Dear Colleagues,   IIMA has a particular reason to feel happy about Noble prize for Dr.Elinor Ostrom.  More than a decade and half ago, she spent several days at the

 many times we can not see what is so obvious. Time and again we see our institutions of higher learning being biased against merit, not universally, but in many many

Getting a nobel prize is not such a great thing after all, a brilliant person is expected  to get such awards. venki also got an award. but what he said

draft for comments:  Remembering Gandhi: human touch in dehumanised world Rituals have an important place in life, why else do we clean our homes before diwali, say namastey to our

it has been causing me considerable concern that as India seems to be rising economically, its capacity to take a longer term look at its present and future  is going

the season of fasts is here -navratri’s nine days of fasting has just begun among hindus, while muslims have been fasting for the entire month of ramjan. the jain community

The Walls of wisdom: expanding space for women’s creativity   During our walks in different parts of the country as a part of Shodh Yatras, we have discovered tremendous richness

Meandering trails  of Mizoram:  an unexplored rich, warm and hospitable  culture The image of north-eastern states often conjure in mind the images of strife, discord and a kind of hostility.

 I  recently visited drought affected rural California and met some social change agents who have not given up trying to instill hope among young black kids who have been abandoned

Helping farm labourers access new technologies and knowledge should be a priority for policymakers, argues innovation expert Anil Gupta. The concept of ‘farmers first’, which promotes farmer-led agricultural innovation, has been