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Education matters, so what if policy planners are indifferent!!!

Education matters despite policy neglect! ‘Kaju katri khao, teacher’, said the student ( will you eat cashew sweet ?), Teacher asked, ‘from where did you get this?’ and took one

Going beyond the confines of constrained imagination: joining hands with a social movement

I am often asked: if an innovation does not scale, is it any good? Such questions are a product of a mindset that does not recognize the legitimacy of niche

Celebrating soliloquy amid endless chattering

Celebrating soliloquy amid endless chattering Today in the age of endless conversations, chatter, social media exchange; how do we celebrate dialogue with oneself? I m asking this question because I

sugarcane in a drought affected state: subsidiarity ignored

  Politics of sugar, subsidiarity principle and whither innovation   Many social segments of the country are feeling that their voice is perhaps not being heard adequately.  This could also

Give children freedom to find solutions: academic

20 Feb, 2015, 12:32AM IST  PANJIM: It is children who can solve problems, but we don’t give them a chance to articulate their ideas, said Prof Anil Kumar Gupta, calling

Festival of Innovation: an ode to odd balls

Festival of  Innovation: an ode to odd balls Indian society is celebrating the power of grassroots politics, purposeful innovations and pursuit of inclusive development through an entrepreneurial upsurge. There are

Land of Lepchas: Sikkim 34 th Shodhyatra

In One of the first Indian state to declare itself as organic, finding  clean mountains and stone pathways is not surprising. In fact there were more dustbins in the mountainous

Inspiring Teacher

In an attempt to understand what makes a good teacher, colleagues at the Honey Bee Network were asked what attributes made a teacher effective. The following list is a compilation

What can India give to US

President Obama’s visit has led to considerable expectations about what US can give to India during the forthcoming summit meeting between the Prime Minister Modi and the President Obama. The

Towards a smart city: Compassionate, creative and culturally alive

During 1831 – 33, the first edition of Benares Illustrated by James Prinsep was published having outstanding illustrations of the ghats, the temples and other striking objects. In his forethought,