A coffee making machine by a school dropout

While getting ready for 41st Shodhyatra in Andaman, I met Sundaramji, a very dedicated farmer and Honeybee Network collaborator in Rajasthan who described the story of how he discovered an innovator who has made a coffee making machine. Jitendra dropped out after 7th class in 2010 and has passed 10th by National open board in 2016 and started … Continue reading →

Utopias of sharing life, caring community in Paris: a social innovation commune

India has incorporated circular economy concepts in its policy, at long last but real impact is yet to be seen. The potential is immense. I saw last week several examples in a commune, popularly known as Utopias in the eastern part of Paris ( see video of visit   https://www.facebook.com/anilgb.in/videos/10160236555920253/. It was a hospital building which … Continue reading →

Ayurveda is future, but budget allocation are stuck in past

Despite the fact that  patients often go to Ayurvedic hospitals after allopathic treatment stops showing response, isn’t it remarkable that ayurvedic system is able to show remarkable results in many cases. How can it be revitalised and made accessible at larger scale to millions more. The budget for Ayush had increased considerably in 2015-16 but after … Continue reading →

Democratising education: spreading excellence

Majority of institutions of excellence in our country contribute towards spreading excellence in wider society through various means. Some develop open source teaching content, as IISc Bangalore and  IIT Madras did through NPTL pooling engineering courses. Some do summer school to spread social entrepreneurial skills, or develop open source lessons for school education through student volunteers … Continue reading →