will we forget the lessons of this disaster too?     Devastating floods in uttrakhand once again draw our attention to the persistent negligence towards lessons of such past tragedies(

Devastating floods in uttrakhand once again draw our attention to the gross negligence we commit towards preparing better to deal with such tragedies. The state administration must be complimented for

The story of Jaipur foot is quite well known.  How a local artisan designed a low cost limb is a legend that has become a standard of frugality, flexibility and

Sunday, Jun 9, 2013, 14:26 IST | Agency: DNA Anil Gupta Heirs, who have tried to transfer title of land after the death of the owner, know of the hassles

Most students have either proceeded on summer vacation or will be having holidays in a few weeks’ time.  For school children, this is time to unwind, learn and grow.  For

Tremendous experimental ethic is evident among  people while attempting local solutions.  Some of the lazy intellectuals have tried to turn all frugal solutions as ‘jugaad’.  A 250 USD ECG machine

A region from where Gandhiji steered the struggle for Indian independence, sitting in Sevagram Ashram could have so much of neglect and pathos was difficult to understand. Despite a large

The sun was about to set in the local craft market, where we had gone to experience art, culture and food. Kelli Ryan complimented my talk that I had given earlier this

‘Take the Rs2,000, keep quiet, and thank god your girl is alive’–this can not be India in which we want to live. It is obvious that whoever thought that by

There are four levels at which we can learn from the innovations whether in formal or informal sector: [a] artefactual, [b] analogic, [c] heuristic and [d] gestalt or configurational.