Seeking solutions to problems faced by the women, children and youth, particularly disadvantaged ones, worldwide is a challenge itself. I have shared six inclusive innovation challenges so far: a) overcoming

Global inclusive development challenges- meeting the unmet needs II There are problems on which several foundations have thrown billions of dollars but they still remain intractable. Last week I shared

What kinds of innovation are emerging in rural India, and can they be documented and harnessed across the country? How can the corporate and government sectors support such grassroots innovation–and

When any society learns to live with solvable problems by reinforcing inertia, indifference and also internalizing helplessness, then imagination gets stifled first. Once imagination gets constrained, innovations are unlikely to

A kurta without a stitch:  39th Shodhyatra   Imagine wearing a kurta in which there is no stitch, it would be difficult for us to think of it.  But, a weaver

Odisha Shodhyatra: Pervasive Poetry, widespread experiments, healthy children   There could not have been better start of second round of shodhyatras around the country. While waking from Baripali to Narsinghnath,

Making Indo-African cooperation a two way street   Having just returned from 39th shodhyatra in western Odisha, I can say that if we find In AFRICA even ten percent of the innovations

Idea, i.e., inclusive, peaceful India   In a diverse civilizational society, it is inevitable that one would find multiple perspectives on the concept of nationhood.  To expect uniformity, would be

Farmers’ Protests: time for hard questions At the outset, I fully share the grief of families which lost their earning members during recent firing or because of suicides. But I

In a diverse civilizational society, it is inevitable that one would find multiple perspectives on the concept of nationhood.  To expect uniformity, would be to kill the source of sustainability: