How do some teachers in government elementary schools achieve their educational goals in spite of facing the same constraints as thousands of other teachers? The answer lies in their ability to innovate and find solutions to their immediate problems. These teachers depend largely on their creativity and resourcefulness to transform the socio-economic constraints to schooling. … Continue reading
How many primary schools have a library, which is easily accessible to the children? Even the private schools may ration the number of books to one or two that are issued to the students per week. A government primary school in Kalol has created a new model of take home library for children. Recently, I … Continue reading
I joined Prof. Anil to meet B.V. Doshi at his architecture bureau Sangath in Ahmedabad. More than a week has passed since then, but still, I think I should blog about this meeting. For those non-Indians and few Indians who don’t know him, I am told that B.V. Doshi is one of the most influential … Continue reading
Europe is going through a tough time, a lot of questions which were never asked are being asked. But when the euro-zone is becoming suspect, the deficit is expanding, the social disaffection with politicians is increasing, the debate is becoming more intense. The unemployment rate in the South has gone up to 30-40 per cent … Continue reading
Prof Sanjay Sarma, Director of Digital Learning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), gave a talk on Massive Open Online Courses(MOOCs), at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) on July 4, 2013. The full profile of Prof Sarma can be found on the following MIT page. Prof Anil K Gupta introduced Prof Sarma and talked about … Continue reading
Hon’ble President of India, Shri. Pranab Mukherjee took some decisions recently which can have far-reaching consequences. During the meeting of the Vice Chancellors of the Central Universities, he proposed several initiatives which could perhaps help in transforming the environment for higher education and connection between academia, innovators and rest of the society. As per the press release, … Continue reading
Colour has always had a special place in the history of human civilization. India, in particular, has had an enormous fascination with colour. Colour enriches our clothes, art, festivals and food. However, our appreciation and love for colour is never as strong as that of a child. Colour attracts her attention. It makes her observe; … Continue reading
In the two and half decades of its existence, the Honey Bee Network (HBN) has initiated and spawned many efforts to highlight the untapped potential of grassroots innovators in alleviating poverty and generating sustainable development. However, it is important to introspect, debate, analyse and improve upon the limitations of the Network and how to best … Continue reading
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