Anil Kumar Gupta Professor Anil Kumar Gupta, a globally renowned scholar in the area of grassroots innovations, is the founder of the Honey Bee Network & is also a Professor at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad

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Professor Anil Kumar Gupta, a globally renowned scholar in the area of grassroots innovations, is the founder of the Honey Bee Network & is also a Professor at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
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ahmedabad

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english, hindi

Years of Speaking
Years of Speaking

10+ years

About Prof Anil Gupta

Professor Anil Kumar Gupta, a globally renowned scholar in the area of grassroots innovations, is the founder of the Honey Bee Network & is also a Professor at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad

Achievements

He was awarded the Padma Shri in the year 2004, one of the highest civilian awards in India, for his contributions to management education. His interests include ensuring recognition, respect & reward for grassroots inventors & innovators at a local, national & global level, & protection of their Intellectual Property rights. Since 2011, he is an advisor on issues pertaining to innovation, environment, & sustainability to Fair Observer, an online magazine covering global issues.

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Why Prof Anil Gupta?

Leadership in grassroot innovation Practicing sustainability through technology.

Career Highlights and Achievements of Anil Kumar Gupta

Founded SRISTI & Honey Bee Network

Created platforms (SRISTI, Honey Bee Network) to document, respect, and reward grassroots innovators and link informal knowledge with science and policy.

Shodh Yatra Course

Introduced Shodh Yatra (“research walk”) at IIM Ahmedabad, taking students into rural India to learn from local communities and innovators.

Established National Innovation Foundation (NIF)

Helped set up NIF under the Government of India to scale grassroots innovation and make India a global leader in sustainable technologies.

Padma Shri award

awarded India’s Padma Shri for his significant contributions to management education and grassroots innovation.

Book “Grassroots Innovation: Minds on the Margin are not Marginal Minds”

Published this influential work that compiles empirical research on grassroots creativity and innovation.

Asian Innovation award Gold

Received the Asian Innovation award (Gold) from Far Eastern Economic Review for coordinating SRISTI and the Honey Bee Network.

Advisor to Fair Observer

Since 2011, serves as an advisor on issues of innovation, environment, and sustainability for Fair Observer, a global issues magazine.

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Anil Kumar Gupta

Professor Anil Kumar Gupta, a globally renowned scholar in the area of grassroots innovations, is the founder of the Honey Bee Network & is also a Professor at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad

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