Political and bureaucratic accountability in Public service

Recent tragedy at mumbai train station in which 22 people lost life due to rain & congestion induced stampede has raised some important issues of governance. Former railway minister who is otherwise a very efficient minister in every role so far, has blamed bureaucratic inertia fr the death. He said in a signed article that … Continue reading →

National Educational Reform Commission needed

‘Only five children from government school in tamilnadu could make to medical admission’- a recent headline after one of the girl aspirant committed suicide. Disenfranchisement of children of the Poorest families going to government schools is not going to be tolerated for too long. The country can not be run only by those who can … Continue reading →

GIAN Community Food lab

Do you know that cooking at least one meal a day in iron vessel can help you to fight anaemia? See the screen shot. Yes! we are on the top of the list of women and children suffering from iron deficiency or anaemia with 60 percent of them in the bracket. Now, that not the … Continue reading →

In pursuit of the excellence in higher education

The recent decision of the Government of India to create new institutions of global excellence with an expenditure of ten thousand crores rather than investing in improving the existing ones is a bit strange. It implies that it is alright to let majority of existing intuitions remain ‘mediocre’ because apparently they don’t need any reform. … Continue reading →

A workshop for herbal practice on cattle Gujarat Grassroots Innovations Augmentation Network (GIAN) team conducted a workshop at Grambharti Vidyapith on 30th August 2017 with about 40 students of Department of Animal Husbandry. The idea was to demonstrate the efficiency of an herbal solution to get rid of Ectoparasites in cattle and spread awareness about … Continue reading →

Towards inclusive education in hilly terrains

The regions with low population density, difficult terrain, poor telecom coverage and uncertain weather require different norms of development than the regions with contrasting conditions. This must be quite obvious to the planners and administrators. But students from iima who went to Uttrakhand as a part of shodhyatra course felt otherwise. They felt that several … Continue reading →