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A manifesto for ‘migrants’: Towards a new social contract

A manifesto for ‘migrants’: Towards a new social contract The conditions in which  a  large number of wage workers lived during the lockdown period and then went back to their

Making MNNREGS ( Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme) more entrepreneurial for reducing distress and generating jobs

Never before had so many additional workers sought job under NREGA as will happen this year.  Because of reverse migration, there could be at least 20 – 30 million additional

Revitalizing economy through decentralized initiatives: GANDHI WAS NEVER MORE RELEVANT

anil k gupta anilg@gian.org In the post-pandemic period, revival of economy, particularly rural and informal economy is first priority.  However, conventional methods and approaches will not take us very far

एक आदिवासी की आशाओं का आकाशः एक ध्रुव तारे की तलाश अनिल गुप्ता दीक्षांत भाषण, बस्तर विश्वविद्यालय फरवरी २०, २०२०

किसी भी समाज़ को विकसित करने का प्रयास उस समाज़ की महत्वाकांक्षाओं   के अनुसार ही होना चाहिये। पर अगर आभावों  से  ग्रस्त इतिहास ने उन समाज की अपेक्षाओं को कुंठित किया है तो

Nurturing Creative, impatient (with inertia) and innovative children:

Nurturing  Creative, impatient and innovative children: Every parent wishes a bright future for their children, but many times they take too much care, hold the hand of children too tight

Celebrating freedom from inertia: story of a school teacher

There are many ways in which one can celebrate Independence Day.  One can pay tribute to those who sacrifice their lives for our freedom or continue to protect our freedom

Can we continue to ignore these Policy gaps for promoting innovations for and from grassroots?

With every passing day, the journey for grassroots innovators is becoming slightly easier due to multiple efforts by the central and the state governments. However, there are several significant gaps

Unleashing children creativity: what can a teacher do

Today morning I got a mail from a student of 11 class from Madhya Pradesh who had made a model of wireless electricity transfer. Several channels had covered it and

Making new education policy biased in favour of more innovation and excellence!

Finland which often tops global PISA test to judge school level competency among children made music teaching mandatory for first six years of education. It is believed that music enriches,

How to support a crazy inventor, ahead of her/his time?

The tradition of neglecting inventors who are ahead of their time is not typically Indian. It happens in many parts of the world but that does not absolve us of