anil k gupta blog

29 February

Budget for unleashing creative potential of India

Written by anilg

Budget for unleashing creative potential of India Railway budget, regardless of what anyone else thinks, is a progressive budget for women, elderly, physically challenged, poor who cannot afford to reserve seats, and for the environment and...

agriculture, budget, innovation, jobs, railway, reservation, youth Leave a Comment

21 February

Why is Indian faith in itself becoming so fragile?

Written by anilg

No doubt every country needs to reflect from time to time on certain core values which almost define its character. But to expect consensus on such values is to mock at its evolving culture, it’s dynamism...

debate, democracy, dissent, jnu, nationalsim Leave a Comment

21 February

from footpath to FIFA: story of an artist

Written by anilg

Footpath to FIFA: nail, auto part and stone art More than fifteen years ago, a part time sports teacher in a school...

art, CULTURE, indor, wajid Leave a Comment

29 January

Creative children of Arunachal

Written by anilg

Amazingly creative children in the land of rising Sun: Arunachal Pradesh Dora James and Tanya Taring, two class six children did not take too long to answer when asked questions about unmet local social needs. Farmer...

children, CREATIVITY, desh, innovation, shodhyatra 1 Comment

02 January

Will ‘work’ be redefined at long last for a skilled India?

Written by anilg

A colonial legacy has been continued for over six decades and it seems will continue for some more time unless the NDA government...

employment, entrepreneurship, innovation, skilled india, start up, work 1 Comment

29 December

Will 2016 be different for innovation-based startups?

Written by anilg

When the whole world looking at Indian renaissance as a sign of hope for pulling the global economy out of recession, the policy ambivalence is difficult to understand. In the year about to pass, several initiatives...

sristi, techpedia Leave a Comment

22 December

How to listen, learn and leverage ideas of the young innovators

Written by anilg

Designing an empathetic start-up ecosystem needs an administrative culture that trusts young people and builds upon their creative ideas. It has to be flexible enough to adapt rules and regulations to match their aspirations without violating...

honey bee network, sristi, techpedia Leave a Comment

10 December

Looms for physically challenged- Wings to imaginative children:Indian children refuse to live with problems unsolved indefinitely

Written by anilg

The two sisters Pavithra and Elakkiya from Tamil Nadu wanted to help their elderly neighbour and created a special handloom, replacing the pedal with a motor and gearbox. “Our innovation will help those who are disabled...

honey bee network, Loksarvani, nifindia, sristi Leave a Comment

09 December

Rethinking entrepreneurial policy: Agriculture and food sectors

Written by anilg

India has rightly embarked upon a very vibrant and supportive plan for encouraging startup enterprises to generate jobs and achieve socio economic growth. However, our analytic lenses are still biased towards IT based enterprises. Not that...

agriculture, food Leave a Comment