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