Majority of institutions of excellence in our country contribute towards spreading excellence in wider society through various means. Some develop open source teaching content, as IISc Bangalore and  IIT Madras did

When any society grows, the need for self-critical discourse becomes even more obvious. While sharing my suggestions for fostering an inclusive innovation ecosystem in Kerala at the multi-party launch of

The Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Awards set up by SRISTI and Honey Bee Network have created new points of reference for recognizing technological excellence imbued with social relevance among students.

Tradition  of creative and innovative ways of solving local problems and sharing one’s learning over  25-30,000 years,  got subdued at different times in the history. The cave paintings in Bhimbetka depict the

Increasing income of farmers and workers must be attempted together, one doesn’t necessarily lead to another. It is also true that sometime marginal farmers are worse off than laborers because

Conversation about menstruation, despite very ably made film, Padman has not yet started in the right earnest. I am not sure how many parents have talked to their children around

The recent budget has included many steps for the benefit of farmers and rural communities which may alleviate some of the distress in rural India. But much more remains to

How to differ without being disrespectful and violent in civic life? There has been a great disquiet in the country because of increasing instances of violence against innocents just because

There are times when we get stuck in major policy debates because we are too convinced of the position we have taken. How do overcome the logjam in such situations.

There is consensus in the country that farmer’s income instead of increasing has either declined or has remained stagnant. Even the union agriculture minister acknowledged that minimum support prices are