anil k gupta blog

11 May

PM’s visit to China: beginning of an Asian century

Written by anilg

It is very fortuitous for Indian PM to visit china so soon after the visit of the President of China to India. I am a great supporter of Indian non alignment policy and believe that Indian...

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05 May

Lessening the pain of Earthquake affected communities

Written by anilg

The number of people dead or affected by earthquake in Nepal has been increasing every day. It seems 10-15 thousand people might have lost their lives; ten to twenty times more have been hurt and traumatized. ...

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27 April

Anatomy of farmers suicide: Need for recasting agriculture policy

Written by anilg

Every time there is a tragedy, the parliament discusses the issue and then business resumes as usual. I hope things will change this time. Not because in the presence of thousands of people, a farmer...

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25 April

Summer School on inclusive Innovations 2015

Written by anilg

We are happy to invite applications for third summer school on inclusive innovation program from 21st May 2015 to 11th June 2015 organised by SRISTI.org. We are inviting enthusiastic young minds who wish to spend...

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24 April

35th Shodh Yatra in Tripura 13th to 18th May, 2015

Written by anilg

The coming Shodh Yatra will be organised in Dhalai district from Wednesday 13th May to Monday 18th May, 2015. http://www.sristi.org/cms/35thshodhyatra

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21 April

‘Don’t teach your children, they observe you all the time’

Written by anilg

I want to continue the discussion on how do we educate our children, particularly pre-school and primary school children. I can never get tired of recalling what my grandfather, a monk had told me years ago,...

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21 April

‘Don’t teach your children, they observe you all the time’

Written by anilg

I want to continue the discussion on how do we educate our children, particularly pre-school and primary school children. I can never get tired of recalling what my grandfather,...

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18 April

saving in-situ and ex -situ genetic diversity from war and climate stresses

Written by anilg

How Syrians Saved an Ancient Seedbank From Civil War http://www.wired.com/2015/04/syrians-saved-ancient-seedbank-civil-war/?mbid=nl_041715 for those who may not know, it is useful to also recall Cambodian war and how Pol Pot, the dictator had banned cultivation of local varieties...

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13 April

Shailesh sharma

Written by anilg

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...

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11 April

Pre-school children: let them see the context, not content

Written by anilg

There is a very strong urge among young parents to put their children in different kinds of school right from 2-3 years. The notion is that if children don’t start early, they might be left behind....

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