Prinsep was published having outstanding illustrations of the ghats, the temples and other striking objects. In his forethought, Prinsep paid a tribute to William Augustus Brooke, Chief Judge of Appeal for his endearing alike to ‘the Hindoo, the Moosulman and the Christian inhabitants…
You work 500 km away from your native home. Your elderly patents need urgent medical attention. They need somebody to escort them to nearby government hospital. They can not afford to call Doctor home. How will this situation be handled? You will say, call 108 and tell them the address of your parents. Rest will…
Several state governments are realizing belatedly that they need to provide a concrete, low transaction cost system for innovation and entrepreneurship development. However, when it comes to creating a flexible and friendly environment, the bureaucratic mindset often overtakes good intentions. The result is a plethora of rules and very few outcomes. Way back in 1997,…
For long, we have dealt with the children as sink of our sermons. No matter what, no matter where, adults have a habit of advising them, often cursing their behaviour and sometimes chiding them for their playfulness. Children understand that and learn to play games with us. They recall that when they were infants, they…
Why Indo-China cooperation is a historical necessity for the Global Good? Why is China so keen to build durable, economic and political relations with India and vice versa is a question everybody is asking in both the countries. Unfortunately, most people tend to see Indo-China relationship through simplistic lens of friends and foes, East and…