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Feeding two and half kg of grains to the birds standing under the sun:

Posted on Fri, 24 Dec 2010 00:00:03

response to a small riddle on punishing an offender given in the column on corruption --given here. Let me recall a story which arun agarwal, shared with me during his thesis work in late eighties. In a Rajasthan village, a poacher was caught cutting branches of a tree from common land for private use though it was not allowed. The asembly of the three villages which had rights to that common land met and debated whether the poacher was in dire need of wood, was it first time he did it, did he have some other problem which forced him to break law, etc., Finally he was punished. He was asked to feed two and half kg of grains to birds standing bare foot under the sun in a desert. What was the reason for such a punishment? what was community trying to communicate to poacher and the rest of the community? what will such a punishment imply about morality of mistakes and ability to correct them?

Dec

Haryali Handi: new signatures of sustainability from grassroots to Global

Posted on Sat, 18 Dec 2010 21:29:23

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SATTVIK, EIGHTH TRADITIONAL FOOD FESTIVAL at iima new campus is expanding opportunities for artists, socially committed NGOs, farmers and others interested in traditional recipes and conservation of agro-biodiversity. if we could add value and create markets for skills and products of the poor, will we need employment programs?.

Dec

Future Group Creates â€˜Khoj Labâ€™ with National Innovation Foundation

Posted on Wed, 15 Dec 2010 08:37:41

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â€œAs Dr R A Mashelkar, Chairperson NIF often puts it, the real challenge ahead of us is that of moving from â€˜Mind to Marketâ€™ based on the philosophy of More from Less for Many (MLM). Extending the concept of Gandhian or empathetic innovations from grassroots, NIF with the help of Honey Bee Network is trying to generate a new creative, collaborative and compassionate model of poverty alleviation, conserving resources and enhancing choices for the majority. Partnership with Khoj Lab of Futures Group is likely to be a game changer. Without this linkage, â€˜India ka ideaâ€™ from the creative knowledge rich-economically poor people from 545 districts of India could not have reached the mass market like this. I will not be surprised if this partnership extends the model from grassroots to globalâ€.

Dec

building Institution of excellence: thoughts from the margin

Posted on Sat, 11 Dec 2010 23:06:33

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Two of the premier institutions, IIMA and NID are celebrating their golden jubilee this month. The spirit of Vikram Sarabhai would feel vindicated that seeds sown by him continue to flourish and grow in a distinctive, notable and socially meaningful manner. He was a remarkable institution builder because he himself had lived just over a golden jubilee of his life. But almost all the institutions he created have continued to remain a point of reference in their chosen field. Why has excellence continued and what should be done to ensure that they continue to lead the way.

Dec

one vaccine you dont want: corrruption or How to be morally corrupt but procedurally correct

Posted on Sun, 05 Dec 2010 06:54:27

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