anil k gupta blog

19 October

‘Chalata hai ‘to ‘chalna hai’ : Dr AP J Abdul Kalam ignite awards forcreative children

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When honourable President Shri Pranab Mukherjee recognizes and celebrates the creativity of children on Nov 30, 2015 at IIMA, he will once again underline his deep faith in the innovative potential of younger generation. National Innovation...

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11 October

How do we reshape electoral discourse: can we go beyond caste and communal agenda

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How do we reshape electoral discourse: can we go beyond caste and communal agenda The election commission had to first time issue an advisory to all political parties to shun use of basal identities for...

caste, commisison, communal divide, elections, need for development discourse Leave a Comment

08 October

creating an Innovation Playground: corporations and/with communities

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Creating innovation Playground When clouds do not rain: getting ready for the drought of innovations or a flood of creativity Information is not knowledge and knowledge is not wisdom, then how are we missing the connections...

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05 October

Towards a Madhyam Marg: can we eschew extremism of all kinds?

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Recent incidents in different parts of the country are causing a lot of anxiety to all the right thinking people whose concept of inclusive and tolerant India needs reinforcement. As a matter of fact, majority of...

Affirmative action: Do we need a pair of new scissors?

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Affirmative action: Do we need a new scissors? Recent agitation by the young leaders of one of the most affluent communities in Gujarat has revived the debate about affirmative action and the need...

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26 August

dont scale up Jugaad, india is doomed then

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there could be nothing farther from truth than the claim in this news. India and Nif India certainly dont want to scale up #jugaad mindset at all; that will be the undoing of indian creative and...

an Institutional innovation for decentralised governance

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The increasing role of social media, alternative online news channels and individual blogs in shaping public opinion has generated new paradoxical challenges before institution builders. Younger generation is all the more impatient with in-depth...

Africa calling: what can India learn from Africa?

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Whenever an African dignitary or a delegation visits India, the general tendency on the part of India is to offer help and suggest what can Africa take from us. May be, this is a legacy...

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02 August

Remembering Kalam: through idols or ideals?

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Deification of Dr A P J Abdul Kalam legacy will be the greatest disservice to his memory. Having his statues on crossroads would not make him more venerated. We killed Gandhi, many times...

dr apk abdul kalam, education, honey bee network, innovation, legacy, nif, science, technology 1 Comment

29 July

a homage to a great human being : Dr A P J Abdul Kalam

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Homage to a great human being: Dr. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam, former President of India and Bharat Ratna was not just a President. He had earned enormous respect and social capital through his humility, support for humanitarian causes...

ahmedabad, Dr A P J Abdul Kalam, homage, iima, innovation, nif, sristi 1 Comment