There is a global interest in frugal innovations, particularly emerging from the grassroots level under the constrained environment of material resources. We have received more communications in the last two years than in the previous two decades from various European and other governments as well as corporations. Curious about how could they learn from … Continue reading
There is a considerable anxiety and a little bit of cynicism at all levels of educational systems about the seriousness with which government really wants to bring about reforms. Part of the reason is that it is not listening to the most important hub of educational machinery which is the inspired teachers. Unless the … Continue reading
While visiting government schools during 33rd shodhyatra, impromptu idea competitions were organized. In Buwana village, Sachin shared a problem about tall and the short children not being able to sit equally comfortably on desks of the same height. He suggested desk with adjustable heights. This problem has been around for decades. Just like Chhaya, class … Continue reading
SRISTI started this initiative, on finding technological alternatives for eliminating child labour, with ILO about a year back. Let us join hands…. Continue reading
a un-course, open to all but with prior registration, 8.20pm till 10.20 pm, iima june 15-19, 2014, an effort in community wide lateral learning, most likely, wing 11, only condition, bring e-mind ( what is e-mind, guess)…. Continue reading
Walking through the villages in Mahendragadh district, Haryana was very reassuring in certain aspects and bewildering in other. We did not come across even a single malnourished child in the villages during the walk. How could it happen when many other states and regions of Haryana itself have rampant malnutrition? The credit goes to the … Continue reading
There are many elements of gujarat model which haven’t been studied enough. Gujaratis reached Africa much before British reached there. As Hirschman argued in a seminal paper on civilising influence of commerce, the trade triggers a skill of negotiation, and negotiation teaches the art of compromise and cooperation. Cooperatives did not succeed in Gujarat by chance. It is true that we have had unfortunate social conflicts as has been the case in many other parts of the country, but I trust that such conflicts have much lesser chance of recurring here than elsewhere.
How will this cooperation extend beyond Gujrat? Continue reading
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