A manifesto for ‘migrants’: Towards a new social contract The conditions in which a large number of wage workers lived during the lockdown period and then went back to their homes in different states have bruised the conscience of many in the country. Recently, millions of such wage labourers returned to their homes to ward…
Never before had so many additional workers sought job under NREGA as will happen this year. Because of reverse migration, there could be at least 20 – 30 million additional workers needing gainful employment during this coming summer. Many of these workers are highly qualified, have some unique skills and can add a lot of…
anil k gupta anilg@gian.org In the post-pandemic period, revival of economy, particularly rural and informal economy is first priority. However, conventional methods and approaches will not take us very far in reorganizing and greening our economy. We should not go back to restore long supply chain making every good travel thousands of miles causing pollution…
किसी भी समाज़ को विकसित करने का प्रयास उस समाज़ की महत्वाकांक्षाओं के अनुसार ही होना चाहिये। पर अगर आभावों से ग्रस्त इतिहास ने उन समाज की अपेक्षाओं को कुंठित किया है तो हमे उनकी अभिलाषा और अपेक्षाओं को बढ़ाना होगा. बिना एसा किये, अगर हम छोटे-छोटे सपनो को पूरा कर अपने दायित्वो का निर्वाह कर लेगें तो यह समाहित…
Nurturing Creative, impatient and innovative children: Every parent wishes a bright future for their children, but many times they take too much care, hold the hand of children too tight and in the process stifle the creativity of their children. How can we let children become more autonomous and responsible for shaping their future at…
There are many ways in which one can celebrate Independence Day. One can pay tribute to those who sacrifice their lives for our freedom or continue to protect our freedom from various internal and external threats. One can also celebrate the festival of independence by recognizing the outstanding achievers who are trying their best to…
With every passing day, the journey for grassroots innovators is becoming slightly easier due to multiple efforts by the central and the state governments. However, there are several significant gaps still which require urgent reforms at different levels. The advantage of public procurement has still not been obtained by the majority of grassroots innovators. There…
Today morning I got a mail from a student of 11 class from Madhya Pradesh who had made a model of wireless electricity transfer. Several channels had covered it and called him another “Newton” . I want to discuss today t the role a school teacher should play in such cases. It is quite possible…
Finland which often tops global PISA test to judge school level competency among children made music teaching mandatory for first six years of education. It is believed that music enriches, the “experiences, exploration and excitement” of the children and they do well in other subjects as well. Vietnam, did not withdraw from PISA test, used…
The tradition of neglecting inventors who are ahead of their time is not typically Indian. It happens in many parts of the world but that does not absolve us of the responsibility of remembering our forgotten heroes. Thanks to Dinyar patel at BBC, we just read about the story of Shankar Abaji Bhisey, who had…